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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
burned away for someone to be able to inspect the tunnel ceiling. Anyone who does so and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes that the ceiling is unstable and in danger of
cobwebs. The ceiling overhead is obscured by hanging strands of webbing.
Casual observation will not reveal that the ceiling, 20 feet overhead, is composed of badly fitting stones. The cobwebs must be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
9. Fountain of Evil Foul water from the Darklake spills into this cave, forming a pool. See the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar for the effects of drinking foul water. The ceiling in
this cave is 80 feet high. The chamber splits into two paths surrounding a large pool, filled by water trickling from stalactites along the ceiling. The western path forms a ramp above the pool’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
thing and glows with a sickly light.
A character who studies the blister and succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes that the movement within the mass is the shifting of tiny, ghostly
them for releasing it from the bitter memories trapped within the blister. The spirit has forgotten its name, but it can share the following details: It was once a protector of Lambakluha and the temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
9. Stone Statue The walls and ceiling of this hallway are coated with slime, and the floor of the passage is covered with a layer of mud. Through this muck a steady stream of water trickles
northward. The stucco on the walls is flaking off, and there are glowing silver tracks in the slime crisscrossing the walls and ceiling.
Along the east wall of the passage stands a twelve-foot-tall stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
bitter but nutritious, but any character who consumes more than a mouthful must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition for 10 minutes. The circle in the ceiling is a 3
disappearing into separate tunnels. Pale purple sludge flows slowly through the grooves from two passages opposite the rift. A bitter smell like scorched sugar fills the room.
The sludge is flavorless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Secret Vault This oval chamber has a domed ceiling 20 feet high, as well as the following features: Bloody Hand. Dry blood stains every surface except for a patch in the shape of a giant hand on
a few feet away. Maggots feast on the rotting remains.
Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check realizes that the hand shape on the back wall resembles the symbol of Torm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
’ comfort. Characters who stay in this area for more than 1 hour suffer the effects of extreme heat (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). 12a. Arch Gate Ceiling. This room has a 30-foot-high, domed
ceiling.
Scales. The floor is littered with red dragon scales.
Gate to the Crystal Labyrinth. A stone arch set with glowing red crystals is embedded in the back wall of an alcove.
Pedestal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
now awaits justice. She has no regrets about helping the faerie dragon, and she regards Bavlorna as a bitter enemy. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Morgort. Morgort introduces herself
tries her best to be helpful. Once she realizes the characters have important things to do, she tries not to embroil them in bullywug politics. In any situation, she tries to act with honor and civility.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X9. Lecture Hall This chamber is brightly lit by red copper lanthorns that hang from the ceiling. The walls are sheathed in amber that has been shaped into bas-reliefs of wizards with spellbooks
doesn’t know its purpose. The amulet thrums when it comes within 10 feet of the shield guardian. If Vilnius realizes what the amulet does, he won’t part with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
from this side, though three knock spells will do the trick. 19C. Sun Pool A glorious sun is carved on the ceiling, directly above a pool of still water. The ceiling reflected in the pool doesn’t show a
characters enter this room via the pool, read: A full moon is carved on the ceiling here, directly above the pool. The walls are decorated with reliefs of the Omuan people carrying out daily chores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, two copper poles ten feet apart descend from the eight-foot ceiling. Each pole has a one-foot-diameter copper sphere at the end of it, three feet off the floor. Between the poles, a struggling goblin
, Vig shouts in Common, “Leave me to my fate! Bitter End can do worse than turn me into a mask!” As an action, a character using thieves’ tools can try to pick the lock on either cage or the shackles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, 15 feet below the ceiling and 60 feet above the pit floor. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals auras of abjuration and transmutation around each platform. Each disk is wide enough that
walls. Statue Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that the statue depicts a nycaloth. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of transmutation magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bats hanging from the 20-foot-high ceiling. If bright light is shone at them or if someone makes a noise louder than a whisper, the bats coalesce into three hostile swarms of bats. These swarms were
the cave-in. Mounds of broken rock block the tunnel, piled from ceiling to floor. The other parts of the cave-in were passable after the collapse, but this seems an impenetrable wall of earth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of iron to drop from the ceiling in the doorway, sealing off the east exit. Any creature in the doorway when the wall drops must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the
action and a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. The iron wall remains locked in place for 1 hour, after which it rises back into the ceiling on its own. It can't be lifted or pried open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
scraps of decaying armor not of Djaynaian design. T3: Broken Entry The hole below the ship extends through the ceiling of an ancient, hidden structure. Characters who have the Stonecunning trait can tell
what brought the characters here so it can better understand the value of the site and the magical relics it has discovered. If the characters reveal what they seek, Ylch realizes the value of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
realizes that it’s not just Sarusanda’s body that’s hurt—her pride is badly wounded too. If unaided, Sarusanda gains 1 level of exhaustion, which she retains until she finishes a long rest outside
with a long, bitter sigh. The inquisitor then reveals the source of her distress. Shortly after she joined the Ulmist Inquisition, Sarusanda’s father—a man named Galias—joined the priests of Osybus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
feeblemind spell (save DC 18). Regardless of the result of this saving throw, the viewer realizes that a tiny, dark hole at the pool’s bottom is a powerful gate to a deeper place in the Far Realm. The
into an oculorb. L6: Rune Chamber The ceiling of this dead-end passage slopes downward. At its end, the ceiling is only four feet high. An odd, furry ball the size and shape of a coconut dangles from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, forty-foot-wide chamber. The walls and floor are glassy smooth and black, refracting light into rainbows beneath the stone. The ceiling vanishes into darkness high overhead. In the center of the floor
, inlaid with white marble, is the word “Ask” in Common.
The ceiling in this oracular chamber is 80 feet high and smooth like the walls and floor. Loud Echoes. Sounds in this area echo loudly. Noises
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
is nothing of particular note here. 13. Guest Bedroom This bedroom has no furniture, but rubbish is scattered everywhere, and webs cover the walls and ceiling. From the doorway, you can see a glint of
succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check while examining the bauble realizes it might be a part of a set of similar crystals used as counterweights in alchemical work. 14. Crumbling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
examines the rock formation quickly realizes it’s a door. Opening or otherwise investigating the door knocks free the dirt encrusting it, revealing an ancient etching of a phoenix wearing a mask rising from
. Then the illusion vanishes, revealing the mosaics’ actual state. 3. Viewing Room Grave niches and alcoves holding funerary urns line the walls of this chamber. The ceiling in the northern part of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
leading to a stone portico. Oil lamps hang from the portico ceiling by chains, flanking an oaken double door.
The double door opens into an empty antechamber. On the south wall is a shield emblazoned with
mahogany desk faces the fireplace of this private library, and two overstuffed chairs fill the room’s corners. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line the south wall. A rolling wooden ladder allows access
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
ceiling, two each to your left and your right.
This area is empty, quiet, and peaceful. 21. Blademaster’s Quarters Dark green tiles cover the walls and floor of this room, and the ceiling is tiled
chamber are tiled in a dark green color, and the ceiling is tiled light green. A seaweed bed fills the northeast corner. In the center of the room stands a small table with a small bench beside it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
down through cracks in the sagging ceiling. Halaster converted this tomb for the elven dead into a series of test chambers that now lie abandoned. 26a. Do Not Feed the Owlbears! Owlbears. Two owlbears
the elf’s chest. The cat is part of the lid’s carving, not a separate sculpture. A character who inspects the sarcophagus closely and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes that it’s a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
wide entryway, framed by slowly undulating tentacles. The arches over this area form a high ceiling. Chains dangle from the ceiling and hold glowing, violet orbs.
Four or Five Fragments. If the
reads these tablets and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana or Investigation) check realizes the reassembly creates a notable weakness: damage to the obelisk creates backlash into the fanatics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
blood, and the scent of iron hangs thick in the air.
Twenty stirges hang from the ceiling of this cave. Bright light or any noise louder than a whisper disturbs the stirges, causing them to attack. L3
side of the cave.
The ceiling of this soiled cave is 50 feet high. This cave once hosted dozens of bats, but a cloaker that dwells here devoured them. The hungry creature hides among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
29. King Melair’s Lost Tomb The dwarves have left many surprises here to prevent tomb robbers from reaching their king’s resting place. 29a. Second False Tomb Ceiling. This tomb has a 10-foot-high
, vaulted ceiling.
Sarcophagus. A black marble sarcophagus flecked with gold stands close to the south wall, its lid carved in the likeness of a dwarf king.
Crystal Panels. Ten glittering panels are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
crowns and other finery, while servants bow at their feet. Huge white pillars rise to the ceiling.
Creatures. Two reduced-threat helmed horrors and a reduced-threat flesh golem (see “Reduced-Threat
unguents and bindings used in the creation of the golems. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that these materials, which weigh 10 pounds, are worth 1,500 gp. Glyph Key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Tangled roots anchor the dirt walls of this damp, subterranean chamber. The rinds of large, rotten fruits litter the floor. A thick taproot hangs from the ceiling. In one corner of the grotto, a kender
and his alignment is neutral good). When Riffel realizes he has company, he jumps to his feet and draws his spear, but he doesn’t fight unless attacked. He is initially wary of the characters but is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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Four pillars support the ceiling, which is 15 feet above the ledges and 25 feet above the sunken floor. The wooden statues are harmless (their spears are merely decorative) and weigh 150 pounds
up the scepter, but admits not knowing for certain that either is harmful. Shrewd Papazotl realizes that the throne is made from the bones of dead Omuans and the skull of Omu’s great minotaur champion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
T13: Great Statue of Orcus A great statue of Orcus scrapes the thirty-foot-high ceiling of this chamber. The rich smell of incense rises from a large stone brazier at the statue’s base, overpowering
bizarre nature of “Orcus’s” commands can take the Search action and make a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a success, the character realizes a deception is afoot. Friendly Dragon. If he becomes Friendly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
name to Netherskull after becoming a death tyrant. Netherskull has slain countless interlopers, none more deserving of death than a pompous human paladin named Fidelio, who wept bitter tears before
property. 30b. Play-by-Play Generator This dusty room has a 10-foot-high ceiling. A 3-foot cube composed of equal parts adamantine and flesh sits atop a 3-foot-tall hexagonal plinth of carved stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes that a magic glyph was once inscribed on this door, but the glyph’s energy has been carefully drained away. The door is now harmless. This long
drow mage named Naxa, who is wearing a Cloak of Arachnida she found here. The cloak allows Naxa to climb on walls and ceilings, and she is currently on the vault’s ceiling. Meeting Naxa. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
hides hang from the stalactites above, flapping in a chilly draft. Sounds of flowing water echo from the far side of the cave.
The ceiling of this soiled cave is 50 feet high. This cave once hosted
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
H13. Icicle-Filled Cave This cavern has a ten-foot-high ceiling covered with icicles that nearly touch the floor, forming thin stalactites. Several of these icicles have been broken off, leaving
spawn in area H17. H15. Drakareth’s Doom This location consists of multiple areas: An empty cave to the northeast has a 20-foot-high domed ceiling, naturally formed stairs leading up to area H11, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
creature that steps inside the corridor triggers a trap. When the creature touches the corridor floor, the floor tiles depress, and a slab of stone lodged in the ceiling lowers to the ground, sealing
damage on a successful one. The stone slab seals off the corridor until the next dawn, when the slab rises into its ceiling cavity and the trap resets. In the meantime, a creature can use an action to