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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
can have up to four targets grappled at a time.
Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Mind Blast"}. Creatures of the brain breaker’s choice within
60 feet of itself must succeed on a DC 17 Intelligence saving throw or take 32 (5d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"5d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind Blast", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic
Geryon
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Geryon can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can't use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Geryon causes a blast of cold to burst
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures and objects, as well as into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet.
Halaster wields a blast scepter (a very rare magic item that requires
attunement). It can be used as an arcane focus. Whoever is attuned to the blast scepter gains resistance to fire and lightning damage and can, as an action, use it to cast thunderwave as a 4th-level spell
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
replacement for both.Geryon’s Lair
Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the
following lair actions; he can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Banish. Geryon casts the banishment spell.
Chill Blast. Geryon causes a blast of cold to burst from the ground
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
competent replacement for both.Geryon’s Lair
Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams
one of the following lair actions; he can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Banish. Geryon casts the banishment spell.
Chill Blast. Geryon causes a blast of cold to burst from the
Geryon (Summoner Variant)
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils and minotaur slaves he
initiative ties), Geryon can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can't use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Geryon causes a blast of cold to burst from the ground at a point
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"Tail","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Cold Breath"}. The dragon exhales a blast of frost in
objects. In this semi-incorporeal state, roughly half of the dragon’s body has a dark, indistinctly spectral form.A Lunar Dragon’s Lair
The cave complex where a lunar dragon makes its lair
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"Tail","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Cold Breath"}. The dragon exhales a blast of frost in
creatures or solid objects. In this semi-incorporeal state, roughly half of the dragon’s body has a dark, indistinctly spectral form.A Lunar Dragon’s Lair
The cave complex where a lunar
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
the ground and is a massive thing made of polished obsidian with oversized feet — the impaled skulls of four ancient blue dragons. Runes glisten in the carved obsidian, winking to life with blue
breaking at least five Ruling Scepters of Shanatar simultaneously on it. This fact has never been recorded or sung of among the dwarves or any bards or storytellers, and it can’t be discovered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
runes on the edge of the lid, which can be noticed with a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The runes can be deactivated with a dispel magic spell, or carefully filed away with a DC 15 Dexterity
(Sleight of Hand) check. If the crate is opened without deactivating the runes, it explodes. Any creature within 10 feet of the crate must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 8d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dimensional Seal A dimensional seal is a massive stone slab covered with a complex pattern of runes and sigils. The seal projects an invisible field in a 2-mile radius. This field blocks all forms of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dimensional Seal A dimensional seal is a massive stone slab covered with a complex pattern of runes and sigils. The seal projects an invisible field in a 2-mile radius. This field blocks all forms of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the bards, each of which is named after one of the colleges. See chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the game statistics of these magic instruments. Long ago, bards who sought the rank of
tradition fell when the colleges went into decline, but some bards dream of restoring it. College of Fochlucan The original College of Fochlucan once stood on the northeastern edge of Silverymoon. Many years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
22. Rooms of Magic Ezzat summons and speaks to planar beings in area 22a, and keeps his spellbook in area 22b. 22a. Magic Circle Circle. A circle of runes is inscribed on the floor.
Door Symbol
statue is destroyed, it turns to dust. A delayed blast fireball spell (save DC 20) then immediately detonates in its space. Stone Plug. The secret door in the ceiling is an airtight, circular stone plug 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
with other art forms, which produces the complex dance of the bladesingers as well as the enchanting music of their bards and the meticulous craftwork of their artisans. Sun elf adventurers often bring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wizards. His expertise with magic gates allows him to travel far and wide to engage in magical research. He spends much of his time creating gates, moving them around, and casting elder runes on them
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Saving Throws Int +14, Wis +11
Skills Arcana +21, History +21, Perception +11
Damage Resistances fire and lightning (granted by the blast scepter; see “Special Equipment” below)
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
48. Shagambi’s Tomb Each character who teleports into this tomb from area 47C appears atop a randomly determined teleportation rune (see “Teleportation Runes” below). Characters can also enter the
this area: Nervous Unkh suggests that her host leave the tomb at once using one of the teleportation runes, though she can’t decide which rune is best. Impulsive Wongo thinks it’s a good idea to shatter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
attract. She is the patron of rangers in the same way that Milil is the patron of bards, but even rangers rarely pray to her directly. They instead pray to Gwaeron Windstrom, who they believe will
relationships with other deities of the natural world are more complex. Silvanus is sometimes thought of as her father and Eldath is considered her sister, but Mielikki walks her own path through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
archway is 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall. Six different runes are carved into it, each one inlaid with mithral, and a glowing mist fills the arch. Niches in the walls on either side of it contain empty
weight of each weapon and the archway rune associated with each weapon (see “Archway and Runes”). Each statue has AC 20, a damage threshold of 10, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The statue of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to challenge characters or to inspire your own creations. Path of Blades Complex trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Hidden within a
that creature’s next turn. Alternatively, the rune can be disabled with three successful castings of dispel magic (DC 13) targeting the rune. Sphere of Crushing Doom Complex trap (level 5–10, deadly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
from its inhabitant's lifetime 7 A 10-foot-tall mirror set in a gem-encrusted frame 8 A complex bronze armillary sphere, its rings engraved with various Giant runes and prophecies
mask depicting an expression of raucous laughter 3 A set of gilded, giant-sized cutlery 4 A 5-foot-tall stone tablet engraved with runes that feel warm to the touch 5 A quartz pendant carved in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4. Muiral’s Laboratory Muiral conducts arcane experiments in this corner of the complex. 4a. Disembodied Voice If Vlonwelv is still alive, the characters hear her disembodied voice when they enter
through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 16 on level 6, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
area where the Weave has been torn. But surrounded by the Weave, a spellcaster can shape lightning to blast foes, transport hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye, or even reverse death itself.
All
magic depends on the Weave, though different kinds of magic access it in a variety of ways. The spells of wizards, warlocks, sorcerers, and bards are commonly called arcane magic. These spells rely on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Rumors and Legends Countless legends have arisen regarding the mysterious Barrier Peaks, and those tales circulate constantly among adventurers, explorers, and bards. Rumors specific to Kwalish and
exist escaped from its hold and now populate the mountains. 16–25 Kwalish did not perish on his expedition. He alone survived, taking shelter in some complex he found in the peaks. 26–30 Fey woods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and powders. Books are stacked between the glassware and chemicals. Yellowed paper charts and blackboards full of complex formulas cover the walls.
The books here cover chemical science and alchemy
, stone-walled room contains only a few objects. A five-foot-diameter circle of intricate runes covers the floor. There’s an empty wooden bookstand opposite the door and bronze braziers at the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Running the Siege You have a few options on how to run the battle. Consider the following: You can treat each defender and orc as an individual, and run the combat as a long, complex encounter. If
the blast of a horn, they all rush the structures simultaneously. The battle is on. The war band includes forty orcs led by a lone orog and his second-in-command, an orc Eye of Gruumsh. When the orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Far Realm Rift When the characters enter this area, read: A five-foot-diameter circle of dark energy crackles in the northwest corner of this room. The walls are etched with complex runes, as well
desiccated and skeletal humanoid corpses litter the floor of this small chamber. The stone of the north wall has been etched with intricate runes, but the pattern ends abruptly.
Bodies and Runes. A closer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
otherwise avoid combat. Southeast Door This door has a stone wall behind it, inscribed upon which is an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). Determine the rune randomly by drawing a card from the Elder Rune Deck
butterfly swarm is an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp). The yellow sapphires carried by the animal-headed guards fit into the pillars in area 8. Each gemstone is worth 1,000 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
). Geryon makes one Stinger attack.
Geryon’s Lair Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the icy center of Stygia. He roams the passages, spitting
Blast. Geryon causes a blast of cold to burst from the ground at a point he can see within 120 feet of him. The cold fills a cube, 10 feet on each side, centered on that point. Each creature in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
heat and hears a crackling roar. A blast of heat escapes as the door opens. A howling creature of flame roils at the center of a soot-streaked stone chamber whose walls are lined with glowing runes
hall are scorched. Cracks in the panels reveal bare stone. Three mystic circles have been scribed in the floor, each edged with rough runes.
Locked Doors. These steel double doors are locked. Tarul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to the highest standards of behavior, and wields cold magic. The Brass Order could be a loose affiliation of good-hearted scoundrels, including rogues and bards, who favor fire magic and trickery. An
to the point of joining a war against a different overlord. Or they could remain independent, traveling from one dragon’s domain to another and dealing with the complex and sometimes violent political
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, modify memory, plane shift (self only), wall of force
Thundering Blast (Recharge 5–6). Oshundo emits a wave of domineering energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 16
who were once mind flayers. Each nothic has a fringe of tentacles beneath its single eye, telepathy to 120 feet, and the following action instead of Rotting Gaze: Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6). The nothic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Simulation Chambers Each simulation chamber is a broad circular space with a domed ceiling, its stone walls carved with arcane runes that fill the area with bright light. Each chamber is equipped
with a training version of a spelljamming helm and creates complex illusions designed to test cadets’ speed, skill, and ability to work together in a crisis. Saerthe Abizin accompanies the characters to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
faint runes etched among the ornate carvings on the lock. A subsequent DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check to study the runes reveals that they can emit a wave of transmutation magic throughout the room
. Any low-challenge cavern-dwelling beasts are perfect for prodding the adventurers along.
3. Traps This part of the underground complex contains a number of traps installed by the previous occupants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
a misty river gorge and has the following features: Waterfall Cave. A rushing river cascades over the cliff in a scintillating waterfall, concealing the entrance to the dragon’s cavern complex. Past
, small runes in the shape of a gold dragon appear to creatures in great need, marking a subtle trail leading to the dragon’s lair. Emanation of Justice. Creatures that spend a year within 6 miles of






