border both down ceiling reside

The Truth behind the Legend

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

entrance to his halls, and went to reside in his final haunt, while his soul roamed strange planes unknown to even the wisest of sages. If the characters gain access to the innermost part of the tomb

border of the Duchy of Geoff Somewhere in the Vast Swamp south of Sunndi On an island beyond the realm of the Sea Barons Other settings offer choices that are just as varied. Dragonlance. The

Features of Zorzula's Rest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

to poison damage automatically succeed on this saving throw. A creature who succeeds on this saving throw is immune to the effects of the area’s toxic fumes for 24 hours. All creatures that reside in

Unless otherwise stated, room ceilings are 15 feet high and vaulted, and tunnel ceilings are 10 feet high and flat. Lighting Geometric grooves are carved into the outpost’s ceiling and walls. The

Watchtower Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

hole in the northwest corner wide enough to accommodate Large creatures. T2. Second Floor The tower’s amnizu commander and a chain devil subcommander reside here. These commanders enjoy having one or

chair is bolted to the floor. The chair’s armrests and legs are fitted with iron shackles. One corner of the room has gaping holes in the floor and ceiling, through which passes a large iron ladder

17. Stone Temple Pileup

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

adventurers and left here. Anyone who inspects the corpse discovers that the basilisk died from wounds consistent with weapon attacks and destructive spells. Two centipedes reside in the corpse. If the

Temple Ceiling. The ceiling is 60 feet high. Petrified Creatures. Eleven lifelike statues in a variety of poses are clustered together in the south end of the room. (These statues are petrified

2E. Rotted Floor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

to the third level. Characters are safe from falling as long as they stay on the landing or the steps. A trapdoor closes off the top of the stairs at the ceiling. The door is latched with a simple

(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades

21. Warrior Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

area extends under area 22, as indicated on map 16. The rough-walled chamber contains the following: Warriors. Ten githyanki warriors (five females and five males) reside here. If they have not been

three rows of five in the narrower portion of the room. Six round tables, each encircled by five chairs, stand in the wider area. Secret Trapdoor. A secret trapdoor in the 30-foot-high ceiling leads

2E. Rotted Floor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

to the third level. Characters are safe from falling as long as they stay on the landing or the steps. A trapdoor closes off the top of the stairs at the ceiling. The door is latched with a simple

(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades

Alterations to Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. These restrictions apply to magic items and artifacts that have properties that transport or banish creatures to other planes as well. Magic that allows transit to the Border Ethereal, such as the

etherealness spell, is the exception to this rule. A creature that enters the Border Ethereal from Undermountain is pulled back into the dungeon upon leaving that plane. Magic that summons creatures or

Birthplaces and Hometowns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

tools Primordial Nexus You grew up surrounded by powerful elemental magic. Maybe you lived in a place where the border between the Material Plane and an Elemental Plane was thin. Or perhaps you spent

fresh water fell from above. 4 Your ears are used to the echo of empty caverns, and the bustling noises of the surface are distracting for you. 5 The idea of a space with no ceiling terrifies you. 6 You’re desperate to touch a cloud. You don’t know what it will feel like, but you hope it’s fluffy.

Lower Deck and Cargo Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

area. 5. Spider Nest The north–south section of this hallway is filled with sheets of webbing (see the sidebar). An ettercap lurks in here, latching onto the ceiling over the door to area 6. Two

Mate’s Cabin The smashed wreckage of a bed, dresser, and desk covers the floor of this room. Thick webs extend from floor to ceiling, making it impossible to clearly see the walls beyond. Hundreds of

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

side of the door, about 4 feet above the floor. All doors open into the areas they border on metal casters that move along grooves cut into the stone floor. Gates and Pillars All gates consist of

obscured. Remember that the three-dimensional space in which a seaweed bed appears extends from floor to ceiling, and the seaweed occupies only the bottom half of that space. Thus, it’s possible for a creature to be in the same space as the seaweed without being inside the seaweed.

Thalivar's Beacon Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

ceiling. This effect lasts for 1d3 rounds. 6-9 Flashbang. All creatures within 10 feet of the character must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, they are blinded and

Border Ethereal, where it appears as any other structure from the Material Plane: ghostly and immaterial. A group of four star spawn manglers (see appendix A) lurk in the mists surrounding this chamber

Cave Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

the party enters this section of the mine, the jelly begins stalking the group, instinctively waiting for an opportunity to attack a lone target. Low Ceiling. Because of the low ceiling in this area

cling to the ceiling. The monsters find scant living prey in the mines and are ravenous. Since the characters are probably looking at the skeletons on the floor, the stirges are likely to get the drop

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

identified on map 1.2. 42. Central Garden Luminescent fungus, shedding violet light, clings to the walls and ceiling of this wide cavern. The air is damp, chilly, and redolent with the odors of loam and

. To the edge of the niche are two large nests made of hair, dry fungus, and refuse. Creature. Balsag the bugbear and his two giant rat “hounds,” named Grip and Fang, reside in a natural stone

Palace of Spires Locations

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

Knock spell, but doing so prompts the guardians to attack. P5: Entrance Hall This airy chamber’s floor, walls, and lofty ceiling are made of gleaming white marble. Two doors lead from the room to the

fruit. At the far end of the room, a large, semicircular atrium contains a splashing fountain. The atrium’s soaring ceiling is transparent, letting the sky’s colorful twilight glow fill the hall. An

Middle Level (M1-M9)

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

Middle Level (M1-M9) M1. Foyer and Hallway The characters emerge from the portal in the grand foyer of the mansion. On this side, the portal looks like a double door. The ceiling arches to fifteen

go as they please. The entire far wall of this room is a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf. Even more books are resting on several large scarlet armchairs and small wooden tables, and there are several

Encounter Locations

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

. Each scroll is a sheet of parchment measuring 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. C3. Armory This room is missing its ceiling. Stone racks along the walls hold giant-sized morningstars, shields, warhammers

. The chest contains two potions of healing (greater) and a rusty iron sphere (iron bands of Bilarro). C4. Mess Hall This room’s ceiling is mostly intact, except for a portion to the south. This room

Locations on the Second Level

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

before exiting at area 2 on map 6.7. 2. Ettin Guards’ Chamber Four ettins reside here when they are not on duty near the main entrance to the grand hall (map 6.5, area 2). Two are asleep, their weapons

with a 50-foot-high ceiling (which enables even very tall victims to be suspended on chains well above the floor). The stairway and the chamber are lit by torches, but the area is lightly obscured due to

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

characters enter this room, read the following: Bright-red light fills this twenty-foot-tall oval chamber. The light emanates from a large circular mirror set into a specially made groove on the ceiling

imprisonment, anger, and fear make it difficult for him to think clearly. He attacks the characters, thinking they are his tormentors. Red Moonlight Mirror. The mirror in the ceiling sheds bright-red light in

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Level Calder Moore A swirling pool of unruly apparitions stirs beneath the Spirit Sump Unlike cities on the worlds of the Material Plane, Sigil doesn’t border the Ethereal Plane, a hazy realm roamed

chamber. Below the catwalks sloshes a faintly glowing reservoir of wispy liquid, an incorporeal soup of howling souls. A frenetic assembly of complex, sputtering tubes and pumps descends from the ceiling

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Mortuary, which used to reside in the ward, have been bitten off by the neighboring Lady’s and Hive Wards, respectively. Still, the Lower Ward remains a necessary industrial powerhouse in the City of

golem that answers to his command. The Ditch The Ditch is Sigil’s only body of water, a reeking morass where locals cast their refuse. Its corrosive waters lie along the rough border between the Lower

Lady's Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

. Intrigue and treachery abound, blanketed behind the sumptuous veils of high society: masked balls, gambling houses, and private banquets. The Lady of Pain doesn’t reside in the ward that bears her name, but

the Armory, a foreboding stronghold at the ward’s border with the Lower Ward. Deliberately grown razorvine creeps along the structure’s bladed balconies and lower walls, deterring thieves who seek to

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

wall is an open wooden cask containing a white crystalline substance, and three wooden buckets. A large iron cauldron, currently empty, hangs from the ceiling, suspended over the firepit. The five

. The hides under the table are from those creatures, and the buckets contain their entrails and edible organs. 8. Stores Hanging from hooks set into the ceiling are six carcasses of various shapes and

Locations A - D

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

, the vampire is spoken of in whispers as the “Womford Bat.” Stillmarsh’s earth-filled coffin is hidden in the attic above his room at the Old Bargewright, accessible through a secret door in the ceiling

). Beorunna’s Well The spirit mound of the Black Lion and Red Tiger tribes of Uthgardt rests in the heart of the Druarwood. It’s not a mound per se, but an ice-cold cavern whose ceiling is partially open to

Locations on the Lower Level

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

equipped with a weapons and throwing stones, plus a giant’s bag. If a conflict erupts, the giant tries to sound a great iron horn suspended from the ceiling on iron chains in the center of the cavern

of the frost giants and his lady reside in a secluded chamber on the southeast edge of the stronghold’s lower level. Living Area. The western part of this chamber contains a huge table, four chairs

Upper Level Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

carved into the cave’s east wall. The building’s stained-glass windows overlook the dock and the cave mouth. The water in this cave is 20 feet deep. The uneven ceiling rises roughly 30 feet above

knew about Ronnom’s crimes, the dragon surely would act differently. Quest Accepted. Should the characters agree to help, Anish tells them that Ronnom and his bodyguards reside on the lower level. If

Illithinoch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

while engaging in telepathic conversation, but they aren’t expecting an attack. The fanatics have told the mind flayers to expect surface cultists, such as the aberrant zealots who reside elsewhere in

inkwell worth 280 gp. X9: Prisoner Pens Floor-to-ceiling metal bars divide this room into two large cells. A door of twisted iron bars provides access to each cell. There aren’t any prisoners here when

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

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

-wide metallic cylinder spans floor to ceiling in this area. Each side of the tube holds a curved door flanked by a rectangular pad with a thin slot wide enough for a playing card. The doors are closed

of long-dead diners. This level of the ship contains three dining rooms. S4a: Southeast Dining Room. A long-shattered skylight in the ceiling of this room is open to the Barrier Peaks. The room

Locations E - H

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

to form the west border of the Silver Marches. Mithral Hall, one of the strongest dwarfholds of the North, lies deep within the Frost Hills, as do various Uthgardt encampments. Gauntlgrym Once a great

from the ceiling and crash down onto the icy floor. The crashing ice awakens three young remorhazes hibernating in a cyst beneath the ice. The remorhazes burst up through the ice and attack any

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