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shines from her hands, the man’s wounds knit closed, and his eyes open wide with amazement.
A dwarf crouches behind an outcrop, his black cloak making him nearly invisible in the night, and watches
against the shadow, a knight whose oath descends from traditions older than many of the gods? Or are you an embittered loner sworn to take vengeance on those who have done great evil, sent as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
open to the north and west. A single closed door lies just south of the western set of double doors. The ceiling here is 20 feet high. Beyond the open doors to the north, the characters can see a long
, wide hallway with amber-covered walls (area X8). The hole in the floor forms a roughly hewn shaft that descends 20 feet, then breaks through the ceiling of area X33a. From the bottom of the shaft, it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
T5: Sinister Stairs Four stone pillars buttress the vaulted ceiling of this otherwise empty hall. Two wide tunnels lead north. Iron double doors stand closed on the north, west, and east walls
. Inscribed in the northern double door is the vile visage of Orcus, the horned demon lord. He fixes his evil gaze on a staircase of polished black marble at the south end of the room, which descends ten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
faces of eight stone gargoyles squatting motionlessly on the rim of the domed ceiling. Cracked and faded ceiling frescoes are covered by decay. Double doors of bronze stand closed to the east. To the
area K9. The wide staircase leads up to area K19. If the characters are here by invitation, add the following: An elf with brown skin and long black hair descends the wide staircase, quiet as a cat. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and a flagstone floor. The walls are made of rough, mortared bricks. Thick cobwebs cover crates, barrels, and old furniture stacked against the north wall. To the south are a pair of closed wooden doors
’ Quarters The door to this room is closed and stuck, having swollen in its frame. A creature can use an action to try to force it open, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength check. This cold, windowless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, the character spots an iron grate in the street that wasn’t closed properly. Lifting it reveals an iron ladder that descends 10 feet to an underground sewer tunnel. Characters who lower themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
closed.
The wardrobe contains two items: a pair of old, cracked leather boots with no value or special properties, and a ragged, stained cloak hanging on a peg. The cloak is tooled with a design of
light in the fireplace from a small, highly reflective object.
Two swarms of insects (spiders) infest this room. One swarm descends on anyone who approaches the fireplace, and the other descends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
before some incident led you to become an adventurer. Black Pit A massive chasm in the Blackcap Mountains, the Black Pit is over a mile across and descends beyond the limits of sight. It’s said to be an
casts dark shadows, and much goes on quietly behind closed doors. The absence of beggars and riffraff in the streets might also raise suspicion that Wroat is putting on appearances. The King’s Dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
instant later, the closed-off elevator is propelled up the western half of a 20-foot-wide, 170-foot-tall shaft (area K31a) to the sounds of turning gears and rattling chains. Magic sleep gas fills the
-foot cube of granite suspended from heavy chains descends in the eastern half of the shaft, acting as a counterweight. The massive block lands gently at the bottom of the shaft, filling the previously
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
crawlway. The valves remain closed until the room’s trap activates, though a knock spell or a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check can force open a valve. Casting dispel magic on the illusory
tries to persuade his host to throw open the coffin lid and pummel whatever is inside. Truthful Moa points out that this tomb doesn’t match the symbolism of any of his godly companions. Trap The closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
atop a stone pillar. A ladder descends to the floor below. Seated in a corner is a githyanki woman with long, white hair and closed eyes.
The Fiends have kept the castle’s caretaker, a neutral
a gigantic, humanlike figure looming over a broad, circular table. A ladder to the north descends, while a ladder to the south climbs to the floor above.
Two four-armed, insectile creatures inspect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
apparitions intone ancient words in Giant, causing Reggaryarva to fade away as his throne rises 30 feet into the air, revealing a hidden staircase that descends to area J2. If she is present, Yselm Bloodfang
-foot-high ceilings throughout. As the characters descend the stairs, read: To your left as you enter this dark hall is a closed, stone double door with no handles or hinges on this side. To your right is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L16. Granny Nightshade’s Bedroom This room has two closed doors, one leading to a 20-foot-high balcony and the other leading to area L17. Neither door is locked. A staircase descends to area L14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in white. A table in the center of the room has a small bench beside it. In the southwest corner is a coffer, its lid closed. A mass of seaweed rises in the northwest corner to a height of about seven
. Against the east wall rests a coffer, its lid closed.
The occupant of this room is presently in the throne room (area 42). Coffer. The locked coffer can be opened by a character who makes a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Caer Locations (C1-C9) Map 1.4: Keep at Caer-DinevalView Player Version The following locations are keyed to map 1.4. C1. Main Gate Two lowered iron portcullises and two sets of closed wooden doors
. This tower has two additional features on its ground level: a stone trapdoor in the floor, beneath which is a ladder that descends to area C16, and a secret passage to the speaker’s office (area C9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to help Caer-Dineval resolve its fishing disputes with Easthaven and Caer-Konig. The one calling the shots is a tiefling named Kadroth, who answers to someone named Levistus. C15. Old Library This room
ladder descends twelve feet to a hall made of mortared stone lit and heated by four sputtering torches. Extending from the east end of the hall is a water-filled cistern. A small rowboat is tied off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
landing and a narrow ledge with the following features: The landing is 10 feet square and is met by two staircases. One descends 20 feet to area K5, and one ascends 20 feet to area K20. The narrow
Towers Features”). One staircase descends 20 feet to area K6, and the other climbs 20 feet to area K15. The area contains the following features: Shattered glass covers the floor, and a large wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
their hit points move behind the chokepoint (area O5), leaving the ogre zombie to cover their retreat if it comes to that. Well. The well descends 10 feet to an underground cistern. The sides of the
except for a tattered bedroll and a chair. From behind the closed doors of the northern rooms, you hear the faint sound of snoring.
Each of the northern rooms has one duergar sleeping in it. The two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Sinkhole The stream that flows through the Glitterhame descends through the chasm in area 25 to an even lower level of caverns—the Sinkhole. Here it joins a subterranean river that traverses dark
in the north wall of the cavern. Inside you see a short passageway with three small iron doors set into the west wall. The first two are open, but the door at the end of the hall is closed.
The door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
closed wooden chest. In the center of the room is a long wooden table with two wooden benches beside it.
Four lizardfolk appear to be gathering their weapons and readying to leave this area.
There
stacked in wooden racks against the north wall. Three large wooden chests, all closed, line the east wall.
The unlocked chests contain the following weapons: 10 clubs 10 longswords 10 morningstars 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
stationed here from dusk until dawn, taking turns at the wheel. If trouble arises somewhere else on the ship, the captain takes the wheel and sends one or more crew members to resolve the situation
along the walls, with much of the floor space kept open for dancing. A wooden spiral staircase descends to the gambling hall (area 9), and doors lead out to the upper deck balcony. Behind a curtain next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
humanoid blood is spilled on any page, Infernal text on that page becomes legible, remaining so until the book is closed. The blood remains even after the text vanishes. Any character with the Ritual
closed. Otherwise, it’s locked shut, and Victoro and Ammalia carry the only keys. When the characters first open the door, read: You are greeted with a wave of incoherent howling, as if opening the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. A set of slick stone steps descends into the spray-filled bowl to the north, while a passage to the west holds steps leading upward.
A creature swept over the falls lands in a water-filled basin
end of the room.
The eastern passage descends to area G1 of the Black Geode (described later in this chapter). To protect their sanctum, earth cultists stationed two hill giants here. Each giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
statue’s expression might once have suggested smiling laughter, but streaks of dirt now make it appear as though she is weeping. Behind the statue, a staircase descends into darkness. The broken
has a central spiral staircase leading up. The staircase is flanked by two closed doors, each one set in the middle of a stone wall. A thin, weak-looking dragonborn is feebly trying to sweep the floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
a stylized golden windmill on a red field.
A closed double door stands a few steps beyond.
The doors are unlocked. D2a–D2b: Main Hall and Cloakroom This hall runs the width of the house, with a
, including one in the attic leading to a spiral staircase (area D21) that descends below the house. Encounter. Roll on the Death House Encounters table the first time a character enters this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
square room, its walls, floor, and ceiling made of glowing crystal set with images of unblinking eyes. A crystal door stands closed, but you can just make out the long corridor beyond it, and a lone
and drink for Alessia and any visitors to the tomb. It currently contains empty glass flasks, half a loaf of bread, and three peaches. If the cabinet door is closed, a bell rings. When the door is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
fire in multiple directions on creatures within the gatehouse passageway. Each arrow slit is also fitted with an iron shutter, which can be closed and latched so that a creature within the gatehouse
have closed off the tombs. Opening the doors requires removing the wedged spikes, which takes a few minutes with the right tools. A successful DC 25 Strength check allows a character to force the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
without any real information about it. The site has proven far more dangerous than they expected. Their entry from the Far Realm is now closed, and they don’t know why. The githyanki make short, careful
flumph to squeeze through. The flumphs maintain the rip in case they need to escape quickly. The rip leads into the Far Realm, and ever since Ilvaash closed area B1, it’s the only way to reach the Far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. The double door leading to the ballroom (area P22) is sealed with a lion crown lock (see “Crown Locks” earlier in the chapter). P14e. The spiral staircase descends 30 feet to area P14a. A double door
leads to a stone balcony that overlooks the palace garden (area P2). P14f. The spiral staircase descends 30 feet to area P14b. A double door leads to a stone balcony that overlooks the palace garden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ornamentation. Two arrow slits, one on each side of the door and each about 10 feet above the ground, guard the entrance.
The entry door is unlocked but closed and is too heavy to push open except with 1
in the west wall opens into a shaft that descends 30 feet. This shaft once held a magical lift that the duergar miners used as transport into the mining tunnels, but the lift has since fallen into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
closed monastery doors. The plain doors are made of heavy timber with iron studs. A dusty footpath circles the building.
If the characters scout around the other sides of the building, add the
middle of this room descends to area M21 in the mines below the monastery. Four large columns of natural rock dominate this shrine. A wide set of steps descends into darkness in the center of the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
that descends a flight of stairs into a small chamber. Light from outside slants into the room through a series of narrow embrasures.
The area is littered with well-gnawed bones, cobwebs, and rat
her two followers, female orcs, separate from the rest of the tribe. The door to area 10 is locked, but the key is inserted in the keyhole on this side. Burdug keeps the door closed because she wants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
not being paraded through city streets in cage-wagons, the monstrous attractions of the Sea Maidens Faire growl, chortle, stamp, snort, and roar in closed stalls. Two handlers (commoners with
trapdoor, a metal ladder descends to the bottom of a 10-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter steel tube with a circular metal hatch at the bottom. The hatch is opened by turning its valve wheel, which grants access to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Pulling open the trapdoor reveals a wooden ladder that descends 15 feet to area G37. Treasure. The coins on the table amount to 65 cp, 35 sp, and 11 gp. G13: Tower Rotunda A lit fireplace warms this
the arrow slits are two closed-off chambers—one to the west and one to the east. A character who has darkvision or a light source can peer through nearby arrow slits to see what each closed-off area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Touch. M10: Kitchen Two iron stoves sit at opposite ends of this narrow, cluttered kitchen. Next to the western stove, a staircase descends.
Two monks are hard at work preparing a meal.
The two human
hands of each statue grasp a ceremonial sconce that looks like it’s meant to hold a torch. A closed wooden cabinet stands against the east wall.
A character who examines the chamber and takes a






