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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
entering the cave and climbing to the monastery’s entrance. A pier allows small boats to dock near the entrance. The monastery has long been a retreat for folk seeking enlightenment. The monks who reside here are peaceful.
island is the Najkir Monastery, which is tucked inside a sea cave on the south side of the island. A worn path hugs the cliffside, descending from the top of the cliff to a few feet above sea level before
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially magic items and artworks
is set beneath a mountain ridge between two deep tarns, with streams flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features:
Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane
flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features:
Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20. Kuo-toa Refuge Slime. Every surface of this 30-foot-high cave is coated in slime.
Kuo-toa. Two kuo-toa whips, twenty adult kuo-toa, and ten young kuo-toa (Small noncombatants) reside here. One
. (The caltrops are meant to discourage the aboleth from beaching itself in the cave. Characters can easily spot and avoid them.)
The presence of the aboleth has tainted the underground river and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Denizens Ten stone giants reside in Deadstone Cleft when the adventurers arrive, including Thane Kayalithica. With the exception of the giant in area 6, who checks on the roc, the giants remain in
the land. The Uthgardt stalk the foothills of the Graypeaks and hunt wild game in Delimbiyr Vale. They also occupy several caves within Deadstone Cleft and look after the stone giants’ cave bear pets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
the middle of the room.
If the party enters from the west, add: Across the room is another door, this one blocked by a barricade made from the remains of a wooden table.
Five bugbears reside in
this chamber. They are loyal minions of Nezznar. This room marks the front line in the Black Spider’s assault on Wave Echo Cave, and the bugbears are here to prevent ghouls, zombies, or other undead from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
is relatively scarce in such areas. Partly out of fear and partly because their eyes are sensitive to sunlight, kobolds prefer the security of a cave to living in the open air, and can be found in
outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line. Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of room to dig
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
human male kneeling within a circle of burning torchstalk mushrooms in the center of the cave and two ragged figures lurking near a zurkhwood door set into a wall thirty feet distant. The figure in the
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Filthriddens is contained within a cave roughly 100 feet long and 60 feet wide. The characters enter from a natural tunnel along one of the shorter walls, with another tunnel exiting on the opposite side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
darkness beyond the range of the characters’ light and darkvision. As characters move toward the apparent source, the echoes become more distant, as though originating somewhere else. Unless the characters
climb 30 feet to an overlooking cave filled crystals and fungi (area 18). The stream runs through the higher cave before pouring into this one. Treasure Udhask’s skeleton appears to be reaching under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Finding the Meteorite Characters who search the shore for the meteorite don’t find it, but it doesn’t take them long to find where the meteorite crashed: In the dim light of the distant sun, you see
who search the area find a single set of tracks leading from the place where the meteorite came to rest to a 15-foot-wide, 20-foot-high cave mouth at the base of the Spindle, about 250 feet away. Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
cavern. Some of the crystal faces reflect distorted images of the cavern, while others flicker with scenes of the lich-god Vecna visiting destruction on distant worlds.
Three tunnels branch off the
enormous hole in the cave floor like a cork. This hole leads down to the Cave of Shattered Reflection, but the characters can’t bypass the crystals or make their descent until they explore the side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
channel. As the cave mouth swallows you, you hear music over the echo of a distant waterfall.
The cave’s ceiling rises high above your heads, and dancing lights bob around hanging stalactites. The
-mouthed cave. Boat Ride A tiefling ferrier (commoner) in a heavy, hooded robe waits silently to convey characters to the casino. The ferrier plays the part of Charon on the real River Styx. The tiefling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
now and functions as terrain. It fully rouses only every few decades. This nodule is tube-shaped with a massive cave at one end. Several heaps of rust-colored moss speckle its slimy surface.
The
Nematode’s exterior is uninteresting except for the cave in its side. This location is presented on map 8.5. Mike Schley Map 8.5: The Nematode View Player Version N1: The Mouth A cave at one end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
peasants, but it doesn’t mention the Cyran special forces and elite war mages who now reside in High Walls. As Brelish, we all want to show compassion to the truly innocent, but let us never forget that
, Tavick’s Landing offers a host of opportunities to enjoy food and entertainment from distant lands. Or you might find yourself here for one of a few specific reasons, such as: Take a chance. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
around its base. Set into the hill are three caves.
The frozen creek emerges from the west cave, which has a low-hanging mouth.
The center cave—an eight-foot-high passage hewn from the rock—is
moderately blocked by a tight stand of conifers and two massive fallen logs.
The northeast cave has a big, yawning mouth, and flickers of light emanate from within. The tracks of your quarry head
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, since food is relatively scarce in such areas.
Partly out of fear and partly because their eyes are sensitive to sunlight, kobolds prefer the security of a cave to living in the open air, and can be
rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line.
Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
H3. Hall of Rainbows The tunnel opens into a cave fifty feet long, thirty feet wide, and twenty feet tall. Bats chitter near the ceiling, and the floor reeks with mounds of their guano. Colorfully
painted frescoes line the walls deeper in the cave.
The wizards who escaped Zikzokrishka’s wrath used this cave as a scriptorium and hall of records. They recorded what they knew and continued their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Treasures Deep dragons adore goods from distant lands, especially if those goods are unique. They hoard mementos of memorable hunts or exploring expeditions. They love gemstones in deep
the interior by swimming through an underwater cave
7 A magic chandelier that projects images of the most inaccessible places in the world on the wall, changing the images each time the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
from the remains of a wooden table.
Six bugbears reside in this chamber. They are loyal minions of Nezznar. This room marks the front line in the Spider’s assault on Wave Echo Cave, and the bugbears
Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.1. Mike Schley Map 4.1: Wave Echo Cave View Player Version W1: Cave Entrance The entrance tunnel leads into a large natural cavern supported
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
inside the wall of ice and partially within some distant, horrific demiplane. As this otherworldly entity peers into the cavern, visitors risk losing their sanity to its influence. Any creature that
cracks form along its surface, and the alien entity withdraws into its distant demiplane, never to return. As it withdraws, its dominate monster spells end. H32. Mirrored Cavern Every surface of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Skytower Shelter Locations Skytower Shelter is a cave complex carved into the northwest face of a 15,000-foot-high mountain. Tunnels are 10 feet high throughout, and the caves are lit by torches. The
few bones (the remains of mountain goats) but nothing of value. S4. Chieftain’s Cave This twelve-foot-high cave has a crackling fire in its center and walls lined with hunting trophies, including the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
miles distant from Snurre’s sooty palace. This hidden site should initially prove to be safe from detection as long as the characters leave no plain trail to it and as long as they are not followed to it
will be found by the giants (a 10 percent chance after the first raid, 20 percent following the second, and so forth). A nearby ravine leads directly from the safe cave to the spiny, broken heap of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
destroys it. When the globe is destroyed or leaves this cave, another one rises up out of the water to take its place. P2. Plunging Passage The current moves swiftly toward a small, rocky island that
dead-ends in a long cavern where only the distant sound of the falls echoes off the walls. Nets divide the cavern, spanning the distance between pairs of stalagmites jutting above the water.
Seven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
living space and do other menial tasks. Most of Luthic’s faithful reside in this area, close to the whelping pens where young orcs are kept until they grow old enough to contribute to the tribe. When
they’re not being worked, slaves are housed in a small adjoining chamber and watched over by a group of cave bears that Luthic’s worshipers keep as pets. Many of Luthic’s priestesses have their quarters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Howling Caves Locations N1. Entrance A subterranean wind blows north, up the tunnel, carrying distant screams from the south.
The north end of the tunnel forms the bottom of a widening shaft that
leads up to area F2 in the Fane of the Eye. The rough walls can be climbed safely. N2. Deadly Pool The temperature plunges in this cave, which is dominated by a frozen pool. Ice crystals glitter on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
meet the griffon and its trainer outside the River Gate the following morning shortly after dawn. (The griffon and its trainer normally reside in Peaktop Aerie atop Mount Waterdeep, but most civilians
and speed. Zord visits the distant island of Lantan about once a year. During his last visit, he purchased four nimblewrights from a Lantanese wizard. He keeps two aboard his flagship, and one aboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
diminution and growth respectively 2A. Dragon’s Ledge A ledge about 30 feet above the floor of the cavern has a cave-like nook at the back. On the elevated area, the female dragon hides and watches. If roused
Cave The place contains some remnants of carcasses, a few broken boxes with spoiled provisions, some split sacks containing moldering grain, casks of wine turned to vinegar, and ale barrels that have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
seam in its stony slope comes into view. The fissure is filled with a lattice of rainbow-colored crystals. Tiny windows and distant figures reveal these crystals to be towers and bridges, interweaving
around Dendradis for signs of R04M can make a DC 20 Wisdom (Survival) check. If they succeed, they find the tracks of a lone monodrone leading into a narrow cave. The cave runs for nearly a mile, then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
whichever ship is docked commands the anchorage from aboard his ship. The anchorage is sheltered inside a sea cave. It’s damp and echoing, but at least the cave keeps out the daily rain. The pirates
whatever it takes to get strangers off their guard, then kill or capture them. The roof of the cave looms 60 feet above the water, on average (this varies a bit with the tide). It’s 50 feet above
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
contact distant patrons. J3: Grell Lair This tall chamber contains stalactites and stalagmites. Many of them are broken, littering the floor with sharp stones.
Four grells lurk amid the stalactites
grells in area J3.) The monsters grabbed the goblin corpses as well as Oskar, Cathlette, and Aida, whisking them into this small cave complex. The monsters ate the goblins and deposited the three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
transport those who enter them to distant lands, other domains, or even beyond the Domains of Dread. The Mists are inscrutable, but they ever serve the schemes of the Dark Powers, delivering creatures
structure somewhere within the domain they tried to leave, perhaps a cave, crypt, shed, or closet.
86–95 Other creatures appear within the Mists. Roll any die. If you roll an even number, a lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
: Lizard Pens The cliff opens into a dark cave whose mouth is barred by a heavy metal grill. Behind the grill, two large lizards with saddles strapped to their backs hiss menacingly. Outside the cave paces
successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools or wrench apart the bars with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. Two hook horrors reside within, guarding the kagu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
two doses of antitoxin (100 gp). 22. Cave of the Giant Lizards If the party arrives here directly from the marsh, read: A cave entrance yawns thirty feet wide and fifteen feet high. The marshy ground
turns to mud near the cave,
and tracks from large creatures pass in and out. Inside
the cave, the floor consists of thick mud, and you find it impossible to move at normal speed.
The cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
on the map to the mouth of a sea cave (area M2), ending at the monastery’s entrance (area M4). Goats often wander the walkway. M2: Sea Cave Seawater flows through this cave. A walkway along its
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters find Jingle Jangle’s den: a cave with an entryway shaped like a keyhole. Obtaining the Silver Key If one or more characters enter Jingle Jangle’s den on the hilltop, read: Worn stone steps
lead down into what feels like a cellar. It’s chilly in here, and you detect a subtle scent of iron in the air. From a distant spot within the chamber, sputtering candles illuminate a multitude of keys