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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
replica duodrones, activated by the door opening, are tasked with maintaining circuits in this room, which have become badly corroded over time. Their second task is to remove intruders who attack them
or attempt to open the door into area 3. These replica modrons look exactly like their true modron counterparts and use the duodrone stat block, with the changes noted in “Replica Modrons” above. In
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: detect magic, mage hand
3/day each: darkness, dimension door, dispel magic
ocean to the void of the Astral Plane. Anything on or within a certain distance of a morkoth’s isle is drawn with it in its journey through the planes. Thus, people from lost civilizations and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
reveals them, which can happen in one of two ways: The characters find Strahd’s letter in the secret room behind the library (area 9). The characters find the replica secret door in the attic of the
through the lower levels of the house as it makes its descent. Thick cobwebs fill the shaft and reduce visibility in the staircase to 5 feet. The secret door and shaft don’t exist until the house
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
sculpted rock. Anyone who has seen the castle recognizes this replica for what it is. The ceiling here is 15 feet high. A secret door in the south wall can be pulled open to a staircase landing (area X21
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
staff member. This door remains open for 10 seconds, then disappears as thorny vines fill the opening once more. The wall is magical and also impervious to damage. The wall grants three-quarters cover to
outside the door to Witch and Light’s wagon, blowing bubbles with his bubble pipe. Burly and Thaco dislike each other, so they don’t fraternize while on guard duty. Appendix D contains additional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Closer to the door is a toy chest with windmills painted on its sides and a dollhouse that’s a perfect replica of the dreary edifice in which you stand. These furnishings are draped in cobwebs. Lying in
20. Children’s Room The door to this room is locked from the outside (see area 16 for details). This room contains a bricked-up window flanked by two dusty, wood-framed beds sized for children
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Members Only Difficulty: Medium A secret club, cultist meeting, or thieves’ guild requires a password to enter. In this puzzle, those who guard a certain door are so secretive that they change the
password constantly, fearing someone might have infiltrated their members’ ranks. You watch a figure approach an oak door with a slide window. The figure knocks, and a guard opens the window and says
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the sphere is located in the Astral Sea, the characters must reach it, probably using teleportation magic or a spelljamming vessel. Adventure Hooks Certain powerful organizations know the Donjon
after a character draws the Donjon card and disappears. Asteria knows the pain of losing a friend to unjust imprisonment and offers to help. She draws a replica of the teleportation circle inside the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
attacks unless it was previously defeated in area 15. Secret Door A secret door in the east wall appears only when certain conditions are met; see area 21 for more information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Clientele Inquisitives tend to acquire a reputation for working with a certain type of person. Some are known for discretion, attracting wealthy clients who trust them to keep a secret. Others are
Desperate. You have a reputation for taking on clients who can’t afford your services. Every hard-luck case ends up at your door, whether you want them or not. 5 Warforged. In a world where the rights of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
open a secret door in a nearby wall. If the lever is rusted in position, though, a character might need to force it. In such a situation, the DM might call for a Strength check to see whether the
certain objects have resistance or immunity to certain kinds of attacks. (It's hard to cut a rope with a club, for example.) Objects always fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws, and they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters faint glimpses of what lies beyond it. The magic of the walls obscures certain features, however, so that secret passages and rooms can’t be seen from outside them. The crystal that makes up the
feet high. Doors. All doors in the tomb are made of crystal, and most of them are unlocked. A character can use an action to try to open a locked door, either by using thieves’ tools and succeeding on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
they search for a secret door, detailing how they tap on a wall or twist a torch sconce to find its trigger. That could be enough to convince the DM that they find the secret door without having to
character’s special abilities. A downside is that no DM is completely neutral. A DM might come to favor certain players or approaches, or even work against good ideas if they send the game in a direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
open a secret door in a nearby wall. If the lever is rusted in position, though, a character might need to force it. In such a situation, the DM might call for a Strength check to see whether the
certain objects have resistance or immunity to certain kinds of attacks. (It's hard to cut a rope with a club, for example.) Objects always fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws, and they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tunnels leading north, west, and south. 2a. Demon Reliefs Bas-Reliefs. Every 10-foot section of wall has a 9-foot-high, 4-foot-wide, 3-inch-deep door-shaped recess containing a bas-relief carving of a
wall. (Halaster artfully placed the skeleton here to help adventurers find the secret door to area 3.)
The carvings on the north wall of area 2a depict (from east to west) a balor, a barlgura, a chasme
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the area. The music, which blends woodwinds and bells, is faint and has no discernible source. Breakaway Roofs Where denoted in area descriptions, certain parts of the lair have 5-foot-thick breakaway
All secret doors in Nakari’s lair are magical and marked on the map. Each secret door blends seamlessly with the surrounding wall (DC 20 to notice). Nakari can open any secret door as a Bonus Action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Sometimes one player speaks for the whole party, saying, “We’ll take the east door,” for example. Other times, different adventurers do different things: one adventurer might search a treasure chest
those actions.
Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM might just say that the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
has the texture and transparency of glass and tremendous resilience. The doors have Immunity to all damage. Certain doors are sealed by magic (as indicated on Map: Starglass Waypoint Lower Level and
Map: Starglass Waypoint Upper Level). Each of these is engraved with an asterisk-shaped glyph that feels warm to the touch. Unlocking a sealed door requires either a Glyph Card or a Knock spell. Glyph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
of starvation, or open and enter the door to the south, where certain but quick death awaits.
“Whichever you choose, know that I, Acererak the Eternal, watch and scoff at your puny efforts and enjoy
27. The Portal of Scintillating Violet The door in the center of the north wall of the throne room appears to lead to another small room. Like the two near the corners, this one gives off a faint
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
share this room. Spite has taken the precaution of casting a glyph of warding spell on the door frame, set to trigger if anyone other than he or Dumara crosses the threshold. The glyph can’t be seen from
on a failed saving throw, or half as much damage on a successful one. Treasure. Spite keeps a tiny jeweled chest inside his rolltop desk. This chest (50 gp) is a replica of a full-sized chest made of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
tries to open a door, the DM might say the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But the door might be locked, the floor might hide a trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an
certain situations—particularly combat—the action is more structured, and everyone takes turns. Exceptions Supersede General Rules
General rules govern each part of the game. For example, the combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
-size statue of a dwarf in plate armor, wearing a bucket helm and standing at attention atop a block of stone that measures 3 feet on a side.
Secret Door. Set into the north wall is a secret door that
swings open into area 40b.
The dwarf statue is inseparable from its base, and its base is inseparable from the floor. If anyone other than Arcturia opens the secret door, the statue transforms into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
tries to open a door, the DM might say the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But the door might be locked, the floor might hide a trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an
certain situations—particularly combat—the action is more structured, and everyone takes turns. Exceptions Supersede General Rules
General rules govern each part of the game. For example, the combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
located on a mountain peak. Second, portals often have guardians charged with ensuring that certain creatures don’t pass through. A portal’s guardian is typically a powerful magical creature, such as a
djinni, a sphinx, a titan, or an inhabitant of the portal’s destination plane. Finally, most portals aren’t open all the time, but open only in particular situations or when a certain requirement is met
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
gp to a planar scholar (such as Eldon, who promises to buy the book once returned to Neverwinter) A snow globe containing a miniature replica of the city of Neverwinter, worth 350 gp B5: Puzzle Door
tomb into the weedy yard of uneven earth. The stone door to the tomb is engraved with the word “DOLINDAR” above it.
Four vampire spawn catch up to the party when the characters reach the door to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
).
Secret Door. The slime obscures a secret door. Ability checks made to search the walls for secret doors are made with disadvantage until the slime is scraped off the section of wall in which the
secret door is hidden.
Altar. What appears at first viewing to be a glistening altar of variegated gray stone is, in fact, a hollow glass altar with three psychic gray oozes sealed inside it.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
as they examine their surroundings. You are in a long, narrow chamber, running east-west. In the center of this apartment is a domed shape on the floor. In the east wall is a blank-faced stone door
chamber appears to be a small alcove, protected by a half-dome with the open end facing toward the door in the east wall. This alcove is set in a recessed, shallow, tiled well, one foot deep and ten feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the elf is in trance. This change, commonly known as Transcendence, is evidence that Sehanine Moonbow has opened the door to enable the elf’s soul to return to Arvandor — a direct sign from the gods
that it’s time to get one’s affairs in order. How much time an elf’s body has left is never certain. Whether hours or years, the period is marked by both intense joy and great sadness. Most mortal elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
strange human-animal mixtures—pig-human, ape-human, and dog-human—going about various tasks. Certain of the frescoes show rooms of some building—a library filled with many books and scrolls, the door
five covered pits (see the sidebar). On the west wall adjacent to the northernmost pit is where the torture chamber is painted. The wall hiding the passage to the west shows a depiction of an iron door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Strength of 10 rolls a 20 and knocks the door from its hinges. If such results bother you, consider allowing automatic success on certain checks. Under this optional rule, a character automatically
say a door requires a successful DC 15 Strength check to be battered down. A fighter with a Strength of 20 might helplessly flail against the door because of bad die rolls. Meanwhile, the rogue with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
walls. Other Features Though it is not marked on the map this room has a thick stone door (AC 17, hp 30), located at the far end of the hall just before entering the room itself. The door was
Strength check made by someone with a Strength score of 16 or greater, to break it down. Opening the door to this chamber reveals a grisly sight. Three desiccated human corpses are strung up at even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
included the first physical replica of the deck, illustrated by George Barr and printed on card stock in the center of the magazine. At last, when characters found the Deck of Many Things in a treasure
, and the doors to the complex were insidiously trapped. Each of the twenty-two doors had one card from the Deck of Many Things built into it, so the door couldn’t be opened without drawing the card
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
up at you from the balcony below, wearing a mask that is a replica of the devil face at the tomb entrance. Without saying a word, the figure steps out of sight.
If the characters take action at once
secret door to area 25. To any character leaning over the balcony to see where the figure went, it appears to have vanished into thin air. 7B. Acererak’s Second Warning A bronze plaque is fixed to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Ability Checks An ability check represents a creature using talent and training to try to overcome a challenge, such as forcing open a stuck door, picking a lock, entertaining a crowd, or deciphering
ability check represents the task’s difficulty. The more difficult the task, the higher its DC. The rules provide DCs for certain checks, but the DM ultimately sets them. The Typical Difficulty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
but are obvious from the other side. A character who searches a wall for a secret door must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice it. Hieroglyphs. The ancient people of Bakar wrote in
from the desert heat. Water of Athis. The River Athis still flows in certain areas of the pyramid. The water ends the poisoned condition on any creature that drinks it and removes all levels of