both bottom diffusing chain revered

Orzhov Representative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

you can work your way into a more prominent position. Regardless of your past and the wealth of your family, your initial status with the guild is near the bottom, until you have proven your value

. Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Religion Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: An Orzhov insignia, a foot-long chain made of ten gold coins, vestments, a set of fine clothes, and

37. Bed of Xilonen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

37. Bed of Xilonen (Zeel-OAN-an) In the center of this room is a withered tree that looks like a leafless willow, rooted in a terraced depression. The bottom of this hollow is filled with oily water

. The water in the bottom of the depression makes the floor in that area difficult terrain. Creature. The “tree” is Xilonen, a semisentient (Int 2), gigantic variety of polyp, similar to a sea

Dealing with Bazelsteen

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

job is to use the suction arms to scoop up silted souls from the bottom of the river, which lies 40 feet below the barge. The diving bell is attached to 50 feet of chain — more than enough length to

one of its pincers to try to snip through the bathysphere’s rusty chain, doing so with a successful DC 20 Strength check. If the chain breaks, the bathysphere falls to the bottom of the River Styx

T3. Cage Trap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

chain and is 10 feet tall. The bottom panels appear to be a 10-foot ceiling from the hallway. The panels are thin plaster painted to resemble stone. When the characters can see the eastern end of the

from the door, cross his or her fists, and call out, “A Believer approaches!” Grund drops cages on anyone who doesn’t follow this protocol. Dropping Cages. Each cage’s chain runs through a pulley

69. Mechanus Chain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

planar vortices at top and bottom. Any creature in the shaft that enters a planar vortex is torn apart, its body and possessions scattered across the multiverse. The Mechanus chain forms a loop in

69. Mechanus Chain Hot wind tinged with the smell of burning oil blows down a forty-foot-diameter vertical shaft. Stone balconies protrude from the walls on opposite sides of this expanse, with the

48. Hound of the Bat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

48. Hound of the Bat The description below assumes that the characters entered the room by traveling through the chute and pushing aside the pewter cover. The tunnel comes out at the bottom of a

“crayfish” is nothing more than the shed shell of a long-expired resident of the fountain. Beneath it is a platinum key and chain (worth 20 gp). The key unlocks the portcullis that blocks the exit in area 53.

Pit of Shummrath

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

-skinned humanoid wearing shackles on its ankles. The crane lowers the cage by a chain into the slime, immersing the creature in the goo for a minute before hoisting it back out. This dunking continues

again and again, and the trapped creature seems helpless to stop it. Long ago, Bel imprisoned a rival pit fiend named Shummrath at the bottom of this deep chasm. Over the years, Shummrath has been

66. Door of Devouring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

shows no handles or hinges. Ropes lash a pair of rowboats to a dock post, and a rusty iron cage wallows in the slime, held afloat by chain and winch. Phosphorescent crabs gather at the bottom of the

66. Door of Devouring If the characters approach this area by way of the spiral staircase (area 26), read the following when they reach the bottom of the stairs: At the bottom of the staircase, a

Cellar (C1-C3)

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

only feature of this damp, cold, circular room is a four-foot-diameter well in the middle of the floor. Next to this shaft sits a wooden bucket fastened to a coiled length of rope. The bottom of the

shaft descends 60 feet to a flooded cistern 10 feet deep and 10 feet in diameter. Treasure. Any character who spends at least 15 minutes searching the bottom of the well’s cistern finds a holy symbol of

Haunted Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check notices the bottom is several inches higher than the chest should be deep. Within is a gold chain and locket with a portrait of a lovely half-elf female etched in profile on the inside (100 gp) and two rings of braided silver and electrum (25 gp each).

returns to its place in the coffin if no one remains in this room. Treasure The chest contains ruined cloth and the sodden remains of a book, but it also has a false wooden bottom. Someone who succeeds on

Mistshore: Spring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

hunt for treasure on the bottom of Deepwater Harbor. The characters have no trouble getting directions to her Mistshore residence (area D2). When the characters arrive at her home, Grinda is holed up

15 or higher can spot the gazer shortly after the party enters the City of the Dead. The gazer defends itself if attacked. Next Encounter Armed with directions to the Garloth mausoleum, the characters can head for the City of the Dead. The spring chain continues with encounter 4, “Mausoleum.”

Trench of Love Lost Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

the vessel, and beyond that a hole punched through the bottom of the trench leads into area T3 20 feet below. Any other search of the ship reveals nothing except for ancient, rusted chain mail and

Trench of Love Lost Locations The following locations are keyed to map 12.2. Map 12.2: trench of love lostView Player Version T1: Trench The trench is 200 feet deep. At the bottom is the wreck of

The Black Lake

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

. Adjust the information as needed if they arrive here by a different route. A fast-moving underground river roars from east to west under a stone bridge. The bottom of the chain ladder is near the

siphon. From the lake, the subterranean river flows west through the Sinkhole, across the bottom of the chasm in area 3 of the Mountain Door, and onward for about 5 miles until it emerges at the surface

Running the Adventure

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

captives; those who survive might play roles later in the adventure. Start It is assumed that the party has either followed the map obtained at the steading or used the magical chain found there to arrive

. The wind at the bottom of the rift is worse still, and visibility there is only 30 feet. The floor of the rift is a maze of snow and ice hillocks and mounds, with peaks of ice and rock thrusting up

65. Underground Lake

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

happens automatically in 1d4 minutes. The lights at the bottom of the lake are phosphorescent crabs that feed on the muck. Each crab sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius but stops glowing 10 minutes

their smooth outer walls can’t be scaled without climbing gear or magic. The Mechanus chain (area 69) drives the machinery in this cavern, feeding power to the Soulmonger and to the many traps and

37. Showers and Sauna

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

walls have rusted iron shower heads protruding from the ceiling. A rusty pull chain hangs near each shower head, and each alcove has drain holes in the floor. The showers draw cold water from an

sitting on a throne. Eight gemstones are embedded in the stone rings the dwarf wears on its steepled fingers. Open Pit. In front of the statue is a 10-foot-deep open pit whose bottom is set with

14. Guest Apartment

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

chain. Furnishings. Beneath the chandelier lies an elongated, oval dining table with a slate top and spider-like iron legs. Eight cushioned iron chairs surround it. An ornate wooden cabinet stands

mirror is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Etched into the bottom of the mirror’s stone frame are the letters T-U-O-Y-A-W (a reflection of W-A-Y-O-U-T). This gate’s rules are as follows

Wyrmheart Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

. She occasionally leaves to hunt but spends most of her time sleeping at the bottom of the mine. The kobolds rig their shared lair with numerous traps. Many parts of the mine still show signs of the

, the tracks are set to bypass all the sidings and run straight through to the bottom. Some carts’ brakes are in better condition than others. If a brake fails, the cart races out of control round and

Keep Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

(area K2) or lifted by an iron chain from the upper floor of the gatehouse (area K3). One bandit stands watch on the wall section just north of the gatehouse. If he spots the party approaching, he

gatehouse features doors that lead out to the tops of the walls to the north and to the east. Stairs lead down to the floor below. A chain mechanism in the northern half of the room positioned over the main

Drow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

(chain shirt) Hit Points 13 (3d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 10 (+0) INT 11 (+0) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 12 (+1) Skills Perception +2

are exposed to sunlight for 1 hour or longer. A drow wearing a +1 chain shirt and carrying a +1 shortsword has AC 19 and a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with shortsword attacks. A drow

Cave of Echoes Locations

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

so again for 1 year and 1 day. C3: Haunted Cavern The floor of this cavern is ridged like sand at the bottom of a stream. It’s dotted with slender stalagmites and littered with broken stalactites from

human warrior. His chain mail, shield, and longsword are rusted but still functional, and he has 20 gp in a crumbled purse. The other mound holds the remains of an elf thief with a set of thieves

The Rank and File

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

the Low. At the bottom of the hierarchy are lemures and nupperibos, creatures that qualify as devils only by the most generous of definitions. Although they are individually worthless, they constitute

(rank 3), bearded devils and merregons (rank 4), barbed devils (rank 5), chain devils (rank 6), and bone devils (rank 7). These devils are specialists, typically assigned to tasks that best suit their

Giant, Fog

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

have their treasure plundered fall to the bottom of the ordning, becoming outcasts known as fog giants. Cut off from their proper place in society, they become raiders and marauders who seek to

, and often take on such fanciful titles as Duke of Robbery, Baron of Bandits, or Lord of Larceny. fog giant Huge giant, neutral evil Armor Class 16 (chain mail) Hit Points 200 (16d12 + 96

Areas of the Cellar Complex

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

stone staircase against the south wall climbs up to a landing, where a wooden door is held shut with a chain and a padlock. Iron Door. The door opens into a small, empty storage room with hooks hanging

, minding their own business. B9a. Stone stairs climb 10 feet to a wooden door that opens into a street or alley. Crates and barrels stacked at the bottom of the stairs hold edible foodstuffs, but

Camp Righteous

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

can’t see the bottom row of the pattern on the door — and that’s unfortunate, because one square of that bottom row on the door glows faintly (roll a d4 to determine which square it is). Even if someone

bottom door row matching to the floor row closest to the characters. If an individual applies more than a few pounds of pressure to any square except the one corresponding to the lit-up square on the

Fortress Level 1

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

responsible for keeping guard over the gate that separates the entrance from the rest of the lair. The gate is normally closed and down. It is raised and lowered by means of a chain and pulley mechanism

. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the

Bedlam

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

bottom of the gloomy basin, its pinnacle an elongated hand extending skyward. Known as Sablereach, the tower is rumored to be the petrified arm of a forgotten, dead god. Inside its palm dwells the

. A massive chain, tethered to the floor and held stiff by a thick layer of muddy ice, extends up into the howling portal set within the chamber’s vaulted ceiling. Power Vacuum Bedlam was nearly

Colossus Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

if the characters look into the shaft: Intense heat and light radiate up from the bottom of this smooth-sided shaft, and the crackle of flames is easily discernible from below. A chain ladder is coiled

, so they can be climbed like a ladder to the passage. Treasure The giant has a satchel made of chain mail. Inside are 600 gp, thirteen bloodstones worth 50 gp, and a potion of invisibility. W3. Causeway

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

bottom as the cylinder rotates; then the cylinder must be flipped over to reveal the second line of script, also read from top to bottom. Speaking stones are sized to match the length of the message they

entering water at all unless they can easily walk across the bottom.) Stone giants rarely keep pets. They sometimes cultivate colonies of giant bats at the edges of their territory, both for a food source

Underlevel Locations

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

underside of the tower above this area and protrudes down through the ceiling. The embers falling from the rocket fill the area with bright orange light. At the bottom of the stairs, a thirty-foot-diameter

that it angles away from the door causes valves to open at the bottom of the well, draining it in 1 minute. Returning the lever to its previous position seals the valves but doesn’t refill the well

Temple Locations T10-T18

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

(50 gp each) and a silver holy symbol of Eilistraee (25 gp), the drow god of beauty, dance, and the hunt. A chain shirt and a rapier are stored inside the room’s locked chest. T11. Abandoned Shrine

campfire nearby. Sylvarie has been transformed into a medusa and spends most of her time in this chamber. The glowing light is produced by an object at the bottom of the pool (see “Treasure” below). The

Encounters in the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

years ago.) Corpses. Lying about the room are the bodies of eight guards wearing bloody and tattered House Gralhund livery over their chain shirts, as well as two dead Zhents in black leather armor. All

chain shirts and the livery of House Gralhund. G10. Den and Trophy Room Lord Gralhund’s den has the heads of various beasts mounted on the walls and gleaming suits of armor standing at attention in the

Locations on the Dungeon Level

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

Locations on the Dungeon Level The following locations are identified on map 6.2. 1. Marshaling Area At the bottom of the stairs that lead from area 18A on the upper level is a room where prisoners

two pet apes (which have 30 hit points each). One is on guard to the north of the door, the other resting on a platform built above the door. The Keeper wears a thick chain mail shirt (accounting for

Caer Locations (C10-C19)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

-frozen bodies near the bottom, weighed down by their chain shirts. There are six human corpses and six dwarf corpses in all—the remains of the castle guards killed by the cultists. A 5-foot-wide, 8-foot

Grimskalle Locations (G8-G14)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

stat blocks in appendix C. This room contains wrecked furnishings that suggest it was once used as a frost giant’s bedchamber. A bitterly cold wind blows down a staircase to the east, at the bottom of

zircon gemstones (750 gp) An electrum chain with a bloodstone pendant (250 gp) A wooden sea chest covered with bird droppings and sealed with a heavy padlock that a character using thieves’ tools can pick

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