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Map: The Sword Coast (p. 4)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

Map: The Sword Coast (p. 4) The map has received the following corrections, from top to bottom: “Nesme” is now “Nesmé.” “Silvermoon” is now “Silverymoon.” The city has moved west, under the “S” in

Bowl Bandits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

around this area are damp with moisture from the nearby stream. Read or paraphrase the following text as the characters near the curving passage, but before they reach the steps leading into the cavern

they can get paid twice. Sneaking. Because of the curving passage and steps, the characters can’t see the bandits, and the bandits can’t see them. If any characters want to move closer to hear, they

The Sewers at Plaza West

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

The Sewers at Plaza West Characters heading west of the plaza on a tip they received earlier might look for a sewer grate that is out of place. It takes 1 hour and a successful DC 10 Wisdom

darkness. An iron ladder is bolted to one side of the shaft. The pungent smell of the sewers wafts up to your nose. A faint light is visible at the bottom, illuminating refuse-filled water. There is

Feeder Trenches Locations

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

Eatery Three long troughs filled with burbling purple sludge fill from a pool at the bottom of a steep passage. A delicious, sweet smell emanates from the viscous fluid. Three enormous, beaked

any character who consumes more than a mouthful must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition for 10 minutes. Treasure. A small chest tucked in the bottom of the basin

Predator Pools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

the water of a vast pool situated between curving northern and southern staircases that lead up to double doors. Two enormous globes of blue liquid are suspended in the air to the east. Creatures. One

the bottom, so the two pools are really one U-shaped structure, which Ihanvas can use to move through the room. Treasure. The naga wears a platinum circlet set with sapphires (worth 1,000 gp) and

Reaching the Bottom

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Reaching the Bottom The swamp beneath the Queen’s Way is presently at a low water level (see “Fluctuating Swamp Waters” earlier in the chapter). As the last character reaches the marshy ground, a

. She demands that each character surrender the feeling of delight they remember from when they were given the best gift they ever received. Jebbek produces a stoppered gourd that can hold these

Second Floor

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

: Hermitage Second Floor View Player Version 16. Junk Room Bundles, barrels, and boxes are piled haphazardly across this tower room. A narrow path leads through the clutter to a staircase curving along the

mundane equipment is stored here, most of it having no value. This includes such things as a 1-foot length of hempen rope, a harp with only one string, a single left boot, a bucket with no bottom, and so

Sample Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

sharpened wooden or iron spikes at the bottom. A creature falling into the pit takes 11 (2d10) piercing damage from the spikes, in addition to any falling damage. Even nastier versions have poison smeared

damage and be knocked prone. The sphere stops when it hits a wall or similar barrier. It can't go around corners, but smart dungeon builders incorporate gentle, curving turns into nearby passages that

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

a wall or similar barrier. It can’t go around corners, but creative dungeon builders incorporate curving turns into nearby passages that allow the stone to keep moving. Detect and Disarm. As a Study

the creature to fall into the pit, which has sharpened wooden or metal spikes at the bottom. The lid remains open thereafter. A creature that falls into the pit lands at the bottom and takes 3 (1d6

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

builders incorporate curving turns into nearby passages that allow the stone to keep moving. Detect and Disarm. As a Study action, a creature can examine the section of floor that forms the pressure plate

bottom. The lid remains open thereafter. A creature that falls into the pit lands at the bottom and takes 3 (1d6) Bludgeoning damage from the fall plus 9 (2d8) Piercing damage from the spikes. Detect

Dungrunglung

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

the king. The grungs attack and subdue characters who resist. If the adventurers accept, they are taken through the maze to the shrine, where they are received by King Groak. He offers sanctuary and

who insults or defies him. Lining the bottom of his pool are 33 gp and a fist-sized chunk of green quartz (50 gp). 5. Grung Hovels Dotted about the shores of the lake are several squat huts made from

Barn Door Locations

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

into the stone walls and fronted by wood-and-glass doors are stuffed full of rations. Huge windows seal off a pair of alcoves set into the tower walls, and an inward-curving wall between the

called rockets, which are attached to the bottom of the tower. B3. Stonky’s Study This smaller tower is attached to the main tower’s second level. The door to this area is sealed with an arcane lock

Upper Level B1-B9

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

that opens up through the crumbling wall of the antechamber is illuminated by a single brazier. At the end of the passage, a set of curving stone stairs descends farther down into darkness. If the

Chapel If Lord Viallis has been alerted to the characters’ presence, three cult fanatics are at the bottom of the north stairs watching for anyone approaching from area B4. These cultists hide along

Torrents Locations

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

mosaics of tentacles flank a set of black marble doors in the south wall. Reliefs of long, curving fangs line the arc of the door frame. The double doors push open to reveal an underwater passage to

tentacles, which convene at the top around a circular fanged mouth. At the southwestern end of the plaza, a set of curving stairs climbs above the water. Four kuo-toa worship at the altar, while a

Tier 1 Locations

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

DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices that the curving wall just west of the southern entrance is less smooth than the other walls, holding stair-like footholds. They go about four feet up the side

coins that once lay at the bottom of the well have been plundered; see area G10 for their fate. A Hostile Behir hides about 20 feet down the well. Angered at the proximity of Xabazhut to its territory

Howling Caves Locations

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

, which continues on the other side ten feet away. Fog obscures the chasm’s depths. The chasm is 50 feet deep, and the lower 40 feet of it is heavily obscured by fog. At the bottom of the chasm are

Nangalore

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

. Without the steps, climbing the inward-curving wall requires a climbing kit and a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. The message, scrawled in Old Omuan, states, “True love, faithful general

lazily through it, and waterbirds paddle on the surface. Their ripples obscure something on the bottom of the pool, so you can’t quite make it out, but the bottom appears to be blanketed in oddly shaped

Tomb Locations

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

the dais is a sun blade placed there by Valin. It came into her possession years before, after she had received two visions about it—one in which she used the weapon to slay a great enemy, and one in

sarcophagus to face her, hoping to entice the characters to approach the magically warded sarcophagus at the bottom of the pit. Canopic Gallery. The gallery below the main platform houses eight canopic jars

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial

weep. Felogyr’s Fireworks This four-story stone structure constantly streams smoke of unusual colors from various vents and chimneys. From the elaborate showroom spanning the bottom two floors

Guildhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

middle of the yard is a stone well rigged with a simple bucket winch. The well is 30 feet deep and has fresh water filling its bottom 5 feet. The well’s winch and rope are sturdy enough to bear 250

mostly empty tower chamber. A wooden staircase hugs the west wall. A thug sits near the bottom of the stairs, engrossed in a saucy novella. If this guard detects intruders, he tries to run up the

Lower City Gazetteer

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

, Lupin has received parcels containing pieces of the shattered shield, each bearing a tiny constellation upon it. Lupin is convinced it’s a map, but to where, and whether that destination is terrestrial

chimneys. From the elaborate showroom spanning the bottom two floors, alchemist Avery Sonshal (neutral male human mage) maintains his family’s longstanding monopoly on smokepowder production in Baldur’s

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

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

everywhere. The bottom of the pool is open to the ship’s flooded bilge, allowing all the water in the ship to be heated from this area. That opening can’t be seen from above through the smoke, steam, and dirty

task, and bring the candidate to the temple, where we shall appraise its worth. Dory received this note from one the Whisperer’s minions in response to Jarme’s arrest. It tasks Dory with finding more

Ironslag: Lower Level

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

supersedes any other commands the golem has received. The golem is magically programmed to shut down after 1 hour. Once it shuts down, the golem can’t be reactivated for 1 hour. Treasure The ingot embedded

has wrapped her luxurious orange hair around a black dragon’s horn, giving her a coiffure that looks like a curving pillar of flame. She is a fire giant, with the following changes: Brimskarda’s dragon

Palace Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

know better than to enter the palace without an invitation. Badger Minstrels. Each of these four badgers received one of Skabatha Nightshade’s awaken spells, which granted it an Intelligence of 10 and

isn’t taken from the hand, it can be retrieved from the bottom of the lake, which is 10 feet deep. Taking the Crown. Its sharp needles make the crown difficult to handle without gloves or gauntlets

Greater Caverns Locations

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

to the ceiling down to the floor. Tracks have worn smooth paths from ledge to ledge across the curving floor. The thunderous griding of stone echoes throughout the cave, as three boulders roll along

this cave. The elementals attack any intruders. Treasure. A scattering of treasure glints in the bottom of the cave: 60 pp, 285 gp, 87 sp, three rubies worth 300 gp each, and a +1 War Pick. G5: Tilted

Metallic Dragons

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

defines the shape of a bronze dragon’s head. Curving horns extend out from the crest, echoed by spines on its lower jaw and chin. To help them swim, bronze dragons have webbed feet and smooth scales. A

are well received by a gold dragon, as long as they aren’t bribes. Reserved Shapeshifters. Gold dragons are respected by the other metallic dragons for their wisdom and fairness, but they are the most

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