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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

Tenser's Floating Disk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Tenser’s Floating Disk Level 1 Conjuration (Wizard) Casting Time: Action or Ritual Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury) Duration: 1 hour This spell creates a circular

change of 10 feet or more. For example, the disk can’t move across a 10-foot-deep pit, nor could it leave such a pit if it was created at the bottom. If you move more than 100 feet from the disk (typically because it can’t move around an obstacle to follow you), the spell ends.

Tenser's Floating Disk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Tenser’s Floating Disk 1st-level conjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury) Duration: 1 hour This spell creates a circular, horizontal plane of

or more. For example, the disk can’t move across a 10-foot-deep pit, nor could it leave such a pit if it was created at the bottom. If you move more than 100 feet from the disk (typically because it can’t move around an obstacle to follow you), the spell ends.

Forest Encounters (Levels 11–16)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Forest Encounters (Levels 11–16) d100 Encounter 01–03 1 werebear 04–05 1d4 druids performing a ritual for the dead (day only) or 1d4 banshees (night only) 06–07 1d3 couatls 08–10 1d3 gnoll fangs

of Yeenoghu with 2d6 + 3 gnolls 11–15 2d4 displacer beasts 16–20 1d6 + 2 veterans 21–25 A pool of clear, still water. Gold coins litter the bottom, but they disappear if removed from the pool. 26–30

Merrow

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

back to their underwater grottoes to feed. Transformed Merfolk. Long ago, a tribe of merfolk found an idol of Demogorgon at the bottom of the sea. Not knowing what it was, they brought the artifact

to their king. Everyone who touched the idol became afflicted with madness, including the king, who decreed that a sacrificial ritual be performed to open a gateway to the Abyss. The ocean turned red

Something Fishy in Town

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

. At the center of the ruins, a tall tower, mostly collapsed, rests atop a bluff. The only intact stone building sits at the bottom of the bluff, its white façade bearing the mark of Lathander

, and before her in the water there is 1 berserker per character, including sidekicks. They are trying to perform a ritual to summon water creatures to destroy the town. (These water creatures are faced

Types of Hags

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

left behind the world of the fey to roam the Lower Planes. They have dark blue or purple-black skin with white or light-colored eyes and thin, curving horns. A night hag is as least as tall as a human

to the environment of her current home. She might accomplish this transformation through force of will over time, or faster with the help of a ritual or assistance from her coven. The reasons for making such a change are as varied as the personalities and goals of hags.

Dungrunglung

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

talks of the great ritual to summon Nangnang. Once the characters are rested, Groak commands them to help Krr’ook make final preparations. If the party looks capable of putting up a good fight, they are

help her, Krr’ook will find a way to free the party members to aid in her task. Prisoners who are deemed “not useful” will either be roasted over a fire or sacrificed to Nangnang during the Great Ritual

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

drawbridge is down, and the portcullis is up. Read or paraphrase the following if the characters get close enough to see into the moat: The bottom of the dry moat is littered with bones as well as complete

Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of

Tresendar Manor Dungeon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Wisdom (Perception) check. 1. Cellar The stairway leading down into the cellar shows signs of recent foot traffic. Characters can find these tracks easily. When the characters open the door at the bottom

of the stairs, read: The door at the bottom of the stairs opens atop a set of double stairs that descend, north and south, about ten feet into a cellar. At the west end of that room, a cistern full of

Hideout Locations

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

about the monstrous books that wound up in Candlekeep, she shares the following information: Using a ritual taught to her by Nidalia, Korvala can create creatures known as gingwatzims. (Korvala claims

to be under the effect of a geas spell cast by Nidalia that prevents her from sharing this knowledge. This is a lie. Regardless, Korvala will not divulge the ritual.) Korvala can empower a newly

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

Canyon Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, such as chimeras, griffons, harpies, and manticores, make nests on the sides of the canyon. At the bottom of the gorge, a river cuts through the stone. A massive statue of Mogis is carved into an

appear on the Canyon Shrine Villains table. Canyon Shrine Villains d8 Villain 1 A minotaur captures and devours other creatures limb by limb as part of a bizarre ritual honoring Mogis. 2

Mbala

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

attack. Rite of Stolen Life Nanny Pu’pu is a worshiper of Myrkul, the Lord of Bones, and knows a ritual of transformation that can turn a dead humanoid into a zombielike creature. Characters who bring

ritual. She might also request a lock of Commander Breakbone’s hair and a few of his fingernails (see “Camp Vengeance”) or one of Saja N’baza’s iridescent scales (see “Orolunga”). Either would

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

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

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

The Cult of the Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

. All that now remains is to raise her temple in the Well of Dragons, sacrifice hundreds of victims whose souls will power an ancient ritual, and then use that ritual to open a portal through which Tiamat

will emerge from the Nine Hells. Cult Structure The cult has a simple hierarchical structure, consisting of initiates on the bottom, four ranks for cultists, and one highest rank for “Wearers of

Expanded Ziggurat

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

unoccupied space within 10 feet of the chute’s exit. A creature can choose to fail this saving throw. Clambering back up a chute requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. B65: Ritual

Chamber Eleven robed cultists chant within this ritual chamber. Each wears a horned, golden mask with four metallic tentacles sprouting from its chin. The cultists gather around a black marble altar

The Cult of the Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

that now remains is to raise her temple in the Well of Dragons, sacrifice hundreds of victims whose souls will power an ancient ritual, and then use that ritual to open a portal through which Tiamat

will emerge from the Nine Hells. Cult Structure The cult has a simple hierarchical structure, consisting of initiates on the bottom, four ranks for cultists, and one highest rank for “Wearers of Purple

The Cult of the Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

. All that now remains is to raise her temple in the Well of Dragons, sacrifice hundreds of victims whose souls will power an ancient ritual, and then use that ritual to open a portal through which Tiamat

will emerge from the Nine Hells. Cult Structure The cult has a simple hierarchical structure, consisting of initiates on the bottom, four ranks for cultists, and one highest rank for “Wearers of

Haven Locations

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

falls to the ground below, taking 14 (4d6) bludgeoning damage in either event. When the characters reach the bottom, they see an open archway at the base of the stairs. Beyond this archway lies area H2

destroy that kingdom and was bound into The Scrivener’s Tale by a powerful ritual created by Zyrian. The ghost can’t open the sealed door into the great library (area H8), but Zyrian can explain how the

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

Donigarten

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the bottom of the lake as well, whose depths are suffused with faerzress that makes them impenetrable to scrying and divination spells. Donigarten was spared from Demogorgon’s rampage. Although it is

is no god or goddess other than Lolth. Any who follows the dictates of another entity will be slain, preferably as a sacrifice to Lolth. Ritual worship of any entity other than Lolth is forbidden

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

from the pit but fell victim to the trap on the grate. The trap tore away half of the cultist’s jacket—the bloody cloth now at the pit’s bottom—and papers tumbled from the cultist’s pocket and through

. A pouf of wild black hair sprouts from the end of one of the blankets. Katerina Ladon Sarcelle Malinosh The cultists repurposed this crypt into a cell for one of their intended ritual victims

11. Lolth's Palace

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

”). Wardrobe. A tall, slender wardrobe made of purple wood stands against the south wall. (The wardrobe once contained ritual vestments, but they were stolen long ago. A search reveals nothing inside

.) Mirror Gate to Level 12. The mirror’s stone frame is carved with twisting vines, woven into which are the actual skulls of eleven human adventurers killed in Undermountain. Carved into the bottom of the

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

Gauntlet

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

. This untitled book details how one can become a mummy lord through a complex ritual that involves numerous unspeakable acts and vile ingredients. Some of its pages are burnt and illegible, while others

have been torn out. Nafik tried to transform himself into a mummy lord using this book’s ritual, but he lacked the requisite time and ingredients. His botched ritual transformed him into an unholy

Tomb Locations

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

own heart was removed three years ago as part of the unique ritual described in The Canopic Being. The magic of the ritual allows her to remember being involved in a ceremony that bound her to

Valin’s service, but she recalls no details of the transfer. The ritual likewise leaves no physical signs behind. Personality Trait. “I serve my masters in faith willingly, and I let fate and faith

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

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

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

(commoner) cleans the hut during the day and is confined in an iron cage outside at night. Treasure. Hanging on the walls between colorfully painted murals of landscapes are four wooden ritual masks

a ritual that lets them possess humanoids by “crawling under their skin.” (The elves have seen the ritual performed in Kartha-Kaya’s hut.) The yakfolk ambushed a patrol of dwarves from Citadel Adbar

Fortress Level 2

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

illumination because of an application of luminescent algae salvaged from the ocean bottom. They are not magical. Interrupting the Ritual. The ritual serves to placate and feed the Maw of Sekolah. It must be

with ivory handles (200 gp) 340 sp scattered loosely inside the container A silver goblet (50 gp) with the insignia of Prince Monmurg—a spire rising against a blue ocean sky—pressed into the bottom

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

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

“lunar crystal” infused with the moonlight of one of Krynn’s three moons. These crystals are essential to Teremini’s ritual and are protected by the ritual’s magic. Magic Balance. Krynn’s moons

represent a delicate balance of magical power, and Teremini’s ritual relies on this balance. If the lunar crystals’ magic is unbalanced, the ritual will be stopped. Moonlight Mirrors. The vault contains

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