both builders diffusing connected resolve

2. Vast Cavern

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

scrap metal. Builders. Four scaladar (see appendix A) are hauling new pieces of metal to the arch and attaching them to it. The cavern is dark aside from the intermittent light of welding sparks coming

, and immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons that aren’t made of adamantine. Destroying the arch all but dooms the project, since Zox lacks the resolve to start

Noteworthy Sites

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

Noteworthy Sites Each city district features its own architectural aesthetics. The districts cling to volcanic islands connected by sturdy stone bridges, ferries, and steam-powered funiculars. Bright

eventually, whether to smuggle goods, avoid taxes, or quietly resolve conflicts. Society lieutenants run gambling dens disguised as tea rooms along the pier, while samurai and scoundrels test their

Mapping a Dungeon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

more interesting and make combat encounters in those areas more challenging. Give the dungeon some wear and tear. Unless you want to stress that the dungeon’s builders were extraordinarily skillful

, collapsed passages can be commonplace, cutting off formerly connected sections of the dungeon from each other. Past earthquakes might have opened chasms within a dungeon, splitting rooms and corridors to

Noteworthy Sites

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

peoples of this land dwell in scattered outposts connected by walkways called the Grassroads. Map 14.4: ataguaView Player Version The Grassroads The Grassroads are a system of elevated, 15-foot-wide

of Builders, the engineers and workers who repair and extend the Grassroads. Every six years they rebuild this encampment, which they affectionately call the Devil’s Hammock. The second outpost was

Silver Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

its highest levels extending fully into the sky. Map 5.13: silver dragon lair View Player Version Silver Dragon Lair Features The silver dragon lair shown in map 5.13 is composed of three connected

any clues as to its original builders. Its walls are hung with velvet tapestries featuring heroic figures performing a variety of glorious acts. Side Chambers. A few small private side chambers allow

Staff

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

in the “Services” section in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook, untrained hirelings provide general labor, and can function as builders, cleaners, porters, and other workers. Untrained hirelings can

, and flaws, along with a shared history, can all add depth to a group of untrained hirelings. Those musicians might be connected by the ideal of tradition, and bound to the franchise to protect a

The Winding Way

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

Pit and Illusion The builders placed several open pits throughout the Winding Way, each measuring 6 feet by 6 feet and with a depth of 10 feet. Covering each pit is an illusory section of floor (major

handle of the door is connected to a hidden wire that releases a large stone above the door onto anyone who tries to open it. A character who has a passive Perception score of 16 or higher notices the

Cragmaw Castle Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

, trying to overwhelm the adventurers and drive them out of the castle. Trap. The dusty plaster and rubble in front of the door leading to area 8 conceals a copper tripwire connected to linchpins hidden in

knowledge), Mystra (goddess of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (goddess of luck). This is an obvious sign that the builders of the castle were human. Developments If combat erupts here, the

Illithinoch Locations

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

through the holes to unlatch the door from the inside, but mind flayers can unlatch the doors from the inside by reaching through the holes with their tentacles. Illithinoch’s original builders didn’t

up to ten creatures at a time. The elder brain can let those creatures telepathically hear each other while connected in this way. Actions Multiattack. The elder brain makes two Tentacle attacks

Fane Locations

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

losing to Karg. When the party arrives, he calls out, “I wanna play dese li’l guys! Hey, puny-bones! Wanna play?” If a character accepts the challenge, resolve the outcome of each game with an

knows that these weapons are important and somehow connected to places of elemental power called “nodes.” If he is set free, Darreth is brave enough to accompany the characters if they so wish, and also

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