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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
spell slot or charge expended by a creature in the gullet to cast a spell or activate a property of a magic item is wasted. While an effect is suppressed, it doesn’t function, but the time it
eye and mouth are closed, an eye monger looks like nothing more than a 12-foot-diameter asteroid. When it senses vibrations in the space around it, the eye monger opens its eye and reveals its true
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. All three are unlocked and (for the most part) empty. The chests cannot be moved, and they are impervious to damage and spells. Opening any chest reveals a 3-inch-long gold key protruding from an
chest is shut, the chest locks and the clamps snap shut on the key once more. Any character inside the chest when this happens is trapped. At the same time, a button magically appears on the lid of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
capstan’s spokes has a hidden button. Pressing the button unlocks and locks the capstan. While unlocked, a creature can use their action to turn the capstan clockwise, raising the six ballistae and the
with hands on the pommels of his famous, sheathed scimitars. The statue’s mouth is open in a goofy grin. A detect magic spell reveals that the statue radiates an aura of transmutation magic. Whenever a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
parts can spend 1 hour making repairs; at the end of the hour, the saucer regains 1d4 hit points. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the saucer. A knock spell or similar
machinery. Pressing the “Hover” button causes the landing gear to retract and the saucer to levitate 10 feet in the air. When the saucer is airborne, the joystick can be used to fly the saucer in any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inspection reveals that the flaming skull, the comet, and the tower are buttons that can be pressed. Flaming Skull. This carving represents Skullport. Each time this button is pressed, a magical
. Each time this button is pressed, a magical, disembodied male voice fills the room and says in Common, “Gate access to Stardock from level 16 only.”
Tower. This carving represents Halaster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
complex control panel.
Control Panel The control panel is covered with dials, switches, and buttons—including a hazy yellow button recognizable as one of the missing components of the Infernal
mummy rot antidote, and one vial of thessaltoxin antidote. See appendix C for all these items. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area advances the experiments underway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, give the players a copy of handout 24 in appendix E. It shows the control panel atop the iron lectern, as well as the wall engravings and rusty pipes. Inspection of the pipes reveals traces of the same
configuration 3 is illuminated. If the dial is turned, the currently lit crystal goes out and the crystal to the left or right (the direction the dial is turned) lights up. Blue Button. Pushing the blue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone giants, an adventurer used a mirror to trick the basilisk into targeting itself with its own petrifying gaze. It has remained a fixture of this cavern ever since. A detect magic spell reveals an
wand can use an action to expend 1 charge and create orchestral music by waving it around. The music can be heard out to a range of 60 feet and ends when the holder stops waving the wand. The wand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
covered with dials, switches, and buttons—including a light-purple button recognizable as one of the missing components of the Infernal Machine. Removing this component deactivates the controls and
labeled “Distilled Ettin Blood” (worth 25 gp to an alchemist), all used to facilitate the experiments here. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the owlbears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
adventure, as long as they can access fresh water every 4 hours. Control Panel The control panel is covered with dials, switches, and buttons—including a cloudy orange button recognizable as one of the
guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the lizardfolk renders on the tables to devolve back into standard lizardfolk.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
addition, twelve uncut rubies (worth 50 gp each) are being used as pieces for the board game. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals that the board resembles a partial map of the temple
, showing areas 1 to 22. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the guards to change shifts, leaving for areas 4 and 5. Spending 2 charges also brings the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
seams around the carving, suggesting the presence of a secret door. A successful check also reveals that the medusa’s obsidian pendant is a button. The button won’t depress unless the pit is open. A
stone button is set into one of the walls above the grate and is visible only to creatures under the rollers. When pressed, the button causes the rollers to stop turning and retract into the walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
humanoid, but a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals that the creature is a mix of humanoid and animal bones. The bones do not animate. When either of the first two pits are sealed, the
actual door leading to area 18. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area opens one closed pit at random, or closes one pit at random if all the pits are open.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Daehl denies the charge vehemently. He claims that any letter the characters present as evidence is “a clear forgery” until he sees a chance to escape. The cult spy is equivalent to a bandit captain
to dilute the poison among several flagons. (The dilution also makes the poison unlikely to be lethal; Justran is better at making ale than he is at making poison.) A brief investigation reveals that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when the mirror is touched with a magic wand that has at least 1 charge remaining. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this gate (see
unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Treasure The dwarf that was once Falkir Gravelfist wears a steel helm shaped like the head of a boar. A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Yinark. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around it. A creature seated on the throne has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks. For information on Wyllow, see the “Wyllow” section at
spell cast on it. A button carved in the shape of a twinkling star is hidden in a nearby wall fresco; a character who searches the wall spots it with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
components from the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check made to examine the gems reveals that they are connected to the statue with silver wires similar to those seen
worth 5,000 gp each. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area forces the eidolon to either enter or leave the sacred statue. Doing so causes the eidolon to attack if it is not already in combat with the characters. Statue of Moloch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
). If the ettin is defeated, examining the pouches around his necks reveals a collection of eyeballs and still-beating dragon hearts. The silver wires connect those living tissues to the ettin’s own
mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the chickens to lay more eggs, to the delight of the ettin. Both his heads call out for their steward to gather the eggs at once.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
eye and reveals its true, menacing nature. An eye monger has no use for treasure, but its belly might hold a fair amount of incidental valuables that it can’t digest, including coins, metal weapons
items but excluding those created by artifacts or deities, are suppressed inside the eye monger’s gullet. Any spell slot or charge expended by a creature in the gullet to cast a spell or activate a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
is in combat identifies a number of silver wires connecting the ranger’s cloak and backpack. If Barbatos is defeated, examining his body reveals that the backpack holds a troll’s still-beating heart
first provides advantage on this check. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes all the cage doors to rust with age and weaken, allowing the owls to break free
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
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
star spawn seer to investigate the complex beyond the portal and make certain the ritual to charge the Gith Capacitor was not interrupted. Playing the Pillars COMBAT
The star spawn manglers take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
its top, with an open eye carved above it. Close examination reveals that the pupil of the eye is a stone button that can be pressed. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the
had been torn from a larger structure. The slab is eight feet long, four feet wide, four feet high, and covered with frost.
Scraping off the frost on the slab reveals Draconic script etched into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
button recognizable as one of the missing components of the Infernal Machine. Removing this component deactivates the controls and releases the restraints on the tables, freeing Francache, Big Gadai
successful DC 18 Strength check. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes Andras to return to his quarters (area 8) to rest. If Andras and Stolos are both at this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
eye and reveals its true, menacing nature. Magic is suppressed inside an eye monger’s gullet, which prevents swallowed creatures from using magic to escape. Eye Monger Large Aberration, Typically
. Magical effects, including those produced by spells and magic items but excluding those created by artifacts or deities, are suppressed inside the eye monger’s gullet. Any spell slot or charge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
serve Strahd. The elders have died, leaving a pair of brothers named Luvash and Arrigal in charge. Both men are evil and willing to do whatever Strahd demands of them. These Vistani have two problems
, comprehend languages, hold person, identify, locate object, nondetection, polymorph, protection from evil and good, and wall of stone. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
medallion around its neck. All around the figure are carvings of locusts.
Close inspection reveals that one of the carved locusts is a button that can be pushed. When this happens, the stone block
serpent. One hieroglyph at a time, the dial reveals the correct sequence of floor tiles to stand on: vulture, serpent, door, reed, scarab, scepter, foot, and urn. Stepping on a floor tile that matches the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Eagletalon. A successful DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check made to study the carved pillars reveals that a pillar can be empowered with radiant energy if the name of the hero it represents is
servants slew them. Gideon then turned them into four minotaur skeletons that attack as soon as any character enters this area. The minotaur skeletons attempt to charge characters, knocking them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
nearby forest for signs of trouble. Shortly after the characters arrive, Overseer Hwang Jung-Soon, the official in charge of the site, approaches them. What the Overseer Knows Hwang Jung-Soon (lawful good
emits dim light for 10 feet and no heat. The detect magic spell reveals that the candle has an aura of evocation magic. If the name Dae Won-Ha is spoken within 10 feet of the candle, it momentarily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
; the other two feed and play with the young troglodytes in the rear cave. 7g. Chieftain’s Cave The last troglodyte chieftain was killed by drow some time ago, leaving Kol’daan in charge. Lurking in the
sculpture represents the demon-god Laogzed, worshiped by many troglodytes. Treasure. Smashing open the mud sculpture of Laogzed reveals fifty malachite gemstones (10 gp each).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
the journal from Kwalish’s original expedition — and a final brain in a jar. Creature. The brain in a jar in this area belongs to the bone devil that founded the monastery. It is in charge of the
journal is set with all manner of gears. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check confirms that these are not just decorative, but appear to be set in some sort of working order. The same check reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
head upstairs (see “Upstairs Bedrooms” below). Entering area 4 reveals a most macabre version of the inn’s kitchen. The transformed kitchen’s shelves contain all manner of ingredients suitable for a
goblins and thrown upstairs to be eaten by the chuuls. Chance heard the goblins talking about a ritual with someone named Splugoth in charge. Treasure. In this reality, a small chest by the bed in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
”. The characters are charged with disturbing the peace, a minor offense that carries a fine and results in an edict. The charge stems from their conduct in encounter 3, “Street Chase.” Depending on how
If a character becomes attuned to the Stone of Golorr, it reveals the location of the Vault of Dragons, beneath an old tower in the Sea Ward, and the three keys needed to enter it. When the characters are ready to visit the location, proceed with encounter 7, “Old Tower.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
his once-splendid tomb, the ghost lingers here to warn honorable travelers of its dangers. If the characters don’t attack, the ghost reveals the following information, then fades away: Escaping the
coffin. B40: Southwest Corridor Near the end of this long corridor, a marble slab with a bronze hand ring bolted to it interrupts the floor.
The slab is a trapdoor. Pulling the ring reveals a ladder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Maze. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the model maze. A creature that touches the maze becomes the target of a maze spell (save DC 15). Once the effect triggers, it
nearby audience chamber (area X18). The bell amplifies sounds underneath it and transmits those sounds to the audience chamber. Scrying Circle. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
release a rain of arrows from turrets up higher on the lighthouse. The trap can be bypassed by pressing a hidden button on the door, requiring a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check to
1 round after the door is opened. Development. The ghost and the corpse are all that remain of a deceased member of the Order of the Stout Half-Pint, Patsy McRoyne. An examination of the body reveals






