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Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
boxes with simple fittings to elaborate, gilded sarcophagi and reverent, fabric-lined caskets.
Beyond the City of Doors, animated coffins serve similar—albeit less industrial—roles
table presents some contents an animated coffin might contain when encountered.
Animated Coffin Contents
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1d4 swarm of bats
2
1d4 Skeleton;skeletons packed like
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other
crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
Bard
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of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Empty Bridge This location is presented on map 8.3. Mike Schley Map 8.3: Empty Bridge A river of dark water, thirty feet wide, flows around this floating nodule like a ring. A flat stone bridge
the strange environment. Both creatures are concealed by the dark, churning water and make attacks against anyone who gets close, particularly creatures affected by the magical symbol on the bridge
Orc
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, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death.
Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who
relieved of their other roles and taken to the lair’s whelping pens, where they are tended to by Luthic’s followers.
Orcs don’t take mates, and no pair-bonding occurs in a tribe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
nearby upward-sloping passages, raised floors, or rising stairs to contain the water 15 Lava flows through the area (50 percent chance of a stone bridge crossing it) 16 Overgrown mushrooms block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M6. Performers’ Quarters The walls of this gloomy chamber are lined with black-veiled compartments that contain makeshift beds. The furniture is sparse: a few wooden tables and chairs, a box of junk
in one corner, and flickering lanterns resting here and there. Five performers occupy the room. Two of them pace nervously while the others weep.
The actors here perform their roles reluctantly and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
characters toward area G6 if he believes them to be cultists and also reminds them of the pass phrase to cross the stone bridge (area G9) safely: “We walk in the shadow of Ogrémoch!” If the characters refuse
Stone Bridge The following boxed text assumes that the characters arrive here via the tunnel to the north or south: The passage opens onto a smooth stone bridge flanked by boulders. The bridge is five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
drawbridge that spans a waterway. To control the flow of traffic through town, Tockworth has raised the following bridges: the Old Lockford–Cavemouth bridge, the Cavemouth–Smoldertown bridge, one of the
structures (about 12 feet high) with stone doors that are 5 feet high and 3 feet wide. Building interiors tend to be unlit (which is of little concern to deep gnomes, who have darkvision), and they contain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
. A wooden drawbridge allows passage over a steep ditch surrounding the keep. The bridge is currently drawn shut.
Two guards stand before the raised bridge. As you approach, one of the guards shouts
riders strong. I hope to become one.” (True)
Social Interaction. Player characters can meet many different people throughout the keep. As DM, you assume the roles of these nonplayer characters, whom you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
the City of Doors, animated coffins serve similar—albeit less industrial—roles. Natural ambushers and tireless sentries, animated coffins guard ancient necropolises, family crypts, and the lairs of
an Undead army. Animated coffins are rarely empty. The Animated Coffin Contents table presents some contents an animated coffin might contain when encountered. Animated Coffin Contents d6 Contents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. The noise comes from the gibberling in area F2. Steamy Stream. A metal bridge spans this 5-foot-deep stream, which issues from the workshop in area F8 and is scalding hot. A creature that enters the
three identical storerooms. Each room is long and narrow with iron storage carts along the walls. The storerooms and their contents are detailed below. F4a: Food. The carts in this room contain flour
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other creatures wouldn’t feel safe. Kobolds take
opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure, designed to collapse under the weight of any creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
; from just about any point the characters find the canal, they can see one of the bridge torches. The dwarves of Besilmer built the canal to channel the spring in area C26 away from their delvings and
Bridge The stairs on each side of the canal climb 10 feet from the quays, so the bridge is 15 feet above the water level. A stone bridge spans the canal in a single elegant arch. Steps on each side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
area 4 fire at any exposed characters in area 1 if they have been alerted by the sentries. Wark and Thark flee through the door into area 3.
Round 3. Wark and Thark cross the rope bridge in area 3
other archers continue to fire at exposed characters. The orcs in the eastern half of area 3 cut the rope bridge and prepare to defend the doors that lead to area 5.
Round 8. The orcs in area 14 arrive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
whether you believe you’re suited to such a life. The Military Force Envoy Roles table suggests a variety of military roles you could fill and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role
. Military Force Envoy Roles Role Backgrounds Combatant Criminal, Folk Hero, Outlander, Sailor, Soldier Tactician Acolyte, Folk Hero, Noble, Outlander, Sage, Soldier Medic Acolyte, Folk Hero, Hermit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
illusory form and the real creature beneath it—and the hags attempt to prevent such contact.
If the characters attack and destroy the hags, the cottage can contain a crude map indicating the location of
the clock tower bridge if the characters are likely to seek out such a mysterious site on their own. Or one of Banrion’s fey servants (a satyr, a knightly sprite mounted on a stirge, and so forth) can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Areas of the Earth Temple B1. Gargoyle Chasm The passage leads to a subterranean chasm spanned by a zigzagging, ten-foot-wide stone bridge without railings. The bridge links tunnels leading north and
south. The chasm floor is fifty feet below the bridge and consists of a jumbled mass of boulders. To the west, the chasm narrows and continues for some distance.
Three gargoyles guard the area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Anatomy of a War Band A gnoll war band is likely to contain a variety of gnolls and other creatures, and no two of these groups have the same composition. The gnolls that make up the rank and file
have different attributes and thus different roles in the war band’s assaults. Augmenting the warriors that comprise the bulk of the force are the hunters, specialists in sneaking and attacking at range
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Tyndal’s Bridge when approaching from the south. The tannery’s location, up on the hill, does little to contain the stink of the process, and the Watermen’s Guild dumps the city’s waste over the side
of the bridge. On hot days, the scents exuded from both sites can be overwhelming, which is why I have again asked the Alliance to assign a different agent to visit on next summer’s rounds. Tyndal’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
features.)
Braziers. Alcoves in the north wall contain two braziers fashioned from melted-down iron armor and weapons. Each is alight with burning coals that shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and
roles, the arcanaloths learned everything they could about Laduguer’s principles of conduct. To their surprise, Aximus and Exekarus found these principles compelling. Some of the arcanaloths’ favorite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
are not described below are assumed to contain nothing of interest. 1: Captain’s Chair An impressive chair is posed at the end of a catwalk so its occupant can look down onto the bridge floor. Green
dead mind flayer as a trophy. Treasure. Lying on the deck near the dead mind flayer is an Ioun stone (reserve). The stone currently holds a single casting of the shield spell. 4: Bridge Floor The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Star Forge Locations These locations are keyed to the map. Dyson Logos Map: Star Forge View Player Version 1: Broken Bridge Crumbling piers and shattered bits of arches are all that remain of this
broken stone bridge.
When the characters reach the bridge, three apparitions of acidic mist float up from the lake below to meet the party. The apparitions are vaguely human-shaped and are hostile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, and the furnishings are beginning to deteriorate similarly. Flakes of ash cloud the air.
All the library’s books have been destroyed. Secret Door and Bridge. A secret door is hidden in the east wall
behind a bookshelf, and any character who searches the wall for secret doors finds it automatically. The secret door can be pulled open to reveal part of a stone bridge that used to connect to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
T1), who arrive 2 rounds later to investigate. Treasure. The shelves contain twenty-six vials of acid, a potion of animal friendship, two potions of healing (greater), two potions of resistance (one
area T1 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key that unlocks this door. Trapped Safes. The two document safes in this room contain secret information about local nobles and government officials
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
and can thereafter be opened and closed without the emerald. A character who succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check recalls that emeralds are used to contain water elementals. Whenever a
stone bridge. Nozzles embedded in the north and south walls shoot blasts of air across the bridge.
A creature that falls into the acid takes 21 (6d6) acid damage. Any creature that starts its turn in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
, contact me and let me know, then await further instructions.”
Tarto tosses you a satchel. “This here is a bag of holding. You can use it to contain the meteorite. The impact site is nearby. If the
founder and chief financial officer. He manages the institution’s operations alongside a small group of powerful high-ranking officers, known collectively as “the Bridge.” While most of its candidates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
mottled with patches of brilliant blue, and matching blue eyes.
Quote: “Academy accounts payable, Sor’kur speaking, please hold.”
Bridge Quarters Security Level: Gold (Bridge Rank) Only These opulent
chambers are home to the Bridge—the high-ranking officers who run Spelljammer Academy. In addition to the officers’ quarters, this level contains a private banqueting chamber, a library of spellbooks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
with fresh provisions, nothing in this cellar gives away their presence. The barrels contain salted pork and beef, flour, sugar, apples, and ale. Moving barrels around to thoroughly search them is a
fight and try to surprise intruders. The barrels here contain similar provisions to those in area R1. Treasure. All three Redbrands wear belt pouches holding treasure. The first holds 16 sp and 7 gp; the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(25 gp each), a black coral necklace (250 gp), and a mummified elven hand wearing two gem-studded gold rings (250 gp each). Crates 1 through 3 contain poisoned rations. A character who inspects these
sucked out. Lying at the orog’s feet is a greataxe. 13g. Bridge The door to the bridge stands slightly ajar. N’ghathrod, ther mind flayer captain, is here (see the “Captain N’ghathrod” sidebar). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Brimstone Hold Locations The following locations are keyed to map 13.2. Map 13.2: DM’s Map View Player Version B1: Bridge A broad stone bridge spans the fiery river, its arches luridly lit from
below. Three-foot-high barriers line the causeway’s edges, funneling travelers toward the gatehouse of Vrakir’s imposing fortress.
The bridge crosses the lava river at its narrowest point, spanning 300
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19i-Y19hq) Y19i. Force Bridge A 7-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide window at the north end of area Y19b overlooks a 35-foot-wide gap in the spire’s superstructure. On the far side of
this gap, a similar window opens into the Chamber of Sorcery (area Y19j). Between these windows stretches a magical, invisible 5-foot-wide plane of force that serves as a bridge. (On map 7.3, this bridge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. On a failed check, the climber falls 40 feet. The safer route across the bridge can be accessed only through the warehouse. The warehouse workers don’t want any trouble. If the characters bully their
feet above the broad mud pool below. A wooden trough connects the ship to a nearby water tower, and a crude bridge suspended between the crane and the ship’s deck promises a treacherous climb. Steam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
are spaced at regular intervals throughout the place. Barrels, crates, and trunks have been stacked against the wall at the southern end. A wide opening in the southeast wall leads to a stone bridge
while the other is sitting at a desk, consulting a tome and writing. Treasure One of the priests carries a potion of fire breath. The footlockers contain a total of 36 sp and 19 gp. E9. Ogre Den Two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
has several specialized roles required for success in travel and trade: a barterer, an omener, a courser, and preferably a koletra. A barterer negotiates deals between the guros and other traders
, most Pheres herds contain a caller and a tromper. Pheres callers are typically druids or rangers who can draw animal assistance to their herd. Callers often have one or more animal allies at their






