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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage; 5 charges), magic missile (1 charge), ray of enfeeblement (1 charge), or wall of force (5 charges).Ringlerun became an adventurer to better satisfy his craving for
made him the envy of many rival spellcasters.
Ringlerun has a good heart, but he’s easily distracted by intellectual pursuits. He would rather spend time in quiet contemplation or reading than in
Glyph of Warding
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Spells
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When you cast this spell, you inscribe a glyph that later unleashes a magical effect. You inscribe it either on a surface (such as a table or a section of floor or wall) or within an object that can
triggers include opening that object, approaching within a certain distance of the object, or seeing or reading the glyph. Once a glyph is triggered, this spell ends.
You can further refine the
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When you cast this spell, you inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor, a wall, or a table) or within an object that can be closed to conceal the glyph (such as a book
common triggers are opening the object, approaching within a certain distance of it, or seeing or reading the glyph.
You can further refine the trigger so the spell is activated only under certain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K25. Audience Hall Dim light from the courtyard falls into this great hall through the broken glass and iron latticework of a large window in the west wall. This immense room is a place of chilly
wall. Farther south, a single door also leads from the east wall. Staircases at both ends of the north wall lead down. At the far southern end of the hall, a large wooden throne stands atop a marble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
First Floor The first floor of the tower is an open room. A ladder affixed to the back wall leads up through a trapdoor to the floor above. A pile of bones and moldering clothes lies in the corner
— the remains of the tower’s former owner. Treasure Searching through the remains turns up two empty potion bottles and a potion of mind reading.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Opening the Way When the characters reach the wall of the Reghed Glacier at the spot specified by Vellynne Harpell or Professor Skant, read: An immense, glistening wall of blue ice stands before you
. It seems impenetrable, but then you notice that a lighter-colored stripe nearly bisects the wall at one point. This must be the frozen waterfall Vellynne spoke of!
Vellynne or Professor Skant urges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contains the following: Desk. A plain desk is situated against the west wall. If Violence is here, she’s seated in the chair, facing the wall, reading a scorched spellbook.
Door Plaque. The northeast door
Spellcasting Hall (area 17). Treasure Violence’s scorched spellbook contains all the spells she has prepared, plus the following: alter self, cloud of daggers, hypnotic pattern, and wall of fire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W10. Glassblower’s Workshop A dirty window in the south wall allows dim light to enter this room. Wine bottles are manufactured here, as evidenced by the tools lying about, the wooden rack full of
freshly blown glass bottles along the south wall, the hearth built into the southwest corner, and the barrel of sand standing next to it. A staircase descends underground, and between it and the rack of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the reading niche (area 6), the headmaster’s office (area 15a), Wormriddle’s workshop (area 23c), the kitchen (area 27a), and the study hall (area 39).
Bed and Footlocker. Against the far wall
8. Student Dormitories Each room contains identical furnishings: Pneumatic Tubes. A row of five pneumatic tubes is attached to one wall. These tubes are labeled with their destinations and connect to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
placed there. An iron lever protrudes from the south wall, west of the tomb’s entrance. Raising the lever lifts the portcullis at the top of the stairs. Pulling it down lowers the portcullis. The coffin
is sleeping in his casket. Treasure Sergei’s embalmed body is clothed in shining +2 plate armor. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is inside the coffin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K6. Overlook Dark clouds overhead drizzle constantly. A flagstone avenue passes between empty outbuildings, leading to a stone-paved overlook. The overlook has a low stone wall adorned with outward
thousand feet below. If a character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher peers over the wall, add: Underneath the platform on which you stand, about one hundred feet down, a stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Reading Niche Desks. In the middle of the room stands a row of desks. Seated behind one of the desks is Spite Harrowdale (NE male Rashemi human archmage who speaks Abyssal, Common, Dwarvish
southwest walls. The books are organized by topic.
Pneumatic Tubes. A row of ten pneumatic tubes is fastened to the back wall. Beneath the tubes is a shelf of empty copper canisters.
Spite is holding a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Melissara’s Study Bookcase. A long bookcase with glass doors takes up much of the north wall (see “Bookcase” below).
Desk. A sturdy writing desk covered in stacks of parchment stands against
the east wall (see “Desk” below).
Workbench. A workbench near the south wall holds a set of alchemist’s supplies.
Bookcase The bookcase’s glass doors aren’t locked. Treasure. The case holds texts on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wood. The coffin’s fittings are of brilliant brass, and the lid is closed. South of the coffin are three gloomy alcoves. An iron lever protrudes from the north wall, east of the tomb’s entrance
. Raising the lever lifts the portcullis at the top of the stairs. Pulling it down lowers the portcullis. Lying under the earth near the east wall of the tomb are three vampire spawn brides dressed in soiled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wooden desks with comfortable matching chairs, as well as overstuffed reading chairs positioned in the corners. Each desk has a drawer containing blank parchment, quill pens, and jars of ink
.
Pneumatic Tubes. Thirteen copper pneumatic tubes are fastened to the north wall, with a shelf of empty copper canisters below them.
Pneumatic Tubes The tubes connect to various other locations in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
home to a purplish black pudding that bursts forth if the cask is broken open. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is inside one of the empty casks along the north wall, hidden there by Cyrus Belview.
a crack at the southern end of the west wall. The crack is half an inch wide, 5 inches tall, and 12 inches deep; it leads to area K18. Wine Casks Each of the twelve large casks here rests on its side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. This chamber has several exits, including a large set of double doors in the west wall, a door at each end of the north wall, and a door to the south. The painting above the fireplace depicts Tatyana, a
both women were born with the same soul. The back wall of the fireplace contains a secret door, which is opened by lifting the poker from its stand. The fire must be extinguished in order for anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
-foot-high domed ceiling. A balcony runs the length of the west wall, fifty feet above the floor. In the center of the balcony, two dark shapes are slumped in tall chairs.
Benches coated with
golden thread (worth 250 gp) and a suit of chain mail, both nonmagical. Gustav’s black mace is a mace of terror. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
sculpted rock. Anyone who has seen the castle recognizes this replica for what it is. The ceiling here is 15 feet high. A secret door in the south wall can be pulled open to a staircase landing (area X21
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. Inside the hidden compartment is a tome of understanding. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s hidden in the miniature castle. The characters must smash their way into the castle to reach it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S9. Gardens Nestled between rising and plunging cliffs are four rectangular garden plots enclosed by a five-foot-high wall of mortared stones. White rabbits nibble on turnips uprooted by the cold
locked. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, the item is hidden in the straw-filled gullet of the southernmost scarecrow. If the treasure is removed from the scarecrow, seven wights erupt from the gardens and attack. They wear tattered livery of Strahd’s house.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
is an ornate, bowl-shaped vessel made of yet more bones.
The doors to the north and south are sheathed in bone, but the steel-banded double doors in the center of the east wall are not. Above these
Castle Ravenloft. The skull weighs 250 pounds. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is lying on the bone table. If your card reading indicates an encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is in a position where it can view its surroundings. Psychic Hauntings The Caves of Hunger have a way of capturing and holding on to psychic trauma. In certain locations, the text will ask you to check
or fearful event in their past. The scent does not have a source.
6 One party member (determined randomly) sees a dark, hulking shape moving through the wall, ceiling, or floor, as though it were swimming through the ice. The effect is illusory, harmless, and fleeting.
7–12 No haunting.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
area P9, but the passage is so choked with rubble and ice that it can’t be used. P3. Upside-Down Library Tall bookshelves affixed to the outer wall have spilled their contents onto the ceiling-turned
-hewn tunnel against the north wall leads down to area P6 on level 2. P4. Upside-Down Workshop This room contains shattered and jumbled equipment, much of it near two heavy wooden worktables—one on its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the writings must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. Success indicates that the character recognizes the danger and stops reading. Failure indicates the character absorbs the power of the fiendish lore
, haste, protection from energy, water breathing, Evard’s black tentacles, fire shield, wall of fire, hold monster, chain lightning, and disintegrate. Access to Arauthator’s Lair Near the western end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the stalagmite. Such creatures encounter what feels like an unbreakable wall of force surrounding the entire stalagmite and extending under the cavern floor. CAPTURING IPSES
Characters who lurk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
stone and blend in with the surrounding walls. A secret door can be found by a character who searches the surrounding wall and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check.
Ivy. The ivy enveloping
the manse is poisonous and makes the walls difficult to climb. Scaling a wall requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. A creature that comes into contact with ivy must succeed on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
9. Basement The cellar is damp and smells like apples and vinegar. Bags of apples and sacks of potatoes line one wall. Three prisoners are chained along another wall: a dwarf with a chopped and
, enchantments, and physical torments. She intends to try a more powerful form of mind-reading after she can pull together materials. Miresella This young woman from Baldur’s Gate came to Parnast with a caravan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Zombie Escape Set the scene by reading the following boxed text aloud: Groans fill the air as moaning humanoid figures covered in dried bird droppings sprint toward you on the road. As these beings
Iniarv’s Tower by smashing a hole through a tower wall are chased by Chimera Crew members Alevene Windcoat and Niri Bronzecrown, who are chaotic evil human veterans. There are two greater zombies plus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
9. Basement The cellar is damp and smells like apples and vinegar. Bags of apples and sacks of potatoes line one wall. Three prisoners are chained along another wall: a dwarf with a chopped and
, enchantments, and physical torments. She intends to try a more powerful form of mind-reading after she can pull together materials. Miresella This young woman from Baldur’s Gate came to Parnast with a caravan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the writings must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. Success indicates that the character recognizes the danger and stops reading. Failure indicates the character absorbs the power of the fiendish lore
, haste, protection from energy, water breathing, Evard’s black tentacles, fire shield, wall of fire, hold monster, chain lightning, and disintegrate. Access to Arauthator’s Lair Near the western end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
conical rooftop (areas 31–area 33) juts upward and outward from the southeastern part of the wall, rising another 120 feet into the air. Trees and shrubs sprout from the ground here and there, and
. Floating 10 feet above the floor in the middle of this circular room is the castle’s navigation orb (see appendix B), which Sansuri uses to control the movement of Lyn Armaal. The inside wall of the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
include a narrow bed with a moldy mattress and an elegantly carved headboard, an empty wooden dresser, a nightstand, a coat rack, and a padded armchair. An oval mirror hangs on the wall next to the door
. C11. Guest Room This room is similar to area C10, except that its door is closed. C12. Study Against the west wall stands a handsome rolltop desk, north of which two leather-padded armchairs face a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
5. Slave Pens For the past two months, the Redbrands have been capturing travelers in the area and holding them in these pens until they can be sold into slavery. This long room is partitioned into
piled carelessly against the far wall.
Two Redbrand ruffians in scarlet cloaks stand guard here, though they spend most of their time taunting the hapless prisoners (see the “Captives” section). If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
M12 or break through the ceiling from the attic above area M10. This room is bare except for a bookshelf covered in chains against one wall, a plain wooden bench, and a reading desk built into the
in an intricate dance. The far wall is almost completely covered by a map of the night sky, with a golden sunburst in the center above a closed door.
The cabinets are crowded with skulls, bones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
smite, dispel magic
4th level (2 slots): staggering smite
Characters who inspect the fireplace notice a shield-shaped patch on the wall above the mantelpiece. A magic shield once hung above the
meaningful way, however, because of the oaths they have sworn to Vladimir Horngaard. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that Sir Godfrey is Strahd’s enemy and the characters






