caring reining grinding to have requires

Planting Adventure Seeds

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

requires finesse. The lure should be compelling, but not so irresistible that the players stop caring about what their characters are doing right now. To keep players from straying, save your best

The Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

the Balance and its implications requires a grasp of events on a cosmic level, very few people or entities fully embrace the idea. Those few, however, make up a formidable force that can mix martial and

magical power to keep the extremists of the Blood War in check. To an outside observer, a disciple of the Balance might act cruelly or heartlessly one day, and benevolent and caring the next. A

Octopus Attack

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

tricky as the ship rocks back and forth. Treat the floor as difficult terrain. Climbing stairs or a ladder requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, unless a character has a climbing speed. On a failed

creatures indiscriminately, caring only about spreading chaos. Each one assaults the closest creature that is not a demon. The vermin aboard ship flee to the upper decks, reaching area 1 by round 3. They attack the characters on sight and fight to the death.

Baba Yaga's Mortar and Pestle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Baba Yaga’s Mortar and Pestle Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) The creations of the immortal hag Baba Yaga defy the laws of mortal magic. Among the notorious implements that cement her

own, grinding the contents of the mortar into a mush or fine powder that’s equally useful for cooking or alchemy. At the start of each of your turns, whatever is in the mortar takes 4d10 force damage

18. Corridor Protected by Fear Gas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice the south door that leads into area 18A. Once that door is opened, the gas dissipates. 18A. False Crypt Beyond the door, a stairway leads

to shake and stones will begin to come down from the ceiling. Obviously the place is beginning to collapse, but take your time detailing the increasing rumblings, tremors, grinding noises, falling

1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

fear. Niche F. In a scene that shows various forms of crafting, twelve commoners are busy weaving rugs and baskets, carving totems, making pots, grinding stones for weapons, and making clothes. Treasure

digger completely, and the trapped character can’t breathe until dug out. Struggling out on one’s own requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check, and doing so takes 1 minute. Door. When the

Crypt Features

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

requires quelling all the crypt hauntings and defeating the ghosts. When this happens, a sigh like grinding stone echoes through the crypt, and each room momentarily flickers with light. No more crypt

Detention Bog Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

wood. D4. Confused Constructs The ground here is spongy and carpeted in soft green grasses. Heavy footfalls and shrieks of grinding metal emanate from the mists. A muddy steel crate rests amid the

its contents, lessening the explosion to 5 feet. This requires an action and a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. If the crate is covered with at least 10 feet of earth, the damage is

Helm's Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

edifice: the Cathedral of Helm. As much a fortification as it is a temple, the cathedral has a small building on its grounds that serves as an orphanage, wards for caring for the sick and injured, as well

as a newer addition that houses the mad and deformed who have been brought up from the catacombs. The settlement enjoys prosperity today, but such benefit was hard-won and requires vigilance to retain

Geode Locations

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

is a tunnel cloaked by a 6th-level major image spell to look like a solid stone wall. Discovering its nature from a distance requires a DC 19 Intelligence (Investigation) check, although direct

or falls from the bridge. Secret Way. Hidden at the back of one hook horror’s crevice is a narrow passage leading 20 feet up to area G7. The opening to this tunnel requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom

Blood Pens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

. It is impossible to notice a pit passively; finding one requires a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Each pit is filled with dead insects, so falling into one deals only half damage. Someone

character can step onto a plank bridge (see below). Knocking a slab down requires a successful DC 20 Strength check. If a slab is knocked down, the bridge collapses and packs of pigs rush into the open area

The Fissure

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

characters using the rope, but requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check by anyone climbing down the rough stone walls. On a failed check, a character tumbles down the sloping fissure and

key, they can open the doors without consequences. Opening the lock without the key requires a successful DC 17 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Any unsuccessful attempt to pick the lock triggers

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

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

the yakfolk village. Normal horses and ponies are reticent to climb the staircase. Coaxing such a creature to climb the stairs requires a DC 15 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. Magically summoned mounts

. Grain harvested from area 7 is brought here and made into flour. The grinding of the millstone, the cranking of the water wheel, and the rush of water pouring down the mountainside drown out most other

Keep Locations

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

blocks the castle’s water gate (area K11). It only takes one person to operate the capstan, but lowering the chain to allow a boat to pass requires a character to use three actions cranking. Treasure

fight. They attack anyone they don’t recognize, not caring if they injure or kill new recruits. K15. Chapel The keep’s chapel contains plain wooden pews facing a large altar at the west end of the room

Dragon Organizations

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

group of cultists has stolen a dragon egg, with the dual goal of hatching a minion for themselves and gaining leverage over the dragon who was caring for the egg. But the dragon wants the egg back. 2

protection into their scales. Common Purpose. Dragons most often form a lauth when they identify a shared goal whose completion requires the sustained effort of a diverse group of dragons. The Lauth

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

Oozes. One of the many experiments in the Doomvault is an effort to infuse oozes with intelligence. The Red Wizards have met with some success, though the process requires the sacrifice of many

sound of steel grinding flesh and bone, rising and falling at intervals. The noise means that Thayans here fail to perceive sounds of combat from nearby areas. Glyph Keys. Every one of the Red Wizards

Areas of the Air Temple

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

, you hear the grinding of enormous gears hidden deep below the stone floor. Two Howling Hatred priests (see chapter 7) supervise as five commoners slowly turn the westernmost wheel (see “Stone

have closed off the tombs. Opening the doors requires removing the wedged spikes, which takes a few minutes with the right tools. A successful DC 25 Strength check allows a character to force the

Areas of the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. Picking a lock requires a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Breaking down a cell door requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. The Cell Occupants table lists this

pulverize creatures that it petrifies, turning them into a fine powder that can be used to make plaster. The pulverizer consists mainly of a tall stone bin with grinding gears at the bottom, and a chute where

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