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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
this, the characters learn that the missing modron, R04M, likely followed the march’s path to Dendradis, a rilmani community carved into the Spire. Upon traveling to Dendradis, the characters meet
Ascetelis, a rilmani who offers to escort them into the Spire where the modron was last seen. Within the Spire, surrounded by mysteries of the multiverse, the characters finally catch up to R04M—but they’re not the first to do so.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
competition, the season’s inaugural fish catch, where fishers try to catch the biggest fish during a set period. Darrett and other friendly locals encourage the characters to participate. Characters
festival. Whenever you please, transition to the “Battle of High Hill” section. Fish Catch Traffic flows steadily from the village circle to the wharf. Here, the fish catch pits amateur fishers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
31. Calendar Stone The calendar, a great wheel of stone, is carved from limestone. In the center of the calendar is a symbol of the sun surrounded with various sigils depicting seasons of the year
stuffed cat, posed as if begging or attempting to catch something in the air.
Secret Passage. The calendar stone covers a door and a secret passage to a hidden tomb. A character who examines the calendar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
far walls and ceiling are out of sight in the darkness. Bits of quartz and mica in the stone glimmer as they catch the light, showing a footpath worn into the stone floor. At the end of that path, a vast, dark shape rises — an enormous stalagmite carved into a bleak, black tower.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Glantri
3 A dazzling array of crystals carved to refract any light passing through them into star-like patterns
4 An oversized monocle custom-made for the crystal dragon, who thinks it looks
windows to catch the light
10 Astrological birth charts for every year since the dragon was born
11 A vast number of colored glass bottles collected from dozens of cultures and historical periods
12 A fine divan set with gemstone buttons and stitched with silver thread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
hinged like the lid of a chest, and the catch is released by pressing down on the altar at the top. Each of these chests holds several coin necklaces, each made of three hundred sixty silver coins pierced
trembles, gibbers, or retches. The chest holds nine coin necklaces, eight bracelets of beads (5 gp apiece), four small figurines of jade and coral (25 gp each), and three rings carved of jade and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
30. The Guardian Beast This oddly shaped room is decorated in a cat motif. The center of the southeastern wall is carved to resemble the face of a snarling tiger with hollow eyes. Near the center of
dust. Treasure. In the belly of the stuffed tiger are 500 gp. Eye of the Tiger. A secret door is concealed in the mouth of the wall carving. The catch to open it is hidden in the hollow of the right eye. The door and the catch each require a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check to find.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
mountain wall rising more than a hundred feet before you. Carved high on the wall are rows of arrow slits with lights burning behind them and clanking sounds issuing from them. A narrow staircase
impressive flying speed, it’s unlikely that the characters will be able to catch up to it. The characters must now make a big decision: do they assault Xardorok’s fortress as planned or follow the dragon back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
23. Ezzat’s Phylactery Lich Cave. This room is carved to look like a natural cave with a 20-foot-high, domed roof. Hundreds of pebble-sized crystals (fragments of the Runestone) line the walls
, flickering like tiny stars as they catch the light.
Demon. A marilith demon slithers about the room.
Phylactery. Lying in the middle of the floor is a small ornate metal box (Ezzat’s phylactery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
cavern cathedrals, their buttresses and columns carved with a beauty that shames the legendary stonecraft of the dwarves.
Carvers and Seers. Among stone giants, artistry ranks as the greatest
throwers are granted positions of high rank in the giants’ ordning, testing and demonstrating their ability to hurl and catch enormous boulders. Such giants take the front ranks when a tribe has cause to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
troglodytes begin to bow down and chant loudly, as if worshiping the characters. They try to catch the attention of the drow in area 2c, hoping this display will anger the drow and prompt them to attack the
Halaster’s gates (see “Gates”). Carved into the arch’s keystone is a hand-shaped indentation with a sigil representing magic scribed into the palm. Its rules are as follows: Casting the mage hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, Shoor Vandree is also here with her. Ilvara is furious if anyone dares to enter her quarters unbidden. If the characters catch her here, she casts web, conjure animals, or insect plague to bedevil
requires thieves’ tools and another successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Treasure The side table holds a small silver-framed mirror worth 10 gp. The small shrine to Lolth is carved of zurkhwood and bone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
(who has darkvision) or catch her by surprise. This Barovian witch is one of the servants of Strahd dwelling in area K56. She is calling out the name of her black cat familiar, which has gone missing
stitched or printed on it in tiny letters: “Is No Fun, Is No Blinsky!” Roll a d6 to determine the specific toy: d6 Toy 1 A plush werewolf stuffed with sawdust and tiny wood-carved babies. It has dull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
tomb into the weedy yard of uneven earth. The stone door to the tomb is engraved with the word “DOLINDAR” above it.
Four vampire spawn catch up to the party when the characters reach the door to the
a steep spiral staircase leading 20 feet downward. B2: Hall Upright slabs are set into the walls of this large burial chamber. Each slab is carved with the faded likeness of a different robed human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. A character who manages to catch the body finds that it’s an ages-old, rag-clad elf skeleton. 3 A misshapen arch is covered in drooping, metallic, blade-like decorations. The arch was once a portal to
. Dozens of crudely carved, amphibian figurines surround the hulk, staring expectantly with bulbous eyes.
This cavern is roughly circular and hundreds of feet across, and it has a 30-foot-high ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
one hundred feet in the air. Near the ground, the wide trunk has been hollowed out and carved to form doors, windows, and a spacious learning center. Surrounding the tree is a wooden platform that
(Perception) check reveals movement in the western part of the surrounding brush. If the characters linger here for a round, they catch the attention of two ankhegs. The aggressive creatures attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
unguarded River Gate, a 15-foot-tall wooden archway carved with two leaping fish on its frame. Over the years, locals have etched the coin-sized scales of these fish with prayers for bountiful fishing. Two
these docks each dawn and dusk, rowing out with empty nets and returning with the day’s catch. At the end of the southernmost pier, a centuries-old wooden post bears an eroded carving of a bird with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
origin.
Something scrapes and hisses in the dark, and you hear the soft padding of scaly feet on rock.
Characters who are being stealthy might catch the troglodytes unawares. If the characters are
. 21. Orc Tunnel Several passages branch away from this large, high-ceilinged cavern. To the north, a carved, square-mouthed tunnel shows that someone has been at work in these caves. A gate of rough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
immunity to poison and psychic damage. O6. Commander’s Quarters A stone-carved bed and desk occupy this drab room. Atop the desk are several shards of dark crystal, as well as a crumpled-up piece of paper
and a burlap sack draped over a glowing object that emits colored light that shifts from blue to green to red.
If the characters made it through area O5 without getting into a fight, they catch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
action to open. If any of the quasits escaped from area 11, they warn the cultists that intruders are near. Otherwise, the characters might catch the cultists by surprise. The quasits remain invisible
has the name “Rihuud” carved into its back and its second head is fully formed. If Rihuud is dead, the broken statue turns to dust when the characters touch it. If the characters spared Rihuud’s life, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
archway of red stone carved in the shape of a howling face. Crimson streaks of chipping paint run from its wide, empty eyes like pained tears on either side of an elongated mouth. It’s the only pop of
Wishless Well and begins hunting members of the resistance in Hopeless. 3 High Cardinal Thingol hires the characters to catch the Jester, a costumed vigilante (mage) in possession of a wand that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Foundry Durgeddin’s followers lived and worked in a series of carved halls and chambers beyond the Glitterhame. Most of this part of the complex was thoroughly ransacked when the dwarven citadel
in risk being swept away by the current.
A creature that falls in the river and is within 5 feet of the water’s edge must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw to catch itself on the rocky bank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the dragon—“an enormous, ancient wyrm”—and sustained severe injuries before the other adventurers managed to deliver the sleeping concoction. He uses an exquisitely carved wooden wheelchair whenever
thing: stay away from the Forbidden Vale lest they make the problem worse. If the characters feel like emulating the heroes of old, they should face the dragon outside the vale, trying to catch it while it’s spreading flames across the hillsides.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Mortuaries Red Wizards bind and reanimate dead flesh and bone in these halls. 86. Hall of Teleportation The walls of this massive hall are carved with reliefs of humanoid monarchs adorned with jeweled
. White Gate. The corridor that leads east has a white gate that connects with the Clay Golem Kilns. 87. Golem Vault Relief-carved walls showing nobles at a great feast make a stark counterpoint to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
carved with simple reliefs showing dwarf and gnome miners at work. Nearly two dozen skeletons in rusted scraps of armor are scattered across the cavern floor. Some are dwarf skeletons, while others
with three dusty balance scales made of iron. Cubbyholes carved into the north wall are stuffed with crumbling paper scraps. Several long-dead corpses sprawl across the floor.
The centuries-old paper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Dexterity check to skirt the edge of the pit must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw to catch the edge. On a failed save, the creature falls 20 feet to the dirt floor of the pit, taking 2d6 bludgeoning
crypt, and six skeletons in rusty mail are propped against the walls as if guarding the place. False columns along the walls are carved in the image of spreading oak trees. The double door in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Stairs The 5-foot-wide stairs that descend from area 1 are roughly carved. They aren’t dangerous to traverse, however, except that combat while on the narrow path can be risky. Three small landings lie
collapsed, filling the southern section with rubble. The western wall is in much better shape than the other walls, and it holds a stone door with a rearing dragon carved in relief on it. The door has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
name from a 100-foot-tall stone carved in the likeness of a perching raven, sitting in the center of the highest plateau of the mound and facing west. The Black Ravens leave carcasses by the stone
. Their altar is a rectangular slab of stone with the phases of the moon carved into its sides. In winter, everything is under a foot or more of snow. Map 3.9: Raven Rock View Player Version Ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Monsters. Ordinary rats occasionally enter the dungeon through the open pipes in the walls. The cultists lay traps to catch and kill these rats while they perfume the dungeon with incense. As the
ingredients and spices. V26. Temple of Zariel The iron double door leading to this room has Infernal runes carved into its arched door frame. A character who understands Infernal can translate these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, slightly run-down inn is situated in the heart of the city. A sign carved to resemble the grinning visage of a black dragon hangs over the front door. A stable is located behind the inn.
The Black
ramp leads to a pair of massive doors flanked by stone-carved dragons. Inside, it’s cool and musty.
Weapons and armor aren’t permitted in the Great Library. If anyone wearing armor or carrying a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
all that remain in this large room. Words are carved into a double door that leads south. Doors also exit to the east and west; the one to the west bears a large “X” in dark red.
The tunnel from the
. She can’t comprehend the passage of time except with extraordinary concentration. An ageless and sadistic jailer, Vakketar likes to catch intruders and shove them into the spiked cages. She has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
ability check. Sails and Oars. The galley has one 120-foot-tall mast with sails to catch the wind and oars on the lower deck for rowing the vessel. Example Galley Crew A galley requires a crew of eighty to
the ship can be climbed without an ability check. Sails. The ship has three 80-foot-tall masts with sails to catch the wind and oars on the lower deck for rowing. Example Crew A sailing ship or warship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the characters search the cave, they find a small figurine of a dog carved out of rock, with two pebble-sized tourmalines for eyes. It was made by a miner while on break. The figurine is worth 10 gp
opportunity to attack a lone party member presents itself, the grell swoops in and tries to paralyze its prey, then hauls its catch back here to be devoured. After it feeds, it drops the remains of its victim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
. If the character tries to catch the wheel before it hits the deck, ask the player to make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the character catches the wheel. On a failed save, the
-pound bars of silver (worth 5 gp each) 4 A pair of candlestick holders carved from bone to resemble dragons, worth 25 gp each 5 A fine lute with mother-of-pearl inlay, worth 50 gp 6 A spell scroll of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
throws to avoid or end the Poisoned condition for 1 hour. Arcane Focus (Varies) An Arcane Focus takes one of the forms in the Arcane Focuses table and is bejeweled or carved to channel arcane magic. A
Tinderbox. Druidic Focus (Varies) A Druidic Focus takes one of the forms in the Druidic Focuses table and is carved, tied with ribbon, or painted to channel primal magic. A Druid or Ranger can use such