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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Zarovich. To the north, behind the coffin, are three alcoves. A beautifully carved statue stands in each alcoveâa stunning young man flanked by two angelsâlooking as polished and new as the day each was
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is sleeping in his casket. Treasure Sergeiâs 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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    18. Library The githyanki keep a modest library of books and maps on shelves carved into the asteroidâs rock walls. These shelves run from the floor to the 15-foot-high ceiling of each chamber. Most
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for 1 hour and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check discovers a recently updated map of Stardock, though none of the asteroidâs rooms are labeled. 18c. Reading Room Two cushioned
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     centuries of dust lie about the floor in jumbled disarray. Beyond this debris, lit by a piercing shaft of light, an altar stands upon a stone platform. The sides of the altar are carved with bas-reliefs of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     golden thread (worth 250 gp) and a suit of chain mail, both nonmagical. Gustavâs black mace is a mace of terror. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies on
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Carved into the monumentâs base is an epitaph. The epitaph reads as follows: Marina, Taken by the Mists. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is hidden in a cavity
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     life-sized stone monument carved in the likeness of a kneeling peasant girl clutching a rose. Although her features are gray and weatherworn, she bears a striking resemblance to Ireena Kolyana
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     blade-like fins and reading from a spellbook. The statue faces southwest, and the pedestal on which it rests is engraved with the word âMADDGOTH.â Doors. Paths radiating from the statue end in front of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     madness, and the wizardâs helm is a representation of MaddÂgothâs magic helmet (found in area 25b). Like the castle, the statue canât be damaged or altered in any way. Carved into the pages of its open
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     center of which stands a heavy wooden table. An iron chandelier hangs above the table, which is surrounded by six high-backed chairs with wood-carved dragons perched atop them. Slumped in five of 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 Strahdâs enemy and the characters
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fireplace carved with images of wolves and stags. Draped over each chair is a wolf skin. A narrow spiral staircase choked with cobwebs winds up the east wall.
 The spiral staircase leads up to the attic
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    -high granite pedestal. Dozens of eyes are carved into the wizardâs robe, and he holds a stone staff topped with a flickering magical flame (created by a continual flame spell).
 Desk. Resting before
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the statue is a tremendous oak desk, behind which stands a high-backed chair carved with screaming faces (see below).
 Pneumatic Tubes. Fifteen copper pneumatic tubes span the northwest wall, with a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    X5a. God of Secrets This 40-foot-tall statue, carved out of granite, depicts a faceless god of secrets. At the base of the statue, in the back, is a secret door that can be found with a successful DC
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Masterâs Guide for more information on each patch. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, itâs lying on the floor inside the statueâs head.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the axe embedded in the tree is a magic battleaxe. Its handle is carved with leaves and vines, and the weapon weighs half as much as a normal battleaxe. When the axe hits a plant, whether an ordinary
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     thorns prick the wielder for 1 piercing damage after the attack is made, and this damage is considered magical. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, itâs buried
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , monoliths, and stelae fitting neatly in niches carved into the walls of every room. Thanks to the libraryâs comprehend languages effect, anyone can easily decipher and understand the runes and glyphs
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     carved into the stone. These records contain only what the librarians were able to write down. Even with their network of messengers and informants, and the visions they receive using the powers of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     enemy of every enterprise.
 Ways to Read the Kill    d6 Reading 
     1  Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse. 
   2  Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     love drinking tea and hate cleaning up, so pretending that the dregs in those dozens of empty cups are there to show ill omens and portents is a perfect cover. 
   3  You collected beads carved as
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     walls have fallen to the floor and succumbed to rust. A large, wooden throne carved to resemble a dragon with unfolding wings faces three tall windows to the west. Slumped in the throne is a gaunt
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     reading reveals that a treasure is here, itâs in Vladimirâs possession, and he doesnât part with it willingly unless the beacon of Argynvostholt has been lit (see area Q53).
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     experience points for the ghost only if they lay Ulrichâs spirit to rest, not if they defeat the ghost in combat. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden in Berez
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Garden The garden behind the ruined mansion has run wild. Hidden behind tall weeds and thorny vines are nude sculptures of handsome men and beautiful women, as well as carved stone benches. Four giant
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Book Description Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor is a leather-bound book with brass corner fittings and an intricately carved brass clasp that holds the book shut. Embossing on the cover depicts the same
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     heard me this time. I have never been so scared, but I must tell Lady Maria what I have seen. I must!
 In her diary, Sarah tried to draw the image of the cover of an old tome Lord Viallis was reading
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Lolth while her consort, the drow mage Thirza, sits at a zurkhwood desk reading her spellbook.
 Furnishings. The cave contains two sleeping pallets and a zurkhwood chest. A skewered darkmantle cooks
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     drow (Kalanszar and Tsabalin) and a female drow elite warrior (Talafaere) rest here.
 Arch Gate. An archway is set in the back wall and carved with images of falling coins. A thin slot is carved into
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     1 minute. Piles of treasure are heaped against the west and east walls of this stone room. If the golem is visible, add: A ten-foot-tall statue carved from amber in the likeness of a hawk-headed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tomes, all of them signed copies of a storybook called Snow Dwarf and the Seven Wights, by Nitch Rackmay. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, itâs buried in a random pile of treasure (roll a d6).
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    11. Student Dormitories Each room contains identical furnishings: Pneumatic Tubes. A row of five pneumatic tubes is attached to one wall. These tubes connect to the reading niche (area 6), the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     comforts, including silk bedsheets, soft furs from exotic beasts, a bowl of fresh fruit, a censer of burning incense, and a cushioned wicker reading chair. Skriannaâs Diary. Skrianna keeps a diary in her
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     intricately carved wooden altar beyond the pool. Bak Mei has yet to collect the materials needed to craft the gloves of soul catching. The pages feature detailed illustrations of hands, showing how ki flows
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . A character who examines the altar can find this compartment with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains a potion of mind reading and a Quaalâs feather token (bird). Bak Mei
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , cloaked figures who are reading while seated in overstuffed armchairs.
 The three goblins (neutral) are unarmed noncombatants who keep this library clean and organized. The cloaked figures seated
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     wooden covers and yellow pages held together with copper wire. The image of an hourglass is burned into the front cover of each book, and carved into the wood above it is a smaller symbol that resembles a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Ritual Area Ritual circles drawn in fine, chalky powder cover the floor. Notebooks, scrolls, and brass braziers sit on shelves carved into the walls.
 Murgaxor used this area to perfect his rituals
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Characters who spend 5 minutes or more reading the notebooks and who succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check piece together that Murgaxor is conducting his life-draining ritual in the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     character can notice a slight gap beneath the secret door with a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check. C4. Reading Room This reading nook has the following features: Light pours into this room
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the northern wall has a butterfly-shaped, stained-glass peephole. If Victoro Cassalanter (see appendix B) is here, heâs reading a historical text titled The Rise and Fall of Hellgate Keep and taking
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     present, Mytchyl Dwyer lies on his bed with his wheelchair close by. Mounted on the wall above the headboard are three songbirds carved from driftwood. C7d: Spare Room. No one uses this room currently
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     perimeter. Eight rectangular, stained-glass skylights give the chamber a cathedral-like aspect. The roomâs three double doors have built-in, hand-carved panels depicting scenes of dancing and merrymaking
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Foundry Durgeddinâs 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     warns the duergar guards in area 36. 36. The Great Hall At the top of the stairs from area 35 is a stone door carved with a glowering dwarfâs face. It opens easily. This enormous hall is lined with ten
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Each side bears the image of a towering mountain with a carved gemstone at its heart. A long roll of cloth props one side of the double door open. A fissure in the wall opens to a tunnel leading west
                                                
                                            
                                                
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 The cloth propping open one side of the double door contains the withered corpse of a human smuggler. The tunnel leading from the crevasse to the west is 5 feet high, with occasional carved steps
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     marble table in a reading nook. A stone staircase spirals up to area K6. Gargoyles. The two real gargoyles are indistinguishable from the inanimate gargoyle statues in the high alcoves. When intruders
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     level.) Treasure. The Dragonchess set is made of hand-carved ivory and is worth 500 gp. K5. Garbage-Filled Room This room is on level 1 of the outermost tower but isnât accessible from that floor. It
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     braziers flank the entrance, burning with an unnatural aquamarine light. Pillars stand in two rows, each carved with the visages of otherworldly creatures. A fountain flows quietly at the far end of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , both of which hold woodcarving tools and strange wooden objects.
 Cultists work here to craft the wooden symbols that mark membership in the cultâa distended tongue with a torn root. Fifty newly carved
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Dragon Crush, or Purple Grapemash No. 3. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is buried under the wine bottles. A character who searches under the bottles finds
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Both gargoyles have maximum hit points (77). Once the second gargoyle is destroyed, Endorovichâs spirit is laid to rest. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     houses built into its sides. Fog obscures the details, but you can see that these buildings feature elegantly carved woodwork and have decorative lanterns hanging from their sculpted eaves. Atop the hill
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , 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
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a treasure trove of information, and thereâs no telling what wonders it holds! As an example, he shows the characters an intricately carved figurine of an imp that he has found and is taking back to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     room. There are small reading desks with cozy scarlet chairs in the corners.
 The shelves contain books on Fistandiaâs favorite subjects: arcana, natural science, religion, astrology, and planar
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     he relinquish his weapons in order to accompany them, the Zhent assassin laughs at them and attacks. E6. Binding Chamber A circle inscribed with runes is carved into the alabaster floor of this room
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     into the room through small vents in the floor. In the middle of the room is an open sarcophagus carved from ice, which contains a humanoid figure made of snow. The back wall is made of 5-inch-thick
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the door, read the following text: The door opens into a wide rotunda with black stone floors and walls carved with elaborate runes. The interior is empty save for a single pedestal at the roomâs center
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     carvings learns their meaning by succeeding on a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check or by spending an hour studying them. The runes are an arcane cipher for the knock spell. Reading the spell from the wall
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     reading âAcont, Prince of Minotaurs.â Two skeletal knights (see appendix B) and a minotaur skeleton stand guard in this room and attack intruders on sight. Brickwork Seals. Each occupied crypt is
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dimensions is carved into the ceiling directly above the slab. Scattered about it are skeletal remains intermingled with shards of glass.
 Close inspection of the floor reveals the shards of glass are
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     otherwise help them. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden at the inn, the Keepers of the Feather donât reveal where the treasure is until they know the characters
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     N2j) that overlooks the taproom. N2j. Great Balcony A wooden balcony stretches the full length of the taproom, enclosed by a wooden railing carved with raven motifs. The taproomâs many lanterns
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     her tireless effort to win the Blood War. When the characters enter the room, set the scene by reading aloud the following boxed text: Two rows of tall wrought-iron candlesticks light this vaulted
                                                
                                            
                                        






