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Keys from the Golden Vault
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River Tattoo. Prisoner 13 magically ends any effects causing the grappled or restrained conditions on herself. If she is bound with nonmagical restraints, she slips out of them.Readiness
hand, and down the length of each finger. The runes on her fingers, known as the keystone tattoo, form the key to the vault in Gauntlgrym.
Mountain. Silver and brown mountain peaks cover her chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, causing the gold key to turn back to its original position. The portal closes instantly if the gold key is removed from the chest’s lock. Treasure. The gold key is worth 25 gp. Inside the chest, held in
be used to unscrew the hook from which the ring hangs, causing the keys to fall. The iron keys unlock the chests in this room. The silver key (which is worth 2 gp) unlocks the chest in area J4. Chests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
39. Golem Pit A fifteen-foot-wide, fifteen-foot-deep pit dominates this chamber. At the bottom of the pit, an eight-foot-tall clay figure stands motionless beside a stone treasure chest. A silver key
toward the knight.
An invisible wall of force (as created by the wall of force spell) covers the top of the pit, shielding the clay golem and the chest below. By manipulating the statues, characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
successful dispel magic (DC 17) cast on a floating object ends the magic on it, causing it to fall. The fireplace’s 5-foot-wide chimney climbs vertically for 30 feet, then ends abruptly. The rest of it caved
stand against the walls. Their glass doors sport web motifs.
Table. A stone table in the middle of the room is covered with adventuring gear.
Chest. Underneath the table is a brass-locked wooden chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
11. Treasure Vault While Diderius lived, this area was his bedchamber, and it still contains an elegant bed, sets of bookshelves, a large wooden chest, and a side table set with ewer and goblets. The
the room by ancient magic, causing them to manifest again 24 hours after being destroyed. The undead are the reanimated souls of three cultists who died here and of three yuan-ti that died exploring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
to a storeroom containing a pile of empty scroll cases and a warded chest that holds the scrolls. She instructs the characters to open the chest when they’re ready, then wishes them good luck and
departs hurriedly. Coupleofkooks A Dangerous Magical Scroll Ensorcelled Scrolls When the characters open the chest, the scrolls erupt from it in a flurry of whirling parchment and shimmering ink. Roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
secret chest spell. By touching the replica, Sansuri can recall the larger chest (see “Treasure”), causing it to appear within 5 feet of her. No other creature can summon the full-sized chest in this
(Perception) check. It contains a small, bejeweled chest made of gold with platinum filigree. This chest is a miniature replica of a much larger chest that Sansuri uses as the main component of a Leomund’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
11. Treasure Vault While Diderius lived, this area was his bedchamber, and it still contains an elegant bed, sets of bookshelves, a large wooden chest, and a side table set with ewer and goblets. The
the room by ancient magic, causing them to manifest again 24 hours after being destroyed. The undead are the reanimated souls of three cultists who died here and of three yuan-ti that died exploring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. (Only Lady Nandar was able to open the chest without causing the sword to attack.) The guards in area 14A try to prevent anyone from looting the contents of the chest. Treasure. The interior of the
latest fashions of Waterdeep. At the foot of the bed is an unlocked wooden chest. Mounted above the door is a longsword. This weapon is actually a flying sword that attacks anyone who opens the chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
entrance are two alcoves, one containing a bare table, the other holding a wooden chest with tiny, clawed feet. Deeper in the room, you see a wicker basket surrounded by miniature toy birds.
Scores of
trickle down again. A character who uses thieves’ tools or tinker’s tools can remove an hourglass from its wall fixture with 1 minute of work. Treasure Chest. This chest has a sturdy, built-in lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
press the button, causing the panther head attached to the aft of the ship to release a 20-foot-square patch of oil onto the surface of the sea, which the head then ignites by releasing a jet of flame
boxed text aloud: Silk pillows and discarded robes surround a central two-foot-high table attached to the floor. At the back of the room, a small wooden chest is built into the wall.
The inside lid of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
formed when the rotting floorboards collapsed under the weight of the captain’s sea chest. It broke through the floor of the lower deck (area C8) as well, coming to rest in the hold (area C9). Treasure
. Unless… did the skeleton just move?
Small, harmless crabs are crawling over the skeletal remains, causing the illusion of movement. C6: Crew Quarters Six double bunks line the edges of this cabin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
rolling a d4 and consulting the Beneath the Yellow Mold table. Tampering with the mold-encrusted object causing the yellow mold to release its deadly spores. Beneath the Yellow Mold d4 Encounter 1 A
humanoid skeleton wearing a ring of water walking on one bony finger (no ring is found on subsequent occurrences of this encounter) 2 A closed zurkhwood chest containing 1d6 × 100 gp and 1d6 50 gp gems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
his key to area 7 and the key to his chest in the mouth of a mounted deer head whenever these keys aren’t on his person. Chest. A wooden chest sits beneath the bed in this room. It can be unlocked with
of doors that she can see, causing each one to close. She can choose to lock a door as it closes. Wanewort can also use this lair action to unlock and open locked doors. Treasure. A Glimmering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
detect the stench of rotten flesh from the north. If the top chest is opened, it sprays poisoned darts in all directions. Each creature within 10 feet of the chest must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving
axe juts from his chest. The axe is a Berserker Axe. The weapon’s name (“Enduval”) is inscribed into the blade. The axe stops shimmering once it’s removed from the corpse. P14i. Characters who have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
be suppressed, causing its essence to flow back into the containment chamber and the matrix to disappear from view. A vehicle whose elemental is suppressed ceases to be propelled. Controlling the
Khyber dragonshard that binds it can free an elemental, preventing the vehicle from moving. On most elemental vessels, the shard is sealed in a protective metal chest with 10 (3d6) hit points, usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
table with a flat chest on it, locked and full of stones (weighing 200 pounds). If the chest is lifted or moved, a pressure plate underneath it shifts, causing six poisoned arrows to shoot out from the
reflected in it. (Frupy uses it if she suspects invisible creatures are about.) Also here are an ebony and mother-of-pearl wardrobe (filled with her clothing), an iron strongbox, a chest of twelve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
middle of the room, a duergar has been shackled to a chair. Her flesh is covered with blisters. A pair of hooded duergar prod her with hot iron rods, searing her flesh and causing her to bellow in agony
across it. At the foot of each bed is a stone chest next to a stack of five sealed copper kegs. The room is heated and illuminated by glowing coals in stone braziers.
This bedchamber is set aside for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
abandoning their mission. He tries to achieve this by playing up the dangers of the place and causing accidents as they explore. The closer the characters get to discovering the truth about the smugglers
stuffing protrudes. Under the window sits a large wooden chest, the timbers split and its lid closed.
The chest is not locked and opens easily. Inside is a pile of moldy, ragged clothing in styles that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Menzoberranzan and Blingdenstone, sabotaging supply caravans and generally causing mayhem. They usually kill or convert victims who survive their initial attacks, although Makubli recently turned over
first holds a cyclops; the second holds a dead elf; the third holds a bugbear slumped against a bench; and the fourth holds a hunched, gray-skinned figure in robes. A worn chest sits along the room’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
(50 gp each) and a silver holy symbol of Eilistraee (25 gp), the drow god of beauty, dance, and the hunt. A chain shirt and a rapier are stored inside the room’s locked chest. T11. Abandoned Shrine
action, causing it to turn into slime that flows away over 1 minute. A hole in the roof 30 feet above the statue of Sune (see below) offers another way in, and is just big enough for a Medium creature to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, the trap triggers. Anyone who inspects the beams can easily determine that they are merely wedged in place. As an action, a character can knock over a beam, causing the trap to trigger. The ceiling
pounds of weight is placed on the pressure plate, causing the statue to release a 30-foot cone of fire. Each creature in the fire must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) fire damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
wooden chests sits atop the ledge. (One chest is real. The other is a mimic.) Ledge. There’s no easy way to access the ledge, which is 8 feet away from the landing and at the same height. Characters can
ledge lands in area K4, 20 feet below. Mimic. A character who touches the mimic becomes adhered to it. The mimic attacks if disturbed or when a character inspects the real chest next to it. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the spell slot is expended as normal, but the spell has no effect. Instead, the magic is absorbed by the relief, filling it with a number of charges equal to the level of spell slot expended and causing
: Strange Altar A dark, triangular altar stands in the center of this chamber. Carved into each side of the altar is a niche containing a chest. One chest is plated with gold, one is plated with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
stands open, its stone slab held ajar by the decaying body of a hobgoblin. A crossbow bolt protrudes from the corpse’s chest.
The corpse is that of an explorer who reached the ziggurat several weeks ago
from the ceiling. Bright light or any noise louder than a whisper wakes the stirges, causing them to attack. A character attempting to retrieve the gems must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Dungeon Master’s Guide). The poison on these needles is oil of taggit (see “Sample Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The third chest the characters investigate is additionally trapped so
to exposure to drow poison (see “Sample Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The mechanism for this trap is inside the chest, thus it cannot be detected from the outside. A character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
litter the room. Most of the items are worthless, with a few exceptions. B3a: Western Quarters. One chest contains a Potion of Healing (greater). The chest is locked. A character can take a Utilize action
to pick the lock, making a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check with Thieves’ Tools. On a success, the chest opens. B3b: Central Quarters. An ornate rug lies on the floor. A character who takes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
include a soft bed, a rug, a bookshelf, and a large, compartmentalized chest containing folded clothing and ordinary personal effects. 21. Library Like most wizards, Sansuri has acquired books covering a
storm, Leomund’s secret chest, Mordenkainen’s faithful hound, stoneskin
5th level: Bigby’s hand, cloudkill, geas, wall of force
6th level: globe of invulnerability, guards and wards, true seeing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
fallen clutches something against their chest. You’re not sure what it is, but you feel the urge to reach for it. Before you can, the object glows and then flashes with intense light.
Kiri-Jolith, God
find a holy symbol for their chosen deity. As soon as a character touches the amulet, a pulse of divine energy ripples from them, causing the amulet to vanish from their hands. The pulse flattens the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, figure out how to sever a wagon axle with a single hit, causing the wagon bed to fall and spilling Guh onto the floor. Hitting the axle just right requires a successful melee or ranged attack against AC
small wooden chest containing a disguise kit (worth 25 gp); a wooden coffer containing six vials of holy water (worth 25 gp each); a life-size wooden statue of a grinning halfling smoking a golden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
two grim figures: a powerfully built woman clutching a mace, and an even bigger man wearing a bucket helm. The helmed man is jabbing the prisoner with a spear, causing him to twitch. Both figures are
mummy’s chest to find the hidden bag. The mummy is inanimate and doesn’t protest the theft. D21. Zombie Crypt Characters who listen at the door to this room hear faint humanoid moans in the room beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Kartha-Kaya’s neck. Each lock can be picked with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. The first chest contains 420 ep and 270 gp. The second chest contains a clay jug painted with
images of flying djinn (worth 25 gp), packed in straw. The third chest contains weapons (three shortswords, four daggers, two battleaxes, three shortbows, and three quivers with 2d10 arrows in each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hobgoblins stationed outside immediately raise a general alarm, causing all forces loyal to Azrok to converge on the area. Lord Rosznar’s Ring. The ring worn around Azrok’s neck bears the symbol of
a slavery ring in Undermountain, with slaves flowing down from Waterdeep and money flowing up into House Rosznar’s coffers as well as Azrok’s war chest. Azrok was intrigued by the proposition but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
stone. Its gaze looks up toward the sphere, and the pattern of bird droppings around its eyes gives it the appearance of weeping. All about the statue, climbing up its chest and on its knee and
head tilted forward onto its chest, giving the impression that it had fallen asleep. The statue’s huge stone battleaxe still stands nearby, its haft angled upright and its blade half buried in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
next to an icicle and break it off, causing it to fall on an enemy below. Any creature standing under a falling icicle must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) piercing damage from
the toppled tower can be had through its east side, which is open though surrounded by rubble. Treasure. Tucked inside the attic’s spire is a wooden chest with a sliding bolt latch held fast by frost