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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite.
Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including
","rollAction":"Drop","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Miss: The ice piercer takes half the normal falling damage for the distance fallen. Auril the Frostmaiden has transformed icicles into creatures that
Adult White Dragon
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the ceiling to latch on like bats or slithering down icy crevasses.
A legendary white dragon’s innate magic deepens the cold in the area around its lair. Mountain caverns are fast frozen by the
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Claw
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the ceiling to latch on like bats or slithering down icy crevasses.
A legendary white dragon’s innate magic deepens the cold in the area around its lair. Mountain caverns are fast frozen by the
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Claw
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Z4. Underground Spring A gash in the rocky ceiling allows the gray light and cold drizzle of the outdoors to seep into this dank, torchlit cave, where an underground spring forms a pool of water
atop the eastern ledge. The water is fresh. The ceiling is roughly 20 feet above the surface of the pool. The fissure in the ceiling is 3 feet wide at its widest point, and 6 inches at its narrowest. The crates on the eastern ledge contain heaps of adult-sized clothing.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
10. Secret Passage Water beads collect upon the walls of this narrow passage, and the flooring is cold and damp. A low ceiling, only five feet tall, further cramps this dank place.
The northern
initially viewed from within the passage. The portal can be opened from inside the passage by releasing a concealed catch at the intersection of the wall and the ceiling. Finding the catch requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Fishery This small cave has a 10-foot-high ceiling and contains a 20-foot-deep pool with a crevasse at the bottom, through which cold water bubbles up from a natural spring. The thralls of the Ssethian Scourges use the sightless cave fish that swim here as a source of food.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K69. Guards’ Quarters Sickly, yellow lichen covers the ceiling of this cold, damp, ten-foot-wide passage running east and west. Opening off both sides of this passage are ten-foot-square alcoves that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W15. Brown Mold If the characters open the secret door, read: It takes some effort to push open the secret door, and you are greeted by a blast of cold air. A dark tunnel stretches for fifteen feet
, ending at an archway beyond which lies a shallow cave. Characters who have a light source can see brown mold covering the walls, floor, and ceiling around the archway and the cave beyond. Growing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
spider sculpture causes it to break free of the ceiling and crash to the floor. Each leg has AC 17; 25 hit points; resistance to acid, cold, and fire damage; immunity to poison and psychic damage; and
cobblestones at first glance. The floor is difficult terrain, as the skulls shift and break apart underfoot. 7b. Hall of the Spider That Waits Ceiling Sculpture. This chamber has a vaulted ceiling 40
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. It is made from hundreds of heavy leather strips, each about the width of a human hand. The strips are fixed to the ceiling and are long enough to drag on the floor. The curtain extends from wall to
wall. The leather comes from a variety of local animals and is badly cured. The curtain is several layers thick with no gaps, so you can’t see through it at all.
This cavern is naturally cold. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
cold damage at the start of each of its turns. The web lacks immunity to bludgeoning damage. 9A. Larder This natural cave has a 30-foot-high ceiling supported by five rocky columns. The floor is flat
are under the effect of a spider climb spell) can move through the tunnels at a normal pace. A thin layer of frost coats the walls, floor, and ceiling throughout. The westernmost tunnel branch opens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
leather-bound tome (Ezzat’s spellbook) is clutched to the statue’s chest.
Secret Door. Hidden in the ceiling is a secret door leading to area 23 (see “Stone Plug” below).
The statue projects an
statue is destroyed, it turns to dust. A delayed blast fireball spell (save DC 20) then immediately detonates in its space. Stone Plug. The secret door in the ceiling is an airtight, circular stone plug 8
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. It is made from hundreds of heavy leather strips, each about the width of a human hand. The strips are fixed to the ceiling and are long enough to drag on the floor. The curtain extends from wall to
wall. The leather comes from a variety of local animals and is badly cured. The curtain is several layers thick with no gaps, so you can’t see through it at all. This cavern is naturally cold. It hovers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
on map 6.1. Auril the Frostmaiden has transformed ten of the icicles that cling to the ceiling into creatures resembling piercers. They use the piercer stat block, have immunity to cold damage, and
deal 10 (3d6) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) cold damage on a hit. The drow in areas H27 and H28 are aware of the ice piercers, having seen them creep along the ceiling, and do their best to avoid them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W14. Wine Cellar In the winery’s heyday, the wine cellar was packed with barrels awaiting shipment, but those days are long gone. Wooden pillars and beams support the ten-foot-high ceiling of this
ice-cold cellar, which is split in two by a five-foot-thick brick wall. A thin mist covers the floor. Each half of the cellar features an eight-foot tall wooden partition that doubles as a wine rack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
an invisible electrical field that extends from floor to ceiling throughout the 70-foot-long corridor. The field isn’t directly harmful, but metal objects that pass between the plates become heated
corridor by ropes will heat up enough to burn through the ropes at 60 feet, leaving a pile of hot metal lying in the water. The only sovereign remedies for this dilemma are area effects that deal cold
Delerium Fragment
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
Delerium Massive Cluster
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acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage; as well as slashing and piercing damage from magical weapons.
Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage from magical weapons.
Unless contained within an antimagic field
or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Walls. The ceilings and walls of the manor are 20 feet high and carved from alabaster stone that’s cold to the touch. Decorations. Wintery decorations festoon many areas of the palace. Crystal
snowflakes hang in the windows, illusory icicles dangle from the ceiling, frost fractals spreads across walls, and magically preserved ice sculptures perch atop similarly preserved ice pedestals. Some of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
walls have rusted iron shower heads protruding from the ceiling. A rusty pull chain hangs near each shower head, and each alcove has drain holes in the floor. The showers draw cold water from an
cylindrical copper tank in the middle of the room. A copper pipe extends upward from the tank and disappears into the ceiling. A fire elemental rages inside the tank.
Iron Wheel. A small iron wheel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
held shut by an arcane lock spell (see “Prison Features”). This hatch leads to the tower’s flat rooftop, which is lined with battlements. Three Lords’ Alliance guards (veterans) in cold weather
prison staff on sight. It won’t leave the room and attacks anyone it doesn’t recognize. Hatch. A wooden ladder leads to an iron hatch in the ceiling. An arcane lock spell seals the hatch (see “Prison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
skins. A cat-o’-nine-tails hangs beside them.
To the west the room widens to accommodate a statue that towers almost to the ceiling. The statue is an ogre-like figure, outfitted in flayed skins and
twenty-five-foot-high ceiling, a five-foot-wide opening can be discerned in the red light of the room.
The statue represents Xipe, “Our Lord of the Flayed Skins.” The chamber serves as the foyer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
void. Reaching beyond the edge of the walkway confirms the absence of walls or ceiling. The atmosphere is thin and cold, but not uncomfortably so. At an opportune moment when one or more characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
29. Old Books Light. Lanterns anchored to the 15-foot-high ceiling by iron chains are spaced 20 feet apart and have continual flame spells cast on them.
Bookshelves. Carved into the walls are five
constructs are helmed horrors armed with metal staffs. They have immunity to cone of cold, disintegrate, and fireball spells. On its turn, a Halaster horror can use its action to make two attacks with its staff, which deals 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage on a hit.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
6. The Chute This narrow cavern is the access point to the lair of Arauthator below. This chamber feels far colder than any area of the ice caves you’ve explored so far. The cold issues from a
yawning pit in the floor that twists down into darkness, and above which a heavy iron hook is anchored in the ice of the ceiling. A five-foot-wide walkway extends around both sides of the pit, connecting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
immunity to cold damage; it otherwise has the statistics of an ordinary troll. A minimum of 2 ice trolls are here when characters first enter, but 3 or more can be placed in this area at your discretion
floor to ceiling. The muffled silence beyond is broken only by the sound of running water.
Ice pillars and pressure ridges form razor-sharp crags that loom out of the roiling fog. Streams of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
void. Reaching beyond the edge of the walkway confirms the absence of walls or ceiling. The atmosphere is thin and cold, but not uncomfortably so. At an opportune moment when one or more characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
6. The Chute This narrow cavern is the access point to the lair of Arauthator below. This chamber feels far colder than any area of the ice caves you’ve explored so far. The cold issues from a
yawning pit in the floor that twists down into darkness, and above which a heavy iron hook is anchored in the ice of the ceiling. A five-foot-wide walkway extends around both sides of the pit, connecting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
immunity to cold damage; it otherwise has the statistics of an ordinary troll. A minimum of 2 ice trolls are here when characters first enter, but 3 or more can be placed in this area at your discretion
floor to ceiling. The muffled silence beyond is broken only by the sound of running water.
Ice pillars and pressure ridges form razor-sharp crags that loom out of the roiling fog. Streams of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Cellar (C1-C3) C1. Storage Cellar To reach this cellar, the characters must descend a flight of stone steps from area C4. This cold, damp, oddly shaped cellar has an eight-foot-high wooden ceiling
’ Quarters The door to this room is closed and stuck, having swollen in its frame. A creature can use an action to try to force it open, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength check. This cold, windowless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Across from the tunnel is a wooden door that’s flush with the ceiling, which used to be the floor. The door is ajar, and flanking it are two identical stone statues that hang down like stalactites
. Across from the statues are sconces with upside-down flames burning in them.
The statues, which merge seamlessly with the ceiling, depict a long-faced human dressed in wizard’s robes and clutching a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Strength (Athletics) check. It can also be raised with a knock spell or by moving an iron lever hidden in one of two secret rooms (area 5A or 5B, whichever is closer). The bars of the portcullis are ice cold
the ceiling, leaving an open doorway 30 feet high. Pushing the lever down causes the portcullis to lower back into place. It takes about 6 seconds to fall, allowing creatures underneath it time to get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Metal Pools This cave has a 30-foot-high ceiling and contains two 10-foot-deep pools of shiny liquid metal drawn from the Elemental Plane of Earth. The western pool holds liquid iron, the eastern
removed from a pool, its depth never changes. Metal removed from the pool solidifies instantly, becoming as strong and immutable as wrought iron or cold steel. The metal instantly hardens upon leaving the






