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Candlekeep Mysteries
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discern that the library is animate.Multiattack. The library makes two attacks.
Chained Book. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType
"} bludgeoning damage, and if the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 12).The three shelves are filled with books bound in iron covers, which are attached to chains that secure them to the shelves
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Disintegrate spell destroys the chains instantly, freeing you. Another creature can also free you by succeeding on a DC 30 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools.
Ring. A rare or rarer magic ring appears
your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as the spellcasting ability (your choice).
Priest. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22.
Prisoner. Glowing chains made of magical force appear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
chain devil subcommander can animate them using its Animate Chains ability. Climbing a chain requires a successful DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check.
Map 3.7: Styx Watchtower View Player Version
ground is free of cover in a 60-foot radius around the tower. Wall Chains. Barbed iron chains hang at 10-foot intervals down the exterior walls. These chains are part of the tower’s defense, as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
of the passage. The cave narrows to a steep fissure at the far end, and is filled with the stench of animals. Savage snarls and the sounds of rattling chains greet your ears where three wolves are
at each other. A character who tries to calm the animals can attempt a DC 15 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. On a success, the wolves allow the character to move throughout the room. If the wolves are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
depressions. If any of the characters succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check, they determine that victims were originally bound in chains in such a manner that the water dripping from the ceiling would
with small depressions at regular intervals. Water rapidly and continuously drips from the ceiling into the center of each depression. Manacled chains bound to the floor are mounted near many of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, the magical trap teleports the character making the check inside the locked chest, whereupon the character is restrained. The chains holding the chest then release it into the water, where it sinks to
treasure chest dangles from rusty chains embedded in the ceiling.
The chest is 6 feet long, 3 feet wide, 3 feet high, and suspended 1 foot above the surface of the 5-foot-deep pool. A keyhole shaped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. When the geysers erupt, they reach nearly to the roof of the cavern, and creatures holding onto the disks or the chains might be washed off to fall
7. Geysers and Chains The door opens onto a stone platform in a large natural cave. Opposite the entrance in the distance is another stone platform. Between them, a series of wooden disks is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Dragon in Chains While Cryovain is chained to the deck, he is restrained. Two chains are secured to an iron collar around his neck. Two more chains secure his back legs. A creature can use a bonus
action on its turn to magically release the four chains by speaking a command word (“uvenfetter”) while within 60 feet of the dragon. Only Storvald and Nilraun know the command word. A knock spell or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
requires a DC 23 Strength (Athletics) check to break from the outside. This level of the tower is drab and unadorned save for a plain, rectangular stone table set with a pair of stone benches. Spare polearms
more sentient beings on hand to torture, to help alleviate boredom. The floor of this room is strewn with hooked chains, and manacles are bolted to the walls. In the middle of the room, a spiked iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
(Athletics) check or fall. Fiendish magic within the posts and chains makes prolonged contact with them unbearable. Once per minute, any creature in contact with the infernal iron must make a DC 10
enormous chains of infernal iron that hold Elturel are the only physical connection between the city and the ground. Each chain link is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide, and is formed of a welded loop of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, beneath rows of hanging chains.
A limp, leather-clad figure is curled against the wall beneath the chains. Another figure lies strapped to a table, showing no sign of injury but surrounded by a group
flayed faces of monks and prisoners, recognizable as such with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check or by any character who has seen the horrid leather robe worn by the Grand Master. Creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to form an octagonal dais that also rises above the water. Rusty chains with shackles dangle from the ceiling directly above a stone altar mounted on the dais. The altar is carved with hideous
feet high (11 feet above the dais and ledges). The chains dangling from the ceiling are 8 feet long; the cultists would shackle prisoners to the chains, dangle them above the altar, cut them open with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
8: Prototype Lab Metal plates, chains, cogs, and pipes are strewn about the oversized bays in this chamber. Each bay contains a prototype detention drone in a different state of assembly. Only one
prototype drone is functional, though it is inactive. A character with tinker’s tools can spend 10 minutes repairing the drone and make a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. On a successful check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
1. Drawbridge The drawbridge is lowered when the party first arrives. It is 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, and made of sturdy oak planks. Iron chains bolted to the drawbridge connect to winch mechanisms
in the nearby watchtowers (area 2a). Footprints Characters who search the area west of the drawbridge see several humanoid tracks in the grass and dirt. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, walls, and floor by chains. A scene of roiling fire can be glimpsed within the crystal. In front of the crystal, an ornate rod is set into the floor.
The scrying crystal allowed Xonthal to peer into
character can attempt a DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check to move the rod. Success indicates that the crystal displays a brief glimpse of a stunning fiery vista near the City of Brass. Failure indicates that the crystal shows only flames.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the stone gears and the iron chains and pulleys. On the other side of the machinery, to the south, is a rectangular shaft that rises up from the darkness and continues past this room. Attached to the
lowers the elevator and resets the trap. When the elevator trap in area K61 is activated, all the chains, pulleys, and gears in this room move at once. It takes 10 seconds (1 round) for the elevator to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, walls, and floor by chains. A scene of roiling fire can be glimpsed within the crystal. In front of the crystal, an ornate rod is set into the floor.
The scrying crystal allowed Xonthal to peer into
character can attempt a DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check to move the rod. Success indicates that the crystal displays a brief glimpse of a stunning fiery vista near the City of Brass. Failure indicates that the crystal shows only flames.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
skill can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check to determine what, if anything, they recall about planar vortices and Mechanus chains. With a successful check, a character learns the appropriate lore
west balcony fifteen feet higher than the east one. Two thick chains rattle in the gulf between the balconies — one ascending two hundred feet before disappearing into a cloudy vortex lit by arcs of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
30 Strength (Athletics) check. 30b. Hidden Hallway This dusty, 20-foot-high corridor is hidden behind two large secret doors. Rusty chains and manacles hang on the walls at 10-foot intervals.
closely and succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notice four 1-inch-diameter holes bored into the gravestones. Keresta uses these holes to pass through the wall in mist form. Secret Door. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
smell of old blood assaults your nose. The floor is covered with dried puddles of it. Four floor-to-ceiling columns are spaced across the chamber, and chains have been strung between them like
clothesline. Animal carcasses hang on hooks from the chains. You see gutted and skinned antelope, deer, goats, what might be big cats, and even a few small bears. Some of this meat has been here for a while if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
symbiotic relationship—it defended them and provided a home for them, and they helped it to survive. Helping Ogruhl. A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check determines that the chains that
steam that deals slashing damage instead of fire damage. Ogruhl has been trapped here for millennia, restrained by magic chains. Ogruhl was the prisoner of a cruel Netherese wizard. When the city around
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
room is a large, sturdy chest, wrapped in chains and padlocked. The lock can be picked with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 12 Dexterity check. Inside is Pharblex’s share of the bullywugs’ pay: silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of old blood assaults your nose. The floor is covered with dried puddles of it. Four floor-to-ceiling columns are spaced across the chamber, and chains have been strung between them like clothesline
. Animal carcasses hang on hooks from the chains. You see gutted and skinned antelope, deer, goats, what might be big cats, and even a few small bears. Some of this meat has been here for a while if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
nightmare. He or she is paralyzed and magically bound within a mystic cauldron among animated chains and tentacles. A dozen Red Wizards observe placidly while three more Red Wizards subject the helpless
, about the party’s attitude toward Szass Tam, and anything else you care to ask. Each answer the character gives must be accompanied by a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check if the character answers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
experiences a similar nightmare. He or she is paralyzed and magically bound within a mystic cauldron among animated chains and tentacles. A dozen Red Wizards observe placidly while three more Red Wizards
the other adventurers, about the party’s attitude toward Szass Tam, and anything else you care to ask. Each answer the character gives must be accompanied by a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
counterattack. A character who pokes around the tower and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notes signs that other humanoid creatures were recently present in Araj, including discarded clothing
, moldering foodstuffs, and chains and manacles embedded into the walls in some of the tower’s rooms. Vizeran dismisses any questions about such matters, but Grin Ousstyl confides to the characters that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
attacks are imbued with unstable energy that explodes in a fiery blast. When this weapon hits, it deals an extra 2d6 fire damage. Grasping Rounds This weapon creates spectral chains that trail after its
attacking ship can end this effect, and the target can end it by taking an action and succeeding on a DC 14 Strength check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
room is a large, sturdy chest, wrapped in chains and padlocked. The lock can be picked with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 12 Dexterity check. Inside is Pharblex’s share of the bullywugs’ pay: silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
continues down the passage.
Ten iron cages are suspended from chains over the hallway, and the “panels” are the cage bottoms. The true ceiling is 25 feet high, and each cage hangs from 5 feet of heavy
secured to a heavy iron bar just inside the door in area T4. From where he is, Grund can use an action to release two chains. He starts with the cage at the western end of the tunnel, sealing off retreat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Ability Checks An ability check is a test to see whether a character succeeds at a task that he or she has decided to attempt. The Player’s Handbook includes examples of what each ability score is
used for. The Ability Checks table summarizes that material for easy reference. Multiple Ability Checks Sometimes a character fails an ability check and wants to try again. In some cases, a character is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
character can pick a cell’s lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The metal of the cells is especially susceptible to the planar craft’s technology, allowing a lock to be
character succeeds on a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. A successful check causes the immured ones to run off and attempt to escape. Treat each immured one as a berserker with these changes: Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fitted with thick panes of green-tinted glass hang at regular intervals on 1-foot-long iron chains. Each lantern sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius. Iron Doors. Doors are made of riveted iron plates
Dexterity check, or force open a locked door with a successful DC 24 Strength (Athletics) check. Surfaces and Secret Doors. The dungeon has brick walls and stone-tiled floors. Rooms have 10-foot-high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. The blood drips into the chambers holding the ghasts, driving them into a slurping frenzy that can be heard through the serpents’ open mouths. Once sated with blood, the ghasts yank chains to hoist the
unlock and slide open. This releases the hungry ghasts, which fight until turned or destroyed. Each locked secret door can be opened with a knock spell or forced open by a character who succeeds on a DC 22 Strength (Athletics) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
known as the Morning Gate, or, as some locals like to call it, the Mourning Gate. Heavy iron chains with iron padlocks keep the gates shut at night. During the day, the gates are closed but not typically
on a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the guards to unlock the gate and let them enter. If trouble breaks out at one of the gates, the guards there cry out, “To arms!” Their shouts are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
character can use the iron winch near each pit to lift or lower its lid with a successful DC 12 Strength check. Climbing the slippery, sloped walls of a pit requires a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. New
prisoners are slapped in chains and dropped into a random pit. The yuan-ti strip all prisoners of their belongings, which are kept in the storeroom (area 13) until they are properly inventoried. If