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Dungeon Master’s Guide
cast that spell again from it until the next dawn.
Vile Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as
lore about demons. When you do so, you have Advantage on that check.
At the DM’s discretion, the book might reveal secrets no mortal should know, such as the true names of powerful Fiends
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
just saw around the corner, grief at the loss of a friend, or happiness derived from pride in your performance in combat. A dark elf has advantage on this check.
(Insight) check can discern whether you are happy, sad, angry, disgusted, surprised, or afraid, as well as the main source of that emotion. For example, you might communicate fear caused by a monster you
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
another creature within 5 feet of it) can use its action to make a DC 26 Strength check. On a success, the creature relocates to an unoccupied space of its choice within 5 feet of the colossus and is no
; (Colossus WX-12) squats in the Crawling Swamp, in the northwest corner of the Shadow Marches. How it got there, no one knows.
Hollow Structure. Although it can operate without a crew, a warforged colossus
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
property again until the next dawn.
Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as lore about
demons. When you do so, double your proficiency bonus on that check.
Dark Speech. While you carry the Book of Vile Darkness and are attuned to it, you can use an action to recite words from its pages in a
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
can’t use this property again until the next dawn.
Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil
, such as lore about demons. When you do so, double your proficiency bonus on that check.
Dark Speech. While you carry the Book of Vile Darkness and are attuned to it, you can use an action to recite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Plundered Halls This corner of the dungeon sees little traffic, though other adventurers have plundered it in the past. 9a. Pillared Way Pillars. Six pillars pockmarked with tiny indentations
stretch the length of the hall. (The indentations held gemstones, which were stolen long ago.)
Alcove. An alcove in the northwest corner contains a rusty pile of armor (the remains of a suit of animated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
6. Turnstile A short flight of stairs leads up to a dry corridor. Just around the corner is a turnstile.
The characters will discover that the turnstile rotates in only one direction
(counterclockwise). They can pass through it easily when moving to the east, but it will probably have to be destroyed on the way back. A golem or a strong character could rip it out with a successful DC 24 Strength (Athletics) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Dead Explorer The partially rotted remains of a male human lie in a corner of this cavern. What’s left of his face is twisted into a silent scream. A successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
corner of the gatehouse. The winch to raise the portcullis has been destroyed, but the portcullis can be lifted manually with a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check if desired.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Collecting Spell Components The characters start out at the southeast corner (area S1) of the Sedgemoor map. They can collect the spell components from areas S2, S3, and S7. At the start, allow only
one successful check per islet, to encourage the characters to explore. Once all three islets are explored, the characters can make any number of attempts to gather components on any islet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
to Kella Darkhope, who is spying on the room through the gaping hole in her bedroom floor (see area 8f). A character who inspects the corpse and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check can
revealing her location. Any character who peers up through the hole in the ceiling can spot Kella lurking in the shadows with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by Kella’s Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
threatened with fire or injured by an attack, it smashes through the walls of its pen and heads toward area 1. Giant Cobra Statue The statue is not dangerous. A character can climb it with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Wagons The supply wagons in the northeast corner are empty.
with green flames flicker on the walls, and the air reeks of dung. Two wagons are parked in one corner, and a triceratops is confined to a metal pen in another. To the west are a pair of dark alcoves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K3. Servants’ Courtyard This courtyard northeast of the keep is enclosed by towering walls. A stone carriage house with hinged wooden doors stands silent in the corner where the outer walls meet
. Across from the carriage house, a slender wooden door reinforced with iron bands leads into the keep. The carriage house is described in area K4. The wooden door, which leads to area K23, is swollen and stuck in its frame. A character can shoulder open the stuck door with a successful DC 10 Strength check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
determine that patrols in the corner towers switch watch duty every six hours, and they can make a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check to estimate how many Dragon Army soldiers are in the fort. On a
informs the characters of the following: The fort’s tall northwest tower is a watchtower with a commanding view of the surrounding land. All four corner fortifications are equipped with horns that sentries
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
hole in the northwest corner wide enough to accommodate Large creatures. T2. Second Floor The tower’s amnizu commander and a chain devil subcommander reside here. These commanders enjoy having one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
secret trapdoor in the northeast corner of the floor. Because of the trail through the dust, the trapdoor can be found without an ability check. Tapping or knocking on the trapdoor three times releases a
short trail in the dust on the floor, leading from the northeast corner of the room to the easternmost door. It looks like something heavy was dragged across the floor toward the doorway. There is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
windows and nightstands between them. Against the west wall are four wardrobes and a cabinet full of plain dishware and cutlery. Four chairs surround a small dining table in the northeast corner, and a
trestle table strewn with pots and cooking utensils stands near a blackened fireplace. All the furnishings are made of wood.
The ceiling in the southwest corner of the room has collapsed, filling the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
quarry makes a Dexterity (Stealth) check on Initiative count 0 each round, after every participant in the chase has taken its turn. If the quarry is never out of the lead pursuer’s sight, the check fails
automatically. Otherwise, compare the check’s total to the Passive Perception scores of the pursuers. If the quarry consists of multiple creatures, they all make the check separately, so it’s possible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
quarry makes a Dexterity (Stealth) check at the end of each round, after every participant in the chase has taken its turn. The result is compared to the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the pursuers
. If the quarry consists of multiple creatures, they all make the check. If the quarry is never out of the lead pursuer’s sight, the check fails automatically. Otherwise, if the result of the quarry’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
succeed on a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check or slide off the roof to the ground, taking 14 (4d6) bludgeoning damage. Witch Stone. A ledge juts from a chimney about 30 feet east of the northeast corner of
the haunted chimney detailed in area 10. Any character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (History) check knows this fact, which might help them understand a request Theodora makes during a séance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
freshly blown glass bottles along the south wall, the hearth built into the southwest corner, and the barrel of sand standing next to it. A staircase descends underground, and between it and the rack of
reveals that a treasure is here, it’s buried in the barrel of sand. Emptying the barrel or digging through the sand reveals the treasure without the need for a check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Contraband One of the cult wagons overturns on a difficult corner or when a wheel breaks on a rock. Of the crates that tumble free, one smashes open, revealing dozens of beautiful items of jewelry
in the jewelry or who ask questions might need to be silenced. NPC witnesses could disappear overnight or die unexpectedly from sudden illness (which a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals to be poison). The same attacks can be directed against characters who show too much curiosity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
city without incident, but the festivities are unignorable. Colorful flowers and paper decorations hang between buildings, and delicious scents waft from the food stalls at every street corner. Locals
toy tridents.
A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (History or Religion) check knows the costumes represent La Catrina, patron spirit of the city; Don Roque, a long-dead politician who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
a vaulted ceiling. Light shines into the room through tall windows facing the mountains to the south. One corner of the hall holds a collection of plain cots and empty chests, and nearby stands a
Throughout Castle Kalaman, including within the characters’ chambers, stonework and statues depict the warrior-god Kiri-Jolith, patron of the Solamnic Knights of the Sword. Clerics of Kiri-Jolith recognize these depictions, as do characters who succeed on a DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Contraband One of the cult wagons overturns on a difficult corner or when a wheel breaks on a rock. Of the crates that tumble free, one smashes open, revealing dozens of beautiful items of jewelry
in the jewelry or who ask questions might need to be silenced. NPC witnesses could disappear overnight or die unexpectedly from sudden illness (which a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals to be poison). The same attacks can be directed against characters who show too much curiosity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Detention Bog Locations The following sections are keyed to map 6.1. The characters begin on the island in the southeast corner of the map. Map 6.1: the detention bog View Player Version D1. The
. The crate has a cracked corner seam that oozes a tar-like substance into the filthy water.
Characters who examine the crate from a distance of 5 feet or less can, with a successful DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
27. Dead Apprentice Quilt. A moldy quilt is draped over a stone bier against the south wall.
Desk. A wooden desk stands in the northeast corner. Slumped in a high-backed chair behind the desk is a
simple homework assignment. Arcturia destroyed Kazvark’s spellbook but didn’t check his pockets for valuables. Mithral Key Characters who search the apprentice’s robes find a 6-inch-long, flat piece of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Statue of Shar Fog. The room is lightly obscured by fog.
Statue. The east corner holds a black marble statue of a cloaked woman wielding two daggers. Three dust-covered human skeletons lie at
disturbed or targeted by a dispel magic spell. The skeletons lying at the statue’s feet are the remains of long-dead adventurers placed here as a warning not to disturb the 7-foot-tall statue. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check can ascertain that the statue depicts Shar.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
a successful DC 10 Dexterity check and a set of thieves’ tools. The trapdoor is located in the southeast corner of the room. An empty crate nailed onto the door covers it; when the door is opened
a thorough 20-minute search of the room or with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. If characters search the strong room during the night, lizardfolk show up to cart away contraband. There are three lizardfolk for every two characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
find the six lost crates in areas D1–D6 on map 6.1 and bring them all to the trail in the map’s northwest corner, where Instructor Minexes waits for the students to complete their task. A trail near this
fire, poison, and psychic damage. Finally, each is secured with a locking mechanism that requires a successful DC 18 Dexterity check with thieves’ tools to unlock. Instructor Minexes carries a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
members. A character using thieves’ tools can open either lock with a successful DC 25 Dexterity check. This shed’s central silo contains a jumble of obsolete equipment that belongs to the gymnastics
club. Old practice horses, balance beams, disassembled high bars, floor mats, and more are shoved against the curved wall. Treasure. In the main silo’s northeast corner are two unlocked chests. Both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
a successful DC 10 Dexterity check and a set of thieves’ tools. The trapdoor is located in the southeast corner of the room. An empty crate nailed onto the door covers it; when the door is opened
a thorough 20-minute search of the room or with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. If characters search the strong room during the night, lizardfolk show up to cart away contraband. There are three lizardfolk for every two characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
200 miles. Check for random encounters as the party’s expedition makes its way to Mantol-Derith, using the tables in chapter 2. If the characters are traveling with faction representatives (see
chapter 8), these NPCs help the characters overcome random encounters. Whenever a random encounter check yields a “no encounter” result, use that opportunity to roleplay some of these NPCs and develop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
, thus giving the entire chamber its unusual odor. There is nothing else of apparent interest here, though if the adventurers make a successful DC 25 Intelligence (Investigation) check, they find a
mithral brooch adorned with gold tracery, embedded in the wall in one corner of the room. This was overlooked by the mind flayers. Treasure & Rewards The characters may find the following treasure. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
32: Control Gems At each corner of this rectangular set of corridors is a circular room that contains a slaad control gem mounted in a filigreed contraption atop a metal pedestal. The gems control
an action, a character with thieves’ tools can try to remove a control gem, doing so with a successful DC 17 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Alternatively, a character can remove a gem by force