climbing coin

45. Gargoyle Guardians

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

crouched within its square of tiled precious metal. The gargoyles remain motionless until they are provoked. The slots in each pedestal are 4 feet above the floor and roughly the size of a standard coin. All

humanoids must pay a tithe before leaving this room to avoid provoking the gargoyles’ wrath. Specifically, each humanoid must insert a coin of the appropriate type into each pedestal (1 cp in the

The Yawning Portal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

of gold, sent up in a bucket in advance. He also readily accepts coin from patrons who want to place grisly bets on adventurers who dare explore Undermountain, and their odds of returning alive

crumbly but have abundant handholds and footholds. They can be scaled without climbing gear with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. No check is needed to enter Undermountain by using the rope-and-pulley system.

14. Obelisk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

mesa are separated by 10-foot-high cliffs. Climbing a cliff requires a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. Pliinki, a mad derro savant (see appendix C), stands atop of the mesa. Hidden on a

first creature it sees. Treasure The derro savant carries a single gold coin, a stick of charcoal, and a battered notebook with pages made from trillimac (see “Fungi of the Underdark” in chapter 2

Arcana Tables

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

34–35 Instrument of Scribing 36–37 Lock of Trickery 38–40 Mystery Key 41–42 Orb of Direction 43–44 Orb of Time 45–46 Perfume of Bewitching 47–49 Pipe of Smoke Monsters 50–52 Potion of Climbing 53–55

Potion of Comprehension 56–58 Pot of Awakening 59–60 Prosthetic Limb 61–64 Rival Coin 65–66 Rope of Mending 67–68 Ruby of the War Mage 69–82 Spell Scroll (cantrip or level 1 spell) 83–84 Staff of

Curst Escape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

climbing 20 feet up the garbage heaps. C2. Hidden Tunnel A narrow passage winds through tons of debris before opening into a leaking, dead-end cavity. Oily sludge pools along the east edge of the chamber

nearly a mile before ending in an arch in the wall. This a portal to a stand of trees 3 miles outside Curst. The portal’s key is an electrum coin.

Climbing the Spire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Climbing the Spire R04M’s path climbs the Spire’s interior. If the characters follow, they pass through gradually sloping tunnels that take hours or even days to traverse. Use any of the following

a matching gate elsewhere in the Spire, but the portal no longer functions. 4 A character finds a coin from a familiar world or nation, but its markings refer to a land or ruler no one has heard of

Areas of the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

features: Set into the alabaster floor is a large symbol in black marble, depicting a winged snake biting a coin. Characters recognize this as the symbol of the Zhentarim. (The coin conceals an alarm

mechanism.) Hanging on the walls are twelve metal masks bearing human-like visages. Alarm Mechanism. The 1-foot-diameter, disk-shaped tile that serves as the coin in the Zhentarim symbol is actually a

Luskan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

a quick and perhaps violent way to grab some coin. People and Laws Without question, the people of Luskan show their Northlander heritage. They raid ships and coastal settlements, engage in

Sword Coast, bridging the coast with the utter north, and offers the only convenient crossing of the River Mirar for many miles, Luskan makes considerable coin as a crossroads. Merchants wishing to

Outpost Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

well are icy and require climbing gear or magic to scale. O3. Overlook The door opens into a large, nearly empty room. Snow has drifted into the corners, and frost covers the stone walls. Three barred

who toss the room find a small coin purse stuffed into Nildar’s bedroll. The purse contains 24 gp and 17 sp. O7. Spore Servants This chamber appears to be a cellblock lined with stone doors that have

The Streets of Sharn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

!" a priest of the Sovereign Host cries, pointing to a grimy halfling clutching a silver chain and climbing up the side of a tower. 49–50 A young woman using a crutch and missing a leg approaches, asking

if you can spare any coin to help a Brelish veteran of the Last War. 51–52 Cries of alarm fill the street as a wooden crate from somewhere above crashes down into the lower city. 53–56 A splash of

Court of Orestes Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the remains of the following ne’er-do-wells: Crypt A holds Yerda Ever-Coin, who paid her debts with stolen stars. Crypt B holds “Cyclops” Phelnidus, beloved by numerals and friend of dice. Crypt C

-eyed shock. The mask functions as slippers of spider climbing. 8. Cave and Tunnel On the crumbling eastern wall of the tomb is a rough-edged hole that leads to an uneven cavity in the earth. Two

The Walking Statues

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

on balconies or rooftops after dark. Her dealings are polite, though, and she pays fair coin. She never confides in anyone or talks about her own doings — and if anyone but she has ever seen the

Castle Cinis Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

of faithful service. Charmayne was furious that Jhaeros wasted coin on a sword for Naevys, but then, she was always distracted by one petty jealousy or another.” Heart of Ghalasine. “After trapping me

ground below it. The characters need magic or climbing gear to reach it. The northeast wall of the armory is gone, creating an opening through which the characters may enter. The armor and weapons

Upper Level Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

. Joshua Raphael M15: Hierarch’s Office This airy room contains a desk and high-backed chair situated in front of a carving that spans the entire east wall. The carving depicts a family of goats climbing

bypassing the maze’s traps (see “Traps” below). Statue. At the end of one passage stands a Medium stone statue of a pig. The statue is magical and has a coin slot in the middle of its back. Like a

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

spot to raise their young. The adults use the statistics for giant crocodiles, except that they have a climbing speed of 30 feet, no swimming speed, and darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. Their four

entire area. If such a search is conducted, refer to the Treasure Hoard: Challenge 5–10 table in Chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Roll once for each type of coin, then roll d100 to determine

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

without some climbing). Inside these rooms are rings set in the walls, chains attached to the rings, buckets, heaps of straw, and precious little else. The occupants and other contents of the cells and the

, each type of coin in its own black leather pouch, as well as a pouch of ten gems (worth 50 gp each). Inner Chamber. The inner room, lavishly furnished and decorated, is the sanctuary of Eclavdra

Ship Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

center, forward of the mast, a jolly boat is lashed to the deck with ropes. Aft of the mast is a hatch to the belowdecks area and a rope ladder climbing to a crow’s nest above. Two human figures

normal variety and harmless. The bilge offers only 4 feet of headroom. Two swarms of rot grubs (see appendix C) live in the garbage island around the mast. A gold coin among the trash is the source of the

Lower Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

beanstalk without needing magic or climbing gear, but doing so requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. On a check that fails by 5 or more, the creature falls. The beanstalk has AC 15

reveal them: Eight cats perch atop eight dead attending Eight lizards flee from eight rats scavenging Eight toads climbing meet eight dead and falling Eight snakes sneak under eight bats screaming

K84. Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. An old chandelier hangs from the domed ceiling. Characters could spend hours searching the crypt. Though the antiques here might fetch a fair amount of coin, they are hardly worth the trouble to

. The floor here is an illusion that hides a 20-foot-deep pit. The sides of the pit are polished smooth; a creature without a climbing speed can’t move along them without the aid of magic or a climber’s

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