Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'close ceiling'.
Other Suggestions:
choose ceiling
close calling
class ceiling
chosen ceiling
clone ceiling
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the trapper
move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the trapper isn’t part of the floor, wall, or ceiling.
Spider Climb. The trapper can climb
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
solid surface, such as a wall, ceiling, or floor. If it has no surface to attach to, the living spell is destroyed (see “Planar Destruction” below).
Extradimensional Chamber. When the living spell
, target, or deal damage to the living spell; however, they can damage the room around them. Each 5-foot-square section of ceiling, wall, and floor in the chamber has AC 17, 50 hit points, immunity to poison
Human
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Species
Basic Rules (2014)
Just as readily as they mix with each other, humans mingle with members of other races. They get along with almost everyone, though they might not be close to many. Humans serve as ambassadors, diplomats
head on the ceiling—good food and good stories in front of a nice, warm fire. If halflings had a shred of ambition, they might really amount to something.”
Lasting Institutions
Where a
Ancient Deep Dragon
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of
or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss, or featuring larger
Adult Deep Dragon
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge
that allow them to escape or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
rotated by the controls in area 61, but the acid compartments in the ceiling are currently empty. Consequently, nothing happens when the room turns. Any character who can get close enough to the ceiling to examine the friezes notices tiny holes in the dragons’ mouths.
in the middle of it. Friezes along each wall just beneath the ceiling depict five black dragons.
Gouts of acid are meant to rain down from the mouths of the dragon friezes whenever this room is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
32. Hidden Trapdoor The staircase ends at a landing with a 6-foot-high ceiling of close-fitting planks with a wooden trapdoor set into it. The trapdoor is bolted shut from this side and can be pushed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
10. Conservatory Gossamer drapes cover the windows of this elegantly appointed hall, which has a brass-plated chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Upholstered chairs line the walls, and stained-glass
. Alabaster figurines of well-dressed dancers adorn the mantelpiece. Close inspection of them reveals that several are carvings of well-dressed skeletons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
L1. Entry Cave The cave mouth opens into darkness from which a breezes blows, carrying the faint odor of death. Inside is a natural cave, its floor and ceiling uneven. The passage leads to the west
, narrowing as it proceeds.
A body is sprawled on the floor 60 feet into the passage. When the characters get close enough to take a good look at the body, read the following: The corpse of a human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
S7. Main Hall and Belfry Rows of crumbling pillars support the 40-foot-high vaulted ceiling of this hall. Humanoid bones litter the dusty floor, and a 10-foot-square hole in the ceiling leads to the
Strength (Athletics) check. Characters can reach the belfry from inside using magic such as a spider climb or fly spell. Treasure. Close examination of the bell reveals that it’s thin sides are solid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
1. Grand Foyer The stairs from level 21 descend to a grand entry chamber that contains the following features: Pillars. Pillars support the 40-foot-high, vaulted ceiling.
Grells. Six grells float
behind the pillars to the north. The grells attack visitors and can use their tentacles to open and close doors as needed.
Apparitions. Spectral images of dead servants and adventurers occasionally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
surroundings, while its soft, inward-facing side clings to the floor, wall, or ceiling in its hunting territory. It remains motionless as it waits for prey to come close. When a target is within its
cover these remains with own body, making them look like irregularities in the surface. The creature might also attach itself to a wall or a ceiling close to a recent kill, effectively using the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
argument that’s on the verge of coming to blows.
Beds. Four stone-framed beds line the south wall.
Secret Trapdoor. A secret trapdoor in the 30-foot-high ceiling leads to area 23. The trapdoor is a
3-foot-square stone slab that requires a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check to lift.
If the characters get close to this area without alerting the githyanki, they hear the two arguing in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Peering through shuttered windows in each tower are four deep gnomes, eight in all. These gnomes operate winches that open and close the gate. If the characters are traveling with a deep gnome escort
, the gates open as they approach, allowing access to the tunnel beyond. If the characters arrive here unescorted, the gnomes refuse to open the gate. Tunnel The tunnel has a 30-foot-high ceiling, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
21. Animated Ballistae Light. The arched, 30-foot-high ceiling of this long hall is studded with glowing red crystals that cast dim light throughout the hall. (Crystals pried out of their fixtures go
amble forward on hinged legs to close the distance. If a ballista has nothing to attack on its turn, it returns to its startingposition.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
automatically close and lock. The ceiling here is 10 feet high. The mind flayers use this back door to their fortress as a means of escape, in case the colony is overrun by githyanki or other invaders. 13a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
surroundings, while its soft, inward-facing side clings to the floor, wall, or ceiling in its hunting territory. It remains motionless as it waits for prey to come close. When a target is within its reach
a nearby wall or a ceiling, using the remnants as bait; any creature that stops to investigate the bones for valuables becomes the trapper’s next meal. A trapper needs to eat a halfling-sized meal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
of other races. They get along with almost everyone, though they might not be close to many. Humans serve as ambassadors, diplomats, magistrates, merchants, and functionaries of all kinds.
Dwarves
to beat a meal in a halfling home, as long as you don’t crack your head on the ceiling—good food and good stories in front of a nice, warm fire. If halflings had a shred of ambition, they might really amount to something.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
of other races. They get along with almost everyone, though they might not be close to many. Humans serve as ambassadors, diplomats, magistrates, merchants, and functionaries of all kinds.
Dwarves
to beat a meal in a halfling home, as long as you don’t crack your head on the ceiling—good food and good stories in front of a nice, warm fire. If halflings had a shred of ambition, they might really amount to something.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Halaster Is Glowing The stone doors to this chamber are sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. The ceiling
though one with both. It can’t be toppled and is impervious to damage. Close examination of the statue reveals that the eyes carved into its robe, twenty in all, have lids that are locked open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
suspended from the ceiling by massive steel chains. The cave floor seems to be covered by a pool of boiling mud.
The ceiling is 50 feet above the level of the platforms. The cave floor is 50 feet below
into the boiling mud. The damage a creature takes from a geyser depends on how close a creature is to the geyser when it erupts (see the table below). Creatures that succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to the cavern’s ceiling is the petrified body of a primordial giant. The figure’s arm stretches up, breaching the cavern ceiling, and its fingers emerge on the surface above as Dreamer’s Reach (in this
in chapter 3 have been hunting the dinosaur and close in for the kill. Stricken Crown A cursed ruler’s failing health can be cured only by water taken from the cavern’s central waterfall. But hill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of stone and sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. UNDERGROUND RIVER
The underground river on this level is
area 12 as it does elsewhere.
12a. South Water Collector The ceiling in this chamber forms a dome 20 feet higher than the floor around the cistern, which is 10 feet deep. Water pouring in from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
chair face the entrance and the fireplace, above which hangs a framed picture of a windmill perched atop a rocky crag. Situated in corners of the room are two overstuffed chairs. Floor-to-ceiling
look like a red-covered book with a blank spine. A character inspecting the bookshelf spots the fake book with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. Unless the secret door is propped open, springs in the hinges cause it to close on its own. Beyond the secret door lies area 9.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
38. “I Just Met a Girl Named Skrianna” Carvings. The walls of this hall are carved to look like tree trunks. The arched, 10-foot-high ceiling resembles a canopy of dead boughs and branches
while the shield guardian and the grell accost her attackers at close range. Treasure Skrianna’s spellbook contains all the spells she has prepared.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K61. Elevator Trap See area K31 and the accompanying Elevator Trap diagram before running this encounter. This dusty, ten-foot-wide, thirty-foot-long corridor has a flat ceiling ten feet overhead. To
moving in close formation down the hall is certainly heavy enough to trigger the trap. A character who searches for traps while crossing the hall and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
2. Island Chamber This large chamber has a 40-foot-high ceiling set with massive stalactites, with smaller stalagmites set across the ground. A pool with a small island in the southeast corner of the
the ceiling in this area, using his breath weapon on the characters as soon as they enter the caves. He then crashes down on the party, focusing on elves over any other humanoids with his melee attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K62. Servants’ Hall This hall stands in deadly silence. Heavy beams support a sagging, ten-foot-high ceiling. Fog clings to the floor, obscuring everything that lies less than three feet above it. A
giant shadow lurches across the ceiling as a dark figure shuffles purposefully down the corridor toward you. The figure approaching is Cyrus Belview, a mongrelfolk (see appendix D) and Strahd’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
20. Queen of Dragons Chamber A roaring fireplace churns out heat and light at one end of this spacious, 30-foot-high chamber, the ceiling of which is buttressed by ten wooden pillars carved as
tapestry weighs about 200 pounds and is worth 2,500 gp. Simply removing the semiprecious stones provides garnets, agates, moonstones, and others worth about 800 gp. Close examination of the tapestries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this hall are as follows: Chandeliers. Radiant crystal chandeliers levitate near the ceiling.
Paintings. Paintings line the walls. They come in many sizes and have gilded frames.
The hall contains
close to the shield as possible. A creature trapped in the shield can do nothing except attempt a DC 18 Charisma saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful save, the creature is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
close to Sir Tristan’s castle (they can see the towers above the tree line). Prints in the dirt make it clear that the thessalhydra has come this way often, and the tracks lead into a nearby cave
. Area 1. Entrance to the cave. Some of the cross-planar flowers grow along the rocks here. Area 2. This cave is thick with webs from floor to ceiling. Three giant spiders live here. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
2. Island Chamber This large chamber has a 40-foot-high ceiling set with massive stalactites and smaller stalagmites. A pool with a small island in the southeast corner of the cavern is fed by
described below. Chuth emerges from the pool and joins the fight 3 rounds later. Dragon Attack If the characters were attacked by Chuth in area 1, the dragon clings to the ceiling in this area, using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
8. Kraken Kibble This half of the broken vessel is more accessible, so the characters can easily peer into this section as they approach. As the characters get close enough to see into this area
, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: This half of the broken ship is wide open. Lines with large hooks hang from the top of the inside, stretched from floor to ceiling and secured at either end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
its turns. After 10 rounds, the gas valves close and the stone block rises back into the ceiling. Any puzzle cubes still in their cavities are pushed out, and the trap resets. Any character searching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
25. Pillared Throne Room You look upon an enormous chamber colored in pastels. A forest of massive, many-hued columns support the ceiling.
Aura. Each of the 3-foot-diameter pillars radiates an
), then bounce gently around on the ceiling, 30 feet above, just as a helium balloon. To stop this effect, a dispel magic or remove curse spell must be placed upon each such individual. There seems to be a