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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
one closer to the southern exit is a stone golem. The other statue is inanimate and harmless.
Dais. An arched double door carved with screaming devil faces stands closed at the back of a dais
skull screams, the golem uses its first turn in combat to block the south exit, pushing the door closed and shoving smaller creatures out of the way automatically. By occupying the space north of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gromph’s Outer Sanctum The black marble door to Gromph Baenre’s chambers is etched with silvery runes around its edge and closed with an arcane lock keyed to him. Picking the lock requires a
5th level or higher while in the demiplane, all creatures and objects in the demiplane instantly appear in Gromph’s inner sanctum instead. Treasure The collection of rare books and scrolls in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monsters in a dungeon are more than a collection of random creatures that happen to live near one another. Fungi, vermin, scavengers, and predators can coexist in a complex ecology, alongside intelligent
enslave whatever creatures are left. It’s easy to think of a dungeon as a collection of encounters, with the adventurers kicking down door after door and killing whatever lies beyond. But the ebb and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
esoteric philosophies of the Outer Planes and multiversal theories. The spiral stairs rise to area W3. Research Collection. A character who spends 1 hour researching the Outer Planes here can make an
direction of a relevant work in the collection (if it exists). Treasure. Among the candles in the alcove sits a partially melted candle of invocation of a random alignment that has 1 hour of use remaining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, preventing them from screaming. Endelyn’s Room Glass-Doored Wardrobe. The jade eye adorning the wardrobe’s cornice is closed, but it opens if the wardrobe is tampered with. If Endelyn is asleep in the
mirror in an oval wooden frame. This mirror is similar to the magic mirror in area D1 of Bavlorna’s cottage (see chapter 2). Hourglasses. The one hundred hourglasses in Endelyn’s collection are worth 25
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
vertical handles are each carved in the likeness of a robed scholar. During the day, the doors stand open. At night, the doors are closed, locked, and sealed with an arcane lock spell. A successful DC 25
helpful instructions for where to find any public location or collection in the Biblioplex. B5. Student Store This small shop is stocked with books, equipment, and gear useful as academic supplies. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Between the characters and the village is a network of cages where the grippli have kept, captured, and bred giant crabs for centuries. The crab maze is a collection of low-to-the-water walkways, ranging
breakwater is made of intertwined branches reinforced by tough vines. Hinged on the sides and split in the middle, it can be opened to allow the passage of small boats. In the closed position, as it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush at the pool. Likewise, closed or locked doors can restrict the movement of some creatures. A dungeon
adventure location are more than a collection of random creatures that happen to live near one another. Fungi, natural animals, scavengers, and predators can coexist in a complex ecology, alongside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
writing desk, partially broken and riddled with damp rot. There are three drawers in each side of the desk and a large central drawer; the latter is closed, but the others are all open — and two of them
who approach the fireplace notice a collection of mouse bones spilling out from the hearth. A swarm of insects (spiders) lurks in the crevices of the fireplace and chimney. The spiders flood forth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the village’s history and nominally honors any spirits lingering at the battlefield. Market Across from Vogler’s busy wharf spreads the village market. Amid this collection of stalls, vendors sell
large wooden doors stand within the arch, but they haven’t been closed for years and are embedded in the surrounding dirt. Thornwall Keep The ruins of an ancient Solamnic keep perch on a rocky rise at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
varnished mushroom cap that magically keeps its liquid contents lukewarm 36 Rock that floats and is small enough to hide in your closed fist 37 Tiny bottle filled with rainwater collected from the Feywild
Nunchaku sized for a pixie or sprite 74 Copper coin with a smiling satyr’s face on one side and a satyr’s skull on the other 75 Severed chicken’s foot attached to a leather cord 76 Collection of baby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
of this dusty workshop. A door on the east wall is closed. Sitting against the south wall is a large cast-iron stove. A metal pipe one foot in diameter rises two feet from the top of the stove before
wall. High up on the west wall are two closed windows.
See areas S13 and S17 for descriptions of the balcony. Treasure. A character who rummages through a stall for 1 minute (or 1 hour for a stall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Nildar Sunblight, a duergar, seated at the desk, studying his collection of glassy shards. He attacks the characters when they enter. The glowing object on the desk is a magic lantern, which Nildar has
except for a tattered bedroll and a chair. From behind the closed doors of the northern rooms, you hear the faint sound of snoring.
Each of the northern rooms has one duergar sleeping in it. The two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
square room, its walls, floor, and ceiling made of glowing crystal set with images of unblinking eyes. A crystal door stands closed, but you can just make out the long corridor beyond it, and a lone
top of the cupboard are the room’s only decoration. A folding screen obscures the far corner of the room.
Alessia’s collection of cat figurines include sculptures made of glass, ceramic, and wood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
four panels are closed. Opening a hatch reveals a square cavity containing the head of a decapitated creature. When a hatch is opened, the head inside that cavity barks one of the following utterances
: Bugbear head: “Yah!”
Harpy head: “Bah!”
Hobgoblin head: “Gah!”
Ogre head: “Bah!”
Each repeats its one-word utterance every time its hatch is opened, then falls silent until the hatch is closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
without any real information about it. The site has proven far more dangerous than they expected. Their entry from the Far Realm is now closed, and they don’t know why. The githyanki make short, careful
flumph to squeeze through. The flumphs maintain the rip in case they need to escape quickly. The rip leads into the Far Realm, and ever since Ilvaash closed area B1, it’s the only way to reach the Far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Collection boxes also appear at large festival gatherings. Upon sunset of the final day, the collected coin is placed in chests and dumped into the deepest part of the harbor. This festival has
stole some of the collection years ago and tried to leave the city under false pretenses, only to see a squall spring up as soon as their ship left the harbor. A huge wave shaped like a hand swept the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
movable shutter over the lens.
On a shelf above the table sit three books. In the northeast corner is a closed wooden wardrobe.
If the characters have avoided alerting the smugglers to their
successful experiments with the philosopher’s stone, the truth is that the alchemist had them crafted to deceive a potential buyer into believing that the stone was real. The collection includes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Members of the Livestock have been snatching books from other parts of Candlekeep and storing them in this room for eventual transport into outer space. Although the cultists believe this collection
iron door at the top of the staircase from area B2 leads into the observatory on the third level of the tower. The door is closed but not locked. Read or paraphrase the following boxed text when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
forward. Just get everyone inside. You’ll make it work. Once closed, the door cannot be opened or damaged. Teleportation and other modes of extradimensional travel fail in the Dran & Courtier, and
nearly to the breaking point. K’thriss Drow’b has a neat room decorated in black and purple, a crystal ball that displays only a haze of smoke, and a collection of strange purple rocks. Walnut Dankgrass’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
This room is empty. 3 A laser rifle with a depleted energy cell rests under a rusty bed. 4 Display cases against the walls contain a collection of rocks and minerals from other worlds. 5 Parts of a
-wide metallic cylinder spans floor to ceiling in this area. Each side of the tube holds a curved door flanked by a rectangular pad with a thin slot wide enough for a playing card. The doors are closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
demons emerge, whichever comes first. The portal can be closed early through any of the following means: Closing the Book. A character within 5 feet of the altar can close the book as an action with a
feed the shambling mounds. Treasure. Buried in the rotting mush is a collection of shiny objects the shambling mounds have gathered, including 340 gp, a Potion of Clairvoyance, and a silver scroll tube
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
stasis and steal his staff of power. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Thinnings. Treasure. The bottom drawer of Thinnings’s dresser contains the butler’s collection of rings. Many of the
rings are rewards from Zybilna for faithful service, and others were gifted to him by guests who learned about his obsession. The collection includes the following: Sixty-one ornate silver rings (10 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
another corner. Five closed doors lead from the room.
Dress Dummies. Seven humanoid-shaped dressing dummies stand in the corner—four of Medium size and three of Small size. Six of them are adorned with
, including paintings, etchings, and sketches. All are displayed in gaudy, gilded frames.
A framed oval mirror two feet wide and five feet tall hangs in the middle of one wall.
The hall has closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
door, and glyph of warding. The other books in Edino’s collection aren’t valuable and cover such topics as geology, gemology, and mining. X11: Mess Hall Loud voices and laughter can be heard through the
. These doors aren’t locked but grind loudly when opened or closed, attracting the attention of anyone on the upper level or in area X4. X19: War Room The air in this wide room is thick with the smell of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
doors on the captain’s ship. Book Cabinet. Each captain keeps a modest collection of mundane books. Each hides his spellbook in a secret space under the bottom shelf, which can be found with a successful
not being paraded through city streets in cage-wagons, the monstrous attractions of the Sea Maidens Faire growl, chortle, stamp, snort, and roar in closed stalls. Two handlers (commoners with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
operation, forcing the wizard to spend time and resources defeating the fiend and replacing slain underlings. K16. Construct Workshop The invisible staircase from area K15 ends in front of a closed door
. If any of them are disturbed, they fly off the shelves and form a swarm that attacks all creatures in the room. The book collection has the statistics of a swarm of bats, with these changes: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
A group of cultists is trying to access a magic portal linking the Material Plane to Tiamat’s domain, hoping to break the seal that has kept the portal closed for centuries.
3 A dragon whose
is not a single collection of oracular sayings, nor is it any kind of organized prediction of future events. Rather, the Prophecy is a map of possible futures—an outline of the complex relationships
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
inside. To the south, a closed door is padlocked.
See area C11 for more information about the padlocked door. A water elemental and two water weirds live in the 25-foot-deep fountain. These creatures
floor makes this room difficult terrain. As Vecna is a god of knowledge as well as secrets, the cultists all contributed their personal libraries to this collection. Each of the cult fanatics has their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
closed monastery doors. The plain doors are made of heavy timber with iron studs. A dusty footpath circles the building.
If the characters scout around the other sides of the building, add the
well-worn work tables and a collection of mismatched cutlery. A doorway to the west leads to a washroom where three large wooden tubs stand. A door to the north leads to the monastery exterior, while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Passage The rebel orcs have piled finished and rough stones against the north side of this door to keep it closed. The wooden door is bound with moldering bands of bronze, and a heavy bronze bolt
chamber in which a faint glint of light shines from the far western wall. A collection of coffers can be found in that area, one tipped so that some of the gems it held are strewn before it. (The gems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Ahmaergo’s Collection Xanathar’s majordomo fetishizes minotaurs and has decorated this magically lit room accordingly: A stuffed, glowering minotaur stands at the north end of the room. A large greataxe
adorned with closed eyes. The sarcophagus can’t be pried open or damaged, but if a spell is cast within the tomb, the eyes of the robe open all at once — an eerie yet harmless effect — and the lid slowly