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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Imp (p. 306) In “Damage Resistances,” the text now reads, “cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Its stone hearth is cold. Piled atop the tables are alchemical tools and equipment, all of it ancient to the point of being unusable. Disturbing the laboratory in any way alerts the specter in area 2c
this room bears a sign written in Common that reads, “Kalabash’s Room. Do not enter unless your name is Halaster.” The room contains the following: Furnishings. A dusty bed stands with its headboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
of fine gravel.
The statue is a petrified and long-dead dwarf. On the frame holding it together, a small, neat inscription reads: Petrified Ironstar (?) dwarf,
found 1459 DR in Red Larch West
or cuts something. The name “Reszur” is graven on the dagger’s pommel. If the wielder speaks the name, the blade gives off a faint, cold glow, shedding dim light in a 10-foot radius until the wielder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
feebly plead for his freedom. Rolelplaying Braelen. Braelen has been pinned here for two days. Heavy stones were carefully placed to hold him in place without crushing or breaking anything. He is cold
cage back to its original position by hauling on its chain. Inscription. The inscription on the standing stone reads, in Common: “Displease not the Delvers.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
with a remove curse spell or similar magic, the afflicted creature has vulnerability to cold damage. This curse negates any resistance or immunity to cold damage the creature might otherwise possess. 4B
pay. If she spots any party members, she crawls out of the bell’s cold confines and rushes forth to destroy them, thinking they have come to plunder her hoard (area 4H). She prefers to lurk among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
northern cellars (areas B10–B11). View Player Version B1. Sewer Access This chamber has stone steps and a locked, iron-bound wooden door with a sign mounted on it that reads, in Common, “SEWER ACCESS
bottles. B11b. Once a cold storage room and root cellar, this empty chamber is choked with dust and cobwebs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
from the cold. Mooring ropes and fishing nets hang from hooks along the back wall.
Nonperishable goods were stored in this cabin. The crew took a lot of supplies when they abandoned ship, but some
Captain Bluemoon was a cruel, cunning individual who ruled his ship through fear instead of respect. He had many enemies and few friends. The captain’s final journal entry reads: “That damned white
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
three have wrought—
Would Iggwilv forgive us? Ha! I think not.
Time was our ally, standing beside us,
Giving us that which Mummy denied us.
But now, I feel its hands turn cold
And see its second
after Endelyn has died, the paper is lying on the floor in plain view. Written in the Elvish script, it reads: Every morn when Skabatha rises,
The one first seen by her waking eyeses
Is swiftly forgotten like some fleeting swain
And shan’t be remembered ’til she sleeps again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
southeast corner. A sideboard sits on the left side of the room, and a bookcase stands to the right of the doorway, filled with tomes and knickknacks. A cold brick fireplace occupies the southwest corner
wall is a open doorway to the library (area H9). H7. Daughter’s Bedroom This dim room holds nothing but a bed, partially coated in debris from the collapsed chimney. Cold air gusts in through the gaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
tool. On a failed check, the trap triggers. B3. Scaly Eye Tombs At both ends of this hall a carving on the south wall reads, “Silence for the fallen heroes, please.” Ninety interment niches line the
statue radiates auras of abjuration and divination magic. The statue has AC 19, 200 hit points, and immunity to acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, and psychic damage. Each time a creature damages the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
-down and shakes it vigorously until a rolled-up sheet of parchment falls out. He picks up the parchment, unrolls it, and reads what’s written on it in Common: “I, Eliphas Adulare, have sent my esteemed
before. All her warmth is gone. When I look into her eyes, I see a cold and spiteful woman staring back at me.
“I want you to steal the necklace, which Zorhanna now refuses to remove. I can’t safely do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
creatures in the room. Inscription. The inscription on the ceiling is written in Draconic and reads “Fifth, quench the flame in thy palm with ice.” This is a passage from the Rite of the Arcane Octad (see
, which is free of mist. Chamber of Illusion. The tower’s uppermost chamber is 30 feet square and lit by purple continual flame spells in wall sconces. An inscription written on the walls in Draconic reads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
knucklehead trout. Its wooden plaque bears an engraved copper plate that reads, in Common, “Big Knuck, caught by Easthaven fishers during the summer of 1479 DR.”
A secret door in the northeast corner is
wall for secret doors finds it automatically. T4. Coat Closet This is the speaker’s personal coat closet. A full set of cold weather clothing is stored in the wooden trunk. T5. Privy This room contains a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
the demiplane, read or paraphrase the following: You appear in a chamber enclosed by thick walls of thorns. Behind you, the glowing portal back to the woods shimmers. Cold mist coils through the air
his size is Small. Bullywugs captured Nosey outside the demiplane and were planning to offer the puppy to their king as a gift, but Nosey escaped from them. Nosey suffers from a bad cold and sneezes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
at a table with a sign attached to it that reads, "I say Breland would have won the Last War. Change my mind." 63–64 Two changelings sit on a bench in front of a tavern, sharing a flask. They take
previously showed no entrances. 73–74 Faded graffiti on a wall reads, "Need someone knifed? Tarkanan's got you covered!" 75–76 A crowd gathers around a kobold playing a pan flute and leading a group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her feet to fight off the cold. Barred Openings. Vertical iron bars spaced 6 inches apart are embedded in the stone frames of three 5-foot-tall rectangular openings. As an action, a character can try
properties. The crumpled-up piece of paper on the desk bears a message from Nildar’s older brother, Durth, written in charcoal and in Dwarvish. The letter reads as follows: Brother,
You will find me on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Encounters in the Crypt The following descriptions correspond to areas marked on map 3.3. The entire crypt is terribly cold and wreathed in ankle-deep mist. All rooms and passages in the crypt are 10
, read: Four memorial steles stand in this hall, each engraved with hundreds of names. A legend etched at the top of each stele reads, in Common: “Here lie the fallen. May their souls echo here until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
into it. What’s left reads “——ervation” in Common. There are four Tests of the Frostmaiden: the Test of Cruelty in area G16, the Test of Endurance in area G17, the Test of Isolation in area G18, and
snow. Aerix has AC 10 and 3 hit points. He was born on the Midwinter holiday and as such is blessed by Auril with resistance to cold damage. He wears only a light woolen poncho, as extremely cold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. The cold-hearted mortician is trying to locate a key she accidentally dropped inside the golem during a routine grafting procedure. Becoming one of the faction’s undertakers after a failed attempt at
uniforms (your choice), a purse containing 30 gp, and three trinkets (determined randomly by rolling on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook). M4: Cold Locker Six mortuary stretchers, chilled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ceremonial rapier Ammalia sitting with baby Terenzio and Elzerina in her lap while Victoro reads them a fairy tale C13. Ballroom This elegant ballroom contains the following noteworthy features: In the
and either staring dismally out toward the ocean or watching her children in the garden below ( area C25). C26. Cellar This cellar is kept free of dust and cobwebs by servants. It is unsettlingly cold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
description put her hand on your head. 7 You fell into an icy pond as a child and probably would have died had a woman matching Zybilna’s description not fished you out of the cold water and wrapped you in
official wax seal of a fairly large settlement (choose an appropriate town or city that exists in your campaign world). It reads, “The bearer of this letter is entitled to a favor in exchange for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the ceiling is in Draconic and reads “First, shield thy heart with a wand from the Nether Oak.” This is a passage from the Rite of the Arcane Octad (see "Rite of the Arcane Octad"). Y5. Prison A
the wall of the hags’ den. It reads “Second, summon a flame in the palm of your hand.” This is a passage from the Rite of the Arcane Octad. Treasure. The night hags keep their heartstones and soul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
command (see appendix A), sealed in a leather case C9: Hold As the cold water engulfs you, a strange undersea world is revealed. Colorful seaweed grows over the shattered hull, especially around the
contains the captain’s journal, which has been keep safe from the water by its wrapping. A braid of hair is stuck in the pages like a bookmark, indicating the log’s last entry. The last entry reads as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. She’s heard many tales about fogs that persist in the Sumber Hills even in bright sunlight, and sudden gusts of hot wind sweeping west out of the hills where breezes have always been cold. There have
Long Road. After all, cloaks and boots wear out just like wagon wheels, and anyone trudging for tendays on the road in raw spring weather or bitter winter cold soon comes to value warm garments very
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
in the cubbyholes disintegrates if touched, but a character who reads Dwarvish can see faint markings on a few scraps, recording weigh-ins and disbursements. Treasure. Behind the counter sits a locked
(Perception) check. Old stone bunks in orderly rows line the walls of this chamber, and a corroded iron brazier full of cold coals stands near the middle of the room. The bones of a half-dozen dwarves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the throne. An inscription in Elvish engraved around the seat of the throne reads: I am a traveler from a distant land.
My name is Mazikoth
claimed to hail from a black star at the edge of night. A creature that sits on the throne begins to feel cold and drowsy. The first creature that remains seated on the throne for at least 1 minute
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
to the one in the armory (area 3), stands in the center of the kitchen. This rod is also protected by a Glyph of Warding, but if triggered, the explosive runes deal cold damage instead of acid damage
safely move them; any character who reads this ritual can move or dismantle the ritual rods without triggering their Glyphs of Warding. 14: Crypt Three ghosts bicker in this small crypt. Read or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
roundabout. North of the statue is a stone building with an open front, above which hangs a sign that reads “Earth Mother’s Bounty.” Visitors can buy seeds and cornucopias here. Tasked by the abbot with
smoke issue from its many chimneys on rainy days and cold nights. Life-size statues of rearing horses flank the double doors that lead to the common room. Above these doors hangs a wooden sign that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
made of riveted iron plates with an iron door set in the middle of it. A copper sign bolted to the door reads “Control Room” in Common.
The room contains five stone tables that hold unfinished
rest of my life in the cold darkness of space, surrounded by books and skitterwidgets.”
Ideal. “Knowledge is power, and most people are undeserving of it. Not me, though. I am knowledge incarnate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
type (roll a d10: 1–2, acid; 3–4, cold; 5–6, fire; 7–8, lightning; 9–10, thunder). Any creature that enters the rift can choose to remain here or go to an elemental plane. Characters who go to an
Intelligence check can remove the page from the box without inadvertently reading the runes. If the check fails, the character reads the runes accidentally, triggering the explosion. If the page explodes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
slippery. (See chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on extreme cold and slippery ice.) For every minute the characters spend here, there is a cumulative ten
casket is covered with a patch of yellow mold (see chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Beneath the mold, a Dwarvish inscription on the casket reads, “Here rests Godwyd the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Inscription. The inscription reads “Speak thy master’s name and enter.” Eight Doors. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check recognizes that the symbols on the doors represent the
cold have not been kind to them.
Most of the books and scrolls that litter the floor have been ruined by centuries of disuse, but adventurers who search the remains unearth two survivors: a scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) cold damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. T7: Skeleton Closet A moldering skeleton draped in cobwebs sits in
. Thin script engraved above the pair of masks reads as follows: “Pay the toll, in blood or in song.”
There are two ways to open the doors. A character can play one of the hallway’s instruments and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Unfinished Letter. The letter in front of Kalimanzaros reads as follows: Dear Rotten Ethel,
You have requested access to ancient rituals handed down by Baba Yaga herself—rituals that can be used to
.
Ringlerun (see appendix B) was ambushed in here by two members of the League of Malevolence, Zarak and Zargash. The wizard was using his staff of power to cast a cone of cold spell when he became
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
skull, some bones, and a few bits of rusted armor lie atop a marble slab with a leering stone gargoyle squatting at each end. The epitaph on the door reads “Endorovich (Endorovich the Terrible): What the
flames. Treasure. Tucked under the chef’s hat is an electrum spork with a bejeweled handle (worth 250 gp). Crypt 29 Baron Eisglaze Drüf Opening the door causes the air around you to turn as cold as