comes warding reflective

11. Student Dormitories

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

share this room. Spite has taken the precaution of casting a glyph of warding spell on the door frame, set to trigger if anyone other than he or Dumara crosses the threshold. The glyph can’t be seen from

spells Spite has prepared, plus the following spells: arcane lock, Bigby’s hand, disintegrate, forcecage, gaseous form, glyph of warding, Leomund’s secret chest, maze, Melf’s acid arrow, Mordenkainen’s

44. Vault of the Beholder

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

fifty feet high. The polished marble floor is so perfectly reflective that it creates the illusion of standing at the entrance to a sphere. Nine alcoves filled with glittering treasure open up along

. When an untethered creature is shoved or otherwise moved across the floor, it travels in one direction and does not stop until it comes into contact with a wall or other barrier. The alcoves contain

Elemental Vessels

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

dragonshard holding a bound elemental is placed in the containment chamber, the matrix comes alive. The unsuppressed elemental emerges from the shard and flows along the matrix in the way that blood moves

made of iron (AC 19) but sometimes of mithral (AC 21) or adamantine (AC 23). The chest is often guarded with a glyph of warding and housed in a room behind locked and possibly trapped doors. The shard itself has AC 17 and 10 (3d6) hit points.

Upper Floor

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

light in the fireplace from a small, highly reflective object. Two swarms of insects (spiders) infest this room. One swarm descends on anyone who approaches the fireplace, and the other descends

from the webs above the door a moment later. Both wash down the walls with the muffled clatter of thousands of tiny legs. Fireplace. The glint inside the fireplace comes from a small crystal bauble (5 sp

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

assembly has AC 19, 5 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The rod is protected with a Glyph of Warding; if anyone comes within 5 feet of the rod or anything touches it, explosive

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

Meeting the Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

the players start showing signs of exasperation), the leader of the cloister approaches to welcome the characters. Read the following text: The chattering kobolds fall silent as a new figure comes

mercenary company called the Azure Wolves. Age and battle have taken a toll on her, and she is spending her twilight years in reflective contemplation at Dragon’s Rest. Her demeanor is gruff, but she is

Temple Locations T10-T18

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

squeeze through. One of the hags comes here at night every few days to throw down firewood and scraps of food for Sylvarie. Inside the Shrine. When the characters get a good look inside the shrine

the three hags has its own disgusting bed, and the strange objects that fill the crates are shared by all. Glyph of Warding. Scratched into the floor at the top of the stairs is a glyph created by a

Landgrave's Folly

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

Entrance. Sgothgah’s advanced magical knowledge has allowed it to set up dozens of wards to protect the temple, each treated as a casting of glyph of warding using the explosive runes option. All but

the death if it comes to that. This is not the lair of these creatures, so they can’t use lair actions or regional effects. In the event that the characters could use some help in a battle, one of the

Hollow Mine Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

glyph of warding holding a passwall spell is inscribed on the floor in front of the door. Characters can spot the glyph with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. If someone opens the

health to avoid the threat of disease that comes from working with the dead. H3: Corpse Disposal The stench here is horrendous. Hundreds of humanoid and animal bones fill the chamber in charnel heaps

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

bleeding also stops if the target receives magical healing. 47–52 Mirrors and other highly reflective surfaces allow magical transport while in the region. Any creature that touches its reflection in an

, requiring no components but using a mirror or other reflective surface. 59–64 The skin of one random creature in the region becomes silvery and reflective for the next 24 hours. For the duration, that

A Detour to Neverwinter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

appropriate roleplaying or ability checks. Easy-to-acquire information comes earlier in the list, while the details that are harder to acquire are provided later. Dispense the following points as you see

wizard to place a glyph of warding (explosive runes) on the false book to keep it from being opened. Also on Omin’s order, she doesn’t know how to bypass the glyph. The doppelganger knows that Omin

Dragon Relationships

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

—and demanding treasure as tribute from nearby settlements. Their minions are menial servants, responsible for bringing them food, keeping them comfortable, tending to their lairs, and warding off

A struggling merchant hires the characters to identify a mysterious competitor who seems to have unlimited resources. (Business owner) 3 A repentant enemy comes to the characters, telling them

Torrents Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

tentacles. This is where the aboleth in area P6 comes to feed on sacrifices. A kuo-toa archpriest armed with a trident of fish command and two kuo-toa attend their god here. They attempt to capture the

the narwhal horn in this cave feels it tug toward the reflective water. P16. Hut of the Dark Tide The waterfall at the southern end of this cave is audible from the northern approach. A crude stone hut

Areas of the Water Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

another passageway leading east. A second canal leads north from the eastern portion of the lake, and the glimmer of light comes from that direction, as well. The ceiling of this cavern is a dome, at

sculpture has been badly damaged — two of the merfolk are missing their arms, and the third is missing her head. Hallways lead north, south, and east from this chamber. A glimmer of torchlight comes from the

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

white pillar at the center of this cavern, a pool of mottled black liquid gleams. Light. The white pillar fills this area with bright light. Pool. Silvery calm water forms this highly reflective, 1-foot

ignores this effect if immune to being charmed). The magic blades in the arch come to life when any creature comes within 5 feet of the opening. A creature that moves through the arch must make a DC 15

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Stone Giants Stone giants — reclusive, reflective, and inscrutable — take pains to remain apart from the world of sunlight and sky. Only when they’re surrounded by stone do they consider themselves

interest in how soon Annam’s return comes to pass — they all want to live to see it. Some individuals gain a measure of immortality for themselves by merging with elemental forces. These storm giant

Locations on the Second Level

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

touched the creature who comes into contact with it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be affected as if by a fear spell with the pillar as the object of its fear. Passing between two

Elemental God—it turns a transparent heliotrope in color, the black mass at the center grows larger and shows swollen veins of purple, and the eye is a fiery red-orange. Then a tentacle comes out of the

Locations on the Grove Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

, and a fire snake lurks inside one of these openings. It emerges if anyone pokes into or closely examines the holes. If the snake comes out, a character who reaches into the snake’s burrow can recover

similar notes for the surrounding lands for the last dozen years. One interesting tome titled (in Draconic) Treasures of the Fire Lords has a glyph of warding spell with an explosive runes effect on it

Areas of the Sanctum

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

now, saying that he will reward them for their discretion “when the time comes.” In exchange, he allows the characters to return to Waterdeep and promises them positions of power in his organization

, geas, gentle repose, glyph of warding, hold monster, major image, mass suggestion, phantom steed, protection from evil and good, scrying, symbol, telekinesis, teleport, teleportation circle, Tenser’s

Appendix D: Magic

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

nymphs in repose, holding ladles. The cauldron comes with a lid and has side handles. It sits on five little clawed feet that keep it from tipping. If water is poured into the cauldron and stirred

, invisibility, knock, levitate, Melf’s acid arrow, mirror image 3rd level: animate dead, bestow curse, clairvoyance, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball, glyph of warding 4th level: arcane eye

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

fifteen-foot-diameter sphere made of shimmering silver floats above a hexagonal dais on the west side of this thirty-foot-high chamber. The sphere is as reflective as a mirror, and it appears smooth

chain with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. If a character fails this check by 5 or more, the mirror comes loose from the chains and falls to the floor 20 feet below. V37: Aviary

Cottage Locations

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

dealing damage to the target or enveloping its head. Magic Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the freestanding mirror, which acts as a portal. Touching the reflective

dissolves any organic material that comes in contact with it. If a creature lowers itself into the water, attacks the ooze from above, and then exits the well, the gelatinous cylinder squirms up the

Fane Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

captives. The captives are unconscious, although they groan and writhe slowly. A steady breeze blows toward a passage to the west, while from the east comes the distant sound of running water. The mist

Intelligence check can identify the sarcophagus as an example of drow artistry. The sarcophagus contains only dust and bones. Trap. A glyph of warding protects the sarcophagus. A character can find the glyph

Areas of the Lair

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

aura of divination magic around the mirror. Speaking the word “Xoblob” within 10 feet of the mirror causes its reflective surface to become a scrying sensor, showing the Old Xoblob Shop and the street

Qrr’zarq. Qrr’zarq comes from a colony of mind flayers in Undermountain that wants to implant Xanathar with an illithid tadpole and, through a magical process called ceremorphosis, turn the

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

warding glyphs that discharge lightning. If the check fails, the character discerns the false runes but doesn’t notice the glyphs. The trap activates 3 rounds after a creature enters the room. (Tarul

Glabrezu. The bound glabrezu can’t free itself. It can’t cast spells or summon demons. It can attack only if a creature comes within 5 feet of it, which is why the undead are using pikes. When a battle

Upper Palace Locations

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

everything it sees, the malicious dretch tries to pinch anyone who comes too close to it, and so forth. A character can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check to ascertain why the dretches are here and

an alcove on the north wall. Cold, spectral mist hangs motionless in front of the mirror’s reflective surface and covers the floor beneath it. Zybilna brought mortals before this mirror, where they

Locations on the Entrance Level

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

Frupy, a glyph of warding inside is triggered, producing a fireball spell centered on the chest (save DC 15). The strongbox itself holds nothing of value, but it has a trick panel in the side, which

shortsword, coated with one dose of the poison noted in the assassin statistics). If worst comes to worst, he bolts for room 12B and bars the door once he is inside. Treasure. Obmi uses a plain wooden

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