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A Concealed Blade is a dagger built into a mechanism hidden within a bracer or gauntlet. When you roll Initiative, you can make a Dexterity (Deception) check opposed by others’ Wisdom
(Perception) checks. You have Advantage on the first attack made in the first round of combat against any enemy who failed their check.
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throws, and ability checks while you can see the daytime sky.
Thrown Weapon
Whelm has the thrown property, with a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet. When you hit with a ranged weapon
you to the location of any secret or concealed doors within 30 feet of you. In addition, you can use an action to cast detect evil and good or locate object from the weapon. Once you cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
are disfigured to the extent that the wound can’t be easily concealed. You have disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks and advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks. Magical healing of 6th
Injuries d20 Injury 1 Lose an Eye. You have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight and on ranged attack rolls. Magic such as the regenerate spell can restore the lost eye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
). He uses the assassin stat block with the following changes: He is neutral evil, and can speak and understand Common and Giant Owl. Andras has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
cursed with wererat lycanthropy. Andras carries keys that open the concealed door leading to area 23. Prisoners Mack Francache, the neutral wererat leader of Moghadam’s thieves, is the unwilling subject
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
) checks for the guards to determine if they notice something, there’s no need to roll separately for each of them. Just make one roll with advantage. If the guards on a tower see or hear something out
guard room (area R3). These guards insist on confiscating the characters’ weapons. In addition, one guard searches each character for concealed weapons. A character can conceal a dagger or similarly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the desk, its corners held down with stones.
The two secret doors in this area are concealed behind swinging bookshelves, and can each be found with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation
subject. Each skill check takes 10 minutes, but many characters can be searching at the same time. Characters who search for more books take a cumulative –10 penalty to subsequent checks. The map shows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
them what their characters perceive, so it’s important to make sure you’re telling them important information about their surroundings. The Perception skill and Wisdom checks made using it are key
another creature is using the Stealth skill to hide. Noticing a hidden creature is never trivially easy or automatically impossible, so characters can always try Wisdom (Perception) checks to do so. Using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
weapon. This causes you to have disadvantage on attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks while you can see the daytime sky. Thrown Weapon. Whelm has the thrown property, with a normal range of 20
Awareness. While you are holding the weapon, it alerts you to the location of any secret or concealed doors within 30 feet of you. In addition, you can use an action to cast detect evil and good or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
villages, concealed by the lamia’s magic as they attack. A lamia has a beautiful humanoid upper body that merges into a powerful four-legged leonine form. Its vicious black claws speak to its
cursed for 1 hour. Until the curse ends, the target has disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws and all ability checks.
Minions of Graz’zt. The demon lord Graz’zt creates lamias from his mortal servants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
” — hollowed-out stalactites connected by walkways, stairs, and rope bridges. The towers are concealed by the thick webs of giant spiders stretched below them, so that only the lowermost parts of the stalactites
.
Sound. A small waterfall pouring into the cavern creates a constant background noise, negating the cave’s tendency to amplify and carry sounds. Checks made to hear things in the cavern are made normally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the desk, its corners held down with stones.
The two secret doors in this area are concealed behind swinging bookshelves, and can each be found with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation
subject. Each skill check takes 10 minutes, but many characters can be searching at the same time. Characters who search for more books take a cumulative –10 penalty to subsequent checks. The map shows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
watch. Follow the Path At the foot of the Stone Tooth, a carefully constructed path winds up the hillside to some unseen height above. Durgeddin’s clan concealed its presence as much as possible, but
the route used by the orcs in Great Ulfe’s tribe to come and go from their lair. If someone checks the path for tracks, a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check reveals that four booted humanoids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
around the dungeon the way they do in combat. But the DM frequently checks in to make sure it’s clear where everyone is and what they’re doing.
Teamwork Matters. The player characters are working
!” Can I see anything in the room beyond?
4 Finding Hidden Objects. Adventure environments are full of secrets: traps, concealed doors, loose floorboards, and hidden treasures. Characters often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
on Watch The prison has four guard towers (see area R9), and three guards in cold-weather clothing are stationed atop each one. If you need to make Wisdom (Perception) checks for the guards to
room (area R3). These guards insist on confiscating the characters’ weapons and storing them in a nearby lockbox. In addition, one guard searches each character for concealed weapons. A character can
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
on Watch The prison has four guard towers (see area R9), and three guards in cold-weather clothing are stationed atop each one. If you need to make Wisdom (Perception) checks for the guards to
room (area R3). These guards insist on confiscating the characters’ weapons and storing them in a nearby lockbox. In addition, one guard searches each character for concealed weapons. A character can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters first reached the road, six duergar watching invisibly started following them at a safe distance. Twelve more duergar soldiers are stationed in guardhouses concealed within the rocky walls of the
can choose to impose disadvantage on any checks the characters make to remain inconspicuous during their first day in Gracklstugh.
Map 4.1: Gracklstugh View Player Version Getting Captured Even after
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the carrier, the carrier makes requisite Strength and Dexterity checks and saving throws with advantage. Ledges. In a few places, the floor of the shrine rises 7 feet, forming a ledge. No check is
times the search is attempted. If players insist on having everyone crowd in and search for traps, goblins might steal the party’s canoes or rig traps of their own. 6A. Concealed Pit Trap The ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
passageways into dead ends, and vice versa. Whichever character is leading the way through the maze must make six successful DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) checks to find the entrance to the settlement (area 2). Each
lusty and forlorn. Its source cannot be ascertained. 17 1d6 zombies lost in the maze. 18–19 A concealed pit 5 feet wide, 10 feet deep, and lined with poisoned wooden stakes. The lead character spots the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
person (see the “Curator Alda Arkin” section). Characters who spend at least 1 minute studying the document have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to sneak past guards after hours. Stealing
: Cleaning Supply Storage. Short hallways that hold cleaning supplies are concealed behind secret doors in areas V3, area V4, area V8, area V9, area V12, and area V13. Privies. The guards nominally check area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
require DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks. On a successful check, a character can move at half speed. On a failed check, a character makes no progress. If the check fails by 5 or more, the character
DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discover. A door can be opened by simultaneously pushing in two concealed stone plates in the wall about 1 foot above it. The plates can be found with a successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
“Orrery Vault” below for more information. Picking the Locks. Three consecutive successful DC 20 Dexterity checks using thieves’ tools are required to open an outer vault door. Failing any check
the vault’s keys. Any character who has read the vault records (found in Ironbeard’s quarters or Lady Kira and Lord Zardak’s quarters) has advantage on checks to open a vault door. Vault Walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
DC 8 Dexterity (Stealth) checks for characters to enter this room without waking her, as well as when the characters do anything else that might make enough noise to rouse her. Any loud noise wakes her
on the walls and the floor. Hidden Door. Near the southwest corner is a door concealed behind a manticore hide hung on the wall. Someone looking around the room can notice the shape of the door behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
and dirty.
Six old skeletons lurk in the shadows here. They rise and attack as soon as the characters enter the room. They have disadvantage on initiative checks owing to the length of their dormancy
. Examining the table closely reveals a concealed drawer that contains the spellbook the alchemist used when he was alive. The book’s contents include dancing lights, comprehend languages, Tenser’s floating disk, and shatter. The chemical apparatus on the bench is worth 20 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
count as difficult terrain. Amid the muck and gravel on the northern bank hides a deadly predator, an amphisbaena (see chapter 6). The serpent has concealed itself as it watches for prey, the mud
covering its body granting it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. The amphisbaena targets the first creature to approach the stone slab. Once the serpent is dealt with, anyone who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. The lowest check is the DC for the goblins’ Wisdom checks to notice the party. Developments If the goblins spot the characters (or if the characters approach openly), the goblins shoot arrows from
room. It quietly observes intruders that enter the area before dropping down to strike. Compare the grick’s Dexterity (Stealth) check to the characters’ Wisdom (Perception) checks (or their passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Small humanoids to squeeze through. The wall encircling the garden is 40 feet high and is easily climbed due to the vegetation clinging to it. Concealed Inscription. Characters who search the gate for
(Nature) check. If one or more of the checks succeed, the lei is deemed acceptable, and Envy relinquishes the crown. If any character’s check total is 25 or higher, the lei is deemed extraordinary, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
conditions, the one who met the most conditions will suffice. Alternatively, the characters can engage in a contest of Charisma checks (highest wins) to determine whom Bimz bonds with. Treasure. A
fall into the wrong hands and have concealed as much of the real meaning of the request as possible — for instance, using words like “goods” instead of “weapons.” The two desk drawers are locked; a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
scouting ahead might be able to surprise the goblin lookouts. Have each character who moves ahead make a Dexterity (Stealth) check. The lowest check is the DC for the goblins’ Wisdom (Perception) checks
set a bridge guard where a high tunnel passes through the larger cavern below. One goblin stands watch here and is well concealed, requiring a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to spot it. Like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
into a murky pool at the bottom of a deep moss-covered shaft.
Handholds line the walls. Characters can climb this shaft without needing to make any checks. Water of Athis. The waterway is filled
. Thick foliage shrouds doors to the east and west.
This chamber’s ceiling is 60 feet high and radiates sunlight. The door atop the ledge leads to area P55, while an archway concealed behind the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
approach (as detailed in the “Evading Guards” section), the DC of those checks decreases by 2 against the off-duty guards. Locked Door. The door to area T3 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key
panels. If the check made to detect the trap succeeds by 5 or more, the character also spots a concealed switch on one wall that disables the trap. Treasure. The crates hold 60 pounds of gemstones. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
+ franchise rank. Carriage Ejector Platforms. A carriage gains potent defensive capabilities in the form of sections of its roof and walls set with powerful concealed springs. This defensive feature can be
descend at least 20 feet each round. A glider can be piloted as an action by any character with proficiency with flying vehicles. Characters without such proficiency might need to make ability checks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
dozens that infest the rubble field. Attracted rats move carefully and stealthily through the rubble to attack. Hidden Pit. The map shows the location of a concealed trapdoor that covers a 10-foot-square
20 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. At the other end of a twenty-foot-long corridor is another closed door.
Hidden Pit. The map shows the location of a concealed trapdoor. A 2-foot-wide catwalk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
similar effect uncovers concealed writing on the ledge before the bridge, which reads as follows: “The vortex eats all magic, save for that from which it was born.”
To cross the bridge safely
creations (found in the notes in area T23), this check is made with advantage. On a successful check, Rerak’s loyalty to Acererak is shaken. After three successful checks, Rerak halts the battle and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. For the next three days, characters have disadvantage on Charisma checks made to influence members of the faction. Treasure. Auriga and their four mages each wear a silver mask of Usamigaras worth 25 gp
and a sheaf of wheat.
Tiny listening holes dot the south wall, concealed by hanging cloths. If the characters forced open the door, the warriors in area B25 investigate, and the encounter in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
site of a pit trap. The trap is well concealed by a false floor and requires a successful DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check to be noticed. Creatures that step on the false floor fall through into a bog
challenge any approaching characters. They have been selected specifically to guard the approach to their queen’s quarters. Charisma (Intimidation) and Charisma (Persuasion) checks against these guards are