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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Clockwork Amulet Wondrous Item, Common This copper amulet contains tiny interlocking gears and is powered by magic from Mechanus, a plane of clockwork predictability. Faint ticking and whirring
noises emanate from within. When you make an attack roll while wearing the amulet, you can forgo rolling the d20 to get a 10 on the die. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Clockwork Amulet Wondrous Item, Common This copper amulet contains tiny interlocking gears and is powered by magic from Mechanus, a plane of clockwork predictability. Faint ticking and whirring
noises emanate from within. When you make an attack roll while wearing the amulet, you can forgo rolling the d20 to get a 10 on the die. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S23. Nursery This room contains the wreckage of old wooden cribs. If the characters search the room, one of them (determined randomly) sees a figure reflected in the window glass: a nun in white
robes, standing in the doorway. A look back toward the door reveals nothing there, and the reflection can’t be seen again. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is under the wreckage of one of the cribs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Clockwork Amulet Wondrous item, common This copper amulet contains tiny interlocking gears and is powered by magic from Mechanus, a plane of clockwork predictability. A creature that puts an ear to
the amulet can hear faint ticking and whirring noises coming from within. When you make an attack roll while wearing the amulet, you can forgo rolling the d20 to get a 10 on the die. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
tool and a successful DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check. The Nandar crypt contains a stone bier, upon which rests a wooden coffin. The coffin can easily be pried open and holds the skeletal remains and
tattered burial shroud of Lord Drezlin Nandar, the village’s founder, who died one year ago. Neither the coffin nor the crypt contains anything of value. If one or more characters remove any of Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
18. Hemisphere of Horrors This hemispherical chamber has a 30-foot-high domed ceiling and contains the following: Guardians. Two helmed horrors of dwarven stature wield battleaxes instead of
. They stand aside when approached by any dwarf, allowing those creatures to enter area 19 freely. Other creatures that approach the helmed horrors are attacked. The helmed horrors understand Dwarvish but can’t speak.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Appendix A: Miscellaneous Creatures This appendix contains statistics for various animals, vermin, and other critters. The stat blocks are organized alphabetically by creature name. OTHER ANIMALS
A book of this size can’t contain statistics for every animal inhabiting your D&D campaign world. However, you can use the stat block of one animal to represent another easily enough. For example, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S21. Haunted Hospital This spacious chamber contains bed frames of wrought iron arranged in two neat rows. Cobwebs and bits of rotten mattress cling to each frame.
Three doors are spaced along the
here long ago. The creatures wait until one or more characters are at least 10 feet inside the room before moving out from within the normal shadows to attack. The shadows can’t leave this room.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
19. Glass Statue This dark, rectangular room contains a seven-foot-tall glass statue of a scowling woman with octopus tentacles for arms emerging from dark ocean waves. Three dusty rugs lie at the
shattered, the water spills out and takes the form of a water elemental under the command of the one who released it. The elemental understands Aquan only and does not heed commands it can’t understand. It disappears 1 hour after being set free.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Treasury Two chests carved from zurkhwood sit atop low stone tables against the west wall of this room. Treasure. The chests contain treasure that the mind flayers use to bribe creatures they can’t devour
or enslave. Each chest contains 800 pp. Characters who dig through the gold also find a pair of purple-tinted crystal spectacles with platinum frames (2,500 gp), a potion of resistance (acid), a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Specific Beats General This compendium contains rules that govern how the game plays. That said, many racial traits, class features, spells, magic items, monster abilities, and other game elements
examples of rule-breaking are more conspicuous. For instance, an adventurer can’t normally pass through walls, but some spells make that possible. Magic accounts for most of the major exceptions to the rules.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
T2. The Bent Nail A small wooden sign above this shop’s main door is bare except for a large, bent nail sticking out of it. The front room contains displays of ornate wooden furniture, as well as a
charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep. He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Elvish. Services Tally sells wooden weapons and shields at normal cost. He also crafts and sells furniture and wood sculptures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
likely to find it. This raven contains the restless soul of a dead girl named Heluthe, who wants to frighten away the squatters in Chalet Brantifax, her former home. The raven can’t speak or make its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
3. Glabbagool This area contains the skeletal remains of a drow, along with a dark metal mace and a scattering of coins. However, the characters are quick to notice that these items appear to hover
, the cube can’t safely move past characters in a passageway. Glabbagool might ask to accompany the adventurers if it likes or is intrigued by them. Unfortunately, the ooze’s speed of 15 feet means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Gnomish on a little brass plaque bolted to their chest) suffered vocal cord damage as well as other structural damage. The autognome has 6 hit points remaining, can’t speak, and makes occasional
, latched but not locked, that contains five pearls (100 gp each) and a case that contains a spell scroll of rope trick.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
the door is a magnificent foyer with numerous chambers beyond. The dwelling’s atmosphere is clean, fresh, and warm. You can create any floor plan you like for the dwelling, but it can’t exceed 50
contiguous 10-foot Cubes. The place is furnished and decorated as you choose. It contains sufficient food to serve a nine-course banquet for up to 100 people. Furnishings and other objects created by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
master. Cauldron A detect magic spell can’t penetrate the cauldron’s lead shell. It weighs 10 pounds and contains 1d10 doses of a transparent magic liquid that smells and tastes like vinegar. Any creature
buttress the 20-foot-high ceiling of this hall. A cavity in the southernmost pillar contains a covered lead cauldron visible to anyone south of the pillar. A stained wooden spoon hangs from a hook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
its nature, the demiplane contains enough water and food to sustain its visitors, and the demiplane’s environment can’t harm its occupants. Everything else that can be interacted with there can exist
runs out or you take a Magic action to end the effect, all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when you activated the rod or an unoccupied space nearest that location. Once used, this property can’t be used again until 10 days have passed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
its nature, the demiplane contains enough water and food to sustain its visitors, and the demiplane’s environment can’t harm its occupants. Everything else that can be interacted with there can exist
runs out or you take a Magic action to end the effect, all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when you activated the rod or an unoccupied space nearest that location. Once used, this property can’t be used again until 10 days have passed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
8. Office of the Torturer Characters approaching this area from the north can see activity through the open doorway to area 9, but can’t make out any details until they advance beyond the corridor
leading into area 8. This chamber serves as the office and apartment of Andras, the temple’s torturer and rival of the warden. It holds a bed, a desk, and mundane gear. The desk contains notes on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, and warm. You can create any floor plan you like, but the space can’t exceed 50 cubes, each cube being 10 feet on each side. The place is furnished and decorated as you choose. It contains sufficient
completely obedient to your orders. Each servant can perform any task a normal human servant could perform, but they can’t attack or take any action that would directly harm another creature. Thus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
the door is a magnificent foyer with numerous chambers beyond. The dwelling’s atmosphere is clean, fresh, and warm. You can create any floor plan you like for the dwelling, but it can’t exceed 50
contiguous 10-foot Cubes. The place is furnished and decorated as you choose. It contains sufficient food to serve a nine-course banquet for up to 100 people. Furnishings and other objects created by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
attacks when a character opens the door to the nursery. The specter resembles a terrified, skeletally thin young woman; it can’t speak or be reasoned with. The bedroom contains a large bed, two end
” below). The nursery contains a crib covered with a hanging black shroud. When characters part the shroud, they see a tightly wrapped, baby-sized bundle lying in the crib. Characters who unwrap the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
pillars carved to resemble spider legs support the balcony, which is enclosed by wrought iron railings shaped like webs.
Alcove. A deep alcove to the south contains a large pile of humanoid bones
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The statue of Lolth animates and attacks the nearest creature if it takes damage or if any of the double doors on the balcony are opened by a creature that isn’t a drow. The statue can’t leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
inexplicably contains some kind of small trinket or minor magic item. Once it lays a golden egg, a giant goose can’t do so again for a year and a day. You can use the Goose Egg Trinket table to determine
noise when squeezed. 4 The egg contains a potion of giant strength (hill giant) with no container. 5 The egg holds a pearl of power. 6 The egg contains a brooch of shielding. 7 The egg contains a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
contains Shaxan Kazraat, a Netherese mummy lord that awakens and attacks its liberators. The mummy lord was spirited from its tomb by Iymrith and can’t take lair actions or cause regional effects to
determined by rolling on the magic item tables in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The first sarcophagus contains four magic items. Roll on Magic Item Table F for each item. If Iymrith stole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
contains a spell that you can cast from it as a bonus action (using your spell save DC if a save is necessary). Once a magic bead’s spell is cast, that bead can’t be used again until the next dawn. d20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
contains a spell that you can cast from it as a bonus action (using your spell save DC if a save is necessary). Once a magic bead’s spell is cast, that bead can’t be used again until the next dawn. d20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
for a psychic haunting, in which case roll a d20 and consult the Psychic Haunting table to determine if the area contains a haunting. If one is present, its image or its effect can’t leave the cave
appears real, the man is no more substantial than a phantom and does not respond to any interaction.
2 One party member (determined randomly) hears a stream of whispers. The character can’t make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Manual of Golems Wondrous item, very rare This tome contains information and incantations necessary to make a particular type of golem. The DM chooses the type or determines it randomly. To decipher
and use the manual, you must be a spellcaster with at least two 5th-level spell slots. A creature that can’t use a manual of golems and attempts to read it takes 6d6 psychic damage. d20 Golem Time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
time. When found, it contains 1d6 − 1 levels of stored spells chosen by the DM. Any creature can cast a spell of 1st through 5th level into the ring by touching the ring as the spell is cast. The spell
has no effect, other than to be stored in the ring. If the ring can’t hold the spell, the spell is expended without effect. The level of the slot used to cast the spell determines how much space it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X15. Southwest Annex This room contains a gladiator (CE female human), five berserkers (CE male and female humans), and one dire wolf. The gladiator and the berserkers are bloodthirsty mountain folk
, the dire wolf a servant of Strahd. The dire wolf can’t be charmed or frightened. When they aren’t expecting trouble, the gladiator and the berserkers sit on the floor, sharpening their weapons, while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
his home, then began to throw fits and terrorize any creatures coming near. Vazuk is a specter (use the poltergeist variant). He can’t be turned while inside his former home. He attacks the characters
hole in the floor. The hole contains a small zurkhwood chest holding eight tiny rubies worth 250 gp each. XP Awards In addition to the XP earned for defeating Vazuk, each character earns 50 XP if they inform Burrow Warden Jadger (see area 8) that the spirit has been dealt with.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
)
CHA
9 (–1)
Skills Arcana +5, Insight +4, Persuasion +1
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Draconic, Goblin
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Barkskin. Sharwyn’s AC can’t be lower than 16
.
Special Equipment. Sharwyn has a spellbook that contains the spells listed in her Spellcasting trait, plus detect magic and silent image.
Spellcasting. Sharwyn is a 1st-level spellcaster. Her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
7. Vampire Haven These chambers once served as a true vampire’s lair. The Undertakers use the crypt to hide from the dungeon denizens they can’t rob or kill. Characters who find the secret door
dozen empty bedrolls lie on the dusty floor.
Frescoes. Faded frescoes cover the walls, depicting villagers and farmers being terrorized by a giant bat.
7b. Crypt This area contains a cobweb-draped






