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The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites doom.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna the
stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough.
Whenever a creature that isn’t a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature makes a DC 17
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Keys from the Golden Vault
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the statue’s neck. The compartment contains melted wax from candles that were used to illuminate the statue’s head like a jack-o’-lantern. Water The water seeps through cracks in the ceiling of the
that smells like a sewer. The room contains the following features: Flood. The floor of the room tilts — its west end is 6 feet lower than its east end. Foul sewer water covers the floor, barely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
using sign language. In truth, the drow are nine troglodyte zombies created using animate dead and disguised with a seeming spell. 8c. Orl’s Cave Water. Fresh water trickles into this cave from cracks
mushroom wine, and a satchel made of spider silk that contains 10 days of rations and Orl’s spellbook (see “Treasure” below). Orl spends most of his time here, but he listens for trouble and slips out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
12. Trapped Chest Water pours from cracks and seams in the rough walls of this cavern, whose floor is a muddy pool that flushes out into the tunnel beyond. Just above the pool’s surface, a large
does so with disadvantage. Treasure The chest interior is lined with lead and contains 300 gp, a gold tankard embossed with a sad face that smiles when the tankard is filled (250 gp), and a stoppered bone tube containing a spell scroll of remove curse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Whenever the party searches a ruined building, roll percentile dice and consult the Ruin Interior table to see what, if anything, the building contains. Ruin Interior d100 Ruin Contents 01–40
1d6 giant wasps 3–4 2d6 stirges 5–6 1d3 swarms of poisonous snakes Plant Discovery The ruin contains one or more rare plants, determined by rolling a d6 and consulting the Plant Discovery table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
bedchamber, read: This palatial bedchamber is eerily quiet and still. Cracks have formed in the blue plaster walls, set into which are colorful coral branches and seashells. Pillars carved to resemble
bed’s wooden frame is carved to resemble surging waves. Set into the north wall are two doors. Dust covers everything.
The bedchamber contains nothing of value. The doors to the north lead to smaller
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
connected to a crumbling ice balcony 75 feet above the tower’s base. This ancient tower seems to be crumbling. The windows have been sealed shut with ice, and cracks have formed in the walls and roofcap
. Sandesyl’s Crypt Sandesyl’s coffin rests in the middle of the tower’s upper level, guarded day and night by her two consorts. The coffin contains grave dirt, but no treasure. A ice staircase hugs one wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a giant spider. Whether Vlonwelv and her entourage are here or not, the temple nave contains the following features: Decor. Six cracked pillars carved with intertwining demons stretch to a 50-foot
cast innately, the drow workers are blessed by Lolth with the ability to cast the mending cantrip at will, and they use their magic to repair small cracks and broken stonework. If they notice intruders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
18. Crumbling Tower This ancient tower seems to be crumbling. The windows have been sealed shut with ice, and cracks have formed in the walls and rooftop. A balcony of sculpted ice hugs one side of
Crypt Sandesyl’s coffin rests in the middle of the tower’s upper level, guarded day and night by her two consorts. The coffin contains grave dirt, but no treasure. A ice staircase hugs one wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
passage that leads south. If combat goes against the giant, he flees through this passage to give a warning of intruders to the guards at areas 9 and 10. The room contains piles of hides, a giant sack, and
(containing a staff of frost) A human wearing a jeweled belt (worth 1,000 gp) A human with a tube in its hand that contains a scroll of protection (elementals) A dwarf that has a spilled pouch of gems at its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
scream comes from the church’s undercroft (area E5g). The soft voice uttering the prayer belongs to Donavich, the priest (see area E5f). E5b. Doru’s Bedroom This dirty, lightless room contains a wooden
been used in more than a year and contains nothing of value. E5c. Donavich’s Bedroom This dirty room contains a wooden bed with a straw-filled mattress, next to which rests a small table with an oil lamp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
14. Venom Distillery The south door is locked, and the lock contains a cleverly hidden poison needle trap. To pick the lock, a character with thieves’ tools must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity check
cured with a lesser restoration spell or similar magic. The air in here is moist and sticky. Natural light spills from cracks in the ceiling, and mud coats the floor. Stone workbenches are laden with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
reveals that its stones and the images on them are illusions. Each alcove contains a plinth bearing a crystal eyeball 1 inch in diameter: a pale purple eyeball to the south and a bright green eyeball to
can flow beyond the confines of the hallways. The water also does not enter either of the hidden alcoves (area 31A), so creatures there are safe from the waves’ effect. The water conjured by the curtain leaks out of the hall through tiny cracks in the floor, leaving puddles behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
1. Amphitheater and Environs The amphitheater once stood at the center of a magnificent city, the rest of which lies buried under the sand. The walls have abundant cracks and other handholds
that descends 50 feet to a sandy passageway that leads to area 2. The ruined building south of the amphitheatre used to be the basement of a stage. It contains a sandy, 10-foot-wide staircase that descends 50 feet to area 5.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
11. Throne Room During the day, sunlight slips through cracks in the ceiling and a window in the west wall, dimly illuminating the area. On clear nights, moonlight does the same. The sound of
contains a mimic, disguised as the clay urn on the east wall. The mimic preys on creatures distracted by the shadows or waits to attack someone who inspects the eastern doors. If the mimic is reduced to half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Imprisonment. In addition to the open coffins for each character, the grave pit contains another coffin wedged into the dirt and nailed shut. Eldon Keyward is confined within it. Eldon grunts for aid and pounds
, but here we are. Neverwinter has cracks between our world and the Shadowfell—Crevices of Dusk, they’re called. Planar travelers sometimes slip through.
“We’re in a nasty city called Evernight. It’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
down through cracks in the sagging ceiling. Halaster converted this tomb for the elven dead into a series of test chambers that now lie abandoned. 26a. Do Not Feed the Owlbears! Owlbears. Two owlbears
south slopes gently upward to area 26d and contains a rolling sphere trap.
The 10-foot-square section of floor marked X on map 2 is a pressure plate. When 20 or more pounds of pressure depress this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
seeps into the hall through cracks in the arched, 20-foot-high ceiling, spilling onto a 40-foot-long stone table surrounded by stone chairs as big as thrones.
Dishware. Shallow niches in the walls
hold stone dishes and tankards. Some of the dishware contains globs of edible gray slime. (The mind flayers use these dishes to bring food to prisoners in area 10.)
Wall of Force. The rubble-strewn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Omuans offer it urns of food and treasure as tribute. Cracks in the fresco obscure the head of the human figure in the foreground, but you can see that it grasps a lit candle.
A search of the wall
spell or similar effect reveals auras of abjuration and evocation magic around it. When the ritual is performed correctly, the sarcophagus lid unlocks and slides open. It contains the bones of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its
destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-foot-high, 5-foot-wide cracks in the mountain rock (too narrow for Harshnag). Due to the icy and uneven floors, the tunnels are difficult terrain. Creatures that have the Spider Climb trait (or that
. The first one contains the exsanguinated corpse of a mountain goat. The second one holds a dead shield dwarf prospector wearing a tattered fur cloak and clutching a miner’s pick close to his chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the entrance (area A1).
A1: Entrance A twenty-foot-long tunnel leads into the cave.
This tunnel contains a hidden pit trap, as detailed below.
Pit Trap. This 10-foot-deep pit is covered
. Once detected, the pit can be safely avoided by sidling along its perimeter.
Escaping the Pit. The pit’s walls have cracks big enough to serve as handholds, allowing trapped creatures to climb out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Obelisk Made from a black metal of alien origin, this monolith is perfectly smooth except for the cracks and chipped-off edges where it was splintered by some unknown force. The obelisk is 15 feet per
). The coin is a shilmaer, an ancient gold coin traded among surface elves. The notebook contains Dwarvish writing, specifically a long list of random items, mostly coins and jewelry. There are no dates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
.) A4b. Empty Crypt This crypt contains nothing but dust and cobwebs. A5. Cultists’ Chamber This room has the following features: Six wooden cots stand against the north and south walls. The west wall is
doors that aren’t disguised on the inside, where a stone knob on each door allows it to be pulled open with ease. The room contains the following features: Against the south wall stand two black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Fey Crossing. The fountain contains the fey crossing connected to Loch Wynnis. In addition to the few times when the fey crossing opens on its own, anyone can open the fey crossing from this side by
area P11. P11: Main Bathroom A porcelain bathtub sits against one wall of this room, which also contains two tables stacked with clean towels, scented bars of soap, and bottles. At the back of the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
reduced to 0 hit points, the cauldron cracks and is destroyed. The sea hags use the cauldron as a focus for their scrying spell. The first time a creature other than a sea hag disturbs the water or
once masts. At the top of the mountain of junk is a crow’s nest that contains the sea hags’ treasure (see “Treasure” below).
Wall Decor. Hanging from iron spikes pounded into the walls are dozens of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Xazax the Eyemonger (see chapter 10 for more information). Peebles’s bag is made from stitched quaggoth hide and contains a pair of sharpened flint knives, a spool of thread made from roper gut, a thin
iron needle, two pounds of barrelstalk flesh, and a copper canteen containing a half gallon of water. Pool. The large pool east of the market is fed by small waterfalls pouring through cracks in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the
whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. Whenever a creature that isn’t a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of the water. J2. Storage The smell of tar permeates this cluttered cabin, which contains the following features: Barrels of tar are secured with nets to the starboard wall below mounted tools. Against
scents burst from this cramped cabin, which contains the following features: A busy cook (commoner) works a frying pan with one hand and stirs a pot with the other over a small stove. Dirty dishes are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the scent of strawberry.” If the characters harm it, the rat lets out a telepathic shriek, and a hostile cranium rat squeaker swarm (see Morte’s Planar Parade) pours out from nearby cracks to avenge it
reduced to 0 hit points, a hostile vargouille reflection sprouts from their corpse. Portals Each of the lettered sewer pipes on map 2.1 contains a portal to one of the others in this room. The pipes are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
intruders as described in the “Beholder Tactics” section below. The hall contains one hundred lit candles. While the candles remain inside this vault, they burn indefinitely. If a candle is taken from the
. This sends a web of cracks through the marble, negating the floor’s frictionless effect and allowing creatures to move across it normally. The sphere also deactivates and falls if it comes into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of this opening contains uneven, naturally formed steps that descend to area H2. If any of the Elk tribesfolk are present at this point, they volunteer to guard this entrance until the characters
contains a bag of holding, inside which are four amethysts (100 gp each) and a ring of the ram made of chardalyn (see the “Chardalyn” sidebar). The ring’s unusual composition has no effect on its magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
obsidian columns with fiery cracks in them. The air is oppressively warm.
Two razerblasts (see chapter 7) keep to the sides of the chamber. How these guards react depends on how the characters arrive
behind the southeasternmost statue. It can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. E4. Hidden Vault This vault contains two stone sarcophagi elaborately carved with Dwarvish runes and