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Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
evil have added their own input to the book’s catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
within the crystal at the same rate as reading and writing. When found, the crystal contains the following spells: detect thoughts, intellect fortress, Rary's telepathic bond, sending, telekinesis
, Tasha's mind whip, and Tenser's floating disk. It functions as a spellbook for you, with its spells and other writing psychically encoded within it.
While you are holding the crystal, you can use it as
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Soul coins are about 5 inches across and about an inch thick, minted from infernal iron. Each coin weighs one-third of a pound, and is inscribed with Infernal writing and a spell that magically binds
.
A soul can also be freed by destroying the coin that contains it. A soul coin has AC 19, 1 hit point for each charge it has remaining, and immunity to all damage except that which is dealt by a
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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
added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations
Book of Vile Darkness
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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
added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
3T. Cultists’ Study The six cultists who share area 3R use this chamber for studying their spellbooks and for practicing their magical craft. The chamber contains three stools, three writing desks, and a basin of water.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
3T. Cultists’ Study The six cultists who share area 3R use this chamber for studying their spellbooks and for practicing their magical craft. The chamber contains three stools, three writing desks, and a basin of water.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
11. Severin’s Quarters This chamber is the personal quarters of Severin, and contains a bed, a trunk holding mundane personal belongings, a wardrobe for robes and regalia, a large writing desk, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
17. Spare Bedroom This dust-choked room contains a slender bed, a nightstand, a small iron stove, a writing desk with a stool, an empty wardrobe, and a rocking chair. A smiling doll in a lacy yellow dress sits in the northern window box, cobwebs draping it like a wedding veil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
11. Severin’s Quarters This chamber is the personal quarters of Severin, and contains a bed, a trunk holding mundane personal belongings, a wardrobe for robes and regalia, a large writing desk, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Vertrand’s Room Vertrand. A bald, elderly man (Vertrand Shadowdusk) sits at a writing desk to the north, his back to the doorway.
Bed. A simple bed stands against the south wall.
Tapestry. A
prepared instead of banishment. Vertrand’s desk holds writing implements and handwritten notes written by Vertrand before he lost his eyes. The notes are difficult to follow and require a successful DC 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Treasure Hamun’s tent contains a comfortable traveling suite: a cot, a chair, a writing desk, supplies, and a chest of clothes. In the chest is a leather bag containing 35 sp, 20 ep, 20 gp, and 5 pp
; five small agates worth 10 gp each; a potion of healing and a spell scroll of darkness in a bone tube; and a Tiny jeweled box worth 25 gp. The jeweled box contains the Red Wizard’s most interesting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
of inner light. While you are touching the crystal, you can retrieve and store information and spells within the crystal at the same rate as reading and writing. When found, the crystal contains the
functions as a spellbook for you, with its spells and other writing psychically encoded within it. While you are holding the crystal, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your wizard spells, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
censers hold cones of unlit incense. A secret door in the southeast wall leads to area 23b. 23b. Black Crystal Tablet This chamber contains no light sources and is unnaturally dark. Any bright light
made of black crystal inscribed with strange writing rests on the table. The tablet is cold to the touch, and its writing appears to writhe. Treasure. Xerrion Shadowdusk originally used the tablet to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Knights’ Quarters This area extends under area 23, as indicated on map 16. This chamber contains the following: Knights. Two male githyanki knights named Kr’rison and Vlaadric are engaged in an
Gith about which one of them deserves “Al’chaia’s magic books.” If attacked, Kr’rison and Vlaadric fight together until one falls. The other then retreats to area 27. Treasure Kr’rison’s plate armor is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Scriptorium Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: None
Space: Roomy
Hirelings: 1
Order: Craft
A Scriptorium contains desks and writing supplies. Craft Options. When you issue the Craft order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
reaching the Pudding King as he retreats to his throne room (area 30). Princess Ebonmire engages in melee, protecting Prince Livid as it uses its Psychic Crush attack. Prince Livid prefers to slink and
out any spell with another of the same level. The first spellbook, titled Underland Magick, contains the following spells: 1st level: alarm, color spray, comprehend languages, find familiar, grease
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
workshops of the finest carpenters and upholsterers in Faerûn. They were brought to the castle through the portal from Talis the White’s lodge. This front chamber serves Rezmir as an office. It contains
a writing desk, several smaller tables stacked with inventories and reports, and four beautiful but uncomfortable wooden chairs. Among the papers on the desk are Rezmir’s notes describing the portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
counterspell and greater invisibility. All his spell slots are currently expended. Losser carries a spellbook bound in stitched flesh that contains all his prepared spells. He also has a key to the
padlocked door in area B8 and 4d10 gp in a pouch made of elf skin and cinched with a rope made of woven dwarf hair. Losser has made several changes to the complex: Area B6 contains three beds — two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
13. Human Servants This room contains three beds and a simple writing desk. The room smells clean, and the floorboards are swept spotless. Three human servants (commoners) sleep here when they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
workshops of the finest carpenters and upholsterers in Faerûn. They were brought to the castle through the portal from Talis the White’s lodge. This front chamber serves Rezmir as an office. It contains
a writing desk, several smaller tables stacked with inventories and reports, and four beautiful but uncomfortable wooden chairs. Among the papers on the desk are Rezmir’s notes describing the portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
13. Human Servants This room contains three beds and a simple writing desk. The room smells clean, and the floorboards are swept spotless.
Three human servants (commoners) sleep here when they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
time to hide in this manner, he casts a greater invisibility spell on himself and retreats to area 9b. Treasure. Orl’s spellbook contains a drow mage’s normal spells, plus animate dead, hallucinatory terrain, rope trick, and seeming.
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->Out of the Abyss
platform is covered with cushions and pillows to make a broad, divan-like bed. One side of the chamber contains a small table and two chairs, while the other holds a small shrine to Lolth, draped in white
silk. A heavy chest of black-stained zurkhwood sits at the foot of the bed. Ilvara retreats to her quarters for privacy, rest, and meditation. Roll a d6. On 1–2, the priestess is here. On a roll of 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
affected by an animal messenger spell. In addition to delivering spoken messages, a mechanical sparrow can also carry written letters. Writing Desk. The writing desk contains three letters, two from
tiny clockwork sparrows. As the birds’ gears turn, the air thrums with rhythmic ticking. Paper and quills are heaped on a small writing desk under the cages. A pair of open windows overlook the forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
braille-like writing called Qualith, which the mind flayer reads with its tentacles. A non-illithid must use a comprehend languages spell or similar magic to comprehend the writing. The book contains all
11. Student Dormitories Each room contains identical furnishings: Pneumatic Tubes. A row of five pneumatic tubes is attached to one wall. These tubes connect to the reading niche (area 6), the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
minute. The writing on the papers and books in the room has become illegible, and the paper is so brittle from the fire elementals’ heat that it crumbles at a touch. Treasure The chest contains three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
control of it. 8b. Karstis’s Cave Karstis (LE male Mulhorandi human mage) lurks here with four minotaur skeletons. The 10-foot-high cave is lit by a hooded lantern that rests on a portable writing desk
covered in quills, ink jars, and books. A folding cot rests near the back wall. Treasure. Amid the clutter on the desk, characters can find Karstis’s spellbook. The book is bound in human flesh and contains all the spells Karstis has prepared, plus animate dead and glyph of warding.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Adventurers who earn the giants’ trust are quartered here during their stay. Each of these rooms contains furnishings sized for Medium and Small creatures: five comfortable beds, a circular rug, a barrel of
area 31. Halfway up the spiral staircase is a secret door that opens into area 23. Rough-hewn stairs in the south wall descend to area 7. Development If Nym retreats to this chamber, she raises the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Melissara’s Study Bookcase. A long bookcase with glass doors takes up much of the north wall (see “Bookcase” below).
Desk. A sturdy writing desk covered in stacks of parchment stands against
cover and contains the spells Melissara has prepared, plus arcane lock and glyph of warding. Desk The desk holds an orderly stack of notes. Half of the notes detail meticulous magical experiments and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, Vellynne can’t drop below 1 hit point. If she is reduced to 1 hit point, she either retreats to somewhere safe or uses her next action to cast vampiric touch, draining the life force of her nearest
contains all the information she knows, or have one of her kobold minions communicate the information necessary to keep the adventure on track.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. To earn the characters’ trust, Urlon answers any questions they have about the current state of the Crystal Labyrinth and the asteroid. If the characters attack him, Urlon retreats to Stardock by
contains the spells that Urlon and his fellow gish normally prepare (see appendix A), plus detect magic, fabricate, haste, hold person, and shield.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
characters enter this chamber from area 9, then Mondath is here when they arrive. Guards in area 12 hear whatever happens in this chamber and respond dutifully. The chamber contains a writing desk and stool
and the town of Beregost on the Trade Way, where the arrow turns north. A separate sheet of paper that is covered with numerals in columns contains the note, “Everything must be freighted north to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
this chamber from area 9, then Mondath is here when they arrive. Guards in area 12 hear whatever happens in this chamber and respond dutifully. The chamber contains a writing desk and stool, several
of Beregost on the Trade Way, where the arrow turns north. A separate sheet of paper that is covered with numerals in columns contains the note, “Everything must be freighted north to Naerytar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
after 1 minute. The writing on the papers and books in the room has become illegible, and the paper is so brittle from the fire elementals’ heat that it crumbles at a touch. Treasure The chest contains