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magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose.
A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature
that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its
Magic Items
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
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 Exalted Deeds
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
capture its magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose.
A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only
digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read
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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
still writing the Player’s Handbook for the original AD&D game. Despite being (in a sense) older than the game itself, these adventures continue to hold a special place in the hearts and memories of D
&D players of all ages.
Giants’ Bags Many opportunities arise throughout these adventures for the characters to search miscellaneous bags and chests that belong to giants. The contents of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature of good alignment that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds
it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and
studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
summarizes the coffers’ contents: Coffer Contents 1 Three vials of human blood, three strips of flesh, and a pouch of bone dust (animate dead) 2 Iron filings (antimagic field) 3 Three patches of
writing quill (dream) 12 Eight squid tentacles (Evard’s black tentacles) 13 Ten feathers (feather fall or fly) 14 Nine tiny balls of bat guano and sulfur (fireball) 15 A block of incense worth 250 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant
stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations and additions to existing text. There are places where pages are missing, torn, or covered so completely with ink
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
save, the creature takes 44 (8d10) bludgeoning damage. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage is crushed to a pulp. After they slam shut, the blocks take 1 minute to retract into the walls
its contents. Keys that unlock chests 1 through 8 can be found in area 15; the key that unlocks chest 9 is hidden in area 5. A character using thieves’ tools can unlock a chest with a successful DC
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
were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations and additions to existing text. There are places where pages are missing, torn, or covered so completely with ink, blood, and scratches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
here, scribing strange writing into the ice of the walls, or onto weathered parchment and stone tablets. A few toads transfer parchments and tablets into and out of floor-to-ceiling cubbyholes cut
Arauthator understands the workings of Oyaviggaton as well as Marfulb, who knows the contents and value of every pack, chest, and heap of coins in the iceberg down to the last copper piece. Marfulb’s Lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
here, scribing strange writing into the ice of the walls, or onto weathered parchment and stone tablets. A few toads transfer parchments and tablets into and out of floor-to-ceiling cubbyholes cut
understands the workings of Oyaviggaton as well as Marfulb, who knows the contents and value of every pack, chest, and heap of coins in the iceberg down to the last copper piece. Marfulb’s Lore In addition to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
above indecipherable writing. One of these slabs is blank with a piece of paper stuck to it.
The lesser-known Dolindars are interred here, buried in the alcoves behind the slabs. The images of the
its turn, it takes 5 (2d4) slashing damage for every 5 feet it travels. A character can use an action to pull a lever behind the stone coffin to cause the blades to retract into the floor or to raise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, towns, and villages, which are often no less dangerous than dungeons or the wilds. The “Settlements” section in chapter 3 can help you create a settlement where an adventure can take place. Writing for
dimensions and contents of every room to a rough outline of how one encounter might lead to another, depending on the route the characters choose. Whatever form your map takes, it functions as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
room’s true contents are revealed: The ballroom lies in ruins, rimed with ice, its furniture jumbled and shattered. Above the floor where nobles danced, three glass cylinders with iron fittings slowly
contains a single table, a cabinet filled with ruined parchment scrolls, and a dresser containing writing materials. Everything is in disarray and covered in ice. Characters who search the northernmost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
(area M17), where Anish is consulting with the rest of the monks. M6: Scriptorium This long, narrow room has four stained-glass windows depicting pastoral scenes and two writing desks with wooden chairs
.
The monks communicate with the outside world by writing letters and using trained falcons (see area M5) to deliver them to faraway cities. The letters are written using the supplies stored in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
clams’ contents are determined by the Giant Clam table (see the “Maelstrom: General Features” sidebar). The anemone chest holds four sacks made from shark bladders. Each sack contains 1d4 × 100 pp. 11
giant’s cave must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity (Stealth) check to avoid waking the giant. Treasure This area contains six giant clams and two anemone chests. The clams’ contents are determined by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Chamber Purpose A room’s purpose can help determine its furnishings and other contents. For each chamber on your dungeon map, establish its purpose or use the tables below to generate ideas. Each
few key rooms and create specific contents for them. Dungeon: Death Trap d20 Purpose 1 Antechamber or waiting room for spectators 2–8 Guardroom fortified against intruders 9–11 Vault for holding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
furniture of this room are painted deep crimson. Messy stacks of paper sit atop a writing desk, and the bed’s maroon sheets are lazily bunched.
This is Lurg’s private chamber. Its crimson walls match
on a successful one. The glyph vanishes after it triggers, and the flame doesn’t damage the contents of the room. Treasure. The desk drawer contains quills, ink, paper, a pouch holding 60 gp, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of the hammocks.
Three lizardfolk warriors occupy the hammocks. The chest and its contents are their property. The lizardfolk were provided by the chieftain of their clan to help ensure that the
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A single bunk, made up with bed linen, has its head against the bulkhead running along the centerline of the ship next to a wooden partition squaring off the corner near the main deck.
A writing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
message gives clues as to the casks’ contents. Each cask contains 20 pints of liquor. In order from left to right, the casks are marked with the following symbols: Green Star. The liquor in this cask is
silver, and the last is plated with lead.
The chests are unlocked, and their contents are as follows: Gold Chest. This chest is worth 100 gp on its own and contains 100 gp. Silver Chest. This chest is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
debris and dead insects coats the floor of this area, its contents remain largely intact. Four trestle tables, a side table set with what looks like cups, and two dozen chairs stand covered in dust
characters show Zyrian the writing of the scrivener’s mark on them, the ghost immediately understands what has happened to them and becomes kindly and coherent. Zyrian can fill in any details of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, phantasmal force, shield, and suggestion. D9: Guest Bedrooms These two adjacent rooms are furnished identically: This dusty room contains a bed, a wardrobe, and a writing desk.
The first character to
can assemble two sets of alchemist’s supplies (50 gp each) from the contents of this lab. Among the various concoctions found throughout the room are four potions of healing, a potion of gaseous form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, a mechanism hidden in the walls and ceiling causes the iron chains to retract, pulling the anchors back up, whereupon the trap resets. As an action, a character can disable the pressure plate (by
against the stronghold. They also use shark hide to fashion apparel and shark teeth to festoon their weapons (see area 20), Treasure The main cave contains two giant clams. The clams’ contents are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, windowless library. Ebony bookshelves are filled with volumes bound in jet-black fabric. The books have no titles on their spines. In the middle of the room, a black quill pen rests on a writing desk
, on which a thin line has been scribed. If a creature uses the quill pen on the desk to write the title of a book above the line, the remaining pages of the book fill with writing that matches the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
that the lid was carved in the likeness of a screaming, axe-wielding barbarian. Exposure to the dampness has rotted the bones in the sarcophagus, reducing them to black sludge. Trap. If the contents of
are lit, they shed a green light that reveals black writing on the walls. The writing, which is not visible otherwise, says in Common, “RISE AND BE COUNTED!” If these words are spoken aloud within 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
and partially burned. A table, a bench, and a writing desk have been similarly treated. In the middle of the southern wall, a space has been cleared for a simple sleeping pallet and a pair of large
the personal quarters of an important dwarf. It is decorated with tapestries and furnished comfortably, although age has taken its toll on the contents. Apparently, the room has not been looted. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
treats writing as a delicate, beautiful art. Calligraphers produce text that is pleasing to the eye, using a style that is difficult to forge. Their supplies also give them some ability to examine
scripts and determine if they are legitimate, since a calligrapher’s training involves long hours of studying writing and attempting to replicate its style and design. Components. Calligrapher’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the “Elix the Saint” section earlier in the adventure) works here during the day. Armed with a crowbar, he examines containers stolen by the Agile Hand. He then records their contents (and the
estimated value of those contents) in a leather-bound ledger. Master Key. Elix carries a master key that unlocks all doors in the guildhouse complex. Treasure. The following stolen goods are stored here: Six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
in dust: a soiled bed, a chest, and a writing desk with a wooden chair. A dead hobgoblin is sprawled on the floor, her left arm swollen and discolored.
This room was once the quarters of a priest
are friendly toward the Guardians of Gorm but hostile to all others. If a character comes within 5 feet of the cage or disturbs its contents without first donning a mask of Gorm, the swarms erupt from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
writing desk and matching chair, a dresser, a tall wardrobe, and an owlbear throw rug draped over a padded chair with matching ottoman. Coach House The Cassalanters own three carriages — one for their
Mist. The glass bottles on the southwest shelf contain magically captured sounds, including songs, operas, and recorded lectures. Uncorking a bottle temporarily releases its auditory contents into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
transparent windows as strong as steel, and the ability to retract any rails or platforms upon which attacking foes could stand. Defensive features might impose conditions on enemies, or even deal damage
libraries, laboratories, meeting rooms, kitchens, prisons, private quarters, and more, with each room’s setup and contents chosen when the rooms are first installed. Each room’s initial furnishing and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
napkins. The cart and its contents animate whenever someone sits at a table on the terrace (see area P19 for details). P19. Dining Terrace Bathed in twilight, this marble terrace offers a stunning view
room, an elderly dwarf in gray robes, with spectacles resting on the tip of his bulbous nose, sits perfectly still behind a writing desk facing the door. The dwarf’s quill is dipped halfway into an