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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
13. Prison In the area north of the pigpen, rivulets of water trickle down the north wall and carve shallow ruts in the floor as they snake their way across the room and through openings in the
knock off a rock or open a cage door that has a rock pressing down on it. The sound of a rock hitting the cave floor alerts the guards in this area. Three of the five cages contain prisoners destined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Ravnica was thrown into chaos. It didn’t take long for wealthy power-mongers to begin seizing control of elements in the city, turning the guilds to their service instead of the other way around. Eventually
maintain the balance among them. Years later, in 10,075 ZC, the Izzet guildmaster discovered that Azor, founder of the Azorius Senate, had created a contingency plan that would take effect if the magic of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
66. Door of Devouring If the characters approach this area by way of the spiral staircase (area 26), read the following when they reach the bottom of the stairs: At the bottom of the staircase, a
shows no handles or hinges. Ropes lash a pair of rowboats to a dock post, and a rusty iron cage wallows in the slime, held afloat by chain and winch. Phosphorescent crabs gather at the bottom of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
as Vecna. Alustriel, please forgive me, but I did plan a contingency.
“Vecna is too powerful to stop directly at this point. However, no power is absolute. I suspect Vecna will be vulnerable while he
fail.”
Mordenkainen’s eyes gleam with excitement as he continues: “There is an artifact that is, I believe, the only way to weaken Vecna so the chime can be used against him. It’s called the Rod of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
-scenes spells such as word of recall, find the path, contingency, teleport, and true seeing alter the way players approach their adventures. Each spell level after that point introduces new effects with an
spells that completely change the way adventurers interact with the world. Their big, flashy spells are significant in combat — disintegrate, blade barrier, and heal, for example — but behind-the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
City of Doors brims with commerce, travel, schemes, and adventure. Sigil is commonly referred to as the Cage because the only way into or out of the city is through one of its countless portals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Adventures in Sigil With Sigil’s place at the center of the Outer Planes, any plot or threat from across the multiverse has a chance of finding its way to the City of Doors. Many inhabitants of the
Cage also have planes-spanning ambitions, contributing to countless homegrown opportunities for adventure. Use this section to generate ideas for adventures stemming from Sigil’s unique locations and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
described later in the chapter. After stepping through the mirror in the Witchlight Carnival, the characters appear atop a broken bridge called the Queen’s Way, which overlooks Hither’s vast swamp
. Inside the balloon’s basket is a caged faerie dragon knight named Sir Talavar, who begs for the characters’ aid. To free Sir Talavar from his magic cage, the characters might have to travel to Telemy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a gemstone in its mouth
yawn, the face sticks out its tongue and says “aah,” revealing a gemstone the size of a hen’s egg on its tongue. “Truth.” If a character asks one of the faces which way to go or uses the word “truth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
beside it animates and warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a
, stick out its tongue, or yawn, the face sticks out its tongue and says “aah,” revealing a gemstone the size of a hen’s egg on its tongue. “Truth.” If a character asks one of the faces which way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
destinations, navigating the Cage is a dizzying affair. Fortunately, two services exist throughout Sigil to help travelers find their way: sedan chairs and touts. Visitors to the Clerks’ Ward can also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
name in the dead-book! I swear, more and more of you clueless wind up in the Cage every day. Quit flapping your bone boxes, and go back to your own burgs.”
The tetchy pedestrian might be either a
intervenes and tells the tiefling to scram; the commoner continues along their way with a sneer. Parisa scrapes a living in Sigil as a tout, a guide to the City of Doors. Brazen, street savvy, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
from citizenry, travelers, and even the ranks of other factions. In the meantime, they vie for power in the Cage in a way that doesn’t upset Sigil’s order or provoke the Lady of Pain. Factions are led by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
their way to area 1 and up the stairs. If Barbatos is still in the room when the bears escape, they attack him first. A character who succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check can convince at
guide spend 1 charge in this area causes all the cage doors to rust with age and weaken, allowing the bears to break free. There is a 50 percent chance that both polar bears also age into undead versions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
to lurk when it’s not out hunting. The grick’s Stone Camouflage trait prevents the characters from realizing its presence—unless they shine a light source down into the hole or have some other way of
she has taken most recently. The only way into the shack is through the door on the east side. When a character first peers into the room, read: The inside of the shack is in a terrible state of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
large chamber. The light of campfires shows a natural platform where five derro are droning a cacophonous chant. A two-headed dog stirs inside a cage, while another derro nearby plays with a crossbow and
the demon lord. The cage by the tunnel holds a death dog, watched over by a nervous derro cultist. Atop the platform, Narrak and four more derro cultists are performing a ritual around the statue at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
are of duergar make. A character proficient in History also realizes the duergar clan that once used these marks is long gone, overwhelmed by mind flayers many generations ago. G3: Cage Workshop Stamps
. A cage in the southeast corner bears inward-pointing spikes.
Four feral ashenwights (see appendix A) are bound to the workshop in which they worked while alive. They attack trespassers and fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
around the birdcage. While Sir Talavar is in it, he can’t cast spells, but he can use his Euphoria Breath. The cage is locked and can’t be destroyed, and its lock can’t be picked. A knock spell or similar
. Before he could return with news of their treachery, Bavlorna trapped him in an enchanted silver birdcage that inhibits his magic.
A sympathetic bullywug named Wigglewog stole Sir Talavar’s cage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
wizard who wants to “imprison” the Soulmonger; that way, its unique magic can be studied while it’s safely quarantined from the world. She argues that destroying it should be a last resort. Valindra
might weaken some of Omu’s defenses. If the characters have no way to reach the earthmote when they first encounter it — or at least, no way for everyone to reach it — eventually they spot an elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
their hut (area 5A) while the dwarves sleep in a cage behind it. If the dwarves are rescued, they behave and act as described in the “Prisoners of the Yakfolk” sidebar. Water Wheel Characters can try to
working, and report back. Unless it encounters trouble along the way, the giant arrives in area 9 roughly 20 minutes after the elevator stops working. If the giant finds evidence of foul play, it reports
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
reduced-threat creatures (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above): Cage A. One remorhaz Cage B. Two basilisks Cage C. Five darkmantles Cage D. Five ettercaps Cage E. Two carrion crawlers Cage F. One behir (no
Constrict or Swallow traits) Cage G. Two hook horrors Cage H. One wyvern Each cage has rune-scribed bars of steel. Transmutation magic on the bars renders them unbreakable, so a creature inside can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, malformed ears. He is examining the brackets that hold together the slats of the cage to find a way to break them. His hands are frostbitten, and his teeth chatter uncontrollably. The cage’s metal slats
tools used for flensing, as well as a scrimshaw goat small enough to fit in a character’s hand. The scrimshaw goat is worth 25 gp. L3. Caged Townsfolk A huge, slatted animal cage, with a locked gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Talavar or failed to release him from his cage, Telemy Hill is merely the next stop on their journey. Telemy Hill is an ancient fey entity, a sentient hill that travels throughout the Feywild and even to
the Material Plane at times. The wandering hill interacts with others by way of the ancient willow trees that grow on its slopes. Some time ago, a key-collecting goblin named Jingle Jangle took
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
admire one another in equal measure and are in constant competition. Every time Belial outthinks Fierna, she talks her way out of whatever trap he has devised. Fierna stages insurrections against
Belial, but his contingency plans rescue him from possible disaster. Other devils might gain a brief advantage over the two lords because of their infighting, but whenever any true threat to their rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
scuttles under the wagon and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. The trapdoor opens into the wagon and is the only safe way inside. Booby Trap The inside handle of the door has a wire
of shoes, a harlequin mask, and three wigs A climber’s kit, a disguise kit, a healer’s kit, and a poisoner’s kit A lyre with golden strings (worth 50 gp) A sculpted wooden cage holding a chicken and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
captain overboard. The other captains are still adjusting to their ill-mannered new confederate, who seems intent on bullying his way toward declaring himself king of the pirates.
Elok wants to stop
Leomund’s tiny hut) in corked wooden tubes. 5. The Cage Prisoners are held in this large but filthy cell until they’re ransomed or sold into slavery. High waves sometimes wash into the chamber, soaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
each other cause havoc in the area where they both live.
5 A mercenary band keeps a faerie dragon captive in a cage, forcing the dragon to act as a jester.
6 A faerie dragon nests in the
of blink dogs, leading them on a grand quest against evil that the dragon is making up along the way.
8 A green dragon wyrmling has recruited a faerie dragon as a spy, though the faerie dragon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
together. The DM can also use the Common Cause table in this section to find a way to bring together characters who don’t know or trust each other. Party Makeup d8 Party Makeup 1 One-Guild Party
Common Cause d8 Reasons for Cooperating 1 Cellmates. The characters are prisoners in an Azorius prison, a Gruul camp, or a Rakdos cage. 2 Greater Threat. The characters are fighting each other when a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. 7. Griffon Aviary Haphazardly arranged about this untidy room are five tall wooden cages. Five griffons are kept here, one locked in each cage. The griffons peck and scratch at their cages, and the
them in area 8. She investigates any such disturbance. The griffons are trained to obey Sansuri and no one else. If an alarm sounds, Sansuri emerges from area 8, uses an action to unlock each cage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
), and has a passive Perception score of 10. He lacks darkvision but is immune to fire damage. Zaltember is a bully and coward. If wounded, he flees to area 31 (by way of areas 19, area 37, area 34
hounds are confined in the north cage, three in the south cage. Each cage door is held shut with a simple latch; a creature can use an action to unhook it and open the cage. The hounds are trained to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, dwarves of other clans rally against the threat without question. The standoffish diplomacy that marks their normal relations gives way to an unshakable alliance. An attack on one dwarf clan is an
for their home. But the clan must survive, even if only as a shell of its former self, and so every clan has a contingency plan to secure a safe escape for the stronghold’s children and enough adults
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
rocks piled atop each occupied cage can be knocked or lifted off, allowing the cages to be opened. The children are in shock. Those who are set free don’t wander far from the characters for fear of
(worth 250 gp) An ornate electrum censer with platinum filigree (worth 750 gp) Anyone who steals from Mother Night is cursed. The werewolves know this, and thus don’t go out of their way to guard the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
elemental water.
In the center of the cavern, a wrought-iron cage dangles from a rope lashed to a stalactite. Three-fourths of the cage hangs submerged in the pool that fills the middle of the cavern. A
dozen humanoids pack the cage, elemental water’s symbol raised in a scar on every brow. Tired hands grasp at the bars as the captives struggle to press their mouths above the water. Among the mass of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to move along the bridge had failed by 5 or more. If an intruder gets at least two-thirds of the way across the bridge, one orc breaks cover to move through the double doors into
from within the southeastern passageway, and a crude wooden cage door closes off the southern exit. The floor is covered with sleeping furs, crates, sacks, and rubbish.
The second orc raiding party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
7. The Sepulcher of Tloques-Popolocas (Tloh-kays Poh-poh-LOH-kahs, master of the outsiders) Once the stone entrance block (area 5) is pushed out of the way, the characters have enough space to get
the lock pushes the sphere aside, putting it out of harm’s way. Someone who examines the door closely with a light source notices the glint of glass in the seam between the doors with a successful DC