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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
shows it to be a cunningly contrived container. Its covering is made of supple leather reinforced with thicker strips of hide. Opening the cover reveals three intricately carved, hollow wooden
cylinders and a linen bag of dry clay artfully decorated with a drop of water. Wooden Cylinders The outside of each cylinder is covered with writing and simple images, apparently telling a story in three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
77. Death God’s Nursery Opening the skeleton gate in area 71 reveals a 10-foot-wide, 20-foot-long staircase of polished black marble that descends to this area. When the characters reach the bottom
of the stairs, read: Crumbling balconies overlook a pool of lava filling this triangular chamber, above which is suspended an enormous crystal cylinder held in place by three adamantine struts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
running out. Aura. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of evocation magic emanating from inside the crystal cylinder. The Right Path. To reach the “cure,” the characters must first face the
open. Creature. Coiled about the pillar, trapped within the magic walls of the crystal cylinder surrounding it, is a couatl. Because of its especially potent Shielded Mind trait, it is effectively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Intelligence check reveals the problem. Anyone proficient with jeweler’s tools or tinker’s tools has advantage on the roll. Inside the music box is a brass cylinder dotted with tiny pegs. When the
cylinder turns, narrow bits of metal pluck the pegs to produce the notes of the melody. The cylinder is sitting askew, which prevents it from working properly. Fixing the music box requires three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
one story when it’s viewed in flat, dim light, but it reveals a second, much deeper tale with the addition of proper illumination. We all know of dwarves who fell so deep in love with their craft, or
incorporate runic letterforms, for example). Stone giants also make extensive use of the carved word through “speaking stones.” A speaking stone is an upright stone cylinder into which writing is carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the heap of debris that marks the rough division between the colossus’s interior and the adjacent cave. At the chamber’s far end, motes of dust and debris float in a cylinder of glowing, green light
that stretches from floor to ceiling. The cylinder of light continues upward into Landro’s leg.
Within the mushroom patch are two shriekers. The shriekers’ high-pitched screams might attract the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
their tentacles to interpret the writing, which provides technical schematics for the psipods. A comprehend languages spell or similar magic reveals as much, enabling characters to discern what the
psipod is a byproduct of this connection. The residue is sticky and foul-smelling, but harmless. It dissolves after a few hours. Any creature that enters a psipod’s bronze cylinder must succeed on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. The pedestal is a 4-foot-high stone cylinder that is impervious to damage and spells. Close inspection reveals a stone hatch in the top of it. Any physical attempt to force open the hatch releases a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
dealing damage to the target or enveloping its head. Magic Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the freestanding mirror, which acts as a portal. Touching the reflective
faulty well is a 10-foot-high gelatinous cylinder (use the gelatinous cube stat block) that’s blocking the normal flow of water. The creature’s presence has also contaminated the water above it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
move through the air. Housed in each cylinder is a swollen human brain floating in a bath of slimy, translucent goo.
Three Netherese wizards chose to continue their revels into undeath, each one
storage racks, are a dozen bottles of two-thousand-year-old wine. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around each bottle, which has preserved its contents. Each bottle of wine is worth 50 gp to an interested buyer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
corrupted magic. Many more can you find in this forgotten place.” “The jade serpents crave offerings.” Treasure. Close inspection of Abalahin’s roots reveals an ebony wand decorated with bones and
: Vortex Bridge Puzzle Bridge Puzzle. Close inspection of the bridge’s tiles reveals that each one bears an engraved symbol representing one of the eight schools of magic. A See Invisibility spell or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
room.
Footprints of several humanoids are visible in the dust, stopping in front of the center cylinder. Shortly after all characters enter the chamber, the corpse (or anything propping the door open
statues atop the ziggurat: Gorm to the west, Madarua to the east, and Usamigaras in the center. Three crossbow traps are hidden in the south wall, one aimed at each cylinder. A character who searches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the map) screen the temple area from discovery. Making physical contact with these images reveals their illusory nature. Someone who examines either image without touching it can determine that it is
triangle with a Y shape enclosed in it and touching the triangle’s sides. Hanging beneath this symbol, suspended on chains from the ceiling, is a black metal triangle and cylinder. The floor of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
between them.
The statues that surround the top of the tower were sacrifices vitrified here to create a wall around the medusa. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals areas where the
. Development. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check made while searching the garage reveals the remains of a massive prototype apparatus of Kwalish, able to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Maze. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the model maze. A creature that touches the maze becomes the target of a maze spell (save DC 15). Once the effect triggers, it
nearby audience chamber (area X18). The bell amplifies sounds underneath it and transmits those sounds to the audience chamber. Scrying Circle. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
cave animals scurry about, feeding on the mushrooms.
The ceiling of this long cavern rises to a height of 50 feet. Careful examination of the floor reveals many cracked bone fragments among the
. A character who studies the ceiling and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notices faint ripples in its surface, like that of a pool. Pentacles. A 10-foot-diameter, 20-foot-tall cylinder of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
-wide metallic cylinder spans floor to ceiling in this area. Each side of the tube holds a curved door flanked by a rectangular pad with a thin slot wide enough for a playing card. The doors are closed
and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check deduces the holes in its frame were created by a series of intensely hot beams. A cursory examination of the robot reveals something