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Basic Rules (2014)
and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses
mastery with weapons and armor, and a thorough knowledge of the skills of combat. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and staring it defiantly in the face.
Well-Rounded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses
armor, and a thorough knowledge of the skills of combat. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and staring it defiantly in the face.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses
armor, and a thorough knowledge of the skills of combat. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and staring it defiantly in the face.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
39. Netherskull’s Sanctum Adventurers who explore this area are doomed to face Netherskull the death tyrant if they haven’t done so already. Netherskull can’t be surprised in its lair. 39a. Hanging
to fall and shatter on the floor. 39b. Secret Tunnel This dusty passage circumvents the adamantine doors to Netherskull’s lair (see area 39c) and is hidden behind two secret doors. The death tyrant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
or similar magic. When a weight of 25 pounds or more is placed on the cover, it swings downward (as long as it hasn’t been prevented from opening) and remains open until Halaster happens by and
decides to close it. Any creature or object on the cover when it swings open falls into the pit below. The pit’s depth and other hazards vary by location, as described in the location’s description
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
betrays and attacks them as Reggaryarva’s throne rises into the air. A winter wolf sent by the Frostmaiden joins the fray on Yselm’s side. Both villains fight to the death. When the full moon disappears
a curved tunnel blocked by an iron gate that has one-foot-square gaps between its horizontal and vertical bars. The iron hinges on the northern side of the gate indicate that it swings inward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. The door farthest from you swings open on rusty hinges, and beyond it you see a smaller, almost sepulchral chamber.
A change in air pressure causes the door to area C3 to swing open, and the
shaft is veiled in darkness. From its depths, a whispering voice says, “Brorn! Where are you, boy?”
After the death of Brorn, his beloved mastiff, Baron Brantifax was beset by spells of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
northeastern alcove of this cave holds Murgaxor’s old collection of brined and preserved lab specimens from his decades researching life and death. If any creature other than Murgaxor moves more than
-foot-tall stone door swings into a small, secret chamber. Treasure. The secret chamber is unlit and holds Murgaxor’s stash of easily transportable valuables, which he keeps here in case he has to flee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
E4. Burgomaster’s Mansion A weary-looking mansion squats behind a rusting iron fence. The iron gates are twisted and torn. The right gate lies cast aside, while the left swings lazily in the wind
burgomaster’s heart couldn’t stand the constant assault, and he died three days ago. Strangely, since his death, the house has not come under attack. She says that no one from the village has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Doors. Flanking the crystal throne are two secret doors. One swings open into area 6b, the other into area 6c.
Wyllow’s crystal throne was carved by dwarves and given to her by her late husband
the start of the chapter. The archdruid is friendly toward visitors who have done nothing to anger her. The displacer beast and the awakened tree fight to the death to defend her. Characters who do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, exactly? Likewise, even when a pulp villain appears to die, they can have their own remarkable escapes from death. Perhaps Halas had a ring that cast an illusion of his death while actually stabilizing him
investment in the world. Optional Rule: Environmental Elements
A fight breaks out in The Cat & Biscuit. The gnome rogue leaps from the landing and swings across the room, passing over the heads of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
, only one has an actual door. This entry’s door is made of sturdy oak with iron bands, and it swings open easily to reveal a spacious library. Bookshelves line every wall, with three free-standing
that this is a lingering effect of the death of a dragon on this site—her father, Astalagan. About Bahamut. Known as the Platinum Dragon, Bahamut is the patron and progenitor of metallic dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
farther,” he warns, “lest this cursed monument overtake you. Only death awaits you in these halls.”
The figure is the spirit of Alendria (lawful good ghost), the last king of Cynidicea. Cursed to wander
burial chamber. Four skeletal guards with rusty swords surround the distinguished skeleton.
This burial chamber belongs to King Alendria’s honor guard, who defend his kingdom even in death. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
after my father’s death, his great burial place was desecrated by thieves. I was tortured by the thought of his spirit wandering the planes alone forever.”
If translated, the west wall’s hieroglyphs
spells cast on wall sconces. When Amun Sa was interred, his most loyal priests dutifully locked themselves inside the pyramid’s upper floors. In the brief period between Amun Sa’s death and the collapse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
move out of sight of the fresco and defends it to the death. If forcibly moved away from the fresco, the creature tries to find its way back. The creature can’t rest while under this effect. After 24
of Moradin with amethyst eyes (worth 250 gp and weighing 10 pounds). V6. Hammer and Anvil The adamantine door to this room has an arcane lock spell cast on it, but it swings open when a dwarf or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
treant’s glade in their travels. Up ahead, a small group of children frolics around a leafy oak tree, their gleeful yelps carrying through the forest. Painted swings dangle from the tree’s branches
you?” as it fights to the death. The oni has a pet displacer beast kitten (see the accompanying stat block) named Star, which it abandons if its curse is ended. Characters who aided Dirlagraun in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
leading to a descending staircase at the rear of the room. Against the walls rest six stone coffins, three on each side. A stone slab engraved with a name, birth year, and death year covers each coffin
exclude them. The cultists all fight to the death. A Noisy Fight. Loud noise here rouses the two mages dozing in area C16. Unholy Basin. The cultists desecrated the basin by placing iconography of Vecna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
death. Not far away, the characters find another body, and a third, and so on as they scan around the base of the tower. This same fate awaits any character captured by the pterafolk. The rope-and-wood
DC increases by 2 for everyone following behind the climber. If the check fails by 5 or more, the ladder is damaged and the climber falls — quite possibly to his or her death, unless precautions were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X34. X30. Eastern Elevator The elevator shaft terminates in this room. A large stone wheel
Grandolpha. They are willing to help the characters slay Xardorok, but any alliance they make with the characters ends with Xardorok’s death. Copper Kegs. The three kegs contain Clan Muzgardt’s finest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Secret Door. A character who searches the walls for secret doors and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check finds such a door in the east wall. This 5-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall stone door swings
door behind the brazier in the southwest corner. This 5-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X3. No ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
appendix B) and his descent into evil Answered Incorrectly. If the characters answer the riddle incorrectly, Senenura attacks and fights ferociously to the death. Trough. The circular opening at the base of
pendulum’s rope, causing the blade to sweep down at them. It then attempts to shove creatures into the blade’s path. Pendulum. If the rope securing the pendulum is cut, the blade swings down toward the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
feet square, like the others, and a giant eel more than 20 feet long could not be expected to survive long in such confinement. In fact, the eel hastened its own death by vainly battering at the walls
north wall of this cell. The thrashings of the giant eel in its death throes have partially dislodged this slab, so if a character enters the room, a small opening is discovered in the north wall. Now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
) packed in beds of straw Dirty wooden coffin containing the moldy corpse of a human priest wearing a copper holy symbol shaped like the sun (25 gp), a sun-shaped death mask made of gold (250 gp), and a
swings open. G33: Western Maze This maze is like the one in area G32, right down to the heavy breathing. The square marked T on map 6.2 contains a hidden pressure plate on the floor identical to the ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
the creature’s chest.
The figure is a clay golem created by Iggwilv to destroy intruders. The golem attacks any creature that enters the chamber. The golem fights to the death and pursues trespassers
of the fomorians wields the roasting spit as its weapon, tearing bites off the bug-tipped skewer between swings. Treasure. Stashed beneath the fomorians’ beds are two ivory mammoth tusks (each is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
(Perception) check finds the secret door, which swings inward when pushed. A foul, sewer-like stench greets anyone who opens the secret door. Behind the door, a staircase descends 20 feet to area D5
character enters the room, or if they are attacked first. They fight to the death to guard the treasure in area D11. D11. Partially Collapsed Crypt This chamber has partially collapsed around a stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
least one wereboar is drumming, any one of the drummers can duplicate the effect of a call lightning spell, except it has no limit to its range. The drummers fight until death and refuse to parley
boxed text aloud: One of the warriors, a dark-skinned woman dressed in chainmail, swings her sword at the dragon. The beast howls in pain and for a moment, you see the spectral form of another dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
attacks any creatures that enter the chamber. The golem fights to the death and pursues trespassers relentlessly, even chasing them out of the caverns. Treasure. The weapon stuck in the clay golem is a
notice the characters, they abandon their meal and attack. One of the fomorians wields the roasting spit as its weapon, tearing bites off the bug-tipped skewer between swings. Treasure. Stashed beneath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
remember who among them passed the Frostmaiden’s tests (areas G16 through G19). The door to area G21 swings open on its own if each of the four tests was passed by at least one individual in the room
Codicil of White (see area G22) and draw inspiration from it. If one or more of them are allowed into area G20, the door to area G21 swings open on its own. If the druids reach area G22 and are aware
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
knock spell or similar magic also opens the trapdoor, which swings upward into area X21. X7: Ruined Shrines Crumbling altars, ruined statues, and idols of forgotten gods litter the floor of this small
judgment. Gods of work, industry, protection, and luck are particularly appropriate. If you’re setting this adventure in the San Citlán region, La Catrina is the patron deity. She is a jovial death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
swings clockwise to match the lever. This process takes 1 round. Only one lever can be engaged at once, and pulling a lever disengages any previously engaged lever. Adjoining Corridors. Each of the
-foot-long section of the floor gently swings down to area B27 when a Small or larger creature steps on it. The character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score notices the ramp without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
woman wielding a greatsword marched up to the dragon and hacked at the beast with mighty swings. Before the stunned creature could fly away, she slew it. A startled and overwhelmed populace rushed toward
hundred frightened survivors of the attack on the High Hall are in hiding here, waiting for their doom. Standing between them and death is a lone acolyte, Pherria Jynks. With all the cathedral’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notice the trapdoor. When a weight greater than 50 pounds is placed on the trapdoor, the door swings downward. Each creature and object on it falls into the
is wearing Demetrius’s white robe, Darius exclaims: “By the crooked horn of Zargon! Do my eyes deceive me? Has the ghost of my brother come to die again?”
Darius and his cohorts fight to the death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
swings of a spoiled princess. She quickly realizes that she can use the characters to keep her parents distracted while she sneaks out of the fortress. She tells them that her father spends most of
. The ogres are too stupid to surrender or flee; they fight to the death, wielding giant rolling pins that are treated as greatclubs. Archways in the north wall lead to storerooms with wooden shelves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
dimly lit staircase descends for hundreds of feet, ending before a circular stone door that swings open into area X2. X2. Watched Hall This magically lit hall has the following features: The walls are
15 Wisdom (Perception) check. To open it, one must press a nearby wall carving shaped like an eye. When this is done, the secret door swings inward, revealing a curved hallway (area X8) beyond. X3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
free the one prisoned here,
For a fate worse than death is
Sure to come to fools who
Violate this sacred place.
The doors are unlocked but immensely heavy. When the characters enter a vestibule
teleported to another part of the caverns. The door then swings closed. The characters must open each of the six ebony doors before they can enter area G21, though the doors don’t have to be opened in any