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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Temple Layout The interior of the temple is a single open expanse. Though divided into distinct areas, the cathedral-like space has no interior walls or upper floors. Five chapels are devoted to one
eyes adjust to the stunning chaos of Tiamat’s Temple, you see that its interior is a single, cathedral-like space that towers far overhead. Five distinct vaults branch off the central gallery. Though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
of the walkway; they provide Half Cover. There are no battlements or railings on the walkway interiors. The walkway is 20 feet above the ground. Buildings. The fortress’s interior buildings are 40
feet high and contain mundane supplies. During the attack, noncombatants hide within them. The characters don’t explore them during this adventure, so no map of interior rooms is provided. Fog. Starting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Temple Layout The interior of the temple is a single open expanse. Though divided into distinct areas, the cathedral-like space has no interior walls or upper floors. Chapels are devoted to the five
level; level 3 is a zone 100 feet above ground level, both of which can be reached only by flying. Once your eyes adjust to the stunning chaos of Tiamat’s Temple, you see that its interior is a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
causeway. The lizardfolk explain that this site is their former lair, and it consists of a series of natural passages and caves honeycombing the interior of the island. You should give players information
quartered, and the leaders housed. Discover any significant defensive measures: traps, areas readied specifically for defense, and other dangers the attacking force must avoid or overcome. Discover how advanced the sahuagin preparations are and when they might mount their first attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Some expelled blasts of elemental fire from their hands or mouths; others wielded adamantine swords they could wreathe in flame. Some colossi also used bound elementals for defense: manifesting shields
upon a reality the world isn’t ready to face: an operational colossus (see the stat block in chapter 6). Entering a Colossus Map 4.8 shows a fallen colossus. The mostly hollow interior of a colossus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of them stay for months at a time to help with the work and the vigilant defense of the farm against insects and blights, as well as would-be vandals and plunderers. Hired guards and adventurers
(Athletics) check. The entrance to Goldenfields is a large stone gatehouse set into the middle of the south wall. Beyond its gates, dirt roads crisscross the interior of the compound, providing passage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
miners scrape out the interior of the hills seeking the bits of gold and silver they may find waiting there. No warlords threaten this land, no liches or dragons plot to seize it for themselves. There
favoring sheep, and gnomes goats, as well as artisans of all sorts. Each community has a sheriff who maintains peace and leads defense — a role most often fulfilled by a halfling, I’ve found, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the hermitage to the large tower along its west side. A crenellated battlement blocks the walkway in and is set with arrow slits.
This battlement served as the main point of defense for the fortress’s
leads to area 18 and the interior of the second level is barricaded from the inside. Breaking through it from outside requires a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. Development. Unless the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
The castle walls are carved from solid ice and possess the resiliency and texture of stone. The walls provide a great defense against attacks from the ground. While the castle is airborne, the walls
tower interior and spirals all the way down to the tower’s ground floor, where there’s a single unlocked, giant-sized door leading to the lower courtyard (area 7) or the cultist barracks (area 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Temple of Light The interior of the Temple of Light is large enough to accommodate dozens of people, while hundreds more gather outside. Temple of LightView Player Version Entering the Temple As the
blocks. If the characters don’t speak up, Xedalli tries to mount her own defense, accusing her brother of trying to get rid of her and then fabricating the story of her sedition. It is obvious her words
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
crumbling faux battlement surrounds the flat roof, atop which sleeps a young green dragon with iridescent scales. A sword is lodged hilt-deep in its skull.
Building Interior The building’s outer
Wyllowwood. Wherever she is, Wyllow hears the roar and comes to the dragon’s defense. The dragon, Valdemar, refers to itself as Tearulai and won’t willingly part with the sword stuck in its skull. Nor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The castle walls are carved from solid ice and possess the resiliency and texture of stone. The walls provide a great defense against attacks from the ground. While the castle is airborne, the walls
tower interior and spirals all the way down to the tower’s ground floor, where there’s a single unlocked, giant-sized door leading to the lower courtyard (area 7) or the cultist barracks (area 9). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
determine if the blights are spotted. The blights do not attack on their own (except in self-defense) but quickly come to the aid of the twig blights in area 2 if combat erupts there. Awarding Experience
1 join the fray. Treasure A merchant who once lived here had a chest full of coins hidden under the flagstone floor of his home. A thorough search of the interior of the eastern cottage and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
successful check. The blights remain perfectly still. They don’t attack on their own (except in self-defense) but quickly come to the aid of the twig blights in area U2 if combat erupts there. U2: Blighted
lived here hid a chest under the flagstone floor. A thorough search of the interior of the eastern cottage and a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals the old chest among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
thickness of its bars. To determine an appropriate DC, see chapter 8. Darkness and Light Darkness is the default condition inside an underground complex or in the interior of aboveground ruins, but an
inhabited dungeon might have light sources. In subterranean settlements, even races that have darkvision use fire for warmth, cooking, and defense. But many creatures have no need of warmth or light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Caverns The passages and caverns beyond the secret door in the south wall of room 21 all decline perceptibly toward the sea. The passage that runs north of areas 25 and area 26 and the interior
from which he and his gang mount a defense. If an alarm has not been raised, two bandits and a scout are here, stealing drinks from the store of brandy. If the smugglers have been alerted, Sanbalet (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
embedding itself in the wall. The stove makes a strange rattling.
Githyanki smiths crafted tools and armor here. The stove’s interior can hold one Medium creature or two Small creatures; its pipe is
Features”) from a slot in its body, hands the card to them, and indicates that it has no other information or treasure to offer. The duodrone fights only in self-defense. S5: Library A roughly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
successful one. The sound of a triggered glyph is audible throughout the cavern and the palace. Alerted to the presence of intruders, Zox awaits them in area 7c. Illumination. The palace interior is
only in self-defense. Characters who use magic to speak with it can learn the following information if they ask it the right questions: Zox is afraid of the “scary red metal wearers” (hobgoblins) and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
secret exists before its details can be sussed out. To that end, Candlekeep’s vast library is something of a defense in and of itself: for every bit of hidden lore of potentially great power that lies
foregoing is the extent of the information I have about the interior of Candlekeep. My personal experience is limited (as is the case with most visitors) to the Court of Air. Though the stories fly fast and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Now, its interior is a warren of mangled shop fronts crushed by chunks of ice and stone. Most of the wares have become worthless, and everything else has been destroyed by a headless iron golem that
interior, after being spun by four phase spiders that lurk in the hall’s rafters. The spiders are enchanted to produce sorcery silk, a material with illusions woven into it that was fashioned into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. These towers were once occupied by mages and contained laboratories, libraries, and living quarters. Now they lie in ruins. Map 2.10 gives you an idea of how the interior of each spire is laid out. Y3
offense gets more successes than the team on defense, one player on offense can try either to hurl the ball between the metal tines of an electrified mast, hoping to impart an electrical charge to the ball
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, and now the emissaries have grown anxious waiting for his answer. Both emissaries show evidence of their (false) interest in currying favor with House Freth by coming to its defense if Spiderwatch Keep
. The chest has an arcane lock spell cast on it that only Drivvin can ignore. A knock spell or similar magic opens the chest, which is otherwise impregnable. The chest’s interior is divided into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, raking him with its claws and biting into his shoulder. Mokingo the goliath came to Garret’s defense but didn’t last long. Perilou hid in the cave as Astrix fled up the mountain. The yeti pursued Garret
both inside; the father is out hunting but returns shortly with a fresh kill. The cave’s interior is shown on map 1.17. F1. Chasm. This cave has a 20-foot-high, concave roof. Most of the floor has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Tattershade, King of the Rats. His territory is arranged entirely for defense, a tangle of tunnels adjacent to the Ditch that are big enough only for rats and shifting shadows. Tattershade is a
slab of adamantine. Although anyone is allowed into the bar, patrons and proprietor alike are skeptical of outsiders and willing to draw steel to keep their space safe. The tavern’s interior is subdued
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
investigating the walls can tell that they are hollow by succeeding on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. Behind these walls stand four defense sentinels bound to the graymatter engine (each uses the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the outpost’s humid interior as spiral staircases rise along this area’s northern walls. Distantly, you hear the faint sound of chatter and utensils clattering on dishes.
On either side of the door
larger vault. Hjoldak knows the location of both stashes as well as how to open them. The bed frame’s compartment was used to store weapons and other means of defense in case of an emergency. A character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
greenery, and surrounded by flowering shamrocks.
Several leprechauns live inside this great oak. The interior is sized for Small creatures and is brightly lit by cage lanterns full of fireflies. At any
simple flatware for five. It’s stocked with nutritious food, water, and wine. A spiral staircase carved into the interior wall of the trunk rises to a bedroom with five crisply made beds arranged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
statue of Moradin is made of solid granite except for its eyes and the panels of the lantern, which are fashioned from quartz. A continual flame spell cast within the lantern’s hollow interior
and fight only in self-defense. Roleplaying Aerisi Kalinoth. Aerisi rules the Cult of the Howling Hatred like an imperious, vain, and tempestuous queen. She is oblivious to compassion or kindness unless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the west and south. Its metal double door bears a rusty broken chain and a padlock that hangs off the door.
The well-oiled door opens noiselessly. The crypt interior is dusty, with numerous tracks
are indifferent toward intruders and attack only in self-defense. Once bound to serve the Waterclock Guild, they’re now free but enjoy the perpetual “rain” here. The cult bullies these Elementals, so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
residence, attended by a loyal staff and a private garrison of twenty veterans. Moonlord Daviana Yalrannis (CG female Tethyrian human knight) is the master of the tower, charged with its defense and upkeep
interior walls of the place are covered with an icy glaze and lined with massive icicles that gleam and glitter in reflected light. The walls are too slippery to be climbed without gear or magic. The






