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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Shekinester purifies entrants through magical tests. Coiled around the court is the Loom, a dense tangle of poisonous brambles with thorns dripping like fangs. Nagas slither to the Court of Light not only
Court of Light The Court of Light is home to Shekinester, the Three-Faced Queen of the Nagas. Ramps and serpentine architecture pervade her deceptively small realm, a palatial stone nest where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Vision and Light Some adventuring tasks—such as noticing danger, hitting an enemy, and targeting certain spells—are affected by sight, so effects that obscure vision can hinder you, as explained
below. Obscured Areas An area might be Lightly or Heavily Obscured. In a Lightly Obscured area—such as an area with Dim Light, patchy fog, or moderate foliage—you have Disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
General Features The sun has set by the time characters reach the edge of town (the area shown on the Greenest map). Light. Burning buildings and a half moon provide dim light throughout the town
along it without difficulty. Where the banks are clear, the stream is easy to get into or out of. Brush by the stream is dense, and the banks are steep where brush grows. Characters can move only 5 feet per turn through the brush.
Map 1.1: Greenest View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
General Features The sun has set by the time characters reach the edge of town (the area shown on the Greenest map). Map 1.1: GreenestView Player Version Light. Burning buildings and a half moon
provide dim light throughout the town. The inside of the keep is brightly illuminated. Fires. The cultists tried to set buildings ablaze as they moved through town, but thatch isn’t as flammable as it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Vision and Light DAVID ASTRUGA Some adventuring tasks—such as noticing danger, hitting an enemy, and targeting certain spells—are affected by sight, so effects that obscure vision can hinder you, as
explained below. Obscured Areas An area might be Lightly or Heavily Obscured. In a Lightly Obscured area—such as an area with Dim Light, patchy fog, or moderate foliage—you have Disadvantage on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Vision and Light The most fundamental tasks of adventuring--noticing danger, finding hidden objects, hitting an enemy in combat, and targeting a spell, to name just a few--rely heavily on a
character's ability to see. Darkness and other effects that obscure vision can prove a significant hindrance. A given area might be lightly or heavily obscured. In a lightly obscured area, such as dim light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Saviors of Safeton
. There are plenty of trees here, but between them the ground is mostly clear of sizable obstacles.
Lighting. On the first day of travel, the tree canopy isn’t dense enough to block out the sun, so
the area is in Bright Light. On the second day, it is, so it’s in Dim Light.
Trees. Each tree trunk occupies a 5-ft. or 10-ft. square. No two of them are closer together than 10 feet; otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Vision and Light The most fundamental tasks of adventuring — noticing danger, finding hidden objects, hitting an enemy in combat, and targeting a spell, to name just a few — rely heavily on a
character's ability to see. Darkness and other effects that obscure vision can prove a significant hindrance. A given area might be lightly or heavily obscured. In a lightly obscured area, such as dim light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Myrkul Patrol Set the scene by reading the following boxed text aloud: Through dense vines and foliage ahead, you can see a dancing flame surrounding a floating skull. Shadows move in the greenery
feet high.
Light. Phosphorescent moss growing on the walls fills the caves with dim green light, imposing disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Stalagmites. Medium-sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Siabsungkoh Gazetteer Amid a vivid patchwork of rural farms and dense mountain jungles stands the bustling, unforgettable Dyn Singh Night Market. The heart of the valley of Siabsungkoh, this regional
, including the famous bioluminescent lau-pop flower. These flowers bathe the mountains nightly in soft, blue-purple light. Well-kept roads crisscross the region, connecting the populous Dyn Singh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
8. Fungi Cavern This cave has hindered Nezznar’s explorations. The drow suspects that the mine’s magic workshops are close by, but he’s reluctant to risk dealing with the monsters here. Dense carpets
or a light source. Poison Gas. Whenever a creature attempts to cross the cavern, the carpets of fungi that cover most of the floor release poisonous gas into the air. Each creature in the cavern must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
are visible from the cavern floor. With the small amount of dim light used in the outpost shielded from the cavern floor below, one might walk the entire length of the cleft without becoming aware of
The following features apply throughout the outpost.
Light. The interior spaces of the outpost are dimly illuminated by lanterns containing phosphorescent fungi, while the exterior is dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
shoulders. This predator uses innate magic to displace light so it appears to be several feet away from its actual location. Displacer beasts hunt not just to feed but because they enjoy killing. Once
displacer beasts begin stalking prey, they can’t be deterred until either they or their quarry is slain. While displacer beasts commonly inhabit dense forests, they might pursue travelers across great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Regions of Darkon The Shroud has divided Darkon into four parts (see “Fractures of Darkon” for details): Jagged Coast. Dense forests and shattered cliffs compose the Jagged Coast, skirting the Sea of
mysterious magic. Now it stands locked in time, frozen in a moment of magical catastrophe. Engel’s End Most of Engel’s End’s residents have fled the Shroud, but a golden light shines from the belfry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
floating nodule resembles an open maw. A structure akin to a small tent but made of bone or pale stone stands in the back of the cave.
The tent is an aperture made of bone as dense as solid rock. It
decide whether to be outside the Nematode or inside its closed mouth. There is no light in the cave once it shuts unless the characters have light sources with them. When the mouth closes, two intellect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
feeling of jolting awake from a dream, then emerge into the Drought Elder standing up. Read the following description: The air is dense and humid. Slick, chitinous walls rise around you, forming a space
runes is etched into the ground. The symbols move, crawling in a circle. Above them hovers a mass of insectile limbs encompassing an alien light. Beyond it, a narrow passage opens into the vast void
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
areas E3 and area E4, these glowing sconces are affected by Shadowfell magic that causes them to produce only dim light and shine with an eerie green glow. Area E5 is dimly lit by a gloomy gray sky
, while the walls are sculpted with empty burial niches. A door stands to the southeast. Sconces on the walls shed light tinged a faint green.
The characters draw the attention of two hostile wraiths that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
creatures within 10 feet of it. Lighting. Crystals fill the upper level of the cave with dim light. The lower level opens to the surface, allowing natural bright light in during the daytime. Bluemaw
Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map 5.5. Map 5.5: bluemaw cave View Player Version F1: Crystal Cave Blue crystal formations line the walls and floors of this cavern, so dense in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
lead to the Temple of Chaos and to the Abyssal Gate. 17. Crawling Hall Two enormous pillars on the far side of this chamber emit brilliant white light that holds the attention of dozens of giant vermin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
hours. Elves and hobgoblins dance together in glittering patches of magical light, serenaded by singing harpies and the drum of satyr hooves on hollow stumps. Locals treat every visitor like the
The gate to Arborea rests in the dense forest that encircles Sylvania. The woods nearest the town are jovial and bright, but farther out, they fill with darkness, mystery, and even violence. Unlike the
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->Tomb of Annihilation
ancient structure. The first flights of steps are choked with creepers, tree roots, and flowering vines. It might have been surrounded by a city long ago, but the jungle is so dense that it would take
orchid and a red parrot feather, and it races up the steps with ease, literally light as a feather on the fragile stones. Characters can find parrot feathers in the jungle or lying around on this level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
in the service of righteousness or in defiance of wickedness A Blessed Ki-rin Shrine Blessed Radiance Effects d100 Effect 01–06 Golden light fills a 20-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder
the region give off a crimson glow for 1 minute. The creatures shed dim light in a 10-foot radius, attacks against them have advantage if the attacker can see them, and the creatures can’t benefit from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
illuminated with Bright Light.
Terrain. The 10-foot-wide trail is well kept and mostly flat. Spaces off the trail, however, are Difficult Terrain.
Features. This section presents special features about
rules such as Bright Light.
Getting Started
To begin, read the following boxed text aloud:
You travel along a well-kept trail east of the Keep on the Borderlands. Gnarled tree roots and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
dense chunk of coal at its core. The Summer Star has lost its luster but not its magic. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals a weak, residual aura of transmutation magic surrounding it. The
first time a creature picks up the Summer Star, its core glows with a golden radiance as bright as a candle flame. Unless the creature drops the device immediately, the light suddenly blossoms, becoming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
together. Each bat uses the gas spore stat block, but its size is Tiny. The bats ignore most entrants but abhor light. If the characters enter with a source of bright light or activate the room’s
, otherworldly garden. A second wall encircles a smaller botanical sanctuary within.
Strange trees abloom with bizarre flowers climb toward an artificial light source high above. The calls of unknown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Due to the howling wind and dense blue-white ice particles, the area in the storm is heavily obscured, and ranged attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks made within
that do bear obvious signs: their colors are more vibrant or shift randomly, their skin sparkles in the light or glows in the dark, soft hums emanate from them, or they feel peculiar to the touch. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
miles from the scene of the ambush. A shallow stream flows from the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow, dry path leads into the cave on the right side of the stream.
The
light source to see their surroundings. The main passage from the cave mouth climbs steeply upward, the stream plunging and splashing down its west side. In the shadows, a side passage leads west across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, Medium and larger creatures have disadvantage on melee weapon attack rolls except when fighting with light weapons. W3: Old Entrance Four tunnels intersect at this thirty-foot-high cavern. The walls are
blocked or barred from the inside. The contents of the barrels and tuns have long evaporated. W8: Fungi Cavern Dense carpets of weird fungi cover large sections of the floor in this cavern. The growth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
100 gp. Yvra uses them to play a solitary card game called patience. G6: Satyrs’ Forest This section of the forest is less dense, allowing light to dapple the ground. Clearings and paths abound, many
This forest is dense and difficult to travel, with only a few worn footpaths connecting its small clearings. Most of the trees here are old, mighty oaks.
Two dryads, Sonna and Yvra, tend to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
report dense rainforests, severe tropical storms, steamy wetlands, and a fetid swamp (called the Pelisso Swamp). Adventurers are sometimes lured into Hepmonaland’s rainforests by ancient ruins, including
Sun Pholtus of the Blinding Light Arcadia Judges, lawyers, arbiters Silver sun partially eclipsed by a crescent moon Ralishaz, the Unlooked For Limbo Gamblers Three bone fate-casting sticks Rao, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse. It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing through its foundations. The lane continues south a short distance past the ruin
restrained condition as the webs snare it. A restrained creature can take an action each round to make a DC 8 Strength check to break free, or it can try to cut its way free by using a light weapon that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
). Each one sheds Dim Light in a 5-foot radius and can be sold for 5 SP. Secret Door. A character who has a Passive Perception of 15+ or who searches the west wall for secret doors and succeeds on a
. The targeted creature chooses the condition that will end the spell. Steaming Pit. The room is Lightly Obscured by dense steam rising from the 50-foot-deep pit that surrounds the Airship. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
warm light of the wall sconces bathes the mahogany bookshelves and crimson bedsheets. Sitting on the edge of the bed is a purple-skinned tiefling. He stares blankly at the wall, but his posture is as
Thick, pale roots here form two dense walls on either side of the room. Six bulbous, brain-shaped creatures with snapping beaks and barbed tentacles bob through the air.
Six grells have made their home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
thick patches of gorse and briars. This ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse.
It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing up through its ruined foundations. The lane
Basic Rules for the effects of being restrained). A snared creature can take an action each round to attempt to break free with a DC 12 Strength check, or it can try to cut its way free by using a light