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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
table and the floor around it are strewn with debris from the crumbling ceiling.
Tapestry. A great tapestry covers the west wall. It depicts a noble wedding inside a vast chamber that has shadowy
later report any secrets it learns to Dezmyr Shadowdusk. It leaves the niche only if attacked and fights to the death to defend its lair. Treasure Stashed on a shelf inside the nothic’s ceiling niche
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
ready to begin this event, read or paraphrase the following: Inside the normally raucous Bow’s End Tavern, the mood is somber. Your peers are here, and they’ve heard about your dire mission to head into
the Ruins of Caerdoon. They have organized a fete, or something like it, to send you off. Banners that read “We Believe in You!” and “Heroes of Strixhaven!” hang all about the tavern. Friends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Kollema Hall and step inside, read or paraphrase the following text: Kollema Hall has been transformed. Music, color, and laughter fill the airy space as masked and impeccably dressed students and faculty
has been turned into a dance floor. Above it all, banners depicting Strixhaven heroes hang amid drifting lanterns glowing with soft light.
Students don’t need to present their invitations to gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
floor nearby.
This cast-iron tankard once hung from the ceiling by iron chains and is big enough for four dwarves to crawl inside. It weighs 1,500 pounds and makes a satisfying, bell-like clanging
sound when struck — and the noise draws hobgoblins from area 9c. Statues and Mithral Key The north statue depicts a smiling female dwarf raising a stone tankard. Hidden in the tankard is a flat, 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
feet of them. As the sand moves, its melodious chimes are audible to 1 mile away. When a creature moves through the sand, the chiming becomes a discordant shriek. Map 4.15 depicts the Singing Sands at
night, when the sand forms a glowing, warm shelter. The construction matches a giant’s proportions, but the architectural style is familiar only from ancient ruins. The temperature inside the fortress is always comfortable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Cult of Rakdos SUNG CHOI Jace walked into the Rakdos club, pushing into a wall of scents and sounds. The ceilings were surprisingly high inside, draped with banners and spiked chains. An impish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
depicts a robed mind flayer with a humanlike grin just visible beneath its facial tentacles. A faint hammering emanates from the statue’s metal base.
This statue depicts Ablinash, a mind flayer zealot
adorning the statue’s base. Unlike the mouth on the base, the statue’s mouth hangs open, just wide enough to see that it bears only the stump of a tongue inside. A character who succeeds on a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D16. Bullywug Hut The wooden door to this dwelling is barred shut from the inside. If the characters knock on the door or otherwise announce their arrival, a bullywug inside the dwelling croaks
bar, opens the door, and allows them inside. If the characters don’t comply or don’t have the note, a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check convinces the bullywug to open the door and let them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X5a. God of Secrets This 40-foot-tall statue, carved out of granite, depicts a faceless god of secrets. At the base of the statue, in the back, is a secret door that can be found with a successful DC
lairs inside the statue’s hollow head, within a field of magical darkness that fills the interior of the head and hides the statue’s humanlike face. The darkness can be dispelled (DC 17). A pair of 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
courthouse or instructs them to wait. The clerk holds a key to the records rooms (area H2). H2. Records Rooms The doors to these rooms are locked. Inside, shelves lining every available inch of wall
west wall are tasseled banners depicting the coats of arms of the City of Waterdeep, the Waterdeep City Watch, and the Waterdeep City Guard, as well as the seal of the Lords of Waterdeep and the symbol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
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Statue. The star-in-a-circle symbol on the map represents the dragon statue. A character who examines the statue and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check recognizes that it depicts a bronze
dragon—a member of the metallic family. If characters ask Runara about the statue, she tells them it depicts Astalagan, who died on these cliffs centuries ago. She doesn’t tell them that Astalagan was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the hobgoblins run it accordingly. A war camp might be a permanent settlement that a hobgoblin legion uses as a garrison. The accompanying map depicts one such place, and it can also be used to
the purpose dig a ditch around the desired location, interrupted in places where wide paths provide access to the center of the enclosed area. Inside this ring of excavation are sections of a wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
legion is organized into units called banners, each one made up of a group of interrelated families. Members of a banner live, work, and fight together, and each banner has a separate status within the
legion that is reflected in the power of its officers. For instance, the captains of the highest-ranking banners can expect their orders to be followed by the captains of any banners of lower rank. Rank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
is covered with breakaway stone tiles. (These tiles cover a grave.)
Tapestry. A torn tapestry hangs from an iron rod mounted to the south wall. The tapestry depicts King Melair and his guards
pit open. A character in the pit can try to disable the spring mechanism from the inside with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, provided that the mechanism can be reached and the character can see it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with age, and the patterns it depicts are nearly gone. Lounging on one couch is a handsome young man whose attire, while elegant, is worn and faded. The youthful man on the couch is Escher, a dashing
catacombs (area K84) with Strahd’s other castoff consorts. The leaded windows are fitted with iron hinges and can be opened. They can be locked from the inside, though they are currently unlocked. The leaded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Puzzle Features A spirit escapes a gemstone. The statue, which is impervious to damage, depicts Ioun or some other god of knowledge or order. Any character who succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence
. If a creature attempts to leave the room with any of these stones, the gem disappears and an angry spirit trapped inside it is released. The spirit manifests as a hostile undead creature of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
greasy with dust. Agatha Kavenza’s fate
remains a mystery Portrait. This oil painting depicts the four members of the Halvhrest family, Loren, Theodora, Regan, and Vastion. Any character who examines
the painting and succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a hinge that allows the frame to swing open. Doing so reveals a hidden shelf with a lockbox inside. The key from area 18 opens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
decorate the walls of the room.
The armillary sphere depicts Toril, its moon, the sun, and other planetary bodies in Realmspace. Any character who has viewed large-scale maps of Faerûn will recognize
out of the way as the surface of the globe peels back to reveal a dark, hollow interior. Inside this cavity is a padded bronze chair with levers built into its armrests.
When a creature sits on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
multiverse the unreality depicts. Each unreality’s manifested secret is represented by an object that, although not “real” in the characters’ reality, looks real in the demiplane and bears Vecna’s
dismantled, everything inside it is destroyed except for the characters, who are teleported to the mouth of the unreality’s corresponding tunnel in Vecna’s Grasp. Thereafter, that unreality’s tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
raised dais and depicts an armored, blindfolded angel in a calm, protective stance, with her sword drawn and wings unfurled. The dais is carved with the following words, in Common: “Zariel, guardian of
the inside. A creature can use an action to try to force open the doors from the outside, doing so with a successful DC 22 Strength (Athletics) check. A character can also convince the congregation to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Inside the Inn The cultists of Talos are performing a ritual inside the Wayside Inn. The doors and windows to the building are locked but can be opened with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using
minutes to complete after the characters arrive on the scene. If they do nothing but watch, describe how the chanting from inside gets louder, how the weather gets darker and even more dangerous, and how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
before the glowing moon of Shabe Taabaan rises in the heavens. Map 11.3: pedestal of judgmentView Player Version Map 11.3 depicts the Pedestal of Judgment. As the characters near the site, read the
archmage). Each crystal is an immobile, Large object with AC 13, 25 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Creatures inside the magic crystals are immune to all damage. A trapped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Manipulating a container or other item without knowing what’s inside or what it does (or without knowing the proper password or technique) is likely to be very dangerous. At best, whatever was held in a
of every conversation that took place over the course of a year, three years ago, in a nearby village. 10 A small painting that depicts a placid field. Just after midnight each day, the painting changes to depict the following day’s weather.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Heralds of Dust oppose the party’s interference. The factorylike assembly spans multiple floors; map 1.1 depicts a portion of it. When the characters arrive, read or paraphrase the following text
incorporeal Undead that periodically escape from below. Map 1.2 depicts the Spirit Sump. When the characters arrive, read or paraphrase the following text: Metal catwalks spiderweb above this vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
depicts a hooded and bearded male figure with his left hand held high, index finger pointed up. The other portrays an armored male knight with his gauntleted right hand extended, its palm facing inward
of Azuth is rotated to the right, one creature inside the pit teleports onto the third plinth, forcing aside any other creature standing there. If multiple creatures are in the pit, randomly determine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
locked. If the characters open any and look inside, they see that the rooms on each side of the hall are dimly lit by natural light that filters through dirty, shuttered windows. The door at the east
fighting if a character separates them. The statue is a little over 5 feet tall and carved from a single piece of wood. It depicts Saint Markovia. Close inspection reveals that it is covered with bite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
door depicts a goblin chomping down on a rat sandwich. Inside, three goblins busily assemble packs of rations consisting of baked mushrooms, rat jerky, cakes of dry moss, and other underground edibles
the buildings are strewn with trash and filth. Harmless rats scurry around every corner.
Banners. Hanging from several structures are tattered yellow banners bearing Azrok’s sigil, a bloody handprint
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
room holds piles of armor, weapons, and banners amid mounds of webbing. Tiny spiders scuttle across the mounds.
The spyder-fiends dump their spoils of war here. The room’s only occupant is a neutral
don’t know about the cloak’s history, Vaeve tells them the full truth about the item. Piles of Spoils. Amid the detritus are several bloodstained and tattered banners depicting Lolth’s symbol of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of this stone treasury. Several jars rest inside the boat, whose bow features an empty, fist-sized indent.
A mural on the east wall depicts the boat sailing on the clouds with a glittering gemstone
is the true tomb of Amun Sa. Inside the ornate sarcophagus lies the pharaoh’s mummified body, dressed in time-worn ceremonial clothing. Hieroglyphs. If translated (see the “Pyramid Features” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
area of effect becomes a die or other token that you place on the grid. Each token goes inside a square, not at an intersection of lines. If an area’s token is in a square, that square is included in
the area of effect. It’s that simple. Diagrams 2.3 through 2.6 show this method in action, using dice as the tokens. Circles. This method depicts everything using squares, and a circular area of effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
no special adornments, while the others have banners hanging over their high backs, each one emblazoned with the crest of a Lords’ Alliance member. Banners hanging on the walls display the alliance’s
easily. Lodged inside her is the spirit of a deceased adventuring companion—a lawful good shield dwarf fighter named Vlax Brawnanvil. The spirit of Vlax takes control of Warden Marthannis once or twice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
is barred shut from the inside. A large dining table stands in the middle of this hall, surrounded by tall-backed wooden chairs. Suspended above the table are two chandeliers fitted with wax candles
depicts Sythian Skalderang’s parents, Vexxis and Alyrria. The smaller portraits in the room were painted by Joster and depict Sythian’s students, past and present. C2: Kitchen and Pantry A large pot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
north.
The statue is life-size and depicts a dwarf king standing atop a 3-foot-high stone pedestal. Sprouting from the king’s neck is a deformed, mostly featureless second head with an elongated
the center.
Forge. A blackened forge dominates the north wall. The magic that once heated the forge expired long ago. The ettins keep their treasure inside it (see “Treasure” below). An iron anvil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
checks made to influence the tower’s guards. The draconians ignore sounds inside the tower. T2: Entry Murals of idyllic life in the flying city adorn this grand foyer’s gray stone walls. One on the west
wall depicts a handsome, long-haired man in flowing robes, radiating golden light. Fountains burble to the north and south. The east wall holds a single door to the north and a double door to the south
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
the mountain, but none of them are large enough to allow entry. Map 4.1 depicts a cross-section of the mountain, showing the lava pool and the shaft of the geyser. The numbers refer to key areas inside
inside back cover. Although these details of the wizard's former life don't play a direct part in the adventure, a DM who shares this is information with the players can deepen the characters