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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
an aura of transmutation magic around each one: East Statue. This statue depicts a young Shou woman whose face is half ruined by acid. She clutches an orb in one hand.
South Statue. This statue
stands atop a stone dais and depicts Halaster Blackcloak in a robe covered with unblinking eyes. He clutches a staff.
West Statue. This statue depicts a long-haired woman armed with a gnarled wand. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
fights only in self-defense and disintegrates if destroyed. Nine Hells Wardrobe The scene on this door depicts twisted, screaming humanoid faces wrapped in chains. When the door is opened, read
psychic damage. Acheron Wardrobe The scene on this door depicts an army of orcs clashing with an army of hobgoblins. When the door is opened, read: Dust and smoke billow from the wardrobe, and the air
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
wears gold spectacles and a magic robe (see “Treasure” below). It uses its alter self spell and Deception skill to pass itself off as an old human wizard with a long white beard named Heinrich Stolt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
painting depicts three deer grazing on a hilltop, backlit by the dawn. Another shows a gray mastiff with a dead duck in its mouth. A third depicts an armored human knight on a hippogriff, both shown in
profile; the knight’s shield bears the holy symbol of Torm (god of courage and self-sacrifice). The fourth painting is a portrait of Baron Brantifax seated in a chair, with a gray mastiff sleeping at
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
The two statues facing the pit represent Azuth (god of wizardry) and Torm (god of courage and self-sacrifice). Either can be identified with a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) check. A detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
consumed with self-pity. She’s in no mood to fight or have a conversation, so she mumbles and curses to herself, attacking only in self-defense. Both hags’ stat blocks appear in appendix B. The
Ourglas, who travels the Feywild and befriends dangerous creatures in surprising ways. The Queen’s Gowns depicts and describes famous gowns worn by the Summer Queen, with asides written by the gowns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
night. When the cultists began grabbing people, she used disguise self to imitate a cultist, and then snuck away here to hide. She thought about climbing out the window but is afraid the fall might kill
drink have been pushed aside to make room for a large copper statue at the far side of the room. The statue depicts a four-armed storm god holding lightning bolts in each hand.
Before the statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
make a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. On a success, the character recognizes that the statue depicts Gith, the legendary warrior who helped liberate her people—the githyanki and the githzerai—from
Waypoint 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->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
them to act without thinking. Map 2.5 depicts the Great Gymnasium and its training grounds. CoupleOfKooks “Achieve understanding of self. Play music or dance. Paint or fight. Find your own way. And
designed to eliminate distractions, promote mindfulness, and encourage self-improvement. The Great Gymnasium is a mental and spiritual oasis, a place of peace and safety where occupants can forget
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
stairs climb 70 feet to area V4. The north wall bears a 20-foot-square fresco that depicts dwarves battling goblins. Enthralling Fresco. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of enchantment magic on the
square heads pressed against the floor. The west wall bears a cracked mosaic that depicts a dwarf smith at a forge, crafting dwarves out of black metal and diamonds. (In the south end of the wall is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-foot-tall statuette of Deep Duerra made of chardalyn. It depicts a nude female duergar with no facial features and a spiked crown atop her bald head. Stacked on smaller shelves around the statuette
self-defense. Elevator. A box-shaped iron elevator car constantly goes up and down the shaft, stopping for 1 minute on each floor and taking 1 minute to move from one level to the next. A collapsing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. If they attempt to steal from him or have harmed any of his underlings, Yek sentences them to death and orders his goblin toadies and the bugbears to attack. Yek joins the fray only in self-defense
a clever character can sell it for 50 gp by convincing a naive buyer that the painting depicts a figure of historical importance; doing so requires a successful DC 13 Charisma (Deception) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
chairs. The stained-glass windows have all been smashed, though one remains mostly intact where it’s fallen whole to the floor. It depicts a representation of the god Torm placing a golden helm on
from the portal when the characters reach area G12. If captured, the self-serving quasit can be coerced into providing information about the portal and the plans of its demonic masters (see “Demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
against mental attacks. When Ythryn crashed and magic was momentarily undone, Ivira’s crown became corrupted and began to siphon away her memories. She has endured centuries as a husk of her former self
climb to the tower’s peak find the statue of Metaltra lying in a corner. The statue depicts a woman in a wizard’s robe, posed as if she is completing a spell. As her statue was being thrown about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
arrival. Wade Acuff The gates of Illithinoch are slimy and foreboding X2: Reception Hall An enormous statue at the east end of this long room depicts a massive mind flayer with its arms outstretched
holding an assortment of bottles, and an enormous walk-in closet containing dozens of long, elegant robes.
Hashutu is the most self-indulgent of the mind flayer fanatics. He keeps dozens of bottles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
self-doubt, which made her feel that she wasn’t worthy enough to be a priest of the god of love and beauty. The hags used her insecurity to manipulate and corrupt Sylvarie ten years ago. Concealing their
the paintings that have caused their downfall. The fourth painting is the one that was done for Sylvarie Silversong ten years before. Each painting depicts its victim as the person they sought to become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
damage each round, instead of 5 (1d10). Moon Door. The door from the trap in the final hall depicts the Moon, not a skull. Shorter Halls. The three halls in this trap are far shorter than those in the
the ceiling over each channel.
A portcullis in the north wall blocks a door bearing the image of the Donjon card. On the stone arch above the portcullis, a large glyph depicts a waxing crescent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
answer the ghost will never find. The ghost is harmless and attacks only in self-defense or if a character tries to steal a star map. The ghost stops attacking as soon as the stolen map is returned
. Characters who examine the maps closely find one that depicts a constellation called the Great Snake. This is the map sought by the nothic Zala Morphus (see area D8c). D22: Storage Rooms Each of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
protector, which depicts three black boars running toward the head of the banner on a blood-red field. The current Lord Protector of Triboar is Darathra Shendrel (see appendix D), a Harper agent from
instead to stop and drown his sorrows in Triboar. He hasn’t lost his faith in Helm, merely his faith in himself and his superiors. Consumed by self-pity, he sees himself as a victim of “temple politics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to melt away and also causes the altar to smolder. D8. Moldy Tapestry The back wall of this dry alcove is hung with a 5-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall tapestry. It depicts a grisly scene of four faceless
. Spellbook 1 is bound in red leather and contains the following spells: burning hands, detect magic, disguise self, fog cloud, ray of sickness, silent image. Spellbook 2 has the personal rune of its
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
wooden statue of a warrior clutching a spear and shield.
The leaning statue is ten feet tall, including the base. It depicts an old hero of Neverwinter named Palien, who supposedly defeated several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
doesn’t change, but it is free to go where it pleases. It shuns combat and fights only in self-defense. Killing one or more dretches causes an upswell of dark emotions in Iggwilv, which can have
jar shows what the creature might look like in its later years. Zybilna was the last one to touch the jars, so they currently show images of her past, present, and future self:
The lowest jar
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
middle of the square, leaning slightly, is a badly weathered wooden statue of a warrior clutching a spear and shield.
The leaning statue is 10 feet tall, including the base. It depicts an old hero of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
2.4 depicts one of the forges within the Mithral Tower. Calder Moore The light of the Great Foundry’s forges pierces the industrial smog that suffocates the Lower Ward Parted Veil Nearly every faction
per Spell Comprehend languages, detect magic, disguise self, feather fall, illusory script, protection from evil and good, shield, Tenser’s floating disk 25 gp Arcane lock, darkvision, detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
characters’ minds. After all, it has a lot of catching up to do. The doppelganger has no ill intentions toward the characters but places self-preservation above all else. If the characters befriend Xerophon
rises from the goblet’s contents and dissipates in the cold air.
Each window in the auditorium depicts a wizard casting a spell from one of the eight schools of magic. The spells depicted are blade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
figurehead is unpainted, there’s no way to tell that it depicts a drow, but a character who inspects the figurehead closely and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a tiny embossed
which holds a resting carnival performer or worker (commoner). Carnies call for help when they are confronted by intruders and fight only in self-defense. J15. Brig A door made of crisscrossing iron bars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
blood of a hundred wars did not do, the spurn of a woman accomplished.” Endorovich was a ruthless soldier and self-aggrandizing noble who loved a woman named Marya, but she loved another man. As Marya
Dilisnya A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. Hanging on the back wall is a handsome quilt that depicts a royal feast. The quilt is magically preserved but not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mosaic depicts Moradin, a huge warhammer slung over his shoulder.
The obelisks are made of granite. They stand 15 feet tall and are 4 feet wide at the base. Lashed to the obelisks with thick ropes are
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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
, north, and east walls. Each depicts an armed dwarf. The eastern and western ones carry axes and shields. The center statue is armed with two axes. The ceiling rises in a dome almost thirty feet above
the library, in addition to an extensive collection of dwarven lore, the characters can find four spell scrolls (of alarm, disguise self, enlarge/reduce, and shield). The shelves might also include
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
side of the giant warrior is another statue, this one much smaller. Exquisitely lifelike, it depicts a man reaching for the urn, his face turned toward the balcony. In his lifeless eyes, you see terror
truth about Thiru-taya, she destroyed the likeness of herself in an act of self-revulsion. The stones in the pool are a 2-foot-deep layer of fish, turtles, lizards, and water birds petrified by Zalkoré
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
warrior brandishing a club.
Blue and green drapes cover the east and west walls.
The mural depicts Semuanya, the lizardfolk deity. The club in the mural has sharp-looking seashells embedded in it. A
leading advisor and by far the most intelligent lizardfolk in the lair: the aged minister, Sauriv. The minister does not fight, even in self-defense, and can be slain without undue effort. His first