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Basic Rules (2014)
This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or smaller creature you can see within 60 feet
more.
A creature, including the one restrained, can use an action to make a DC 20 Strength check to break the iron bands. On a success, the item is destroyed, and the restrained creature is freed. If
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Iron Bands of Binding Wondrous item, rare This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or
bands to contract and become a sphere once more. A creature, including the one restrained, can use an action to make a DC 20 Strength check to break the iron bands. On a success, the item is destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Encounters in the Forge
Map 3.5: Bel’s Forge View Player Version The following descriptions correspond to areas marked on map 3.5. F1. Descent to the Forge Read the following boxed text to the
players when their characters reach the lowest level of Bel’s fortress: A wrought iron spiral staircase descends into a cavernous forge. Channels of bubbling lava wind through the complex, casting fiery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
yawning pit in the floor that twists down into darkness, and above which a heavy iron hook is anchored in the ice of the ceiling. A five-foot-wide walkway extends around both sides of the pit, connecting
must then attempt a Dexterity saving throw or fall off the ice platform; see area 16 for more information. A creature that jumps into the chute on purpose takes half damage from the descent and has advantage on the saving throw to stay on the ice platform.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
8. Library The master of the house used to spend many hours here before his descent into madness. Red velvet drapes cover the windows of this room. An exquisite mahogany desk and a matching high-back
, and a letter kit containing a red wax candle, four blank sheets of parchment, and a wooden seal bearing the Durst family’s insignia (a windmill). The desk drawer is empty except for an iron key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
yawning pit in the floor that twists down into darkness, and above which a heavy iron hook is anchored in the ice of the ceiling. A five-foot-wide walkway extends around both sides of the pit, connecting
must then attempt a Dexterity saving throw or fall off the ice platform; see area 16 for more information. A creature that jumps into the chute on purpose takes half damage from the descent and has advantage on the saving throw to stay on the ice platform.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Elemental Vessels Long ago, gnome artificers and specialists from House Cannith discovered and developed a means of magical travel. The heart of the process is a set of techniques for binding
invisible, arcane matrix. This magical essence extends from the containment chamber at the core of the vehicle to the binding struts, then through the rest of the vehicle’s hull. When a Khyber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Breaking the Contract Voiding the infernal contract between Zariel and Thavius Kreeg causes the hellish chains binding Elturel to crumble to ash. This can be accomplished by either killing Zariel or
original contract resembles the copy stored in Thavius’s infernal puzzle box: nine square plates of infernal iron linked together by short chains, each plate inseparable from the others and inscribed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
enormous chains of infernal iron that hold Elturel are the only physical connection between the city and the ground. Each chain link is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide, and is formed of a welded loop of
infernal iron that is 5 feet thick. See chapter 5 for more information on breaking these infernal chains. The chain links are covered in 1-foot-long iron barbs that make them relatively easy to move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
dark corridor leads south, while a stone door with iron hinges and a brass knob stands to the east.
If the characters approach this area from the lake, read: A worked stone column stretches from the
shows no handles or hinges. Ropes lash a pair of rowboats to a dock post, and a rusty iron cage wallows in the slime, held afloat by chain and winch. Phosphorescent crabs gather at the bottom of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
rattling of chains all around them. 12. Dressing Mill Eight orcs work here under the watch of a fire giant. The bucket chain moves from north to south through this room, the iron buckets dangling a few feet
above the floor. As buckets of iron ore pass by, two orcs with hooked poles tip the buckets and dump their contents onto the floor. Two more orcs place the ore atop stone slabs, and two more orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Breaking the Chains Eight chains of infernal iron anchor Elturel to its binding posts, and each of those chains must be broken to free the city. If all the chains are broken, Elturel remains floating
, and is formed of a welded loop of infernal iron that is 5 feet thick. A chain link is a Huge object with AC 19, 250 hit points, a damage threshold of 30, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. See
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
chains binding the city to the infernal iron posts sinking into Avernus must be severed, and the city must be returned to the Material Plane. FORGING THE BLADE OF AVERNUS
At some point after the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
item Yes Iron bands of Bilarro Wondrous item No Mace of disruption Weapon Yes Mace of smiting Weapon No Mace of terror Weapon Yes Mantle of spell resistance Wondrous item Yes Necklace of prayer beads
wounding Weapon Yes Tentacle rod Rod Yes Vicious weapon Weapon No Wand of binding Wand Yes (spellcaster) Wand of enemy detection Wand Yes Wand of fear Wand Yes Wand of fireballs Wand Yes (spellcaster) Wand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Teleportation 29–30 Heward’s Handy Haversack 31–32 Horseshoes of Speed 33–34 Ioun Stone (reserve) 35 Iron Bands of Bilarro 36 Mantle of Spell Resistance 37–38 Necklace of Fireballs 39 Oil of Etherealness
Charming 78–79 Staff of Swarming Insects 80–81 Staff of Withering 82 Stone of Controlling Earth Elementals 83–84 Wand of Binding 85–86 Wand of Fear 87–90 Wand of Fireballs 91–94 Wand of Lightning Bolts 95
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
levels are made of sturdy wood and have no locks, though the outermost doors can be barred from within. The dungeon level is hewn out of solid rock and has sturdy iron doors throughout. Low-burning
lanterns hang from iron brackets or the rafters, dimly lighting all interior locations. Map 1.11: easthaven town hall View Player Version The following locations are keyed to map 1.11. T1. Reception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
grow in small gardens around the ridge.
Provisions. Stacks of supplies and gear neatly line the walls, while a small iron pot sits on stones in one alcove.
If the characters enter in a
descent through Undermountain. Such a raft is stored in area 14, and Melith makes good on her promise. Though she has great affection for Melith, Thirza sees any alliance with the characters as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
the room’s double doors prevents them from fully closing. Within, rusted black iron cages hang by heavy chains from the ceiling of this dark-walled chamber. In the northeast corner is a black gate
attunes the activator’s glyph key to this zone. White Gates. Each of the corridors on the southeast wall has a white gate. One connects with the Stone Golem Quarries, the other with the Iron Golem
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
by way of the secret door in area B1. As this unlit stone staircase curves downward, the air in the stairwell grows warmer.
The staircase’s inner wall eventually gives way to an iron banister
, affording an unobstructed view of area U2 as the characters complete their descent. Wall of Stone. When the countdown timer reaches zero, a wall of stone magically appears on the stairs at the point marked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
feet and rising 30 feet above the river’s surface. Constructed of heavy basalt blocks, the bridge’s piers are plated with iron. B2: Gatehouse Two mighty towers of black stone flank the fortress’s iron
rear tower. Doors. The entrances from areas B1 and area B4 are each protected by an iron double door that stands 20 feet high. The doors are held shut with interlocking iron bars that can be levered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
layers follow the table. Layers of the Nine Hells Layer Description Avernus The Blood War rages across battlefields littered with corpses and the wreckage of hellish war machines. Dis Iron roads in
deep canyons lead to the dreaded Iron City of Dis. Minauros Acid falls like rain on putrid bogs and decaying cities. Phlegethos Obsidian fortresses bask in the heat of raging volcanoes and magma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
against its duration. Bolted to the back wall of each cell is an iron bunkbed with a thin mattress atop it and a waste bucket nearby. Prisoners take their meals in their cells. Prisoners. Each of the
observe through 4-foot-tall, 1-foot-wide arrow slits in the walls. Hanging on the walls between the arrow slits are fifty sets of iron manacles that guards use to bind prisoners’ wrists and ankles. Console
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
table presents several infamous layers; detailed descriptions of these layers follow the table. Layers of the Abyss Layer Description The Plain of Infinite Portals On layer 1, corroded iron
this layer the best way to escape the horrors of the Abyss. Iron fortresses dot the landscape, homes to petty lords and upstart demons that are as changeable as the Abyss itself. The portal leading to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the northern guard room is an iron lever that raises and lowers the elevator in area R2. During a patrol, two of the guards leave the room to make their rounds for 4 minutes. R4: Hospital This chamber
meals for the prisoners and staff. The kitchen contains everything one would expect to see, as well as an iron stove and a pump that draws water from a magically heated cistern on the roof. Off-duty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
the northern guard room is an iron lever that raises and lowers the elevator in area R2. During a patrol, two of the guards leave the room to make their rounds for 4 minutes. R4: Hospital This chamber
meals for the prisoners and staff. The kitchen contains everything one would expect to see, as well as an iron stove and a pump that draws water from a magically heated cistern on the roof. Off-duty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
staircases has an iron door at its center.
The ceiling is braced by four wooden pillars, between which are set four pairs of stocky wooden chairs facing inward. Each chair is bolted to the floor and fitted
, mage armor, planar binding, polymorph, programmed illusion, protection from evil and good, scrying, see invisibility, sending, shield, telekinesis, and true seeing. Trobriand’s Machinations, Vol. X. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
damaged iron golem in the street. She tells the characters she needs two hundred pounds of iron to replace the construct’s missing arm—even scrap will do. Lower Ward Factions The following factions are
trustworthy tool with a wave of their palms. Gates. The Great Foundry’s two wrought-iron main gates are as tall as the neighboring buildings. The intimidating guards minding the gates embellish their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Tomes. The copying and binding of a typical book in Candlekeep’s library generally costs 100 gp or so (double for a translated version), though large books incur an additional charge. The manufacture of
effect similar to a feather fall spell. The caretaker of the temple in 1492 DR is a human priest of Shou descent named Lorekeeper Kei Tigersteel. Though not officially an Avowed, the Lorekeeper enjoys the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
stairs has the word “HAVEN” and a crude picture of a quill scratched into it, left by Machil before he made his descent. A narrow spiral staircase descends fifty feet from the ruins on the surface. A
of which use the mummy stat block but are lawful neutral. The scholar mummies are wrapped in funeral robes set with purple-glowing runes of oath-binding, recognized as such by any character who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Intelligence (Investigation) check, a character can deduce the presence of the pressure plate from variations in the mortar and stone around it, compared to the surrounding floor. Wedging an iron spike
attacks it, Jot laughs and says, “You broke the binding. My watch over the dragonpriest is over!” It uses its next action to become invisible. It then turns into a bat and flies along the 10-foot-high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, which contains the following features: If he hasn’t already been drawn elsewhere, a portly halfling stands atop a stool and cooks at an iron stove. A green, ghostly hand floats above a trellis table
area contains the following features: A 10-foot-diameter circle of runes has been drawn on the floor in blood that is now dried. Smoke billows from four iron braziers placed around the circle. Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Wyrmheart Mine A clan of shield dwarves operated this iron mine (map 2.14) up until forty years ago, when it was conquered by a young red dragon named Tzindelor. Hew Hackinstone (see “Finding a Guide
track. A stout, lever-operated brake controls its descent. Carts can be shunted onto the side passages if the tracks are switched using a crowbar (one is stashed near each siding). When characters arrive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Deck The descent to the lower deck is chilly, wet, and unsettling. Seawater obscures the floor and sloshes against the hull. Decaying crates and barrels are scattered around, some floating freely and
area C8’s floor, or at the top of the stairs up to C8) to breathe as often as they need to. Captain’s Chest. A heavy iron chest lies on the floor of the hold, directly beneath the hole it fell through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
arrive. T6. Watery Descent A wide flight of slippery stairs stands at the end of this antechamber, leading down into a pool of slimy, murky water. The shape above the stairs is a rotting shark’s
staircase and a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check. Inside a flooded hollow under the removable step are eight sacks of coins, each containing 100 sp and 50 gp. A rusted iron coffer holds 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
moon, its right edge illuminated by the faintest sliver of light. Next to the portcullis, a large iron lever juts from the floor.
Like the Sun room (area 4), this chamber is an elaborate trap. It is
using the key in that room. 6: Donjon Chains drape this room, bird cages of black metal hang from the ceiling, and larger cages and iron maidens stand on the floor. A door to the north bears the Talons






