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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , balhannoths make their lairs near places inhabited by creatures they hunt. They typically haunt well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth used as a guardian in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     minutes or until immediately after it makes an attack roll.A Balhannoth’s Lair
In the Shadowfell, balhannoths make their lairs near places inhabited by creatures they hunt. They typically haunt
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     system to deliver them to the academy’s students. The assignments involve reading books, completing experiments, and drafting essays on various arcane topics. The headmaster’s chair has an antipathy
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     11f), “Wormriddle” (area 23c), “Kitchen” (area 27a), “Study Hall” (area 39), “Guest Lecturer” (area 42), and “Muiral” (level 10, area 4b). 15b. Arcanaloth’s Lair Bookshelves. Books are packed into
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Zorzula’s Rest Zorzula’s Rest is an ancient duergar mining outpost located in one of the Sword Mountains east of Phandalin. The meaning of its name has been lost to time, though some history books
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     who call themselves the Sawplees. These goblins have inhabited the outpost for generations, with some of their number displaying psionic abilities that trace to the aberrant influence of the mind
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     books, scrolls, or carved tablets; tapestries or woven “tomes” of embroidered cloth; complex scientific instruments; and religious icons or objects. They are fond of unique and unusual art objects
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     
   4  A beautifully engraved gong, 3 feet in diameter, suspended from an ornate, inlaid frame 
   5  A crystal singing bowl etched with mantras in Gith, accompanied by an inlaid wooden mallet
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The Returned Walking the Path of Phenax doesn’t restore a soul to its life. Those who return from the Underworld are hollow shells inhabited by grim and purposeless spirits. These Returned are
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for sinister rituals, jewelry stolen from graves, cursed magic items, and other ominous goods. In return, they demand kitchen utensils, worn bridles, waterlogged books, and other unremarkable trash
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     irregular intervals. Each well is ringed by hewn stone, is 10 feet in diameter, and rises 3d10 feet above ground level. Each well is inhabited by 1d4 will-o’-wisps that float up to greet new arrivals. These
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     extends off the east balcony. At the back of the west balcony, a staircase descends 10 feet to a landing and a secret door. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of I’jin or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     equipped to do so. Floating Platforms The circular wooden platforms are 10 feet in diameter and hover between 6 and 12 feet apart, as shown on map 5.3. They float at the same level as the balconies
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     covered with glass vessels and books. Cabinets with glass doors line the walls, and they contain all manner of specimens. Just below the ceiling in the middle of the room, colorful globes circle each other
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , mounted animals, rocks and minerals, dried plants, and jars with creatures floating in liquid. Measuring devices, glassware, and other scientific apparatus sit on the tables between books on the natural
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     and powders. Books are stacked between the glassware and chemicals. Yellowed paper charts and blackboards full of complex formulas cover the walls.
 The books here cover chemical science and alchemy
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , stone-walled room contains only a few objects. A five-foot-diameter circle of intricate runes covers the floor. There’s an empty wooden bookstand opposite the door and bronze braziers at the other
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     marble throne surrounded by stacks of aged books. Carved into the wall behind the throne is Halaster’s personal rune, and beneath the rune is a locked iron chest. (Halaster sits in the throne and is
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Inscribed on the floor in the middle of the room is a 40-foot-diameter circle of glowing runes. Halaster uses it to summon an empyrean who owes him a favor. (The circle serves no other purpose
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     can teleport the golem up to their level, or send one of their own into the pit. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Moa or Papazotl receive advice when entering this
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     weapons. Metal objects sealed in containers are protected. The chest is a Small object with AC 12, 10 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Treasure The chest contains two 1-inch-diameter
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     diameter and at least 1/4-inch thick. Due to the sheer amount of precious metal used to make them, these coins are worth ten times more than their normal-sized counterparts. For example, one giant-sized
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Master's Guide) is worth 1,000 gp. Art Objects The art objects found in ancient giants' ruins reflect the societies and types of giants that once inhabited them. For example, ancient stone giant art is
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ).
 Summoning Circle. An old rug woven with arcane symbols lies in the middle of the floor. (Beneath the rug, painted on the stone floor, is a 10-foot-diameter summoning circle that has been partially
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a note in Common that reads, “Retirement fund. Don’t spend this on ale, Kalabash!” Treasure. The desk has twenty old books on it. Each book is blank and can be sold for 10 gp.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , a githyanki knight with 140 hit points, stands at a 5-foot-diameter round table in the center of the room, poring over reports written in Gith that document recent clashes with the mind flayers on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     prison (area 29b) to meet the prisoner. If the characters obtain the information Al’chaia requested, she and Zolcharrx usher characters from the prison to area 20, where Al’chaia pretends the books are
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     plate, a 10-foot-diameter stone sphere painted to look like a bloodshot eyeball careens from an alcove at the top of the sloped hallway and down the passage toward area 26c. With a successful DC 20
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , dusty books are crammed into niches in the south wall. Similar niches in the other walls contain tall, alabaster funerary urns covered with dust and cobwebs (seventeen in all).
 Treasure. The alabaster
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     north balcony are lined with alcoves containing piles of skulls and bones — the remains of Old Omuans and their minotaur protectors. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by trickster
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     crystal cylinder 20 feet high and 10 feet in diameter. The adamantine struts that suspend it above the lava attach to an adamantine ring around the cylinder’s midsection. Under the scrutiny of a detect
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    A Balhannoth’s Lair In the Shadowfell, balhannoths make their lairs near places inhabited by creatures they hunt. They typically haunt well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The transformation lasts until
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Lair In the Shadowfell, balhannoths make their lairs near places inhabited by creatures they hunt. They typically haunt well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth used
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     each. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Obo’laka or Papazotl receive advice when entering this area: Cautious Obo’laka advises her host to not disturb the throne or pick
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     worth 0 XP. If the characters turn or destroy any of the artists, a tyrannosaurus zombie (see appendix D) bursts up from a cavity beneath the floor and attacks, leaving a 20-foot diameter hole and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sunlight, and creatures averse to sunlight are affected by it. The gargoyle heads are 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide, with mouths that are 2 feet in diameter. Behind each head, an airtight stone valve blocks a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     sunlight dispels it and prevents the trap from triggering. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Kubazan or Moa receive advice when entering this area: Spirited Kubazan
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     friendly and welcoming, and they know nothing of the attempted coup. They believe Shalfey died of natural causes and regard Piyarz as the legitimate keeper of the books unless proven otherwise. Hostel
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     his fee is paid, Lurg announces he must consult the stars for the answers the visitors seek. Of course, Lurg can’t access the Books of Prophecy, since Shalfey still has them locked away in his sanctum
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of this dusty workshop. A door on the east wall is closed. Sitting against the south wall is a large cast-iron stove. A metal pipe one foot in diameter rises two feet from the top of the stove before
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature is an alert Spectator, which was mistakenly summoned to guard the bookcases, not the books. When the githyanki abandoned Starglass Waypoint, they removed all the books so they wouldn’t be stolen
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     functional office. A table stands in the middle of the room, surrounded by small stacks of books. Lying on the table is a whirring amulet on a chain.
 Two figures stand behind the table. One is an undead
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     while the amulet and guardian are within 10 feet of each other. The amulet otherwise functions as described in the shield guardian’s entry in Monster Manual.  Books. The simulacrum has been picking
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     extradimensional magic created by worshipers of Gond (god of craft). An intricate clockwork device is suspended in a two-foot-diameter, faintly glowing crystal orb embedded in the ceiling over the bar. The Avowed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     much as he could. He’s a quiet but popular fixture in the keep, and the Avowed are always saying hello to him and recommending new books for him to read. He is currently reading Storm King’s Thunder
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     room is currently inhabited by a Humanoid mutate named Falfark and an encephalon gemmule (see appendix A for both stat blocks) that Falfark treats as a guardian. Falfark is a member of the Cult of the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     retrieved books for them. Three neutral drow temporarily live here. Their names are Erdan Vosselth, Thiala Sharne, and Vellios Keethe, and they have proudly worked for the Henlifel family as guards and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sinks into the floor, creating an open passage to the tomb (area 35B). The “medallion” worn by the jackal-headed painting is actually a 6-inch-diameter gold disk engraved with the face of a horned devil
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their brackets, they never burn out. If a torch is removed from its bracket, it burns down normally. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Nangnang or Shagambi receive advice
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     each one. The crystal under the configuration labeled “3” glows bright green. Three six-inch-diameter rusty iron pipes jut from the wall above the engravings.
 When the characters reach this room
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     gray slime found in puddles throughout this level. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Papazotl, Unkh, or Wongo receive advice when entering this area: Shrewd Papazotl
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     treasure (see “Treasure” below). Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Kubazan, Obo’laka, or Wongo receive the following advice: Impulsive Kubazan urges his host to attack
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     sphere of iron, 6 feet in diameter and floating 20 feet above the floor. A Nystul’s magic aura spell placed on the sphere makes it seem like an evil aberration to features or magic that can sense such
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     in diameter, with a door on the wall opposite the characters and the pedestal at the center. The door is locked and can be opened only by the key at the center of the rotunda or by casting the knock
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     maze that the characters must traverse to reach the key at the center. The maze is 90 feet in diameter, leaving a 5-foot gap between it and the rotunda’s walls. A character who casts detect magic sees
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Lightning is a game in which two teams of six players compete against each other. To win, a team must eliminate the other team’s players by hitting them with a 3-inch-diameter iron ball. A player struck by
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the center of a thirty-foot-diameter, thirty-foot high circular chamber. Resting atop it is a hammer adorned with matching runes.
 Six armored figures stand guard around the anvil. At the rear of the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     to dissipate, but the drain is 50 feet in diameter. A barnacle-covered iron grate covers the drain, and the holes between its bars are 10 feet wide. The sinkhole has three levels. Level 1 The bottom
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     studies. An ugly bookshelf made from ship wreckage stands against one wall, packed full of tomes that Serissa recovered from wrecked ships. The books were written by “small folk” and are sized
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     hallway contains the following features: Any character who inspects the hall for traps and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check notices 1-inch-diameter holes drilled into the walls at ankle
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     underside of the tower above this area and protrudes down through the ceiling. The embers falling from the rocket fill the area with bright orange light. At the bottom of the stairs, a thirty-foot-diameter
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     legs. It turns 180 degrees whenever it hits a barrier, reversing its course. U5. Stonky’s Missing Ring A five-foot-diameter well enclosed by a two-foot-high stone rim stands in the center of this room
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     books. Each bookshelf is outfitted with a ladder on a rolling track to enable people to reach the highest books. Shelves that take up the entire southwest wall hold not books but eighty wide-necked glass
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     standing beside their teenage son, Osvaldo. (This portrait conceals a secret door.) If Terenzio and Elzerina are here, they’re playing on the sliding ladders. Books. None of the books are magical. Jars of
                                                
                                            
                                        





