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Dungeon Masters: Zombie Clot Play-Along Pack
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and it can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny chunk of flesh. The swarm can’t regain Hit Points or gain
and beleaguer any living thing in their way.
Swarm of Zombie Limbs
Dismemberment sometimes isn’t enough to disable a zombie’s undying rage. Swarms of zombie limbs reanimate from the
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
attuned to the crystal, you are unaffected by the aura, and you can take a Magic action to disable or enable the aura.
Healing/Damage Rays. While holding the crystal, you can take a Magic action to fire
.
Properties of the Crystal. While attuned to the crystal, you gain the following benefits:
Arcane Focus. You can use the Calimemnon Crystal as an Arcane Focus.
Flight. You have a Fly Speed of 30 feet and
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Incapacitated condition. You can take a Magic action to disable or enable this aura. Any enemy that starts its turn in the aura must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or have the Frightened condition until
it, the orb shrinks to the size of a grape.
Properties of the Orb. While attuned to the orb, you gain the following benefits:
Dragon’s Breath. You can take a Magic action to exhale a 15-foot
monsters
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and it can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny chunk of flesh. The swarm can’t regain Hit Points or gain
"} Necrotic damage if the swarm is Bloodied, and the target has the Poisoned condition until the end of its next turn.Dismemberment sometimes isn’t enough to disable a zombie’s undying
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
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Spelljamming. The esthetic has the properties of a spelljamming helm (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide), but only its reigar creator can attune to it.
Unusual Nature. The esthetic doesn’t
turns, and the esthetic can’t use this tentacle against other targets. The esthetic has 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Number of Tentacles"} × 2 tentacles, each of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Countermeasures. A trap can be defeated in a variety of ways. A trap’s description details the checks or spells that can detect or disable it. It also specifies what happens, if anything, on a failed
Complex Traps A complex trap poses multiple dangers to adventurers. After a complex trap activates, it remains dangerous round after round until the characters avoid it or disable it. Some complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
disable a trap with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. If a character fails to disable the trap, the tile’s trap can no longer be disabled. Characters can attempt to jump over trapped tiles, using the jump rules in the Player’s Handbook.
tile or one of its adjacent tiles must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 11 (2d10) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. As an action, a character can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
yellow key card can use an action to flip the lever on the south wall to disable or reenable the seal. Buttons around the lever control the pool’s salinity, temperature, and automatic cleaning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
harming themselves. Such traps might have hidden levers that disable their triggers, or a secret door might conceal a passage that goes around the trap. Trap Effects The effects of traps can range from
Traps in Play When adventurers come across a trap, you need to know how the trap is triggered and what it does, as well as the possibility for the characters to detect the trap and to disable or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
flinders by the explosion, and the contents of the wagon (see “Treasure” below) are destroyed as well. A character inside the wagon spots the trap automatically (no ability check required) and can disable
draft horses, which are magically tethered to the wagon and can’t be separated from it. The horses and wagon have a speed of 30 feet, and the horses heed the driver’s simple commands. The driver can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
harming themselves. Such traps might have hidden levers that disable their triggers, or a secret door might conceal a passage that goes around the trap. Trap Effects The effects of traps can range
Traps in Play When adventurers come across a trap, you need to know how the trap is triggered and what it does, as well as the possibility for the characters to detect the trap and to disable or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
character can disable a swiveling statue by jamming a Dagger, an Iron Spike, or a similar object into the slight gap between the statue’s base and the floor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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.
from the fall and 11 (2d10) piercing damage from the spikes. The pit remains open for 1 minute; then its cover rises up on hidden springs and snaps shut. A successful DC 20 Strength check can pry the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
(Perception) check and can use an action to try to disable it, doing so with a successful DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check or a dispel magic spell. A character who disables the alarm on one window can do
. Locked Doors. As an action, a character can try to unlock a locked door in the vault, doing so with a successful Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, or force the door open with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to kill anyone who bears an aberrant mark. 4 House Tarkanan steals a key that can disable a ticking time bomb created by an artificer.
House Tarkanan Campaign Themes As assassins for hire, the members of House Tarkanan can appear in a campaign as agents of other enemies of the adventurers. But they can also play a central role in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. If the characters have one or more infernal war machines, they can try to outrun, outmaneuver, or destroy the approaching enemy vehicle. If they are on foot, they must find a way to disable the vehicle
and defeat the creatures inside. If they do so, they can claim the Demon Grinder for themselves. The Demon Grinder is driven by the warlord Raggadragga, a wereboar with 120 hit points. He leads the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Gathering Intelligence By combing through local pubs or asking around with their own informants, the characters can locate up to six guards (veterans) formerly employed by Vidorant. Use the Former
gnome), a cheerful woman who fidgets constantly To convince a former guard to share information about the vault and its defenses, a character can make a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check or another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
one of the bars — with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check, and can disable it with a successful DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Nearly 100 feet into the pipe, a hatch on the floor
look ungainly, but each can carry tons of trade goods. The characters land at the easternmost inlet if they arrive at Gracklstugh by way of the Darklake, near the Ghohlbrorn’s Lair inn. If they instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
modifiers. The githyanki ship is 50 feet away from the hammerhead ship and maintains its distance throughout this encounter, attempting to disable the characters’ ship before the githyanki attempt to board it
githyanki ship attacks, with a few examples discussed below. Use your best judgment when adjudicating these tactics, and reward players for great ideas and quick thinking. Using Magic. Certain spells can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, and they can disable it with a successful DC 17 Intelligence (Arcana) check or a successful DC 17 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Failing the check by 5 or more causes the sigil to detonate
defenders. As a bonus action, Y’demi or the spectator can make the kites attack intruders. Damaging an inert kite also activates it, as does attacking the line of entrails that attaches the kite to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
to disable it. MAKING TRAPS MEANINGFUL
If you want to improve the chance that the characters will come up against the traps you’ve set for them in an encounter or an adventure, it can be tempting
open, and so on. This entry specifies what the trap targets, its attack bonus or saving throw DC, and what happens on a hit or a failed saving throw. Countermeasures. Traps can be detected or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check, a character can spot the pressure plate that activates the talons through a narrow slit on the east side of the pedestal. A character can disable the pressure
to be a living object (use the flying sword stat block). The key does everything it can to return to its stand, attacking anyone who tries to stop it. If the key is destroyed by reducing it to 0 hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
another spacefaring vessel, it uses a magical vibration to disable the ship’s spelljamming helm. The reigar then commands the esthetic to grapple members of the ship’s crew and dissolve their flesh
esthetic contains enough interior space to comfortably accommodate its reigar host and up to six Medium passengers. Access is gained through a hatch that the reigar (and no one else) can open or close
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
an aura of transmutation magic throughout the area. A character who has proficiency with tinker’s tools can use the tools to disable the engine with a successful DC 15 Intelligence check. The same
reveals an aura of conjuration magic throughout the area. A character who has proficiency with tinker’s tools can use them to disable the machinery with a successful DC 15 Intelligence check. The same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check is needed to push the door open. Each check requires an action. Disable the Statues. A statue can be disabled by blocking the flow of gas from its mouth
Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to challenge characters or to inspire your own creations. Path of Blades Complex trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Hidden within a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
psipods do and how to disable them. Psipods A psipod is a magic device that connects the mind of an unconscious humanoid to the mind of the ulitharid in area 12g. The psychic residue that coats each
can survive in this state for the remainder of its natural life, its mind and body nourished by the psipod’s psychic energy. If the psipod is shut down, or if the unconscious creature is removed from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dexterity Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, and balance. Dexterity Checks A Dexterity check can model any attempt to move nimbly, quickly, or quietly, or to keep from falling on tricky footing
see if you can perform acrobatic stunts, including dives, rolls, somersaults, and flips. Sleight of Hand. Whenever you attempt an act of legerdemain or manual trickery, such as planting something on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
slip through the gap between the doors with a successful DC 13 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check; failing this check triggers the trap. Detect and Disable. As a Search action, a character can examine the
armor scraps and rusty weapons balanced atop the partly open double door. Moving either door triggers the trap, the rules for which are as follows: Avoiding the Trap. A Medium or smaller creature can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and snaps closed after the creature falls through. A successful DC 20 Strength check is necessary to pry the lid open. A character in the pit can also attempt to disable the spring mechanism from the
over the years. (One can be found in area 14b.) The three remaining tankards are worth 5 gp each. 22b. “Brewers Only!” Nestled between areas 22a and 22c is a 10-foot-high, 10-foot-square room. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dexterity Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, and balance. Dexterity Checks A Dexterity check can model any attempt to move nimbly, quickly, or quietly, or to keep from falling on tricky footing
see if you can perform acrobatic stunts, including dives, rolls, somersaults, and flips. Sleight of Hand Whenever you attempt an act of legerdemain or manual trickery, such as planting something on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
follows: Detect and Disable. As a Search action, a character can examine the carcass and make a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check, detecting the trap on a successful check. Once detected, the trap can
Restrained by the trap can free itself by cutting the rope or by slipping out with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If the trap is triggered, the noise alerts the ogre in area E2, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
pitons into the edge of the pit’s lid prevents it from opening. A character in the pit can disable the spring mechanism from the inside with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, as
. (The panel in the middle of the south wall is set into a secret door that swings open into area 29b.)
The lid of the sarcophagus can be lifted by creatures with a combined Strength of 20 or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
purpose. A Dexterity check using thieves’ tools can apply to any trap that has a mechanical element. Thieves’ tools can be used to disable a trip wire or a pressure plate, disassemble a poison needle
of magical flame can be disabled by shattering one of its glass eyes. Once you know what kind of check is called for, you then determine what happens on a failed attempt to disable the trap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the first set of runes on all the display cases. A character who succeeds on this check by 5 or more also notices the second set of runes on the items themselves. A character can disable a particular
who searches the floor for traps and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check detects the trap, which can be disabled by placing a strong object such as a pole or crowbar between the floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
succeeding on a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check can see through the illusion. If the illusion is detected, all the characters see the gibbering mouthers in their true forms as both creatures
stat blocks). When a host is reduced to 0 hit points, the intellect devourer emerges and attempts to use its claws and Devour Intellect action to gain a character as a new host. A character can regain