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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
made to detect the presence of secret doors. You have advantage on saving throws made to avoid or resist traps. You have resistance to the damage dealt by traps. Traveling at a fast pace doesn’t impose the normal -5 penalty on your passive Wisdom (Perception) score.
Dungeon Delver Alert to the hidden traps and secret doors found in many dungeons, you gain the following benefits: You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
successful check doesn’t reveal the mechanism to open it. That can be found only through trial and error, or the characters can bypass the mechanism with a knock spell or similar magic. The secret door at
the torch from its sconce at any time causes the secret door to close and lock shut, becoming sealed as before. Characters can locate this secret door normally, but a successful check doesn’t reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters encounter in the Neverdeath Catacombs: Indrina’s Secret. A prisoner named Indrina knows that Lord Neverember doesn’t have a legitimate claim to his title. The characters can learn this secret in
area C20. Sarcelle’s Secret. A prisoner named Sarcelle recently received a disturbing vision. The characters can learn about Sarcelle’s recent vision in area C5. Umberto’s Secret. The characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Getting Started This cave is connected to cave D via the secret door in area E3 (see map E). If the characters approach from outside the cave, read the following boxed text aloud to begin: This
The cave has the following features:
Ceilings. The cave’s ceilings are 15 feet high.
Environment. The dirt floor of this natural cave is stained with blood from past battles.
Secret Door. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Planning the Heist Naevys has sketched a rough map of Castle Cinis for the characters. Give players a copy of map 10.1 for reference. Naevys believes Jhaeros’s heart is in a secret room on the second
floor that can be accessed from the king’s bedroom, and she is correct, but she doesn’t know that the magic of Charmayne’s ritual has altered the castle’s layout. Map 10.1: Players’ Map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
about Undermountain, Savir’s spirit reveals that there’s an elven tomb nearby with a secret door in the north wall that neither he nor his companions could open. (The spirit is referring to area 26a but doesn’t remember how to get there.)
spell on the skeleton reveals that the tiefling, Savir, was a monk who fell prey to a cloaker. Savir’s spirit doesn’t know what became of his adventuring companions or the cloaker. If questioned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
one page of text. This spell doesn’t decode secret messages in a text or a glyph, such as an arcane sigil, that isn’t part of a written language.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
one page of text. This spell doesn’t decode secret messages in a text or a glyph, such as an arcane sigil, that isn’t part of a written language.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
are written. It takes about 1 minute to read one page of text. This spell doesn’t decode symbols or secret messages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
are written. It takes about 1 minute to read one page of text. This spell doesn’t decode symbols or secret messages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
19. Ghostly Adventurer Apparition. At the east end of this hall, the faint apparition of a human adventurer appears to be painstakingly searching the walls for secret doors.
Walls. The walls bear
trophy case.
The apparition is a regional effect created by the Mad Mage (see “Halaster’s Lair”). It resembles a young human woman, dressed in well-worn adventurer’s clothes. It can’t be harmed, and it doesn’t acknowledge creatures or objects in any way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
characters to a secret staircase in the Castle Ward sewers (area X1). As the characters prepare to descend the stairs, Mirt tells them that Xanathar doesn’t relate well to humanoids, doesn’t trust them as a
Getting to the Lair Very few members of the Xanathar Guild have access to the beholder’s secret lair. If the characters want to get there, the following factions know where it is and can help them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
are written. It takes about 1 minute to read one page of text. This spell doesn’t decode symbols or secret messages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Rod of Seven Parts, Kas mocks them for those specific failures, saying they can’t even dance on puppet strings properly. Kas doesn’t think he has anything to fear from the Chime of Exile, and he’s
behind him and pulls him through. Visible within the rift is a smoky, red-tinged skyline full of mountains. Kas’s Secret. As Kas is pulled back to Tovag, the characters’ links to Vecna flare. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Xanathar Guild Anyone can join the Xanathar Guild, which, despite its name, doesn’t have official guild status in Waterdeep. Before membership is granted, however, an applicant must pass a test that
might receive a monstrous bodyguard or assistant (such as a bugbear, a kenku, or a wererat), who has secret instructions to kill the guild member if they fail to complete the assignment as ordered. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
they search for a secret door, detailing how they tap on a wall or twist a torch sconce to find its trigger. That could be enough to convince the DM that they find the secret door without having to
he or she doesn’t like. This approach can also slow the game if the DM focuses on one “correct” action that the characters must describe to overcome an obstacle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, his knees buckle and he collapses with the book pressed underneath him.
The dwarf, Buron Sternmettle, is dead—the victim of a sudden heart attack. Because his soul doesn’t want to return, spells
such as revivify and raise dead can’t restore him to life. Buron Sternmettle was a quiet Avowed acolyte who also belonged to a secret cult called the Livestock. In the cult, Buron was known by the alias
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
demon also haunts this room. In the round after the characters engage Rahadin, the demon leaps out and attacks the nearest character from behind. The character doesn’t notice the demon, unless the
character’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score meets or exceeds the demon’s Dexterity (Stealth) check. Both Rahadin and the shadow demon fight until slain. A secret door is set into the north end of the west
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Kuketh doesn’t honor agreements for very long. Its only consistent desire is to escape from Undermountain and return to the Outer Plane of Limbo. 21c. Secret Vault This cave is hidden behind a secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Hadley (neutral good, human commoner) greets the characters with the first part of a secret phrase used by Shalfey and his allies. Hadley hopes the characters will reply, “but fairer the jewels of the
character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check gets the sense Hadley is looking for a specific reply. If the party doesn’t respond with the other half of the phrase, Hadley offers to take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Wheel Room Hidden behind a secret door is a dusty, 10-foot-high room that contains the following features: Lever. In the middle of the room, a 6-foot-diameter rusty iron wheel protrudes from the
level. Resetting the wheel to its original position reactivates these traps. The living unseen servant doesn’t announce its presence to anyone. If the characters turn the wheel but fail to destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
cloak is ordinary. The witches in area K56 placed it here to help them remember which hook opens the secret trapdoor in the ceiling. The trapdoor can be found after a search of the room and a
successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. Locating the trapdoor doesn’t enable someone to discover its opening mechanism. The door has a hidden lock and can be opened by pulling down on the hook from which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
brooding. It’s obvious there is a painful memory Krux doesn’t feel comfortable sharing yet; if pressed, the giff waves dismissively, muttering, “Things are bound to turn out differently this time.” (More information about Krux’s secret can be found in chapter 7.)
enemies of the Xaryxian Empire are assembling a coalition. Krux believes that the characters’ only hope of saving their planet lies in joining the coalition. Krux doesn’t know much about Doomspace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
statue in area X5. (The arcanaloth that guards the temple knows Rahadin and doesn’t harm him. The arcanaloth and the flameskulls don’t attack other visitors until Rahadin is killed or leaves.) Rahadin then
pulls out a live toad, swallows it whole as a sacrifice, and offers a gesture of supplication to the secret god. Development Rahadin knows that Strahd will deal with the characters when he sees fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Adventure Hooks In the course of previous adventures, the characters might have come up against a special magical-mechanical dilemma too challenging to overcome. Perhaps a secret door in a dungeon
are seeking Kwalish not just on their own behalf, but to prevent hardship to friends, family, or the common folk. Just make sure that the peril doesn’t come on too quickly, though, as an expedition into the Barrier Peaks will take some time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
occur within 7 days. The DM offers a truthful reply. The reply might be a short phrase, a cryptic rhyme, or an omen. The spell doesn’t take into account any possible circumstances that might change the
outcome, such as the casting of additional spells or the loss or gain of a companion. If you cast the spell two or more times before finishing your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get a random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Passive Checks A passive check is a special kind of ability check that doesn’t involve any die rolls. Such a check can represent the average result for a task done repeatedly, such as searching for
secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster. Here’s how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
discussing how they must have gotten a misprinted menu because the prices don’t seem right, or bemoaning the fact that the menu doesn’t list items in alphabetical order. Intelligence (History) DC 15. The
character recalls stories of how secret messages used to be sent through taverns using common items anyone could access, such as menus. Wisdom (Perception) DC 15. The character notices the prices on the menu don’t make much sense. For example, why is rabbit stew so much cheaper than corn and lentil stew?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
given everything, destroyed it all, and doesn’t know how to live. He endlessly creates fawning, fake family from clockwork creations to distract him from his solitude. Ivan resents Ivana Boritsi, his
a fantastically unkempt old man, a state he believes he has no control over and that grows more pronounced daily. He thinks Ivana keeps the secret of her eternal youth from him.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
occur within 7 days. The DM offers a truthful reply. The reply might be a short phrase, a cryptic rhyme, or an omen. The spell doesn’t take into account any possible circumstances that might change the
outcome, such as the casting of additional spells or the loss or gain of a companion. If you cast the spell two or more times before finishing your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get a random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
House Baenre. The company’s founder and leader, Jarlaxle, is brother to both Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre and Archmage Gromph Baenre, though this fact isn’t widely known. Jarlaxle doesn’t care what the
demon lords do in the Underdark, but he’s worried about the future of Menzoberranzan as well as his secret holdings on the surface world. He wants to know how the demon lords arrived and how to send them back, and members of Bregan D’aerthe will support characters who claim to have those answers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Brass Dragon Lairs Brass dragons usually dwell in secret caves and canyons near well-traveled routes. The area containing an adult or ancient brass dragon’s lair is altered by its presence, creating
the spell this way, the spell’s range is 1 mile, and the dragon doesn’t need to see the spot where the illusion appears. Refreshing Water. Water within 1 mile of the lair is magically refreshing. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
of the hallway is another secret door that doesn’t require an ability check to spot from inside the hall. This secret door pulls open to reveal a similarly sized exhibit room in area V4. V4: Ancient
opens into a short hallway containing cleaning supplies. At the opposite end of the hallway is another secret door that doesn’t require an ability check to spot from inside the hall. This secret door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
looking after herself. However this business with the party unfolds, she tries to conceal her secret identity from the characters for as long as possible. Esvele doesn’t use a key to lock and unlock
Lord Neverember’s friendship with the tower’s previous owner. Not long thereafter, she found the entrance to the Vault of Dragons beneath the tower. Unfortunately for her, she doesn’t know what keys
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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The ceiling reflected in the pool doesn’t show a moon carving, but rather a sun carving. To travel back to area 19C, a character must duck under the pool’s surface. Locked Secret Door. A secret door in
brackets protrude from the walls under the reliefs.
To disarm the puzzle cube trap in area 19E, the magic torches from that room must be placed in the brackets in this hall. Barred Secret Door. A