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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
11. North Barracks The eastern door is barricaded from inside the room and requires a successful DC 20 Strength check to force open. A character who listens at either door and succeeds on a DC 10
Wisdom (Perception) check hears gruff voices speaking Goblin and talking about how hungry they are. Old stone bunks line the walls of this barracks, which is lit and heated by a glowing iron brazier in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to find it. Any creature with 12 Hit Dice or fewer that approaches within 5 feet of the secret door without speaking the word khaless (“trust”) triggers an
Gromph’s Outer Sanctum The black marble door to Gromph Baenre’s chambers is etched with silvery runes around its edge and closed with an arcane lock keyed to him. Picking the lock requires a
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
locked door to the south is the only way out. Apart from your group and Avri, no one else is here.
A sneering voice resounds in the room, as if coming through the pipes. “Thank you for your patience
motivation.”
When Ansilo finishes speaking, an Azer Pyromancer appears in the center of the room and attacks the nearest creature. It doesn’t harm Avri, however.
Marco Bernardini Map: Blood in Borca
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Puzzle Features Even after observing the building from all angles, characters only see members entering through the one door after speaking to the guard. Door The door is made of oak reinforced with
3-inch-wide iron bars. Three deadbolts secure the door, which is also barred from the inside, so there are no locks that can be picked from the outside. Guard A guard stands on the other side of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
) check might notice another patron wearing a cloak pin shaped like a chimera, or spot a shield emblazoned with a chimera hanging on a wall that conceals a secret door. Only after speaking to the
patron or seeing what’s on the other side of the secret door do the characters obtain the actual password, which can be anything you want. You can easily change “chimera” to something else by swapping out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
human commoners) and 1d8 − 1 children (male and female noncombatants). Characters who listen at the door hear low, muffled whispers from within. These villagers aren’t interested in speaking with
strangers and never attack first, always fleeing from danger if possible. At night they cower by candlelight and keep makeshift holy symbols close at hand. Strahd Zombies When the characters open a door or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
should not have had it in his possession. If asked, the acolytes explain that the book came from the restricted vaults and is not to be viewed by outsiders. Barn Door Inquiries If the characters ask about
the Barn Door, any friendly member of the Avowed can share what little information they know: The Barn Door is one of many towers in Candlekeep’s Inner Ward. Like everything else in the Inner Ward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
4. Armory The armory door has an arcane lock spell cast on it. Officially, only Ras Nsi, Sekelok, and Fenthaza know the command phrase to bypass the spell (“white feather”). Speaking the command
phrase while standing within 5 feet of the door suppresses its magic for 1 minute, during which time the door can be opened normally. The door can also be forced open with a knock spell or a successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
and empty pages. Holding a book while speaking its secret command word causes the book’s text to magically appear. Only the lich in area X27 knows the command word for each book, and only if its
, deteriorate and become brittle if taken from the room. The secret door in the center of the west wall can be pulled open to reveal an empty room (area X29). The one in the center of the south wall can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
catastrophic damage, the lair collapses over the course of 1 hour. Characters can learn this information by speaking to Thorvin in area X13. The unstable areas are as follows: Area X2, in the threshold
of the secret door Area X6, at the top of the stone buttresses Area X17, at the base of any three pillars Area X20, against the back wall Area X22, between the columns Area X30, anywhere in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the trap door on the roof is “mimsy.” The command word to transform the tower into a one-inch metal cube is “brillig,” but speaking it has no effect since the shadow demons are still inside. To return
the wall facing you is a sturdy-looking door made of the same dark metal as the rest of the tower.
No ordinary structure, the tower is a Daern’s instant fortress (see chapter 7, “Treasure,” of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
only way a creature can open a sealed door is by speaking or signing the passphrase “Cozmioko grins” in any language. Once opened, a door can’t be resealed. Illumination Dim Light streaks into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
chairs, large chests, lecterns, and weird gnomish inventions of the mimic’s size and mass. The mimic can also disguise itself as a door, a false section of wall, or a rocky bulge on the floor. After
speaking to Korboz and learning about the presence of a shapechanging monster, the characters’ primary goal should be to find and slay the creature. When it attacked Korboz, it looked like a 10-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
30. Northwest Guest Room The door frame has a silver coin wedged into it (see area 19). This room’s features are as follows: Furnishings. A bed heaped with pillows, a 4-foot-tall armoire, and an
only way to restore the ship to its actual size (54 feet long by 15 feet wide) is to touch the ship while speaking the proper command phrase: “Our voyage is at hand!” Once the ship enlarges to normal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
) check to spot it. Each secret door has an arcane lock spell cast on it. Speaking the proper password within 5 feet of a secret door opens it. Opening a secret door by any means other than the
1. Secret Entrances Mantol-Derith is hidden behind 10-foot-square secret doors carved to resemble walls of natural stone. A creature within 5 feet of a secret door can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
through the door, they end up in an extradimensional version of the inn known as the Test Market. The Test Market is meant to test new recruits to Acquisitions Incorporated, and it has several known
warped Test Market until its identity is discovered. Once caught, the Keymaster can be forced to open the inn’s basement door — revealing the dimensional caverns leading to the ritual site. Advancing to
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
over a smaller building next door. The resident there, Kercut Smitson, keeps a watchful eye on the street from behind his shutters. See Area 1: Kercut’s House. Dimensions and Terrain. The rooms in
Anton’s house have 10-foot-high ceilings. The floors are polished hardwood. There are a few decorations and sparse furnishings. Entrances. The townhouse can be accessed via the front door, though it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
spell or similar magic also opens the safe. Tixie Tockworth. If the safe door is opened by any means other than speaking the proper command word, a mental alarm spell alerts Tixie Tockworth (see her
L9b, she casts dimension door and steps through the spell’s magical doorway into area L9b. As she leaves, she says, “Break time’s over, Poots!” (The characters have no way to know this, but Poots is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
present themselves at the estate are met by a well-dressed butler at the front door. Arnulf (a lawful neutral human commoner) is a short, balding man with a warm smile and a fine mustache, who gives off a
) check made while speaking to the butler confirms that he finds the tale exciting for the dark reputation it gives the manor. If the characters make it clear that they mean no trouble for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
unfurnished room, speaking to each other in low tones as they watch the cell doors.
Green Crystals. A glowing green crystal is embedded above each cell door.
Characters who get close to the githyanki
open a cell door, which has no physical locks to be picked. A door can also be opened by a knock spell or similar magic cast outside the cells. The guards in area 29d know when one of the cell doors is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
only if the characters arrive here after speaking to the fiends in the cleanup crew (see “Spawning Trees” above). If the characters arrive when the Tower of Urm is present, read or paraphrase the
following boxed text to the players: An iron tower rises atop an island on a lake of boiling blood. No windows penetrate the tower’s walls, and its only visible door opens onto a high balcony. Red lightning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
alike, uses commoner statistics. When the characters arrive at the looming stone structure, they are met at the door by Brey, a troubled youth who has a worrying way of staring at people for a long time
before responding to them. Eventually, Brey agrees to allow the characters to enter and asks them to wait in a bare foyer while he fetches Trantor. Speaking with Trantor When Trantor first meets the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
host, speaking kindly and telling the characters that they’re free to explore the castle. “Strahd” might talk about his family or shed light on the castle’s history, but the illusion provides no useful
depressed, causes the organ to slide outward about 2 feet, allowing access to a secret door in the back wall that swings open into area K11. Because this secret door is hidden behind the organ, it can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 2: Little Inn of Horrors The Test Market warps reality the moment any character opens a door within the Dran & Courtier. The first time this happens, all the characters find themselves back in
the common room of the inn (area 2), as if they had just walked through the main door. You are standing just inside the front door to the Dran & Courtier. Things are a bit different, however. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
learn the apprentices’ names from the museum (area Y29). Each time a creature steps through a door without speaking the correct name, a barbed devil appears in the dark corridor beyond. The devil can
Y19m. The door is a two-way portal that snaps shut after 1 minute, though it can be reopened from this side by speaking the proper command word (“Saldrinar”). Anyone who arrives by this route appears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
opened while the submarine isn’t docked to the Eyecatcher. But if both the outer hatch and the inner door are opened underwater, the submarine will flood. U2. Engine Room The door to this area is locked
. A plaque on the door reads “ENGINE ROOM” in Common and Gnomish. The room has the following features: The engine room is filled with machines that hiss, whir, and clatter constantly. A rock gnome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
without speaking the correct pass-phrase (“Tiamat, Our Mother and Strength” or “Hail Blagothkus”) activates one of the golems. If another creature attempts to pass through without speaking the pass
tower interior and spirals all the way down to the tower’s ground floor, where there’s a single unlocked, giant-sized door leading to the lower courtyard (area 7) or the cultist barracks (area 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
gateway without speaking the correct pass-phrase (“Tiamat, Our Mother and Strength” or “Hail Blagothkus”) activates one of the golems. If another creature attempts to pass through without speaking the
tower interior and spirals all the way down to the tower’s ground floor, where there’s a single unlocked, giant-sized door leading to the lower courtyard (area 7) or the cultist barracks (area 9). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
(Arcana) check notes that none of these individuals is a native of the Outer Planes (a fact that matters for iron flasks). Speaking with Sincerity The headquarters of the Excelsior guard is a palatial
what they want to do once they know where Sincerity lives. Her home has the following elements: Front Door. The door to Sincerity’s home is locked, but it can be picked by a character who makes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
walls are carved with bas-reliefs of unicorns and bare-branched trees.
A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the pillars. Touching a pillar while speaking the proper command
creature to flesh, he uses a telekinesis spell to transport it to area 25a, then relies on the magic of the pillars there. Area 25h. This room is hidden behind a secret door and contains a lifelike statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
meditate. Five bedrolls are laid out on the dusty floor, one for each githzerai (including the missing zerth). 24c. Zerths The door to this room is ajar. Characters who approach stealthily might overhear
the githzerai speaking quietly inside. The room’s features are as follows: Githzerai. Four githzerai zerths are having a hushed conversation in the middle of the room, speaking Gith. They stop talking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creatures for scouting or guard duty, or using dimension door to slip away from a deal gone bad. The hard part of that last one is always figuring out which of your franchise mates you’ll bring with you
know that the speaking softly part is entirely optional, contractually speaking. When your franchise needs firepower, you bring the damage and spread it in flashy, dramatic fashion. This works out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
surface of the mirror while speaking the command word, “bandersnatch,” causes the surface to become a swirling vortex of mist. A creature that steps into this vortex is instantly transported to the
mirror’s surface and speaking the password again. Breaking the mirror renders it nonmagical and closes the portal instantly. The mirror is a Medium object with AC 13, 4 hit points, and immunity to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
going door to door or by ringing the village circle’s bell. When the villagers have gathered, Mayor Raven addresses the crowd. Read the following text: Colorful Kingfisher Festival decorations still cover
of the crowd by speaking in support or explaining evacuation plans. Otherwise, it takes the mayor over an hour to placate the community and get evacuation preparations underway. At your discretion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
corridor. P14b. A +1 Warhammer lies near a heavy plank door in this clear stretch of corridor. P14c. A tiny ring made of fine silver lies on the floor in the center of this corridor. The ring is a cursed
) score of 15 or higher detect a cool, fresh breeze from the east. P14e. The words “Knock First” have been carved in Common into a heavy plank door. The bandits in the room beyond (see area P16) wrote