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Tomb of Annihilation
An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who
searching it for secret doors.
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When I’m not exploring dungeons or ruins, I get jittery and impatient.
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I have no time for friends or family. I spend every waking moment thinking about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Temple Features The features described below are common throughout Talhundereth. Dwarven Construction The temple’s stone remains strong despite millennia of neglect. Surviving furnishings, such as
torches in ages. The current denizens of Talhundereth rely on darkvision to see. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or some other method of seeing in the dark. Doors Doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
on devotions, while other temples open their doors to minister to and heal the masses. What is noteworthy about the temple you studied at? Temples d6 Temple 1 Your temple is said to be the oldest
surviving structure built to honor your god. 2 Acolytes of several like-minded deities all received instruction together in your temple. 3 You come from a temple famed for the brewery it operates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
west side of the castle has been reduced to a pile of smashed brick and broken wood. The surviving buildings are blackened by soot. At the center of the castle grounds, the High Hall cathedral stands
still oozing from their bite wounds. As the characters approach the center of the courtyard, they see two hell hounds standing guard in front of the cathedral doors. These fiends have been instructed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
7. Gray Ghost Garden The Gray Ghosts use this chamber to grow a variety of fungi for use in alchemical experiments. Double doors blocks the western tunnel. The doors are made of thick zurkhwood and
reinforced with crudely forged steel. The sturdy lock can be opened with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A successful DC 20 Strength check will break the doors down. The smell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wall of rubble.
Many amber doors lead from this hall. Standing in front of the south door are three ugly women in tattered black gowns with brooms and black, pointed hats.
An earth tremor collapsed
spells. Development If two of the witches are killed or incapacitated, the surviving witch attempts to escape by flying away on her broom. Only the witches can use the brooms of animated attack in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
: Walking Castle View Player Version W1: Terrace A paved ring with a 2-foot-high lip provides a foundation for the castle. The base of the tower opens into a hall without exterior doors. Along the west and
east interior walls of this hall are doors that lead to area W2. The door to the east is locked. The door to the west has been shattered inward. A character who walks around the tower and succeeds on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. The surviving objects continue to float, doing so even if removed from the room. It takes almost no effort to move them, and they sink to the floor under 1 pound or more of additional weight. A
stand against the walls. Their glass doors sport web motifs.
Table. A stone table in the middle of the room is covered with adventuring gear.
Chest. Underneath the table is a brass-locked wooden chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
characters’ stories and share anecdotes. When you decide it’s time, read the following: The doors to the great hall fly open and a sentry from the pinnacle shouts, “Manticore! It’s on the move!”
At this
the spire (area S11). The aarakocra in area V8 come to the characters’ aid in that event. If the characters defeat their attackers, surviving knights flee on hippogriffs and giant vultures. They lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
this limestone cavern. At the far end, worn steps lead up to a pair of massive doors. Each door is made of black iron and shaped like half of a giant face, cast with an expression of deep pain.
If the
characters arrive here under the pretext of pretending to be workers, their armed escort (five veterans) leads them through the iron doors into area X2. Iron Doors. The doors are held shut by two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Carved into the lintel is a single word in the Dwarvish script.
The skulls and bones embedded in the doors belong to several young white dragons. Giants use the Dwarvish script as their written
language, and the Dwarvish word carved above the doors translates to “Grimskalle.” G2. Guard Room This long, rectangular room is strewn with pieces of rotting wood and rusted metal—the remnants of giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Leaving the Vault As the characters leave the vault, with or without the gold, they are confronted by a hostile force sent by the main villain or villains. If the vault doors were left open, the
arrested or killed. If Manshoon is the main villain, Skeemo Weirdbottle betrays his fellow Doom Raiders and fights alongside Manshoon’s simulacrum. If they and the characters emerge victorious, the surviving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. The orcs in area 4 continue to fire at characters in areas 1 and 2. One orc from area 4 moves through the secret door leading to area 3, intending to close and bar the double doors leading to area 2
.
Round 4. Wark and Thark slip through to area 5 to spread the alarm, alerting the orcs in areas 11 and 14.
Round 5. The orc that shut the double doors in area 3 moves to area 4 or 4a while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
14. Stonecarvers’ Hall The Melairkyn dwarves hauled blocks of unworked stone here to be carved into doors, statues, and other forms. 14a. South Entrance A 4-foot-square block of stone has fallen from
completes a quest (see “Throne of the Coronal”). As one of the oldest surviving relics of Illefarn, the throne is priceless. It has two minor magical properties: A creature sitting in the throne can’t tell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Ziggurat. The main entrance to—and exit from—the ziggurat (area B57) lies on the next tier down. Its doors have been closed for centuries and can be opened only from the inside. Haunted Tombs. Horrible
. To the east, the corridor is blocked by a pile of rubble, from which a skeletal hand protrudes.
This sealed annex, accessible via two secret doors at the west end of the corridor, leads to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
proved too great, and Darius assassinated his brother. Demetrius’s vengeful spirit now resides within the softly glowing robe. Secret Doors. The north wall hides two secret doors to areas B45 and B47
ancient civilization.
A thin layer of sand coats the floor; it grows thicker near the two enormous stone doors on the north wall. Two spoked platforms stand beside the doors.
The doors to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
her body on the stairs leading up to the servants’ quarters (area G19). The maid has a ring of keys on her belt that opens all the locked doors in the mansion as well as the cabinets in area G8. G8
in this elegant foyer: A battle rages between several Zhents and house guards, and the floor is strewn with dead bodies. Doors to the master bedroom (area G16) stand open. (If Lady Gralhund is in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
on the dusty, tiled floor. All doors in the tower are made of carved stone. All ceilings are 10 feet high, except in area 6a. 6a. Wyllow’s Throne Room Detritus. Dead leaves and twigs cover the dusty
Doors. Flanking the crystal throne are two secret doors. One swings open into area 6b, the other into area 6c.
Wyllow’s crystal throne was carved by dwarves and given to her by her late husband
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
enormous bronze bowls filled with leafy pomegranates, pears, figs, and dates.
Sunlight beams down from this room’s ceiling. Secret Doors. The foliage hides secret doors: one in the southwest alcove
to area P34 and another in the southeast alcove to area P35. The greenery raises the DC to find these doors to 20. Fruit Bowls. If the characters approach or disturb a fruit bowl, the magical fruits in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
carved in the white marble walls of the chamber, slight gusts whistling from each of their open mouths. Down the center of the chamber, toward the doors at the far end, a series of black stone platforms
are set like oversized stepping stones.
Demonic Faces. The mouths of these relief carvings are the source of the magical breeze. Insect Floor. The floor is 2 feet below the level of the doors and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
some rooms at your determination, but they need to be lit to be useful. Doors. Most doors in the dungeon are wooden, and are closed and unlocked. If a door is locked, it takes a successful DC 10
doors are both locked. Creature. Courtesy of the magic of Hoobur Gran’Shoop, the rotting dragonborn reanimates as a ghast moments after anyone opens the north cell. A character who quickly examines the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Lower Palace Locations P11. Carriage House When the characters open one of the doors leading to this chamber and peer inside, read: The doors swing open to reveal a crystal carriage hitched to a pair
carriage’s doors are sealed shut, with no handles, hinges, or keyholes. Zybilna kept the carriage’s magic key inside the vehicle and used misty step spells to retrieve it as needed. The carriage’s crystal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
gatehouse features doors that lead out to the tops of the walls to the north and to the east. Stairs lead down to the floor below. A chain mechanism in the northern half of the room positioned over the main
raise or lower the portcullis. The bandits posted in this area operate the mechanisms to let people into or out of the castle. The stairs in this room descend to area K2. The doors lead out onto the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
two stone doors leading south.
As the characters enter this area, the next scene from the “Visions in Fire” section plays out. After the scene completes, two warhorse skeletons manifest at the west
hundreds of lines of text. Doors lead from the room to the north and east.
As the characters enter this area, the next scene from the “Visions in Fire” section unfolds. Marble Slabs. The monument
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
west, a large statue depicts a human woman wielding a bow and arrow. To the east, two comfortable chairs accompany a small table. A double door leads outside to the north, and two doors on the south
is present (as described in “Interior Security”). Guards enter the room only via its secret passage, and they leave through either of the main doors after flipping the switch to temporarily disable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Many doors lead into this room, which has four stone chairs facing each other in the middle of it. One chair is covered with fresh blood.
This room served as a lounge. Several bones are scattered
survived the long years of abandonment.
The drow explorers perused the surviving books in this library but found nothing of use. Most of the surviving books describe Dumathoin’s faith, gem cutting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
treacherous, crumbled masonry, which reaches to an unknown depth. To the west looms the surviving structure of what must be the Sunless Citadel. A tower stands on the west side of the courtyard.
The
combat. One corpse stands with its back against the western wall, the spear that killed it still skewering it and holding it upright. Three wooden doors lead from this area. A hollow tower of loose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
corner has collapsed, and the nearby walls have crumbled. Three doors in the north wall are shut, and the middle door bears a new padlock. To the west, stairs lead to a small balcony that overlooks
their leader. If reduced to fewer than 50 hit points, the water elemental retreats to the basin’s bottom with any surviving water weirds. The water elemental enjoys conversation but speaks Aquan only