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Named after the Arch Daemon of Fear, this poison creates an extremely powerful hallucinogenic effect that evokes a victim’s worst fears. The poison is airborne, and victims need only breathe it
in to suffer its effects. On the rare occasions it has been used, people in crammed rooms have jumped out of windows or even killed each other out of abject fear.
Rumors say that the poison has been
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
was in its space. The eye can’t be harmed or dispelled, but it winks out within an antimagic field. A scrying eye lasts until Halaster ends the effect (no action required).
A minor illusory
effect is triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Harrowhall Features Unless otherwise stated, Harrowhall has the following features: Ceilings. Rooms in the keep have 10-foot ceilings. Light. Most rooms in the keep have windows, so they are brightly
runes around the keep’s outer walls that block certain kinds of divination magic. Creatures outside the keep’s exterior walls can’t scry into the keep. However, creatures inside the keep can scry inside it or beyond the walls. This effect lingers even if Gremorly’s ritual ghost trap is dismantled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
limits visibility to 20 feet. The tides’ effect on water depth is negligible. Ceilings All corridors in the monastery are 10 feet high with arched ceilings. Rooms on the upper floor have 15-foot vaulted
ceilings; rooms on the lower floor have flat, 10-foot ceilings. Doors Most doors are made of wood with iron handles and hinges. Lighting Hooded Lanterns hanging from the ceiling by iron chains cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
high; those in rooms are 30 feet high. Doors and Secret Doors. Doors throughout the pyramid are made of wood and banded with bronze; they have no locks. Secret doors blend in with their surroundings
in different instances of boxed text require separate checks to translate. A creature under the effect of a Comprehend Languages spell can read hieroglyphs instantly (no check required). Lighting. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
1V. West Guest Rooms Normally, these rooms aren’t used, but Azbara Jos occupies them currently. They are reasonably warm and comfortable. Jos will be here when he isn’t consulting with Rezmir in area
magical ward with the same effect as a Melf’s acid arrow spell; the acid arrow launches at the character who opened the box and causes 4d6 acid damage immediately plus another 4d6 acid damage at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
1V. West Guest Rooms Normally, these rooms aren’t used, but Azbara Jos occupies them currently. They are reasonably warm and comfortable. Jos will be here when he isn’t consulting with Rezmir in area
magical ward with the same effect as a Melf’s acid arrow spell; the acid arrow launches at the character who opened the box and causes 4d6 acid damage immediately plus another 4d6 acid damage at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
appearance of opulent and well-kept rooms suitable for a noble archmage. This effect is an illusion, however, failing to cover the rank scent of dust and decay. Diderius’s magic also guides those who show proper respect.
Map 11.1: Tomb of Diderius
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lord tombs. A few chambers of the tomb have the appearance of opulent and well-kept rooms suitable for a noble archmage. This effect is an illusion, however, failing to cover the rank scent of dust and decay.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Archives Gravenhollow’s records are organized by rooms attuned to the past, the present, or the future. Each level has a random number of rooms, arranged without any apparent system other than the
, monoliths, and stelae fitting neatly in niches carved into the walls of every room. Thanks to the library’s comprehend languages effect, anyone can easily decipher and understand the runes and glyphs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. Most of the hallways have 20-foot ceilings. Some rooms have ceilings of 20 to 40 feet in height. Doors. Doors are made of beaten bronze or slabs of stone. While heavy, they can be opened without a check
might block or bury objects or exits. Poisonous Gas. The lower levels of the ruins, including the rooms and passages of encounter areas 1 through 38, are filled with poisonous gas. The gas is an amber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
end of the hall is made of crystal and radiates an aura of conjuration magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell or similar effect. The orb, which is 1 foot in diameter, sheds bright light in a
malfunctions and emits lightning in a 100-foot-long line as wide as the hall. Each creature in the area of effect must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) lightning damage on a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
in its space. The eye can’t be harmed or dispelled, but it winks out within an antimagic field. A scrying eye lasts until Halaster ends the effect (no action required). A minor illusory effect is
floating as though worn by an invisible figure, and illusory footprints appearing on a dusty floor. Silent apparitions of dead adventurers drift through halls and rooms as though they are lost. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the grounds and many of the castle’s rooms. The fog is a side effect of the ritual. As long as Gremorly’s ritual remains in effect, the keep remains cold, foggy, and inhospitable. Trapped Ghosts Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with little choice but to seek refuge in the house. The mists stop short of entering the house but engulf anyone outside (see chapter 2, “The Lands of Barovia,” for information on the mists’ effect
wooden floors throughout, and all windows have hinges that allow them to swing outward.
The rooms on the first and second floors are free of dust and signs of age. The floorboards and wall panels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Clayworks The scent of dry clay pervades these rooms. 26a. Building Blocks This room contains piles of tiny interlocking clay bricks that radiate auras of transmutation magic under the scrutiny
dispel magic spell (DC 15), or when the effect ends. 26b. Old Clay Oven. A stone oven is built into the south wall.
Blocks and Molds. Dozens of 5-pound blocks of dried clay and several stone molds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
creature moves outside the boundaries of the shaft, the effect ends. The shaft extends to the ceiling of area G25, 15 feet above the floor, and to the surface of the lake in area G14. It passes through
Unless stated otherwise, ceilings in rooms are 15 feet high, and those in passages are 10 feet high. Doors Doors in the gardens are made of stone. Extraplanar Plants Luke Eidenschink Several plants in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
servant in effect to attend to Vizeran, Grin, and the archmage’s guests. Two dozen decorative suits of armor are also on display throughout the tower, all of which are suits of animated armor that move
, moldering foodstuffs, and chains and manacles embedded into the walls in some of the tower’s rooms. Vizeran dismisses any questions about such matters, but Grin Ousstyl confides to the characters that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
text states otherwise. Lighting. The mansion is illuminated by continual flame spells cast on candles that are mounted to the walls. Windows. Each window is under the effect of an arcane lock spell. The
influence is strongest in certain rooms. When a room’s description calls for it, or whenever a creature casts a spell in Delphi Mansion, roll on the Eldritch Surges table to see how Krokulmar’s influence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
23. Ruined Dwarven Temple These rooms once formed a temple dedicated to the dwarven god Dumathoin, the Keeper of Secrets under the Mountain, but Halaster has destroyed and replaced most of their
carvings almost beyond recognition and to create tentacle-like protrusions that weren’t part of the original design. These tentacles writhe as creatures pass by them — a harmless effect created by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Halls of Hopelessness Goblins and bugbears pass through these rooms often. No creatures live here, however. 24a. Old Gate Pillars. Two stone pillars with a 10-foot-wide arch between them support
magic spell. When a creature passes between the pillars, roll a d12 and consult the following table to determine what happens: d12 Effect 1–2 The creature must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
on the spy requires a character to take the Search action and succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check. Searching Rooms The characters search the suspect’s rooms at the inn. Challenge. Ostler
refuses to permit this without proof. The party will need a distraction to keep the suspects out of their rooms, or be very stealthy and search while the suspect is asleep. Solutions. The party can steal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
worked stone lined with granite flagstones. Ceilings are 30 feet high inside rooms and 20 feet high inside corridors.
Doors. Doors inside the mausoleum are 12 feet high and crafted of ebony engraved
tomb have collapsed over the centuries. Areas of loose rubble count as difficult terrain and grant half cover to creatures hiding there.
Wards. The mausoleum is under the permanent effect of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
22. Rooms of Magic Ezzat summons and speaks to planar beings in area 22a, and keeps his spellbook in area 22b. 22a. Magic Circle Circle. A circle of runes is inscribed on the floor.
Door Symbol
antipathy effect like that created by an antipathy/sympathy spell (save DC 20) while the spellbook is in its grasp. The spell affects all creatures except Ezzat and is inactive whenever the spellbook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wide walkway connecting the rooms dug into the surrounding wall. Bridges cross the well at regular intervals, and also connect to stairs to the levels above and below. No matter how far down visitors
library blocks it off from the real world around it. Though divination magic works normally within the library, no divination effect used outside the library can discern any creature, object, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
13. Riverside Caves These rooms contain conveyances the characters can use to travel up and down the River Sargauth. 13a. Drow Rafts The drow use rafts to ply the River Sargauth. Leaning against the
payment of one coin per passenger. If it doesn’t receive the proper payment, both it and the boat fade away. Characters who destroy the skeleton or use an effect that turns undead against it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
creature expends a spell slot to cast a spell of 1st level or higher, an additional effect might occur. That creature must roll a d10. On a roll of 1, they must then roll on the Wild Magic Surge table in
the “Sorcerer” section of the Player’s Handbook to determine which wild magic effect occurs. Furygale Repository Secrets If the heroes arrive at the Furygale Repository before the challenge, they have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
unfulfilled yearning emanate from places where ghostly hauntings occur. Strange sounds or unnatural silences create an unsettling atmosphere. Cold spots settle in rooms that have roaring fires. A choking stench
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the frightened condition on itself on a success. If a target’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
temple on their own at this point. T2. Changing Rooms A corridor beyond the lobby runs between two rows of curtained cubicles, where guests can change out of traveling clothes and armor. Each cubicle
creature can benefit from this property of the pool only once per month. Beyond the effect of the spell, the water causes a creature’s skin to appear healthier and younger, tones down the appearance of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
contains several unnumbered rooms. These areas include activity rooms, crew quarters, passenger apartments, and utility rooms. They typically have metal or plastic furnishings and odd bits of junk
strewn about, and all are in poor condition. When the characters explore an unnumbered room, roll on the Unnumbered Rooms table to determine the room’s contents. Unnumbered Rooms d12 Description 1–2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
button orients the cog rooms (areas 58 through area 60) to match whichever configuration has its crystal lit. The entire level trembles as the giant cogs rotate. If the blue button is pushed while the cog
rooms are rotating or already in their proper configuration, nothing happens. Gold Lever. The lever begins in the up position. If pulled to the down position, the lever locks in place and aboleth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
travel all the way up or down the scaffold. R3: Guard Rooms This room contains a table with four chairs, and a cabinet holding whetstones and other simple supplies for repairing armor and weapons
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Three guards (veterans) are stationed in each of these two rooms. The guards pass the time by playing cards, sharpening their weapons, and complaining about the weather. Embedded in the north wall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. God-Watched Gates These rooms house shrines dedicated to gods of the drow pantheon. The 20-foot-high vaulted ceilings are obscured by thick webs. 9a. The Elder Eye A 20-foot-diameter hemisphere of
creature suffering from any form of short-term, long-term, or indefinite madness touches them. A creature under the effect of a confusion spell, a crown of madness spell, or a similar effect can also open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
travel all the way up or down the scaffold. R3: Guard Rooms This room contains a table with four chairs, and a cabinet holding whetstones and other simple supplies for repairing armor and weapons
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Three guards (veterans) are stationed in each of these two rooms. The guards pass the time by playing cards, sharpening their weapons, and complaining about the weather. Embedded in the north wall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
23. Experiments The doors to these rooms have arcane lock spells cast on them that allow Arcturia alone to pass. A door can be forced open with a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. 23a
umber hulk under the effect of a polymorph spell made permanent with a wish spell. The umber hulk reverts to its true form and attacks when its scorpion form is reduced to 0 hit points. 23b. Bad