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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Held in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, this trident is an exquisite weapon engraved with images of waves, shells, and sea creatures. Although you must worship a god of the sea to attune to this
, and a Charisma of 18. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.
The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the southwest wall is engraved with a name: Argynvost. The dragon-shaped gargoyles are harmless statuary. The stone door can be pulled open with a successful DC 15 Strength check. The interior of the
mausoleum is dark and dusty. You see four empty alcoves with raised floors. Etched into the far wall is a verse written in Draconic. Characters who can read the Draconic script can decipher the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Arrival at the Bathhouse When the characters arrive at the bathhouse, read the following boxed text aloud to the players: The bathhouse is a one-story stuccoed building with stained-glass windows and
clay roof tiles. Ten-foot-tall walls enclose a large courtyard outside the southeast corner of the building. The closed wooden doors to the courtyard are engraved with images of smiling nymphs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
chapter 2, “Creating a Multiverse,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). It’s a 20-foot-diameter sphere built of 1-foot-wide bands of magically hardened and shaped bronze, engraved with arcane symbols. Gaps
characters could experience a vision of a journey to the Labyrinth in the library, or read an account of the device in its archives.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, aunt to Queen Jin-Mi. Read the following description if the characters visit this statue: The monument depicts a regal dragonborn seated on an ornate throne, a vision of wisdom and grace. She cradles
a large scroll in one arm and raises the other hand as if about to speak. Stone plaques set into the statue’s foundation are engraved with Queen Young-Soo’s many achievements.
A character who reads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
arrives at the Temple of Sands, read or paraphrase the following description: A broad platform of dark stone tiles contrasts sharply with the bright desert sands. At the center of the tiles stands a
engraved in the tiles.
Lounging atop a dais in front of the sculpted sphinx is an actual sphinx, her silk scarves blowing around her in the breeze as she regards you with an inscrutable gaze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
is carved with roses and bears a 3-inch-diameter sun-shaped indentation on its east side. Engraved beneath the indentation is the name Petrovna. If Tasha Petrovna’s holy symbol (see chapter 4, area
K84, crypt 11) is placed in the indentation, both the holy symbol and the indentation vanish. Then read: A ray of golden sunlight breaks through the clouds to the west and shines upon the grave. The fog
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feet tall and hewn from solid rock. C1. Sealed Gates When the characters descend into the catacombs, read: A pair of basalt doors block the passage ahead, their surfaces engraved with a relief of a
, read: Four memorial steles stand in this hall, each engraved with hundreds of names. A legend etched at the top of each stele reads, in Common: “Here lie the fallen. May their souls echo here until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
summons them to the temple (area A5). Read the following text when the characters arrive: Elder Runara smiles as you approach. “I have something to show you,” she says. There’s a flash like a silent stroke
dares not go there herself, lest her presence reopen old wounds. She gives them a moonstone key—a 3-inch-long, 1-inch-wide hexagonal prism made from moonstone, with a dragon’s head engraved on one end—and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Arches of Ulloch Only fools step through Ulloch’s gates. They lead to nowhere a wise person wants to go. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase the
following boxed text to the players: Two ornate, black arches dominate the scorched landscape for miles, each one rising two hundred feet into the stiflingly hot air. Every inch of stonework is engraved with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, read: The stench of sweat fills the humid air. You are chained to the wall of a dank, partially flooded pit. Other prisoners whimper nearby, lit by faint torchlight from the hole above.
If characters
shackles). Teleporter The engraved stone disk in the northern alcove is one of Ras Nsi’s magic teleporters (see “Teleporters”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Skeleton Gate When the characters get close enough to make out the details of the green door, read: This twelve-foot-high, ten-foot-wide door is made of green stone, its surface carved with grinning
engraved on a recessed circular seal.
The geometric symbols are 6 inches across, 1 foot apart, and set into stone disks 8 inches in diameter. Hidden behind the seals are five keyholes that conform in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Wave Weapon (trident), legendary (requires attunement by a creature that worships a god of the sea) Held in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, this trident is an exquisite weapon engraved with
telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
(area L2) or Pincushion (area L9) are left here for a while before the hag shows up. When Granny Nightshade arrives, read: The door creaks open, and a little old woman totters forward. She wears a
tucked in a side table drawer A set of four silver teaspoons engraved with pained facial expressions (5 gp per spoon) A bronze candlestick shaped like a bird’s leg (10 gp)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gromph’s Inner Sanctum Read the following text to players whose characters escape Gromph’s demiplane (see “Gromph’s Outer Sanctum”) and appear in the archmage’s inner sanctum. This circular chamber
is lit by magic candles and floored in black stone, engraved and inlaid with magical diagrams in silver and gold. A female drow stands in the center of one magic circle, hands resting on her hips
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
panel and hot-wire it. An “out of order” sign hangs above a nearby button which opens the lift’s doors. When the doors open, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: The double doors
the guards results the guards attempting to subdue the party. Medusa Panel Upon entering the lift, the characters notice that the head of a medusa engraved amid all the unicorn heads hides the seams of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
small graveyard south of the chalet. Set into the north side of the enclosure is a gate with the name BRANTIFAX worked into an arch above it. In the yard are four graves, each marked with an engraved
headstone.
The elements have eroded the lettering on the headstones, so characters must be within 5 feet of one to read its weather-worn inscription. From north to south, the headstone engravings (in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
Wave Weapon (trident), legendary (requires attunement by a creature that worships a god of the sea) This trident is an exquisite weapon engraved with images of waves, shells, and sea creatures
, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the conversation. Personality. When it grows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
smaller chamber with an arch gate set into the back wall (see “Gates”). The arch is engraved with images of dancing dwarves. The rules of this gate are as follows: Standing within 5 feet of the arch and
hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet. It communicates telepathically with its attuned wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common, Draconic, Elvish, and Sylvan. In addition, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
enter the room, read the following: A click sounds from above. The room’s ceiling begins descending rapidly.
The 20-foot-high ceiling drops suddenly, stopping 6 inches above the floor before rising
can see the room as it actually is; they can also see an engraved black box resting on a black dais in the middle of the room. Characters who can’t see the box and dais can locate them by touch after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
scribed in Olman. If anyone in the party can read this language, or if the message can be understood by other means, the glyphs will translate as “Here lies Tloques-Popolocas, master of the others, who is
ceiling. Occupying the center of the chamber is a colossal monument resembling a giant’s table, covered on all sides with intricate carvings and glyphs. Engraved on the floor in front of the entrance is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
characters enter the chamber, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: Seated on a rough throne made of an odd arrangement of coral, bones, and barnacles, is a man whose right arm has been replaced
entirely with a large metal claw, much like a crab’s.
His body is covered with clusters of barnacles, and in his left hand he idly grasps the haft of an exquisite trident, engraved with images of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
tomb into the weedy yard of uneven earth. The stone door to the tomb is engraved with the word “DOLINDAR” above it.
Four vampire spawn catch up to the party when the characters reach the door to the
silver nameplate is worth 75 gp. B4: Vault This vault contains six pedestals, each bearing treasure.
Carvings encircling the base of each pedestal read, “What good are treasures when home is denied
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
furniture are visible through the open doorway. Blank headstones stand in front of the house, and one beside the doorway is engraved with the words “Tiris Frosthair, Stonemason. Inquire at Back.” At the
rest of the village. Headstones sit at odd angles, some toppled completely. Small cairns, rather than inscribed headstones, mark the graves toward the back.
Characters who take time to read the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
from the Heart’s Lair (area P64), read or paraphrase: The walls of this tunnel are rough and narrow, as if dug by a small creature. At the end of the tunnel stands a gnome, humming happily to himself as
he chips away at the wall with a spoon.
If the party discovers this tunnel by breaking down the wall in the Dome of Flight (area P33), read: When the dust clears, a surprised gnome stands in a rough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
damage and spells. If the characters approach the block from the east, read: The corridor ends at a block of stone on which is painted a seven-foot-tall jackal-headed humanoid with a circular gold
sinks into the floor, creating an open passage to the tomb (area 35B). The “medallion” worn by the jackal-headed painting is actually a 6-inch-diameter gold disk engraved with the face of a horned devil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice to enter the city. As the characters approach the end of the causeway, read: Green and purple lights cast an otherworldly glow upon the frost draping the silent city. Clawing spires, broken domes
, with bridges leading to their entrances. If a character approaches one of these outer towers, read: A stone walkway leads to a tower that claws upward and inward, its pointed roof leaning menacingly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
characters arrive there, read the following: The walls of this circular tower chamber are punctuated by arched windows that are currently shuttered. Bookcases filled with eldritch volumes stand
between the windows, while tables are crowded with specimen jars, alchemical equipment, and other clutter. Engraved into the floor of the chamber is a large, nine-pointed star.
A middle-aged tiefling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
party approaches this area from the south for the first time, assuming sufficient illumination, they can see the tomb entrance from at least 60 feet away. When the structure comes within sight, read
successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. Beyond, each crypt holds a stone sarcophagus engraved with a name and depictions of the occupant’s most infamous feats. The lid of a sarcophagus can be opened with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
walls and pillars of this chamber are carved with hundreds of images of metallic dragons. The ceiling is engraved with Draconic script which reads, “Only those who speak her Scaly Eye name may ascend
chamber is immune to the effect of the stairs for 24 hours. B8. Lhammaruntosz’s Chamber Read the following boxed text aloud to describe this area: Two great circular windows in this chamber look out on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
(see the “Insignia of Prince Monmurg” sidebar); stylized lightning bolts are engraved on the sides, and the words “Jupiter,” “Maximus,” and “Optimus” are written underneath the bolts 24. Living Quarters
) Forty harnesses with silver buckles (10 gp each) 25. Hatchery The characters might be able to enter this area undetected by the occupants of area 24. If they do so, read: This long, narrow area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, bringing particular abilities and perspective to bear on the group’s goal. Likewise, a lauth’s dragons cover a range of ages, ensuring that the lauth’s traditions outlive its oldest members. Engraved
dragon is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
2 Inscrutability. The dragon is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
2.1: Buried Ziggurat, Tiers 1-3 View Player Version B1: Statue Room When the characters ascend the monument, read or paraphrase the following text: Near the ziggurat’s peak, a once-secret entrance
13 Intelligence (Investigation) check spots a tripped pressure plate on the floor and an empty crossbow in the wall. When the characters enter the chamber, read or paraphrase the following text: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
tower’s roof is missing.
A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of divination magic. When the characters reach the top floor of the spire, read: Large gashes in the roof allow you to see the
(Religion) check, a character recalls that a crystal ball filled with eyes is the symbol of Savras, god of divination. Orb of Divination. The stone plinth upon which the orb rests is engraved with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Grimskalle Locations (G15-G23) G15. Tests of the Frostmaiden The first time the characters enter one of these chambers, read: The walls of this oddly shaped room are etched with elaborate panoramas
one or more of the characters are transported here, read: Your surroundings vanish in a flurry of snow and ice. When your vision clears, you find yourself standing at the edge of a camp, its tents