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Returning 35 results for 'failed alarm'.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
1/day each: alarm, detect magic, gaseous form, misty step, passwall, see invisibilityMultiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful
area must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 63 (18d6);{"diceNotation":"18d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fire Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Acid Spray","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A hive lord rules each kruthik hive. When the hive lord dies, the surviving members of the
series of hisses and chittering noises. These sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: alarm, Tenser's floating diskThe thunderous clash of conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
artificer spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, mending, message, shocking grasp
1st level (4 slots): alarm, cure wounds, identify, ray of sickness
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, Melf's
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target is affected as if by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Geeraugh and Mougra built an improvised alarm made metal wagon wheel fittings against the inside of the door. If the door is pushed open without removing this “alarm,” the metal pieces fall with a loud crash
. If Geeraugh and Mougra hear the alarm, they sneak up to watch the tomb and ambush anyone who emerges. They prefer robbery to a fight. When the characters enter, read the following: Inside the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Geeraugh and Mougra built an improvised alarm made metal wagon wheel fittings against the inside of the door. If the door is pushed open without removing this “alarm,” the metal pieces fall with a loud crash
. If Geeraugh and Mougra hear the alarm, they sneak up to watch the tomb and ambush anyone who emerges. They prefer robbery to a fight. When the characters enter, read the following: Inside the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
use to raise an alarm. Raven doesn’t know how many Dragon Army soldiers occupy the fort. After Raven and her troops leave Kalaman, it will take them eight hours to get in position in a secluded grove
a mile from the fort. Raven suggests the characters slip into the fort and open a gate without raising the alarm. However, she’s amenable to any plan that doesn’t risk the lives of her troops or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
use to raise an alarm. Raven doesn’t know how many Dragon Army soldiers occupy the fort. After Raven and her troops leave Kalaman, it will take them eight hours to get in position in a secluded grove
a mile from the fort. Raven suggests the characters slip into the fort and open a gate without raising the alarm. However, she’s amenable to any plan that doesn’t risk the lives of her troops or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10) thunder damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. On
a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: alarm, Tenser’s floating disk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10) thunder damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. On
a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: alarm, Tenser’s floating disk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
guards leave. On a successful check, the guard leaves without noticing the characters, allowing the party to enter the next room undetected. On a failed check, the guard discovers the characters
flee. If the characters set off any audible alarms in the building, a guard immediately investigates, arriving 3 rounds after the alarm sounds. The alarm also puts the guards on high alert throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
guards leave. On a successful check, the guard leaves without noticing the characters, allowing the party to enter the next room undetected. On a failed check, the guard discovers the characters
flee. If the characters set off any audible alarms in the building, a guard immediately investigates, arriving 3 rounds after the alarm sounds. The alarm also puts the guards on high alert throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
and effects. Described below are a few of the general purposes a trap might have. Use them to inspire the creation of your own traps. Alarm. An alarm trap is designed to alert an area’s occupants of
intruders. It might cause a bell or a gong to sound. This type of trap rarely involves a saving throw, because the alarm can’t be avoided when the trap goes off. Delay. Some traps are designed to slow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
and effects. Described below are a few of the general purposes a trap might have. Use them to inspire the creation of your own traps. Alarm. An alarm trap is designed to alert an area’s occupants of
intruders. It might cause a bell or a gong to sound. This type of trap rarely involves a saving throw, because the alarm can’t be avoided when the trap goes off. Delay. Some traps are designed to slow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
grasp
1st level (4 slots): alarm, cure wounds, identify, ray of sickness
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, Melf’s acid arrow, web
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, haste, stinking cloud
4th
/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target is affected as if by the polymorph spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
grasp
1st level (4 slots): alarm, cure wounds, identify, ray of sickness
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, Melf’s acid arrow, web
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, haste, stinking cloud
4th
/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target is affected as if by the polymorph spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
must be inserted into a slot on the panel outside the door. The door then opens, and the panel ejects the card. An improper card triggers an alarm audible from as far away as 100 feet. The alarm sounds
must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature gains 1 level of exhaustion. While this exhaustion persists, the creature emits a green-hued dim light in a 5-foot radius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
side and do not see or hear intruders who don’t give themselves away. Thus, whether the alarm is raised or not depends on a number of factors: from which direction the boat approaches the ship
similar implements applied with vigor. This undertaking takes 5 minutes, but the noise alerts the smugglers. Two of them are sent to investigate and raise the alarm. The rest of the crew rapidly converge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
must be inserted into a slot on the panel outside the door. The door then opens, and the panel ejects the card. An improper card triggers an alarm audible from as far away as 100 feet. The alarm sounds
must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature gains 1 level of exhaustion. While this exhaustion persists, the creature emits a green-hued dim light in a 5-foot radius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
side and do not see or hear intruders who don’t give themselves away. Thus, whether the alarm is raised or not depends on a number of factors: from which direction the boat approaches the ship
similar implements applied with vigor. This undertaking takes 5 minutes, but the noise alerts the smugglers. Two of them are sent to investigate and raise the alarm. The rest of the crew rapidly converge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
succeeding on a DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a failed check, the audible alarm activates (see “Caught in the Act”).
of a collapsing shelf must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The noise alerts the guards in the lobby (area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
succeeding on a DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a failed check, the audible alarm activates (see “Caught in the Act”).
of a collapsing shelf must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The noise alerts the guards in the lobby (area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lured elsewhere by a general alarm, Rezmir is here along with two loyal guard drakes. Statistics for these monsters appear in appendix D. Rezmir The large rug inside of the door is actually a rug of
check by 5 or more is injected with wyvern poison and must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lured elsewhere by a general alarm, Rezmir is here along with two loyal guard drakes. Statistics for these monsters appear in appendix D. Rezmir The large rug inside of the door is actually a rug of
check by 5 or more is injected with wyvern poison and must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the creature either investigates or lays an ambush; on a failed save, it hides or fortifies its location. When dealing with a group of creatures, the
to locations that allow them to monitor entrances to the lair. If possible, these creatures might equip themselves with an alarm such as a horn or improvised gong (an empty kettle, perhaps). At the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
staffed by heavily armed thralls, constructs, and other watchers. The inhabitants of these rooms attack strangers on sight and sound an alarm. Any entrance to a lair is always hidden by a secret door, an
study the organs to refine their experiments. Failed experiments from the transformation chamber eventually are brought here to be dissected so that their organs can be added to the library’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
staffed by heavily armed thralls, constructs, and other watchers. The inhabitants of these rooms attack strangers on sight and sound an alarm. Any entrance to a lair is always hidden by a secret door, an
study the organs to refine their experiments. Failed experiments from the transformation chamber eventually are brought here to be dissected so that their organs can be added to the library’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the creature either investigates or lays an ambush; on a failed save, it hides or fortifies its location. When dealing with a group of creatures, the
to locations that allow them to monitor entrances to the lair. If possible, these creatures might equip themselves with an alarm such as a horn or improvised gong (an empty kettle, perhaps). At the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
location to avoid the enraged brass dragon. The duodrone then activated a silent alarm and caused the light bulb on the console to flash red. Justine Jones Qaara’s Arrival. The silent alarm triggers a
defends the modrons. Civil but unhelpful, Qaara wants to find out why the alarm was triggered, then return to the Astral Plane. She has no interest in the characters’ quest or the dragon’s claim to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
location to avoid the enraged brass dragon. The duodrone then activated a silent alarm and caused the light bulb on the console to flash red. Justine Jones Qaara’s Arrival. The silent alarm triggers a
defends the modrons. Civil but unhelpful, Qaara wants to find out why the alarm was triggered, then return to the Astral Plane. She has no interest in the characters’ quest or the dragon’s claim to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to enter a portal. If the characters infiltrated the ship without raising the alarm, they have five minutes before they hear a guard patrol approaching. If they leave this area to go back onto the
the round metal pin bearing the symbol of Dran Enterprises, the trap goes off. Each creature within the room must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 16 (3d10) cold damage on a failed save or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
strikes in quick succession signal an alarm: when sounded, yuan-ti throughout the temple converge on this location as quickly as possible (see the Temple Roster table). Blood Pool Blood spilled in area
cone of the cauldron must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. North Balcony and Teleporter Ras Nsi and Fenthaza
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wall on a turn or ends its turn there, it must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Whenever a creature ends
its turn in the wall, trumpet-shaped flowers burst from the brambles nearby and honk an alarm that is audible up to 50 feet away. Circle of Wagons Enclosed by the wall of thorns is a circle of eight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wall on a turn or ends its turn there, it must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Whenever a creature ends
its turn in the wall, trumpet-shaped flowers burst from the brambles nearby and honk an alarm that is audible up to 50 feet away. Circle of Wagons Enclosed by the wall of thorns is a circle of eight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
strikes in quick succession signal an alarm: when sounded, yuan-ti throughout the temple converge on this location as quickly as possible (see the Temple Roster table). Blood Pool Blood spilled in area
cone of the cauldron must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. North Balcony and Teleporter Ras Nsi and Fenthaza