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Duergar Xarrorn
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Out of the Abyss
make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fire Spray","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
Large, doubles its damage dice on Strength-based weapon attacks (included in the attacks), and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the duergar lacks the room to become
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.It’s easy to spot giff in a room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Feed on Fire. If the weird takes fire damage from a spell or other magical effect, its size increases by one category. If there isn't enough room for the weird to increase in size, it attains the
"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried. The weird's size then becomes Medium.
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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Thunder Bomb","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. After the giff throws the
room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed people. In Wildspace and its associated ports, giff are most often encountered as spacefaring mercenaries. These troops are renowned for
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.It’s easy to spot giff in a room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed
the start of the giff’s next turn. Each creature within 20 feet of the exploding keg must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Abhorrent overlords are gaunt, bipedal
in Theros—the Underworld's a big place with room for all the incarnate wickedness you desire.
PoisonCold, Necrotic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollAction":"Fire Spray", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Invisibility (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The duergar magically
checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the duergar lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in the space available.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation":"4d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Breath of Hopelessness","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and is
, feel free to use whatever fiends you wish when telling stories in Theros—the Underworld’s a big place with room for all the incarnate wickedness you desire.
PoisonCold, Necrotic
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
conclude that no such rescue is forthcoming. His failed scheme was an embarrassment to the Arcane Brotherhood, which has clearly forsaken him.
Vaelish Gant is a mage who specializes in the arcane
tradition of abjuration. Pompous and conniving, he never doubts that he's the smartest person in the room, and he makes sure everyone around him knows how he feels.
Gant has neither a spellbook nor material
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Elemental Cannon","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
damage. It is mounted atop a swivel and bolted to the dais. The cannon draws power from the crystal in the middle of the room. This crystal sparks with elemental power whenever the cannon is about to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If Xardorok lacks the room to become Large, he attains the maximum size possible in the space available.
Invisibility (Recharge 4–6
":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Xardorok Sunblight leads the Sunblight clan of duergar which, until recently, dwelled in the subterranean depths beneath
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
its damage dice with its Rotting Fist attack, and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the mummy lord lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size
can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell, it must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lair
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
of the Wyrmskull Throne, which has become the centerpiece of King Hekaton’s throne room in the undersea citadel of Maelstrom. Fear of the throne’s power has helped prevent evil giants
in all directions. Each creature and object within a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on the throne must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6) slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Call Lightning
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point in the air where the storm cloud could appear (for example, if you are in a room that can’t accommodate the cloud).
When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see under the cloud. A
bolt of lightning flashes down from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d10 lightning damage on a failed save, or
Giff
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.It’s easy to spot the giff in a room: a group of 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed humanoids attired in gaudy
saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
duergar who looted this room failed to appreciate the value of the art here. Characters who search the room find a chipped, 10-inch-tall lapis lazuli statuette of a dwarf king (75 gp), a funeral shroud
5. Looted Reliquary This room once held ritual art and religious statuary. Shelves and curios once lined the north and south walls but now lie shattered and spread across the floor. Treasure The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
room while the blades are spinning must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Set into the south wall of
G10. Spinning Blades This area is lightly obscured by mist from the waterfall. The larger eastern part of the room contains two rapidly spinning devices that look like turnstiles fitted with stacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
can undertake the puzzle and cross the room safely. You can also increase the difficulty by introducing trap variants, as described below. Trap Variants Rather than have the same poison gas trap on
casts dispel magic on each creature in the room, using a 9th-level spell slot. Conjuration. The trap teleports the creature that triggered it back to the entrance of the room. That creature must also
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Puzzle Features The floor of this 60-foot-by-70-foot room is made of 5-foot-square stone tiles laid out in a grid. Each tile has a letter chiseled into it, as shown in puzzle handout 1 at the end of
this chapter. Place a copy of the handout for this puzzle on the table, and allow players to use miniatures to show how their characters navigate the room. To safely walk across the room, a character
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
63. Gas-Filled Room This chamber is closed off and inaccessible most of the time. The characters can reach this area by reorienting the cogs so that a doorway opens up to area 58. Thick green gas
billows out of skull-shaped nozzles set into the walls of this cramped room. A rotting corpse clad in studded leather armor lies on the floor, mouth open and hands grasping its throat. Wrapped around one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, taking 45 (10d8) thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The glyph has the secondary effect of blowing out all the glass in the door. The room is empty.
36. Records Maddgoth gathers intelligence on wizards across Faerûn, prepares dossiers on several “promising” ones, and stores these records here. 36a. Gathered Intelligence This room contains rows
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
3N. Rezmir’s Sleeping Chamber A large bed, two wardrobes, a standing mirror, and an armor stand with a spare suit of scale mail armor dominate the room. One of the wardrobes is filled with clothing
the wardrobe is opened without disarming the trap or if the Dexterity check fails, the trap goes off, causing vials of acid to explode. All creatures in the room must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
3N. Rezmir’s Sleeping Chamber A large bed, two wardrobes, a standing mirror, and an armor stand with a spare suit of scale mail armor dominate the room. One of the wardrobes is filled with clothing
wardrobe is opened without disarming the trap or if the Dexterity check fails, the trap goes off, causing vials of acid to explode. All creatures in the room must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
aloud: “Three guests sleeping in the common room this evening requested to be woken before sunrise, but I have a morning errand to attend to, so I won’t be able to fulfill my promise to them. I’d like
arrive to wake the early risers, twelve people are asleep in the common room. The early risers are scattered about the room, dozing among other guests who don’t wish to be disturbed. To find and wake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Music of the Dead The hallway leading to this chamber is filled with the haunting sound of a harpsichord playing. The room contains the following: Harpsichord. in the middle of the room is a
away, revealing the treasure (see “Treasure” below). On a failed check, the performer must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. If the saving throw fails, the performer takes 22 (4d10) necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the room must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The fire doesn’t attack. On its first turn, if it has not
open to reveal a storage room (area Q11). Living Fire If the beacon of Argynvostholt (area Q53) has not been lit, read the following text when the characters approach the fireplace for the first time: A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
saving throw or fall 10 feet to the floor below. The collapsed section of the balcony leaves a 7-foot-wide gap that must be crossed to reach the rest of the first floor. 2. Library This room was once a
, though finding a buyer for such tomes might require the party to look beyond Saltmarsh. 3. Study This room was once a writing room or study. Against the wall under the windows sits a large wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
discharge lightning that fills the room. All creatures in the room at that moment must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
under stony cowls and their arms raised toward the iron disk.
This room is one large timekeeping device. Every day at dawn and at dusk, the wizard statues exert invisible magical force upon the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
doll’s neck reveals itself to be a drain hole, and the head is a plug. All the water in the room spirals into the drain, pulling the characters with it and causing them to exit the zone. Failed Exit. If
. If the illusion is struck with an attack, it dissolves into a cloud of bats (see “Failed Exit” below). The chamber distorts and elongates as a character attempts to move throughout it. No matter how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The horrors won’t leave this room. Treasure Four rubies worth 1,000 gold pieces each are set in the eyes of the statues and can be pried out.
the characters arrive here, hundreds of snakes begin to slither out of holes in the statues and the corners of the room. Though they are not a threat by themselves, the snakes fill the suits of armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The horrors won’t leave this room. Treasure Four rubies worth 1,000 gp each are set in the eyes of the statues and can be pried out.
the characters arrive here, hundreds of snakes begin to slither out of holes in the statues and the corners of the room. Though they are not a threat by themselves, the snakes fill the suits of armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X24. West Shrine This bare stone room consists of a foyer to the east and a shrine to the west. Candlesticks draped in cobwebs stand in the four corners of the foyer. In the shrine, a faceless
the shrine. The obsidian statue is 4 feet tall, weighs 250 pounds, and depicts the same nameless god that stands watch in the main temple (area X5). Any living creature that enters this room must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
22. Arcane Scribblings Chalkboards. Mounted on the walls are several blackboards on which arcane phrases and formulas are written in chalk.
Table Trap. A wooden table in the middle of the room
upon which the table rests (see “Polymorph Traps”).
The chalk scribblings were left by one of Arcturia’s failed apprentices. Any character who studies the markings and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
room, the elementals attack. They fight until destroyed, or until the party flees back to area 14 or moves further into the dungeon. The elementals do not pursue outside this area unless attacked
from a distance. A large, round table with four chairs sits in one corner of the room, with shelves and workbenches arranged along the walls. Books and papers are scattered on the table, along with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Refuse Pit A trashy odor fills this room. A 30-foot-long, 10-foot-wide, 60-foot-deep pit in the middle of the floor is filled with refuse and failed experiments to a depth of 10 feet. The chemical