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Volo's Guide to Monsters
erect a railing or a wall that prevents them from falling off the edge — high enough to protect a kobold but low enough to serve as a tripping hazard for a larger creature.
Those of other humanoid
races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
damage. If a door is locked, its lock can be picked with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check with thieves’ tools, and the door can be forced open with a successful DC 17 Strength (Athletics) check
character that succeeds on a DC 15 Dexterity check with thieves’ tools unlocks a window from the outside. If a creature makes a Strength (Athletics) check to shove another creature against a window
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
and cataclysms.
Skill Proficiencies: History, SurvivalTool Proficiencies: Cartographer’s tools or navigator’s toolsLanguages: One of your choiceEquipment
greatest treasures from falling into the wrong hands. Whatever their motivations, archaeologists combine the qualities of a scrappy historian with the self-made heroism of a treasure-hunting scoundrel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
goblin lies on the floor. (A bugbear caved in its skull for falling asleep on the job.)
Tools. Three pickaxes and two shovels rest atop piles of rubble at the mouth of a 5-foot-wide, 5-foot-high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
a beam without slipping and falling into the awfulness of area 1E. The stone steps that wind around the outer wall come to a small (approximately 3 feet by 3 feet) stone landing, then continue upward
to the third level. Characters are safe from falling as long as they stay on the landing or the steps. A trapdoor closes off the top of the stairs at the ceiling. The door is latched with a simple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
a beam without slipping and falling into the awfulness of area 1E. The stone steps that wind around the outer wall come to a small (approximately 3 feet by 3 feet) stone landing, then continue upward
to the third level. Characters are safe from falling as long as they stay on the landing or the steps. A trapdoor closes off the top of the stairs at the ceiling. The door is latched with a simple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Bobby Downloadable PDF Equipment Thunderous Greatclub
4 Handaxes
Explorer’s Pack
Carpenter’s Tools
Healer’s Kit
Iron Pot
Shovel
Traveler’s Clothes
Thunderous Greatclub Weapon
where the fissure opens must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, falling into the fissure on a failed save or moving with the fissure’s edge on a successful one. Any structure on a spot where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Bobby Downloadable PDF Equipment Thunderous Greatclub
4 Handaxes
Explorer’s Pack
Carpenter’s Tools
Healer’s Kit
Iron Pot
Shovel
Traveler’s Clothes
Thunderous Greatclub Weapon
where the fissure opens must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, falling into the fissure on a failed save or moving with the fissure’s edge on a successful one. Any structure on a spot where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dexterity check using thieves' tools disables the trip wire harmlessly. A character without thieves' tools can attempt this check with disadvantage using any edged weapon or edged tool. On a failed check
of the area is filled with rubble and becomes difficult terrain. Falling Net Mechanical trap This trap uses a trip wire to release a net suspended from the ceiling. The trip wire is 3 inches off the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
rests open atop a wooden lectern bolted to the floor. Set into the wall behind the lectern are eight human skeletons, arranged so that they appear to be falling and screaming.
The skeletons are
compartment can also be opened with a knock spell, or with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check made by a character using thieves’ tools. Opening the compartment in either manner triggers the trap (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Quest: Tools of Destruction If a character asks to purchase armor or weapons, Kalista explains why she no longer sells those to outsiders. Read the following boxed text aloud: “I used to sell arms
and armor to would-be heroes like you. I had heard reports of foolhardy adventurers falling victim to brigands and monsters. I shrugged those stories off for a time.
“Last winter, the castellan’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the weight of the first Small or larger creature to walk across it. A character who has the Stonecunning trait or proficiency with mason’s tools can tell that the floor is unsafe to walk on. Any
) bludgeoning damage from falling debris on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. W5. Ancient Millstone An ancient millstone lies under a jumble of debris that includes machinery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
falling off the edge — high enough to protect a kobold but low enough to serve as a tripping hazard for a larger creature. Those of other humanoid races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do
admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
mason’s tools and a dwarf’s Stonecunning trait apply to this check. If a weight of more than 100 pounds is applied to the tray, or someone pushes on the statue anywhere above the tray and succeeds on
the falling statue. Behind the toppled statue is a narrow passage 4 feet above the floor (see area 10). Treasure. The eyes of the statue are pieces of polished obsidian worth 10 gp each. The sword is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
alone carry. The northwest corner of the inn (pantry included) was destroyed by a falling rock. Most of the kitchen, however, was undamaged. Set into the north wall is a stone fireplace, and the floor is
the southeast corner is a locked wooden chest. What remains of the floor is safe to walk on. Treasure. A character can attempt to unlock the iron chest using thieves’ tools, but the built-in lock is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
adjacent to the trap. Countermeasures. A successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the trap. A successful DC 10 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools disables it. Crossbow Trap Simple trap
. Countermeasures. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the trip wire. A successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools disables the trip wire, and a check with a total of 5 or lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the Bigby’s hand spell tries to shove the creature away from the door. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be pushed off the balcony, falling onto the Orrery of Tragedies and
hourglasses are fixed to the walls. Whenever the sand of an hourglass runs out, the mechanism that attaches the hourglass to the wall causes it to flip over. The steady hiss of all those falling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Auvryndar (25 gp). The supplies stored in this cave include a set of carpenter’s tools, a set of leatherworker’s tools, five sets of manacles, and enough rations to feed one humanoid for 90 days or the
lock on the chest can be picked with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, or opened with a knock spell or similar magic. Melith’s shrine contains a 1-pound obsidian figurine of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
’ tools can pick the lock with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. A knock spell or similar magic also opens the door. Valetta won’t allow characters to break down the door, but she does permit them to
light of this revelation, Valetta angrily orders acolytes to remove Nim’s tools and unfinished inventions from the attic, while she forces Nim to look on. Nimblewright Detector. Characters who search
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Dexterity saving throw to keep their footing. The sound of wood splintering and trees falling echoes from deeper in the forest, but the tremor soon passes. In the aftermath of the battle and
aptitude with tools and weapons led her to train with the inventors known as the Shapers of Obsidian in Itzimico. She returned to Etizalan as an adult to ensure her birth village’s fate would never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to keep from falling in the pool. Stone Key. A character who examines the mouth of the frog statue spots a stone key set into an indentation on the statue’s tongue
as much as we take.” A character who heeds the words gains some insight into the trial that awaits in area 3C. To pick the lock, a character with thieves’ tools must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
post in their hut to prevent escape. The shackles are secured by a single chain and lock that can be opened with a key carried by one of the guards or with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 10
the climb without falling. If characters are concerned about keeping quiet, then a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check ensures that no rocks break loose and rattle down. Tents. The raiders live
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
(Athletics) check or fall. On the Deck. Creatures wearing harnesses on the ship’s deck can climb the deck’s vertical surface without falling. A creature has Disadvantage on attack rolls while wearing
a harness. As a Utilize action, a creature can make a DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check to remove the harness, safely doing so without falling on a successful check. When a creature without a harness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
easier to run. In the safety of its lair, outside the view of any would-be enemies, a beholder can use any of its eye rays whenever it wants to. Many of them serve as tools. Antimagic Cone The magic
falling block trap. This ray allows a beholder to station its minions in parts of the lair that can otherwise be accessed only by climbing or flying, preventing the occupants from escaping. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the trap by taking the needle out of the mechanism requires the use of thieves’ tools and a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. The needle deals 1 piercing damage and 11 (2d10) poison damage if it hits
treads on the lid.
Each pit is spiked at the bottom, so someone who falls in takes falling damage plus 11 (2d10) piercing damage from the spikes. The spikes are also poisoned, so someone injured by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
shackles are secured by a single chain and lock that can be opened with a key carried by one of the guards or with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. The chain can be broken with a
climbing, so no die roll is needed under normal circumstances. If characters are in a hurry, a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check is needed to make the climb without falling. If characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
. Creating an Item. When you finish a Long Rest, you can create one or two different magic items if you have Tinker’s Tools in hand. Each item is based on one of the plans you know for this feature. If a
any Wand or Weapon created by this feature as a Spellcasting Focus in lieu of using a set of Artisan’s Tools. Crafting More Magic Items
The Replicate Magic Item feature isn’t the only way for an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
-In. Attempting to dig upward through the rubble in the west end of the room results only in more detritus falling into the area. Any further collapse deals 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage to each digger
similar tools can be driven into the door to provide handles. Driving pitons into the door takes 1 minute and requires a successful DC 10 Strength check. With such a grip, the door can be opened with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
set of smith’s tools and a set of tinker’s tools spread across a wooden table along with some twisted bits of metal. A bookcase against the north wall has a family of harmless squirrels living in it
of metal must be melted down in a fire and recast using smith’s tools, then inscribed with runes by someone with a steady hand—that is, a character who succeeds on a DC 15 Dexterity (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
quickly falls asleep. He would like very much to be allowed to return to Brigganock Mine. As an action, a character using thieves’ tools can try to pick the lock on Golmo’s chain, doing so with a
reach. A search of the workshop uncovers the following treasures: A hammer with a gold handle (25 gp) A two-person saw made from a wyvern’s jaw (75 gp) A set of mason’s tools embossed with the seal of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the chest can be found in area P4. A character using thieves’ tools can pick the chest’s lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Treasure. Characters who open the upside-down chest must be
shatter on the floor, becoming useless. Any character underneath the chest can try to catch a falling potion using a free hand, doing so with a successful DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. P6. Upside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
encompasses fiendish inventiveness and a drive to devise new tools for their mad cause. They are masters of fire and forge, taking captives to work in their infernal foundries. Fire cultists see conquest
reckless attacks with no regard for their own lives, seeking to cause as much damage as possible before falling. They are fearless and would rather die fighting among a mob of enemies than retreat a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, but some require key cards to enter (see the “Key Cards” section). Trim on each door matches the color of the key card needed to open it. Locked doors can’t be bypassed with thieves’ tools, though a
must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw to grab one of the handles or it plummets down the tube. A security mechanism might prevent creatures from falling the full distance (see below). If so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, but using a climber’s kit grants advantage on the checks. Any failed Dexterity check to move on a ramp results in the character sliding to the bottom and falling prone. Light. The interior of
act or attempt to speak. Even then, characters might not recognize the ice toads’ croaking as language. Ice toads move on all fours, but their webbed front feet are surprisingly dexterous. Some carry tools and useful items in pouches slung around their necks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
the Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to cross the bridge increases to 12, and characters on the bridge must immediately make a saving throw to avoid falling as described above. If both ropes are cut, the
successful DC 12 Strength or Dexterity saving throws to avoid losing their grip and falling if they aren’t otherwise secured. Development. If the orcs destroy the bridge but repel the invaders in doing