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Equipment
A Dungeoneer’s Pack contains the following items: Backpack, Caltrops, Crowbar, 2 flasks of Oil, 10 days of Rations, Rope, Tinderbox, 10 Torch;Torches, and Waterskin.
Equipment
An Explorer’s Pack contains the following items: Backpack, Bedroll, 2 flasks of Oil, 10 days of Rations, Rope, Tinderbox, 10 Torch;Torches, and Waterskin.
Equipment
A Burglar’s Pack contains the following items: Backpack, Ball Bearings, Bell, 10 Candle;Candles, Crowbar, Hooded Lantern, 7 flasks of Oil, 5 days of Rations, Rope, Tinderbox, and Waterskin.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
represents. Once the last patch is removed, the robe becomes an ordinary garment.
The robe has two of each of the following patches:
Bullseye Lantern (filled and lit)
Dagger
Mirror
Pole
Rope
(coiled)
Sack
In addition, the robe has 4d4 other patches. The DM chooses the patches or determines them randomly by rolling on the following table.
1d100
Patch
01–08
Bag of
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This pointed hat has the following properties.
Spellcasting Focus. While holding the hat, you can use it as a Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard spells. Any spell you cast using the hat gains a
, determined by rolling on the following table.
Any spell you cast from the hat uses your spell save DC and spell attack bonus.
1d100
Effect
01–50
You cast a random spell determined by
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
"} bludgeoning damage if the korred is on the ground.
Spellcasting. The korred casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13
AttacksCommand Hair. The korred has at least one 50-foot-long rope woven out of its hair. The korred commands one such rope within 30 feet of it to move up to 20 feet and entangle a Large or smaller
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): detect magic
, expeditious retreat, feather fall, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): darkness, hold person, rope trick
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): blight, wall of fire
5th level
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The book contains the spells Avarice has prepared plus the following additional spells: burning hands, cone of cold, find familiar, ice storm, lightning bolt, rope trick, thunderwave, tongues, wall of fire, and wall of force.Cold, Fire
","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt (see “Actions” below), mage hand
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"3d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sacred Fire","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Spellcasting. The ki-rin casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using
), a ki-rin can take one of the following lair actions, and it must finish a long rest before taking the chosen lair action again:
Create Comforts. The ki-rin conjures up one or more permanent objects
Korred
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Command Hair. The korred has at least one 50-foot-long rope woven out of its hair. As a bonus action, the korred commands one such rope within 30 feet of it to move up to 20 feet and entangle a Large
or smaller creature that the korred can see. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or become grappled by the rope (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained
Robe of Useful Items
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
represents. Once the last patch is removed, the robe becomes an ordinary garment.
The robe has two of each of the following patches:
Dagger
Lantern, Bullseye;Bullseye lantern (filled and lit)
Mirror
, Steel;Steel mirror
Pole (10-foot);10-foot pole
Rope, Hempen (50 feet);Hempen rope (50 feet, coiled)
Sack
In addition, the robe has 4d4 other patches. The GM chooses the patches or determines
feats
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Headlock. Your allies have
Advantage on attack rolls against a creature Grappled by you.
Sturdy Knot. When you use Chain, Manacles, or Rope to bind a creature, add your Proficiency Bonus to the DC to escape or burst the Chain
Ki-rin
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Innate Spellcasting. The ki-rin's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). The ki-rin can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: gaseous
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 17, +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips
Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
: Athletics, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator’s tools, vehicles (space)
Equipment: A belaying pin (club), a set of traveler’s clothes, a grappling hook, 50 feet of hempen rope, and a
gravity isn’t present, the following rules apply:
Impeded Melee. When making a melee attack with a weapon, a creature that doesn’t have a flying or swimming speed (either naturally or
Tabaxi
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
of the world beyond their home.
Barterers of Lore
Tabaxi treasure knowledge rather than material things. A chest filled with gold coins might be useful to buy food or a coil of rope, but it’s
on a geographical feature located in or near the clan’s territory.
The following list of sample tabaxi names includes nicknames in parenthesis.
Tabaxi Names: Cloud on the Mountaintop (Cloud
Feats
Player’s Handbook (2024)
Origin Feat
You gain the following benefits.
Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with three different Artisan’s Tools of your choice from the Fast Crafting table.
Discount. Whenever you
Tools
Ball Bearings, Bucket, Caltrops, Grappling Hook, Pot, Iron;Iron Pot
Tinker's Tools
Bell, Shovel, tinderbox;Tinder Box
Weaver's Tools
Basket, Rope, Net, Tent
Woodcarver's Tools
Club, Greatclub, Quarterstaff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Sinkhole If the characters don’t find any leads to this scenario, a sinkhole opens in the middle of Red Larch, exposing the hidden chambers. In that eventuality, read the following text when you’re
homes. Calls of “A rope, a rope!” and “Get a ladder!” fill the air.
Any creature that moves to the sinkhole’s edge without taking precautions, such as lying flat on the ground and crawling forward or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
, knotted rope is tied to one of the leaning pillars on this side of the ravine.
The ravine runs for several miles in either direction, with an average depth and width of 30 feet. At the point where it
. Descending. The rope tied to one of the leaning pillars hangs down into the darkness of the ravine. Judging by its good condition, the rope couldn’t have been tied there any longer than two or three weeks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Vast Oblivium Following Vizeran’s directions, the characters find the chasm known as the Vast Oblivium — the lair of the beholder Karazikar — twelve miles from the purple worm nursery. The
horizontal tunnels resembling “spokes” and honeycombed with small caves used by the beholder’s followers and slaves. A web of rope bridges crisscrosses the maw, connecting passages on different levels.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Fun Combat Encounters The following features can add more fun and suspense to a combat encounter: Terrain features that pose inherent risks to both the characters and their enemies, such as a frayed
rope bridge and pools of green slime Terrain features that provide a change of elevation, such as pits, stacks of empty crates, ledges, and balconies Features that either inspire or force characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Equipment List The following equipment is transferred from the Flighty Foundling to the tyrant ship: Climber’s kits (1 per character) Hammers (1 per character) 100 pitons 5 100-foot lengths of
hempen rope 2 mess kits Portable cooking surface 2 barrels of water
5 flasks of cooking oil 2 chests containing fresh foodstuffs Chest containing 150 days rations 5 lanterns with continual flame
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
10. Guard Tower The fourth hanging tower, connected by rope bridges to the slave pen and the walkway alongside the priestess’s tower, serves as a guard tower for observing the cavern, the western
for the outpost. Characters who gain entrance to the armory can easily loot it (see “Treasure”). Treasure The contents of the armory include the following: 6 chain shirts 6 suits of studded leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hit, range 60/120 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage, or 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage if the korred is on the ground.
Spellcasting. The korred casts one of the following spells
irresistible dance
Bonus Actions
Command Hair. The korred has at least one 50-foot-long rope woven out of its hair. The korred commands one such rope within 30 feet of it to move up to 20 feet and entangle a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
(1d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage, or 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage if the korred is on the ground.
Spellcasting. The korred casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using
korred has at least one 50-foot-long rope woven out of its hair. The korred commands one such rope within 30 feet of it to move up to 20 feet and entangle a Large or smaller creature that the korred can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Hidden Storeroom This chamber is hidden behind secret doors and choked with dust and cobwebs. It has the following features: Casks. Five heavy carrying-casks (barrels 3 feet long and 2 feet in
diameter with sturdy rope handles) are stacked in the middle of the room. The ale inside them turned to vinegar and evaporated long ago.
Crate. Next to the casks is a brittle crate containing sixty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
following text to begin the session: Krux takes a drag from his pipe. “Settle in, everyone. We could be here for a while.”
The characters have enough time to take a short rest before the kindori arrive
within 15 feet of the light’s source while the remaining kindori keep their distance. Lassoing and Riding a Kindori A character who has a rope can use an action to try to lasso a kindori, treating the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Hit: 24 (7d6) Fire damage.
Spellcasting. The efreeti casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At
instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Nine Hells.
Magic Resistance. The erinyes has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Rope. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
they were bound by chains or rope. A creature influenced by Carceri also gains one or more of following traits of your choice: Burden of Hopelessness. An invisible, magical aura of hopelessness surrounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Guild Artisan Because of its size and its focus on fishing, Saltmarsh has never had many artisans. If you have this background, you can choose one of the following options. Mariners’ Guild You work
with the mariners’ guild, providing sailors with rope, sails, tools, and other goods. You have a workshop attached to the guildhall and can draw support from similar guilds found in ports across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Crafter Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with three different Artisan’s Tools of your choice from the Fast Crafting table. Discount. Whenever you
, Caltrops, Grappling Hook, Iron Pot Tinker’s Tools Bell, Shovel, Tinderbox Weaver’s Tools Basket, Rope, Net, Tent Woodcarver’s Tools Club, Greatclub, Quarterstaff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Reaching the Tomb The following locations provide different ways to access Xeluan’s tomb. Ruined Citadel Oztocan’s most prominent landmark is the ruined citadel around which the town was built. A
pitons, rope, and a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check for every 100 feet climbed. On a failed check, a character falls 50 feet before they’re caught by their climbing rope, taking 17 (5d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Fortress Features The fortress has the following features: Battlements and Walkways. The wide walkways ringing the fortress are made of crumbling stone. Three-foot-high battlements ring the exterior
Ladders. Steep stone stairs ascend to the walkways from the fortress interior. Additionally, each walkway has two coiled rope ladders that can be thrown over the battlements to access the exterior if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed.
Innate Spellcasting. The korred's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no
Perception 15
Languages Dwarvish, Gnomish, Sylvan, Terran, Undercommon
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Command Hair. The korred has at least one 50-foot-long rope woven out of its hair. As a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
way the adventure unfolds. The characters can learn the following things from talking with their fellow prisoners, some of who have been captives of the drow for a tenday or two: There are nineteen
from the hanging guard tower across the rope bridge, visible through the locked gate. The cell has some sort of antimagic effect on it (see area 11 for details). Jorlan the drow warrior suffered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Asteroid Ahead! The characters’ tyrant ship encounters an asteroid a few days’ travel from H’Catha. Proximity to the asteroid causes the ship to reduce speed. Read the following: It has been a few
the tyrant ship to get a good view of what’s slowed them down. As they climb down the rope ladders, they pass through the tyrant ship’s gravity plane before getting a good vantage point at the edge of






