given climbing location

Portable Hole

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

can’t be used to create open passages. Any creature inside an open Portable Hole can exit the hole by climbing out of it. You can take a Magic action to close a Portable Hole by taking hold of

where the one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate and not behind Total Cover is sucked through it and deposited in a random location on the Astral Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-way only and can’t be reopened.

Rod of Lordly Might

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

a magic Spear that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. Button 4. The rod transforms into a climbing pole up to 50 feet long (you specify the length), though the rod&rsquo

magnetic north. (Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used in a location that has no magnetic north.) The rod also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the ground or your

Blod Stone

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

This diamond contains the blood of a creature — blood that appears in the form of the blod (blood) rune. While the item is on your person, you can use your action to divine the location of the

creature nearest to you that is related to the blood in the item and that isn’t Undead. You sense the distance and direction of the creature relative to your location. The creature is either the

Badge of the Watch

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

A badge of the Watch is given only to those who have earned the trust of the Open Lord of Waterdeep. The badge, signifying the rank of captain in Waterdeep’s City Watch, bears the emblem of

minute, it vanishes and harmlessly reappears on a surface within 5 feet of the Open Lord. While holding the badge, the Open Lord knows your location, provided the two of you are on the same plane of

Korolnor Scepter

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

The Korolnor Scepter is one of ten Ruling Scepters of Shanatar, forged by the dwarven gods and given to the ruling houses of the ancient dwarven empire. The Korolnor Scepter’s location was

SCEPTERS OF SHANATAR The Korolnor Scepter is joined by the nine other Ruling Scepters of Shanatar. They are the Alatorin Scepter (location unknown), the Barakuir Scepter (held by the duergar king

Black Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

action.Expert assassins and infiltrators, black abishais can weave shadows to mask their presence, allowing them to reach a location where they can deliver a fatal strike to their targets. Abishais Each

whether an abishai follows Tiamat’s orders or Asmodeus’s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain

Retriever

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Faultless Tracker. The retriever is given a quarry by its master. The quarry can be a specific creature or object the master is personally acquainted with, or it can be a general type of creature or

quarry at a time. The retriever also always knows the location of its master.Multiattack. The retriever makes two Foreleg attacks, and it uses Force Beam or Paralyzing Beam, if available. Foreleg. Melee

Sending Stone

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

Also at rank 1, you are given use of an Acquisitions Incorporated sending stone, an uncommon magic item that resembles a gemstone in a bold setting. It functions like a normal sending stones;sending

stone, except that it has no matching stone and allows communication with Head Office, specific secretarians you know, and the secretarian nearest your location. You must succeed on a DC 15

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

her divine spark vanishes. She is dead until the next winter solstice, when she reappears at full health in a cold, remote location of her choosing. Frigid Aura. So long as Auril has at least 1 hit

. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions Auril

Graz'zt

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

around him. Given enough time in a single location, Graz’zt can twist it with his power. Graz’zt’s lair is a den of ostentation and hedonism. It is adorned with finery and decorations

Graz'zt Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Zelatar, found within his Abyssal domain of Azzatar. Graz’zt’s maddening influence radiates outward in a tangible ripple, warping reality around him. Given enough time in a single location

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but

has taken, how many levels of exhaustion they have, and what conditions are affecting them currently. Auril instantly teleports to any location on the island. If the space she chooses as her

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

form survives. When she transitions from one form to another, she loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three

to any location on the island. If the space she chooses as her destination is already occupied, Auril appears in the closest unoccupied space to it instead. Auril telepathically communicates with any

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

immediately gain the benefits of finishing a long rest. Cavern. You gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed. You also gain the ability to move up, down, across vertical surfaces, and along ceilings

drawn. The precise location in the Feywild to which the fey crossing leads is determined by the DM. Fiend. A powerful Fiend appears in a nearby unoccupied space and offers you a deal. The precise

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

The Teeth of Dahlver-Nar are stories given form. They are a collection of teeth, each suggestive of wildly different origins and made from various materials. The collection rests within a leather

, a skeleton, zombie, or ghoul also appears at a random location within 5 miles of you, searching for the living to kill. A humanoid killed by these undead rises as the same type of undead at the next

Invisible Stalker Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Invisibility. The stalker is invisible. Faultless Tracker. The stalker is given a quarry by its summoner. The stalker knows the direction and distance to its quarry as long as the two of them are on

the same plane of existence. The stalker also knows the location of its summoner.Multiattack. The stalker makes two slam attacks. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType

Blossom Of Spirit Vine

Equipment

unique is the blossom. At any given moment, there is only one blossom in existence. When it wilts or is harvested, another one will form on another vine in a random location.

Portable Hole Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

used to create open passages. Any creature inside an open portable hole can exit the hole by climbing out of it. You can use an action to close a portable hole by taking hold of the edges of the cloth

one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it and deposited in a random location on the Astral Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-way only and can’t be reopened.

Retriever Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Faultless Tracker. The retriever is given a quarry by its master. The quarry can be a specific creature or object the master is personally acquainted with, or it can be a general type of creature or

quarry at a time. The retriever also always knows the location of its master. Innate Spellcasting. The retriever's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13). The retriever can innately cast

Rod of Lordly Might Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

lengthens into a 6-foot haft, transforming the rod into a magic spear that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. If you press button 4, the rod transforms into a climbing pole up to

indicates magnetic north. (Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used in a location that has no magnetic north.) The rod also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the ground or

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle. She’d never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed

shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty

Tyrant Ship Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

ship was constructed using disintegration rays, the surfaces of the floors, walls, and ceilings are smooth and featureless. Climbing a vertical surfaces is difficult without climbing gear or magic

roughly spherical mass. This means that where you’re standing in any given room can change depending on which deck you happen to be on. For example, the floor of the Hollow Deck is the bowl-shaped surface nearest the Command Deck.

Card Reading

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

weapon of vengeance: a sword of sunlight. This card determines the location of the Sunsword (described in appendix C). Read the boxed text for the appropriate card, as given in the “Treasure Locations

darkness, whose powers are beyond mortality. This card will lead you to him! The revealed card determines where Strahd can always be found. Read the boxed text for the appropriate card, as given in the “Strahd’s Location in Castle Ravenloft” section later in the chapter.

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Arrival Characters coming from the Woodland Manse approach the Circle of Thunder from the south. Describe the location to the players as follows: Ominous storm clouds gather in the sky as you

capering creatures. The standing stones and the dancing figures are described in area C1. Characters who circle the hill before climbing it spot three caves (areas C2, area C3, and area C4) near the hilltop.

Chapter 2: Places of Interest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

can soften them up and deplete their resources by staging random encounters as they travel to and from a given location. Map 2.1: icewind dale View Player Version

of your campaign. Although characters can stumble upon a location accidentally while traveling overland, they are more likely to be guided to a location by a tall tale (see the Tall Tales in Ten

Chapter 2: Places of Interest (continued)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, but you can soften them up and deplete their resources by staging random encounters as they travel to and from a given location. Map 2.1: icewind dale View Player Version

suit the needs of your campaign. Although characters can stumble upon a location accidentally while traveling overland, they are more likely to be guided to a location by a tall tale (see the Tall Tales

Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Arrival A stream leads the characters to a pool fed by a waterfall that tumbles down the mountainside. Describe Gnomengarde’s location to the players as follows: You follow a stream uphill to the

this place. Gnomengarde has five cave entrances perched atop ledges with sheer, rocky slopes. Climbing to a cave requires a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. A narrow footpath ascends the northeast slope, making it an easy climb to that cave entrance without a check.

Traveling to the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Traveling to the Lair The inset on map 3.1 shows the location of the lizardfolk colony and features in the vicinity. (Even if the characters have not been through The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

, they still receive the map — it was given over to the town council by the individuals who defeated the smugglers.) The party can choose between two methods of traveling to the lair.

Planar Portals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Planar Portals A portal is a stationary, interplanar connection that links a specific location on one plane of existence to a specific location on another. Some portals function like doorways

, or even whole towns—that exist on multiple planes at once or flicker from one plane to another. Some are vortices, joining an Elemental Plane with a very similar location on the Material Plane, such

Areas of Effect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

has one of five different shapes: cone, cube, cylinder, line, or sphere. Every area of effect has a point of origin, a location from which the spell's energy erupts. The rules for each shape specify how

from the point of origin. If no unblocked straight line extends from the point of origin to a location within the area of effect, that location isn't included in the spell's area. To block one of these

Exploring This Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

anything it touches. The ooze is never more than 5 feet deep in any given location and is difficult terrain. It moves slowly in the direction indicated by the wavy arrows on map 19 and also behaves

40. Netherskull's Chasm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

and have abundant handholds and footholds. Climbing them requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check; on a check that fails by 5 or more, the creature slips and falls into the lava. 40a

location by another teleport trap appears 30 feet above the lava and immediately plunges into it unless the creature has some way to stop the fall. (Remember that spells and magic items that allow creatures

Blod Stone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

use your action to divine the location of the creature nearest to you that is related to the blood in the item and that isn’t Undead. You sense the distance and direction of the creature relative to

your location. The creature is either the one whose blood is in the item or a blood relative. This item is made from a large diamond worth at least 5,000 gp. When the blood of a creature is poured onto

Eye of the All-Father

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

location. Everything within the dungeon is built to giant scale. Harshnag is familiar with the general features and layout of the complex (except for area 9), but not its traps or current denizens. EYE OF

. Frost covers the floors, walls, ceilings, and furnishings everywhere except for area 7. The frost makes climbing the walls impossible without climbing gear or magic. Illumination. Interior areas are

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Location Overview Many enterprising hostellers have tried to maintain an inn where the Triboar Trail meets the High Road. Some have succeeded for many years before falling victim to monsters or

bandits. Others have given up relatively quickly, when the dangers become apparent. The current owner of the Wayside Inn is Martisha Vinetalker, a striking half-elf whose pleasing features contrast with

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