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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
, the keep’s former priest. Her cruel assistant, Narthus, is always here, and other cultists dwell close by (see cave G). Undead guardians defend the shrine and the Chaos Bell—the source of the cult’s
K: Shrine of Evil Chaos The Cult of Chaos performs evil rites in this cave, subtly drawing monsters to inhabit the Caves of Chaos and bring strife to the Borderlands. The current cult leader is Ivlis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, one giant investigates, situating itself outside the tunnel to area N2 for 10 minutes to find out if anything emerges. N9: Laughing Cave This empty cave smells like candy. It has exits to the west
, north, and southeast.
Breakaway Roof. Nakari has carefully weakened the roof of this cave so she can burrow through it quickly to reach the surface (see “Lair Features”). Laughing Gas. This area is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Location Overview Claugiyliamatar, nicknamed Old Gnawbone, has laired in a cave in Kryptgarden Forest for nearly two centuries. The dragon’s long-term presence makes the cave a place of primal magic
druids revere Claugiyliamatar, calling themselves the Gnawbones. They live in the lair, caring for the cave’s guardians and doing anything else the dragon demands. The druids have been on edge recently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
guardians created from humanoid remains by Claugiyliamatar, hide behind vines and watch the nearby forest from area C1. If the wood woads notice the characters attempting to enter the cave, they climb
Arrival As the characters approach Claugiyliamatar’s lair, read the following boxed text aloud to set the scene: A few scattered pine trees stand before a vine-covered cliff. Two large cave openings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of Orestes, a site sacred to the god Phenax. She also notes that a recent earthquake has uncovered a cave along the Khystonos River that could be the secret site’s location. If so, then perhaps within
reaching the Court of Orestes. Once at the lost holy site, the characters discover ancient guardians, as well as an unliving entity with the potential to reveal Phenax’s lost secret.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Adventure Summary “Beyond the Crystal Cave” begins when characters approach the governor of Sybarate, who is offering a small fortune for an urgent rescue mission. The characters learn the tale of
Caerwyn and Porphura’s garden, where two new lovers, Juliana and Orlando, have fled to escape their feuding families. Only one path leads into the hidden refuge: a cave with a mystical reputation. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check; failing this check triggers the trap. Triggering the Trap. If the door is moved, the scraps clatter to the ground. The noise alerts all the gnolls in the cave, who
searching for “a prize hidden in the mouth of a laughing fiend.” On a failed check, the gnoll flees without divulging any information. Olivier Bernard J4: Shrine of the Laughing Devil A stone dais spans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
capturing and taming smaller animals and beasts, particularly rats, dire rats, and reptilian creatures like lizards that thrive in a cave or underground environment. The kobolds corral these pets or allow
, these animals help the kobolds with pest control and are occasionally used as food. Giant rats and similarly sized lizards are also used as pack animals and guardians. Some tribes train giant weasels to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
monstrous guardians, could be clockwork devices or stuffed toys. This doesn’t change the creatures’ statistics and is revealed only in dramatic moments. Individuals the characters have known for years
mansion lies at the heart of the estate, and is divided into multiple structures, including the Laughing House, a playhouse where life-sized toys enact brutal operas, and Ivan’s Playroom, a wing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
inhabitants. Abyssal rifts—the byproducts of past magical experiments—leak demonic energy into the tunnels, and guardians bound from faraway planes await rescue or defend the caverns from thieves and
trespassers. Other creatures have simply taken up residence in the cave system, adding to its dangers. “The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth” is designed for four to six 9th-level characters. Zoltan Boros Adventurers clash with the Behir Lludd in his lair within the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
trained to serve as messengers
Giant Eagle: Mighty eagles that aid heroes
Giant Elk: Mystical guardians of the forest
Giant Fire Beetle: Glowing, cave-dwelling beetles
Giant Owl: Avian sages and soothsayers
Giant Vulture: Vicious vultures that serve villains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
either at the nearest village (about 5 miles from the mountain) or hidden in the Dead Gnoll’s Eye Socket, a small natural cave in the side of a hill about 2 miles from the Plume. There is really no
other shelter available. The villagers know about the cave and may have mentioned it. If the party leaves no guard, they will just have to trust the villagers not to steal their belongings. (Dishonest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the Shadowfell. Thriving in that dark realm, they fill an ecological niche similar to bats on the Material Plane. Intelligent creatures of the Shadowfell sometimes train darkmantles as guardians or
is indistinguishable from a cave formation such as a stalactite or stalagmite.
Actions
Crush. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
formulating a plan to get past the undead guardians in this area. A blast furnace and a mechanical bellows powered by a waterwheel dominate this large chamber. The furnace is cold and dark, but heaps of coal
gnomes, and it continues to act on ancient instructions to prevent intruders from passing through.
This impressive chamber was the heart of the Wave Echo Cave mining operation. Here, the dwarves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, rerolling duplicates. Mountain Encounters d8 Encounter 1 Border Patrol 2 Dragon Flight 3 Fire Giant 4 Gnome Vale 5 Hermit 6 Rockslide 7 Troll Cave 8 Wyvern Roost Border Patrol A group of human
routes of several border patrols, as well as the locations of a gnome vale, a hermit’s hut, and a troll cave (detailed in the encounters that follow). Berythrach also knows the approximate location of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Geode Locations G1. Hall of the Guardians This cave lies at the end of a twisting, declining tunnel that began in area F13 of the Fane of the Eye. The rough walls of this cavern rise to a vaulted
appendix B) in a pocket. G3. Roper Den This cave is a thicket of stalagmites and stalactites. Several weapons and broken pieces of armor lie scattered among the spires in the room’s center.
A roper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
14. Temple Only stone giant thanes are allowed inside this hallowed cave. All other stone giants must remain outside or face certain punishment, by order of Thane Kayalithica and the others who have
rocky island surrounded by gorgon mud (see area 4). The mud, which Kayalithica refers to as the Fjellblod (“blood of the mountain”), oozes into the cave through stone grates in the northeast and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, far from the chittering of bats or the patrols paced out by the giants’ cave bear companions, are holy places where silence and darkness are complete. Stone takes on its most sacred quality in these
.
Stone giants lacking in athletic grace or artistic skill dwell at the fringes of their society, serving as the tribe’s outlying guardians and far-wandering hunters. When trespassers stray too far into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
more gruesome by the red liquid dripping from the roots.
You see a cave mouth in the side of the slowly rotating “heart,” and a staircase winding from the cave up to the flattened top where the
does something foolish, but the height is dizzying. 3. Cave Entrance The floor of this entrance slopes up slightly toward the inside of the heart, so water streams out through it continually. The cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ship is all that remains of a Netherese skycoach, an airship that was used to ferry people to and from the floating city of Ythryn. Any loud disturbances in this cave cause the four flameskulls in area
H3 to cackle madly as they make their way to this cavern. The flameskulls are the animated, fire-wreathed skulls of Netherese wizards transformed into guardians by the will of the Frostmaiden. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.1. Mike Schley Map 4.1: Wave Echo Cave View Player Version W1: Cave Entrance The entrance tunnel leads into a large natural cavern supported
by a pillar of rock. In the western part of the cave, behind the pillar, are three bedrolls and a heap of ordinary supplies: sacks of flour, bags of salt, casks of salted meat, lanterns, flasks of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Old Owl Well, and that undead guardians have been posted to keep intruders out. The ruins are currently occupied by a wizard who is exploring the site in the hope of gleaning arcane lore left by its
indication of what they might want (for example, the location of Cragmaw Castle or Wave Echo Cave), he shares one or both requests: He wants the marauders at Wyvern Tor to leave; they’ve scouted out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
encourage mortals to act callously and abuse their power, inflating their egos and inspiring petty tyrannies. Villains aligned with the Nine Hells call on bearded devils to serve as guardians, enforce their
dragon eggs.
Behirs live in sprawling cave systems and elaborate ruins where they can make the most of their exceptional mobility. They are mindful of areas where dragons dwell, as most dragons view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the cavern is in no immediate danger of collapsing. See the “Cave-In!” section for details on how that might change. Elevator. The elevator is rusted in place, and the shaft it once traversed is
as they sense movement. If the mine entrance has not yet collapsed and all the characters are in or near this room, Itzmin detonates his charges (see the “Cave-In!” section earlier in the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
single lizardfolk shaman worships at the altar in this room. Two amphisbaenae (see appendix C) serve as guardians here, and live within the hollow altar. Development. Only the shamans, the queen, and the
two doses of antitoxin (100 gp). 22. Cave of the Giant Lizards If the party arrives here directly from the marsh, read: A cave entrance yawns thirty feet wide and fifteen feet high. The marshy ground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the skull, where it has lain forgotten ever since. 7. Chamber of the Chief’s Wife Grutha, the chief’s wife, is at feast in the great hall (area 11), while her pet cave bear (use the cave bear variant
, and other clothing hanging on pegs. A thick chain (for the chief’s cave bear) is set into one wall. An old shield and some of the chief’s well-used weapons lie on the floor near one of the corners. 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the relief’s eyes stop glowing, and opening the door again from this area requires the expenditure of more spell slots. The door can be opened from the east side like any normal door. T5: Cave of Seven
Casks Claudio Pozas A cryptic message written in Celestial provides clues about how to use the seven casks in a nearby cave Crooked wooden planks line the floor of this cave. Seven casks are embedded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
base of a mountain. Inside the cave, shattered fragments of lavender crystal lie scattered about the feet of cracked and broken statues made of the same crystal. The statues depict panicked human
mostly broken statues are the remains of a band of adventurers who sought shade in this cave and ran afoul of the basilisks in the promenade (area H3). All six were transformed into lightning crystal
Equipment
objects float around randomly.
05–06
The nearest creature is affected by a Hideous Laughter spell (spell save DC 15) but instead of laughing, they repeat unfathomable syllables and words
for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms all
Equipment
. Unattended objects float around randomly.
05–06
The nearest creature is affected by a Hideous Laughter spell (spell save DC 15) but instead of laughing, they repeat unfathomable syllables and
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms
Equipment
. Unattended objects float around randomly.
05–06
The nearest creature is affected by a Hideous Laughter spell (spell save DC 15) but instead of laughing, they repeat unfathomable syllables and
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms all
Equipment
climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
05–06
The nearest creature is affected by a Hideous Laughter spell (spell save DC 15) but instead of laughing, they repeat unfathomable
Enlarge/Reduce spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage
Equipment
. Unattended objects float around randomly.
05–06
The nearest creature is affected by a Hideous Laughter spell (spell save DC 15) but instead of laughing, they repeat unfathomable syllables and
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms
Equipment
. Unattended objects float around randomly.
05–06
The nearest creature is affected by a Hideous Laughter spell (spell save DC 15) but instead of laughing, they repeat unfathomable syllables and words
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the Barovian wilderness, laughing and telling ghost stories. They are searching for graves to plunder or hunting small game. For a price of 100 gp, they offer to serve as guides. As long as these
’ lair is a cave complex that overlooks Lake Baratok (area Z). If you used the “Werewolves in the Mist” adventure hook to lure the characters to Barovia, captured werewolves can be forced to divulge the






