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would sense the Alarm or Glyph of Warding spell or a mechanical pit trap, but it wouldn’t reveal a natural weakness in the floor, an unstable ceiling, or a hidden sinkhole.
This spell reveals
that a trap is present but not its location. You do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
solid surface, such as a wall, ceiling, or floor. If it has no surface to attach to, the living spell is destroyed (see “Planar Destruction” below).
Extradimensional Chamber. When the living spell
, target, or deal damage to the living spell; however, they can damage the room around them. Each 5-foot-square section of ceiling, wall, and floor in the chamber has AC 17, 50 hit points, immunity to poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hive abandon their lair and search for a new one. When a suitable location is found, the largest kruthik in the hive undergoes a metamorphosis, forming a cocoon around itself and emerging several weeks
series of hisses and chittering noises. These sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone
Guards and Wards
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
these effects.
Guards and wards creates the following effects within the warded area.
Corridors. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each intersection or
burned or torn away while guards and wards lasts.
Other Spell Effect. You can place your choice of one of the following magical effects within the warded area of the stronghold.
Place dancing lights in
Find Traps
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Basic Rules (2014)
would not reveal a natural weakness in the floor, an unstable ceiling, or a hidden sinkhole.
This spell merely reveals that a trap is present. You don't learn the location of each trap, but you do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.
Adult Brass Dragon
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
’s desert lair is typically a ruin, canyon, or cave network with ceiling holes to allow for sunlight.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action
Intelligence of 3 or higher comes within 30 feet of a water source within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair, the dragon becomes aware of the creature’s presence and location.
If the dragon dies, the
Ancient Brass Dragon
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
speed.A Brass Dragon’s Lair
A brass dragon’s desert lair is typically a ruin, canyon, or cave network with ceiling holes to allow for sunlight.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
presence and location.
If the dragon dies, the tracks fade in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days, but the other effects fade immediately.Fire
Human
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head on the ceiling—good food and good stories in front of a nice, warm fire. If halflings had a shred of ambition, they might really amount to something.”
Lasting Institutions
Where a
single elf or dwarf might take on the responsibility of guarding a special location or a powerful secret, humans found sacred orders and institutions for such purposes. While dwarf clans and halfling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K69. Guards’ Quarters Sickly, yellow lichen covers the ceiling of this cold, damp, ten-foot-wide passage running east and west. Opening off both sides of this passage are ten-foot-square alcoves that
contain rotting cots, rags, and the skeletal remains of castle guards. A deathly silence fills the hall. The yellow lichen is harmless. When one or more characters reach the midpoint of the hall, ten human skeletons leap from the alcoves and attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K69. Guards’ Quarters Sickly, yellow lichen covers the ceiling of this cold, damp, ten-foot-wide passage running east and west. Opening off both sides of this passage are ten-foot-square alcoves that
contain rotting cots, rags, and the skeletal remains of castle guards. A deathly silence fills the hall. The yellow lichen is harmless. When one or more characters reach the midpoint of the hall, ten human skeletons leap from the alcoves and attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
held shut by an arcane lock spell (see “Prison Features”). This hatch leads to the tower’s flat rooftop, which is lined with battlements. Three Lords’ Alliance guards (veterans) in cold weather
prison staff on sight. It won’t leave the room and attacks anyone it doesn’t recognize. Hatch. A wooden ladder leads to an iron hatch in the ceiling. An arcane lock spell seals the hatch (see “Prison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
held shut by an arcane lock spell (see “Prison Features”). This hatch leads to the tower’s flat rooftop, which is lined with battlements. Three Lords’ Alliance guards (veterans) in cold weather
prison staff on sight. It won’t leave the room and attacks anyone it doesn’t recognize. Hatch. A wooden ladder leads to an iron hatch in the ceiling. An arcane lock spell seals the hatch (see “Prison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X3. Empty Barracks Shattered bits of wood cover the floor of this frigid, twenty-foot-square room. The ceiling in each of these rooms is 10 feet high. The wood is all that remains of guards’ bunks. A secret door set in one wall of each room can be pulled open to reveal area X2a or X2b beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Vault of Dragons Once the characters have the Stone of Golorr, they can use it to determine the location of the Vault of Dragons and the keys needed to enter it. A gold dragon guards a pile of golden dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
characters’ visit. Once the player characters choose a location, go to that location and review its "What You Need to Play" section. Keep Locations Location Description 1: Outer Gatehouse Guards vet
welcome new heroes or repel would-be invaders.
Two armed guards stand at the front gate. They hail you and motion for you to approach.
The player characters start just outside the keep. The first time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X3. Empty Barracks Shattered bits of wood cover the floor of this frigid, twenty-foot-square room. The ceiling in each of these rooms is 10 feet high. The wood is all that remains of guards’ bunks. A secret door set in one wall of each room can be pulled open to reveal area X2a or X2b beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Vault of Dragons Once the characters have the Stone of Golorr, they can use it to determine the location of the Vault of Dragons and the keys needed to enter it. A gold dragon guards a pile of golden dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
characters’ visit. Once the player characters choose a location, go to that location and review its "What You Need to Play" section. Keep Locations Location Description 1: Outer Gatehouse Guards vet
welcome new heroes or repel would-be invaders.
Two armed guards stand at the front gate. They hail you and motion for you to approach.
The player characters start just outside the keep. The first time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
13. Vestibule Webs. A 10-foot-thick mass of sticky webs conceals the 30-foot-high ceiling. Three phase spiders lurk in the lightly obscured area amid the webs.
Guards. Four male drow stand guard in
phase spiders and the other guards. He then offers to lead the characters to Xarann in area 17d. If pressed for details, Sornnozz claims that Xarann is looking for ways to weaken House Auvryndar’s hold over Muiral’s Gauntlet, and he thinks a band of adventurers might be the answer to Xarann’s prayers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
13. Vestibule Webs. A 10-foot-thick mass of sticky webs conceals the 30-foot-high ceiling. Three phase spiders lurk in the lightly obscured area amid the webs.
Guards. Four male drow stand guard in
phase spiders and the other guards. He then offers to lead the characters to Xarann in area 17d. If pressed for details, Sornnozz claims that Xarann is looking for ways to weaken House Auvryndar’s hold over Muiral’s Gauntlet, and he thinks a band of adventurers might be the answer to Xarann’s prayers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
10. Secret Passage Water beads collect upon the walls of this narrow passage, and the flooring is cold and damp. A low ceiling, only five feet tall, further cramps this dank place.
The northern
entrance to this passage is a block of stone mounted on a central pivot, which has been wedged partially open by accumulated debris. The location of the southern entrance appears to be a blank wall when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text.
The guards are Bartho and Gala. The characters must respond to the guards and say whether they mean well or
. The gate guards, Bartho and Gala, can describe and give directions to any location in the keep. They can also tailor recommendations to a traveler’s needs. For example, if a character wants to purchase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
10. Secret Passage Water beads collect upon the walls of this narrow passage, and the flooring is cold and damp. A low ceiling, only five feet tall, further cramps this dank place.
The northern
entrance to this passage is a block of stone mounted on a central pivot, which has been wedged partially open by accumulated debris. The location of the southern entrance appears to be a blank wall when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
others of its kind to this location, hoping to form a conclave. If the cloaker detects interlopers, it creates phantasmal duplicates of itself, emerges from the crack in the ceiling, and attacks. The
stairs just inside the tunnel climb to the top of the wall, which is enclosed by stone battlements. There are no guards stationed atop the wall or beyond the portcullis. The winch to raise the portcullis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
others of its kind to this location, hoping to form a conclave. If the cloaker detects interlopers, it creates phantasmal duplicates of itself, emerges from the crack in the ceiling, and attacks. The
stairs just inside the tunnel climb to the top of the wall, which is enclosed by stone battlements. There are no guards stationed atop the wall or beyond the portcullis. The winch to raise the portcullis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
players. The Hold of the Deepking is a dark and foreboding edifice lodged between two great columns that rise up into thick clouds of smoke that conceal the cavern ceiling. Giant basalt braziers
illusion. All of the palace guards are invisible, and characters who observe the palace for some time can hear duergar guards in heavy armor marching to and fro. Two hundred invisible duergar stone guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text.
The guards are Bartho and Gala. The characters must respond to the guards and say whether they mean well or
. The gate guards, Bartho and Gala, can describe and give directions to any location in the keep. They can also tailor recommendations to a traveler’s needs. For example, if a character wants to purchase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
players. The Hold of the Deepking is a dark and foreboding edifice lodged between two great columns that rise up into thick clouds of smoke that conceal the cavern ceiling. Giant basalt braziers
illusion. All of the palace guards are invisible, and characters who observe the palace for some time can hear duergar guards in heavy armor marching to and fro. Two hundred invisible duergar stone guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
1. Entry Chamber Stairs from the surface lead down to this damp vaulted chamber. The floor is strewn with bones and rubble. The ceiling is supported by arches meeting at the twenty-foot-high domed
Wisdom (Perception) check notices an arrow slit concealed in a gap in the stairwell stones. The guards in area 5 watch the stairs through this slit, giving them a warning of the characters’ approach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
1. Entry Chamber Stairs from the surface lead down to this damp vaulted chamber. The floor is strewn with bones and rubble. The ceiling is supported by arches meeting at the twenty-foot-high domed
Wisdom (Perception) check notices an arrow slit concealed in a gap in the stairwell stones. The guards in area 5 watch the stairs through this slit, giving them a warning of the characters’ approach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Tremorsense A creature with Tremorsense can pinpoint the location of creatures and moving objects within a specific range, provided that the creature with Tremorsense and anything it is detecting are
both in contact with the same surface (such as the ground, a wall, or a ceiling) or the same liquid. Tremorsense can’t detect creatures or objects in the air, and it doesn’t count as a form of sight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
fears that the other Kings of Coin might seek revenge. At your discretion, Samira might have her guards spirit Kala away to a secret location, or she might ask the characters to take her to a safe
Conclusion Samira appears on the scene soon after Kala and the biza are defeated. Along with several Silent Verse guards, Samira quickly restores order. Azra Nir thanks the characters just before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
fears that the other Kings of Coin might seek revenge. At your discretion, Samira might have her guards spirit Kala away to a secret location, or she might ask the characters to take her to a safe
Conclusion Samira appears on the scene soon after Kala and the biza are defeated. Along with several Silent Verse guards, Samira quickly restores order. Azra Nir thanks the characters just before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Tremorsense A creature with Tremorsense can pinpoint the location of creatures and moving objects within a specific range, provided that the creature with Tremorsense and anything it is detecting are
both in contact with the same surface (such as the ground, a wall, or a ceiling) or the same liquid. Tremorsense can’t detect creatures or objects in the air, and it doesn’t count as a form of sight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Tremorsense A creature with Tremorsense can pinpoint the location of creatures and moving objects within a specific range, provided that the creature with Tremorsense and anything it is detecting are
both in contact with the same surface (such as the ground, a wall, or a ceiling) or the same liquid. Tremorsense can’t detect creatures or objects in the air, and it doesn’t count as a form of sight.






