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Returning 35 results for 'hole area'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Entering the Scab The most obvious way to enter the Scab is through a hole near the top of the Scab (area S1). Climbing a chain or the outer surface of the scab to reach this hole requires a
successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Once inside the Scab, Lulu can sense the distance and direction of the Bleeding Citadel’s entrance (area S14), and guide the characters toward it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
area below with debris and leaving a jagged hole through which the room above is visible.
The wizard who built the manse had four apprentices. When it became clear that the wizard wasn’t coming
through the hole in the ceiling. On the following turn, they attack. Adventurers can move tall furniture underneath the hole and climb up it to reach area W18 without having to make an ability check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
leading to this area notice a 1-inch-diameter hole bored through it a few inches above the floor. This hole allowed the ancient vampire to enter and leave its lair in mist form. 7a. Hall of Retreat If they
are forced to retreat to this hall, Uktarl (area 6) and Harria (area 8) make their final stand here, still blaming each other for their failures. This hall has the following features: Bedrolls. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gaping hole in the ceiling that leads outside. The hole lets in bright sunlight during the day and dim moonlight at night. The light doesn’t extend beyond the room. Iymrith uses this hole to enter
and exit her lair, and her enormous tracks can be seen coming and going from an even larger room to the north (area 3), from which chanting can be heard and torchlight seen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q43. Hole in Roof This 20-foot-diameter hole in the mansion’s roof is directly above area Q33, the floor of which is 20 feet below. The rubble on the roof surrounding the hole is difficult terrain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
strikes molten rock and is instantly converted to steam. It is ejected up the blow hole and out the top of the volcanic cone, forming the continuous geyser of White Plume Mountain. The boiling water here is just as dangerous as the water in area 15.
16. Blow Hole The run-off from the boiling lake cascades down through a series of near-vertical lava-tubes to the base of the blow hole, 800 feet below the level of the dungeon. There the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
three-foot-wide, four-foot-long rectangular hole with bright light spilling out of it.
Any character standing next to the hole can peer down into a cylindrical room (area 38C), the curved floor of
which is 15 feet below the hole. The wall north of the hole acts as a one-way window, but it appears no different from the rest of the tunnel from this side. Creatures in area 38A can see into this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
arrows at the characters. The square is a muddy open area with a 5-foot-deep hole in the middle of it. The nightstone once stood here, but the cloud giants took the megalith and left the hole behind
. North of the hole is a covered well. Other features of the village square include an empty wooden cart and a couple of tethering posts planted firmly in the ground. From the square, characters can see signs identifying the Nightstone Inn (area 8) and the Lionshield Coster trading post (area 9).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
P1, they attract the attention of the treant and spiders dwelling on the ledge above (see area P3). Grotto Entrance. Inspecting the boulder reveals a hole dug into the loamy soil beneath it. The hole
connects to a small grotto beneath the tree (area P4). With the boulder atop it, the hole is big enough for a Small or smaller creature to fit through. A creature can spend 1 minute digging to widen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
calls of alarm, and they head to area 9 if there are no hostile creatures in sight. The hole in the floor is 20 feet in diameter and is topped with crisscrossing wooden beams held in place by mud
4. Guard Room This room is tucked behind a mud-splattered curtain. Five orcs of the Iceshield clan sleep on filthy pallets strewn around a large hole in the floor. They awaken to sounds of combat and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
front door, kitchen door, the shuttered windows (DC 10 Dexterity check or a shutter bangs), or a hole in the moss-covered roof (above area 17) that’s visible from the kennel and stables. Climbing up to
the hole requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. The drake kennel (area 2) and wyvern stables (area 3) are stone outbuildings located behind the lodge, near a well and a woodpile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
door, kitchen door, the shuttered windows (DC 10 Dexterity check or a shutter bangs), or a hole in the moss-covered roof (above area 17) that’s visible from the kennel and stables. Climbing up to the
hole requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. The drake kennel (area 2) and wyvern stables (area 3) are stone outbuildings located behind the lodge, near a well and a woodpile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, wide hallway with amber-covered walls (area X8). The hole in the floor forms a roughly hewn shaft that descends 20 feet, then breaks through the ceiling of area X33a. From the bottom of the shaft, it’s
X6. Southeast Annex This room is featureless except for a rough-edged, 10-foot-diameter circular hole in the floor to the east and empty torch sconces along the walls. Double doors of amber stand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
41. Drop to Level 10 Hole in Floor. Carved into the floor is a smooth, 10-foot-square stone shaft. (The shaft descends 10 feet before opening in the ceiling of area 3b on level 10, directly above the
huge altar there.)
Alcoves. Six dark alcoves line the walls. (At the back of one is a secret door that opens into a closet, which has another secret door that leads to area 40.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
windows on the first floor of the fortress, but a hole in the north wall of the midden (area 5) allows access for a Small or smaller creature. Characters can enter the hermitage on the second level
Making an Entrance The ground floor of the hermitage can be entered in a number of ways, including through the main doors (between area 2 and area 4), and through the back doors into the hermit cells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
34. Peephole If one or more characters approach this area from the south, read: The corridor turns sharply to the left. At the corner just before the turn, a peephole is carved into the stone wall at
a height of 6 feet.
The peephole forms one end of a 5-foot-long tube cut through the solid rock wall. Magnifying lenses set throughout the tube give anyone who peers through the hole a clear view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
the main deck (area C1). However, they’re free to explore other possibilities for getting aboard, such as swimming through the hole in the hold (area C9).
hole in the hull beneath the water line.
If the characters pull the rowboat up to the south (starboard) side of the ship, they can easily tie up the little boat to the derelict’s rigging and climb onto
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
72. Trial of the Triangle The door to this area has a triangle carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: A five-foot-wide, floor-to-ceiling glass cylinder near the back wall of this
room is filled with light, the source of which is not apparent. A tiny triangular hole is cut through the glass, five feet above the floor. Inside the cylinder, an iron lever is set into a metal plate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W16. Loading Winch This room has a wooden floor with a ten-foot-square hole cut into the middle of it. Looming over the hole is a wooden winch. Perched atop it is a man with wild hair, rotted teeth
dropping onto the wagon in the loading dock (area W2). He then looks for a place in the winery to hide. A character who understands Druidic can translate the his words: “Nature bows to my every whim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
climbs to a 20-foot-wide hole in the ceiling (leading up to area 6). The rungs of the ladder are spaced 3 feet apart. For Medium and smaller creatures, every 3 feet climbed on it costs 1 extra foot of
14. Abattoir Pigs are slaughtered here, as are unwanted trespassers. The river has punched a hole in the north wall, creating a stream that runs through the place. A crude log bridge spans the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
hole in the floor. The hole contains a small zurkhwood chest holding eight tiny rubies worth 250 gp each. XP Awards In addition to the XP earned for defeating Vazuk, each character earns 50 XP if they inform Burrow Warden Jadger (see area 8) that the spirit has been dealt with.
chased out a family trying to settle within (see area 12a). 12a. Vazuk’s Home Vazuk was a simple leatherworker who died in the drow invasion. His spirit awoke when a family moved into what used to be
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
no hole behind, or it vanishes into the water. The creatures noted in the Creatures Summoned column appear in an unoccupied space as close to where the tooth was sown as possible. The creatures are
a random destination, which could be on a different world of the Material Plane.
Destroying the Teeth. Each tooth must be destroyed individually by sowing it in the area where the tooth’s story
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
64. Base of the Waterfall Anything that falls from area 17 ends up here. The walls of this grotto are slick with slime, and the air reeks of decay. Filthy water tumbles down from a hole in the
water here is 30 feet deep. Characters who allow themselves to be carried by the current are swept gently into area 65.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
sharpening their weapons in anticipation of an attack on Falcon’s Hunting Lodge. The orcs have destroyed this room’s once-fine furnishings, leaving nothing of value. A hole in the southwest corner of the floor leads to area W9 below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
south wall.
Pedestal. Rising from the floor 10 feet in front of the arch is a 3-foot-high pedestal made of red crystal with a small hole in the top.
Together, the arch and pedestal comprise a
teleportation gate. The hole bored into the top of the pedestal is 1 inch wide and 6 inches deep. When a Stardock rod (see “Stardock Rods”) is inserted into the hole, the solid wall inside the arch disappears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
W14. Upstairs Hall Describe this area to the players as follows: The walls of this L-shaped hall are lined with closed doors and shuttered windows. Between them are hooks where decorations once hung
. A fireplace along one wall has a large insectoid head mounted above it. Natural light enters through a hole in the roof at the east end of the hall. The floor beneath the collapsed roof is strewn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W2. Loading Dock Parked in the loading dock is a wagon with three barrels set in braces on the bed. A raised wooden walkway runs along the west, south, and east walls. Through a hole in the ceiling
you see the wooden arm of a loading crane with ropes and hooks dangling from it. Wine barrels in the cellar (area W14) are rolled up a ramp (area W12) to the crane on the upper floor (area W16), then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
draw the Donjon card from a Deck of Many Things. The teleportation circle can be used only to enter the sphere, not to leave it. The door to the south has been punctured with a jagged hole big enough for
Medium characters to squeeze through. Metallic rubble blocks the tunnel that leads north. One round after the circle is activated, a drone patrol arrives from area 7 to escort any new arrivals to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
small hole has been bored through the east wall, enabling Turbulence to converse with her sister in area 8b while the two are in their quarters. Treasure. Turbulence’s footlocker contains a set of
traveler’s clothes and a pentacle-shaped bloodstone amulet (125 gp). 8b. Violence’s Room A small hole has been bored through the west wall, enabling Violence to converse with her sister in area 8a while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
-foot-diameter hole in the east wall, which breaks into the chimney of area A14. In the middle of this room stands a carved stone tub filled with gnawed dwarven bones. The tub is equipped with a faucet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, this level of the tower was bricked over. The pit descends 30 feet to area 31 below. Echoes from the Pit. As characters approach the pit, they hear their voices echo down the hole. Randomly determine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
27: Observatory An alcove at one edge of this chamber holds a platform for the elevator to area 19. A massive telescope protrudes from the center of this room, its lens aimed through a hole in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
V5. Tower, Second Floor Dust and cobwebs fill this otherwise empty room, the wooden floor of which is badly rotted and partially collapsed. In the middle of the room is a 5-foot-square hole in the
floor and ceiling, with a rusty chain near each corner. The chains are part of the tower’s elevator mechanism (see area V4). The 5-foot-square sections of floor that surround the central shaft are weak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Chaos Incarnate When Kas arrived in Pandesmos, he used the Rod of Seven Parts to force a hole in the sealed portal that blocks Miska from exiting the demiplane where he is trapped. The hole isn’t
wide enough, so Miska is expanding it so he can break free. As Miska attempts to emerge, Fiends loyal to the demon lord have flocked to the area. They’ve been met by the forces of Lolth, Vecna’s ally in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
tower’s highest floor, a fifteen-foot-diameter hole drops into the cold heart of Ravenloft itself. Cold air rushes up out of the shaft, sending a chill through you. Arrow slits line the walls, and
aging beams support a steep, cone-shaped roof. One beam and part of the roof have fallen away, leaving a gaping hole open to the stormy sky. The hole in the floor forms the mouth of an enclosed shaft