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A target that is held shut by a mundane lock or that is stuck or barred becomes unlocked, unstuck, or unbarred. If the object has multiple locks, only one of them is unlocked.
If the target is
held shut by Arcane Lock, that spell is suppressed for 10 minutes, during which time the target can be opened and closed.
When you cast the spell, a loud knock, audible up to 300 feet away, emanates from the target.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Bavlorna can’t use her Bite attack on another target.
Withering Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Withering Ray"} to hit, range 60 ft., one
as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: detect magic
2/day each: create food and water, polymorph, remove curse
1/day: plane shift (self only)Younger than Skabatha and older than
Arcane Lock
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. Casting knock on the object suppresses arcane lock for 10 minutes.
While affected by this spell, the object is more difficult to break or force open; the DC to break it or pick any locks on it increases by 10.
You touch a closed door, window, gate, chest, or other entryway, and it becomes locked for the duration. You and the creatures you designate when you cast this spell can open the object normally. You
Knock
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A target that is held shut by a mundane lock or that is stuck or barred becomes unlocked, unstuck, or unbarred. If the object has multiple locks, only one of them is unlocked.
If you choose a
target that is held shut with arcane lock, that spell is suppressed for 10 minutes, during which time the target can be opened and shut normally.
When you cast the spell, a loud knock, audible from as far away as 300 feet, emanates from the target object.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
suppresses arcane lock for 10 minutes. While affected by this spell, the object is more difficult to break or force open; the DC to break it or pick any locks on it increases by 10.
Arcane Lock 2nd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (gold dust worth at least 25 gp, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until dispelled You touch a closed door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
suppresses arcane lock for 10 minutes. While affected by this spell, the object is more difficult to break or force open; the DC to break it or pick any locks on it increases by 10.
Arcane Lock 2nd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (gold dust worth at least 25 gp, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until dispelled You touch a closed door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
windows and many of the doors render them immune to all damage and their locks impossible to pick, although a knock spell or similar magic opens a locked window or door. Assume a door is unlocked and a
window is locked unless the text states otherwise. Crown Locks Most of the locked doors in the palace can be unlocked by placing the crown from the maiden’s pond (area P8) on the head of either the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, unstuck, or unbarred. If the object has multiple locks, only one of them is unlocked. If you choose a target that is held shut with arcane lock, that spell is suppressed for 10 minutes, during which
time the target can be opened and shut normally. When you cast the spell, a loud knock, audible from as far away as 300 feet, emanates from the target object.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
or barred becomes unlocked, unstuck, or unbarred. If the object has multiple locks, only one of them is unlocked. If the target is held shut by Arcane Lock, that spell is suppressed for 10 minutes
, during which time the target can be opened and closed. When you cast the spell, a loud knock, audible up to 300 feet away, emanates from the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. If magic is unavailable, a locked door can be forced open with a successful DC 30 Strength (Athletics) check.
Clever adventurers might discover that a decapitated mind flayer head, animated through an animate dead spell, can be used to access the locks.
, wants to see Yaveklar stripped of her command for incompetence. QUALITH DOOR LOCKS
Mounted on both sides of every door in the mind flayer colony (areas 9 through 20) is a burnished plate of dark, alien
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
or barred becomes unlocked, unstuck, or unbarred. If the object has multiple locks, only one of them is unlocked. If the target is held shut by Arcane Lock, that spell is suppressed for 10 minutes
, during which time the target can be opened and closed. When you cast the spell, a loud knock, audible up to 300 feet away, emanates from the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Halaster Is Glowing The stone doors to this chamber are sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. The ceiling
multicolored light and points a stony finger at the eastern arch.
The glowing statue depicts Halaster Blackcloak. It is a magic trap that casts a prismatic spray spell every time a creature emerges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
light created by a spell of 8th level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled. Unlocking the Companion The Companion is sealed by nine locks evenly spaced around its equator. These
locks can only be opened by inserting nine adamantine rods into them. The rods are hidden in Zariel’s wrecked flying fortress. Inserting the nine adamantine rods into the nine locks of the Companion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ledges, and can be climbed with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. The stalagmite tower is impervious to damage, as well as to magic that would alter its form (such as a stone shape spell
) or create openings through it (such as a passwall spell or a portable hole). A creature can exit the tower by using magic, but the tower prevents any creature from entering it in similar fashion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. (The real key is in area J5.) After the key is pulled out, a character can use thieves’ tools to try to pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. A knock spell or similar magic
holds four large wooden chests with iron fittings and built-in locks. Hanging from a hook in the middle of the ceiling is a one-foot-diameter iron ring with four one-foot-long iron keys and a single, one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
handle or hinges). A knock spell or similar magic is needed to open a one-way door from the “wrong” side. Not many doors in Undermountain have locks, but those that do sport locks of masterful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
doors. The secret door on the west wall can’t be opened from this side, except by magic (such as a knock spell). See area K38 for more information on this secret door. If the characters pass through
this door coming from area K38, it closes and locks behind them if they don’t take measures to prop it open. A narrow secret door at the western end of the south wall is hidden behind a mass of webs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to look like a zombie. A tiny slogan etched into the zombie doll reads, “Is No Fun, Is No Blinsky!” When an alarm sounds, Wencensia takes Kellen to area Z7, locks him in one of the empty cages, and
Realms setting. He was afflicted with werewolf lycanthropy after winning one of Kiril’s despicable contests. Wencensia has been tasked with training this newest member of Kiril’s pack. Casting a greater restoration spell or a remove curse spell on Kellen ends his lycanthropy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
5. Prison Cell The crystal doors to this room are magically locked, but they open automatically for any creature that carries a Stardock rod (see “Stardock Rods”). There are no physical locks to be
picked, but a knock spell or similar magic also opens a door. Magic wards in the room prevent any creature from teleporting into or out of it. Marquox A mind flayer named Marquox uses its levitate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
text states otherwise. Lighting. The mansion is illuminated by continual flame spells cast on candles that are mounted to the walls. Windows. Each window is under the effect of an arcane lock spell. The
password to circumvent the magical locks is “Krokulmar.” Eldritch Surges Since the day Markos contacted Krokulmar, its presence has slowly warped Delphi Mansion and its residents. Krokulmar’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of stone and sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. UNDERGROUND RIVER
The underground river on this level is
swift and loud. Creatures within 20 feet of it are deafened by the roar unless a soundproof barrier or a silence spell blocks the noise. Any creature that starts its turn in the river and isn’t anchored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
16. Locked Oaken Door The thick wooden door ahead of you is heavily bound with iron bands, and there are several locks keeping it shut.
Aura. The door is found to radiate an aura of abjuration
magic if a detect magic spell is cast upon it. Sounds from Beyond. A character who listens with an ear to the door will hear far-off music and happy singing, obviously coming from the other side of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
high; those in rooms are 30 feet high. Doors and Secret Doors. Doors throughout the pyramid are made of wood and banded with bronze; they have no locks. Secret doors blend in with their surroundings
in different instances of boxed text require separate checks to translate. A creature under the effect of a Comprehend Languages spell can read hieroglyphs instantly (no check required). Lighting. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, with iron handles and well-oiled hinges. Some doors have locks or barred windows set into them, as noted in the text. A character can use thieves’ tools to pick a door’s lock with a successful DC 15
nonmagical, out to a distance of 120 feet.
Actions
Multiattack. Thalamra uses eldritch blast twice or makes two unarmed strikes.
Eldritch Blast (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, range 120 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Stardock Gate The crystal doors to this room are magically locked, but they open automatically for any creature that carries a Stardock rod (see “Stardock Rods”). There are no physical locks to
be picked, but a knock spell or similar magic also opens a door. The room contains the following: Golem. A crystal golem (see “Crystal Golems”) stands in the southernmost section of the room. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. When the lever in area 38A is pulled, three hidden locks seal the south door, a wall of stone spell blocks the rectangular hole in the ceiling (cutting off escape to area 38B), and the room begins
revolving. When that happens, all creatures present should roll initiative. Any creature that is not firmly attached to a wall, flying, or under the effect of a gaseous form spell or similar magic is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Floating in front of the double door is a giant, ghostly human skull with a long beard.
The devil-faced doors have nine hidden locks, each of which requires a separate knock spell to open. Both doors also
. It has darkvision and truesight out to a range of 60 feet, but it can’t perceive any creature warded by a nondetection spell or similar magic. The skull can’t move or be moved from its space, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
green devil’s face, its flared nostrils set just above the putrescent mass. A sconce above the face holds a flickering torch.
The torch burns with a continual flame spell, illuminating the humanoid
protrudes from the north wall. Any close inspection reveals that its nostrils contain hollow cavities, each one containing a stone lever. A pulled lever locks into place and can’t be moved until it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, greenish-black demon ichor. Morgantha can use the barrel as a font for a scrying spell. She can also knock on the barrel three times as an action to summon a dretch. The demon crawls out of the barrel at
locks of hair. Amid various concoctions are three small, labeled containers that hold elixirs. The first elixir, labeled “Youth,” is a golden syrup that magically makes the imbiber appear younger and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
permanent effects that can’t be dispelled; others are temporary or can be neutralized with a dispel magic spell. You decide which is which.
Trick Objects d20 Object 1 Book 2 Brain preserved in a
Contains an imprisoned creature 60–62 Locks or unlocks exits 63–65 Offers a game of chance, with the promise of a reward or valuable information 66–68 Helps or harms certain types of creatures 69–71 Casts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
bottom of the acid pit, doing so with a successful DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check. A wheel can also be turned by a character using a telekinesis spell or similarly powerful magic. Turning all three
wheels unlocks the secret door to area 21b. The secret door is above the acid and held shut by three internal sliding bolt locks, each of which is attached to one of the submerged iron wheels in the acid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
of the slope on the alcove floor, 13 feet below where the coffer sits on its pedestal. Each creature that falls in this way takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. When the slab finishes moving, it locks
stone around it can be chipped away over several hours of tedious labor until the edge of the slab no longer holds in place. A knock spell can also defeat the locking mechanism. Treasure. The silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
east wall, beyond which is a smoothly carved tunnel leading to area 16a. The door is sealed with a Qualith lock (see “Qualith Door Locks”). The neothelid is always hungry and tries to devour any
neothelid’s cavern. Each wall is identical to that created by a wall of force spell, with these differences: The walls last until the psionic force generator in area 16c is deactivated. A disintegrate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
parts can spend 1 hour making repairs; at the end of the hour, the saucer regains 1d4 hit points. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the saucer. A knock spell or similar
. The joystick locks in place and is immovable while the saucer is landed. Pressing the “Teleport” button teleports the saucer and its pilot, along with anything the pilot is wearing or carrying, to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flame spell cast on it.
Knightly Argument. Left undisturbed, two female githyanki knights argue quietly with one another in the middle of the room. One of the knights has a decapitated mind flayer
dangling from Yaveklar’s belt is a trophy from a recent skirmish. Resourceful characters can animate the head and use its writhing tentacles to unlock doors equipped with Qualith locks (see “Qualith Door






