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Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Deadly Critical. Rak Tulkhesh scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice three times, instead of twice.
Innate Spellcasting. Rak Tulkhesh's spellcasting ability is Charisma
, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. His statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Her statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that
as the Lords of Dust — scheme to unleash their ancient masters. The overlords gain strength when mortals embrace the dark paths laid down for them. And as they grow stronger, they gain more influence
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
to see who among them are most easily swayed, then tries to charm characters who have low Wisdom scores and use them as thralls. At the very least, he can order a charmed character to guard him
close as he wishes. Closed doors can be magically locked (needing a successful DC 20 Strength check to force open) until Strahd chooses to end the effect, or until Strahd uses this lair action again
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power.
From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called
.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, taking over a victim’s body on behalf of its mind flayer masters. Illithid Creations. Mind flayers breed intellect devourers to serve as roaming hunters of the Underdark, creating an intellect
devourer by taking the brain of a thrall and subjecting it to a horrible ritual. As it sprouts legs, the brain becomes an intelligent predator as twisted and evil as its masters. Deadly Puppet Masters. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
natural fence of soaring zurkhwood stalks. Muffled murmuring can be heard from atop the plateau.
Circle of Masters The newest circle in the colony, the Circle of Masters is formed exclusively by
a spider medallion half-embedded in the bloated growth that was once her hand. Half her face is rotten and pustulate, a bed for the sprouting of scores of tiny mushrooms. “The Great Seeder … trap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
check. Chapter 8, "Running the Game," provides guidelines for setting the DC. Locked Doors. Characters who don’t have the key to a locked door can pick the lock with a successful Dexterity check (doing
or similar magic. Chapter 8 provides guidelines for setting the DCs and assigning statistics to doors and other objects. Barred Doors. A barred door is similar to a locked door, except that there’s no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Passive Perception scores, and decide what they do when they notice intruders (see “Monster Behavior” in chapter 4). Some will rush headlong into a fight, while others will negotiate, sound an alarm, or
there, and wounded monsters might flee to a shrine to seek healing. Vaults A vault contains treasure and is usually sealed behind a locked or secret door. Many vaults are further protected by magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
13. Storeroom The southwest double door is locked. Using thieves’ tools, a character can pick the lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Stacks of sturdy wood crates, bundles of cloth, and
can remember names and faces and is quick to warn his masters if yuan-ti pass through whom he hasn’t seen before. Treasure The storeroom contains fifty bolts of cloth; six crates of bronze bars; three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the door might be locked, the floor might hide a deadly trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM decides what happens
, which brings the flow of the game right back to step 1.
This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
for themselves out of old furnishings and things salvaged from garbage piles. The squatters aren’t looking for trouble. For some food or coin, a squatter can direct or lead characters to the locked
enter. The floors are littered with broken shingles, bird droppings, wrecked furnishings, and other detritus, and scores of pigeons roost in the moldy rafters. W7. Secure Apartment The north door to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
with the skills of a ranger or rogue. High Dexterity and Wisdom scores, combined with proficiency in the Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival skills, support this character’s core capabilities
of an organized military unit. This experience, as a people created to fulfill a role and now seemingly locked into a destructive destiny, is just a part of life for many warforged.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to pass through it normally. This room contains the following: Tapestry. A blood-spattered tapestry hanging on the west wall depicts scores of demons and devils locked in battle. (A secret door hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Tips for New Dungeon Masters Most of this book is for the DM’s eyes only, since it’s full of secrets that your players won’t discover until you run the adventure for them. That said, the adventure
suspense. Either approach is fine. Even DMs who conceal their dice rolls might divulge certain results. For example, when a creature scores a critical hit against a character, it’s customary to let the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
knight locked in combat with a devil. Both wield burning swords.
The doors do not have visible handles, locks, or bolts, and they are magically locked, hardened, and enchanted to resist magic. Any
(Perception) scores of 15 or higher spot a secret door within 5 feet of them. Otherwise, a secret door can be found by a character who examines the surrounding wall and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Characters can capture the cubs and spend months trying to domesticate them, but the kamadans turn on their would-be masters once they reach adulthood in a year. 4A. Shrine Entrance Flanking the entrance
.” Reliefs on the monoliths show Shagambi overseeing Chultan warriors as they train with spears and swords. The door to the shrine is not locked, but it hangs heavy on its hinges. It weighs 600 pounds, so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
carved with unerring precision, their ceilings soaring scores of feet overhead. Towering statues of dwarven gods and heroes stood vigil over chambers and thoroughfares, the least of which was wide
tribute to Menzoberranzan. In recent years, the dwarf hero Bruenor Battlehammer was able to seize the fabled city back from its drow masters. Bruenor, along with his companions Wulfgar, Cattie-brie, Regis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the desk, a floor-to-ceiling window overlooks a stone maze shrouded in fog.
The man behind the desk is the maze’s pit master, the vampire Kaylan Renaudon (see the “Casino Pit Masters” section
room. At the center of the room is an unlocked wooden chest containing 75 talons. 9 This chamber contains a locked iron chest. A character can open the chest with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, hobgoblins, and bugbears to revolt against their illithid masters. Dungeon Factions A dungeon is sometimes dominated by a single group of intelligent humanoids, whether a tribe of orcs that have taken
in a dungeon might make the logical assumption that many of the creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush at the pool. Likewise, locked doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
they didn’t have. In those circumstances, use characters’ Passive Perception scores instead. Using the Investigation Skill. The Investigation skill applies to situations where a character is using
allows a character to find a secret door or something that betrays its presence, such as thin seams marking the edges of the door. If the secret door is locked, a successful Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Aboard the Moondancer As the Moondancer leaves the characters’ world behind, read: Standing on the deck of the Moondancer, you see scores of crystalline vines erupting from the surface of your world
Captain Sartell’s possessions is a locked treasure chest, which she keeps in her cabin. Captain Sartell carries the only key to the chest. As an action, a character can pick the lock by making a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Jarlmoot Locations The following area descriptions are keyed to map 2.8. J1. Ring of Thrones Ice covers seven giant thrones arrayed in a ring atop a snow-covered hill. Scores of black ravens gather
(Athletics) check. Locked Gate. The iron gate that seals off area J3 won’t open until all six braziers in the hall are lit. The gaps between the bars are too small for Small or Medium characters to squeeze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
tapestries and furs, several dozen bales of valueless cloth, scores of various vessels and containers, and urns and vases of pewter and brass and bronze, plus ten urns of silver (worth 50 gp each) and two
iron trunks, six smaller chests, and five even smaller coffers. As the characters investigate and attempt to open them, they discover features and contents as follows. Opening a locked one requires a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
creature retains its Hit Dice, hit points, racial traits (but not proficiencies granted by race), and all of its ability scores except for Intelligence. After the first stage of the process, the creature’s
persona intact while infusing it with a fanatical loyalty to the colony’s elder brain as well as telepathic power that allows the victim to communicate with its new masters as if it were a mind flayer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
grows in strength as their servants—the fiends known as the Lords of Dust—scheme to unleash their ancient masters. The overlords gain strength when mortals embrace the dark paths laid down for them. And
., passive Perception 24
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 28 (120,000 XP)
Deadly Critical. Rak Tulkhesh scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice three times
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
following: A small door, perhaps a servants’ entrance, is on the northwest side of the monastery. On the northeast side, a low wall encloses a good-sized garden with a locked gate. The eastern portion of the
right direction. All outside doors are locked after nightfall. M2. Basalt Hall At night, no one is here, but during the day, two Sacred Stone monks (see chapter 7) are stationed here. If the monks are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
approaching party. If spotted, they beg the characters for mercy, explaining that they have escaped from their drow masters following “the great demon’s rampage” and have been hiding in the tunnels
and buildings are lit by eldritch green, blue, and violet lights as bright as torches (created with continual flame spells). Other areas are dark.
Shielded City. The drow have locked down their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Manor Locations (C11-C20) C11. Side Deck These smaller side decks each have a low railing that the characters can easily climb over to access the locked glass door leading into manor. Bushy magic
, 25 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Their ability scores are as follows: Strength 6, Dexterity 14, Constitution 10, Intelligence 3, Wisdom 3, and Charisma 1. C14. Central
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
areas detailing a particular example. Magic gates separate zones from one another. Sectors are labeled on the map: Abyssal Prisons, Blood Pens, Masters’ Domain, Far Realm Cysts, Forests of Slaughter
labeled on the map: area 1 (Abyssal Prisons), area 23 (Blood Pens), area 33 (Masters’ Domain), area 38 (Far Realm Cysts), area 49 (Forests of Slaughter), area 61 (Ooze Grottos), and area 77 (Predator Pools
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
as 60 feet away. The sentries, Wark and Thark, are grumbling in the Orc language about someone named Ulfe. Apply a -2 penalty to the orcs’ passive Perception scores. Arrow Slits. When the characters
can attempt to sneak past the row of arrow slits by comparing their Dexterity (Stealth) checks to the orcs’ passive Perception scores. If the characters successfully sneak past the sentries, they reach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
The door to this narrow room is magically locked from the outside (see area 6e) but pulls open easily from the inside. The room contains the following features: Debris. Broken staffs litter the dusty
charges daily at dawn. If its last charge is expended, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff turns into black rose petals and is lost forever. 6g. Secret Room This room is hidden behind a locked secret door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Masters’ Domain This sector is the central sanctum of the Red Wizards in charge of the Doomvault. Locations in the Masters’ Domain are identified on map 5.5. Map 5.5: Master’s Domain Temples of
Despair Although the chambers in this zone are referred to as “temples,” they are essentially security rooms designed to destroy the unwary. Doors. All the doors in this zone are locked. Aura. Divine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
locked, and Alessia carries the key. This room is furnished with a simple cot, a small footlocker, a round table and chair, and a wooden cupboard with one door ajar. Small figurines of cats set along the
Valin’s service, but she recalls no details of the transfer. The ritual likewise leaves no physical signs behind.
Personality Trait. “I serve my masters in faith willingly, and I let fate and faith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
period. Coffer. The locked coffer can be opened by a character who makes a successful DC 14 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Makaht keeps the key on his person. The coffer contains the following
. Against the east wall rests a coffer, its lid closed.
The occupant of this room is presently in the throne room (area 42). Coffer. The locked coffer can be opened by a character who makes a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
sheriff, Markham Southwell (see appendix D), spends little time here, and the jail cell is usually unoccupied. When troublemakers need to be locked up, two deputies (LN male or female Illuskan human
masters and guards with plenty of coin often come here, as do visiting dwarves from Kelvin’s Cairn. The proprietor of Kelvin’s Comfort is Ogden Flamebeard (NG male shield dwarf commoner), who has a