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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
secret doors. The secret door to the west is set into the back wall of the fireplace (area K37) and can be pulled open from within this room by lifting a simple locking mechanism (which is connected to
successful check doesn’t reveal the mechanism to open it. That can be found only through trial and error, or the characters can bypass the mechanism with a knock spell or similar magic. The secret door at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. Locating the trapdoor doesn’t enable someone to discover its opening mechanism. The door has a hidden lock and can be opened by pulling down on the hook from which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tries to break or smash the lock, the mechanism releases a small bolt of lightning that deals 10 (3d6) lightning damage to the creature tampering with it (no saving throw). The chest is empty except for
of solid construction, and its steel lock is warded with a magic trap. Picking the lock requires thieves' tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. If that check does not succeed, or if anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
courtyard and leads to area K25. No light can be seen through the great window. Gate Towers Each outer gate tower has an ironbound door with a built-in lock. Characters who enter a gate tower find
themselves on a flagstone floor with a hollow tower stretching high above them. The mechanisms for raising and lowering the drawbridge and portcullis fill both gate towers. The latch mechanism in each tower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
to cross. The cover can also be magically held shut using the arcane lock spell or similar magic. Locking Pit. This pit trap is identical to a hidden pit trap, with one key exception: the trap door
cover can also be smashed open. A character in the pit can also attempt to disable the spring mechanism from the inside with a DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves' tools, provided that the mechanism can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
silver locking mechanism. Opening the lock requires the silver key that the golem wears around its neck. A mage hand spell or similar magic can lift the key from around the golem’s neck without causing
the golem to attack. A character using thieves’ tools can pick the lock with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. However, opening the chest by any means other than the silver key releases a cloud of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
mechanism below the phrase “NO WORLD TO RETURN.” This mechanism is a lock. As an action, a character with thieves’ tools can use them to try to pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 16
Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Picking the lock has the same effect as solving the puzzle, granting access to area B6. B6: Matriarch’s Chamber Julian Kok The matriarch Kevetta Dolindar has become a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and snaps closed after the creature falls through. A successful DC 20 Strength check is necessary to pry the lid open. A character in the pit can also attempt to disable the spring mechanism from the
inside with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves' tools, provided that the mechanism can be reached and the character can see in the dark. Wedging at least two iron spikes between the pit’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mechanism. A silver rod with a key-shaped end, which can be found in areas 10 and 13b, fits into this keyhole perfectly. Using a light source to cast the shadow of a rod-key onto the doors causes
them to swing open, allowing access to area 19. It is this shadow, not the key itself, that unlocks the doors. Unless they are held open, the doors close and lock on their own after being open for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
23. Experiments The doors to these rooms have arcane lock spells cast on them that allow Arcturia alone to pass. A door can be forced open with a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. 23a
the upper room, which contains only hundreds of bricks of pink, rotting meat and a magical mechanism that pushes them down the chute at random intervals. It’s impossible to discern what sort of creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
armillary chair, the globe closes again. Any attempt to prevent that closing overloads the mechanism; until the blockage is removed, any creature within 5 feet of the armillary sphere that isn’t
Armillary Sphere Conjunction table to determine what happens. Once a conjunction effect occurs, the armillary sphere breaks down, causing the levers to lock in place and the hatch to lock shut. The
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
lock to pick, and the door can be opened normally from the barred side by using an action to lift the bar from its braces. Secret Doors A secret door is crafted to blend into the wall that surrounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
19. Steering Tower Blagothkus has secured the door to this tower with an arcane lock. It can be opened normally by a giant or by a knock spell. For everyone else, breaking it down is largely
one full rotation in one minute.
Esclarotta Although anyone can trigger command runes, the spirit of the cloud giant Esclarotta actually controls the castle and can “lock out” individuals who misuse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
19. Steering Tower Blagothkus has secured the door to this tower with an arcane lock. It can be opened normally by a giant or by a knock spell. For everyone else, breaking it down is largely
minute.
Esclarotta Although anyone can trigger command runes, the spirit of the cloud giant Esclarotta actually controls the castle and can “lock out” individuals who misuse the command runes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a false section of floor, pulling a trip wire, turning a doorknob, and using the wrong key in a lock. Magic traps are often set to go off when a creature enters an area or touches an object. Some
sides, a mechanism inside fires a hail of poison needles toward anyone in front of it. After inspecting the chest and making a few checks, the characters are still unsure if it's trapped. Rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a false section of floor, pulling a trip wire, turning a doorknob, and using the wrong key in a lock. Magic traps are often set to go off when a creature enters an area or touches an object. Some
sides, a mechanism inside fires a hail of poison needles toward anyone in front of it. After inspecting the chest and making a few checks, the characters are still unsure if it’s trapped. Rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hourglasses are fixed to the walls. Whenever the sand of an hourglass runs out, the mechanism that attaches the hourglass to the wall causes it to flip over. The steady hiss of all those falling
trickle down again. A character who uses thieves’ tools or tinker’s tools can remove an hourglass from its wall fixture with 1 minute of work. Treasure Chest. This chest has a sturdy, built-in lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
mechanism of the cage’s padlock and manually pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. Sansuri keeps the key to the padlocks in her workshop (area 2). The Countess Sansuri carries a
arcane lock spell. 3. Guest Room The furniture in this room is scaled for giant-sized guests and includes two soft beds, a handsomely carved wooden table, and an empty wooden chest. A spacious closet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
east. It is a set of steel pulleys and thick iron chains connected to a hanging barricade of black stone. The wall appears to be some sort of a canal lock.
This mechanism controls the flow of lava into
southwest wall of this room and the eastern wall of area E17, so that instructions could be passed back and forth between the smiths and the engineers operating the canal and lock mechanism in area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to pick the lock, doing so with a successful a DC 15 Dexterity check. Alternatively, a character can force open the door with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Ruxithid, found in the
with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
causes the secret door in the south wall to slide shut and lock. No keyhole or visible opening mechanism can be found on the secret door. The secret door remains sealed until the characters escape from
character can try to unlock the button using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful DC 17 Dexterity check. Pressing the unlocked pendant causes the secret door’s lock to release with a dull clunk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
front doors. Front Doors. The museum’s front doors are locked from the inside. As an action, a character can try to pick the lock using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful DC 16 Dexterity check
mechanism: a five-foot-tall doll with the name “Marigold” sewn onto its vintage dress. When a creature other than Alda enters the room, the doll animates and attacks. Marigold uses the scarecrow stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
responsible for keeping guard over the gate that separates the entrance from the rest of the lair. The gate is normally closed and down. It is raised and lowered by means of a chain and pulley mechanism
. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
using thieves’ tools, DC 15. Creatures can use thieves’ tools in the area attacked by the blades to foil their mechanism. A successful check reduces the Whirling Blades attack bonus by 2. Crushing
the trap, but they are warded with magic. To open the doors, a character must first succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check to find the locking mechanism. A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
below its bulging midsection. The panel is a nine-digit keypad locking mechanism, and each glowing button has braille-like bumps on it. Spellix was unable to remove the keypad or crack open the crate
, so he has been trying different combinations on the lock. The characters won’t be able to crack the eight-digit combination quickly, so the easiest way to open the crate is to cast a knock spell on it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
escape, but it serves its purpose by impeding intruders. Other examples of delaying traps include collapsing walls, a portcullis that drops from the ceiling, and a locking mechanism that shuts and bars a
simple. Their effects include poisoned needles that spring out when a lock is tampered with, blasts of fire that fill a room, poison gas, and other lethal measures. Saving throws — usually Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
of heat-resistant glass—are shut while its flame spouts are active. When triggered, the safety lever causes both doors to slam shut and lock for 1 minute, during which time the bright-red furnace
lever won’t budge unless the safety mechanism is active. Furnace Lever (Red). When pulled, the furnace lever causes the torches set into the walls to erupt with gouts of flame. Creatures inside the fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
, dumping the creature into the pit. With a successful DC 15 Dexterity check, a creature can use thieves’ tools to jam the lid shut. A mechanism resets the trap 1 minute after the door opens, pushing it
back into the closed position. The mechanism is in the pit wall under the catwalk. A creature can jam it in the open position with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. If this check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
mechanism.) Hanging on the walls are twelve metal masks bearing human-like visages. Alarm Mechanism. The 1-foot-diameter, disk-shaped tile that serves as the coin in the Zhentarim symbol is actually a
as it does so). It obeys Manshoon’s commands if he is present, and it fights until destroyed. Table. The table’s drawer has an arcane lock spell cast on it. The spell can be bypassed by someone who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
from getting out. The iron gate’s lock is rusted shut; it can be picked with a successful DC 12 Dexterity check by a character using thieves’ tools or forced open with a successful DC 15 Strength check
down to the northwest end of area 15 in the Glitterhame. The door to the south connects to area 9 and is locked from the other side. The lock can be picked from this side by someone who makes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
) crumbles and the door automatically shuts, sealing characters in the lightless chamber. Once closed, the door can be pushed open only from outside. It can’t be opened from inside, and it has no lock
beehive.
The locked cage holds what little treasure the Guardians of Gorm have accumulated. As an action, a character can pick the lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
.) Treasure. The harp is worth 2,500 gp. C5: Sarcelle’s Cell This room’s only door is padlocked from the outside. As an action, a character with thieves’ tools can use them to try to open the lock, doing so
with a successful DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. The cult’s four mages (in areas C14, area C16, and area C26) each carry a key to the lock. Because the stone is unevenly set around this door, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the locking mechanism in this way causes the portcullises in area X37 to fall, sealing off that room’s eight alcoves. Stone Lever. Pulling down the lever in the south alcove deactivates the trap in area
alcove. These barriers fall and lock into place if the characters physically forced open the portcullis that seals the vault’s entrance. Placing the fingers and palm of Xardorok’s gauntlet in the hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
skeletal creatures lying on the floor, each one wearing a shiny ring set with a large gemstone. The lock on the door can be opened by a character who succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity check while using
stationed at each position marked W on the map. Each of the barracks is secured by a barred gate through which the bugbears can keep an eye on the captives. Each set of bars is secured by a lock and a bolt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
submerging themselves within. At the far end of the chamber stands a double door with a large, ornately carved lock.
The pools represent the trials the characters must undertake to pass the test of
transmutation to a detect magic spell or similar effect. Double Doors. The lock on the double doors opens with a key granted by passing the trials of the pools (see below). If the characters have that