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Returning 29 results for 'mechanism such with only about for for look'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the insertion of a magic ring of any sort. Only such an item will trigger the mechanism, which causes the block to sink slowly into the floor so as to allow entry into the passage beyond. The object
south wall of the pit is a wooden door painted to look like stone, which is easily discovered by anyone who looks at this wall while inside the pit or who makes a tactile investigation of the wall from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
detention must search for supplies as described below. Objective. Instructor Minexes directs the students to look for the lost supplies in the area shown on map 6.1. The characters and their charges must
fire, poison, and psychic damage. Finally, each is secured with a locking mechanism that requires a successful DC 18 Dexterity check with thieves’ tools to unlock. Instructor Minexes carries a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, have the character make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the check succeeds, the character spots the trap (a hidden, spring-loaded catapult) and its triggering mechanism (a tripwire or pressure
fight off intruders, Kakarol and his inventors make ranged attacks from the rear. If things look dire, Kakarol throws himself at the characters’ mercy. Treasure Kakarol wears a torn, 6-foot-long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the wire is tripped, a spring-loaded greataxe disguised to look like part of the southern statue snaps across the hallway and makes an attack against
the first time on a turn or ends its turn there. Mechanism. Once the characters move to a point near the center of the chamber, read the following aloud: A large mechanism hangs in the air to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
jets of flame in every hall and room. SAMPLE DUNGEON MAP Walls Some dungeons have walls of masonry. Others have walls of solid rock, hewn with tools to give them a rough, chiseled look, or worn smooth
to determine how to open it if the opening mechanism isn’t obvious. Set the DC according to the difficulty guidelines in chapter 8. If adventurers can’t determine how to open a secret door, breaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
can be disarmed only by someone who is exposed to the trap’s effect. For example, the mechanism that controls a hallway filled with scything blades is on the opposite end from the entrance, or a
creature’s turn, look at the trap’s constant elements to see if any of their effects are triggered. Experience for Complex Traps Overcoming a complex trap merits an experience point award, depending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of these letters rise from the contraption as it revolves. The whole device hums and crackles with lightning.
Rising from the middle of the mechanism is an eighty-foot-tall copper pole made of eight
M22), Endelyn Moongrave is on the balcony (area M19) that hangs 20 feet above this chamber, where she can be seen by characters who look up. She is positioned in front of the door to area M22. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
with human tracks, as well as a set of tracks that look like they belong to a pair of giant rodents. The reptilian (kobold) tracks fan out, leading to areas M2, M3, and M4. The rodent (giant rat
weighing more than two kobolds tries to stand on it. These kobolds need another day to complete their sabotage; until then, the walkway is safe. The characters can’t hear the kobolds, but if they look
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->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
birds nest in all areas of the tower. Ceilings and Floors. Openings in the floors and ceilings connect the tower’s three levels. A magical rope-and-pulley mechanism serves as an elevator; a creature
sill) when the opening disappears is pushed out of the tower a split second before the window vanishes. Tour of the Tower Topolah gives the characters a quick look at each floor of her tower, showing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Keep Locations K1. Front Gate The keep’s main entrance features a two-story gatehouse attached to a round tower. Arrow slits look out onto the ground outside the gate. The gate itself is a double
gatehouse features doors that lead out to the tops of the walls to the north and to the east. Stairs lead down to the floor below. A chain mechanism in the northern half of the room positioned over the main
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
that close off the passages to the east and west are well concealed and look much like the normal cavern walls, so each must be discovered by characters as though it were a secret door. 2. Vaulted Cavern
mechanism can be seen by someone who examines the shield and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. Given 1 minute or so, a character who uses thieves’ tools and succeeds on a DC 15 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to sit level on the sloping track, but they look odd on level ground. A heavy draw rope and harness are hooked to the back of each cart so that a trained dinosaur could pull the heavy load up the
passes through the tunnel mouth has a 50 percent chance to trip it and trigger two mechanisms. The first mechanism is a spring-loaded wooden contraption resembling a claw that swings out from the wall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the keep. The mechanism to lower the portcullis is in area 2. Were the portcullis to be dropped, lifting it manually would require a successful DC 22 Strength (Athletics) check. Scaling the Walls. The
with a couch, chairs, and cabinets. Two helmed horrors—one in the southeast corner and one in the southwest— stand guard in the throne room. While motionless, they look like ordinary suits of armor, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
) work the crop fields during the day. Watching them closely is a male yakfolk warrior smoking a wooden pipe. This yakfolk stands on ground high enough to look out over the entire village. If the halflings
opening in the southeast wall. Characters who stand on a gantry bolted to the southern lip of the shaft and look down can see the platform as it rises up. The elevator platform makes a programmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
rules in this book’s introduction. V8: Garrison All manner of undead creatures—mostly skeletons and zombies—impatiently mill around this area. They look ready for a fight.
The vault’s Undead soldiers
levers inside the keep must be pulled at the same time. An automatic mechanism then raises or lowers the bridge over the course of 1 minute. Moat. The moat surrounding the Three Moons Vault is 50 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
building.
Nobody inside the monastery pays much attention to people skulking around outside, although characters who make a commotion might attract the attention of cultists whose windows look out in the
. Refectory Four old wooden tables with bench seats stand in the middle of this room, and shelves full of plain clay crockery and wooden platters line the walls. To the west, two windows look out into the
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->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
can see this area: An iron-wrought chandelier hangs above a black oak dining table surrounded by eight high-backed chairs carved to look like devils. A fireplace dominates one wall, flanked by red
-curtained windows. A handsome, glass-doored wine cabinet stands against one wall.
Perched on the chandelier are three invisible imps that behave like the imps in area V3. A rope-and-pulley mechanism
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
clockwork mechanism.
6 The ticking of gears or ringing of a clock can be heard by you and those affected by your magic.
Level 3: Restore Balance Your connection to the plane of absolute
disorder around you. As a Magic action, you summon the spirits in a 30-foot Cube originating from you. The spirits look like modrons or other Constructs of your choice. The spirits are intangible and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
contains no furniture, but clusters of what look like large fish eggs float against the walls, five or six feet above the floor.
The eggs are unhatched sahuagin. Disturbing the eggs in any way, including
, read: This long, narrow area contains no furniture, but clusters of what look like large fish eggs float against the walls, five or six feet above the floor.
Two sahuagin wearing coral-colored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
imp is perched on the southeast fountain. If the characters look as though they intend to cause trouble, the imp observes them quietly until they enter the bathhouse, then flies to Vanthampur Villa in
terrain thereafter. Regular doors are made of soft, rotting wood. Each door is a Medium object with AC 15, 5 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Secret doors are carved to look like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, a mechanism hidden in the walls and ceiling causes the iron chains to retract, pulling the anchors back up, whereupon the trap resets. As an action, a character can disable the pressure plate (by
too big to be picked using thieves’ tools. A Small character can squeeze inside the locking mechanism and pick the lock with a successful DC 16 Dexterity check. Lifting the heavy lid requires a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
track. Each mine cart is meant to be self-propelled. A character who examines the mine carts and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check uncovers the carts’ main propulsion mechanism: dull
, every character must make a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a failed check, a character is surprised by the gricks as the creatures attack. Crystal Sully The gricks in the crystal cavern look
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tread carefully, look for signs of previous passage and structural weakness, dodge falling rocks, and use their wits. Picking Up the Trail. The characters’ first task is to stay on the trail left by
which hangs some kind of construct gearwork mechanism ending in a massive maul. The wall to the left of the altar has fallen in to spread rubble across the floor. On the floor near the altar is a golden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
haunt to rest. P3: Corpse Preparation Rooms These rooms all look similar, and each can be described as follows: A stone slab in the middle of this room bears a few metal tools covered in dust. A deep
Rivibiddel can’t get the lever to move. He’s done enough tinkering to realize that the lever is tied to some vast clockwork mechanism that must cause entire rooms in the crypt to shift. The lever is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
) check, a character spots alterations to the hinges that are part of the trap mechanism. Thieves’ tools can be used to disable the trap, along with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. The chest holds bags
loose gems, three hundred twenty-five in all, worth 1 gp each. 32. Secret Room This hideaway is equipped with spy-holes for the chief so he can look out upon areas 1 or 29. (There are also smaller spy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Whatever mechanism they connect to is inoperable. Secret Door. One cog on the north wall doesn’t connect to anything else on the wall around it. A creature must succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence
wall, its top carved to look like pages of an open book. Engraved on the book’s pages is a name: Ayren Griffynstone.
Four chaotic evil cult fanatics are supervising two ghouls trying to reorganize
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
light emanates from the seam.
The door is normally sealed with a complicated locking mechanism, but the fanatics have left it unlocked to let their minions bring the Netherese obelisk fragments to them
next to them is clearer. The sketch shows this room’s rune-ringed alcove connected to three larger runes. One rune is surrounded by tentacles, another by jagged lumps that look like warts, and another