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Flameskull
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Illumination. The flameskull sheds either dim light in a 15-foot radius, or bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet. It can switch between the options as an action
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Illumination. Trenzia sheds either dim light in a 15-foot radius, or bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet. She can switch between the options as an action.
Magic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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The target’s eyes become beacons, filling a 15-foot cone with dim light when they are open.
26–30
A pair of wings, either feathered or leathery, sprout from the target’s
target’s arms and legs switch places, preventing the target from moving unless it crawls.
51–55
The target’s arms become tentacles with fingers on the ends, increasing its reach by
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Blazing Boon. All fire damage it deals becomes necrotic damage.
Illumination. The priest sheds either dim light in a 15-foot radius, or bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an
additional 15 feet. It can switch between the options as an action.
Magic Resistance. The priest has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rejuvenation. If the priest is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
description. Instead, they dive into the water and watch the fight from the edge of the characters’ light. If the giant frogs look likely to win, the bullywugs join in. If the giant frogs lose, the
bullywugs swim for the underwater exit in the southeast corner of the pool (see area 6). Bones of larger animals brought here by the bullywugs and fed to the frogs also litter the ground. Most disturbing of all are three sets of iron shackles anchored to the stone, with human, elf, dwarf, and halfling bones.
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. They seek out ruins that reach to the sky, though they lack the motivation and creativity to make repairs or fortify such places. Even so, their light weight and size allow them to dwell in rickety
degradation or shifts in meaning. Human messengers might switch words or phrases and garble a message inadvertently, but the kenku produce perfect copies of whatever they hear.
Kenku Adventurers
Kenku
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Flicking a switch on a panel inside a corridor or room with functional lighting changes its illumination to brightly lit or back to darkness. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light
must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw to grab one of the handles or it plummets down the tube. A security mechanism might prevent creatures from falling the full distance (see below). If so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
description. Instead, they dive into the water and watch the fight from the edge of the characters’ light. If the giant frogs look likely to win, the bullywugs join in. If the giant frogs lose, the
bullywugs swim for the underwater exit in the southeast corner of the pool (see area 6). Bones of larger animals brought here by the bullywugs and fed to the frogs also litter the ground. Most disturbing of all are three sets of iron shackles anchored to the stone, with human, elf, dwarf, and halfling bones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
surfaces next to the dock on initiative count 5, close enough that the drow can leap onto its barnacle-encrusted back on their next turns. In the round after it surfaces, the mechanism breathes a cloud
, the Eyecatcher, which is anchored in the middle of the harbor 1 mile away. Big Belchy has AC 18, 75 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. If it is reduced to 0 hit points, it sinks once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. No original locks remain operable, but the cultists secure some doors with a hasp-and-pin mechanism. A door closed in this way can be forced with a successful DC 15 Strength check. Light. The glow of
weird, phosphorescent lichen — a side effect of the strange magical properties of the area — provides dim light. The lichen is more heavily concentrated in the upper reaches of the large chambers, and just barely visible in the passages. Map 5.1: Fane of the EyeView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet. It can switch between the options as an action.
Magic Resistance. The flameskull has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Illumination. The flameskull sheds either dim light in a 15-foot radius, or bright light in a 15-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
5. Feast Hall A rusty iron chandelier hangs by a chain above a once-grand dining table situated in the middle of a large room. Light dapples the table through holes in the roof, and a few harmless
, which has a head shaped like an anchor, unlocks the painted chest in area 18. The winch mechanism to raise and lower the portcullis (area 4) is on the east wall in the northwest section of the gallery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
sky, anchored in ends so distant she couldn’t perceive them, their middle parts revolving angrily like pieces of string rolled between a child’s fingertips. She glanced down, wondering what supported
great silvery sea, the same above and below, with swirling wisps of white and gray streaking among motes of light like distant stars. Most of the Astral Sea is a vast, empty expanse. Visitors occasionally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
see torch flames fluttering on each side of the keep’s open main doors. Warm light spills out of the entrance, flooding the courtyard. High above the entrance is a round window with shards of broken
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
create an anchored rope ladder that allows them to easily traverse an access shaft. Assuming they follow this course of action, no ability checks are required to climb the shaft. It simply takes time
technical manual, he’s scribbling mathematical and arcane equations in a battered pocket notebook he always keeps on him. Miken has light-olive skin, dark-brown eyes, and short, disheveled black hair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
29. Old Books Light. Lanterns anchored to the 15-foot-high ceiling by iron chains are spaced 20 feet apart and have continual flame spells cast on them.
Bookshelves. Carved into the walls are five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hundred feet of it, whereupon its tall masts and creaking bulk come into view. The converted ship has rigging but no sails, and is anchored to the wharf by thick chains. A wooden staircase climbs from
the wharf’s edge to the main deck. A lantern at the bow casts an eerie green light to signify that the tavern is open for business.
The Low Lantern is quiet during the day, with just a few patrons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
radius, or bright light in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet. It can switch between the options as an action.
Magic Resistance. The flameskull has advantage on saving throws
carries out its tasks properly. Wreathed in Flame. The fire wreathing a flameskull burns continually, giving off bright light that the creature controls. It uses those flames as a weapon, focusing them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
on the statue destroys the trap. Pits Mechanical trap Four basic pit traps are presented here. Simple Pit. A simple pit trap is a hole dug in the ground. The hole is covered by a large cloth anchored
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->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
characters seek out and destroy Dead Three cultists who are threatening Baldur’s Gate. As the machinations of the Vanthampur family come to light, the characters have a chance to confront Thavius Kreeg, the
After befriending a hollyphant named Lulu, the characters help survivors in Elturel, a city anchored by chains above the River Styx on the first layer of the Nine Hells, and search for Grand Duke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
light of this revelation, Valetta angrily orders acolytes to remove Nim’s tools and unfinished inventions from the attic, while she forces Nim to look on. Nimblewright Detector. Characters who search
contact with the same ground or substance. A switch on one side of the box sets the device to emit either a small dog’s bark or a large dog’s bark. Matchless Pipe. A switch made of flint is built into the bowl of this fine wooden smoking pipe. With a few flicks of the switch, the pipe lights itself.
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
caved in or blocked with heaps of furniture. As the characters make their way through the cellars, read: Guttering torches cast dim light under the arches of a wine cellar roughly 20 feet square. The
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
statues, rippling like black cloth in a light breeze.
Locked Double Door. Beyond the shadowy curtain is a 12-foot-tall arched double door with an ornate carving of a bronze dragon above it, its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Dungeon Features The atmosphere and physical characteristics of dungeons vary as widely as their origins. An old crypt might have stone walls and loose wooden doors, an odor of decay, and no light
other than what adventurers bring with them. A volcanic lair might have smooth stone walls hollowed out by past eruptions, doors of magically reinforced brass, a smell of sulfur, and light provided by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
mechanism with a prominent winch.
At any given time, three Dragon Army soldiers (see appendix B) are in the courtyard patrolling, training, or running errands. Gate Controls. The north and south gates
each have a mechanism to open and close that gate. Unlocking a gate mechanism requires using one of the outpost’s three gate keys or succeeding on a DC 14 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
alien landscape of the Vast Oblivium.
Light. The tunnels and chambers of the Vast Oblivium are dimly lit by glowing fungi and lichen.
Bridges. The central chasm of Karazikar’s Maw is 100 feet across
, spanned by bridges made of gut and zurkhwood that are anchored to metal rings in the rock walls of the tunnel entrances. The tunnels are staggered so that the bridges cross over each other at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
before the Cataclysm by the city’s Istarian founders, and the light from their flames cuts through the densest fog. Kalaman Harbor At any time, dozens of ships are anchored along the busy docks of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the Holdfast and the Upwelling. The Holdfast principle, named for the biological mechanism that keeps kelp and sponges anchored to the sea floor, advises members of the Simic Combine never to stray so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
To the Nine Hells! Chapter 2 opens with the characters’ arrival in Elturel, which is anchored by enormous chains and trapped under the baleful light of the Companion. If the characters do nothing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feet.
21–25 The target’s eyes become beacons, filling a 15-foot cone with dim light when they are open.
26–30 A pair of wings, either feathered or leathery, sprout from the target’s back
The target’s skin becomes scabby, granting it a +1 bonus to AC but reducing its Charisma by 2 (to a minimum of 1).
46–50 The target’s arms and legs switch places, preventing the target from moving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
glittering gemstones surround the space. At the wing’s center is a marble pedestal bearing a peculiar, light-green stone.
Twenty other gala attendees (unarmed and unarmored nobles) mill around the
occult theory is missing. Gemstone Wing Security Measures. A character who spends at least 1 minute studying the pedestal during the gala realizes it has an elaborate defense mechanism (see area V13).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
that formerly operated the tower’s time mechanism. The characters can attempt to cross over using the fallen tower as a bridge, or they might discover the controls within the foundation that allow the
buttons lying on the ground nearby, one a deep red and one a light blue, and both made of some unknown material. The buttons are two of the missing components of the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
features.)
Braziers. Alcoves in the north wall contain two braziers fashioned from melted-down iron armor and weapons. Each is alight with burning coals that shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and
dim light for an additional 10 feet.
Altar and Shield. Between the alcoves, an iron altar traced with silver and shaped like a giant anvil rests beneath a round, 10-foot-diameter iron shield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, one-night missions. The drow scout their targets in advance, then strike on a night when the moon is new or its light is obscured by thick clouds. They might kill indiscriminately to spread terror
out; if an escape route is blocked, they can switch to another and get safely home. Once the raiders get inside their escape tunnel, they’re usually safe. Opposing forces seldom pursue the drow below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
around the castle abate over a period of 1 minute. During this time, the storm rune cannot be reactivated.
Cast Off. The castle is no longer anchored.
Drift. The castle drifts on the wind
. Repairing the control mechanism requires a long period of extremely difficult and expensive work, though a wish spell could accomplish it. Developments The castle might crash, depending on the actions of