mechanus sleight with only all for for line

Nonaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

evil and goodWhen modrons act against the will of Primus, nonatons are charged with bringing those rogue units into line. These inspectors also interrogate captured trespassers of Mechanus. Nonatons

have wormlike bodies studded with nine mechanical arms. Modrons Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron

Octon Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 10 feet in a straight line toward the octon. Then, the octon makes two Tentacle attacks against each creature within 10 feet of itself. Spellcasting. The

) 1/day each: plane shift (self only), protection from evil and goodAt the head of Mechanus’s sectors are the octons, hierarch modrons that oversee daily governance. They provide data to other

Exploring Automata

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

travelers stand in queue, seeking to pass through the gate to Mechanus. Amid the line, modron overseers orchestrate the orderly, sluggish procession to the gate. Guarding the Gate The gate to Mechanus is

Exploring Automata CoupleOfKooks “You think Automata’s straight streets and ticks and tocks are order?! Wake up! The powers of Mechanus don’t want what’s best for you. They want you predicable

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

pass to access the gate to Mechanus, along with a simple trinket: a precise copper pocket watch with a face that tracks 168 hours. The watch is worth 500 gp—double that in lawfully aligned settlements

, Aristimus thanks them for their time and directs them to the line of applicants seeking gate access. When the characters have completed their work in Automata, consult the “Advancing in Level” section of chapter 4 and let the party determine their next destination.

Planar Glitch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

it’s not rising in a straight line. Cloud cover might even make it look as though it were broken into multiple pieces. After an hour, the Spire returns to normal. 2 A kolyarut (see Morte’s Planar Parade

) arrives to interview the characters about their strange situation. It seeks information so greater powers in Mechanus can decide whether they want to blame the characters for their reality-defying

Nonaton Modron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Nonaton Modron When modrons act against the will of Primus, nonatons are charged with bringing those rogue units into line. These inspectors also interrogate captured trespassers of Mechanus

Nothic Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

leather-bound books line stone shelves carved into the walls of this underground library. A tome with an iron-plated cover lies open on a table near the north wall. The nothic occasionally performs

Carrion Crawler clings to the hall’s ceiling. It is Hostile toward all other creatures and fights them on sight. C5: Wizard’s Laboratory Luca Bancone Esoteric apparatuses and strange reagents line

3: Private Apartments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

exploring a new line of business. Read the following boxed text aloud: “With reports of bandits along the trail and the occasional thief here in the keep, I plan to sell strongboxes to help citizens and

but not its contents. Picking the Lock (A character who has Thieves’ Tools). A character that can use Thieves’ Tools to pick the strongbox’s lock, doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of

Super-Secret Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

has an easily spotted 6-inch-wide slot on its back, with the edge of a round disk protruding from it. A character within 5 feet of the buzz saw who succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand

attempt a DC 15 Strength (Athletics), Dexterity (Sleight of Hand), or Intelligence (Arcana) check to disable that wall. On a failed check, the character takes 5 (1d10) lightning damage. Both walls must

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

try to lift the slab, creating a passable opening with a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. T2: False Entrance Strange pockmarks line the walls of this corridor, at the end of which is a set

Casks Claudio Pozas A cryptic message written in Celestial provides clues about how to use the seven casks in a nearby cave Crooked wooden planks line the floor of this cave. Seven casks are embedded

Stygian Maze

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

This chamber contains a gurgling pool of turquoise water. A creature that spends 1 minute bathing in the pool gains 2d10 temporary hit points. 7–8 Planters filled with sweet-smelling flowers line this

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

Alabaster Racetrack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

locating Sunshroud’s stall, a character must succeed on a DC 25 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check to pour the potion into the feed bucket. On a failed check, Sunshroud and its jockey notice the character

overlooks the racetrack, far from the crowds in the stands. Charcuterie plates line the tables. Reclining in a chair is a bipedal fiend with fur like a white tiger, dressed in a sharp suit and watching

M20. Paper Birds and Hidden Belfry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

M20. Paper Birds and Hidden Belfry Bottles filled with crackling lightning line wooden bookcases along the walls of this chamber. An open archway leads to a stone balcony that overlooks the

parchment into a paper bird that can fly (as described above) requires 1 minute and a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. The inks and quills on the desk are unremarkable. Hidden Belfry

Lambent Zenith Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

character can, as an action, use thieves’ tools to try to pick the door’s lock, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Gaining Figaro’s Trust. Figaro deactivates the cube’s

located on the bed’s headboard. Z9: Brig Small cells with thin iron bars line both sides of the center hallway. You hear shouts for help from one of the cells. The shouting is coming from a couatl

Tower of the Heavens Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

from a wealthy line of prominent sorcerers. He’s never manifested any sorcerous power and wants to know if he’ll ever gain such power, or if he should give up hope. T3: Entrance Chamber This hall serves

answering ceremony is complete, then escort them back to the hostel. T4: Questioner’s Hall Four smoldering braziers dimly illuminate this somber hall. Dusty red curtains line the walls. The ceiling is

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 5

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

chest with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools. Secret Door. The south wall holds a secret door to area B46. The outline of the door is visible here. Treasure

drawer with a successful DC 13 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools. It contains a Potion of Poison. The other drawers contain only aged writing supplies and boring municipal

Expanded Ziggurat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Zargon worth 50 gp. B66: Cultists’ Quarters Twelve uncomfortable bunk beds, sticky and freckled with mold, line the walls of these sleeping quarters. Beneath four of the beds hang throbbing cocoons of

initiative count 10 on each round (losing initiative ties), the spouts erupt with gouts of acid in a 60-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving

Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Smiling ones are cloud giants who honor and emulate Memnor’s craftiness and deceit above all else. They are tricksters supreme who use sleight of hand, deception, misdirection, and magic in their

) INT 15(+2) WIS 16(+3) CHA 17(+3) Saving Throws Con +10, Int +6, Cha +7 Skills Deception +11, Insight +7, Perception +7, Sleight of Hand +9 Senses passive Perception 17

Death House Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

mahogany desk faces the fireplace of this private library, and two overstuffed chairs fill the room’s corners. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line the south wall. A rolling wooden ladder allows access

succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check while examining the chest spots the trap mechanism. As an action, a character can use thieves’ tools to make a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check

The Greyhawk Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

line of defense against these varied threats. In recent years, they have mobilized against the rising threats of Iuz and Elemental Evil, forcing them to broaden the scope of their operations into

, foragers Unicorn horn Erythnul, the Many Pandemonium Raiders, bandits, berserkers Blood drop Fharlanghn, the Dweller on the Horizon Outlands Travelers Circle crossed by a curved horizon line Heironeous the

Ziggurat Locations, Tiers 1–3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

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

beds line the walls of these ramshackle barracks. Four brawny humanoids sit on the lower bunks, listening intently to a fifth who ominously gestures from beneath a tattered white sheet, as if mimicking a

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

key (see area V4), or a character using thieves’ tools can use an action to try to pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. V7: Valendar’s Cell When the

try to pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. If the characters enter this room, read the following: Though this tiered chamber was once elegantly appointed

Dragon's Pride Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

without the proper key requires thieves’ tools and a successful DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, or a Knock spell or similar magic. If the office door is opened by any means other than the key, its

disarmed. The office’s interior is devoid of occupants. When the characters venture inside, read the following: Bookshelves line the walls of this room. A bed draped in plush linens is built into an

Halls of the Upper Priesthood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

into a murky pool at the bottom of a deep moss-covered shaft. Handholds line the walls. Characters can climb this shaft without needing to make any checks. Water of Athis. The waterway is filled

tree, flying, or leaping into the air—can use an action to try to snatch a flying fruit from the air, doing so with a successful DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Alternatively, a character

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

: Cinerary Rotunda Glossy urns and cinerary boxes line the walls of this vaulted rotunda. Drifting in the center of the room above a drain is a ghostly, transparent, humanoid figure. The figure is clad

pried open with a successful DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check or picked open with a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools. Inside is a small portrait of a human woman

Monsters O - S

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

disadvantage if the quasit is within line of sight, ending the effect on itself on a success. Invisibility. The quasit magically turns invisible until it attacks or uses Scare, or until its concentration

. STR 4 (−3) DEX 23 (+6) CON 13 (+1) INT 10 (+0) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 7 (−2) Skills Acrobatics +8, Perception +5, Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +8

Platinum Room Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

are then highlighted in a new color of the character’s choice. Playing the Game. After every 10 minutes of playing, a character can make a DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) or Wisdom (Insight) check

walls of this airy entry chamber. Several shallow alcoves line the room’s perimeter, and to the north stands a platinum double door. At the center of the room, a crystal sphere hovers over an ornate

Tresendar Manor Dungeon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

minute if a heavy bludgeoning tool or weapon is used. 2. Storage Stacks of crates and casks line the walls of this storeroom. Trap. Agents of the Six braced three flasks of alchemist’s fire loosely

succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check can safely retrieve the three alchemist’s fire flasks, disarming the trap. The crates and casks contain building supplies (nails, mortar, glue

Cobblehook Cove Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

sconces line this expansive cavern, illuminating its rocky ledges and the wooden shanties built against the walls. To the south, the cave opens to the sea, where a ship with a green sail is moored to a

to pick the lock, making a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check with Thieves’ Tools. On a success, the chest opens. B3b: Central Quarters. An ornate rug lies on the floor. A character who takes a

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

the dungeon (area C15), and asking him for help By succeeding on DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) checks, with one apple pilfered per success By recruiting a woodland critter from the surrounding

decorate the oven’s exterior. It takes one character 10 minutes to pry all these “gems” from the oven’s surface. C11: Pantry Shelves of baking ingredients line the walls of this well-stocked pantry. The

Outer City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

statue flickers, changing its position in an eyeblink. Though it always looks west, the precise line of its gaze can change by up to thirty degrees, and it may peer through a spyglass, stand with hands

knight of Oghma vowed to follow the line of the statue’s gaze as far as necessary to learn the truth. His journey was shorter than expected. In a wood just a few miles west of the city, he came upon

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

intact hide of any beast or monstrosity of challenge rating 3 or higher. Harvesting the hide from such a creature requires an intact carcass, an hour of work, and a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of

Bandits Dreadwood 4 Defeat a threat Cultists Dreadwood 5 Find a lost patrol Bullywugs Drowned Forest 6 Scout a dangerous area Undead Azure Sea 13. The Snapping Line This popular inn and tavern is built

Silent Sound Lighthouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, and boards line the walls. Three tall wardrobes and four large chests stand among these materials. Creatures. Hiding in the wardrobes and chests are four ghouls made from gnome and halfling corpses

within the lens. A successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check subtly sabotages the runes scribed into the lens. A character can expend one use of Channel Divinity to force divine power into

Guildhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

piece of parchment that transfers ownership of two horses to Guildmaster Dusk. G2a: Livery Stables Ten horse stables and a hayloft line the walls of this barn, which has an open doorway at each end

locked; the other doors are unlocked. G15: L-Shaped Hall Wooden doors line the walls of this L-shaped hallway. Closets. The two small rooms to the north are closets behind unlocked doors. One stores

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

electrocuted by exposed wiring requires a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a failed check, a character takes 14 (4d6) lightning damage and doesn’t retrieve the gems. S4: Dining Rooms

. Bare counters line the walls, and a few metallic trays are scattered about. Along one wall are several metal boxes, each of which has a tinted-glass door and a dial. Toward the back of the room, a

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