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Basic Rules (2014)
skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue
, while others take up a life of adventure to escape from the law. Some have learned and perfected their skills with the explicit purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts in search of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
down in the volcano, forge, or crucible in which it was created. The artifact must be dropped into the River Styx. The artifact must be swallowed and digested by the tarrasque or some other ancient
creature. The artifact must be bathed in the blood of a god or an angel. The artifact must be struck and shattered by a special weapon crafted for that purpose. The artifact must be pulverized between the titanic gears of Mechanus. The artifact must be returned to its creator, who can destroy it by touch.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the best. Your basic job: go out in the world, find the finest and most unusual security systems, and see what you can learn from them. When you go into an ancient ruin, you’re hoping there are traps
; you’ve just fallen in with a bad crowd because most people who like opening locks are criminals. Perhaps it’s time to make some new friends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
central pivots — opening a door creates two gaps about 3 feet wide. No locks remain operable, but the cultists secure some doors with a hasp-and-pin closure. Characters can force open such doors with a
successful DC 15 Strength check. Double doors have iron hinges and swing open in one direction or the other, like normal doors. Chasms. Large chasms or rifts zigzag through this part of ancient Tyar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
that a seaquake or other natural disaster might break a sea lock and free the kraken to rage as it pleases. Other tales, though, suggest that sea locks emanate from ancient coral weapons buried in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K39. Hall of Webs This ancient hall is choked with spider webs broken by a single clear path down its center. The hall has an arched ceiling 20 feet overhead, hidden behind thick webbing. At the
this door coming from area K38, it closes and locks behind them if they don’t take measures to prop it open. A narrow secret door at the western end of the south wall is hidden behind a mass of webs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
high; those in rooms are 30 feet high. Doors and Secret Doors. Doors throughout the pyramid are made of wood and banded with bronze; they have no locks. Secret doors blend in with their surroundings
but are obvious from the other side. A character who searches a wall for a secret door must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice it. Hieroglyphs. The ancient people of Bakar wrote in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
foliage Ancient grove on the plane of Arborea 10–12 Freshly painted barn door Bucolic homestead on the plane of Arcadia 13–15 Tent flap made of animal hides Upset stomach of an herbivorous behemoth in the
Beastlands 16–18 Meticulously carved half doors in two colors Bustling gnomish factory on the plane of Bytopia 19–21 Barred jail cell door that locks when closed Unforgiving prison in the depths of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
holds four large wooden chests with iron fittings and built-in locks. Hanging from a hook in the middle of the ceiling is a one-foot-diameter iron ring with four one-foot-long iron keys and a single, one
-foot-long silver key dangling from it.
The keys are sized appropriately for the locks on the oversized chests. To reach the ring of keys, the characters must either use magic to climb the walls or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
change them back? How will the champions’ patrons respond if she refuses?
4 When multiple gods turn against her in a dispute, Thassa is enraged. She releases the locks binding every kraken in the sea, along with that of an ancient and mysterious kraken brood mother.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
their smooth outer walls can’t be scaled without climbing gear or magic. The Mechanus chain (area 69) drives the machinery in this cavern, feeding power to the Soulmonger and to the many traps and
the master of the lake and has no lair actions as a result. Ancient beyond reckoning, G’lyh’rul has accumulated tens of thousands of years of knowledge. If the characters establish telepathic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
succumb to the evil of Acererak, and their souls are devoured. WHO IS ACERERAK?
Acererak is a powerful lich known and feared throughout the multiverse. Much of his past is forgotten, but ancient texts
assert that he comes from a world called Oerth.
Acererak travels the planes in search of artifacts. When he finds something useful or interesting, he locks it away. Although he’s powerful enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
yuan-ti content themselves with maintaining these ancient places rather than building new ones for their needs. Although these sites are hundreds or even thousands of years old, they don’t look or feel
traps to keep intruders, spies, and rebellious slaves out of sensitive areas. Traps are commonly placed on door locks, chests, and fake objects designed to attract looters. One insidious delivery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
and attack. When a mezzoloth dies, its body transforms into wisps of oily smoke, though its trident remains. Mechanus Wardrobe This door is carved to depict the face of an ornate clock. When the door
dies, its body transforms into a pool of stinking ichor. Shadowfell Wardrobe The scene on this door depicts ghouls gnawing on bones. When the door is opened, read: You gaze out across an ancient
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
with sentience and capable of independent thought. Golems are the iconic constructs. Many creatures native to the outer plane of Mechanus, such as modrons, are constructs shaped from the raw material
of the plane by the will of more powerful creatures. Dragons are large reptilian creatures of ancient origin and tremendous power. True dragons, including the good metallic dragons and the evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Talavar or failed to release him from his cage, Telemy Hill is merely the next stop on their journey. Telemy Hill is an ancient fey entity, a sentient hill that travels throughout the Feywild and even to
the Material Plane at times. The wandering hill interacts with others by way of the ancient willow trees that grow on its slopes. Some time ago, a key-collecting goblin named Jingle Jangle took
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of the armory. T8: Vault The door from the armory (area T7) is secured with a complex lock. If the characters examine it, read the following: This ancient vault door has three locks, each housed
unlock the door, and their clumsy efforts have choked the vault’s locks with dust. This armory was looted long ago, but casual looters were unable to breach the heavy locked door to the vault at the back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, while others are imbued with sentience and capable of independent thought. Golems are the iconic constructs. Many creatures native to the outer plane of Mechanus, such as modrons, are constructs shaped
from the raw material of the plane by the will of more powerful creatures. Dragons are large reptilian creatures of ancient origin and tremendous power. True dragons, including the good metallic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
not moving; doing so locks both doors and causes the pegasi to revert to inanimate glass statues. Development. Characters can use the carriage to travel beyond Prismeer to other locations in the
Feywild, but the carriage and its glass pegasi shatter if the vehicle leaves the Feywild. P12. Hall of Stars The double door on the south side of this area is sealed with a hart crown lock (see “Crown Locks
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
magic, and most people see evidence of it at some point in their lives. Magic permeates the cosmos and moves through the ancient possessions of legendary heroes, the mysterious ruins of fallen empires
report dense rainforests, severe tropical storms, steamy wetlands, and a fetid swamp (called the Pelisso Swamp). Adventurers are sometimes lured into Hepmonaland’s rainforests by ancient ruins, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
arises from Mechanus or a realm like it—a plane of existence shaped entirely by clockwork efficiency. You or someone from your lineage might have become entangled in the machinations of modrons, the
orderly beings who inhabit Mechanus. Perhaps your ancestor even took part in the Great Modron March. Whatever its origin within you, the power of order can seem strange to others, but for you, it’s part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
what look like ancient treasure maps. A similar map, stolen by Ethlynn while Quintus was visiting the privy, is stuffed in her spidersilk handbag. (Ethlynn insists Quintus gave the map to her, which he
Ignatius confining Vern to his cabin until the authorities in Mechanus remove the cambion from the train. If the characters don’t have the means to raise Quintus from the dead, Ignatius suggests they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Marches. The section between Triboar and Yartar is an ancient road, relatively flat and composed of tight-fitting stones. East of Yartar, the road becomes a gravel and dirt wagon trail that passes a
information on this location. Fallen Lands Countless ruins dot this rugged, barren land, where ancient cities once stood and great battles once raged. Strange witchlights float around the ruins at night
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
northeast corner of the room and in alcoves to the south. These containers once held food and water for miners, but they are ancient and fall apart if disturbed. Development When they aren’t working here, the
hell hounds, they can try freeing the prisoners from their manacles, either by breaking them or picking the locks. Unless they dispose of the enemies quickly, freeing the prisoners has to wait until Duke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
food to leather aprons to protective goggles to parchment and ink. The firenewts looted all of it. Now the chief features of these rooms are “nests” of ancient dwarven clothing, insulated gloves, and
weapons, scorched by fire, and smeared with filth. The door has two locks, one above the other.
The dwarves sealed their treasure vault before leaving Hrakhamar, and it’s remained sealed to this day
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
leading to area R6. They don’t attack a creature wearing the scarlet cloak of the Redbrands or that speaks the password “Illefarn” (the name of an ancient elven nation that once spread across much of the
positions against the wall near the door, then try to surprise intruders. The captives are too intimidated to shout warnings or call for help. Cell Doors. The cell doors feature simple locks requiring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
identifying who wrote a script of a magical nature. History. This tool proficiency can augment the benefit of successful checks made to analyze or investigate ancient writings, scrolls, or other texts
, thieves’ tools are designed for picking locks and foiling traps. Proficiency with the tools also grants you a general knowledge of traps and locks. Components. Thieves’ tools include a small file, a set
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Atwert (lawful evil, tiefling assassin) welcomes anyone who enters the room to the Supertemporal Arena. She explains that through the portal behind her, two unfathomably ancient beings are about to
the workings of their home plane, Mechanus. Shemeshka corroborates everything R04M told the characters in chapter 13. As soon as she has shared this information, or if she is forced into battle after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
with a small window to allow guards to check in on their charges. A side passage holds six individual cells with higher-quality locks (each requiring a successful DC 25 Dexterity check with thieves
large enough for laden carts to pass two abreast. Elves and fey folk feel vaguely nauseated when they cross the bridge, owing to an ancient curse placed on it long before Keoland rose to existence. 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
(Intimidation) check, but the check is made with disadvantage if Lord Gralhund has reason to believe his wife can see or overhear the conversation: “The Stone of Golorr is some kind of ancient creature
, as well as the locked wooden trunk at the foot of the bed. If her situation turns dire and Hrabbaz is unable to protect her, Yalah unlocks the door to area G18, rushes inside, and locks the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are rescued, they behave and act as described in the “Prisoners of the Yakfolk” sidebar. At night, the fields are unguarded. At sundown, the yakfolk locks the workers in their cage (between areas 4C
wander by a short time later and offer to take Halani home. She has nothing to give the characters in gratitude, but the characters’ kindness doesn’t go unnoticed by the forest’s ancient spirits. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
strange curios and dusty clay jars. The windows have been bricked up, and cobwebs hang thick in the ceiling corners. An ancient figure peruses a heavy tome that lies open on a small desk, making notes on
chamber is obviously an ancient crypt. Niches along the walls hold dozens of old skeletons, some with scraps of burial cloth still clinging to their bones.
Not all the monsters beneath the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
legendary lost city of Daoine Gloine spreads out within a narrow mountain vale. Ancient and intricate stone towers rise up from the valley floor, though many of those have toppled against one another to form
, and the like. The remains of numerous alchemical furnaces can be seen, once used for shaping glass. Ancient notes and diagrams are also scattered about. Creatures. A clockwork kraken has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
made of iron, it has reinforcing bars and hinges made of mithral. The cage doesn’t have a lock; customers paid extra for locks manufactured elsewhere. The cage is worth 200 gp. G4: Living Quarters
echoes of traders and travelers conducting business. Characters who enter this area hear momentary auditory hallucinations of this ancient business. G9: Depleted Mine Rough walls indicate that mining was
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
contains a museum to the history of Baldur’s Gate and a mausoleum for its many dukes and heroes. Statues of ancient notables, including Balduran himself, loom over caskets containing their dusty bones — or
rusty but functional locks, connect one cobbled chamber to the next. Some tunnels ascend to street-level buildings, while others open through grates and sewer covers to the streets themselves. At least