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Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Deduct the time it burned in increments of 1 minute from its total burn time.
While lit, the candle sheds Dim Light in a 30-foot radius. While you are within that light, you have Advantage on D20 Test
;D20 Tests. In addition, a Cleric or Druid in the light can cast level 1 spells they have prepared without expending spell slots.
Alternatively, when you light the candle for the first time, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Mechanus Mechanus is where perfectly regimented order reigns supreme. It consists of equal measures of light and dark, and equal proportions of heat and cold. On Mechanus, law is reflected in a realm
perfect order, and “I” is ultimately subsumed into “we.” An adventure on Mechanus might lead characters to examine their individual egos in the light of the adventuring party. It might challenge a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Modrons Modrons are beings of absolute law that adhere to a hive-like hierarchy. They inhabit the plane of Mechanus and tend its eternally revolving gears, their existence a clockwork routine of
transforms in a flash of light, gaining the physical form of its new rank. The promoted modron is replaced by one of its underlings in the same manner, all the way to the lowest levels of the hierarchy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
destroyed. You can snuff it out early for use at a later time. Deduct the time it burned in increments of 1 minute from its total burn time. While lit, the candle sheds Dim Light in a 30-foot radius
. While you are within that light, you have Advantage on D20 Tests. In addition, a Cleric or Druid in the light can cast level 1 spells they have prepared without expending spell slots. Alternatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
destroyed. You can snuff it out early for use at a later time. Deduct the time it burned in increments of 1 minute from its total burn time. While lit, the candle sheds Dim Light in a 30-foot radius
. While you are within that light, you have Advantage on D20 Tests. In addition, a Cleric or Druid in the light can cast level 1 spells they have prepared without expending spell slots. Alternatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Planar Effects The Concordant Express moves across the known planes of existence by passing through invisible portals only the train’s sapient Engine Car can find. The train’s next stop is Mechanus
deafened. Outside the train, bright light becomes dim light, and dim light becomes darkness. 6 Ysgard. Silent, spectral warriors from Valhalla fly around the train on ghostly chariots pulled by ghostly steeds. Any creature aboard the train that would be reduced to 0 hit points drops to 1 hit point instead.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
covered with dials, switches, and buttons—including a light-purple button recognizable as one of the missing components of the Infernal Machine. Removing this component deactivates the controls and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
between brass posts spaced 5 feet apart. Earthquakes caused the balcony to collapse in two places—see areas S16 and S17 for details. S14: Abandoned Garden Magical light fills this rectangular room. The
light emanates from three glass domes attached to the ceiling above a five-foot-wide, twenty-foot-long plant bed overflowing with rotting vegetation.
Closer inspection of the plant bed reveals two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
cog rises from the water, with two matching cogs connected to it. Rusty metal conduits stretch from the cavern walls to the cogs. The water of the lake is slimy, with pinpricks of phosphorescent light
happens automatically in 1d4 minutes. The lights at the bottom of the lake are phosphorescent crabs that feed on the muck. Each crab sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius but stops glowing 10 minutes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
presented in episode 4. Modron in Need The pentadrone Stevie wants to travel back to Mechanus, and the characters could assist by using downtime or franchise tasks to make that happen. Research or
schmoozing might gain information from knowledgeable sages regarding existing portals to Mechanus, or unique rituals that can open a temporary portal. If the characters are successful in helping Stevie get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, includes a magnificent stag (use elk statistics) that shimmers in the light as if its coat is spun from gold and its antlers plated with platinum. Nearly everyone in the caravan who can handle a bow wants
speak that language, it switches to Elvish, and if no one responds again, it tries heavily accented, pidgin Common. It assures them that they are on the right track, and they must continue following the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, includes a magnificent stag (use elk statistics) that shimmers in the light as if its coat is spun from gold and its antlers plated with platinum. Nearly everyone in the caravan who can handle a bow wants
speak that language, it switches to Elvish, and if no one responds again, it tries heavily accented, pidgin Common. It assures them that they are on the right track, and they must continue following the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
enough to ride as mounts—sleep and crawl on the slopes of this natural rise. Perched atop the rocky mound is a squat stone building topped with a crystal dome. Multicolored light gleams within the
floor near the projection is a metal console with numerous switches on it.
Control Console. The console functions like the one in the power station (area L6). Magical Projection. The projection of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
highest shelves. Continual flame spells light the well-traveled areas, and the Avowed employ driftglobes when visiting remote sections. An intricate arrangement of mounted mirrors lights the upper reaches
Mechanus. The Avowed struck a deal with the creatures, and they’ve been part of the library staff ever since. Working alongside the Avowed, the modrons catalog and shelve books, though each of them can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-fifth master switch opens or closes all the gates at once. Flipping one or more switches on the console requires an action. Light Control. A brass dial on the console controls the light level in area
console has the following magical properties, which are disabled if it is reduced to 0 hit points: Gate Control. Twenty-four switches on the console open and close the gates to the prison cells. A twenty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, lawful creatures in this area have disadvantage on Wisdom checks. Gravity. Gravity in the Inverse pulls toward an invisible, horizontal plane 30 feet below the surface. Light. The tunnels and chambers of
the Inverse are dark unless otherwise noted. Locals carry their own light sources as necessary. Seeds of Chaos The residents of the Inverse are largely freethinkers and anarchists, with a smattering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
one or more switches on the console requires an action. Light Control. A brass dial on the console controls the light level in area R16. Turning the dial requires an action or a bonus action
contains a bed, a desk with matching chair, a claw-footed chest, and wall hooks for hanging clothes. The continual flame spell that illuminates each room can be suppressed or returned to its normal light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
one or more switches on the console requires an action. Light Control. A brass dial on the console controls the light level in area R16. Turning the dial requires an action or a bonus action
contains a bed, a desk with matching chair, a claw-footed chest, and wall hooks for hanging clothes. The continual flame spell that illuminates each room can be suppressed or returned to its normal light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
hearing or sight. The poison effect on his shortsword and light crossbow attacks is replaced with the following: If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be
of Horrors. (His previous assignment for Moghadam was to spy on its workers while in rat form.) Control Panel The control panel is covered with dials, switches, and buttons—including a speckled gold
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
be operated using a control panel containing sixty levers, forty dials, twenty switches, and a number of jeweled components. These controls generate all kinds of powers and effects, as noted below
.
Food doesn’t satiate you, and you must eat double the amount of food you normally eat to avoid feeling hungry.
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You shed light like a torch, as if you were the target of a light cantrip
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
cemetery, its canted tombstones shrouded in fog. Eerie, hungry shapes move among the graves in the distance. Suddenly, bright glowing balls of light appear in the room behind you.
Opening the wardrobe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the chaotic plane of Limbo 34–36 Ticking portal formed from hundreds of gears Dusty archives in Mechanus, a plane of absolute law and order 37–39 Stained-glass door on a landing of pure light Gleaming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
wisps of white and gray streaking among motes of light—the distant stars of far-flung Wildspace systems. Most of the Astral Sea is a vast, empty expanse. Visitors occasionally stumble upon the
petrified corpse of a dead god or other chunks of rock drifting forever in the silvery void. Much more commonplace are color pools—magical pools of colored light that flicker like radiant, spinning coins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, each one fitted with a large, gear-shaped keyhole. Pale light shines through paper-thin gaps around the doors, but not the keyholes.
A stocky angel with cerulean skin and a pointed helmet leans
wings. Omid has orders to deliver the Stranger safely to Mechanus, where judgment awaits. The deva’s glowing mace is reminiscent of a large key. The head of the mace lines up neatly with the gear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
features. Light. The basement is dark. Torch sconces and hooks for lanterns can be found in each room, but no lanterns or torches are present. Ceiling. The ceilings in areas 1 through 3 are 10 feet high and
with a faint light. As one of the creatures shuffles through the ten-foot-wide gap between the two walls, it begins to glow as the walls do.
Creatures. The opening of the door has activated three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. You gain a Fly Speed equal to your Speed, and you can hover. As you fly, your skin glistens with mucus or otherworldly light. See the Invisible. You can see any Invisible creature within 60 feet of
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Magic Item Descriptions The following magic items are presented in alphabetical order. Antimagic Armor Armor (Light, Medium, or Heavy), Very Rare (Requires Attunement) While wearing this armor, you
Armor of Weightlessness Armor (Light, Medium, or Heavy), Uncommon (Requires Attunement) This armor has 5 charges. While you wear it, you can use a bonus action to expend 1 or more charges to cast one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters can sneak past the troglodytes with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Characters carrying a light source have disadvantage on this check. If combat breaks out here, the
worn smooth, rise from the center of this large cave. Baleful crimson light leaks from cracks in the jagged pillars, casting an eerie glow on the cave.
Four barlguras lair in this dimly lit cave. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) check, cast serious doubt on the map’s accuracy. Cabin C. Meldar and Ignatius share this cabin, which contains nothing incriminating. Its occupants travel light
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->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
and kindly monodrone modron, Gearbox has been sent as an agent of Mechanus to investigate Kwalish’s works and experiments. Its mechanical body has been programmed with several unique utility powers
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything), to cast the light cantrip at will, and to grant other characters advantage on Dexterity checks made with thieves’ tools and on ability checks made to identify or operate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
together. Each bat uses the gas spore stat block, but its size is Tiny. The bats ignore most entrants but abhor light. If the characters enter with a source of bright light or activate the room’s
don’t refill. Stargazing Screen. Set into the counter of the bar is a small panel with a glass lid, beneath which are several dials and switches. Interacting with any of the controls causes this area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
who seek to ward off illness Reptilian eye within a horizontal diamond Istus, Weaver of Our Fate* Mechanus Seers, advisers Spindle with three strands Iuz the Evil† Material Plane His subjects and
Sun Pholtus of the Blinding Light Arcadia Judges, lawyers, arbiters Silver sun partially eclipsed by a crescent moon Ralishaz, the Unlooked For Limbo Gamblers Three bone fate-casting sticks Rao, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
, these pools of light are extinguished one by one as the dead swarm over the walls!
To triumph in this encounter, the characters must hold the line against an ever-growing horde of undead. The palisade
gathered here, including cultists of Talos, but switches to attack the party if they present a threat. If the dragon loses over 100 hit points or is forced to use its Legendary Resistance feature more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
cranium rats. Damp rags and swollen planks cover broken windows, blotting what little light ekes through the ward’s perpetual fog. Of all the wards in Sigil, the Hive Ward has the least oversight
with a tiny cog for a cap. When placed on a flat surface, the cap rotates like the gears of Mechanus. Golden Gout. Imported from the Nine Hells, this spiced whiskey burns all the way down. Imbibers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Repeat step 2 until one team has eliminated all the players on the other team.
Y4. Tower of Abjuration This tower reaches upward like a talon, its stonework studded in chiseled runes. A blue light
strike, the item disintegrates in a flash of blue light. Every time a character uses the anvil, there is a 25 percent chance that a tomb tapper (see appendix C) burrows its way into the tower to






