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Player’s Handbook
sealed by the Arcane Lock spell. In addition, you can cover up to ten doors with an illusion to make them appear as plain sections of wall.
Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to
area:
Dancing Lights in four corridors, with a simple program that the lights repeat as long as Guards and Wards lasts
Magic Mouth in two locations
Stinking Cloud in two locations (the vapors
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
it finishes a long rest.Dream Eater. When an unconscious creature the hag can see within 30 feet of her regains consciousness, the hag can force the creature to make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw
the golden key.”
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“Beware the black horse.”
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“The fish is your friend.”
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“The stairs downward lead to that which you seek.”
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“Look for two crossed swords. There your goal lies.”
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“If you see two crows, turn back. Beyond is death.”
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
their creator's madness. Pidlwick II knew that it had no purpose as long as Pidlwick remained in Castle Ravenloft, so it pushed Pidlwick down a long flight of stairs, killing him. Everyone else
Guards and Wards
Legacy
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
tall, and shaped as you desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk into each contiguous area while you are casting the spell.
When you
illusion spell) to make them appear as plain sections of wall.
Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as the web spell. These strands regrow in 10 minutes if they are
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
might be set at the top of a flight of stairs to send creatures crashing down. Locks might be jammed with debris, gems replaced with fakes, and prized treasures stolen away. Mites aim to kill only if
mites for a long period of time devolve into chaotic battlegrounds. Even under the control of a strong leader, any faction in such a dungeon can see its members turn against each other as their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
heavy with the stench of death. Three 10-foot-long staircases with landings between them descend a total of 30 feet to area X14a. The stench grows stronger down the stairs.
X14. North Staircase When the characters open the secret door at the top of the stairs, read: A dusty corridor heads north, then bends to the east, descending a dark staircase. The air is thin, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
27. Wine Cellar Creaking stairs lead into a damp, cobweb-draped cellar containing dusty racks and eight-foot-tall wine tuns. One of the casks has burst, covering the stone floor in crimson stains
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All three wine tuns are empty, though the one farthest from the stairs looks as though something burst from within. The racks are packed with bottles bearing obscure names, such as “Purple Grapemash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
10. Dining Hall Two long tables of plain stone stand at the south end of this dining hall, while a long marble table stands to the north. The door up the stairs leading to area 8 has “? DANGER
” written in chalk on it. The door down the southern stairs is spiked shut, and has “DANGER” scrawled on it in chalk. Five bearded devils are seated at the marble table—the last survivors of Varram’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
10. Dining Hall Two long tables of plain stone stand at the south end of this dining hall, while a long marble table stands to the north. The door up the stairs leading to area 8 has “? DANGER
” written in chalk on it. The door down the southern stairs is spiked shut, and has “DANGER” scrawled on it in chalk. Five bearded devils are seated at the marble table — the last survivors of Varram’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
top of the fountain. In the water, the white, gauzy form of a crayfish lies on a bed of lime encrustations.
To the west, stairs lead up out of the room, and to either side of the stairs along the
“crayfish” is nothing more than the shed shell of a long-expired resident of the fountain. Beneath it is a platinum key and chain (worth 20 gp). The key unlocks the portcullis that blocks the exit in area 53.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
down the stairs and takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. G7. Throne Room This semicircular room has a forest of icicles hanging from its ceiling, some of them as much as eight feet long. Against the
language, and the Dwarvish word carved above the doors translates to “Grimskalle.” G2. Guard Room This long, rectangular room is strewn with pieces of rotting wood and rusted metal—the remnants of giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Laduguer’s Furrow Long ago, an earthquake split the cavern that houses Gracklstugh, leaving a rift nearly two hundred feet deep and five hundred feet wide. Laduguer’s Furrow has a packed-gravel floor
and extends roughly a quarter mile beyond the natural walls of the city in both directions. Each end of the rift has a steeply sloping floor, carved with a set of stairs and a wide ramp for both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(area 54B) tumbles down the stairs. Adventurers fleeing the stone ball stumble into a hidden pit (area 54C). 54A. Treasure Chest The lock on the chest can be picked with a successful DC 10 Dexterity
check made using thieves’ tools. Within the chest is an invisible key, 3 inches long and made of brass. Any character who manually searches inside the chest feels the key, which unlocks the clock in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
center of the room, another set of stairs leads down. The staircase in the center of the floor (area K20a) leads down to area K71. The spiral staircase has no railing and connects the main floor of
a ladder leading down to area K34. The stairs ascend another 40 feet to another landing (shown on map 5), with archways that lead to areas K45 and K46, and then climb another 100 feet to a landing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
before the Lord of Lance Rock! Me! Behold my dark terrors!” He’s willing to magnanimously consider a surrender or offers of truce, as long as intruders leave the cave. Stairs. The steps along the north
counter juts from the wall across the room from the base of the stairs. It holds saws, knives, and other tools. Four skeletons stand beyond this tool bench, guarding a wide passage that exits the to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K19. Grand Landing Massive stairs rise to a landing twenty feet wide by forty feet long. Stone arches support a ceiling covered with frescoes twenty feet overhead. The frescoes depict armored knights
the suits of armor have been scratched out.
Both staircases on the south wall climb to area K25. The massive stairs lead down to area K8. Anyone who crosses in front of the alcoves along the south
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
53. The Valve Before you is a foyer, ten feet wide and twenty feet long. A narrow hall connects with this area on the south side, and on the north end a five-foot-wide staircase leads up.
A wheel
is set horizontally half into the wall in the southwest corner. This wheel appears to be a crank. Above the wheel, a bronze lever is set in the wall, angled downward.
Open and Shut. The stairs lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Initiative. On the goblins’ turn, they attempt to scramble up the stairs and activate the rolling log trap (detailed below). The goblins then fight the characters. Rolling Log Trap. This 10-foot-long
ogre mercenary (see cave E). The Hostile bugbears fight the characters on sight and can’t be bargained with. Brian Valeza H3: Stairway Stairs ascend north. At the top of the stairs is a heavy log the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Scriptoria Collections When the characters head down the stairs to the Scriptoria Collections, read or paraphrase the following: As you make your way down the winding staircase, the passage’s gloom
centuries ago, long after the construction of the main library. The great elven scholar and Strixhaven alumnus Arick Quenthorne donated the collection’s initial materials. He went on to become a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
lower section in the middle. Carved stone stairs climb up to the ledges. Two large tables stand in the middle section, along with a pair of old braziers. A smaller table stands on the eastern ledge
. The skeletal remains of dozens of dead warriors—dwarves, gnomes, orcs, and ogres—attest to the fierceness of the fighting that took place here long ago.
Seven ghouls lurk in the shadows on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
threshold of 20, resistance to thunder damage, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The terrace between the top of the stairs and the gate has a slight upward slope. The slope imposes disadvantage
when the party arrives. Arriving characters are questioned to determine their intentions. The guards are thorough but not threatening; as long as the characters seem benign, they are granted entry. Four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K45. Hall of Heroes Dark alcoves line the walls of this long hall. The ceiling has fallen here, leaving rubble strewn across the floor. Overhead, the beams of Ravenloft’s roof are exposed. Lightning
’ answers are always short and vague, and there is a 20 percent chance that a spirit’s answer is wrong. The stairs at the west end of the hall descend 40 feet to area K33. An open archway to the east reveals a tower landing beyond (part of area K20).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
twenty-five 10-foot squares). The warded area can be up to 20 feet tall, and shaped as you desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk
illusion (equivalent to the illusory object function of the minor illusion spell) to make them appear as plain sections of wall. Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
twenty-five 10-foot squares). The warded area can be up to 20 feet tall, and shaped as you desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk
illusion (equivalent to the illusory object function of the minor illusion spell) to make them appear as plain sections of wall. Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. The door’s lock corroded long ago, and the door squeals loudly on rusty hinges when opened. B5. Arrow Slits A brick wall with arrow slits was added to this room at some point. The arrow slits are
from the ceiling. Stairs Up. The lock can be picked with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check made using thieves’ tools, or the door can be forced open with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
from the courtyard stairs when the evil yuan-ti descended on the village and captured all the followers of the Scaled Mother. With the threat to the area neutralized, it doesn’t take long for things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K47. Portrait of Strahd You come to a dark landing ten feet wide and twenty feet long. A cold draft of wind rushes down the spiral staircase at the north end of the east wall and whistles mournfully
through the room before streaming down the stairs to the south.
An ornate, square rug covers the floor to the south. Set into the west wall is an ironbound wooden door with a wooden trapdoor set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
finishing a long rest, Auril gets back all her forms. The Frostmaiden has no need for worldly possessions and keeps nothing of value in this room. Stairs Up. The curved staircase climbs 90 feet to area
. Ice Rink The staircase descends into a vaulted chamber. A nine-foot-high railing of sculpted ice hugs the staircase as it descends to the chamber floor, which, like the stairs, is smooth and gleaming. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
can be heard throughout this complex and well into the surrounding forest. 4a. Eastern Gate A 15-foot-high iron portcullis is embedded in the stone wall at the mouth of a long tunnel. Rough-hewn
stairs just inside the tunnel climb to the top of the wall, which is enclosed by stone battlements. There are no guards stationed atop the wall or beyond the portcullis. The winch to raise the portcullis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, stairs descend 200 feet to level 2. (These stairs are not immediately visible to characters entering through the secret door.)
Noise. The sound of squabbling goblins emanates from a tunnel leading
scraps of moldy food in this long hall.
Dead Goblin. A twentieth goblin lies dead on the floor, the victim of an argument that ended badly.
39d. Old Forge Ettins. Two ettins, a female named Krung-Jung
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
breach in the west wall leads to a dark cave heaped with refuse. Murky water covers most of the floor. Stairs lead up to dry stone ledges that hug the walls. In the middle of the room, more stairs rise
feet high (11 feet above the dais and ledges). The chains dangling from the ceiling are 8 feet long; the cultists would shackle prisoners to the chains, dangle them above the altar, cut them open with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
inside of a great tower. Spiraling stairs and balconies are carved into its walls, with the interior lit by phosphorescent patches of mold growing in whorls. In the center of the open space floats a
humanoid figure, womanlike in form, but made entirely of fungi and mold. She is easily three times the height of the fungal bridesmaids that move up and down the spiraling stairs, tending to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
is a thirty-foot-long hall of white stone. At the opposite end of the hall are two twelve-foot-tall doors like those of the entry gate.
An eagle carved from a massive timber hangs from the far side
of twenty arrows each. S4. Central Stairs A single spiral stair runs through the tower’s center, with landings at each floor. The stairs have a handrail along the outer edge. S5. Initiate Dormitory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Floral Assault The assassin vines growing near area 15 can be moved elsewhere in their pots, as long as their murderous nature is temporarily quelled. The charm of plant command found in area 11 can
example). Oil of Slipperiness If the characters have discovered this magic oil in area 12 or area 22, it can be applied in front of entry points, on stairs, or anywhere they want to slow the undead down.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the area, stairs rise to an open level above. If the kenku aren’t hidden, add: Four short, avian creatures with long beaks and black feathers look over in surprise from where they stand in the middle