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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Guard Post The doors to this area are made of stone and sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. This area has
the following features: Sentries. Two mind flayers stand behind eight orogs (lined up in two rows of four) facing the double door to the west.
Pillars. Two stone pillars with glowing veins of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, the door automatically closes and locks.
Heads on Pikes. Seven decapitated mind flayer heads with limp tentacles are mounted on pikes in the middle of the cavern, facing the double door. (They were
6. Battleground This area has become the main battleground in the conflict between the githyanki and the mind flayers. The ceilings throughout are 20 feet high. 6a. Cave of Carnage Corpses. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
some more esoteric barrier. Beyond the form the locks and keys take, you might also consider adjusting the creatures depicted with each lock to suit your adventures. Just keep in mind that the number of
Customizing the Puzzle The focal parts of this puzzle are the locks and keys, not the chest. You could easily convert this puzzle to feature any types of locks, be they on doors, cells, books, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, wants to see Yaveklar stripped of her command for incompetence. QUALITH DOOR LOCKS
Mounted on both sides of every door in the mind flayer colony (areas 9 through 20) is a burnished plate of dark, alien
. If magic is unavailable, a locked door can be forced open with a successful DC 30 Strength (Athletics) check.
Clever adventurers might discover that a decapitated mind flayer head, animated through an animate dead spell, can be used to access the locks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
13. Back Door The double doors to these rooms are airtight, soundproof, made of stone, and sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors
automatically close and lock. The ceiling here is 10 feet high. The mind flayers use this back door to their fortress as a means of escape, in case the colony is overrun by githyanki or other invaders. 13a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Old Dwarven Halls The doors in this area are made of stone and sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. Rooms
hold stone dishes and tankards. Some of the dishware contains globs of edible gray slime. (The mind flayers use these dishes to bring food to prisoners in area 10.)
Wall of Force. The rubble-strewn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
5. Prison Cell The crystal doors to this room are magically locked, but they open automatically for any creature that carries a Stardock rod (see “Stardock Rods”). There are no physical locks to be
picked, but a knock spell or similar magic also opens a door. Magic wards in the room prevent any creature from teleporting into or out of it. Marquox A mind flayer named Marquox uses its levitate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Dynamo The central feature of the mind flayer colony is a psionic, quasi-magical turbine powered by a thunderous underground river that flows through it. River water entering the dynamo is
of stone and sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. UNDERGROUND RIVER
The underground river on this level is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Detention Facility The mind flayers use this detention facility to hold “cattle” — the term they use to describe humanoids they consider a food source. The door to the cell block is made of stone
and sealed with a Qualith door lock (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless it is held open, the door automatically closes and locks. The cell block is 10 feet high throughout and contains the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, bringing the conflict to the city. 6 Dozens of dead factions unite in Undersigil. They mount an uprising on the surface and attempt to oust several factions. 7 The Lady of Pain locks the Cage without
warning, barring anything and anyone from entering or exiting the City of Doors. 8 The Lady of Pain decrees that Sigil tolerates its factions no longer. They must disband or risk her wrath. Three factols come together and hire the characters to change the Lady’s mind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
glass lanterns with continual flame spells cast on them.
Wounded Githyanki. Four githyanki warriors are recovering from wounds inflicted on them by the mind flayers’ thralls. Each has 30 hit points
flame spell cast on it.
Knightly Argument. Left undisturbed, two female githyanki knights argue quietly with one another in the middle of the room. One of the knights has a decapitated mind flayer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
open a cell door, which has no physical locks to be picked. A door can also be opened by a knock spell or similar magic cast outside the cells. The guards in area 29d know when one of the cell doors is
face. He owes his fresh bruises to his githyanki hosts. Ezria is normally calm and collected. That changes if the characters are accompanied by one or more mind flayers, whereupon Ezria loses his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
14. Psipod Nexus I The doors to this room are made of stone and sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless they are held open, the doors automatically close and lock. The
. Each capsule is tilted at a 45-degree angle, connected to metal floor panels with thick copper wires, and coated in a thin, slimy residue.
Illithids. Four mind flayers carrying dark sheets of metal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and crew to fend for themselves. Mind flayers constructed the Scavenger to resemble a giant cuttlefish. Its hull is made of an alien resin as hard as thick wood. Behind the ship’s tentacle-shaped
is a mind flayer arcanist (see the sidebar in the “Mind Flayer” entry in the Monster Manual) with 111 hit points. It uses a crystal orb as an arcane focus and dresses in pirate garb. A wooden peg
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
8. Operation: Eat Them All The mind flayers have spawned a neothelid and trapped it behind magic walls of force controlled from area 16c. The illithids are waiting for Extremiton to give the order to
east wall, beyond which is a smoothly carved tunnel leading to area 16a. The door is sealed with a Qualith lock (see “Qualith Door Locks”). The neothelid is always hungry and tries to devour any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
are of duergar make. A character proficient in History also realizes the duergar clan that once used these marks is long gone, overwhelmed by mind flayers many generations ago. G3: Cage Workshop Stamps
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
distinguish where the drow ends, and the rot and fungi consuming him begins. The drow feebly thrashes, his screams rising ever higher in pitch, until he locks eyes with one of the characters and
bride before it is time. If the characters don’t withdraw immediately, Zuggtmoy awakens and uses her Mind Control Spores ability to send them away, using her Infestation Spores only if the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
vacant, and it is available to the characters if they don’t mind sharing the space. Next to it is Tarak’s cell, then Varnoth’s. The fourth cell is Myla’s, cluttered with junk and tools. The fifth and
down to the water, 50 feet below. When boats deliver supplies to the cloister, the residents use this pallet to haul goods both up and down. A lever locks the winch in place. If a character pulls the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the subject of faithful commitment, he treated her poorly, for his true love was Neverwinter. Kalain became enraged after Dagult’s rejection and turned to painting monsters that, in her mind
onset of madness. Now she locks herself away, content to let time erode the last of her conscience. She always saw Dagult and Waterdeep as one and the same, and now they are both her mortal enemies
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. It pushes open to reveal area X33 beyond. X7. Cell Block This area contains four cells separated by bars. The rectangular iron doors have locks built into them, and Noska Ur’gray carries the keys
saving throws against poison and resistance to poison damage. They have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. They speak Common and Dwarvish. Nihiloor the mind flayer has psychically and surgically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Hobgoblin Barracks The old furnishings were cleared out of this chamber to make room for thirty-two wooden cots. Five hobgoblins rest here between patrols. 21f. Brain-Dog Kennel The mind flayer
intellect devourers hide among the wreckage. They target intruders with their Devour Intellect action option.
21g. Xanathar’s Ambassador A mind flayer named Ulquess resides here, serving as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
insignia scarabs of House Freth can ignore. A successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check is needed to force open such a door. The inner doors have no locks. When an alarm sounds outside, the occupants
(Perception) checks that rely on sight. He has cast mind blank on himself. Once per day as an action, Drivvin can summon a demon that has a challenge rating of 6 or lower. The summoned demon appears in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
encounter on the trail. Alternatively, you can forgo rolling and simply choose an encounter from the table.
Theater of the Mind. While the “Bandit Ambush” encounter later in this region uses a map
anyone who visits his inn.
Epicurean. Good food and drink are the keys to Haldryck’s heart.
Overseller. Haldryck advertises his inn’s basic necessities—like clean sheets and doors with locks—as luxury
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
snipped off the queen’s precious, powerful locks. Argantle wears an abundance of shale jewelry that doesn’t seem to weigh her down in the least.
Alignment. Chaotic neutral.
Personality Trait. “My
little as possible.”
Ideal. “Everyone should mind their own business.”
Bond. “My bubble pipe—if anyone touches it, they lose a finger.”
Flaw. “I can’t stand children. They’re like roaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
snipped off the queen’s precious, powerful locks. Argantle wears an abundance of shale jewelry that doesn’t seem to weigh her down in the least.
Alignment. Chaotic neutral.
Personality Trait. “My mood
little as possible.”
Ideal. “Everyone should mind their own business.”
Bond. “My bubble pipe—if anyone touches it, they lose a finger.”
Flaw. “I can’t stand children. They’re like roaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
determine a map’s age, whether a map includes any hidden messages, or similar facts. Calligrapher’s Supplies Activity DC Identify writer of nonmagical script 10 Determine writer’s state of mind 15
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Tam in which Var begs for another chance to bring the Sword Coast under Thayan domination. Inside the desk’s several drawers are a potion of mind reading and a duplicate of the steel key that Var
must pick the locks of all four iron shackles (requiring a successful DC 15 Dexterity check for each). If it is freed, the glabrezu rampages, randomly attacking anyone in reach. Once free, it can cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
iron bands, lined with lead to prevent scrying, is air- and watertight, and features layers of locks that make opening a vault without its keys nearly impossible. Two keys are required to open a vault
door, with one typically held by the enclave and a second by the owner of the vault’s contents. When both keys have been turned in multiple locks, the door opens. While the wedding is in progress, Gorat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. With a little experimentation, characters can deactivate any of the machinery in the casino, including the locks on the double doors into area 6. At your determination, tearing down the panels and
of the casino assume that anyone entering Lottie’s private domain is either invited or is soon to be dead, and pay no mind to characters breaking in. The floor of this room is covered in red tiles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the books he has collected. In his warped mind, a few deaths are a small price to pay for success.
Personality Trait. “I don’t like most people, which is why I relish the thought of spending the
knows the safe’s combination: pig, goat, llama, hen, rooster. The safe’s door locks automatically when it closes and can’t be opened from the inside except by a knock spell or similar magic. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
reduced-threat dragon turtle (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above) — it has no tail attack — recently taken from Lake Thaylambar, has been chained here while the insidious mind control magic of the
each of the two pin locks with a separate successful DC 20 Dexterity check. White Gate. Behind the doors to the south is a white gate that connects with the Warrior Pools. 76. Naga’s Den If the spirit
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
. Every story of the oceans courses through his mind, and he in each moment curses and blesses mortals for their endless follies, heroism, and hatreds.
When the sea reaches its limit at the shore, so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
disappearances, she darkened his doorstep in 1379 DR, the Year of the Lost Keep. Annoyed by this invasion of his privacy and not in his right mind, Duhlark captured Lady Gondafrey, used a spell to
spell or similar magic reveals an aura of illusion magic around each one. Attempts to pick or break the locks fail, but a knock spell or similar magic causes a lock to open. Chest 1 has the image of