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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
From the Oasis Theater’s spectacular singers and acrobats to the pantomimes and shadow puppeteers of the Wide, Baldur’s Gate hosts a colorful array of performers. Good acts can always
type of musical instrumentEquipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), a costume, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
does not. No, that honor goes to the shadowy board of the Chronicle’s owners.
Voice reporters have uncovered the names and positions of several members of this board, and the results are nothing less
than shocking. The Trust—the shadowy secret police who maintain order in Zilargo—is well represented on this board, raising questions about the extent to which the Chronicle is a propaganda engine for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
tetrahedral pyramids are locked (requiring a successful DC 17 Dexterity check to pick the lock or a successful DC 20 Strength check to burst it). If either of the two doors on a sepulcher is opened, each door
: Fountains of shadowy energy burst from the dark pools to form an inky vortex in the open air at the vault’s center.
A gleaming black humanoid skull flies out of the vortex. It has a ruby in each of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
statues, rippling like black cloth in a light breeze.
Locked Double Door. Beyond the shadowy curtain is a 12-foot-tall arched double door with an ornate carving of a bronze dragon above it, its
them to swing open, allowing access to area 19. It is this shadow, not the key itself, that unlocks the doors. Unless they are held open, the doors close and lock on their own after being open for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, and a dizzying array of tools. Mounted on one wall is an iron ladder that ends before a trapdoor in the ceiling.
Inscribed on the floor is a complex geometric design that pulsates with light. In the
a sparse room furnished with a simple cot and worktables covered in schematics. An iron safe, five feet on a side, stands against one wall, its thick metal door fitted with a combination lock and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Dexterity check made using thieves’ tools opens each lock. If released from captivity, the goblinoids arm themselves with improvised weapons and flee to area 17a by way of the south tunnel. The
include a dresser and a vanity that has an empty frame where the mirror should be.
The chest’s lock can be picked by using thieves’ tools and making a successful DC 15 Dexterity check, or opened with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to pick the lock, doing so with a successful a DC 15 Dexterity check. Alternatively, a character can force open the door with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Ruxithid, found in the
with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
spray, and a weird array of colorful minerals and strange lichens lend an unearthly beauty to this spot. A fast-moving stream runs south from the pool at the base of the falls, and a nearby natural
to the northern cell is locked. With a search of the grimy floor and a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check, a character discovers an old jailer’s key that fits the lock. Otherwise, the lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
contains a wooden stool, two white robes hanging on hooks, and a large wooden trunk with a lock.
If the characters pay to enter the baths or want to enjoy any of the other facilities, they are asked to
to that character’s cubicle and trunk. He carries a master key that opens all the trunks. As an action, a character can try to pick the lock on a trunk using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
prisms must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw at the start each of his or her turns. The first time each character fails the save, a wraith that looks like a shadowy duplicate of that character erupts
carries. The largest drawer of the desk is held closed with an arcane lock spell (requiring a successful DC 25 Strength check to break). Inside is a flat box of black wood (see the next subsection) and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
door swings into a 5-foot-wide tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X29. Torture Closet. The small room to the south contains an array of torture devices, including whips, mallets
alcove. These barriers fall and lock into place if the characters physically forced open the portcullis that seals the vault’s entrance. Placing the fingers and palm of Xardorok’s gauntlet in the hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
area E7 is stationed here two hours later. These cultists know the command phrase to activate the obsidian columns. E3. Niche Hall Niches line both sides of this dark hall. A shadowy form stands
within each niche.
The shadowy forms are statues of dwarven warriors, carved long ago as an honor guard for those passing through this area. Tripwire Trap. A tripwire stretches across the floor between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
hold an ogre-size baby comfortably. Toys. The room boasts an impressive array of toys, many of which are larger than their typical counterparts: dress-up kits, figurines, prop weapons, and a rocking
confine one Medium creature and features a hinged door fitted with a complex lock of good quality (1 minute to pick, DC 15). A check to pick the lock is made with Disadvantage if the character is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
thieves’ tools and makes a successful DC 18 Dexterity check as an action to pick the lock. Star Field. The swirling star field represents the cosmos as it was known to the Netherese. A character who
paraphernalia. A soft groaning sound emanates from a shadowy, door-sized rectangle along the curved northern wall.
Staircases to the east and west descend to the lower part of the room, where a sunken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
: Ronnom’s Quarters This room contains two beds—one disheveled, the other neatly made—a chest of drawers, and a small table flanked by two chairs. Dirty dishes rest on the table. A shadowy hallway to
gallons of wine. M30: Dungeon Cell The door to this room is locked. Opening the door requires the proper key (typically in Hierarch Anish’s possession), Thieves’ Tools, or a Knock spell. The lock is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
”). Treasure. Zala carries two spell scrolls (crown of madness and sleep) and a spellbook that contains the following spells: arcane lock, detect magic, detect thoughts, knock, mage armor, magic missile
closet contains clothing on hooks and shelves, plus an assortment of footwear. On a small table against the east wall sits an iron lockbox. A character using thieves’ tools can try to pick the lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wearing heavy armor sinks to the bottom but can, on their turn, swim to the surface with a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Wasp Nest. A 7-foot-long, 5-foot-wide wasp nest clings to a shadowy
in the corner is made of wood that is still covered with bark and patches of moss. There’s a lock in the middle of the right panel, but it’s obscured beneath hanging moss. (Bavlorna swallowed the key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
lock, burning hands, comprehend languages, counterspell, darkvision, dimension door, find familiar, levitate, sending, and unseen servant. (You can replace any of these spells with a spell of the same
lower chambers of the towers, and potentially the city beyond, while the Kolat brothers dealt with it.) After 10 minutes, the floor descends to its normal level and the clamps lock it down again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
an array of otherworldly landscapes. At its center stands a heavy desk engraved with grotesque, fiendish figures, and seated at the desk is a slender, bipedal creature wearing a red robe, a sparkly
to pick either lock, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. Statues. The statues are two stone golems that are normally quiescent and don’t react to the characters’ presence. However, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
leads north from area 1 is dim, shadowy, and generally deserted and ignored, for all of the feasting and fun lies beyond, in the great hall itself. A few torches burn smokily high up along either wall
. One ogre wears a gem (worth 250 gp) on a thong around his neck. The creatures have 381 cp between them as the stakes for their game. The lock on the chest can be opened by a character who succeeds on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
runs the Parted Veil, a bookstore on Forgotten Lane not far from the Shattered Temple. The shop contains a motley array of texts available for sale: histories, novels, atlases, dictionaries, maps
per Spell Comprehend languages, detect magic, disguise self, feather fall, illusory script, protection from evil and good, shield, Tenser’s floating disk 25 gp Arcane lock, darkvision, detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
sits in a backstage room, wrapped in chains and padlocked. A character using thieves’ tools can try to pick the lock as an action, doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. In a leather-bound
character must randomly determine what action to take. Haunted’s Script. A shadowy fiend plagues the cursed character’s dreams (or trances in the case of an elf), denying that character the benefits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
magic. The door is airtight and imbued with a dimensional lock that prevents characters from teleporting through it. It is impervious to damage, and its magic cannot be dispelled or dismissed by
with light just moments before, releasing a shadowy form within.) Even if the characters have played the part of Nintra’s helpers thus far, her link to them through the book makes her aware of any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
filled with clay. Near the northern and southern corners are circles of sigils that glow with red light.
In the eastern corner is a small array of urns and boxes. Above them on the wall is a contact
shadowy energy. Any character who successfully assesses the gate knows that it must be activated and how to do so. A character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check while holding a glyph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
(Perception) check to find the wire. Once the wire is found, it can be avoided, but cutting it sets off the ballista. The ballista fires an array of bolts down the length of the hall, so each creature in
) check, a character can spot alterations to the lock and hinges that are part of the trap mechanism. A successful DC 20 Dexterity check by someone using thieves’ tools can be used to disable the hinge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
locked and can be opened with Victoro’s golden key. A character can pick the lock by succeeding on a DC 18 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The desk drawer contains thirteen sealed scroll tubes, a
with the main kitchen during social functions. It is otherwise empty, and its doors are locked. Founders’ Day. The kitchen is bustling with activity as four chefs (human commoners) prepare an array
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
reactivated for a cell by inserting a red key card into a card-lock panel outside that cell like those found on doors throughout the ship. The cells are currently empty, but a combat robot from area
with a perplexing array of blinking lights, buttons, dials, and other controls. The wall opposite the door features a tall pane of black glass.
As the machine roars to life, glowing shapes appear on






