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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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is up to you. A distance of 30 feet works fine for most dungeons. Stairs d20 Stairs 1–4 Down one level to a chamber 5–8 Down one level to a passage 20 ft. long 9 Down two levels to a chamber 10
Stairs Stairs can include any means of going up and down, including ramps, chimneys, open shafts, elevators, and ladders. If your dungeon has more than one level, the amount of space between levels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
30. Stairs Down It’s obvious to any character standing at the top of this 20-foot-long staircase that the ghostly chants originate from somewhere below. Characters who descend the stairs and follow the hall beyond arrive in area 35.
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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
40. Dragon Breath When the party reaches the bottom of the stairs, read: A staircase leads upward into the gloom. It seems as though you have found the entrance to another layer within the complex
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The second 10-foot square along these stairs is warded by magic like that of a glyph of warding spell (save DC 17). If the glyph is triggered, nothing happens until a creature moves onto the
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->Curse of Strahd
X21. West Staircase Three 10-foot-long staircases separated by 10-foot-square landings connect areas X18 and X36. Thick dust covering the stairs has not been disturbed in ages. The uppermost landing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, 15-foot-wide, central space. The stairs count as difficult terrain and, following the steps, the route from the bottom of the tower to the top is 200 feet long. A character who spends at least 5
depict volcanic events and smoke formations, which the Watchers consult to inform their predictions. The stairs leading to the top of the tower are shallow and have no railing, winding around an open
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->Tyranny of Dragons
15. Bridge The steep stairs from area 14 lead to a 40-foot-long stone bridge extending over a dark pit. The west end of the bridge is 10 feet higher than the eastern edge. Moisture drips down from
the bridge meets either set of stairs requires three successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) checks. Any lizardfolk that retreated from area 14 attempt to hold the party off here. In addition, 6 more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
15. Bridge The steep stairs from area 14 lead to a 40-foot-long stone bridge extending over a dark pit. The west end of the bridge is 10 feet higher than the eastern edge. Moisture drips down from
the bridge meets either set of stairs requires three successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) checks. Any lizardfolk that retreated from area 14 attempt to hold the party off here. In addition, 6 more
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->Curse of Strahd
K83a. Spiral Stair Landing An extension of area K83, this landing is shown on map 11. This forty-foot-long corridor connects two spiral stairways, one leading up and the other descending into the
lead knight rides a black horse and wears a fur-lined black cloak, dark gray armor, and a visored helm shaped like a wolf’s head. His sword glows with the light of the sun. The stairs at the north
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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. East Wing Drifting Light. A visible will-o’-wisp drifts through this long, L-shaped gallery.
Carving. An alcove in the corner of the L bears a relief carving of Shadowdusk nobles being paid
respect by the common folk.
Stairs. A staircase at the end of the north arm of the gallery descends 50 feet to tier 2.
The will-o’-wisp serves Melissara in area 10a. It wanders from one end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
T1: Temple Entry As the characters descend the staircase leading to this room, read or paraphrase the following: The stairs end at a wide chamber. Two gaunt creatures with sharp claws and long
tongues crouch near the bottom of the stairs, licking their lips unsettlingly as you approach.
In the northeast corner of the room, three disheveled figures wearing crimson robes tug on a pair of ropes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q51. Beacon, Upper Landing Creaky stairs climb to a wooden landing with three windows that look out over the roof of the mansion. Flanking the windows are two narrow wooden doors. The landing creaks
and groans underfoot, much like in area Q50, but here things aren’t so safe. The 10-foot-long section marked T on the map is particularly weak, collapsing under 50 or more pounds of weight. A creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
to the third level. Characters are safe from falling as long as they stay on the landing or the steps. A trapdoor closes off the top of the stairs at the ceiling. The door is latched with a simple
successful DC 10 Dexterity check. The chest contains 1,825 cp, 54 sp, and a pair of garish gold earrings that would be worth another 10 gp if melted. The chest was left behind when the last tenants of the castle departed, being considered not worth the effort to lug down the stairs.
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->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
to the third level. Characters are safe from falling as long as they stay on the landing or the steps. A trapdoor closes off the top of the stairs at the ceiling. The door is latched with a simple
successful DC 10 Dexterity check. The chest contains 1,825 cp, 54 sp, and a pair of garish
gold earrings that would be worth another 10 gp if melted. The chest was left behind when the last tenants
of the castle departed, being considered not worth the effort to lug down the stairs.
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->Player’s Handbook
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 bottom, as in the Web spell. These strands regrow
program that the lights repeat as long as Guards and Wards lasts Magic Mouth in two locations Stinking Cloud in two locations (the vapors return within 10 minutes if dispersed while Guards and Wards
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->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->Candlekeep Mysteries
) was not alerted earlier, it awakens and attacks as soon as either double door opens. It can enter the mausoleum. When the characters open a door, read the following: Before you is a sixty-foot-long
in a verdant landscape. A stone staircase leads down.
The torches that light this hall go out if removed from their sconces. The stone stairs descend 60 feet and end at an opening into area V3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
have long coils of rope they use to climb up and down the tower’s exterior. The tower interior is a hollow cylinder 90 feet high, without stairs or ladders to reach the top. Any creature inside the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cultists sealed this room after a disastrous run-in with its undead guardians. On the Stairs The dumbwaiter shaft from area 6 to the stairwell in front of the vault was once used to bypass the long
walk from the bedchamber to the upper parts of the complex for Diderius’s servants. The dumbwaiter’s ropes and rotted wooden platform are strewn across the stairs. This area is guarded by 3 wraiths and
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->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