more subtle with only about for for locked

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

You’re a spy. Secrets and misinformation are your stock in trade. You skulk in the shadows, infiltrate other guilds, and steal the most precious secrets, whether they’re written in locked

3rd gaseous form, meld into stone, nondetection 4th arcane eye, freedom of movement 5th modify memory Your magic is meant to be subtle and undetectable, but

Keeping Combat Moving

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

characters are locked in battle with another foe. Or maybe the noise of the ongoing combat attracts the attention of nearby dungeon denizens. The new combatant might attack both the characters and

of infernal flame, and a devil erupts from the ashes. You can also alter a monster’s stat block in subtle ways in the middle of combat; for example, you might decide that a monster flies into a frenzy

Targets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

more subtle effect, such as an attempt to read a creature's thoughts, typically goes unnoticed, unless a spell says otherwise. A Clear Path to the Target To target something, you must have a clear path

have varied ways of naming and visualizing this interface. By any name, without the Weave, raw magic is locked away and inaccessible; the most powerful archmage can’t light a candle with magic in an

38. Dezmyr's Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

portraits hang from hooks on the south and west walls. (The portraits represent various members of the Shadowdusk family. All the depictions are warped in subtle ways. Some of the family members have

a locked secret door. Any character who studies the fresco and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check can tell that the family crest on Dezmyr’s shield can be rotated. Turning it so that the

Theater: Autumn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

backstage are locked. Characters who slip in through the back see actors and stagehands bustling about and the director arguing with the playwright while the stage manager looks on helplessly. On the stage

life. She’s also insightful enough to know that “Rongquan Mystere” isn’t what he appears to be. She has seen the dark elves who watch over Rongquan and observed him using subtle hand gestures (Drow

Perception

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

allows a character to find a secret door or something that betrays its presence, such as thin seams marking the edges of the door. If the secret door is locked, a successful Intelligence

essential to the adventure’s success, plant hints that clue players in to the idea that there might be something hidden for them to find. Such hints can be subtle (a character hears a strange rattle when

Dungeon Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

flow of power between groups in a dungeon provides plenty of opportunities for more subtle interaction. Dungeon denizens are used to striking unlikely alliances, and adventurers are a wild card that

in a dungeon might make the logical assumption that many of the creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush at the pool. Likewise, locked doors

Telemy Hill

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

lead down into what feels like a cellar. It’s chilly in here, and you detect a subtle scent of iron in the air. From a distant spot within the chamber, sputtering candles illuminate a multitude of keys

what she thought was a terrible curse: wherever Jingle Jangle went, she felt a tormenting fear of being caught on the wrong side of a locked door. When she appealed to Bavlorna for aid, the hag

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

reeks of pipe smoke, and mounted on the east wall is the head of an angry-looking brown bear. The mounted bear’s head is meant to unnerve visitors. It serves as a subtle warning not to antagonize the

climbs to the upper floor. The staircase leads to the upstairs gallery (area N3i). A door in the west wall leads to a garden outside. The door is usually locked, and both the cook and the burgomaster

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

serves as quarters for the officer in area 3. Treasure. The chest is locked and can be opened by a character who makes a successful DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools or who has the key. It

. Treasure. The chest is locked and can be opened by a character who makes a successful DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools or who has the key. It contains personal possessions, a purse containing

Cragmaw Castle Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

goblins. 10. Postern Gate This side entrance to the castle is locked but unguarded. On the south side of the old castle, an overgrown path leads to a passage that climbs up into the wall. A large

iron door stands here, sheltered from direct outside attack. Arrow slits ten feet above the ground overlook the path. The iron door is locked. It can be opened with thieves’ tools and a successful DC

Cave Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

in the cubbyholes disintegrates if touched, but a character who reads Dwarvish can see faint markings on a few scraps, recording weigh-ins and disbursements. Treasure. Behind the counter sits a locked

. The skeletons are inanimate and pose no danger. The minerals in the ceiling are pretty, but they are neither magic nor valuable. Any character proficient in the Arcana skill can sense a subtle aura

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

cloud giant possesses, the higher its standing. It’s as simple as that. Almost. Ownership is one thing, but wealth that’s kept locked away means little. To fully contribute to one’s status, wealth must

cloud giants can afford the dozens of masks necessary to show all the subtle differences in emotion possible among their kind. Artisans who can sculpt and craft masks that meet the cloud giants

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Intelligence (Investigation) check to recognize subtle details in the stonework revealing the trap’s area. When any creature touches the double doors, including to pick the lock, each creature standing in

area D must succeed on a DC 10 Charisma saving throw or be teleported to the mummy chamber (see below). Double Doors. The ornate double doors here are locked, and are the trigger for trap D. They

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

lowbrow customers, but no one can deny the addictive nature of the half-elf proprietor’s special blend. Jopalin includes sable moonflower leaves in his tea, creating a subtle, slow-building addiction

locked away on trumped-up charges. Characters who run seriously afoul of the law in Baldur’s Gate might wind up in the Seatower. While the Fist treats the prison as something of an afterthought, any

Illithinoch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

many days, however, as Hashutu’s work is even more important to him than his self-pampering. Treasure. The shelf contains five especially rare bottles of perfume worth 500 gp each and a subtle mind

want mind flayers locked in their own cells. Prisoner Evidence. The mind flayer fanatics kept the kidnapped townspeople here but recently took them into the Far Realm. The pens contain only scraps of

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

-elf proprietor’s special blend. Jopalin includes sable moonflower leaves in his tea, creating a subtle, slow-building addiction among those who drink it. Many never realize what’s happening, knowing

always a few inmates rotting in these cells, ranging from petty criminals to political prisoners locked away on trumped-up charges. Characters who run seriously afoul of the law in Baldur’s Gate might wind

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