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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
shade’s next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only.
“She was great at picking locks but had a terrible cruel streak. When the cloaker got her, we were glad we
enter the afterlife, the spirit sometimes becomes a mirror shade instead. Mirror shades are incorporeal Undead that, in their true forms, look like person-shaped blobs of shining light. More often
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The sea serpent can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the sea serpent fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The sea serpent deals
hunters. They use reefs and natural camouflage to hide before they strike, picking off members of a ship’s crew one by one. Ancient sea serpents grow large enough to demolish whole ships, then feed at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Scrawled on most of the remaining ones is the word “DECEASED” in Maddgoth’s hand, while a handful of dossiers bear the word “LICH” instead. 36b. Secure Records The door to this room is locked and
trapped with a glyph of warding spell. Maddgoth took the key with him, and opening the door by any means other than using the proper key triggers the spell. Picking the lock requires thieves’ tools and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Mirror Shade When the spirit of a malevolent trickster or callous rogue refuses to enter the afterlife, the spirit sometimes becomes a mirror shade instead. Mirror shades are incorporeal Undead that
great at picking locks but had a terrible cruel streak. When the cloaker got her, we were glad we’d never see her again—then, to our horror, we did.”
—Hopewell Lightfinger,
Sword Coast adventurer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gromph’s Outer Sanctum The black marble door to Gromph Baenre’s chambers is etched with silvery runes around its edge and closed with an arcane lock keyed to him. Picking the lock requires a
5th level or higher while in the demiplane, all creatures and objects in the demiplane instantly appear in Gromph’s inner sanctum instead. Treasure The collection of rare books and scrolls in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Amath carries the key to the shackles. The shackles can be broken by a creature that uses an action to make a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. Picking the shackles’ lock requires thieves
foresight to destroy the circle prior to obtaining the stone, the simulacrum instead must travel to Yellowspire on foot, giving the characters ample time to get away before it arrives as long as they leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flying swords that deal bludgeoning damage instead of slashing damage. If the specter is defeated, the pots and pans clatter to the ground, becoming inanimate once more. 2d. Kalabash’s Bedroom The door to
of solid construction, and its steel lock is warded with a magic trap. Picking the lock requires thieves' tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. If that check does not succeed, or if anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
some rogues learn how to create and use poisons during their studies at this college. Suggested Characteristics. Students of Witherbloom College are equally likely to be found picking herbs for a
the Witherbloom Trinkets table, instead of on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook, for your starting trinket. Witherbloom Trinkets d6 Trinket 1 A black bird-shaped mask, trimmed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
picking up tiny mushroom structures or visiting forest animals. Kopoha’s feats and boasting quickly irritate the pixies. A character can make this more entertaining by succeeding on a DC 12 Charisma
(perhaps Jergal, an apathetic former god of death) invites Kopoha and the characters to play, but instead of normal balls, they’re using the skulls of the group’s skeletons. Kopoha is eager to play but is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
gravest of insults. For an Acquisitions Incorporated rogue, it’s a compliment. You’re able to look out for yourself in combat, but are smart enough to instead style yourself as the expert who gets out
of trouble just as easily as the rest of the party gets into it. Whether you’re picking locks at speed on the way out of a noble’s estate or mastering the operation of a strange magic device before it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Instead, a ghost custodian named Newmy lives inside. She’s affixed a piece of paper with “Newmy’s Room” written on it in Common. If anyone approaches the slab, Newmy pops out, sputtering apologies
Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Picking the lock has the same effect as solving the puzzle, granting access to area B6. B6: Matriarch’s Chamber Julian Kok The matriarch Kevetta Dolindar has become a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
previous explorer noticed a ring on the finger, couldn’t remove it, and decided to break off the whole finger instead. P10. Rubble-filled Spiral Stairway This spiral staircase used to connect levels 2
appendix C) and its wight bodyguard, Krintaas, are in area P12 and move to investigate any loud disturbances here. Treasure. Any character who spends a few minutes picking through the detritus finds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
skitter about, picking at the refuse.
Two Giant Centipedes scavenge this cave. The centipedes are Hostile toward all other creatures and fight anyone who enters their den.
The kobolds are afraid of the
had been made with Disadvantage instead, the total of 8 would’ve failed.
On a failed check, or if the characters try to steal from its meager hoard, the wyrmling fights. The cowardly kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
what to do based on what the characters are doing. If the characters actively help the kobolds during the battle, then the kobolds return the favor. If the characters attack the kobolds instead of (or
carefully scratching over the rune with a dagger, a sharp piece of wire, or a similar implement. Once this is done, the journal can safely be opened either by picking the lock with thieves’ tools and making
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
and the other cadets use the bandit stat block but carry no weapons. Instead, they make unarmed attacks (+3 to hit, 2 bludgeoning damage on a hit). Anyone reduced to 0 hit points by such attacks is
adventures. Kip and Pik Whistleslap
Gnome Inspectors
When nit-picking inane details, four eyes are better than two—something that Kip and Pik Whistleslap make abundantly clear. The two gnome ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kiss A death kiss is a lesser beholder that might come into being when a beholder has a vivid nightmare about losing blood. Instead of magical eye rays, it has ten long tentacles, each ending in a
territorial, eats bugs and small animals, and is known for playing with its food. A lone gazer avoids picking fights with creatures that are Medium or larger, but a pack of them might take on larger prey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
patrol Table I: Outer City Threats d10 Threat 1 2d4 giant rats 2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a “street use” tax 3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies) 4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
the city and picking them up on the other, after grooms have ferried them around the outside of the walls. The stables are also unusual in their willingness to rent mounts to city residents in need
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Running a Yum Yum Hut is the single most important moment in a person’s life. It’s more important than marriage or the birth of an offspring. It eclipses all other things. So when picking proper
into the inn’s basement. Instead, anyone opening it glimpses a bricked-over doorway before the next stage is triggered. The door remains open when the characters return, but shows only a brick wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Threats d10 Threat
1 2d4 giant rats
2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a “street use” tax
3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies)
4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
of operating locations in both Stonyeyes and Blackgate; those travelers passing through have the option of leaving their beasts on one side of the city and picking them up on the other, after grooms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
inches thick and spaced 4 inches apart. The cell door has a built-in lock, and Zalto carries the only key. Wrenching open the door requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check, while picking
a handaxe instead of a longsword and a shortsword. As an action, he can make two battleaxe attacks, plus one handaxe attack if he has his handaxe drawn. The battleaxe deals 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
losses, including those of life and limb. Instead, its plethora of back rooms and antechambers act as de facto offices for the menagerie of shady characters who spend their days drinking here. Ostensibly
terse agents are a constant sight around the city, picking up the dead and using hand-drawn wagons to haul their shrouded loads to the Shrine of the Suffering or outlying cemeteries, funded by city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
losses, including those of life and limb. Instead, its plethora of back rooms and antechambers act as de facto offices for the menagerie of shady characters who spend their days drinking here. Ostensibly
anymore, their terse agents are a constant sight around the city, picking up the dead and using hand-drawn wagons to haul their shrouded loads to the Shrine of the Suffering or outlying cemeteries, funded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, picking up or dropping off goods, making deals, or entertaining potential partners. If he joins the franchise and the characters encourage him, you might eventually upgrade him to use the stat block of a
, instead looking after the financial welfare of the temple. Development. Ditch is an operative of the Six, planted in Phandalin a month ago to watch the Company of the Golden Mongoose — then to destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that a massacre took place here recently. You hear the squawking of buzzards coming from the middle of the camp and see a half dozen vultures picking at two bodies outside one of the larger tents
and have already passed their own variations of the Frostmaiden’s tests. These druids have the darkvision spell prepared instead of animal messenger. They flew to Grimskalle in owl form and entered the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Lottie’s Palace The creator of the Orrery of the Wanderer, Lottie is a lich and a master of clockwork magic. Her palace is not a typical lich’s lair, however, instead taking the form of a swanky
14 Intelligence (Arcana) check or Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. If the lock is picked without disabling the trap, the character picking it must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 22
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
(attitude for all: 1d10)
7 2 fire elementals (attitude: 1d8) flitting adoringly around a bonfire
8 1 young red dragon (attitude: 1d4 + 1) picking through the remains of a burned-out caravan
people is death and decay. Too many of us brood on the past or haunt our dusty ruins. Can we not focus on the glories that lie ahead, instead of dwelling on the glory we have lost?
—Diancastra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check by a character prevents a fight, and instead the lizardfolk take the characters in custody and take them to meet the queen. Treasure. The chests are unlocked
, but it can also be helpful to the mission’s success — because it causes the lizardfolk in the lair to pause instead of immediately attacking. During that time, the characters can take an opportunity to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
befriend and follow adventurers as a possible escape from their everyday chores. A couple of tendays ago, the Tarnlar children were out berry-picking in the direction of Lance Rock when they met a
addition to shifts keeping the peace in the town. Harburk is known for napping instead of taking a full night’s sleep. Harburk hasn’t quite figured out that he has four elemental cults on his doorstep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
“Orrery Vault” below for more information. Picking the Locks. Three consecutive successful DC 20 Dexterity checks using thieves’ tools are required to open an outer vault door. Failing any check
merriment by one of the guests. She must then succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check to make it past the barracks without notice and reach the vaults. Rala could instead do away with stealth and
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
commonly available in Griffin Heights. Meals and lodging are often of modest or comfortable quality in this precinct, which has lots of boarding houses instead of inns. Corner taverns are frequent and
the Street — Precinct Five
d12 Description
1 Alchemist, reviewing an ingredient list
2 Barkeep, picking up some dropped coins
3 Cartographer, laden with map cases
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Picking a lock requires a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Breaking down a cell door requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. The Cell Occupants table lists this
mind flayer would have extracted his brain and turned it into an intellect devourer instead.) Zaibon knows nothing of the fate that awaits him. Mind Flayer. If the characters haven’t already dealt
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
table instead.
Guild Location Goals
d8 Adventure Goal
1 Prevent a magical catastrophe inside the location.
2 Find the source of strange occurrences in or near the location.
3
the Monster Manual.)
10 Find and kill a mind drinker vampire (see chapter 6 for the stat block) or other monster that is picking off the safe house’s inhabitants.
11 Disable the safe