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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures and objects, as well as into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet.
Halaster wields a blast scepter (a very rare magic item that requires
attunement). It can be used as an arcane focus. Whoever is attuned to the blast scepter gains resistance to fire and lightning damage and can, as an action, use it to cast thunderwave as a 4th-level spell
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
with one of the Ruling Scepters of Shanatar, which she had found in a wreck at the bottom of the Trackless Sea. Only a creature attuned to a Ruling Scepter and in possession of it can harness the powers
from challenging or threatening Hekaton’s leadership.
Any creature not attuned to a Ruling Scepter who sits on the throne is paralyzed and encased in a magical force field. While encased, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
counterweighted and can’t be spiked open. From the inside, either of the doors can be opened by pressing down on a stone projection to the right of it. When the characters exit one of the antechambers and
center of the eastern wall is masked by a curtain of shells and beads.
If the characters push aside the curtain, read: Behind the curtain is the chalky form of a statue seated on a stone throne
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
to pulse with reddish lights, growing progressively stronger, brighter and hotter. Roll initiative. On initiative count 1, the stone explodes, absolutely killing any character within a 15-foot radius
the huge dais on the south wall, atop which sits an obsidian throne inlaid with silver and ivory skulls. Upon the throne rest a crown made of gold and a scepter made of electrum, with a gold knob on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
restoring the city to its former state. If the undead medusa guarding area O4 is overcome, the crown and scepter recovered from the monastery can be used to open the temple gate, as noted in the adventure
more, the botched ritual summons forth a new plague of acidic slime — so potent that it quickly melts the stone of the city away, destroying Daoine Gloine for all time. To raise the stakes for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
62. Stone Juggernaut This area is a dead end — in more ways than one. 62A. “Awaken Napaka!” This hall is choked with dust and cobwebs. Up ahead, flickering lights dimly illuminate a larger hall
character using thieves’ tools. But if the check fails by 5 or more, the secret door in the west wall slides open to release the stone juggernaut (see “Napaka Awakens” in area 62D). 62C. Broken Statue The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
adamantine head, which is lighter than it appears (5 pounds). A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the scepter, which can be used to destroy the stone
magically preserved remains of Queen Napaka. She wears the tattered remnants of a black gown and a hornet mask made of painted gold (250 gp). In her left hand, Napaka holds an iron scepter with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
a chasm that falls away into darkness. At the bridge’s far end loom the gates of Haskasori—massive stone doors engraved with dragon-like figures.
The chasm floor lies 150 feet below the bridge. The
sealed with ancient magic and can be opened as described in “Haskasori Features.” H3: Promenade Wide openings in this promenade’s north wall overlook Haskasori’s stone bridge, the main gate, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Foreshadow that threat after characters decide where they’re headed by reading the following description: To the southwest, the crack of shearing stone sounds from a distant temple whose grounds teem with
troops. On the temple’s roof, a figure holds aloft a scepter crackling with familiar violet flame. A moment later, a skeletal dragon scales the temple and unleashes a screech that echoes across the city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
goblin in a jester’s costume taps his clownish scepter on the floor to get your attention and says, “To impress the Dame of Unhappy Endings, you will need to perform a tragedy—something gruesome
. When the 10 minutes are up, Stagefright reappears and escorts the party to the stage (area M2). Endelyn Moongrave (see appendix B) peers down at the stage from a 40-foot-high stone balcony (area M21
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
35. I’jin’s Tomb Characters can reach this area via area 18, by lowering the stone block in the east wall (area 35A), or by slipping between the teeth of the jackal visage at area 29. 35A. Stone
Block A 5-foot-wide, 5-foot-thick, 12-foot-tall block of solid stone fills the doorway leading to I’jin’s tomb (area 35B). The block is featureless on the side that faces the tomb, and it is impervious to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
two massive bodyguards. The Grand Master wears a patchwork leather robe and a gleaming crown, and it carries a scepter set with odd crystal bumps and metal flanges. With its other hand, the devil taps
can see that the devil’s horrid leather cloak is crafted from the faces of flayed monks and prisoners, the flesh cured to leather and roughly stitched together. The scepter and crown it bears appear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
by 12-foot-tall stone statues of Halaster Blackcloak, depicted as a bearded, scowling old wizard wearing a robe covered with lidless eyes and clutching a stout scepter with a red dragon’s head at
1. On Your Mark! Get Set! Go! A broad set of stairs descend to a large chamber with the following features: Pillars. Four stone pillars support a 35-foot-high, vaulted ceiling strung with cobwebs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
7. Grand Staircase A grand chamber opens ahead, fifty feet across and plunging down into darkness below. A stone balcony winds around the walls to connect four archways. Other balcony levels are
visible below, with corridors radiating off in all directions. To the north, a stone staircase descends to the lowerlevels.
The grand staircase connects the first four levels of the tomb, each of which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
1 minute. Piles of treasure are heaped against the west and east walls of this stone room. If the golem is visible, add: A ten-foot-tall statue carved from amber in the likeness of a hawk-headed
for the stone golem in the Monster Manual). It attacks any creature that disturbs the treasure. The golem can leave the room but can’t leave the Amber Temple. Amber Golem See area X41 for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
deliver the heads of Nadia and Shunn, Rizzeryl gives them a stone key hidden in this room (see “Secret Compartment” below). If the characters attack him, Rizzeryl calls forth the wererats to defend him
while he summons a quasit. If the adventurers overcome these forces, Rizzeryl trades the stone key for his life. Rizzeryl knows the way to Skullport through level 3 and might share this information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Raided Catacombs Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.4. Map 4.4: raided catacombs View Player Version R1: Hall of Knights Stairs descend into a stone chamber engulfed in violet
flames. In the fire stand four dignified statues of Knights of Solamnia. At the east end of the room lies an antechamber before a stone double door. There, a fifth statue depicts a bison-headed warrior
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
adventurers herself. If her true nature is revealed, she tries to snatch the Korolnor Scepter (see appendix B) from Serissa’s clutches before fleeing the stronghold and returning to her lair in Anauroch
disturbance in area 11 and otherwise obey Serissa’s or Uthor’s commands. 14 Mirran, Nym, 1 hulking crab (pipe organ), 2 storm giants, 1 cloud giant, 1 fire giant, 1 frost giant, 1 stone giant The storm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Room This acrid-smelling room is littered with decrepit wooden tables bowed under the weight of heavy jars. In the corner, rotten winding cloths fill a stone bin.
This room was used for embalming
one. After a blade swings, the trap resets. Rubble. Two stone slabs fell from the ceiling long ago, killing a thief and crumbling into rubble. The thief’s skeletal hand sticks out of the rubble. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M17. Prison Access to this area is blocked by a featureless stone door that can’t be opened magically, with thieves’ tools, or by force. Two rusty suits of armor sized for goblins and equipped with
halberds flank a large stone door bereft of handles, hinges, or decoration.
Characters who examine the rusty suits of armor discover that each one has the inanimate skeleton of a goblin propped up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
broken stone bridge.
When the characters reach the bridge, three apparitions of acidic mist float up from the lake below to meet the party. The apparitions are vaguely human-shaped and are hostile
wear one of these rings like a bangle. Also within the pile is a stone medallion the size of a dinner plate, inscribed with the fire rune. A character can repair the cracked runestone in area 5 by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
most prized treasures of Iymrith’s hoard are contained in six stone sarcophagi buried 10 feet under the sandy floor and scattered about the room. Each sarcophagus has a sequester spell cast upon it
the Korolnor Scepter (see appendix B) from Serissa, it is inside this sarcophagus as well. The second sarcophagus contains three magic items. Roll on Magic Item Table G for each item. The third
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
effect. Rings For its magic to function, an item in the Ring category must be worn on a finger or a similar digit unless its description notes otherwise. Rods An item in the Rod category is a scepter
tipped with metal, crystal, stone, or some other material. Unless its description notes otherwise, a wand can be used as an Arcane Focus. Weapons A magic weapon is typically a magical version of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
several high-ranking visitors: a cloud giant count named Vaal (neutral evil), a fire giant duchess named Tartha (lawful evil), a frost giant jarl named Hellenhild (neutral evil), and a stone giant thane
Hellenhild in melee combat, grant advantage on the check. Braxow. The stone giant thane fears the giant gods. If the character making the skill check claims to have spoken with the divine oracle at the Eye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Unless a ring’s description says otherwise, a ring must be worn on a finger, or a similar digit, for the ring’s magic to function. Rods A scepter or just a heavy cylinder, a magic rod is typically
staff’s description says otherwise, a staff can be used as a quarterstaff. Wands A magic wand is about 15 inches long and crafted of metal, bone, or wood. It is tipped with metal, crystal, stone, or some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Vault Locations The following locations are keyed to map 8.2. Map 8.2: DM’s Map View Player Version T1: Lobby This beautifully decorated lobby has stone floors polished to a mirror finish. To the
the Concordant Express. T10: Pit A ten-foot-wide pit with spikes at the bottom divides this room from east to west. A sturdy-looking stone bridge spans the pit. The room is dimly lit by a flickering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and provides no impediment. Underwater Passage. If the characters explore beneath the water, read the following: Forty feet beneath the water, the walls are constructed of worked stone. Red and black
colonnade is a pair of stone doors graven with a relief of a circular, saw-toothed maw. In the plaza in front of this structure, four slimy, fishlike humanoids kneel beneath a sunken stone idol of branching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
stone “door”—actually a tight-fitting stone slab measuring 3 feet wide, 5 feet tall, and 3 inches thick. Removing or resetting a stone slab requires an action and a successful DC 15 Strength check. Each
attacks any living creature it sees. Crypt 1 Herein lie the ones who walk the path of pain and torment The stone door connects not with a crypt, but with a hewn tunnel of stone (area K81). Crypt 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
floor of the grand hall is of reddish-black, highly polished stone. The pillars are carved into the shapes of dwarves, each straining to hold up the figure atop it. Light flickers weirdly from burning
marble lead up to an area where the floor is of deep red polished stone, Between two pillars of polished obsidian sits a massive throne made of jet and black-and-white-banded onyx, the whole inlaid with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.) The third goat says, “The fool’s scepter is the key.” (This statement refers to the scepter that belongs to Stagefright the goblin, which can be used to open the stone door to area M17.) After speaking
Dubhforgail (see area P18 in chapter 5). Mudlump’s Home. If Mudlump survives this encounter, he returns to his home in the tumbledown, moss-covered ruins of a 30-foot-diameter stone tower that once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
layers of scum cover its putrid surface, and yawning pits lie in wait beneath the murk to engulf careless wanderers. Cyclopean cities of ornately carved stone rise up from the bog, including the great
. Parts of the layer break off from time to time, creating deadly and deafening avalanches of stone. The inhabitants of Malbolge live in crumbling fortresses and great caves carved into the mountainside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
that inhabited the city captured a unique medusa — Gloine Nathair-Nathair, whose gaze could transform victims into glass instead of stone. A cult of the medusa arose to worship the creature, which was
legendary lost city of Daoine Gloine spreads out within a narrow mountain vale. Ancient and intricate stone towers rise up from the valley floor, though many of those have toppled against one another to form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
hall has a row of pillars on either side, supporting elegant arches and framing colorful frescoes on the east and west walls. Rubble from the remains of immense stone doors lies to the north. A smaller
, intact stone door leads out to the east.
The fresco on the west wall depicts an enormous red dragon exhaling fire over a forested landscape. Several burning villages appear in distinct scenes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
scum cover its putrid surface, and yawning pits lie in wait beneath the murk to engulf careless wanderers. Cyclopean cities of ornately carved stone rise up from the bog, including the great city of
red eyes, and flowing robes. He can also assume other forms and is seldom seen without his ruby-tipped scepter in hand. Asmodeus is the most cunning and well-mannered of archdevils. On the surface, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Banquet Hall Five unarmed lizardfolk are preparing this area for a feast, setting tables with wood and stone utensils.
Several long wooden tables are placed end to end in the center of the hall, with
, and so forth. 11. Throne Room Two sets of three pillars flank a central area where two lizardfolk hatchlings are playing. At the far end of the room, a wooden throne stands on a low, stone dais