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Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Dark Devotion. Thurstwell has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Spellcasting. Thurstwell is a 2nd-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sacred Flame","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage, gaining no benefit from cover.Thurstwell is a pale and sullen recluse in his forties. A veritable shut-in, he uses
Magic Items
D&D Beyond Drops
creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be cursed for 1 minute. While the target is cursed, its mouth is sealed shut. The target
can’t cast any spell with a Verbal component, consume potions, or take in food or drink. The target makes a DC 15 Charisma save at the end of each of its turns, ending the curse early on a success.
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
as a torch when the temperature around it drops below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The light can’t be shut off in these conditions.Multiattack. Harshnag makes two greataxe attacks.
Gurt's Greataxe
human.
As an action, Harshnag can cast a version of the heat metal spell (save DC 13) that deals cold damage instead of fire damage. Once this power is used, it can’t be used again until the
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
target is human.
The axe sheds light as a torch when the temperature around it drops below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The light can’t be shut off in these conditions.
As an action, you can cast a
version of the heat metal spell (save DC 13) that deals cold damage instead of fire damage. Once this power is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
magically seals shut around the object, and no magic can force the box open. The sealed box becomes immune to all damage as well. Every infernal puzzle box is constructed with a unique means of opening it
) check. If the check succeeds, the creature figures out the trick or sequence of steps needed to open the box. If the check fails by 5 or more, the creature must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: Druidcraft, Pass without Trace
2/day each: Goodberry, Lesser Restoration, Locate Creature, Move Earth, Transport via
make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw if it doesn’t have the blinded condition. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature has the petrified condition. Otherwise, on a failed save, the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
.
Spellcasting. The medusa casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: Light, Spare the Dying, Thaumaturgy
DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a target’s speed is reduced to 0 and can’t increase. On a successful save, its speed is halved. The target’s speed returns to normal
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
object.
Spellcasting. The ghost is a 6th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14). The ghost has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand
a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. If the save fails by 5 or more, the target also ages 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Horrifying Visage"} ×
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
latched shut.
In the four corners of this foyer are sets of metal rungs forming a ladder that leads up and across the arched ceiling to the trapdoor. The rungs are broken in several places, leaving
and takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage as the wind emerges and fills the 15-foot chamber. Thereafter, it costs 3 feet of speed to move 1 foot in the room. The hatch can’t be shut, and the wind doesn’t die
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
extra 2d12 slashing damage if the target is human. The axe sheds light as a torch when the temperature around it drops below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The light can’t be shut off in these conditions. As an
action, you can cast a version of the heat metal spell (save DC 13) that deals cold damage instead of fire damage. Once this power is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
part of the statue is disturbed, the pit magically snaps shut like a giant mouth and then slowly opens again. Creatures in the pit when it closes are crushed between its rocky walls and must make a DC 17
Dexterity saving throw, taking 88 (16d10) bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures that are gaseous, amorphous (such as an ooze), or protected by an impenetrable magical barrier (such as that created by an Otiluke’s resilient sphere spell) take no damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
in it. Any creature that steps into a trap’s square must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3 (1d6) slashing damage as the trap snaps shut around its ankle, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
prismatic spray spell (save DC 22). Once this effect is resolved, the elder rune on the wall disappears, and the doors slam shut unless they are held open or otherwise prevented from closing. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
in area X15, which uses it to keep track of movement through the stronghold. An open door swings shut after 1 minute unless something is in the doorway, in which case it swings shut once the doorway is
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A comprehend languages spell provides understanding of the inscription roughly equivalent to what a mind flayer would get from it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
puzzle box is placed in it, the container magically seals shut around the object, and no magic can force the box open. The sealed box becomes immune to all damage as well. Every infernal puzzle box is
a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. The cauldron’s lid is held shut by an arcane lock spell, the password for which is “spittlespew.” If anyone tries to remove the lid without first speaking the password, the cauldron scuttles away; it
spell. Any creature that drinks a pint or more of the liquid is targeted by a polymorph spell (save DC 14) that lasts for 1 hour. The creature is transformed into either a giant frog (75 percent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
, have each character roll initiative. Effect. On initiative count 20, each character aboard the spinning ship must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the character takes 7 (2d6
) bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, the character takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone. Countermeasures. Characters can contend with the trap in various ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
chest is shut, the chest locks and the clamps snap shut on the key once more. Any character inside the chest when this happens is trapped. At the same time, a button magically appears on the lid of
button causes any creature inside the silver chest to make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (10d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once all three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: Druidcraft, Pass without Trace
2/day each: Goodberry, Lesser Restoration, Locate Creature, Move
creature has the petrified condition. Otherwise, on a failed save, the creature takes 14 (4d6) force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition. The restrained creature must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
.
Spellcasting. The medusa casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: Light, Spare the Dying
creature has the petrified condition. Otherwise, on a failed save, the creature takes 10 (3d6) force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition. The restrained creature must repeat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
throw, taking 22 (4d10) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A magical surge from one psipod has no effect on the others. All the psipods shut down if the ulitharid
can survive in this state for the remainder of its natural life, its mind and body nourished by the psipod’s psychic energy. If the psipod is shut down, or if the unconscious creature is removed from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
forcing a saving throw, use the standard formula for calculating a save DC (see “Calculated DCs” below). Calculated DCs For some ability checks and most saving throws, the rules default to the following
checks that are contests between two creatures. For example, if one creature is holding a door shut, use its Strength modifier and Proficiency Bonus to set the DC for opening the door. When another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
throw, taking 9 (2d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Heat Seekers. Firenewts need hot water to live and breed. A firenewt becomes sluggish, mentally and
physically, after spending a week away from an external source of moist heat. A prolonged lack of heat can shut down a firenewt community, as the creatures within go into hibernation and their eggs stop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
Strength check. The lid can be wedged shut with a piton or a similar object. A character must succeed on a DC 15 Strength check to place the shim properly. On a failed check, the shim fails if someone
them must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
The trapdoor over this pit is 3 feet thick and can’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
unstable section must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once the trap is triggered, the floor
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Wedging an iron spike or other object under the pressure plate prevents the trap from activating. A successful dispel magic (DC 13) cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
oncoming threat — and is entranced by the umber hulk’s bewildering eyes, forced to stand helpless as its mandibles snap shut. Mind Scrambler. Many survivors of an umber hulk encounter recollect little about
can avert its eyes again. If the creature looks at the umber hulk in the meantime, it must immediately make the save.
Tunneler. The umber hulk can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
open mindgate can be pushed shut again, although it closes on its own after 1 hour, harmlessly pushing aside anything in the way. Activation Rods. Certain locations in the Briny Maze have a pair of
armor made of metal), taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The linked rods then cause the mindgate to open. The Activation Rods table lists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
(2d10) Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Rubble from the collapse turns the trapped area into Difficult Terrain. Detect and Disarm. As a Search action, a
easily cut or avoided (no ability check required). At Higher Levels. You can scale the trap for higher levels by increasing the damage and the save DC, as shown in the following table. Levels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
(2d10) Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Rubble from the collapse turns the trapped area into Difficult Terrain. Detect and Disarm. As a Search action, a
easily cut or avoided (no ability check required). At Higher Levels. You can scale the trap for higher levels by increasing the damage and the save DC, as shown in the following table. Levels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed
new rarity to select a new property, noting any details such as limited usage. (If the magic item grants a bonus to Armor Class, attack and damage rolls, saving throws, or spell save DCs, don’t
. While holding or wearing this item, you can cast Fear (save DC 15) from it. Once the item has been used to cast this spell, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn. 6 Fulminating. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Whether the check succeeds or fails, a glyph of warding spell targets the character with a fear spell (save DC 15). The glyph doesn’t trigger if the door is unlocked using the stone key from the
. On a failed save, 1d4 stakes impale the creature for an additional 1d6 piercing damage per stake. Wooden Beams. A creature can move around the perimeter of the room by hopping from beam to beam. To
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
save, Shemshime vanishes and one of the following outcomes occurs: If the book is intact, Shemshime is yanked back into the book. It slams shut, silencing the music box and ending the curse. If the book
14 (4d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once fixed, the music box plays its tune to the end. As it does so, the words of the rhyme’s final stanza form in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
moist tentacles. At the same time, blunt stones like teeth emerge from all sides of the cave entrance, and its opening slams shut like a mouth closing.
Anyone in the cavern when the teeth emerge and
the mouth shuts must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw. A creature is pushed 5 feet closer to the throat on a failed save. A creature caught between the teeth that succeeds on this saving throw can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
hillside to the west of the Stone Tooth. 30. Old Storeroom The northern door in area 28 has swollen shut from dampness. A successful DC 10 Strength check is required to force it open. Durgeddin’s folk
swollen shut and requires a successful DC 10 Strength check to open. The chamber on the other side of the door resembles area 30, but it is empty. The orcs broke in and carried off most of its contents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
a set of iron jaws that springs shut when stepped on, clamping down on a creature’s leg. The trap is spiked in the ground, leaving the victim immobilized. Trigger. A creature that steps on the bear
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Countermeasures. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the presence of ash and faint burn marks in the area affected by this trap