situation all closed

Contests

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

attempting to snatch up a magic ring that has fallen on the floor. This situation also applies when one of them is trying to prevent the other one from accomplishing a goal--for example, when a monster tries

to force open a door that an adventurer is holding closed. In situations like these, the outcome is determined by a special form of ability check, called a contest. Both participants in a contest make

Contests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

attempting to snatch up a magic ring that has fallen on the floor. This situation also applies when one of them is trying to prevent the other one from accomplishing a goal — for example, when a monster tries

to force open a door that an adventurer is holding closed. In situations like these, the outcome is determined by a special form of ability check, called a contest. Both participants in a contest make

Miner Difficulties

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

Miner Difficulties Adventure for Level 2 Characters Situation. After miners dug into an Underdark tunnel, a Hook Horror found its way into the mine and became trapped. It has eaten a few miners, and

adventurers—perhaps because of how adeptly they handled the situation in “The Fouled Stream”—to deal with the monster in the mines. She offers a precious topaz worth 500 GP to adventurers who kill the

Shunned Cave Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

try to de-escalate the situation and make one of the following ability checks (with Advantage if the character is dressed like a member of the Cult of Chaos). Consider these examples: DC 13 Charisma

stairs descend to this musty crypt. A closed stone sarcophagus sits at the north end. A Hostile Wight Lifedrinker rests in the sarcophagus. The monster was once a cult leader who was so wicked in life

Locations in Phandalin

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

several anvils, but the rest of the structure is closed off. Maza Fieldsalder (N female human commoner) took over the smithy a year ago, after the death of her master, Alger Frakk. As the master smith’s

), the situation is not that simple. No king or council owns the lands of or around the town. Eminent domain is neither implied nor accepted. In most of the smaller settlements along the Sword Coast, the

Dock Ward

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

move welcomed by no one — least of all the members of the Watch, who must now stand guard over the site until it can be investigated and closed. A character whose background entails knowledge of the

Common and Infernal. Big Gustava is the muscle of the duo. Devil Dog stays out of harm’s way, fleeing quickly if it looks like the situation might turn dire. She saves her spells to aid her escape

Upper Palace Locations

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

four panels are closed. Opening a hatch reveals a square cavity containing the head of a decapitated creature. When a hatch is opened, the head inside that cavity barks one of the following utterances

: Bugbear head: “Yah!” Harpy head: “Bah!” Hobgoblin head: “Gah!” Ogre head: “Bah!” Each repeats its one-word utterance every time its hatch is opened, then falls silent until the hatch is closed

Mortuary Basement Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

corridor with an iron, windowed door. Two levers—a blue lever in the upward position and a red lever turned downward—are set into the walls adjacent to the door. An identical door stands closed at the

indifferent toward the characters. When the characters enter, the Undead poet laments its situation and asks them to help it complete a brief epitaph for a member of the Doomguard who drowned in a bathhouse

Cottage Locations

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

another corner. Five closed doors lead from the room. Dress Dummies. Seven humanoid-shaped dressing dummies stand in the corner—four of Medium size and three of Small size. Six of them are adorned with

, including paintings, etchings, and sketches. All are displayed in gaudy, gilded frames. A framed oval mirror two feet wide and five feet tall hangs in the middle of one wall. The hall has closed

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

, the succubus takes on a humanoid form. She attempts to convince the characters that she is being held prisoner. Pencheska isn’t pleased with her situation and won’t directly oppose the characters

carries. The largest drawer of the desk is held closed with an arcane lock spell (requiring a successful DC 25 Strength check to break). Inside is a flat box of black wood (see the next subsection) and a

Daelkyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

champions of Dhakaan fought fiercely. But in the end, it was the orc Gatekeeper druids who closed the portals to Xoriat and drove the daelkyr into Khyber. The Gatekeepers crafted seals to hold both

in a humanoid city not to gain power or wealth, but to stimulate and then study a particular social or economic situation. Doppelgangers The daelkyr Dyrrn the Corruptor enhanced the latent psychic

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

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

“HANDLE WITH CARE.” A closed door offers a way into a walled-in area to the northwest. A mechanical lift stands along the south wall to the east, and two iron spiral staircases rise from the

attacks to finish off the party. If the situation becomes dire, he casts etherealness in an attempt to escape. Development. If the golem is defeated and Dory is captured, his bravado vanishes. He begs

Dragon Organizations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

A group of cultists is trying to access a magic portal linking the Material Plane to Tiamat’s domain, hoping to break the seal that has kept the portal closed for centuries. 3 A dragon whose

eventually founding their own lauths with other dragons in a similar situation. Adventure Hooks. The Hidecarved Dragons Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for how this order of dragons might get

Encounters in the Villa

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

shelves. In one corner stands an iron lectern with a closed, locked, leather-bound tome resting on it. Two padded chairs face a large fireplace. One has a wolf skin draped over it. Books. Many of the

, as well as the locked wooden trunk at the foot of the bed. If her situation turns dire and Hrabbaz is unable to protect her, Yalah unlocks the door to area G18, rushes inside, and locks the door

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

back into the closed position. The mechanism is in the pit wall under the catwalk. A creature can jam it in the open position with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. If this check

after the creature can no longer hear the music. A creature can escape the music by being on the other side of a closed door that leads to the gallery, or by vacating the area (including adjacent rooms

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

. Each has three clawed arms, three stumpy legs, and a barrel-like body. Three xorn from the Elemental Plane of Earth found their way to this cave through a planar rift that has since closed, stranding

hungry and upset at their situation. Prone to stress eating, the xorn crave any precious gems or metals they can sense on the characters. If anyone in the party can understand the xorn, the creatures

Nangalore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

dome appears intact: it has no obvious holes in the roof, and the bronze double door hangs squarely in its frame. The doors are closed but not locked. Unless characters have been uncommonly stealthy (or

offense but the situation is still more-or-less cordial, she offers food and drink. She rings a silver handbell, and an eblis servant (see appendix D) arrives with a tray of fruit and wine. All of it

Lesser Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

found their way to this cave through a planar rift that has since closed, stranding them here. The xorn are initially indifferent to the characters but defend themselves if attacked. Hungry Castaways

. The xorn are discussing their plight when the characters arrive. The creatures are hungry and upset at their situation. Prone to stress-eating, the xorn crave any precious gems or metals they can

Paliset Hall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Oren, the head of staff (see area P3), and demands he deal with the situation, which he tries to do diplomatically. Staircase. A staircase leads to the storage cellar (area P18). This stairway is

exquisite. The dresser’s drawers contain enough materials (wigs, cosmetics, and whatnot) to assemble one disguise kit. P14: Guest Bedroom The door to this room is closed and unlocked. This bedroom is

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

Frupy will call forth her pets and herself strike at the intruder who appears to be the most powerful. (A kneeling character is considered to be prone in this situation.) She will then bellow for her

item, heaps of hard bread, is everywhere. 17. Guest Chamber The doors to this room are closed on the outside by a great bar, because King Snurre does not fully trust his guest, a rakshasa, that

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