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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
honeycombs of hidden passages, deceptively thin walls, and secret chambers that allow them to traverse the entire lair without ever being seen by intruders. The best-defended sapphire dragon lairs have no
caverns hold the bulk of the dragon’s hoard, particularly art objects that are impressive but not irreplaceable.
Sleeping Chamber. At the heart of the lair, protected behind more thin crystal walls
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, and secret chambers that allow them to traverse the entire lair without ever being seen by intruders. The best-defended sapphire dragon lairs have no easily accessible entrances or exits at all, and
, particularly art objects that are impressive but not irreplaceable.
Sleeping Chamber. At the heart of the lair, protected behind more thin crystal walls, the largest cavern serves as the dragon’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of the other tarn. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit.
Main Caves. The lair is a complex
were sleeping amid both caches, creating the impression that two dragons dwell here.An Amethyst Dragon’s Lair
Amethyst dragons make their lairs in caves next to or under secluded pools and lakes
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the other tarn. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit.
Main Caves. The lair is a complex of caves and tunnels; the stone surfaces are smooth and water-worn, and
area and the chamber at the opposite end of the upper level. The magic of the lair sometimes makes it appear as though the dragon were sleeping amid both caches, creating the impression that two dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
17. Yuan-ti Quarters A dozen cylindrical shafts 3 feet wide and 7 feet deep are cut into the stone floor here, and are used as sleeping holes by the lesser yuan-ti. Two stone totems stand here, both
secret door in the hallway leading to area 21 is marked by an archway scribed into the wall. However, a pressure plate is set 10 feet before the archway, revealed by a successful DC 15 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
17. Yuan-ti Quarters A dozen cylindrical shafts 3 feet wide and 7 feet deep are cut into the stone floor here, and are used as sleeping holes by the lesser yuan-ti. Two Stone totems stand here, both
secret door in the hallway leading to area 21 is marked by an archway scribed into the wall. However, a pressure plate is set 10 feet before the archway, revealed by a successful DC 15 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The chest weighs 40 pounds and is unlocked. When opened, it releases a cloud of sleeping gas that fills the room. Any creature in the room must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be
effect of the gas, the witches do not appear. The armored skeleton on the floor is all that remains of an adventurer. His corpse has nothing of value. Secret Doors This room is concealed behind two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Adventure Background Holrow Homestead is a farm that has been in the Holrow family for generations. The two-story, saltbox farmhouse is built atop a hill with a huge secret (see the “Secret of Holrow
. Arthur continued his thriving business and lived a quiet, contented life alone at Holrow Homestead. SECRET OF HOLROW HOMESTEAD
The animals and plants that grow on and around the hill at Holrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Rest. When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an inactive, motionless state, rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and
.
5 Purphoros intended me to carry on his work by making even greater creations of my own.
6 Someone in Mount Velus implanted a terrible secret within me in order to smuggle it out into the world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
mesa in their dreams, seeing others like themselves in passing, and meeting otherworldly beings. The secret behind these dreams is found in the oldest legends, which speak of the Ghost Orchid Tepui
existing simultaneously in the Llanos and in the Feywild, parallel to Atagua. The source of the dreams is a powerful crystal called the Sleeping Stone, which many who dream have seen, alongside magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
command over stone. Sapphire dragons eventually create dizzying honeycombs of hidden passages, deceptively thin walls, and secret chambers that allow them to traverse the entire lair without ever
fight their ancient enemies again, and he vowed to guard them until they awaken. He styles himself the Sapphire Sentinel, self-appointed guardian of the Sleeping Legion. But his vigil is lonely, and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in his former lair near Bloodstone Pass, Tamarand currently resides in the Vaasan wilderness and keeps his exact location a closely guarded secret.
Gallery. A passageway running left from the grand
across both distance and time. Sleeping Chamber. At the end of the gallery passage, the dragon’s sleeping chamber opens up, its walls lined with shelves holding books and useful magic items. Treasury
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Feywild creature, not a natural snake, and that the skin has become riddled with disease as it rotted. C2: Meditation Nook Several sleeping mats circle an empty firepit in this small side cave. Upon a
about infinitely long, psychedelic serpents. When the creature awakes, it gains inspiration. Secret Path. A character who searches this cavern and succeeds on a DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, hidden away in secret crevices or woven of twigs and trash in the forks of ancient trees. Faerie dragons may also draw on the trappings of civilization, perhaps stealing a child’s dollhouse for use as
(“shinies”) and larder (“nibbles”). Sleeping Chamber. The innermost cavity of the lair is the sleeping chamber, which the dragon has fastidiously lined with fragments of mirrored glass. The dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
basement of the Ruins of Caerdoon, which is just a few miles to the north of the Fortress Badlands. They also learn that the ritual will be complete in about a week. Secret Door. A character who searches
secret door, beyond which is area U4. From inside the hallway, characters can spot either secret door without having to make a check. U3. Guard Chamber Two mud-caked, human-sized creatures stand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit. Main Caves. The lair is a complex of caves and tunnels; the stone surfaces are smooth and water-worn, and the air is cool
makes it appear as though the dragon were sleeping amid both caches, creating the impression that two dragons dwell here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
authority, she acts as more than a simple merchant. She is also an agent of the Zhentarim, a powerful organization that seeks to exert secret control over the North through wealth and influence. Halia is
describes how the ruffians loiter around the Sleeping Giant tap house and have a base under Tresendar Manor, on the east edge of town. She then offers the characters 100 gp to capture the Redbrands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
, she acts as more than a simple merchant. She is also an agent of the Zhentarim, a powerful organization that seeks to exert secret control over the North through wealth and influence. Halia is working
. Quest: Halia’s Job Offer. If approached by characters she believes she can control, Halia explains that the Redbrands are a problem. She tells how the ruffians loiter around the Sleeping Giant tap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
, daughter, and son have gone missing too.” (Unknown to Trilena and the other townsfolk, the Redbrands took Thel’s wife and children to their secret hideout.) Pip, Toblen’s young son: “Qelline
Alderleaf’s son Carp said he found a secret tunnel in the woods, but Redbrands almost caught him.” (See the “Alderleaf Farm” section for more information.) Freda, a weaver: “The Redbrands hassle every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, lightning bolt, and sleep. Kelim also carries an explorer’s pack (with its perishable supplies mostly depleted) and a pouch containing 5 pp, 24 gp, and 4 sp. 36c. Upside-Down Throne Sleeping Grick. A grick
embedded in its eyes (see “Treasure” below). A greataxe lies at the foot of the throne.
Debris. Stone debris is strewn across the floor and ceiling.
Secret Door. This secret door is hidden in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, daughter, and son have gone missing.” (The Redbrands took the family to their secret hideout; see the “Redbrands’ Hideout” section.) In addition, any NPC at the inn can tell the characters that the Redbrands frequent the Sleeping Giant tap house at the east end of town.
returned wounded.” (See the “Shrine of Luck” section for more information.) Pip, Toblen’s son: “Carp said he found a secret tunnel in the woods, but the Redbrands almost caught him! He also saw weird
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
area 31. Halfway up the spiral staircase is a secret door that opens into area 23. Rough-hewn stairs in the south wall descend to area 7. Development If Nym retreats to this chamber, she raises the
spiral staircase. Halfway up it is a secret door that opens into area 20. Treasure An anemone chest near the spiral staircase contains a shark-bladder sack with 400 pp. Development The storm giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Undertakers’ Watch Post Several members of the Undertakers gang dwell here in their vampire disguises. If the bandit keeping an eye on area 1 through the secret door retreats here with news of the
areas 6b and 6c hear the noise and come to investigate. 6b. Rigged Secret Door Piled up against the west side of this secret door, undetectable from the east side, is a stack of old ceramic plates that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the creature that triggered the trap (+10 to hit; 1d12 + 5 slashing damage on a hit). The clanging of the axe alerts the guards in area E2, who investigate. Secret Door. A secret door is hidden
bas-relief images of sleeping dwarves. An unlit brazier sits in each corner, and a brass censer hangs from a chain connected to the ceiling in the chamber’s center.
No one in the fire cult knows of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
valuables worth 200 gp more. The secret door that connects to area 6 needs a successful DC 15 ability check to detect, using Intelligence (Investigation), or open, using Dexterity. Area 5: Common Chamber
much noise in an adjoining room (for example, have a fight or argument), the guards attack. Area 9: Owlbear. One owlbear is here and sleeping. Characters may attempt Dexterity (Stealth) checks against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
demesnes from outside threats. The Sleeping Tree Awakens. A tree destined to become a treant meditates through a long cycle of seasons, living normally for decades or centuries before realizing its potential
such trees in secret groves as they draw near the moment of their awakening. During the long process of awakening, a tree acquires face-like features in its bark, a division of the lower trunk into legs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Easthaven Ferry Ferry service (halted) A letter found in a secret duergar outpost (see “The Unseen”) might lead the characters to this location. Delivering the letter to Speaker Waylen or Captain
10 feet square and contains four sleeping bags, packs of stolen rations, and a rolled-up map of Icewind Dale that marks the location of every Ten-Towns settlement, as well as the locations of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
dragon.) 49a (Bedchamber). The adjoining room was the sleeping quarters of the dwarf scholar. It is moldy and very stuffy. Anyone who looks around the room finds a secret compartment in one of the walls
and remain here, they reset the trap within a day after it has been triggered. Secret Stairwell. The secret door behind the east statue is well hidden, requiring a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Reality Dawns When Kas reveals himself, a cacophony erupts downstairs. Sleeping characters are awakened, and otherwise occupied characters hear the following: Violent slamming and terrible crashes
the vampire. Malaina’s Mistrust Once the characters learn what has happened, they notice that Malaina remains particularly solemn. Malaina’s Secret. If the characters ask Malaina what’s wrong, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wall drains into a pool 1 foot deep, 30 feet long, and 10 feet wide. A secret door stands behind the lava curtain, opening into area 12d. The characters can’t open or pass through the secret door
hear the strumming of a lute (see area 13) as they approach this rough-hewn cave, the contents of which are as follows: Hoard. An enormous pile of coins and gems fills this chamber. Sleeping under this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
metal pail and yells for the stablemaster (see area G16), who takes 1 minute to arrive. G3: Staircase Halfway up this flight of stairs is a sleeping figure wrapped in a wool blanket. A door is situated
, respectively. Secret Door. A secret door in the office’s back wall leads to area G6. G6: Basement Staircase A wooden staircase in the northeast corner of this empty, boarded-up room leads to the basement.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of the people of Bakar. The Tears of Athis arrived at the pyramid two days ago. They seek to restore the River Athis. Amun Sa built his tomb at the river’s source, so it stands to reason the secret
that I would not be cheated of my place in the great beyond. I would build a tomb to end all tombs—one that none could ever despoil.”
Secret Door. The statue of Amun Sa conceals a secret door that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. The orcs in area 4 continue to fire at characters in areas 1 and 2. One orc from area 4 moves through the secret door leading to area 3, intending to close and bar the double doors leading to area 2
roping themselves to a stable attachment point before crossing. Secret Doors. Two secret doors on the north and south walls lead to areas 4 and 4a. The doors are well made, each requiring a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Roll to determine if a guard is present (as described in “Interior Security”). Locked Door. The door to area T2 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key that unlocks this door. Secret Door. The
southwest wall of this room contains a secret door to the exterior. Vidorant uses this door often. A character who examines the wall and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, eating, and sleeping area in foul weather. 11. Royal Docks The term “royal” dates back to the age when Chult was ruled by true kings and queens instead of merchants. Now these docks are reserved for
responsibilities. Like any warehouse district, this one is largely deserted at night, making it a good spot for secret meetings and other mischief. 17. Dry Dock Port Nyanzaru isn’t famous for building ships, but






