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Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
This bulky, eyeless helmet is made for a pit fiend but magically resizes to fit the heads of other wearers.
While wearing the helm, you can see out of it as though you weren’t wearing it. In
within range. The devils receiving your broadcasted thoughts have no special means of replying to them.
The helm has 3 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to cast dominate monster (save DC 21
Entertainer
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
any place that features combat for entertainment — perhaps a gladiatorial arena or secret pit fighting club. You can replace the musical instrument in your equipment package with an inexpensive
for that “special someone.”
4
Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
5
I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
6
Gladiator
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FEATURE: BY POPULAR DEMAND
You can always find a place to perform in any place that features combat for entertainment — perhaps a gladiatorial arena or secret pit fighting club. At such
collect local rumors and spread gossip.
3
I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching for that “special someone.”
4
Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s rise in status came at the expense of Bel, her pit fiend predecessor. Zariel and Bel hate each other. To keep Bel busy and out of her sight, Zariel tasks him with forging weapons, armor, and
cleared away.
If Zariel dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.
Cultists of Zariel
Zariel grants special abilities to
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
pit fighting club. You can replace the musical instrument in your equipment package with an inexpensive but unusual weapon, such as a trident or net.
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place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip.
3
I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching for that “special someone.”
4
Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
Special Encounters While going through the Cursed Labyrinth, the characters will have some interesting encounters. Roll on the following table (if you get the same result twice, reroll or choose an
encounter). d6 Encounter
1 Damaged Walls
2 Treasure
3 Pit Trap
4 Troglodytes
5 Skeletons
6 The Lost Knight
Damaged Walls. The next hallway the characters
Goblin
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— for goblins, life is short.
Goblins seek to trap and enslave any creatures they encounter, but they flee from opposition that seems too daunting. For miles around their lair, they employ pit
.
Hunters. The families of goblins that are skilled in the use of weapons but not privy to any other special knowledge have the second highest status in the tribe. Hunters are often the best wolf riders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Plane of Earth and that a special “gate key” is needed to unlock them from this side. The gate key is any open flame. (The flame and the mud pit symbolize the coming together of the four elements
: earth and water in the mud, fire and air in the flame.) Whenever an open flame is burning within 10 feet of a mud pit, the pit becomes a portal linked to a similar but larger mud pit on the Elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Pit Fighting Pit fighting includes boxing, wrestling, and other nonlethal forms of combat in an organized setting with predetermined matches. If you want to introduce competitive fighting in a battle
make a series of checks, with a DC determined at random based on the quality of the opposition that the character runs into. A big part of the challenge in pit fighting lies in the unknown nature of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
deposited into the slot is forever lost, as the sinking stone crushes all to pieces. The gate opens easily from the other (east) side, and no special item is required to trigger its opening from that
easily if any pushing force is applied to it, and a creature that does so stumbles into the pit on the other side unless it succeeds on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. If a door isn’t violently pushed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
booming voice is the magically amplified voice of Khai Kiroth, the coliseum’s pit master and commentator (see the “Casino Pit Masters” section earlier in this chapter). Watching a coliseum match is free
. Matches pit two teams against each other: one consisting of creatures enlisted by the casino, the other consisting of casino patrons looking to prove their mettle in combat. Before each match
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
out of the pit. Open Pit This 50-foot-deep pit has walls too smooth to climb without climbing gear or a special climbing trait such as Spider Climb. An antimagic field like that created by an
-foot-tall, 5-foot-long statue of a giant toad sits beside a 10-foot-square, 50-foot-deep open pit in the southeastern part of the room.
Alcove. An empty alcove to the north contains a teleport trap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Casino Pit Masters A pit master presides over each room of the Red Belvedere. (The rooms of the casino are displayed on map 8.1.) The characters must gain favor with at least one pit master to access
Dragon’s Pride. If the characters ask the patrons milling around the casino lobby, they can learn the information presented below about each pit master. Kaylan Renaudon Master of the Stygian Maze
Orc
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, where they join Gruumsh’s army and fight on his behalf in the endless war against the goblinoid followers of Maglubiyet. Gruumsh sees this conflict as a chance to pit his people against an eager
special significance beyond that is imparted to it.
At 4 years old an orc is considered a juvenile, and by age 12 it is a fully functioning adult. Most orcs don’t live past the age of 25 due to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Helm of Devil Command Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement by a creature that can speak Infernal)
Helm of Devil Command
This bulky, eyeless helmet is made for a pit fiend but magically
feet of you. You can telepathically communicate with a devil within range, or you can broadcast your thoughts to all devils within range. The devils receiving your broadcasted thoughts have no special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the entrance (area A1).
A1: Entrance A twenty-foot-long tunnel leads into the cave.
This tunnel contains a hidden pit trap, as detailed below.
Pit Trap. This 10-foot-deep pit is covered
by a large, dirty cloth. When a character steps on the cloth, it gives way, dumping the character into the pit, at which point the pit is no longer hidden. A creature that falls into the pit takes 1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
spends one of her four 1st-level slots and has three remaining. Finishing a long rest restores any expended spell slots. Some characters and monsters have special abilities that let them cast spells
without using spell slots. For example, a monk who follows the Way of the Four Elements, a warlock who chooses certain eldritch invocations, and a pit fiend from the Nine Hells can all cast spells in such a way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
finished a pit trap just inside the mouth of the cave. She has been hiding all day in a crevasse near the top of the cave’s mouth, waiting to see if any draconians fall into it. Pit Trap. The pit trap is
falls 20 feet into the pit, taking 2d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall and 2d10 piercing damage from the spikes at the bottom. Whether the trap is triggered or not, Grasha hears the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
special abilities that let them cast spells without using spell slots. For example, a monk who follows the Way of the Four Elements, a warlock who chooses certain eldritch invocations, and a pit fiend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Pit and Illusion The builders placed several open pits throughout the Winding Way, each measuring 6 feet by 6 feet and with a depth of 10 feet. Covering each pit is an illusory section of floor (major
image cast at 6th level). A character who has a passive Perception score of 19 or higher notices the illusory floor shimmering slightly. A creature that falls into the pit takes 22 (4d10) acid damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
direction it intends. Sudden Sinkhole. The dragon chooses a point on the ground that it can see within 120 feet of it. A 5-foot-radius, 20-foot-deep pit forms centered on that point. A creature on the
ground above where the pit formed must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature falls to the bottom of the pit, taking 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage and landing prone. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Two-headed trolls Araumycos Encounters d20 Encounter 1–5 No encounter 6–10 Fungi 11–14 Mold pit 15–17 Myconid parade 18–20 Oozes Death Tyrant Characters within 1 mile of the death tyrant’s lair
. Roll a d6 and consult the Fungi table to determine what special type of fungi can be found here. If this encounter takes place in Araumycos’s domain, an overabundance of fungi cover all of the other cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Terrain Encounters The Underdark contains dangerous hazards and wondrous terrain. Special terrain rules are explained after the table. d20 Encounter 1 Boneyard 2 Cliff and ladder 3 Crystal
clusters 4 Fungus cavern 5 Gas leak 6 Gorge 7 High ledge 8 Horrid sounds 9 Lava swell 10 Muck pit 11 Rockfall 12 Rope bridge 13 Ruins 14 Shelter 15 Sinkhole 16 Slime or mold 17 Steam vent 18 Underground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the desk, a floor-to-ceiling window overlooks a stone maze shrouded in fog.
The man behind the desk is the maze’s pit master, the vampire Kaylan Renaudon (see the “Casino Pit Masters” section
when he mentions Soul Coins. If pressed, Kaylan admits that he feeds off Soul Coins using a special Sword of Life Stealing, which he always keeps with him. If the characters bring him Soul Coins, he’ll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
special areas covered with rope nets to protect the eggs from large flying predators. If the characters prod the tortles of Ahoyhoy for lore about the island and its inhabitants, each tortle they talk to
haven’t seen them since. 4 A trail leads from Ahoyhoy to some mud pits in the heart of the jungle. If you bathe in a mud pit for at least an hour, it will fortify you. 5 Carved into the base of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
exchange for their help. Characters who offend King Groak are thrown in the prison pit (area 7). There, they are approached in secret by Krr’ook, who tries to explain her dilemma. If the party agrees to
lusty and forlorn. Its source cannot be ascertained. 17 1d6 zombies lost in the maze. 18–19 A concealed pit 5 feet wide, 10 feet deep, and lined with poisoned wooden stakes. The lead character spots the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
patron. In his role as the master of the Wandering Emporium, Mahadi has received special dispensation from Asmodeus to travel freely between the Material Plane and the Nine Hells to operate his
gaining entrance. Mahadi has a special collection of named soul coins, each of which harbors the soul of an enemy the rakshasa vanquished in the past. Mahadi consults with these souls individually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, almost 150 feet above. The stairs end after 50 feet, requiring an easy climb up the ribs. Treasure The odd backpacks are five balloon packs (see chapter 7) left here by the cultists. F2. Howling Pit
Wind howls as it climbs this dark shaft.
After 80 feet, the pit tapers into a tunnel (area N1 of the Howling Caves, described later in this chapter). Chaotic gusts blow up and down the shaft, too
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
deals with night hags, rakshasas, incubi, succubi, and other Fiends. Contracts signed on his layer contain special provisions that allow Dispater to collect a cut of the deal. Dispater is one of
. Nessus The lowest layer of the Nine Hells, Nessus is a realm of dark pits whose walls are set with bleak fortresses. There, pit fiend generals loyal to Asmodeus garrison their diabolical legions and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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If the atropal has not been destroyed, it shrieks as the souls of the dead escape from the wreckage of the Soulmonger. Lava Pit The lava pit is 30 feet below the floor of the room and 100 feet deep
is removed from the lava or destroyed. Phylacteries Along the east and west walls of the chamber, two balconies stand 30 feet above the lava pit. Two facing balconies halfway along the room are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
dozens that infest the rubble field. Attracted rats move carefully and stealthily through the rubble to attack. Hidden Pit. The map shows the location of a concealed trapdoor that covers a 10-foot-square
, 10-foot-deep pit. A 2-foot-wide catwalk on the west edge allows access to the door that leads to area 4. It takes a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to note the trapdoor’s unmortared edge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
a dwarven city so close to the coastal powers of Neverwinter and Waterdeep brings about its own special opportunities and concerns. Surely, once they get their forges going properly, the dwarves will
type of metal. Now the forge might be brought back to life again, and soon — the priests and spellcasters of the city are working on a means of containing the great heat emanating from the Fiery Pit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
mercenaries, a special forces unit, or a squad of regular infantry. Perhaps you protect a nation’s people from monsters, or you fight secret battles in the wake of a war that has supposedly ended. Or the
missions pit you against rival combatants during an active engagement, as you influence the war effort. Rival mercenary companies, armed resistance fighters, and monsters drawn to the presence of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
demons embody senseless anarchy and nihilistic destruction, and they take special offense at creatures or structures that rival them in size. Castles, towers, giants, and beasts of war are all common
. Plot and strategize, bait and scheme, but hubris is no armor against ruin incarnate, and greater beings than you have fallen under the onslaught of the Abyss.
—Mellagorus the pit fiend, Deceptions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
romantic, always searching for that “special someone.” 4 Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension. 5 I love a good insult, even one directed at me. 6 I get
secret pit fighting club. You can replace the musical instrument in your equipment package with an inexpensive but unusual weapon, such as a trident or net.