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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
mountain valley; the air is cold and fresh. Two ancient stones stand to either side of you, and no more than a bowshot ahead along a path is a large house, with stone on the ground floor, timbers above
. Within sight are more standing stones.
Pine branches shift and sway in a gusting, fitful wind. A squirrel chitters and then falls silent.
The portal stands between stone markers (see area 1).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
mountain valley; the air is cold and fresh. Two ancient stones stand to either side of you, and no more than a bowshot ahead along a path is a large house, with stone on the ground floor, timbers above
. Within sight are more standing stones.
Pine branches shift and sway in a gusting, fitful wind. A squirrel chitters and then falls silent. The portal stands between stone markers (see area 1).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
before you is filled with a veil of thick vapors. The stones on either side of the base and the keystone protrude slightly from the stones around them. As you move to within touching distance, the left
the area, until the glowing stones are pressed in the proper sequence: yellow, blue, orange. If this is done, the vapors disappear, and the path appears to go eastward. If the archway is entered when it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
plateau, and several free-standing structures made of fitted stones surround the mound. Map 4.3 depicts Dreamer’s Reach, including the following features: Monoliths. Four of the monoliths—the fingers of the
carvings and Giant runes adorn all five monoliths. Shelters. The shelters are spacious for Small or Medium creatures, but they are cozy for the stone giants who built them, with just enough room for two Huge creatures to lie down side by side.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
here. Other Features A large vat of bubbling wax that is kept constantly hot by a magic flame beneath it, is on the far side of the chamber from the hallway. The vat is constructed of porcelain and
collection of pumice stones, some of them covered with dried brown flecks, rest within large metal bowls next to the porcelain vat. This was a purification chamber. Priests would strip naked and use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
2. False Entrance Tunnel If the characters clear the passage on the east side of the cliff face, read: The corridor before you is made of plain stone, roughly worked and mortared, with a 10-foot-high
ceiling.
Daylight will enable adventurers to dimly see what appear to be two separate doors at the end of the corridor. The paving stones on the floor 50 feet south of the entrance are unmortared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
T9. Chamber of Moving Stones If the characters speak to Baragustas in area T8 or examine the door to this area, a Black Earth priest (see chapter 7) named Larrakh hears them. If he does, he quickly
on the floor near the center of the room. An odd array of stone monoliths — some upright standing stones, and others arranged in three-stone arches — stand around the chamber. Six low stone slabs are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
its southern side to curve around and approach the back of the manor house from the east.
On the surface where the manor once stood are heaps of fallen stone blocks and the tumbled lines of walls
to soaring stone chimneys. It looks like it was once a truly impressive hall.
The two wings of the manor are fallen stones and forest now. Bits of flagstone floor can be seen amid the bushes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
thinner on the far side of the river, where a light flashes amid a dark ring of standing stones.
The river ranges in depth but is never more than 10 feet deep. Muriel Vinshaw, a wereraven in human
form, lurks amid the circle of standing stones (area U6) and is using a lantern to signal the heroes. In the village proper, fog prevents a creature from seeing any other creature or object more than 120
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
perimeter tower overhead, allowing only a narrow slice of sky to illuminate the pool’s silvery surface. The pool is surrounded by a circle of huge standing stones, all inscribed with strange writing
.
Inscribed Stones. Anyone able to read Druidic can read the writing on the stones, all of which makes reference to divination and magic. The stones of the pool were brought here by visiting druids using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
long and fifteen feet wide. Crumpled on the floor before an iron door on the far side of the room, the body of a guard lies in a pool of blood. Standing closed between you and the body, six other oval
and colored glowing stone is set.
The characters can examine the dead guard or investigate the doors and stones. However, the amount of time they have to do so depends on whether they had other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
1. False Entrance Tunnel If the characters clear the passage on the west side of the cliff face, read: The corridor before you is made of plain stone, roughly worked, and it is dark and full of
cobwebs. The ceiling overhead is obscured by hanging strands of webbing.
Casual observation will not reveal that the ceiling, 20 feet overhead, is composed of badly fitting stones. The cobwebs must be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
platform is covered with cushions and pillows to make a broad, divan-like bed. One side of the chamber contains a small table and two chairs, while the other holds a small shrine to Lolth, draped in white
requires thieves’ tools and another successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Treasure The side table holds a small silver-framed mirror worth 10 gp. The small shrine to Lolth is carved of zurkhwood and bone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a third arm on the right side of its body, and its left leg splits into two at the knee, giving it three feet. The transformation drove the poor creature insane, and it regards all other creatures as
consuming a poisonous variety and must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1d4 hours. 2d. Standing Gate to Level 12 This cave contains a pair of standing stones with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dragons. Five large tapestries hang along the walls—two on the west wall flanking a door, two on the east wall hanging side by side, and a particularly grand one dominating the south wall next to the
. The tapestry weighs about 200 pounds and is worth 2,500 gp. Simply removing the semiprecious stones provides garnets, agates, moonstones, and others worth about 800 gp. Close examination of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dragons. Five large tapestries hang along the walls — two on the west wall flanking a door, two on the east wall hanging side by side, and a particularly grand one dominating the south wall next to the
tapestry weighs about 200 pounds and is worth 2,500 gp. Simply removing the semiprecious stones provides garnets, agates, moonstones, and others worth about 800 gp. Close examination of the tapestries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
neck. On the other side of the field, giants understand that smaller foes will try to target their legs and lower bodies. Thus, when they head into a fight against human-sized opponents, they don
thick boots, greaves, armored codpieces, and wide, heavy hide or metal belts to protect their bellies. Even savage hill giants peel thick bark from trees and strap it around their legs and dangle logs or stones from their belts to make the going more perilous for an enemy that tries to get underfoot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
throwing) 2 (1d4) items from the Stone Giant Bag Items table Stone Giant Bag Items d12 Item 1 A striated boulder, notably smooth on one side but rough and bumpy on the other 2 A pair of flat stones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
discovered many caves full of precious stones and minerals near the Road of Gems.
The Road of Gems section of Map: The Forgotten Chamber shows the road’s layout in the area surrounding the Forgotten
port city is visible from either side of the portal.
Into Conch Those who pass through the portal from the Forgotten Chamber emerge from a wall just inside the mouth of a mineshaft in Conch. Stepping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
stripped bare. Closer investigation of the windmill yields a few more details: The onion-domed edifice leans forward and to one side, as though trying to turn away from the stormy gray sky. You see gray
squat megaliths at the forest’s edge. Ravens can be seen circling in the air above the stones, which are described at the end of the chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
went down with the ship, but Devi and two sailors survived by swimming to a nearby island inhabited mostly by wild goats and sheep. Devi then used our Sending Stones to tell me what happened.“I own a
for Najkir. Before they depart, Mirel gives them additional information that Devi just imparted to her via the Sending Stones: “Devi and the others found a monastery hidden in a sea cave on the south
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, chitin, and gnashing teeth presses against the stones from the other side.
The circle of stones shudders, and you realize the monstrous thing contained on the other side is expanding the circle
of the war. If the characters haven’t defeated either army’s general, the forces are at a stalemate along the edge of the clifftop. If either general is defeated, that side is obviously at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, the vibration of its clacking gears sends showers of loose stones down the crevasse walls. Once the engine has been activated, it “acts” on initiative count 15. Mephit Madness On the round after the
Dexterity saving throw. If the save fails by 5 or more, the creature is knocked off the engine into the magma. Otherwise, a creature failing its save slides down the spherical side of the engine but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
between two small, stone outbuildings, to either side of which stretches a five-foot-high, three-foot-thick wall of jumbled stones held together with mortar. Blocking the road are iron gates attached
, fastest, and most beautiful person I know.” Zygfrek Belview. Zygfrek stands 4 feet, 7 inches tall. The left side of her face and body is covered with lizard scales, the right with tufts of gray wolf fur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
creature with eyestalks and a watchful central eye tends bar in this establishment. Filling one side of a table meant for six is a broad-chested, hippo-headed man with a green parrot perched on one
chapter 2. The giff leans forward intently, shoves his tankard to the side, and implores the characters to tell him everything. Krux grows visibly excited as he listens to the party’s tale; by the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D1. Switchbacks The approach to the Shrine of the Tender Oath begins as a short but steep flight of steps cut into the side of the gorge. Two of the creeks in the Vale of Dancing Waters meet near the
character who is looking for traps instead finds the tripwire with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the tripwire is sprung, it tumbles one boulder along with a rush of smaller stones and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
fight against Hoobur Gran’Shoop went badly for the party. Returning the Diamonds If the characters recovered Omin’s diamonds, they need to return the goods. It’s up to you whether they have to make a side
trek to Waterdeep for delivery, or if Omin sends a courier to retrieve the stones. If the characters lost the jewels, the consequences could be financially dire. The Orrery With the rotor of return
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
hill, ending at the impassibly steep and rugged western slope. The wall suffered damage from the siege centuries ago but is otherwise intact, if overgrown. Within the wall, on the northeast side of
the hill, are the ruins of an abandoned village that was destroyed during the siege. Signs of the siege remain: catapult stones lodged in buildings and heat-cracked stone walls blackened with soot. At
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a nearby slime-filled chasm (see “Pit of Shummrath”). If the characters fulfill their side of the bargain, Rigorath grants them rare knowledge: a secret they desire and a permanent +1 increase to
each character’s Intelligence or Wisdom score. Characters who came here from the Obelisk (see "The Obelisk") can bargain with Rigorath for the means to release Ubbalux from the standing stones. In this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, has a conductor stone embedded in its underside. A corresponding set of conductor stones laid out in a line on the ground interacts with the stones in the carts to form a rail for the train to follow
. Lightning arcs between the two sets of stones, accounting for the system’s name. The elemental vessel at the front of the train, called a crew cart, holds a bound air elemental that propels the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. The west end of the room is blocked by fallen stone and rubble, apparently the result of a collapse. The two side walls appear to have several niches cut into them.
The shape in the center of the
amounts of rubble and dirt come spilling into the room. Several large stones appear to have wedged themselves tightly, closing the collapse.
The figures of people and animals in all of the dioramas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
area J10) is 5 miles. The distance from the fleshy pit to Illithinoch is 2 miles. J1: Bloody Intersection A narrow side passage intersects the main tunnel, sloping downward to the south. A trail of blood
leads into the side passage.
The side passage leads to the lair of some grells. The grells ambushed the rear of the goblin party escorting the kidnap victims, killing four goblins and pulling three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
south bank of the river. On the north side of the bridge, a ledge continues to the east.
If the characters go north and cross the bridge, read: After a short distance, the ledge leading east bends to
falls, takes 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage from falling timbers and stones, and is caught in the river’s current (see “Fast-Flowing Water” above). 52. Nightscale’s Lair When the characters first approach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
two sweeping staircases that ascend to the upper floor. Decorations are in keeping with the individual merchant prince’s taste and specialization. 4. Guest Rooms Most of the right side of the house is
charcoal burners or hot stones, but in the homes of the merchant princes, a trapped fire elemental provides round-the-clock heat, and a servant is always available to massage tired muscles. 8. Bath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
the trap.
Rubble Trap. A tripwire located in the mushroom patch near the stream is rigged to pull heavy stones down on anyone moving through the area. Search and Study Actions
Two actions
interpret information. Noticing a tripwire would be a Search action, while figuring out that the wire would pull down the stones is a Study action. In this instance, you don’t want to require both