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The Echoing Dirge-Chime

A large silver bell hangs from a skeletal arm mounted to the ceiling. Its surface is engraved with runes that drip a black, oily substance onto the floor below.

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Hazard EntryMagical TrapLevel6Simple

The Echoing Dirge-Chime

6LevelRareRaritySunken cathedrals, ancient burial vaults, and wizard sanctums.Environment
SonicPsychicMagical
Level6
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HP40
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AC15
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TypeMagical Trap
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ComplexitySimple
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RarityRare

Defenses

AC15
Hard10 (Damage Threshold)
HP40
BT 20
Fort+CON Save +4
Ref+DEX Save -5
Will+WIS Save +0
Immune
Psychic, Poison, Prone, Restrained
Resist
Bludgeoning, Slashing, Piercing
Weak
Thunder (ignores Damage Threshold)
SonicPsychicMagical

Detection

PerDC 16
StlDC 16 (Passive Perception)
InitN/A

“The silver has a dull, unnatural sheen, and the internal clapper is shaped like a human tongue made of cold iron. The air around it vibrates with a subtle, uncomfortable frequency.”

Standard Engagement

Trigger

The chime rings if a creature enters within a 15-foot radius or if a sound louder than a whisper is made within 30 feet of it.

Routine

None

Reset

The trap resets automatically after 1 minute when the oily residue coats the runes again.

Cacophony of Despair

When triggered, the bell rings once. Each creature within a 20-foot radius must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 22 (4d10) psychic damage and is deafened for 1 minute. On a success, the creature takes half damage and is not deafened.

Sorrowful Resonance

Any creature that fails its saving throw against the chime has disadvantage on Concentration checks for 1 minute due to the persistent ringing in their mind.

Description

A large silver bell hangs from a skeletal arm mounted to the ceiling. Its surface is engraved with runes that drip a black, oily substance onto the floor below.

Discovery

A DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check allows a character to hear a faint, weeping sound emanating from the metal. A DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that the floor beneath the bell is worn away by sound vibrations rather than physical force.

Archival Lore

“Forged in the depths of a silent monastery, these chimes were intended to alert the monks of intruders by striking their very souls. Now, they stand as rotting sentinels in places where silence is a requirement for the dead.”

Environment
Sunken cathedrals, ancient burial vaults, and wizard sanctums.
Theme
Resonance and Necrotic Grief
Creator
The Silent Order of the Eclipsed Moon
Purpose
To guard the sanctuary of the High Priest against loud or clumsy interlopers.
Game System
D&D 5E
Art Style
Dark Gothic Sketch, etching with deep blacks and high-contrast white highlights.
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