DUNGEON DRESSING: TRAPDOORS 19.

This trapdoor bears the image of a smiling man, but the

smile is stretched to disturbing proportions.
20. Sleek marble scales laid out to form the Celestial rune
Trapdoors come in many different shapes and sizes for “dragon” cover this trapdoor.
and often provide access to hidden chambers,
treasure vaults, cellars, prisons and so on.
M I N O R F E AT U R E S & D R E S S I N G
M A J O R F E AT U R E S

1. Two keyholes adorn each side of this double trapdoor;

1. The door is made of ossi ed bone and has half a skull time has long since corroded its locking mechanism.
embedded in its surface. The skull is worn smooth, as if 2. This trapdoor has of late been used as a privy by some
stroked by many hands. foul creature with even fouler hygiene.
2. This rusted brass door oozes a red liquid, as if it was 3. This door's hinges are so thoroughly rusted the slightest
holding back a rising tide of blood. When opened, it pressure snaps them.
reveals nothing but empty space. 4. A thick coating of charred ash, perhaps from some long
3. The door and the oor around it are carved to resemble ago explosion, coats this trapdoor.
a yawning maw lled with pointed teeth. 5. The words “Where is the dragon's hoard, anyway?” are
4. This black iron door has Abyssal runes etched into its daubed just above the door in dried blood.
surface. They read “Descent into Madness.” 6. This wooden trapdoor is rotten to the point that the door
5. This trapdoor opens onto a long, darkened shaft. The sags under its own weight.
door triggers a magic mouth that loudly roars and 7. A patch of sickly and disgusting brownish mould
growls from the bottom of the shaft. encrusts this trapdoor.
6. This door bears the motif of a coiling snake, set with 8. This wooden trapdoor appears to have buckled
alien runes that refuse translation. upwards, the wood splintered as if some tremendous
7. This trapdoor comprises four inches of smoked glass. force hit it from below.
Indistinct shapes can be made out beyond. 9. Deep, jagged gashes, giving it the appearance of
8. Unlike normal trapdoors, this door is located in a wall. horri cally scarred esh, mar this trapdoor.
The odd location and shape mean one must climb 10. The wood of this trapdoor is charred and burnt, yet its
through it awkwardly. structure remains sound.
9. This iron trapdoor bears the symbol of a giant, 11. The stonework surrounding this door is chipped and
unblinking eye. cracked, as if someone had tried to pry the door up.
10. When this trapdoor is open, a magic mouth sings a 12. A swirling pattern is daubed on this door with a foul-
jaunty, merry tune about the horrible, grisly end smelling, yellowish paste.
intruders will meet if they pass through the door. 13. A deep, jagged cleft runs across this door as if someone
11. Magically-preserved skin covers the trapdoor. This esh- had slashed it with a heavy weapon.
covering is made from discoloured, mismatched pieces, 14. This metal door is covered with shallow pockmarks as if
obviously from different creatures; poorly-done stitches something caused the very metal to boil and bubble.
mar its uneven surface. 15. Gibberish is scribbled in blood on this trapdoor.
12. This trapdoor is of dwarven arti ce. It is shaped like a 16. The patterns of caked-on rust on this door are
stylised dwarf face; the key ts into the dwarf's mouth. reminiscent of the Infernal rune for re.
13. A brass carving adorns this iron door. It depicts a group 17. This shoddily built door is jammed.
of elven nobles sitting at an extravagant feast. On closer 18. Clearly centuries old, numerous cracks and ssures mar
inspection, sharpened fangs ll the nobles’ mouths, and this stone trapdoor.
the fare comprises humanoid remains. 19. Where a trapdoor used to be, lies nothing more than a
14. This door bears a motif of roiling waves, with half a plank of splintered wood attached to a pair of hinges.
dozen tentacles breaching the water and reaching 20. Several humanoid teeth have been hammered into this
towards the frame. wooden trapdoor.
15. Carved from solid granite, this door bears a bull's head
on its surface. The bull’s horns form the door’s handle.
16. A large brass symbol depicting an eight-pointed star
adorns the trapdoor. A purple-hued ruby is embedded CREDIT
in its centre (value 500 gp).
17. This trapdoor comprises four inches of smoked glass. This is a short system-neutral extract from GM's Miscellany:
Indistinct shapes can be made out beyond. Dungeon Dressing. The book is available in 5e, System
18. This door appears to be of extremely shoddy Neutral and Path nder 1 editions. The OSR edition will be
manufacture, but it is not1. available in early 2023.

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