1 After years of stubborn closing, all it took was that one last Shoulder to stick 51 Mortar from a repaired

repaired Keystone was sloppily applied

2 Barred with the haft of a sturdy Spear 52 No gaps, but the weight of the Water on the other side holds it fast
3 Bloodstained Banner, ragged/torn, rolled up beneath as a final disgrace 53 Not the first time Glue was mistaken for Hinge Oil to stop squeaks
4 Bolted from the top with a thick Bronze pin on the other side 54 One tipsy Pier leans ever so slightly into the doorway
5 Bony Phalanges (Ogre-sized, but thin) grip tightly at the sides 55 Oozing sweet smelling Sap that's already entrapped several Centipedes
6 Bound with an ornate Lead Serpent, appears to be bloated with recent meal 56 Photosensitive Barnacles expand in the Jamb when Light is present
7 Budges by a crack with the rattle of what sounds like a Chain 57 Planks from a Ship that longs for the Sea and are soaked with Brine
8 Bulging, like the staves of a Barrel, what weird wonder Warped the Wood? 58 Polymorphed as Punishment, the Burglar is certainly bitter
9 Bungled installation of a Draft Stopper now renders it immobile 59 Positively Petrified by some sort of dangerous Gaze
10 Chill in the air, rimed with thick Frost and Ice 60 Precariously balanced Furnishings are cobbled into a blockade
11 Cobwebs should part easily, but these are thick, gluey, and tenacious 61 Previously installed Shrieker Alarm system left to fugally flourish
12 Conjured Stone Elemental grips tightly, but is a massive Gossip 62 Prior Chiseling on the sides firmly filled with some kind of Cement
13 Convoluted linkage to a nearby Door prevents, unless that one is closed 63 Purple Worm activity, deep beneath, has shifted foundations
14 Corroded Copper Coin shoved between door and jamb was all it took 64 Remains of several hapless Vermin are stuffed thick in the bottom gap
15 Crude Nails are driven diagonally, bent heads exposed 65 Resident Ear Seekers have had a fecund year: covered in auriform Eggs
16 Deep Gouges from angry Axe Blows have somehow managed to wedge it in 66 Sagging archway bites into the top of the Door
17 Devilishly concealed inner Iron Portcullis is in the "down" position 67 Sanctified by Stenciled Holy Symbol, flatly refuses the Unfaithful
18 Disturbing Ootheca/Egg Cases/Chrysalids crowd air between door and wall 68 Sawn across Grain by amateur Lumberjacks: susceptible to Swelling
19 Door stop jammed through the bottom on the other side 69 Scorch marks betray caked Soot and Charcoal from the prior Door here
20 Doorstep replaced and stands a bit too proud 70 Sealed with a thick coat of dense Crimson Wax
21 Dreadful anti-Termites leave extra Wood in their wake 71 Seemingly Mummified: Both sides tightly wrapped in fragrant linens
22 Druid's dying wish made Wood from her Forest especially ornery 72 Seeping from below, a pool of Blood foretells Something large and dead
23 Dungeon Weevils form strange Burl-like Cysts when left to spread 73 Seized Mechanism holds Chain fast: Should open like a Drawbridge
24 Dwarf will tell you it's all in the Slopes and Shoddy Craftsmanship 74 Shaped by Shaky Hands, Stone to Mud was Reversed here
25 Enchantment that opened the Door on approach has crumbled with Time 75 Slides downward into the Floor, or it would if Rats hadn't nested below
26 Fleeing Medium let loose their only Hold Portal here about 10 minutes ago 76 Sloppily Painted, the Color is caked on far too thick
27 Gap below the Portal is heavy with fine rubble and steadfast scree 77 Someone didn't bother to smooth the Soffits and they bite into the Door
28 Ghoul-struck and Helpless: Rival Adventuring Party blocks the Door 78 Spiked shut with four Cold Iron Pitons at its feet
29 Glass Transom melted with incredible heat, oozed downward 79 Stacked to the Ceiling, Barrels of Brackish Water push back if jostled
30 Goopy Blue Ichor bubbling up from Below has dried in Splatters 80 Sticking out proudly, a Hand Drill's Worm askew: angled thru jamb
31 Grunts reveal that Someone or Something is pushing hard to keep it closed 81 Still not quite Set, the Bricked up Wall on the other side is the problem
32 Haphazardly plastered with at least a dozen hastily Nailed Planks 82 Stubborn Latch Bolt refuses to move back into position
33 Heavy on the hinges and hard to lift, it droops in the jamb 83 Stuck in place, Skeleton Key just simply refuses to Turn
34 Horseshoe nailed above, dumping down Luck must be removed 84 Sturdy Ropes are woven through inset Iron Rings on the other side
35 Inconveniently placed Wall of Force, fizzing and flickering as it runs out 85 Swollen in the jambs due to humidity, replete with rusty hinges
36 Inexpertly hung, just a tad too large for passage 86 The Dryad's Ghost in the Heartwood here is weak, but still resentful
37 "It's a Pull" 87 Thick Oaken Beam, slotted in place and covered in small Tin Bells
38 Jamb lined with what looks like Teeth: Biting down pertinaciously 88 Tilework along the top and sides has buckled significantly
39 Jutting out from jamb are Sharp Quartz Inclusions, mostly Milky and Pale 89 Uneven Masonry on either side juts into the Wood
40 Lamp Oil soaked Rags, parts of a once fine Cloak shoved in every cranny 90 Unmistakable smell of Pitch with a tell-tale shiny black coating
41 Leaning Lintel hinting at collapse above 91 Used to open on an Axle that is now worn in all the wrong places
42 Lifts upward along Runners clogged with solidified Grease 92 Verdigris corrosion clings to hinges and handles
43 Low hanging Stalactites/Sharp Stalagmites on both sides block movement 93 Violet leaves of an unusual Underground Ivy cover these sturdy Vines
44 Magic User died nearby, Wizard Lock Spell fled and now lives happily here 94 Wads of a Halfling Bedroll, caked in dry, sour-smelling Slime
45 Melted Metal Foot Plate and the accompanying lumpy Slag 95 Wedged shut with the bent tip of a Antler hafted Knife
46 Metal Wheel, turned to slide it across tracks refuses to turn 96 Weekly applications of Mimic Slime have it thinking it's a Wall
47 Mineral rich dripping Water from above creates a calcified Coating 97 When a Bar lowered on this side, other side raises and Hinges switch
48 Minotaur Bone Immovable Rod, Command Word long since lost 98 Who left their Floating Disc brimming with slick Oil parked here?
49 Mismatched set of Hinges, swinging different ways 99 Wood has awakened, thick Roots grasp and curl seeking soil
50 Moldering Pages and Book Cover shoved through the gap 100 Worn, unfinished Statue has found herself propped against other side

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