This object appears as a hardwood bookshelf, 13 inches deep, 30 inches long, and 87 inches high, with six shelves, two of which can hold books up to 9 inches tall, two up to 12 inches tall, and two up to 19 inches tall. It has two command words, each one requiring you to use an action to speak it. When the rst command word is spoken, the bookshelf folds down into the shape of a book, 6 inches wide, 9 inches long, and 2 inches thick, with a strap that snaps into a buckle with a key lock. The key can be removed. In book form, the library weighs 1 ½ pounds regardless of the weight of its contents, which are held in an extradimensional space. When the second command word is spoken while the key is inserted into the lock and turned, the library unfolds to full size, with its contents arranged on the shelves exactly as they were when it was folded down. However, if any creature turns the key in the lock without speaking the command word or rolls 20 or higher on an ability check to pick the lock, the covers spring open, spewing out a stream of books. The creature must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10d4 bludgeoning damage on a failure, half damage on a success. The covers, spines, and pages of the ejected books are blank; the bookshelf’s contents remain in the extradimensional space until the book is closed and locked again and unfolded properly. The ejected books crumble to dust after 1 minute. Folding the bookshelf after placing a bag of holding, handy haversack, portable hole, or similar item on one of its shelves, or placing the folded bookshelf inside any of these items, instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane (see descriptions of these items for further details) ## Documents ![[How to Defend Your Lair - Keith Ammann.pdf#page=278]]