Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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For context, my players (and everyone across the multiverse that isn't a god or a creature trapped in The Abyss) have been displaced from home by some malfunctioning portals and haven't had luck getting home in part because they do not know exactly how portals functions or the details of the multiverse.
They are coming up on the opportunity to get a formal education on these topics in The Beastlands which is basically an excuse to have an academic side quest. Obviously I'm not going to make them sit through actual lectures but I think it would be fun to have some small bonuses to knowledge checks depending on which course they choose (+1 on nature checks involving Mt. Celestia things like that).
I've already ideated a few basic courses:
Intro to Portals (with an associated lab)
Intro to the Multiverse
Individual classes about each plane and the outlands
The Multiverse and The Arts
Gods and Lesser Deities
The Thing About Dragons
Ancient Histories
I also just want some dumb goofy filler for the course list to make them laugh a bit. Something an NPC student can say they're running to before leaving a conversation. Sure the table could take the class and I can figure out the logistics later. Genuine suggestions are welcome too.
Bonus: If you have any ideas for some NPCs around the school I'd love to hear them! Its literally the entire multiverse that's been displaced and I've been having a ton of fun building out some NPCs for the players to potentially interact with during this side quest.
Across Planes: Gravity Effect
Across Planes: Time flow
The Rule of Three and Practical Application
Hell and Beyond: The Lower Planes
Intro to Planar Rifts
He doesn't have much besides the skin on his bones. Me: I'll take the skin on his bones, then.
"You see a gigantic, monstrous praying mantis burst from out of the ground. It sprays a stream of acid from it's mouth at one soldier, dissolving him instantly, then it turns and chomps another soldier in half with it's- "
"When are we gonna take a snack break?"
The Dark Side of Sigil
101 Planar Travel For Dummies
Portal Error Code 404 Not Found
The Immortal Snail
(I stole this quote off the internet)
I'm just your average troll
I’d definitely lean into the ridiculous side for the filler courses. Things like “Advanced Portal Etiquette,” “A Practical Guide to Not Angering Celestials,” “Applied Mimic Identification,” “Interplanar Cooking,” “How to Tell a Demon From a Devil,” and “Introduction to Multiversal Parking Regulations” could work well as throwaway lines from students.
For NPCs, I’d have a few students who clearly came from completely different worlds and have wildly different ideas about what “normal” is. I like the idea of one student who insists their home plane is completely ordinary, only for everyone to slowly realize they grew up in a place where the sun is sentient or gravity changes every Tuesday. You could also have an overly enthusiastic professor who treats portal theory like the most important subject in existence and gets genuinely offended when students call portals “doors.”