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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
student fails a saving throw, it can reroll the d20. It must use the new roll.A student who has not yet chosen one of Strixhaven’s five mystic colleges is referred to as a first-year student, after
rudimentary magic as they acclimate to the university’s environment. Once a student has selected a college, they trade their plain gray first-year uniforms for the trappings of their chosen school and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
First-Year Student A student who has not yet chosen one of Strixhaven’s five mystic colleges is referred to as a first-year student, after the one year of basic curriculum that most students must
a student has selected a college, they trade their plain gray first-year uniforms for the trappings of their chosen school and begin honing—or even replacing—the magic they learned in their initial
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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
, Backpack, Ball Bearings, Basket, Bedroll, Bucket, Rations (3 days’ worth), Rope, Signal Whistle, Traveler's Clothes, 38 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Though most youths in Chondath accept their four-year term
of compulsory military service, you bristled at that authoritarian attempt to control your life. You forsook your nationhood, discarded your given name, and worked as a freebooter with the first ship
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Lorwyn: First Light
effect inexplicably charming.
Changelings from Lorwyn live in a vast, mystical cave called Velis Vel Grotto (see Lorwyn: First Light). Once per year, many changelings make a pilgrimage to the grotto
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
instead.
Magic Resistance. Zlan has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Next of the Seven (6/Year). If Zlan dies within 100 miles of a piece of chardalyn at least 4
darkness
Fetchigrol
Abused authority as a spiritual leader to trade souls for power
First Grandfather Wu
Unleashed a magical contagion that killed a world of billions
Solmé of Gharr
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
, echoing from the darkness like a death knell. For by the time those glowing red eyes fix on you, it's far too late to run …
Some adventurers and sages whisper that deep crows were first spawned as
pairing produce a cluster of four to eight eggs. Incubation lasts a year, followed by a year during which the fledgling deep crows stay close by their parent's side. The young then set out to
Teleportation Circle
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circles inscribed somewhere within their confines. Each such circle includes a unique sigil sequence--a string of magical runes arranged in a particular pattern. When you first gain the ability to cast
sequence to memory after studying it for 1 minute.
You can create a permanent teleportation circle by casting this spell in the same location every day for one year. You need not use the circle to teleport when you cast the spell in this way.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
ability (spell save DC 13):
2/day: mage armor (self only)
1/day: suggestionA psurlon can use magic to assume the form of a specific Medium Humanoid. First, the psurlon must consume the creature it
strongholds, invade Wildspace systems, and indulge in a seven-year-long ceremony called the Feast of Worlds, during which they consume as many sentient life-forms as they can before returning to the Astral
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give all their money to the first beggar they meet. If the condition isn't met before the spell ends, the activity isn't performed.
If you or any of your companions damage a creature affected by this
spell, the spell ends for that creature.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 7th-level spell slot, the duration is 10 days. When you use an 8th-level spell slot, the duration is 30 days. When you use a 9th-level spell slot, the duration is a year and a day.
Planar Binding
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first summoned into the center of an inverted magic circle in order to keep it trapped while this spell is cast.) At the completion of the casting, the target must make a Charisma saving throw. On a
spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of a higher level, the duration increases to 10 days with a 6th-level slot, to 30 days with a 7th- level slot, to 180 days with an 8th-level slot, and to a year and a day with a 9th-level spell slot.
Androsphinx
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long rest, the roar is louder and the effect is different, as detailed below. Each creature within 500 feet of the sphinx and able to hear the roar must make a saving throw.
First Roar. Each creature
become 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Aging"} years older or younger (the sphinx’s choice), but never any younger than 1 year old. A greater restoration spell can
Magic Items
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
again until the next dawn.
Rod Pieces
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Rod of Seven Parts (First Piece);First
Commune
Rod of Seven Parts (Second Piece);Second
Arcane Gate
Rod of Seven Parts
destroyed in this way, but each piece re-forms one year after it has succumbed. A re-formed piece teleports to a random place in the multiverse.
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
test, and make new acquaintances.
Life of a Tortle
A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend
what little time they have left telling stories to their offspring. Within a year, the young tortle becomes an orphan, though not before it learns to speak and to survive on its own.
A young tortle
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
when it starts its turn inside the wall or when it enters the wall for the first time on a turn. The wall’s area is difficult terrain for a creature that isn’t grappled. The wall sinks
’s memories.
Time. Time passes slower in the Eternal Garden relative to other planes. For each day spent in the garden, one year passes on the Material Plane.PoisonCold, Fire
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
1/day each: calm emotions, faerie fireAncient legends suggest that when the gods came to the First World and tried to
populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
years to complete, at the end of which the gate becomes a permanent portal to Pazunia, the first layer of the Abyss.
Destroying or Repairing the Crook. The Crook of Rao can either be destroyed or
repaired by journeying to Mount Celestia and obtaining a tear from the eternally serene god Rao. One way to make the emotionless god cry would be to reunite Rao with the spirit of his first worshiper who
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, oddities, and castoffs of the multiverse in a massive, ever-growing collection.
The first morkoths arose in the Astral Plane when the petrified body of a deity of greed and strife collided with a
being watched, even when they aren’t.
Lost Possessions. Each time a creature that has been on the island for less than a year finishes a short or long rest, it must make a DC 10 Intelligence
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Over the centuries since the first Deck of Many Things was created, many have sought and failed to replicate it. But some have created new cards. These forty-four additional cards are known
, you die and can be resurrected only by the Wish spell.
Crossroads. Roll a d20. If the roll is even, you age 1d10 years. If the roll is odd, you become younger by 1d10 years, to a minimum of 1 year
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
College and Year The academic year noted for an NPC is during the “Campus Kerfuffle” adventure in this chapter. College affiliations for first-year students are provided for flavor and for their
subsequent years (students don’t join a college until their second year). If you’re playing the adventures in later chapters, the NPCs noted as first-year students have advanced to be the same year as the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Advancement This adventure assumes the characters are 1st level when it begins. The First-Year Level Advancement table summarizes when the characters gain levels during the adventure. First
-Year Level Advancement Level Reached When Characters… 2nd Complete the first Magical Physiologies Exam 3rd Complete the “Campus Daredevils” section and explore Captain Dapplewing’s Manor 4th Finish the adventure
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on the First-Year Courses table. Inform them that the characters are also enrolled in a required course, Magical Physiologies. First-Year Courses d6 Course Offered By 1 Arcano-botany for Beginners
Student Schedules Before starting this adventure, have the players choose at least three courses their characters are taking this year, either by coming up with the courses themselves or by rolling
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Second-Year Level Advancement Level Reached When Characters… 5th Complete the first Scrivening and Symbology Exam 6th Finish the adventure
Character Advancement This adventure assumes the characters are 4th level when it begins. The Second-Year Level Advancement table summarizes when the characters gain levels during the adventure
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
chapter 7, and in the table, “[College]” refers to the name of the NPC’s college: Lorehold, Prismari, Quandrix, Silverquill, or Witherbloom. Student NPC Stat Blocks Year Stat Block First First-Year Student Second [College] Apprentice Third or Later [College] Pledgemage
NPCs, use the stat block indicated for them in the Student NPC Stat Blocks table, where the stat blocks depend on the student’s year during the current adventure. These stat blocks can be found in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Students Students at Strixhaven spend their first year in a course of general studies, which lays the foundation for the more specialized work to follow. During this year, they wear a uniform of
black, white, and gray. They’re encouraged to study broadly so that they become acquainted with a wide range of disciplines. First-year students live in dormitories located on the central campus and often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
, leads to the flying city of Eileanar exactly 1,839 years in the past. For example, if characters step through the gate on the first day of Tarsakh, 1501 DR, they emerge in Eileanar on that same date
in the year –338 DR (which is 3520 in the Netheril Year calendar). The time gate in the High Ice, called the Forgotten Chamber, leads to the port city of Conch, also 1,839 years in the past. The year
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Random Encounters Use the First-Year Encounters table for random encounters on campus during this adventure. First-Year Encounters d10 Encounter 1–4 2 stirges and 1 giant rat, both of which were
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Choosing a College At Strixhaven, students choose their colleges at the start of their second year. But even during a character’s first year, you make college-related decisions for your character
. The adventure assumes that the characters are first-year students who are participating in orientation activities together.
If you start the campaign at higher level, using one of the adventures in
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Kerfuffle,” the adventure in this chapter, takes place during the characters’ first year at the university. “Hunt for Mage Tower,” in chapter 4, takes place during the characters’ second year at the
in each adventure. Chapters 1 and 2 contain all the information the players need to play Strixhaven students. Each adventure takes place over the course of one academic year. For instance, “Campus
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the orientation required of first-year students. Orientation takes place in the Biblioplex, the university’s grand library. A full description of the Biblioplex follows this section. Some Strixhaven students take studying very seriously. Others would rather play with magic in the Biblioplex
First Day on Campus This adventure begins when students have arrived on Strixhaven’s campus and the term’s classes are about to start. For the characters, the first order of business is to complete
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
companions to the event, but first- and second-year students aren’t permitted. A note provided along with the invitation explains the expectations for the event and the accompanying pin: The Magister’s
The Magister’s Masquerade The Magister’s Masquerade is an elaborate dress ball and a major campus event. All third-year students are invited and expected to attend. Invitees may invite fourth-year
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
A Sinister Shadow Once the characters have cemented their fourth-year Extracurriculars, Jobs, and Relationships decisions as needed, it’s time to kick off this adventure. When the characters arrive
for their final year at Strixhaven, the mood is muted. Social spaces are sparsely populated, students chat in whispered tones, and the campus’s energy is tense. Read or paraphrase the following when
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
its accompanying description in chapter 3). Arcane Herbology covers techniques for using flora in potions, spells, and rituals. The course’s professor is Verelda Lang (chaotic neutral dryad; see chapter 7), an arcano-biologist whom the characters might recall from their first year of instruction.
Arcane Herbology Exam: Vegetation Identification The rules used for Exams can be found in chapter 3. The first Exam for Arcane Herbology takes place shortly after the characters’ Scufflecup game in
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first second-year classes for the day. Nearby you see Bow’s End Tavern, where you’ll find friends waiting.
A student runs up to the characters, shouting and waving a flyer. Pausing to catch their
Back in Session Once the characters have chosen their colleges and cemented their other second-year decisions, it’s time to kick off this adventure.
The academic year has barely dawned when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Students of all years and colleges can be found in and around the Rose Stage, as can professors from all parts of Strixhaven. See chapter 7 for stat blocks for first-year students, and for apprentices
, pledgemages, and professors from the different colleges. SETTING UP SEDGEMOOR
The characters will have heard about Sedgemoor during their first year at Strixhaven, but they have likely had no reason
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Time in the Realms Although a number of means exist for marking the days and the passage of time during a year, nearly all folk in Faerûn have adopted the Calendar of Harptos. Even the cultures and
races that don’t favor this method of marking time are aware of it, with the result that it is recognized across nearly all races, languages, and cultures. A year on Toril consists of 365 days. In the