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Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
After you write a message of fifty words or fewer on this magic sheet of parchment and speak a creature’s name, the parchment magically folds into a Tiny paper bird and flies to the recipient
whose name you uttered. The recipient must be on the same plane of existence as you, otherwise the bird turns into ash as it takes flight.
The bird is an object that has 1 hit point, an Armor Class of
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Death Burst. When the spirit statue is reduced to 0 hit points, the statue crumbles, and the spirit returns to the afterlife in a burst of ghostly white flame. Each creature within 5 feet of it must
tacticians. Regardless, their appearance is so common around the Lorehold campus that they have become the college’s mascots.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
hit points. An affected creature’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the creature finishes a long rest. The creature dies if
its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
Spellcasting. The professor casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Deep in the fog and muck of the swamp, the students of Witherbloom College—first as witherbloom apprentice;apprentices and then as pledgemages
Witherbloom College studies the magic inherent in the natural cycle of life and death. Witherbloom professors approach the philosophy from different directions, with one methodology focusing on
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
saving throw or be restrained for 1 minute, but the restrained target’s speed is halved instead of being reduced to 0. At the start of each of its turns, the restrained target takes 4 (1d8
College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad mystical study divide between those who see history as an unpredictable jumble of chance and those who believe events form a perfect—and predictable—pattern.
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the target has the incapacitated condition until the start of Alustriel’s next turn. On a successful save, the target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of Alustriel’s
in her true form. She helped create Silverymoon’s famous Moonbridge and cofounded the Lady’s College, the first school in Faerûn for mages as students rather than as apprentices in
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
"} necrotic damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated. A creature dies if reduced to 0 hit points by this
the following to give them context about this evil spellcaster:
Murgaxor is a bullywug who attended Strixhaven 200 years ago. He was a member of Witherbloom College, though there are no records of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Paper Bird Wondrous item, uncommon After you write a message of fifty words or fewer on this magic sheet of parchment and speak a creature’s name, the parchment magically folds into a Tiny paper
bird and flies to the recipient whose name you uttered. The recipient must be on the same plane of existence as you, otherwise the bird turns into ash as it takes flight. The bird is an object that has 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Paper Bird Wondrous item, uncommon After you write a message of fifty words or fewer on this magic sheet of parchment and speak a creature’s name, the parchment magically folds into a Tiny paper bird
and flies to the recipient whose name you uttered. The recipient must be on the same plane of existence as you, otherwise the bird turns into ash as it takes flight. The bird is an object that has 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Witherbloom Student You filled your childhood with rudimentary alchemical experiments, all in the hope of becoming a student of Witherbloom College. The life sciences are the focus of your reading
Witherbloom College. Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a book about plant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, winged shapes gliding toward you — giant vultures! Each bird carries on its back a warrior in dull blue armor with a dirty white cloak.
The attackers include one Feathergale knight and two Howling
reduced to half its hit points or less, its rider disengages and retreats. If any two riders are killed or retreat, the third flees. Treasure None of the riders carry treasure, but one of them has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
surprised when the eels burst from the water—one on each side of the ship—and attack. A whirlwyrm dives underwater and flees if it is reduced to 10 or fewer hit points. If the characters didn’t journey to
the whirlpool using the Courier, the whirlwyrms still attack, rising 10 feet out of the water to snap at the characters. Battle on the Courier Map 9.1 depicts the Courier. The bird-boat has the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
legendary emerald dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
6
An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
6
An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be convinced to defend
the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
8
An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares.
Tasha
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That
creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
(Arcana) check. The DC for this check is reduced by 1 (to a minimum DC of 10) for each day the character spent in research beforehand.
Casting the Spell. The character must have Virgil present for the
, Virgil is indebted to them for avenging his former master. The bird follows the group and does what it can to help. It can warn of danger, carry notes or messages, and so forth. Use the stat block for a hawk, but increase its Intelligence to 9.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
a slim, athletic build and stares at you with piercing green eyes. Around him are four younger individuals who are similarly balanced on other stone slabs.
With the grace of a bird, he floats down
the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 10. If the damage is reduced to 0, Steel Crane catches the missile if it’s small enough to hold in one hand and Steel Crane has a hand free.
Slow Descent (3/Day). When Steel Crane falls, he can slow his descent, taking no damage from the fall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Click to see the answer! Gem
I’m an expert in arcane knowledge, as smart as anyone in college. I’ve the answer to every question, but you’ll pay for my erudition. Who am I? Click to see the answer! Sage
I snatch; I rip; I slash; I grip. I’m the daggers wielded by every bird above, from fiercest griffon to most graceful dove. Click to see the answer! Talons
The prosperous believe we smile on them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
positions around the chamber.
“Do you really think that you can defeat my Immortal Lotus style? You are mere worms slithering through the mud on a rainy day. I am the bird, here to feast!”
Bak Mei
. A character who examines the altar can find this compartment with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains a potion of mind reading and a Quaal’s feather token (bird). Bak Mei
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
atop it. Paintings on the chariot’s body show a tall bird with a long, sharp beak. On the south wall, a bronze shield bears the embossed image of a Chultan warrior carrying a spear, below an inscription
) force damage on a hit. A target reduced to 0 hit points by this attack is disintegrated and turns to dust. To stop the shield’s hunter from attacking, a character must blind it by draping something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
places, surrounded by dead plants, noticeably blackened, and avoided by bird and beast. Humanoids slain by a wight can rise as zombies under its control. Motivated by hunger for living souls and driven by
reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
A humanoid slain by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
devising tactics and carrying out plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit lesser creatures to help them carry out their missions, becoming the masterminds behind vast conspiracies and intrigues that culminate
(1d8 + 2) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
famous Moonbridge and cofounded the Lady’s College, the first school in Faerûn for mages as students rather than as apprentices in service. Alustriel stepped down as Silverymoon’s high mage more than
reduced by 10 feet until the start of Alustriel’s next turn.
Argent Blaze (Requires Silver Fire). Alustriel summons a 60-foot cone of silver fire. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
throw or have its speed reduced to 0 until the start of the inventor’s next turn.
Thunderscream Gadget (Recharge 5–6). The inventor produces a gadget that emits a screeching wave of sound in a 30-foot
must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the end of its next turn.
Who among us hasn’t marveled at a majestic bird soaring high above and thought, “I can do better
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
make an Intelligence check or use divination magic to learn something about a creature, that knowledge comes with added trivia of the DM’s devising.
05
You emanate a weak magnetic aura
through difficult terrain, your speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of your next turn.
66
You increase one ability score of your choice by 2. You can increase an ability score above 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold Scholars The archaeomancers of Lorehold College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad mystical
minute, but the restrained target’s speed is halved instead of being reduced to 0. At the start of each of its turns, the restrained target takes 4 (1d8) force damage. A restrained target can repeat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
using the key in that room. 6: Donjon Chains drape this room, bird cages of black metal hang from the ceiling, and larger cages and iron maidens stand on the floor. A door to the north bears the Talons
or shield takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. Hit or Miss: The card is destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
condition. On its first turn in combat or when it is reduced to 0 hit points, the cat expels a cloud of dust that acts as dust of sneezing and choking. Tiny Door. Characters who look underneath the potion
flutter about anxiously if the drapes covering their cages are removed. Each bird uses the hawk stat block, except it is an Undead, has immunity to poison damage, and is immune to exhaustion and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Part of the roof caught fire two summers ago and has yet to be repaired. The holes in the roof have allowed birds to build nests among the beams, and the floor and tables are speckled with bird
animates for 1d4 rounds, after which it clatters to the floor. The effect repeats if the bones are touched again, unless the skeleton is reduced to 0 hit points or the bones are destroyed, in which case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of the dwarves”) and warns them that yuan-ti covet the city. She knows nothing about the Soulmonger or the death curse. She’s heard that at least one of her descendants is in hiding with the bird folk
-Taya. When Zalkoré is reduced to 63 hit points or fewer, she calls out to her dead lover for protection. The spirit of Thiru-Taya answers the call, appearing as a barely visible 10-foot-tall apparition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
holds a +1 longsword in a dusty silver-chased scabbard. The sword is inscribed with the name “Talon,” and its hilt is worked in the shape of a bird of prey with outspread wings. It once belonged to a
invisibility and flees the hideout. If he is reduced to 8 or fewer hit points and has no avenues of escape, Glasstaff surrenders. He values his life more than anything, and he remains a model prisoner in the






