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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
; plans under the weight of time and lash out with magical energy that often takes the appearance of books, scrolls, and sheets of parchment.
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 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
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: detect magic
2/day each: dispel magic, mage armor, remove curse, sending
1/day each: power word stun, scrying (as an action), wall of force
Teleport. The Oracle teleports, along with any
.
The current Oracle is an elderly human named Jadzi. A graduate of Quandrix College, Jadzi has since expanded her studies to encompass all disciplines of spellcasting, tempering the mathematical abstractions she wielded at Strixhaven with benevolent divination and a return to the basics of magic itself.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
’ll be found by mortals who are desperate for power and ripe for corruption.
Malaxxix seeks the Books of Keeping: ancient tomes that contain the true names of all yugoloths. To this end, it
60 feet of the cursed creature, regardless of the creature’s location in the multiverse.
The curse of Malaxxix lasts until ended with a Remove Curse spell, a Greater Restoration spell, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, drawing on player character rules from the Player’s Handbook and other D&D books. This chapter adds to that wealth of options with the material in the following sections: “Race Option” presents the
owlin, a character race option perfect for playing an owl-like student. “Choosing a College” gives advice on building a character for adventuring in Strixhaven. “Strixhaven Backgrounds” presents a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Unearthed Arcana
Forgotten Realms Subclasses January 28, 2025
In this new Unearthed Arcana document, we explore material designed for upcoming books, using rules from the 2024 Player’s Handbook. This playtest
presents revised subclasses for the Cleric (Knowledge Domain), Fighter (Purple Dragon Knight), and Wizard (Bladesinger), along with new subclasses for the Bard (College of the Moon), Paladin (Oath of the Noble Genies), Ranger (Winter Walker), Rogue (Scion of the Three), and Sorcerer (Spellfire Sorcery).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Finding the Books Alkazaar was an adventurer of great renown. Tales proliferate about his daring and incredible discoveries across Faerûn. Knowing that the definitive collection of Alkazaar’s
adventures rests within the walls of Candlekeep is reason enough for an adventurer to seek out this legendary book and claim a cozy corner to read about the escapades of Alkazaar and his dungeon-delving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
campaign inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft or Clark Ashton Smith? Or do you envision a world of muscled barbarians and nimble thieves, along the lines of the classic sword-and-sorcery books by
selfish reasons. Technology and society are based on medieval norms, though the culture isn’t necessarily European. Campaigns often revolve around delving into ancient dungeons in search of treasure or in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, which any character can ascertain after studying the books for 1 hour and succeeding on a DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. A heavy wooden chest with clawed iron feet stands against the south wall, its
the adventurer tried to remove from the chest. Written in flowing script, the letter reads as follows: My most pathetic servant,
I am not a messiah sent to you by the Dark Powers of this land. I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M7. Oracular Library This magnificent hall is lined with stone bookshelves housing a library of leather-bound tomes. Three elderly, bespectacled goblins climb ladders to fetch books for three slender
with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check and can use an action to try to remove it, doing so with a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. On a check that fails by 5 or more or if a character opens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, tombstones that feature varying numbers of skulls might be arranged by dates, while stacks of books might be ordered by shared page-counts. These details can be easy to miss, though, so make sure
order, will help for a spell.” Releasing the Spirits If the characters don’t attempt to remove gems from the room, or if they spend too long deliberating, create a new trigger to release the spirits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
shifts them when students approach, creating space to stand single-file between them. These books are mostly introductory texts, and first-year students are often directed here by their instructors. In
each of these areas, two cogwork archivists (see chapter 7) busily shelve returned or misfiled books. Characters who browse these shelves unaided stumble on what they need with a successful DC 15 Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold Student You have spent your youth preparing to be a student of Lorehold College, reading every book on the college’s recommended reading list for prospective students. Your academic passions
, and your spell effects might reflect the appearance of the reference books you study. Building a Lorehold Character Any class or subclass that deals with knowledge of the past can be a good fit in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
helpful instructions for where to find any public location or collection in the Biblioplex. B5. Student Store This small shop is stocked with books, equipment, and gear useful as academic supplies. The
. Once a character chooses a college at the start of second year, they receive a set of college robes, a knit hat, a scarf, a tunic, and gloves free of charge. (This set normally costs 5 gp.) In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Cult” above for information Eleith can share. Alcoves. Each alcove contains 4d10 + 20 barely legible books and scrolls, all of them brittle and flammable. A character who takes the Study action and
Melindra Vox, the librarian of the earlier Orcus cult. She is Chaotic Evil and initially Indifferent toward visitors. She is furious that the zombies are ruining her collection of books and scrolls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
shelves contain books of Feywild lore, all written in Elvish, each of which has a withered frog’s body stitched into its spine. Kissing the frog or stroking it with a moistened finger causes the frog to
’ equally famous designers. Tales from the Gloaming Court is a set of eleven hefty, green-covered, illustrated books filled with stories and illustrations of Feywild intrigue that shed light on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
What Next? If the characters are alone, they can notify other members of the Avowed about the death. Acolytes remove Buron’s body, seizing the book with a firmness that makes it clear the dwarf
selection of the library’s books with him. Once he learned of Stonky's intentions, Buron stole Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, hoping to delay the launch of the tower long enough for someone to thwart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
virtue. The current Oracle is an elderly human named Jadzi. A graduate of Quandrix College, Jadzi has since expanded her studies to encompass all disciplines of spellcasting, tempering the mathematical
of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At will: detect magic
2/day each: dispel magic, mage armor, remove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
frame, the top of which is carved in the likeness of a yawning homunculus (see “Magic Mirror” below).
Furniture. A desk and a chair formed out of lacquer-covered books stand near the north wall
ascertain that the spellbooks belonged to many different wizards. Some look much older than others. A coating of thick lacquer gives these furnishings a glass-like sheen and prevents the books from being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
if none of the adventurers knows it. The chamber beyond the door is floored in black marble, lined with shelves laden with books and scrolls, and dominated by a broad desk of polished bone. A plush
magic (DC 15) on the door before it opens disables this trap, but the elemental can’t be dispelled once it appears. If anyone tampers with the desk or the shelves’ contents, or attempts to remove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
books. The interior of the Biblioplex is vast, with long hallways, archive chambers tall enough to have their own weather, and even pools and moat-passages crossable only by boat. Five lines of beacon
-towers radiate from the Biblioplex like enormous spokes. These Torches of Enlightenment stretch out to the five college campuses and beyond, more than a hundred miles into the surrounding countryside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, and small china plates, all covered with dust and rodent droppings. Treasure. The bookshelf holds old and worn books, a small framed watercolor painting of a mountain range (2 gp), and a chunk of raw
the village’s anguish at so many victims. The mayor recounts the rescue efforts in the following days, and how they had to stop the search due to fears of more cave-ins if they attempted to remove any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, dusty books are crammed into niches in the south wall. Similar niches in the other walls contain tall, alabaster funerary urns covered with dust and cobwebs (seventeen in all).
Treasure. The alabaster
urns are cracked, chipped, and worthless. They contain nothing but dust — for the most part. Buried in the dust inside one of the urns is a tiny white pouch containing dust of disappearance. The books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
otherwise. Library of the Spheres The Library of the Spheres boasts a vast collection of tomes, scrolls, and other manuscripts. The library doesn’t contain any books or scrolls of a magical nature
exchange for a donation in coins, gems, or art objects of a certain value, as noted in the Helpful Spells table. Helpful Spells Spell Donation Commune 1,000 gp Legend lore 1,500 gp Lesser restoration 150 gp Raise dead 2,000 gp Remove curse 250 gp Scrying 1,000 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Such clerics carry a staff, but they are forbidden from wearing armor or using weapons other than that staff. To reflect this, you could remove the armor and weapon proficiencies for clerics of this
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
skeleton’s ribs. The characters can remove the statuary if they want. The statues weigh 700 pounds each. The mariners’ guild charges a stiff fee for transporting them, and the characters soon
Several large bookcases lean against the walls in this cold room, and a high chair and a scribe’s desk sit to the right of the door. The bookcases are loaded with books and scrolls. Four bedrolls are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
previous explorer noticed a ring on the finger, couldn’t remove it, and decided to break off the whole finger instead. P10. Rubble-filled Spiral Stairway This spiral staircase used to connect levels 2
functional office. A table stands in the middle of the room, surrounded by small stacks of books. Lying on the table is a whirring amulet on a chain.
Two figures stand behind the table. One is an undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rulebooks. Heroic Fantasy Conflicts. Heroic fantasy campaigns often revolve around delving into ancient dungeons in search of treasure or to destroy monsters or villains. Consider conflicts like these
Necromancy. Vampires open a college of necromancy, attracting evil necromancers who need fresh corpses for their studies. An order of vampire hunters seeks the characters’ help. Undying Monarch. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
familiar NPCs act, or pick up on minor details that the ulitharid has gotten wrong or can’t reasonably duplicate: slight changes in decor, books that are blank between the covers, foul-tasting elven wine
it might subtly remove all known Dwarvish-speaking characters from the simulation until its familiarity with that language improves significantly.
The Yawning Portal. The most accurate and fleshed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, which the rakshasa is loath to disclose: Curse. As long as you wear this item, you are cursed. The item can’t be removed until you are targeted by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic. While cursed
alcove, across from which is a simple work desk covered in papers and books. Mounted on the back wall is the sculpted bust of a smiling red dragon.
The desk is covered with notes about magical constructs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
shelves each hold eight potions in vials (see “Treasure” below). Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 18 or higher notices the shelves are precariously balanced. To safely remove a
”). Any guard in this room carries food for the animals. T9: Library This room smells strongly of incense and paper. It has several bookshelves filled with antique books. A large, embroidered rug
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Spite alone can use the replica to recall the larger chest, which contains two spellbooks titled Spells of Spite, volumes I and II. These books contain all the
of Hand) check. No check is needed to remove the book if the zombie is incapacitated or destroyed. Nylas’s spellbook has covers carved from coffin wood, pages made of stitched humanoid flesh, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. CG1. Mud Room. Guests can remove and store dirty cloaks and boots here. CG2. Storage. Guests can store their traveling gear here. CG3. Dining Room. This room is furnished with two dining tables, each
books. Each bookshelf is outfitted with a ladder on a rolling track to enable people to reach the highest books. Shelves that take up the entire southwest wall hold not books but eighty wide-necked glass
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
lash out with magical energy that often takes the appearance of books, scrolls, and sheets of parchment. Lorehold Professor of Chaos
Medium or Small Humanoid (Wizard), Any Alignment
Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
are shelved, free for visitors to peruse (but not remove from the library). The library has several sages and scribes under contract to write books, mostly detailing current affairs in the city. An
visible weapon tries to enter the library, or if a thief is spotted trying to leave the library with one or more stolen books, the stone-carved bronze dragons flanking the entrance animate and attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Obviator I adjust the odds and remove obstacles to create maximum convenience for our franchise. — Obviator creed Obstacles abound along the path to riches. A franchise’s mission success might
. You still remember how to get the taste just right.
2 You were once the head dishwasher in a famous wizard’s college.
3 One of your parents was a healer in a small outpost, and they






