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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
effect on itself on a success.Professors of chaos wield magic inspired by the ebb and flow of chance. They study the course history has taken, looking for breaking points in the flow of events, and focus
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.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these principles, and much
more, as a member of an Uthgardt tribe.
Your people have always tried to hold to the old ways. Tradition and taboo have kept the Uthgardt strong while the kingdoms of others have collapsed into chaos
Aarakocra
Legacy
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
lies on the slopes of the Star Mounts’ southernmost mountains. At the headwaters of the Unicorn Run, the Last Aerie is home to several dozen aarakocra. Recently, aarakocra elders detected
the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider.
When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
god of magic, deities being forced to walk the earth during the Time of Troubles, or the chaos of the Spellplague, the magical chaos unleashed by such events has created a legacy of wild magic
sorcerers. This legacy often lies dormant for generations, then suddenly manifests under the right (or wrong) circumstances. These wild mages are more common recently in lands directly affected by the Spellplague, including Halruaa, Mulhorand, and pockets of Cormyr and the Sword Coast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Chaos at the Bazaar The Ruz Bazaar is a sprawling market as old as the city. The Ashen Heirs have been searching the bazaar recently, seeking a magic samovar. None of the merchants the Ashen Heirs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Adventure Background The Cobblehook Corsairs have harassed ships traveling along the Umbradi Coast for years, stealing cargo and demanding tribute. Until recently, however, the pirates assailed only
, Respite is in chaos following a Corsair raid. Worse, the pirates stole two magic gems that for centuries kept terrible elemental storms from leveling Respite. The characters must venture into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Tayyib Empire The Tayyib Empire recently emerged from a brutal civil war, but its peace is fragile. Monsters roam the hinterland, and people vie for power to stave off desperation during the recovery
unliving horrors. Chaos ruled the land until the emperor’s youngest daughter, Firuzeh, defeated her siblings and ascended the throne. She inherited a nation stretched to the limit. But across war-torn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
E: Ogre Lair An ogre mercenary named Oggdug recently formed an alliance with a red dragon wyrmling who aims to rule the Caves of Chaos. The dragon, Cindertooth, serves Oggdug as an attack dog and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
arcane secrets, the nothic hopes to regain its memories and attain enough power to rule the Caves of Chaos. Recently, a carrion crawler slithered into the cave and interrupted the nothic’s research
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
air. Rows of benches face an altar at the end of a spacious worship hall. Above the altar is an enormous stained-glass window of a sunrise.
Until recently, the temple’s head priest was a human woman
named Ivlis, but she recently departed the keep on a long-anticipated pilgrimage.
Hazem Ameen Fazzir
Human Priest
Stat Block: Curate
This spiritual leader offers counsel and healing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
general destruction. He counts the ravager, the raider, the looter, and the brigand among his followers. Those who favor him see life as a succession of random effects in a sea of chaos, so the devout
should grab what they can, when they can — for who can say when Talos will strike and send them into the afterlife? Talos is portrayed as a broad-shouldered, bearded young man with a single good eye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
everyone, and since order tends inevitably toward chaos, the Rakdos believe that unrestrained, moment-to-moment hedonism is the only sane way to live. Of course, few other Ravnicans would describe
the cult’s extermination, and its entertainments — even as dark and destructive as they are — hold broad appeal. From rowdy mobs who love to see the Rakdos skewer the powerful elites to decadent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
High Hall Although the forces of Avernus are occupied driving back the demonic attack from the River Styx, a few teams of devils have been ordered to infiltrate Elturel, sow chaos among the surviving
that Grand Duke Ravengard was at the High Hall, but left recently. He took a contingent of soldiers with him to the city’s cemetery, hoping that an ancient relic found there might help save the city.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Personality Lolth is a cruel god. She loves chaos and hurting the innocent, especially those who oppose her power-hungry ideals. The suffering of others delights her, and if that pain benefits her
sign of any inconvenience, Lolth abandons her allies. Despite that fact, some believe her patronage is valuable. Most recently, Lolth allied with Vecna. The archlich promised Lolth a place at his side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
it typically provides resistance to certain types of damage or other protections useful on a campus where magic often goes awry. Unknown to anyone on campus, Sedgemoor’s waters were recently corrupted
the resulting chaos would disrupt life at Strixhaven. A Standalone Adventure If you’re running this chapter’s adventure as a standalone, the corruption of Sedgemoor’s waters is not the result of a sinister plot. Rather, a surge of wild magic caused the corruption, but the outcome is the same.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, divine spellcasting ability, and a few hundred common folk recently converted to the temple’s cause. Plans. Cheldar is stern but fundamentally a good person. He tries to win support by providing
square, Cheldar rails against the forces of chaos, laying blame for recent troubles on adventurers who are meddling in things best left alone. Event The characters find that all adventurers in town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Uthgardt Tribe Member Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these
collapsed into chaos and ruin. But for the last few generations, some bands among the tribes were tempted to settle, make peace, trade, and even to build towns. Perhaps this is why Uthgar chose to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
preserve the peace within its walls and ensure its citizens are content.
“I’d like you to visit a few businesses within the keep and help their owners with any odd jobs they might have. I recently
. Winvarle’s ideals are rooted in lofty notions of righteousness.
Oblivious. While he excels at battle strategy, Winvarle scarcely knows the inner workings of his own keep.
Rumors
“The Cult of Chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
the bell as the mark of the Cult of Chaos and an omen of future turmoil. If informed about the symbol’s meaning, Fazzir finds the revelation deeply troubling. The mark washes off easily, but its stain
gatehouse, read the following boxed text aloud:
This gatehouse consists of a broad stone archway framed by a squat building constructed along the keep’s inner wall. Battlements line its flat roof, atop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
ideas. A knight named Sildar Hallwinter recently set out for Phandalin in the company of a dwarf named Gundren Rockseeker. They plan to reclaim an ancient mine and restore Phandalin to a civilized
do it. The nobility are bound by honor and tradition to protect their people from both external and internal threats to stability. An organized society leaves no room for evil and chaos to take root. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
shimmer in the air could have been some manner of planar disturbance. Fire at the Mill When the characters reach the mill, they see the full scope of the disturbance: Through the broad, open doors of
leap up nearby columns and race along the thatched reed roof. A half dozen workers have fallen into the sinkhole and struggle to clamber out.
The mill is in chaos as a dozen workers make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
with a vampire. Vaeve and her identical twin sister, Naxa, are adventurers from Neverwinter who came here to retrieve potent magical components for their arcane rituals. They were using the chaos of
battle to steal back a magic cloak—a family heirloom, Vaeve says—recently taken to Miska’s treasure vault somewhere in the stone citadel on the beach below. But Vaeve and Naxa became separated in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Falling Ash is known to us. This cult has long plotted to sow chaos in Celene; an undercover cult member recently failed to poison me. I have no doubt the other cults are equally dangerous.
“My spies
each with a blue sapphire from my crown jewels.” (Each gem is worth 1,000 GP.) Tell Us More about the Attempt on Your Life. “My handmaiden, Ciande, was recently caught trying to poison my wine. Ciande
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
mate, Figaro, are encamped on this segment. A death slaad recently infiltrated the camp, sowing chaos and magically manipulating Figaro’s mind. This drove Figaro into a paranoid state, causing him to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
, questioning travelers who saw the thieves leave the village and head toward a group of hills that are home to what are locally known as the “Caves of Chaos.” Your final witness said they saw the bowl
walked in and out of this entrance recently. All clues point you into the darkness of this cave.
What do you do?
The Adventure Hook
An adventure hook is the challenge, opportunity, situation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Quest: Chaos Unfurls Once Toryn learns the characters are adventurers, she tries to hire them. Read the following aloud: “I recently received a shipment of tempestuous magical scrolls. I need them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Xaos Gate Destination: Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo Primary Citizens: Githzerai Ruler: Varies Chaos reigns supreme in Xaos, a gate-town tethered to the ever-turbulent plane of Limbo, where reality is
. Regardless of its form, the gate isn’t hard to identify; chaos swells around the portal—the eye of a maelstrom of change. CoupleOfKooks “Chaos, much like order, begins in the mind. Refuse its entry into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, while herds of bison, gazelle, and goats wander the surrounding plains. In the distance, rock formations encircle a broad crater.
The crater at the center of Heart Delta is called the Hollow. Here
thanks the characters for informing her. She suspects the Vile Hunt is working for Ebonclaw, the leader of the predators at Razortooth Rock. She recently defeated Ebonclaw in battle when he and some of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Sloobludop Population: 500 kuo-toa
Government: The archpriest Ploopploopeen once ruled in the name of the Sea Mother, the goddess Blibdoolpoolp. He was recently challenged and displaced by his
rocky shore of the waters of a broad cavern lake, with high fences of woven netting to the north and south of the village boundaries.
Light. Sloobludop’s cavern is almost entirely dark except for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Chaos Incarnate Although sages group demons into types according to their power, the Abyss knows no such categories. Demons are spawned from the stuff of the Abyss in a near-infinite variety of
shapes and abilities. The common forms that are familiar to demonologists represent broad trends, but individual demons defy those tendencies. For instance, a vrock might crawl out of an oil slick in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
students all recently visited Bow’s End Tavern—they met for breakfast before the day’s work started. If the characters miss this clue, a student whom a character is acquainted with shares this observation a
assistant can make an appointment for the characters to talk to the dean during her office hours three days after the chaos at Kollema Hall. This meeting takes place in Tullus’s office in the Deans’ Wing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
tones as they march through the forest. They haven’t noticed you yet.
Three Hobgoblin Warriors were recently separated from their squadron after a bitter defeat. The Hostile hobgoblins are ornery
successful check, the character hears the hobgoblins debating whether they should ally with the bugbears in the Caves of Chaos or hire the ogre mercenary that dwells there (both are detailed in “Caves of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
farthest from the characters. Map 5.1: parade routeView Player Version Azra Nir. Azra uses the acolyte stat block and is surprised during the first round of combat. He seeks only to escape the chaos
adventure. Samira Arah is omitted and spared the biza’s ire, as she’s only recently joined the council. Characters who’ve heard these names or who succeed on a DC 12 Intelligence (History) check recognize
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
within 60 feet of the pledgemage misses a target with an attack roll, the pledgemage magically enables the attacker to reroll the attack roll. It must use the new roll.
Lorehold Professor of Chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
much climbing as crawling. At the end of this time, the adventurers emerge onto a shelf 15 feet up the wall of a broad, straight tunnel some 20 feet high. A curious procession of creatures marches along
resonates with the modrons. The tridrone explains that an Orderer is designed to bring order to chaos by altering reality. A malfunctioning Orderer can be very dangerous, however, altering reality in