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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age.
Skill Proficiencies
: History, Religion
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a hammer, a hooded lantern, a tinderbox, a tome of history, a school uniform, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
toddler, except for the black-feathered wings sprouting from the faerie’s shoulders. When engaged in combat, faerie pests wield thought-manipulating magic alongside sharp blades coated in
moss than most mortals. While ouphes are related to Eldraine’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with the stat blocks for Pixie;pixies or Sprite;sprites.
Mischievous Stealth. The faerie takes the Hide action.
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The Book of Many Things
stumbled across a Deck of Many Things and drawn a card with a potent, positive effect. Or maybe you inherited a modest fortune from a distant relative you didn’t know you had.
Regardless, you
cards or three-dragon ante cards)
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, five sheets of paper, a gaming set (matching your chosen proficiency), a signet ring, a set of fine clothes, and a pouch
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
feed on kindori, scavvers, and other forms of space-dwelling wildlife. A solar dragon might mistake a distant spelljamming ship for possible prey and come within range of the vessel’s weapons
detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian shell, shiny black and
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
typically feed on kindori, scavvers, and other forms of space-dwelling wildlife. A solar dragon might mistake a distant spelljamming ship for possible prey and come within range of the vessel’s weapons
are detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian shell, shiny black and
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
distant homeland to the east of Faerûn. As he grew older, learned more about the world, and began to feel the weight of old age, his worldview changed dramatically. Motivated by his growing fear of
knowledge.
Bak Mei is an old man with a long white beard and bushy eyebrows. Like the other members of his order, Bak Mei is clad in snow-white robes secured by a black sash over a form-fitting black
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially
… or than any of your selves do, really.
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It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics, anything is
Sage
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Basic Rules (2014)
master in your fields of study.
Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead
obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
5
I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6
I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. Solar dragons typically feed on kindori, scavvers, and other forms of space-dwelling wildlife. A solar dragon might mistake a distant spelljamming ship for possible prey and come within range of the
shell, shiny black and opaque. When an egg is close to hatching, the shell becomes translucent, allowing the light from the unborn wyrmling’s wings to shine through.A Solar Dragon’s Lair
A
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. Solar dragons typically feed on kindori, scavvers, and other forms of space-dwelling wildlife. A solar dragon might mistake a distant spelljamming ship for possible prey and come within range of the
shell, shiny black and opaque. When an egg is close to hatching, the shell becomes translucent, allowing the light from the unborn wyrmling’s wings to shine through.A Solar Dragon’s Lair
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
. Vladimir wields a weapon, +2; +2 greatsword with a hilt sculpted to resemble silver dragon wings and a pommel shaped like a silver dragon's head clutching a black opal between its teeth
Turn Immunity
Order of the Silver Dragon at a young age and quickly earned the friendship of its founder, the silver dragon Argynvost. When he became a knight of the order, he traveled to distant lands to wage war
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
few miles from where they were born.
You aren’t one of those folk.
You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are
discussed here are all sufficiently distant from the North and the Sword Coast to justify the use of this background.
Evermeet. The fabled elven islands far to the west are home to elves who have never
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially magic items and artworks that highlight the unique nature of different worlds
. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
6
I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place
Gnome
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stare, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit
over time. Gnome names are typically variants on the names of ancestors or distant relatives, though some are purely new inventions. When dealing with humans and others who are “stuffy” about
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Frost.First Form
In her first form, Auril appears as a hunched, 7-foot-tall biped with the head of a snowy owl, black talons, cloven hooves, and grayish-white wolf fur covering her body from the neck down
weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Auril’s worshipers know better than to
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Preface
If you’re reading this, good. That’s really good. Because I’m about to write a bunch more stuff, and if you can actually read it, I won’t be wasting my time. That’s really the optimal
all glad – the entire Acquisitions Incorporated family welcomes you! This is the first step of the first part of a long trip to a distant land called Opportunity.
That’s a metaphor for the kind of
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Hedonism. Death comes for everyone, so take as much pleasure as you can from every moment of life. (Neutral)
3
Creativity. I strive to
black at the spot), and I cherish it.
5
I want to be better at my chosen form of performance than any other member of my troupe.
6
I am devoted to Rakdos and live to impress him
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially magic items and artworks
your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics, anything is possible—including
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane
you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to
Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
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I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
5
I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6
I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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Ideals
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Ideal
1
Clan. My clan is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Anarchy. No person or law or custom can tell another what to do. (Chaotic)
3
Nature.
joined the Cult of Rakdos.
9
A distant relative is trying to recruit me into the Selesnya Conclave.
10
I stopped a Simic biomancer from trapping wild beasts to perform vile experiments on them.
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Acquisitions Incorporated
.
Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a limited form of telepathy — but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
emotion and empathy. The same label serves as an apt depiction of lizardfolk.
Lacking any internal emotional reactions, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or
(secret), Jhank (hammer), Kepesk (storm), Kethend (gem), Korth (danger), Kosj (small), Kothar (demon), Litrix (armor), Mirik (song), Othokent (smart), Sauriv (eye), Throden (many), Thurkear (night), Usk (iron), Valignat (burn), Vargach (battle), Verthica (mountain), Vutha (black), Vyth (steel)
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
.
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I never change my mind once it’s made up.
Ideals
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Ideal
1
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Order. The law is meant to ensure
see me slip up and break the law.
5
A lesser Gruul chieftain seems to think I could be useful.
6
The black sheep of my family is putting their maniacal genius to use in the Izzet.
7
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
are gifts of the angels.
8
I pace when standing and fidget incessantly when forced to sit.
Ideals
d6
Ideal
1
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any
;m alone.
2
I see everything in clear-cut black and white.
3
I’m just a little fascinated by the ways of the Gruul.
4
I trust the chain of command more than anything &mdash
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
can hear a distant wail and sense Gul’s passing. At this juncture, the characters’ glyph keys allow them to use any black gates to escape this quickly collapsing extradimensional space, but the only place they can go is the gatehouse.
Phylactery Vault unravels: The white pedestals crumble to rubble and the dark pools dissipate, leaving behind black ash. The vortex overhead collapses, spilling black ash and diamonds onto the floor. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
threatened. Do You Really Do That?
Can players retract what they just said their characters did? Some DMs take a hard-line position: “If you said it, your character did it.” Such a strict position tends
everyone can see it. Overly Cautious Players Overly cautious players can slow down the game by checking every flagstone, door, and wall in a dungeon for traps and hidden dangers. Sometimes this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
threatened. Do You Really Do That?
Can players retract what they just said their characters did? Some DMs take a hard-line position: “If you said it, your character did it.” Such a strict position tends
everyone can see it. Overly Cautious Players Overly cautious players can slow down the game by checking every flagstone, door, and wall in a dungeon for traps and hidden dangers. Sometimes this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are in the broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age. Skill Proficiencies
: History, Religion Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a hammer, a hooded lantern, a tinderbox, a tome of history, a school uniform, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
starting point for a zodiac of your own creation. Many Stars, Many Worlds
In the settings of D&D, most stars in the night sky are suns, planets, or other distant objects, all of which exist in
phenomena—they’re far stranger things: the remains of dead gods, the domains of evil entities, or vast cosmic civilizations. Stargazers who spin tales about the sparkling lights in the night sky might be surprised at how accurate their stellar myths really are.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
sideways to squeeze. It takes about an hour to navigate its pitch-black darkness, and the journey is filled with a constant echo of distant sounds. The passage then widens, opening out into a cavern whose
far walls and ceiling are out of sight in the darkness. Bits of quartz and mica in the stone glimmer as they catch the light, showing a footpath worn into the stone floor. At the end of that path, a vast, dark shape rises — an enormous stalagmite carved into a bleak, black tower.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
framed in bronze. Light beams are broken by the mirror into myriad flames, and ghostly shapes seem to flicker in its depths.
On the northern wall are two mirrors: a striking black one of obsidian framed
in lacquered wood, and a stark white mirror with a wrought iron frame. The black mirror has a distinctive earthy odor and the blackness of subterranean caverns, but it seems of crude construction and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
creature hooted as it dangled from a high wire while a man in leather chaps swallowed orbs of fire and breathed them back out through his snaggly teeth. Scarred, black-scaled drakes fought viciously in
socialites who come to the Rakdos for illicit amusements, most of Ravnica’s people don’t really want the Rakdos to go away, as much as they might publicly protest otherwise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
that the horde approaches. Distant shapes of skeletal soldiers and shambling corpses appear around nearby hills in several directions. Just then, a sickly black fog seeps from the ground in a ring