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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
probability to impede attacks and strike at the minds of their foes with lancing equations that disrupt the opponent’s resolve.
Professors of theory hold that altering the way a person
interacts with the world can change the world. They impress upon their students to use magic as a tool to shape the overall experience of reality, and in turn make the world a better place.
Quandrix
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
focusing on the positive aspects of his life and his service to knowledge. Though his struggles aren’t over, a new inner resolve promises to leave him in a better position to face those struggles.
Falthrax’s Resolve With the curse lifted, Falthrax Loderr is ready to return to Candlekeep. The experience of having sought and then rejected a magical return to youth has taught him much about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hopes of striking a useful alliance. The tiers of play represent the ideal milestones for introducing new world-shaking events to the campaign. As the characters resolve one event, a new danger arises
about the details of the next tier as the characters approach it. Even better, as the campaign takes unexpected turns in response to the players’ choices, you don’t have to worry about redoing much work.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in your Bastions. Go ahead and resolve six Bastion turns.” The characters return to their Bastions in the midst of an adventure. You might say, “You have just enough time to take a Bastion turn
take one now.” You can slow the frequency of Bastion turns to better serve the needs of your players and your campaign. For example, if the characters have months between adventures, you can call for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Redwaters, the shallowest lake, almost completely freezes in winter, making the fishing there difficult. Lac Dinneshere catches the worst of the winds blowing off the Reghed Glacier to the east and thus
rowboats and single-masted skiffs that require careful handling to avoid capsizing. Larger, twin-masted cogs and keelboats with single decks handle the wind and waves better. These ships fly the flags
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Moral Quandaries If you want to give the characters a crisis that no amount of spellcasting or swordplay can resolve, add a moral quandary to the adventure. A moral quandary is a problem of
Respect quandary Ally Quandary. The adventurers have a better chance of achieving their goal with the help of two individuals whose expertise is all but essential. However, these two NPCs hate each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Stormlord to be forced into playing the part of glorified longshoremen.
The cultists here (spies) number two per character, including sidekicks. A Better Offer? The party could avoid a fight here
if they understand the frustration of the cultists and go in immediately with a better offer. To get the dialogue started on a good note, one of the characters must approach the group and talk to them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, granting them understanding of cosmic truths and insights into how the future should unfold. Klothys withdrew to the Underworld ages ago to keep watch over the imprisoned titans and ensure they couldn’t
destiny from the Underworld, Klothys now endeavors to undo the cosmic damage caused by Heliod, Xenagos, and ambitious mortals in recent years. The ways in which they ravaged reality to realize their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
clear why you make a great addition to any franchise. Cavalier An Acquisitions Incorporated franchise is a heady mix of adventuring and business, and both those pursuits require travel. Who better to
, providing a boon to your franchise’s standing in the community. Any franchise could do worse than having you as its public face — especially when your sense of quiet resolve is needed to quietly resolve some unexpected business disaster.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
out. These details can fade into the background as your adventures focus on more exciting threats, or you can highlight the cosmic dread that declares, yes, this place doesn’t make sense at all, yet it
relocate, nor can they imagine living anywhere else. Life is as it’s always been and could never be better, but it’s constantly threatened with becoming worse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Immersive Storytelling Waterdeep is threatened by political turmoil. The adventurers must convince the Masked Lords, the city’s secret rulers, to resolve their differences, but can do so only after
against the player’s better judgment, because “that’s what the character would do.” Since combat isn’t the focus, game rules take a back seat to character development. Ability check modifiers and skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
have intelligence enough to appreciate their role in it, the Blood War offers an endless source of diversion underscored by resentment of a cosmic order that refuses to admit their superiority. As the
devils both know that a yugoloth’s loyalty is constantly for sale — even during a conflict on the battlefield — and a yugoloth never agrees to a contract that prohibits it from seeking a better offer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the Stars Because of their extensive travels, gnome adventurers often become fascinated with the grandeur of the cosmos as seen in the motion of the stars across the sky. They view the cosmic array as a
of better understanding the workings of the multiverse. A Gnome’s Role Gnomes are valuable members of an adventuring party for a number of reasons, derived from both their innate abilities and their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise party. Noteworthy Decisionists: Donaar Blit’zen (“C” Team), Kelshi Annab Essential Functions: Receive one extra vote on franchise matters; resolve interparty conflicts Position Proficiencies: In
in this capacity for years. When she leverages her coin of decisionry, glinting with its final, unswerving resolve, it is because she has heard all.
The Decisonist Franchise Rank Features
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. There are ways to resolve these problems, but the answers aren’t always simple or obvious. There can certainly be times when decisions are straightforward. If the Emerald Claw is about to detonate a
better off under their rule. There are ancient and primordial forces at work in Eberron. But there are also misguided patriots, religious extremists, and dragonmarked houses looking to wring a few more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
that opposes a deity or another powerful cosmic force. Comet You were born under a sign associated with cataclysm, and every attempt to glimpse your future reveals ill omens. Donjon A religious
circumstance you don’t yet understand. Star When you adopted your current beliefs, your life changed dramatically for the better. Sun While you never placed much stock in the beliefs you were taught
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
The Dispute By the time the characters reach Ialos, they should have met the pilgrims and the Cyran veterans. Both sides might ask the characters to intervene and resolve their dispute. Here is a
fund new, better lives for themselves. What Mercy Wants. Mercy regards Docents (and any other items intended for warforged use) as sacred. The pilgrims believe that such objects belong in the hands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Second Wind, characters must use their own magic to pursue the Last Breath before it disappears inside the cosmic storm. If the characters have no such magic but Topolah is present, she casts a fly
pursue the Last Breath, which disappears in the cosmic storm. As soon as he can, Gargenhale gives the Second Wind an edge in the hunt: The vampirate captain drops to his knees and traces a pattern on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
nearby stone surfaces
18 Manifests small signs of the breath weapon, such as exhaling smoke rings, setting arc lightning dancing over teeth, or blowing acid bubbles
19 Sighs restlessly, giving
.
8 Humanoids are not ready to learn the horrible cosmic truths in the books in my hoard.
9 The prospect of living for centuries more exhausts me.
10 I’m convinced that a version of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
blowing sand, dirt, ash, snow, or pollen until the end of your turn. While blinded in this way, your speed is halved. 6 A sudden drop catches you by surprise. Make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw to
pursuers to either divide their forces or allow some of the quarry to escape. If a pursuit splits into several smaller chases, resolve each chase separately. Run a round of one chase, then a round of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
I’Cath Domain Trapped in a Dream Darklord: Tsien Chiang Genres: Body horror and cosmic horror Hallmarks: Endlessly changing labyrinth, deadly jiangshi, inescapable dreamworld Mist Talismans: Scrap of
? Did you discover a secret way out of the city? Did a family member make a bargain with Tsien Chiang that gave you a chance at a better life? Did Tsien Chiang send you forth for a reason?
Whom did
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
undead captain places his boot on the rail along the deck of his creaky galleon and leans over the bow. His disembodied hand perches on his shoulder, and lightning from the cosmic storm flashes
character who can tolerate undead allies better than he can. When the two parties come to an agreement, Gargenhale bows deeply and invites the characters aboard his ship to celebrate their alliance with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
along one side of the town. Its water is a strange phosphorescent green color.
The characters can wander around the town as desired, but the only thing that greets them is the wind blowing through
appears to trigger the duergar’s sudden growth and battle prowess, but they drink only to firm up their resolve. See “Development” below.) The duergar are too inebriated to turn invisible. Because night
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
their victims happen to be in league with devils, so much the better. A casual observer might suppose that two forces of evil bent on exterminating each other would be an advantageous situation for
they drink from the River Styx or swim for too long in its waters.
Cosmic Battlefield The Blood War rages along the length of the River Styx. Direct confrontations between demons and devils erupt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
due to blowing snow. Any creature that is concentrating on a spell in a blizzard must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw at the end of its turn or lose its concentration on the spell unless
”). But dogs are expensive and require food, water, and shelter. Unless they have more equipment than they can carry, adventurers are better off traveling on foot. The speed that characters can travel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
cosmic war that ushered in the dawn of the civilized world. Ancient beyond reckoning, Slarkrethel longs to rejoin its creators in the heavens. For tens of thousands of years, the kraken has been
lost souls to its organization with the promise of a better life. Its agents are evil and grasping. When they are not gathering information for the kraken, they lurk in the shadows and indulge in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
professors tweak probability to impede attacks and strike at the minds of their foes with lancing equations that disrupt the opponent’s resolve. Professors of theory hold that altering the way a person
interacts with the world can change the world. They impress upon their students to use magic as a tool to shape the overall experience of reality, and in turn make the world a better place. Quandrix
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
pact with Zybilna of Prismeer (mimics the sound of the wind blowing through willows and faraway tinkling bells).”
Flaw. “I have a volatile temper (mimics the sound of a kettle boiling over
the worst of Waterdeep’s slumlords: ruthless, miserly, and coldhearted. I suppose I’d better do some good before I die.”
Bond. “My spinning wheel is the key to my redemption.”
Flaw. “Yes, I’m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
fey pact with Zybilna of Prismeer (mimics the sound of the wind blowing through willows and faraway tinkling bells).”
Flaw. “I have a volatile temper (mimics the sound of a kettle boiling over
was the worst of Waterdeep’s slumlords: ruthless, miserly, and coldhearted. I suppose I’d better do some good before I die.”
Bond. “My spinning wheel is the key to my redemption.”
Flaw. “Yes, I’m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
corners by stiff winds blowing through broken windows. The walls and furniture are scorched black, including a table with the charred remains of a book on it. Next to the table, on the floor amid
incessantly complain to, you’ll finally snap out of your obsession.
If you truly insist on dedicating your remaining days to this doomed project, might I suggest that three is better than two. I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
: Bleakers To the Bleak Cabal, the quest for cosmic meaning is futile—the multiverse doesn’t make sense, and it isn’t supposed to. With no greater truth, individuals must derive their own meaning from the
. Mercykillers act only after a verdict has been made, administering punishment without leniency. Members believe they answer to a higher cosmic law that absolves them of any wrongdoing during their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, lamenting, “May your luck be better than mine.” 2 A deluxe sedan chair carried by four veterans stops in front of the characters. A gloved Humanoid hand parts its privacy curtain, extending them an
isolated demiplanes suffused with antimagic. Prison Inmates. Notorious criminals, interplanar outlaws, cosmic warlords, and other threats to the multiverse are incarcerated in the Prison. Examples of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
taken lightly, and that a good laugh will serve them better than a grim attitude. When Garl cavorts with mischief on his mind, Moradin’s beard might end up woven with giggling flowers, and Gruumsh’s axe
send an omen to nudge a group of gnomes in a certain direction, or even manifest an avatar in the middle of a gnome burrow. When Garl makes one of these rare appearances, it is to resolve a dispute that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, the tracks are set to bypass all the sidings and run straight through to the bottom. Some carts’ brakes are in better condition than others. If a brake fails, the cart races out of control round and
, which serves as the kobolds’ egg nursery. These kobolds protect their eggs with flinty resolve. The mossy niches in the walls contain a total of thirty eggs. 6C. Rolling Stone Trap A tripwire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
conclude an eons-long struggle: Bowolg the Cosmic Rot and Volsheez the Ever-Empty. Amber notes that a character can place a bet of 1 platinum chip on either of these primordials. If the chosen
Liars Faint music and sharp perfume drift on the breeze blowing amid the columns and alcoves of this lavish chamber. Gemstone mosaics and platinum gilding glimmer amid hanging silks and furnishings heaped