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slaying monsters and plundering treasure; they strive to turn themselves into living weapons.
Becoming a Monk...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Monk Traits table.
Gain
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+6
Epic Boon
1d12
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+6
Body and Mind
1d12
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Monk Class Features
As a Monk, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Monk levels. These features are listed in the Monk Features table.
Classes
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wilderness. A Ranger’s talents and magic are honed with deadly focus to protect the world from the ravages of monsters and tyrants.
Becoming a Ranger...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the
Improvement
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+6
Precise Hunter
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Feral Senses
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Epic Boon
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Foe
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to the law, no common criminal or officer of the law can match the subtle brilliance of the greatest Rogues.
Becoming a Rogue...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Rogue
Subclass feature
9d6
18
+6
Elusive
9d6
19
+6
Epic Boon
10d6
20
+6
Stroke of Luck
10d6
Rogue Class Features
As a Rogue, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Rogue levels. These features are listed in the Rogue Features table.
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magic available in the present age.
Becoming a Wizard...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Wizard Traits table.
Gain the Wizard’s level 1 features, which are listed
Mastery
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Epic Boon
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Signature Spells
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Wizard Class Features
As a Wizard
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communities. They charge headlong into danger so those under their protection don’t have to. Their courage in the face of danger makes Barbarians perfectly suited for adventure.
Becoming a
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+6
Epic Boon
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+6
Primal Champion
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+4
4
Barbarian Class Features
As a Barbarian, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Barbarian levels. These features are listed in the Barbarian Features table.
Classes
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broad ability and extensive specialization makes Fighters superior combatants.
Becoming a Fighter...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Fighter Traits table.
Gain the
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+6
Action Surge (two uses), Indomitable (three uses)
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6
18
+6
Subclass feature
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6
19
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Epic Boon
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20
+6
Three Extra Attacks
4
6
Fighter Class Features
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;s armies, but even fewer people can claim the calling of a Paladin. When they do receive the call, these blessed folk turn from their former occupations and take up arms and magic.
Becoming a
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Ability Score Improvement
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Aura Expansion
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Epic Boon
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typically means some kind of adventure.
Becoming a Warlock...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Warlock Traits table.
Gain the Warlock’s level 1 features, which are listed
)
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+5
Ability Score Improvement
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Mystic Arcanum (level 9 spell)
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Epic Boon
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talents of sorcery appear as a fluke. People who have this magical power soon discover that it doesn’t like to stay quiet. A Sorcerer’s magic wants to be wielded.
Becoming a Sorcerer...
As a
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Subclass feature
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Epic Boon
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Arcane Apotheosis
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. But Bards’ depth of knowledge and mastery of magic sets them apart.
Becoming a Bard...
As a Level 1 Bard
Gain all the traits in the Core Bard Traits table.
Gain the Bard’s level 1
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D12
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Superior Inspiration
D12
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Epic Boon
D12
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Words of
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devotion through prayer and rituals, not through magic. Many mortals claim to speak for the gods, but few can marshal the power of those gods the way a Cleric can.
Becoming a Cleric...
As a Level 1
;
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+6
Subclass feature
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regions of unspoiled nature, but when a significant danger arises, Druids take a more active role as adventurers who combat the threat.
Becoming a Druid...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the
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Beast Spells
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Epic Boon
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Archdruid
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Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
save DC 15):
At will: dancing lights, friends
2/day each: bane, command, darkness, mage armor
1/day each: tonguesProfessors of shadow wield the linguistic magic of Silverquill College through slicing
wit and debilitating inky shadow. Whether weaving their magic through spoken incantations and scathing insults or through shadows, these teachers break down the resolve of their foes.
The professors
Monsters
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
Scholars
The scholars of Quandrix College focus on the mathematical principles that govern reality. Through these formulas, they can manipulate properties of matter and space, as well as abstract and conceptual space such as the mind, probability, and the flow of magic itself.Psychic
Backgrounds
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You have spent years practicing your writing and oration in the hope of becoming a student of Silverquill College. Your studies focus on language, literature, and the power of words, both magical and
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
lightning strikes and searing lashes of flame meet the professors’ foes head on.
Professors who embrace the Prismari philosophy of expression focus on magic becoming art in the moment. Whether to
Prismari College believe that art is the truest form of spellcraft. They use magic to make splendid art, and they employ artistry to make their magic spectacular.Fire, LightningFlaming Leap. The
Backgrounds
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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, which include biology
and necromancy. Brewing strange concoctions with medicinal properties, exploring the anatomies of monsters, and cataloging swamp flora are the kinds of studies you might pursue at Witherbloom College
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Amphibious. Bavlorna can breathe air and water.
Boon of Immortality. Bavlorna is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age.
Widdershins Allergy. If a creature
these visitors enter into an agreement with Bavlorna, she’ll use her powers to resolve their pressing problem in exchange for something of use to her.
Alignment. Neutral evil.
Personality
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Boon of Immortality. Iggwilv is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Iggwilv fails a saving throw, she can choose to
damage and be frightened of Iggwilv for 1 minute. A target can repeat the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success and thereby becoming immune to Iggwilv’s Dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Using These Rules Each of the book’s adventures includes Exams. Though each character might be a member of a different college at Strixhaven, the adventures assume that the characters take at least
. In each phase, resolve the outcome of one character’s ability checks before moving on to another character. (If any characters are studying together, however, resolve their ability checks at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studies and Philosophy The curriculum of Witherbloom College focuses on various sciences, revolving around the life sciences. Biology, ecology, botany, chemistry, and related sciences combine with
and decay. Its traditional name comes from the prominence of vampires within the college, whose conceptions of draining life through the vein have long proven an important counterweight to the growth
classes
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
magic as a complex system waiting to be decoded and then harnessed in their spells and inventions.
Becoming an Artificer...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the traits in the Core Artificer Traits
Improvement
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5
4
12
4
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3
2
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+6
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Magic Item Master
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Epic Boon
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Shuvadri Glintmantle Lawful Good Owlin First Year (Silverquill)
Her peers are often surprised when they learn Shuvadri is interested in joining Silverquill College, since its members sometimes
.
Shuvadri works on the campus grounds to erase graffiti, wearing a content smile on her face.
Extracurriculars: Student-Mages of Faith
Job: Campus Grounds graffiti eraser
Bond Boon: If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of the corruptible, the resolve of the truly heroic—the Dark Powers savor these traits. Whether for a night or an eternity, Ravenloft seeks heroes of all sorts and pits them against their greatest
whether the Dark Powers of Ravenloft have exerted their influence upon you, granting you a double-edged supernatural gift. Subclass Options. Consider choosing the College of Spirits bard or the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
student character. It introduces the owlin race and five backgrounds—one for each college—as well as a collection of feats, spells, and magic items. Chapters 3–6 provide a campaign meant to advance
. Whether student adventurers get caught up in a duel with their rivals or face a dreaded mage hunter, the stat blocks in this chapter give you the information you need to resolve the situation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
prosperity, sharing their good fortune with friends and strangers alike. Vistani resolve disagreements through contests that end with reconciliatory singing, dancing, and storytelling. Vistani families can
Domains of Dread, where creatures born in darkness dwell. This “gift” was thrust upon them by mysterious entities called the Dark Powers, as a boon for their kindness toward strangers. The Vistani
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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
boon or a nuisance, since the Cabal of Thar-Zad has a fearsome reputation. If you go this route, you can treat schools of magic, bardic colleges, and druid circles as organizations, using the guidelines
for organizations presented earlier in this chapter. A player character necromancer might cultivate renown within the Cabal of Thar-Zad, while a bard seeks increasing renown within the College of Mac-Fuirmidh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Boon D12 4 21 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 20 +6 Words of Creation D12 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Level 1: Bardic Inspiration You can supernaturally inspire others through words, music, or dance. This inspiration is
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Level 3: Bard Subclass You gain a Bard subclass of your choice. The College of Dance, College of Glamour, College of Lore, and College of Valor subclasses are detailed after this class’s description. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, 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->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Silverquill Student You have spent years practicing your writing and oration in the hope of becoming a student of Silverquill College. Your studies focus on language, literature, and the power of
Silverquill, as are warlocks. Clerics with the Divine Domains of Light and Trickery also fit in well among the mages of Silverquill. A number of both paladins and rogues attend Silverquill College as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
; whether that NPC confers Beloved Inspiration; and that NPC’s Bond Boon or Bond Bane, whichever is applicable. Report Cards. This section includes places to track the results of each Exam
combine with the adventures in this book to enhance the flavor of life at a university of magic.
If you find these rules aren’t the best fit for your group, you can run this book’s adventures without those rules, simply narrating the effects of related encounters without using rules to resolve them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Large Groups The biggest considerations with large groups are maintaining order at the table and keeping combat from becoming too slow. Structured Turns If you find yourself in a situation where
Information. If you tell the players what the Armor Class of their opponents is, you reduce the steps of interaction needed to resolve an attack. Instead of telling you a number and asking if it hits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Silverquill Scholars The scholars of Silverquill College study the power of magic shaped through spoken and written words. They use that power either to illuminate and guide or to obscure and
demoralize. Silverquill Students Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill College—first as apprentices and then as pledgemages—cut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
achieve the pinnacle of their class features, becoming heroic archetypes. The fate of the world or even the order of the multiverse might hang in the balance during their adventures. Bonus Feats at
feat of their choice for every 30,000 XP the character earns above 355,000 XP. Epic Boon feats are especially appropriate for these bonus feats, but a player can choose any feat for which their level 20 character qualifies.