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                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the archaic fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The archaic doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tangle, the answer they seek is revealed.
In truth, archaics are the reincarnated souls of the oracles of Strixhaven. When an oracle dies, their soul travels back through time to the explosion of magic
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the hag fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Trace the Threads (1/Day). The hag can cast the Legend Lore spell, requiring no material components
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fate. These shears are frightful weapons, severing a foe’s destiny as well as its flesh. Fate hags often glimpse others’ destinies when truths are revealed to them, when they lay curses
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the balhannoth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The balhannoth makes one Bite attack and two Tentacle attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     succeeds on this saving throw automatically if Bael wishes it or if he is incapacitated.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Bael fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of Fire, say that Bael revealed the invisibility spell to the world, though some scholars of magic hotly refute such claims. Bael is sometimes depicted as a toad, a cat, a human, or some combination of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     this manner.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the elder brain fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The elder brain has advantage on saving throws against spells
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     telepathic contact is first established. If the save is successful, the creature is aware that something is eavesdropping. The nature of the eavesdropper isn’t revealed.
If the elder brain dies, these
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Illmarrow fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Illmarrow has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     island domain.
Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     figure of Vistani legend, Luba’s Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Choose one of the following effects:
Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour.
Woe. The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Balhannoth
                                                    
    
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                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the balhannoth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The balhannoth makes a bite attack and up to two tentacle attacks, or it makes up
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Elder Brain
                                                    
    
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                                                     Monsters
                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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At will: detect thoughts, levitate
1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the elder brain fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     eavesdropper isn’t revealed, and the elder brain can’t participate in the telepathic conversation unless it has formed a psychic link with the creature that initiated it.
Any creature
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     keep hidden in the shadows.
Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Insight, Investigation, or Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A magnifying glass
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , evidence from a past case (choose one or roll for a trinket from the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a set of Clothes, Common;common clothes, and 10 gp
Path to Mystery
Your first case
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Folk Hero
                                                    
    
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                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     profession among the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     after I led a symbolic act of protest against it.
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A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin.
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Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     inheritance, a set of traveler’s clothes, the tool you choose for this background’s tool proficiency, and a pouch containing 15 gp
 
FEATURE: INHERITANCE
Choose or randomly
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ability and increases in potency with the passage of time. Or, the true nature of your inheritance might not be apparent at first and is revealed only when certain conditions are met.
When you begin
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     completion. The details of these special quests won’t be revealed until the end of this part of the adventure.
 The player-controlled NPCs are intentionally simpler and easier to run than the players
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     encourage players to roleplay these traits accurately, players can portray the NPCs as they choose. Rather than have each player roll initiative for a special NPC, assume that the NPC acts on the same
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     involved? Was it solved? How did it set you on the path to investigating other mysteries? Roll on or choose details from the First Case table to develop the mystery that started your career as an
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     missing corpse. Ever since, other spectral clients have sought you out to help them find rest. 
   4  You revealed that the monsters terrorizing your home were illusions created by a cruel mage. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Feature: Inheritance Choose or randomly determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     item, or one that begins with a modest ability and increases in potency with the passage of time. Or, the true nature of your inheritance might not be apparent at first and is revealed only when certain
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     you had a personal, transcendental experience? Do you believe that you have a divine destiny to fulfill, or are you still waiting for your purpose to be revealed? Choosing Archetypes
 While the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     could easily take an Oath of Vengeance. Likewise, the Forge domain should be an option for priests of Onatar or the Traveler. Consider your beliefs and your story and choose an archetype that works with both.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     gingwatzims defend Korvala’s office. Were they guarding something else as well? Characters who choose this violent path might never uncover the pack’s motives, but they can find the real Mazfroth’s Mighty
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     loyalty, Nidalia won’t betray her allies.
 Restitution Even if the motives of the Amberdune Pack are revealed, the party might not excuse the jackalweres for their actions. If characters insist on bringing
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Darklord has a monstrous form. If so, in a few sentences, describe how the Darklord gained this form. You might also roll or choose an option from the Monstrous Transformations table to provide a twist on a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     they wronged, and their true appearance is revealed at particular hours, in reflections, or under certain lights. 
   9  The Darklord splits into multiple creatures, each representing them at a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     characters who rely on faith, conviction, or fate—particularly clerics, druids, and paladins—but any character’s story can benefit from them. When using this table, you can choose the entries that speak
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     revealed themself to be false, a disciple of a power opposed to your beliefs. Ruin You were once a favored adherent of a religious order, but you’ve been cast out in disgrace. Sage An otherworldly being
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . These shears are frightful weapons, severing a foe’s destiny as well as its flesh. Fate hags often glimpse others’ destinies when truths are revealed to them, when they lay curses, and when they offer
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 16
 Languages all
 Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
 Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the hag fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     choose whether it is banished or destroyed. 
 A creature that touches the amber sarcophagus forms a telepathic link with the vestige inside. The vestige offers the creature a dark gift. The creature
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     must willingly accept the gift to gain its benefits. A dark gift is described to the creature in general terms; its precise game effect isn’t revealed until the creature accepts the gift. For example
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     occurs. Roll a d20 and consult the Random Events table, or choose a suitable event. For the rules on madness, see chapter 2 of this adventure and chapter 8, “Running the Game,” in the Dungeon Master’s
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     appendix D)  Discipline Problem A discipline problem is revealed among the NPCs. Roll a d6 and consult the Discipline Problems table to determine what transpires. Discipline Problems  d6 Problem   1–2 A
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     own spellcasting ability when you cast a spell from the item. If you have more than one spellcasting ability, you choose which one to use with the item. If you don’t have a spellcasting ability
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     expend to activate its properties. The number of charges an item has remaining is revealed when an identify spell is cast on the item, or when a creature attunes to the item. Additionally, when an item regains charges, the creature attuned to that item learns how many charges it regained.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook, or choose any random nonmagical item. 
   71–80  A long piece of oilcloth wraps up a number of missing levers to an apparatus of Kwalish (to be
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     found in area 29). 
   81–85  A small sack is revealed to be a bag of beans containing six beans. 
   86–90  A piece of parchment hidden under a crate appears to be a magic treasure map. If the map is
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     fully repaired. Life at Sea Your life at sea and in port has shaped you; you can roll on the following table to determine its impact or choose an element that best fits your character.  d6 Sea’s
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     that this entity revealed to you.  Suggested Characteristics Shipwrights are resourceful carpenters and designers. They often have a dedicated spot at the local tavern, since shipwrights are
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creature can use the Dodge action. If the creature’s true form is concealed by an illusion, shapeshifting, or other effect, that form is revealed while it is turned. Aura of Warding Beginning at 7th level
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     increases to 30 feet. Undying Sentinel Starting at 15th level, when you are reduced to 0 hit points and are not killed outright, you can choose to drop to 1 hit point instead. Once you use this ability
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The transformation lasts until
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
 Actions
 Multiattack. The balhannoth makes a bite attack and up to two tentacle attacks, or it makes up to four tentacle attacks.
 Bite. Melee Weapon
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     through them. When the pages are held up to the light of the moon, instructions for creating the gloves of soul catching are revealed. Bak Mei knows this fact but won’t share it with anyone, not even
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    /Day). If Bak Mei fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
 Special Equipment. Bak Mei carries a staff of striking with 10 charges.
 Unarmored Defense. While Bak Mei is wearing no armor
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a defining
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or revealed my secret origin. 10 Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism.  Feature: Rustic Hospitality Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, you
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , the answer they seek is revealed. In truth, archaics are the reincarnated souls of the oracles of Strixhaven. When an oracle dies, their soul travels back through time to the explosion of magic that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
 Unusual Nature. The archaic doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
 Actions
 Multiattack. The archaic makes two Force Strike attacks. It
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     most deluded believe that he is the lord of all devils. In arcane circles, certain writings, such as the dreaded Book of Fire, say that Bael revealed the invisibility spell to the world, though some
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     next turn. A creature succeeds on this saving throw automatically if Bael wishes it or if he is incapacitated.
 Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Bael fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     understands Deep Speech, telepathy 1 mile
 Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
 Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the balhannoth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
 Actions
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of Nylea’s favor. 
   2  You healed an injured wolf, which then revealed itself to be Nylea in disguise. 
   3  You won an archery contest with a truly stunning shot, but afterward chastised
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     poisoned. Nylea’s Disciple Piety 25+ Nylea trait When a beast is about to attack you, it must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature must choose a different target, or the attack
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of nefarious forces. Untold times the deck’s creator, Mother Luba, narrowly escaped doom, spared only by her keen
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature you can see within 15 feet of you. Choose one of the following effects: Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour. Woe. The creature
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a defining
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or revealed my secret origin. 10 Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism.  Feature: Rustic Hospitality Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, you
                                                
                                            
                                        





