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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
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: minor illusion
1/day each: gust of wind, mage armor, silent imageThe students of Prismari College—first as apprentices and then as Prismari pledgemage
;pledgemages—see no distinction between magic and art. No two Prismari students have the same style of spellcasting; each wields the elemental magic taught by the college in a way that expresses
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
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
DC 13):
At will: minor illusion
2/day each: gust of wind, silent image
1/day each: mage armor, water walkThe students of Prismari College—first as Prismari apprentice;apprentices and then as
pledgemages—see no distinction between magic and art. No two Prismari students have the same style of spellcasting; each wields the elemental magic taught by the college in a way that expresses
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
used as part of rituals to resolve disputes. The gavel has the following properties.
Arbiter’s Shield. At the start of every combat, attack rolls against you have disadvantage before the start of
you trace it becomes the center of a spherical area of magic that has a 30-foot radius and that is fixed to the place. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the gavel to be within 5 feet of
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
next turn.
Argent Blaze (Requires Silver Fire). Alustriel summons a 60- foot cone of silver fire. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 77 (14d10);{"diceNotation
in her true form. She helped create Silverymoon’s famous Moonbridge and cofounded the Lady’s College, the first school in Faerûn for mages as students rather than as apprentices in
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
, a character can approach Studying in any way they desire, with that phase then culminating in a single ability check of their choice. In contrast, Testing requires ability checks using specific skills
Bard
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from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires hard study
a master, following the more experienced bard until you were ready to strike out on your own? Or did you attend a college where you studied bardic lore and practiced your musical magic? Perhaps 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->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
3rd Filled with a rage that channels the primal magic of the storm Barbarian Path of the Zealot 3rd Fueled by a religious zeal that visits destruction on foes Bard College of Glamour 3rd Wields the
beguiling, glorious magic of the Feywild Bard College of Swords 3rd Entertains and slays with daring feats of weapon prowess Bard College of Whispers 3rd Plants fear and doubt in the minds of others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Masquerade dress code requires attendees to come in formal costumes with masks. Costumes can take a wide variety of forms, but they can’t suggest any specific college affiliation. Otherwise, style
magical colleges. Magister Kollema of Lorehold College recognized that shared experiences and culture created more unity than merely attending the same classes. In light of this, he proposed the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Vault Guards Vidorant employs a dozen guards (use the veteran stat block) to protect her treasures—three guards outside and nine inside the vault. Guards remain alert for noises elsewhere in the
guards are posted on the balcony and one guard patrols around the outside of the building at ground level. A character can avoid the notice of the exterior guards with a successful DC 12 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
3rd-level College of Spirits featureA human bard of spirits evokes
a tale inspired by the
Avenger tarokka card. You can reach out to spirits to guide you and others. You learn the guidance cantrip
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Gavel of the Venn Rune Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) This wooden gavel is small by giant reckoning but nearly the size of a warhammer in human hands. The venn (friend) rune is inscribed
in mithral in the base of the haft. Among giants, this item is used as part of rituals to resolve disputes. The gavel has the following properties. Arbiter’s Shield. At the start of every combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
lock with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. A character using makeshift tools can attempt the same check but has disadvantage. A lock-picking attempt might draw the attention of the guards, requiring
a Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by the guards’ passive Wisdom (Perception) score to carry it off without notice. Each of the guards on duty in the other areas of the outpost has a key to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
eventually, whether to smuggle goods, avoid taxes, or quietly resolve conflicts. Society lieutenants run gambling dens disguised as tea rooms along the pier, while samurai and scoundrels test their
Hogishi’s elegant parties and for an annual poetry competition that draws nobles to Umizu—along with their bitter rivalries and personal guards. Shrine of Storms The Shrine of Storms is an ancient place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
prison at large. Doing so without alerting the guards requires a successful DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check. Recovering the characters’ weapons from the lockbox requires a successful DC 16 Dexterity
, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
prison at large. Doing so without alerting the guards requires a successful DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check. Recovering the characters’ weapons from the lockbox requires a successful DC 16 Dexterity
, blade-shaped rock. A central tower looms above the rest of the fortress, and light leaks from its arrow slits. Four smaller towers rise from the outermost corners of the fortress, and guards can be seen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Instrument of the Bards Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement by a bard)
An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way
. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The following table lists the spells common to all instruments, as well as the spells specific to each one and its
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->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
the fort ends at a wooden double door. Two guards stand watch atop the wall east of the gate. They look like overgrown, bipedal turtles armed with crossbows. Outside the gate is a beach where a couple
of wide-bottomed fishing boats are tethered to piers.
See area 9 for more information on the tortle guards. They are friendly toward visitors who show no outward signs of hostility. The double door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
To the Nightsea However the characters spend the night, the same guards who took them to Castle Djaynai the previous morning come to Anadoua’s Rest House at dawn to escort them to the docks to board
the Beden-Moon. If the characters didn’t stay at the inn, the guards find them on the street and hasten them to the ship. Read or paraphrase the following description as the characters reach the docks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
domed ceiling. The ceiling above each balcony is 20 feet high. Doors. At night, all exterior doors to the hall are locked and sealed with arcane lock spells. Only Lorehold College faculty members
, including Dean Tullus, know the password to bypass these spells. Opening a lock requires thieves’ tools and a successful DC 25 Dexterity check (DC 35 while the arcane lock spell is active). Illumination
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Instrument of the Bards Wondrous Item, Rarity Varies (Requires Attunement by a Bard) An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments
exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the spells common to all instruments, as well as the spells specific to each one and its rarity. A creature that attempts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in action.) In such situations, have the characters take turns, though it’s usually not necessary to roll Initiative as you would in a combat encounter. Resolve one character’s actions before moving
something during exploration, you decide whether that action requires an ability check to determine success (as described in the earlier “Resolving Outcomes” section). Certain situations might call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wall.
After Strahd was transformed into a vampire, several of the castle guards retreated to this room, but Strahd caught them and slaughtered them in a brutal show of violence. Removing one of the
shields or swords from the wall requires a successful DC 10 Strength check. None of the items found here are valuable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
performs twice a week and the barbarian has a huge bar tab to resolve. This section explores three different starting points. Callestan is in Lower Dura. It’s a dangerous district riddled with crime and
services are in demand. Morgrave University is in Upper Menthis Plateau. This is a college for adventurers, and an opportunity to add a little levity to your story. Choosing and developing a starting point
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
can be different for each group. For more narrative adventures, try to focus on simple but flexible encounters or events. For instance, an adventure requires the characters to protect a high priest of
Tyr from assassins. Give the players a chance to plan out how they want to protect the temple, complete with authority over the guards. A few well-fleshed out NPCs, some of whom might be suspected of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in the Ardeep Forest. Adventurers can earn good money by offering their services as guards on a hunt. The residents of Nightstone have a longstanding and seemingly irreconcilable conflict with their
northern neighbors, the elves of the Ardeep Forest. Lady Velrosa Nandar has been searching for skilled mediators to help resolve the dispute. The Nightstone Inn is renowned for its food and cozy guest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
levels (areas R19 through R23). Seven guards (veterans) are stationed in this surveillance hub. One sits at a console south of the staircase. The other guards watch the prisoners, whom they can
observe through 4-foot-tall, 1-foot-wide arrow slits in the walls. Hanging on the walls between the arrow slits are fifty sets of iron manacles that guards use to bind prisoners’ wrists and ankles. Console
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, who is overseeing Emperor Xavan’s ascension. Watching from the perimeter of the room are twelve astral elf honor guards of various alignments. See Boo’s Astral Menagerie for the astral elves’ stat
their grievances against the Xaryxian Empire, while Xeleth attempts to twist every point against them. Resolve this debate by having one of the characters—whichever one is leading the argument in favor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Tunnels (see “Whorlstone Tunnels”).
Darklake Docks Arriving at the Darklake Docks requires a combination of skill, ingenuity, and luck. Vigilance is a little more relaxed here because the guards at
entrance gates are similar in design, for ease of maintenance and the training of guards. The ground at your feet has been getting smoother and flatter, a welcome respite from the uneven passages to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Areas Entering an employee-only area requires a pass card (see “Employee Pass Cards” earlier in the adventure). Security guards who encounter unauthorized individuals in employee-only areas immediately
try to usher them out. If those individuals resist, the guards attempt to apprehend the intruders and take them to the holding cells (area A17). Lights and Music The casino is lit by programmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
revealed too much activity, with people coming and going day and night. Grotten also noted that Dory has creatures watching his place that appear to be part human and part fish (Dory’s skum guards
). Though Grotten loves to talk, she makes it clear that she has one other secret the characters definitely want to know — but she requires a 30 percent cut of anything valuable the characters extract