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Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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1/day each: enlarge/reduce, mage armorThe students of Quandrix College—first as apprentices and then as Quandrix pledgemage;pledgemages—immerse themselves in the magic of geometry and
metaphysics. Their ultimate goal isn’t mastery, however. Rather, in their projects they explore and expand knowledge without expecting concrete answers. Whether students are extrapolating
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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1/day each: dimension door, enlarge/reduce, mage armor, plant growthThe students of Quandrix College—first as Quandrix apprentice;apprentices and then as pledgemages—immerse themselves
in the magic of geometry and metaphysics. Their ultimate goal isn’t mastery, however. Rather, in their projects they explore and expand knowledge without expecting concrete answers. Whether
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
minds, probability, and the fabric of magic itself. Their equations shift perceptions in profound ways, alter probability, and interfere with the formation of other magic. In battle, the professors tweak
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
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
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
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
that Strahd would never accept her as his true mother, nor could she bear his rejection. As a result, she has never confronted him. She would rather exist in perpetual denial, whiling away the days
, months, and years practicing fell magic and looking for ways to help her “son.”
Raven Bane. Baba Lysaga has allies in Castle Ravenloft—a coven of witches. Through the aid of these
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
(for either attuned creature), you can command it in the following ways:
Open or close the hatch (no action required, once per turn)
Move the servant up to its speed (no action required)
As an
instantly and leave behind no remains.
This does not destroy the servant permanently. Rather, 2d6 days later, its parts—left arm, left leg, right arm, right leg, lower torso, and upper torso&mdash
Gray Dwarf (Duergar)
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
grim, ashen-skinned dwarves now take slaves of their own and are as tyrannical as their former masters.
Physically similar to other dwarves in some ways, duergar are wiry and lean, with black eyes and
obliterated by Moradin’s betrayal. The duergar lead bleak, grim lives devoid of happiness or satisfaction, but they see that as their defining strength — the root of duergar pride, as it were — rather than a drawback to be corrected.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
you might or might not choose to share.
Although you will undoubtedly find some of this land’s ways to be strange and discomfiting, you can also be sure that some things its people take for
strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don’t comprehend.
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I express affection or contempt in ways that are unfamiliar to others.
5
I begin or end my day with small
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
legendary emerald dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
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An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
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An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be convinced to defend
the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
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An
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
rather enjoy the company of people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature.
Deep Dragon Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
of my power. (Evil)
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Patience. All creatures might teach me something, and I’m willing to wait and find out what that might be rather than acting in haste. (Good)
Deep Dragon
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Tomb of Annihilation
and the ways of their people, who eventually treated you as one of their own. One culture had more of an influence on you than any other, shaping your beliefs and customs. Choose a race whose culture
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I’m a stickler when it comes to observing proper etiquette and local customs.
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I would rather observe than meddle.
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By living among violent people, I have become
Goliath
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away in the night to seek the cold will of fate.
In some ways, the goliath drive to outdo themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in a variety of ways. Kalashtar have symmetrical, slightly angular features, and their eyes often glow when they are focused or expressing strong emotions.
Kalashtar can’t directly communicate
with their quori spirits. Rather, they might experience this relationship as a sense of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the memories of the spirit when they dream. This connection grants kalashtar
Species
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
different ways. The verdan assign no cultural or biological relevance to any particular coloration, physical features, or gender.
Cultural Chameleons
The clan homes of the Underdark goblinoids who
classes
Laugh at Your Foes’ Terror
It’s commonly believed the College of Fools is merely a front for a cult of Beleth. Bards in the College would say their relationship with the Arch Daemon of
Fear is much more complicated. These Bards choose to laugh at Etharis’s many horrors rather than be dismayed by them—a whimsical, if ghoulish, philosophy. Their delight in other creatures
classes
Bards tell tales in a variety of ways. Some sing. Some dance. But it is through art they share the sagas of ancient days. Bards of the College of Drama take a deeper approach to bringing the old
College of Lore
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following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic.
The college’s members gather in libraries and
Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or
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Bards tell tales in a variety of ways. Some sing. Some dance. But it is through art they share the sagas of ancient days. Bards of the College of Drama take a deeper approach to bringing the old
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illnesses and remedies based on the latest science—or the most recent theories from those who like to push the limits of what science might allow.
You may have come into the field in a variety of ways
residents of the surrounding area come to you based on rumors of your preternatural healing powers that are rather mundane.
Bard
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necessary, using their magic to bolster their swords and armor. Their spells lean toward charms and illusions rather than blatantly destructive spells. They have a wide-ranging knowledge of many
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
Halfling
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treasures locked in a cellar rather than on display for all to see. They have a knack for finding the most straightforward solution to a problem, and have little patience for dithering.
Kind and
land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Transferring Colleges The loose association of minstrels and masters that was your bard college helps to define your knowledge and skills. Still, no matter what your original collegiate connections
, as a bard in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, you now focus that learning into your own personal school of business. College of Glamour The lessons taught by the College of Glamour are right in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Transferring Colleges The loose association of minstrels and masters that was your bard college helps to define your knowledge and skills. Still, no matter what your original collegiate connections
, as a bard in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, you now focus that learning into your own personal school of business. College of Glamour The lessons taught by the College of Glamour are right in
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
either case, the spell ends if the charm is removed from you.
Masquerade History The founding masters of Strixhaven University sought ways to mitigate the clashes common among students of different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Hauntings of Halvhrest House The House of Lament is a catastrophically haunted structure. It doesn’t rush to reveal its terrors, though. Rather, its history, threats, and phantasmal inhabitants
reveal themselves gradually and in a variety of ways. Before leading your adventurers into the house, familiarize yourself with the varied ways the house’s hauntings manifest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Hauntings of Halvhrest House The House of Lament is a catastrophically haunted structure. It doesn’t rush to reveal its terrors, though. Rather, its history, threats, and phantasmal inhabitants
reveal themselves gradually and in a variety of ways. Before leading your adventurers into the house, familiarize yourself with the varied ways the house’s hauntings manifest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
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
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
either case, the spell ends if the charm is removed from you.
Masquerade History The founding masters of Strixhaven University sought ways to mitigate the clashes common among students of different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
ways you expected and in ways that will surprise you. You might need to weed out elements that aren’t resonating with your players while planting new elements to tantalize them. Most D&D campaigns
grow organically, rather than having all their elements set in stone from the get-go. From time to time, the characters’ decisions will require you to improvise and create new campaign elements on the