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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Enigmatic Mind. The archaic’s mind can’t be read, creatures can communicate telepathically with the archaic only if it allows, and magic can’t determine whether the archaic is lying
to warp the fabric of the world around them. Sages who seek out archaics for their knowledge receive confusing and often contradictory answers to questions. If a supplicant successfully unwinds the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Destroying the Dragon When the dragon drops to 0 hit points, read: The dragon makes a horrific grinding noise as it begins to shudder and crumble to pieces. As its great bulk crashes into the snow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
passes the halfway point of the room, the sound of grinding stone announces the statues turning their cowled heads to follow the characters’ movements. The characters must not look into the darkness in the
, can’t understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. You control the creature’s movement, which is erratic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
sneak it into the Scriptoria Collections, they told it to ambush the characters. Read or paraphrase the following: A groan echoes throughout the quiet room, like metal grinding upon metal. You spot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Obelisk An unknown man with unknown purpose. Assist him at your peril, lest he drag you into madness. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase the following
ate him). If the characters approach, the “wizard” greets them eagerly and is keen to divulge details of his studies, but his conversation often trails off on confusing tangents. The following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
deal that sounds too good to be true or is confusing, they’re likely to pause negotiations while they ask smarter devils for their opinions on the deal. The following ability checks can be made
read Infernal can make an Intelligence (Investigation) check opposed by the devil’s Charisma (Deception) check. If the character’s check result is higher than the devil’s, the character detects the extra clauses in the fine print and can have them removed before the contract is signed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
through the tunnel safely. Rotating Tunnel Read the following text to players the first time their characters are caught in a rotating tunnel: With a loud grinding noise, this section of crawlway begins
to rotate, instantly cutting off the exits ahead and behind. You can feel the passage sink about five feet as it turns. After a few seconds, it comes to a stop and the grinding abates.
When tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
passes the halfway point of the room, the sound of grinding stone announces the statues turning their cowled heads to follow the characters’ movements. The characters must not look into the darkness in the
actions or reactions, can’t understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. You control the creature’s movement, which is erratic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
can move when traveling (chapter 8, “Adventuring”) and fighting (chapter 9, “Combat”). Languages Your character can speak, read, and write certain languages. Chapter 4, “Personality and Background
clans of the same people, but in the Forgotten Realms, they live far apart in separate kingdoms and call themselves shield dwarves and gold dwarves, respectively.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Decision As the characters begin their ascent, read: From high above comes a loud grinding noise as large sheets of ice break off the fortress walls and tumble down the mountainside. Suddenly, great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: The interior of this ship’s hold has been converted into a war room. Water-resistant nautical maps, crafted with the treated hide of some aquatic creature
these creatures is completely encrusted in barnacles. The other creature’s legs have split into shadowy tentacles, and it emanates a menacing inky aura.
The creatures, respectively, are one drowned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
magic button to bring things back to the way they should be, this person you love so much restored to who they really are rather than what cancer is grinding them down into. It’s easy to give in to
thus worthy of cautious respect, if not fear.
Read on and learn that perhaps the derision leveled at these fiends reflects only the fear and trepidation of those who would mock them. And perhaps if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
two-headed creatures, and as a guard for the treasure vault (area 38). As the characters approach the entrance to this area, read: A deep voice cries out through the open doorway ahead, quickly
responded to by a second voice.
“So! You come to honor Emmanuel, right head of the Demogorgon!”
“No! You honor Hebediah, left head of Demogorgon!”
When the characters can see into this area, read: This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Mound Entrance When the characters move to the barrow entrance, read the following: Tall monoliths line the earthen corridor that connects the barrow’s entrance to the burial chamber far within. Motes
, read the following: A crude fieldstone arch forms the entrance to the burial chamber. In three branching alcoves are three scorched altars — one of a tiger, another of an elk, and another of a bear. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the Statues When the party approaches the statues, read the following. As you approach the statues, you hear the sudden sound of grinding stone. The colossal figures turn their massive heads, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the Statues When the party approaches the statues, read the following. As you approach the statues, you hear the sudden sound of grinding stone. The colossal figures turn their massive heads, their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
number represents a nightmare. Roll a d6 twice to determine which nightmares win first and second place, respectively. If both rolls are the same number, reroll one die to determine which nightmare
wins second place. To Cheat or Not to Cheat A few moments after the characters enter the racetrack’s area for the first time, an elf in a stylish white suit approaches them and offers them a deal. Read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
that something has happened to the bariaurs. Bkol shares his concern with the characters and asks them to come with him to meet Tyrza Bonebreaker, Glorium’s leader. Hero among Heroes Read the following
, respectively. The characters can travel to Grakenok however they like. It would take their walking castle days to circle the bay and reach Grakenok, so Bkol offers them use of the Courier. As with all places
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
headstone.
The elements have eroded the lettering on the headstones, so characters must be within 5 feet of one to read its weather-worn inscription. From north to south, the headstone engravings (in
Common) read as follows: BARON BRANTIFAX
Husband, Father, Hunter
“Let No Man Stand Above Another”
BRORN
Hound of Brantifax
Faithful to the End
HELUTHE
Our Pride and Joy
Lost Too
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
building’s integrity. Now, the Miner’s Exchange leans precariously, and members of the guild are desperate to repair it. Crime Scene When the characters investigate this crime scene, read the following
: You hear the snapping of wood beams and grinding of stone as you near the Miner’s Exchange, quickly followed by panicked shouts. The structure slants precariously as miners clamber around the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the fabric of the world around them. Sages who seek out archaics for their knowledge receive confusing and often contradictory answers to questions. If a supplicant successfully unwinds the tangle
mind can’t be read, creatures can communicate telepathically with the archaic only if it allows, and magic can’t determine whether the archaic is lying.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the archaic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, read the following boxed text aloud to describe this event: The golem’s chest opens to reveal its sapphire heart. Blue light bursts from the gem and hits the double door. The symbols on the doors glow
with blue fire, accompanied by a perceptible shudder and a crackle of magical energy. With a groan and the grinding of stone on stone, the doors open for the first time in ages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
character is freed by a wish spell. If the characters clear away the webs and descend to the foot of the stairway, read: Lying on the floor at the bottom of the stairs is an iron mace inlaid with silver
to shake and stones will begin to come down from the ceiling. Obviously the place is beginning to collapse, but take your time detailing the increasing rumblings, tremors, grinding noises, falling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
rules such as Bright Light.
Getting Started
To begin, read the following boxed text aloud:
You travel along a well-kept trail east of the Keep on the Borderlands. Gnarled tree roots and
big rocks mark the edges of the ten-foot-wide path.
Boxed Text. Text that appears in a box like the one in this section is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased when the characters first arrive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
example of how the pit trap in area A1 might play out:
Describe the Scene. Read the boxed text aloud.
Ask the Players, “What Do You Do?” You might ask how the player characters enter the cave. If
Scene. Read the boxed text aloud. Then say, “Roll Initiative!” to signal the start of combat. Roll once for both centipedes, which act on the same turn.
Players React. In combat, the characters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
fear. Niche F. In a scene that shows various forms of crafting, twelve commoners are busy weaving rugs and baskets, carving totems, making pots, grinding stones for weapons, and making clothes. Treasure
characters investigate the door that offers an exit from the chamber, read: The door is carved with a sun symbol and appears to open into the room; there are hinges on this side and scratches on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
wood. D4. Confused Constructs The ground here is spongy and carpeted in soft green grasses. Heavy footfalls and shrieks of grinding metal emanate from the mists. A muddy steel crate rests amid the
, conclude that a big creature with powerful jaws and sharp teeth tore the crate open. Enter the Hydra. When the characters reach the broken crate, read or paraphrase the following: You hear the sound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
eyes are in place, they disappear and the door grinds open and remains open henceforth. 44B. Inside the Vault When the door opens, read: The vault door grinds upward, revealing a domed, candlelit room
) Three painted gold masks sized for children and shaped like the faces of a bat, a monkey, and a parrot, respectively (75 gp each) A gold coronet shaped like an octopus with mother-of-pearl eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
.
This area is perfect for random encounters. G8. Cavern of the Lost Crown As the party approaches this area for the first time, read the following text: Bloodcurdling screams come from the cave ahead
. The cries last only a few seconds, then stop suddenly.
Once the party can see the cave, read the following: Humanoid bones litter the floor of this cavern. Some skeletons are partially intact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
). These locations are keyed to map 2.2, map 2.3, and map 2.4, respectively. Most of these descriptions highlight what the areas contain if a devil attack has not taken place there. Based on the encounters
a shutter from the outside. Each shutter is a Large object with AC 19, 27 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage.
H1. Hall of Heroes Read the following as the characters enter this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
14 Wisdom (Perception) check. Once the door is spotted, read: Shrubs and tall grasses conceal a large, stout wooden door.
The door is unlocked. Simply opening the door, without making any other
. When the characters open the door, read: Warm air wafts gently through the doorway. At one end of the room is a large firepit in which a bed of coals is burning. Over it are multiple half-cooked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
that Warwyck’s mere presence raises Krux’s spirits, filling the commodore with hope and optimism. Vocath’s Base When the characters arrive at Vocath’s base, read: Floating above the luminous green
ships are moored here, including a galleon and four others that are shaped like a wasp, a scorpion, a lamprey, and a bird, respectively.
Attached to the main building is a tower that has its own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
minute of effort, though a knock spell or similar magic opens it with ease. Pulling a lever in area Z2 causes the doors to swing inward, stone grinding against stone. Arrow Slits. Two goblin psi
southeast, respectively. A shaft leads to the upper level.
The mine shaft is 30 feet long and ascends to the outpost’s bunks (area Z4). If the characters fixed the elevator in the bunks, they can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
cover this area and hang as freestanding walls inside it show a super-realistic reflection of everything in the room, including the other mirrors—quickly creating a confusing cascade of images. Any
. See “Treasure” below for more information on Okuzor’s canopic jar. Sarcophagus. Whenever the characters are in a position to see down into the pit, read: At the bottom of the pit is a dais
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
colossus’s legs (area L7) and abdomen (areas L9–area L11), respectively. A 10-foot-wide antigravity well cylinder serves as a spine, connecting to area L9. Treasure. A weapon rack on the wall opposite
damage the character. Read or paraphrase the following to describe the vision: As if through the eyes of a soaring bird, you see a titanic stone statue standing amid a circle of glowing sigils. A dozen