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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
":"roll","rollAction":"Counsel of the Past"} and add the number rolled to one ability check of its choice, immediately after rolling the d20.To enhance their studies of the past, Lorehold students often
call upon the spirits of dead creatures. Mages seeking longer-term assistance from ancient spirits have learned to house these spirits in statues, giving them a more permanent residence from which to
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Essence Transfer (1/Day). The professor can cast the animate dead spell, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.Multiattack. The professor makes two Mortality Spear attacks. It can replace one of
; subjects. The professors use the gathered essence to feed their magic, snuffing the life and decaying the bodies of the living, entreating and commanding the dead and Undead, and twisting curses around
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
each: comprehend languages, locate object
1/day each: mage armor, speak with dead, stone shapeLearn from the Past (2/Day). When another creature within 60 feet of the pledgemage misses a target with an
Lorehold apprentice;apprentices and then as pledgemages—study the magic of the past, searching for arcane artifacts and speaking with long-dead adventurers to uncover secrets lost to time.
Though
monsters
/Day Each: Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Modify Memory, Plane Shift, Scrying
1/Day Each: Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word KillSiphon Spell. Azalin casts Counterspell in response to the spell
obeyed by the living and the dead. When he first appeared before his people, he adopted an illusion of the form he possessed in life: that of a middle-aged human man with dark hair and a superior
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
arcane artifacts and speaking with long-dead adventurers to uncover secrets lost to time.
Though many Lorehold students bury themselves in old tomes, others take a more cavalier approach to their
studies and travel the world to see history made before their eyes. Their magic can range from spells tampering with the flow of time itself to concussive blasts that break through old ruins—to
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, and they have advantage on those checks. The effects of the balm last until the creature finishes a long rest.
A character who studies a sample of balm for 1 week and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence
(Arcana) or Wisdom (Medicine) check can create a recipe for it. Using the recipe, a character can create one dose of balm with 8 hours of work at a cost of 125 gp. Using slime collected from an olothec lair or a dead olothec as a reagent reduces the cost by half.
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Basic Rules (2014)
master in your fields of study.
Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead
Characteristics
Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to scholarly pursuits, a sage values knowledge highly—sometimes in its own right
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp
Hermit Origins
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a frivolous lark. You’ve maintained a solitary vigil outside the cavern entrance ever since.
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You crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to
involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
Suggested Characteristics
Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Magical Study The fundamental work of Strixhaven University is the application of magic to academic study. Students and faculty aren’t limited to magical topics alone; they pursue studies in every
facet of existence—magical or otherwise—applying magic to whatever they study. At Strixhaven, historians call the spirits of the dead to aid their lessons about the past, and arcano-biologists use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
concerned about Markos and fear his recent studies have led him down a troubled path. One of Markos’s family members hires the characters to travel to Delphi Mansion and stop Markos from doing anything that
gp to each character for delivering The Celestial Codex safely to Vasil Talistrome, plus an extra 150 gp each if the characters bring Markos home. (The family strongly prefers him to be alive but pays to have him raised from the dead if necessary.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Witherbloom College At Witherbloom, the College of Essence Studies, mages draw power from the opposing forces of life and death. These mages brew their spells from natural components and the essence
of living creatures, using that power to heal or harm the living or to raise or entreat the dead. They can cause entire forests to blossom out of nowhere or call down old curses that scourge flesh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Spirit Statue Mascot To enhance their studies of the past, Lorehold students often call upon the spirits of dead creatures. Mages seeking longer-term assistance from ancient spirits have learned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
soldiers enforcing martial law—reflect in the walls of this tunnel. A character who studies the images recognizes they take place in Neverwinter. Characters who cross the threshold appear in the
character proficient in the Religion skill recognizes these deities. Characters who cross the threshold appear in the unreality described in the “Dead Gods” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
magic spell reveals a strong aura of necromancy magic around the circle. A character who studies the circle and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check can ascertain its properties. The check
, Draconic, Dwarvish, Giant, and Terran, but can’t speak. (He uses Rary’s telepathic bond to communicate.) He has the animate dead spell prepared instead of fly, the blight spell prepared instead of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena.
Emerald dragons’ attentiveness to unusual
emerald dragon.
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Two balor;balors act as jailers for an ancient emerald dragon imprisoned by a long-dead enemy.
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An ancient emerald dragon works to summon a solar to get a firsthand account
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
Growth 4 Boughcaller, summoning creatures from bogs Growth 5 Dreadbones, infusing dead tissue with magic to create Undead servants Decay 6 Earthcroucher, connecting directly with the land to power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
DM, includes details and rules for observatories: locations that facilitate stargazing and astronomical studies.
The Sky of Many Things A zodiac is a series of constellations that appear to rotate
phenomena—they’re far stranger things: the remains of dead gods, the domains of evil entities, or vast cosmic civilizations. Stargazers who spin tales about the sparkling lights in the night sky might be surprised at how accurate their stellar myths really are.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
walls at varying heights. The air is stale and quiet.
Among the rocks and dead wood that litter the ravine’s floor are the bones of animals and explorers, picked clean by scavengers. Vultures leer at
this flooded cave. 1+ C: Nothic Lair A former wizard turned monster studies in this makeshift lab. 1+ D: Goblin Lair A gang of violent goblins throw a raucous party for their leader. 1+ E: Ogre Lair A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
dead. When he first appeared before his people, he adopted an illusion of the form he possessed in life: that of a middle-aged human man with dark hair and a superior demeanor. However, his true form
arcane studies, this was the ultimate frustration. Despite the limits on his studies, Azalin numbered among the few Darklords who understood the mysterious nature of the Domains of Dread. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
School of Necromancy The School of Necromancy explores the cosmic forces of life, death, and undeath. As you focus your studies in this tradition, you learn to manipulate the energy that animates
level, or three times its level if the spell belongs to the School of Necromancy. You don’t gain this benefit for killing constructs or undead. Undead Thralls At 6th level, you add the animate dead spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Horror in Mordent Adventures in Mordent often include the following elements. The Apparatus Wilfred is obsessed with control over the dead and the living. He knows where the magical device known as
to inspire adventures featuring the lingering dead. Mordent Hauntings 1d8 The Spirit Seeks Aid In … 1 Freeing a living loved one from possession by another ghost. 2 Hiding a secret that could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
journal (area H9) may be interested in raising Soapwort from the dead. If they have the mean to do so, the mysterious faerie agrees to help lay Thalivar’s ghost to rest. The old mage gladly listens to
Soapwort and is laid to rest when the faerie tells him that this life is but a dream. Soapwort returns to the Feywild when his job is done.
Casting speak with dead is fruitless, as the corpse no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
— Thunderclap Evocation — Toll the Dead Necromancy — True Strike Divination — Level 1 Wizard Spells Spell School Special Alarm Abjuration R Burning Hands Evocation — Charm Person Enchantment
Transmutation C Suggestion Enchantment C Web Conjuration C Level 3 Wizard Spells Spell School Special Animate Dead Necromancy — Bestow Curse Necromancy C Blink Transmutation — Clairvoyance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Avowed acolytes slain during the attack were killed using martial arts. Their bruises and broken bones are evidence of powerful unarmed strikes. Speak with dead spells cast on the slain acolytes yield
to establish the location of the killers, leading characters into the heart of the Cloakwood. Alternatively, any character who studies the scrap of white cloth and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a master in your fields of study. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a
of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign. Suggested Characteristics Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their characteristics reflect this life of study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
dead comrades and arranged their bones into a spirit pole. Characters who explore the compound discover this effigy: A glaive has been thrust into remains of a burned-out pyre. Charred snake skulls
Omuan, and his studies of Omu’s carvings taught him the legend of the nine trickster gods (see “Legend of the Nine Gods”), which Orvex is happy to recount once he’s fully healed and rested. Despite the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a master in your fields of study. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a
it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign. Suggested Characteristics Sages are defined by their extensive studies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
multiverse might contort to keep R04M alive, if the modron is dead, Zaythir can provide this information as the result of her studies and investigations into Shemeshka’s dealings. R04M notes that, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
chamber to pursue intruders. Once all intruders are dead or gone, the wights return to their thrones and fall dormant once more. Disk of Eyes Any character who studies the disk notices that its eyes are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
piles of dusty scrolls, Lorehold students—first as apprentices and then as pledgemages—study the magic of the past, searching for arcane artifacts and speaking with long-dead adventurers to uncover
secrets lost to time. Though many Lorehold students bury themselves in old tomes, others take a more cavalier approach to their studies and travel the world to see history made before their eyes. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
spiritual practices, both traditional and esoteric, from Rudolph van Richten. She has conducted in-depth studies of lycanthropy to help her and her sister pursue Natalia Vhorishkova, who remains at large
George, training in techniques to combat the restless dead. She rarely travels without her canine companions, Joan and Tirran, the grown pups of her uncle’s foxhounds. She also wields her uncle’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. These monks seek the secrets of life by studying death itself. It is the condition of being dead that concerns them most, and not what lies beyond; the afterlife holds little interest for them. Their
monasteries are full of decaying, dying, and dead animal and plant specimens, which they study with detached interest. They frequently purchase rare specimens from adventurers and merchants that they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
century ago, children passing through the alley still sing a song: “Hop for the hollows, hop for the dead, hop on the flagstones, hop on their heads.” As you stroll down Warrior’s Way or the Street
otherwise mystify.
“Dabbler but no master” and “No mastery blazing forth” These idioms trace their origin to Ahghairon, who early on in his studies of magic humbly said, “I am no wizard. I am a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
speak with dead or similar magic. Jarme’s Last Message Trantor also volunteers that Jarme spent his last days of life covering the walls of his cell with drawings, etched with a cast-off lump of
. The walls beyond are covered with childlike sketches, all overlapping each other in confusing waves and patterned swirls.
Any character who studies the sketches for a few minutes quickly recognizes