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Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fog and muck of the swamp, the students of Witherbloom College—first as apprentices and then as witherbloom pledgemage;pledgemages—study the cycle of life and death. Their magic is fueled
studies. Their magic ranges from necrotic shadows and withering bursts of poison to flourishing bursts of plant life.
Witherbloom Scholars
Witherbloom College studies the magic inherent in the natural
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Death Burst. When the spirit statue is reduced to 0 hit points, the statue crumbles, and the spirit returns to the afterlife in a burst of ghostly white flame. Each creature within 5 feet of it must
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
’s end is an asset waiting to be tapped.
Witherbloom Scholars
Witherbloom College studies the magic inherent in the natural cycle of life and death. Witherbloom professors approach the
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At will: druidcraft, spare the dying
1/day each: antilife shell, bane, feign death, speak with deadProfessors of decay wield magic that drains and twists the essence of the professors&rsquo
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Witherbloom College studies the magic inherent in the natural cycle of life and death. Witherbloom professors approach the philosophy from different directions, with one methodology focusing on
.
Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability:
At will: druidcraft, spare the dying
1/day each: death
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
espouse the philosophy that a thriving system benefits all.
Witherbloom Scholars
Witherbloom College studies the magic inherent in the natural cycle of life and death. Witherbloom professors approach
conjured poisonous vines to avatars of nature’s wrath.
These professors teach their students to focus on the growth side of the natural cycle of life and death and to avoid wasting resources. They
classes
Player’s Handbook (2014)
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 all living things. As
menacing, or even villainous, due to the close association with death. Not all necromancers are evil, but the forces they manipulate are considered taboo by many societies.
classes
Player’s Handbook (2014)
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 all living things. As
menacing, or even villainous, due to the close association with death. Not all necromancers are evil, but the forces they manipulate are considered taboo by many societies.
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
forsook his mortality to pursue 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
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
they came to Khorvaire, they battled the champions of the goblin empire. The greatest heroes of those struggles live on after death, known as the patron ancestors. When you became an adult, one of
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
godlike power and has protected your island home for thousands of years. The greatest heroes of your people join the Undying Court after death; if you achieve great things in your life, you too could
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the area patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death.
— Gimble, Notes from a
tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lords’ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.” Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode
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
necromancy to pull at life and coax out death when teaching about the natural world. Simultaneously, mage-artists sculpt elemental energy to create animate art, and arcane symbologists teach students how to recognize and understand the magical glyphs they encounter.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
10. Shrine When Xonthal lived in the tower, this shrine was dedicated to Oghma. The cult traditionalists turned this chamber into a laboratory for their studies. Painted renditions of dracoliches
activated the limbs is killed, the limbs stop attacking, but both mages know the command word. The cultists all fight to the death. This room contains many notes and scrolls about dracoliches but nothing of value.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Moonstar) issues a terrible command: “Umbraxakar, give these fools the death they deserve!” A cone of necrotic energy erupts from the character as the shadow dragon engulfs the nearest prisoner, a
male dwarf stripped of gear, with its breath weapon. As the dwarf shrivels and dies, an undead shadow rises from his corpse, and the vision ends. Treasure A character who studies the gem-encrusted gold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
10. Shrine When Xonthal lived in the tower, this shrine was dedicated to Oghma. The cult traditionalists turned this chamber into a laboratory for their studies. Painted renditions of dracoliches
who activated the limbs is killed, the limbs stop attacking, but both mages know the command word. The cultists all fight to the death. This room contains many notes and scrolls about dracoliches but nothing of value.
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
) Proficiency Bonus +2
Death Burst. When the spirit statue is reduced to 0 hit points, the statue crumbles, and the spirit returns to the afterlife in a burst of ghostly white flame. Each creature
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
the study and manipulation of the magical energy of the Positive Plane and the Negative Plane, the primal forces of life and death. Witherbloom’s curriculum shares some overlap with Quandrix’s analysis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Teaches the magic of rhetoric, poetry, oration, and writing. Also called the College of Eloquence. Witherbloom Harnesses the forces of life and death. Also called the College of Essence Studies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, which include biology and necromancy. Brewing strange concoctions with medicinal properties, exploring the anatomies of monsters, and cataloging swamp flora are the kinds of studies you might pursue at
Bloom (in this book) 3rd Revivify, Vampiric Touch 4th Blight, Death Ward 5th Antilife Shell, Greater Restoration Consider customizing how your spells look when you cast them. Your Witherbloom spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
can’t obtain easily themselves. But such studies are only part of the monks’ daily life: They seek to understand death as it pertains especially to intelligent living beings, and to this end they eagerly
and taking new chances as similar to Lathander’s emphasis on new beginnings. Long Death Monks Followers of the Way of the Long Death worship the principle of death more so than any deity of death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
studies are driven by a desire to manipulate reality. Flames Your magical ability stems from a gamble you made with a Fiend—though you’re not sure if you won or lost. Fool You use your arcane prowess to
each day. Skull You seek a way to cheat death. Star Your spells and magical abilities take on the appearance of playing cards. Sun Agents of the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10) once saved your life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
forcefully pulled from this work and thrust into life-or-death situations, with or without help from more hardened adventurers. The knowledge and experience of a Civil Servant can often be useful, with
some developing skills as clerics, rogues, wizards, or other classes. Such characters often come from the sage background and have proficiency in skills that reflect their studies, such as Arcana
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
necromancers as menacing, or even villainous, due to the close association with death. Not all necromancers are evil, but the forces they manipulate are considered taboo by many societies. Necromancy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Divination C, M Counterspell Abjuration — Dispel Magic Abjuration — Fear Illusion C Feign Death Necromancy R Fireball Evocation — Fly Transmutation C Gaseous Form Transmutation C Glyph of Warding
Conjuration C Chain Lightning Evocation — Circle of Death Necromancy M Contingency Abjuration M Create Undead Necromancy M Disintegrate Transmutation — Drawmij’s Instant Summons Conjuration R, M
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
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
Door, Modify Memory, Plane Shift, Scrying
1/Day Each: Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill
Reactions
Siphon Spell. Azalin casts Counterspell in response to the spell’s trigger, using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
periodically fall ill, as though Pharika is testing you again and again.
4 A sagacious serpent once offered you guidance and has influenced your studies ever since.
5 You are dying. As death grows
Pharika’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral, often evil Suggested Classes: Cleric, druid, ranger, rogue, warlock, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Death, Knowledge, Life Suggested Backgrounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
characters enter the room, she says, “The stars turn, and a time presents itself.” She then draws her sword and attacks, aided by the wraiths. Dezmyr is a death knight, with these changes: As a bonus
a locked secret door. Any character who studies the fresco and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check can tell that the family crest on Dezmyr’s shield can be rotated. Turning it so that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, seekers, but The Book of Inner Alchemy has been vandalized. This manual is said to grant untold power over life and death to anyone who can master its secrets … and last night, someone had the
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->Candlekeep Mysteries
merits and similarities of life and death. It describes the author’s numerous experiments both natural and unnatural. One of the more thorough studies details the life cycle of a worm-like parasite that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
documents and items from crafty villains. 5 The character studies and preserves nonmagical historical artifacts and has traveled widely in pursuit of rare items of deep significance. While securing items for
Neverwinter. The emergency involving the missing nobles is the character’s most recent assignment. 2 After a long struggle, the character defeated a powerful sorcerer. In the throes of death, the sorcerer’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
of Death. Researching images from your dreams pointed you to Stormwreck Isle, not far from Neverwinter. A remote cloister there holds a temple to the dragon god Bahamut, who is a patron of heroes and
Whitters Your parents identified your magical talent early in your long elven life and arranged for you to be apprenticed to a kindly wizard in the city of Neverwinter. You excelled at your studies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
her allies? Are they food? Unless the characters convince Guh that they are more valuable alive than dead, she assumes the latter and orders her mates and minions to beat them to death so that she can
to stay and protect her while any surviving ogres chase after the fleeing characters. Guh’s Wagon-Throne Any character who studies Guh’s “throne” can, with a successful DC 10 Intelligence check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
his skull into a jeweled chalice. Any character who studies the murals and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check recognizes the legend and can recount it. The murals show Ch’gakare and Ghom
carried me from the inferno, so shall I rise from death to defend my riches.
Scratches on the floor beneath the stone cog indicate that it can rotate, yet no amount of pressure budges it. Any search of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
threatens the world. And the stories of these campaigns often include an element of romance: tragic affairs between star-crossed lovers, passion that transcends even death, and chaste adoration between
Necromancy. Vampires open a college of necromancy, attracting evil necromancers who need fresh corpses for their studies. An order of vampire hunters seeks the characters’ help. Undying Monarch. A