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                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;apprentices and then as pledgemagesâcut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ruthlessly and master the art of insults and discouragement (and in some cases, petty trash talk). Regardless, nearly all members of Silverquill College carry themselves with a fearsome, never-second
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     pledgemage;pledgemagesâcut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades.
Some Silverquill
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     master the art of insults and discouragement (and in some cases, petty trash talk). Regardless, nearly all members of Silverquill College carry themselves with a fearsome, never-second-place attitude&mdash
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     hag. Over time, âGrannyâ or âGrampyâ convinces the child that itâs okay to do bad deedsâstarting with breaking things or wandering without permission, then
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     through brute strength, insults, and superstition.
Iron Token
An annis hag can pull out one of their iron teeth or nails and spend 1 minute shaping and polishing it into the form of a coin, a ring
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Vladimir wields a weapon, +2; +2 greatsword with a hilt sculpted to resemble silver dragon wings and a pommel shaped like a silver dragon's head clutching a black opal between its teeth
Turn Immunity
                                                
                                            
                                                
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When Strahd became a vampire, Vladimir and his revenants should have gone to their eternal rest. But Strahd's deeds were so heinous that Barovia and the knight's spirits became trapped behind
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     perform great deeds, put an end to foul creatures, or cast down the arrogant.
Bow of the Wild. This divine weapon includes a shortbow and a quiver with four arrows, each tied to one of the four seasons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     winter solstice. The spring arrow must be planted at the base of a Black Oak of Asphodel on the spring equinox. The summer arrow must be broken by a sea giant on the summer solstice. Then the autumn
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule, moonstone dragons are
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     look to other maps in this chapter as inspiration for the scattered parts of a moonstone dragonâs lair. For example, a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lairâs
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lairâs tower (map 5.2) makes a great Feywild audience chamber, while a vibrant, living version of the green dragon lairâs
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Infernal Machine Rebuild
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     living, commanding individuals to perform evil deeds of the undead's choosing or be destroyed. If its commands are not obeyed, an eye of fear and flame throws back its hood to reveal its skullâset
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     with gems of red and black in each eye socketâthen attacks.
Spectral Visage. An eye of fear and flame resembles a hooded, skeletal humanoid figure. The interior of its hood cannot be seen except as an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Sage
                                                    
    
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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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     life for the answer to a certain question.
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.
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Flaw
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I am easily distracted by the promise of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Infamy. My name will be a malediction, a curse that fulfills my will. (Evil)
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Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any)
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Anonymity. Itâs my deeds that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , sometimes needing to recuperate for a day or more.
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I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming.
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I see morality entirely in black and white.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldurâs 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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Iâve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     from many walks of life, setting them to tasks that serve the goals of the Black Network but arenât necessarily criminal in nature. Agents of the Black Network must often work in secret, and are
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
Personality Trait
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I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that personâs deeds and example.
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I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Lizardfolk
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     notable deeds or actions. For example, Garurt translates as âaxe,â a name given to a lizardfolk warrior who defeated an orc and claimed his foeâs weapon. A lizardfolk who likes to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (secret), Jhank (hammer), Kepesk (storm), Kethend (gem), Korth (danger), Kosj (small), Kothar (demon), Litrix (armor), Mirik (song), Othokent (smart), Sauriv (eye), Throden (many), Thurkear (night), Usk (iron), Valignat (burn), Vargach (battle), Verthica (mountain), Vutha (black), Vyth (steel)
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     commit great deeds in battle. 4 To avenge Gruumsh, I will kill every elf I see. 5 I will seek and destroy those who murdered my tribe. 6 I owe my survival to a non-orc.  Orc Flaws  d6 Flaw   1 I have a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     calm temperament and let insults roll off my back. 2 I donât fear the gods and have no patience for superstitions. 3 I am slow to anger, but when I do become enraged I fight until my enemies are dead
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     held high above its head to support the ceiling, forty feet above. A pair of fist-sized black crystals is fitted to the statueâs eyes. The perimeter statues, six in all, appear to resemble naked humans
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . This allows the ceiling to slowly descend, clicking loudly.
 If the sacred statue is destroyed the two black crystals explode, releasing two allips, as the eidolon is itself released from the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Lizardfolk Names Lizardfolk take their names from the Draconic language. They use simple descriptives granted by the tribe based on an individualâs notable deeds or actions. For example, Garurt
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (small), Kothar (demon), Litrix (armor), Mirik (song), Othokent (smart), Sauriv (eye), Throden (many), Thurkear (night), Usk (iron), Valignat (burn), Vargach (battle), Verthica (mountain), Vutha (black
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cult of the Black Earth  The earth cult worships the implacable strength and unyielding resistance of elemental earth. Cultists seek the power to destroy the works of civilization with landslides
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , sinkholes, or mighty earthquakes, thus demonstrating the true power of elemental earth and the futility of resistance. Earth cultists see mines, quarries, and tiled fields as insults imposed upon the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Bane  The Black Hand, the Lord of Darkness Bane has a simple ethos: the strong have not just the right but the duty to rule over the weak. A tyrant who is able to seize power must do so, for not only
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     many legends. Throughout history, those who favor him have committed dark deeds in his name, but most people donât worship Bane out of malice. Bane represents ambition and control, and those who have the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of mist and branches suddenly gives way to black clouds boiling far above. There is a clearing here, next to a river that widens to form a small lake several hundred feet across. Five colorful round
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     insults. Otherwise, the characters are offered flasks of wine and invited to join the reverie. If the characters linger at the camp, continue with âA Vistanaâs Taleâ below. If they seem in a hurry to leave
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Eye of Fear and Flame An eye of fear and flame resembles a hooded, skeletal humanoid figure. The interior of its hood cannot be seen except as an opaque black void. An eye of fear and flame stalks
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the world of the living, commanding individuals to perform evil deeds of the undeadâs choosing or be destroyed. If its commands are not obeyed, an eye of fear and flame throws back its hood to reveal
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Lizardfolk Names Lizardfolk take their names from the Draconic language. They use simple descriptives granted by the tribe based on an individualâs notable deeds or actions. For example, Garurt
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Litrix (armor) 13 Mirik (song) 14 Throden (many) 15 Thurkear (night) 16 Usk (iron) 17 Valignat (burn) 18 Vargach (battle) 19 Vutha (black) 20 Vyth (steel)
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     okay to do bad deedsâstarting with breaking things or wandering without permission, then graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Eventually, the childâs terrified
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     other creatures (ogres and trolls appear in the Monster Manual), ruling them through brute strength, insults, and superstition. Iron Token An annis hag can pull out one of their iron teeth or nails
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     here to settle. Their descendants live here to this day and keep alive the memory of their ancestorsâ deeds. Today, the keep is the residence of the town speaker, Crannoc Siever, who recently made the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     mistake of opening his doors to the Knights of the Black Sword. This group consists of people from all walks of life who owe their lives to the archdevil Levistus (see âBlack Swordsâ below for detailed descriptions of the castle and the cult of Levistus).
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     careers and earned their abilities through experience. These characters have likely accomplished impressive deeds, so encourage your players to describe how the characters reached 10th level. The 10th
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    -Level Backstories   d6 Deeds Accomplished   1 The character began their adventuring career investigating zombies that rose from a once-peaceful graveyard. Their investigations revealed a cult. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     demoralize.  Silverquill Students Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill Collegeâfirst as apprentices and then as pledgemagesâcut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     illuminate harsh truths about those in power. Others, though, choose to wield words more ruthlessly and master the art of insults and discouragement (and in some cases, petty trash talk). Regardless
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Kobold
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to blows over their differences.
Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     at the actions or deeds of other races. They arenât forgiving of other races, and they enjoy nursing their hatred until they get a chance to wreak revenge on a creature or a race that has wronged
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Orc
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     tribe to the death.
2
Every serious choice I make must be decided by signs or omens from the gods.
3
I carry the teeth of a great warrior. They inspire me to commit great deeds in battle
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     have a calm temperament and let insults roll off my back.
2
I donât fear the gods and have no patience for superstitions.
3
I am slow to anger, but when I do become enraged I fight
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
 Treasure The chest contains three blank books with black leather covers (worth 25 gp each), three spell scrolls (bless, protection from poison, and spiritual weapon), the deed to the house, the deed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Durst and bequeathes the house, the windmill, and all other family property to Rosavalda and Thornboldt Durst in the event of their parentsâ deaths. The books, scrolls, deeds, and will age markedly if taken from the house but remain intact.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Bronze Dragon Treasures A bronze dragonâs hoard is a history of the dragonâs deeds, with trophies from fallen foes and payment from grateful petitioners resting alongside more mundane spoils of war
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     
   7  An aquatic howdah made of sharkskin and bearing an emblem of a lonely black tower perched high atop a sea stack 
   8  A statue of a dishonored elf general, which is surrounded by historical
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     black shroud. A stoppered bronze scroll tube rests at its feet, and a staff fashioned from a single branch of pale white wood (see âTreasureâ below) lies beside it. The scroll tube contains a dry sheet of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     parchment bearing the following message in Abyssal: âOrcus, claim your prize! The secrets of lichdom remain yours, but my deeds and magic will live on, as will my soul in the Abyss.â Treasure. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ) MYTHS OF MOGIS
 The tales of Mogisâs deeds exemplify his need to unmake, his brutality, and his desire to destroy his hated brother.
 The Endless Feud. One legend claims that Mogis and Iroas were once
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     weapon with which to kill his brother. Mogis assembled his champions and sent them out to battlefields, where they collected the essences of rage, hatred, and bloodlust. Under a blood-red moon, Mogis used those ingredients to forge a black iron greataxe of manifest violence, Wrathbringer.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                      Iâve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question. 
   6  I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back. 
    d6 Flaw 
     1  I am easily distracted by
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     whole life for the answer to a certain question. 6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.   d6 Flaw   1 I am easily distracted by the promise of information. 2 Most
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     war, even as Strahd tightened his grip on the valley. When Strahd became a vampire, Vladimir and his revenants should have gone to their eternal rest. But Strahdâs deeds were so heinous that Barovia and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     resemble silver dragon wings and a pommel shaped like a silver dragonâs head clutching a black opal between its teeth. As an action, he can make two attacks with the sword (+9 to hit). It deals 20 (4d6 + 6
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     hunting (see chapter 3). Somber ceremonies are intoned to bless the golden funeral masks the Returned wear.  (RYAN BARGER) MYTHS OF PHENAX
 The tales told of Phenaxâs deeds speak of his duplicity, cunning
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , others discovered this quandary of metaphysics, which is now known as the Path of Phenax.
 Black Oak of Odunos. Before Odunos became a necropolis, it was a thriving city akin to Akros or Meletis. When
                                                
                                            
                                        






