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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
focus on words that find the tiniest, most invisible cracks in an opponent’s defenses and break them.
Silverquill Scholars
The scholars of Silverquill College study the power of magic shaped
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Please present your gift for inspection.”
All three monks are neutral good priests of Deneir. (Apply racial traits to their statistics as needed.) The monks study any book or scroll that’s handed to
or scroll, you decide whether the monks accept it as a gift. If the characters try to sneak or force their way into Candlekeep, the fortress’s defenses are brought to bear as described in the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
the walls of the Great Library and, in doing so, gain Advantage on one D20 Test during this adventure. As a Study action, a character can examine the library’s defenses and make a DC 12 Intelligence
while. Desk. Saren’s desk remains untouched. She hasn’t had the heart to clear it. Break-in. Saren broke in off-shift through the storm drain network. He used his time on staff to wear down defenses on
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
maintains docks, ships, and fortified harbors on many of the islands in the Sea of Swords, and as such the city is always seeking magical and military support for these defenses. Where other cities
might use such vast mountains of coin as Mirabar possesses on shows of prosperity, Mirabarrens use it for more functional goals, making sure that the city’s defenses are new, that its gates close
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Lich’s Study Ezzat the lich spends much of his time in this dusty, cobweb-filled room, poring over books that claim to shed light on Halaster’s mastery of Undermountain. The lich’s neutral evil
potent magical defenses around his tower. In later entries, Ezzat postulates that Jhesiyra Kestellharp, one of Halaster’s original seven apprentices, is the key to seizing control of Undermountain (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Many seek out strongholds straddling land and sea, with both dry and flooded chambers. When it comes to lairs, bronze dragons value function over form, and they study potential sites with a military
commander’s eye for defense. They appreciate the solidity of cliff-side caves or stone fortresses, often reinforcing existing defenses with clever traps and bulwarks. At the same time, bronze dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
an outsider. Based on the complex’s defenses, Laysa believes something valuable is held within. Nikki Dawes Laysa Matulin Some Progress. Laysa’s crew uncovered the complex’s entrance, as well as two
traps and artifacts. Marian’s arcane research led her to study Acererak, and she can tell the characters about the archlich. The characters learn the information about Acererak presented in this chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
touching it. CANDLEKEEP DEFENSES
Attacking Candlekeep would be foolhardy. Although most of the monks are simple scholars, a few are powerful spellcasters. If any trouble occurs, an archmage and 1d4
Candlekeep. Unfold the poster map of Avernus at this time and let the players study it. Sylvira then gives the characters a word of caution: “This map might not be entirely reliable,” warns Sylvira
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
require combating a rival organization’s disinformation attempts one day, then besting a castle’s defenses the next. The day after that, some poor sap named Bob might need to be disposed of. And no matter
, you might undertake a deep study of conflicts and rival organizations, working carefully to stay three steps ahead of the opposition. In all cases, though, you help advance your franchise by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Silverquill Scholars The scholars of Silverquill College study the power of magic shaped through spoken and written words. They use that power either to illuminate and guide or to obscure and
words that find the tiniest, most invisible cracks in an opponent’s defenses and break them. Silverquill Professor of Shadow
Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The dragon destroys every structure in town, including the docks, in 30 minutes. It leaves the Twenty Stones of Thruun untouched. (It was always Xardorok’s intention to study this ancient site to see
defenses are undermined by duergar saboteurs. It takes the dragon 8 hours to reduce Targos to a smoldering ruin. The dragon ignores the town’s walls for the most part and focuses on the buildings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
successful DC 20 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Trunk 1 is locked. It contains 7,200 sp. Trunk 2 is locked. It contains nothing. Trunk 3 is unlocked and has no defenses. At the bottom is a sack
with mother-of-pearl (worth 100 gp apiece). Trunk 6 is unlocked and has no defenses. It contains 1,300 ep. Trunk 7 is locked. It contains ten fine ivory tusks each weighing 5 pounds and worth 150 gp
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. During the final assault of the orcs, Arundil used his magic to escape the slaughter. He returned to find all his kinfolk dead. Overwhelmed by grief, he tried to repair some of the complex’s defenses
. In the former chambers of a dwarf scholar, tucked away in the eastern end of Khundrukar, he found a scroll that he tried to use to bind a fiend to his service. This room was once a library or a study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Maelstrom’s defenses. At the same time, Mirran confronts the adventurers in area 3, tells them that their request for an audience with Serissa has been granted, and leads them into area 2, where Vaal, Tartha
, Serissa is convinced that they are assassins who have been sent to finish off the royal family. She commands Uthor to marshal all of Maelstrom’s defenses and destroy the adventurers. Serissa also