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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
; plans under the weight of time and lash out with magical energy that often takes the appearance of books, scrolls, and sheets of parchment.
Lorehold Scholars
The archaeomancers of Lorehold
College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad mystical study divide between those who see history as an unpredictable jumble of chance and those who believe events form a perfect—and predictable—pattern.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
9 ♥️
Leather pouch containing 18 gp
10 ♥️
10 crossbow bolts
3 ♣️
Three book;books, written in Common, about random historical events
4 ♣️
Canvas Tent
each card bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
copy existing items with exceptional skill, allowing them to become excellent artisans and scribes. They can copy books, make replicas of objects, and otherwise thrive in situations where they can
groups called flocks. A flock is led by the oldest and most experienced kenku with the widest store of knowledge to draw on, often called Master.
Although kenku can’t create new things, they have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K30. King’s Accountant Dusty scrolls and tomes line the walls of this room. More scrolls and books lie scattered on the floor, around four heavy wooden chests fitted with study iron locks. The only
heavy wooden desk and has no interest in the characters or their concerns. Under no circumstances does he voluntarily leave the room. Lief pulls the rope the instant he feels threatened. Lief
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Preparing to Use the Deck The power and unpredictability of a Deck of Many Things gives it the potential to wildly alter the course of campaigns. In an instant, characters could inherit a keep
detail two ways to head off potential complications before the characters draw their first card. “Customizing Your Deck” suggests strategies for stacking the deck with only cards that will be fun for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Starting the Adventure The Storyteller Nimuel reveals the chaos caused by a rampaging bakunawa The adventure begins as the characters approach Kalapang. As they draw near, they witness a calamity
(see the end of this adventure)—attacks. The attack is swift; the creature strafes the town, vanishes among the buildings for an instant, then soars away to the northwest. No matter what methods the
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
) polymorphed into a hook horror, and a crazy wizard with a Daern’s instant fortress.
After reading the book again, I was reminded of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
. That’s when I decided that our Underdark tale was going to draw inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s works. We would paint the Underdark as an insanely wondrous domain into which our heroes must descend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Gates Halaster creates magic gates that allow instant travel between levels of the dungeon. He can also create gates that lead into and out of Undermountain, which he uses primarily to restock the
. Elder Runes on Gates When a gate opens, a random elder rune appears within its vertical plane. Draw a card from the Elder Runes Deck to determine which rune appears. Halaster usually has the rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
crossbow bolts 3 ♣ Three books, written in Common, about random historical events 4 ♣ Canvas tent 5 ♣ 50 feet of coiled silk rope 6 ♣ Two crowbars 7 ♣ Healer’s kit 8 ♣ Eight gems worth 5 gp each 9
bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of yourself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
trying different command words for the last half hour to get the portal to reopen. Matreous takes on a thoughtful expression and pauses for an instant, tapping his chin in thought. The mansion must be
shelves filled with books line the walls of this room. Two more shelves run through the middle of the room with a ten-foot-wide aisle between them. Several stacks of books are piled high throughout the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the diary, dated just over five years earlier, change in tone as Sarah worries about the strange conduct of Lord Yellowcrest, and his habit of spending too much time with ancient books in his study
appeared to me as bubbling blood. Lord Viallis stood next to it motionless, one of his vile books in hand, and muttered something I could not hear. I slipped away quickly, though I fear he might have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Once victims draw close, mimics strike, lashing out with their sticky pseudopods and toothy mouths. After consuming victims, mimics usually relocate, change form, and await their next meal. Use the
Mannequin
Mirror
Obelisk
Oversize cake
Panel of levers
Pile of bones
Potted plant
Row of books
Sarcophagus
Sculpture
Ship’s wheel
Sign
Stalagmite
Stump
Table
Tapestry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
adventurers, as the characters soon discover. Approaching the Nest As the characters draw closer, they see a broad expanse of detritus and guano spread out below the nest. With a successful DC 10 Wisdom
(Perception) check, a character notes that a great amount of that detritus appears to be shredded parchments and bound books — all works destroyed by Raah in various fits of pique. Either before or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Barbarian: Path of the Giant Barbarians who walk the Path of the Giant draw strength from the same primal forces as giants. As they rage, these barbarians surge with elemental power and grow in size
hits, and it gains the thrown property, with a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet. If you throw the weapon, it reappears in your hand the instant after it hits or misses a target. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
door during your move as you stride toward a foe, or you could draw your weapon as part of the same action you use to attack. If you want to interact with a second object, you need to use your action
abilities, spells, and situations allow you to take a special action called a reaction. A reaction is an instant response to a trigger of some kind, which can occur on your turn or on someone else's
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
move or your action. For example, you could open a door during your move as you stride toward a foe, or you could draw your weapon as part of the same action you use to attack. If you want to interact
to lower a drawbridge. Reactions Certain special abilities, spells, and situations allow you to take a special action called a reaction. A reaction is an instant response to a trigger of some kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
seeking love might fixate on a young beauty. A child might become an object of fascination for a vampire obsessed with youth and potential. Others surround themselves with art, books, or sinister items
the control of the vampire that created them. If a true vampire allows a spawn to draw blood from its own body, the spawn transforms into a true vampire no longer under its master’s control. Few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
light. Firelight glints off a poker beside the fireplace, and the walls are lined with ancient books. A huge painting hangs above the mantelpiece in a gilded frame. The firelight illuminates the portrait
—an exact likeness of Ireena Kolyana.
Phillip (as Gareth): How old does the painting look?
Maeve (as Mirabella): I’m going to check the books!
Jared: OK, I’ll get to those in a second. Russell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
This worked stone room is full of laboratory equipment: vials of colorful liquids, glass lenses, and live mice in cages. Books crowd shelves and overflow into the floor.
Demelin (currently in area
M9) uses this chamber as a laboratory. Many of the books contain rare lore predating the Cataclysm. If a character spends 1 hour investigating the books here, they find references to a flying city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
can draw magic items from the sphere, as described in this adventure’s conclusion. Treasure. Shalfey wears a Medallion of Thoughts and a mithral chain belt worth 400 gp. While his old Books of Prophecy
friendly and welcoming, and they know nothing of the attempted coup. They believe Shalfey died of natural causes and regard Piyarz as the legitimate keeper of the books unless proven otherwise. Hostel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
sounds of battle draw his attention, Ozymandias (priest) is in this room discussing survival tactics with a guard (veteran). The room serves as Ozymandias’s bedroom, office, and storeroom. If the
Several large bookcases lean against the walls in this cold room, and a high chair and a scribe’s desk sit to the right of the door. The bookcases are loaded with books and scrolls. Four bedrolls are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
against the pirates because he tried to rescue important books and scrolls from the burning abbey, and a collapsing hall closed a doorway behind him. He was forced to abandon the written works, and he
with his life. If the characters do not attack Odium immediately, they might be able to strike a deal with him. He will draw a rough map of the abbey ruins in return for 200 gp and safe passage off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters draw near, at which point she tries to scare them by sitting up. Amused with herself, she then addresses the characters: “So, who are you then? Not hobgoblins or draconians. Not ghosts or
heaps along the walls. Old books with deteriorated bindings spill their pages onto the dusty floor.
The books here are rotted and worthless, but a character who spends five minutes searching the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
and permanently laying them to rest. 2 Devout Scholars. This federation prizes knowledge and texts pertaining to their god. They collect rare holy books and record the life stories of miracle-working
empowers civilization, this order travels far to help the downtrodden, seeking to draw new believers by their virtuous example. 5 Militant Inquisitors. This dogmatically rigid hierarchy seeks to stamp out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
laws, this guard still has much to learn.
By the Books. Gala clings to the keep’s laws—and often recites them aloud—whenever she must make a decision.
Naive. Gala believes that life is fair, people
Roleplaying. In descriptive roleplaying, you draw on your mental image of the character, saying what the character does and how they do it.
A descriptive approach to roleplaying Gala, a straitlaced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
familiar NPCs act, or pick up on minor details that the ulitharid has gotten wrong or can’t reasonably duplicate: slight changes in decor, books that are blank between the covers, foul-tasting elven wine
error, Extremiton either takes steps to correct it or tries to draw attention away from it. For example, it doesn’t know Dwarvish well enough to cause the residents of Alterdeep to speak it fluently, so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold Scholars The archaeomancers of Lorehold College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad mystical
lash out with magical energy that often takes the appearance of books, scrolls, and sheets of parchment. Lorehold Professor of Chaos
Medium or Small Humanoid (Wizard), Any Alignment
Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
imaginary foliage and speaking in hushed tones.
Descriptive Roleplaying. In descriptive roleplaying, you draw on your mental image of the character, saying what the character does and how they do
, prompting more bandits to spring from the bushes with weapons drawn. In an instant, you’re surrounded—roll Initiative!
Pral and his bandits are brigands, not murderers. A character reduced to 0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
finds a hidden compartment in one of the shelved books. Inside is a Spell Scroll of Protection from Evil and Good. N6: Tomb of the Knight A stone, gold-painted sarcophagus rests in the center of this
chamber (area N15). Zalryr aims to “draw secrets from the depths of the mortal soul.” Cult Worship. The cultists all serve Vecna, whom they refer to as the Whispered One. Delvin’s Fate. Zalryr uncovered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
spiderweb-covered library contains hundreds of books in genres ranging from history and religion to speculative fiction. Gremorly added his impressive personal collection to the library, including
many rare tomes on necromancy, but most of the books were here when he arrived. The patches of webbing on the floor are difficult terrain. These webs burn up instantly when touched by flame, but flames
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
the skulls in his collection and draw on their shared knowledge. For a fee, Lothar can cast the speak with dead spell on any of his skulls, asking questions on the clients’ behalf. He also trades and
slab of adamantine. Although anyone is allowed into the bar, patrons and proprietor alike are skeptical of outsiders and willing to draw steel to keep their space safe. The tavern’s interior is subdued
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
sandstone. Eventually the walls draw in so closely that you can reach out and touch either side, but then the narrow space opens into a hidden canyon in the heart of the hills. A sprawling monastery
of ink clutter each desk.
During the day, four Sacred Stone monks (see chapter 7) work in this room. At night, they return to their quarters. The books and scrolls the monks are copying from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
hobby of collecting rare books. If the characters need information on the history of Saltmarsh, they might find it in Eliander’s archives. 5. Mining Company Headquarters Once a mansion owned by a local
execution. Such punishments are rare, but when they do occur, they draw a large crowd. In any given week, there is a 2 percent chance of an execution, usually of some bandit or other non-native ne’er-do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
door, and glyph of warding. The other books in Edino’s collection aren’t valuable and cover such topics as geology, gemology, and mining. X11: Mess Hall Loud voices and laughter can be heard through the
workers and low-ranking Onyx Scar members. Four thugs sit at one table, while two veterans eat snacks at the bar. As soon as they detect intruders, the thugs and veterans draw their weapons and attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. Bookshelves stand against the walls. Piles of books rest on a reading table in the middle of the room. The air reeks of moldy paper. Doors exit to the north, east, and south.
A beautiful, slender
killed. Since that time, it has spread rumors to draw more adventurers to its lair. Idalla takes the form of a human woman. When the characters enter, the fiend jumps up and begs to be released from