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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
primeval forests of the multiverse, and the magic of those forests entwined itself with the firbolgs’ souls. Ages later, that magic still thrums inside firbolgs.
Firbolgs are often drawn to the
service or emulation of the gods Diancastra and Hiatea. Firbolgs’ innate magic of obscurement and trickery resonates with Diancastra’s wily resourcefulness. A traditional emphasis on
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
primeval forests of the multiverse, and the magic of those forests entwined itself with the firbolgs’ souls. Ages later, that magic still thrums inside firbolgs.
Firbolgs are often drawn to
the service or emulation of the gods Diancastra and Hiatea. Firbolgs’ innate magic of obscurement and trickery resonates with Diancastra’s wily resourcefulness. A traditional emphasis on
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
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Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the lair
of a legendary emerald dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
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An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
.
If the scion dies, these effects end immediately.
Scions of Giants’ Gods
Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam, and his children. But scions of giants’ gods boast a greater
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Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds, they slumber and have become part of the landscape. In this case
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Alustriel and her deeds better known than in the Silver Marches and its capital, Silverymoon. Alustriel ruled Silverymoon for centuries, once disguised as a wizard named Elué Dualen and then later
in her true form. She helped create Silverymoon’s famous Moonbridge and cofounded the Lady’s College, the first school in Faerûn for mages as students rather than as apprentices in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
are found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
5
Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the
lair of a legendary emerald dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
6
An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’s assault on a fire giant has attracted the attention of the giant’s clan, and now the dragon seeks aid.
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Villagers have been going missing, and then are found weeks later roaming the
dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
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An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be convinced to defend
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
5
Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the lair of a
legendary emerald dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
6
An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
point, a tortle feels an almost overwhelming urge to venture far away from home and see more of the world. It gathers up its possessions and heads into the wilderness, returning months or years later
set out on their own.
Beliefs
Tortles don’t have their own pantheon of gods, but they often worship the gods of other races. It’s not unusual for a tortle to hear stories or legends
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to
the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy.
Gods of the Orcs
Orcs believe their gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
chapter 7, and in the table, “[College]” refers to the name of the NPC’s college: Lorehold, Prismari, Quandrix, Silverquill, or Witherbloom. Student NPC Stat Blocks Year Stat Block First First-Year Student Second [College] Apprentice Third or Later [College] Pledgemage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
subsequent years (students don’t join a college until their second year). If you’re playing the adventures in later chapters, the NPCs noted as first-year students have advanced to be the same year as the
College and Year The academic year noted for an NPC is during the “Campus Kerfuffle” adventure in this chapter. College affiliations for first-year students are provided for flavor and for their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Choosing a College At Strixhaven, students choose their colleges at the start of their second year. But even during a character’s first year, you make college-related decisions for your character
, such as a background choice. From the start, your character is making decisions that will lead to their eventual college choice. Chapter 1 describes each of the colleges. How do you decide which of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
An Exclusive Enclave Captain Dapplewing’s manor house is used as a learning annex by esteemed dual-college faculty members and their favored students. A two-story home, the house is located on the
central campus and serves as both faculty offices and the setting for lavish dinner parties and intellectual gatherings. A character knows all the information in the “Captain Dapplewing’s Manor” section later in this chapter with a successful DC 12 Intelligence (History) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, where students spend a lot of time. Two other popular locations are Firejolt Café and Bow’s End Tavern, whose maps are found later in this chapter. Colleges. Characters know the overall details
presented in chapter 1 about the five colleges that make up Strixhaven. They also know that each Strixhaven student chooses membership in a specific college at the start of their second year.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
live on central campus after choosing a college, particularly if they pursue extensive studies in multiple colleges or work as resident advisers to first-year students. But most students move to
dormitories located on their chosen college’s campus in their second year. Choosing a College Before starting their second year of studies, students choose one of the five colleges—Lorehold, Prismari
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
tradition fell when the colleges went into decline, but some bards dream of restoring it. College of Fochlucan The original College of Fochlucan once stood on the northeastern edge of Silverymoon. Many years
after it closed its doors, the site was reopened as Ultrumm’s Music Conservatory. The conservatory later moved to Southbank, and the House of the Harp occupied the college’s original location under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
it is considered a gift of their gods. Characters with the bard class who rise to prominence among these folk must align themselves with their clan’s priests and shamans or risk being outcast. Most
skalds are members of the College of Valor, as described in the Bard College class feature in the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
deck of cards, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Feature: Squire of Solamnia You gain the Squire of Solamnia feat (presented later in this chapter).
In addition, the Knights of
of Solamnia character, consider playing a bard of the College of Valor (or the College of Swords from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) or a barbarian devoted to the ideals of the nature god Habbakuk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Witherbloom Student You filled your childhood with rudimentary alchemical experiments, all in the hope of becoming a student of Witherbloom College. The life sciences are the focus of your reading
Witherbloom College. Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a book about plant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Phenax Cunning and deceitful, Phenax spins innumerable plots across all of creation. He enjoys upsetting the natural order of things, either by thwarting the plans of his fellow gods or secreting away information for later use.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
single god, though many prefer some gods over others. Someone might ask Pharika to spare a loved one from disease, then later offer prayers to Karametra for a bountiful harvest or to Thassa for safety on a sea journey.
Worship The idea of the existence of gods, as it grew in popularity among the mortals of Theros, didn’t bring the gods into being by itself. Mortal reverence and worship turned universal ideas into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
from raiders, including the priest Isolde and her attendants. Though Lord Soth was married, he fell in love with Isolde—and shortly after, Soth’s wife died. He and Isolde married days later. For
disrespecting his dead wife’s memory, the Knights of Solamnia cast Soth from their orders. Soon after, the gods called Soth to redeem himself by preventing the Cataclysm, but Soth failed in his quest, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares.
Tasha
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That
creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
pantheon of strict gods (see “Gods of Har’Akir” later in this section). The priests of these gods oversee all aspects of labor, agriculture, trade, justice, and religion in the pharaoh’s name. The
land is ruled by Pharaoh Ankhtepot, the immortal intermediary between the mortals and the gods. The pharaoh rules from his pyramid, Pharaoh’s Rest, in the City of the Dead. The people worship a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Once a character chooses a college at the start of second year, they receive a set of college robes, a knit hat, a scarf, a tunic, and gloves free of charge. (This set normally costs 5 gp.) In
, members of the Live-Action Roleplaying Guild are pulling costumes and props from a half dozen old trunks. The guild is preparing for an event later on the Biblioplex’s lawn: a game they call Beholders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
motivation, but it also might explain some of your class features or magic. A bard of the College of Lore might focus on the study of giants, a Rune Knight fighter (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
or use a musical instrument made for a giant child. Gods of the Giants Your character might worship one of the gods described in chapter 2. If you were reared by giants, they might have taught you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Netherese obelisk shards, Ruxithid and his goblins are also tasked with acquiring offerings for their gods in the form of townspeople from Phandalin. Some of these kidnap victims are in deeper parts of the Underdark (see later chapters), though a few are held within the depths of the outpost.
telepathically using a special crystal from his “mighty gods”—actually the group of mind flayers at the heart of this adventure. (See the “Indigo Sanctum” section for more.) Ruxithid incorrectly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Supernatural Gifts Most heroes of Theros have some kind of supernatural aid to help them achieve their goals. Often this aid comes from the gods, but some heroes might find their support from other
character’s gift. These supernatural gifts are intended for starting characters, but some might be bestowed by gods as rewards for remarkable deeds. HEROIC FEATS
If your campaign uses the optional feat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, built a citadel near the Ruinous Sea. The Wind Dukes of Aaqa later used what is now known as the Rod of Seven Parts to imprison Miska within the citadel, eventually ending the terrible Dawn War
between the primordials and the gods. Since then, the Ruinous Sea has encroached on the citadel. It now stands on a beach at the edge of the Ruinous Sea. The citadel is a ruin, as the sea’s chaotic energies hasten its erosion and will someday claim it entirely.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
vestiges of dead, hateful gods—beings that aspire to re-create past depravities and manipulate mortals to fulfill unspeakable agendas. Various evil forces set their intentions upon the Amber Temple
, viewing it as a nexus of secrets underpinning the nature of the Domains of Dread. The priests of Osybus (detailed in the “Other Groups” section later in this chapter) have particular interest in this site.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Chapter 7: Siege of Kalaman The City of Lost Names shatters into dozens of flying pieces. One of these carries an ancient temple of the evil gods into the sky. This flying citadel and the rest of the
Dragon Army’s flying citadel and destroy it. This daring operation will bring the characters face-to-face with the infamous Lord Soth and the Dragon Army commander Highmaster Kansaldi Fire-Eyes (detailed later in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, and then are found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
5 Giant lizards drawn to the lair of a
legendary emerald dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
6 An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold Student You have spent your youth preparing to be a student of Lorehold College, reading every book on the college’s recommended reading list for prospective students. Your academic passions
Feature: Lorehold Initiate You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat (presented later in the chapter) and must choose Lorehold within it. In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Prismari Student You are an artist, and you have been preparing to hone your craft according to the traditions of Prismari College. Whatever your medium—sculpture, dance, paint, music, drama
pouch containing 10 gp Feature: Prismari Initiate You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat (presented later in the chapter) and must choose Prismari within it. In addition, if you have the Spellcasting