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Returning 35 results for 'masquerade take'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
loose plots characters are involved in prior to starting this section or during its more free-form parts. While the masquerade is the climax of the academic year, the adventure’s final challenges take
A Starlit Night The Magister’s Masquerade occurs in the final weeks of the academic year as students’ final exams conclude. The events of the ball precipitate the end of the adventure, so tie up any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
loose plots characters are involved in prior to starting this section or during its more free-form parts. While the masquerade is the climax of the academic year, the adventure’s final challenges take
A Starlit Night The Magister’s Masquerade occurs in the final weeks of the academic year as students’ final exams conclude. The events of the ball precipitate the end of the adventure, so tie up any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Masquerade dress code requires attendees to come in formal costumes with masks. Costumes can take a wide variety of forms, but they can’t suggest any specific college affiliation. Otherwise, style
The Magister’s Masquerade The Magister’s Masquerade is an elaborate dress ball and a major campus event. All third-year students are invited and expected to attend. Invitees may invite fourth-year
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Masquerade dress code requires attendees to come in formal costumes with masks. Costumes can take a wide variety of forms, but they can’t suggest any specific college affiliation. Otherwise, style
The Magister’s Masquerade The Magister’s Masquerade is an elaborate dress ball and a major campus event. All third-year students are invited and expected to attend. Invitees may invite fourth-year
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
decide what to wear, the administration announces a theme for the masquerade and hosts a fashion show early in the year. The theme announcement and fashion show take place in the weeks following the Advanced Arcane History Exam.
Dressing for Success Although the Magister’s Masquerade takes place late in the Strixhaven academic year, it occupies a significant place in the mind of many third-year students. To help students
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
decide what to wear, the administration announces a theme for the masquerade and hosts a fashion show early in the year. The theme announcement and fashion show take place in the weeks following the Advanced Arcane History Exam.
Dressing for Success Although the Magister’s Masquerade takes place late in the Strixhaven academic year, it occupies a significant place in the mind of many third-year students. To help students
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
related to the Magister’s Masquerade, moving them out of the archives, and then transporting them to Kollema Hall should take the characters and their group 6 hours to complete. That assumes everyone
Biblioplex Supplies The Magister’s Masquerade is such a Strixhaven institution that an entire section of the Biblioplex’s archives is devoted to it. Along with records about the event, these archives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
not be sufficient motivation to take that risk. The Grand Masquerade is a fantastic adventure backdrop, but not a complete adventure. Adventurers need a good reason to attend; you can give them one by
The Grand Masquerade The horror of the Grand Masquerade focuses on the fear of discovery—being forced to interact with people in a setting where you don’t belong, and where the consequence of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
not be sufficient motivation to take that risk. The Grand Masquerade is a fantastic adventure backdrop, but not a complete adventure. Adventurers need a good reason to attend; you can give them one by
The Grand Masquerade The horror of the Grand Masquerade focuses on the fear of discovery—being forced to interact with people in a setting where you don’t belong, and where the consequence of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
related to the Magister’s Masquerade, moving them out of the archives, and then transporting them to Kollema Hall should take the characters and their group 6 hours to complete. That assumes everyone
Biblioplex Supplies The Magister’s Masquerade is such a Strixhaven institution that an entire section of the Biblioplex’s archives is devoted to it. Along with records about the event, these archives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Guess Who? When the characters arrive, they have time to socialize, take in other students’ costumes, and meet up with acquaintances they recognize. While characters easily recognize each other
, nearly everyone at the masquerade is wearing a magical disguise. Correctly guessing another student’s identity requires a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check, regardless of whether the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Guess Who? When the characters arrive, they have time to socialize, take in other students’ costumes, and meet up with acquaintances they recognize. While characters easily recognize each other
, nearly everyone at the masquerade is wearing a magical disguise. Correctly guessing another student’s identity requires a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check, regardless of whether the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
status I deserve, and no one will take it away from me.” Flaw. “I fear that one day my father, my stepmother or stepsisters, or the mysterious spirit who clothed me for the duke’s masquerade will appear and reveal the shame of my true history.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dementlieu, whose citizens live glamorous and exciting lives. They enjoy the finest clothes, elegant jewels, grand ballrooms—and most extravagantly, the Grand Masquerade hosted by Duchess Saidra d’Honaire
mask slip meets a grisly end. When an “aristocrat” at the duchess’s masquerade loses a button from a fraying coat, the duchess pronounces the impostor’s doom and the unmasked pretender crumbles to dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
status I deserve, and no one will take it away from me.” Flaw. “I fear that one day my father, my stepmother or stepsisters, or the mysterious spirit who clothed me for the duke’s masquerade will appear and reveal the shame of my true history.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Memorial Hall. Whether the characters follow the dean or go about their business after the masquerade, they soon stumble across an unsettling sight. Read or paraphrase the following text: Even
can’t take me!” but also more useful information like “This isn’t the way to Archaeo Hall! What are you doing?!” A student who is either incapacitated or knocked unconscious comes to their senses when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Fashion Show Preparations As part of the preparations for the Magister’s Masquerade, many Strixhaven students participate in a fashion show on the Silverquill College campus at the Rose Stage
(detailed in chapter 3). During this event, student and alumni designers present fashions meant to inspire masquerade attendees and help them prepare for the ball. After the show, some of the outfits are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Fashion Show Preparations As part of the preparations for the Magister’s Masquerade, many Strixhaven students participate in a fashion show on the Silverquill College campus at the Rose Stage
(detailed in chapter 3). During this event, student and alumni designers present fashions meant to inspire masquerade attendees and help them prepare for the ball. After the show, some of the outfits are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Memorial Hall. Whether the characters follow the dean or go about their business after the masquerade, they soon stumble across an unsettling sight. Read or paraphrase the following text: Even
can’t take me!” but also more useful information like “This isn’t the way to Archaeo Hall! What are you doing?!” A student who is either incapacitated or knocked unconscious comes to their senses when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dementlieu, whose citizens live glamorous and exciting lives. They enjoy the finest clothes, elegant jewels, grand ballrooms—and most extravagantly, the Grand Masquerade hosted by Duchess Saidra d’Honaire
mask slip meets a grisly end. When an “aristocrat” at the duchess’s masquerade loses a button from a fraying coat, the duchess pronounces the impostor’s doom and the unmasked pretender crumbles to dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
masquerade as a lost noble scion and earn patronage as a spellcasting student. Inevitably, the school the Stranger was attending discovered the ruse, but the Stranger always slipped away and reemerged at an
for years, but their luck eventually ran out. Fiendish foes set their sights on the Stranger, forcing the Stranger to flee to the Material Plane and take refuge in the city-state of Akharin Sangar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Masquerade Preparations The following tasks must be completed to transform Kollema Hall: Remove all the tables from the first floor. Unpack the supplies delivered from the Biblioplex. Hang banners
cogwork archivists (see chapter 7) move to attack the offending students. It’s unclear why the archivists react so aggressively. Firebreak On the night of the masquerade, the hall will be lit with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Masquerade Preparations The following tasks must be completed to transform Kollema Hall: Remove all the tables from the first floor. Unpack the supplies delivered from the Biblioplex. Hang banners
cogwork archivists (see chapter 7) move to attack the offending students. It’s unclear why the archivists react so aggressively. Firebreak On the night of the masquerade, the hall will be lit with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
masquerade as a lost noble scion and earn patronage as a spellcasting student. Inevitably, the school the Stranger was attending discovered the ruse, but the Stranger always slipped away and reemerged at an
for years, but their luck eventually ran out. Fiendish foes set their sights on the Stranger, forcing the Stranger to flee to the Material Plane and take refuge in the city-state of Akharin Sangar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
fiend in its true form, for it can take on any guise it wants, although it prefers to masquerade as someone powerful or influential: a noble, cardinal, or rich merchant, for example. A rakshasa’s
means an agonizing and torturous return to the Nine Hells, where its essence remains trapped until its body reforms — a process that can take months or years. When the rakshasa is reborn, it has all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
fiend in its true form, for it can take on any guise it wants, although it prefers to masquerade as someone powerful or influential: a noble, cardinal, or rich merchant, for example. A rakshasa’s
means an agonizing and torturous return to the Nine Hells, where its essence remains trapped until its body reforms — a process that can take months or years. When the rakshasa is reborn, it has all the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
outfit and has sent a proxy to bid on it. 6 A plot is underway to animate an outfit while it’s being worn down the runway, embarrassing the model and designer. On the Runway After the guests take their
Fashion at Auction table are modeled. Fashion Auction Following the fashion show, designers can auction their work to help fund the Magister’s Masquerade. The auction takes place at the Rose Stage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
outfit and has sent a proxy to bid on it. 6 A plot is underway to animate an outfit while it’s being worn down the runway, embarrassing the model and designer. On the Runway After the guests take their
Fashion at Auction table are modeled. Fashion Auction Following the fashion show, designers can auction their work to help fund the Magister’s Masquerade. The auction takes place at the Rose Stage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, and ruthless brigands. Levels 1–4 Adventure Situations 1d20 Situation 1 A dragon wyrmling has gathered a band of kobolds to help it amass a hoard. 2 Wererats living in a city’s sewers plot to take
from the law in an old ruin or abandoned mine. 11 A contagion in a forest is causing spiders to grow massive and become aggressive. 12 To take revenge against a village for an imagined slight, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, and ruthless brigands. Levels 1–4 Adventure Situations 1d20 Situation 1 A dragon wyrmling has gathered a band of kobolds to help it amass a hoard. 2 Wererats living in a city’s sewers plot to take
from the law in an old ruin or abandoned mine. 11 A contagion in a forest is causing spiders to grow massive and become aggressive. 12 To take revenge against a village for an imagined slight, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
they plunder. Tricksters and charlatans, they masquerade as humble priests, swapping their robes for shovels come nightfall. The group gathers its spoils in a run-down temple in Lower Dohin. The Stolen
) attempt to rob the bank. 4 Doppelgangers in the Lookalikes gang take on the characters’ appearances and go on a crime spree, creating problems for the party at multiple locations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
they plunder. Tricksters and charlatans, they masquerade as humble priests, swapping their robes for shovels come nightfall. The group gathers its spoils in a run-down temple in Lower Dohin. The Stolen
) attempt to rob the bank. 4 Doppelgangers in the Lookalikes gang take on the characters’ appearances and go on a crime spree, creating problems for the party at multiple locations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
might be true deities that oversee everything, but such beings are beyond comprehension. They assert that worshipers of the gods draw their power from unknowable sources—false gods simply take the
entirely. Sinkers have strong allies in both the Bleak Cabal and the Heralds of Dust. Fated Who Take All They Can and More Factol: Duke Rowan Darkwood Headquarters: Hall of Records Aligned Plane: Ysgard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
might be true deities that oversee everything, but such beings are beyond comprehension. They assert that worshipers of the gods draw their power from unknowable sources—false gods simply take the
entirely. Sinkers have strong allies in both the Bleak Cabal and the Heralds of Dust. Fated Who Take All They Can and More Factol: Duke Rowan Darkwood Headquarters: Hall of Records Aligned Plane: Ysgard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
moldering streets, preying on the desperate and downtrodden. Pickpockets masquerade as touts, eager to pilfer coin from stumbling sots and newcomers. Professions not outwardly criminal in nature are often
sites in the Hive Ward. Bottle and Jug Raucous, booze-fueled brawls take place in the back room of the Bottle and Jug, one of the Hive’s most infamous drinkeries. This mass of steel, barbed wire, and