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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
strive to carry themselves as immaculately as possible, seeking to overawe and wrong-foot anyone who would stand against them in debate or in battle. In teaching their students, professors of shadow
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Playerâs Handbook (2014)
drow cities, especially in the worlds of Oerth and Toril. Eberron, Krynn, and other realms have escaped the cultâs influenceâfor now. Wherever the cult lurks, drow heroes stand on the front lines in the war against it, seeking to sunder Lolthâs web.
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
authority that title carries. A noble title doesnât stand on its ownâitâs connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
city. If they do, it is generally as thrill-seeking tourists or enclosed by a retinue of armed guards, not as friends or neighbors. As a result, many patriars are at once acutely attuned to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
influenceâfor now. Wherever the cult lurks, drow heroes stand on the front lines in the war against it, seeking to sunder Lolthâs web.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
adult, you stand to inherit only a title. Since swearing your oath to Bahamut, youâve returned to Neverwinter and have been a champion to those who are overlooked by the institutions that exist to
protect them. Recently, your resolve has been shaken by corruption in the city guard and ruling aristocrats. Personal Goal: Rejuvenating Pilgrimage. Seeking to reinvigorate your resolve, you learned of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
of the oldest drow cities, especially in the worlds of Oerth and Toril. Eberron, Krynn, and other realms have escaped the cultâs influenceâfor now. Wherever the cult lurks, drow heroes stand on the
front lines in the war against it, seeking to sunder Lolthâs web. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1. Superior Darkvision. Your darkvision has a radius of 120 feet. Sunlight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
characters find three armored corpses with longswords lying on the floor in front of the altar. The revenants, if still active, are blinded by their hate and attack the characters on sight, seeking to
Q14). Characters who stand near the altar and look up can see the hollow interior of the beacon tower. The towerâs lower landing (area Q50) is 60 feet above the chapel floor, and the upper landing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Sibling or ally of defeated enemy 12 Official seeking to restore a tarnished reputation 13 Deadly foe disguised as a social rival 14 Fiend seeking to tempt the characters to evil 15 Spurned romantic
interest 16 Political opportunist seeking a scapegoat 17 Traitorous noble looking to foment a revolution 18 Would-be tyrant who brooks no opposition 19 Exiled noble looking for revenge 20 Corrupt official
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
travelers stand in queue, seeking to pass through the gate to Mechanus. Amid the line, modron overseers orchestrate the orderly, sluggish procession to the gate.
Guarding the Gate The gate to Mechanus is
arrest those who resist. Should the characters come into conflict with the modron guards, Aristimus interrupts and orders the modrons to stand down after 1 round (proceed with âAgents of Order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
text is forced to stand on its own. Whenever I consider a rule, I start with this perspective; itâs important for me to see what you see, not what I wished weâd published or thought weâd published
players. Such DMs aim for RAF, ârules as fun.â We expect DMs to depart from the rules when running a particular campaign or when seeking the greatest happiness for a certain group of players. Sometimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
forced to stand on its own. When we consider a rule, we start with this perspective; itâs important for us to see what you see, not what we wished weâd published or thought weâd published. RAI Some of
, ârules as fun.â We expect DMs to depart from the rules when running a campaign or when seeking the greatest happiness for a certain group of players. We recommend a mix of RAW, RAI, and RAF!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
aid to defend a plane that is inimical to everything they stand for by aiding the devils directly. Therefore, the demons assault the Nine Hells over and over not only because it is the greatest threat
devils both know that a yugolothâs loyalty is constantly for sale â even during a conflict on the battlefield â and a yugoloth never agrees to a contract that prohibits it from seeking a better offer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Mage Tower Affront. The characters beat the Rival at Mage Tower in chapter 4, or the charactersâ efforts caused the Rival to lose a bet. So Special. The Rival just canât stand the characters. Nowâs the
. Allow characters to spend the intervening time as they please, likely with their first day of studies or other responsibilities. A character who spends time seeking information about Furygale easily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
convinces the confused creatures to stand down; the Elementals then dissolve back into the waters within the temple. Survivors at the Temple Once the templeâs guardians are dealt with, several people
Amanisha and the Riverineâs Shankha. The wall of water descended and flowed around us, seeking Amanisha as she tried to help others to safety. It seized her and the trophy, then pulled them both away!â
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
Halfway Inn should stand where it does. Perhaps it is there because, as humans put it, âIt is halfway to everywhere.â A small village surrounds the titular inn, which is itself not a single building, but a
the mountains seeking Evereska unless you are in the company of a citizen of Evereska. You will not find such accompaniment easily, for we are determined over the whole of our lives that no outsiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
not go stand titanic menhirs, likely erected by stone giants. The folk of Hartsvale are ruled by House Hartwick, a line of royals supposedly descended from Hartkiller. Though human, House Hartwickâs
âgoats of coin,â for they will cling like such animals to the most precarious of mountain ridges while seeking the opportunities that wait beyond. My own journeys with the goats of coin have impressed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
unaware that they are competing against the Six, who have already infiltrated the ship and are seeking Dran Enterpriseâs main headquarters aboard The Maverick. The Six are initially at no more advantage
stand a silent vigil around the cabin. The ship can be reached from the main dock or the smaller jetty leading out between Dangerous Business and The Rogue. A single door opens up into the cabin. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
stand ready to protect the innocent from supernatural threats, battling undead, fiends, and aberrations. Friars and ministers fight evil by doing good, performing acts of compassion and charity across
politics means that some come to the faith seeking power rather than purely to do good. In creating a follower of the Silver Flame, decide whether you are bound to the church or simply inspired by its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
vault doors, and other defenses. When the characters enter the orrery vault, read: Statues of human-sized brass dragons stand at the center of the vault, their heads pointed at a globe of light hovering
sealed in the vaults of Horn Enclave. In truth, that piece has been with Lottie the whole time, even as the false story kept those seeking the wheel of stars away from her. The orrery component cannot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
first, you began to hear a voice calling you to stand against deathâs endless hunger. Certain of your deityâs wishes, you resigned your post and set out on your quest. Personal Goal: Banish a Shadow
growing up on an estate, you were raised in a small townhouse in Waterdeep. As an adult, you stand to inherit only a title. Since swearing your oath to Bahamut, youâve returned to Neverwinter and have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Camp Locations Hc1. Druid Camp Four robed humans â two male, two female â chant as they stand around a bonfire. On the periphery of the firelight are two massive elk, placidly chewing.
The four
case in one of their tents. Hc2. Cult Camp Two human men in robes stand before the bonfire. On the other side of it, leashed to a peg pounded into the ground, is a brown bear.
The humans are two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
end, each colony conducts research into the nature of the world and the creatures that inhabit it. The mind flayers examine all facets of reality, seeking any knowledge that could give them the edge
brainâs power to enable it to exert influence over a greater distance. Destruction. Because mind flayers are physically weak, they canât rely on simple combat to stand up against their enemies. If a colony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
attack against them all.
A Life in Exile If the worst comes to pass and the loss of a clanâs stronghold to invaders is inevitable, most of the dwarves would be willing to die while making a last stand
contribution to the workforce, and they can eke out a comfortable existence for themselves. A group of refugee dwarves seeking residence in a community will do whatever they can to live together, keeping the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
renegotiated, but in the intervening century, the dragon has fallen to shadow.
6 A group of shadar-kai (elves native to the Shadowfell) arrive at a cityâs gates, seeking refuge. They are fleeing the
been summoned from the Shadowfell and forced to stand guard over a wizardâs sanctum.
Adult Shadow Dragon Connections d8 Connected Creatures
1 An adult red dragon continues to serve as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
lecterns are everywhere, some covered with books and scrolls, others with potion vials, bits of meat and fur, and other things. Four hulking gargoyles stand frozen in the room.
Rath Modar
Rath Modar
reputation for arrogance is true: the pair are haughty and proud of their skill, and they have little patience for âruffians, thugs, and mercenaries seeking to stop the inevitable.â Rath Modar and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lecterns are everywhere, some covered with books and scrolls, others with potion vials, bits of meat and fur, and other things. Four hulking gargoyles stand frozen in the room.
Rath Modar (see appendix D
are haughty and proud of their skill, and they have little patience for âruffians, thugs, and mercenaries seeking to stop the inevitable.â Rath Modar and his associate figure prominently in The Rise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
use of undead as weapons of war. Drago Thul asserted that Kaius III was actually Kaius I, a vampiric monster âseeking to drain the lifeblood of Karrnath itself.â This was a serious accusation; the
enchantments to avoid the effects of sunlight; others say that he has relies on changeling impersonators to take his place in the daylight. As for Drago Thul, he refused to stand down when Kaius III pushed for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
sludge. They are influenced by energies from Carceri that make them gray, dour, and envious of anyone seeking freedom. If the characters donât make themselves known as they approach, the otyughs are
nearly a mile before ending in an arch in the wall. This a portal to a stand of trees 3 miles outside Curst. The portalâs key is an electrum coin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
large wooden doors stand within the arch, but they havenât been closed for years and are embedded in the surrounding dirt. Thornwall Keep The ruins of an ancient Solamnic keep perch on a rocky rise at
fish in its mouth. Many locals rub it for luck before seeking the morning catch. A cleric of Habbakuk or a character who succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the carving as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
to stand against him in battle. Hidden somewhere in the chambers ahead is an elven relic known as the mirror of reflected pasts (see appendix A). Those who view the mirror see glimpses of their past
live as a ghostâbut sheâs also a curse on Soth and works to stymie his ambitions. She canât stand against Soth alone and earnestly seeks to aid the characters. After sharing the information here and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
earlier in this chapter) that stand aside as visitors approach. They attack only if Countess Sansuri commands them to do so or if a fight breaks out in area 10. Opening the door triggers a permanent alarm
orders to the letter. He responds to an alarm by seeking out the countess to make sure she is safe. He heads downstairs to area 6 and meets Sansuri there, assuming that neither of them is waylaid by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
A Disorienting Orientation The adventure begins with the characters seeking franchise opportunities or internships at the Waterdeep offices of Acquisitions Incorporated. All the characters should
with the company. Youâve heard the phrase âopportunity knocks?â Well, opportunity is heading right at your door with a battering ram. Stand in that doorway, friends. Let opportunity smash its way in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
to carry themselves as immaculately as possible, seeking to overawe and wrong-foot anyone who would stand against them in debate or in battle. In teaching their students, professors of shadow focus on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
to stand comfortably.
The watchtower is occupied by three Dragon Army soldiers (see appendix B). Due to the high vantage point, the soldiersâ passive Wisdom (Perception) score is 19. Spotted. If a
Elves. Two cages confine three Dimernesti sea elves, members of a group seeking the Blue Phoenix Shrine. Others in their groupâincluding their leader, Yearkalâwere taken to someplace called the Sunward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters have been having: You stand at the center of a forest clearing. Clashing steel echoes from the thicket beyond. As you look around, you realize piles of bodies cover the ground. One of the
of War, is
one of many deities seeking
followers to carry their
faith back to Krynn The characters wake after having the vision and find nothing out of the ordinary. They realize the object in