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Player’s Handbook
’s Tools or Musical Instrument
Armor Training
None
Starting Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Spear, 5 Dagger;Daggers, Artisan’s Tools or Musical Instrument chosen for the tool
to fuel their determination and discipline.
Monks generally view adventures as tests of their physical and mental development. They are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than merely
Classes
Player’s Handbook
: Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion
Weapon Proficiencies
Simple and Martial weapons
Armor Training
Light, Medium, and Heavy armor and Shields
Starting
forces of annihilation and corruption. Whether sworn before a god’s altar, in a sacred glade before nature spirits, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witnesses, a
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Starting Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer's Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Druids belong to ancient
.
Druids are concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant and animal life and with the need for people to live in harmony with nature. Druids often guard sacred sites or watch over
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Combat. I despise most other dragons, but I meet them face to face without resorting to the base trickery I use on lesser creatures. (Lawful)
Topaz Dragon Adventures
The Topaz Dragon
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving topaz dragons.
Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
access to a secret network of supporters and operatives who can provide assistance on your adventures. You know a set of secret signs and passwords you can use to identify such operatives, who can
attitude.
5
I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation.
6
I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods.
7
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
lifestyle between adventures.
Boros Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Boros Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your
;sacred flame
1st
guiding bolt, heroism
2nd
aid, scorching ray
3rd
beacon of hope, blinding smite
4th
death ward, wall of fire
5th
flame strike
backgrounds
Cultist Trinkets table instead of on the normal starting Trinkets table.
Cultist Trinkets
1d6
Trinket
1
A sealed scroll of esoteric knowledge
2
A steel ball bearing etched over its
entire surface with your cult’s sacred text
3
A crystal that feels strange to the touch
4
A ritual knife stained with blood, sap, or oils
5
A set of copper tattoo needles
6
An embroidered cloth half mask
Level
Legacy
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Rules
Starting off at 1st level marks your character's entry into the adventuring life. As your character goes on adventures and overcomes challenges, he or she gains experience, represented by experience
Firbolg
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic.
Humble Guardians
Firbolgs love nothing more than a peaceful day spent among the trees of an old forest. They see forests as sacred places, representing the
something that put their homeland at risk, such as starting a forest fire or killing a rare or beautiful wild creature. These firbolgs are loners who wander the world in hope of finding a new place to
backgrounds
Story Threads
1d6
Thread
1
You have recurring dreams of someone you might recognize on your adventures.
2
You absent-mindedly doodle the same design or symbol over and over
in the mountains.
Amnesiac Trinkets. When you make your character, you can roll once on the Amnesiac Trinkets table instead of on the normal starting Trinkets table.
Amnesiac Trinkets
1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
in this way. If you run any of these adventures separately, you should ask the players to create characters of the appropriate starting level for the adventure, as shown in the Adventure Levels table
Standalone Adventures Rather than playing the four adventures as a campaign, you can run them as standalone adventures. A section near the start of each adventure tells you how to use the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
in this way. If you run any of these adventures separately, you should ask the players to create characters of the appropriate starting level for the adventure, as shown in the Adventure Levels table
Standalone Adventures Rather than playing the four adventures as a campaign, you can run them as standalone adventures. A section near the start of each adventure tells you how to use the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Starting at Higher Level Experienced players familiar with the capabilities of the character classes and impatient for more significant adventures might welcome the idea of starting a campaign with
, and probably starts with better equipment. Starting equipment for characters above 1st level is entirely at your discretion, since you give out treasure at your own pace. That said, you can use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Starting at Higher Level Experienced players familiar with the capabilities of the character classes and impatient for more significant adventures might welcome the idea of starting a campaign with
, and probably starts with better equipment. Starting equipment for characters above 1st level is entirely at your discretion, since you give out treasure at your own pace. That said, you can use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Creation Before starting any of this book’s adventures, consult chapter 2 for guidance on making Strixhaven characters and uniting those characters in a group.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Character Creation Before starting any of this book’s adventures, consult chapter 2 for guidance on making Strixhaven characters and uniting those characters in a group.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Starting with The Lost City, guide your players through the adventures in the order presented in this book. Each one provides sufficient XP that, on completing the adventure, the characters should be
Creating a Campaign The adventures in this book provide play across a broad range of levels. They can be strung together as a complete campaign using the Infinite Staircase to travel between them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Starting with The Lost City, guide your players through the adventures in the order presented in this book. Each one provides sufficient XP that, on completing the adventure, the characters should be
Creating a Campaign The adventures in this book provide play across a broad range of levels. They can be strung together as a complete campaign using the Infinite Staircase to travel between them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the Sumber Hills, bound for Summit Hall. Earth cultists attacked the group a few miles from Summit Hall. The cultists took prisoners back to the Sacred Stone Monastery, paying water cultists for the
with air cultists, which accounts for the “Shallow Graves” section later in this chapter. After their arrival at the Sacred Stone Monastery, some of the delegation members were put to work in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the Sumber Hills, bound for Summit Hall. Earth cultists attacked the group a few miles from Summit Hall. The cultists took prisoners back to the Sacred Stone Monastery, paying water cultists for the
with air cultists, which accounts for the “Shallow Graves” section later in this chapter. After their arrival at the Sacred Stone Monastery, some of the delegation members were put to work in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
or she might have been a soldier or a pirate and done dangerous things before. Starting off at 1st level marks your character’s entry into the adventuring life. If you’re already familiar with the
game, or if you are joining an existing D&D campaign, your DM might decide to have you begin at a higher level, on the assumption that your character has already survived a few harrowing adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
or she might have been a soldier or a pirate and done dangerous things before. Starting off at 1st level marks your character’s entry into the adventuring life. If you’re already familiar with the
game, or if you are joining an existing D&D campaign, your DM might decide to have you begin at a higher level, on the assumption that your character has already survived a few harrowing adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Starting Characters Princess Xedalli The adventure assumes that the characters start at 5th level. If your players have characters of lower level, they will need to go on some other adventures first
to gain enough experience to advance to 5th level. Both the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set and the Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit contain adventures that will take characters from 1st level to 5th
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
. Bakunawa are sacred in the region, though dragon hunters pursue rumors of them, hoping to sell their body parts for gold or as sacred relics. Characters who help the locals are thanked, but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Starting Characters Princess Xedalli The adventure assumes that the characters start at 5th level. If your players have characters of lower level, they will need to go on some other adventures first
to gain enough experience to advance to 5th level. Both the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set and the Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit contain adventures that will take characters from 1st level to 5th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
activities that support adventuring. There’s endless opportunity for social interaction in such a bustling place, as well as places where characters can rest and recuperate between adventures, acquire new
adventuring gear, and spend their gold. Home Base As a home base for characters, Greyhawk can serve as a place to live, train, and recuperate between adventures. As described under “Getting Players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
activities that support adventuring. There’s endless opportunity for social interaction in such a bustling place, as well as places where characters can rest and recuperate between adventures, acquire new
adventuring gear, and spend their gold. Home Base As a home base for characters, Greyhawk can serve as a place to live, train, and recuperate between adventures. As described under “Getting Players
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
. Bakunawa are sacred in the region, though dragon hunters pursue rumors of them, hoping to sell their body parts for gold or as sacred relics. Characters who help the locals are thanked, but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
specific starting point and endpoint. A good way to get around this restriction is to create an adventure with multiple possible endings. Location-based adventures also work well with this format. A
, adventures in a shared campaign are designed to take either 2 hours or 4 hours. In each hour of play, assume the characters can complete the following: Three or four simple combat encounters, or one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
kind of adventures you undertake. Religious Service d6 Service 1 Smite Evil. You battle evil in your order’s name. 2 Fight for Freedom. You protect the downtrodden from the forces of oppression. 3
Retrieval. Your group seeks sacred relics and holy artifacts on behalf of your church. 4 Root Out Corruption. You are charged with finding corruption within the hierarchy of your own faith. 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
kind of adventures you undertake. Religious Service d6 Service 1 Smite Evil. You battle evil in your order’s name. 2 Fight for Freedom. You protect the downtrodden from the forces of oppression. 3
Retrieval. Your group seeks sacred relics and holy artifacts on behalf of your church. 4 Root Out Corruption. You are charged with finding corruption within the hierarchy of your own faith. 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Examples This section contains example adventures that demonstrate the principles described throughout the chapter. Each provides enough information for you to run a one-session adventure
difficulty of encounters in each adventure is tailored for four characters of that level. You can use adventures for characters of higher or lower level or for larger or smaller groups. However, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
specific starting point and endpoint. A good way to get around this restriction is to create an adventure with multiple possible endings. Location-based adventures also work well with this format. A
, adventures in a shared campaign are designed to take either 2 hours or 4 hours. In each hour of play, assume the characters can complete the following: Three or four simple combat encounters, or one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
a troupe of adventuring Entertainers. The origins the players choose define who their characters were before becoming adventurers. Think about how the characters’ backgrounds might inform adventures
the larger campaign. Starting Level. What level are the characters when they start? Many D&D campaigns start the characters at level 1. If you want the characters to be a bit more resilient and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Examples This section contains example adventures that demonstrate the principles described throughout the chapter. Each provides enough information for you to run a one-session adventure
difficulty of encounters in each adventure is tailored for four characters of that level. You can use adventures for characters of higher or lower level or for larger or smaller groups. However, the