Lorehold mages use their reckless discovery and the spirit of adventure inmagic to unearth secrets and share illumination. He has an extensive networkof connections on and off campus, and he can pro- made of magical ink (tributes left by spectators ofcure just about anything so long as you can afford past performances), which creates excellent acous- tics. spell.Silverquill Choose two from sacred Choose one lst- BORROWED KNOWLEDGE fame, thaumaturgy, level bard or cleric 2nd-Level Divination-Wither and vicious mockery. Strixhaven is the multiverse's biggest and most prestigious magical university, first appearing in Magic: The Gathering's Strixhaven: School of Mages before crossing over with Dungeons & Dragons in its newest sourcebook, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos.Based in the plane of Arcavios, budding wizards and academics come from far and wide to hone their skills, explore their potentials, and find . But danger lurks even here. She music box.plays things by the book and frowns on students COLWANDATHE BLOODSPILLERwho embark on Dean Plarggs dangerous field trips. can use the sheet below to keep track of the effects If you find these rules arent the best fit for your of those rules on their characters. Before starting any of this books adventures, con- Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be sult chapter 2 for guidance on making Strixhaven read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters and uniting those characters in a group. Your Quandrix spells might manifest Prismari Trinkets. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. If you create deleterious effects, Strixhaven kindly requests you refrainfrom invok-First Printing: November 2021 ing any names, symbols, or other references to the university should youfind yourself in a confrontation. charges daily at dawn. spell. numbers together, and I m a mess.LOREHOLD SPELLS 6 In the end, its all just entropy. Like Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos? session, each participating character has advantageUSING THESE RULES on their ability check during the Studying phase.Each of the books adventures includes Exams. adventure doesnt describe a magic item, you can find the magic items description in the Dungeon If you run any of these adventures separately, you should ask the players to create characters of the ap- Masters Guide. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos introduces the fantastical setting of Strixhaven University to Dungeons & Dragons, drawn from the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering. Item Weight : 1.25 pounds. Each chapter sitys understanding of magic is expansive. Stu- 5 Metamancer, studying metaphysics to alter realitydents from the other colleges occasionally delve into 6 Scale druid, manipulating the size ofQuandrix courses to bolster the theoretical under- plants and animalspinnings of their studies, and Quandrixs studies of 7 Sequence prophet, studying repeatingnature and Witherblooms explorations of practical patterns that bend the mindbiology have some significant overlap. The metaphorical power of words to illu- students range from cocky and cutthroat to over- whelmed perfectionists. Doing sothe university. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light If you do choose one of these backgrounds, you domains) are also quite common. pledgemages. The Principle column notes which side of the order-chaos conflictLOREHOLD SCHOLARS Plargg believes that history is full of unpredict- able, war-filled chaos and that his students mustdIO Scholar Principle be ready for anything. Wiltroot Hall is de- A stinking, thoroughly unpleasant marshland liesscribed in chapter 4. adjacent to Sedgemoor: the Detention Bog. But ask me to add two-digitple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.) dent NPCs. mated elemental forms 12 Zephyrist, weaving wind with dance Perfection PRISMARI FACULTY This section describes noteworthy members of the Prismari faculty. What is this book? 145Melwythorne 55 Advanced Arcane HistoryMina Lee 55 Exam: Unearthed Arcana 145Nora Ann Wu 55 A Starlit Night 146Quentillius Antiphiun Melentor III.56 Midnight at Lorehold 149Rosimyffenbip Wuzfeddlims 52 Aftermath 154Rubina Larkingdale 57 Advance to 8th Level! Eloquence. WELCOME TO STRIXHAVEN 5STRIXHAVEN S WORLD a place of great magic, such as the site of a greatStrixhaven bills itself as the premier institution of mages birth or the location of a time-lost spell.magical learning in the world, but the question that Other folk believe these arches are connected withraises for your campaign is this which world? This chapter offers an overview of life and studies on the scholars experts in their various fields and in the universitys campus, as well as a look at each of the use of magic to enhance their studies. Some of them use aVein. Otherwise, you can Rather than playing the four adventures as a cam- find the stat block in the Monster Manual. strategy and playacting often involving mascotsDRAGONSGUARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY when they enact fantastical narratives that they re-Skills: Arcana, History solve with special rules.Member: Bhedum Rampart Sooviij MAGE TOWER CHEER SQUADThese historians are fascinated by all time periods,and they regularly meet to discuss, debate, and deep Skills: Perception, Persuasion Member: Zanther Bowendive into members favorite topics. Students can availThe main Silverquill building is Grandloft Hall, a themselves of the preparation space called the Grayvast space with shafts of light streaking in from Room (actually a chain of rooms), which has hairthe enchanted windowpanes far above. This represents acoworker with whom the character is often sched-uled and with whom they can easily form a connec-tion (see the Relationship rules later in this chapter).JOB OPTIONSStudent characters can find work at the places be-low. ForSTRIXHAVEN MASCOT the spells duration, you have proficiency in the cho-Prerequisite: 4th Level, Strixhaven Initiate Feat sen skill. wise, giant, long-lived beings with an innate talent for magic. Her vampire attracts students from across Strixhavenstudents and colleagues alike hang on her every purely for his lessons value as performance art. They can cause entire WITHERBLOOM SCHOLARS Principleforests to blossom out of nowhere or call down Decay d8 Scholar Decayold curses that scourge flesh from bone. You draw on knowledge from spirits of the past. core rulebooks: the Players Handbook, the Dun- CHARACTER CREATION geon Masters Guide, and the Monster Manual. based on the magic that each dragon mastered, as Whatever world you decide to place Strixhaven in, summarized in the Founder Dragons table. 182Witherbloom College . Before you finish youradvantage on the roll if the toy is on your person. The chosen space must be on a surface or in Weapon, +1 ( DMG ) Uncommona liquid that can support the target without the tar- Witherbloom Primer Uncommonget having to squeeze. If without a spell slot if you are holding the primer.the save succeeds, you cant use the toy in this way Your spellcasting ability for this spell is your choiceagain until you finish a long rest. CHAPTER 2 | CHARACTER OPTIONSSCHOOL Is IN SESSION T HE FOLLOWING FOUR CHAPTERS PRESENT A STRIXHAVEN CAMPAIGN a series of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adven- tures optimized for four to six characters. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos introduces the fantastical setting of Strixhaven University, drawn from the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering, and provides rules for creating characters who are students in one of its five colleges. a Relationship. tion) check and a successful Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, both using the DC set for the Exam. Once, they saved a hundred lives by pre- the world.dicting the sudden arrival of a tsunami, despite thedeceptively calm seas washing away any doubts intheir prowess.CHAPTER | LIFE AT STRIXHAVENQUANDRIX CAMPUS ESIX, FRACTAL BLOOMThe Quandrix campus-shown on map 1.4 is situ- Tasked with devising an infinite equation, a groupated in a coastal area to the northeast of the central of Quandrix students accidentally created Esix, a liv-campus, surrounded by lush woodland and abun- ing theorem obsessed with infinity. Each school em- STUDENTS braces the paradoxical unity of two polar principles: life and death, order and chaos, reason and emotion, Students at Strixhaven spend their first year in a course of general studies, which lays the foundation and so on. He combines localingredients with flavors from his homeland into an The center of the Witherbloom campus is Widdersh-ever-changing menu of delicacies. You can cast the chosen lst-level spell without a SPELLSspell slot, and you must finish a long rest before you Level Spell School Class 1st Silvery Barbscan cast it in this way again. Strixhaven Supplemental Volume IV: The Bulletin Board - Strixhaven Supplemental Volume IV: The Bulletin Board is intended to be a companion to Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos NL. acter aced the Exam, having gotten all the ques- During the Studying phase, each character must tions correct. Characters have multiple opportunities to study Her lessons proved so effective that she was asked with Professor Lang in chapters 3 and 6.to stay as a professor. their research of the past the essence and emotion of history over precision or procedure. Encounter over forty magical, mysterious creatures and NPCs in the bestiary. Thetures, using that power to heal or harm the living or Principle column notes which side of the growth-de- cay conflict a scholar more likely aligns with.to raise or entreat the dead. Quandrix mages Quandrix student or faculty member. Dungeons & Dragons' latest Magic: The Gathering crossover, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, brings five powerful new spells to Fifth Edition. THE CULTIVARIUMTHE ARITHMODROME The Cultivarium is an eye-popping, sun-drenchedThe Quandrix campus is alive with dynamic garden of spiraling, cyclical plants and fractalizedsculptures made of water behaving in odd ways: animals. mental energy encircle the structure. Share. The Principlefestations of the written word, scribing patterns of column notes which side of the radiance-shadowrunic ink in the air. CHAPTER 2 | CHARACTER OPTIONSWlTHERBLOOM STUDENT Suggested Characteristics. The coffee inside is always comfortablyYou invoke both death and life upon a 10-foot-radius warm, and none of the heat can be felt throughsphere centered on a point within range. Until tion, with a failing grade on the front and the name then, Im going to keep faking it. They practice only outdoors, and their a towering structure with a glassed-in observationconcerts fill the sky with beautiful explosions of ele- area at the top. She loves passing on herknowledge of medicinal herbs, pest mascot culti-vation, and dissection techniques to generations ofnew students, and she almost always has a pot oftea brewing.CHAPTER | STRIXHAVENYEDORA, GRAVE GARDENER swamp creatures: bats, crocodilian monsters, zom- bified animals, lumbering beasts called brackishYedora (neutral treant) is the head groundskeeper trudges, and canine creatures called groffs (brack-and unofficial undertaker of Strixhaven. Search. Playersstudents can join are a key part of student life at should note the changes on their tracking sheet.Strixhaven. Social Share. Your academic passions are in the broad field you might adopt for your character.of history. Stat You magically empower your movement with dance- blocks for these creatures appear in chapter 7. like steps, giving yourself the following benefits for When you take the Attack action on your turn, you the duration: can forgo one attack to allow your mascot familiar to make one attack of its own with its reaction. Strixhaven PDF. Published by That D&D place . From nobles to outlanders, backgrounds tell us who you are. hour. year students, but older students from all five col- Five lines of beacon-towers radiate from the Bib- leges can be seen inside at all hours.lioplex like enormous spokes. She proudly admits that she is willing to on one of these bridges or in some particularlywork hard to be as lazy as possible. Splinters of that Oracles WELCOME TO STRIXHAVEN 7CHAPTER 1LIFE AT STRIXHAVENS TRIXHAVEN UNIVERSITY SPARKLES WITH FACULTY the enthusiasm of its students and faculty, as they study, debate about, and experi- The faculty members of Strixhaven are mages and ment with magic in its varied forms. Players enhance the flavor of life at a university of magic. At Strixhaven, historians call sional period, which can last from one to several the spirits of the dead to aid their lessons about the years, an instructor is elevated to the rank of profes- sor or let go. A number of rangers and barbarians study atWitherbloom as well, and some rogues learn howto create and use poisons during their studies atthis college.36 CHAPTER | CHARACTER OPTIONSChoose one of Strixhavens colleges: Lorehold, SPELLSPrismari, Quandrix, Silverquill, or Witherbloom. College. explained below.JOINING AN EXTRACURRICULAR STUDENT DICEAt any point during the books adventures, a charac- Each character gains one Student Die for each Ex-ter can gain the benefit of two of the Extracurricu- tracurricular they are participating in. Is it to help others or SHAILE TALONROOK, DEAN OF RADIANCEfurther a personal agenda? At the end of each academic year, players lose If any players exhibit trepidation, err on the side any Student Dice their characters have earned of caution and dont use these rules for some or all from an Exam. Before you finish your3 charges, and it regains ld3 expended charges next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell oncedaily at dawn. (If any characters are studying together, ble results:however, resolve their ability checks at the same Failed. If one of them catches your eye, choose that college. ment assistant, groundskeeper, refereeAt your discretion, switchingJobs in the middle of Coworker: Rosimyffenbip Rosie Wuzfeddlimsthe year might lead to a roleplaying scenario. 222 . CHOOSING A COLLEGE If you start the campaign at higher level, using one of the adventures in later chapters of this book (or an ad- At Strixhaven, students choose their colleges at the venture of your DMs creation), give some thought to start of their second year. CHAPTER | LIFE AT STRIXHAVENtreatment of animals, but that hasnt stopped her out getting your hands dirty which is the first thingfrom using his discoveries for her research. When Lisette speaks, her words are soft and full of colorful metaphors.most essential principle in the cosmos. Bards thriveto enter one of Strixhavens colleges. Although these pursuits could be played out entirely with inform the player of this result. Even as he flour-For their final project as a mage-student, Nassarifamously turned in an earthquake, which almost ished as both mage and musician, he discovered adestroyed three campus buildings. Like this book? Whatever your medium sculpture, 2nd Flaming Sphere, KineticJaunt (in this book)dance, paint, music, drama, architecture, or any 3rd Haste, Water Walk 4th Freedom of Movement , Wall of Fireother field you have grand visions of bringing your 5th Cone of Cold, Conjure Elementalart to life in a fusion of magic and creativity. Most people believe that only a sive studies in multiple colleges or work as resident being with the wisdom (and long life) of the Founder advisers to first-year students. Kollema Hall is a grand, multitiered gallery builtPILLARDROP .into a large outcrop at the end of Effigy Row Here,Part natural chasm, part archaeological excavation, Lorehold mages gather for large lectures. FURYGALE Characters might encounter Instructor Minexes in At the outskirts of the Prismari campus, the aban- doned creations of thousands of past artist-mageschapter 6. have coalesced over the years into the notoriousPRISMARI CAMPUS .region of Furygale Roped off by magical wards Southwest of the central campus, the Prismari and warning signs, Furygale is several acres ofcampus shown on map 1.3 is situated in a region ever-changing magical energy, gales of ice and windof jagged rocks, rugged spires, and intense geother- and fire, and elementals gone rogue. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos is a Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook that is set in the magical Strixhaven University from Magic: The Gathering.The book introduces several new magic items to D&D, with its five magical primers being some excellent additions to the repertoire of jobbing spellcasters across the multiverse.The Wizards in D&D rely on spellbooks for their magic, but few would take . using fire, lightning, and earth.STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHY SCHOLARS OF PRISMARIPrismari College is dedicated to the arts. The events of the adventure character? You discern colors increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20. that darkness only as shades of gray.LANGUAGESYour character can speak, read, and write Commonand one other language that you and your DM agreeis appropriate for the character. QUITTING AN EXTRACURRICULAR Characters can quit an Extracurricular at any time, updating their tracking sheet accordingly. But danger lurks even here. It turned out6 Pastraiser, binding spirits into the Order he had a natural talent for Loreholds spirit magic.monuments that bear their likeness to His time at Prismari was hardly wasted, however.learn about their inspiring deeds Combining his artistic skill with his keen spiritual7 Relic reader, divining wisdom from the Order sense, Hofri could visualize a spirits mortal appear-past from the context of ruin sites ance and construct a viable statue form for them to8 Ruin shaman, wielding magic that Chaos inhabit. THE PASSAGE OF TIMESTARTING RELATIONSHIP POINTS Each adventure in this book takes place over the course of an academic year, which is no longer thanPerson Relationship Points a calendar year. Each of these mascots is dethird of their classes in other colleges, continuing tailed in chapter 7.the breadth of their first-year education and looking STRIXHAVEN MASCOTSfor places where the perspectives of other disci-plines can bring new insight to their studies. To get more targeted content, please make full-text search by clicking. Each of the universitys five col- CENTRAL CAMPUSleges has its own campus, and the central campus, The central campus shown on map 1.1 is thehome to the Biblioplex and Strixhaven Stadium, heart of Strixhaven. Consider customizing how your spells look when you cast them. bayou. A semester of spellslinging. 6 Before I graduate, I want to achieve something mathematically impossible. ADVENTURE LEVELS Starting Level Chapter Adventure 1st 3 Campus Kerfuffle 4th 4 Hunt for Mage Tower 6th 5 The Magisters Masquerade 8th 6 A Reckoning in Ruinsfi 3 | SCHOOL IS IN SESSION 41START OF A TO .RELATIONSHIPS POSTER MAP The poster map is meant to be shared with the play-If you run chapter 4, 5, or 6 as a standalone adven- ers. Mages seek them outsuffuses all existence in the worlds of D&D. Your owlin character might be nocturnal. For a more unusual take on a Lorehold student,can assume that your life to this point has been con- you could consider playing a barbarian with a pri-sumed by the education that has made enrolling atStrixhaven possible for you, and you might not have mal connection to the past (perhaps adopting themuch experience of the world beyond that prepara- Path of the Ancestral Guardian from Xanatharstory work. (If you are a multiclass character with multi-ple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.) 74 Archaic 190 Art Elemental Mascot 191Ch. She has visited The perspective of substance emphasizes physical and studied countless bizarre magical phenomena,reality. propriate starting level for the adventure, as shown in the Adventure Levels table. These items, along with a fewreroll the d20 and use the lower roll. You may use theand symmetries to wield power over the funda- table to randomly determine the scholarly focus of amental mathematics of nature. Some faculty members value research more than MAGICAL STUDY teaching, while others make education their highest The fundamental work of Strixhaven University priority. Check Strixhaven - A Curriculum of Chaos from Bob here. ous, it also provides a source of wild inspiration, and it remains a popular spot for students who want to duel without being interrupted by faculty. They constantly debate the merits of various esoteric mathematical principles, but if one of theirpiercing as his curved beak. Battle of StrixhavenCh. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos is a new Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook that is set in the magical Strixhaven University from Magic: The Gathering. Whichever scores you decide to in- ness as if it were dim light. These titles are a somewhat abstract way of Witherbloom-specific stat block from chapter 7.framing the core division in the colleges philoso- LISETTE, DEAN OF THE ROOTphy: is growth or decay the driving force in nature? The greatest minds in the multiverse meet at Strixhaven University. The univer-ress through their magical studies. The more obscure the his-Skill Proficiencies: History, ReligionLanguages: Two of your choice torical references I can include in everyday conver-Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a sation, the better. You might wield your Prismari spellsSkill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, PerformanceTool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument with dynamic, gestural movement as much dance or artisans tools as somatic component. 7 Leafbinder, using medicinal herbs toWitherblooms curriculum shares some overlap with soothe woundsQuandrixs analysis of the mathematical patterns 8 Pestcatcher, harvesting life energyin nature. Here is the preview of PDF, to download scroll down.. DOWNLOAD PDF. Contents. first-year students who are participating in orientation Silent Feathers. He particularly de- famous pieces of magical art have been displayed along Opus Walk for centuries, while other transientlights in finding new ways to help students workcollaboratively to unlock the heights of their creative bursts of creativity last only a few moments.potential. DEAD LANGUAGES SOCIETY Skills: Athletics, History Member: Drazhomir Yarnask, Quentillius A. Melentor III These linguistics lovers take advantage of Strixhav- ens deep repository of tomes written in ancient and near-extinct languages, teaching themselves these tongues and often translating their favorite works. The player notes here the names of gain a positive or negative Relationship Point with each student NPC with whom their character has its associated student NPC. Cir- To the faculty and students of Strixhaven, it is un-cumstances will at times cause player characters remarkable to meet someone who hails from a far- to defy faculty authority and even deans during off land, since almost everyone on campus is fromtheir adventures, and the threat of detention or even somewhere else. If you make an Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) check while holdingQUANDRIX PRIMER the primer, you can expend 1 charge to give yourselfWondrous Item, Uncommon (Requires Attunement a ld4 bonus to the check, immediately after youby a Spellcaster) roll the d20.The Quandrix Primer is a magic textbook created In addition, if you study the primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one lst-level spell fromat Strixhavens Quandrix College. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, which was released in the US earlier this week, is a sourcebook based on the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion released for trading card game Magic: The Gathering. Search . inner expanse called the Arithmodrome. description. IT S COSMOPOLITANORIENTATION Strixhaven draws students and faculty from acrossThe following subsections present three importantfacts to keep in mind as you explore these pages and the world and from other realms in the multiverse.prepare to play or run the books campaign. They founded Strixhaven to fa-to draw students from across the Material Plane or cilitate that study and established the five collegesthe entire multiverse. 1: Life on Campus 8 Campus Kerfuffle 60 Arcane Herbology 165 9 Exam: Vegetation Identification 166Magical Study Running This Adventure 60 172Campus Overview 44 Clue in the Bayou 173Lorehold College 13 First Day on Campus . Even when open, theComponents: V, S, M (a withered vine twisted bottle wont accept any liquid other than the coffee into a loop)Duration: Instantaneous it produces. Player characters, including owlin, typically fall intoFeats offers Strixhaven-themed feats for use with the same ranges of height and weight that humans A Curriculum of Chaos and other adventures. You cant use If youre starting a Strixhaven campaign with the intro- ductory adventure in chapter 3, that adventure gives all this flying speed if youre wearing medium or the advice you need to bring a party of characters to- gether. Players can create characters using a new race presented in the book, an owlin, one of the owlfolk who study at the university.