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on page 264 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
Another twist that works well with a Morgrave
MORGRAVE UNIVERSITY campaign is to use story-based advancement
instead of standard XP. Level advancement
Morgrave University is the largest institute of could be based on time: player characters gain
learning in Breland. While it’s not as prestigious WVM TM^MT MIKP [MUM[\MZ TM^MTQVO ]X IN\MZ ÅVIT[
as Arcanix or the Library of Korranberg, Alternately, advancement could be tied to
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and hands-on style of teaching. If you want to long as your professor survives the expedition!
learn about the history of Sharn, what better See page 261 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for
way than to explore the ancient ruins below the more information.
city? Critics say that Morgrave is a college of
tomb robbers, and much of its endowment does
come from the sale of artifacts recovered on its WHY ARE YOU HERE?
expeditions. As a Morgrave student, you’re not an adventurer
Morgrave University can be a useful resource yet. You’ve got talent, but you’re learning.
in any style of campaign. It’s an asset for sages Consider how your background ties into this.
conducting research and a source of potential As a noble, are you an entitled rich kid who
patrons. But it can also be the foundation of a thinks you’re better than everyone else? As an
campaign: heroic fantasy seen through the eyes urchin, did you somehow earn a scholarship,
of students at the university. or are you literally sneaking into your classes?
As a criminal, you could be the daughter
of a Boromar crime boss, or you might be an
SETTING THE TONE entrepreneur selling dreamlily to the nobles. A
charlatan could be a brilliant drama student
A Morgrave campaign is a coming of age story
or an undercover spy trying to root out enemy
in a fantasy world. In between delving into ruins
agents in the faculty. If you’re an entertainer
and uncovering demonic schemes, the player
you might be a prodigy whose talent is only just
characters need to decide what to do with their
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age and unlocking your potential. So think about
to wear to the Crystalfall dance. You can play up
your background as a way to set up the person
the humor in this scenario, but it can be just as
you’re becoming, as opposed to representing
dark as Callestan if you choose.
adventures that you’ve already had.
A Morgrave campaign isn’t driven by material
wealth. Even when you go on expeditions, the
University will lay claim to most of the treasures WHAT DO YOU WANT?
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Figuring out what you want in life is one of the
adventures are measured in relationships and in
learning. Can you earn a professor’s trust? Can main goals of a Morgrave campaign. As wizard
you get unrestricted access to the library stacks? you’ve got remarkable arcane talents. But what
Can you impress that mysterious stranger? are you going to do with them?
At the DM’s discretion, accomplishing these You can establish a grand goal from the
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A wizard who has access to the library may be magic to summon and destroy the demon that
able to swap one of their known spells at start killed your parents. The bard is determined to
of each session. As a simple reward, a character play on the Grand Stage. The paladin keeps
who accomplishes a meaningful personal goal having a divine vision… but what does it mean?
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