Arcane Invitation
Dear aspiring magus¸ We are pleased to inform you that you have been invited to enroll in an ANCIENT and WELL-REGARDED institution for the education of children in the arcane arts. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary tomes and other supplies. Term begins in the autumn. We await your familiar no later than the end of this month. Yours sincerely¸ Headmaster Black Arcane Invitation is a toolbox for running academic adventures using 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons as a core mechanic. You and your friends create kid characters¸ ready to take on the magical world through the lens of their educational experience. The DM adapts our curriculum of classes¸ professors¸ and mysteries into a campaign that brings out the best in your young heroes. In this tome you'll find all the classes¸ feats¸ backgrounds¸ spells¸ magical items and more that will bring your burgeoning spellcaster to life. We provide rules for wands (or orbs¸ rods¸ or staves) that choose the wizard¸ puzzles and tests¸ schoolyard fights¸ arcane athleticism¸ social status¸ mysteries on the school grounds¸ vindictive or inspirational professors¸ and more. The mechanics of Arcane Invitation encompass the usual physical encounters¸ as well as the mental and social battles that take place at places of learning. While the usual D&D races can be used with Arcane Invitation ¸ the corebook also provides a system for designing school Houses to fill that role for a character. Each House aspires to certain virtues (or vices)¸ which they impress upon their members. Houses are a great way to bind characters together¸ make them into rivals¸ or just give them a social hierarchy to navigate. Entire campaigns might plumb the depths of a House's origins and secrets¸ or explore the idiosyncrasies of its members. Arcane Invitation is a D&D adaptation¸ not a campaign setting. It's a toolbox and a starting place for building your own campaigns. Heavily inspired by hit books and films set in magical boarding schools¸ it's designed to bridge the gap between our favorite young adult fiction settings and our favorite fantasy roleplaying system. It's whimsical and magical¸ but artistically and thematically focused on real life. Artwork in Arcane Invitation is made from turning real photos into seemingly arcane situations. Character classes are built on existing D&D classes¸ allowing for flexibility in terms of abilities and casting style. If you'd like to be a traditional-style magic user¸ memorizing spells from books¸ there's a class for that. If you would rather just be a rascal¸ getting by on your luck and wits¸ well there's a class for that too. Since they're all built on the well-tested 5th edition D&D system¸ they work perfectly and can even be multiclassed or converted into "adult" character classes as the students grow up. If you're looking for a way to play in your own campaign setting¸ based on Harry Potter or The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina¸ this is the book you need.