Great Books Hide Their Secrets Well
Candlekeep attracts scholars like a flame attracts moths. Historians, sages, and others who crave knowledge flock to this library fortress to peruse its vast collection of books, scribbled into which are the answers to the mysteries that bedevil them. Many of these books contain their own mysteries—each one a doorway to adventure. Dare you cross that threshold?
Candlekeep Mysteries is a collection of seventeen short, stand-alone D&D adventures designed for characters of levels 1-16. Each adventure begins with the discovery of a book, and each book is the key to a door behind which danger and glory await. These adventures can be run as one-shot games, plugged into an existing Forgotten Realms campaign, or adapted for other campaign settings.
This book also includes a poster map of the library fortress and detailed descriptions of Candlekeep and its inhabitants.
Adventure writers include: Graeme Barber, Kelly Lynne D’angelo, Alison Huang, Mark Hulmes, Jennifer Kretchmer, Daniel Kwan, Adam Lee, Ari Levitch, Sarah Madsen, Christopher Perkins, Michael Polkinghorn, Taymoor Rehman, Derek Ruiz, Kienna Shaw, Brandes Stoddard, Amy Vorpahl, and Toni Winslow-Brill.
Alt-Cover
An alternative art cover with a distinctive design and soft-touch finish is available exclusively in game stores on March 16, 2021.
Where can I buy it?
Candlekeep Mysteries releases on March 16, 2021.
Order now at your local game store, bookstores such as Barnes & Noble, or online at retailers like Amazon. Also available for preorder at D&D Beyond, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20.
Price: $49.95
Release Date: 16 March, 2021
Format: Hardcover
Monster API
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"name": "Bugbear",
"meta": "Medium humanoid, chaotic evil",
"Armor Class": "16 (Hide Armor, Shield)",
"Hit Points": "27 (5d8 + 5)",
"Speed": "30 ft. ",
"STR": "15",
"STR_mod": "(+2)",
"DEX": "14",
"DEX_mod": "(+2)",
"CON": "13",
"CON_mod": "(+1)",
"INT": "8",
"INT_mod": "(-1)",
"WIS": "11",
"WIS_mod": "(+0)",
"CHA": "9",
"CHA_mod": "(-1)",
"Skills": "Stealth +6, Survival +2",
"Senses": "Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 10",
"Languages": "Common, Goblin",
"Challenge": "1 (200 XP)",
"Traits": "<p><em><strong>Brute.</strong></em> A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the bugbear hits with it (included in the attack). </p><p><em><strong>Surprise Attack.</strong></em> If the bugbear surprises a creature and hits it with an attack during the first round of combat, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) damage from the attack.</p>",
"Actions": "<p><em><strong>Morningstar.</strong></em> <em>Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage. </p><p><em><strong>Javelin.</strong></em> <em>Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack:</em> +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage in melee or 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage at range.</p>",
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Bugbear
Medium humanoid (goblinoid), chaotic evil
Armor Class 16 (Hide Armor, Shield)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| 15 (+2) | 14 (+2) | 13 (+1) | 8 (-1) | 11 (0) | 9 (-1) |
Bugbears are hairy goblinoids born for battle and mayhem. They survive by raiding and hunting, but are fond of setting ambushes and fleeing when outmatched.
Which treats of the character and pursuits of the famous gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing. An olla of rather more beef than mutton, a salad on most nights, scraps on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays, and a pigeon or so extra on Sundays, made away with three-quarters of his income.
The rest of it went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match for holidays, while on week-days he made a brave figure in his best homespun. He had in his house a housekeeper past forty, a niece under twenty, and a lad for the field and market-place, who used to saddle the hack as well as handle the bill-hook. The age of this gentleman of ours was bordering on fifty; he was of a hardy habit, spare, gaunt-featured, a very early riser and a great sportsman.