Extracurriculars—the campus clubs and societies students can join—are a key part of student life at Strixhaven. Using the rules that follow, characters can join Extracurriculars to add flavor to the book’s adventures, gain minor rules benefits, and perhaps more easily befriend—or irritate—their classmates.
At any point during the book’s adventures, a character can gain the benefit of two of the Extracurriculars noted below, as described later in this section. If a student character also works on campus using the Job rules, the character can benefit from only one Extracurricular.
Characters can gain the benefit from a new Extracurricular only by joining it at the start of an academic year, which corresponds to the beginning of a new adventure. Typically, joining an Extracurricular in between academic years isn’t eventful. Players should note the changes on their tracking sheet.
While a student participates in an Extracurricular, they gain a Student Die and a Relationship Point, as explained below.
Characters can quit an Extracurricular at any time, updating their tracking sheet accordingly. When a student quits an Extracurricular, they immediately lose its benefits. If a character quits during an adventure, the DM might want to roleplay the situation, since NPCs are likely to take an interest in why the student is leaving.
Skills: Athletics, History
Member: Drazhomir Yarnask
These linguistics lovers take advantage of Strixhaven’s deep repository of tomes written in ancient and near-extinct languages, teaching themselves these tongues and often translating their favorite works.
Skills: Performance or Sleight of Hand
Member: Cadoras Damellawar, Nora Ann Wu
These painters, sculptors, printmakers, and mosaic artists gather to create fine works and to discuss the latest techniques and trends in the world of art.
Skills: Deception, Investigation
Member: Bhedum “Rampart” Sooviij, Tilana Kapule
These experts in the game of dragonchess discuss the latest in strategy, compete against one another, and test out homemade variations of game rules.
Skills: Arcana, History
Member: Bhedum “Rampart” Sooviij
These historians are fascinated by all time periods, and they regularly meet to discuss, debate, and deep dive into members’ favorite topics.
Skills: Nature, Survival
Member: Urzmaktok Grojsh
These green-thumbed experts love mixing magic and gardening to create new strains of vegetation, many of which they cultivate on campus.
Skills: Insight, Persuasion
Member: Grayson Wildemere
These enterprising students discuss business theories. They often create small start-ups to sell wares and services appealing to students. The funds they generate fuel the club’s activities.
Skills: Acrobatics, Performance
Member: Zanther Bowen
These graceful gymnasts work to hone their craft, and they compete against each other in dazzling floor routines.
Skills: Athletics, Intimidation
Member: Javenesh Stoutclaw, Melwythorne
These hardy athletes train together and compete in the rough-and-tumble Strixhaven game of silkball, which is played in muddy fields with balls made of spider silk.
Skills: Athletics, Performance
Member: Larine Arneza
These swimming enthusiasts combine their athletic skills with the finesse of artists as they choreograph water dances to the latest popular songs.
Skills: Animal Handling, Performance
Member: Cadoras Damellawar, Rosimyffenbip “Rosie” Wuzfeddlims
These storytelling enthusiasts engage in a mix of strategy and playacting—often involving mascots—when they enact fantastical narratives that they resolve with special rules.
Skills: Perception, Persuasion
Member: Zanther Bowen
With their coordinated cheers, outfits, and school spirit, these cheerleaders inspire pride in the official Strixhaven University Mage Tower teams.
Skills: Arcana, Investigation
Members: Rosimyffenbip “Rosie” Wuzfeddlims, Tilana Kapule
The folks in the Magical Item Development Society work to understand the inner workings of magical items, and leverage that knowledge to create new magical items and enchantments.
Skills: Arcana, Deception
Member: Quentillius A. Melentor III, Rubina Larkingdale
These actors work together to create productions of brilliant stagecraft, often involving new spins on old classics as well as displays of magic and music.
Skills: Athletics, Medicine
Member: Greta Gorunn
These bodybuilders support each other in developing strong muscles and even stronger friendships.
Skills: Sleight of Hand, Performance
Member: Aurora Luna Wynterstarr, Rubina Larkingdale
These music enthusiasts play instruments such as hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes, flutes, and drums, and they regularly perform rousing concerts.
Skills: Investigation, Insight
Member: Grayson Wildemere, Mina Lee
These truth seekers and wordsmiths report on campus news, regularly interviewing important figures and producing the monthly Strixhaven Star newspaper, which is distributed across the campus.
Skills: Insight, Religion
Member: Melwythorne, Shuvadri Glintmantle
These pious students of many faiths gather to share prayers and theological debates and to celebrate one another’s high holidays.