Nimbus' University | 5e Academy Mystery | RP-Heavy & Beginner

About the adventure

Welcome to Nimbus’ University, the most prestigious academy for adventurers in all of Calypso! Perched high above the clouds in a magnificent Victorian-era steampunk world, Nimbus’ University has trained generations of legendary heroes, explorers, mages, warriors, and rogues. Now, it’s your turn. You are a first-year student, arriving at the University to begin your very first year of adventuring education. You’ll attend classes designed for aspiring heroes, learn new skills, make friends (and perhaps a few enemies), explore the strange corners of campus, and discover what life is like at a school where your classmates might someday become the greatest heroes in the world. You’ll also be sorted into one of three Houses, each inspired by one of the children of the Skygod: Draconix, House of Volatile Elements; Gigantin, House of the Sturdy Land; and Syth, House of Mystic Dreams. But there is something unusual about your admission. You weren’t simply accepted into Nimbus’ University—you were granted a mysterious “Founder’s Scholarship,” an ancient programme that seemingly hasn’t been used for generations. Even stranger, the scholarship was arranged by Nautilous Nimbus himself, the legendary founder of the University… despite the fact that he has been dead for centuries. Why were you chosen? Who arranged your admission? And what exactly did the founder leave behind? This is a roleplay-focused, beginner-friendly D&D campaign about discovering who your character is while becoming part of a larger story. Expect memorable teachers, eccentric classmates, rivalries, friendships, school traditions, mysteries, smaller adventures, and plenty of opportunities for your character to simply exist and have fun in the world between the bigger adventures. Your choices and relationships will matter as the story gradually builds toward a much larger mystery threatening Nimbus’ University, and everyone living beneath it. The campaign runs for 10 sessions and uses a mixture of the 2014 and 2024 D&D rules, with the 2014/2024 versions of the classes and the 2024 Player’s Handbook species available for character creation. You do not need to be a D&D expert to join. Whether you’ve played for years or are picking up the dice for the first time, the goal is to tell a fun story together, create memorable characters, and experience what it would be like to attend a magical university for adventurers. Come for the classes. Stay for the friendships, rivalries, mysteries, and adventure. And whatever you do… don’t ask why the University is starting to fall.