Kryx’s Houserules

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Contents
Chapter 1: Rule Adjustments 2
Chapter 2: Backgrounds 3
Chapter 3: Equipment 4
Chapter 4: Feats 7
Chapter 5: Skills 13
Chapter 6: Saving Throws 17
Chapter 7: Combat 19
Chapter 8: Conditions 21
Chapter 9: Races 22
Chapter 10: Classes 23
Artificer 26
Barbarian 27
Bard 33
Cleric 39
Druid 48
Fighter 49
Magus 54
Monk 66
Paladin 83
Psion 93
Ranger 100
Rogue 109
Sorcerer 116
Wizard 150
Chapter 11: Spells 157

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 Chapter 1: Rule Adjustments
Multiclassing Long Rest
A character can only multiclass to one other class. A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours
long, during which a character sleeps for at least 6 hours and
performs no more than 2 hours of light activity: reading,
Dice System talking, eating, or standing watch for no more than 2 hours. If
the rest is interrupted by a period of strenuous activity—at
We use 2d10 in place of 1d20. least 1 hour of walking, fighting, casting spells, or similar
adventuring activity—the characters must begin the rest
Hit Points again to gain any benefit from it.
At the end of a long rest, a character regains all lost hit
When you gain a level roll the dice to determine your hit dice. A character can can spend one or more Hit Dice before
points for the level. After the result you can choose to use the and after it regains its Hit Dice. The player can decide to
average instead. spend an additional Hit Die after each roll..
A character can’t benefit from more than one long rest in a
Inspiration 24-hour period, and a character must have at least 1 hit point
at the start of the rest to gain its benefits.
If you have inspiration, you can expend it when you make an
attack roll, saving throw, or ability check. You can use
inspiration before the roll to gain advantage or after the roll Stacking Advantage
to reroll the roll, but before any effects of the roll are applied. Each advantage/disadvantage pair cancels out. After
resolving, apply +2 or −2 to the result for each (dis)advantage
Character Advancement after the first. Up to +/−4.
When your character reaches 2nd level you gain a feat of your Interacting with an object in an occupied
choice. space
When a creature tries to interact with an object in a space
Resting occupied by a hostile creature it chooses to make a Strength
(Brawn) check contested by the hostile creature’s Strength
Hit Dice (Brawn) check or a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by
For each Hit Die spent, the player rolls the die and adds the the hostile creature’s Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If the
character’s Constitution modifier to it. The character regains creature attempting to interact with the object wins the
hit points equal to the total. contest, it can interact with the object.

Short Rest Carrying Capacity

Use Encumbrance rules with slightly higher multipliers
A short rest is a period of downtime, at least 5 minutes long, (allowing more to be carried). Well fitted armor that you are
during which a character does nothing more strenuous than proficient in weighs half of its normal weight. Source
eating, drinking, reading, and tending to wounds.
At the end of a short rest a character regains Hit Dice equal
to one forth its level (minimum of one die) and can spend one
or more Hit Dice. The player can decide to spend an
additional Hit Die after each roll.
A character can’t benefit from more than two short rests
before they take a long rest, and a character must have at
least 1 hit point at the start of the rest to gain its benefits.

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Chapter 2: Backgrounds
Every story has a beginning. Your character’s background Knight of the Order
reveals where you came from, how you became an
adventurer, and your place in the world. Your fighter might Persuasion, plus one from among Arcana, Nature, Religion,
have been a courageous knight or a grizzled soldier. Your and Society.
wizard could have been a sage or an artisan. Your rogue
might have gotten by as a guild thief or commanded Noble
audiences as a jester. Persuasion, Society. One gaming craft or musical
instrument.
Acolyte
Insight, Religion Outlander
Athletics, Nature.
Charlatan
Manipulation, Society. Remove tool proficiencies. Sage / Scholar
Society, plus your choice of one from among Arcana,
City Watch Engineering, Nature, and Religion.
Brawn, Insight
Sailor
Clan Crafter Athletics, Brawn. Replace tool proficiencies with the sailor
Insight, Society. Replace tool proficiencies with a profession. profession.
Courtier Soldier / Mercenary
Insight, Persuasion Brawn and either Manipulation or Persuasion
Criminal Tribe Member
Finesse, Stealth Nature and any other skill
Entertainer Urban Bounty Hunter
Acrobatics, Performance. Replace tool proficiencies with two Choose two from among Insight, Manipulation, Persuasion,
entertainment or musical instruments. and Stealth
Faction Agent Urchin
Insight, and one Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma skill of Finesse, Stealth
your choice, as appropriate to your faction.
Far Traveler
Insight, Perception
Folk Hero
Any two skills. Replace tool proficiencies with a profession.
Guild Artisan
Insight, Persuasion. Replace tool proficiencies with a
profession.
Hermit
Medicine, Religion
Inheritor
Any two skills

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 Chapter 3: Equipment
Scale Hauberk. Made of overlapping metal plates, a scale
Armor and Shields hauberk is worn between layers of clothing or leather. This
D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many different armor offers modest protection to the wearer’s upper body
cultures, each with its own technology level. For this reason, and allows the sound of the plates rubbing against one
adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging another to be muffled by outer layers. You can purchase the
from leather armor to chain mail to costly plate armor, with other parts of this armor to make scale mail. Subtract this
several other kinds of armor in between. The Armor table armor’s cost to purchase scale mail.
collects the most commonly available types of armor found in Scale Mail. Made of interlocking metal plates, scale mail
the game. includes a layer of quilted fabric worn underneath the mail to
The Armor table shows the cost, weight, and other prevent chafing and to cushion the impact of blows. The suit
properties of the common types of armor worn in the worlds includes gauntlets.
of D&D. Half Plate. Half plate consists of shaped metal plates that
Armor Proficiency. Anyone can put on a suit of armor or cover most of the wearer’s upper body. It does not include leg
strap a shield to an arm. Only those proficient in the armor’s protection beyond simple greaves that are attached with
use know how to wear it effectively, however. Your class gives leather straps. You can purchase the other parts of this armor
you proficiency with certain types of armor. If you wear armor to make plate. Subtract this armor’s cost to purchase plate.
that you lack proficiency with, you have disadvantage on any Plate. Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal plates to
ability check, saving throw, ot attack roll that involves cover the entire body. A suit of plate includes gauntlets, heavy
Strength or Dexterity, and you can’t cast spells. leather boots, a visored helmet, and thick layers of padding
Armor Class (AC). Armor protects its wearer from attacks. underneath the armor. Buckles and straps distribute the
The armor (and shield) you wear determines your base weight over the body.
Armor Class.
Bulky. The wearer has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth)
checks and Strength (Athletics) checks made to swim. Any
creature who sleeps in bulky armor gains a level of
exhaustion.
Str. The armor reduces the wearer’s speed by 10 feet
unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher
than the listed score.
Shields. A shield is made from wood or metal and is
carried in one hand. Wielding a shield increases your Armor
Class by 2. You can benefit from only one shield at a time.
Armor
Leather. The breastplate and shoulder protectors of this
armor are made of leather that has been stiffened by being
boiled in oil. The rest of the armor is made of softer and more
flexible materials.
Hide. Made from animal hide and giant lizard scales over a
shirt of interwoven cords, these chest and shoulder coverings
protect without restricting mobility.
Chain Hauberk. Made of interlocking metal rings, a chain
hauberk is worn between layers of clothing or leather. This
armor offers modest protection to the wearer’s upper body
and allows the sound of the rings rubbing against one
another to be muffled by outer layers. You can purchase the
other parts of this armor to make chain mail. Subtract this
armor’s cost to purchase chain mail.
Chain Mail. Made of interlocking metal rings, chain mail
includes a layer of quilted fabric worn underneath the mail to
prevent chafing and to cushion the impact of blows. The suit
includes gauntlets.

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Armor
Name Cost Armor Class (AC) Weight Properties
Leather
    Leather 10 gp 12 + Dex modifier 10 lb. —
Hide
    Hide 25 gp 13 + Dex modifier (max 4) 12 lb. —
Chain
    Chain hauberk 75 gp 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) 17 lb. —
    Chain mail 150 gp 16 50 lb. Bulky, Str 13
Scale
    Scale hauberk 400 gp 15 + Dex modifier (max 2) 20 lb. —
    Scale mail 800 gp 17 55 lb. Bulky, Str 14
Plate
    Half plate 750 gp 16 + Dex modifier (max 2) 40 lb. Bulky, Str 11
    Plate 1,500 gp 18 60 lb. Bulky, Str 15
Shield
    Shield 10 gp +2 6 lb. Special

Weapons Magic Items

Bola. A Large or smaller creature hit by a bola is grappled Wondrous Items, A Few Magic items, Magic Items, I made
until it is freed. A bola has no effect on creatures that are these for you, Biorganic Items
formless, or creatures that are Huge or larger. A creature can
use its action to make a DC 10 Strength check, freeing itself
or another creature within its reach on a success. Dealing 5
slashing damage to the ropes of a bola (AC 10) also frees the
creature without harming it, ending the effect and destroying
the bola.

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 Weapons
Name Cost Damage Weight Properties
Simple Melee Weapons
    Club 1 sp 1d4 bludgeoning 2 lb. Light
    Dagger 2 gp 1d4 piercing 1 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
    Hammer 2 gp 1d4 bludgeoning 2 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
    Handaxe 5 gp 1d4 slashing 2 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
    Sickle 1 gp 1d4 slashing 2 lb. Finesse, light
    Mace 5 gp 1d6 bludgeoning 4 lb. Versatile (1d8)
    Quarterstaff 2 sp 1d8 bludgeoning 4 lb. Two-handed
    Spear 1 gp 1d6 piercing 3 lb. Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8)
    Greatclub 2 sp 1d8 bludgeoning 9 lb. Two-handed
Simple Ranged Weapons
    Blowgun 10 gp 1 piercing 1 lb. Ammunition (range 25/100)
    Sling 1 sp 1d4 bludgeoning — Ammunition (range 30/120)
    Dart 5 cp 1d4 piercing 1/4 lb. Finesse, thrown (range 20/60)
    Javelin 5 sp 1d6 piercing 2 lb. Thrown (range 30/120)
    Shortbow 25 gp 1d6 piercing 2 lb. Ammunition (range 80/320), two-handed
    Crossbow 25 gp 1d8 piercing 5 lb. Ammunition (range 80/320), loading, two-handed
Martial Melee Weapons
    Whip 2 gp 1d6 slashing 3 lb. Finesse, reach
    Shortsword 10 gp 1d6 piercing 2 lb. Finesse, light
    Scimitar 25 gp 1d6 slashing 3 lb. Finesse, light
    Rapier 25 gp 1d8 piercing 2 lb. Finesse
    Flail 10 gp 1d8 bludgeoning 2 lb. Versatile (1d10)
    Warhammer 15 gp 1d8 bludgeoning 2 lb. Versatile (1d10)
    Trident / Longspear 5 gp 1d8 piercing 4 lb. Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d10)
    Morningstar 15 gp 1d8 piercing 4 lb. Versatile (1d10)
    War pick 5 gp 1d8 piercing 2 lb. Versatile (1d10)
    Battleaxe 10 gp 1d8 slashing 4 lb. Versatile (1d10)
    Longsword 15 gp 1d8 slashing 3 lb. Versatile (1d10)
    Pike 5 gp 1d10 piercing 8 lb. Heavy, reach, two-handed
    Glaive / Halberd 20 gp 1d10 slashing 6 lb. Heavy, reach, two-handed
    Lance 10 gp 1d12 piercing 6 lb. Reach, special
    Greataxe 30 gp 1d12 slashing 7 lb. Heavy, two-handed
    Maul 10 gp 2d6 bludgeoning 9 lb. Heavy, two-handed
    Greatsword 50 gp 2d6 slashing 6 lb. Heavy, two-handed
Martial Ranged Weapons
    Net 1 gp — 3 lb. Special, thrown (range 5/15)
    Bola 5 gp 1 bludgeoning 2 lb. Special, thrown (range 20/40)
    Crossbow, hand 75 gp 1d6 piercing 3 lb. Ammunition (range 30/120), light, loading
    Longbow 50 gp 1d8 piercing 2 lb. Ammunition (range 150/600), heavy, two-handed
    Crossbow, heavy 50 gp 1d10 piercing 9 lb. Ammunition (range 100/400), heavy, loading, two-handed

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Chapter 4: Feats
A feat represents a talent or an area of expertise that gives a
character special capabilities. It embodies training,
experience, and abilities beyond what a c1ass provides.
At certain levels, your c1ass gives you the Ability Score
Improvement feature. Using the optional feats rule, you can
forgo taking that feature to take a feat of your choice instead.
You can take each feat only once, unless the feat’s description
says otherwise.
You must meet any prerequisite specified in a feat to take
that feat. If you ever lose a feat’s prerequisite, you can’t use
that feat until you regain the prerequisite.
Half-sized ASIs
When your class grants you an Ability Score Increase, you
can increase one ability score of your choice by 1.
The goal of this refactoring is to offer more choice to
player characters. The size of the feats in RAW creates
a system where feats are quite large which limits
character choice and makes feats hard to balance or
hard to add new feats without adding some kind of
ability score as a secondary benefit. The size of feats
also makes parts of them unusable for many builds
(see Crossbow Expert’s 3rd bullet). Instead I have split
feats to half the size as original.
Traits
Select a trait at 1st level and additional traits at 5th level and
9th level. You can take each trait only once, unless the trait’s
description says otherwise.
I have moved the non-combat flavorful feats to their
own progression named Traits (see below). Having
flavorful option combined with mechanical options
will create a bias toward mechanical options in many
games so splitting these two will allow to be chosen
more freely.
Actor
Skilled at mimicry and dramatics, you gain the following
benefits:
You have advantage on Charisma (Manipulation) checks
when trying to pass yourself off as a different person.
You can mimic the speech of another person or the
sounds made by other creatures. You must have heard the
person speaking, or heard the creature make the sound,
for at least 1 minute. A successful Wisdom (Insight) check
contested by your Charisma (Manipulation) check allows a
listener to determine that the effect is faked
Athlete
You have undergone extensive physical training to gain the
following benefits:
When you are prone, standing up uses only 5 feet of your
movement.
Climbing doesn’t cost you extra movement (errata).
You can make a running long jump or a running high jump
after moving only 5 feet on foot, rather than 10 feet.
Linguist
You learn two languages of your choice.
If you can see a creature’s mouth while it is speaking a
language you understand, you can interpret what it’s
saying by reading its lips.
Dungeon Delver
Alert to the hidden traps found in many dungeons, you gain
the following benefits:
You have advantage on saving throws made to avoid or
resist traps.
You have resistance to the damage dealt by traps.
You can search for traps while traveling at a normal pace,
instead of only at a slow pace.
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 Keen Mind
You have a mind that can track time, direction, and detail
with uncanny precision. You gain the following benefits.
You always know which way is north.
You always know the number of hours left before the next
sunrise or sunset.
You can accurately recall anything you have seen or heard
within the past month.
Cantrip Initiate
You learn one cantrip that doesn’t require an attack roll or a
saving throw.
Choose Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as your
spellcasting ability for this spell.
Skilled, lesser
You gain proficiency in a skill or craft and trade of your
choice.
Skulker
You are expert at slinking through shadows. You gain the
following benefits:
You can try to hide when you are lightly obscured from the
creature from which you are hiding.
Dim light doesn’t impose disadvantage on your Wisdom
(Perception) checks relying on sight.
Weapon Master, lesser
You gain proficiency with a weapon of your choice.
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Feats
Alert
Always on the lookout for danger, you gain the following
benefits:
You gain a +3 bonus to initiative.
Armored
You gain proficiency with the armor type above your current
proficiency: Leather -> Hide -> Chain -> Scale -> Plate.
You can select this feat multiple times.
Bow Expert
Skilled with a bow, you gain the following benefits:
You deal d10 damage with a longbow or d8 damage with a
shortbow.
When you use an arrow as an improvised melee weapon
you are proficient with it, and you can use your Dexterity
modifier instead of Strength for the attack and damage
rolls with it. If you hit a creature with this attack you can
then immediately use your reaction to move up to half
your speed without provoking opportunity attacks from
the target of your attack.
Centered Caster
Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell. You must
have taken an ability score improvement in Constitution.
You have practiced casting spells in the midst of combat,
learning techniques that grant you the following benefit:
You have advantage on Fortitude saving throws that you
make to maintain your concentration on a spell when you
take damage.
Defensive Duelist
Prerequisite: Dexterity 13 or higher
When you are wielding a finesse weapon with which you are
proficient and another creature hits you with a melee attack,
you can use your reaction to add half your proficiency bonus
to your AC for that attack, potentially causing the attack to
miss you.
You can take this feat an additional time to gain your full
proficiency bonus to AC.
Dual Wielder
You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following
benefit:
When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add
your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.
You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a
separate melee weapon in each hand.
Dueling Master
Prerequisite: Shield proficiency
You master fighting with a single weapon, gaining the
following benefit:
You gain a +2 bonus to AC while you wielding a weapon in
one hand and no other weapons or a shield. You lose this
benefit on any turn when you make an unarmed strike.
Elemental Adept
When you gain this feat, choose one of the following damage
types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
When you roll a 1 on a damage die for a spell you cast that
deals damage of that type, you can reroll the die and must use
the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1.
You can select this feat multiple times. Each time you do so,
you must choose a different damage type.
Elemental Master
Prerequisite: Elemental Adept
Spells you cast ignore resistance to damage of the chosen
type.
You can select this feat multiple times. Each time you do so,
you must choose a different damage type.
Fast Loader
Thanks to extensive practice with loading weapons, you gain
the following benefits:
You ignore the loading quality of ranged weapons with
which you are proficient.
Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t impose
disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls.
Great Weapon Master
You’ve learned to put the weight of a weapon to your
advantage, letting its momentum empower your strikes.
On your turn, when you score a critical hit with a heavy
weapon or reduce a creature to 0 hit points with one, you can
make one melee weapon attack as a bonus action.
Healer
You are an able physician, allowing you to mend wounds
quickly and get your allies back in the fight. You gain the
following benefit:
As an action, you can spend one use of a healer’s kit to
tend to a creature and restore 1d6 + 4 hit points to it, plus
additional hit points equal to the creature’s maximum
number of Hit Dice. The creature can’t regain hit points
from this feat again until it finishes a short or long rest.
Heavy Armor Master
Prerequisite: Proficiency with chain, scale, or plate armor,
level 3
While you are wearing chain mail, scale mail, or plate,
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage that you take
from non magical weapons is reduced by 2.
Inspiring Leader
Prerequisite: Charisma 13 or higher
You can spend 5 minutes inspiring your companions,
shoring up their resolve to fight. When you do so, choose up
to six friendly creatures (which can include yourself) within
30 feet of you who can see or hear you and who can
understand you. Each creature can gain temporary hit points
equal to your level + your Charisma modifier. A creature can’t
gain temporary hit points from this feat again until it has
finished a short or long rest.
Lucky
You have inexplicable luck that seems to kick in at just the
right moment.
You have 2 luck points. Whenever you make an attack roll,
an ability check, or a saving throw, you can spend one luck
point to roll an additional d20. You can choose to spend one
of your luck points after you roll the die, but before the
outcome is determined. You choose which of the d20s is used
for the attack roll, ability check, or saving throw.
You can also spend one luck point when an attack roll is
made against you. Roll a d20, and then choose whether the
attack uses the attacker’s roll or yours.
If more than one creature spends a luck point to influence
the outcome of a roll, the points cancel each other out; no
additional dice are rolled. If you have (dis)advantage that is
resolved to 1 dice before applying.
You regain your expended luck points when you finish a
long rest.
You can select this feat an additional time. If you do so, you
gain an additional luck points.
Mage Slayer
You have practiced techniques useful in melee combat
against spellcasters, gaining the following benefits:
When you damage a creature that is concentrating on a
spell, that creature has disadvantage on the saving throw it
makes to maintain its concentration.
You have advantage on saving throws against spells cast
by creatures within your reach.
Magic Dabbler
Choose a class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or
wizard. You learn two cantrips of your choice from that class’s
spell list.
Your spellcasting ability for these spells depends on the
class you chose: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock;
Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.
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 Magic Initiate
Choose a class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or
wizard. You learn one 1st-level spell from that class’s spell list
and can cast it at its lowest level. Once you cast it, you must
finish a long rest before you can cast it again.
Your spellcasting ability for these spells depends on the
class you chose: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock;
Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.
Metamagic
You have trained how to alter spells. You gain the following
benefits:
You learn two lesser metamagic options or one greater
metamagic option of your choice from among those below.
You gain 3 metamagic points. If you already have
metamagic points, you gain 3 more. You regain
metamagic points on a long rest.
You can take this feat multiple times. Each time you do so
select different metamagic options.
Mobile
You are exceptionally speedy and agile. You gain the following
benefits:
Your speed increases by 10 feet.
When you use the Dash action, difficult terrain doesn’t
cost you extra movement on that turn.
When you make a melee attack against a creature, you
don’t provoke opportunity attacks from that creature for
the rest of the turn, whether you hit or not.
Mounted Combatant
You are a dangerous foe to face while mounted. While you are
mounted and aren’t incapacitated, you have advantage on
melee attack rolls against any unmounted creature that is
smaller than your mount.
Mounted Defender
You are able to protect your mount. While you are mounted
and aren’t incapacitated, you gain the following benefits:
You can force an attack targeted at your mount to target
you instead.
If your mount is subjected to an effect that allows it to
make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it
instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving
throw, and only half damage if it fails.
Polearm Master
While you are wielding a glaive, halbred, pike, quarterstaff,
spear or trident, other creatures provoke an opportunity
attack from you when they enter your reach.
Resilient
Prerequisite: You must have taken an ability score
improvement in the chosen ability.
Choose one saving throw. You gain proficiency in the
chosen saving throw.
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Ritual Caster
Prerequisite: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma 13 or higher
You have learned a number of spells that you can cast as
rituals. These spells are written in a ritual book, which you
must have in hand while casting one of them.
When you choose this feat, you acquire a ritual book
holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the
following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or
wizard. You must choose your spells from that class’s spell
list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The
class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for
these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom
for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.
If you come across a spell in written form, such as a
magical spell scroll or a wizard’s spellbook, you might be able
to add it to your ritual book. The spell must be on the spell
list for the class you chose, the spell’s level can be no higher
than half your level (rounded up), and it must have the ritual
tag. The process of copying the spell into your ritual book
takes 2 hours per level of the spell, and costs 50 gp per level.
The cost represents material components you expend as you
experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks
you need to record it.
Savage Attacker
When you roll damage for a melee weapon attack, you can
reroll the weapon’s damage dice and use either total.
Sentinel
You have mastered techniques to take advantage of every
drop in any enemy’s guard, gaining the following benefits:
When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, the
creature’s speed becomes 0 for the rest of the turn.
When a creature within your reach makes an attack
against a target other than you (and that target doesn’t
have this feat), you can use your reaction to make a melee
weapon attack against the attacking creature.
Sharpshooter
You have mastered ranged weapons and can make shots that
others find impossible. You gain the following benefits:
Attacking at long range doesn’t impose disadvantage on
your ranged weapon attack rolls.
When you are hidden from a creature and miss it with a
ranged weapon attack, making the attack doesn’t reveal
your position.
Shielded
You gain proficiency with shields.
Shield Defender
You use shields not just for protection but also for offense.
You gain the following benefits while you are wielding a
shield:
If you aren’t incapacitated, you can add your shield’s AC
bonus to any Dexterity saving throw you make against a
spell or other harmful effect that targets only you.
 If you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you can Metamagic Options
use your reaction to take no damage if you succeed on the As a spellcaster’s knowledge of magic grows, she can learn to
saving throw, interposing your shield between yourself and cast spells in ways slightly different from the ways in which
the source of the effect. the spells were originally designed or learned. You can use
only one Metamagic option on a spell when you cast it, unless
Shield Master otherwise noted.
If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a
bonus action to try to Shove a creature within 5 feet of you I recommend using metamagic feats in a game where
with your shield. the Sorcerer does not depend on metamagic for its
niche (such as a game that uses my Sorcerer). That
Spell Sniper said though feats like Martial Adept exist so features as
feats should be fine. Additionally the niche concern is
Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell outweighed by the lack of caster feat options by RAW.
You have learned techniques to enhance your attacks with
certain kinds of spells, gaining the following benefits:
When you cast a spell that requires you to make an attack
roll, the spell’s range is doubled.
You learn one cantrip that requires an attack roll. Choose
the cantrip from the bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock,
or Wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this
cantrip depends on the spell list you chose from:
Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric
or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.
Tavern Brawler
Accustomed to rough-and-tumble fighting using whatever
weapons happen to be at hand, you gain the following
benefits:
You are proficient with improvised weapons.
Your unarmed strike use a d4 for damage.
When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike or an
improvised weapon on your turn, you can use a bonus
action to attempt to grapple the target.
Tough
Your hit point maximum increases by an amount equal to
your level when you gain this feat. Whenever you gain a level
thereafter, your hit point maximum increases by an additional
1 hit points.
When you roll a Hit Die to regain hit points, the minimum
number of hit points you regain from the roll equals twice
your Constitution modifier (minimum of 2).
War Caster
Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell
You have practiced casting spells in reaction to your
enemies’ movements, learning techniques that grant you the
following benefits:
When a hostile creature’s movement provokes an
opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to
cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an
opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1
action and must target only that creature.
You can perform the somatic components of spells even
when you have weapons or a shield in one or both hands.
Weapon Master
You gain proficiency with four simple or martial weapons of
your choice.
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 Greater Metamagic
Enlarged Spell
When you cast a spell that has an area, you can spend 2
metamagic points to increase that numeric measurement of
the spell’s area by 50%.
Example: If you cast fireball the area increases from 20 ft.
radius to 30 ft. radius. cone of cold would increase from a 60
ft. cone to a 90 ft. cone.
Heightened Spell
When you cast a spell that forces a creature to make a saving
throw to resist its effects, you can spend 3 metamagic points
to give one target of the spell disadvantage on its first saving
throw made against the spell.
Quickened Spell
When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 action, you
can spend 2 sorcery points to change the casting time to 1
bonus action for this casting.
Reverberating Spell
When you cast a spell with a duration of instantaneous that
has an area, you can you can spend a number of metamagic
points equal to the spell’s level to have the spell target the
same area at the start of your next turn. The area glows in a
color chosen by the GM and creatures can determine what
will happen with an Intelligence (Arcana) check. The
reverberated spell gains no benefit from the spell being cast
at a higher level.
Twinned Spell
When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and
doesn’t have a range of self, you can spend a number of
metamagic points equal to the spell’s level to target a second
creature in range with the same spell (1 metamagic point if
the spell is a cantrip).
Lesser Metamagic
Careful Spell
When you cast a spell that forces other creatures to make a
saving throw, you can protect some of those creatures from
the spell’s full force. To do so, you spend 1 metamagic point
and choose a number of those creatures up to your
spellcasting ability modifier (minimum of one creature). A
chosen creature automatically succeeds on its saving throw
against the spell, and they take no damage if they would
normally take half damage on a successful save.
Careful spell is a good option, but struggles in
comparison to other metamagic options and in
comparison to the Evocation Wizard’s Sculpt Spell.
This version mirrors that functionality. The Wizard gets
it on Evocation spells for free and any other class
(Sorcerer or even Wizard) must pay 1 point to use it
on a spell of any school. thread
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Distant Spell
When you cast a spell that has a range of 5 feet or greater,
you can spend 1 metamagic point to double the range of the
spell.
When you cast a spell that has a range of touch, you can
spend 1 metamagic point to make the range of the spell 30
feet.
Elemental Spell
Choose one damage type: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison.
When you cast a spell that does damage, you can spend 1
metamagic point to replace the spell’s normal damage type
with that damage type.
Empowered Spell
When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 metamagic
point to reroll a number of the damage dice up to your
spellcasting ability modifier (minimum of one). You must use
the new rolls.
You can use Empowered Spell even if you have already
used a different Metamagic option during the casting of the
spell.
Extended Spell
When you cast a spell that has a duration of 1 minute or
longer, you can spend 1 metamagic point to double its
duration, to a maximum duration of 24 hours. If you lose
concentration on an extended spell you can spend 1
metamagic point and use your reaction to cast the spell
again.
Extended Spell isn’t such a great option as durations
are already rather long by default. But if we add the
ability to effectively maintain concentration after
losing concentration (at a resource cost of 2
metamagic points and another spell slot) it is better.
Precise Spell
When you cast a spell which requires an attack roll, you can
spend 2 metamagic points to gain advantage on the first
attack roll of the spell.
Subtle Spell
When you cast a spell, you can spend 1 metamagic point to
cast it without any somatic or verbal components. In addition
material components do not need to be held in your hand.
Chapter 5: Skills
The goal of this system is to create a mostly equal list of skills Craft and Trade
that are each worth taking for their usage by combining some
of the weaker skills. Most tools are rolled into skills now (Disguise Kit, Forgery
Skills have been reduced from 18 to 14 (15 with Kit, Herbalism Kit, Musical Instrument, Navigator’s tools,
Engineering), balancing out the uses. Similar to Consolidated Poisoner’s Kit, Thieves’ Tools), but Artisan’s Tools, Gaming
Skills from Pathfinder Unchained. Set, and Musical instruments are not. Most tools are for
downtime purposes so they are less important. In place of
Skill Conversion tools characters can be proficient in the following craft or
Skill Ability Core Skill Included trade:
Acrobatics Dex Acrobatics (Balance, Escape Professions. Alchemist, Brewer, Calligrapher, Carpenter,
grapple/restraints), Stunts, Soften Cartographer, Cobbler, Cook, Farmer, Glassblower,
Fall, Tumble Gravedigger, Jeweler, Leatherworker, Mason, Painter, Potter,
Arcana Int Arcana, identify spells, monster Sailor, Shepherd, Smith, Weaver, Woodcutter.
knowledge Gaming. Dice, Dragonchess, Playing cards, Three-Dragon
Athletics Str Athletics (Climb, Jump, Swim), ante.
Vehicles Entertainment. Dance, Acting, Storytelling.
Brawn Str Athletics (Grapple, Escape Musical Instruments. Bagpipes, Drum, Dulcimer, Flute,
grapple/restraints, Shove, Overrun), Lute, Lyre, Horn, Pan flute, Shawm, Viol.
generic strength
Finesse Dex Thieves’ Tools (open lock, disable Other Alterations
trap or device), Sleight of Hand
Insight Wis Insight, Investigation (Intuition) Expertise provides advantage
Manipulation Cha Deception, Disguise, Intimidation
Almost always roll for climbing, swimming, etc
No passive skills
Medicine Wis Medicine, Identify Potion, Herbalism
Kit, Poisoner’s Kit Conversion
Nature Wis Nature, Animal Handling, Suvival,
Navigator’s Tools, monster All backgrounds give 2 skills. Below are the percentages of all
knowledge skills known by each of the classes.
Perception Wis Perception, Investigation (search) Old New
Persuasion Cha Persuasion, Gather information Class # % %
Religion Int Religion, monster knowledge Barb / Clr / Dru / Ftr / Pal / Sorc / War / 4 22% 28.5%
Society Int History, Forgeries, monster Wiz
knowledge Bard / Ranger / Monk 5 28% 35.7%
Stealth Dex Stealth Rogue 6 33% 42.8%
Campaign
Specific Monster Knowledge Checks
Engineering Int Investigation (structural), identify You can use certain skills to identify monsters and their
technological item, monster
knowledge
special powers or vulnerabilities.
Use the table below to see how much you learn about a
Skill DCs creature. Add half of it’s CR (rounded down) to the DC.
Difficulty DC
Monster Knowledge DC
Very Easy 5
Name and type 10
Easy 10
Notable traits and actions 15
Medium 15
Resistances and vulnerabilities 20
Hard 20
Very Hard 25 Creature Type Skill
Nearly Impossible 30 Arcana aberration, construct, dragon, elemental
Engineering robot
Nature beast, fey, monstrosity, ooze, or plant
Religion celestial, fiend, or undead
Society giant or humanoid

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 Acrobatics
Balance. You can attempt to stay on your feet in a tricky
situation, such as when you’re trying to run across a sheet of
ice, balance on a tightrope, or stay upright on a rocking ship’s
deck.
Escaping a Grapple. A grappled creature can use its
action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a Strength
(Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by the
grappler’s Strength (Brawn) check.
Escaping Restraints. A restrained creature can use its
action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a Strength
(Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check and beat a set DC.
Soften Fall. When you deliberately fall any distance, even
as a result of a missed jump, you can attempt to reduce the
impact. Make a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check and reduce the
distance fallen equal to the result. You still end up prone if
you take damage from the fall.
Stunts. The DM might also call for a Dexterity (Acrobatics)
check to see if you can perform acrobatic stunts, including
dives, rolls, somersaults, and flips.
Tumble. A creature can try to tumble through a hostile
creature’s space, ducking and weaving past the opponent. As
an action or bonus action, the tumbler makes a Dexterity
(Acrobatics) check contested by the hostile creature’s
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If the tumbler wins the contest,
it can move through the hostile creature’s space once this
turn.
Arcana
Your Intelligence (Arcana) check covers your arcane
knowledge of magic.
Arcane Knowledge. Your Intelligence (Arcana) check
measures your ability to recall lore about spells, magic items,
eldritch symbols, magical traditions, the planes of existence,
and the inhabitants of those planes.
Identify Spell. You can attempt to identify a spell as it is
cast. Make an Intelligence (Arcana) check at a DC 10 + the
spell’s level.
Identify Magic Item. Once per long rest if you are
proficient with Arcana you can identify one magic item that is
not a legendary item, sentient item, or artifact.
Monster Knowledge. You can make an Intelligence
(Arcana) check to identify a creature that is an aberration,
construct, dragon, or elemental. See “Monster Knowledge
Checks”.
Athletics
Climb. You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid
hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while
something is trying to knock you off.
Jump. You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off
a stunt mid jump.
Swim. You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous
currents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. Or
another creature tries to push or pull you underwater or
otherwise interfere with your swimming.
Vehicles. You attempt to control a mount, a boat, or
another vehicle.
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Brawn
Grapple. When you want to grab a creature or wrestle with
it, you can use the Attack action to make a special melee
attack, a grapple. If you’re able to make multiple attacks with
the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.
The target of your grapple must be no more than one size
larger than you, and it must be within your reach. Using at
least one free hand, you try to seize the target by making a
grapple check, a Strength (Brawn) check contested by the
target’s Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the
target chooses the ability to use). If you succeed, you subject
the target to the grappled condition (see appendix A). The
condition specifies the things that end it, and you can release
the target whenever you like (no action required).
Moving a Grappled Creature. When you move, you can
drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed
is halved, unless the creature is two or more sizes smaller
than you.
Escaping a Grapple. A grappled creature can use its
action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a Strength
(Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by the
grappler’s Strength (Brawn) check.
Escaping Restraints. A restrained creature can use its
action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a Strength
(Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check and beat a set DC.
Overrun. When a creature tries to move through a hostile
creature’s space, the mover can try to force its way through by
overrunning the hostile creature. As an action or bonus
action, the mover makes a Strength (Brawn) check contested
by the hostile creature’s Strength (Brawn) check. The
creature attempting the overrun has advantage on this check
if it is larger than the hostile creature, or disadvantage if it is
smaller. If the mover wins the contest, it can move through
the hostile creature’s space once this turn.
Shove. Using the Attack action, you can make a special
melee attack to shove a creature, either to knock it prone or
push it away from you. If you’re able to make multiple attacks
with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.
The target of your shove must be no more than one size
larger than you, and it must be within your reach. You make a
Strength (Brawn) check contested by the target’s Strength
(Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target chooses
the ability to use). If you win the contest, you either knock the
target prone or push it 5 feet away from you.
Shove Aside. A creature uses the special shove attack
from the Player’s Handbook to force a target to the side,
rather than away. The attacker has disadvantage on its
Strength (Brawn) check when it does so. If that check is
successful, the attacker moves the target 5 feet to a different
space within its reach.
Other Uses
Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door
Push through a tunnel that is too small
Hang on to a wagon while being dragged behind it
Tip over a statue
Keep a boulder from rolling
Control a heavily laden cart on a steep descent
Steer a chariot around a tight turn
Lifting and Carrying
Carrying Capacity. Your carrying capacity is your Strength
Score multiplied by 15. This is the weight (in pounds) that
you can carry, which is high enough that most characters
don’t usually have to worry about it.
Push, Drag, or Lift. You can push, drag, or lift a weight in
pounds up to twice your carrying capacity. While pushing or
dragging weight in excess of your carrying capacity, your
speed drops to 5 feet.
Size and Strength. Larger creatures can bear more
weight, whereas Tiny creatures can carry less. For each size
category above Medium, double the creature’s carrying
capacity and the amount it can push, drag, or lift. For a Tiny
creature, halve these weighs.
Engineering
Knowledge. Your Intelligence (Engineering) check
measures your ability to understand structural, mechanical,
and electrical engineering. You can use this to determine the
weakest point in a tunnel that could cause it to collapse or to
understand how electronics work.
Identify Technological Item. You can attempt to identify a
technological item. Make an Intelligence (Engineering) check.
Monster Knowledge. You can make an Intelligence
(Engineering) check to identify a creature that is a robot. See
“Monster Knowledge Checks”.
Finesse
Your deft hands allow you to perform tasks that require fine
manipulation.
Conceal Objects. Make a Dexterity (Finesse) check
contested by the target’s Wisdom (Perception) check to hide
an item in your hand or on your body.
Craft a small or detailed object. Make a Dexterity
(Finesse) to craft a small or detailed object.
Pilfer or Plant objects. Make a Dexterity (Finesse) check
contested by the target’s Wisdom (Perception) check to pilfer
an object from them or plant an object on them. If you lose
the content, the target notices your attempt regardless of
whether you got the item.
You can’t attempt to pilfer or plant an object during combat
from a creature that’s aware of your presence.
Sabotage Item. You can rig simple devices (such as
saddles and wagon wheels) to function normally and break
after some period of time (usually 1d4 rounds or minutes of
use). You can leave no trace of your tampering, if you beat the
DC by 5.
Disable Trap or Device. When you attempt to disable a
trap or device make a Dexterity (Finesse) check. If you fail by
4 or less, you don’t disable it, but can try again. If you fail to
disable a device by 5 or more, the device triggers. You can
leave no trace of your tampering, if you beat the DC by 5.
Arm Trap or Device. When you attempt to arm a trap or
device make a Dexterity (Finesse) check. If you fail to arm the
device by 5 or more, the device triggers.
Open Lock. When you attempt to open a lock make a
Dexterity (Finesse) check. If you fail by 4 or less, you don’t
open it, but can try again. If you fail by 5 or more, the lock
breaks. You can leave no trace of your tampering, if you beat
the DC by 5.
Tie up a Prisoner. Make an Dexterity (Finesse) check to
securely tie up a prisoner.
Insight
You are skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Discern intent. Your Wisdom (Insight) check decides
whether you can determine the true intentions of a creature,
such as when searching out a lie or predicting someone’s
next move. Doing so involves gleaning clues from body
language, speech habits, and changes in mannerisms.
Intuition. Use your Wisdom (Insight) to instinctively
understand where an object may have been hidden or what
course of action to follow.
Manipulation
Deceive. Your Charisma (Manipulation) check determines
whether you can convincingly hide the truth, either verbally
or through your actions. This deception can encompass
everything from misleading others through ambiguity to
telling outright lies. Typical situations include trying to fast-
talk a guard, con a merchant, earn money through gambling,
pass yourself off in a disguise, dull someone’s suspicions with
false assurances, or maintain a straight face while telling a
blatant lie.
Intimidate. When you attempt to manipulate someone
through overt threats, hostile actions, and physical violence,
the DM might ask you to make a Charisma (Manipulation)
check. Examples include trying to pry information out of a
prisoner, convincing street thugs to back down from a
confrontation, or using the edge of a broken bottle to
convince a sneering vizier to reconsider a decision.
Medicine
You know how the body works and how to treat it.
Diagnose Illness. A Wisdom (Medicine) check lets you try
to diagnose an illness.
Stabilize. You can use your action to administer first aid to
an unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which
requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check.
Expending a Healer’s Kit provides advantage to this check.
Identify Herb, Poison, or Potion A Wisdom (Medicine)
check lets you try to identify an herb, poison, or potion.
Craft Poison. A Wisdom (Medicine) check lets you try to
craft poisons.
Nature
Nature Knowledge. Your Wisdom (Nature) or Intelligence
(Nature) check measures your ability to recall lore about
terrain, plants and animals, the weather, and natural cycles.
Handle Animal. When there is any question whether you
can calm down a domesticated animal, keep a mount from
getting spooked, or intuit an animal’s intentions, the DM
might call for a Wisdom (Nature) check.
Survival. The DM might ask you to make a Wisdom
(Nature) check to follow tracks, hunt wild game, guide your
group through frozen wastelands, identify signs that owlbears
live nearby, predict the weather, avoid quicksand and other
natural hazards, or avoid getting lost at sea.
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 Monster Knowledge. You can make a Wisdom (Nature)
check to identify a creature that is a beast, fey, monstrosity,
ooze, or plant. See “Monster Knowledge Checks”.
Perception
Notice Creatures and Details. Your Wisdom (Perception)
check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of
something. It measures your general awareness of your
surroundings and the keenness of your senses.
For example, you might try to hear a conversation through
a closed door, eavesdrop under an open window, or hear
monsters moving stealthily in the forest. Or you might try to
spot things that are obscured or easy to miss, whether they
are orcs lying in ambush on a road, thugs hiding in the
shadows of an alley, or candlelight under a closed secret door.
Search. When you look around for clues you make an
Wisdom (Perception) check. You might find the location of a
hidden object, discern from the appearance of a wound what
kind of weapon dealt it, or determine the weakest point in a
tunnel that could cause it to collapse. Poring through ancient
scrolls in search of a hidden fragment of knowledge might
also call for an Wisdom (Perception) check.
Discern Undead. Discern whether a seemingly dead or
living creature is undead
Persuasion
Gather Information. When in a settlement—a village, a
town, or a city—make a Charisma (Persuasion) check to find
out what’s going on, who the movers and shakers are, where
to get what you need, and where not to go.
Persuade. When you attempt to influence someone or a
group of people with tact, social graces, and good nature, the
DM might ask you to make a Charisma (Persuasion) check.
Typically, you use persuasion when acting in good faith, to
foster friendships, make cordial requests, and exhibit proper
etiquette. Examples of persuading others include convincing
a chamberlain to let your party see the king, negotiating
peace between warring tribes, or inspiring a crowd of
townsfolk.
Religion
Religious Knowledge. Your Intelligence (Religion) check
measures your ability to recall lore about deities, rites and
prayers, religious hierarchies, holy symbols, the practices of
secret cults.
Monster Knowledge. You can make an Intelligence
(Religion) check to identify a creature that is an celestial,
fiend, or undead. See “Monster Knowledge Checks”.
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Society
Societal Knowledge. Your Intelligence (Society) check
measures your ability to recall lore about legends, legendary
people, personalities, inhabitants, laws, customs, traditions,
historical events, ancient kingdoms, past disputes, recent
wars, and lost civilizations.
Create or Detect a Forgery. You must have the proper
writing materials to create a forgery. If the handwriting
doesn’t need to be specific to a person, you need only to have
seen a similar document before. To forge a signature, you
need an autograph of that person to copy. You need a larger
handwriting sample to forge a longer document in that
person’s script. The examiner attempts an opposed
Intelligence (Society) check.
Decipher Writing. A Intelligence (Society) check can allow
you to decipher writing in an unfamiliar language or a
message written in an incomplete or archaic form. If you
succeed at your check, you understand the general content of
about one page worth of writing. If you fail by 5 or more, you
draw a false conclusion about the text.
Monster Knowledge. You can make an Intelligence
(Society) check to identify a creature that is a giant or
humanoid. See “Monster Knowledge Checks”.
Stealth
Avoid Being Noticed. Make a Dexterity (Stealth) check
when you attempt to conceal yourself from enemies, slink
past guards, slip away without being noticed, blend into a
crowd, or sneak up on someone without being seen or heard.
If you move at a speed greater than half your speed you
have disadvantage on the roll.
Hiding
When you try to hide, make a Dexterity (Stealth) check.
Until you are discovered or you stop hiding, that
check’s total is contested by the Wisdom (Perception)
check of any creature that actively searches for signs
of your presence.
You can’t hide from a creature that can see you, and
if you make noise (such as shouting a warning or
knocking over a vase), you give away your position. An
invisible creature can’t be seen, so it can always try to
hide. Signs of its passage might still be noticed,
however, and it still has to stay quiet.
In combat, most creatures stay alert for signs of
danger all around, so if you come out of hiding and
approach a creature, it usually sees you. However,
under certain circumstances, the Dungeon Master
might allow you to stay hidden as you approach a
creature that is distracted, allowing you to gain
advantage on an attack before you are seen.
Passive Perception removed.
What Can You See? One of the main factors in
determining whether you can find a hidden creature or
object is how well you can see in an area, which might
be lightly or heavily obscured
Chapter 6: Saving Throws
Goals Solution
1. Saving throws should be of equivalent Saving throws condensed to Fortitude,
value Reflex, and Will
The saving throw system creates inherent inequality for the Fortitude measures the inherent toughness, mass, and
value of saving throws. Characters are encouraged to focus resilience of your physique. It is the key defense against
on their defenses for the most common saves, ignoring the attacks that include effects such as disease, poison.
others. This results in Strength, Intelligence, and Charisma Reflex measures your ability to avoid area of effect spells
being less desirable saving throw proficiencies and much less and forced movement. It’s useful against areas of effect such
desirable abilities to invest in unless your class depends on as dragon breath or a fireball spell.
that ability score. Will is your defense against effects that daze, disorient,
% of total % % hard % light
confuse, or overpower your mind. It measures your strength
Ability saves Damage control control of will, self-discipline, and devotion.
Strength 16% 17% 14% 92% Scaling
Dexterity 24% 76% 17% 21% At 5th level, you can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded
Constitution 35% 49% 29% 26% down, to any saving throw you make that doesn’t already
Intelligence 2% 67% 67% 22% include your proficiency bonus.
Wisdom 19% 4% 66% 47%
Charisma 5% 4% 57% 22%
See Saving Throw Totals for the complete numbers.
2. Saving throws should have a mostly
consistent success rate
Constitution based spells and features like cone of cone,
stunning strike, and blight become far less valuable as
players level due to monsters having more and more
Cositution, but this unequal distribution is apparent at lower
levels as well.
Intelligence suffers from a similar situation, but is on the
opposite end of the spectrum in that it is extremely likely to
succeed. This results in illusion type spells being particularly
powerful against most enemies.
Player Saving Throw Success Rate
Ability Overall Level 15-20
Main Save 65% 65%
Secondary Save 58% 55%
Tertiary Save 33% 20%
Other Saves 23% 10%
Monster Saving Throw Success Rate
Ability Overall Level 15-20
Strength 45% 46%
Dexterity 39% 40%
Constitution 52% 63%
Intelligence 31% 29%
Wisdom 44% 51%
Charisma 43% 53%
See Saving Throw Success Rates for the complete
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 Conversion Class Saving Throws
Fortitude uses your Constitution modifier Class New Saving Throw
Reflex uses the average of your Strength and Dexterity Barbarian Fortitude
modifiers Bard Reflex or Will
Will uses the average of the highest two modifiers from Cleric Will
your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma modifiers. Druid Will
Fighter Fortitude
Use Ability Scores Monk Reflex
If you’d like odd ability scores to matter first average Paladin Will
the ability scores and then determine the modifier by
Ranger Reflex
removing 10 and dividing by 2. This result is much
better at not penalizing odd stat scores Rogue Reflex
Sorcerer Fortitude
Warlock Will
Result
Wizard Will
% of total % % hard % light
Ability saves Damage control control
Fortitude 35% 49% 29% 26%
Reflex 40% 52% 16% 49%
Will 25% 9% 64% 40%
See Saving Throw Totals for the complete numbers.
Player Saving Throw Success Rate
Ability Overall Level 15-20
Main Save 52-58% 50-55%
Secondary Save 40% 35%
Tertiary Save 35% 30%
Monster Saving Throw Success Rate
Ability Overall Level 15-20
Fortitude 45% 56%
Reflex 44% 52%
Will 43% 56%
See Saving Throw Success Rates for the complete
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Chapter 7: Combat
Movement
When you use your action to Dash, you can use a bonus
action to make one melee weapon attack or shove a creature.
Interacting with Objects Around You
Here are a few examples of the sorts of thing you can
do in tandem with your movement and action:
draw or sheathe a sword or two light weapons
open or close a door
withdraw a potion from your backpack
pick up a dropped axe
take a bauble from a table
remove a ring from your finger
stuff some food into your mouth
plant a banner in the ground
fish a few coins from your belt pouch
drink all the ale in a flagon
throw a lever or a switch
pull a torch from a sconce
take a book from a shelf you can reach
extinguish a small flame
don a mask
pull the hood of your cloak up and over your head
put your ear to a door
kick a small stone
tum a key in a lock
tap the floor with a 10-foot pole
hand an item to another character
Healing Surges
As an action, a character can use a healing surge and spend
up to half his or her Hit Dice. A character who uses a healing
surge can’t do so again until he or she finishes a short or long
rest.
Two-Weapon Fighting
Once on your turn, when you take the Attack action and
attack with a light weapon that you’re holding in one hand,
you can attack with a different light weapon that you’re
holding in the other hand. You don’t add your ability modifier
to the damage of the weapon that you’re holding in the other
hand, unless that modifier is negative.
Delay
By choosing to delay, you take no action and then act
normally on whatever initiative count you decide to act. When
you delay, you voluntarily reduce your own initiative result for
the rest of the combat. When your new, lower initiative count
comes up later in the same round, you can act normally. You
can specify this new initiative result or just wait until some
time later in the round and act then, thus fixing your new
initiative count at that point. You cannot delay if you have any
conditions that are turn based.
Called Shot
Once on your turn before you make a weapon attack that you
are proficient with, you can choose to have disadvantage on
the attack roll. If the attack hits, you add twice your
proficiency bonus to the attack’s damage.
Flanking
When a creature and at least one of its allies are adjacent or
within their reach of an enemy and on opposite sides or
corners of the enemy’s space, they flank that enemy, and each
of them has +1 on melee attack rolls against that enemy.
thread
Dropping to 0 Hit Points
When you drop to 0 hit points, you either die outright or fall
unconscious, as explained in the following sections.
Instant Death
Massive damage can kill you instantly. When damage reduces
you to 0 hit points and there is damage remaining, you die if
the remaining damage equals or exceeds your hit point
maximum.
For example, a cleric with a maximum of 12 hit points
currently has 6 hit points. If she takes 18 damage from an
attack, she is reduced to 0 hit points, but 12 damage remains.
Because the remaining damage equals her hit point
maximum, the cleric dies.
Falling Unconscious
If damage reduces you to 0 hit points and fails to kill you, you
gain a level of exhaustion and fall unconscious. This
unconsciousness ends if you regain any hit points. yo-yoing
Death Saving Throws
Whenever you start your tum with 0 hit points, you must
make a special saving throw, called a death saving throw, to
determine whether you creep closer to death or hang onto
life. Unlike other saving throws, this one isn’t tied to any
ability score. You are in the hands of fate now, aided only by
spells and features that improve your chances of succeeding
on a saving throw.
Roll a 2d10. If the result is 10 or higher, you succeed.
Otherwise, you fail. A success or failure has no effect by itself.
On your fifth success, you become stable. On your fifth
failure, you die. The successes and failures don’t need to be
consecutive; keep track of both until you collect five of a kind.
The number of both is reset to zero when you regain any hit
points or become stable.
Rolling 1 or 20. When you make a death saving throw and
the result is a 2, 3, or 4, it counts as two failures. If the result
is a 18, 19, or 20, you regain 1 hit point.
Damage at 0 Hit Points. If you take any damage while you
have 0 hit points, you suffer a death saving throw failure. If
the damage is from a critical hit, you suffer two failures
instead. If the damage equals or exceeds your hit point
maximum, you suffer instant death.
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 Swimming through deep water is similar to traveling at
Underwater Combat high altitudes, because of the water’s pressure and cold
Melee Attacks Underwater
temperature. For a creature without a swimming speed, each
When making a melee weapon attack, a creature has hour spent swimming at a depth greater than 100 feet counts
disadvantage on the attack roll unless the weapon deals as 2 hours for the purpose of determining exhaustion.
piercing damage (no Morningstar or War Pick). Swimming for an hour at a depth greater than 200 feet
counts as 4 hours. (DMG 116)
Ranged Attacks Underwater
All ranged weapon have their range reduced to 1/4 the
original value. A thrown weapon has its range reduced by
Weather
half. Ranged attack rolls have disadvantage underwater Strong Wind
unless the weapon deals piercing damage. A strong wind (rare) imposes disadvantage on ranged
weapon attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that
Attacks from Land rely on hearing. A strong wind also extinguishes open flames,
Characters swimming, floating, or treading water on the disperses fog, and makes flying by nonmagical means nearly
surface, or wading in water at least chest deep, have three- impossible. A flying creature in a strong wind must land at
quarters cover (+5 bonus to AC and Reflex saving throws) the end of its turn or fall. A strong wind in a desert can create
from opponents on land. A completely submerged creature a sandstorm that imposes disadvantage on Wisdom
has total cover against opponents on land. (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Clarification: Spells
will also have disadvantage if their effect would be altered by
Fire weather (most likely not).
Nonmagical fire (including alchemist’s fire) does not burn
underwater. Spells or spell-like effects with the fire descriptor Heavy Precipitation
create a bubble of steam instead of its usual fiery effect, and Everything within an area of heavy rain or heavy snowfall is
creatures and objects that are fully immersed in water have lightly obscured, and creatures in the area have disadvantage
resistance to fire damage. on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Heavy rain
also extinguishes open flames and imposes disadvantage on
Hold Breath Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
A character who has no air to breathe can hold her breath for
2 rounds per point of Constitution. If a character takes an
action, the remaining duration that the character can hold
her breath is reduced by 1 round. After this period of time, the
character must make a DC 10 Constitution check in order to
continue holding her breath. The check must be repeated
each round, with the DC increasing by +1 for each previous
success. After which point she begins to suffocate. In the first
round, she falls unconscious (0 hit points). In the following
round, she gains a death failure. In the third round, she
suffocates.
Spellcasting Underwater
Casting verbal component spells while submerged can be
difficult for those who cannot breathe underwater a creature
that cannot breathe water must make a Fortitude saving
throw (DC 13 + spell level) to cast a spell underwater. Failure
means the spell fizzles. Creatures that can breathe water are
unaffected and can cast spells normally. Some spells might
function differently underwater, subject to GM discretion.
Swimming
Unless aided by magic, a character can’t swim for a full 8
hours per day. After each hour of swimming, a character must
succeed on a DC 10 Fortitude saving throw or gain one level
of exhaustion. A creature that has a swimming speed-
including a character with a ring of swimming or similar
magic can swim all day without penalty and uses the normal
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Chapter 8: Conditions
Blinded
Creatures unaccustomed to being blind must make a DC 15
Acrobatics check to move faster than half speed. Creatures
that fail this check fall prone.
Grappled
A grappled creature’s speed becomes 0, and it can’t benefit
from any bonus to its speed.
The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated (see
the condition) or if an effect removes the grappled
creature from the reach of the grappler or grappling effect,
such as when a creature is hurled away by the
thunderwave spell.
Prone
An attack roll against the creature has advantage if the
attacker makes a melee attack or is within 5 feet of the
creature. Otherwise, the attack roll has disadvantage.
Restrained
A restrained character who attempts to cast a spell with
material or somatic components must make a Reflex saving
throw (DC 13 + spell level) or lose the spell.

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Chapter 10: Classes
A
dventurers are extraordinary people, driven by a
thirst for excitement into a life that others
would never dare lead. They are heroes,
compelled to explore the dark places of the
world and take on the challenges that lesser
women and men can’t stand against.
Class is the primary definition of what your character can
do, it’s more than a profession; it’s your character’s calling.
Class shapes the way you think about the world and interact
with it and your relationship with other people and powers in
the multiverse. A fighter, for example, might view the world in
pragmatic terms of strategy and maneuvering, and see herself
as just a pawn in a much larger game. A cleric, by contrast,
might see himself as a willing servant in a god’s unfolding
plan or a conflict brewing among various deities. While the
fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the
cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees
who share his faith.
Your class gives you a variety of special features, such as a
fighter’s mastery of weapons and armor, and a wizard’s spells.
At low levels, your class gives you only two or three features,
but as you advance in level you gain more and your existing
features often improve. Each class entry in this chapter
includes a table summarizing the benefits you gain at every
level, and a detailed explanation of each one.
Adventurers sometimes advance in more than one class. A
rogue might switch direction in life and swear the oath of a
paladin. A barbarian might discover latent magical ability and
dabble in the sorcerer class while continuing to advance as a
barbarian. Elves are known to combine martial mastery with
magical training and advance as fighters and wizards
simultaneously. Optional rules for combining classes in this
way, called multiclassing, appear in chapter 6 of the Player’s
Handbook.
Class Changes
Fighting Stances: Changed to fighter rework version.
Barbarian
Battlerager removed in favor of the revamped Berserker.
Unarmored Defense replaced with Primal Toughness
(similar)
Rage cannot be ended early by not attacking a target
Added Fighting Stance at 2nd level
Delayed early rage damage boost and adjusted it at the
later levels
Reckless Attack moved to 3rd level.
Path of the Berserker
Frenzy replaced with Reckless Abandon from
Battlerager. I think one extra attack is simply unbalanced
for a subclass and this fits the flavor better.
Path of the Storm Herald
Fury of the Storm now is one model.
Path of the Totem Warrior
All subclass options must come from the same animal
now.
Totem Spirit adjusted to balance the options against
eachother.
Eagle takes the swashbuckler wording to avoid OAs
from anyone he has attacked, slight movement
increase.
Tiger gets a minor form of pounce (move 20 ft to
possibly knock prone)
Wolf only applies on creatures that he has attacked
Totemic Attunement has had size limits removed, saving
throws should account for this stuff.
Path of the Zealot
Divine Fury now matches the damage from Storm
Herald.
Bard
Bardic Inspiration changed to give normal inspiration
(which works before or after the roll)
Song of Rest changed to recover one additional Hit Dice
Spells known increased to better compete with prepared
casters. Spells known = less diversity of spells, but a
similar amount prepared to a Wizard.
College of Valor and College of Swords merged to college
of Blades (plus a variant for Bladesinger)
Fighter
The goal of this (minor) rework is to give the fighter an
identity. Mearls has said that he regrets the lack of identity of
the fighter archetypes. The goal is to give the fighter a
resource (maneuvers) that can be be used once per round
that allows them to show their combat prowess. Several
other minor fixes have been intertwined as well.
Fighting Style turned into a fighting stance which can be
switched between to allow for more weapon diversity
among characters instead of being locked into only using
1 weapon. At 11th level a Fighter can have 2 stances
active at once.
Two-Weapon-Fighting made to be competitive.
Second Wind now includes your Constitution modifier
and scales a bit at 11th level.
Remarkable Athlete/Acrobat is now part of the core
class and gives advantage on Strength (Athletics) or
Dexterity (Acrobatics) ability checks which allows the
fighter to physically excel.
Arcane Archer and Eldritch Knight moved to a new
magus class
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 Combat Superiority (Maneuvers) added to the core class
to give a once per round resource that is the core identity
of fighters. This is more in line with the playtest fighter
who focused on maneuvers. Maneuvers are largely the
same as Battle Master with the Arcane Archer and a few
others mixed in.
Maneuvers now use skills instead of saving throws.
Menacing Attack for example was clearly an
Intimidate check, Goading a Deception, etc. I’m
unsure about the Ability Check vs Saving throw
math - especially with advantage or expertise so I’ll
need to test the math here.
Some maneuvers like Lunging attack are buffed
while others like Trip or Commander’s Strike were
slightly nerfed.
Magus
The class is an arcane half caster that encompasses class
ideas such as Swordmage, Arcane Archer, Eldritch Knight,
and several more. It closely follows the structure of the
Paladin so it should be balanced as long as I have not made
any individual features too strong.
The DPR balance of the magus class can be seen on DPR
of Classes. Overall it is within 2% of the expected damage for
TWF, GWM, and Polearm. It’s single one handed weapon
build is slightly behind other Sword and Board builds due to
the lack of Shield Master, but it’s within a reasonable
variation of the expected amount as is Polearm + GWM.
Monk
Much like my Sorcerer Rework I decided to give the same
treatment to the Monk. The Monk has struggled since release
- it is the least damaging martial class by far with rogue hit
points and a very one dimensional playstyle of using
Stunning Strike as often as possible as it is by far the best
option in terms of DPR and CC on enemies. My goal with this
rework is to have monk do more DPR by default (about
equivalent to a Paladin), while also expanding their combat
options to be more dynamic. Paladin is a comparable class as
both the monk and the paladin have several defensive options
built into their class so if their DPR is equivalent it shouldn’t
be too much to have more features (spellcasting).
Through this process, and especially when considering the
four elements monk, I realized that the monk is a perfect fit
for 5th level spellcasting. This form of spellcasting is very
limited as the monk only knows about 10-15 spells total from
a set list. The result doesn’t make the monk feel like a
spellcaster, but more like some small spellcasting on the side
as Paladin, Ranger, and EK so the spellcasting shouldn’t be
too too obtrusive.
Flurry of Blows does not cost ki and is given at level 3.
Extra attack increased to 2 at level 11. DPR of Classes
Ki uses expanded to include Open hand push, prone, and
no reactions. Other uses added for each archetype.
Ki Blast added to most archetypes. It’s modelled on
Radiant Sun Bolt from Way of the Sun Soul Monk
(SCAG). It’s equivalent to a monk using a dagger, but
flavored to match each archetype.
Ki can be used to cast spells for most archetypes. They
are effectively 5th level casters.
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Ki increased at level 16+ to make monks have the same
number of effective spell points as a 1/2 caster (Paladin)
while assuming 1.75 short rests. See 5th level caster’s
effective spell points.
Monastic Tradition moved to level 2 to make spells
available at level 2 as they are for the other 5th level
casters.
Added Air, Earth, Fire, and Water archetypes
Stunning Strike moved to Way of the Long Death as
the archetypes now deliver more ways to use your Ki.
Stunning strike was rather strong (arguably OP) and
when combined with the versatility that spells bring is too
much so it had to go. Having it only in one archetype
makes it more balanced compared to the benefits of
another archetype.
Wholeness of Body added at 9th level (from Open Hand).
Moving on vertical surfaces and liquid moved to Way
of Air as it matches the flavor of that archetype, not the
others.
Tongue of the Sun and Moon removed as it doesn’t fit
the monk flavor that I expect. Monks are the translators of
the world? Very strange. Seems more like a Bard feature.
Shadow Step reworked to match the Druid UA. It limits
the teleport to movement speed, but frees up the bonus
action.
Paladin
Divine Smite absorbs all the smite spells so that they are
more accessible and do not all require a bonus action and
possibly concentration.
Aura of Protection set to half your charisma modifier, but
the range is doubled. +5 to saves is nearly an automatic
save which is poor design.
Add cantrips
The same version of an Aura does not stack (no double
charisma to save), contrary to Crawford’s ruling.
Psion
Psionics, in its simplest form, is harnessing the power of the
mind and using it to perform tasks, feats, and awe-inspiring
acts. It is the act of using the mental power innate in a
psionic character to perform actions that others deem
impossible.
While all characters have the capacity to harness this
power of the mind, it is only by tapping into this potential that
psionic characters are created. A psionic character has
learned to tap into and utilize this internal energy, using it to
expand their abilities or even to learn more about themselves.
Once a psionic character has learned this pathway of
psionics, it often becomes a path they cannot help themselves
from further exploring. Like a moth drawn to a flame, so too
is the mind drawn to the power of psionics once it has
learned to tap into it.
See Psionic Spells for a complete list of over 200 spells.
Ranger
Based on the Revised Ranger from UA.
Prepared Spellcasting like the Paladin: 1/2 level +
Wisdom modifier spells prepared. Thread.
Hunter’s Mark turned in to a class feature
 11th level feature replaced with Hunter’s multiattack
feature with whirlwind replaced with some of its 3rd level
features.
Rogue
Thief: Fast hands merged into cunning action. Use Magic
Device absorbed into the base class. Thief’s Reflexes and
Second-Story Work are not incorporated. Supreme Sneak
should be part of the base rules of sneaking.
Arcane Trickster spells can be from any school.
Expertise is advantage instead of double proficiency.
Sneak Attack can be made with any weapon, not just a
finesse or ranged weapon
Sorcerer
The Sorcerer has been reworked to include the Sorcerer, my
Summoner, and Warlock
Wizard
No Bladesinger subclass. It fails at being a gish and is
better modeled by bladelock, Magus, or some other gish.
No Lore Mastery subclass. It was decried as OP and I fully
agree.
Portent replaced with advantage and the uses are now
based on intelligence. 14th level replaced with mage hand
upgrade from Arcane Trickster as Portent scales in uses.
Clarifications:
Scribing a scroll costs the same amount as the scroll
price. (see magic item costs).
“When a spell is copied from a spell scroll, the copier must
succeed on an Intelligence (Arcana) check with a DC
equal to 10 + the spell’s level. If the check succeeds, the
spell is successfully copied. Whether the check succeeds
or fails, the spell scroll is destroyed.” -DMG 200.

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 Artificer
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Barbarian Creating a Barbarian
A tall human tribesman strides through a blizzard, draped in When creating a barbarian character, think about where your
fur and hefting his axe. He laughs as he charges toward the character comes from and his or her place in the world. Talk
frost giant who dared poach his people’s elk herd. with your DM about an appropriate origin for your barbarian.
A half-orc snarls at the latest challenger to her authority Did you come from a distant land, making you a stranger in
over their savage tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare the area of the campaign? Or is the campaign set in a rough-
hands as she did to the last six rivaIs. and-tumble frontier where barbarians are common?
Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into the What led you to take up the adventuring life? Were you
face of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow lured to settled lands by the promise of riches? Did you join
into the gut of another. forces with soldiers of those lands to face a shared threat?
These barbarians, different as they might be, are defined by Did monsters or an invading horde drive you out of your
their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and unthinking fury. homeland, making you a rootless refugee? Perhaps you were
More than a mere emotion, their anger is the ferocity of a a prisoner of war, brought in chains to “civilized” lands and
cornered predator, the unrelenting assault of a storm, the only now able to win your freedom. Or you might have been
churning turmoil of the sea. cast out from your people because of a crime you committed,
For some, their rage springs from a communion with fierce a taboo you violated, or a coup that removed you from a
animal spirits. Others draw from a roiling reservoir of anger position of authority.
at a world full of pain. For every barbarian, rage is a power Quick Build
that fuels not just a battle frenzy but also uncanny reflexes, You can make a barbarian quickly by following these
resilience, and feats of strength. suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength,
followed by Constitution. Second, choose the outlander
Primal Instinct background.
People of towns and cities take pride in how their civilized
ways set them apart from animals, as if denying one’s own
nature was a mark of superiority. To a barbarian, though,
civilization is no virtue, but a sign of weakness. The strong
embrace their animal nature, keen instincts, primal
physicality, and ferocious rage. Barbarians are uncomfortable
when hedged in by walls and crowds. They thrive in the wilds
of their homelands: the tundra, jungle, or grasslands where
their tribes live and hunt.
Barbarians come alive in the chaos of combat. They can
enter a berserk state where rage takes over, giving them
superhuman strength and resilience. A barbarian can draw
on this reservoir of fury only a few times without resting, but
those few rages are usually sufficient to defeat whatever
threats arise.
A Life of Danger
Not every member of the tribes deemed “barbarians” by
scions of civilized society has the barbarian class. A true
barbarian among these people is as uncommon as a skilled
fighter in a town, and he or she plays a similar role as a
protector of the people and a leader in times of war. Life in
the wild places of the world is fraught with peril: rival tribes,
deadly weather, and terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge
headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to.
Their courage in the face of danger makes barbarians
perfectly suited for adventuring. Wandering is often a way of
life for their native tribes, and the rootless life of the
adventurer is little hardship for a barbarian. Some barbarians
miss the close-knit family structures of the tribe, but
eventually find them replaced by the bonds formed among
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 Class Features
As a barbarian, you gain the following class features. The Barbarian
Proficiency Rage
Hit Points Level Bonus Features Rages Damage
Hit Dice: 1d12 per barbarian level 1st +2 Rage, Primal 2 +1
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution modifier Toughness
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your Constitution 2nd +2 Danger Sense, 2 +1
modifier per barbarian level after 1st Fighting Stance
3rd +2 Primal Path, 3 +1
Proficiencies Reckless Attack
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields 4th +2 Ability Score 3 +2
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide, shields improvement
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons 5th +3 Extra Attack, Fast 3 +2
Craft and Trade: None Movement
Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution 6th +3 All Ability Scores 4 +2
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Fortitude improve, Path
Skills: Choose two from: Animal Handling, Athletics, feature
Intimidation, Nature, Perception, and Survival 7th +3 Competency, Feral 4 +2
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Athletics, Brawn, Instinct
Manipulation, Nature, and Perception 8th +3 Ability Score
improvement
4 +2

Equipment 9th +4 Brutal Critical (1 4 +3

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the die)
equipment granted by your background: 10th +4 Path feature 4 +3
(a) a greataxe or (b) any martial melee weapon 11th +4 All Ability Scores
improve,
4 +3
(a) two handaxes (b) any simple weapon Relentless Rage
an explorer’s pack and four javelins 12th +4 Ability Score 5 +3
improvement
Rage 13th +5 Brutal Critical (2 5 +3
In battle, you fight with primal ferocity. On your turn, you can dice)
enter a rage. 14th +5 Path feature 5 +4
While raging, you gain the following benefits if you aren’t 15th +5 Competency 5 +4
wearing chain, scale, or plate armor: 16th +5 All Ability Scores 5 +4
You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength improve, Ability
saving throws. Score
improvement
When you make a weapon attack using Strength, you gain
a bonus to the damage roll that increases as you gain 17th +6 Brutal Critical (3
dice)
6 +4
levels as a barbarian, as shown in the Rage Damage
column of the Barbarian table. 18th +6 Indomitable Might 6 +4
You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing 19th +6 Ability Score 6 +5
damage. improvement
20th +6 Primal Champion Unlimited +5
If you are able to cast spells, you can’t cast them or
concentrate on them while raging.
Your rage lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are
knocked unconscious. You can also end your rage on your
turn. Fighting Stance
Once you have raged the number of times shown for your At 2nd level, as a bonus action on your turn, you can enter a
barbarian level in the Rages column of the Barbarian table, stance that lasts until you enter a new stance. Choose one of
you must finish a long rest before you can rage again. the following options:
Primal Toughness Defense
While you are wearing Leather or Hide armor you can use While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
your Constitution modifier in place of your Dexterity modifier
for determining your armor class.
Alternatively, while you are not wearing any armor, your
Armor Class equals 12 + your Constitution modifier. You can
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Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a weapon damage die for an attack
you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with
two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll,
even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the
two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
Additionally you gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls with a d12
weapon.
Protection
When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you
that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to
impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding
a shield.
Two-Weapon Fighting
You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one-handed
melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light. Additionally you
can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would
normally be able to draw or stow only one.
Reckless Attack
Starting at 3rd level, you can throw aside all concern for
defense to attack with fierce desperation. When you make
your first attack on your turn, you can decide to attack
recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on melee weapon
attack rolls using Strength during this turn, but attack rolls
against you have advantage until your next turn
Danger Sense
At 2nd level, you gain an uncanny sense of when things
nearby aren’t as they should be, giving you an edge when you
dodge away from danger. You have advantage on Dexterity
saving throws against effects that you can see, such as traps
and spells. To gain this benefit, you can’t be blinded, deafened,
or incapacitated.
Primal Path
At 3rd level, you choose a path that shapes the nature of your
rage. Choose the Path of the Berserker or the Path of the
Totem Warrior, both detailed at the end of the class
description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and
again at 6th, 10th, and 14th levels.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Fast Movement
Starting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet while
you aren’t wearing chain, scale, or plate armor.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Feral Instinct
By 7th level, your instincts are so honed that you have
advantage on initiative rolls.
Additionally, if you are surprised at the beginning of
combat and aren’t incapacitated, you can act normally on your
first turn, but only if you enter your rage before doing
anything else on that turn.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Brutal Critical
Beginning at 9th level, you can roll one additional weapon
damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical
hit with a melee attack.
This increases to two additional dice at 13th level and
three additional dice at 17th level.
Relentless Rage
Starting at 11th level, your rage can keep you fighting despite
grievous wounds. If you drop to 0 hit points while you’re
raging and don’t die outright, you can make a DC 10
Constitution saving throw. If you succeed, you drop to 1 hit
point instead.
Each time you use this feature after the first, the DC
increases by 5. When you finish a short or long rest, the DC
resets to 10.
Indomitable Might
Beginning at 18th level, if your total for a Strength check is
less than your Strength score, you can use that score in place
of the total.
Primal Champion
At 20th level, you embody the power of the wilds. Your
Strength and Constitution scores increase by 4. Your
maximum for those scores is now 24.
Primal Paths
Rage burns in every barbarian’s heart, a furnace that drives
him or her toward greatness. Different barbarians attribute
their rage to different sources, however. For some, it is an
internal reservoir where pain, grief, and anger are forged into
a fury hard as steel. Others see it as a spiritual blessing, a gift
of a totem animal.
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 Path of the Ancestral Guardian
Some barbarians hail from cultures that revere their
ancestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past
linger in the world as mighty spirits,who can guide and
protect the living. When a barbarian who follows this path
rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on
these guardian spirits for aid in a time of need.
Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians can
better fight to protect their tribes and their allies.In order to
cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who
follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that
celebrate their ancestors’ deeds. These tattoos tell sagas of
victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals.
Ancestral Protectors
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, spectral
warriors appear when you enter your rage. These warriors
distract a foe you strike and hinder its attempts to harm your
companions. While you’re raging, the first creature you hit
with an attack on your turn becomes the target of the
warriors. Until the start of your next turn or until your rage
ends, that target has disadvantage on any attack roll that
doesn’t target you, and creatures other than you have
resistance to the damage of the target’s attacks.
Spirit Shield
Beginning at 6th level, the guardian spirits that aid you can
provide supernatural protection for your allies. If you are
raging and a creature you can see within 30 feet of you takes
damage, you can use your reaction to reduce that damage by
2d8.
When you reach certain levels in this class, you can reduce
the damage by more: by 3d8 at 10th level and by 4d8 at 14th
level.
Consult the Spirits
At 10th level, you gain the ability to consult with your
ancestral spirits and use them to scout far-off areas. When
you do so, you cast the clairvoyance spell, without needing a
spell slot. Rather than creating a spherical sensor, the spell
invisibly summons one of your ancestral spirits to the chosen
location. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for the spell.
After you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again
until you finish a short or long rest.
Vengeful Ancestors
At 14th level, your ancestral spirits grow powerful enough to
strike foes that dare to harm those you protect. When you use
your Spirit Shield to protect a creature damaged by an attack,
the attacker takes the same amount of damage that your
Spirit Shield prevents.
Path of the Berserker
For some barbarians, rage is a means to an end—that end
being violence. The Path of the Berserker is a path of
untrammeled fury, slick with blood. As you enter the
berserker’s rage, you thrill in the chaos of battle, heedless of
your own health or well-being.
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Reckless Abandon
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, when you use
Reckless Attack while raging, you also gain temporary hit
points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).
They vanish if any of them are left when your rage ends.
Mindless Rage
Beginning at 6th level, you can’t be charmed or frightened
while raging. If you are charmed or frightened when you
enter your rage, the effect is suspended for the duration of the
rage.
Berserker Charge
Beginning at 10th level, while you are raging, you can use the
Dash action as a bonus action on your turn.
Retaliation
Starting at 14th level, when you take damage from a creature
that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to make
a melee weapon attack against that creature.
Path of the Storm Herald
Typical barbarians harbor a fury that dwells within. Their
rage grants them superior strength, durability, and speed.
Barbarians who follow the Path of the Storm Herald learn
instead to transform their rage into a mantle of primal magic
that swirls around them. When in a fury, a barbarian of this
path taps into nature to create powerful, magical effects.
Storm heralds are typically elite champions who train
alongside druids, rangers, and others sworn to protect the
natural realm. Other storm heralds hone their craft in elite
lodges founded in regions wracked by storms, in the frozen
reaches at the world’s end, or deep in the hottest deserts.
Storm of Fury
When you select this path at 3rd level, choose one of the
following options: desert, sea, or tundra. The environment
you choose shapes the nature of the storm you conjure when
you rage.
While raging, you emanate an aura in a 10-foot radius. Any
enemy that ends its turn in your aura takes 3 damage. The
damage type of this aura depend on your chosen
environment.
Desert. fire damage.
Sea. lightning damage.
Swamp. poison damage.
Tundra. cold damage.
The damage increases to 4 at 6th level, 5 at 12th level, and
6 at 17th level.
Storm Soul
At 6th level, your link to the power of the storm grants you
additional abilities based on the environment you chose at
3rd level.
Desert. You gain resistance to fire damage and don’t suffer
the effects of extreme heat.
Sea. You gain resistance to lightning damage and can
breathe underwater.
Swamp. You gain resistance to poison damage and
advantage on saving throws against being poisoned.
Tundra. You gain resistance to cold damage and don’t
suffer the effects of extreme cold.
Shield of the Storm
At 10th level, you learn to use your mastery of the storm to
protect your allies. While you are raging, allies within your
aura gain the benefits of your Storm Soul feature.
Raging Storm
At 14th level, the power of the storm you channel grows
mightier.
Desert. The ground around you becomes like shifting sand.
Any enemy that attempts to move more than 5 feet per turn
on the ground while in your aura must make a Strength
saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Constitution modifier). On a failed save, the creature’s speed
drops to 0 until the start of its next turn.
Sea. Roaring winds tear through the area around you. Any
creature in your aura that you hit with an attack must make a
Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Strength modifier) or be knocked prone.
Swamp. A pungent scent of decay surrounds you. Any
creature in your aura that you hit with an attack must make a
Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Constitution modifier) or be poisoned until the start of
your next turn.
Tundra. The air around you coldly slows your foes. The
area within your aura is difficult terrain for your enemies.
Path of the Totem Warrior
The Path of the Totem Warrior is a spiritual journey, as the
barbarian accepts a spirit animal as guide, protector, and
inspiration. In battle, your totem spirit fills you with
supernatural might, adding magical fuel to your barbarian
rage.
Most barbarian tribes consider a totem animal to be kin to
a particular clan. In such cases, it is unusual for an individual
to have more than one totem animal spirit, though exceptions
exist.
Spirit Seeker
Yours is a path that seeks attunement with the natural world,
giving you a kinship with beasts. At 3rd level when you adopt
this path, you gain the ability to cast the beast sense and
speak with animals spells, but only as rituals.
Totem Spirit
At 3rd level, when you adopt this path, you choose a totem
spirit and gain its feature. You must make or acquire a
physical totem object-an amulet or similar adornment-that
incorporates fur or feathers, c1aws, teeth, or bones of the
totem animal. At your option, you also gain minor physical
attributes that are reminiscent of your totem spirit. For
example, if you have a bear totem spirit, you might be
unusually hairy and thick-skinned, or if your totem is the
eagle, your eyes turn bright yellow.
Your totem animal might be an animal related to those
listed here but more appropriate to your homeland. For
example. you could choose a hawk or vulture in place of an
eagle.
Bear. While raging, you have resistance to all damage
except psychic damage. The spirit of the bear makes you
tough enough to stand up to any punishment.
Eagle. While you’re raging and aren’t wearing chain, scale,
or plate armor, if you make a melee attack against a creature,
that creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for
the rest of your turn. The spirit of the eagle makes you into a
predator who can weave through the fray with ease.
Elk. While you’re raging and aren’t wearing chain, scale, or
plate armor, your walking speed increases by 15 feet. The
spirit of the elk makes you extraordinarily swift.
Tiger. While raging, if you move at least 20 feet straight
toward a creature and then hit it with a melee weapon attack
on the same turn, the target must succeed on a Strength
saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Strength modifier) or be knocked prone. The spirit of the
tiger empowers your ability to pounce.
Wolf. While you’re raging, your friends have advantage on
melee attack rolls against any creature within 5 feet of you
that you have attacked since the end of your last turn. The
spirit of the wolf makes you a leader of hunters.
Aspect of the Beast
At 6th level, you gain a magical benefit based on the totem
animal you chose at 3rd level.
Bear. You gain the might of a bear. Your carrying capacity
(including maximum load and maximum lift) is doubled, and
you have advantage on Strength checks made to push, pull,
lift, or break objects.
Eagle. You gain the eyesight of an eagle. You can see up to
1 mile away with no difficulty, able to discern even fine details
as though looking at something no more than 100 feet away
from you. Additionally, dim light doesn’t impose disadvantage
on your Wisdom (Perception) checks.
Elk. Whether mounted or on foot, your travel pace is
doubled, as is the travel pace of up to ten companions while
they’re within 60 feet of you and you’re not incapacitated. The
elk spirit helps you roam far and fast.
Tiger. You gain proficiency in two skills from the following
list: Acrobatics, Athletics, Brawn, Nature, and Stealth. The
cat spirit hones your survival instincts.
Wolf. You gain the hunting sensibilities of a wolf. You can
track other creatures while traveling at a fast pace, and you
can move stealthily while traveling at a normal pace.
Spirit Walker
At 10th level, you can cast the commune with nature spell, but
only as a ritual. When you do so, a spiritual version of one of
the animals you chose for Totem Spirit or Aspect of the Beast
appears to you to convey the information you seek.
Totemic Attunement
At 14th level, you gain a magical benefit based on a totem
animal you chose at 3rd level.
Bear. While you’re raging, any creature within 5 feet of you
that’s hostile to you has disadvantage on attack rolls against
targets other than you or another character with this feature.
An enemy is immune to this effect if it can’t see or hear you or
if it ean’t be frightened.
Eagle. While raging, you have a flying speed equal to your
current walking speed plus an additional 10 feet. This benefit
works only in short bursts; you fall if you end your turn in the
air and nothing else is holding you aloft.
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 Elk. While raging, you can use a bonus action during your While raging, having 0 hit points doesn’t knock you
move to pass through the space of a creature when you move. unconscious. You still must make death saving throws, and
That creature must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC you suffer the normal effects of taking damage while at 0 hit
8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier) or be points. However, if you would die due to failing death saving
knocked prone and take bludgeoning damage equal to 1d12 + throws, you don’t die until your rage ends.
your Strength modifier.
Tiger. While you're raging, if you move at least 20 feet in a Subclass Guidelines
straight line toward a creature right before making a melee
weapon attack against it, you can use a bonus action to make 3rd level feature
an additional melee weapon attack against it. The 3rd level feature is a medium strength combat
Wolf. While you are raging, if you hit a creature with a enhancement
melee weapon attack, you can use a bonus action to attempt
to knock it prone. The target must succeed on a Strength 6th level feature
saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your The 6th level feature focuses less on direct combat
Strength modifier) or be knocked prone. enhancements, sometimes on the exploration pillar of the
game
Path of the Zealot 10th level feature
Some deities inspire their followers to pitch themselves into The 10th level feature focuses less on direct combat
a ferocious battle fury. These barbarians are zealots— enhancement, sometimes on the interaction
warriors who channel their rage into powerful displays of
divine power. A variety of gods across the worlds of D&D 14th level feature
inspire their followers to embrace this path. Tempus from the The 14th level feature is a strong combat enchancement or
Forgotten Realms and Hextor and Erythnul of Greyhawk are strong feature.
all prime examples. In general, the gods who inspire zealots
are deities of combat, destruction, and violence. Not all are
evil, but few are good.
Divine Fury
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you can
channel divine fury when you start to rage.
If you do so, you emanate an aura of divine power in a 10-
foot radius until the rage ends. Any enemy that ends its turn
in your aura takes 3 necrotic or radiant damage. You choose
the type of damage when you gain this feature.
The damage increases to 4 at 6th level, 5 at 12th level, and
6 at 17th level.
Warrior of the Gods
At 3rd level, your soul is marked for endless battle. If a spell
would have the sole effect of restoring you to life (but not
undeath), the caster does not need material components to
cast the spell on you.
Zealous Focus
At 6th level, the divine power that fuels your rage can shield
you from harm. If you fail a saving throw while raging, you
can instead succeed on that saving throw as a reaction.
However, doing so immediately ends your rage, and you can’t
rage again until you finish a short or long rest.
Zealous Presence
At 10th level, you learn to channel divine power to inspire
zealotry in others. As an action, you howl in fury and unleash
a battle cry infused with divine energy. Every ally within 60
feet of you gains advantage on attack rolls and saving throws
until the end of your next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Rage Beyond Death
Beginning at 14th level, the divine power that fuels your rage
allows you to shrug off fatal blows.

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 (a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon
Bard (a) a diplomat’s pack (b) an entertainer’s pack
(a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument
Class Features Leather armor and a dagger
As a bard, you gain the following class features. Spellcasting
Hit Points You have learned to untangle and reshape the fabric of reality
Hit Dice: 1d8 per bard level in harmony with your wishes and music. Your spells are part
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier of your vast repertoire, magic that you can tune to different
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution situations.
modifier per bard level after 1st
Cantrips
Proficiencies You know two cantrips of your choice from the bard spell list.
Armor: Light armor You learn additional bard cantrips of your choice at higher
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Bard
Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, table.
rapiers, shortswords
Craft and Trade: Three musical instruments or Spell Slots
entertainment craft and trades of your choice The Bard table shows how many spell slots you have to cast
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells,
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Reflex you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You
Skills: Choose any three. regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
Kryx’s Skills: Choose any three. For example, if you know the 1st-level spell cure wounds
and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you
Equipment can cast cure wounds using either slot.
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background: Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the bard
spell list.

The Bard
Proficiency Cantrips Spells
Level Bonus Features Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Spellcasting, Bardic Inspiration 2 4 2 — — — — — — — —
2nd +2 Jack of All Trades, Song of Rest 2 5 3 — — — — — — — —
3rd +2 Bard College, Expertise 2 7 4 2 — — — — — — —
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 3 8 4 3 — — — — — — —
5th +3 Font of Inspiration 3 9 4 3 2 — — — — — —
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Countercharm, 3 10 4 3 3 — — — — — —
Bard College feature
7th +3 Competency 3 11 4 3 3 1 — — — — —
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 3 12 4 3 3 2 — — — — —
9th +4 — 3 13 4 3 3 3 1 — — — —
10th +4 Expertise, Magical Secrets 3 16 4 3 3 3 2 — — — —
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve 4 17 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
13th +5 — 4 20 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
14th +5 Magical Secrets, Bard College feature 4 21 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
15th +5 Competency 4 22 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score 4 23 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
improvement
17th +6 — 4 24 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Magical Secrets 4 25 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 4 26 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Superior Inspiration 4 28 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

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 The Spells Known column of the Bard table shows when
you learn more bard spells of your choice. Each of these
spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as
shown on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in
this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the bard spells you know and replace it with
another spell from the bard spell list, which also must be of a
level for which you have spell slots
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your bard spells,
since your magic draws upon your devotion and attunement
to nature. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to
your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a bard spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a bard spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual
tag.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a musical instrument (see “Equipment”) as a
spellcasting focus for your bard spells.
Bardic Inspiration
You can inspire others through stirring words or music. To do
so, you use a bonus action on your turn to choose one
creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who can
hear you. That creature gains Inspiration.
Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can use the
Inspiration. As normal a creature can have only one
Inspiration at a time.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Jack of All Trades
Starting at 2nd level, you can add half your proficiency bonus,
rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn’t
already include your proficiency bonus.
Song of Rest
Beginning at 2nd level, you can use soothing music or oration
to help revitalize your wounded allies during a short rest. If
you or any friendly creatures who can hear your performance
regain hit points at the end of the short rest by spending one
or more Hit Dice, each of those creatures regains a Hit Dice
and can spend it immediately.
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Bard College
At 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques of a bard
college of your choice, such as the College of Lore. Your
choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th and
14th level.
Expertise
At 3rd level, choose two of your skill proficiencies. You have
advantage on any ability check you make that uses either of
the chosen proficiencies.
At 10th level, you can choose another two skill proficiencies
to gain this benefit.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
Font of Inspiration
Beginning when you reach 5th level, you regain all of your
expended uses of Bardic Inspiration when you finish a short
or long rest.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Countercharm
At 6th level, you gain the ability to use musical notes or words
of power to disrupt mind-influencing effects. As an action, you
can sing a counter an effect on any friendly creature within
30 feet of you. The creature reroll a saving throw that caused
the frightened or charmed condition. A creature must be able
to hear you to gain this benefit.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Magical Secrets
By 10th level, you have plundered magical knowledge from a
wide spectrum of disciplines. Choose two spells from any
class, including this one. A spell you choose must be of a level
you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip.
The chosen spells count as bard spells for you and are
included in the number in the Spells Known column of the
Bard table.
You learn two additional spells from any class at 14th level
and again at 18th level.
Superior Inspiration
At 20th level, when you roll initiative, you regain one use of
Bardic Inspiration.
Bard Colleges
The way the bard is gregarious. Bards seek each other out to
swap songs and stories, boast of their accomplishments, and
share their knowledge. Bards form loose associations, which
they call colleges, to facilitate their gatherings and preserve
their traditions.
College of Blades
Bards of the College of Blades are called blades, and they
entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades
perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and
juggling, and mock combats. Though they use their weapons
to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors
in their own right.
Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead
double lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for
nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and
blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice
to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most troupes are
happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a
performance, but few entertainers fully trust them.
Blades who abandon lives as entertainers have often run
into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities
impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante
justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their
weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as
enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as
adventurers.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you join the College of Blades at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with Chain armor, shields and martial weapons.
If you’re proficient with a simple or martial melee weapon,
you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells.
Fighting Stance
At 3rd level, as a bonus action on your turn, you can enter a
stance that lasts until you enter a new stance. Choose one of
the following options:n.
Dueling. When you are wielding a melee weapon in one
hand and no other weapons or shields you gain a +2 bonus to
damage rolls with that weapon.
Two-Weapon Fighting. You can use two-weapon fighting
even when the one-handed melee weapons you are wielding
aren’t light. Additionally you can draw or stow two one-
handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw
or stow only one.
Blade Flourish
At 3rd level, you learn to conduct impressive displays of
martial prowess and speed.
As an action, you can make one melee weapon attack, and
your walking speed increases by 10 feet until the end of the
current turn. Whenever you use this action, you can also use
one of the following Blade Flourish options as part of it.
Defensive Flourish. You spin your weapon in circles,
creating a hypnotic display. You can expend one of your uses
of Bardic Inspiration to take the dodge action without
expending your action.
Slashing Flourish. If the attack hits its target, you can
expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration to make a
melee attack against any number of creatures within 5 feet of
your, with a separate attack roll for each target.
Mobile Flourish. If the attack hits its target, you can
expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration to push the
target up to 15 feet away from you. You can then immediately
use your reaction to move up to your speed to an unoccupied
space within 5 feet of the target.
Variant: Bladesinger
Elves always seek to blend art into nearly every aspect
of life, this is no lest true for the magus and many
elven cultures claim that they were the first true magi.
The way of Sword, Song, and Spell is an most ancient
and honored martial art in elven society. Their attitude
in keeping this discipline a secret known only to the
elven people is well documented, and a ruthless
campaign of magical manipulations, destroying
documents, altering people’s memories and even
executions for the crime of teaching non-elves, has
been carried out to keep that secret.
Elves often see the Singer of Blades as protectors
and champions of elven culture and as such have a
prominent place in the society of the elves in the same
way that an anointed knight has great status amongst
human society. Singer of Blades are taught in a master-
apprentice tutelage system, with a master taking on a
limited number of apprentices to carry on the work of
defending elven society and promoting their principals
and way of life.
Bonus Proficiencies (Bladesinger)
When you join the College of Blades at 3rd level, you
gain proficiency with martial weapons and a +1 bonus
to AC while you aren’t wearing chain, scale, or plate
armor or using a shield. If you’re proficient with a
simple or martial melee weapon, you can use it as a
spellcasting focus for your bard spells.
Cunning Flourish
Beginning at 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you use the Blade Flourish action on your turn. You
can, nevertheless, still use only one Blade Flourish open
when you take that action.
Battle Magic
At 14th level, you have mastered the art of weaving
spellcasting and weapon use into a single harmonious act.
When you use your action to cast a bard spell, you can make
one additional weapon attack.
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 College of Glamour
The College of Glamour is open to those bards who mastered
their craft in the vibrant, deadly realm of the Feywild. Tutored
by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey, these bards learn to use their
magic to delight and captivate others.
The bards of this college are regarded with a mixture of
awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff of legend. The
bards of this college are so eloquent that a speech or song
that one of them performs can cause captors to release the
bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into
complacency. The same magic that allows them to quell
beasts can also bend minds. Villainous bards of this college
can leech off a community for weeks, abusing their magic to
turn their hosts into thralls.
Mantle of Inspiration
When you join the College of Glamour at 3rd level, you gain
the ability to weave a song of fey magic that enthralls your
allies with vigor and speed.
As a bonus action, you can expend a use of Bardic
Inspiration to grant yourself a wondrous, otherworldly
appearance. When you do so, choose a number of allies you
can see and who can see you within 60 feet of you, up to a
number of them equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum
of one). Each target gains 2d6 temporary hit points.
When a target gains these temporary hit points, it can also
use its reaction to move up to its speed toward you, without
provoking opportunity attacks. It must take the shortest,
safest path to you.
The number of temporary hit points increases when you
reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 2d8 at 5th
level, 2d10 at 10th level, and 2d12 at 15th level.
Enthralling Performance
Starting at 3rd level, you can charge your performance with
seductive fey magic.
If you perform for at least 10 minutes, you can attempt to
inspire wonder in your audience by singing, reciting a poem,
or dancing. At the end of the performance, choose a number
of humanoids within 60 feet of you who watched and listened
to all of it, up to a number of them equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of one). Each target must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or be
charmed by you. While charmed in this way, the target
idolizes you, it speaks glowingly of you to anyone who speaks
to it, and it hinders anyone who opposes you, avoiding
violence unless it was already inclined to fight on your behalf.
This effect ends on a target after 1 hour, if it takes any
damage, if you attack it, or if it witnesses you attacking or
damaging any of its allies.
If a target succeeds on its save against this effect, the target
has no hint that you tried to charm it.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
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Mantle of Majesty
At 6th level, you gain the ability to cloak yourself in a fey
magic that makes others want to serve you. As a bonus
action, you take on an appearance of unearthly beauty for 1
minute. During this time, you can cast command as a bonus
action on each of your turns, without using a spell slot. This
effect lasts for 1 minute, and any creature charmed by you
automatically fails its saving throw against the spell.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Unbreakable Majesty
At 14th level, you gain an otherworldly aspect to your
appearance that makes you look more fierce and lovely.
In addition, through this feature, you can cast sanctuary on
yourself. If a creature fails its saving throw against the spell,
you also gain advantage on all Charisma checks against the
creature for 1 minute, and it has disadvantage on any saving
throw it makes against your spells on your next turn.
Once you cast sanctuary using this feature, you can’t do so
again until you finish a short or long rest.
College of Lore
Bards of the College of Lore know something about most
things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse
as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk
ballads in taverns or elaborate compositions in royal courts,
these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound.
When the applause dies down, the audience members might
find themselves questioning everything they held to be true,
from their faith in the priesthood of the local temple to their
loyalty to the king.
The loyalty of these bards lies in the pursuit of beauty and
truth, not in fealty to a monarch or following the tenets of a
deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or adviser
knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic.
The college’s members gather in libraries and sometimes
in actual colleges, complete with classrooms and dormitories,
to share their lore with one another. They also meet at
festivals or affairs of state, where they can expose corruption,
unravel lies, and poke fun at self-important figures of
authority.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you join the College of Lore at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with three skills of your choice.
Cutting Words
Also at 3rd level, you learn how to use your wit to distract,
confuse, and otherwise sap the confidence and competence
of others. When a creature that you can see within 60 feet of
you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a damage roll,
you can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of
Bardic Inspiration. You can use this before the roll to force
the creature to roll with disadvantage or after the roll to force
it to reroll the roll, but before any effects of the roll are
applied. The creature is immune if it can’t hear you or if it’s
immune to being charmed.
Additional Magical Secrets
At 6th level, you learn two spells of your choice from any
class. A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as
shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip. The chosen spells
count as bard spells for you but don’t count against the
number of bard spells you know.
Peerless Skill
Starting at 14th level, when you make an ability check, you
can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration. You can use this
before the roll to gain advantage or after the roll to reroll the
roll, but before any effects of the roll are applied.
College of Satire
Bards of the College of Satire are called jesters. They use
lowbrow stories, daring acrobatics, and cutting jokes to
entertain audiences, ranging from the crowds in a rundown
dockside pub to the nobles of a king’s royal court. Where
other bards seek forgotten lore or tales of epic bravery, jesters
ferret out embarrassing and hilarious stories of all kinds.
Whether telling the ribald tale of a brawny stable hand’s affair
with an aged duchess or a mocking satire of a paladin of
Helm’s cloying innocence, a jester never lets taste, social
decorum, or shame get in the way of a good laugh.
While jesters are masters of puns, jokes, and verbal barbs,
they are much more than just comic relief. They are expected
to mock and provoke, taking advantage of how even the most
powerful folk are expected by tradition to endure a jester’s
barbs with good humor. This expectation allows a jester to
serve as a critic or a voice of reason when others are too
intimidated to speak the truth.
For the duchess with a taste for strapping young laborers,
such tales might serve to warn the targets of her affections
and force her to change her ways for lack of willing partners.
Striking back at the jester only ruins her already damaged
reputation, and might provide the best evidence that the
jester’s satires have hit their mark. But if she is kind and
generous to her conquests, the jokes and stories cast her as a
kind of folk hero, while drawing even more potential partners
to her.
Jesters are loyal to only one cause: the pursuit and
propagation of the truth. They use their comedy and
innocuous appearance to break down social barriers and
expose corruption, incompetence, and stupidity among the
rich and powerful. Whether revealing a con artist’s treachery
or exposing a baron’s plans for war as driven by greed and
bloodlust, a jester serves as the conscience of a realm.
Jesters adventure to safeguard the common folk and to
undermine the plans of the rich, powerful, and arrogant.
Their magic bolsters allies’ spirits while casting doubt into
foes’ minds. Among bards, jesters are unmatched acrobats,
and their ability to tumble, dodge, leap, and climb makes
them slippery opponents in battle.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you join the College of Satire at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with Finesse and Acrobatics. If you are already
proficient with Finesse or in Acrobatics, choose another skill
proficiency for each proficiency you already have.
Distracting Motley
At 3rd level, you learn to infuse innocent-seeming words with
an distracting magic.
As an action you can dance around, attempting to distract
and confuse a creature. The target must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or be
affected, until it is attacked or damaged, until it witnesses its
allies being attacked or damaged, or for 1 minute or until you
lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a
spell). While affected in this way, the target is incapacitated
and cannot speak.
If the target succeeds on its save, the target has no hint that
you tried to distract it.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short rest or long rest.
Fool’s Insight
At 6th level, your ability to gather stories and lore gains a
supernatural edge. You can cast detect thoughts up to a
number of times equal to your Charisma modifier. You regain
any expended uses of this ability after completing a long rest.
If a creature resists your attempt to probe deeper and
succeeds at its saving throw against your detect thoughts, it
immediately suffers an embarrassing social gaffe. It might
loudly pass gas, unleash a thunderous burp, trip and fall, or
be compelled to tell a tasteless joke.
Fool’s Luck
Jesters seem to have a knack for pulling themselves out of
tight situations, transforming what looks like sure failure into
an embarrassing but effective success.
At 14th level, you can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration
after you fail an ability check, fail a saving throw, or miss with
an attack roll. Reroll the attack, saving throw, or ability check,
using the new result in place of the failed one.
If using this ability grants you a success on the attack,
saving throw, or ability check, the DM will make a note of
this. The DM can then apply disadvantage to an attack or
check you make, and you cannot use this ability again until
you suffer this drawback. When the DM invokes this penalty,
describe an embarrassing gaffe or mistake you make as part
of the affected die roll.
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 College of Whispers During that hour, you gain access to all information that the
creature would freely share with a casual acquaintance.
Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Information includes general details on its background and
Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. personal life, but does not include secrets. The information is
They appear to be like any other bard, sharing news, singing enough that you can pass yourself off as the creature by
songs, and telling tales to the audiences they gather. In truth, drawing on its memories.
the College of Whispers teaches its students that they are Another creature can see through this disguise by making
wolves among sheep. These bards use their knowledge and a Wisdom (Insight) check opposed by your Charisma
magic to uncover secrets and turn them against others (Manipulation) check, though you have advantage on your
through extortion and threats. check.
Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it The disguise and the knowledge it grants disappears when
as a parasite that uses the bards’ reputation to acquire wealth this ability’s duration ends.
and power. For this reason, these bards rarely reveal their
true nature unless they must. They typically claim to follow Shadow Lore
some other college, or keep their true nature secret in order At 14th level, you gain the ability to weave dark magic into
to better infiltrate and exploit royal courts and other settings your words and tap into a creature’s deepest fears.
of power. As an action, you magically whisper a phrase that only one
creature of your choice within 30 feet of you can hear. The
Venomous Blades target must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell
When you join the College of Whispers at 3rd level, you gain save DC. It automatically succeeds if it doesn’t share a
the ability to magically make your weapon attacks toxic for a language with you or if it can’t hear you. On a successful
moment. saving throw, your whisper sounds like unintelligible
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can mumbling and has no effect.
expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to deal an If the target fails its saving throw, it is charmed by you for
additional 2d6 poison damage to that target. You can do so the next 8 hours or until you or your allies attack or damage
only once per turn. it. It interprets the whispers as a description of its most
The additional damage increases when you reach certain mortifying secret. While you gain no knowledge of this secret,
levels in this class, increasing to 2d8 at 5th level, 2d10 at 10th the target is convinced you know it.
level, and 2d12 at 15th level. While charmed in this way, the creature obeys your
commands for fear that you will reveal its secret. It won’t risk
Venomous Words its life for you or fight for you, unless it was already inclined
At 3rd level, you learn to infuse innocent-seeming words with to do so. It grants you favors and gifts it would offer to a close
an insidious magic. A creature that hears you speak can friend.
become plunged into fear and paranoia. When the effect ends, the creature has no understanding of
If you speak to a humanoid alone for at least 10 minutes, why it held you in such fear.
you can attempt to seed paranoia and fear into its mind. At Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
the end of the conversation, the target must succeed on a finish a long rest.
Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or be
frightened for the next hour, until it is attacked or damaged,
or until it witnesses its allies being attacked or damaged.
While frightened in this way, the target is paranoid and tries
to avoid the company of others, including its allies. The target
seeks out what it considers the safest, most secret place
available to it and hides there.
If the target succeeds on its save, the target has no hint that
you tried to frighten it.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short rest or long rest.
Mantle of Whispers
At 6th level, you gain the ability to adopt a creature’s persona.
When you slay a creature with an attack or a spell or a
creature dies within 5 feet of you, you can magically capture
its shadow using your reaction. You can capture only the
shadow of a creature that is your creature type, such as
humanoid, and your size (you can capture a Small or Medium
shadow if you’re Small), and you can have only one shadow
captured at a time.
After you capture a creature’s shadow, you can use your
magic to weave it into a disguise that allows you to take on its
appearance and gain access to its surface memories. As an
action, you take on the creature’s appearance for 1 hour or
until you end this effect on your turn.
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Cleric
Class Features
As a cleric, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per cleric level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution
modifier per cleric level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide, Chain, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons
Craft and Trade: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Will
Skills: Choose two from History, Insight, Medicine,
Persuasion, and Religion
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Insight, Medicine,
Persuasion, Religion, and Society
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) a mace or (b) a warhammer (if proficient)
(a) chain mail, (b) chain hauberk, or (c) hide armor
(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
(a) a priest’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
A shield and a holy symbol
Spellcasting
As a conduit for divine power, you can cast cleric spells.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the
cleric spell list. You learn additional cleric cantrips of your
choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known
column of the Cleric table.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Cleric table shows how many spell slots you have to cast
your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells,
you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You
regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
You prepare the list of cleric spells that are available for you
to cast, choosing from the cleric spell list. When you do so,
choose a number of cleric spells equal to your Wisdom
modifier + your cleric level (minimum of one spell). The spells
must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
For example, if you are a 3rd-level cleric, you have four 1st-
level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Wisdom of 16, your
list of prepared spells can include six spells of 1st or 2nd
level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st-level spell
cure wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-level or 2nd-level slot.
Casting the spell doesn’t remove it from your list of prepared
spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish
a long rest. Preparing a new list of cleric spells requires time
spent in prayer and meditation: at least 1 minute per spell
level for each spell on your list.

The Cleric
Proficiency Cantrips
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Spellcasting, Divine Domain 3 2 — — — — — — — —
2nd +2 Channel Divinity (1/rest), Divine Domain feature 3 3 — — — — — — — —
3rd +2 — 3 4 2 — — — — — — —
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 4 4 3 — — — — — — —
5th +3 Destroy Undead (CR 1/2) 4 4 3 2 — — — — — —
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Channel Divinity (2/rest), 4 4 3 3 — — — — — —
Divine Domain feature
7th +3 Competency 4 4 3 3 1 — — — — —
8th +3 Ability Score improvement, Destroy Undead (CR 1), 4 4 3 3 2 — — — — —
Divine Domain feature
9th +4 — 4 4 3 3 3 1 — — — —
10th +4 Divine Intervention 5 4 3 3 3 2 — — — —
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, Destroy Undead (CR 2) 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
13th +5 — 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
14th +5 Destroy Undead (CR 3) 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
15th +5 Competency 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
17th +6 Destroy Undead (CR 4), Divine Domain feature 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Channel Divinity (3/rest) 5 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Divine Intervention improvement 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

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 Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your cleric spells. The
power of your spells comes from your devotion to your deity.
You use your Wisdom whenever a cleric spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a cleric spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual
tag and you have the spell prepared.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a holy symbol (see “Equipment”) as a
spellcasting focus for your cleric spells.
Divine Domain
Choose one domain related to your deity, such as Life. Each
domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and
each one provides examples of gods associated with it. Your
choice grants you domain spells and other features when you
choose it at 1st level. It also grants you additional ways to use
Channel Divinity when you gain that feature at 2nd level, and
additional benefits at 6th, 8th, and 17th levels.
Domain Spells
Each domain has a list of spells—its domain spells— that you
gain at the cleric levels noted in the domain description. Once
you gain a domain spell, you always have it prepared, and it
doesn’t count against the number of spells you can prepare
each day.
If you have a domain spell that doesn’t appear on the cleric
spell list, the spell is nonetheless a cleric spell for you.
Channel Divinity
At 2nd level, you gain the ability to channel divine energy
directly from your deity, using that energy to fuel magical
effects. You start with two such effects: Turn Undead and an
effect determined by your domain. Some domains grant you
additional effects as you advance in levels, as noted in the
domain description.
When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose which
effect to create. You must then finish a short or long rest to
use your Channel Divinity again.
Some Channel Divinity effects require saving throws.
When you use such an effect from this class, the DC equals
your cleric spell save DC.
Beginning at 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity
twice between rests, and beginning at 18th level, you can use
it three times between rests. When you finish a short or long
rest, you regain your expended uses.
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Channel Divinity: Turn the Unholy
As an action, you present your holy symbol and speak a
prayer censuring the undead. Each fiend or undead that can
see or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom
saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned
for 1 minute or until it takes any damage.
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as
far away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly move to a
space within 30 feet of you. It also can’t take reactions. For its
action, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from
an effect that prevents it from moving. If there’s nowhere to
move, the creature can use the Dodge action.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
Destroy Undead
Starting at 5th level, when an undead fails its saving throw
against your Turn the Unholy feature, the creature is instantly
destroyed if its challenge rating is at or below a certain
threshold, as shown in the Destroy Undead table.
Destroy Undead
Cleric Level Destroys Undead of CR . . .
5th 1/2 or lower
8th 1 or lower
11th 2 or lower
14th 3 or lower
17th 4 or lower
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Divine Intervention
Beginning at 10th level, you can call on your deity to
intervene on your behalf when your need is great.
Imploring your deity’s aid requires you to use your action.
Describe the assistance you seek, and roll percentile dice. If
you roll a number equal to or lower than your cleric level,
your deity intervenes. The GM chooses the nature of the
intervention; the effect of any cleric spell or cleric domain
spell would be appropriate.
If your deity intervenes, you can’t use this feature again for
7 days. Otherwise, you can use it again after you finish a long
rest.
At 20th level, your call for intervention succeeds
automatically, no roll required.

Divine Domains
In a pantheon, every deity has influence over different aspects
of mortal life and civilization, called a deity’s domain. All the
domains over which a deity has influence are called the
deity’s portfolio. For example, the portfolio of the Greek god
Apollo includes the domains of Knowledge, Life, and Light.
As a cleric, you choose one aspect of your deity’s portfolio to
emphasize, and you are granted powers related to that
domain.
Your choice might correspond to a particular sect
dedicated to your deity. Apollo, for example, could be
worshiped in one region as Phoebus (“radiant”) Apollo,
emphasizing his influence over the Light domain, and in a
different place as Apollo Acesius (“healing”), emphasizing his
association with the Life domain. Alternatively, your choice of
domain could simply be a matter of personal preference, the
aspect of the deity that appeals to you most.
Each domain’s description gives examples of deities who
have influence over that domain. Gods are included from the
worlds of the Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Dragonlance, and
Eberron campaign settings, as well as from the Celtic, Greek,
Norse, and Egyptian pantheons of antiquity.
Arcana Domain
Magic is an energy that suffuses the multiverse and that fuels
both destruction and creation. Gods of the Arcana domain
know the secrets and potential of magic intimately. For some
of these gods, magical knowledge is a great responsibility
that comes with a special understanding of the nature of
reality. Other gods of Arcana see magic as pure power, to be
used as its wielder sees fit. The gods of this domain are often
associated with knowledge, as learning and arcane power
tend to go hand-in-hand. In the Realms, deities of this domain
include Azuth and Mystra, as well as Corellon Larethian of
the elven pantheon. In other worlds, this domain includes
Hecate, Math Mathonwy, and Isis; the triple moon gods of
Solinari, Lunitari, and Nuitari of Krynn; and Boccob, Vecna,
and Wee Jas of Greyhawk.
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st detect magic, magic missile
3rd magic weapon, Nystul’s magic aura
5th dispel magic, magic circle
7th arcane eye, dimension door
9th planar binding, teleportation circle
Arcane Initiate
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain
proficiency in the Arcana skill, and you gain two cantrips of
your choice from the wizard spell list. For you, these cantrips
count as cleric cantrips.
Channel Divinity: Arcane Abjuration
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
abjure otherworldly creatures. As an action, you present your
holy symbol, and one celestial, elemental, fey, or fiend of your
choice that is within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom
saving throw, provided that the creature can see or hear you.
If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute
or until it takes any damage.
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as
far away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly end its move
in a space within 30 feet of you. It also can’t take reactions.
For its action, it can only use the Dash action or try to escape
from an effect that prevents it from moving. If there’s
nowhere to move, the creature can use the Dodge action.
After you reach 5th level, when a creature fails its saving
throw against your Arcane Abjuration feature, the creature is
banished for 1 minute (as in the banishment spell, no
concentration required) if it isn’t on its plane of origin and its
challenge rating is at or below a certain threshold, as shown
on the Arcane Banishment table.
Arcane Banishment
Cleric Level Banishes Creatures of CR . . .
5th 1/2 or lower
8th 1 or lower
11th 2 or lower
14th 3 or lower
17th 4 or lower
Spell Breaker
Starting at 6th level, when you restore hit points to an ally
with a spell of 1st level or higher, you can also end one spell
of your choice on that creature. The level of the spell you end
must be equal to or lower than the level of the spell slot you
use to cast the healing spell.
Potent Spellcasting
Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the
damage you deal with any cleric cantrip.
Arcane Mastery
At 17th level, you choose four spells from the wizard spell list,
one from each of the following levels: 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th.
You add them to your list of domain spells. Like your other
domain spells, they are always prepared and count as cleric
spells for you.
Death Domain
The Death domain is concerned with the forces of life and
death, as well as the negative energy that gives rise to undead
creatures. Deities of death include Chemosh, Myrkul,
Kelemvor, Wee Jas, the ancestral spirits of the Undying Court,
Hades, Anubis, and Osiris. Some embody murder (Anubis,
Bhaal, and Pyremius), pain (Iuz or Loviatar), disease or
poison (Incabulos, Talona, or Morgion), and the underworld
(Hades and Hel). Some of these deities seek to put restless
spirits to rest, destroy the undead wherever they find them,
and ease the suffering of dying creatures. The magic of these
deities also allows them to stave off a creature’s death.
Domain Spells
Cleric
Level Spells
1st false life, inflict wounds or ray of sickness
3rd gentle repose or blindness/deafness, ray of
enfeeblement
5th animate dead or revivify, speak with dead or
vampiric touch
7th blight, death ward
9th antilife shell, cloudkill or raise dead
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 Bonus Proficiency
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain
proficiency with scale armor.
Reaper
At 1st level, the cleric learns one necromancy cantrip of his or
her choice from any spell list. When the cleric casts a
necromancy cantrip that normally targets only one creature,
the spell can instead target two creatures within range and
within 5 feet of each other.
In addition, if you have the spare the dying cantrip, you can
cast it as a bonus action.
Eyes of the Grave
Starting at 1st level, you gain an innate sense of undead
creatures. If you spend 1 minute in uninterrupted
contemplation, you can determine the presence and nature of
undead creatures in the area. This detection extends up to 1
mile in all directions. You learn the number of undead and
their distance and direction from you. In addition, you learn
the creature type of the undead in that area that has the
highest challenge rating.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Channel Divinity: Touch of Death
Starting at 2nd level, the cleric can use Channel Divinity to
destroy another creature’s life force by touch.
When the cleric hits a creature with a melee attack, the
cleric can use Channel Divinity to deal extra necrotic damage
to the target. The damage equals 5 + twice his or her cleric
level.
Channel Divinity: Touch of Life
Starting at 2nd level, the cleric can use Channel Divinity to
reinvigorate another creature’s life force by touch.
An an action the cleric can use Channel Divinity to touch a
creature to restore a number of hit points to that creature.
The amount restored equals 5 + twice his or her cleric level.
Hour of Reaping
At 6th level, you gain the ability to unsettle or terrify those
around you as an action, for your soul has been touched by
the shadow of death. When you take this action, each
creature within 30 feet of you that can see you must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the
end of your next turn.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, the cleric gains the ability to infuse his or her
weapon strikes with necrotic energy. Once on each of your
turns when he or she hits a creature with a weapon attack,
the cleric can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 necrotic
damage to the target. When the cleric reaches 14th level, the
extra damage increases to 2d8.
Improved Reaper
Starting at 17th level, when the cleric casts a necromancy
spell of 1st through 5th level that targets only one creature,
the spell can instead target two creatures within range and
within 5 feet of each other. If the spell consumes its material
components, the cleric must provide them for each target.
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Forge Domain
The gods of the forge are patrons of artisans who work with
metal, from a humble blacksmith who keeps a village in
horseshoes and plow blades to the mighty elf artisan whose
diamond-tipped arrows of mithral have felled demon lords.
The gods of the forge teach that, with patience and hard
work, even the most intractable metal can transform from a
lump of ore to a beautifully wrought object.
Clerics of these deities quest to search for objects lost to
the forces of darkness, liberate mines overrun by orcs, and
uncover rare and wondrous materials necessary to create
potent magic items. Followers of these gods take great pride
in their work, and they are willing to craft and use heavy
armor and powerful weapons to protect them. Deities of this
domain include Gond, Reorx, Onatar, Moradin, Hephaestus,
and Goibhniu.
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st burning hands, identify
3rd heat metal, magic weapon
5th elemental weapon, protection from energy
7th fabricate, wall of fire
9th animate objects, creation
Bonus Proficiency
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain
proficiency with scale armor.
Blessing of the Forge
At 1st level, you gain the ability to imbue magic into a weapon
or armor. At the end of a long rest touch one nonmagical
object that is a suit of armor or a simple or martial weapon.
Until the end of your next long rest, the object becomes a
magic item, granting a +1 bonus to AC if it’s armor or a +1
bonus to attack and damage rolls if it’s a weapon.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Channel Divinity: Artisan’s Blessing
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
create simple items.
You conduct an hour-long ritual that crafts a nonmagical
item that must include some metal: a simple or martial
weapon, a suit of armor, ten pieces of ammunition, a set of
tools, or another metal object (see chapter 5, “Equipment,” in
the Player’s Handbook for examples of these items). The
creation is completed at the end of the hour, coalescing in an
unoccupied space of your choice on a surface within 5 feet of
you.
The thing you create can be something that is worth no
more than 100 gp. As part of this ritual, you must lay out
metal, which can include coins, with a value equal to the
creation. The metal irretrievably coalesces and transforms
into the creation at the ritual’s end, magi-cally forming even
nonmetal parts of the creation.
The ritual can create a duplicate of a nonmagical item that
contains metal, such as a key, if you possess the original
during the ritual.
Soul of the Forge
Starting at 6th level, your mastery of the forge grants you a
number of special abilities:
You gain resistance to fire damage.
While wearing chain or scale armor, you gain a +1 bonus
to AC.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes
with the fiery power of the forge. Once on each of your turns
when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can cause
the attack to deal an extra 1d8 fire damage to the target.
When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to
2d8.
Saint of Forge and Fire
At 17th level, your blessed affinity with fire and metal
becomes more powerful:
You gain immunity to fire damage.
While wearing chain or scale armor, you have resistance
to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from
nonmagical attacks.
Knowledge Domain
The gods of knowledge-including Oghma, Boccob, Gilean,
Aureon, and Thoth-value learning and understanding above
ali. Some teach that knowledge is to be gathered and shared
in libraries and universities, or promote the practical
knowledge of craft and invention. Some deities hoard
knowledge and keep its secrets to themselves. And some
promise their followers that they will gain tremendous power
if they unlock the secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these
gods study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the
secret places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods
of knowledge pro mote the practical knowledge of craft and
invention, including smith deities like Gond, Reorx, Onatar,
Moradin, Hephaestus, and Goibhniu.
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st command, identify
3rd augury, suggestion
5th nondetection, speak with dead
7th arcane eye, confusion
9th legend lore, scrying
Blessings of Knowledge
At 1st level, you learn two languages of your choice. You also
become proficient in your choice of two of the following skills:
Arcana, Nature, Religion, or Society. You have advantage on
any ability check you make that uses either of those skills.
Channel Divinity: Knowledge of the
Ages
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to tap
into a divine well of knowledge. As an action, you choose one
skill or tool. For 10 minutes, you have proficiency with the
chosen skill or tool.
Channel Divinity: Read Thoughts
At 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity to detect
thoughts without expending a spell slot.
While concentrating on the spell, you can use your action
to end this effect and cast the suggestion spell on the
creature without expending a spell slot. The target
automatically fails its saving throw against the spell.
Potent Spellcasting
Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the
damage you deal with any cleric cantrip.
Visions of the Past
Starting at 17th level, you can call up visions of the past that
relate to an object you hold or your immediate surroundings.
You spend at least 1 minute in meditation and prayer, then
receive dreamlike, shadowy glimpses of recent events. You
can meditate in this way for a number of minutes equal to
your Wisdom score and must maintain concentration during
that time, as if you were casting a spell.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Object Reading. Holding an object as you meditate, you
can see visions of the object’s previous owner. After
meditating for 1 minute, you learn how the owner acquired
and lost the object, as well as the most recent significant
event involving the object and that owner. If the object was
owned by another creature in the recent past (within a
number of days equal to your Wisdom score), you can spend
1 additional minute for each owner to learn the same
information about that creature.
Area Reading. As you meditate, you see visions of recent
events in your immediate vicinity (a room, street, tunnel,
clearing, or the like, up to a 50-foot cube), going back a
number of days equal to your Wisdom score. For each minute
you meditate, you learn about one significant event,
beginning with the most recent. Significant events typically
involve powerful emotions, such as battles and betrayals,
marriages and murders, births and funerals. However, they
might also include more mundane events that are
nevertheless important in your current situation.
Life Domain
The Life domain focuses on the vibrant positive energy—one
of the fundamental forces of the universe—that sustains all
life. The gods of life promote vitality and health through
healing the sick and wounded, caring for those in need, and
driving away the forces of death and undeath. Almost any
non-evil deity can claim influence over this domain,
particularly agricultural deities (such as Chauntea, Arawai,
and Demeter), sun gods (such as Lathander, Pelor, and Re-
Horakhty), gods of healing or endurance (such as Ilmater,
Mishakal, Apollo, and Diancecht), and gods of home and
community (such as Hestia, Hathor, and Boldrei).
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st bless, cure wounds
3rd lesser restoration, spiritual weapon
5th beacon of hope, revivify
7th death ward, guardian of faith
9th mass cure wounds, raise dead
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 Bonus Proficiency
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain
proficiency with scale armor.
Disciple of Life
Also starting at 1st level, your healing spells are more
effective. Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to
restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains
additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell’s level.
Channel Divinity: Preserve Life
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
heal the badly injured.
As an action, you present your holy symbol and evoke
healing energy that can restore a number of hit points equal
to five times your cleric level. Choose any creatures within 30
feet of you, and divide those hit points among them. This
feature can restore a creature to no more than half of its hit
point maximum. You can’t use this feature on an undead or a
construct.
Blessed Healer
Beginning at 6th level, the healing spells you cast on others
heal you as well. When you cast a spell of 1st level or higher
that restores hit points to a creature other than you, you
regain hit points equal to 2 + the spell’s level.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes
with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a
creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to
deal an extra 1d8 radiant damage to the target. When you
reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.
Supreme Healing
Starting at 17th level, when you would normally roll one or
more dice to restore hit points with a spell, you instead use
the highest number possible for each die. For example,
instead of restoring 2d6 hit points to a creature, you restore
12.
Light Domain
Gods of light—including Helm, Lathander, Pholtus,
Branchala, the Silver Flame, Belenus, Apollo, and Re-
Horakhty—promote the ideals af rebirth and renewal, truth,
vigilance, and beauty, often using the symbol of the sun.
Some of these gods are portrayed as the sun itself or as a
charioteer who guides the sun across the sky. Others are
tireless sentinels whose eyes pierce every shadow and see
through every deception. Some are deities of beauty and
artistry. who teach that art is a vehicle for the soul’s
improvement.
Clerics of a god of light are enlightened souls infused with
radiance and the power of their gods’ discerning vision,
charged with chasing away lies and burning away darkness.
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Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st burning hands, faerie fire
3rd flaming sphere, scorching ray
5th daylight, fireball
7th guardian of faith, wall of fire
greater restoration, flame strike spell balance
9th
Bonus Cantrip
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain the light
cantrip if you don’t already know it.
Warding Flare
Also at 1st level, you can interpose divine light between
yourself and an attacking enemy. When you are attacked by a
creature within 30 feet of you that you can see, you can use
your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll,
causing light to flare before the attacker before it hits or
misses. An attacker that can’t be blinded is immune to this
feature.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Channel Divinity: Radiance of the Dawn
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
harness sunlight, banishing darkness and dealing radiant
damage to your foes.
As an action, you present your holy symbol, and any
magical darkness within 30 feet of you is dispelled.
Additionally, each hostile creature within 30 feet of you must
make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes radiant
damage equal to 2d10 + your c1eric level on a failed saving
throw, and half as much damage on a successful one. A
creature that has total cover from you is not affected.
Improved Flare
Starting at 6th level, you can also use your Warding Flare
feature when a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you
attacks a creature other than you.
Potent Spellcasting
Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to the
damage you deal with any c1eric cantrip.
Corona of Light
Starting at 17th level, you can use your action to activate an
aura of sunlight that lasts for 1 minute or until you dismiss it
on your turn. You emit bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim
light 30 feet beyond that. Your enemies in the bright light
have disadvantage on saving throws against any spell that
deals fire or radiant damage.
Nature Domain
Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from
inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silva nus, Obad-
Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities associated
with particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids
revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities,
practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten
prayers in their own secret tongue. But many of these gods
have clerics as well, champions who take a more active role in
advancing the interests of a particular nature god. These
clerics might hunt the evil monstrosities that despoil the
woodlands, bless the harvest of the faithful, or wither the
crops of those who anger their gods.
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st animal friendship, speak with animals
3rd barkskin, spike growth
5th plant growth, wind wall
7th dominate beast, grasping vine
9th insect plague, tree stride
Acolyte of Nature
At 1st level, you learn two druid cantrip of your choice. For
you, these cantrips count as cleric cantrips. You also gain
proficiency in Nature.
Channel Divinity: Charm Animals and
Plants
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
charm animals and plants.
As an action, you present your holy symbol and invoke the
name of your deity. Each beast or plant creature that can see
you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw.
If the creature fails its saving throw, it is charmed by you for 1
minute or until it takes damage. While it is charmed by you, it
is friendly to you and other creatures you designate.
Dampen Elements
Starting at 6th level, when you or a creature within 30 feet of
you takes acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage, you
can use your reaction to grant resistance to the creature
against that instance of the damage.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes
with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a
creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to
deal an extra 1d8 cold, fire, or lightning damage (your choice)
to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage
increases to 2d8.
Master of Nature
At 17th level, you gain the ability to command animals and
plant creatures. While creatures are charmed by your Charm
Animals and Plants feature, you can take a bonus action on
your turn to verbally command what each of those creatures
will do on its next turn.
Protection Domain
The protection domain is the purview of deities who charge
their followers to shield the weak from the strong. The gods’
faithful dwell in villages and towns on the borderlands, where
they help bolster defenses and seek out evils to defeat. These
gods believe that a strong shield and a suit of armor is the
best defense against evil, second only to a stout mace on hand
to respond to any attacks in kind. Deities who grant this
domain include Helm, Ilmater, Torm, Tyr, Heironeous, St.
Cuthbert, Paladine, Dol Dorn, the Silver Flame, Bahamut,
Yondalla, Athena, and Odin.
Domain Spells
Cleric
Level Spells
1st compelled duel, protection from evil and
good
3rd aid, protection from poison
5th protection from energy, slow
7th guardian of faith, Otiluke’s resilient sphere
9th antilife shell, wall of force
Bonus Proficiency
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain
proficiency with scale armor.
Shield of the Faithful
Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to hinder attacks
intended for others. When a creature attacks a target other
than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction
to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. To do so, you must
be able to see both the attacker and the target. You interpose
an arm, a shield, or some other part of yourself to try to throw
the attack off target.
Channel Divinity: Radiant Defense
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
cloak your allies in radiant armor.
As an action, you channel blessed energy into an ally that
you can see within 30 feet of you. The first time that ally is hit
by an attack within the next minute, the attacker takes
radiant damage equal to 2d10 + your cleric level.
Blessed Healer
Beginning at 6th level, the healing spells you cast on others
can heal you as well. When you cast a spell with a spell slot
and it restores hit points to any creature other than you this
turn, you regain hit points equal to 2 + the spell’s level.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes
with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a
creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to
deal an extra 1d8 radiant damage to the target. When you
reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.
Indomitable Defense
At 17th level, you gain resistance to two damage types of your
choice, choosing from bludgeoning, necrotic, piercing,
radiant, and slashing. Whenever you finish a short or long
rest, you can change the damage types you chose.
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 As an action, you can temporarily give up this resistance
and transfer it to one creature you touch. The creature keeps
the resistance until the end of your next short or long rest or
until you transfer it back to yourself as a bonus action.
Tempest Domain
Gods whose portfolios include the Tempest domain—
including Talos, Umberlee, Kord, Zeboim, the Devourer, Zeus,
and Thor—govern storms, sea, and sky. They include gods of
lightning and thunder, gods of earthquakes, some fire gods,
and certain gods of violence, physical strength, and courage.
In some pantheons, a god of this domain rules over other
deities and is known for swift justice delivered by
thunderbolts. In the pantheons of seafaring people, gods of
this domain are ocean deities and the patrons of sailors.
Tempest gods send their clerics to inspire fear in the common
folk, either to keep those folk on the path of righteousness or
to encourage them to offer sacrifices of propitiation to ward
off divine wrath.
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st fog cloud, thunderwave
3rd gust of wind, shatter
5th call lightning, lightning bolt
7th storm sphere, thunderbolt
9th destructive wave, maelstrom
Bonus Proficiency
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons and
scale armor.
Wrath of the Storm
Also at 1st level, you can thunderously rebuke attackers.
When a creature within 5 feet of you that you can see hits you
with an attack, you can use your reaction to cause the
creature to make a Dexterity saving throw. The creature takes
2d8 lightning or thunder damage (your choice) on a failed
saving throw, and half as much damage on a successful one.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Channel Divinity: Destructive Wrath
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
wield the power of the storm with unchecked ferocity. When
you roll lightning or thunder damage, you can use your
Channel Divinity to deal maximum damage, instead of rolling.
Thunderbolt Strike
At 6th level, when you hit a Huge or smaller creature with a
weapon attack or deal lightning damage to a Huge or smaller
creature, you can also push it up to 10 feet away from you.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes
with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a
creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to
deal an extra 1d8 thunder damage to the target. When you
reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.
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Stormborn
At 17th level, you have a flying speed equal to your current
walking speed whenever you are not underground or indoors.
Trickery Domain
Gods of trickery—such as Tymora, Beshaba, Olidammara,
the Traveler, Garl Glittergold, and Loki—are mischief-makers
and instigators who stand as a constant challenge to the
accepted order among both gods and mortals. They’re
patrons of thieves, scoundrels, gamblers, rebels, and
liberators. Their clerics are a disruptive force in the world,
puncturing pride, mocking tyrants, stealing from the rich,
freeing captives, and flouting hollow traditions. They prefer
subterfuge, pranks, deception, and theft rather than direct
confrontation.
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st charm person, disguise self
3rd mirror image, pass without trace
5th blink, dispel magic
7th dimension door, polymorph
9th dominate person, modify memory
Blessing of the Trickster
Starting when you choose this domain at 1st level, you can
use your action to touch a willing creature other than yourself
to give it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) or Charisma
(Manipulation) checks. This blessing lasts for 1 hour or until
you use this feature again.
Channel Divinity: Invoke Duplicity
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
create an illusory duplicate of yourself. As an action, you
create a perfect illusion of yourself that lasts for 1 minute, or
until you lose your concentration (as if you were
concentrating on a spell). The illusion appears in an
unoccupied space that you can see within 30 feet of you. As a
bonus action on your turn, you can move the illusion up to 30
feet to a space you can see, but it must remain within 120
feet of you. For the duration, you can cast spells as though
you were in the illusion’s space, but you must use your own
senses. Additionally, when both you and your illusion are
within 5 feet of a creature that can see the illusion, you have
advantage on attack rolls against that creature, given how
distracting the illusion is to the target.
Channel Divinity: Cloak of Shadows
Starting at 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
vanish. As an action, you become invisible until the end of
your next turn. You become visible if you attack or cast a spell.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes
with poison-a gift from your deity. Once on each of your turns
when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can cause
the attack to deal an extra 1d8 poison damage to the target.
When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to
2d8.
Improved Duplicity Channel Divinity: War God’s Blessing
At 17th level, you can create up to four duplicates of yourself, At 6th level, when a creature within 30 feet of you makes an
instead of one, when you use Invoke Duplicity. As a bonus attack roll, you can use your reaction to grant that creature
action on your turn, you can move any number of them up to advantage on attack rolls until the end of its next turn, using
30 feet, to a maximum range of 120 feet. your Channel Divinity. You make this choice after you see the
roll, but before the DM says whether the attack hits or
War Domain misses. If the attack hits add your Wisdom modifier to the
War has many manifestations. It can make heroes of ordinary damage.
people. It can be desperate and horrific, with acts of cruelty Divine Strike
and cowardice eclipsing instances of excellence and courage. At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes
In either case, the gods of war watch over warriors and with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a
reward them for their great deeds. The clerics of such gods creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to
excel in battle, inspiring others to fight the good fight or deal an extra 1d8 damage of the same type dealt by the
offering acts of violence as prayers. weapon to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra
Gods of war include champions of honor and chivalry (such damage increases to 2d8.
as Torm, Heironeous, and Kiri Jolith) as well as gods of
destruction and pillage (such as Erythnul, the Fury, Gruumsh, Avatar of Battle
and Ares) and gods of conquest and domination (such as At 17th level, you gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing,
Bane, Hextor, and Maglubiyet). Other war gods (such as and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons. Additionally
Tempus, Nike, and Nuada) take a more neutral stance, you can add your Wisdom modifier to the damage roll of an
promoting war in all its manifestations and supporting attack you make.
warriors in any circumstance.
Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st divine favor, shield of faith
3rd magic weapon, spiritual weapon
5th crusader’s mantle, spirit guardians
7th freedom of movement, stoneskin
9th flame strike spell balance, hold monster
Bonus Proficiency
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons and
scale armor.
War Priest
From 1st level, your god delivers bolts of inspiration to you
while you are engaged in battle. When you use the Attack
action, you can make one weapon attack as a bonus action.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Channel Divinity: Guided Strike
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to
strike with supernatural accuracy. When you make an attack
roll, you can use your Channel Divinity to gain advantage on
attack rolls until the end of your next turn. You make this
choice after you see the roll, but before the DM says whether
the attack hits or misses. If the attack hits add your Wisdom
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 Druid
See the Player’s Handbook, though this is on my list of
classes to rework.
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Arcana, Insight, Medicine,
Nature, Perception, and Religion
Moon Druid at level 2 has their maximum CR set to ½. At 4 it
is CR 1, and 6+ is CR 2 as is the normal. Moon Druid needs
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 Equipment
Fighter You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
The Fighter (a) chain mail or (b) chain hauberk, longbow, and 20
arrows
Proficiency Maneu- (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial
Level Bonus Features vers weapons
1st +2 Fighting Stance, Second Wind — (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) two handaxes
2nd +2 Maneuvers, Remarkable 2 (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
Athlete
3rd +2 Action Surge (one use), 2 Fighting Stance
Martial Archetype as a bonus action on your turn, you can enter a stance that
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 3 lasts until you enter a new stance. Choose one of the
5th +3 Extra Attack 3 following options:
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, 4
Ability Score improvement Archery
7th +3 Competency, Martial 4 You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged
Archetype feature weapons.
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 5
9th +4 Indomitable (one use) 5 Defense
10th +4 Martial Archetype feature, 6 While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Fighting Stance (2)
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, 6 Dueling
Extra Attack (2) When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 7 other weapons or shields you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls
13th +5 Indomitable (two uses) 7 with that weapon.
14th +5 Ability Score improvement 8
Great Weapon Fighting
15th +5 Competency, Martial
Archetype feature
8 When you roll a 1 or 2 on a weapon damage die for an attack
you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve,
Ability Score improvement
9 two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll,
even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the
17th +6 Action Surge (two uses),
Indomitable (three uses)
9 two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
Additionally you gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls with a d12
18th +6 Martial Archetype feature 10 weapon.
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 10
20th +6 Extra Attack (3) 11 Protection
When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you
that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to
impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding
a shield.
Class Features
As a fighter, you gain the following class features. Two-Weapon Fighting
You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one-handed
Hit Points melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light. Additionally you
Hit Dice: 1d10 per fighter level can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier normally be able to draw or stow only one.
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution At 10th level you can have two stances active at one time.
modifier per fighter level after 1st
Proficiencies Second Wind
Armor: All armor, shields You have a limited well of stamina that you can draw on to
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide, Chain, Scale, shields protect yourself from harm. On your turn, you can use a
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons bonus action regain hit points equal to 1d10 + your
Craft and Trade: None Constitution modifier + your fighter level.
Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution At 11th level you regain hit points equal to 2d10 + your
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Fortitude Constitution modifier + your fighter level
Skills: Choose two from: Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long
Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, Perception, and rest before you can use it again.
Survival
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Acrobatics, Athletics, Brawn,
Insight, Manipulation, Nature, Perception, and Society
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 Maneuvers
Starting at 2nd level, your extensive training makes you
deadly on the battlefield. You demonstrate your martial
expertise in the way you move, strike, parry, and dodge.
You learn two maneuvers of your choice, which are detailed
under “Maneuvers” at the end of the class description. Many
maneuvers enhance an attack in some way. You can use only
one maneuver per round.
You learn an additional maneuvers of your choice at 4th,
6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, and 20th level. Each
time you learn a new maneuver, you can also replace one
maneuver you know with a different one.
Remarkable Athlete/Acrobat
Also at 2nd level, choose Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity
(Acrobatics). You have advantage on ability checks you make
that use the chosen skill when your proficiency bonus is not
doubled for the check.
Action Surge
Starting at 3rd level, you can push yourself beyond your
normal limits for a moment. On your turn, you can take one
additional action on top of your regular action and possible
bonus action. This additional action cannot be used to cast a
spell.
Martial Archetype
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive to
emulate in your combat styles and techniques. Choose
Cavalier, Samurai, or Warlord, all detailed at the end of the
c1ass description. The archetype you choose grants you
features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th
level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 6th, 8th, 12th, 14th,
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of
your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability
score above 20 using this feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
The number of attacks increases to three when you reach
11th level in this class and to four when you reach 20th level
in this class.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
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Indomitable
Beginning at 9th level, you can reroll a saving throw that you
fail. If you do so, you must use the new roll, and you can’t use
this feature again until you finish a long rest. You can use this
feature twice between long rests starting at 13th level and
three times between long rests starting at 17th level.
Martial Archetypes
Different fighters choose different approaches to perfecting
their fighting prowess. The martial archetype you choose to
emulate reflects your approach.
Cavalier
The Cavalier is a colossus on the battlefield who can shrug
off attacks and protect allies from harm. Cavaliers fight from
the saddle when they can, and in combat they are expected to
seek out and lock down the mightiest of the enemy’s forces.
On adventures, they are the armored bulwark that strives to
keep the rest of the party safe.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with plate armor.
Born to the Saddle
Starting at 3rd level, mounting or dismounting a creature
costs you only 5 feet of movement, rather than half your
speed. In addition, you have advantage on saving throws
made to avoid falling off your mount. If you fall off it, you can
automatically land on your feet if you aren’t incapacitated and
you fall less than 10 feet.
Implacable Mark
At 3rd level, you excel at foiling attacks and protecting your
allies by menacing your foes. When you hit a creature with a
melee weapon attack, the target is marked by you until the
end of your next turn. A creature ignores this effect if the
creature can’t be frightened. The marked target has
disadvantage on any attack roll against a creature other than
you or someone else who marked it.
If a target marked by you is within 5 feet of you on its turn
and it moves at least 1 foot or makes an attack that suffers
disadvantage from this feature, you can make one melee
weapon attack against it using your reaction.
You can make this special attack even if you have already
expended your reaction this round, but not if you have already
used your reaction this turn. You can make this attack three
times, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish
a short or long rest.
Noble Cavalry
At 7th level, you gain proficiency in two of the following skills
of your choice: Insight, Nature Persuasion, Religion, or
Society. Alternatively, you learn one language of your choice.
Hold the Line
At 10th level, you learn the Hold the Line maneuver. If you
already know this maneuver choose another maneuver to
learn.
 You can use the Hold the Line maneuver even if you have
already used your maneuver this round.
Rapid Strike
Starting at 15th level, you learn to trade accuracy for swift
strikes. If you have advantage on a weapon attack against a
target on your turn, you can forgo that advantage to
immediately make an additional weapon attack against the
same target as a bonus action.
Defender’s Blade
At 18th level, you respond to danger with extraordinary
vigilance. You can use your reaction for an opportunity attack
even if you have already expended your reaction this round,
but not if you have already used your reaction this turn. In
addition, you gain a +1 bonus to AC while wearing chain,
scale, or plate armor.
Samurai
The Samurai is a fighter who draws on an implacable fighting
spirit to overcome enemies. A Samurai’s willpower is nearly
unbreakable, and the enemies in a Samurai’s path have two
choices: yield or die fighting.
Fighting Spirit
Starting at 3rd level, the might of your willpower can shield
you and help you strike true. As a bonus action on your turn,
you can give yourself two benefits: advantage on all attack
rolls and resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage. These benefits last until the end of your next turn.
You can use this feature three times. You regain all
expended uses of it when you finish a short or long rest.
Elegant Courtier
Starting at 7th level, your discipline and attention to detail
allow you to excel in social situations that require strict
adherence to etiquette. You can add your Wisdom modifier to
any Charisma check you make to persuade or please a noble
or anyone else of high social station.
You also gain proficiency in the Insight, Persuasion or
Society skill (choose one). Alternatively, you learn one
language of your choice.
Unbreakable Will
At 10th level,your superior willpower allows you to shrug off
mind-assaulting effects. You gain proficiency in Wisdom
saving throws. If you already have this proficiency, you gain
proficiency in Intelligence or Charisma saving throws (choose
one).
Rapid Strike
Starting at 15th level, you learn to trade accuracy for swift
strikes. If you have advantage on a weapon attack against a
target on your turn, you can forgo that advantage to
immediately make an additional weapon attack against the
same target as a bonus action.
Strength Before Death
Starting at 18th level, your fighting spirit can delay the grasp
of death. If you take damage that would reduce you to 0 hit
points, you can delay that damage and immediately take a
bonus turn, interrupting the current turn. You don’t take the
damage until the bonus turn ends. It is possible to do things,
such as gaining resistance, that change how much of that
damage you take.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Warlord
Warlords are accomplished and competent battle leaders.
Warlords stand on the front line issuing commands and
bolstering their allies while leading the battle with weapon in
hand. Warlords know how to rally a team to win a fight.
Your ability to lead others to victory is a direct result of
your history. You could be a minor warchief looking to make a
name for yourself, a pious knight commander on leave from
your militant order, a youthful noble eager to apply years of
training to life outside the castle walls, a calculating
mercenary captain, or a courageous marshal of the
borderlands who fights to protect the frontier. Regardless of
your background, you are a skillful warrior with an uncanny
gift for leadership.
The weight of your armor is not a hindrance; it is a familiar
comfort. The worn weapon grip molds to your hand as if it
were a natural extension of your arm. It’s time to fight and to
lead.
Student of War
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you may add
your Intelligence modifier to your Initiative rolls.
Rallying Cry
Also at 3rd level you learn how to inspire your allies to fight
on past their injuries.
When you use your Second Wind feature, you can choose
up to three creatures within 60 feet of you that are allied with
you. Each one gains temporary hit points equal to your fighter
level, provided that the creature can see or hear you.
Know Your Enemy
Starting at 7th level, if you spend at least 1 minute observing
or interacting with another creature outside combat, you can
learn certain information about its capabilities compared to
your own. The DM tells you if the creature is your equal,
superior, or inferior in regard to two of the following
characteristics of your choice:
Strength score
Dexterity score
Constitution score
Armor Class
Current hit points
Total class levels (if any)
Fighter class levels (if any)
Additionally you have advantage on your first ability check
used against the creature in the next minute.
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 Fearless Leader
Starting at 10th level, you and your allies within 30 feet of you
have advantage on saving throws to resist being frightened.
Inspiring Surge
Also at 10th level, when you use your Action Surge feature,
you can choose one creature within 60 feet of you that is
allied with you. That creature can make one melee or ranged
weapon attack with its reaction, provided that it can see or
hear you. Starting at 18th level, you can choose two allies
within 60 feet of you, rather than one.
Bulwark
Beginning at 15th level, you can extend the benefit of your
Indomitable feature to an ally. When you decide to use
Indomitable to reroll an Intelligence, a Wisdom, or a
Charisma saving throw and you aren’t incapacitated, you can
choose one ally within 60 feet of you that also failed its saving
throw against the same effect. If that creature can see or hear
you, it can reroll its saving throw and must use the new roll.
Maneuvers
The maneuvers are presented in alphabetical order:
Commander’s Strike
Prerequisite: Warlord archetype
When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can
forgo one of your attacks and use a bonus action to direct one
of your companions to strike. When you do so, choose a
friendly creature who can see or hear you. That creature can
use its reaction to make one weapon attack on its next turn,
adding your proficiency bonus to the attack’s damage roll.
Crippling Attack
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
cripple the creature’s next attack. A creature hit by this attack
suffers disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before
the end of your next turn.
Disarming Attack
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
attempt to disarm the target, forcing it to drop one item of
your choice that it’s holding. You add your proficiency bonus
to the attack’s damage roll, and the creature makes a
Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target
chooses the ability to use) contested by the attack roll. If you
win the contest, it drops the object you choose. The object
lands at its feet.
Distracting Strike
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
distract the creature, giving your allies an opening. You add
your proficiency bonus to the attack’s damage roll. The next
attack roll against the target by an attacker other than you
has advantage if the attack is made before the start of your
next turn.
Evasive Footwork
You can move evasively. Until the end of your turn any attack
roll made against you has disadvantage if you can see the
attacker.
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Feinting Attack
You can attempt to feint, choosing one creature within 5 feet
of you as your target. As a bonus action you can make a
Charisma (Manipulation) check contested by the creature’s
Wisdom (Insight) check. If you win the contest, you have
advantage on your next attack roll against that creature. If
that attack hits, add your proficiency bonus to the attack’s
damage roll.
Goading Attack
Prerequisite: Cavalier or Samurai archetype
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
attempt to goad the target into attacking you. You add your
proficiency bonus to the attack’s damage roll, and you make a
Charisma (Manipulation) check contested by the creature’s
Wisdom (Insight) check. If you win the contest, the target has
disadvantage on all attack rolls against targets other than you
until the end of your next turn.
Hold the Line
Prerequisite: Cavalier archetype
You master the ability to harass and slow your enemies. As
a reaction when a creature moves at least 1 foot within your
reach, you can make one melee weapon attack against that
creature. If you hit, the target’s speed is reduced to 0 until the
end of this turn.
Lunging Attacks
You can increase your reach with a melee weapon by 5 feet
for 1 round. Add your proficiency bonus to the attack’s
damage roll on your first hit this turn.
Maneuvering Attack
Prerequisite: Warlord archetype
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
maneuver one of your comrades into a more advantageous
position. You add your proficiency bonus to the attack’s
damage roll, and you choose a friendly creature who can see
or hear you. That creature can use its reaction to move up to
half its speed without provoking opportunity attacks from the
target of your attack.
Menacing Attack
Prerequisite: Samurai archetype
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
attempt to frighten the target. You add your proficiency bonus
to the attack’s damage roll, and you make a Charisma
(Manipulation) check contested by the target’s Wisdom
saving throw. On a failed save, it is frightened of you until the
end of your next turn.
Parry
When another creature damages you with a melee attack, you
can use your reaction to reduce the damage by your
proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier.
Precision Attack
When you make a weapon attack roll against a creature, you
can add your proficiency bonus to the roll. You can use this
maneuver before or after making the attack roll, but before
any effects of the attack are applied.
Pushing Attack
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
attempt to drive the target back. You add your proficiency
bonus to the attack’s damage roll, and if the target is Large or
smaller, you make a Strength (Brawn) check contested by the
creature’s Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check
(the target chooses the ability to use). If you win the contest,
you push the target up to 15 feet away from you.
Rally
Prerequisite: Warlord archetype
On your turn, you can use a bonus action to bolster the
resolve of one of your companions. When you do so, choose a
friendly creature who can see or hear you. That creature
gains temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier.
Riposte
When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can use
your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against the
creature. If you hit, you add your proficiency bonus to the
attack’s damage roll.
Sweeping Attack
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can
attempt to damage another creature with the same attack. If
the original attack roll would hit the second creature, it takes
damage equal to your Strength or Dexterity modifier + you
proficiency bonus. The damage is of the same type dealt by
the original attack,.
Trip Attack
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
attempt to knock the target down. You add your proficiency
bonus to the attack’s damage roll, and if the target is no more
than one size larger than you, make a Strength (Brawn) or
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by the creature’s
Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target
chooses the ability to use). If you win the contest, you knock
the target prone.

Notes
Maneuvers: Maybe add some maneuvers from Battlemaster
revamp) or High Level Maneuvers

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 Fighting may have come naturally to you and your mentor
Magus struggled to impart you with the basics of spellcasting. Or
Confronted by two orcs, a human draws his rapier as violet maybe spellcasting came easily but you lacked an aptitude for
runes illuminate the air around the weapon. He dodges one combat. You might have spent years in training with a mentor
of one orc’s impatient attacks and punishes it with a thrust of before being left to your own devices or you may have met
his own that causes the air around the orc to burst into green your mentor only informally on a handful of momentous
flames and sends the orc sprawling to the ground. The occasions. You might regularly report back to your contacts
second orc flees in terror. within your arcane order or keep a wary distance from other
An elf looks down from the mountain peak she calls home magi.
and sees the rampant destruction of the woods she has
sworn to protect. As she approaches the hunting Quick Build
encampment responsible for the fire she calls woodland You can make a magus quickly by following these
creatures to be her allies and her skin hardens to bark. suggestions. First, Strength or Dexterity should be your
Looking over the ancient tomes, a tiefling searches highest ability score, followed by Intelligence. Second, choose
frantically for details of a spell that will uphold the mystic seal the Sage or Soldier background.
over her ancestral home. When the impossibly heavy doors
swing open behind her, she turns to face the temple’s
guardians as her sword is wreathed in shadow.
Magi are mystical warriors who blend martial prowess
with arcane power. Magi balance the pursuit of personal
goals and relationships with their obligations to pursue the
goals and ideals of the arcane orders that initiated them into
the magical arts. Although their backgrounds may sometimes
set them at odds against one another, magi are united by their
commitment to a cause greater than themselves and a drive
to master their magical abilities.
Arcane Warriors
Every magus is a warrior. Magi train with arms to protect
what they hold dear, fight for what they believe in, and get
themselves into or out of trouble. For a magus, violence may
not be the preferable answer but it’s always a valid back up
plan.
Every magus is an arcanist. Magi use their hard earned
skill with spellcasting to explore the multiverse, empower
their companions, and decimate their enemies. For a magus,
magic is a tool that expands their horizons and their options.
The Lure of Knowledge
Magi lives are seldom mundane, The closest a magus is likely
to come to an ordinary life is working as a sage or guard in a
library or university. Other magi sell their services as
providers of arcane solutions, serve in military forces, or
pursue lives of crime or domination.
But the lure of knowledge and power calls even the most
unadventurous magi out of the safety of their libraries and
occupations and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most
magi believe that wizards in ancient civilizations knew
secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and
discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power
greater than any magic available in the present age.
Creating a Magus
As you create your magus character, consider the relationship
your character has to their arcane order. Does your character
feel indebted to the lessons the order has taught them? Does
your character actively pursue the goals of their order? Has
your character had a falling out with the order and, if so, why?
While training to be a magus did you make any rivals and
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Class Features
As a magus, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per magus level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution
modifier per magus level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide, Chain, Scale
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Craft and Trade: None
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Will
Skills: Choose two from: Acrobatics, Arcana, Athletics,
History, Insight, Intimidation, and Persuasion
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Acrobatics, Arcana,
Athletics, Insight, Manipulation, Persuasion, and Society
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) Hide armor, (b) chain mail, or (c) chain hauberk
(a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
Two martial weapons
A spellbook
Arcane Sense
The presence of strong magic registers on your senses. As an
action, you can open your awareness to detect such forces.
For 10 minutes or until you lose your concentration (as if you
were concentrating on a spell), you can sense the presence of
magic within 60 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way,
you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible
creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn
its school of magic, if any.
This ability can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by
1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead,
or 3 feet of wood or dirt.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to 1 +
your Intelligence modifier. When you finish a long rest, you
regain all expended uses.
Weapon Bond
At 1st level, you learn a ritual that creates a magical bond
between yourself and one weapon. You perform the ritual
over the course of 1 hour. The weapon must be within your
reach throughout the ritual, at the conclusion of which you
touch the weapon and forge the bond.
Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can use it
as an arcane focus for your spells and you can’t be disarmed
of that weapon unless you are incapacitated. If it is on the
same plane of existence, you can summon that weapon as a
bonus action on your turn, causing it to teleport instantly to
your hand.

The Magus
Proficiency Cantrips
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Arcane Sense, Weapon Bond — — — — — —
2nd +2 Fighting Stance, Spellcasting, Arcane Strike, Arcane Deflection 2 2 — — — —
3rd +2 Arcane Channeling, Arcane Order 2 3 — — — —
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 3 3 — — — —
5th +3 Extra Attack 3 4 2 — — —
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Spell Ward 3 4 2 — — —
7th +3 Competency, Arcane Order feature 3 4 3 — — —
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 3 4 3 — — —
9th +4 — 3 4 3 2 — —
10th +4 Arcane Order feature 4 4 3 2 — —
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, Spell Strike, Arcane Channeling improvement 4 4 3 3 — —
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 4 4 3 3 — —
13th +5 Spell Recall 4 4 3 3 1 —
14th +5 Arcane Dispel 4 4 3 3 1 —
15th +5 Competency, Arcane Order feature 4 4 3 3 2 —
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 4 4 3 3 2 —
17th +6 Arcane Channeling improvement 4 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Spell Ward improvement 4 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 4 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 Arcane Order feature 4 4 3 3 3 2

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 You can have up to two bonded weapons, or only one if
either has the two-handed property. If you attempt to bond
with more weapons, you must break the bond with a
currently bonded weapon.
If your bonded weapon is broken or damaged, you can
spend 1 hour of meditation to recreate the weapon from a
fragment, destroying any other fragments of the weapon.
Additionally, if you are conscious and wielding a bonded
melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons or shields,
a field of force surrounds you, providing a +2 bonus to AC.
Fighting Stance
At 2nd level, as a bonus action on your turn, you can enter a
stance that lasts until you enter a new stance. Choose one of
the following options:
Archery
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged
weapons.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no
other weapons or shields you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls
with that weapon.
Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a weapon damage die for an attack
you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with
two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll,
even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the
two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
Additionally you gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls with a d12
weapon.
Two-Weapon Fighting
You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one-handed
melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light. Additionally you
can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would
normally be able to draw or stow only one.
Spellcasting
By 2nd level, you have learned to augment your martial
prowess with the ability to cast spells.
Cantrips
You know two cantrips of your choice from the magus spell
list. You learn additional magus cantrips of your choice at
higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the
Magus table.
Spellbook
You have a spellbook containing four 1st-level magus spells of
your choice.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Magus table shows how many spell slots you have to cast
your spells of 1st level or higher. To cast one of these spells,
you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You
regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
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You prepare the list of magus spells that are available for
you to cast, choosing from the magus spell list. To do so,
choose a number of magus spells from your spellbook equal
to your Intelligence modifier + one fourth your magus level,
rounded up (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a
level for which you have spell slots.
For example, if you are a 5th-level magus, you have four
1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With an Intelligence of
14, your list of prepared spells can include seven spells of 1st
or 2nd level, in any combination, chosen from your spellbook.
If you prepare the 1st-level spell shield, you can cast it using a
1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove it
from your list of prepared spells.
Your Spellbook
The spells that you add to your spellbook as you gain
levels reflect the arcane research you conduct on your
own, as well as intellectual breakthroughs you have had
about the nature of the multiverse. You might find
other spells during your adventures. You could
discover a spell recorded on a scroll in an evil wizard’s
chest, for example, or in a dusty tome in an ancient
library.
Copying a Spell into the Book. When you find a magus
spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your
spellbook if it is of a spell level you can prepare and if
you can spare the time to decipher and copy it.
Copying that spell into your spellbook involves
reproducing the basic form of the spell, then
deciphering the unique system of notation used by the
wizard or magus who wrote it. You must practice the
spell until you understand the sounds or gestures
required, then transcribe it into your spellbook using
your own notation.
For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours
and costs 50 gp. The cost represents material
components you expend as you experiment with the
spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you need to
record it. Once you have spent this time and money,
you can prepare the spell just like your other spells.
Replacing the Book. You can copy a spell from your
own spellbook into another book—for example, if you
want to make a backup copy of your spellbook. This is
just like copying a new spell into your spellbook, but
faster and easier, since you understand your own
notation and already know how to cast the spell. You
need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp for each level of the
copied spell.
If you lose your spellbook, you can use the same
procedure to transcribe the spells that you have
prepared into a new spellbook. Filling out the
remainder of your spellbook requires you to find new
spells to do so, as normal. For this reason, many magi
keep backup spellbooks in a safe place.
The Book’s Appearance. Your spellbook is a unique
compilation of spells, with its own decorative
flourishes and margin notes. It might be a plain,
functional leather volume that you received as a gift
from your master, a finely bound gilt-edged tome you
found in an ancient library, or even a loose collection
of notes scrounged together after you lost your
previous spellbook in a mishap.
 You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish
a long rest. Preparing a new list of magus spells requires
time spent studying your spellbook: at least 1 minute per
spell level for each spell on your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your magus spells,
since you learn your spells through dedicated study and
memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell
refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a
magus spell you cast and when making an attack roll with
one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your
magus spells.
Learning Spells of 1st Level and Higher
Each time you gain a magus level, you can add one magus
spells of your choice to your spellbook for free. Each of these
spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as
shown on the magus table. On your adventures, you might
find other spells that you can add to your spellbook (see the
“Your Spellbook” sidebar).
Arcane Strike
Starting at 2nd level, once per turn when you take the Attack
action, you can expend a magus spell slot to cause an effect.
Choose one of the following options:
Banishing Strike. When you hit a creature with your
bonded weapon you can expend a 5th-level magus spell slot
to use abjuration magic to temporarily banish your target to
another plane. The attack deals an extra 5d6 force damage.
Additionally, the target must succeed on a Charisma saving
throw against your magus spell save DC or be banished.
If the target is native to a different plane of existence than
the one you’re on, the target is banished with a faint popping
noise, returning to its home plane.
If the target is native to the plane you’re on, the creature
vanishes into a harmless demiplane. While there, the target is
incapacitated. It remains there for 1 minute or until you lose
your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell),
at which point the target reappears within 30 feet of the
space it left. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the
end of each turn, returning on a success.
Brute Bane. When you hit a creature with your bonded
weapon you can expend a 2nd-level or higher magus spell slot
to weave necromantic magic into your attack. The attack
deals an extra 2d6 necrotic damage, plus 1d6 for each slot
level higher than 2nd. Additionally, the target must succeed
on a Constitution saving throw or the damage of the target’s
attacks is halved until the start of your next turn.
Bursting Strike. When you hit a creature with your
bonded weapon you can expend a 1st-level or higher magus
spell slot to imbue your attack with a blast of force energy
drawn from the school of evocation. The target and each
creature other than you within 10 feet of it must succeed on a
Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 force damage, plus 1d6
for each slot level higher than 1st.
Grasping Strike. When you hit a creature with your
bonded weapon you can expend a 1st-level or higher magus
spell slot as conjuration magic creates grasping, thorny
brambles, which wrap around the target. The target must
succeed on a Strength saving throw or be restrained by the
magical vines for 1 minute or until you lose your
concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). A
Large or larger creature has advantage on this saving throw.
If the target succeeds on the save, the vines shrivel away.
While restrained by this spell, the target takes 1d6 piercing
damage, plus 1d6 for each slot level higher than 1st at the
start of each of its turns. A creature restrained by the vines or
one that can touch the creature can use its action to make a
Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (it’s choice)
against your spell save DC. On a success, the target is freed.
Mind-Scrambling Strike. When you hit a creature with
your bonded weapon you can expend a 1st-level or higher
magus spell slot to use enchantment magic to temporarily
beguile your target. The attack deals an extra 2d6 psychic
damage, plus 1d6 for each slot level higher than 1st.
Additionally, choose one of your allies within 30 feet of the
target. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or
it can’t attack the chosen ally or include that ally in a harmful
area of effect for 1 minute or until you lose your
concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). This
effect ends early if the chosen ally deals any damage to the
target.
Piercing Strike. When you hit a creature with your
bonded weapon you can expend a 1st-level or higher magus
spell slot to use transmutation magic to give your attack an
ethereal quality. Your bonded weapon or projectile fired from
it continues past your target in a line that is 1 foot wide and
30 feet long, before disappearing. The weapon or projectile
passes harmlessly through objects, ignoring cover. Each
creature in that line must make a Dexterity saving throw. On
a failed save, a target takes 2d6 piercing damage, plus 1d6 for
each slot level higher than 1st. On a successful save, a target
takes half as much damage.
Seeking Strike. You can expend a 1st-level magus spell
slot to use divination magic to grant a ranged weapon attack
the ability to seek out your target, the weapon’s ammunition,
or the weapon itself if it’s a thrown weapon, curves and twists
its path in search of its prey. Choose one creature you have
seen in the past minute. The weapon or projectile flies
toward that creature, moving around corners if necessary and
ignoring three-quarters cover and half cover.
If the target is within the weapon’s range and there is a
path large enough for the weapon or projectile to travel to the
target, the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
failed save, it takes damage as if it were hit by the weapon or
projectile and an extra 1d6 force damage, plus 1d6 for each
slot level higher than 1st, and you learn the target’s current
location. On a successful save, the target takes half as much
damage, and you don’t learn its location.
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 Shadow Strike. You can expend a 3rd-level or higher
magus spell slot when you hit a creature with your bonded
weapon as you weave illusion magic into your attack, causing
it to occlude your foe’s vision with shadows. The attack deals
an extra 3d8 necrotic damage, plus 1d8 for each slot level
higher than 3rd. Additionally, the target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute or until
you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on
a spell).
A creature blinded by this attack makes another
Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a
successful save, it is no longer blinded.
Arcane Deflection
At 2nd level, you have learned to weave your magic to fortify
yourself against harm. When you are hit by an attack or fail a
Constitution saving throw, you can use your reaction to gain a
+2 bonus to your AC against that attack or a +4 bonus to that
saving throw.
When you use this feature, you can’t cast spells other than
cantrips until the end of your next turn.
Arcane Channeling
Starting at 3rd level, you learn two arcane channeling options
of your choice, which are detailed below. Once on your turn
when you take the Attack action, you can channel arcane
power into your bonded weapon.
You learn an additional arcane channeling option of your
choice at 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level. Each time you learn a
new arcane channeling option, you can also replace one
arcane channeling option you know with a different one.
Acidic Strike. The first creature you hit with your bonded
weapon is covered in corroding acid that eats away at it. At
the end of its next turn it takes 1d6 acid damage.
At 11th level, the melee attack deals an extra 2d6 acid
damage to the target, and the damage the target takes at the
end of its next turn increases to 2d6. Both damage rolls
increase to 3d6 at 17th level.
Booming Strike. The first creature you hit with your
bonded weapon becomes sheathed in booming energy until
the start of your next turn. If the target willingly moves before
then, it immediately takes 1d8 thunder damage, and the
effect ends.
At 11th level, the melee attack deals an extra 2d8 thunder
damage to the target, and the damage the target takes for
moving increases to 2d8. Both damage rolls increase to 3d8
at 17th level.
Green-Flame Strike. Green fire leaps from the first
creature you hit with your bonded weapon to a different
creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of it.
The second creature takes 1d6 fire damage.
At 11th level, the melee attack deals an extra 2d6 fire
damage to the target, and the damage to the second creature
increases to 2d6. Both damage rolls increase to 3d6 at 17th
level.
Frigid Strike. The first creature you hit with your bonded
weapon becomes wreathed in frost. The creature takes an
extra 1d4 cold damage, and its speed is halved until the start
of your next turn.
The damage increases to 4d4 at 11th level and 6d4 at 17th
level.
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Lightning Lure. You create a lash of lightning energy that
strikes at one creature of your choice that you can see within
30 feet. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw
or be pulled up to 15 feet in a straight line toward you and
then take 1d6 lightning damage if it is within 5 feet of you.
At 11th level, the target takes an extra 2d6 lightning
damage if it fails the saving throw, and the damage the target
takes if it ends up within 5 feet of you increases to 2d6. Both
damage rolls increase to 3d6 at 17th level.
Poisoning Strike. The first creature you hit with your
bonded weapon is injected with poison. The creature takes
an extra 1d4 poison damage and must make a Constitution
saving throw against poison. On a failed save it has
disadvantage on the next weapon attack roll it makes before
the end of its next turn.
The damage increases to 4d4 at 11th level and 6d4 at 17th
level.
Arcane Order
When you reach 3rd level, choose an Arcane Order.
Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at
7th, 15th, and 20th level.
Order Spells
Each order has a list of associated spells. You add these
spells to your spellbook if they are not there already at the
levels specified in the order description. Once you gain
access to an order spell, you always have it prepared. Order
spells don’t count against the number of spells you can
prepare each day.
If you gain an order spell that doesn’t appear on the magus
spell list, the spell is nonetheless a magus spell for you.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Spell Ward
Starting at 6th level, whenever you or a friendly creature
within 15 feet of you must make a saving throw against
magic, it does so with advantage. You must be conscious to
grant this bonus.
At 18th level, the range of this increases to 30 feet.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Spell Strike
Starting at 11th level, you can use the following option when
using your Arcane Strike feature.
Spell Strike. When you hit a creature with your bonded
weapon you can cast a 1st-level or higher magus spell with a
casting time of 1 action or 1 bonus action without expending
your action or bonus action.
Spell Recall
At 13th level, on your turn, you can cast a spell in your
spellbook as if you had prepared it this day.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long
rest before you can use it again.
Arcane Dispel
Beginning at 14th level, you can use your action to end one
spell on yourself or on one willing creature that you touch.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (a minimum of once). You regain
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Arcane Orders
The study of the arcane is ancient, stretching back to the
earliest mortal discoveries of magic. Wizards and magi
through the ages have cataloged thousands of spells. In some
places, magi study alongside wizards in schools. In other
places, a magi will take on an apprentice to pass on the
knowledge.
Abjurant Order
Your order emphasizes magic that blocks, banishes, or
protects. Detractors of this order say that its tradition is about
denial, negation rather than positive assertion. You
understand, however, that ending harmful effects, protecting
the weak, and banishing evil influences is anything but a
philosophical void. It is a proud and respected vocation.
Called abjurers, members of this order are sought when
baleful spirits require exorcism, when important locations
must be guarded against magical spying, and when portals to
other planes of existence must be closed.
Order Spells
You gain order spells at the magus levels listed.
Abjurant Order Spells
Magus
Level Spells
3rd absorb elements, protection from evil and
good
5th protection from poison, warding bond
9th counterspell, dispel magic
13th banishment, stoneskin
17th circle of power, dispel evil and good
Arcane Ward
Starting at 3rd level when you choose this order, you can
weave magic around yourself for protection. When you cast a
spell of 1st level or higher or use your Arcane Strike feature,
you can simultaneously use a strand of the spell’s magic to
create a magical ward on yourself that lasts until you finish a
long rest. The ward has hit points equal to your magus level +
your Intelligence modifier. Whenever you take damage, the
ward takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces the
ward to 0 hit points, you take any remaining damage.
While the ward has 0 hit points, it can’t absorb damage, but
its magic remains. Whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or
higher or use your Arcane Strike feature, the ward regains a
number of hit points equal to twice the slot level expended.
Once you create the ward, you can’t create it again until you
finish a long rest.
Projected Ward
Starting at 7th level, when a creature that you can see within
30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to
cause your Arcane Ward to absorb that damage. If this
damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, the warded creature
takes any remaining damage.
Antimagic
Beginning at 10th level, when you cast a magus abjuration
spell that requires you to make an ability check as a part of
casting that spell (as in counterspell and dispel magic), you
have advantage on that check.
Improved Spell Ward
Starting at 15th level, a creature affected by your spell ward
feature has resistance against the damage of spells and
magical effects.
Arcana Unbound
At 20th level, your form is altered by raw arcane energies.
Using your action, you undergo a transformation. For 1
minute, you gain the following benefits:
You automatically succeed on saving throws against spells
and magical effects.
You are immune to the damage of spells and magical
effects.
You have a flying speed of 60 feet.
You emanate an aura of raw arcane energy in a 30-foot
radius. Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn in the
aura, the creature takes 10 force damage.
If you die, roll a d20. On a 10 or higher, you discorporate
with 0 hit points, instead of dying, and you fall
unconscious. You and your gear disappear. You appear at a
spot of your choice 1d3 days later on the plane of
existence where you died, having gained the benefits of
one long rest.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
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 Divinest Order
The counsel of a diviner is sought by royalty and commoners
alike, for all seek a clearer understanding of the past, present,
and future. As a diviner, you strive to part the veils of space,
time, and consciousness so that you can see clearly. You work
to master spells of discernment, remote viewing,
supernatural knowledge, and foresight.
Order Spells
You gain order spells at the magus levels listed.
Divinest Order Spells
Magus Level Spells
3rd comprehend languages, speak with animals
5th augury, see invisibility
9th clairvoyance, tongues
13th arcane eye, divination
17th contact other plane, scrying
Portent
Starting at 3rd level when you choose this order, glimpses of
the future begin to press in on your awareness. When you or
a creature that you can see makes any attack roll, saving
throw, or ability check you can cause the roll to be made with
advantage or disadvantage. You must choose to do so before
the roll, and you can alter a roll in this way only once per turn.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Augurer
Beginning at 7th level, you can cast any magus divination
spell of 2nd level or lower in your spellbook without
expending a spell slot.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
The Third Eye
Starting at 10th level, you can use your action to increase
your powers of perception. When you do so, choose one of
the following benefits, which lasts until you are incapacitated
or you take a short or long rest. You can’t use the feature
again until you finish a short or long rest.
Darkvision. You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
Ethereal Sight. You can see into the Ethereal Plane within
60 feet of you.
Greater Comprehension. You can read any language.
See Invisibility. You can see invisible creatures and
objects within 10 feet of you that are within line of sight.
Seeking Sense
Beginning at 15th level, you can see distant locations. You can
cast arcane eye, clairvoyance, locate creature, or scrying
without expending a spell slot.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Foresight
At 20th level, your ability to foresee the different possibilities
has suffused you. Using your action, you gain limited ability to
see into the immediate future. For 8 hours, you gain the
following benefits:
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You can’t be surprised
You have advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and
saving throws
Other creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against
you for the duration
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Enchanting Order
You have honed your ability to magically entrance and beguile
other people and monsters. Some enchanters are
peacemakers who bewitch the violent to lay down their arms
and charm the cruel into showing mercy. Others are tyrants
who magically bind the unwilling into their service. Most
enchanters fall somewhere in between.
Order Spells
You gain order spells at the magus levels listed.
Enchanting Order Spells
Magus Level Spells
3rd charm person, sleep
5th enthrall, suggestion
9th fear, hypnotic pattern
13th compulsion, confusion
17th dominate person, modify memory
Hypnotic Gaze
Starting at 3rd level when you choose this order, your soft
words and enchanting gaze can magically enthrall another
creature. As an action, choose one creature that you can see
within 5 feet of you. If the target can see or hear you, it must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your magus spell
save DC or be charmed by you until the end of your next turn.
The charmed creature’s speed drops to 0, and the creature is
incapacitated and visibly dazed.
On subsequent turns, you can use your action to maintain
this effect, extending its duration until the end of your next
turn. However, the effect ends if you move more than 5 feet
away from the creature, if the creature can neither see nor
hear you, or if the creature takes damage.
Once the effect ends, or if the creature succeeds on its
initial saving throw against this effect, you can’t use this
feature on that creature again until you finish a long rest.
Instinctive Charm
Beginning at 7th level, when a creature you can see within 30
feet of you makes an attack roll against you, you can use your
reaction to divert the attack, provided that another creature is
within the attack’s range. The attacker must make a Wisdom
saving throw against your magus spell save DC. On a failed
save, the attacker must target the creature that is closest to it,
not including you or itself. If multiple creatures are closest,
the attacker chooses which one to target. On a successful
save, you can’t use this feature on the attacker again until you
finish a long rest.
You must choose to use this feature before knowing
whether the attack hits or misses. Creatures that can’t be
charmed are immune to this effect.
Split Enchantment
Starting at 10th level, when you cast an enchantment spell of
1st level or higher that targets only one creature, you can
have it target a second creature.
Alter Memories
At 15th level, you gain the ability to make a creature unaware
of your magical influence on it. When you cast an
enchantment spell to charm one or more creatures, you can
alter one creature’s understanding so that it remains unaware
of being charmed.
Additionally, once before the spell expires, you can use your
action to try to make the chosen creature forget some of the
time it spent charmed. The creature must succeed on an
Intelligence saving throw against your magus spell save DC
or lose a number of hours of its memories equal to 1 + your
Charisma modifier (minimum 1). You can make the creature
forget less time, and the amount of time can’t exceed the
duration of your enchantment spell.
Master Beguiler
At 20th level, as an action, you exude an aura of your
choosing to a distance of 60 feet. For 1 minute or until you
lose your concentration (as if you were casting a
concentration spell) each hostile creature that starts its turn
in this aura is targeted by its effect, as is a creature that
enters the aura for the first time on a turn or ends its turn
there.
When transforming choose one of the following options:
Beguiling Aura. Humanoid or beast targets must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw or be dominated until the aura
ends as if you cast the dominate person spell on the target.
Blinding Beauty. Targets must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw or be blinded until the aura ends.
Frightening Aura. Targets must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw or be frightened until the aura ends.
If the creature moves out of the aura, the creature is no
longer affected, but the creature becomes affected again if it
moves within the aura.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Evoking Order
You focus your study on magic that creates powerful
elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, rolling
thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid. Some evokers
find employment in military forces, serving as artillery to
blast enemy armies from afar. Others use their spectacular
power to protect the weak, while some seek their own gain as
bandits, adventurers, or aspiring tyrants.
Order Spells
You gain order spells at the magus levels listed.
Evoking Order Spells
Magus
Level Spells
3rd any two evocation spells on the wizard spell
list
5th any two evocation spells on the wizard spell
list
9th any two evocation spells on the wizard spell
list
13th any two evocation spells on the wizard spell
list
17th any two evocation spells on the wizard spell
list
Sculpt Spells
Beginning at 3rd level, you can create pockets of relative
safety within the effects of your evocation spells. When you
cast a magus evocation spell that affects other creatures that
you can see, you can choose a number of them equal to 1 +
the spell’s level. The chosen creatures automatically succeed
on their saving throws against the spell, and they take no
damage if they would normally take half damage on a
successful save.
Deflecting Shroud
At 7th level, your Arcane Deflection becomes infused with
deadly magic. When you use your Arcane Deflection feature,
magical energy arcs from you.
A number of creatures of your choice up to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of one creature) within 10
feet of you take force damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
Empowered Evocation
Beginning at 10th level, you can add your Intelligence
modifier to the damage roll of any magus evocation spell you
cast and to the damage roll of your arcane strike feature.
Overchannel
Starting at 15th level, you can increase the power of your
spells. When you cast a magus spell of 1st through 5th level
that deals damage or use your arcane strike feature, you can
deal maximum damage with that spell or feature.
The first time you do so, you suffer no adverse effect. If you
use this feature again before you finish a long rest, you take
2d12 necrotic damage for each slot level, immediately after
you cast it. Each time you use this feature again before
finishing a long rest, the necrotic damage per spell level
increases by 1d12. This damage ignores resistance and
immunity.
Master Evoker
At 20th level, you add the delayed blast fireball, prismatic
spray, whirlwind, or sunburst spell to your spellbook, if it is
not there already. On your adventures, you might find some of
the other spells in this list that you can add to your spellbook
(see the “Your Spellbook” sidebar). You can cast one of these
spell without expending a spell slot. You must finish a long
rest before you can do so again.
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 Illusionary Order
You focus your studies on magic that dazzles the senses,
befuddles the mind, and tricks even the wisest folk. Your
magic is subtle, but the illusions crafted by your keen mind
make the impossible seem real. Some illusionists—including
many gnomes—are benign tricksters who use their spells to
entertain. Others are more sinister masters of deception,
using their illusions to frighten and fool others for their
personal gain.
Order Spells
You gain order spells at the magus levels listed.
Illusionary Order Spells
Magus Level Spells
3rd disguise self, silent image
5th invisibility, phantasmal force
9th hypnotic pattern, major image
13th greater invisibility, hallucinatory terrain
17th mislead, seeming
Improved Illusions
When you choose this order at 3rd level, you learn the minor
illusion cantrip. If you already know this cantrip, you learn a
different magus cantrip of your choice. The cantrip doesn’t
count against your number of cantrips known.
When you cast minor illusion, yau can create both a sound
and an image with a single casting of the spell.
Additionally, when you cast an illusion spell that has a
duration of 1 minute or longer, you can use your action to
change the nature of that illusion (using the spell’s normal
parameters for the illusion), provided that you can see the
illusion.
Vanish
Beginning at 7th level, you can turn invisible in an instant. As
an action or as a reaction to a creature making an attack roll
against you, you can become invisible for 1 hour or until you
lose your concentration (as if you were casting a
concentration spell). If you use this as a reaction the attack
roll is made with disadvantage.
Anything you are wearing or carrying is invisible as long as
it is on your person. The invisibility ends if you attack or cast
a spell.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Illusory Self
Beginning at 10th level, you can create an illusory duplicate
of yourself as an instant, almost instinctual reaction to
danger. When a creature makes an attack roll against you,
you can use your reaction to interpose the illusory duplicate
between the attacker and yourself. The attack automatically
misses you, and the next attack roll against you before the
start of your next turn made by a creature that relies on sight
is made with disadvantage, then the illusion dissipates.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
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Illusory Reality
By 14th level, you have learned the secret of weaving shadow
magic into your illusions to give them a semi-reality. When
you cast an illusion spell of 1st level or higher, you can choose
one inanimate, nonmagical object that is part of the illusion
and make that object real. You can do this on your turn as a
bonus action while the spell is ongoing. The object remains
real for 1 minute. For example, you can create an illusion of a
bridge over a chasm and then make it real long enough for
your allies to cross.
The object can’t deal damage or otherwise directly harm
anyone.
Shadow Lord
At 20th level, you can envelop yourself and those around you
in shadowy illusions. As an action, you surround yourself with
an aura of shadows that lasts for 1 minute or until you lose
your concentration (as if you were casting a concentration
spell). The aura reduces any bright light in a 60-foot radius
around you to dim light. Whenever an enemy starts its turn in
the aura, it must make a Dexterity saving throw or be
grappled by the shadows. Whenever an enemy that is
grappled by the shadows starts its turn in the aura, it takes
3d10 necrotic damage.
Additionally, you and creatures you choose in the aura are
draped in deeper shadow. Creatures that rely on sight have
disadvantage on attack rolls against creatures draped in this
shadow.
While the aura lasts, you can use a bonus action to cause
the shadows in the aura to attack one creature. You make a
ranged spell attack against the target. If the attack hits, the
target is grappled and takes necrotic damage equal to 3d10 +
your Intelligence modifier.
A creature grappled by the shadows can use its action to
make a Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (its
choice) against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees
itself.
After activating the aura, you can’t do so again until you
finish a long rest.
Order of Hexblades
Your order explores the cosmic forces of life, death, and
undeath. As you focus your studies in this tradition, you learn
to manipulate the energy that animates all living things. As
you progress, you learn to sap the life force from a creature
as your magic destroys its body, transforming that vital
energy into magical power you can manipulate.
Most people see necromancers as menacing, or even
villainous, due to the close association with death. Not all
necromancers are evil, but the forces they manipulate are
considered taboo by many societies.
Order Spells
You gain order spells at the magus levels listed.
Necromantic Order Spells
Magus Level Spells
3rd false life, ray of sickness
5th blindness/deafness, ray of enfeeblement
9th animate dead, speak with dead
13th blight, vitriolic sphere
17th contagion, raise dead
Grim Harvest Nomadic Order
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to reap life energy from You are a student of space and time. To you, the distance
creatures you kill. Once per turn when you kill a creature, you between two points can be just a step and time is all
regain hit points equal to your magus level. You don’t gain this perception. Over time you learn to control time and space
benefit for killing constructs or undead. around you with little effort.
Inured to Undeath
Beginning at 7th level, you have resistance to necrotic Order Spells
damage, and your hit point maximum can’t be reduced. You You gain order spells at the magus levels listed.
have spent so much time dealing with undead and the forces Nomadic Order Spells
that animate them that you have become inured to some of Magus Level Spells
their worst effects.
3rd expeditious retreat, feather fall
Undead Thralls 5th levitate, misty step
At 10th level, you add the animate dead spell to your 9th haste, slow
spellbook if it is not there already. When you cast animate 13th confusion, dimension door
dead, you can target one additional corpse or pile of bones, 17th modify memory, teleportation circle
creating another zombie or ske1eton, as appropriate.
Whenever you create an undead using a magus Temporal Acceleration
necromancy spell, it has additional benefits: Starting at 3rd level when you choose this order, you can
briefly bend time in your favor. On your turn, if you have not
The creature’s hit point maximum is increased by an taken more than one action this turn, you can take one
amount equal to your magus level. additional action. This additional action cannot be used to
The creature adds your proficiency bonus to its weapon cast a spell.
damage rolls. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long
rest before you can use it again.
Command Undead
Starting at 15th level, you can use magic to bring undead Transposition
under your control, even those created by other magi and Starting at 7th level, you can use a bonus action to teleport up
wizards. As an action, you can choose one undead that you to 60 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see.
can see within 60 feet of you. That creature must make a Alternatively, you can choose a space within range that is
Charisma saving throw against your magus spell save DC. If occupied by a creature. If that creature is willing, you both
it succeeds, you can’t use this feature on it again. If it fails, it teleport, swapping places.
becomes friendly to you and obeys your commands until you Alternatively, you can use your action to teleport to a space
use this feature again. occupied by an unwilling creature. It must make a Charisma
Intelligent undead are harder to control in this way. If the saving throw against your magus spell save DC. On a failure,
target has an Intelligence of 8 or higher, it has advantage on you both teleport, swapping places.
the saving throw. If it fails the saving throw and has an Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long
Intelligence of 12 or higher, it can repeat the saving throw at rest before you can use it again.
the end of every hour until it succeeds and breaks free.
Temporal Step
Dread Lord Beginning at 10th level, you can teleport as an instant, almost
At 20th-level, you can, as an action, surround yourself with an instinctual reaction to danger. When a creature makes an
aura of gloom that lasts for 1 minute. The aura reduces any attack roll against you, you can use your reaction to teleport
bright light in a 30-foot radius around you to dim light. up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. The attack
Whenever an enemy starts its turn in the aura, it must automatically misses you.
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened by you. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Whenever an enemy that is frightened by the magus starts its finish a short or long rest.
turn in the aura, it takes 4dl0 necrotic damage.
If the creature moves out of the aura, the creature is no Temporal Leap
longer affected, but the creature becomes affected again if it Beginning at 15th level, you can traverse across great
moves within the aura. distances. You can cast arcane gate, dimension door,
While the aura lasts, you can use a bonus action to cause teleportation circle, word of recall, or teleport without
overwhelming dread. A creature of your choice that you can expending a spell slot.
see in the aura must make a Wisdom Saving throw. On a Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
failure the target is frightened and takes necrotic damage finish a long rest.
equal to 3d10 + your Intelligence modifier.
After activating the aura, you can’t do so again until you Time Stop
finish a long rest. At 20th level, as an action, you briefly stop the flow of time for
everyone but yourself. No time passes for other creatures,
while you take 1d4 + 1 turns in a row, during which you can
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 This feature ends if one of the actions you use during this Minor Metamorphosis
period, or any effects that you create during this period, At 10th level, you add the polymorph spell to your spellbook,
affects a creature other than you or an object being worn or if it is not there already. You can cast polymorph without
carried by someone other than you. In addition, the feature expending a spell slot. When you do so, you can target only
ends if you move to a place more than 1,000 feet from the yourself and transform into a beast whose challenge rating is
location where you used it. 1 or lower.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest Once you cast polymorph in this way, you can’t do so again
before you can use it again. until you finish a short or long rest, though you can still cast it
normally using an available spell slot.
Transmuting Order
You are a student of spells that modify energy and matter. To Master Transmuter
you, the world is not a fixed thing, but eminently mutable, and Starting at 15th level, you can use your action to create a
you delight in being an agent of change. You wield the raw grand transmutation. When you do so, choose one of the
stuff of creation and learn to alter both physical forms and following effects.
mental qualities. Your magic gives you the tools to become a Major Transformation. You can transmute one
smith on reality’s forge. nonmagical object—no larger than a 5-foot cube—into
Some transmuters are tinkerers and pranksters, turning another nonmagical object of similar size and mass and of
people into toads and transforming copper into silver for fun equal or lesser value. You must spend 10 minutes handling
and occasional profit. Others pursue their magical studies the object to transform it.
with deadly seriousness, seeking the power of the gods to Panacea. You remove all curses, diseases, and poisons
make and destroy worlds. affecting a creature that you touch with the transmuter’s
stone. The creature also regains all its hit points.
Order Spells Restore Life. You cast the raise dead spell on a creature
You gain order spells at the magus levels listed. you touch with the transmuter’s stone, without expending a
spell slot or needing to have the spell in your spellbook.
Transmuting Order Spells Restore Youth. You touch the transmuter’s stone to a
Magus Level Spells willing creature, and that creature’s apparent age is reduced
3rd feather fall, striding and springing by 3d10 years, to a minimum of 13 years. This effect doesn’t
5th enhance ability, spider climb extend the creature’s lifespan.
9th fly, gaseous form
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
13th fabricate, stone shape
17th animate objects, passwall Master Metamorphosis
Mutable Form At 20th level, you can cast shapechange without expending a
At 3rd level, you add the alter self and enlarge/reduce spells spell slot.
to your spellbook, if they are not there already. You can cast Once you cast shapechange in this way, you can’t do so
alter self or enlarge/reduce without expending a spell slot. again until you finish a long rest.
When you do so, you can target only yourself.
Once you cast alter self or enlarge/reduce in this way, you
can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest, though
you can still cast them normally using an available spell slot.
Transmuter’s Stone
Starting at 7th level, you can spend 8 hours creating a
transmuter’s stone that stores transmutation magic. You can
benefit from the stone yourself or give it to another creature.
A creature gains a benefit of your choice as long as the stone
is in the creature’s possession. When you create the stone,
choose the benefit from the following options:
Darkvision out to a range of 60 feet
An increase to speed of 10 feet while the creature is
unencumbered
Proficiency in Constitution saving throws
Resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage
(your choice whenever you choose this benefit)
Each time you cast a magus spell of 1st level or higher or
use your Arcane Strike feature, you can change the effect of
your stone if the stone is on your person.
If you create a new transmuter’s stone, the previous one
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 Illusory Script Scorching Ray Confusion
Magus Spells
Magic Missile See Invisibility Control Water
Cantrips (0 Level) Protection from Evil and Sending Dimension Door
Acid Splash Good Shatter Dragon’s Breath
Blade Ward PuppetUA:SS SkywriteEE Elemental BaneEE
Chill Touch Ray of Sickness Snilloc’s Snowball SwarmEE Evard’s Black Tentacles
Control FlamesEE Shield Spider Climb Fabricate
Create BonfireEE Silent Image Suggestion Fire Shield
Dancing Lights Sense EmotionUA:SS Warding WindEE Freedom of Movement
Fire Bolt Sleep Web Grasping Shadows
Friends SnareUA:SS Greater Invisibility
FrostbiteEE Striding and Springing 3rd Level Hallucinatory Terrain
GustEE Sudden AwakeningUA:SS Animate Dead Ice Storm
Hydraulic Push Tasha’s Hideous Laughter Bestow Curse Locate Creature
InfestationUA:SS Thunderwave Blink Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere
Light Unseen Servant Clairvoyance Phantasmal Killer
Mage Hand Counterspell Polymorph
Message 2nd Level Dispel Magic Stone Shape
Minor Illusion Aganazzar’s ScorcherEE Elemental Weapon Stoneskin
Mold EarthEE Alter Self Erupting EarthEE Storm SphereEE
Prestidigitation Arcane Lock Eruptive Pustules Thunderbolt
Ray of Frost Ball Lightning Fear Vitriolic SphereEE
Shape WaterEE Blindness/Deafness Fireball Wall of Fire
Sword BurstSCAG Blur Flame ArrowsEE Watery SphereEE
ThunderclapEE Cloud of Daggers Fly
Toll the DeadUA:SS Cloud of Acid Gaseous Form 5th Level
True Strike Continual Flame Haste Acidic Spray
Crown of Madness Hypnotic Pattern Bigby’s Hand
1st Level Darkness Ice Spears Cloudkill
Absorb ElementsEE Darkvision Lightning Bolt Cone of Cold
Alarm Detect Thoughts Magic Circle Contact Other Plane
Burning Hands EarthbindEE Major Image Control WindsEE
CatapultEE Enhance Ability Melf’s Minute MeteorsEE Creation
Cause FearUA:SS Enlarge/Reduce Nondetection Dominate Person
Charm Person Flaming Sphere Phantom Steed Dream
Chromatic Orb Gentle Repose Protection from Energy Geas
Color Spray Gust of Wind Remove Curse Hold Monster
Comprehend Languages Ice Slick Sleet Storm ImmolationEE
Detect Magic Invisibility Slow Legend Lore
Disguise Self Knock Stinking Cloud Lightning Arc
Earth TremorEE Levitate Storm Step Mislead
Electric Arc Locate Object Tidal WaveEE Modify Memory
Eroding Mist Magic Mouth Tongues Passwall
Expeditious Retreat Magic Weapon Vampiric Touch Planar Binding
False Life Make Whole Wall of SandEE Rary’s Telepathic Bond
Feather Fall Maximilian’s Earthen GraspEE Wall of WaterEE Scrying
Find Familiar Melf’s Acid Arrow Wind Wall Seeming
Fog Cloud Mirror Image Water Breathing Telekinesis
Grease Misty Step Teleportation Circle
Guiding HandUA:SS Nystul’s Magic Aura 4th Level Transmute RockEE
Healing ElixirUA:SS Phantasmal Force Arcane Eye Wall of Force
Ice KnifeEE PyrotechnicsEE Banishment Wall of Stone
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 Monk
Her fists a blur as they deflect an incoming hail of arrows, a
half-elf springs over a barricade and throws herself into the
massed ranks of hobgoblins on the other side. She whirls
among them, knocking their blows aside and sending them
reeling, until at last she stands alone.
Taking a deep breath, a human covered in tattoos settles
into a battle stance. As the first charging orcs reach him, he
exhales and a blast of fire roars from his mouth, engulfing his
foes.
Moving with the silence of the night, a black-c1ad halfling
steps into a shadow beneath an arch and emerges from
another inky shadow on a balcony a stone’s throw away. She
slides her blade free of its c1oth-wrapped scabbard and peers
through the open window at the tyrant prince, so vulnerable
in the grip of sleep.
Whatever their discipline, monks are united in their ability
to magically harness the energy that flows in their bodies.
Whether channeled as a striking display of martial prowess
or a subtler focus of defensive ability and speed, this energy
infuses all that a monk does.
The Magic of Ki
Monks make careful study of a magical energy that most
monastic traditions call ki. This energy is an element of the
magic thar suffuses the multiverse—specifically, the element
that flows through living bodies. Monks harness this power
within themselves to create magical effects and exceed their
bodies’ physical capabilities, and some of their special attacks
can hinder the flow of ki in their opponents. Using this
energy, monks channel uncanny speed and strength into their
unarmed strikes. As they gain experience, their martial
training and their mastery of ki gives them more power over
their bodies and the bodies of their foes.
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Training and Asceticism
Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of
D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time
seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek personal
perfection through contemplation and rigorous training.
Many entered the monastery as children, sent to live there
when their parents died, when food couldn’t be found to
support them, or in return for some kindness that the monks
had performed for their families.
Some monks live entirely apart from the surrounding
population, secluded from anything that might impede their
spiritual progress. Others are sworn to isolation, emerging
only to serve as spies or assassins at the command of their
leader, a noble patron, or some other mortal or divine power.
The majority of monks don’t shun their neighbors, making
frequent visits to nearby towns or villages and exchanging
their service for food and other goods. As versatile warriors,
monks often end up protecting their neighbors from
monsters or tyrants.
For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving a
structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This
can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it
lightly. Those who leave their cloisters take their work
seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of
their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care
little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to
accomplish a greater mission than merely slaying monsters
and plundering their treasure.
Creating a Monk
As you make your monk character, think about your
connection to the monastery where you learned your skills
and spent your formative years. Were you an orphan or a
child left on the monastery’s threshold? Did your parents
promise you to the monastery in gratitude for a service
performed by the monks? Did you enter this secluded life to
hide from a crime you committed? Or did you choose the
monastic life for yourself?
 Consider why you left. Did the head of your monastery
choose you for a particularly important mission beyond the
cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of some
violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or
were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to
accomplish outside the monastery? Are you eager to return to
your home?
As a result of the structured life of a monastic community
and the discipline required to harness ki, monks are almost
always lawful in alignment.
Quick Build
You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions.
First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by
Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background.
Class Features
As a monk, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per monk level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution
modifier per monk level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Simple weapons, shortswords
Craft and Trade: Choose one profession or one musical
instrument
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Reflex
Skills: Choose three from: Acrobatics, Athletics, History,
Insight, Perception, Religion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth
Kryx’s Skills: Choose three from: Acrobatics, Athletics,
Brawn, Finesse, Insight, Perception, Religion, Society , and
Stealth
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) a shortsword or (b) any simple weapon
(a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
10 darts
Unarmored Defense
Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor and
not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity
modifier + your Wisdom modifier.
Unarmored Movement
Starting at 1st level, your speed increases by 5 feet while you
are not wearing armor or wielding a shield. This bonus
increases when you reach certain monk levels, as shown in
the Monk table.
At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical
surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling
during the move.

The Monk
Proficiency Martial Ki Unarmored
Level Bonus Features Arts Points Movement
1st +2 Unarmored Defense, Unarmored Movement, Martial Arts 1d4 — +5 ft.
2nd +2 Ki, Monastic Tradition 1d4 2 +10 ft.
3rd +2 Flurry of Blows, Deflect Missiles 1d4 3 +10 ft.
4th +2 Ability Score improvement, Slow Fall 1d4 4 +10 ft.
5th +3 Extra Attack 1d6 5 +10 ft.
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Ki-Empowered Strikes, Monastic Tradition feature 1d6 6 +15 ft.
7th +3 Competency, Evasion, Stillness of Mind 1d6 7 +15 ft.
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 1d6 8 +15 ft.
9th +4 Unarmored Movement Improvement, Wholeness of Body 1d6 9 +15 ft.
10th +4 Purity of Body 1d6 10 +20 ft.
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, Extra Attack (2), Monastic Tradition feature 1d8 11 +20 ft.
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 1d8 12 +20 ft.
13th +5 — 1d8 14 +20 ft.
14th +5 Diamond Soul 1d8 15 +25 ft.
15th +5 Competency, Timeless Body 1d8 16 +25 ft.
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 1d8 17 +25 ft.
17th +6 Monastic Tradition feature 1d10 19 +25 ft.
18th +6 Empty Body 1d10 21 +30 ft.
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 1d10 23 +30 ft.
20th +6 Perfect Self 1d10 25 +30 ft.

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 Martial Arts
At 1st level, your practice of martial arts gives you mastery of
combat styles that use unarmed strikes and monk weapons,
which are shortswords and any simple melee weapons that
don’t have the two-handed or heavy property.
You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or
wielding only monk weapons and you aren’t wearing armor or
wielding a shield:
You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack
and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk
weapons.
You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your
unarmed strike or monk weapon. This die changes as you
gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of
the Monk table.
When you take the Attack action and attack with an
unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can
attack with another unarmed strike or attack with a light
melee weapon that you’re holding in the other hand.
Certain monasteries use specialized forms of the monk
weapons. For example, you might use a club that is two
lengths of wood connected by a short chain (called a
nunchaku) or a sickle with a shorter, straighter blade (called a
kama).
Ki
Starting at 2nd level, your training allows you to harness the
mystic energy of ki. Your access to this energy is represented
by a number of ki points. Your monk level determines the
number of points you have, as shown in the Ki Points column
of the Monk table.
You can spend these points to fuel various ki features. You
start knowing four such features: Disorienting Strike,
Knockback Kick, Patient Defense, Step of the Wind, and
Sweeping Strike. You learn ki features as you gain levels in
this class.
When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish
a short or long rest, at the end of which you draw all of your
expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least half
of the rest meditating to regain your ki points.
Some of your ki features require you to make a spell attack
or your target to make a saving throw to resist the feature’s
effects. The DCs are calculated as follows:
Ki save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Ki attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Disorienting Strike
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can
spend 1 ki point to disorient the target. The target can’t take
reactions until the end of its next turn.
Pushing Strike
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can
spend 1 ki point to knock them back. The target must
succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 15
feet away from you.
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Patient Defense
You can spend 1 ki point to take the Dodge action as a bonus
action on your turn.
Step of the Wind
You can spend 1 ki point to take the Disengage or Dash
action as a bonus action on your turn, and your jump distance
is doubled for the turn.
Sweeping Strike
Once per turn when you hit a creature with a melee weapon
attack, you can spend 2 ki points to sweep their legs. The
target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Monastic Tradition
At 2nd level, you commit yourself to a monastic tradition
which are all detailed at the end of the class description. Your
tradition grants you features at 2nd level and again at 6th,
11th, and 17th level.
Flurry of Blows
Beginning at 3rd level, immediately after you take the Attack
action on your turn, you can one additional unarmed strike as
a bonus action.
Deflect Missiles
Starting at 3rd level, you can use your reaction to deflect or
catch the missile when you are hit by a ranged weapon
attack. When you do so, the damage you take from the attack
is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + your monk
level.
If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the missile if
it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you have at
least one hand free. If you catch a missile in this way, you can
spend 1 ki point to make a ranged attack with the weapon or
piece of ammunition you just caught, as part of the same
reaction with a range of 20/60 feet. You make this attack with
proficiency, regardless of your weapon proficiencies, and the
missile counts as a monk weapon for the attack.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
Slow Fall
Beginning at 4th level, you can use your reaction when you
fall to reduce any falling damage you take by an amount equal
to five times your monk level.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
The number of attacks increases to three when you reach
11th level in this class.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Ki-Empowered Strikes
Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes and monk
weapons count as magical for the purpose of overcoming
resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Evasion
At 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the
way of certain area effects, such as a blue dragon’s lightning
breath or a fireball spell. When you are subjected to an effect
that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only
half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on
the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
Stillness of Mind
Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one effect
on yourself that is causing you to be charmed or frightened.
Wholeness of Body
At 9th level, you gain the ability to heal yourself. As an action,
you can regain hit points equal to two times your monk level.
You must finish a short or long rest before you can use this
feature again.
Purity of Body
At 10th level, your mastery of the ki flowing through you
makes you immune to disease and poison.
Diamond Soul
Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of ki grants you
proficiency in all saving throws.
Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw and fail,
you can spend 2 ki points to reroll it and take the second
result.
Timeless Body
At 15th level, your ki sustains you so that you suffer none of
the frailty of old age, and you can’t be aged magically. You can
still die of old age, however. In addition, you no longer need
food or water.
Empty Body
Beginning at 18th level. you can use your action to spend 5 ki
points to become invisible for 1 minute. During that time, you
also have resistance to all damage but force damage.
Additionally, you can spend 10 ki points to cast the astral
projection spell, without needing material components. When
you do so. You can’t take any other creatures with you.
Perfect Self
At 20th level, when you roll for initiative and have no ki points
remaining, you regain 4 ki points.
Monastic Traditions
Nine traditions of monastic pursuit are common in the
monasteries scattered across the multiverse. Most
monasteries practice one tradition exclusively, but a few
honor multiple traditions and instruct each monk according
to his or her aptitude and interest. All traditions rely on the
same basic techniques, diverging as the student grows more
adept. Thus, a monk need choose a tradition only upon
reaching 2nd level.
Way of the Burning Cinders
Monks of the Way of the Burning Cinders draw their power
from the sun. Fire temples teach overpowering force
tempered by the unflinching will to accomplish tasks and
desires.
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 Path of the Burning Cinders
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn
to control fire.
Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl fiery bolts of
magic as a ranged spell attack in place of an unarmed strike.
The attack has a range of 20/60 feet. You are proficient with
it, and you add your Wisdom modifier to its attack and
damage rolls. Its damage is fire, and its damage die is a d4.
This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the
Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
Cantrip. You gain the control flames cantrip if you don’t
already know it.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material component, except for those
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at
17th level.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Burning Cinders Spells
Monk
Level Spells Ki
2nd burning hands, hellish rebuke 2 ki
5th aganazzar’s scorcher, continual flame, 3 ki
heat metal, scorching ray, pyrotechnics
9th elemental weapon1, fireball, melf’s 5 ki
minute meteors, protection from energy1
13th fire shield, wall of fire 6 ki
17th flame strike2, immolation 7 ki
1 these spells must use fire damage
2 see spell balance
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Flaming Fists. When you hit a creature with an unarmed
strike or with your ki blast, you can spend 1 ki point to cause
the creature to catch fire. A creature on fire at the start of its
turn takes 3 (1d6) fire damage.
A creature on fire or one that can touch the creature can
use its action to douse the flames.
Searing Arc Strike. Immediately after you take the Attack
action on your turn, you can spend 2 or more ki points to cast
burning hands as a bonus action.
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Fangs of the Fire Snake
At 6th level, when you use the Attack action on your turn, you
can spend 2 ki point to cause tendrils of flame to stretch out
from your fists and feet as a bonus action. Your reach with
your unarmed strikes increases to 10 feet for that action, as
well as the rest of the turn. A hit with such an attack deals an
extra 1d4 fire damage.
Fireball
At 11th level, you can create an orb of destructive fire energy
as the fireball spell without spending any ki points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Fire Aspect
At 17th level, as an Action you can cause flames to race
across your body, shedding bright light in a 30-foot radius and
dim light for an additional 30 feet. The flames don’t harm you.
For 10 minutes you gain the following benefits:
You are immune to fire damage and have resistance to
cold damage.
Any creature that moves within 5 feet of you for the first
time on a turn or ends its turn there takes 1d10 fire
damage.
You can use your action to create a line of fire 30 feet long
and 5 feet wide extending from you in a direction you
choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity
saving throw. A creature takes 6d6 fire damage on a failed
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest unless you spend 9 ki.
Way of the Flowing River
Monks of the Way of the Flowing River draw their power
from the moon. The original water masters learned to control
by observing how the moon pushed and pulled the tides.
Water temples teach that water is the element of change so
one must be fluid and graceful, acting in concert with the
environment to control water.
Path of the Flowing River
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn
to control water.
Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl bullets of ice or
water as a ranged spell attack in place of an unarmed strike.
The attack has a range of 20/60 feet. You are proficient with
it, and you add your Wisdom modifier to its attack and
damage rolls. Its damage is piercing, and its damage die is a
d4. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the
Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
Cantrip. You gain the shape water cantrip if you don’t
already know it.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material component, except for those
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at
17th level.
 Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Flowing River Spells
Monk
LevelSpells Ki
2nd create or destroy water, fog cloud, ice knife 2 ki
5th misty step, snilloc’s snowball swarm 3 ki
9th elemental weapon1, gaseous form, 5 ki
protection from energy1, sleet storm, tidal
wave, wall of water, water breathing, water
walk
13th control water, ice storm, watery sphere 6 ki
17th cone of cold, maelstrom 7 ki
1 these spells must use cold damage
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Frigid Ice. When you hit a creature with your ki blast as an
ice bullet, you can spend 1 ki point to cause the creature to
have its speed halved until the start of your next turn.
Water Whip. When you hit a creature with your ki blast as
a water bullet, you can spend 2 ki points to turn your water
bullet into a whip. The target must make a Dexterity saving
throw. On a failed save, the target is pulled up to 15 feet
toward you and is knocked prone.
Wave Shield. As a reaction to being hit by an attack, you
can spend 2 ki points to create a rushing torrent of water as a
shield. Until the start of your next turn you have a +3 bonus to
AC, including against the triggering attack.
Shape the Flowing River. As an action, you can spend 1 ki
point to choose an area of ice or water no larger than 30 feet
on a side within 120 feet of you. You can change water to ice
within the area and vice versa, and you can reshape ice in the
area in any manner you choose. You can raise or lower the
ice’s elevation, create or fill in a trench, erect or flatten a wall,
or form a pillar. The extent of any such changes can’t exceed
half the area’s largest dimension. For example, if you affect a
30-foot square, you can create a pillar up to 15 feet high, raise
or lower the square’s elevation by up to 15 feet, dig a trench
up to 15 feet deep, and so on. You can’t shape the ice to trap
or injure a creature in the area.
Water Pressure Manipulation
At 6th level, you gain a swim speed equal to your speed.
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 Mending River
At 11th level, you can mend wounds with the restorative
powers of water. As an action, a creature of your choice that
you can see within 30 feet of you regains hit points equal to
2d8 + your Wisdom modifier. You must finish a short or long
rest before you can use this feature again.
Water Aspect
At 17th level, as an Action you can cause water to swirl
around you. For 10 minutes you gain the following benefits:
You are immune to cold damage and have resistance to
fire damage.
You can move across difficult terrain created by water, ice,
or snow without spending extra movement.
The ground in a 10-foot radius around you is icy and is
difficult terrain for creatures other than you. The radius
moves with you.
You can use your action to create a 30-foot cone of
freezing mist extending from your outstretched hand in a
direction you choose. Each creature in the cone must
make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 4d6
cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. A creature that fails its save against this
effect has its speed halved until the start of your next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest unless you spend 9 ki.
Way of the Gentle Breeze
Monks of the Way of the Gentle Breeze follow a tradition that
values peace and freedom. These monks are typically found
in small enclaves, detached from worldly problems. Air
temples teach pacifism and that the key to mastering the air
is flexibility and finding and following the path of least
resistance.
Path of the Gentle Breeze
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn
to control the air around you.
Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl jets of wind as a
ranged spell attack in place of an unarmed strike. The attack
has a range of 20/60 feet. You are proficient with it, and you
add your Wisdom modifier to its attack and damage rolls. Its
damage is bludgeoning, and its damage die is a d4. This die
changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial
Arts column of the Monk table.
Cantrip. You gain the gust cantrip if you don’t already know
it.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells.
To cast one of these spells, you must expend
ki points of the spell’s level or higher.
At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level
you gain access to certain spells.
You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material
component, except for
those components that
have a specific cost.
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You can spend up to 2 ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki
points at 5th level, 5 ki points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th
level, and 7 ki points at 17th level.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Gentle Breeze Spells
Monk
Level Spells Ki
2nd feather fall, striding and springing 2 ki
5th gust of wind, dust devil1, levitate, 3 ki
skywrite, warding wind
9th elemental weapon2, fly, protection 5 ki
from energy2, wind wall
13th otiluke’s resilient sphere, storm sphere 6 ki
17th control winds, wall of force 7 ki
1 dust devil should be “any creature that enters the spell’s
area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn within 5 ft
of the dust devil”. See Dust Devil in combat
2 these spells must use lightning or thunder damage
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Air Shield. You can spend 1 ki point as a bonus action or 2
ki points as a reaction to being hit by an attack to create gusts
of air close to your body as a shield. Until the start of your
next turn you have a +3 bonus to AC, including against the
triggering attack.
Unbroken Air. When you hit a creature with an unarmed
strike or your ki blast, you can spend 1 ki point to push them
with air. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw
or be pushed up to 30 feet away from you.
Enhanced Speed
At 6th level you can run swiftly by decreasing air resistance
around you. Your speed increased by 10 feet.
Flight
At 11th level, you can cast the fly spell without spending any
ki points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Air Aspect
At 17th level, as an Action you can cause wind to whirl
around you. For 10 minutes you gain the following benefits:
Ranged weapon attacks made against you have
disadvantage on the attack roll.
You gain a flying speed of 60 feet. If you are still flying
when the spell ends, you fall, unless you can somehow
prevent it.
You can use your action to create a 10-foot radius of
swirling wind centered on a point you can see within 60
feet of you. Each creature in that area must make a
Strength saving throw. A creature takes 4d8 bludgeoning
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. If a Large or smaller creature fails the
save, that creature is also pushed up to 10 feet away from
the center of the radius.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest unless you spend 9 ki.
Way of the Iron Mountain
Monks of the Way of the Iron Mountain are diverse, strong,
and enduring. Earth temples teach that the key to mastering
the earth is utilizing neutral jing, which involves waiting and
listening for the right moment to strike and, when that
moment comes, acting decisively. In other words, earth
monks generally endure their enemies’ attacks until the right
opportunity to counterattack reveals itself.
Path of the Iron Mountain
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn
to control the earth beneath your feet.
Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl pieces of earth
and stone as a ranged spell attack in place of an unarmed
strike. The attack has a range of 20/60 feet. You are proficient
with it, and you add your Wisdom modifier to its attack and
damage rolls. Its damage is bludgeoning, and its damage die
is a d4. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in
the Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
Cantrip. You gain the mold earth cantrip if you don’t
already know it.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material component, except for those
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at
17th level.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
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 Iron Mountain Spells
Monk
Level Spells Ki
2nd earth tremor, thunderwave 2 ki
5th earthbind, maximilian’s earthen grasp, 3 ki
spider climb
9th elemental weapon1, erupting earth, meld into 5 ki
stone, wall of sand
13th stoneskin, stone shape 6 ki
17th bones of the earth2, destructive wave3, 7 ki
transmute rock, wall of stone
1 these spells must use bludgeoning damage
2 bones of the earth changed to level 5. See spell balance.
3 destructive wave’s secondary damage is bludgeoning.
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Fissure Strike. Immediately after you take the Attack
action on your turn, you can spend 2 or more ki points to cast
earth tremor as a bonus action.
Rock Shield. You can spend 1 ki point as a bonus action or
2 ki points as a reaction to being hit by an attack to turn your
skin as hard as stone. You have resistance to bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from weapons until the start of
your next turn.
Shape the Earth. As an action, you can spend 1 ki point to
choose an area of dirt, sand, clay, or rock no larger than 30
feet on a side within 120 feet of you. You can reshape dirt,
sand, clay, or rock in the area in any manner you choose. You
can raise or lower the earth or rock’s elevation, create or fill
in a trench, erect or flatten a wall, or form a pillar. The extent
of any such changes can’t exceed half the area’s largest
dimension. For example, if you affect a 30-foot square, you
can create a pillar up to 15 feet high, raise or lower the
square’s elevation by up to 15 feet, dig a trench up to 15 feet
deep, and so on. You can’t shape dirt, sand, clay, or rock to
trap or injure a creature in the area.
Rock Solid
Starting at 6th level, you have advantage on ability checks and
saving throws to avoid being knocked prone.
Additionally you gain tremorsense which allows you to
detect and pinpoint the origin of vibrations within 30 feet,
provided that you and the source of the vibrations are in
contact with the same ground or substance. Tremorsense
can’t be used to detect flying or incorporeal creatures.
Erupting Earth
At 11th level, you can cause a fountain of churned earth and
stone to erupt as the erupting earth spell without spending
any ki points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Earth Aspect
At 17th level, as an Action you can cause bits of rock to
spread across your body. For 10 minutes you gain the
following benefits:
You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage from weapons.
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You can use your action to create a small earthquake on
the ground in a 15-foot radius centered on you. Other
creatures on that ground must make a Dexterity saving
throw. A creature takes 5d6 bludgeoning damage and is
knocked prone on a failed save, or half as much damage
and not knocked prone on a successful one.
You can move across difficult terrain made of earth or
stone without spending extra movement. You can move
through solid earth or stone as if it was air and without
destabilizing it, but you can’t end your movement there. If
you do so, you are ejected to the nearest unoccupied
space, this ability ends, and you are stunned until the end
of your next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest unless you spend 9 ki.
Way of the Kensei
Monks of the Way of Kensei train relentlessly with their
weapons, to the point that the weapon becomes like an
extension of the body. A kensei sees a weapon in much the
same way a painter regards a brush or a writer sees
parchment, ink, and quill. A sword or bow is a tool used to
express the beauty and elegance of the martial arts. That
such mastery makes a kensei a peerless warrior is but a side
effect of intense devotion, practice, and study.
Path of the Kensei
When you choose this tradition at 2nd level, your special
martial arts training leads you to master the use of monk
weapons. You gain the following benefits:
Choose two simple or martial weapons that lack the heavy
and special properties. You gain proficiency with these
weapons if you don’t already have it. Weapons of the
chosen types are monk weapons for you. You can choose
another weapon at 6th (3 weapons), 11th (4 weapons), and
17th (5 weapons) level.
You can add your Wisdom modifier to your initiative rolls.
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Maneuvering Strike. When you hit a creature with a
weapon attack, you can use your reaction and spend 1 ki
point to maneuver yourself into a more advantageous
position. You can move up to half your speed without
provoking opportunity attacks from the target of your attack.
Parry. As a reaction to being hit by an attack, you can
spend 1 ki point to parry the attack. Until the start of your
next turn you have a +2 bonus to AC while you are not
incapacitated and the weapon is in your hand, including
against the triggering attack.
Precise Strike. When you make a weapon attack roll, you
can expend a number of ki up to your proficiency bonus to
add it to the roll. You can use this feature before or after
making the attack roll, but before any effects of the attack are
applied.
Riposte. When a creature misses you with a melee weapon
attack, you can use your reaction and spend 1 ki point to
make an unarmed strike against the creature.
One with the Blade Sharpen the Blade
At 6th level, you extend your ki into your monk weapons. As At 11th level, you gain the ability to augment your weapons
an action on your turn you can enter a stance that lasts until with the strength of your ki. As a bonus action, you can
you enter a new stance. expend up to 3 ki points to grant a weapon you touch a bonus
Archery. You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with to attack and damage rolls while you wield it. The bonus
ranged weapons. equals the number of ki points you spent. This bonus lasts for
Defense. While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 1 minute or until you use this feature again.
bonus to AC.
Dueling. When you are wielding a melee weapon in one Unerring Accuracy
hand and no other weapons or shields you gain a +2 bonus to At 17th level, your mastery of weapons grants you
damage rolls with that weapon. extraordinary accuracy. If you make an attack roll with a
Great Weapon Fighting. When you roll a 1 or 2 on a monk weapon and miss, you can reroll it. You can use this
weapon damage die for an attack you make with a melee feature only once on each of your turns.
weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll
the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or
a 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile
property for you to gain this benefit. Additionally you gain a
+1 bonus to damage rolls with a d12 weapon.
Two-Weapon Fighting. You can use two-weapon fighting
even when the one-handed melee weapons you are wielding
aren’t light. Additionally you can draw or stow two one-
handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw
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 Way of the Open Hand
Monks of the Way of the Open Hand are the ultimate masters
of martial arts combat, whether armed or unarmed. They
learn techniques to cripple their opponents, move with the
flow of battle, take advantage of an enemy’s missteps, and to
stun their opponents.
Open Hand Technique
When you choose this tradition at 2nd level, your special
martial arts training leads you to master your unarmed style.
You gain the following benefits:
During your turn, if you make a melee weapon attack
against a creature, that creature can’t make opportunity
attacks against you for the rest of your turn.
You can add your Wisdom modifier to your initiative rolls.
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Crippling Strike. When you hit a creature with an
unarmed strike, you can spend 1 ki point to cripple the
creature’s next attack. A creature hit by this attack suffers
disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end
of your next turn.
Maneuvering Strike. When you hit a creature with
unarmed strike, you can use your reaction and spend 1 ki
point to maneuver yourself into a more advantageous
position. You can move up to half your speed.
Riposte. When a creature misses you with a melee weapon
attack, you can use your reaction and spend 1 ki point to
make an unarmed strike against the creature.
Uncanny Dodge
Starting at 6th level, when an attacker that you can see hits
you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the
attack’s damage against you.
Stunning Strike
Beginning at 11th level, you can interfere with the flow of ki
in an opponent’s body. Once on your turn when you hit a
creature with unarmed strike, you can spend 3 ki points to
attempt a stunning strike. The target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of your
next turn.
Quivering Palm
At 17th level, you gain the ability to set up lethal vibrations in
someone’s body. When you hit a creature with an unarmed
strike, you can spend 6 ki points to start these imperceptible
vibration, which last for a number of days equal to your monk
level. The vibrations are harmless unless you end them. You
can end the vibrations immediately when you hit the creature
or as an action on a later turn. To do so, you and the target
must be on the same plane of existence. When the vibrations
end, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw. A
creature takes 15d10 necrotic damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.
You can have only one creature under the effect of this
feature at a time. You can choose to end the vibrations
harmlessly without using an action.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
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Way of the Long Death Long Death Spells
Monk Level Spells Ki
Monks of the Way of the Long Death are obsessed with the 3rd cure wounds1, false life, inflict wounds 2 ki
meaning and mechanics of dying. They capture creatures and
prepare elaborate experiments to capture, record, and 5th gentle repose, blindness/deafness,
ray of enfeeblement
3 ki
understand the moments of their demise. They then use this elemental weapon2, fear, feign death,
knowledge to guide their understanding of martial arts, 9th
protection from energy2, revivify1,
5 ki
yielding a deadly fighting style. speak with dead, vampiric touch
13th blight, death ward1 6 ki
Path of the Long Death antilife shell, harm3, raise dead
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn 17th 7 ki
to control life energies. 1 should be a necromancy spell
Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl swirling necrotic 2 these spells must use necrotic damage
energy as a ranged spell attack in place of an unarmed strike. 3 see spell balance
The attack has a range of 20/60 feet. You are proficient with
it, and you add your Wisdom modifier to its attack and Ki Features
damage rolls. Its damage is necrotic, and its damage die is a Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
d4. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the Menacing Strike. When you hit a creature with a melee
Martial Arts column of the Monk table. weapon attack, you can spend 2 ki points and the target must
Cantrip. You gain the spare the dying cantrip if you don’t succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or it is frightened of you
already know it. until the end of your next turn.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one Spirit Absorption. When a creature within 30 feet of you
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level is reduced to 0 hit points, you can spend 1 ki point to gain
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier + half
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells your monk level (minimum of 1 temporary hit point).
without supplying a material component, except for those Touch of Death. Your study of death allows you to extract
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2 vitality from another creature as it nears its demise. When
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, you can spend 1 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at point to deal additional damage equal to your Wisdom
17th level. Modifier. You gain temporary hit points equal to the necrotic
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability damage dealt.
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom Hour of Reaping
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell At 6th level, you gain the ability to unsettle or terrify those
you cast and when making an attack roll with one. around you as an action, for your soul has been touched by
the shadow of death. When you take this action, each
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + creature within 30 feet of you that can see you must succeed
your Wisdom modifier on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you until the
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + end of your next turn.
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 Mastery of Death
Beginning at 11th level, you use your familiarity with death to
escape its grasp. When you are reduced to 0 hit points, you
can expend 2 ki point (no action required) to have 1 hit point
instead.
Death Ripple
At 17th level, you can cause negative energy to ripple out as
the circle of death spell without providing material
components and without spending any ki points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Way of the Radiant Light
Monks of the Way of the Radiant Light harness the radiant
and cleansing power of the sun. Light temples teach dazzling
displays and cleansing rites.
Path of the Radiant Light
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn
to control light around you.
Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl searing bolts of
magical radiance as a ranged spell attack in place of an
unarmed strike. The attack has a range of 20/60 feet. You are
proficient with it, and you add your Wisdom modifier to its
attack and damage rolls. Its damage is radiant, and its
damage die is a d4. This die changes as you gain monk levels,
as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
Cantrips. You gain the light and dancing lights cantrips if
you don’t already know them.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material component, except for those
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at
17th level.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
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Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Radiant Light Spells
Monk
Level Spells Ki
2nd guiding bolt, faerie fire, color spray, shield 2 ki
of faith
5th blindness/deafness, lesser restoration 3 ki
9th burst with light, daylight, elemental 5 ki
weapon1, protection from energy1, remove
curse
13th aura of purity, guardian of faith 6 ki
17th destructive wave, flame strike2 7 ki
1 these spells must use radiant damage
2 see spell balance
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Light Brand. When you hit a creature with an unarmed
strike or with your ki blast, you can spend 1 ki point to deal
an extra 1d4 radiant damage as the creature gleams with
astral radiance. The creature becomes visible if it’s invisible,
and the creature sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius and can’t
become invisible for 1 minute.
Blinding Display. Once per turn when you hit a creature
with an unarmed strike or with your ki blast, you can create a
blinding display by spending 2 ki points. The creature must
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until
the end of your next turn.
Warding Flare. You can interpose divine light between
yourself and an attacking enemy. When you are attacked by a
creature within 30 feet of you that you can see, you can spend
2 ki points and use your reaction to impose disadvantage on
the attack roll, causing light to flare before the attacker before
it hits or misses. An attacker that can’t be blinded is immune
to this feature.
Improved Flare
Starting at 6th level, you can also use your Warding Flare
feature when a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you
attacks a creature other than you.
Burst With Light Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
At 11th level, you can cast the burst with light spell without your Wisdom modifier
spending any ki points. Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you your Wisdom modifier
finish a short or long rest.
Silent Shadow Spells
Solar Aspect Monk
Beginning at 17th level, you can evoke a mote of brilliant Level Spells Ki
radiance that shines in your hand. For 1 minute, the mote 2nd silent image, unseen servant 2 ki
sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an 5th blur, darkness, darkvision, invisibility, 3 ki
additional 30 feet. This light is sunlight. pass without trace, silence
As an action on your turn during the duration, a beam of 9th elemental weapon1, fear, major image, 5 ki
brilliant light flashes out from your hand in a 5-foot-wide, 60- protection from energy1
foot-long line. Each creature in the line must make a 13th grasping shadows, greater invisibility, 6 ki
Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes phantasmal killer
6d8 radiant damage and is blinded until your next turn. On a 17th hold monster, mislead, seeming 7 ki
successful save, it takes half as much damage and isn’t
blinded. Undead and oozes have disadvantage on this saving 1 these spells must use necrotic damage
throw. Ki Features
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
finish a long rest unless you spend 9 ki points. Extinguish Light. You can spend 1 ki as a bonus action to
affect a 10 foot cube within 60 feet of you. You can extinguish
Way of the Silent Shadow or halve the area of bright light and dim light cast by any
Monks of the Way of the Silent Shadow follow a tradition that nonmagical light sources within that cube.
values stealth and subterfuge. These monks might be called Shadow Guide. You can spend 1 ki to take the Hide action
ninjas or shadowdancers, and they serve as spies and as a bonus action on your turn.
assassins. Sometimes the members of a ninja monastery are
family members, forming a clan sworn to secrecy about their
arts and missions. Other monasteries are more like thieves’
guilds, hiring out their services to nobles, rich merchants, or
anyone else who can pay their fees. Regardless of their
methods, the heads of these monasteries expect the
unquestioning obedience of their students.
Path of the Silent Shadow
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn
to alter shadows around you.
Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl shadowy wisps of
magical energy as a ranged spell attack in place of an
unarmed strike. The attack has a range of 20/60 feet. You are
proficient with it, and you add your Wisdom modifier to its
attack and damage rolls. Its damage is necrotic, and its
damage die is a d4. This die changes as you gain monk levels,
as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
Cantrip. You gain the minor illusion cantrip if you don’t
already know it.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material component, except for those
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at
17th level.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
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 Shadowy Shield. You can spend 1 ki point as a bonus
action or 2 ki points as a reaction to being hit by an attack to
cause your body to become blurred, shifting and wavering to
all who can see you. Until the start of your next turn, any
creature has disadvantage on attack rolls against you,
including against the triggering attack.
An attacker is immune to this effect if it doesn’t rely on
sight, as with blindsight, or can see through illusions, as with
truesight.
Shadow Step
At 6th level, you gain the ability to step from one shadow into
another. On your turn, when you are in dim light or darkness,
you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can
see that is also in dim light or darkness. Each foot of this
teleportation costs 1 foot of your movement. If you then take
the Attack action you have advantage on the first melee attack
you make before the end of the turn.
Cloak of Shadows
By 11th level, you have learned to become one with the
shadows. When you are in an area of dim light or darkness,
you can use your action to become invisible. You remain
invisible until you make an attack, cast a spell, or are in an
area of bright light.
Shadow Lord
Beginning at 17th level, you can envelop yourself and those
around you in shadow. As an action, you surround yourself
with an aura of shadows that lasts for 1 minute. The aura
reduces any bright light in a 60-foot radius around you to dim
light. Whenever an enemy starts its turn in the aura, it must
make a Dexterity saving throw or be grappled by the
shadows. Whenever an enemy that is grappled by the
shadows starts its turn in the aura, it takes 3d10 necrotic
damage.
Additionally, you and creatures you choose in the aura are
draped in deeper shadow. Creatures that rely on sight have
disadvantage on attack rolls against creatures draped in this
shadow.
While the aura lasts, a creature hit by your shadowy wisps
is grappled.
A creature grappled by the shadows can use its action to
make a Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (its
choice) against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees
itself.
After activating the aura, you can’t do so again until you
finish a long rest.
Way of the Sudden Storm
Monks of the Way of the Sudden Storm draw their power
from charged particles within themselves and the world
around them. Lightning temples teach monks how to harness
this energy.
Path of the Sudden Storm
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you learn
to control your inner storm:
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Ki Blast. You can channel your ki to hurl lightning energy
as a ranged spell attack in place of an unarmed strike. The
attack has a range of 20/60 feet. You are proficient with it,
and you add your Wisdom modifier to its attack and damage
rolls. Its damage is lightning, and its damage die is a d4. This
die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial
Arts column of the Monk table.
Cantrip. You gain the thunderclap cantrip if you don’t
already know it.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material component, except for those
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at
17th level.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Sudden Storm spells
Monk
Level Spells Ki
3rd chromatic orb1, electric arc, 2 ki
thunderwave
5th aggressive thundercloud, shatter 3 ki
9th call lightning, elemental weapon1, 5 ki
lightning arrow, lightning bolt, storm
step, protection from energy1
13th storm sphere, thunderbolt 6 ki
17th destructive wave, lightning arc, 7 ki
maelstrom
1 these spells must use lightning or thunder damage
Ki Features
Also at 2nd level you learn additional ki features:
Deafening Strike. When you hit a creature with an
unarmed strike or your ki blast, you can spend 1 ki point. The
target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take
1d8 thunder damage and be deafened until the start of your
next turn.
Lightning Shield. You can spend 1 ki point as a bonus
action or 2 ki points as a reaction to being hit by an attack to
create a field of lightning energy that surrounds your body.
Until the start of your next turn, including against the
triggering attack, any creature that hits you must succeed on
a Strength saving throw or take 1d8 lightning damage and be
pushed 10 feet away from you and be knocked prone.
Lightning Lure. When you hit a creature with your ki
blast, you can spend 1 ki point to create a lash of lightning
energy that pulls them. The target must succeed on a
Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 15 feet in a straight
line toward you and then take 1d8 lightning damage if it is
within 5 feet of you.
 Thunderous Strike. Immediately after you take the Attack
action on your turn, you can spend 2 or more ki points to cast
thunderwave as a bonus action.
Electrically Charged
Starting at 6th level, if you hit a creature with an attack, that
creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the
rest of the turn.
Storm Step
At 11th level, you can leap around as quick as lightning as the
storm step spell without spending any ki points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Discharge
At 17th level, you can release an explosion of energy as the
chain lightning spell without spending any ki points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest unless you spend 9 ki.
Way of Tranquility
Monks of the Way of Tranquility see violence as a last resort.
They use diplomacy, mercy, and understanding to resolve
conflicts. If pushed, though, they are capable warriors who
can bring an end to the unjust or cruel folk who refuse to
listen to reason. When adventuring, these monks make
excellent diplomats. They are also skilled in the healing arts,
and can preserve their allies in the face of daunting foes.
Path of Tranquility
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you gain
the following benefits:
Cantrip. You gain the friends cantrip if you don’t already
know it.
Spells. You can channel your ki to cast spells. To cast one
of these spells, you must expend ki points of the spell’s level
or higher. At 2nd, 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level you gain
access to certain spells. You can cast any of these spells
without supplying a material component, except for those
components that have a specific cost. You can spend up to 2
ki points on a spell at 2nd level, 3 ki points at 5th level, 5 ki
points at 9th level, 6 ki points at 13th level, and 7 ki points at
17th level.
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 Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
for your spells. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a monk spell
you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Tranquility Spells
Monk
Level Spells Ki
2nd animal friendship, charm person, 2 ki
comprehend languages
5th calm emotions, silence 3 ki
9th aura of vitality, protection from energy, 5 ki
tongues
13th aura of purity, otiluke’s resilient sphere 6 ki
17th circle of power, wall of force 7 ki
Sanctuary
At 2nd level, you can become an island of calm in even the
most chaotic of situations. You can cast the sanctuary spell
on yourself, no material component required, and it lasts up
to 8 hours. A creature that succeeds on the save is immune to
this effect for 1 hour.
Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again for
1 minute.
Healing Hands
Your mystical touch can heal wounds. Starting at 2nd level,
you have a pool of magical healing power that replenishes
when you take a long rest. With that pool, you can restore a
total number of hit points equal to your monk level × 10.
As an action, you can touch a creature and draw power
from the pool to restore a number of hit points to that
creature, up to the maximum amount remaining in the pool.
Instead of healing the creature, you can expend 5 hit points
from your pool of healing to cure the target of one disease
or neutralize one poison affecting it. You can cure
multiple diseases and neutralize multiple
poisons with a single use of Healing
Hands, expending hit points
separately for each one.
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When you use your Flurry of Blows, you can replace one of
the unarmed strikes with a use of this feature.
This feature has no effect on undead and constructs.
Emissary of Peace
At 6th level, you gain the ability to diffuse violent situations.
Whenever you make a Charisma check to calm violent
emotions or to counsel peace, you have advantage on the roll.
You must make this entreaty in good faith; it doesn’t apply if
proficiency in the Manipulation skill applies to your check.
Douse the Flames of War
At 11th level, you gain the ability to temporarily extinguish a
creature’s violent impulses. As an action, you can touch a
creature, and it must make a Wisdom saving throw against
your spell save DC. The target automatically succeeds if it’s
missing any of its hit points. If the target fails the save, it can’t
attack for 1 minute. During that time, it also can’t cast spells
that deal damage or that force someone to make a saving
throw.
This effect ends if the target is attacked, takes damage, or is
forced to make a saving throw or if the target witnesses any
of those things happening to its allies.
Anger of a Gentle Soul
At 17th level, you gain the ability to visit vengeance on
someone who fells others. If you see a creature reduce
another creature to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to
grant yourself a bonus to all damage rolls against the
aggressor until the end of your next turn. The bonus equals
your monk level.
Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
 Alternatively, you can expend 5 hit points from your pool of
Paladin healing to cure the target of one disease or neutralize one
poison affecting it. You can cure multiple diseases and
Class Features neutralize multiple poisons with a single use of Lay on
As a paladin, you gain the following class features. Hands, expending hit points separately for each one.
This feature has no effect on undead and constructs.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per paladin level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution
modifier per paladin level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: All armor, shields
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide, Chain, Scale, Plate, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Craft and Trade: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Will
Skills: Choose two from: Athletics, Insight, Intimidation,
Medicine, Persuasion, and Religion
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Athletics, Brawn, Insight,
Manipulation, Medicine, Persuasion, and Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial
weapons
(a) five javelins or (b) any simple melee weapon
(a) a priest’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
Chain mail and a holy symbol
Divine Sense
The presence of strong evil registers on your senses like a
noxious odor, and powerful good rings like heavenly music in
your ears. As an action, you can open your awareness to
detect such forces. Until the end of your next turn, you know
the location of any celestial, fiend, or undead within 60 feet of
you that is not behind total cover. You know the type (celestial,
fiend, or undead) of any being whose presence you sense, but
not its identity (the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich, for
instance). Within the same radius, you also detect the
presence of any place or object that has been consecrated or
desecrated, as with the hallow spell.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to 1 +
your Charisma modifier. When you finish a long rest, you
regain all expended uses.
Lay on Hands
Your blessed touch can heal wounds. You have a pool of
healing power that replenishes when you take a long rest.
With that pool, you can restore a total number of hit points
equal to your paladin level × 5.
As an action, you can touch a creature and draw power
from the pool to restore a number of hit points to that
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 Fighting Stance
At 2nd level, as a bonus action on your turn, you can enter a
stance that lasts until you enter a new stance. Choose one of
the following options:
Archery
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged
weapons.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no
other weapons or shields you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls
with that weapon.
Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a weapon damage die for an attack
you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with
two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll,
even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the
two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
Additionally you gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls with a d12
weapon.
Protection
When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you
that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to
impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding
a shield.
Two-Weapon Fighting
You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one-handed
melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light. Additionally you
can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would
normally be able to draw or stow only one.
Spellcasting
By 2nd level, you have learned to draw on divine magic
through meditation and prayer to cast spells as a cleric does.
See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and
chapter 11 for the paladin spell list.
Cantrips
At 2nd level, you know two cantrips of your choice from the
paladin spell list. You learn additional paladin cantrips of your
choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known
column of the Paladin table.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Paladin table shows how many spell slots you have to
cast your spells. To cast one of your paladin spells of 1st level
or higher, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher.
You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long
rest.
You prepare the list of paladin spells that are available for
you to cast, choosing from the paladin spell list. When you do
so, choose a number of paladin spells equal to your Charisma
modifier + one fourth your paladin level, rounded up
(minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for
which you have spell slots.

The Paladin
Proficiency Cantrips
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Divine Sense, Lay on Hands — — — — — —
2nd +2 Fighting Stance, Spellcasting, Smite 2 2 — — — —
3rd +2 Divine Health, Sacred Oath 2 3 — — — —
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 2 3 — — — —
5th +3 Extra Attack 2 4 2 — — —
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Aura of Protection 2 4 2 — — —
7th +3 Competency, Sacred Oath feature 2 4 3 — — —
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 2 4 3 — — —
9th +4 — 2 4 3 2 — —
10th +4 Aura of Courage 3 4 3 2 — —
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, Improved Smite 3 4 3 3 — —
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 3 4 3 3 — —
13th +5 — 3 4 3 3 1 —
14th +5 Cleansing Touch 3 4 3 3 1 —
15th +5 Competency, Sacred Oath feature 3 4 3 3 2 —
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 3 4 3 3 2 —
17th +6 — 3 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Aura improvements 3 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 3 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 Sacred Oath feature 3 4 3 3 3 2

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 For example, if you are a 5th-level paladin, you have four
1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Charisma of 14,
your list of prepared spells can include four spells of 1st or
2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st-level
spell cure wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd
level slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove it from your list of
prepared spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish
a long rest. Preparing a new list of paladin spells requires
time spent in prayer and meditation: at least 1 minute per
spell level for each spell on your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your paladin spells,
since their power derives from the strength of your
convictions. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a
paladin spell you cast and when making an attack roll with
one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus for your
paladin spells.
Smite
Starting at 2nd level, once per turn when you hit a creature
with a weapon attack, you can expend one paladin spell slot
to deal extra damage to the target, in addition to the weapon’s
damage. Choose one of the following options:
Banishing Smite. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 5th-level paladin spell slot to cause
your weapon to crackle with force. The attack deals an extra
5d6 force damage. Additionally, the target must succeed on a
Charisma saving throw against your paladin spell save DC or
be banished.
If the target is native to a different plane of existence than
the one you’re on, the target is banished with a faint popping
noise, returning to its home plane.
If the target is native to the plane you’re on, the creature
vanishes into a harmless demiplane. While there, the target is
incapacitated. It remains there for 1 minute or until you lose
your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell),
at which point the target reappears within 30 feet of the
space it left. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the
end of each turn, returning on a success.
Blinding Smite. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 3rd-level or higher paladin spell slot
to cause your weapon to flare with bright light. The attack
deals an extra 3d8 radiant damage, plus 1d8 for each slot
level higher than 3rd. Additionally, the target must succeed on
a Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute or
until you lose your concentration (as if you were
concentrating on a spell).
A creature blinded by this makes another Constitution
saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful
save, it is no longer blinded.
Branding Smite. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 2nd-level or higher paladin spell slot
to cause your weapon to gleam with astral radiance. The
attack deals an extra 3d6 radiant damage, plus 1d6 for each
slot level higher than 2nd. For 1 minute or until you lose your
concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell), the
target becomes visible if it is invisible, sheds dim light in a 5-
foot radius, and can’t become invisible until the condition
ends.
Divine Smite. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 1st-level or higher paladin spell slot
to cause your weapon to be seared in the visage of your deity.
The attack deals an extra 2d8 radiant damage, plus 1d8 for
each slot level higher than 1st. The damage increases by 1d8
if the target is an Undead or a fiend.
Searing Smite. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 1st-level or higher paladin spell slot
to cause your weapon to flare with white-hot intensity. The
attack deals an extra 2d6 fire damage, plus 1d6 for each slot
level higher than 1st. Additionally, the target ignites in flames.
At the start of each of its turns for 1 minute or until you lose
your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell),
the target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed
save, it takes 1d6 fire damage. On a successful save, the
condition ends. If the target or a creature within 5 feet of it
uses an action to put out the flames, or if some other effect
douses the flames (such as the target being submerged in
water), the condition ends.
Staggering Smite. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 3rd-level or higher paladin spell slot
to cause your weapon to pierce both body and mind. The
attack deals an extra 4d8 psychic damage, plus 1d8 for each
slot level higher than 3rd. The target must make a Wisdom
saving throw. On a failed save, it has disadvantage on attack
rolls and ability checks, and can’t take reactions, until the end
of its next turn.
Thunderous Smite. When you hit a creature with a
weapon attack you can expend a 1st-level or higher paladin
spell slot to cause your weapon to ring with thunder that is
audible within 300 feet of you. The attack deals an extra 2d6
thunder damage, plus 1d6 for each slot level higher than 1st.
Additionally, if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a
Strength saving throw or be pushed 10 feet away from you
and knocked prone.
Wrathful Smite. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 1st-level or higher paladin spell slot
to cause your weapon to surge with fury. The attack deals an
extra 1d6 psychic damage, plus 1d6 for each slot level higher
than 1st. Additionally, if the target is a creature, it must make
a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of you for 1 minute
or until you lose your concentration (as if you were
concentrating on a spell). The frightened creature can repeat
this saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself on a success.
Divine Health
By 3rd level, the divine magic flowing through you makes you
immune to disease.
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 Sacred Oath
When you reach 3rd level, you swear the oath that binds you
as a paladin forever. Up to this time you have been in a
preparatory stage, committed to the path but not yet sworn to
it. Now you choose an oath, such as the Oath of Devotion.
Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at
7th, 15th, and 20th level. Those features include oath spells
and the Channel Divinity feature.
Oath Spells
Each oath has a list of associated spells. You gain access to
these spells at the levels specified in the oath description.
Once you gain access to an oath spell, you always have it
prepared. Oath spells don’t count against the number of spells
you can prepare each day.
If you gain an oath spell that doesn’t appear on the paladin
spell list, the spell is nonetheless a paladin spell for you.
Channel Divinity
Your oath allows you to channel divine energy to fuel magical
effects. Each Channel Divinity option provided by your oath
explains how to use it.
When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose which
option to use. You must then finish a short or long rest to use
your Channel Divinity again.
Some Channel Divinity effects require saving throws.
When you use such an effect from this class, the DC equals
your paladin spell save DC.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Aura of Protection
Starting at 6th level, whenever you or a friendly creature
within 20 feet of you must make a saving throw, the creature
gains a bonus to the saving throw equal to half your
Charisma modifier (with a minimum bonus of +1, round
down). You must be conscious to grant this bonus.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 60 feet.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
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Aura of Courage
Starting at 10th level, you and friendly creatures within 10
feet of you can’t be frightened while you are conscious. At
18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.
Improved Smite
By 11th level, you are so suffused with righteous might that
all your melee weapon strikes carry divine power with them.
Whenever you hit a creature with a weapon, the creature
takes an extra 1d8 radiant damage. If you also use your
Smite with an attack, you add this damage to the extra
damage of your Smite.
Cleansing Touch
Beginning at 14th level, you can use your action to end one
spell on yourself or on one willing creature that you touch.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Sacred Oaths
Becoming a paladin involves taking vows that commit the
paladin to the cause of righteousness, an active path of
fighting wickedness. The final oath, taken when he or she
reaches 3rd level, is the culmination of all the paladin’s
training. Some characters with this class don’t consider
themselves true paladins until they have reached 3rd level
and made this oath. For others, the actual swearing of the
oath is a formality, an official stamp on what has always been
true in the paladin’s heart.
Breaking Your Oath
A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of
conduct, but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible.
Sometimes the right path proves too demanding,
sometimes a situation calls for the lesser of two evils,
and sometimes the heat of emotion causes a paladin
to transgress his or her oath.
A paladin who has broken a vow typically seeks
absolution from a cleric who shares his or her faith or
from another paladin of the same order. The paladin
might spend an all night vigil in prayer as a sign of
penitence, or undertake a fast or similar act of self-
denial. After a rite of confession and forgiveness, the
paladin starts fresh.
If a paladin willfully violates his or her oath and
shows no sign of repentance, the consequences can
be more serious. At the GM’s discretion, an impenitent
paladin might be forced to abandon this class and
adopt another.
Oath of the Ancients
The Oath of the Ancients is as old as the race af elves and the
rituals of the druids. Sometimes called fey knights, green
knights, or horned knights, paladins who swear this oath cast
their lot with the side of the light in the cosmic struggle
against darkness because they love the beautiful and life-
giving things of the world, not necessarily because they
believe in principles of honor, courage, and justice. They
adorn their armor and clothing with images of growing things
—leaves, antlers, or flowers—to reflect their commitment to
preserving life and light in the world.
Tenets of the Ancients
The tenets of the Oath of the Ancients have been preserved
for uncounted centuries. This oath emphasizes the principles
of good above any concerns of law or chaos. Its four central
principles are simple.
Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, kindness,
and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the world, beating
back despair.
Shelter the Light. Where there is good, beauty, love, and
laughter in the world, stand against the wickedness that
would swallow it. Where life flourishes, stand against the
forces that would render it barren.
Preserve Your Own Light. Delight in song and laughter, in
beauty and art. If you allow the light to die in your own heart,
you can’t preserve it in the world.
Be the Light. Be a glorious beacon for all who live in
despair. Let the light of your joy and courage shine forth in all
your deeds.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of the Ancients Spells
Paladin
Level Spells
3rd detect poison and disease, speak with
animals
5th moonbeam, misty step
9th plant growth, protection from energy
13th ice storm, stoneskin
17th commune with nature, tree stride
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
two Channel Divinity options.
Nature’s Wrath. You can use your Channel Divinity to
invoke primeval forces to ensnare a foe. As an action, you can
cause spectral vines to spring up and reach for a creature
within 10 feet of you that you can see. The creature must
succeed on a Strength or Dexterity saving throw (its choice)
or be restrained. While restrained by the vines, the creature
repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a
success, it frees itself and the vines vanish.
Turn the Faithless. You can use your Channel Divinity to
utter ancient words that are painful for fey and fiends to hear.
As an action, you present your holy symbol, and each fey or
fiend within 30 feet of you that can hear you must make a
Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is turned
for 1 minute or until it takes damage.
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as
far away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly move to a
space within 30 feet of you. It also can’t take reactions. For its
action, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from
an effect that prevents it from moving. If there’s nowhere to
move, the creature can use the Dodge action.
If the creature’s true form is concealed by an illusion,
shapeshifting, or other effect, that form is revealed while it is
turned.
Aura of Warding
Beginning at 7th level, ancient magic lies so heavily upon you
that it forms an eldritch ward. You and friendly creatures
within 10 feet of you have resistance to damage from spells.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.
Undying Sentinel
Starting at 15th level, when you are reduced to 0 hit points
and are not killed outright, you can choose to drop to 1 hit
point instead. Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again
until you finish a long rest.
Additionally, you suffer none of the drawbacks of old age,
and you can’t be aged magically.
Elder Champion
At 20th level, you can assume the form of an ancient force of
nature, taking on an appearance you choose. For example,
your skin might turn green or take on a bark-like texture, your
hair might become leafy or moss-like, or you might sprout
antlers or a lion-like mane.
Using your action, you undergo a transformation. For 1
minute, you gain the following benefits:
At the start of each of your turns, you regain 10 hit points.
Whenever you cast a paladin spell that has a casting time
of 1 action, you can cast it using a bonus action instead.
Enemy creatures within 10 feet of you have disadvantage
on saving throws against your paladin spells and Channel
Divinity options.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Oath of Conquest
The Oath of Conquest calls to paladins who seek glory in
battle and the subjugation of their enemies. It isn’t enough for
these paladins to establish order. They must crush the forces
of chaos.
Sometimes called knight tyrants or iron mongers, those
who swear this oath gather into grim orders that serve gods
or philosophies of war and well-ordered might. Some of these
paladins go so far as to consort with the powers of the Nine
Hells.
The archdevil Bel, warlord of Avernus, counts many of
these paladins—called hell knights—as his most ardent
supporters. Hell knights cover their armor with trophies
taken from fallen enemies, a grim warning to any who dare
oppose them and the decrees of their lords.
Tenets of Conquest
A paladin who takes this oath has the tenets of conquest
seared on the upper arm. A hell knight’s oath appears in
Infernal runes, a brutal reminder of vows to the Lords of Hell.
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 Douse the Flame of Hope. It is not enough to merely
defeat an enemy in battle. Your victory must be so
overwhelming that your enemies’ will to fight is shattered
forever. A blade can end a life. Fear can end an empire.
Rule with an Iron Fist. Once you have conquered, tolerate
no dissent. Your word is law. Those who obey it shall be
favored. Those who defy it shall be punished as an example to
all who might follow.
Strength Above All. You shall rule until a stronger one
arises. Then you must grow mightier and meet the challenge,
or fall to your own ruin.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of Conquest Spells
Paladin Level Spells
3rd armor of Agathys, command
5th blindness/deafness, ray of enfeeblement
9th bestow curse, fear
13th blight, dominate beast
17th dominate person, insect plague
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
two Channel Divinity options.
Conquering Strike. You can use your Channel Divinity to
break a foe’s will. When you hit a creature with a melee
weapon attack as part of the Attack action, you can also use
your Channel Divinity to force the target to make a Wisdom
saving throw. On a failed save, the target becomes frightened
of you for 1 minute. The frightened creature can repeat this
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect
on itself on a success.
Guided Strike. You can use your Channel Divinity to strike
with supernatural accuracy. When you make an attack roll,
you can use your Channel Divinity to gain advantage on
attack rolls until the end of your next turn. You make this
choice after you see the roll, but before the DM says whether
the attack hits or misses. If the attack hits add your Wisdom
modifier to the damage.
Aura of Conquest
Starting at 7th level, you emanate a menacing aura while
you’re not incapacitated. The aura includes your space,
extends 10 feet from you in every direction, and is blocked by
total cover. Any enemy in the aura has disadvantage on saving
throws against being frightened.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.
Implacable Spirit
Once you reach 15th level, you can no longer be charmed.
Invincible Conqueror
At 20th level, you gain the ability to harness extraordinary
martial prowess. As an action, you can magically become an
avatar of conquest, gaining the following benefits for 1
minute:
You have resistance to all damage.
When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can
make one additional attack as part of that action.
Your melee weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of
19 or 20.
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Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Oath of the Crown
The Oath of the Crown is sworn to the ideals of civilization,
be it the spirit of a nation, fealty to a sovereign, or service to a
deity of law and rulership. The paladins who swear this oath
dedicate themselves to serving society and, in particular, the
just laws that hold society together. These paladins are the
watchful guardians on the walls, standing against the chaotic
tides of barbarism that threaten to tear down all that
civilization has built, and are commonly known as guardians,
exemplars, or sentinels. Often, paladins who swear this oath
are members of an order of knighthood in service to a nation
or a sovereign, and undergo their oath as part of their
admission to the order’s ranks.
Tenets of the Crown
The tenets of the Oath of the Crown are often set by the
sovereign to which their oath is sworn, but generally
emphasize the following tenets.
Law. The law is paramount. It is the mortar that holds the
stones of civilization together, and it must be respected.
Loyalty. Your word is your bond. Without loyalty, oaths and
laws are meaningless.
Courage. You must be willing to do what needs to be done
for the sake of order, even in the face of overwhelming odds.
If you don’t act, then who will?
Responsibility. You must deal with the consequences of
your actions, and you are responsible for fulfilling your duties
and obligations
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of the Crown Spells
Paladin Level Spells
3rd command, compelled duel
5th warding bond, zone of truth
9th aura of vitality, spirit guardians
13th banishment, guardian of faith
17th circle of power, gaes
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
Channel Divinity options.
Champion Challenge. You issue a challenge that compels
other creatures to do battle with you. Each creature of your
choice that you can see within 30 feet of you must make a
Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature can’t
willingly move more than 30 feet away from you. This effect
ends on the creature if you are incapacitated or die or if the
creature is more than 30 feet away from you.
Turn the Tide. As a bonus action, you can bolster injured
creatures with your Channel Divinity. Each creature of your
choice that can hear you within 30 feet of you regains hit
points equal to 2d6 + your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1)
if it has no more than half of its hit points.
Divine Allegiance
Starting at 7th level, when a creature within 5 feet of you
takes damage, you can use your reaction to magically
substitute your own health for that of the target creature,
causing that creature not to take the damage. Instead, you
take the damage. This damage to you can’t be reduced or
prevented in any way.
Unyielding Spirit
Starting at 15th level, you have advantage on saving throws to
avoid becoming paralyzed or stunned.
Exalted Champion
At 20th level, your presence on the field of battle is an
inspiration to those dedicated to your cause. You can use your
action to gain the following benefits for 1 hour:
You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage from nonmagical weapons.
Your allies have advantage on death saving throws while
within 30 feet of you.
You have advantage on Wisdom saving throws, as do your
allies within 30 feet of you.
This effect ends early if you are incapacitated or die. Once
you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a
long rest.
Oath of Devotion
The Oath of Devotion binds a paladin to the loftiest ideals of
justice, virtue, and order. Sometimes called cavaliers, white
knights, or holy warriors, these paladins meet the ideal of the
knight in shining armor, acting with honor in pursuit of
justice and the greater good. They hold themselves to the
highest standards of conduct, and some, for better or worse,
hold the rest of the world to the same standards. Many who
swear this oath are devoted to gods of law and good and use
their gods’ tenets as the measure of their devotion. They hold
angels—the perfect servants of good—as their ideals, and
incorporate images of angelic wings into their helmets or
coats of arms.
Tenets of Devotion
Though the exact words and strictures of the Oath of
Devotion vary, paladins of this oath share these tenets.
Honesty. Don’t lie or cheat. Let your word be your promise.
Courage. Never fear to act, though caution is wise.
Compassion. Aid others, protect the weak, and punish
those who threaten them. Show mercy to your foes, but
temper it with wisdom.
Honor. Treat others with fairness, and let your honorable
deeds be an example to them. Do as much good as possible
while causing the least amount of harm.
Duty. Be responsible for your actions and their
consequences, protect those entrusted to your care, and obey
those who have just authority over you.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of Devotion Spells
Paladin Level Spells
3rd protection from evil and good, sanctuary
5th lesser restoration, zone of truth
9th beacon of hope, dispel magic
13th freedom of movement, guardian of faith
commune, flame strike1
17th
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Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
two Channel Divinity options.
Sacred Weapon. As an action, you can imbue one weapon
that you are holding with positive energy, using your Channel
Divinity. For 1 minute, you add your Charisma modifier to
attack rolls made with that weapon (with a minimum bonus
of +1). The weapon also emits bright light in a 20-foot radius
and dim light 20 feet beyond that. If the weapon is not already
magical, it becomes magical for the duration.
You can end this effect on your turn as part of any other
action. If you are no longer holding or carrying this weapon,
or if you fall unconscious, this effect ends.
Turn the Unholy. As an action, you present your holy
symbol and speak a prayer censuring fiends and undead,
using your Channel Divinity. Each fiend or undead that can
see or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom
saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned
for 1 minute or until it takes damage.
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as
far away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly move to a
space within 30 feet of you. It also can’t take reactions. For its
action, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from
an effect that prevents it from moving. If there’s nowhere to
move, the creature can use the Dodge action.
Aura of Devotion
Starting at 7th level, you and friendly creatures within 10 feet
of you can’t be charmed while you are conscious.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.
Purity of Spirit
Beginning at 15th level, you are always under the effects of a
protection from evil and good spell.
Holy Nimbus
At 20th level, as an action, you can emanate an aura of
sunlight. For 1 minute, bright light shines from you in a 30-
foot radius, and dim light shines 30 feet beyond that.
Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn in the bright
light, the creature takes 10 radiant damage.
In addition, for the duration, you have advantage on saving
throws against spells cast by fiends or undead.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
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 Oath of Redemption
The Oath of Redemption sets a paladin ona difficult path, one
that requires a holy warrior to use violence only as a last
resort. Paladins who dedicate themselves to this oath believe
that any person can be redeemed and that the path of
benevolence and justice is one that anyone can walk. These
paladins face evil creatures in the hope of turning them to the
light, and the paladins slay them only when such a deed will
clearly save other lives. Paladins who follow this path are
known as redeemers.
While redeemers are idealists, they are no fools.
Redeemers know that undead, demons, devils, and other
supernatural threats can be inherently evil. Against such foes,
the paladins bring the full wrath of their weapons and spells
to bear. Yet the redeemers still pray that, one day, even
creatures of wickedness will invite their own redemption.
Tenets of Redemption
The tenets of the Oath of Redemption hold a paladin to a high
standard of peace and justice.
Peace. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy and
understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace.
Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state, and it
is their environment or the influence of dark forces that
drives them to evil. By setting the proper example, and
working to heal the wounds of a deeply flawed world, you can
set anyone on a righteous path.
Patience. Change takes time. Those who have walked the
path of the wicked must be given reminders to keep them
honest and true. Once you have planted the seed of
righteousness in a creature, you must work day after day to
allow it to survive and then flourish.
Wisdom. Your heart and mind must stay clear, for
eventually you will be forced to admit defeat. While every
creature can be redeemed, some are so far along the path of
evil that you have no choice but to end their lives for the
greater good. Any such action must be carefully weighed and
the consequences fully understood, but once you have made
the decision, follow through with it knowing your path is just.
Redemption Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of Redemption Spells
Paladin Level Spells
3rd sanctuary, sleep
5th calm emotions, ray of enfeeblement
9th counterspell, hypnotic pattern
13th Otiluke’s resilient sphere, stoneskin
17th hold monster, wall of force
Armor of Peace
Starting at 3rd level, your commitment to peace allows you to
walk into the most dangerous situations unarmored. While
you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a shield, your base AC is
16 + your Dexterity modifier.
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Warrior of Reconciliation
At 3rd level, you foreswear the weapons of war in favor of
simple tools. While wielding a simple weapon that deals
bludgeoning damage, you gain a special benefit if you reduce
a creature to 0 hit points with that weapon and decide to
spare the creature’s life. Instead of falling unconscious, the
creature is charmed by you for 1 minute. During that time,
the charmed creature is peaceful and docile, refusing to move
or to take actions or reactions, unless you command it to. You
can’t order the creature to attack, force someone to make a
saving throw, or cause damage to itself or others. This
charmed effect ends early if you are incapacitated or if you or
your companions attack the creature, deal damage to it, or
force it to make a saving throw. When the effect ends, the
creature falls unconscious if it still has 0 hit points.
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
two Channel Divinity options.
Emissary of Peace. You can use your Channel Divinity to
augment your presence with divine power. As a bonus action,
you grant yourself advantage on the next Charisma
(Persuasion) check you make within the next minute.
Rebuke the Violent. You can use your Channel Divinity to
rebuke those who use violence. As a reaction when an enemy
within 10 feet of you deals damage with a melee attack
against one creature other than you, you force that attacker to
make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the attacker
takes radiant damage equal to the damage it just dealt. On a
successful save, it takes half as much damage.
Aura of the Guardian
Starting at 7th level, you can shield your allies from harm at
the cost of your own health. As a reaction when an ally within
10 feet of you takes damage, you instead magically take that
damage. This feature doesn’t transfer any other effects that
might accompany the damage.
Protective Spirit
Starting at 15th level, a holy presence mends your wounds in
combat. You regain hit points equal to 1d6 + half your paladin
level if you end your turn in combat with fewer than half of
your hit points remaining and you aren’t incapacitated.
Emissary of Redemption
At 20th level, you become an avatar of peace, which gives you
two benefits:
You have resistance to all damage dealt by other creatures
(their attacks, spells, and other effects).
Whenever a creature damages you, it takes damage equal
to half the amount it dealt to you.
If you attack a creature, deal damage to it, or force it to
make a saving throw, neither benefit works against that
creature until you finish a long rest.
Oath of Treachery
Oath of Vengeance Relentless Avenger
The Oath of Vengeance is a solemn commitment to punish By 7th level, your supernatural focus helps you dose off a foe’s
those who have committed a grievous sin. When evil forces retreat. When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack,
slaughter helpless villagers, when an entire people turns you can move up to half your speed immediately after the
against the will of the gods, when a thieves’ guild grows too attack and as part of the same reaction. This movement
violent and powerful, when a dragon rampages through the doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.
countryside—at times like these, paladins arise and swear an Soul of Vengeance
Oath of Vengeance to set right that which has gone wrong. To Starting at 15th level, the authority with which you speak
these paladins—sometimes called avengers or dark knights your Vow of Enmity gives you greater power over your foe.
—their own purity is not as important as delivering justice.
When a creature under the effect of your Vow of Enmity
makes an attack, you can use your reaction to make a melee
Tenets of Vengeance weapon attack against that creature if it is within range.
The tenets of the Oath of Vengeance vary by paladin, but all
the tenets revolve around punishing wrongdoers by any Avenging Angel
means necessary. Paladins who uphold these tenets are At 20th level, you can assume the form of an angelic avenger.
willing to sacrifice even their own righteousness to mete out Using your action, you undergo a transformation. For 1 hour,
justice upon those who do evil, so the paladins are often you gain the following benefits:
neutral or lawful neutral in alignment. The core principles of
the tenets are brutally simple. Wings sprout from your back and grant you a flying speed
Fight the Greater Evil. Faced with a choice of fighting my of 60 feet.
sworn foes or combating a lesser evil, I choose the greater You emanate an aura of menace in a 30-foot radius. The
evil. first time any enemy creature enters the aura or starts its
No Mercy for the Wicked. Ordinary foes might win my turn there during a battle, the creature must succeed on a
mercy, but my sworn enemies do not. Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you for 1
By Any Means Necessary. My qualms can’t get in the way minute or until it takes any damage. Attack rolls against
of exterminating my foes. the frightened creature have advantage.
Restitution. If my foes wreak ruin on the world, it is
because I failed to stop them. I must help those harmed by Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
their misdeeds. finish a long rest.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of Vengeance Spells
Paladin Level Spells
3rd bane, expeditious retreat
5th crown of madness, misty step
9th haste, protection from energy
13th banishment, dimension door
17th hold monster, scrying
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
two Channel Divinity options.
Abjure Enemy. As an action, you present your holy symbol
and speak a prayer of denunciation, using your Channel
Divinity. Choose one creature within 60 feet of you that you
can see. That creature must make a Wisdom saving throw,
unless it is immune to being frightened. Fiends and undead
have disadvantage on this saving throw.
On a failed save, the creature is frightened for 1 minute or
until it takes any damage. While frightened, the creature’s
speed is 0, and it can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed.
On a successful save, the creature’s speed is halved for 1
minute or until the creature takes any damage.
Vow of Enmity. As a bonus action, you can utter a vow of
enmity against a creature you can see within 10 feet of you,
using your Channel Divinity. You gain advantage on attack
rolls against the creature for 1 minute or until it drops to 0 hit
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 Paladin Spells Detect Magic Magic Weapon 4th Level
Detect Poison and Disease Protection from Poison Aura of Life
Cantrips (0 Level) Divine Favor Zone of Truth Aura of Purity
Guidance Heroism Banishment
Resistance Protection from Evil and 3rd Level Death Ward
Spare the Dying Good Aura of Vitality Locate Creature
Thaumaturgy Purify Food and Drink Create Food and Water
Shield of Faith Crusader’s Mantle 5th Level
1st Level Daylight Circle of Power
Bless 2nd Level Dispel Magic Destructive Wave
CeremonyUA: SS Aid Elemental Weapon Dispel Evil and Good
Command Find Steed Magic Circle Geas
Compelled Duel Lesser Restoration Remove Curse Raise Dead
Cure Wounds Locate Object Revivify
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Psion
The powers of the mind are varied and limitless, and the
psion learns how to unlock them. Whether he is a shaper or a
telepath, an egoist, or a nomad, the psion learns to cast spells
that alter himself and the world around him. Due to the
limited spells that any one psion knows, each psion is unique
in his capabilities, as his latent abilities are drawn out and
shaped into the spells that define the psion.
Each psion is also different depending on his choice of
order: the egoist excels at altering his own physiology, while
the nomad learns to manipulate the very fabric of space and
time.
Class Features
As a psion, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d6 per psion level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution
modifier per psion level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light
crossbows
Craft and Trade: None
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Will
Skills: Choose two from: Arcana, Deception, History, Insight,
Investigation, Perception, Persuasion
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Arcana, Insight,
Manipulation, Persuasion, Perception, and Society
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) a quarterstaff or (b) any simple weapon
(a) a scholar’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
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 Spell Level Point Cost
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the 1st 2
psion spell list. You learn additional psion cantrips of your 2nd 3
choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known 3rd 5
column of the Psion table. 4th 6
5th 7
Psi Points 6th 9
The Psion table shows how many psi points you have to cast
your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, 7th 10
you must expend a number of psi points based on the spell’s 8th 11
level as outlined in the Psi Point Cost table below. You cannot 9th 13
exceed the maximum psi points as outlined in the Psi Point Spells of 6th Level and Higher
Limit column of the Psion Table. Even though you might have Spells of 6th level (9 points) and higher are particularly taxing
enough points to cast above this maximum, you can’t do so. to cast. You can use psi points to cast one spell of each level
You regain all expended psi points when you finish a long of 6th or higher. You can’t cast another spell of the same level
rest. until you finish a long rest. At 19th level you can cast an
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher additional 6th level spell. At 20th level you can cast an
You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the psion additional 7th level spell.
spell list. Spellcasting Ability
The Spells Known column of the Psion table shows when Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your psion spells,
you learn more psion spells of your choice. Each of these since you learn your spells through dedicated study and
spells must cost a number of psi points equal to or less than memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell
your psi point limit. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition. you use your
this class, you can learn one new spell that costs 2 or 3 psi Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a
points. psion spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the psion spells you know and replace it with Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
another spell from the psion spell list, which also must cost a your Intelligence modifier
number of psi points equal to or less than your psi point limit.
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier

Psi Point Cost

The Psion
Proficiency Cantrips Spells Psi Psi Point
Level Bonus Features Known Known Points Limit
1st +2 Spellcasting (Psionics), Psychic Order 3 4 4 2
2nd +2 Psychic Order Feature 3 5 6 2
3rd +2 — 3 7 14 3
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 4 8 17 3
5th +3 — 4 9 27 5
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Psychic Order Feature 4 11 32 5
7th +3 Competency 4 12 38 6
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 4 14 44 6
9th +4 — 4 15 57 7
10th +4 Psychic Order Feature 5 16 64 7
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve 5 17 73 9
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 5 18 78 9
13th +5 — 5 20 83 10
14th +5 Psychic Order Feature 5 21 88 10
15th +5 Competency 5 22 94 11
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 5 23 100 11
17th +6 — 5 24 107 13
18th +6 Spell Mastery 5 26 114 13
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 5 27 123 13
20th +6 Psychic Order Feature 5 29 133 13

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Ritual Casting
You can cast any psion spell you know as a ritual if that spell
has the ritual tag.
Psychic Order
Choose a psychic order, which shapes the way you cast spells.
All are detailed at the end of this class description.
Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st
level and again at 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 20th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Spell Mastery
At 18th level, you have achieved such mastery over certain
spells that you can cast them at will. Choose a 1st-level psion
spell and a 2nd-level psion spell that you know. You can cast
those spells at their lowest psi point cost without expending
psi points. If you want to cast either spell at a higher level, you
must expend psi points as normal.
By spending 8 hours in study, you can exchange one or
both of the spells you chose for different spells of the same
levels.
Psychic Orders
The study of the mind is ancient, stretching back to the
earliest mortal discoveries of magic. Psions and soulknifes
through the ages have memorized and passed down
hundreds of spells. In some places, soulknifes study
alongside psions in schools. In other places, a magi will take
on an apprentice to pass on the knowledge.
Abjurant Order
Your order emphasizes magic that blocks, banishes, or
protects. Detractors of this order say that its tradition is about
denial, negation rather than positive assertion. You
understand, however, that ending harmful effects, protecting
the weak, and banishing evil influences is anything but a
philosophical void. It is a proud and respected vocation.
Called abjurers, members of this order are sought when
baleful spirits require exorcism, when important locations
must be guarded against magical spying, and when portals to
other planes of existence must be closed.
Psychic Ward
Starting at 2nd level when you choose this order, you can
weave magic around yourself for protection. When you
expend psi points to cast a psion abjuration spell, you can
simultaneously use a strand of the spell’s magic to create a
magical ward on yourself that lasts until you finish a long
rest. The ward has hit points equal to twice your psion level +
your Intelligence modifier. Whenever you take damage, the
ward takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces the
ward to 0 hit points, you take any remaining damage.
While the ward has 0 hit points, it can’t absorb damage, but
its magic remains. Whenever you expend psi points to cast a
spell, the ward regains a number of hit points equal to the
amount of psi points expended.
Once you create the ward, you can’t create it again until you
finish a long rest.
Abjuration Savant
Beginning at 2nd level, casting abjuration spells come so
easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you expend psi points to cast a
psion abjuration spell, you regain one-third of the psi points
expended (rounded down, minimum 1).
Projected Ward
Starting at 6th level, when a creature that you can see within
30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to
cause your Psychic Ward to absorb that damage. If this
damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, the warded creature
takes any remaining damage.
Intellect Fortress
Starting at 10th level, you learn the intellect fortress spell, if
you do not already know it. If you already know it select
another spell from the psion list.
You can cast intellect fortress, spending 3 less psi points
than normal. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a short or long rest.
Spell Resistance
Starting at 14th level, you have advantage on saving throws
against spells.
Furthermore, you have resistance against the damage of
spells.
Psychic Disentanglement
At 20th level, your form is altered by raw psychic energies.
Using your action, you undergo a transformation. For 1
minute, you gain the following benefits:
You automatically succeed on saving throws against spells
and magical effects.
You are immune to the damage of spells and magical
effects.
You have a flying speed of 60 feet.
You emanate an aura of raw psychic energy in a 30-foot
radius. Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn in the
aura, the creature takes 10 psychic damage.
If you die, roll a d20. On a 10 or higher, you discorporate
with 0 hit points, instead of dying, and you fall
unconscious. You and your gear disappear. You appear at a
spot of your choice 1d3 days later on the plane of
existence where you died, having gained the benefits of
one long rest.
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 Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Kinetic Order
You have long studied the art of manipulating magical energy
to produce a desired end. You can blast things into the ground
with your sheer brainpower, and because of this, you can
augment your destructive capabilities even further. Some
evokers find employment in military forces, serving as
artillery to blast enemy armies from afar. Others use their
spectacular power to protect the weak, while some seek their
own gain as bandits, adventurers, or aspiring tyrants.
Sculpt Spells
Starting at 1st level when you select this tradition, you can
create pockets of relative safety within the effects of your
evocation spells. When you cast a psion evocation spell that
affects other creatures that you can see, you can choose a
number of them equal to the psi points expended. The chosen
creatures automatically succeed on their saving throws
against the spell, and they take no damage if they would
normally take half damage on a successful save.
Evocation Savant
Beginning at 2nd level, casting evocation spells come so
easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you expend psi points to cast a
psion evocation spell, you regain one-third of the psi points
expended (rounded down, minimum 1).
Kinetic Deflection
At 6th level, you have learned to fortify yourself against harm
with kinetic energy. When you are hit by an attack or fail a
Constitution saving throw, you can use your reaction to gain a
+2 bonus to your AC against that attack or a +4 bonus to that
saving throw.
When you use this feature, you can’t cast spells other than
cantrips until the end of your next turn.
Empowered Evocation
Beginning at 10th level, you can add your Intelligence
modifier one damage roll of any psion evocation spell you
cast.
Overchannel
Starting at 14th level, you can increase the power of your
simpler spells. When you expend 1 through 7 psi points to
cast a psion spell that deals damage, you can deal maximum
damage with that spell.
The first time you do so, you suffer no adverse effect. If you
use this feature again before you finish a long rest, you take
1d12 necrotic damage for each psi point expended,
immediately after you cast it. Each time you use this feature
again before finishing a long rest, the necrotic damage per psi
point expended increases by 1d12. This damage ignores
resistance and immunity.
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Energetic Recharge
At 20th level, as a reaction, which you take when you are
damaged by acid, cold, fire, force, lightning, or thunder
damage you can convert the damage into psi points. You
convert the damage to psi points at a rate of 1 psi point per 5
damage.
You may gain up to your level in psi points and suffer none
of the converted damage. For example, if a 14th level psion
takes 80 cold damage, he may convert up to 70 of that
damage into 14 psi points. He takes the remaining 10 cold
damage as normal.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Nomadic Order
You are a student of space and time. To you, the distance
between two points can be just a step and time is all
perception. Over time you learn to control time and space
around you with little effort.
Temporal Acceleration
Starting at 1st level when you choose this order, you can
briefly bend time in your favor. On your turn, if you have not
taken more than one action this turn, you can take one
additional action. This additional action cannot be used to
cast a spell.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long
rest before you can use it again.
Space-time Savant
Beginning at 2nd level, casting spells related to space-time
come so easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you cast spells that involve
teleportation, other planes, or time, you regain one-third of
the psi points expended (rounded down, minimum 1).
Spells: arcane gate, astral projection, banishment,
deceleration, déjà vu, delay response, dimension door,
dimension reposition, dimension slide, dimension swap,
disintegrate, divert teleport, etherealness, forbiddance,
freedom of movement, gate, gravitational well, haste, maze,
passwall, plane shift, retrieve, teleport, teleportation circle,
temporal acceleration, time hop, time regression, upheaval
Transposition
Starting at 6th level, you can use a bonus action to teleport up
to 60 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see.
Alternatively, you can choose a space within range that is
occupied by a creature. If that creature is willing, you both
teleport, swapping places.
Alternatively, you can use your action to teleport to a space
occupied by an unwilling creature. It must make a Charisma
saving throw against your psion spell save DC. On a failure,
you both teleport, swapping places.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long
rest before you can use it again.
Temporal Step
Beginning at 10th level, you can teleport as an instant, almost
instinctual reaction to danger. When a creature makes an
attack roll against you, you can use your reaction to teleport
up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. The attack
automatically misses you.
 Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Greater Temporal Acceleration
Starting at 14th level, you can use the Temporal Acceleration
feature twice before a short or long rest, but only once on the
same turn.
Time Stop
At 20th level, as an action, you briefly stop the flow of time for
everyone but yourself. No time passes for other creatures,
while you take 1d4 + 1 turns in a row, during which you can
use actions and move as normal.
This feature ends if one of the actions you use during this
period, or any effects that you create during this period,
affects a creature other than you or an object being worn or
carried by someone other than you. In addition, the feature
ends if you move to a place more than 1,000 feet from the
location where you used it.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest
before you can use it again.
Seeing Order
The counsel of a seer is sought by royalty and commoners
alike, for all seek a clearer understanding of the past, present,
and future. As a seer, you strive to part the veils of space,
time, and consciousness so that you can see clearly. You work
to master spells of discernment, remote viewing,
supernatural knowledge, and foresight.
Alter the Threads
Starting at 1st level when you choose this order, you have the
ability to alter the thread of the future. When a creature you
can see makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving
throw, you can use your reaction and spend 2 psi points to
roll 1d4 and apply the number rolled as a bonus or penalty
(your choice) to the creature’s roll. You can do so after the
creature rolls but before any effects of the roll occur.
Portent
Starting at 2nd level when you choose this order, glimpses of
the future begin to press in on your awareness. When you or
a creature that you can see makes any attack roll, saving
throw, or ability check you can cause the roll to be made with
advantage or disadvantage. You must choose to do so before
the roll, and you can alter a roll in this way only once per turn.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Divination Savant
Beginning at 2nd level, casting divination spells come so
easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you expend psi points to cast a
psion divination spell, you regain one-third of the psi points
expended (rounded down, minimum 1).
6th level feature
6th level feature
The Third Eye
Starting at 10th level, you can use your action to increase
your powers of perception. When you do so, choose one of
the following benefits, which lasts until you are incapacitated
or you take a short or long rest. You can’t use the feature
again until you finish a short or long rest.
Darkvision. You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
Ethereal Sight. You can see into the Ethereal Plane within
60 feet of you.
Greater Comprehension. You can read any language.
See Invisibility. You can see invisible creatures and
objects within 10 feet of you that are within line of sight.
Clairtangent Hand
At 14th level, you learn the far hand cantrip, if you do not
already know it. If you already know it select another cantrip
from the psion list. The cantrip doesn’t count against your
number of cantrips known. You can use far hand emanating
from the invisible sensor of a clairvoyance or scrying spell.
Foresight
At 20th level, your ability to foresee the different possibilities
has suffused you. Using your action, you gain limited ability to
see into the immediate future. For 8 hours, you gain the
following benefits:
You can’t be surprised
You have advantage on attack rolls, saving throws, or
ability checks
Other creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against
you for the duration
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Shaping Order
You are a master of sculpting ectoplasm from the Astral
Plane, shaping it into various objects and creatures.
Minor Ectoplasmic Object
Starting at 1st level when you select this tradition, you learn
the ectoplasmic trinket cantrip, if you do not already know it.
If you already know it select another cantrip from the psion
list. The cantrip doesn’t count against your number of
cantrips known. The range increases to 15 feet, the size
increases to 3 cubic feet, and the maximum value increases
to 10 gp.
Astral Constructor
Additionally at 1st level, you learn the astral construct spell, if
you do not already know it. The spell doesn’t count against
your number of spells known.
When you cast the astral construct spell, your astral
construct gains an additional enhancement.
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 Conjuration Savant
Beginning at 2nd level, casting conjuration spells come so
easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you expend psi points to cast a
psion conjuration spell, you regain one-third of the psi points
expended (rounded down, minimum 1).
Ectoplasmic Protection
Starting at 6th level, you can weave ectoplasm around
yourself for protection. When you expend psi points to cast a
conjuration spell, you can simultaneously weave ectoplasm
around yourself that lasts until you finish a long rest. The
ectoplasm has hit points equal to twice your psion level +
your Intelligence modifier. Whenever you take damage, the
ectoplasm takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces
the ectoplasm to 0 hit points, you take any remaining
damage.
While the ectoplasm has 0 hit points, it can’t absorb
damage, but it remains. Whenever you expend psi points to
cast a conjuration spell, the ectoplasm regains a number of
hit points equal to 1 + the amount of psi points expended.
Once you create the ectoplasm, you can’t create it again
until you finish a long rest.
Focused Conjuration
Beginning at 10th level, while you are concentrating on a
conjuration spell, your concentration can’t be broken as a
result of taking damage.
Maestro of Ectoplasm
Starting at 14th level, when you cast a psion conjuration spell
on an area increase the radius of the area by 5 feet.
Astral Ally
At 20th level, you no longer need to maintain concentration to
maintain an astral construct.
Telepathic Order
You can transmit thoughts through space, alter the thoughts
of others, or even invade their mind with your own. Some
telepaths are peacemakers who bewitch the violent to lay
down their arms and charm the cruel into showing mercy.
Others are tyrants who magically bind the unwilling into their
service. Most enchanters fall somewhere in between.
Awakened Mind
Starting at 1st level, your alien knowledge gives you the ability
to touch the minds of other creatures. You can communicate
telepathically with any creature you can see within 30 feet of
you. You don’t need to share a language with the creature for
it to understand your telepathic utterances, but the creature
must be able to understand at least one language.
Enchantment Savant
Beginning at 2nd level, casting enchantment spells come so
easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you expend psi points to cast a
psion enchantment spell, you regain one-third of the psi
points expended (rounded down, minimum 1).
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Thought Shield
Also at 2nd level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy or
other means unless you allow it.
Instinctive Charm
Beginning at 6th level, when a creature you can see within 30
feet of you makes an attack roll against you, you can use your
reaction to divert the attack, provided that another creature is
within the attack’s range. The attacker must make a Wisdom
saving throw against your psion spell save DC. On a failed
save, the attacker must target the creature that is closest to it,
not including you or itself. If multiple creatures are closest,
the attacker chooses which one to target. On a successful
save, you can’t use this feature on the attacker again until you
finish a long rest.
You must choose to use this feature before knowing
whether the attack hits or misses. Creatures that can’t be
charmed are immune to this effect.
Split Telepathy
Starting at 10th level, when you expend psi points to cast an
enchantment spell that targets only one creature, you can
have it target a second creature.
Alter Memories
At 14th level, you gain the ability to make a creature unaware
of your magical influence on it. When you cast an
enchantment spell to charm one or more creatures, you can
alter one creature’s understanding so that it remains unaware
of being charmed.
Additionally, once before the spell expires, you can use your
action to try to make the chosen creature forget some of the
time it spent charmed. The creature must succeed on an
Intelligence saving throw against your psion spell save DC or
lose a number of hours of its memories equal to 1 + your
Charisma modifier (minimum 1). You can make the creature
forget less time, and the amount of time can’t exceed the
duration of your enchantment spell.
Last Respite
At 20th level, as a reaction to being reduced to 0 hit points,
you can shunt your mind into the body of a creature within 60
feet as per the mind switch spell. Your original body is left
stable. This ability lasts a number of rounds equal to your
psion level. You must secure a permanent body for your mind,
either by healing your original body, through the use of a spell
such as mind switch, or some other means to permanently
inhabit a body, by the end of this effect’s duration or die.
Transmuting Order
You are a student of spells that modify energy and matter. To
you, the world is not a fixed thing, but eminently mutable, and
you delight in being an agent of change. You wield the raw
stuff of creation and learn to alter both physical forms and
mental qualities. Your magic gives you the tools to become a
smith on reality’s forge.
Some transmuters are tinkerers and pranksters, turning
people into toads and transforming copper into silver for fun
and occasional profit. Others pursue their magical studies
with deadly seriousness, seeking the power of the gods to
make and destroy worlds.
Thicken Skin
Starting at 1st level when you select this tradition, your skin
thickens. Your hit point maximum increases by 1 and
increases by 1 again whenever you gain a level in this class.
When you aren’t wearing armor your AC equals 13 + your
Dexterity modifier.
Mutable Form
At 2nd level, you learn the alter self and enlarge/reduce if you
do not already know them. You can cast alter self or
enlarge/reduce without expending psi points. When you do
so, you can target only yourself.
Once you cast alter self or enlarge/reduce in this way, you
can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest, though
you can still cast them normally using psi points.
Transmutation Savant
Beginning at 2nd level, casting transmutation spells come so
easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you expend psi points to cast a
psion transmutation spell, you regain one-third of the psi
points expended (rounded down, minimum 1).
Transmute
Starting at 6th level, you can use your action to transmute
yourself or another creature. A creature gains a benefit of
your choice as long as you are transmuting that creature. You
can only transmute one creature at a time.
When a creature is transmuted, choose the benefit from the
following options:
Darkvision out to a range of 60 feet
An increase to speed of 10 feet while the creature is
unencumbered
Proficiency in Constitution saving throws
Resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage
(your choice whenever you choose this benefit)
Each time you expend psi points to cast a transmutation
spell, you can change the effect of your transmutation on a
creature you touch or regain a number of hit points equal to
the amount of psi points expended.
Minor Metamorphosis
At 10th level, you learn the polymorph spell if you don’t
already know it. You can cast polymorph without expending
psi points. When you do so, you can target only yourself and
transform into a beast whose challenge rating is 1 or lower.
Once you cast polymorph in this way, you can’t do so again
until you finish a short or long rest, though you can still cast it
using available psi points.
Master Transmuter
Starting at 14th level, you can use your action to create a
grand transmutation. When you do so, choose one of the
following effects.
Major Transformation. You can transmute one
nonmagical object—no larger than a 5-foot cube—into
another nonmagical object of similar size and mass and of
equal or lesser value. You must spend 10 minutes handling
the object to transform it.
Panacea. You remove all curses, diseases, and poisons
affecting a creature that you touch. The creature also regains
all its hit points.
Restore Life. You cast the raise dead spell on a creature
you touch, without expending a psi points or needing to know
the spell.
Restore Youth. You touch a willing creature, and that
creature’s apparent age is reduced by 3d10 years, to a
minimum of 13 years. This effect doesn’t extend the
creature’s lifespan.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Master Metamorphosis
At 20th level, you can cast shapechange without expending
psi points.
Once you cast shapechange in this way, you can’t do so
again until you finish a long rest.
Notes
Abjurant Sources: School of Abjuration (1st, 6th, 14th),
Intellect Fortress (10th), Catapsi (20th)
Egoist Sources: Psychometabolism Discipline (10th),
School of Transmutation (6th, 10th, 14th)
Kineticist Sources: Psychokinesis Discipline (20th),
School of Evocation (1st, 10th, 14th)
Nomad Sources: Action Surge (1st, 14th), School of
Conjuration (6th), Misty Step (10th), Psychoportation
Discipline (20th)
Seer Sources: Clairsentience Discipline (20th), Wild
Magic (1st), Clairtangent Hand(6th), School of Divination
(10th, 14th)
Shaper Sources: Metacreativity Discipline (1st, 6th, 14th,
20th), School of Conjuration (10th)
Telepath Sources: GOO Warlock (1st, 6th), School of
Enchantment (10th, 14th), Telepathy Discipline (20th)
Caster Comparison
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 Ranger Creating a Ranger
Rough and wild looking, a human stalks alone through the As you create your ranger character, consider the nature of
shadows of trees, hunting the orcs he knows are planning a the training that gave you your particular capabilities. Did you
raid on a nearby farm. Clutching a shortsword in each hand, train with a single mentor, wandering the wilds together until
he becomes a whirlwind of steel, cutting down one enemy you mastered the ranger’s ways? Did you leave your
after another. apprenticeship, or was your mentor slain—perhaps by the
After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds same kind of monster that became your favored enemy? Or
her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the perhaps you learned your skills as part of a band of rangers
white dragon. Shrugging off the wave of fear that emanates affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well
from the dragon like the cold of its breath, she sends one as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who
arrow after another to find the gaps between the dragon’s learned combat skills, tracking, and even a magical
thick scales. connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the
Holding his hand high, a halfling whistles to the hawk that wilds.
circles high above him, calling the bird back to his side. What’s the source of your particular hatred of a certain
Whispering instructions in Halfling, he points to the owlbear kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone you loved or
he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to distract the destroy your home village? Or did you see too much of the
creature while he readies his bow. destruction these monsters cause and commit yourself to
Far from the bustle of cities and towns, past the hedges reining in their depredations? Is your adventuring career a
that shelter the most distant farms from the terrors of the continuation of your work in protecting the borderlands, or a
wild, amid the dense-packed trees of trackless forests and significant change? What made you join up with a band of
across wide and empty plains, rangers keep their unending adventurers? Do you find it challenging to teach new allies
watch. the ways of the wild, or do you welcome the relief from
solitude that they offer?
Deadly Hunters Quick Build
Warriors of the wilderness, rangers specialize in hunting the You can make a ranger quickly by following these
monsters that threaten the edges of civilization—humanoid suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score,
raiders, rampaging beasts and monstrosities, terrible giants, followed by Wisdom. (Some rangers who focus on two-
and deadly dragons. They learn to track their quarry as a weapon fighting make Strength higher than Dexterity.)
predator does, moving stealthily through the wilds and hiding Second, choose the outlander background.
themselves in brush and rubble. Rangers focus their combat
training on techniques that are particularly useful against
their specific favored foes.
Thanks to their familiarity with the wilds, rangers acquire
the ability to cast spells that harness nature’s power, much as
a druid does. Their spells, like their combat abilities,
emphasize speed, stealth, and the hunt. A ranger’s talents and
abilities are honed with deadly focus on the grim task of
protecting the borderlands.
Independent Adventurers
Though a ranger might make a living as a hunter, a guide, or a
tracker, a ranger’s true calling is to defend the outskirts of
civilization from the ravages of monsters and humanoid
hordes that press in from the wild. In some places, rangers
gather in secretive orders or join forces with druidic circles.
Many rangers, though, are independent almost to a fault,
knowing that, when a dragon or a band of orcs attacks, a
ranger might be the first—and possibly the last—line of
defense.
This fierce independence makes rangers well suited to
adventuring, since they are accustomed to life far from the
comforts of a dry bed and a hot bath. Faced with city-bred
adventurers who grouse and whine about the hardships of
the wild, rangers respond with some mixture of amusement,
frustration, and compassion. But they quickly learn that other
adventurers who can carry their own weight in a fight against
civilization’s foes are worth any extra burden. Coddled city
folk might not know how to feed themselves or find fresh
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Class Features
As a ranger, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per ranger level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution
modifier per ranger level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Kryx’s Armor: Leather, Hide, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Craft and Trade: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Reflex
Skills: Choose three from: Animal Handling, Athletics,
Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and
Survival
Kryx’s Skills: Choose three from: Acrobatics, Athletics,
Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, and Stealth
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) two shortswords or (b) two simple melee weapons
(a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
Hide armor
A longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows
Favored Enemy
Beginning at 1st level, you have significant experience
studying, tracking, hunting, and even talking to a certain type
of enemy commonly encountered in the wilds.
Choose a type of favored enemy: beasts, fey, monstrosities,
ooze, plants, or undead. Alternatively, you can select two
races of humanoid (such as gnolls and orcs) as favored
enemies.
You gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with weapon attacks
against creatures of the chosen type. Additionally, you have
advantage on Wisdom (Nature) checks to track your favored
enemies, as well as on Intelligence checks to recall
information about them.
When you gain this feature, you also learn one language of
your choice, typically one spoken by your favored enemy or
creatures associated with it. However, you are free to pick any
language you wish to learn.
Natural Explorer
You area master of navigating the natural world, and you
react with swift and decisive action when attacked. This
grants you the following benefits:
You ignore non-magical difficult terrain.
You have advantage on initiative rolls.
In addition, you are skilled at navigating the wilderness.
You gain the following benefits when traveling for an hour or
more:
Non-magical difficult terrain doesn’t slow your group’s
travel.

The Ranger
Proficiency Cantrips
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Favored Enemy, Natural Explorer — — — — — —
2nd +2 Fighting Stance, Spellcasting, 2 2 — — — —
Hunter’s Mark, Primal Strike
3rd +2 Primeval Awareness, Ranger Conclave 2 3 — — — —
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 2 3 — — — —
5th +3 Ranger Conclave feature 2 4 2 — — —
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Greater Favored Enemy 2 4 2 — — —
7th +3 Competency, Ranger Conclave feature 2 4 3 — — —
8th +3 Ability Score improvement, Fleet of Foot 2 4 3 — — —
9th +4 — 2 4 3 2 — —
10th +4 Hide in Plain Sight 3 4 3 2 — —
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, Multiattack 3 4 3 3 — —
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 3 4 3 3 — —
13th +5 — 3 4 3 3 1 —
14th +5 Vanish 3 4 3 3 1 —
15th +5 Competency, Ranger Conclave feature 3 4 3 3 2 —
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 3 4 3 3 2 —
17th +6 — 3 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Feral Senses 3 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 3 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 Foe Slayer 3 4 3 3 3 2

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 Even when you are engaged in another activity while
traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you
remain alert to danger.
If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a
normal pace.
When you forage, you find twice as much food as you
normally would.
While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact
number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through
the area.
Fighting Stance
At 2nd level, as a bonus action on your turn, you can enter a
stance that lasts until you enter a new stance. Choose one of
the following options:
Archery
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged
weapons.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no
other weapons or shields you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls
with that weapon.
Two-Weapon Fighting
You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one-handed
melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light. Additionally you
can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would
normally be able to draw or stow only one.
Spellcasting
By the time you reach 2nd level, you have learned to use the
magical essence of nature to cast spells, much as a druid
does. See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and
chapter 11 for the ranger spell list.
Cantrips
At 2nd level, you know two cantrips of your choice from the
ranger spell list. You learn additional ranger cantrips of your
choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known
column of the Ranger table.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Ranger table shows how many spell slots you have to
cast your spells. To cast one of your ranger spells of 1st level
or higher, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher.
You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long
rest.
You prepare the list of ranger spells that are available for
you to cast, choosing from the ranger spell list. When you do
so, choose a number of ranger spells equal to your Wisdom
modifier + one fourth your ranger level, rounded up
(minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for
which you have spell slots.
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For example, if you are a 5th-level ranger, you have four 1st-
level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Wisdom of 14, your
list of prepared spells can include four spells of 1st or 2nd
level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st-level spell
animal friendship, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd
level slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove it from your list of
prepared spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish
a long rest. Preparing a new list of ranger spells requires
time spent in prayer and meditation: at least 1 minute per
spell level for each spell on your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your ranger spells,
since your magic draws on your attunement to nature. You
use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting
ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when
setting the saving throw DC for a ranger spell you cast and
when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Hunter’s Mark
Starting at 2nd level, as a bonus action you can expend a spell
slot of 1st level or higher, and you can choose a creature you
can see within 90 feet and mystically mark it as your quarry.
You deal an extra 1d6 damage to the target whenever you hit
it with a weapon attack, and you have advantage on any
Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Nature) check you make to
find it.
The mark lasts for 8 hours. If the target drops to 0 hit
points before this feature ends, you can mark a new creature
on a subsequent turn of yours.
Primal Strike
Starting at 2nd level, once per turn, you can expend a ranger
spell slot to cause an effect. Choose one of the following
options:
Ensnaring Strike. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 1st-level or higher ranger spell slot to
cause a writhing mass of thorny vines appears at the point of
impact. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw
or be restrained by the magical vines for 1 minute or until you
lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a
spell). A Large or larger creature has advantage on this
saving throw. If the target succeeds on the save, the vines
shrivel away.
While restrained by this spell, the target takes 1d6 piercing
damage, plus 1d6 for each slot level higher than 1st at the
start of each of its turns. A creature restrained by the vines or
one that can touch a creature can use its action to make a
Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (it’s choice)
against your spell save DC. On a success, the target is freed.
 Hail of Thorns. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 1st-level or higher ranger spell slot to
cause a rain of thorns to sprout from your ranged weapon or
ammunition. In addition to the normal effects of the attack,
the target of the attack and each creature within 5 feet of it
must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 2d6
piercing damage, plus 1d6 for each slot level higher than 1st
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Lightning Arrow. When you hit a creature with a weapon
attack you can expend a 3rd-level or higher ranger spell slot
to cause the weapon’s ammunition, or the weapon itself if it’s
a thrown weapon, to transform into a bolt of lightning. Make
the attack roll as normal. The target takes 3d6 lightning
damage, plus 1d6 for each slot level higher than 3rd on a hit,
or half as much damage on a miss.
Whether you hit or miss, each creature within 10 feet of
the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. Each of these
creatures takes 3d6 lightning damage, plus 1d6 for each slot
level higher than 3rd on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
The piece of ammunition or weapon then returns to its
normal form.
Zephyr Strike. When you make a weapon attack against a
creature you can expend a 1st-level or higher ranger spell slot
to make the attack roll with advantage. Your speed increases
by 30 feet until the end of that turn and for 1 minute, your
movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.
Primeval Awareness
Beginning at 3rd level, your mastery of ranger lore allows you
to establish a powerful link to beasts and to the land around
you.
You have an innate ability to communicate with beasts, and
they recognize you as a kindred spirit. Through sounds and
gestures, you can communicate simple ideas to a beast as an
action, and can read its basic mood and intent. You learn its
emotional state, whether it is affected by magic of any sort, its
short-term needs (such as food or safety), and actions you can
take (if any) to persuade it to not attack.
You cannot use this ability against a creature that you have
attacked within the past 10 minutes.
Additionally, you can attune your senses to determine if any
of your favored enemies lurk nearby. By
spending1uninterrupted minute in concentration (as if you
were concentrating on a spell), you can sense whether any of
your favored enemies are present within 5 miles of you. This
feature reveals which of your favored enemies are present,
their numbers, and the creatures’ general direction and
distance (in miles) from you.
If there are multiple groups of your favored enemies within
range, you learn this information for each group.
Ranger Conclave
At 3rd level, you choose to emulate the ideals and training of
a ranger conclave: the Beast Conclave, the Hunter Conclave,
or the Stalker Conclave, all detailed at the end of the class
description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and
again at 5th, 7th, and 15th level.
Conclave Spells
Each conclave has a list of associated spells. You gain access
to these spells at the levels specified in the conclave
description. Once you gain access to a conclave spell, you
always have it prepared. Conclave spells don’t count against
the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain a
conclave spell that doesn’t appear on the ranger spell list, the
spell is nonetheless a ranger spell for you.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Greater Favored Enemy
At 6th level, you are ready to hunt even deadlier game.
Choose a type of greater favored enemy: aberrations,
celestials, constructs, dragons, elementals, fiends, or giants.
You gain all the benefits against this chosen enemy that you
normally gain against your favored enemy, including an
additional language. Your bonus to damage rolls against all
your favored enemies increases to +4.
Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws against
the spells and abilities used by a greater favored enemy.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Fleet of Foot
Beginning at 8th level, you can use the Dash action as a
bonus action on your turn.
Hide in Plain Sight
Starting at 10th level, you can remain perfectly still for long
periods of time to set up ambushes.
When you attempt to hide on your turn, you can opt to not
move on that turn. If you avoid moving, creatures that attempt
to detect you take a −10 penalty to their Wisdom (Perception)
checks until the start of your next turn. You lose this benefit if
you move or fall prone, either voluntarily or because of some
external effect. You are still automatically detected if any
effect or action causes you to no longer be hidden.
If you are still hidden on your next turn, you can continue
to remain motionless and gain this benefit until you are
detected.
Multiattack
At 11th level, you gain the following features.
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 Giant Killer
When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you makes
an attack against you, you can use your reaction to attack that
creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can
see the creature.
Horde Breaker
Once on each of your turns when you make a weapon attack,
you can make another attack with the same weapon against a
different creature that is within 5 feet of the original target
and within range of your weapon.
Volley
You can use your action to make a ranged attack against any
number of creatures within 20 feet of a point you can see
within your weapon’s range. You must have ammunition for
each target, as normal, and you make a separate attack roll
for each target.
Vanish
Starting at 14th level, you can use the Hide action as a bonus
action on your turn. Also, you can’t be tracked by nonmagical
means, unless you choose to leave a trail.
Feral Senses
At 18th level, you gain preternatural senses that help you fight
creatures you can’t see. When you attack a creature you can’t
see, your inability to see it doesn’t impose disadvantage on
your attack rolls against it.
You are also aware of the location of any invisible creature
within 30 feet of you, provided that the creature isn’t hidden
from you and you aren’t blinded or deafened.
Foe Slayer
At 20th level, you become an unparalleled hunter. When you
hit an enemy with an attack, you can deal an additional 5d8
damage and the creature must make a Constitution saving
throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, the creature is
blinded, deafened, frightened, or incapacitated (your choice)
for 1 minute. At the end of each of its turns, a target can
repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success.
Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until
after you finish a long rest.
Ranger Conclaves
Across the wilds, rangers come together to form conclaves—
loose associations whose members share a similar outlook
on how best to protect nature from those who would despoil
it.
Beast Master
Many rangers are more at home in the wilds than in
civilization, to the point where animals consider them kin.
Rangers of the Beast Conclave develop a close bond with a
beast, then further strengthen that bond through the use of
magic.
Conclave Spells
You gain conclave spells at the ranger levels listed.
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Beast Master Ranger Spells
Ranger Level Spells
3rd beast bond, speak with animals
5th barkskin, beast sense
9th conjure animals, speak with plants
13th dominate beast, giant insect
17th awaken, insect plague
Animal Companion
At 3rd level, you learn to use your magic to create a powerful
bond with a creature of the natural world.
With 8 hours of work and the expenditure of 50 gp worth of
rare herbs and fine food, you call forth an animal from the
wilderness to serve as your faithful companion. You normally
select you companion from among the following animals: an
ape, a black bear, a boar, a giant badger, a giant weasel, a
mule, a panther, or a wolf.
However, your DM might pick one of these animals for you,
based on the surrounding terrain and on what types of
creatures would logically be present in the area.
At the end of the 8 hours, your animal companion appears
and gains all the benefits of your Companion’s Bond ability.
You can have only one animal companion at a time.
If your animal companion is ever slain, the magical bond
you share allows you to return it to life. With 8 hours of work
and the expenditure of 25 gp worth of rare herbs and fine
food, you call forth your companion’s spirit and use your
magic to create a new body for it. You can return an animal
companion to life in this manner even if you do not possess
any part of its body.
If you use this ability to return a former animal companion
to life while you have a current animal companion, your
current companion leaves you and is replaced by the restored
companion.
Expanding Companion Options
Depending on the nature of your campaign, the DM
might choose to expand the options for your animal
companion. As a rule of thumb, a beast can serve as an
animal companion if it isMedium or smaller, has 15 or
fewer hit points, and cannot deal more than 8 damage
with a single attack. In general, that applies to
creatures with a challenge rating of 1/4 or less, but
there are exceptions.
Companion’s Bond
Your animal companion gains a variety of benefits while it is
linked to you.
The animal companion loses its Multiattack action, if it has
one.
The companion obeys your commands as best it can. It
rolls for initiative like any other creature, but you determine
its actions, decisions, attitudes, and so on. If you are
incapacitated or absent, your companion acts on its own.
When using your Natural Explorer feature, you and your
animal companion can both move stealthily at a normal pace.
Your animal companion has abilities and game statistics
determined in part by your level. Your companion uses your
proficiency bonus rather than its own. In addition to the areas
where it normally uses its proficiency bonus, an animal
companion also adds its proficiency bonus to its AC and to its
damage rolls.
 Keeping Track of Proficiency
When you gain your animal companion at 3rd level, its
proficiency bonus matches yours at +2. As you gain
levels and increase your proficiency bonus, remember
that your companion’s proficiency bonus improves as
well, and is applied to the following areas: Armor Class,
skills, saving throws, attack bonus, and damage rolls.
Your animal companion gains proficiency in two skills of your
choice. It also becomes proficient with all saving throws.
For each level you gain after 3rd, your animal companion
gains an additional hit die and increases its hit points
accordingly.
Whenever you gain the Ability Score improvement class
feature, your companion’s abilities also improve. Your
companion can increase one ability score of your choice by 2,
or it can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As
normal, your companion can’t increase an ability score above
20 using this feature unless its description specifies
otherwise.
Your companion shares your alignment, and has a
personality trait and a flaw that you can roll for or select from
the tables below. Your companion shares your ideal, and its
bond is always, “The ranger who travels with me is a beloved
companion for whom I would gladly give my life.”
Your animal companion gains the benefits of your Favored
Enemy feature, and of your Greater Favored Enemy feature
when you gain that feature at 6th level. It uses the favored
enemies you selected for those features.
d6Trait
1 I’m dauntless in the face of adversity
2 Threaten my friends, threaten me.
3 I stay on alert so others can rest.
4 People see an animal and underestimate me. I use that
to my advantage.
5 I have a knack for showing up in the nick of time.
6 I put my friends’ needs before my own in all things.
d6 Flaw
1 If there’s food left unattended, I’ll eat it.
2 I growl at strangers, and all people except my ranger
are strangers to me.
3 Anytime is a good time for a belly rub.
4 I’m deathly afraid of water.
5 My idea of hello is a flurry of licks to the face.
6 I jump on creatures to tell them how much I love
them.
Coordinated Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you and your animal companion form
a more potent fighting team. When you use the Attack action
on your turn, if your companion can see you, it can use its
reaction to make a melee attack.
Beast’s Defense
At 7th level, while your companion can see you, it has
advantage on all saving throws.
Superior Beast’s Defense
At 15th level, whenever an attacker that your companion can
see hits it with an attack, it can use its reaction to halve the
attack’s damage against it.
Deep Stalker
Most folk descend into the depths of the Underdark only
under the most pressing conditions, undertaking some
desperate quest or following the promise of vast riches. All
too often, evil festers beneath the earth unnoticed, and
rangers of the Deep Stalker Conclave strive to uncover and
defeat such threats before they can reach the surface.
Conclave Spells
You gain conclave spells at the ranger levels listed.
Deep Stalker Spells
Ranger Level Spells
3rd disguise self, protection from evil and good
5th spider climb, web
9th gaseous form, glyph of warding
13th greater invisibility, stone shape
17th cloudkill, seeming
Underdark Scout
At 3rd level, you gain darkvision out to a range of 90 feet. If
you already have darkvision, you increase its range by 30 feet.
Additionally you master the art of the ambush. On your first
turn during combat, you gain a +10 bonus to your speed, and
if you use the Attack action, you can make one additional
attack.
You are also adept at evading creatures that rely on
darkvision. Such creatures gain no benefit when attempting
to detect you in dark and dim conditions. Additionally, when
the DM determines if you can hide from a creature, that
creature gains no benefit from its darkvision.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Iron Mind
At 7th level, you gain proficiency in Wisdom (Will) saving
throws.
Stalker’s Dodge
At 15th level, whenever a creature attacks you and does not
have advantage, you can use your reaction to impose
disadvantage on the creature’s attack roll against you. You
can use this feature before or after the attack roll is made, but
it must be used before the outcome of the roll is determined.
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 Horizon Walker
Rangers of the Horizon Conclave guard the world against
threats that originate from other planes. They seek out planar
portals and keep watch over them, venturing to the outer and
inner planes as needed to defeat threats.
Conclave Spells
You gain conclave spells at the ranger levels listed.
Horizon Walker Spells
Ranger
Level Spells
3rd expeditious retreat, protection from evil and
good
5th alter self, misty step
9th protection from energy, tongues
13th banishment, dimension door
17th contact other plane, teleportation circle
Planar Warrior
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to step between the planes in
a blink of an eye. When you use the Attack action, you can
teleport up to 10 feet before each attack. You must be able to
see the destination of the teleportation. You can deal an
additional 1d4 force damage to the first creature you hit with
a weapon attack with this action and your attacks against that
creature ignore its damage resistances.
Portal Lore
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to detect the presence of
planar portals. As an action, you detect the distance and
direction to any planar portals within 1,000 feet of you. You
also sense which plane of existence each portal leads to.
However, if magic obscures any details of a portal, this feature
doesn’t reveal them.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest. Alternatively, you can use the
feature again if you expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher.
See the “Planar Travel” section in chapter 2 of the
Dungeon Master’s Guide for examples of planar portals.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Ethereal Step
At 7th level, you learn to step through the Ethereal Plane. As
a bonus action on your turn, you can cast the etherealness
spell with this feature, but the spell ends at the end of the
current turn.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Spectral Defense
At 15th level, your ability to move between planes becomes
even more finely tuned. As a reaction when you take damage,
you can halve that damage against you. For a moment, you
slip into the planar boundary to lessen the harm.
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Hunter
Some rangers seek to master weapons to better protect
civilization from the terrors of the wilderness. Members of
the Hunter Conclave learn specialized fighting techniques for
use against the most dire threats, from rampaging ogres and
hordes of orcs to towering giants and terrifying dragons.
Conclave Spells
You gain conclave spells at the ranger levels listed.
Hunter Ranger Spells
Ranger Level Spells
3rd snareUA:Starter, striding and springing
5th pass without trace, spike growth
9th conjure barrage, protection from energy
13th grasping vines, freedom of movement
17th conjure volley, hold monster
Colossus Slayer
At 3rd level, your tenacity can wear down the most potent
foes. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, the
creature takes an extra 1d8 damage if it’s below its hit point
maximum. You can deal this extra damage only once per
turn.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Defensive Tactics
At 7th level, you gain one of the following features of your
choice.
Escape the Horde. Opportunity attacks against you are
made with disadvantage.
Multiattack Defense. When a creature hits you with an
attack, you gain a +4 bonus to AC against all subsequent
attacks made by that creature for the rest of the turn.
Steel Will. You have advantage on saving throws against
being frightened.
Superior Hunter’s Defense
At 15th level, you gain one of the following features of your
choice.
Evasion. When you are subjected to an effect, such as a
red dragon’s fiery breath or a lightning bolt spell, that allows
you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half
damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on a
saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
Stand Against the Tide. When a hostile creature misses
you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to force
that creature to repeat the same attack against another
creature (other than itself) of your choice.
Uncanny Dodge. When an attacker that you can see hits
you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the
attack’s damage against you.
Monster Slayer
Rangers of the Slayer Conclave seek out vampires, dragons,
evil fey, fiends, and other powerful magical threats. Trained in
a variety of arcane and divine techniques to overcome such
monsters, slayers are experts at unearthing and defeating
mighty foes.
Conclave Spells
You gain conclave spells at the ranger levels listed.
Monster Slayer Spells
Ranger
Level Spells
3rd detect evil and good, protection from evil and
good
5th lesser restoration, zone of truth
9th magic circle, remove curse
13th banishment, locate creature
17th dispel evil and good, planar binding
Slayer’s Eye
Starting at 3rd level, you gain the ability to study and unravel
a creature’s defenses. When you mark a creature with
Hunter’s Mark you immediately learn the target’s
vulnerabilities, immunities, and resistances. You also learn
any special effects triggered when the target takes damage,
such as fire damage halting its regeneration.
In addition, the first time each turn you hit the target with a
weapon attack, the target takes an extra 1d4 damage from
the weapon.
This benefit lasts until you target a different creature with
this feature or until you finish a short or long rest.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Supernatural Defense
At 7th level, you gain extra resilience against your prey’s
assaults on your mind and body. Whenever the target of your
Hunter’s Mark forces you to make a saving throw, you can roll
with advantage.
Slayer’s Counter
At 15th level, you gain the ability to counterattack when your
prey tries to sabotage you. If the target of your Hunter’s Mark
forces you to make a saving throw, you can use your reaction
to make one weapon attack against it. You make this attack
immediately before making the saving throw. If the attack
hits, your save automatically succeeds, in addition to the
attack’s normal effects.
Primeval Guardian
Rangers of the Primeval Guardian Conclave follow an ancient
tradition rooted in powerful druidic magic. These rangers
learn to become one with nature, allowing them to channel
the aspects of various beasts in order to overcome their foes.
These rangers dwell in the elder forests of the world,
venturing out only rarely, as they consider it their sacred duty
to protect the druidic groves and ancient trees that saw the
earliest days of the world.
Conclave Spells
You gain conclave spells at the ranger levels listed.
Primeval Guardian Spells
Ranger Level Spells
3rd entangle, faerie fire
5th enhance ability, locate animals or plants
9th conjure animals, plant growth
13th giant insect, grasping vines
17th commune with nature, insect plague
Guardian Soul
Starting at 3rd level, you gain the ability to temporarily grow
and take on the appearance of a creature you have seen. As a
bonus action, you can assume this guardian form, which lasts
until you end it on your turn or until you are incapacitated.
You undergo the following changes while in your guardian
form:
Your size becomes Large, unless you were larger.
Your reach increases by 5 feet.
You gain a number of temporary hit points at the start of
each of your turns. The number equals half your ranger
level. When the form ends, you lose any temporary hit
points you have from it.
Piercing Thorns
At 3rd level, your command of primal magic allows you to
enhance your attacks with thorns. Once during each of your
turns, you can deal an additional 1d6 piercing damage to one
creature you hit with a weapon attack.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Ancient Fortitude
At 7th level, you gain the endurance of the ancient forests.
Your hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 2
per ranger level when you assume your guardian form. This
increase lasts until you leave the form; your hit point
maximum then returns to normal, but your current hit points
remain the same, unless they must decrease to abide by your
hit point maximum.
Guardian Aura
Starting at 15th level, your guardian form emanates a magical
aura that fortifies your injured allies. When any ally starts
their turn within 30 feet of your guardian form, that ally
regains a number of hit points equal to half your ranger level.
This aura has no effect on a creature that has half or more of
its hit points, and it has no effect on undead and constructs.
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 Detect Poison and Disease Locate Animals or Plants Water Walk
Ranger Spells
Fog Cloud Locate Object Wind Wall
Cantrips (0 Level) Goodberry Pass without Trace
Druidcraft SnareUA: SS Protection from Poison 4th Level
Guidance Speak with Animals Silence Conjure Woodland Beings
Magic StoneEE Striding and Springing Spike Growth Freedom of Movement
Mending Sudden AwakeningUA: SS Grasping Vines
Resistance Wild CunningUA: SS 3rd Level Locate Creature
Shillelagh Conjure Animals Stoneskin
2nd Level Conjure Barrage
1st Level Animal Messenger Daylight 5th Level
Absorb ElementsEE Barkskin Flame ArrowsEE Commune with Nature
Alarm Beast Sense Nondetection Conjure Volley
Animal Friendship Cordon of Arrows Plant Growth Control Winds
Beast BondEE Darkvision Protection from Energy Tree Stride
Cure Wounds Find Traps Speak with Plants
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Rogue Class Features
As a rogue, you gain the following class features.
The Rogue Hit Points
Proficiency Sneak Hit Dice: 1d8 per rogue level
Level Bonus Features Attack Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
1st +2 Expertise, Sneak Attack 1d6 Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution
2nd +2 Cunning Action 1d6 modifier per rogue level after 1st
3rd +2 Roguish Archetype 2d6 Proficiencies
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 2d6 Armor: Light armor
5th +3 Uncanny Dodge 3d6 Kryx’s Armor: Leather
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, 3d6 Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords,
Expertise rapiers, shortswords
7th +3 Competency, Evasion 4d6 Craft and Trade: Choose one Gaming Set
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 4d6 Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
9th +4 Roguish Archetype feature 5d6 Kryx’s Saving Throws: Reflex
10th +4 Use Magic Device 5d6 Skills: Choose four from Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception,
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, 6d6 Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Perception,
Reliable Talent Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 6d6 Kryx’s Skills: You have proficiency in Finesse. Choose four
13th +5 Roguish Archetype feature 7d6 from: Acrobatics, Athletics, Insight, Manipulation,
14th +5 Blindsense 7d6 Persuasion, Perception, and Stealth
15th +5 Competency, Slippery Mind 8d6 Equipment
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, 8d6 You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
Ability Score improvement equipment granted by your background:
17th +6 Roguish Archetype feature 9d6
(a) a rapier or (b) a shortsword
18th +6 Elusive 9d6 (a) a shortbow and quiver of 20 arrows or (b) a shortsword
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 10d6 (a) a burglar’s pack, (b) a dungeoneer’s pack, or (c) an
20th +6 Stroke of Luck 10d6 explorer’s pack
Leather armor, two daggers, and thieves’ tools
Expertise
At 1st level, choose two of your skill proficiencies. You have
advantage on any ability check you make that uses either of
the chosen proficiencies.
At 6th level, you can choose another two skill proficiencies
to gain this benefit.
Sneak Attack
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and
exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an
extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if
you have advantage on the attack roll.
You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another
enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn’t
incapacitated, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack
roll.
The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain
levels in this class, as shown in the Sneak Attack column of
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 Cunning Action
Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility allow you
to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each
of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to the
Dash action, Disengage action, Hide action, Use an Object
action, or make a Dexterity (Finesse) check.
Roguish Archetype
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you emulate in the
exercise of your rogue abilities. Your archetype choice grants
you features at 3rd level and then again at 9th, 13th, and 17th
level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 10th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your
choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score
above 20 using this feature.
Uncanny Dodge
Starting at 5th level, when an attacker that you can see hits
you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the
attack’s damage against you.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
Evasion
Beginning at 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of
certain area effects, such as a red dragon’s fiery breath or an
ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that
allows you to make a Dexterity (Reflex) saving throw to take
only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed
on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
Use Magic Device
By 10th level, you have learned enough about the workings of
magic that you can improvise the use of items even when they
are not intended for you. You ignore all class, race, and level
requirements on the use of magic items.
Reliable Talent
By 11th level, you have refined your chosen skills until they
approach perfection. Whenever you make an ability check
that lets you add your proficiency bonus, you can treat a d20
roll of 9 or lower as a 10.
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Blindsense
Starting at 14th level, if you are able to hear, you are aware of
the location of any hidden or invisible creature within 10 feet
of you.
Slippery Mind
By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental strength. You
gain proficiency in Wisdom saving throws.
Elusive
Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that attackers
rarely gain the upper hand against you. No attack roll has
advantage against you while you aren’t incapacitated.
Stroke of Luck
At 20th level, you have an uncanny knack for succeeding
when you need to. If your attack misses a target within range,
you can turn the miss into a hit. Alternatively, if you fail an
ability check, you can treat the d20 roll as a 20.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Roguish Archetypes
Rogues have many features in common, including their
emphasis on perfecting their skills, their precise and deadly
approach to combat, and their increasingly quick reflexes.
But different rogues steer those talents in varying directions,
embodied by the rogue archetypes. Your choice of archetype
is a reflection of your focus—not necessarily an indication of
your chosen profession, but a description of your preferred
techniques.
Assassin
You focus your training on the grim art of death. Those who
adhere to this archetype are diverse: hired killers, spies,
bounty hunters, and even specially anointed priests trained to
exterminate the enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and
disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with the disguise kit and the poisoner’s kit
(Manipulate and Medicine).
Assassinate
Starting at 3rd level, you are at your deadliest when you get
the drop on your enemies. You have advantage on attack rolls
against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn in the combat
yet. In addition, any hit you score against a creature that is
surprised is a critical hit.
Infiltration Expertise Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one
Starting at 9th level, you can unfailingly create false identities of the wizard spells you know with another spell of your
for yourself. You must spend seven days and 25 gp to choice from the wizard spell list. The new spell must be of a
establish the history, profession, and affiliations for an level for which you have spell slots.
identity. You can’t establish an identity that belongs to Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting
someone else. For example, you might acquire appropriate ability for your wizard spells, since you learn your spells
clothing, letters of introduction, and official looking through study and memorization. You use your Intelligence
certification to establish yourself as a member of a trading whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In
house from a remote city so you can insinuate yourself into addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the
the company of other wealthy merchants. saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making
Thereafter, if you adopt the new identity as a disguise, an attack roll with one.
other creatures believe you to be that person until given an Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
obvious reason not to. your Intelligence modifier
Impostor Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
At 13th level, you gain the ability to unerringly mimic another your Intelligence modifier
person’s speech, writing, and behavior. You must spend at
least three hours studying these three components of the Mage Hand Legerdemain
person’s behavior, listening to speech, examining Starting at 3rd level, when you cast mage hand, you can make
handwriting, and observing mannerisms. Your ruse is the spectral hand invisible, and you can perform the following
indiscernible to the casual observer. If a wary creature additional tasks with it:
suspects something is amiss, you have advantage on any You can stow one object the hand is holding in a container
Charisma (Manipulation) check you make to avoid detection. worn or carried by another creature.
Death Strike You can retrieve an object in a container worn or carried
Starting at 17th level, you become a master of instant death. by another creature.
When you attack and hit a creature that is surprised, it must You can use thieves’ tools to pick locks and disarm traps at
make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your Dexterity range.
modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, double Arcane Trickster Spellcasting
the damage of your attack against the creature. Rogue Cantrips Spells
Level Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Arcane Trickster 3rd 2 3 2 — — —
Some rogues enhance their fine-honed skills of stealth and 4th 2 4 3 — — —
agility with magic. These rogues include pickpockets and 5th 2 4 3 — — —
burglars, but also pranksters, mischief-makers, and a 6th 2 4 3 — — —
significant number of adventurers. 7th 2 5 4 2 — —
8th 2 6 4 2 — —
Spellcasting
When you reach 3rd level, you gain the ability to cast spells. 9th 2 6 4 2 — —
Cantrips. You learn three cantrips: mage hand and two 10th 3 7 4 3 — —
other cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. You 11th 3 8 4 3 — —
learn an additional cantrip of your choice at 10th level. 12th 3 8 4 3 — —
Spell Slots. The Arcane Trickster Spellcasting table shows 13th 3 9 4 3 2 —
how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level 14th 3 10 4 3 2 —
and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a 15th 3 10 4 3 2 —
slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell
slots when you finish a long rest. 16th 3 11 4 3 3 —
For example, if you know the 1st-level spell charm person 17th 3 11 4 3 3 —
and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you 18th 3 11 4 3 3 —
can cast charm person using either slot. 19th 3 12 4 3 3 1
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. You know three 20th 3 13 4 3 3 1
1st-level wizard spells of your choice from the wizard spell
list You can perform one of these tasks without being noticed
The Spells Known column of the Arcane Trickster by a creature if you succeed on a Dexterity (Finesse) check
Spellcasting table shows when you learn more wizard spells contested by the creature’s Wisdom (Perception) check. In
of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be of a level addition, you can use Cunning Action to control the hand.
for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach
7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or Magical Ambush
2nd level. Starting at 9th level, if you are hidden from a creature when
you cast a spell on it, the creature has disadvantage on any
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 Versatile Trickster
At 13th level, you gain the ability to distract targets with your
mage hand. As a bonus action on your turn, you can
designate a creature within 5 feet of the spectral hand
created by the spell. Doing so gives you advantage on attack
rolls against that creature until the end of the turn.
Spell Thief
At 17th level, you gain the ability to magically steal the
knowledge of how to cast a spell from another spellcaster.
Immediately after a creature casts a spell that targets you
or includes you in its area of effect, you can use your reaction
to force the creature to make a saving throw with its
spellcasting ability modifier. The DC equals your spell save
DC. On a failed save, you negate the spell’s effect against you,
and you steal the knowledge of the spell if it is at least 1st
level and of a level you can cast (it doesn’t need to be a wizard
spell). For the next 8 hours, you know the spell and can cast it
using your spell slots. The creature can’t cast that spell until
the 8 hours have passed.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
The Spells Known column of the Cryptic Psionics table
Cryptic shows when you learn more cryptic spells of your choice.
The very fabric of the world is visible through the eyes of the Each of these spells must cost a number of psi points equal to
cryptic, who sees all things as patterns of energies that can or less than your psi point limit. For instance, when you reach
be understood and manipulated. This unique insight allows 7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell that costs 2
the cryptic the ability to foresee events and even manipulate or 3 psi points.
the energy of her surroundings to accomplish her tasks. Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
Whether it is knowing where to step to avoid being seen, choose one of the cryptic spells you know and replace it with
where to place an attack for maximum effect, or how to another spell from the cryptic spell list, which also must cost
temporarily alter the laws of physics, the cryptic is a master a number of psi points equal to or less than your psi point
of any pattern it sees. limit.
Cryptic Psionics
Spellcasting (Psionics) Rogue Cantrips Spells Spell Psi Point
When you reach 3rd level, you augment your martial prowess Level Known Known Points Limit
with the ability to cast spells. 3rd 2 3 4 2
Cantrips. A cantrip is a minor psionic effect you have 4th 2 4 6 2
mastered. You know three cantrips of your choice from the
cryptic spell list. You learn an additional cryptic cantrip of 5th 2 4 8 2
your choice at 10th level. 6th 2 4 11 2
Psi Points. The Cryptic Psionics table shows how many 7th 2 5 14 3
psi points you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. 8th 2 6 15 3
To cast one of these cryptic spells, you must expend a 9th 2 6 16 3
number of psi points based on the spell’s level as outlined in 10th 3 7 17 3
the Psi Point Cost table below. You cannot exceed the 11th 3 8 20 4
maximum psi points as outlined in the Psi Point Limit
column of the Soulknife Table. Even though you might have 12th 3 8 23 4
enough points to cast above this maximum, you can’t do so. 13th 3 9 27 5
You regain all expended psi points when you finish a long 14th 3 10 29 5
rest. 15th 3 10 30 5
16th 3 11 32 5
Psi Point Cost
17th 3 11 34 5
Spell Level Point Cost
18th 3 11 36 5
1st 2
19th 3 12 38 6
2nd 3
20th 3 13 40 6
3rd 5
4th 6
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. You know three
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 Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting
ability for your cryptic spells, since your ability to cast spells
depends on your creativity and imagination. You use your
Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting
ability. In addition. you use your Intelligence modifier when
setting the saving throw DC for a cryptic spell you cast and
when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Disrupt Pattern
Starting at 3rd level, when you hit a creature with sneak
attack you can cause disrupting patterns. You cannot choose
multiple options and you cannot expend a total number of psi
points beyond your psi point limit when using disrupt pattern.
Binding Pattern. When you hit a creature with sneak
attack, you can expend 2 psi points, causing the target to
make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, for 1 minute
or until you lose your concentration (as if you were casting a
concentration spell), the target is retrained. A Large or larger
creature has advantage on this saving throw.
A creature restrained by binding pattern or one that can
touch a creature can use its action to make a Strength
(Athletic) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check against your spell
save DC. On a success, the target is freed.
Bleeding Pattern. When you hit a creature with sneak
attack, you can expend 1 psi points, causing the target to
bleed. At the start of each its turns for 1 minute, the target
loses 1d6 hit points due to blood loss. A target cannot be
bleeding from multiple sources.
For every 2 additional psi points you spend, the damage
increases by 1d6, up to your psi point limit.
Dislocating Pattern. When you hit a creature with sneak
attack, you can expend 2 psi points, causing the target to have
disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the start
of your next turn.
Explosive Pattern. When you hit a creature with sneak
attack, you can expend 2 psi points, causing an explosion of
force. Each creature other than you within 10 feet of the
target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw. A creature
takes 2d6 force damage and is pushed 10 feet away from the
target on a failed save, or not pushed and half as much
damage on a successful one. For every additional psi point
you spend, the damage increases by 1d6, up to your psi point
limit.
Proximity Pattern. When you hit a creature with sneak
attack, you can expend 3 psi points, if the target is with 60
feet of you it must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be
teleported to a space within 5 feet of you.
Shining Pattern. When you hit a creature with sneak
attack, you can expend 3 psi points. Each creature other than
you within 10 feet of the target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, for 1 minute or
until you lose your concentration (as if you were casting a
concentration spell), a creature is blinded. At the end of each
of its turns, a target can repeat the saving throw, ending the
effect on a success.
Recognize Pattern
Starting at 9th level, when a creature hits you with an attack,
you gain a +4 bonus to AC against all subsequent attacks
made by that creature for the rest of the turn.
Additionally, any time you are make a saving throw or
ability check to resist a spell or effect by a creature, you have
advantage if you have previously made the saving throw or
ability check against the same creature.
Distracting Pattern
At 13th level, you gain the ability to distract targets. As a
bonus action on your turn, you can expend 1 psi point to
distract a creature within 60 feet of you. You gain advantage
on attack rolls against that creature until the end of the turn.
Steal Pattern
At 17th level, you gain the ability to steal the knowledge of
how to cast a spell from another spellcaster.
Immediately after a creature casts a spell that targets you
or includes you in its area of effect, you can use your reaction
to force the creature to make a saving throw with its
spellcasting ability modifier. The DC equals your spell save
DC. On a failed save, you negate the spell’s effect against you,
and you steal the knowledge of the spell if it is at least 1st
level and of a level you can cast. For the next 8 hours, you
know the spell and can cast it using your psi points. The
creature can’t cast that spell until the 8 hours have passed.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Inquisitive
As an archetypal Inquisitive, you excel at rooting out secrets
and unraveling mysteries. You rely on your sharp eye for
details, but also on your finely honed ability to read the words
and deeds of other creatures to determine their true intent.
You excel at defeating creatures that hide among and prey
upon ordinary folk, and your mastery of lore and your sharp
eye make you well equipped to expose and end hidden evils.
Ear for Deceit
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you develop a
keen ear for picking out lies. Whenever you make a Wisdom
(Insight) check to sense if a creature is lying, you use the total
of your check or 8 + your Wisdom modifier, whichever is
higher. If you are proficient in Insight, you add your
proficiency bonus to the fixed result.
Eye for Detail
Starting at 3rd level, you can use Cunning Action to make a
Wisdom (Perception) check to spot a hidden creature or
object, to make a Wisdom (Insight) check to decipher clues,
or to use Insightful Fighting (see below).
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 Insightful Fighting
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to decipher an opponent’s
tactics and develop a counter to them. As an action (or using
Eye for Detail), you make a Wisdom (Insight) check against a
creature you can see that isn’t incapacitated, opposed by the
target’s Charisma (Manipulation) check. If you succeed, you
can use Sneak Attack against that creature even if you do not
have advantage against it or if no enemy of the target is
within 5 feet of it. You can use Sneak Attack in this way even
if you have disadvantage against the target.
This benefit lasts for 1 minute or until you successfully use
Insightful Fighting against a different target.
Steady Eye
At 9th level, you gain advantage on any Wisdom (Perception)
check made on your turn to find a hidden creature or object if
you do not move during that turn. If you use this ability before
moving, you cannot move or ready movement during your
turn.
Unerring Eye
At 13th level, you gain the ability to detect magical deception.
As an action, you sense the presence within 30 feet of you of
illusions, shapechanger creatures not in their true form,and
other magic designed to deceive the senses. Though you
determine that an effect is attempting to trick you, you gain
no special insight into what is hidden or its true nature.
Eye for Weakness
At 17th level, you learn to exploit a creature’s weaknesses by
carefully studying its tactics and movement. While your
Insightful Fighting feature applies to a creature, your Sneak
Attack damage against that creature increases by 2d6.
Mastermind
Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they
have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this
archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons
as often as knives or poison, and secrets and favors are some
of your favorite treasures.
Master of Intrigue
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with the disguise kit, the forgery kit, and one
gaming set of your choice (Manipulate and Society). You also
learn two languages of your choice. Additionally, you can
unerringly mimic the speech patterns and accent of a
creature that you hear speak for at least 1 minute, allowing
you to pass yourself off as a native speaker of a particular
land, provided that you know the language.
Master of Tactics
Starting at 3rd level, you can use Cunning Action to take the
Help action. Additionally, when you use the Help action to aid
an ally in attacking a creature, the target of that attack can be
within 30 feet of you, rather than 5 feet of you, if the target
can see or hear you.
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Insightful Manipulator
Starting at 9th level, if you spend at least 1 minute observing
or interacting with another creature outside combat, you can
learn certain information about its capabilities compared to
your own. The DM tells you if the creature is your equal,
superior, or inferior in regard to two of the following
characteristics of your choice:
Intelligence score
Wisdom score
Charisma score
Class levels (if any)
At the DM’s option, you might also realize you know a piece
of the creature’s history or one of its personality traits, if it
has any.
Misdirection
Beginning at 13th level, you can sometimes cause another
creature to suffer an attack meant for you. When you are
targeted by an attack while a creature within 5 feet of you is
granting you cover against that attack, you can use your
reaction to have the attack target that creature instead of you.
Soul of Deceit
Starting at 17th level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy
or other means, unless you allow it. You can present false
thoughts by making a Charisma (Manipulation) check
contested by the mind reader’s Wisdom (Insight) check.
Additionally, no matter what you say, magic that would
determine if you are telling the truth indicates you are being
truthful, if you so choose, and you can’t be compelled to tell
the truth by magic.
Scout
You are skilled in woodcraft and stealth, allowing you to
range ahead of your companions during expeditions. Rogues
who embrace this archetype are at home in the wilderness
and among barbarians and fighters, as they serve as the eyes
and ears of war bands across the world. Compared to other
rogues, you are skilled at surviving in the wilds.
Survivalist
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency in Nature. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for
any ability check you make that uses this proficiency.
Skirmisher
Starting at 3rd level, you are difficult to pin down during a
fight. You can move up to half your speed as a reaction when
an enemy ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This movement
doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.
Superior Mobility
At 9th level, your walking speed increases by 10 feet. If you
have a climbing or swimming speed, this increase applies to
that speed as well.
Ambush Master Elegant Maneuver
Starting at 13th level, you excel at leading ambushes. If any of Starting at 13th level, you can use Cunning Action to gain
your foes are surprised, you can use a bonus action on your advantage on the next Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Strength
turn in the first round of the combat to grant each ally who (Athletics) check you make during the same turn instead of
can see you the ability to reroll initiative. If the initiative taking the other actions
bonus would increase an ally’s initiative above yours, the ally’s
initiative instead equals your initiative. Master Duelist
Each of the allies also receives a 10-foot increase to speed Beginning at 17th level, your mastery of the blade lets you
that lasts until the end of the ally’s next turn. turn failure into success in combat. If you miss with an attack
roll, you can roll it again with advantage. Once you do so, you
Sudden Strike can’t use this feature again until you finish a short or long
Starting at 17th level, you can strike with deadly speed. If you rest.
take the Attack action on your turn, you can make one
additional attack as a bonus action. This attack can benefit
from your Sneak Attack even if you have already used it this
turn, but only if the attack is the only one you make against
the target this turn.
Swashbuckler
You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on
speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some
warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of
fighting looks almost like a performance. Duelists and pirates
typically belong to this archetype.
A Swashbuckler excels in single combat, and can fight with
two weapons while safely darting away from an opponent.
Fancy Footwork
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn how to
land a strike and then slip away without reprisal. During your
turn, if you make a melee attack against a creature, that
creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the
rest of your turn.
Rakish Audacity
Starting at 3rd level, your unmistakable confidence propels
you into battle. You can add your Charisma modifier to your
initiative rolls.
In addition, you don’t need advantage on your attack roll to
use your Sneak Attack if no creature other than your target is
within 5 feet of you. All the other rules for the Sneak Attack
class feature still apply to you.
Panache
At 9th level, your charm becomes extraordinarily beguiling.
As an action, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check
contested by a creature’s Wisdom (Insight) check. The
creature must be able to hear you, and the two of you must
share a language.
If you succeed on the check and the creature is hostile to
you, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other
than you and can’t make opportunity attacks against targets
other than you. This effect lasts for 1 minute, until one of
your companions attacks the target or affects it with a spell,
or until you and the target are more than 60 feet apart.
If you succeed on the check and the creature isn’t hostile to
you, it is charmed by you for 1 minute. While charmed, it
regards you as a friendly acquaintance. This effect ends
immediately if you or your companions do anything harmful
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 Sorcerer
Golden eyes flashing, a human stretches out her hand and
unleashes the dragonfire that burns in her veins. As an
inferno rages around her foes, leathery wings spread from
her back and she takes to the air.
Long hair whipped by a conjured wind, a gnome spreads
his arms wide and throws his head back. Lifting him
momentarily off the ground, a wave of magic surges up in
him, through him, and out from him in a mighty blast of
lightning.
With a pseudodragon curled on his shoulder, a young elf in
golden robes smiles warmly, weaving a magical charm into
his honeyed words and bending the palace sentinel to his will.
Sorcerers carry a magical power conferred upon them by
an exotic bloodline, some otherworldly influence, or exposure
to unknown cosmic forces. One can’t study sorcery as one
learns a language, any more than one can learn to live a
legendary life.
Raw Magic
Magic is a part of every sorcerer, suffusing body, mind, and
spirit with a latent power that waits to be tapped. Some
sorcerers can’t name the origin of their power, while others
trace it to strange events in their own lives or decisions that
they have made. The touch of a demon, the blessing of a
dryad at a baby’s birth, a pact with an archdevil, or a taste of
the water from a mysterious spring might spark the gift of
sorcery. So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure to
the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the maddening
chaos of Limbo, or a glimpse into the inner workings of
reality.
Sorcerers have no use for the spellbooks and ancient
tomes of magic lore that wizards rely on. By learning to
harness and channel their magic, sorcerers can discover new
and staggering ways to unleash that power.
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Inherent Magic
The appearance of inherent sorcerous powers is wildly
unpredictable. Some draconic bloodlines produce exactly one
sorcerer in every generation, but in other lines of descent
every individual is a sorcerer. Most of the time, the talents of
sorcery appear as apparent flukes.
Sworn and Beholden
Sometimes the relationship between a sorcerer bound by a
pact and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the
beings that serve as patrons for sorcerers are not gods. A
sorcerer might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an
archdevil, or an utterly alien entity–beings not typically served
by clerics. More often, though, the arrangement is similar to
that between a master and an apprentice. The sorcerer learns
and grows in power, at the cost of occasional services
performed on the patron’s behalf.
Unexplained Powers
Sorcerers are rare in the world, and it’s unusual to find a
sorcerer who is not involved in the adventuring life in some
way. People with magical power seething in their veins soon
discover that the power doesn’t like to stay quiet. A sorcerer’s
magic wants to be wielded, and it has a tendency to spill out
in unpredictable ways if it isn’t called on.
Sorcerers often have obscure or quixotic motivations
driving them to adventure. Some seek a greater
understanding of the magical force that infuses them, or the
answer to the mystery of its origin. Others hope to find a way
to get rid of it, or to unleash its full potential. Whatever their
goals, sorcerers are every bit as useful to an adventuring
party as wizards, making up for a comparative lack of breadth
in their magical knowledge with enormous power.
This class replaces my old Sorcerer, Summoner, and Warlock
Creating a Sorcerer
The most important question to consider when creating your
sorcerer is the origin of your power. As a starting character,
the exact source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a
family curse, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Did
you crave power beyond your wildest dreams? Or did some
extraordinary event leave you blessed with inherent magic
but perhaps scarred as well?
How do you feel about the magical power coursing through
you? Do you embrace it, try to master it, or revel in its
unpredictable nature? Is it a blessing or a curse? Did you seek
it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it,
and do you wish you had? What do you intend to do with it?
Perhaps you feel like you’ve been given this power for some
lofty purpose. Or you might decide that the power gives you
the right to do what you want, to take what you want from
those who lack such power. Perhaps your power links you to
a powerful individual in the world—the fey creature that
blessed you at birth, the dragon who put a drop of its blood
into your veins, the lich who created you as an experiment, or
the deity who chose you to carry this power.
Quick Build
You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these
suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability
score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit or
charlatan background. Third, choose the eldritch blast and
light cantrips, along with the 1st-level spells shield and charm
person.
Class Features
As a sorcerer, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per sorcerer level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution
modifier per sorcerer level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Simple weapons
Craft and Trade: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Will
Skills: Choose two from: Arcana, Deception, History, Insight,
Intimidation, Persuasion, and Religion
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Arcana, Insight,
Manipulation, Persuasion, Religion, and Society
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
(a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
(a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack or (c) a
scholar’s pack
Any simple weapon, and two daggers

The Sorcerer
Proficiency Cantrips Spells Spell Spell Sparks
Level Bonus Features Known Known Points Point Limit Known
1st +2 Sorcerous Origin, Sorcerous Magic 2+1 3+2 2 2 —
2nd +2 Magic Manifestation, Resilient Husk 2+1 4+2 4 2 —
3rd +2 Latent Sparks 2+1 5+4 6 3 2
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 3+1 6+4 7 3 2
5th +3 Magic Manifestation feature 3+1 7+6 10 5 3
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Sorcerous Origin feature 3+1 8+6 11 5 3
7th +3 Competency 3+1 9+8 13 6 4
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 3+1 10+8 16 6 4
9th +4 — 3+1 11+10 20 7 5
10th +4 Sorcerous Origin feature 4+1 12+10 21 7 5
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve, Arcanum (6th level) 4+1 12+10 22 7 5
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 4+1 13+10 23 7 6
13th +5 Arcanum (7th level) 4+1 13+10 24 7 6
14th +5 Sorcerous Origin feature 4+1 14+10 25 7 6
15th +5 Competency, Arcanum (8th level) 4+1 14+10 26 7 7
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 4+1 15+10 27 7 7
17th +6 Arcanum (9th level) 4+1 15+10 28 7 7
18th +6 Sorcerous Origin feature 4+1 16+10 29 7 8
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 4+1 16+10 30 7 8
20th +6 Sorcerous Restoration 4+1 17+10 31 7 8

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 Sorcerous Origin
Choose a sorcerous origin, which describes the source of
your magical power, all of which are detailed at the end of the
class description.
Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st
level and again at 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.
Origin Spells
Each origin has a list of associated spells. You learn these
spells at the levels specified in the origin description. These
spells do not count against the number of sorcerer spells you
know.
If you learn an origin spell that doesn’t appear on the
sorcerer spell list, the spell is nonetheless a sorcerer spell for
you.
Sorcerous Magic
An event in your past, or in the life of a parent or ancestor, left
an indelible mark on you, infusing you with arcane magic.
This font of magic, whatever its origin, fuels your spells. See
the sorcerer spell list which is detailed at the end of the class
description.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know two cantrips of your choice from the
sorcerer spell list and an additional cantrip from your
Sorcerous Origin which is included in the number of
Cantrips Known column of the Sorcerer Table. You learn
additional sorcerer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as
shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Sorcerer table.
Spell Points
The Sorcerer table shows how many spell points you have to
cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these
sorcerer spells, you must expend a number of spell points
based on the spell’s level as outlined in the Spell Point Cost
table.
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You cannot exceed the maximum spell points as outlined in
the Spell Points Limit column of the Sorcerer Table. Even
though you might have enough points to cast above this
maximum, you can’t do so. You regain all expended spell
points when you finish a short or long rest.
Spell Point Cost
Spell Level Point Cost
1st 2
2nd 3
3rd 5
4th 6
5th 7
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know three 1st-level spells of your choice from the
sorcerer spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Sorcerer table shows
when you learn more sorcerer spells of your choice. Each of
these spells must use an amount of spell points less than or
equal to your spell point limit as outlined in the Spell Point
Limit column of the Sorcerer Table. For instance, when you
reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of
1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the sorcerer spells you know and replace it
with another spell from the sorcerer spell list, which also
must use less than or equal to your spell point limit.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your sorcerer spells,
since the power of your magic relies on your ability to project
your will into the world. You use your Charisma whenever a
spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use
your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC
for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making an attack roll
with one.
 Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + All Ability Scores Improve
your Charisma modifier
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
your Charisma modifier score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Spellcasting Focus Competency
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your
sorcerer spells. When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
Magic Manifest proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
you make with it.
At 2nd level, you have manifested the raw magic within you.
You have begun to understand new ways of channeling the Arcanum
power within you, bending it to your will. Choose Arcane
Manifestation, Blade Manifestation, or Summoned At 11th level, you learn a magical secret called an arcanum.
Manifestation, each of which is detailed at the end of the Choose one 6th-level spell from the sorcerer spell list as this
class description. Your choice grants you features at 2nd level arcanum.
and at 5th level. You can cast your arcanum spell once without expending
If you have a patron then a whimsical Archfey or a spell points. This spell is not subject to your spell point limit.
benevolent Celestial might begin the manifestation within You must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
you as a reward for your service; a malicious Fiend or a At higher levels, you gain more sorcerer spells of your
paranoid Undying might force you to prove your worthiness choice that can be cast in this way: one 7th-level spell at 13th
before bestowing the manifestation unto you; and a distant level, one 8th-level spell at 15th level, and one 9th-level spell at
Seeker or incomprehensible Eldritch patron might give you 17th level. You regain all uses of your Arcanum when you
nothing at all, forcing you to seek out methods to manifest finish a long rest.
your powers yourself through your occult research.
Arcanum Spells
Resilient Husk Each origin has a list of associated arcanum spells. You learn
these spells at the levels specified in the origin description.
Starting at 2nd level, due to exposure to arcane energies you You can cast this spell instead of another arcanum spell of the
can create a husk around your body, becoming more resilient same level.
to attack. Based on your Sorcerous Origin you skin can be
covered in a thin layer of ice, scales, or shadow. Alternatively Sorcerous Restoration
your skin can take on a celestial glow, become thick and
leathery, or assume a stony appearance. You can manifest At 20th level, you can draw on your inner reserve of power to
this aspect as a bonus action on your turn. It lasts until you regain expended spell points. You can spend 1 minute to
dismiss it on your turn. regain all your expended spell points from your Sorcerous
When you manifest this aspect and you aren’t wearing Magic feature. Once you regain spell points with this feature,
armor, your AC equals 13 + your Dexterity modifier (max 4). you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
Latent Spark
At 3rd level, the raw magical energy that flows through your
body and spirit sparks, imbuing you with an abiding magical
ability. You gain two sparks of your choice. Your spark options
are detailed at the end of the class description. When you
gain certain sorcerer levels, you gain additional spark of your
choice, as shown in the Sparks Known column of the
Sorcerer table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the sparks you know and replace it with
another spark that you could learn at that level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
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 Extra Attack
Magic Manifestations Beginning at 5th level, you can attack with your bonded
Arcane Manifestation weapon twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack
action on your turn.
You have empowered your spellcasting. Sorcerers of this
manifestation spend much of their time practicing their Summoned Manifestation
abilities or studying forbidden and long-forgotten lore in
order to increase their knowledge and magical ability. While many who dabble in the arcane become adept at
beckoning monsters from the farthest reaches of the planes,
Quickened Cantrips none are more skilled at it than the sorcerer. You form a close
When you select this manifestation at 2nd level, when you bond with one particular monster, known as your eidolon,
cast a cantrip, you can cast a different cantrip as a bonus who gains power as you become more proficient with your
action. summoning. Over time, the two of you become linked,
You cannot use this feature to make a melee attack with a eventually even sharing a shard of the same soul.
weapon with either cantrip or if you add your Charisma
modifier to either cantrip. Summon Eidolon
Starting at 5th level when you cast a 1st level spell, you can When you select this manifestation at 2nd level, you have
cast a cantrip as a bonus action. reached across the boundaries of the world to the far-flung
planes to call forth a creature. As part of this summoning you
Arcana Unbound form a link with your eidolon. You can perform a 1-minute
Starting at 5th level, when you cast a spell of 1st level or ritual to summon your eidolon who remains until dismissed.
higher that deals damage, add your Charisma modifier to the Your eidolon’s physical appearance is up to you, but it
damage it deals. always appears as the same fantastical creature appropriate
to its type. This control is not fine enough to make your
Blade Manifestation eidolon appear like a specific creature.
Your eidolon bears a glowing rune that is identical to a
You become an arcane warrior, supplementing your magical rune that appears on your forehead as long as your eidolon is
prowess with hand-to-hand combat skill. summoned. While this rune can be hidden through mundane
means, it cannot be concealed through magic that changes
Weapon Bond appearance, such as alter self or polymorph (although
When you select this manifestation at 2nd level, you learn a invisibility does conceal it as long as the spell lasts).
ritual that creates a magical bond between yourself and one Your eidolon obeys your commands as best as it can. It
weapon. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour. The takes its turn on your initiative, though it doesn’t take an
weapon must be within your reach throughout the ritual, at action unless you command it to. On your turn, you can
the conclusion of which you touch the weapon and forge the command your eidolon where to move (no action required by
bond. you). You can command it to take the Attack, Dash,
Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you are Disengage, Dodge, or Help action (no action required by you).
proficient with it while you wield it and can use it as an
arcane focus for your spells. You can’t be disarmed of this
weapon unless you are incapacitated and this weapon counts
as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and
immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. If it is on the
same plane of existence, you can summon this weapon as a
bonus action on your turn, causing it to teleport instantly to
your hand.
You can have up to two bonded weapons, or only one if
either has the two-handed property. If you attempt to bond
with more weapons, you must break the bond with a
currently bonded weapon.
If your bonded weapon is broken or damaged, you can
spend 1 hour of meditation to recreate the weapon from a
fragment, destroying any other fragments of the weapon.
Armored Husk
Also starting at 2nd level when you manifest your Resilient
Husk feature you can instead choose to manifest a suit of
armor composed of ice, shadow, molten rock, or a similar
material based on your Sorcerous Origin. If you do so your
armor manifests as a Scale Hauberk or Scale Mail. You are
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 If you don’t issue any commands, your eidolon defends
itself from hostile creatures, but otherwise takes no actions.
If your eidolon would be reduced to 0 hit points it is instead
banished to its original plane with 1 hit point. If you are
unconscious or killed your eidolon is immediately banished
to its original plane. If your eidolon is banished you can
expend spell points equal to your spell point limit to summon
it again before a long rest.
Your eidolon can spend its hit dice to recover hit points
during a short or long rest.
You may target your eidolon instead of yourself when
casting a sorcerer spell with a target of “self”. Treat it as a
range of touch. Spells cast in this way must come from the
sorcerer spell list.
If your eidolon moves beyond 1,000 feet of you it is
banished.
Your eidolon is treated as a summoned creature. Due to its
tie to you, your eidolon can touch and attack creatures
warded against effects that prevent contact with summoned
creatures. Your eidolon cannot be sent back to its home plane
by means of dispel magic or antimagic field, but spells such
as banishment function normally.
Details for creating your eidolon are at the end of the class
description.
Life Tap
Also at 2nd level, the piece of you contained within your
eidolon allows your life forces to sustain one another. You can
expend 2 spell points to choose one of the following options:
Absorb Pain. You absorb some of your eidolon’s pain.
When you use this feature, touch your eidolon and roll 4d8;
you lose that many hit points and your eidolon regains hit
points equal to the amount of hit points you lost.
Share Pain. You transfer your pain into your eidolon.
When you use this feature, touch your eidolon and roll 4d8;
your eidolon loses that many hit points and you regain hit
points equal to the amount of hit points your eidolon lost.
Coordinated Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you and your eidolon form a more
potent fighting team. When you take the Attack action or use
your action to cast a spell on your turn, if your eidolon can
see you, it can use its reaction to make a melee attack.
Transmogrify
Also at 5th level, as an action, you can alter your eidolon’s
form. You can replace up to two your eidolon’s evolutions with
another evolution, expending 3 spell points for each.
You cannot alter the evolutions granted by your eidolon’s
base form.
Sorcerous Origins
Different sorcerers claim different origins for their magic.
Some of these origins are well established in the world, but
most are obscure. Any given sorcerer could be the first of a
new bloodline, as a result of a pact, or some other exceptional
circumstance.
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 Astral Sorcery Astral Refuge
You have often dreamed of traveling the Astral Plane in At 10th level, you gain the ability to step into an astral refuge.
search of knowledge and secrets. Perhaps you wandered into As a reaction to being hit by an attack, you disappear from the
a portal that infused you with power, or perhaps you were world for a brief moment and enter the Astral Plane, taking
born and raised by a family of wanderers whose faith was advantage of its timeless nature.
based in astronomy, or perhaps you have made a pact with an While in your astral refuge, you can take two actions that
inscrutable being that in return for your patron’s gifts, you only affect you. After using those two actions, you return to
wander the world seeking lore that you can share with them. the space you occupied and your turn ends.
If you have a patron it could be any deity or other powerful Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
entity dedicated to knowledge or forgotten lore. Celestian is finish a short or long rest.
an ideal patron for a Greyhawk campaign. In the Forgotten
Realms, your patron might be Azuth or Oghma. Aureon Astral Sequestration
makes an excellent patron in Eberron, while in Krynn and the Starting at 14th level, you gain the ability to sequester
Dragonlance campaign setting, Gilean is a good match. yourself and your allies on the Astral Plane.
As an action, you shift yourself and up to 5 willing
Origin and Arcanum Spells creatures you can see within 30 feet of you to the Astral
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. Plane. You and those creatures gain the benefits of a short
rest while sequestered on the Astral Plane. You then return to
Astral Sorcery Origin Spells the spaces you all occupied when you used this ability, with
Sorcerer Level Spells no time having passed in the world.
Cantrip sacred flame or thaumaturgy During this short rest, you and the creatures you sequester
1st feather fall, jump can make use of any options available during a rest that affect
3rd levitate, locate object only you and the creatures you sequester.
5th clairvoyance, sending
Once you use this ability, you cannot use it again until you
7th arcane eye, locate creature
complete a long rest.
9th legend lore, passwall Planar Traveller
Astral Sorcery Arcanum Spells At 18th level, you can cast planar ally or plane shift without
Sorcerer Level Spells expending spell points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
11th forbiddance finish a long rest.
13th plane shift
Far Wanderer
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you no
longer need to breathe, you gain resistance to fire damage
and cold damage, and you have advantage on saving throws
to avoid being sent to another plane.
Shielding Aurora
Starting at 6th level, you can invoke astral power to protect
you from harm. As a bonus action, you create a whirling
aurora of brilliant energy that swirls around you. Until the
end of your next turn, you gain resistance to all damage, and
if a hostile creature ends its turn within 10 feet of you, it
takes radiant damage equal to your sorcerer level + your
Charisma modifier.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
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Boreal Sorcery Chilled Veins
The wintry origin of your magic flows like ice water in your At 6th level, whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher
veins. Your savage and raw energies originate in the lands of that deals cold damage or creates ice, the blood of nearby
ice and snow and flow like the chill of the polar wind, creatures slows as it chilled. Up to 3 creatures of your choice
crackling auroras, and the long winter’s night. Perhaps you that you can see within 20 feet of you take cold damage equal
are descended from or have made a pact with giant-kin, troll- to the spell’s level and have their speed reduced by 10 feet
born, and frost-rimed spirits. until the start of your next turn.
Ice Block
Origin and Arcanum Spells At 10th level as a reaction to being attacked you can become
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. encased in ice. The attack’s damage against you is halved.
Boreal Sorcery Origin Spells Additionally for 1 minute or until you end this feature on your
Sorcerer Level Spells turn, a non magical dome of solid ice springs into existence
around you. The dome forms up to 1 foot away from your
Cantrip frostbite or ray of frost body in all directions and is 1 foot thick. It has 2 panels (front
1st fog cloud, ice knife and back). The ice is opaque.
3rd ice slick, snilloc’s snowball swarm The dome is an object made of ice that can be damaged
5th ice spears, sleet storm and thus breached. Each panel has AC 12 and 30 hit points
7th ice storm, fire shield (chill shield) per inch of thickness, and it is vulnerable to fire damage.
9th cone of cold, wall of ice spell balance Reducing a panel to 0 hit points destroys it.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
see spells for more spells to choose from: cold fog, cold snap, finish a short or long rest.
and polar freeze.
Boreal Sorcery Arcanum Spells Ice Flows
Sorcerer Level Spells
Starting at 14th level, you cause the ground beneath you to
transform into shifting glaciers. Your speed is increased by 10
11th otiluke’s freezing sphere feet as the glaciers propel you forward and the ground you
13th prismatic spray (blue rays) move on is turned into difficult terrain. You are unhindered by
Winter’s Durability
this difficult terrain. The difficult terrain lasts for 1 minute.
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, your life has You can start or end this feature once on your turn.
forced you to be hearty to survive. You gain resistance to cold Blizzard
damage, you are unhindered by difficult terrain caused by ice At 18th level, you can cast control weather without expending
or water, and your vision is unhindered by any obscurement spell points. When you do so you can increase all three
caused by moisture in the air or wind. conditions by up to two stages. Alternatively you can cast cold
fog without expending spell points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
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 Celestial Sorcery
You are infused with celestial power. Being connected to such The creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw
power can cause changes in your behavior and beliefs. You or take 2d8 radiant damage and be blinded for 1 minute.
might find yourself driven to annihilate the undead, to defeat At the end of each of its turns, a blinded creature can
fiends, and to protect the innocent. At times, your heart might repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success.
be filled with a longing to experience the barest touch of the The creature regains hit points equal to 2d8 + your
holy light that illuminates the multiverse, a desire to wander Charisma modifier. In addition you can end either one
that paradise for the rest of your days. But you know that your disease or one condition affecting the creature. The
mission is to bring light to the dark places of the world condition can be blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned.
among mortals for now.
If you have a patron it may be a powerful being of the Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Upper Planes. You may have bound yourself to an ancient finish a long rest unless you expend 3 spell points to use it
empyrean, solar, ki-rin, unicorn, or to another entity that again.
resides in the planes of everlasting bliss.
Searing Vengeance
Origin and Arcanum Spells Starting at 10th level, the radiant energy you channel allows
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. you to overcome grievous injuries. If you are reduced to 0 hit
points, you can use your reaction to instead burst with
Celestial Sorcery Origin Spells radiant energy. You regain hit points equal to half your hit
Sorcerer Level Spells point maximum. Each creature of your choice that is within
Cantrip light, sacred flame, or thaumaturgy 30 feet of you takes radiant damage equal to your sorcerer
1st bless, command level + your Charisma modifier, and it is blinded until the end
3rd aid, blindness/deafness of the current turn.
5th daylight, spirit guardians
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
7th banishment, guardian of faith
9th commune, flame strike spell balance Conviction
Celestial Sorcery Arcanum Spells Starting at 14th level when you roll an ability check, attack
Sorcerer Level Spells
roll, or saving throw, you can choose to reroll the dice and
must use the new roll. You can use this after the roll has been
11th sunbeam made, but before any effects are applied.
13th divine word Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Celestial
finish a short or long rest.
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you can Holy Nimbus
speak, read, and write Celestial and whenever you make a At 18th level, as an action, you can emanate an aura of
Charisma check when interacting with celestials you have sunlight. For 1 minute or until you lose your concentration
advantage. Additionally, you can speak with any creature that (as if you were casting a concentration spell), bright light
has a language as if you were casting the tongues spell . shines from you in a 60-foot radius.
Radiant Soul
Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn in the bright
Also at 1st level, you serve as a celestial conduit. You have light, the creature takes 2d8 + your Charisma modifier
resistance to radiant damage. radiant damage and must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
or be blinded for 1 round.
Blinding Light / Healing Light
After activating the aura, you can’t do so again until you
At 6th level, you can heal or harm with a touch. As an action, finish a long rest.
you can touch a creature within 5 feet of you and choose one
of the following effects:
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Draconic Sorcery Draconic Sorcery (Cold) Arcanum Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
Creatures of innate magic and eons-old intelligence, dragons 11th investiture of ice
are beings of legend, fate, destruction, and destiny incarnate.
Your magic comes from these legendary creatures. Perhaps 13th prismatic spray (blue rays)
your draconic magic originates with a mingling of draconic Draconic Sorcery (Fire) Origin Spells
blood or that of your ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with Sorcerer Level Spells
this origin trace their descent back to a mighty sorcerer of Cantrip fire bolt or control flames
ancient times who made a bargain with a dragon or who
might even have claimed a dragon parent. 1st absorb elements, burning hands
If you have a patron dragons are fickle and notorious 3rd alarm, scorching ray
hoarders of both treasure and power, neither of which they 5th fear, fireball
give up without an abundantly good reason. What could have 7th dragon’s breath, wall of fire
influenced your draconic patron to give you a portion of their 9th dominate person, immolation
power, and what does the dragon hope to gain by it?
Draconic Sorcery (Fire) Arcanum Spells
Draconic Sorcerer Level Spells
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you choose 11th investiture of flame
one type of dragon. The damage type associated with each 13th delayed blast fireball
dragon is used by features you gain later.
Draconic Sorcery (Lightning) Origin
Draconic Type Spells
Dragon Damage Type Sorcerer Level Spells
Black or Copper Acid Cantrip shocking grasp or thunderclap
White or Silver Cold 1st absorb elements, electric arc
Red, Brass, or Gold Fire 3rd alarm, aggressive thundercloud
Blue or Bronze Lightning 5th fear, lightning bolt
Green Poison 7th dragon’s breath, thunderbolt
You can speak, read, and write Draconic and whenever you 9th dominate person, lightning arc
make a Charisma check when interacting with dragons you Draconic Sorcery (Lightning) Arcanum
have advantage on. Spells
Additionally, As magic flows through your body, it causes Sorcerer Level Spells
physical traits of your dragon origin to emerge. You gain
resistance to the damage type based on your draconic type. 11th chain lightning
13th prismatic spray (yellow rays)
Origin and Arcanum Spells Draconic Sorcery (Poison) Origin Spells
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. Sorcerer Level Spells
Draconic Sorcery (Acid) Origin Spells Cantrip poison spray, poisoning touch
Sorcerer Level Spells 1st absorb elements, ray of sickness
Cantrip acid splash 3rd alarm, ray of enfeeblement
1st absorb elements, eroding mist 5th fear, stinking cloud
3rd alarm, melf’s acid arrow 7th blight, dragon’s breath
5th fear, hunger of hadar 9th dominate person, cloudkill
7th dragon’s breath, vitriolic sphere Draconic Sorcery (Poison) Arcanum Spells
9th dominate person, acidic spray Sorcerer Level Spells
Draconic Sorcery (Acid) Arcanum Spells 11th eyebite
Sorcerer Level Spells 13th prismatic spray (green rays)
11th acid fog
Hoard Sense
13th prismatic spray (orange rays) Also at 1st level you gain a blindsight of 10 feet and you have
Draconic Sorcery (Cold) Origin Spells advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks to find the
Sorcerer Level Spells location of coins, gems, and other items of significant worth.
Cantrip frostbite or ray of frost
Draconic Presence
1st absorb elements, ice knife At 6th level, whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher
3rd alarm, snilloc’s snowball swarm that deals the damage type based on your draconic type, you
5th fear, sleet storm frighten nearby creatures. A creature of your choice that you
7th dragon’s breath, ice storm can see within 30 feet of you must succeed on a Wisdom
9th dominate person, cone of cold saving throw or be frightened of you until the start of your
next turn.
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 Legendary Resistance
Starting at 10th level, you can reroll a saving throw that you
fail. If you do so, you must use the new roll, and you can’t use
this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.
Dragon Wings
At 14th level, you gain the ability to sprout a pair of dragon
wings from your back, gaining a flying speed of 60 feet. You
can create these wings as a bonus action on your turn. They
last until you dismiss them on your turn.
You can’t manifest your wings while wearing armor unless
the armor is made to accommodate them, and clothing not
made to accommodate your wings might be destroyed when
you manifest them.
Draconic Presence
Beginning at 18th level, you can channel dread draconic
presence, causing those around you to become frightened. As
an action, you can draw on this power and exude an aura of
fear to a distance of 60 feet. For 1 minute or until you lose
your concentration (as if you were casting a concentration
spell), each hostile creature that starts its turn in this aura
must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened
until the aura ends.
While frightened, the creature must use its movement to
move to the nearest safe spot from which it can’t see you. If
the creature moves out of the aura and can’t see you, the
creature is no longer frightened, but the creature becomes
frightened again if it regains sight of you or moves within the
aura. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw is
immune to your aura for 24 hours.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
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Eldritch Sorcery
There is a taint in your magic, one that is alien and bizarre.
You tend to think in odd ways, approaching problems from an
angle that most would not expect. Your powers might
originate with a mysterious entity whose nature is utterly
foreign to the fabric of reality. It might come from the Far
Realm, the space beyond reality, or it could originate from
one of the elder gods known only in legends.
If you have a patron its motives are incomprehensible to
mortals, and its knowledge so immense and ancient that even
the greatest libraries pale in comparison to the vast secrets it
holds. Your patron might be unaware of your existence or
entirely indifferent to you, but the secrets you have learned
allow you to draw your magic from it. Entities of this type
include Ghaunadar, called That Which lurks; Tharizdun, the
Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the
Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings.
Origin and Arcanum Spells
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. Entropic Ward
Eldritch Sorcery Origin Spells At 10th level, you learn to magically ward yourself against
Sorcerer attack and to turn an enemy’s failed strike into good luck for
Level Spells yourself. When a creature makes an attack roll against you,
Cantrip vicious mockery
you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on that roll.
If the attack misses you, your next attack roll against the
1st dissonant whispers, tasha’s hideous
laughter
creature has advantage if you make it before the end of your
next turn.
3rd detect thoughts, phantasmal force Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
5th clairvoyance, sending finish a short or long rest.
7th dominate beast, evard’s black tentacles
9th dominate person, telekinesis Create Thrall
Eldritch Sorcery Arcanum Spells
At 14th level, you gain the ability to infect a humanoid’s mind
with alien magic. You can use your action to touch an
Sorcerer Level Spells incapacitated humanoid. That creature is then charmed by
11th planar ally you. While charmed the target regards you as a trusted friend
13th reverse gravity to be heeded and protected. Although the target isn’t under
your control, it takes your requests or actions in the most
Awakened Mind favorable way it can. You can telepathically communicate
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, your alien with the charmed creature.
knowledge gives you the ability to touch the minds of other Each time you or your companions do anything harmful to
creatures. You can telepathically communicate with any the target, it can make a saving throw against your spell save
creature you can see within 60 feet of you. You don’t need to DC, ending the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise, the
share a language with the creature for it to understand your effect lasts 24 hours or until you die, a remove curse spell is
telepathic utterances, but the creature must be able to cast on it, the charmed condition is removed from it, you use
understand at least one language. this feature again, you choose to end the effect, or you are on
Additionally, you gain resistance to psychic damage. a different plane of existence than the target.
Thought Shield Manipulate Mind
Starting at 6th level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy At 18th level, you can cast feeblemind or dominate monster
or other means unless you allow it. without expending spell points.
Additionally you have advantage on all Intelligence, Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against spells and finish a long rest.
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 Fiendish Sorcery Fiendish Sorcery Arcanum Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
You are corrupted with fiendish power from a fiend of the 11th investiture of flame
lower planes, eternal enemies of light and good. You can
summon unearthly fire at your fingertips that burns most 13th fire storm
anything, and you feel the constant urge to scorch those who Fiendish
stand in your way. Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you can
The traits may have shown up in your bloodline for speak, read, and write Abyssal or Infernal and whenever you
generations: hot blood, habitual cruelty, and bone spurs of make a Charisma check when interacting with fiends, you
horns barely visible on the head, but you were born with a have advantage.
stronger connection. Or if you have a patron it may be a being
whose aims are evil, even if you strive against those aims. Fiendish Resistance
Such beings desire the corruption or destruction of all things, Also at 1st level, you have resistance against fire and poison
ultimately including you. Fiends powerful enough to forge a damage.
pact include demon lords such as Demogorgon, Orcus,
Fraz’Urb-Iuu, and Baphomet; archdevils such as Asmodeus, Dark One’s Own Luck
Dispater, Mephistopheles, and Belial; pit fiends and balors Starting at 6th level, you can call on your origin to alter fate in
that are especially mighty; and ultroloths and other lords of your favor. When you make an ability check or a saving throw,
the yugoloths. you can use this feature to add a d10 to your roll. You can do
so after seeing the initial roll but before any of the roll’s
Origin and Arcanum Spells effects occur.
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Fiendish Sorcery Origin Spells finish a short or long rest.
Sorcerer Level Spells
Magic Resistance
Cantrip fire bolt Starting at 10th level, you have advantage on saving throws
1st hellish rebuke, command against spells and other magical effects.
3rd blindness/deafness, scorching ray
5th fireball, stinking cloud Hurl Through Hell
7th compulsion, fire shield Starting at 14th level, when you hit a creature with an attack,
9th hallow, wall of fire
you can use this feature to instantly transport the target
through the lower planes. The creature disappears and
hurtles through a nightmare landscape.
At the end of your next turn, the target returns to the space
it previously occupied, or the nearest unoccupied space. If the
target is not a fiend, it takes 6d10 psychic damage as it reels
from its horrific experience.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Fire Storm
At 18th level, as an action, you evoke sheets of roaring flame
as if you were casting the fire storm spell without expending
spell points.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.

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Phoenix Sorcery
Your power draws from the immortal flame that fuels the
legendary phoenix. You or your ancestors perhaps rendered a
phoenix a great service, you were born in its presence, or you
have made a pact with one. Whatever the cause, a shard of
the phoenix’s power dwells within you.
That power is a mixed blessing. Like the mythical creature,
you can invoke fiery energy and gain the ability to cheat death
itself, but all too often their own, rash nature or reliance on
destructive magic is what puts them there in the first place.
The fire within you seethes, demanding to be unleashed. You
sometimes find yourself absentmindedly feeding fires. You
feel most comfortable while holding a lit torch or sitting in
front of a campfire.
Such sorcerers are wanderers by necessity. The volatile
nature of their magic makes other folk nervous. If a fire
breaks out in town, a phoenix sorcerer had best flee, whether
guilty or not. Fire is a dangerous force, and phoenix sorcerers
have a reputation (deserved or not) for reckless behavior,
confident that the essence of the phoenix can save them.
Origin and Arcanum Spells
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed.
Phoenix Sorcery Origin Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
Cantrip create bonfire, fire bolt, or produce flame
1st burning hands, detect magic
3rd aganazzar’s scorcher, flaming sphere
5th fireball, dispel magic
7th fire shield, wall of fire
9th greater restoration, flame strike spell balance
Phoenix Sorcery Arcanum Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
11th investiture of flame
13th prismatic spray (red rays)
Fiery Origins
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you gain
resistance to fire damage.
Additionally, you gain the ability to start fires with a touch.
As an action, you can magically ignite a flammable object you
touch with your hand—an object such as a torch, a piece of
tinder, or the hem of drapes.
Mantle of Flame
At 6th level, you can unleash the phoenix fire that blazes
within you. Whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher
that deals fire damage, flames erupts from you. This eruption
causes up to 3 creatures of your choice that you can see
within 20 feet of you to take fire damage equal to the spell’s
level + your Charisma Modifier.
Additionally you are wreathed in a mantle of flame until the
start of your next turn, gaining the following benefits:
You shed bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for
an additional 30 feet.
Any creature takes fire damage equal to your Charisma
modifier if it hits you with a melee attack from within 5
feet of you or if it touches you.
Phoenix Spark
Starting at 10th level, the fiery energy within you grows
restless and vengeful. In the face of defeat, it surges outward
to preserve you in a fiery roar.
If you are reduced to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction
to draw on the spark of the phoenix. You regain hit points
equal to half your hit point maximum. Each creature within
10 feet of you takes fire damage equal to your sorcerer level +
your Charisma modifier, and your Mantle of Flame
immediately ends.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Nourishing Fire
Starting at 14th level, your fire spells soothe and restore you.
When you expend spell points to cast a spell that includes a
fire damage roll, you gain regain hit points equal to the spell’s
level + your Charisma modifier.
Form of the Phoenix
At 18th level, you master the spark of fire that dances within
you. As an action, you can transform your form into that of a
phoenix. Each creature within 20 feet of you must make a
Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 fire damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. For
1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were
casting a concentration spell) you have a flying speed of 60
feet and a creature must also make this saving throw when it
comes within 20 feet of you for the first time on a turn or
ends its turn there.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
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 Sea Sorcery Mending River
The power of water is the strength of flexibility, resilience, Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell of 1st level or
and a relentless nature. Water parts to allow a ship to sail higher that is on your origin spell list, uses water, or deals
over it or a diver to plunge into it, but their passing leaves no cold damage you can mend wound with the restorative
mark. Water flowing down a mountain reaches the sea. It powers of water. You and a creature of your choice that you
might bend and turn across valleys and down hillsides, but it can see within 30 feet of you regain hit points equal to the
slowly and steadily returns to the waves. Those whose souls spell’s level.
are touched by the power of elemental water command a Watery Defense
similar power. At 10th level, you gain the ability to defend yourself by
Your heritage or patronage ties to powerful creatures of the momentarily assuming a watery form. As a reaction when
sea, such as nereids, the lords of the merfolk, and elemental you take bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage, you can
powers. Like a river, you feel the call of the ocean. The call is reduce that damage by an amount equal to your sorcerer level
ever present in your heart, and you are never completely at plus your Charisma score, and then you can move up to 30
peace until you are near the sea. feet without provoking opportunity attacks. Once you use this
special reaction, you can’t use it again until you finish a short
Origin and Arcanum Spells or long rest.
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed.
Sea Sorcery Origin Spells Shifting Form
Sorcerer Level Spells Starting at 14th level, you gain the ability to enter a liquid
state while moving.
Cantrip hydraulic push or shape water When you move on your turn, you take only half damage
1st create or destroy water. fog cloud from opportunity attacks, and you can move through any
3rd misty step, snilloc’s snowball swarm enemy’s space but can’t willingly end your move there.
5th tidal wave, wall of water On your turn, you can move through any space that is at
7th control water, watery sphere least 3 inches in diameter and do so without squeezing.
9th cone of cold, maelstrom When you stop moving, the regular squeezing rules apply if
you’re in a space one size smaller than you. You can’t willingly
Sea Sorcery Arcanum Spells stop in a space smaller than that, and if you’re forced to do so,
Sorcerer Level Spells you immediately flow to the nearest space that can fit you,
11th investiture of water back along the path of your movement.
13th whirlpool
Tsunami
Water Speaker Beginning at 18th level, you can conjure a wall of water as
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you can tsunami without expending spell points.
speak, read, and write Aquan and whenever you make a Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Charisma check when interacting with elementals based on finish a long rest.
water you have advantage.
Hydrated Form
Also at 1st level, the magic you command is infused with
elemental water. You gain resistance to fire damage and
against any spells or abilities that use water to deal
damage that don’t deal cold damage.

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Shadow Sorcery
Spirits from the shadow plane dally at times in the world of
light, and such as these lay with your ancestors once upon a
time, imparting the mystery of shadow-stuff into your lineage.
You are often sullen and withdrawn, preferring to skulk at the
fringes of social circles and keep to yourself, cultivating an air
of mystery and majesty that is all your own.
The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over your
physical presence. The spark of life that sustains you is
muffled, as if it struggles to remain viable against the dark
energy that imbues your soul.
Origin and Arcanum Spells
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed.
Shadow Sorcery Origin Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
Cantrip chill touch or minor illusion
1st silent image, unseen servant
3rd darkness, phantasmal force
5th fear, major image
7th greater invisibility, grasping shadows
9th mislead, seeming
Shadow Sorcery Arcanum Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
11th programmed illusion
13th project image Cloak of Shadows
By 14th level, you have learned to become one with the
Shade shadows. When you are in an area of dim light or darkness,
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you gain you can use your action to become invisible. You remain
resistance to cold and necrotic damage. invisible until you make an attack, cast a spell, or are in an
area of bright light.
Shadow Guide
Also at 6th level, you gain the ability to subtly control the Shadow Lord
shadows around you. Immediately before or after you cast a Beginning at 18th level, you can envelop yourself and those
spell of 1st level or higher you can create a 5-foot cube of dim around you in shadow. As an action, you surround yourself
light or darkness which lasts for 1 minute. The area is with an aura of shadows that lasts for 1 minute or until you
considered magical and non-magical light can’t illuminate it. lose your concentration (as if you were casting a
If you are in dim light or darkness you can wrap yourself in concentration spell). The aura reduces any bright light in a
shadows, gaining one of the following benefits: 60-foot radius around you to dim light. Whenever an enemy
starts its turn in the aura, it must make a Dexterity saving
You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already throw or be grappled by the shadows. Whenever an enemy
have darkvision, it increases its range by 60 feet up to 120 that is grappled by the shadows starts its turn in the aura, it
feet. takes 3d10 necrotic damage.
You can take the Hide action (no action required). Additionally, you and creatures you choose in the aura are
The next attack roll against you before the start of your draped in deeper shadow. Creatures that rely on sight have
next turn made by a creature that relies on sight is made disadvantage on attack rolls against creatures draped in this
with disadvantage. shadow.
You can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you While the aura lasts, you can use a bonus action to cause
can see that is also in dim light or darkness. the shadows in the aura to attack one creature. You make a
Shadow Form ranged spell attack against the target. If the attack hits, the
At 10th level as a reaction to being attacked you can take on a target is grappled and takes necrotic damage equal to 3d10 +
shadowy form for 1 minute. For the duration, any creature your Charisma modifier.
that relies on sight has disadvantage on attack rolls against A creature grappled by the shadows can use its action to
you. In this form, you can move through other creatures and make a Strength (Brawn) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (its
objects as if they were difficult terrain. You take 5 (1d10) choice) against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees
force damage if you end your turn inside an object. itself.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you After activating the aura, you can’t do so again until you
finish a short or long rest. finish a long rest.

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 Stone Sorcery
Tremor
Your magic springs from the elemental earth beneath your At 6th level, whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher,
feet. You might trace a distant ancestor to the Plane of Earth, the earth beneath you starts to shake. This tremor causes up
your family might have earned a mighty boon in return for a to 3 creatures of your choice that you can see within 20 feet
service to the dao lords, or you might have made a pact with a of you and are on the same surface as you to make a Strength
great earth elemental. Whatever your past, the magic of saving throw against your sorcerer spell save DC. On a failed
elemental earth is yours to command. save, the creatures takes bludgeoning damage equal to the
Your link to earth magic grants you extraordinary resilience spell’s level + your Charisma Modifier and is knocked prone.
and the ability to manipulate earthen forces.
Stone’s Shelter
Origin and Arcanum Spells At 10th level as a reaction to being attacked you can become
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. encased in stone. The attack’s damage against you is halved
Stone Sorcery Origin Spells and for 1 minute or until you end this feature on your turn, a
Sorcerer Level Spells
non magical dome of solid stone springs into existence
around you. The dome forms up to 1 foot away from your
Cantrip magic stone or mold earth body in all directions and is 6 inches thick. It has 2 panels
1st catapultEE, earth tremorEE (front and back).
3rd earthbindEE, Maximilian’s earthen graspEE The dome is an object made of stone that can be damaged
5th erupting earth, meld into stone and thus breached. Each panel has AC 15 and 30 hit points
7th stone shape, stoneskin per inch of thickness. Reducing a panel to 0 hit points
9th transmute rock, wall of stone destroys it.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Stone Sorcery Arcanum Spells finish a short or long rest.
Sorcerer Level Spells
11th investiture of stone Earth Glide
13th flesh to stone
At 14th level you can burrow through nonmagical, unworked
earth and stone with a burrow speed equal to half your
Earthen walking speed. While doing so, you don’t disturb the material
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you can you moves through.
speak, read, and write Terran and whenever you make a
Charisma check when interacting with elementals based Earthquake
from the earth you have advantage. Additionally, due to your Beginning at 18th level, you can cause the earth to tremble as
connection to stone you gain tremorsense 30 feet and you earthquake without expending spell points.
have you advantage on saving throws and ability checks to Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
avoid being pushed, pulled, or knocked prone. finish a long rest.

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Storm Sorcery If it is windy, you can use a bonus action each round to
choose the direction that the wind blows in a 100-foot-radius
Your magic comes from the power of elemental air. Many sphere centered on you. The wind blows in that direction
with this power can trace their magic back to a near-death until the end of your next turn. This feature doesn’t alter the
experience caused by the Great Rain, but perhaps you were speed of the wind.
born during a howling gale so powerful that folk still tell
stories of it, or your lineage might include the influence of Storm’s Fury
potent air creatures such as vaati or djinn. Whatever the case, Starting at 10th level, when you are hit by a melee attack, you
the magic of the storm permeates your being. can use your reaction to deal lightning damage to the
Storm sorcerers are invaluable members of a ship’s crew. attacker. The damage equals your sorcerer level.
Their magic allows them to exert control over wind and The attacker must also make a Strength saving throw
weather in their immediate area. Their abilities also prove against your sorcerer spell save DC. On a failed save, the
useful in repelling attacks by sahuagin, pirates, and other attacker is pushed in a straight line up to 20 feet away from
waterborne threats. you.
Origin and Arcanum Spells Wind Soul
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. At 14th level, the winds carry you with ease. You gain a
Storm Sorcery Origin Spells
magical flying speed of 60 feet.
Sorcerer Level Spells Tsunami
Cantrip gust or thunderclap Beginning at 18th level, you can conjure a wall of water as
1st fog cloud, thunderwave tsunami without expending spell points.
3rd aggressive thundercloud, levitate Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
5th call lightning, tidal wave finish a long rest.
7th thunderbolt, storm sphere
9th control winds, maelstrom
Storm Sorcery Arcanum Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
11th chain lightning
13th whirlwind
Wind Speaker
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you can
speak, read, and write Auran and whenever you make a
Charisma check when interacting with elementals based on
air you have advantage.
Tempestuous Magic
Also at 1st level, the magic you command is infused with
elemental air. You gain resistance to lightning and thunder
damage.
Heart of the Storm
At 6th level, you can use a bonus action to cause whirling
gusts of elemental air to briefly surround you, immediately
before or after you cast a spell of 1st level or higher. Doing so
allows you to fly up to half your speed without provoking
opportunity attacks.
Additionally whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher
that deals lightning or thunder damage, stormy magic erupts
from you. This eruption causes a number of creatures of your
choice up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one
creature) that you can see within 20 feet of you to take
lightning or thunder damage (choose each time this ability
activates) equal to the spell’s level + your Charisma Modifier..
Storm Guide
At 6th level, you gain the ability to subtly control the weather
around you.
If it is raining, you can use an action to cause the rain to
stop falling in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on you. You
can end this effect as a bonus action.
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 Sylvan Sorcery Misty Escape
The capricious nature of the fey empowers your magic. You Starting at 10th level, you can vanish in a puff of mist in
are more emotional than most, prone to bouts of joy and rage. response to harm. As a reaction to being hit by an attack, you
You gained this power due to a pact, some intermingling of can turn invisible and teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied
fey blood, or magic. space you can see. You halve the attack’s damage against you.
If you have a patron it may be a lord or lady of the fey, a You remain invisible until the start of your next turn or until
creature of legend who holds secrets that were forgotten you attack or cast a spell.
before the mortal races were born. This being’s motivations Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
are often inscrutable, and sometimes whimsical, and might finish a short or long rest.
involve a striving for greater magical power or the settling of Dark Delirium
age-old grudges. Beings of this sort include the Prince of Starting at 14th level, you can plunge a creature into an
Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, ruler of the Gloaming illusory realm. As an action, choose a creature that you can
Court; Titania of the Summer Court; her consort Oberon, the see within 60 feet of you. It must make a Wisdom saving
Green Lord; Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools; and ancient hags. throw against your sorcerer spell save DC. On a failed save, it
is charmed or frightened by you (your choice) for 1 minute or
Origin and Arcanum Spells until your concentration is broken (as if you are concentrating
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. on a spell). This effect ends early if the creature takes any
Sylvan Sorcery Origin Spells damage.
Sorcerer Level Spells Until this illusion ends, the creature thinks it is lost in a
misty realm, the appearance of which you choose. The
Cantrip vicious mockery creature can see and hear only itself, you, and the illusion.
1st faerie fire, sleep You must finish a short or long rest before you can use this
3rd invisibility, phantasmal force feature again.
5th blink, plant growth
7th compulsion, confusion Elder Fey
9th dominate person, seeming At 18th level, you can assume the form of an ancient fey,
taking on an appearance you choose. For example, your skin
Sylvan Sorcery Arcanum Spells might turn green or take on a bark-like texture, your hair
Sorcerer Level Spells might become leafy or moss-like, or you might sprout antlers
11th eyebite or a lion-like mane.
13th mirage arcana Using your action, you undergo a transformation and exude
an aura to a distance of 60 feet. For 1 minute or until you lose
Sylvan your concentration (as if you were casting a concentration
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you can spell) each hostile creature that starts its turn in this aura is
speak, read, and write Sylvan and whenever you make a targeted by its effect, as is a creature that enters the aura for
Charisma check when interacting with fey you have the first time on a turn or ends its turn there.
advantage. When transforming choose one of the following options:
You no longer need to sleep and can’t be forced to sleep by Beguiling Aura. Humanoid or beast targets must succeed
any means. To gain the benefits of a long rest, you can spend on a Wisdom saving throw or be dominated until the aura
all 8 hours doing light activity, such as reading and keeping ends as if you cast the dominate person spell on the target.
watch. Blinding Beauty. Targets must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw or be blinded until the aura ends.
Moonshadow Confusing Aura. Targets must succeed on a Wisdom
Also at 1st level, you can turn invisible, immediately after you saving throw or be confused until the aura ends as if you cast
cast a spell of 1st level or higher. The invisibility lasts until the the confusion spell on the target.
end of your turn or until you attack or cast a spell. Frightening Aura. Targets must succeed on a Wisdom
You can also use this feature immediately before you cast a saving throw or be frightened until the aura ends.
spell of 1st level or higher, but once you use this feature If the creature moves out of the aura, the creature is no
before the spell is cast, you can’t use it before the spell is cast longer affected, but the creature becomes affected again if it
again until you finish a short or long rest. moves within the aura.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Magic Resistance finish a long rest.
At 6th level, you have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom,
and Charisma saving throws against spells and other magical
effects.

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Undying Sorcery Command Undead
The taint of the grave runs through your family. Perhaps one Starting at 14th level, you can use magic to bring undead
of your ancestors became a powerful lich or vampire, maybe under your control, even those created by other wizards. As
you were born dead before suddenly returning to life, or an action, you can choose one undead that you can see within
maybe you have bargained with a powerful creature in order 60 feet of you. That creature must make a Charisma saving
to extend your life. You seek to unlock the secrets of throw against your wizard spell save DC. If it succeeds, you
everlasting life, although such a prize—like all power—comes can’t use this feature on it again. If it fails, it becomes friendly
at a price. Perhaps you have descended to undeath or have to you and obeys your commands until you use this feature
made a deal with a powerful creature to sustain your life again.
beyond the normal limits. You seek to see mortal lifetimes Intelligent undead are harder to control in this way. If the
pass like the seasons, like the flicker of endless days and target has an Intelligence of 8 or higher, it has advantage on
nights. the saving throw. If it fails the saving throw and has an
If you have a patron it has the secrets of the ages to share, Intelligence of 12 or higher, it can repeat the saving throw at
secrets of life and death. Beings of this sort include Vecna, the end of every hour until it succeeds and breaks free.
Lord of the Hand and the Eye; the dread Iuz; the lich-queen Bringer of Death
Vol; the Undying Court of Aerenal; Vlaakith, lich-queen of the Beginning at 18th level, you can bring death to those around
githyanki; and the deathless wizard Fistandantalus. In the you. As an action you can cast circle of death as a 7th level
Realms, Undying patrons include Larloch the Shadow King, spell or finger of death without expending spell points.
legendary master of Warlock’s Crypt, and Gilgeam, the God- Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
King of Unther. finish a long rest.
Origin and Arcanum Spells
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed.
Undying Sorcery Origin Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
Cantrip chill touch or spare the dying
1st false life, inflict wounds
3rd blindness/deafness, ray of enfeeblement
5th speak with dead, vampiric touch
7th animate dead, death ward
9th antilife shell, raise dead
Undying Sorcery Arcanum Spells
Sorcerer Level Spells
11th circle of death
13th finger of death
Death’s Gift
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, you gain
resistance to necrotic and poison damage. Additionally for
every 10 years that pass, your body ages only 1 year.
Soul Syphon
At 6th level, whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher
that is of the necromancy school or deals necrotic damage,
grim energies envelop you.
These energies cause up to 3 creatures of your choice that
you can see within 20 feet of you to take necrotic damage
equal to the spell’s level. You regain hit points equal to half
the amount of necrotic damage dealt.
Mastery of Death
Starting at 10th level, you use your familiarity with death to
escape its grasp. When you are reduced to 0 hit points, you
can use your reaction to have 1 hit point instead.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.

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 Wild Sorcery Bend Luck
Your magic is powered by the ever-changing wildness of Starting at 6th level, you have the ability to twist fate using
primal chaos, the raw essence of unbound creation. You your wild magic. When another creature you can see makes
might have endured exposure to some form of raw magic, an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can use
perhaps through a planar portal leading to Limbo, the your reaction to roll 1d4 and apply the number rolled as a
Elemental Planes, or the mysterious Far Realm. Perhaps you bonus or penalty (your choice) to the creature’s roll. You can
were blessed by or have made a pact with a powerful chaotic do so after the creature rolls but before any effects of the roll
creature. Or perhaps your magic could be a fluke of your occur.
birth, with no apparent cause or reason. However it came to Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
be, your mind and spirit burst with the constant inspiration of finish a short or long rest unless you expend 2 spell points.
consummate freedom, though you have difficulty following Reality Wrinkle
through on a task when another, new and exciting, catches At 10th level as a reaction to being attacked you can warp
your interest. reality around you for 1 minute. Your body becomes blurred,
shifting and wavering to all who can see you. For 1 minute,
Origin and Arcanum Spells any creature has disadvantage on attack rolls against you. An
You gain origin / arcanum spells at the sorcerer levels listed. attacker is immune to this effect if it doesn’t rely on sight, as
Wild Sorcery Origin Spells with blindsight, or can see through illusions, as with
Sorcerer Level Spells truesight.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
Cantrip guidance finish a short or long rest.
1st color spray1, shield
3rd crown of madness1, mirror image Controlled Chaos
5th gaseous form, tongues At 14th level, you gain a modicum of control over the surges
7th confusion, polymorph of your wild magic. Whenever you roll on the Wild Sorcery
9th animate objects, creation Surge table, you can roll twice and use either number.
1 See spells Spatial Tear
Wild Sorcery Arcanum Spells Beginning at 18th level, you can unravel the fibers of reality
Sorcerer Level Spells
and ride along them as they snap back into place. As an
action, you can teleport with the same effects as the
11th disintegrate dimension door spell, while also creating a mass of black
13th reverse gravity tentacles centered on your former location. For 1 minute or
Wild Sorcery Surge
until you lose your concentration (as if you were casting a
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, your concentration spell), the effects of evard’s black tentacles fill
spellcasting can unleash surges of untamed magic. the 20-foot square area that you left with the tentacles
Immediately after you cast a sorcerer spell of 1st level or dealing 5d8 bludgeoning damage.
higher, roll a d20. If the result is less than or equal to the spell Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
level, roll on the Wild Sorcery Surge table to create a random finish a long rest.
magical effect.
More Surges!
This subclass is played to have surges. The surges are a
mixed bag of mostly innocuous results so adjusting
their frequency shouldn’t have such a large effect.
Overall the chance of having a surge will typically be
5-25% per spell with the higher level spells peaking at
45%, but that’s near the end game and surges should
be more common!

Tides of Chaos
Starting at 1st level, you can manipulate the forces of chance
and chaos to gain advantage on one attack roll, ability check,
or saving throw. Once you do so, you must finish a long rest
before you can use this feature again.
Any time you roll on the Wild Sorcery Surge table if you
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Wild Sorcery Surge
d100 Effect
01–02 Roll on this table at the start of each of your turns
for the next minute, ignoring this result on
subsequent rolls.
03–04 For the next minute, you can see any invisible
creature if you have line of sight to it.
05–06 A modron chosen and controlled by the DM
appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
you, then disappears 1 minute later.
07–08 You cast stinking cloud as a 3rd-level spell centered
on yourself.
09–10 You cast magic missile as a 5th-level spell.
11–12 Roll a d10. Your height changes by a number of
inches equal to the roll. If the roll is odd, you shrink.
If the roll is even, you grow.
13–14 You cast confusion centered on yourself.
15–16 For the next minute, you regain 5 hit points at the
start of each of your turns.
17–18 You grow a long beard made of feathers that
remains until you sneeze, at which point the
feathers explode out from your face.
19–20 You cast grease centered on yourself.
21–22 Creatures have disadvantage on saving throws
against the next spell you cast in the next minute
that involves a saving throw.
23–24 Your skin turns a vibrant shade of blue. A remove
curse spell can end this effect.
25–26 An eye appears on your forehead for the next
minute. During that time, you have advantage on
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
27–28 For the next minute, all your spells with a casting
time of 1 action have a casting time of 1 bonus
action.
29–30 You teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space
of your choice that you can see.
31–32 You are transported to the Astral Plane until the end
of your next turn, after which time you return to the
space you previously occupied or the nearest
unoccupied space if that space is occupied.
33–34 Maximize the damage ofthe next damaging spell
you cast within the next minute.
35–36 Roll a d10. Your age changes by a number of years
equal to the roll. If the roll is odd, you get younger
(minimum 1 year old). If the roll is even, you get
older.
37–38 1d6 flumphs controlled by the DM appear in
unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of you and are
frightened of you. They vanish after 1 minute.
39–40 You regain 2d10 hit points.
41–42 You turn into a potted plant until the start of your
next turn. While a plant, you are incapacitated and
have vulnerability to all damage. If you drop to 0 hit
points, your pot breaks, and your form reverts.
43–44 For the next minute, you can teleport up to 20 feet
as a bonus action on each cf your turns.
45–46 You cast levitate on yourself.
d100 Effect
47–48 A unicorn controlled by the DM appears in a space
within 5 feet of you, then disappears 1 minute later.
49–50 You can’t speak for the next minute. Whenever you
try, pink bubbles float out of your mouth.
51–52 A spectral shield hovers near you for the next
minute, granting you a +2 bonus to AC and
immunity to magic missile.
53–54 You are immune to being intoxicated by alcohol for
the next 5d6 days.
55–56 Your hair falls out but grows back within 24 hours.
57–58 For the next minute, any flammable object you
touch that isn’t being worn or carried by another
creature bursts into flame.
59–60 You regain 3 spell points.
61–62 For the next minute, you must shout when you
speak.
63–64 You cast fog cloud centered on yourself.
65–66 Up to three creatures you choose within 30 feet of
you take 4d10 lightning damage.
67–68 You are frightened by the nearest creature until the
end of your next turn.
69–70 Each creature within 30 feet of you becomes
invisible for the next minute. The invisibility ends
on a creature when it attacks or casts a spell.
71–72 You gain resistance to all damage for the next
minute.
73–74 A random creature within 60 feet of you becomes
poisoned for 1d4 hours.
75–76 You glow with bright light in a 30.foot radius for
the next minute. Any creature that ends its turn
within 5 feet of you is blinded until the end of its
next turn.
77–78 You cast polymorph on yourself. If you fail the
saving throw, you turn into a sheep for the spell’s
duration.
79–80 Illusory butterflies and flower petals flutter in the air
within 10 feet of you for the next minute.
81–82 You can take one additional action immediately.
83–84 Each creature within 30 feet of you takes 1d10
necrotic damage. You regain hit points equal to the
sum of the necrotic damage dealt.
85–86 You cast mirror image.
87–88 You cast fly on a random creature within 60 feet of
you.
89–90 You become invisible for the next minute. During
that time, other creatures can’t hear you. The
invisibility ends if you attack or cast a spell.
91–92 If you die within the next minute, you immediately
come back to life as if by the reincarnate spell.
93–94 Your size increases by one size category for the
next minute.
95–96 You and all creatures within 30 feet of you gain
vulnerability to piercing damage for the next
minute.
97–98 You are surrounded by faint, ethereal music for the
next minute.
99–00 You regain all expended spell points.
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Latent Sparks
Arcane Spears
When you cast a cantrip, its range is increased by 100 feet.
Ascendant Step
Prerequisite: 7th level
You can cast levitate on yourself at will, without expending
spell points or material components.
Assorted Arcana
Prerequisite: Arcane Manifestation feature
Choose two cantrips from any class’s spell list (the two
needn’t be from the same list). You learn the cantrips and they
are considered sorcerer spells for you and don’t count against
your number of cantrips known. If they don’t appear on the
sorcerer spell list, they are nonetheless sorcerer spells for
you.
Beast Speech
You can cast animal friendship, speak with animals, and
animal messenger at will, without expending spell points.
Beguiling Influence
You gain proficiency in the Manipulation and Persuasion skill.
Book of Ancient Secrets
You can create a grimoire called a Book of Shadows that you
can inscribe magical rituals in. Choose two 1st-level spells
that have the ritual tag from any class’s spell list. The spells
appear in the book and don’t count against the number of
spells you know.
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With your Book of Shadows in hand, you can cast the
chosen spells as rituals. You can’t cast the spells except as
rituals, unless you’ve learned them by some other means. You
can also cast a sorcerer spell you know as a ritual if it has the
ritual tag.
On your adventures, you can add other ritual spells to your
Book of Shadows. When you find such a spell, you can add it
to the book if the spell’s level is equal to or less than half your
sorcerer level (rounded up) and if you can spare the time to
transcribe the spell. For each level of the spell, the
transcription process takes 2 hours and costs 50 gp for the
rare inks needed to inscribe it. The book turns to ask when
you die.
Caiphon’s Beacon
Prerequisite: Eldritch Sorcery origin
The purple star Caiphon is the doom of inexperienced
mariners. Those who use its deceptive light to guide their
travels invariably come to ruin. You gain proficiency in the
Charisma (Manipulation) and Dexterity (Stealth) skills, and
you have advantage on attack rolls against charmed
creatures.
Chained Familiar
You learn the find familiar spell and can cast it as a ritual. The
spell doesn’t count against your number of spells known.
When you cast the spell, you can choose one of the normal
forms for your familiar or one of the following special forms:
a boggle, a cranium rat, a crawling claw, a flying Snake, a
gazer, a homunculus, an imp, a pseudodragon, a quasit, or a
sprite, or a tressym (SKT).
While perched on your shoulder, your familiar can’t be
targeted by any attack or other harmful effect; only you can
cast spells on it; it can’t take damage; and it is incapacitated.
Additionally, when you take the Attack action, you can forgo
one of your own attacks to allow your familiar to make one
attack of its own with its reaction.
Chains of Carceri
Prerequisite: 15th level
You can cast hold monster at will without expending spell
points or material components. You must finish a long rest
before you can use this spark on the same creature again.
Cloak of Flies
Prerequisite: Fiendish Sorcery origin
As a bonus action, you can surround yourself with a
magical aura that looks like buzzing flies. The aura includes
your space, extends 5 feet from you in every direction, and is
blocked by total cover. It lasts until you’re incapacitated or you
dismiss it.
The aura grants you advantage on Charisma
(Manipulation) checks to intimidate but disadvantage on all
other Charisma checks. Any other creature that starts its turn
in the aura takes poison damage equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of 0 damage).
Once you use this spark, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Devil’s Sight
You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already
have darkvision, its range increases by 60 feet. Magical
darkness doesn’t impede your darkvision.
Eidolon Evolution
Prerequisite: Summoned Manifestation feature
Unlike other conjured beings, eidolons are fluid and ever-
changing. Your eidolon gains an evolution of your choice.
Evolutionist
Prerequisite: Summoned Manifestation feature
You can select any evolution that is not from the base form,
labeled “Eidolon only”, or that your eidolon could not
possess. You must be able to meet the requirements (except
for form or type requirements).
Eldritch Sight
You can cast detect magic at will, without expending spell
points.
Fiendish Vigor
You can cast false life on yourself at will at a level equal to 1/4
your sorcerer level (rounded down), without expending spell
points or material components.
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 Fused Form
Prerequisite: Summoned Manifestation feature
You can you can use a bonus action to touch your eidolon
and fuse yourself with it. You can use this feature twice. You
regain expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.
You can stay fused for a number of hours equal to half your
sorcerer level (rounded down). You then divide unless you
spend another use of this feature. You can end the fusion
earlier on your turn. The fusion automatically ends if you fall
unconscious, drop to 0 hit points, or die. When the fusion
ends your emerges prone in a square within 5 feet of your
eidolon. If your eidolon is banished while you are fused, you
are immediately ejected, and stunned for 1 round. Any excess
damage carries over to you.
While you are fused, the following rules apply:
Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of your
eidolon, but you retain your alignment and personality.
When you transform, you assume your eidolon’s hit points
and Hit Dice. When you divide, you return to the number
of hit points you had before you transformed.
Your ability to take any action that requires hands is
limited to the capabilities of your eidolon. Transforming
doesn’t break your concentration on a spell you’ve already
cast or prevent you from taking actions that are part of a
spell, such as expeditious retreat, that you’ve already cast.
You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race,
or other source and can use them if your eidolon is
physically capable of doing so. However, you can’t use any
of your special senses, such as darkvision, unless your
eidolon also has that sense.
You choose whether your equipment falls to the ground in
your space, fuses into your new form, or is worn by your
eidolon. Worn equipment functions as normal, but the DM
decides whether it is practical for the new form to wear a
piece of equipment, based on your eidolon’s shape and
size. Your equipment doesn’t change size or shape to
match your eidolon, and any equipment that the new form
can’t wear must either fall to the ground or fuse with it.
Equipment that fuses with the form has no effect until you
leave the form.
You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take
the Attack action on your turn. The number of attacks
increases to three when you reach 5th level in this class
and to four when you reach 17th level in this class.
Gaze of Two Minds
You can use your action to touch a willing creature and
perceive through its senses until the end of your next turn.
You hear, see, smell, taste, and feel everything that the
creature does. As long as the creature is on the same plane of
existence as you, you can use your action on subsequent
turns to maintain this connection, extending the duration
until the end of your next turn.
While perceiving through the other creature’s senses, you
benefit from any special senses possessed by that creature,
you are blinded and deafened to your own surroundings, and
if the creature is willing you can speak through it in your own
voice, even if it is normally incapable of speech.
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Ghostly Gaze
Prerequisite: 7th level
As an action, you gain the ability to see through solid
objects to a range of 30 feet. Within that range, you have
darkvision if you don’t already have it. This special sight lasts
until the end of the current turn. During that time, you
perceive objects as ghostly, transparent images.
Once you use this spark, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Gift of the Depths
Prerequisite: 5th level, Sea Sorcery origin
You can breathe underwater, and you gain a swimming
speed equal to your walking speed.
You can also cast water breathing without expending spell
points. Once you cast it using this spark, you can’t do so again
until you finish a long rest.
Grasp of Hadar
Once on each of your turns when you damage a creature with
a cantrip, you can move that creature in a straight line up to
10 feet closer to or away from yourself.
Hex
As a bonus action you can place a curse on a creature you can
see within 90 feet of you. For 8 hours you deal an extra 1d6
damage to the target whenever you damage a creature. Also
choose one ability when you use this feature. The target has
disadvantage on ability checks made with the chosen ability.
Once you hex a creature, you can’t use hex again again until
you finish a short or long rest unless the target drops to 0 hit
points before this feature ends. A remove curse cast on the
target ends this feature early.
Keeper of Forgotten Tongues
Your quest for knowledge allows you to master any spoken
language. When you complete a long rest, you can pick two
languages. You gain the ability to speak, read, and write the
chosen languages until you finish your next long rest.
Kiss of Mephistopheles
Prerequisite: 5th level, Fiendish origin
When you damage a creature with a cantrip, you can cast
fireball as a bonus action using spell points. The spell must
be centered on the creature you damaged with a cantrip.
Lifedrinker
Prerequisite: 9th level, Blade Manifestation feature
When you hit a creature with a bonded weapon, the
creature takes extra necrotic damage equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum 1).
Maddening Hex
Prerequisite: 5th level
As a bonus action, you cause a psychic disturbance around
the target cursed by your hex feature or bestow curse spell.
When you do so, you deal psychic damage to the target and
each creature of your choice within 5 feet of it. The psychic
damage equals your Charisma modifier (minimum of 0
damage).
Master of Myriad Forms Visions of Distant Realms
Prerequisite: 7th level Prerequisite: 11th level
You can cast alter self and disguise self at will, without You can cast arcane eye at will, without expending spell
expending spell points. points.
Misty Visions Whispers of the Grave
You can cast silent image at will, without expending spell Prerequisite: 7th level
points or material components. You can cast speak with dead at will, without expending
spell points.
Otherworldly Movement
Prerequisite: 5th level Witch Sight
You can cast striding and springing on yourself at will, Prerequisite: 15th level
without expending spell points or material components. You can see the true form of any shapechanger or creature
concealed by illusion or transmutation magic while the
Path of the Seeker creature is within 30 feet of you and within line of sight.
Prerequisite: Astral Sorcery origin
Little can prevent you from traveling in search of
knowledge. You ignore difficult terrain, have advantage on all
checks to escape a grapple, manacles, or rope bindings, and
advantage on saving throws against being paralyzed.
Relentless Hex
Prerequisite: 7th level
Your curse creates a temporary bond between you and your
target. As a bonus action, you can magically teleport up to 30
feet to an unoccupied space you can see within 5 feet of the
target cursed by your hex feature or bestow curse spell. To
teleport in this way, you must be able to see the cursed target.
Sculpt Spells
Prerequisite: Arcane Manifestation feature
You can create pockets of relative safety within the effects
of your spells. When you cast a sorcerer spell that affects
other creatures that you can see, you can choose a number of
them equal to 1 + the spell’s level. The chosen creatures
automatically succeed on their saving throws against the
spell, and they take no damage if they would normally take
half damage on a successful save.
Shroud of Shadow
Prerequisite: 13th level
You can cast invisibility at will, without expending spell
points.
Stars of the Seeker
Prerequisite: Astral Sorcery origin
You can unleash astral energy of through a sorcerer
cantrip. When you damage a creature with a sorcerer cantrip,
you can cast magic missile as a bonus action using spell
points.
Vampiric Blade
Prerequisite: Blade Manifestation feature
When you score a critical hit or reduce a hostile creature to
0 hit points, you gain temporary hit points equal to your
Charisma modifier + your sorcerer level (minimum of 1).

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 Eidolon Quadruped
Proficiency
Quadrupedal eidolons have four legs.
Level Bonus Features Evolutions Speed: 40 ft
Attacks: Bite (Strength), Any
1st +2 — — Evolutions: Limbs (legs) (2)
2nd +2 Form, Type, Attacks, Thick —
Hide Serpentine
3rd +2 Evolutions, Sensory 1 Serpentine eidolons move by slithering their bodies.
Evolution Speed: 30 ft
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 1 Attacks: Bite (Strength), Tail (Strength)
5th +3 Thick Hide improvement 1 Evolutions: Amphibious, Burrow, or Climb
6th +3 — 1 Type
7th +3 — 1
Your eidolon’s type is based on your Sorcerous Origin:
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 1 Astral. Your eidolon is a monstrosity. It can select a bonus
9th +4 Magic Weapons 1 evolution.
10th +4 — 1 Boreal. Your eidolon is an elemental. It has an ice form
11th +4 — 2 which allows it to freely pass through nonmagical, unworked
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 2 ice and snow. While doing so, it doesn't disturb the material it
13th +5 — 2 moves through and it is unaffected by difficult terrain or
14th +5 — 2 movement-impairing effects that would be caused by arctic
15th +5 — 2
conditions. If the Elemental makes contact with a body of
water or liquid that is principally water (not counting Water-
16th +5 Ability Score improvement 2 Based creatures), it freezes the liquid to a depth of 6 inches
17th +6 — 2 over a 10-foot area around it. This ice lasts for 1 minute. In
18th +6 — 2 addition, a creature who touches the elemental, hits it with a
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 2 melee attack, or is swimming in water frozen by it suffers 3
20th +6 — 2 (1d6) cold damage.
Celestial. Your eidolon is a celestial. It starts with Celestial
Weapons as a bonus evolution and gains resistance to radiant
or necrotic damage (your choice).
Draconic. Your eidolon is a dragon. It starts with
Eidolon Creation Elemental Breath as a bonus evolution. Choose acid, cold,
fire, lightning, or poison for your eidolon’s draconic ancestry.
Your eidolon’s is Medium size. Assign the following scores to Your eidolon has resistance to this damage type.
your eidolon’s ability scores as you desire: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8. Eldritch. Your eidolon is an aberration. It starts with Magic
Resistance as a bonus evolution.
Hit Points Fiendish. Your eidolon is a fiend. It gains darkvision out to
Hit Dice: 1d8 per sorcerer level a range of 60 feet. If it already has darkvision, its range
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + its Constitution modifier increases by 60 feet. Magical darkness doesn’t impede its
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + its Constitution darkvision. Your eidolon is resistant to fire and poison
modifier per sorcerer level after 1st damage.
Phoenix. Your eidolon is an elemental. It has a fiery form
Proficiencies which allows it to enter a hostile creature’s space and stop
Ability Scores: An ability score of your choice increases by 1 there. A creature that touches the eidolon or hits it with a
Saving Throws: Choose one from Strength, Intelligence, melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 3 (1d6) fire
Charisma and one from Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom. damage. If it ends its turn in a creature’s space, that creature
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Reflex or Constitution takes 3 (1d6) fire damage. This damage increases to 2d6 at
Skills: Choose three skills from Acrobatics, Athletics, 11th level.
Intimidation, Perception, Stealth, or Survival. Sea. Your eidolon is an elemental. It has a watery form
Kryx’s Skills: Choose three from: Acrobatics, Athletics, which allows it to enter a hostile creature’s space and stop
Brawn, Manipulation, Nature, Perception, or Stealth. there. If it ends its turn in a creature’s space, it can attempt a
grapple check (no action required). In addition your eidolon
Form has the Grapple evolution as a bonus evolution.
The form you give your eidolon determines its speed and Shadow. Your eidolon is an undead. It has a shadowy form
gives it bonus evolutions. which allows it to enter a hostile creature’s space and stop
there. It can also move through a space as narrow as 1 inch
Biped wide without squeezing and while in dim light or darkness,
Bipedal eidolons have two arms and two legs. your eidolon can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Speed: 30 ft Stone. Your eidolon is an elemental. It has an earthen form
Attacks: Any (2) which gives +1 armor class while it is not wearing any armor.
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Attacks
Ability
Name Requires Score Damage Special
Bite — Strength piercing Grapple, Poison, Pounce
Claws Limbs (arms / legs) Strength / Dexterity slashing / bludgeoning Grapple, Pounce
Hooves / Stomp Limbs (legs) Strength bludgeoning Trampling Charge
Horn — Strength piercing Charge, Trampling Charge
Slam Limbs (arms) Strength bludgeoning Grapple
Simple Weapons Limbs (Arms) Strength / Dexterity varies Weapon Training
Stinger — Strength / Dexterity piercing Poison, Stinger Projectile
Tail — Strength bludgeoning Grapple, Constrict
Tentacles Limbs (tentacles) Strength / Dexterity bludgeoning Fling, Grapple

Storm. Your eidolon is an elemental. It has a lightning form
which allows it to enter a hostile creature’s space and stop
there. A creature that touches the eidolon or hits it with a
melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 2 (1d4) lightning
damage. If it ends its turn in a creature’s space, that creature
takes 2 (1d4) lightning damage. When a creature takes
damage from this ability on your eidolon’s turn your eidolon
can Disengage (no action required). This damage increases to
2d4 at 11th level.
Sylvan. Your eidolon is a fey. It starts with Innate
Spellcasting as a bonus evolution and it can communicate
with beasts and plants as if they shared a language, cannot be
charmed, and magic can’t put it to sleep.
Wild. Your eidolon is a monstrosity. It can select a bonus
evolution.
Undying. Your eidolon is an undead. It is resistant to cold,
poison, and necrotic damage and immune to exhaustion,
frightened, and the poisoned conditions.
Attacks
Your eidolon’s natural attacks deals 2d4 damage plus the
ability score modifier listed below.
Thick Hide
At 2nd level choose either light or medium. Your eidolon’s
Armor Class is determined by the formula.
Light. 12 + Dexterity modifier.
Medium. 14 + Dexterity modifier (max 2).
At 5th level your eidolon’s natural armor improves.
Light. 13 + Dexterity modifier.
Medium. 15 + Dexterity modifier (max 3).
Evolutions
At 3rd level your eidolon gains one evolution of your choice.
When you gain certain sorcerer levels, your eidolon gains
additional evolutions of your choice, as shown in the
Evolutions column of the Eidolon table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the evolutions your eidolon knows and replace
it with another evolution that your eidolon could learn at that
level. You cannot replace the evolutions your eidolon receives
from its form or type.
Sensory Evolution
At 3rd level your eidolon’s eyes, optical sensors, or other
sensory organs have evolved. Choose one of the following.
Darkvision. Your eidolon can see in dim light within 60
feet of it as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were
dim light. It can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of
grey.
Blindsight. Your eidolon can perceive its surroundings
without relying on sight, but is blind beyond 30 ft.
Magic Weapons
At 9th level your eidolon’s attacks count as magical for the
purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to
nonmagical attacks and damage.
Eidolon Evolutions
Amphibious
Your eidolon has gills, slimy skin, or some other adaptation
allowing it to breathe air or water.
Additionally your eidolon is just as comfortable in the
water as it is on land. It gains a swim speed equal to its
walking speed.
Blood Frenzy
Your eidolon has advantage on melee attack rolls against any
creature that is below half its hit points. If it is within 60 feet
of a creature below half its hit points that it can see then any
attack it makes against a target not below half its hit points is
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 Burrow
Prerequisite: Claws or Serpentine form
Your eidolon’s hands, claws, or feet grow powerful enough
to force their way through tough soil, giving it a burrow speed
of half its walking speed. Creatures at least one size smaller
than your eidolon may move through the tunnel unimpeded.
Camouflage
Your eidolon has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Celestial Smite
Prerequisite: 5th level, Celestial type
Your eidolon can smite its enemies with a burst of radiant
energy. When your eidolon hits a creature with an attack it
can smite the creature. The creature must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your eidolon’s proficiency
bonus + its Charisma modifier) or take 14 (4d6) radiant
damage and become blinded and deafened for 1 minute. An
affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Once your eidolon uses this feature, it must finish a short
or long rest before it can use it again.
Charge
Prerequisite: Horn / Horns
If your eidolon moves at least 20 feet straight toward a
creature the first attack that hits with a horn attack on the
same turn deals an extra 4 (1d8) piercing damage. If the
target is a creature it must succeed on a Strength saving
throw (DC 8 + your eidolon’s proficiency bonus + its Strength
modifier) or be knocked prone.
Climb
Your eidolon becomes a skilled climber, gaining a climb speed
equal to its walking speed. It can climb difficult surfaces,
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make
an ability check.
Constrict
Prerequisite: 5th level, Tail, Grapple
When your eidolon grapples a creature it can instead
constrict it. Until this grapple ends, the creature is restrained,
and your eidolon can’t constrict another target.
Dive Attack
Prerequisite: Fly
Your eidolon doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it
flies out of an enemy’s reach.
In addition if your eidolon is flying and dives at least 30 feet
straight toward a target and then hits it with a melee weapon
attack, the attack deals an extra 4 (1d8) damage to the target.
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Elemental Breath
Prerequisite: 5th level, Dragon, Elemental, or Monstrosity
type
Your eidolon has grown an organ in its neck that enables it
to exhale an element. Use your eidolon’s draconic ancestry or
elemental type to determine the elemental damage. If your
eidolon is a monstrosity choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, or
poison. Choose a cone or line. As an action your eidolon can
exhale elemental energy. Each creature in a 15-foot cone or a
line that is 30 feet long and 5 feet wide must make a
Dexterity saving throw (DC 8 + your eidolon’s proficiency
bonus + its Constitution modifier), taking 14 (4d6) elemental
damage as chosen on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
Once your eidolon has used this feature it cannot use it
again until it completed a short or long rest.
Fetid Cloud
Prerequisite: 5th level, Fiend type
Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of your
eidolon must succeed on a Constitution saving (DC 8 + your
eidolon’s proficiency bonus + its Constitution modifier), throw
or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. On a successful
saving throw, the creature is immune to your eidolon’s stench
for 24 hours.
Fling
Prerequisite: Tentacles, Grapple
As an Attack action an object held or creature grappled by
your eidolon that is the same size or smaller than your
eidolon is thrown up to 30 feet and knocked prone. If a
thrown target strikes a solid surface, the target takes 3 (1d6)
bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it was thrown. If the
target is thrown at another creature, that creature must
succeed on a Dexterity saving throw (DC 8 + your eidolon’s
proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier) or take the same
damage and be knocked prone.
Fly
Prerequisite: 7th level, Eidolon only
Your eidolon gains feathers, leathery flaps, or chitionous
wings that allow it to soar through the air. It gains a flying
speed of 60 feet.
Frightful Presence
Prerequisite: Dragon type, Large, Eidolon only
Your eidolon becomes unsettling to its foes, gaining the
frightful presence ability. Your eidolon can activate this ability
as part of an attack action. Each creature of your eidolons’s
choice that is within 30 feet of it and aware of it must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + your eidolon’s proficiency
bonus + its Charisma modifier) or become frightened for 1
round. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect
ends for it, the creature is immune to your eidolons’s Frightful
Presence for the next 24 hours.
Grapple
Prerequisite: Bite, Claws, Slam, Tail, or Tentacles
Once per turn when your eidolon makes a bite, claws, slam,
tail, or tentacles attack and hits it can make a grapple attempt
against the creature (no action required).
Innate Spellcasting
Prerequisite: Eidolon only
If you do not cast a 1st level or higher spell this turn you
can command your eidolon to cast a spell instead of another
action when you verbally command it to take an action. Your
eidolon’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma.
Choose up to 3 spells from the following list based on your
eidolon’s type. Your eidolon can innately cast those spells,
requiring no material components. Once your eidolon casts a
spell of this level it can’t do so again until it finishes a long
rest.
Any. detect magic, disguise self
Aberration. detect thoughts, invisibility (self only)
Celestial. blindness/deafness, detect evil and good, guiding
bolt, invisibility (self only)
Dragon. absorb elements, burning hands, ice knife, melf’s
acid arrow, thunderwave
Elemental. burning hands, chromatic orb, earth tremor,
ice knife, thunderwave
Fey. entangle, charm person, invisibility (self only), sleep
Fiend. charm person, hellish rebuke, darkness, tasha’s
hideous laughter
Monstrosity. choose any two spells from the other lists.
Undead. false life, inflict wounds, ray of sickness
Innate Spellcasting, Improved
Prerequisite: 7th level, Innate Spellcasting, Eidolon only
Choose up to 3 spells from the following list based on your
eidolon’s type. Your eidolon can innately cast those spells,
requiring no material components. Once your eidolon casts a
spell of this level it can’t do so again until it finishes a long
rest.
Any. dispel magic
Aberration. confusion, fear, hallucinatory terrain
Celestial. daylight, flame strike, dispel evil and good
Dragon. fear, ice storm, fireball, lightning bolt, stinking
cloud
Elemental. control water, fireball, lightning bolt, sleet
storm, stone shape
Fey. confusion, plant growth, polymorph
Fiend. blight, confusion, gaseous form
Monstrosity. choose any two spells from the other lists.
Undead. blindness/deafness, ray of enfeeblement
Keen Senses
Your eidolon has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks.
Kindred Spirit
Prerequisite: Summoned Manifestation feature or Chained
Familiar spark
Your familar or eidolon’s essence becomes closely
intertwined with your own, becoming more like a wizard’s
familiar. When you cast a spell with a range of touch, your
familiar or eidolon can deliver the spell as if it had cast the
spell. You familiar or eidolon must be within 100 feet of you,
and it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when you cast
it. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use your own attack
modifier for the roll.
Large
Prerequisite: 5th level, Eidolon only
Your eidolon expends its evolutionary energy to engorge
itself. It is now size Large. Its hit dice are now 1d10.
Recalculate its hit points.
Legendary Resistance
Prerequisite: 15th level, Magic Resistance, Eidolon only
If your eidolon fails a saving throw, it can choose to
succeed instead. Once your eidolon has used this feature it
cannot use it again until it completed a short or long rest.
Limbs
Your eidolon grows an additional pair of limbs which can take
several forms. Also choose an attack type associated with the
limb.
Legs. They can be made into legs, complete with feet, or
tentacles. Each pair of legs or tentacles increases your
eidolon’s walking speed by 10 feet.
Arms. They can be made into arms, complete with hands.
Arms that have hands can be used to wield weapons, if your
eidolon is proficient.
This evolution can be selected more than once.
Magic Resistance
Prerequisite: 5th level, Eidolon only
Your eidolon has advantage on saving throws against spells
and other magical effects.
Poison
Prerequisite: 5th level, Bite or Stinger
Your eidolon grows a gland capable of producing a
venomous substance. When your eidolon hits a creature with
an attack it can inject its venom into the creature. The
creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 8
+ your eidolon’s proficiency bonus + its Charisma modifier) or
take 18 (4d8) poison damage and become poisoned for 1
minute. A poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success.
Once your eidolon uses this feature, it must finish a short
or long rest before it can use it again.
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 Pounce
Prerequisite: Quadruped form, Claws, Bite
Your eidolon has learned how to strike like a panther. If
your eidolon moves at least 20 feet in a straight line toward a
creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn,
that target must succeed on a Strength check (DC 8 + your
eidolon’s proficiency bonus + its Strength or Dexterity
modifier) or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, your
eidolon can make a Bite attack.
Reach
Prerequisite: 5th level, Large
One of your eidolon’s attacks is capable of striking at foes
at a distance. Your eidolon’s reach with that attack is 10 feet.
Resistance
Your eidolon’s form takes on a resiliency to one particular
energy type, which is usually reflected in its physical body
(ashen hide for fire, icy breath for cold, and so on). Pick one
energy type (acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder).
Your eidolon gains resistance to that energy type.
This evolution can be selected more than once. Each time
your eidolon selects this evolution, it applies to a different
energy type.
Roar
Prerequisite: 9th level, Large
Your eidolon emits a magical roar as an action. Each
creature that is within 30 feet of it and aware of it must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + your eidolon’s
proficiency bonus + its Charisma modifier) or become
frightened for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect
on itself on a success. Once your eidolon uses this feature, it
must finish a short or long rest before it can use it again.
Stinger Projectile
Prerequisite: Tail, Stinger
Your eidolon’s stinger can be projected as a ranged weapon
attack. Your eidolon can store a number of stingers equal to
your sorcerer level. Your eidolon regrows stingers on a long
rest.
Ranged Weapon Attack, range 100/200 ft., one target. Hit:
2d4 + Dexterity modifier piercing damage.
Teleport
Prerequisite: Eidolon only, 5th level
As an action your eidolon can magically teleport, along
with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to
an unoccupied space it can see. Before or after teleporting,
your eidolon can make a melee attack.
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Trampling Charge
Prerequisite: Charge
If your eidolon charges a target and knocks it prone, your
eidolon can make a hooves or stomp attack.
Tremorsense
Prerequisite: 7th level
Your eidolon’s feet, cillia, or antennae have grown more
sensitive to the subtle movement of the earth beneath it. It
gains tremorsense to a range of 60 feet.
Uncanny Dodge
Prerequisite: 9th level
When an attacker that your eidolon can see hits it with an
attack, it can use its reaction to halve the attack’s damage
against it.
Weapon Training
Prerequisite: Simple Weapon Attack
Your eidolon becomes proficient with all martial weapons.
Web
Your eidolon gains a gland in its mouth, near its wrist, or near
its rectal cavity that can produce sticky thread. Your eidolon
can store a number of threads equal to its proficiency bonus.
Your eidolon regrows webs on a long rest.
Web. Ranged Weapon Attack, range 30/60 ft., one target.
Hit: The target is restrained by webbing. As an action, the
restrained target can make a Strength check, bursting the
webbing on a success. The DC is equal to 8 + your eidolon’s
proficiency bonus + it’s constitution modifier. The webbing
can also be attacked and destroyed (AC 10; hp 10;
vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to bludgeoning,
poison, and psychic damage).
Webbing
Prerequisite: Web
Your eidolon’s gland can produce a sticky mass. Your
eidolon can shoot out a web as per the Web spell. Once it
uses this feature, it must finish a short or long rest before it
can use it again.
Your eidolon ignores movement restrictions caused by its
own webbing.
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Sorcerer Spells
Ice KnifeEE SkywriteEE Death Ward
Cantrips (0 Level) Identify Snilloc’s Snowball SwarmEE Dimension Door
Acid Splash Illusory Script Spider Climb Divination
Blade Ward Inflict Wounds Suggestion Dominate Beast
Chill Touch Magic Missile Warding WindEE Dragon’s Breath
Control FlamesEE Protection from Evil and Web Elemental BaneEE
Corrosive Touch Good Evard’s Black Tentacles
Create BonfireEE Ray of Sickness 3rd Level Fire Shield
Dancing Lights Shield Animate Dead Grasping Shadows
Eldritch Blast Silent Image Bestow Curse Greater Invisibility
Fire Bolt Sleep Blink Ice Storm
Friends Striding and Springing Clairvoyance Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere
FrostbiteEE Tasha’s Hideous Laughter Counterspell Phantasmal Killer
GustEE Thunderwave Daylight Polymorph
Hydraulic Push Unseen Servant Discharge Stone Shape
Light Dispel Magic Stoneskin
Lightning LureSCAG 2nd Level Elemental Weapon Storm SphereEE
Mage Hand Aganazzar’s ScorcherEE Erupting EarthEE Thunderbolt
Magic StoneEE Alter Self Eruptive Pustules Vitriolic SphereEE
Mending Augury Fear Wall of Fire
Message Ball Lightning Fireball Watery SphereEE
Minor Illusion Blindness/Deafness Flame ArrowsEE
Mold EarthEE Blur Fly 5th Level
Poison Spray Calm Emotions Gaseous Form Acidic Spray
Prestidigitation Cloud of Daggers Glyph of Warding Animate Objects
Ray of Frost Cloud of Acid Haste Bigby’s Hand
Shape WaterEE Continual Flame Hunger of Hadar Cloudkill
Shocking Grasp Crown of Madness Hypnotic Pattern Cone of Cold
Sword BurstSCAG Darkness Ice Spears Conjure Elemental
ThunderclapEE Darkvision Leomund’s Tiny Hut Contact Other Plane
True Strike Detect Thoughts Lightning Bolt Contagion
Dust DevilEE Magic Circle Control WindsEE
1st Level EarthbindEE Major Image Creation
Absorb ElementsEE Enhance Ability Melf’s Minute MeteorsEE Dominate Person
Armor of Agathys Enlarge/Reduce Protection from Energy Dream
Arms of Hadar Enthrall Remove Curse Geas
Bane Flaming Sphere Sleet Storm Hallow
Burning Hands Gust of Wind Slow Hold Monster
CatapultEE Ice Slick Speak With Dead Insect Plague
Charm Person Invisibility Stinking Cloud ImmolationEE
Chromatic Orb Knock Tidal WaveEE Lightning Arc
Color Spray Levitate Tongues Mislead
Command Magic Weapon Vampiric Touch Modify Memory
Comprehend Languages Make Whole Wall of SandEE Passwall
Detect Magic Maximilian’s Earthen GraspEE Wall of WaterEE Planar Binding
Detect Poison and Disease Melf’s Acid Arrow Water Breathing Raise Dead
Disguise Self Mirror Image Water Walk Rary’s Telepathic Bond
Earth TremorEE Misty Step Scrying
Electric Arc Pass Without Trace 4th Level Seeming
Eroding Mist Phantasmal Force Arcane Eye Telekinesis
Expeditious Retreat PyrotechnicsEE Banishment Teleportation Circle
False Life Ray of Enfeeblement Blight Transmute RockEE
Feather Fall Scorching Ray Compulsion Wall of Force
Find Familiar See Invisibility Confusion Wall of Stone
Fog Cloud Shatter Conjure Minor Elementals
Grease
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 6th Level Reverse Gravity Stone Language, adv on saves/checks to avoid
Acid Fog Simulacrum push/pull/prone. Damage reduction 1/short rest
Arcane Gate Symbol Storm Language, resist to lightning and thunder
Chain Lightning Teleport
Sylvan Language, Invisibility before or after casting a
WhirlwindEE
spell.
Circle of Death Undying resist to poison and necrotic.
Conjure Fey Wild Wild Sorcery Surge: advantage on an attack, ability
Contingency 8th Level check, or saving throw
Create Undead Abi-Dalzim’s Horrid
Disintegrate WiltingEE Level 6 Feature
Antimagic Field
Astral bonus action to resist all damage and damage
Drawmij’s Instant Summons nearby hostile creatures 1/short rest
Eyebite Antipathy/Sympathy Boreal AoE Damage and slow when casting spells.
Flesh to Stone Clone Celestial Blinding / Healing Touch - Healing as a 2nd level
Globe of Invulnerability Control Weather Cure wounds + Lesser Restoration
Harm Demiplane Draconic Frighten 1 creature when casting spells
Investiture of FlameEE Dominate Monster Eldritch Thoughts cannot be read by telepathy, Adv vs
Investiture of IceEE Earthquake int/wis/cha spells
Investiture of StoneEE Feeblemind Fiend add d10 to ability check or saving throw.
Phoenix AoE Damage when casting spells and some
Investiture of WindEE Glibness
minor light and flame shield.
Magic Jar Incendiary Cloud Sea Heal when casting spells.
Mass Suggestion Maze Shadow After spellcasting: darkvision, hide, attack
Move Earth Power Word Stun against made with disadvantage, teleport
Otilukje’s Freezing Sphere Sunburst Stone AoE Prone and damage when casting spells.
Otto’s Irresistible Dance Telepathy Tremorsense when casting a spell.
Planar Ally
Storm fly w/o OA after spell cast. AoE damage when
9th Level casting spells
Sunbeam
Astral Projection
Sylvan Adv vs int/wis/cha spells
True Seeing Undying AoE damage when casting spells + gain some hit
Wall of Ice Foresight points back
Gate Wild Bend luck (reduce/boost an attack, check, or save) -
7th Level Imprisonment Useful at all levels. Prevents or enhances the chance of
Delayed Blast Fireball Meteor Swarm more powerful spells
Etherealness Power Word Kill
Prismatic Wall
Level 10 Feature
Finger of Death Fluffy defensive feature
Fire Storm Shapechange
Forcecage Time Stop Astral reaction to gain 2 actions that can only affect you
Memory of Function True Polymorph 1/short rest
Mirage Arcana Weird Boreal Ice block 1/short rest
Wish
Celestial 1/long rest AoE damage + blinded
Plane Shift Draconic Reroll save w/ adv 1/day
Prismatic Spray Eldritch Reaction to avoid damage
Fiend adv on saves vs spells and magical effects
Phoenix Prevent dropping to 0 and AoE damage 1/long
rest
Caster Comparison Sea Reduce damage from b/p/s and move
Shadow blur as a reaction. Plus move through terrain
Subclass Template Stone Dome 1/short rest
Level 1 Feature Storm Damage + push against melee attackers
Extra spells known and a very useful ability Sylvan Invis + teleport 60 1/short rest
Undying Prevent dropping to 0 1/short rest
Astral No need to breathe, resist fire and cold Wild Blur as a reaction
Boreal resist cold damage, ignore difficult terrain from
ice/water and vision is unhindered by ice/water/wind.
Celestial Language, resist to radiant, charisma to radiant
damage spells
Draconic Language, resist to 1 damage source, advantage
on Perception to find treasure
Eldritch Telepathy, resist to psychic damage
Fiend Language, resist to fire and poison damage.
Phoenix Charisma to damage, Light things on fire (fluff).
Sea Language, resist fire and water based spells.
Shadow resist to cold and necrotic.
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Level 14 Feature Eidolon Comparison to the Revised
Varies. Typically movement or some flavorful defensive Ranger's Wolf
option.
HP Both the wolf and the eidolon have d8 hd, with the
Astral action to allow all allies to take a short rest wolf 1 hit dice behind as his hd doesn't scale until after
Boreal Movement speed + difficult terrain generation 3rd level.
Celestial Reroll ability check, attack roll, or saving throw AC The Wolf has 13 AC + proficiency = 15-19 AC without
1/short rest. considering increases to the wolf's dexterity while the
Draconic Fly 60 Eidolon has 16 or 17 AC.
Eldritch creature a thrall Base ability scores The eidolon can be better allocated,
Fiend 1/long rest banish & damage but it's marginally different
Phoenix regain hp equal to spell level + charisma Scaling The same Ability Score improvements
Sea Half damage from OAs and move through spaces and Skills Animal companion has 2 proficient skills plus 2
squeeze in areas. from the wolf while the eidolon has 3
Shadow become invisible while in shadows Saving throws The animal companion is proficient in all
Stone Earth Glide (move through stone) while the eidolon is proficient in 1. The beast gets
Storm Fly 60 advantage on all eventually.
Sylvan 1/short/long rest charmed/frighted Utility The eidolon can get more utility with evolutions,
Undying command undead but those are few and far between. The beast also gets
Wild Less random Wild Sorcery their 11th level ability to attack all adjacent enemies and
Level 18 Feature
the ability to halve damage as a reaction
High level spell equivalent ability that is usable 1/long rest Damage The wolf can get advantage on attacks and its
(effectively an extra high level spell) bite does good damage and knocks enemies prone - quite
nice. The eidolon can get more utility via evolutions.
Astral Planar ally or plane shift
Boreal Control weather (blizzard) or cold fog
Celestial Continual AoE Light for light damage + blinded
for 1 round. Somewhat similar to Holy aura. AoE CC lasts
1 round.
Draconic Similar to an 8th level spell with concentration
(Antipathy), but it lasts for 1 minute instead of 10 days.
Similar to Fear (3rd) and Eyebite (6th). AoE 60 frighten.
Eldritch Feeblemind or dominate monster
Fiend Equivalent to a 7th level spell (Fire Storm) AoE
damage
Phoenix 20 feet PBAoE fire damage that persists (and
heals due to the 1st level ability)
Sea tsunami
Shadow 60 ft AoE darker + grappled + small damage +
enemies have dis on attacks + attack.
Stone Earthquake (Aoe fissures)
Storm tsunami
Sylvan 60 ft Aura of Blind/confusion/dominate
Undying Equivalent to a 6th/7th level spell (circle/finger
of death) upgraded to 7th.
Wild Equivalent to 2 4th level spells dimension door &
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 For example, if you’re a 3rd-level wizard, you have four 1st-
Wizard level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With an Intelligence of 16,
your list of prepared spells can include six spells of 1st or 2nd
Class Features level, in any combination, chosen from your spellbook. If you
As a wizard, you gain the following class features. prepare the 1st-level spell magic missile, you can cast it using
a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove
Hit Points
it from your list of prepared spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish
Hit Dice: 1d6 per wizard level a long rest. Preparing a new list of wizard spells requires
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier time spent studying your spellbook and memorizing the
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution incantations and gestures you must make to cast the spell: at
modifier per wizard level after 1st least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.
Proficiencies
Armor: None Spellcasting Ability
Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your wizard spells,
crossbows since you learn your spells through dedicated study and
Craft and Trade: None memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell
refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a
Kryx’s Saving Throws: Will wizard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Insight, one.
Investigation, Medicine, and Religion
Kryx’s Skills: Choose two from: Arcana, Insight, Medicine, Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
Religion, and Society your Intelligence modifier
Equipment Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the your Intelligence modifier
equipment granted by your background:
(a) a quarterstaff or (b) a dagger
(a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
(a) a scholar’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
A spellbook
Spellcasting
As a student of arcane magic, you have a spellbook
containing spells that show the first glimmerings of your true
power.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the
wizard spell list. You learn additional wizard cantrips of your
choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known
column of the Wizard table.
Spellbook
At 1st level, you have a spellbook containing six 1st-level
wizard spells of your choice. Your spellbook is the repository
of the wizard spells you know, except your cantrips, which are
fixed in your mind.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Wizard table shows how many spell slots you have to
cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these
spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher.
You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long
rest.
You prepare the list of wizard spells that are available for
you to cast. To do so, choose a number of wizard spells from
your spellbook equal to your Intelligence modifier + your
wizard level (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a
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The Wizard
Proficiency Cantrips
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Spellcasting, Arcane Recovery 3 2 — — — — — — — —
2nd +2 Arcane Tradition 3 3 — — — — — — — —
3rd +2 — 3 4 2 — — — — — — —
4th +2 Ability Score improvement 4 4 3 — — — — — — —
5th +3 — 4 4 3 2 — — — — — —
6th +3 All Ability Scores improve, Arcane Tradition feature 4 4 3 3 — — — — — —
7th +3 Competency 4 4 3 3 1 — — — — —
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 4 4 3 3 2 — — — — —
9th +4 — 4 4 3 3 3 1 — — — —
10th +4 Arcane Tradition feature 5 4 3 3 3 2 — — — —
11th +4 All Ability Scores improve 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
12th +4 Ability Score improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —
13th +5 — 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
14th +5 Arcane Tradition feature 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —
15th +5 Competency 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
16th +5 All Ability Scores improve, Ability Score improvement 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
17th +6 — 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Spell Mastery 5 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score improvement 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Signature Spell 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

Ritual Casting Arcane Tradition

You can cast a wizard spell as a ritual if that spell has the
ritual tag and you have the spell in your spellbook. You don’t
need to have the spell prepared.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your
wizard spells.
Learning Spells of 1st Level and Higher
Each time you gain a wizard level, you can add two wizard
spells of your choice to your spellbook for free. Each of these
spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as
shown on the Wizard table. On your adventures, you might
find other spells that you can add to your spellbook (see the
“Your Spellbook” sidebar).
Arcane Recovery
You have learned to regain some of your magical energy by
studying your spellbook. Once per day when you finish a
short rest, you can choose expended spell slots to recover.
The spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or
less than half your wizard level (rounded up), and none of the
slots can be 6th level or higher.
For example, if you’re a 4th-level wizard, you can recover up
to two levels worth of spell slots. You can recover either a
2nd-level spell slot or two 1st-level spell slots.
When you reach 2nd level, you choose an arcane tradition,
shaping your practice of magic through one of eight schools,
such as Evocation.
Your choice grants you features at 2nd level and again at
6th, 10th, and 14th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
All Ability Scores Improve
When you reach 6th level, and again at 11th, and 16th level,
all of your ability scores increase by 1. As normal, an ability
score can’t increase above 20 using this feature.
Competency
When you reach 7th level and again at 15th level choose a
skill. You gain proficiency in the skill. If you are already
proficient in the skill, you have advantage on ability checks
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 Your Spellbook
The spells that you add to your spellbook as you gain
levels reflect the arcane research you conduct on your
own, as well as intellectual breakthroughs you have had
about the nature of the multiverse. You might find
other spells during your adventures. You could
discover a spell recorded on a scroll in an evil wizard’s
chest, for example, or in a dusty tome in an ancient
library.
Copying a Spell into the Book. When you find a wizard
spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your
spellbook if it is of a spell level you can prepare and if
you can spare the time to decipher and copy it.
Copying that spell into your spellbook involves
reproducing the basic form of the spell, then
deciphering the unique system of notation used by the
wizard who wrote it. You must practice the spell until
you understand the sounds or gestures required, then
transcribe it into your spellbook using your own
notation.
For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours
and costs 50 gp. The cost represents material
components you expend as you experiment with the
spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you need to
record it. Once you have spent this time and money,
you can prepare the spell just like your other spells.
Replacing the Book. You can copy a spell from your
own spellbook into another book—for example, if you
want to make a backup copy of your spellbook. This is
just like copying a new spell into your spellbook, but
faster and easier, since you understand your own
notation and already know how to cast the spell. You
need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp for each level of the
copied spell.
If you lose your spellbook, you can use the same
procedure to transcribe the spells that you have
prepared into a new spellbook. Filling out the
remainder of your spellbook requires you to find new
spells to do so, as normal. For this reason, many
wizards keep backup spellbooks in a safe place.
The Book’s Appearance. Your spellbook is a unique
compilation of spells, with its own decorative
flourishes and margin notes. It might be a plain,
functional leather volume that you received as a gift
from your master, a finely bound gilt-edged tome you
found in an ancient library, or even a loose collection
of notes scrounged together after you lost your
previous spellbook in a mishap.
Spell Mastery
At 18th level, you have achieved such mastery over certain
spells that you can cast them at will. Choose a 1st-level
wizard spell and a 2nd-level wizard spell that are in your
spellbook. You can cast those spells at their lowest level
without expending a spell slot when you have them prepared.
If you want to cast either spell at a higher level, you must
expend a spell slot as normal.
By spending 8 hours in study, you can exchange one or
both of the spells you chose for different spells of the same
levels.
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Signature Spells
When you reach 20th level, you gain mastery over two
powerful spells and can cast them with little effort. Choose
two 3rd-level wizard spells in your spellbook as your
signature spells. You always have these spells prepared, they
don’t count against the number of spells you have prepared,
and you can cast each of them once at 3rd level without
expending a spell slot. When you do so, you can’t do so again
until you finish a short or long rest.
If you want to cast either spell at a higher level, you must
expend a spell slot as normal.
Arcane Traditions
The study of wizardry is ancient, stretching back to the
earliest mortal discoveries of magic. It is firmly established in
fantasy gaming worlds, with various traditions dedicated to
its complex study.
The most common arcane traditions in the multiverse
revolve around the schools of magic. Wizards through the
ages have cataloged thousands of spells, grouping them into
eight categories called schools. In some places, these
traditions are literally schools. In other institutions, the
schools are more like academic departments, with rival
faculties competing for students and funding. Even wizards
who train apprentices in the solitude of their own towers use
the division of magic into schools as a learning device, since
the spells of each school require mastery of different
techniques.
School of Abjuration
The School of Abjuration emphasizes magic that blocks,
banishes, or protects. Detractors of this school say that its
tradition is about denial, negation rather than positive
assertion. You understand, however, that ending harmful
effects, protecting the weak, and banishing evil influences is
anything but a philosophical void. It is a proud and respected
vocation.
Called abjurers, members of this school are sought when
baleful spirits require exorcism, when important locations
must be guarded against magical spying, and when portals to
other planes of existence must be closed.
Abjuration Savant
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold
and time you must spend to copy an abjuration spell into your
spellbook is halved.
Arcane Ward
Starting at 2nd level, you can weave magic around yourself
for protection. When you cast an abjuration spell of 1st level
or higher, you can simultaneously use a strand of the spell’s
magic to create a magical ward on yourself that lasts until
you finish a long rest. The ward has hit points equal to twice
your wizard level + your Intelligence modifier. Whenever you
take damage, the ward takes the damage instead. If this
damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, you take any
remaining damage.
 While the ward has 0 hit points, it can’t absorb damage, but
its magic remains. Whenever you cast an abjuration spell of
1st level or higher, the ward regains a number of hit points
equal to twice the level of the spell.
Once you create the ward, you can’t create it again until you
finish a long rest.
Projected Ward
Starting at 6th level, when a creature that you can see within
30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to
cause your Arcane Ward to absorb that damage. If this
damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, the warded creature
takes any remaining damage.
Improved Abjuration
Beginning at 10th level, when you cast an abjuration spell
that requires you to make an ability check as a part of casting
that spell (as in counterspell and dispel magic), you have
advantage on that check.
Spell Resistance
Starting at 14th level, you have advantage on saving throws
against spells.
Furthermore, you have resistance against the damage of
spells.
School of Conjuration
As a conjurer, you favor spells that produce objects and
creatures out of thin air. You can conjure billowing clouds of
killing fog or summon creatures from elsewhere to fight on
your behalf. As your mastery grows, you learn spells of
transportation and can teleport yourself across vast
distances, even to other planes of existence, in an instant.
Conjuration Savant
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold
and time you must spend to copy a conjuration spell into your
spellbook is halved.
Minor Conjuration
Starting at 2nd level when you select this school, you can use
your action to conjure up an inanimate object in your hand or
on the ground in an unoccupied space that you can see within
10 feet of you. This object can be no larger than 3 feet on a
side and weigh no more than 10 pounds, and its form must
be that of a nonmagical object that you have seen. The object
is visibly magical, radiating dim light out to 5 feet.
The object disappears after 1 hour, when you use this
feature again, if it deals any damage, or if it takes any
damage.
Benign Transposition
Starting at 6th level, you can use your action to teleport up to
30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see. Alternatively,
you can choose a space within range that is occupied by a
Small or Medium creature. If that creature is willing, you
both teleport, swapping places.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest or you cast a conjuration spell of 1st level or
higher.
Focused Conjuration
Beginning at 10th level, while you are concentrating on a
conjuration spell, your concentration can’t be broken as a
result of taking damage.
Durable Summons
Starting at 14th level, any creature that you summon or
create with a conjuration spell has 30 temporary hit points.
School of Divination
The counsel of a diviner is sought by royalty and commoners
alike, for all seek a clearer understanding of the past, present,
and future. As a diviner, you strive to part the veils of space,
time, and consciousness so that you can see clearly. You work
to master spells of discernment, remote viewing,
supernatural knowledge, and foresight.
Divination Savant
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold
and time you must spend to copy a divination spell into your
spellbook is halved.
Portent
Starting at 2nd level when you choose this school, glimpses of
the future begin to press in on your awareness. When you or
a creature that you can see makes any attack roll, saving
throw, or ability check you can cause the roll to be made with
advantage or disadvantage. You must choose to do so before
the roll, and you can alter a roll in this way only once per turn.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Expert Divination
Beginning at 6th level, casting divination spells comes so
easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your
spellcasting efforts. When you cast a divination spell of 2nd
level or higher using a spell slot, you regain one expended
spell slot. The slot you regain must be of a level lower than
the spell you cast and can’t be higher than 5th level.
The Third Eye
Starting at 10th level, you can use your action to increase
your powers of perception. When you do so, choose one of
the following benefits, which lasts until you are incapacitated
or you take a short or long rest. You can’t use the feature
again until you finish a short or long rest.
Darkvision. You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
Ethereal Sight. You can see into the Ethereal Plane within
60 feet of you.
Greater Comprehension. You can read any language.
See Invisibility. You can see invisible creatures and
objects within 10 feet of you that are within line of sight.
Clairtangent Hand
At 14th level, you learn the mage hand cantrip, if you do not
already know it. If you already know it select another cantrip
from the wizard list. The cantrip doesn’t count against your
number of cantrips known. You can use mage hand
emanating from the invisible sensor of a clairvoyance or
scrying spell.
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 School of Enchantment
As a member of the School of Enchantment, you have honed
your ability to magically entrance and beguile other people
and monsters. Some enchanters are peacemakers who
bewitch the violent to lay down their arms and charm the
cruel into showing mercy. Others are tyrants who magically
bind the unwilling into their service. Most enchanters fall
somewhere in between.
Enchantment Savant
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold
and time you must spend to copy an enchantment spell into
your spellbook is halved.
Hypnotic Gaze
Starting at 2nd level when you choose this school, your soft
words and enchanting gaze can magically enthrall another
creature. As an action, choose one creature that you can see
within 5 feet of you. If the target can see or hear you, it must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your wizard spell
save DC or be charmed by you until the end of your next turn.
The charmed creature’s speed drops to 0, and the creature is
incapacitated and visibly dazed.
On subsequent turns, you can use your action to maintain
this effect, extending its duration until the end of your next
turn. However, the effect ends if you move more than 5 feet
away from the creature, if the creature can neither see nor
hear you, or if the creature takes damage.
Once the effect ends, or if the creature succeeds on its
initial saving throw against this effect, you can’t use this
feature on that creature again until you finish a long rest.
Instinctive Charm
Beginning at 6th level, when a creature you can see within 30
feet of you makes an attack roll against you, you can use your
reaction to divert the attack, provided that another creature is
within the attack’s range. The attacker must make a Wisdom
saving throw against your wizard spell save DC. On a failed
save, the attacker must target the creature that is closest to it,
not including you or itself. If multiple creatures are closest,
the attacker chooses which one to target. On a successful
save, you can’t use this feature on the attacker again until you
finish a long rest.
You must choose to use this feature before knowing
whether the attack hits or misses. Creatures that can’t be
charmed are immune to this effect.
Split Enchantment
Starting at 10th level, when you cast an enchantment spell of
1st level or higher that targets only one creature, you can
have it target a second creature.
Alter Memories
At 14th level, you gain the ability to make a creature unaware
of your magical influence on it. When you cast an
enchantment spell to charm one or more creatures, you can
alter one creature’s understanding so that it remains unaware
of being charmed.
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Additionally, once before the spell expires, you can use your
action to try to make the chosen creature forget some of the
time it spent charmed. The creature must succeed on an
Intelligence saving throw against your wizard spell save DC
or lose a number of hours of its memories equal to 1 + your
Charisma modifier (minimum 1). You can make the creature
forget less time, and the amount of time can’t exceed the
duration of your enchantment spell.
School of Evocation
You focus your study on magic that creates powerful
elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, rolling
thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid. Some evokers
find employment in military forces, serving as artillery to
blast enemy armies from afar. Others use their spectacular
power to protect the weak, while some seek their own gain as
bandits, adventurers, or aspiring tyrants.
Evocation Savant
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold
and time you must spend to copy an evocation spell into your
spellbook is halved.
Sculpt Spells
Beginning at 2nd level, you can create pockets of relative
safety within the effects of your evocation spells. When you
cast an evocation spell that affects other creatures that you
can see, you can choose a number of them equal to 1 + the
spell’s level. The chosen creatures automatically succeed on
their saving throws against the spell, and they take no
damage if they would normally take half damage on a
successful save.
Potent Cantrip
Starting at 6th level, your damaging cantrips affect even
creatures that avoid the brunt of the effect. When a creature
succeeds on a saving throw against your cantrip, the creature
takes half the cantrip’s damage (if any) but suffers no
additional effect from the cantrip.
Empowered Evocation
Beginning at 10th level, you can add your Intelligence
modifier to one damage roll of any wizard evocation spell you
cast.
Overchannel
Starting at 14th level, you can increase the power of your
simpler spells. When you cast a wizard spell of 1st through
5th level that deals damage, you can deal maximum damage
with that spell.
The first time you do so, you suffer no adverse effect. If you
use this feature again before you finish a long rest, you take
2d12 necrotic damage for each level of the spell, immediately
after you cast it. Each time you use this feature again before
finishing a long rest, the necrotic damage per spell level
increases by 1d12. This damage ignores resistance and
immunity.
School of Illusion
You focus your studies on magic that dazzles the senses,
befuddles the mind, and tricks even the wisest folk. Your
magic is subtle, but the illusions crafted by your keen mind
make the impossible seem real. Some illusionists—including
many gnome wizards—are benign tricksters who use their
spells to entertain. Others are more sinister masters of
deception, using their illusions to frighten and fool others for
their personal gain.
Illusion Savant
Beginning when you se1ect this school at 2nd level, the gold
and time you must spend to copy an illusion spell into your
spellbook is halved.
Improved Minor Illusion
When you choose this school at 2nd level, you learn the minor
illusion cantrip. If you already know this cantrip, you learn a
different wizard cantrip of your choice. The cantrip doesn’t
count against your number of cantrips known.
When you cast minor illusion, yau can create both a sound
and an image with a single casting of the spell.
Malleable Illusions
Starting at 6th level, when you cast an illusion spell that has a
duration of 1 minute or longer, you can use your action to
change the nature of that illusion (using the spell’s normal
parameters for the illusion), provided that you can see the
illusion.
Illusory Self
Beginning at 10th level, you can create an illusory duplicate
of yourself as an instant, almost instinctual reaction to
danger. When a creature makes an attack roll against you,
you can use your reaction to interpose the illusory duplicate
between the attacker and yourself. The attack automatically
misses you, then the illusion dissipates.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Illusory Reality
By 14th level, you have learned the secret of weaving shadow
magic into your illusions to give them a semi-reality. When
you cast an illusion spell of 1st level or higher, you can choose
one inanimate, nonmagical object that is part of the illusion
and make that object real. You can do this on your turn as a
bonus action while the spell is ongoing. The object remains
real for 1 minute. For example, you can create an illusion of a
bridge over a chasm and then make it real long enough for
your allies to cross.
The object can’t deal damage or otherwise directly harm
anyone.
School of Necromancy
The School of Necromancy explores the cosmic forces of life,
death, and undeath. As you focus your studies in this
tradition, you learn to manipulate the energy that animates all
living things. As you progress, you learn to sap the life force
from a creature as your magic destroys its body, transforming
that vital energy into magical power you can manipulate.
Most people see necromancers as menacing, or even
villainous, due to the close association with death. Not all
necromancers are evil, but the forces they manipulate are
considered taboo by many societies.
Necromancy Savant
Beginning when you se1ect this school at 2nd level, the gold
and time you must spend to copy a necromancy spell into
your spellbook is halved.
Grim Harvest
At 2nd level, you gain the ability to reap life energy from
creatures you kill with your spells. Once per turn when you
kill one or more creatures with a spell of 1st level or higher,
you regain hit points equal to twice the spell’s level, or three
times its level if the spell belongs to the School of
Necromancy. You don’t gain this benefit for killing constructs
or undead.
Undead Thralls
At 6th level, you add the animate dead spell to your spellbook
if it is not there already. When you cast animate dead, you can
target one additional corpse or pile of bones, creating another
zombie or ske1eton, as appropriate.
Whenever you create an undead using a necromancy spell,
it has additional benefits:
The creature’s hit point maximum is increased by an
amount equal to your wizard level.
The creature adds your proficiency bonus to its weapon
damage rolls.
Inured to Undeath
Beginning at 10th level, you have resistance to necrotic
damage, and your hit point maximum can’t be reduced. You
have spent so much time dealing with undead and the forces
that animate them that you have become inured to some of
their worst effects.
Command Undead
Starting at 14th level, you can use magic to bring undead
under your control, even those created by other wizards. As
an action, you can choose one undead that you can see within
60 feet of you. That creature must make a Charisma saving
throw against your wizard spell save DC. If it succeeds, you
can’t use this feature on it again. If it fails, it becomes friendly
to you and obeys your commands until you use this feature
again.
Intelligent undead are harder to control in this way. If the
target has an Intelligence of 8 or higher, it has advantage on
the saving throw. If it fails the saving throw and has an
Intelligence of 12 or higher, it can repeat the saving throw at
the end of every hour until it succeeds and breaks free.
School of Transmutation
You are a student of spells that modify energy and matter. To
you, the world is not a fixed thing, but eminently mutable, and
you delight in being an agent of change. You wield the raw
stuff of creation and learn to alter both physical forms and
mental qualities. Your magic gives you the tools to become a
smith on reality’s forge.
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 Some transmuters are tinkerers and pranksters, turning Major Transformation. You can transmute one
people into toads and transforming copper into silver for fun nonmagical object—no larger than a 5-foot cube—into
and occasional profit. Others pursue their magical studies another nonmagical object of similar size and mass and of
with deadly seriousness, seeking the power of the gods to equal or lesser value. You must spend 10 minutes handling
make and destroy worlds. the object to transform it.
Panacea. You remove all curses, diseases, and poisons
Transmutation Savant affecting a creature that you touch with the transmuter’s
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold stone. The creature also regains all its hit points.
and time you must spend to copy a transmutation spell into Restore Life. You cast the raise dead spell on a creature
your spellbook is halved. you touch with the transmuter’s stone, without expending a
spell slot or needing to have the spell in your spellbook.
Minor Alchemy Restore Youth. You touch the transmuter’s stone to a
Starting at 2nd level when you select this school, you can willing creature, and that creature’s apparent age is reduced
temporarily alter the physical properties of one nonmagical by 3d10 years, to a minimum of 13 years. This effect doesn’t
object, changing it from one substance into another. You extend the creature’s lifespan.
perform a special alchemical procedure on one object Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
composed entire1y of wood, stone (but not a gemstone), iron, finish a long rest.
copper, or silver, transforming it into a different one of those
materials. For each 10 minutes you spend performing the
procedure, you can transform up to 1 cubic foot of material.
After 1 hour, or until you lose your concentration (as if you
were concentrating on a spell), the material reverts to its
original substance.
Transmuter’s Stone
Starting at 6th level, you can spend 8 hours creating a
transmuter’s stone that stores transmutation magic. You can
benefit from the stone yourself or give it to another creature.
A creature gains a benefit of your choice as long as the stone
is in the creature’s possession. When you create the stone,
choose the benefit from the following options:
Darkvision out to a range of 60 feet
An increase to speed of 10 feet while the creature is
unencumbered
Proficiency in Constitution saving throws
Resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage
(your choice whenever you choose this benefit)
Each time you cast a transmutation spell of 1st level or
higher, you can change the effect of your stone if the stone is
on your person.
If you create a new transmuter’s stone, the previous one
ceases to function.
Shapechanger
At 10th level, you add the polymorph spell to your spellbook,
if it is not there already. You can cast polymorph without
expending a spell slot. When you do so, you can target only
yourself and transform into a beast whose challenge rating is
1 or lower.
Once you cast polymorph in this way, you can’t do so again
until you finish a short or long rest, though you can still cast it
normally using an available spell slot.
Master Transmuter
Starting at 15th level, you can use your action to consume the
reserve of transmutation magic stored within your
transmuter’s stone. When you do so, choose one of the
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Chapter 11: Spells
Psionic Spells
Spells for the Psion, Cryptic, and Soulknife.
Spells
Spell Balance
All the modified damage spells.
Buffed Spells
See Buffing Bottom of the Barrel Spells
Restrained spells
Spells that restrain are broken out of with Acrobatics or
Brawn as those both handle breaking free of bonds.
Ensnaring Strike
Entangle
Evard’s Black Tentacles
Maximilian’s Earthen Grasp
Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere
Web
This is for consistency. Overall the average CR 1+ monster
will have +0.1 to their check so the balance concerns are
negligible.
High Level Spells
Some high level spells break the game at high levels. I do not
subscribe to the mindset of “omg high levels EVERYTHING
is broken”. Some offenders: thread
Banishment Any creature who is not native to another
plane can make a saving throw at the end of each turn.
thread
Forcecage It has 5 AC (10-5 for 0 dex), 200 hp, a damage
threshold of 15, and immunity to force, psychic, poison,
and necrotic.
Polymorph/True Polymorph CR limited to Proficiency
Bonus + Spell Level. Permanent True Polymorph will
likely result in loss of player control. The creature can
reroll the save at the end of each round. thread
Simulacrum* likely removed
Summoned creatures who cast spells use the spell slots of
the caster. The lower tier ones also have CR 1/2 reduce to
3 creatures and CR 1/4 reduced to 6 creatures. thread
Wall of force “If a creature would be surrounded on all
sides by the wall (or the wall and another solid surface),
that creature can make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
success, it can use its reaction to move up to its speed so
that it is no longer enclosed by the wall.” It has 5 AC (10-5
for 0 dex), 150 hp, a damage threshold of 15, and
immunity to force, psychic, poison, and necrotic. Each
higher spell increases the HP by 25. thread
Wish likely remove the 25,000 gp part. The rest seems
fine.
Creative spell use Spells will do what they say they do for
the most part.
Multiple Spells in a round In any turn in which you cast
more than one spell only one of those spells can have a
normal casting time of an action
Clarifications
Call Lightning’s origin is the point where the caster is
when the spell is cast. Reddit, PF
Contagion is on the 3rd failed save. Tweet
Leomund’s Tiny Hut isn’t meant to have arrows shot out of
it per Crawford’s tweet
Flaming Sphere thread. Consensus is:
It can be moved through. A creature moving
through the 1 square that it occupies takes damage
as if being rammed(dex save for half)
It stops in the same square as the creature it rams.
Spells that say “when a creature enters the area” that
entering must be voluntary.
“Reading the description of any of those spells, you
might wonder whether a creature is considered to
be entering the spell’s area of effect if the area is
created on the creature’s space. And if the area of
effect can be moved—as the beam of moonbeam
can—does moving it into a creature’s space count
as the creature entering the area? Our design intent
for such spells is this: a creature enters the area of
effect when the creature passes into it. Creating the
area of effect on the creature or moving it onto the
creature doesn’t count. If the creature is still in the
area at the start of its turn, it is subjected to the
area’s effect. Entering such an area of effect needn’t
be voluntary, unless a spell says otherwise. You can,
therefore, hurl a creature into the area with a spell
like thunderwave. We consider that clever play, not
an imbalance, so hurl away! Keep in mind, however,
that a creature is subjected to such an area of effect
only the first time it enters the area on a turn. You
can’t move a creature in and out of it to damage it
over and over again on the same turn. In summary,
a spell like moonbeam affects a creature when the
creature passes into the spell’s area of effect and
when the creature starts its turn there. You’re
essentially creating a hazard on the battlefield.” -
Sage Advice Compendium
Houserules
Goodberry takes two actions to force feed it to an
unconscious person. 1 to a willing conscious person.
(cannot be done at all by RAW). Does not provide water