Shaman

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A half-orc laden in robes rushes into the middle

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of a horde of gnolls. He slams down a flaming
totem, which sears them to ash.
You can make a Shaman quickly by following these suggestions.
A dwarf, being chased by a sea of Duegar calls a
First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by
wall of bedrock to block his pursuers
Strength, then Constitution. Second, choose the Outlander
The Orc Warchief rushes an elf wielding a rapier
background. Third, choose the Firebolt cantrips, along with the
and shield swings his battleaxe into the elf's side.
1st-level Searing Smite and Cure Wounds.
Which crumples against his hardened skin.
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of these characters are Shamans, warriors
who wield sword and spell in perfect harmony
with the elements.
Brutal and Controlled
Shamans are primal beings, intact with the essence of the world.
Their strikes are vicious, shaking the earth with every strike.
Walking hand-in-hand with the Elemental Plane and bringing its
force onto their enemies.

Destruction and Restoration

Shamans are defined by their connection to the Elements. They
control and adapt the elements to restore vitality to their allies,
or bring terrible destruction to those that stand in their path.

The Shaman Table

Proficiency Cantrips Spells
Level Bonus Features Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1st +2 Elemental Augmentation 1 2 1 — — —

2nd +2 Totem Power 1 3 2 — — —

3rd +2 Shamanic Archetype 1 4 2 — — —
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 1 4 3 — — —
5th +3 Extra Attack 1 5 3 — — —
6th +3 Primordial Speech 2 5 3 — — —
7th +3 Shamanic Archetype Feature 2 6 4 2 — —
8th +3 Ability Score Increase 2 6 4 2 — —
9th +4 Elemental Shield 2 7 4 2 — —
10th +4 Natural Recouperation 2 7 4 3 — —
11th +4 Elemental Augmentation Upgrade 3 8 4 3 — —
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 3 8 4 3 — —
13th +5 3 9 4 3 2 —
14th +5 Shamanic Archetype Feature 3 10 4 3 2 —
15th +5 Elemental Might 3 10 4 3 2 —
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 3 11 4 3 3 —
17th +6 Shamanic Archetype Feature 3 11 4 3 3 —
18th +6 4 11 4 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 12 4 3 3 1
20th +6 Totemic Domination 4 13 4 3 3 2
Shaman Features
As a Shaman, you have access to the following abilities.
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Hit Dice: 1d12xShaman Level
Hit Points at first level: 12 + Constitution Modifier
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Armor: Light Armor and Shields
Weapons: All Simple and Martial Weapons
Saving Throws: Shamans have Proficiency in Wisdom and
Strength Saving Throw
Skills: Choose three skills between Nature, Athletics,
Insight, Persuasion, Perception, Intimidation, and Survival
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, along with
any provided by your background.
• (a) Maul or (b) Warhammer and a Shield
• (a) Adventurer's Pack or (b) Explorer's Pack
• (a) Shamanistic Focus or (b) Component Pouch
• Leather Armor
Elemental Augmentation
Elemental Augmentation: At first level, you imbue your weapon
or armor with the strength of the elements. Choose one of the
following elements. You can replace this feature when you gain
a level in the Shaman Class
Air: Your move speed increases by 10 feet
Earth: Reduces non magical Bludgeoning, Slashing, and
Piercing damage taken by 2
Fire: When you hit a creature with a melee attack, deal an extra
1d4 Fire damage.
Water: You gain a swim speed equal to your movespeed, and
you can breathe underwater.
Spellcasting
Your attachment to the natural world flows through your spirit,
and allows you to wield it with purpose. However this
connection is made, you bring the wrath of nature into battle.
Wisdom is your spell casting modifier
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know one cantrip from the Shaman spell list.
You learn additional cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as
shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Shaman table
Spell Slots
The Shaman table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your
sorcerer spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these Shaman 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.
For example, if you know the 1st-level spell burning hands and have a
1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast burning hands
using either slot.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know one 1st-level spells of your choice from the Shaman spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Shaman table shows when you learn
more sorcerer spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level
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 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 be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom 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 Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting
ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom 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 + your Wisdom
modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your
Wisdom modifier
Totem Power
At Second level, you create a totem with the power of an elemental
spirit. Choose one of the following elements, it does not have to be the
same element from your Elemental Augmentation. You can use an
action to place your totem, and activate it. Your totem has 15 AC and 10
Health. It only takes damage from Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing
damage. Your totem lasts for two minutes, and can be activated once
every long rest.
Air: A barrier of swirling wind appears around your totem. The wind
protects creatures within a 30 foot diameter sphere, centered on your
totem. Ranged attacks that would have to pierce this sphere to hit their
target are made with disadvantage.
Earth: Stone plating begins to form on any number of creatures of your
choice within 10 feet of your totem. Those creatures gain a bonus to their
Armor Class by 1. At level 10, this bonus increases to 2. At level 20, this
bonus increases to 3.
Fire: Flames wreath out at hostile creatures within 15 feet of your totem
at the end of your turn. Those creatures take fire damage equal to half
your Shaman level, rounded down.
Water: Healing water spews from your totem. Allies within 30 feet of
your totem gain health equal to twice your highest Shaman spell slot.
Shamanic Archetype
Choose a Shamanic Archetype, expressing how you wield
nature into battle. Your choices are: Binder, Wrath,
Stormguide. Your choice gives you features at 3rd level, and
again at 7,14, and 17th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and
19th level, you can increase one of your ability scores by 2. Or,
you can increase two of your ability scores by 1. You can't
improve an ability above 20 using this feature.
Extra Attack
At 5th level, when you take the attack action, you can attack a
second time.
Primordial Speech
Your connection to the Elemental Plane alters your mind. You
learn the Primordial Language. In addition, when interacting
with an elemental, you can add double your proficiency
modifier to Charisma and Wisdom ability checks
Elemental Shield
When you are attacked, the Elements leap to your defense.
Choose an element from this table, it doesn't have to be the
same element you chose for your Totem or Elemental
Augmentation.
Air: The air around you softens your fall. Twice per long rest
you can cast Feather Fall without expending a spell slot.
Earth: The ground you tread bends and molds to protect you
from physical strikes. Twice per long rest you can cast Shield
without expending a spell slot.
Fire: Flames spit out at any creature that strikes you. Twice per
long rest you can cast Hellish Rebuke (at first level) without
expending a spell slot.
Water: Water dampens natural energies that assault you.
Twice per long rest you can cast Absorb Elements without
expending a spell slot.
Natural Recouperation
Your atonement to nature allows you to recover rapidly over a
short time. During a short rest, you can roll a four sided dice,
and add 1. You can regain spell slots equal to the total. The
spell slots to regain can not exceed 2nd level.
Elemental Might
You've learned wield nature's wrath more effectively into combat.
Choose an element from this table, it doesn't have to be the same
element from your Totem, Elemental Augmentation, or Elemental
Shield features.
Air: You've learned to move with the speed of the wind. You can
cast Misty Step without spending a spell slot. When you cast this
Misty Step using this feature, you don't leave a cloud of mist, and
instead leave a cloud of dust. You can use this feature twice per long
rest.
Earth: The earth shifts as you swing your weapon. You can cast
Ensnaring Strike as a 2nd level spell, without expending a spell slot.
When you cast Ensnaring Strike using this feature, it deals
bludgeoning instead of piercing damage. You can use this feature
twice per long rest.
Fire: As you swing your weapon, crackling fire punishes your foes
for standing against you. You can cast Searing Smite as a second
level spell, without expending a spell slot. You can use this feature
twice per long rest.
Water: Your mastery of the healing nature of water allows you to
wield it more often. You can cast Mass Healing Word without
expending a spell slot. You can use this feature twice per long rest.
Totemic Domination
You've learned to use your totems as an extension of yourself.
Placing and activating your totem no longer requires your action,
and you can use it twice between long rests. Benefits of your totem
don't stack.
Shamanic Archetype:
Stormguide
A stormguide stands stalwart against those who would tarnish the
balance of the elements. They wield nature and martial ability in
tandem seamlessly and more effectively than other Shamans of the
world.
Empowered Nature
Starting at 3rd level, you are able to empower your spells that
augment your martial capability or bolster your allies. Once per
short rest, when you cast a "Smite" spell (I.e. Searing Smite,
Wrathful Smite), or a spell that restores health, you gain the benefit
of casting the spell as one spell level higher. You can't combine this
feature and your Elemental Might feature.
Further Augmentation
At 7th level, your bonding of nature and martial prowess
extends further. You gain a second choice of your Elemental
Augmentation. You cannot choose the same augmentation
twice. Unlike your Elemental Augmentation feature, you
can not change your second Augmentation when you gain a
new level in the Shaman class.
Elemental Bindings
at 17th level, your attuenment to the elements adds additional effects to
your cantrips. Choose an element from this table, it doesn't have to be the
same element as any of your other Shaman features.
Air: The swift air carries your cantrips further. Increase the range of your
cantrips by ten feet.

Shared Augmentation Earth: The earth twists and bends underneath the target of your cantrips.
When your cantrips damage an enemy, their movespeed is reduced by
At 14th level, augementing yourself with nature has becom
ten feet until the start of your next turn.
so easy that you can share that augementation with an ally.
At the end of a long rest, choose an ally, they gain the
Fire: The raging flame amplifies the effectiveness of your cantrips. Your
benefit of one of your Elemental Augmentation until you
cantrips deal full damage to enemies that resist their damage. This
take a long rest. This effect also ends if you die.
feature does not affect immunities.
Bountiful Healing
At 17th level, your bond to Element's ability to heal Water: The force of waves flows through your cantrips. When your
strengthens further. When you heal an ally with a single cantrips damage a target, you can choose to push your target ten feet
target spell, choose a second ally within range of the spell. directly away from you.
They gain one half of the healing gained by your primary
target. This feature can not be combined with any other
Shaman Ability.
Binder
Binder's can bind the spirits of Elementals to their will.

Wrath
Wrath Shamans harness the fundamentals of Elemental
magic.
Additional Cantrips
Your focus on minor Elemental magics gives you access to a
wider pool of magics. At 3rd level, you learn the Mending or
Druidcraft cantrip, as well as one cantrip from the Shaman
spell list. They don't count against your number of cantrips
known.
Empowered Cantrips
At 7th level, your knowledge and experience of elemental
magic allows you to deal extra damage. You can add your
Wisdom modifier to the damage rolls of spells that deal Fire,
Thunder, Lightning, or Ice damage.
Elemental Control
At 14th level, you gain the ability to use cantrips more
effectively. When you cast a Shaman cantrip while wielding
no weapons or shield you can use your bonus action to target
a second creature with the same cantrip. Damage done using
this feature is reduced to half.
Shaman Spell List
Cantrips 1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level
Cure Wounds Continual Flame Blinding Smite Conjure Minor Elementals
Fire Bolt
Ensnaring Strike Earthbind* Catnap* Control Water
Frostbite*
Expeditious Retreat Gust of Wind Call Lightning Elemental Bane*
Magic Stone*
Fog Cloud Heat Metal Erupting Earth* Guardian of Nature
Booming Blade*
Feather Fall Maximillian's Earthen Flame Arrows* Staggering Smite
Light
Jump Grasp* Lightning Arrows* Stone Shape
Guidance
Ice Knife* Warding Wind* Melf's Minute Stoneskin
Thunderclap*
Thunderous Smite Meteor's* Storm Sphere*
Spare the Dying
Searing Smite Sleet Storm Wall of Fire
Shocking Graps
Zephyr Strike* Thunderstep* Watery Sphere8
Tidal Wave*
Wall of Water*
Water Walk
Water Breathing
Wind Wall

* Spell appears in either Xanathar's guide to Everything or Elemental Evil

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