Blood Hunter

BloodHunter ArtbyJomaCueto

Marredbutresolute,hisgrimacingfacedrippingwith DesignbyMatthewMercer
sweat,ahalf-orcreddensafingeracrosshiswounds
todrawaglowing,rubyglyphintheair.Hegripsthe
weightless,completedsigil,twistingittounleashdark
magicalenergiesthatfireforward,cursingthe
stalkingbehemothfrom withinitsownveinstobetter
eventheodds.

Amysterioushalf-elfswathedinaworncloakand
ruggedleatherarmorcarefullyinvestigatesagrizzly
sceneofftheroadway,hereyesflashingwith
recognitionasshemeditatesontheremnantsofthe
massacre.Thesurvivorwhowarilyhiredher
withdrawswithajumpasthehalf-elfsuddenlyshoots
toherfeet,sureintheknowledgeoftheculprit,where
itcallshome,andhowlittletimethereistofindit.

Steppingintothelightlesschambersofancient
dustandlingeringwhispers,thehalfling’snosepicks
upthepungentsmellofimminentdangerasshehears
thescrapingofboneandclawonnearbystone.She
wincesassherunsherbladeacrossherpalm,the
steeltransmutingherbloodintoglowingrunesof
powerfulmagic,herswordsuddenlyengulfedin
arcaneflames,eagertobrandandburnthefleshof
herenemies.

Oftenfearedormisunderstood,anddrivenbyan
unendingdrivetodestroythewicked,bloodhunters
areclever,arcanewarriorswhohaveboundtheir
essencetothedarkcreaturestheyhunttobetterstalk
andsurvivetheirprey.Armedwiththeritesof
forbiddenbloodmagicandawillingnesstosacrifice
theirownvitalityandhumanityforthecause,they
protecttherealmsfrom theshadows,evervigilant
toavoidbecomingthesamemonstersthey
choosetohunt.

SacrificetoPreserveLife

Whilemostoftheclassicschoolsofmagicalstudy
arewellknownandwidelyrespected,theless
refinedandmacabreincantationsofHemocraft
havelongbeenforbiddenandlosttomostofthe
civilizedworld.BloodHuntershavereclaimed
thesetechniquesawayfrom thejudgingeyesof
society,findingbloodmagic’sesotericnature
effectiveagainsttheevilsthatoftendefythedivine
powersthathistoricallyholdtheline.

Throughcarefulstudyandpractice,bloodhunters
havehonedtheritesofhemocraftintotheircombat
prowess,forfeitingafacetoftheirhealthtoinfuse
theirweaponswithpowerfulbloodmagicand
summoningtheelementstoenveloptheirstrikes.

BloodHunter(2020)

Theycansearanarcanebrandintothebodyoftheir youin?Haveyoualwayscarriedaseedofdarknesswithin
quarrythathinderstheirfoe’sabilitiesandpunishestheir you,andseekkintowatchoveryouandpreventyou
aggression,orcallbloodcursesupontheirenemies, succumbingtoit?Wereyouonceaholywarriorwho
manipulatingtheirbodiesfrom theinside.Willingtosuffer strayedfrom hisfaithandwascastout,butstillseektogive
whateverittakestoachievevictory,theseadeptwarriors yourselftothecauseofprotectingtheinnocent?Orareyou
haveforgedthemselvesintoapotentforceagainstthe acriminalwithadarkpastseekingtomakeamends,taking
terrorsthatthreatentheinnocent. thislifeasapathofpenance?

AMonstertoFightMonsters Whatisyourrelationshipwiththepowersofhemocraft
andtheabilitiesitpromisestograntyouasyoustepcloser
Whetherdrivenbythewishtomakeadifferenceina toitsmastery?Doyourespectandfeartheancientpower
dangerousworld,theneedtotakevengeanceforagreat thatsurgesthroughyourveins,usingthem onlywhen
wrongtheyhavesuffered,beinginspiredbywitnessingthe necessary?Doyourelishinthestrengthitoffersyou,
strangeandpowerfultechniquesofanotherbloodhunterin embracingyourgiftsandusingthem freely?Areyou
person,orjustseekingaplacetobelonginanuncaring worriedthesuperstitionsareright,andthispowerwill
world,thereasonsonemaytakeuptheHunter’sBaneand eventuallyturnyouintooneofthemonstersyouhunt?Or
choosethislifearemanyandvaried.Injoininganorderof hasyourstudyinstilledyouwiththeconfidentcontrolof
bloodhunters,oneisalsojoiningatightfamilyboundby mindovermatter,certainyoucanbendthesegiftstobring
servicetoeachotherandthecommoncause.Formany,this abrighterdawn?
istheonlyfamilytheyhaveknownorhaveleft,sothe
kinshipfeltbetweenmembersofanorderisabondneigh Considertoothatwhileabloodhunterbelongstoan
unbreakable. order,manystrikeoutontheirowntodotheirbestwork.
Whatmadeyouleavethecomfortofyourorder?Doyou
Beyondtheboundariesoftheorder,however,thelifeof intendtoreturn,orhaveyoudecidedyouhavemoreto
abloodhunterisoftennotaneasyone.Theritualsofthe learnintheworldbeyond?Whatdoyouseekinother
Hunter’sBaneregularlyleaveonevisiblychangedand adventurersthatcanhelpyoumeetyourgoals?
pronetounsettlecommonfolk,andthewitnessingof
hemocraftcaninvokeasuperstitiousfearfrom eventhe Whilemostbloodhuntersfollowapathofgoodor
mostlearnedscholar.Whilesomesocietieshavecometo neutralityintheirpursuits,somehavefallentothedark,
acceptthegooddeedsoftheorders,manybloodhunters seductivesideofhemocraftandusetheirabilitiesforselfish
publiclyhidetheirnatureunlessabsolutelynecessary, andevilpurposes.Thesedeviantsarealwaysthrownfrom
feelingmorecomfortableinthewildsandwastesofthe theorder,andoftenhuntedalongwiththecreaturesthey
worldwheretheOrderscommonlytrain.Evenso,thebest oncetrainedtofell.
workabloodhuntercandousuallyinvolvesthepoorand
defenselessontheoutskirtsofsociety,thosepronetothe QuickBuild
corruptingtouchoffiendsanddarkintension.Bravingthe
threatofvilification,thesedarkprotectorswadethrough Youcanmakeabloodhunterquicklybyfollowingthese
civilization,earningcoinasmercenariesorbountyhunters, suggestions.First,makeStrengthorDexterityyourhighest
everwatchingforthesignsofsomethingmorenefarious abilityscore,dependingonwhetheryouwanttofocuson
beneaththesurface. meleeweapons,orarchery(orfinesseweapons).Make
Intelligenceyournexthighestifyouplantofocusonthe
Inchoosingthispath,abloodhunterhasirrevocably potencyofbloodcursesandmysticalpower.Choosea
givenapartofthemselvestotheircause,physically, higherConstitutionnext,asyouwanttohaveextrahit
emotionally,andsometimesmorally.Theordersofblood pointstoburnonyourcrimsonriteoramplifyingblood
hunterspracticetheirownuniqueidealsandmethods, curses.Then,selecttheurchinorsoldierbackground.
oftenemployingtechniqueswithdarkoriginsthattestthe
strengthandwilloftheseguardians.Manywrestlewiththe ClassFeatures
fearoflosingthisstruggle,soalifeofdisciplineand
vigilancedrivestheirtravelsastheywanderthecountryside Asabloodhunter,yougainthefollowingclass
insearchoflike-mindedadventurersandwhispersofdark features.
deedsafoot.
HitPoints
CreatingaBloodHunter
HitDice:1d10perbloodhunterlevel
Asyoucreateabloodhunter,themostimportantaspectsof HitPointsat1stLevel:10+yourConstitutionmodifier
yourcharacterarewhyyouweredriventothislifestyle,and HitPointsatHigherLevels:1d10(or6)+your
whydoyouseektogiveupeverythingtowallowinthedark
withtheevilsyouhunt?Didyoulosealovedonetoa Constitutionmodifierperbloodhunterlevelafter1st.
fiendishbeastandnowwishtopreventothersfrom
sufferingthesamefate?Doyouseekasenseofpurpose Proficiencies
andsecurity,andfoundthisamongtheorderthathastaken
Armor:Lightarmor,medium armor,shields
BloodHunter(2020) Weapons:Simpleweapons,martialweapons
Tools:Alchemist’ssupplies
SavingThrows:Dexterity,Intelligence

DesignbyMatthewMercer

TheBloodHunter

Proficiency Hemocraft BloodCurses Features
Level Bonus Die Known Hunter’sBane,BloodMaledict
FightingStyle,CrimsonRite
1st +2 1d4 1 BloodHunterOrder
2nd +2 1d4 1 AbilityScoreImprovement
3rd +2 1d4 1 ExtraAttack
4th +2 1d4 1 BrandofCastigation,BloodMaledict(2/rest)
+3 1d6 1 Orderfeature,PrimalRite
5th +3 1d6 2 AbilityScoreImprovement
6th +3 1d6 2 Grim Psychometry
7th +3 1d6 2 DarkAugmentation
8th +4 1d6 2 Orderfeature
9th +4 1d6 3 AbilityScoreImprovement
10th +4 1d8 3 BrandofTethering,BloodMaledict(3/rest)
11th +4 1d8 3 HardenedSoul,EsotericRite
+5 1d8 3 Orderfeature
12th +5 1d8 4 AbilityScoreImprovement
13th +5 1d8 4 BloodMaledict(4/rest)
14th +5 1d8 4 Orderfeature
15th +6 1d10 4 AbilityScoreImprovement
16th +6 1d10 5 SanguineMastery
+6 1d10 5
17th +6 1d10 5
18th
19th
20th

Skills:Choosethreefrom Athletics,Acrobatics,Arcana, BloodMaledict
History,Insight,Investigation,Religion,andSurvival.
At1stlevel,yougaintheabilitytochannel,andsometimes
Equipment sacrifice,apartofyourvitalessencetocurseand
manipulatecreaturesthroughhemocraftmagic.Yougain
Youstartwiththefollowingequipment,inaddition onebloodcurseofyourchoice,detailedinthe“Blood
totheequipmentgrantedbyyourbackground: Curses”sectionattheendoftheclassdescription.You
learnoneadditionalbloodcurseofyourchoice,andyou
•(a)amartialweaponor(b)twosimpleweapons canchooseoneofthebloodcursesyouknowandreplaceit
•(a)alightcrossbowand20boltsor(b)handcrossbow withanotherbloodcurse,at6th,10th,14th,and18thlevel.

and20bolts WhenyouuseyourBloodMaledict,youchoosewhich
•(a)studdedleatherarmoror(b)scalemailarmor cursetoinvoke.Whileinvokingabloodcurse,butbeforeit
•anexplorer’spack affectsthetarget,youcanchoosetoamplifythecurseby
losinganumberofhitpointsequaltoonerollofyour
Alternatively,youcouldbeginwithstartingwealthof hemocraftdie,asshownintheHemocraftDiecolumnof
4d4x10gpandpurchasestartingitemsofyourchoice. theBloodHuntertable.Anamplifiedcursegainsanaddi-
tionaleffect,notedinthecurse’sdescription.Creaturesthat
Hunter'sBane donothavebloodintheirbodiesareimmunetoblood
curses,unlessyouhaveamplifiedthecurse.
Beginningat1stlevel,youhavesurvivedtheHunter’sBane,
adangerous,long-guardedritualthataltersyourlife’s Youcanusethisfeatureonce.Beginningat6thlevel,
blood,foreverbindingyoutothedarknessandhoningyour youcanuseyourBloodMaledictfeaturetwice,at13thlevel
sensesagainstit.YouhaveadvantageonWisdom (Survival) youcanuseitthreetimesbetweenrests,andat17thlevel,
checkstotrackfey,fiends,orundead,aswellason youcanuseitfourtimesbetweenrests.Youregainall
Intelligenceabilitycheckstorecallinformationaboutthem. expendeduseswhenyoufinishashortorlongrest.

TheHunter’sBanealsoempowersyourbodytocontrol FightingStyle
andshapehemocraftmagic,usingyourownbloodandlife
essencetofuelyourabilities.Someofyourfeaturesrequire At2ndlevel,youadoptastyleoffightingasyourspecialty.
yourtargettomakeasavingthrowtoresistthefeature’s Chooseoneofthefollowingoptions.Youcan’ttakea
effects.ThesavingthrowDCiscalculatedasfollows: FightingStyleoptionmorethanonce,evenifyoulaterget
tochooseagain.
HemocraftsaveDC=8+yourproficiencybonus+
yourIntelligencemodifier.

BloodHunter(2020) DesignbyMatthewMercer

Archery AbilityScoreImprovement

Yougaina+2bonustoattackrollsyoumakewithranged Whenyoureach4thlevel,andagainat8th,12th,16thand
weapons. 19thlevel,youcanincreaseoneabilityscoreofyourchoice
by2,oryoucanincreasetwoabilityscoresofyourchoice
Dueling by1.Asnormal,youcan’tincreaseanabilityscoreabove20
usingthisfeature.
Whenyouarewieldingameleeweaponinonehandandno
otherweapons,yougaina+2bonustodamagerollswith ExtraAttack
thatweapon.
Beginningat5thlevel,youcanattacktwice,insteadof
GreatWeaponFighting once,wheneveryoutaketheAttackaction.

Whenyourolla1or2onanon-ritedamagedieforan BrandofCastigation
attackyoumakewithameleeweaponthatyouarewielding
withtwohands,youcanrerollthedieandmustusethe At6thlevel,wheneveryoudamageacreaturewithyour
newroll.Theweaponmusthavethetwo-handedorversa- CrimsonRitefeature,youcanchoosetosearanarcane
tilepropertyforyoutogainthisbenefit. brandofhemocraftmagicintoit(requiresnoaction).You
alwaysknowthedirectiontothebrandedcreature,and
Two-WeaponFighting eachtimethebrandedcreaturedealsdamagetoyouora
creatureyoucanseewithin5feetofyou,thebranded
Whenyouengageintwo-weaponfighting,youcanaddyour creaturesufferspsychicdamageequaltoyourIntelligence
abilitymodifiertothedamageofthesecondattack. modifier(minimum of1damage).

CrimsonRite Yourbrandlastsuntilyoudismissit,oryouapplya
brandtoanothercreature.Yourbrandcountsasaspellfor
At2ndlevel,youlearntoinvokeariteofhemocraftwithin thepurposesofdispelmagic,andthespelllevelisequalto
yourweaponatthecostofyourownvitality.Chooseone halfofyourbloodhunterlevel(maximum of9thlevelspell).
ritefrom thePrimalRiteslistbelowtolearn.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youcan’tuseitagainuntil
Asabonusaction,youactivateacrimsonriteona youfinishashortorlongrest.
singleweaponwiththeelementalenergyofaknownriteof
yourchoicethatlastsuntilyoufinishashortorlongrest,or GrimPsychometry
ifyouaren’tholdingtheweaponattheendofyourturn.
Whenyouactivatearite,youloseanumberofhitpoints Whenyoureach9thlevel,youhaveasupernaturaltalent
equaltoonerollofyourhemocraftdie,asshowninthe fordiscerningthehistorysurroundingmysteriousobjects
HemocraftDiecolumnoftheBloodHuntertable. orplacestouchedbyevil.WhenmakinganIntelligence
(History)checktorecallinformationaboutadarkerpast
Whileactive,attacksfrom thisweapondealanaddition- surroundinganobjectyouaretouching,oralocationyou
al1d4damageofthechosenrite’stype.Thisdamageis arepresentin,youhaveadvantageontheroll.The
magical,andincreasesasyougainlevelsasabloodhunter, informationgleanedoftenleanstowardsthemoresinister
asshownintheHemocraftDiecolumnoftheBloodHunter influencesofthepast,andsometimesconveysvisionsof
table.Aweaponcanonlyholdasingleactiveriteatatime. thingspreviouslyunknowntothecharacteronhigherrolls.

YoulearnanadditionalPrimalRiteofyourchoiceat DarkAugmentation
7thlevel,andchooseanEsotericRitetolearnat14thlevel.
Uponreaching10thlevel,arcanebloodmagicsuffusesyour
PrimalRites body,permanentlyreinforcingyourresilience.Yourspeed
increasesby5feet,andwheneveryoumakeaStrength,
Choosefrom thefollowing: Dexterity,orConstitutionsavingthrow,yougainabonusto
RiteoftheFlame.Yourritedamageisfiredamage. thesavingthrowequaltoyourIntelligencemodifier
RiteoftheFrozen.Yourritedamageiscolddamage. (minimum ofone).
RiteoftheStorm.Yourritedamageislightningdamage.
BrandofTethering
EsotericRites
Startingat13thlevel,thepsychicdamagefrom yourBrand
Choosefrom thefollowing: ofCastigationfeatureincreasestotwiceyourIntelligence
RiteoftheDead.Yourritedamageisnecroticdamage. modifier(minimum of2).
RiteoftheOracle.Yourritedamageispsychicdamage.
RiteoftheRoar.Yourritedamageisthunderdamage. Inaddition,abrandedcreaturecan’ttaketheDash
action,andifacreaturebrandedbyyouattemptstoteleport
BloodHunterOrder orleavetheircurrentplaneviaability,spell,orportal,they

At3rdlevel,youcommittoanorderofbloodhuntermartial
focus.ChooseOrderoftheGhostslayer,OrderofthePro-
faneSoul,OrderoftheMutant,orOrderoftheLycan,all
detailedattheendoftheclassdescription.Theorderyou
choosegrantsyoufeaturesat3rdlevel,andagainat7th,
11th,15th,and18thlevel.

BloodHunter(2020) DesignbyMatthewMercer

secretsoftheorderbegintoberevealed.It’swithinthese
small,enigmaticsectsthattherealpowerofabloodhunter
islearned.

OrderoftheGhostslayer

TheOrderoftheGhostslayeristheoldestoftheorders,
havingoriginallyrediscoveredthesecretsofbloodmagic
andrefinedthem forcombatagainstthescourgeof
undeath.Ghostslayersseekoutandstudythemomentof
death,obsessingoverthemysteriesofthetransitionand
howitcanbecomecorruptedbyunholypowerstoriseonce
more.Tuningtheirabilitiestoannihilatesuchabomina-
tions,thesezealousbloodhuntersseekoutthesourcesof
suchnecromanticenergies,intenttodestroythem wherev-
ertheyarise.

OrderoftheGhostslayerFeatures

BloodHunter

Level Feature

3rd RiteoftheDawn,CurseSpecialist

7th EtherealStep
11th BrandofSundering

15th BloodCurseoftheExorcist
18th RiteRevival

Artby RiteoftheDawn
JomaCueto
Whenyoujointhisorderat3rdlevel,youlearntheRiteof
take4d6psychicdamageandmustmakeaWisdom saving theDawnesotericrite(detailedbelow).
throw.Onafailure,theteleportorplaneshiftfails.
RiteoftheDawn.Yourritedamageisradiantdamage.
HardenedSoul Whiletheriteisactive,yougainthefollowingbenefits:

Whenyoureach14thlevel,youhaveadvantageonsaving •Yourweaponshedsbrightlightouttoaradiusof20feet.
throwsagainstbeingcharmedandfrightened. •Youhaveresistancetonecroticdamage.
•Yourweapondealsoneadditionalhemocraftdieofrite
SanguineMastery
damagewhenyouhitanundead.
Uponbecoming20thlevel,youhonedyourcontrolover
bloodmagic,mitigatingyoursacrificeandempowering CurseSpecialist
yourcapability.Onceperturn,wheneverabloodhunter
featurerequiresyoutorollahemocraftdie,youcanchoose Beginningat3rdlevel,yourancientorderteachesadvanced
torerollthedieandchoosewhichresulttouse. masteryoverbloodcurses.Yougainanadditionaluseof
yourBloodMaledictfeature.Inaddition,yourbloodcurses
Inaddition,wheneveryouscoreacriticalhitwitha cantargetanycreature,whetherithasbloodornot.
weaponattackempoweredbyyourCrimsonRite,you
regainoneexpendeduseofyourBloodMaledictfeature. EtherealStep

BloodHunterOrders Uponreaching7thlevel,atthestartofyourturn,ifyou
aren’tincapacitated,youcanchoosetomagicallystepinto
Thereareahandfulofsecretiveordersofbloodhunters theveilbetweentheplanes.Youcanmovethroughother
thatguardtheircryptictechniquesandrituals.Onemust creaturesandobjectsasiftheyweredifficultterrain,as
adheretooneoftheseorderstoevenbegrantedaccessto wellasseeandaffectcreaturesandobjectsontheEthereal
theHunter’sBaneritethatstartstheirjourney,andonly Plane.Youtake1d10forcedamageifyouendyourturn
oncethey’veproventheirdedicationandabilitywillthe insideanobject.Ifyouareinsideanobjectwhenthis
featureends,youareimmediatelyshuntedtothenearest
BloodHunter(2020) unoccupiedspacethatyoucanoccupyandtakeforce
damageequaltotwicethenumberoffeetyoumoved.This
featurelastsforanumberofroundsequaltoyour
Intelligencemodifier(minimum of1round).

Youcanusethisfeatureonce.Beginningat15thlevel,
youcanuseyourEtherealStepfeaturetwicebetweenrests.
Youregainallexpendeduseswhenyoufinishashortor
longrest.

DesignbyMatthewMercer

BrandofSundering ProfaneSoulSpellcasting

Beginningat11thlevel,yourBrandofCastigationnow BloodHunter Cantrips Spells Spell Slot
exposesafragmentofyourfoe’sessence,leavingthem Slots Level
vulnerabletoyourCrimsonRite.Wheneveryoudamagea Level Known Known
brandedcreaturewithyourCrimsonRite,yourweapon 1 1st
dealsoneadditionalhemocraftdieofritedamage.In 3rd 2 2 1 1st
addition,thebrandedcreaturecan’tmovethrough 4th 2 2 1 1st
creaturesorobjects. 2 3 2 1st
5th 2 3 2 2nd
BloodCurseoftheExorcist 6th 2 4 2 2nd
7th 2 4 2 2nd
At15thlevel,you’vehonedyourhemocrafttotearwicked 8th 2 5 2 2nd
influencefrom yourallies,punishingthosewhowouldinfil- 9th 3 5 2 2nd
tratetheirbodyandmind.YougaintheBloodCurseofthe 10th 3 6 2 2nd
ExorcistforyourBloodMaledictfeature.Thisdoesn’tcount 11th 3 6 2 3rd
againstyournumberofbloodcursesknown. 3 7 2 3rd
12th 3 7 2 3rd
RiteRevival 13th 3 8 2 3rd
14th 3 8 2 3rd
Uponreaching18thlevel,youlearntoprotectyourfading 15th 3 9 2 3rd
lifebyabsorbingyourbloodrite.Whenyouarereducedto 16th 3 9 2 4th
0hitpointswhileyouhaveanactiveCrimsonRite,butdon’t 3 10 2 4th
dieoutright,theriteendsandyoudropto1hitpoint 17th 3 11
instead.Ifyouhaveritesactiveonmultipleweapons,you 18th
choosewhichoneends. 19th
20th

OrderoftheProfaneSoul techniqueswiththeabilitytocastspells.Seechapter10of
thePlayer’sHandbookforthegeneralrulesofspellcasting
ThosewhohavetakentotheOrderoftheProfaneSoul andchapter11ofthePlayer’sHandbookfortheWarlock
haveseenthelimitsofhemocraftagainstsomeofthemost spelllist.
ancientandcruelfiendsandterrorsoftheworld.Unableto
pursuebeingsofsuchpower,creaturesabletovanish Cantrips.Youlearntwocantripsofyourchoicefrom
amongstthenobleswithoutatrace,orbendthemindofthe thewarlockspelllist.Youlearnanadditionalwarlockcan-
moststalwartwarriorwithbutaglance,thisordertrusted tripofyourchoiceat10thlevel.
intheirresilienceanddelvedintothissamewellof
corruptingarcaneknowledge,makingpactswithlesser SpellSlots.TheProfaneSoulSpellcastingtableshows
evilstobettercombatthegreater.Whiletheymayhave howmanyspellslotsyouhave.Thetablealsoshowswhat
tradedapartofthemselves,membersofthisorderbelieve thelevelofthoseslotsis;allofyourspellslotsarethesame
thepowergainedfaroutweighstheprice,forevendevils level.Tocastoneofyourwarlockspellsof1stlevelor
nowquakewhentheyknowthey’vedrawntheattentionof higher,youmustexpendaspellslot.Youregainallexpend-
theOrderoftheProfaneSoul. edspellslotswhenyoufinishashortorlongrest.

OrderoftheProfaneSoulFeatures Forexample,whenyouare8thlevel,youhavetwo
2nd-levelspellslots.Tocastthe1st-levelspellwitchbolt,
BloodHunter youmustspendoneofthoseslots,andyoucastitasa
2nd-levelspell.
Level Feature
SpellsKnownof1stLevelandHigher.At3rdlevel,
3rd OtherworldlyPatron,PactMagic,RiteFocus youknowtwo1st-levelspellsofyourchoicefrom thewar-
lockspelllist.
7th MysticFrenzy,RevealedArcana
11th BrandoftheSappingScar TheSpellsKnowncolumnoftheProfaneSoultable
showswhenyoulearnmorewarlockspellsofyourchoice
15th UnsealedArcana of1stlevelandhigher.Aspellyouchoosemustbeofalevel
18th BloodCurseoftheSouleater nohigherthanwhat’sshowninthetable’sSlotLevel
columnforyourlevel.Whenyoureach11thlevel,forexam-
OtherworldlyPatron ple,youlearnanewwarlockspell,whichcanbe1st,2nd,
or3rdlevel.
Whenyoureach3rdlevel,youstrikeabargainwithan
otherworldlybeingofyourchoice:theArchfey,theFiend,or Additionally,whenyougainalevelinthisclassand
theGreatOldOne,eachdetailedinthePlayer’sHandbook, order,youcanchooseoneofthewarlockspellsyouknow
theUndyingwithintheSwordCoastAdventurer’sGuide, andreplaceitwithanotherspellfrom thewarlockspelllist,
andtheCelestialorHexbladeinXanathar’sGuideto whichalsomustbeofalevelforwhichyouhavespellslots.
Everything.Yourchoiceaugmentssomeofyourorder
features. SpellcastingAbility.Intelligenceisyourspellcasting
abilityforyourwarlockspells,soyouuseyourIntelligence
PactMagic wheneveraspellreferstoyourspellcastingability.Inaddi-
tion,youuseyourIntelligencemodifierwhensettingthe
Whenyoureach3rdlevel,youcanaugmentyourcombat savingthrowDCforawarlockspellyoucastandwhen
makinganattackrollwithone.
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DesignbyMatthewMercer

SpellsaveDC=8+yourproficiencybonus+ BrandoftheSappingScar
yourIntelligencemodifier.
Uponreaching11thlevel,yourBrandofCastigationfeature
Spellattackmodifier=yourproficiencybonus+ nowdigsdark,arcanescarsintoyourtarget,leavingthem
yourIntelligencemodifier. vulnerabletoyourmagic.Acreaturebrandedbyyouhas
disadvantageontheirsavingthrowsagainstyourwarlock
RiteFocus spells.

Beginningat3rdlevel,yourweaponbecomesacoretoyour UnsealedArcana
pactwithyourchosendarkpatron.Whileyouhavean
activeCrimsonRite,youcanuseyourweaponasa At15thlevel,yourpatrongrantsyoutherareuseofanaddi-
spellcastingfocus(foundinchapter5ofthePlayer’s tionalarcanespellbasedonyourpact.
Handbook)foryourwarlockspells,andyougainaspecific
benefitbasedonyourchosenpact(outlinedbelow). TheArchfey.Youcancastslowoncewithoutexpend-
ingaspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinishalong
TheArchfey.Whenyoudealritedamagetoacreature, rest.
itglowswithfaintlightuntiltheendofyournextturn.For
theduration,thecreaturecan’tbenefitfrom halfcover, TheFiend.Youcancastfireballoncewithoutexpend-
three-quarterscover,orbeinginvisible. ingaspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinishalong
rest.
TheFiend.WhenyouhitacreaturewithyourRiteof
theFlame,ifyourolla1or2onyourhemocraftdie,you TheGreatOldOne.Youcancasthasteoncewithout
canrerollthedieandchoosewhichrolltouse. expendingaspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinish
alongrest.
TheGreatOldOne.Whenyouscoreacriticalhit
againstacreaturewhileusingtheweapon,thatcreatureis TheUndying.Youcancastbestowcurseoncewithout
frightenedofyouuntiltheendofyournextturn. expendingaspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinish
alongrest.
TheUndying.Wheneveryoureduceahostilecreature
to0hitpointsusingaweapon,youregainanumberofhit TheCelestial.Youcancastrevivifyoncewithoutex-
pointsequaltoonerollofyourhemocraftdie. pendingaspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinisha
longrest.
TheCelestial.YoucanexpendauseofyourBlood
Maledictfeatureasabonusactiontohealonecreaturethat TheHexblade.Youcancastblinkoncewithoutex-
youcanseewithin60feetofyou.Theyregainanumberof pendingaspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinisha
hitpointsequaltoonerollofyourhemocraftdamagedie+ longrest.
yourIntelligencemodifier(minimum of1).

TheHexblade.Wheneveryoutargetacreaturewitha
bloodcurse,yournextattackagainstthecursedcreature
dealsadditionaldamageequaltoyourproficiencymodifier.

MysticFrenzy

Startingat7thlevel,whenyouuseyouractiontocasta
cantrip,youcanimmediatelymakeoneweaponattackasa
bonusaction.

RevealedArcana

At7thlevel,yourdarkpatrongrantsyoutherareuseofa
dangerousarcanespellbasedonyourpact.

TheArchfey.Youcancastbluronceusingapactmagic
spellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinishalongrest.

TheFiend.Youcancastscorchingrayonceusinga
pactmagicspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinisha
longrest.

TheGreatOldOne.Youcancastdetectthoughtsonce
usingapactmagicspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyou
finishalongrest.

TheUndying.Youcancastblindness/deafnessonce
usingapactmagicspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyou
finishalongrest.

TheCelestial.Youcancastlesserrestorationonce
usingapactmagicspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyou
finishalongrest.

TheHexblade.Youcancastbrandingsmiteonceusing
apactmagicspellslot.Youcan’tdosoagainuntilyoufinish
alongrest.

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BloodCurseoftheSouleater losingtheirpotencyovertimeandbecominginertifnot
usedbeforeyoufinishyournextshortorlongrest.
Startingat18thlevel,you’velearnedtosiphonthesoul
from yourfallenprey.YougaintheBloodCurseofthe StrangeMetabolism
SouleaterforyourBloodMaledictfeature.Thisdoesnot
countagainstyournumberofbloodcursesknown. Beginningat7thlevel,yourbodyhasbeguntoadaptto
toxinsandvenoms,ignoringtheircorrodingeffects.You
OrderoftheMutant gainimmunitytopoisondamageandthepoisoned
condition.
TheprocessoftheHunter’sBaneisapainful,scarring,and
sometimesfatalexperience.Thosethatsurvivefind Inaddition,youcaninstillaburstofadrenalineto
themselvesirrevocablychanged,enhanced.Somefound temporarilyresistthenegativeeffectsofamutagen.Asa
thisexperienceexalting,embracingtheabilitytoalterone’s bonusaction,youcanchoosetoignorethesideeffectofa
ownphysiologythroughacombinationofhemocraftand mutagenaffectingyoufor1minute.
corruptedalchemy.Overgenerationsofexperimentation,a
splinterorderofbloodhuntersbegantoemerge,onethat Onceyouusethisfeaturetoresistsideeffects,youcan’t
focusedonbrewingtoxicelixirstomodifytheircapabilities dosoagainuntilyoufinishalongrest.
inbattle,alteringtheirbloodand,overtime,become
somethingbeyondwhattheyoncewere.Theycalled BrandofAxiom
themselvestheOrderoftheMutant.Researchingtheir
targetstoknowtheirstrengthsandweaknesses,these At11thlevel,yourhemocrafthasalteredyourBrandof
bloodhunterscanaltertheirbiologytobebestpreparedfor Castigationtoenforceafoe’struenature.Anyillusions
thecomingconflict. disguisingormakingacreatureinvisiblewhenyoubrand
them end,andtheycan’tbenefitfrom suchillusionswhile
OrderoftheMutantFeatures branded.Ifacreaturebrandedbyyouispolymorphedor
haschangedshape,theymustsucceedonaWisdom saving
BloodHunter throworreverttotheirtrueform andbestunneduntilthe
endofyournextturn.Wheneverabrandedcreature
Level Feature attemptstopolymorphorchangeshape,theymustsucceed
onaWisdom savingthrowortheattemptfails,andtheyare
3rd Formulas(4),Mutagencraft stunneduntiltheendofyournextturn.

7th StrangeMetabolism,Formulas(5) BloodCurseofCorrosion

11th Mutagens(2/rest) Startingat15thlevel,yourbloodcursecanwracka
15th BrandofAxiom,Formulas(6) creature’sbodywithterribletoxins.YougaintheBlood
BloodCurseofCorrosion,Formulas(7) CurseofCorrosionforyourBloodMaledictfeature.This
doesnotcountagainstyournumberofbloodcursesknown.
6
ExaltedMutation
Mutagens(3/rest)
At18thlevel,yourbodyhasadaptedtoproduceyourtoxins
18th ExaltedMutation,Formulas(8) naturallyinamomentofneed.Asabonusaction,youcan
chooseonemutagencurrentlyaffectingyoutoflushfrom
Formulas yoursystem andend,thenimmediatelyhaveamutagenyou
knowtheformulafortakeeffectinitsplace.
Youbegintouncoverforbiddenalchemicalformulasthat
temporarilyalteryourmentalandphysicalabilities. Youcanusethisfeatureanumberoftimesequalto
yourIntelligencemodifier(minimum of1).Youregainall
Beginningat3rdlevel,youchoosetolearnfour usesofthisfeatureafteryoufinishalongrest.
mutagenformulas.Yourformulaoptionsaredetailedatthe
endofthisorderdescription.Yougainanadditional Mutagens
formulaat7thlevel,11thlevel,15thlevel,and18thlevel.
Thesemutagensarepresentedinalphabeticalorder.You
Additionally,whenyougainanewmutagenformula, canlearnamutagenatthesametimeyoumeetits
youcanchooseoneoftheformulasyoualreadyknowand prerequisites.
replaceitwithanewmutagenformula.
Aether(11thLevelRequired).Yougainaflyingspeed
Mutagencraft of20feetfor1hour.Asasideeffect,yougaindisadvantage
onStrengthandDexterityabilitychecksfor1hour.
At3rdlevel,youcanconcoctasinglemutagenwhenyou
finishashortorlongrest.Startingat7thlevel,thenumber Alluring.Yourskinandvoicebecomemalleable,
ofmutagensyoucancreatewhenyoufinisharest allowingyoutoslightlyenhanceyourappearanceand
increasestotwo,andyoucancreatethreemutagensat presence.YouhaveadvantageonCharismaabilitychecks.
15thlevel Asasideeffect,yougaindisadvantageoninitiativerolls.

Asabonusactionyoucanconsumeasinglemutagen, Celerity.YourDexterityscoreincreasesby3,asdoes
andtheeffectsandsideeffectslastuntilyoufinishashort yourDexteritymaximum.Thisbonusincreasesby1at11th
orlongrest,unlessotherwisespecified.Whileoneormore level(+4)and18thlevel(+5).Asasideeffect,yougain
mutagensareaffectingyou,youcanuseanactiontofocus disadvantageonWisdom savingthrows.
andflushthetoxinsfrom yoursystem,endingtheeffects
andsideeffectsofallmutagens. DesignbyMatthewMercer

Mutagensaredesignedforyourbiologyandhaveno
effectonothercreatures.Theyarealsounstablebynature,

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Conversant.YougainadvantageonIntelligenceability Rapidity.Yourspeedincreasesby10feet.At15thlevel,
checks.Asasideeffect,yougaindisadvantageon yourspeedincreasesby15feetinstead.Asasideeffect,
Wisdom abilitychecks. yougaindisadvantageonIntelligenceabilitychecks.

Cruelty(11thlevelrequired).WhenyouusetheAttack Reconstruction(7thlevelrequired).For1hour,atthe
action,youcanmakeanadditionalweaponattackasa startofeachofyourturns,youregainhitpointsequalto
bonusaction.Asasideeffect,yougaindisadvantageon yourproficiencybonusifyouhaveatleast1hitpointbutno
Intelligence,Wisdom,andCharismasavingthrows. morethanhalfofyourhitpointsleft.Asasideeffect,your
speeddecreasesby10ftfor1hour.
Deftness.YougainadvantageonDexterityability
checks.Asasideeffect,yougaindisadvantageonWisdom Sagacity.YourIntelligencescoreincreasesby3,as
abilitychecks. doesyourIntelligencemaximum.Thisbonusincreasesby
1at11thlevel(+4)and18thlevel(+5).Asasideeffect,you
Embers.Yougainresistancetofiredamage.Asaside gaindisadvantageonCharismasavingthrows.
effect,yougainvulnerabilitytocolddamage.
Shielded.Yougainresistancetoslashingdamage.Asa
Gelid.Yougainresistancetocolddamage.Asaside sideeffect,yougainvulnerabilitytobludgeoningdamage.
effect,yougainvulnerabilitytofiredamage.
Unbreakable.Yougainresistancetobludgeoning
Impermeable.Yougainresistancetopiercingdamage. damage.Asasideeffect,yougainvulnerabilitytopiercing
Asasideeffect,yougainvulnerabilitytoslashingdamage. damage.

Mobile.Youareimmunetothegrappledand Vermillion.YougainanadditionaluseofyourBlood
restrainedconditions.At11thlevel,youalsoareimmuneto Maledictfeature.Asasideeffect,yougaindisadvantageon
theparalyzedcondition.Asasideeffect,yougain deathsavingthrows.
disadvantageonStrengthabilitychecks.
OrderoftheLycan
Nighteye.Yougaindarkvisionforupto60feet.Ifyou
alreadyhavedarkvision,thisincreasesitsrangeby60 Ofthemanyterriblecursesthatplaguetherealm,feware
additionalfeet.Asasideeffect,yougainsunlightsensitivity asancientorasfearedasLycanthropy.Passedthrough
(detailedintheDarkElfsectiononpage24inthePlayer’s blood,thisafflictionseedsahostwiththesavagestrength
Handbook). andhungerforviolenceofawickedbeast.TheOrderofthe
Lycanisaproudorderofbloodhunterswhoundergo“The
Percipient.YougainadvantageonWisdom ability Taming,”aceremonialinflictingoflycanthropyfrom a
checks.Asasideeffect,yougaindisadvantageon seniormember.Thesehuntersthenusetheirabilitiesto
Charismaabilitychecks. harnessthepowerofthemonstertheyharborwithout
losingthemselvestoit.Throughintensehoningofone’s
Potency.YourStrengthscoreincreasesby3,asdoes ownwillpower,combinedwiththesecretsofthe
yourStrengthmaximum.Thisbonusincreasesby1at11th order’sbloodmagicrituals,memberslearntocontroland
level(+4)and18thlevel(+5).Asasideeffect,youhave unleashtheirhybridform forshortperiodsoftime.
disadvantageonDexteritysavingthrows. Enhancedphysicalprowess,unnaturalresilience,andrazor
sharpclawsmakethesewarriorsaterriblefoetoanyevil
Precision(11thlevelrequired).Yourweaponattacks thatcrossestheirpath.Yet,notrainingisperfect,and
scoreacriticalhitonarollof19-20.Asasideeffect,you withoutcareandcompletefocus,eventhegreatestofblood
gaindisadvantageonStrengthsavingthrows. hunterscantemporarilylosethemselvestothebloodlust.

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OrderoftheLycanFeatures

BloodHunter

Level Feature

3rd HeightenedSenses,HybridTransformation

7th Stalker’sProwess
11th AdvancedTransformation,Unarmed(1d8)

FeralMight(+2),PredatoryStrikes(+2)

15th BrandoftheVoracious

18th HybridTransformationMastery,Feral

Might(+3),PredatoryStrikes(+3)

HeightenedSenses

Startingwhenyouchoosethisarchetypeat3rdlevel,you
begintoadopttheimprovedabilitiesofanaturalpredator.
YougainadvantageonWisdom (Perception)checksthat
relyonhearingorsmell.

HybridTransformation TheOnusofLycanthropy
ThoseinductedintotheOrderoftheLycanchoosethis
Uponchoosingthisarchetypeat3rdlevel,youbeginto pathwithconviction,understandingtheterribleburden
learntocontrolthelycanthropiccursethatnowlivesin itisandthechallengesitbrings.Wheremostwho
yourblood.Asabonusaction,youcantransform intoyour embracethiscursegrowwicked,mad,evenmurderous,
hybridform forupto1hour.Youcanspeak,useequipment, thesebloodhuntersacceptthegiftsofthebeastwhile
andweararmorinthisform.Youcanreverttoyournormal maintainingcontrolthroughintensetrainingandblood
form earlierasabonusaction.Youautomaticallyrevertto magic.ThesefactorsenableamemberoftheOrderof
yournormalform ifyoufallunconscious,dropto0hit theLycantopreventthespreadoftheircursethrough
points,ordie.Thisfeaturereplacestherulesfor blood,shouldtheywishto.Oneofthemostsacred
LycanthropywithintheMonster’sManual. oathsofthisorderistoneverinfectanotherwithoutthe
order’ssanction.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youmustfinishashortor
longrestbeforeyoucanuseitagain.Whileyouare ShouldamemberoftheOrderoftheLycanbecured
transformed,yougainthefollowingfeatures: ofthelycanthropiccurse,itisaterribleshameontheir
name,theorder,andthosewhocarrythecursestill.
FeralMight.Yougaina+1tomeleedamagerolls.This Therehavebeenpassageswrittenaboutmembersbeing
bonusincreasesby1at11thlevel(+2)and18thlevel(+3). cleansedagainsttheirwill,butthosebrothersand
YoualsohaveadvantageonStrengthchecksandStrength sistersreadilyreturntotheordertoundergoarenewed
savingthrows. initiationofTheTaming,reintroducingthecursetotheir
bodiesandrestoringtheirhonor.
ResilientHide.Youhaveresistancetobludgeoning,
piercing,andslashingdamagefrom nonmagicalattacksnot Lycanthropycomesinmanyforms.Eachversionofthe
madewithsilverweapons.Whileyouarenotwearingheavy curseisboundtoaspecificbeast:wolf,bear,tiger,boar,
armor,yougaina+1bonustoyourAC. andratareafewofthemorewell-knownvariations.
Thestrainofthecursedefinesthebeastahybridform
PredatoryStrikes.YoucanapplyyourCrimsonRite willshare,butthefeaturesthecursebestowsremain
featuretoyourunarmedstrikesassingleweapon.Youcan relativelyuniform acrossstrains.
useDexterityinsteadofStrengthfortheattackanddamage
rolIsofyourunarmedstrikes.WhenyouusetheAttack DesignbyMatthewMercer
actionwithanunarmedstrike,youcanmakeoneunarmed
strikeasabonusaction.

Yourunarmedstrikesdeal1d6slashingdamage.The
damageincreasesto1d8at11thlevel.

Bloodlust.Ifyoubeginyourturnwithnomorethan
halfofyourmaximum hitpoints,youmustsucceedona
DC8Wisdom savingthrowormovedirectlytowardsthe
nearestcreaturetoyouandusetheAttackactionagainst
thatcreature.Youcanchoosewhetherornottouseyour
ExtraAttackfeatureforthisfrenziedattack.Ifthereismore
thanonepossibletarget,rolltorandomlydeterminethe
target.Youthenregaincontrolfortheremainderofyour
turn.

Ifyouareunderaneffectthatpreventsyoufrom
concentrating(likethebarbarian’sRagefeature),you
automaticallyfailthissavingthrow.

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Stalker'sProwess BloodCurseofBinding

At7thlevel,yourspeedincreasesby10feet.Youalsocan Asabonusaction,youcanattempttobindacreatureyou
add10feettoyourlongjumpdistanceand3feettoyour canseewithin30feetofyouthatisnomorethanonesize
highjumpdistance.Inaddition,yourhybridform gainsthe largerthanyou.ThetargetmustsucceedonaStrength
ImprovedPredatoryStrikesfeature. savingthroworhavetheirspeedbereducedto0andthey
can’tusereactionsuntiltheendofyournextturn.
ImprovedPredatoryStrikes.Yougaina+1bonusto
attackrollsmadewithyourunarmedstrikes.Thisbonus Amplify.Thiscurselastsfor1minuteandcanaffecta
increasesby1at11thlevel(+2)and18thlevel(+3).In creatureregardlessoftheirsizecategory.Attheendofeach
addition,whenyouhaveanactiveCrimsonRitewhilein ofitsturns,thecursedcreaturecanmakeanotherStrength
yourhybridform,yourunarmedstrikesareconsidered savingthrow.Onasuccess,thiscurseends.
magicalforthepurposeofovercomingresistanceand
immunitytononmagicalattacksanddamage. BloodCurseofBloatedAgony

AdvancedTransformation Asabonusaction,youcurseacreaturethatyoucansee
within30feetofyoutopainfullyswelluntiltheendofyour
Startingat11thlevel,youlearntounleashandcontrol nextturn.Forthedurationofthiscurse,thecreaturehas
moreofthebeastwithin.YoucanuseyourHybrid disadvantageonStrengthandDexterityabilitychecks,and
Transformationfeaturetwice,regainingallexpendeduses suffers1d8necroticdamageifitmakesmorethanone
whenyoufinishashortorlongrest.Inaddition,yourhybrid meleeorrangedattackduringitsturn.
form gainstheLycanRegenerationfeature.
Amplify.Thiscurselastsfor1minute.Attheendof
LycanRegeneration.Atthestartofeachofyourturns, eachofitsturns,thecursedcreaturecanmakea
beforeyourollforbloodlust,youregainhitpointsequalto Constitutionsavingthrow.Onasuccess,thiscurseends.
1+yourConstitutionmodifier(minimum of1)ifyouhave
atleast1hitpointandnomorethanhalfofyourhitpoints BloodCurseofCorrosion
left.
Prerequisite:15thlevel,OrderoftheMutant
BrandoftheVoracious
Asabonusaction,acreaturewithin30feetofyoumust
At15thlevel,youhaveadvantageonyourWisdom saving makeaConstitutionsavingthroworbecomepoisoned.At
throwstomaintaincontrolofyourbloodlustinhybridform. theendofeachofitsturns,thetargetcanmakeanother
Inaddition,yourBrandofCastigationnowbindsyourfoeto Constitutionsavingthrow.Onasuccess,thecurseends.
yourhunter’sthirstforsavagery.Whileinyourhybridform,
yourattackshaveadvantageagainstacreaturebrandedby Amplify.Thecursedcreaturesuffers4d6necrotic
you. damage,andsuffersthisdamageagaineverytimeitfailsits
Constitutionsavingthrowtoendthiscurseattheendofits
HybridTransformationMastery turn.

At18thlevel,youhavewrestledyourinnerpredatorand BloodCurseoftheExorcist
masteredit.YoucanuseyourHybridTransformation
featureanunlimitednumberoftimes,andyourhybridform Prerequisite:15thlevel,OrderoftheGhostslayer
cannowlastindefinitely.
Asabonusaction,youcanchooseonecreatureyoucansee
YoualsogaintheBloodCurseoftheHowlforyour within30feetofyouthatischarmed,frightened,or
BloodMaledictfeature.Thisdoesnotcountagainstyour possessed.Thetargetcreatureisnolongercharmed,
numberofbloodcursesknown. frightened,orpossessed.

BloodCurses Amplify.Thecreaturethatcharmed,frightened,or
possessedthetargetofyourcursesuffers3d6psychic
Thebloodcursesarepresentedinalphabeticalorder. damageandmustmakeaWisdom savingthroworbe
stunneduntiltheendofyournextturn.
BloodCurseoftheAnxious
BloodCurseofExposure
Asabonusaction,youmagnifytheadrenalineinthebody
ofacreaturewithin30feetofyou,makingthem susceptible Whenacreatureyoucanseewithin30feetishitwithan
toforcefulinfluence.Untiltheendofyournextturn,all attackorspell,youcanuseyourreactiontotemporarily
creatureshaveadvantageonCharisma(Intimidation) weakentheirresilienceagainstit.Untiltheendoftheturn,
checksdirectedatthetargetcreature. thetargetlosestheirresistancetothedamagetypesofthe
triggeringattackorspell.
Amplify.ThenextWisdom savingthrowthetargethas
tomakebeforethiscurseendshasdisadvantage.Once Amplify.Thetargetinsteadlosesinvulnerabilitytothe
you’veamplifiedthisbloodcurse,youmustfinishalong damagetypesofthetriggeringattackorspell,havingresis-
restbeforeyoucanamplifyitagain. tancetothem untiltheendoftheturn.

BloodCurseoftheEyeless

Whenacreatureyoucanseewithin30feetofyoumakes
anattackroll,youcanuseyourreactiontorollone

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hemocraftdieandsubtractthenumberrolledfrom the BloodCurseoftheMuddledMind
creature’sattackroll.Youcanchoosetousethisfeature
afterthecreature’sroll,butbeforetheDM determines Asabonusaction,youcurseacreaturethatyoucansee
whethertheattackrollsucceeds.Thecreatureisimmuneif within30feetofyouthatisconcentratingonaspell.That
itisimmunetoblindness. creaturehasdisadvantageonthenextConstitutionsaving
throwitmustmaketomaintainconcentrationbeforethe
Amplify.Youapplythiscursetoallofthecreature’s endofyournextturn.
attackrollsuntiltheendoftheturn.Yourollanew
hemocraftdieforeachaffectedattack. Amplify.Thecursedcreaturehasdisadvantageonall
Constitutionsavingthrowsmadetomaintainconcentration
BloodCurseoftheFallenPuppet ofspellsuntiltheendofyournextturn.

Whenacreatureyoucanseewithin30feetdropsto0hit BloodCurseoftheSouleater
points,youcanuseyourreactiontomakethatcreature
immediatelymakesasingleweaponattackagainstatarget Prerequisite:18thlevel,OrderoftheProfaneSoul
ofyourchoicewithinitsattackrange.
Whenacreaturethatisn’taconstructorundeadisreduced
Amplify.Youcanfirstmovethecursedcreatureupto to0hitpointswithin30feetofyou,youcanuseyourreac-
halftheirspeed,andyougrantabonustothecursed tiontoushertheirsoultoyourpatroninexchangefor
creature’sattackrollequaltoyourIntelligencemodifier power.Untiltheendofyournextturn,yourweaponattacks
(minimum of1). haveadvantage.

BloodCurseoftheHowl Amplify.Inaddition,youregainanexpendedwarlock
spellslot.Onceyou’veamplifiedthisbloodcurse,youmust
Prerequisite:18thlevel,OrderoftheLycan finishalongrestbeforeyoucanamplifyitagain.

Asanaction,youunleashablood-curdlinghowl.Each BloodHunterMulticlassing
creaturewithin30feetofyouthatcanhearyoumust
succeedonaWisdom savingthroworbecomefrightenedof Shouldyouwishtomulticlassintoabloodhunter,thepre-
youuntiltheendofyournextturn.Iftheyfailtheirsaving requisitesandproficienciesgainedarelistedbelow.
throwby5ormore,theyarestunnedwhilefrightenedin
thisway.Acreaturethatsucceedsonthissavingthrowis BloodHunterMulticlassingPrerequisites
immunetothisbloodcurseforthenext24hours.
AbilityScoreMinimum
Youcanchooseanynumberofcreaturesyoucanseeto Strength13orDexterity13,andIntelligence13
beunaffectedbythishowl.
BloodHunterMulticlassingProficiencies
Amplify.Therangeofthiscurseincreasesto60feet.
ProficienciesGained
BloodCurseoftheMarked Lightarmor,medium armor,shields,simpleweapons,mar-
tialweapons,oneskillfrom theclass’sskilllist,alchemical
Asabonusaction,youcanmarkacreaturewithin30feet supplies.
ofyou.Untiltheendofyourturn,wheneveryoudealrite
damagetothetarget,youdealanadditionalhemocraftdie BloodHunterMulticlassingwithWarlock
ofritedamage.
IfmulticlassingOrderoftheProfaneSoulwithWarlock
Amplify.Thenextattackrollyoumakeagainstthe levels,addathirdofyourbloodhunterlevels(rounded
targetbeforetheendofyourturnhasadvantage. down)toyourWarlocklevelandconsulttheWarlockpro-
gressiontableinthePlayer’sHandbookfortotalSpell
Slots,Cantripsknown,andSpellSlotLevel.

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