OneDnD Playtest - Expert Classes

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EXPERT CLASSES glossary of any previous article.
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Inside you’ll find the following content: POWER LEVEL

Expert Classes. Three Classes appear in this The character options you read here might be
document, each one a member of the Expert more or less powerful than options in the 2014
Group: the Bard, the Ranger, and the Rogue. Player’s Handbook. If a design survives
Each Class appears with one Subclass. More playtesting, we adjust its power to the desirable
Subclasses will appear in Unearthed Arcana in level before publication in a book. This means an
the months ahead. option could be more or less powerful in its final
form.
Feats. Feats follow the Class descriptions,
particularly feats available to the classes in this FEEDBACK
document.
The best way for you to give us feedback on this
Spell Lists. Three Spell lists—the Arcane, Divine, material is in the survey we’ll release on D&D
and Primal lists—are featured here. The Beyond. If we decide to make this material
Ranger uses the Primal list, and the Bard official, it will be refined based on your feedback,
potentially uses all three, thanks to the Magical and then it will appear in a D&D book.
Secrets feature.
WHAT’S AHEAD IN THE ONE D&D PLAYTEST?
Rules Glossary. In this document, any term in We have many things in store for you to read and
the body text that is underlined appears in a try out in the months ahead. Here are some of the
glossary at the end. The glossary defines game highlights:
terms that have been clarified or redefined for
this playtest or that don’t appear in the 2014 • Revised versions of every Class from the 2014
Player’s Handbook. Player’s Handbook

To learn more about the design in this article, • Forty-eight Subclasses, including the Subclasses
we invite you to view the accompanying video. in this article

THIS IS PLAYTEST MATERIAL • New and revised Spells
• New and revised Feats
This article is presented for playtesting and • New Weapon options for certain Classes
feedback. The material here is experimental and • A new system for creating a home base for your
is in draft form. It isn’t officially part of the game.
Your feedback will help determine whether we characters
adopt it as official. • Revised encounter-building rules
• New and revised monsters
HOW TO PLAYTEST THIS MATERIAL
As the playtest progresses, you will also see new
We invite you to try out this material in play. versions of some things that you provided
When you do so, you’re welcome to combine this feedback on earlier in the playtest.
article with the “Character Origins” article from
August 2022.
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PARTS OF A CLASS magic item, or a Feat might be available only to
members of the Warrior Group.
Each Class contains the rules elements described When creating a party of adventurers, one way
below. Characters who have levels in a Class are to form a well-rounded group is to include at
exceptional; most of the inhabitants of the least one member of each Class Group. That said,
multiverse aren’t members of a Class. mix and match Classes to your heart’s content!

PRIMARY ABILITY CREATING A MEMBER OF THE CLASS

The primary ability of a Class is critical to some A Class’s description includes a section on how
of the Class’s features, so when you create your to create a member of that Class. That section
character, that ability is a great place to put one tells you how to determine your Hit Points,
of your highest scores. which Proficiencies and Armor Training you gain
Similarly, whenever you gain the Ability Score from the Class, the equipment the Class provides
Improvement Feat, consider increasing your at 1st level, and how to use the multiclassing
primary ability. rules with the Class.
Finally, to use the multiclassing rules, you
must have at least a score of 13 in the primary CLASS FEATURES
ability of all your classes.
Each Class grants special features at certain
CLASS GROUP levels in the Class. Those features are listed on
the Class’s table and detailed in the Class’s
Each Class is a member of a Class Group—a set description.
of Classes that have certain features and themes
in common. The Class Groups table lists the SUBCLASSES
groups and summarizes characteristics the
members of a group have in common. A Class’s description is followed by a section
dedicated to Subclasses for that Class. A Subclass
CLASS GROUPS Characteristics represents an area of specialization for a
Polymaths who have member of a Class, and the Subclass grants
Group Classes the Expertise feature special features at certain levels.
Experts* Bard, Ranger, and elements of When playtesting the new version of a Class,
other Classes you can use a Subclass from an older source,
Rogue Adepts of Arcane such as the 2014 Player’s Handbook or Tasha’s
magic, focusing on Cauldron of Everything. If the older Subclass
Mages Sorcerer, utility and offers features at levels that are different from
Priests Warlock, destruction the Subclass levels in the Class, follow the older
Wizard Stewards of Divine or Subclass’s level progression after the Class lets
Primal magic, you gain the Subclass.
Cleric, Druid, focusing on healing,
Paladin utility, and defense THREE CLASS HIGHLIGHTS
Masters of combat Here are three highlights in this article’s classes:
Warriors Barbarian, who can deal and
Fighter, Monk endure many wounds • All three Classes have new features, as well as
revised versions of old features.
* The Artificer is also an Expert. That Class appears in
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and Eberron: Rising • When a Class offers a decision, a suggested
choice is usually presented, especially at lower
from the Last War, not the Player’s Handbook. levels. This makes it easier to create characters
quickly.

A Class Group has no rules in itself, but • Each Class’s old 20th-level feature has moved to
prerequisites and other rules can refer to these 18th level, opening up 20th level for Epic Boons.
groups. For example, only members of the Mage
Group might be able to attune to a particular

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BARD knowledge of many subjects and develop an
aptitude to do almost anything well. Bards
Class Group: Expert become masters of many things, including
Primary Ability: Charisma musical performance, the workings of magic, and
the formation of jests.
Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Not every singer or poet in a tavern or jester in
Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing a royal court is a Bard. Harnessing the Words of
hurts, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Creation requires hard work and some measure
Bards believe that the creators of the of natural talent that most troubadours and
multiverse spoke and signed it into existence jongleurs lack. It can sometimes be hard to spot
and that remnants of those Words of Creation the difference between these performers and
still resound and glimmer on every plane of Bards, though. A Bard’s life is spent wandering
existence. The magic of Bards is an attempt to across the land gathering lore, telling stories,
harness those words—which transcend any and living on the gratitude of audiences, much
language—and direct them to create new like any other entertainer. But Bards’ depth of
wonders. knowledge, level of musical skill, and mastery of
Almost anything can inspire a new song or magic sets them apart.
tale, so Bards are fascinated by almost
everything. They have a wide-ranging

BARD —Prepared Spells per Spell Level—

Level Prof. Bonus Class Features Bardic Die Cantrips 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Bardic Inspiration, d6 2 2 — ———————
Spellcasting

2nd +2 Expertise, d6 2 3 — — — — — — — —
Songs of Restoration

3rd +2 Bard Subclass d6 2 4 2 — — — — — — —

4th +2 Feat d6 3 4 3 — — — — — — —

5th +3 Jack of All Trades d8 3 4 3 2 — — — — — —

6th +3 Subclass Feature d8 3 4 3 3 — — — — — —

7th +3 Font of Bardic d8 3 4 3 3 1 — — — — —
Inspiration d8 3 4 3 3 2 — — — — —

8th +3 Feat

9th +4 Expertise d8 3 4 3 3 3 1 — — — —

10th +4 Subclass Feature d10 4 4 3 3 3 2 — — — —

11th +4 Magical Secrets d10 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —

12th +4 Feat d10 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —

13th +5 — d10 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —

14th +5 Subclass Feature d10 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —

15th +5 Further Magical d12 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —
Secrets d12 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —

16th +5 Feat

17th +6 — d12 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1

18th +6 Superior Bardic d12 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
Inspiration d12 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1

19th +6 Feat

20th +6 Epic Boon d12 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1



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CREATING A BARD take your first Bard level: one Skill of your choice
and one Musical Instrument of your choice.
To create a Bard, consult the following lists, Armor Training. When you gain your first
which provide Hit Points, Proficiencies, and Bard level, you gain Light Armor Training.
Armor Training. If you’re making a 1st-level Spell Slots. Add all your Bard levels to the
character, also consult the “Starting Equipment” appropriate levels from other Classes to
section, and if you’re using the multiclassing determine your available Spell Slots for casting
rules, see the “Multiclassing and the Bard” Spells, as detailed in the multiclassing rules.
section. You prepare Spells for each of your Classes
Then look at the Bard table to see the Class individually, referring to the Spell Slots of an
Features you get at each level in this Class. The individual Class to determine the number and
descriptions of those features appear in the levels of the Spells you prepare for it.
“Bard Class Features” section.
BARD CLASS FEATURES
HIT POINTS
As a Bard, you gain the following Class Features
Hit Dice: 1d8 per Bard level when you reach the specified levels in this Class.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution These features are listed on the Bard table.

modifier 1ST LEVEL: BARDIC INSPIRATION
Hit Points per Level after 1st: 1d8 (or 5) + your
You can supernaturally inspire others through
Constitution modifier words, music, or dance. This inspiration is
represented by your Bardic Inspiration die,
PROFICIENCIES which is a d6.
Using Bardic Inspiration. You can use your
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma Bardic Inspiration die in the following ways:
Skills: Deception, Performance, Persuasion (or any
Boost a d20 Test. When another creature
three Skills of your choice) within 60 feet of you that you can see or hear
Weapons: Simple Weapons fails a d20 Test, you can use your Reaction to
Tools: Three Musical Instruments of your choice give the creature a Bardic Inspiration die. The
creature rolls that die and adds the number
ARMOR TRAINING rolled to the d20, potentially turning the
failure into a success.
Light Armor
Heal. Immediately after another creature within
STARTING EQUIPMENT 60 feet of you that you can see or hear takes
damage, you can use your Reaction to roll your
As a 1st-level character, you start with the Bardic Inspiration die and restore a number of
following equipment, or you can forgo it and Hit Points to the creature equal to the number
spend 100 GP on equipment of your choice. rolled.

Dagger Musical Instrument (one Number of Uses. A Bardic Inspiration die is
Entertainer’s Pack of your choice) expended when it’s rolled. You can confer a
Leather Armor Bardic Inspiration die a number of times equal to
Shortsword your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all
18 GP expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.
At Higher Levels. Your Bardic Inspiration die
MULTICLASSING AND THE BARD changes when you reach certain levels in this
Class, as shown in the Bardic Die column of the
If your group uses the multiclassing rules in the Bard table. The die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a
Player’s Handbook, here’s what you need to d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.
know if you choose Bard as one of your Classes.
Ability Score Minimum. As a multiclass
character, you must have a score of at least 13 in
the Bard’s primary ability, Charisma, to take a
level in this Class or to take a level in another
Class if you are already a Bard.
Proficiencies. If Bard isn’t your initial Class,
here are the Proficiencies you gain when you

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1ST LEVEL: SPELLCASTING 2ND LEVEL: SONGS OF RESTORATION

You have learned to cast Spells through your You have learned how to use music, poetry, and
bardic arts. See the Player’s Handbook for the dance to heal wounds and maladies. When you
rules on spellcasting. The information below reach certain levels in this Class, you add a
details how you use those rules as a Bard. specific Spell to your Songs of Restoration
Prepared Spells. You have the following Spells repertoire, as shown on the Songs of Restoration
prepared: Color Spray, Disguise Self, Repertoire table. You always have that Spell
Prestidigitation, and Vicious Mockery. prepared, and it doesn’t count against the
Alternatively, you can prepare two 0-level Spells number of Spells you can prepare.
and two 1st-level Spells of your choice. Any Spell
you prepare for this Class must be an Arcane SONGS OF RESTORATION REPERTOIRE
Spell, and it must be from one of the following
Schools of Magic: Divination, Enchantment, Bard Level Spell
Illusion, or Transmutation. 2nd Healing Word
Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can 4th Lesser Restoration
practice your bardic arts and replace any Spell 6th Mass Healing Word
you have prepared for this Class with another 8th Freedom of Movement
Arcane Spell of the same level, abiding by the 10th Greater Restoration
school restriction above.
At higher levels in this Class, you can prepare 3RD LEVEL: BARD SUBCLASS
more Spells, as shown on the Bard table. The
numbers there determine the number of You gain the College of Lore Subclass or another
different Spells you can prepare of each level. Bard Subclass of your choice. The College of Lore
For example, as a 3rd-level Bard, you can is detailed after the Bard’s Class description, and
prepare two different 0-level Spells, four other Subclasses will appear in future Unearthed
different 1st-level Spells, and two different 2nd- Arcana articles.
level Spells. A Subclass is a specialization that grants you
Consult the “Prepared Bard Spells” section for special abilities at certain Bard levels. For the
recommendations on which spells to prepare at rest of your career, you gain each of your
higher levels. A Spell marked with a dagger (†) in Subclass’s features that are of your Bard level
that section is always prepared and can’t be and lower. This Class’s description tells you the
replaced when you prepare Spells. levels when your Subclass provides features.
Spell Slots. The Bard table shows how many
Spell Slots you have at each level to cast your 4TH LEVEL: FEAT
Bard Spells of 1st level and higher; the number
of different Spells you can prepare of each level You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
equals the number of Spell Slots you have at that another Feat of your choice.
level. For example, as a 5th-level Bard, you have
four 1st-level Spell Slots, three 2nd-level Spell 5TH LEVEL: JACK OF ALL TRADES
Slots, and two 3rd-level Spell Slots.
Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your You can add half your Proficiency Bonus (round
Spellcasting Ability for your Bard Spells. down) to any Ability Check you make that uses a
Spellcasting Focus. You can use a Musical Skill Proficiency you lack and that doesn’t
Instrument as a Spellcasting Focus for the Spells otherwise use your Proficiency Bonus. For
you prepare for this Class. example, if you make a Strength Check
(Athletics) and lack Athletics Proficiency, you
2ND LEVEL: EXPERTISE can add half your Proficiency Bonus to the check.

You gain Expertise in two of your Skill 6TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE
Proficiencies of your choice.
Performance and Persuasion are iconic choices You gain a feature from your Bard Subclass.
for a Bard if you have Proficiency in them.
7TH LEVEL: FONT OF BARDIC INSPIRATION

You now regain all your expended uses of Bardic
Inspiration when you finish a Short Rest or a
Long Rest.

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In addition, if a creature rolls your Bardic 19TH LEVEL: FEAT
Inspiration die and gets a 1 (after any rerolls you
might have), that use of your Bardic Inspiration You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
isn’t expended. another Feat of your choice.

8TH LEVEL: FEAT 20TH LEVEL: EPIC BOON

You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or You gain the Epic Boon of Luck Feat or another
another Feat of your choice. Epic Boon Feat of your choice.

9TH LEVEL: EXPERTISE PREPARED BARD SPELLS

You gain Expertise in two of your Skill This section provides recommended Spells that
Proficiencies of your choice. you prepare at each Bard level. Look for your
Bard level, and you prepare the spells for that
10TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE level and all lower Bard levels. Whenever you
finish a Long Rest, you can change these Spells,
You gain a feature from your Bard Subclass. as explained in this Class’s Spellcasting feature.
A Spell marked with a dagger (†) is always
11TH LEVEL: MAGICAL SECRETS prepared and can’t be replaced when you
prepare Spells.
You have collected magical knowledge from a
wide spectrum of disciplines. Choose a Spell List: 1ST-LEVEL BARD
Arcane, Divine, or Primal. Whenever you prepare
Spells for this Class, up to two of the Spells you 0-Level Spells: Prestidigitation, Vicious Mockery
prepare can be from the chosen list and from any 1st-Level Spells: Color Spray, Disguise Self
School of Magic. The prepared Spells otherwise
follow the rules of your Bard Spellcasting 2ND-LEVEL BARD
feature.
1st-Level Spells: Dissonant Whispers, Healing
12TH LEVEL: FEAT Word†

You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or 3RD-LEVEL BARD
another Feat of your choice.
1st-Level Spells: Charm Person
14TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE 2nd-Level Spells: Blur, Shatter

You gain a feature from your Bard Subclass. 4TH-LEVEL BARD

15TH LEVEL: FURTHER MAGICAL SECRETS 0-Level Spells: Minor Illusion
2nd-Level Spells: Calm Emotions, Lesser
Your understanding of magic has grown even
broader. Choose a Spell List—Arcane, Divine, or Restoration†
Primal—that you didn’t choose for your Magical
Secrets feature. Whenever you prepare your 5TH-LEVEL BARD
Bard Spells, two of the Spells you prepare can be
from the chosen list and from any School of 3rd-Level Spells: Haste, Tongues
Magic. The prepared Spells otherwise follow the
rules of your Bard Spellcasting feature. 6TH-LEVEL BARD

16TH LEVEL: FEAT 3rd-Level Spells: Major Image, Mass Healing
Word†
You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
another Feat of your choice. 7TH-LEVEL BARD

18TH LEVEL: SUPERIOR BARDIC 4th-Level Spells: Compulsion
INSPIRATION
8TH-LEVEL BARD
When you roll Initiative, you regain two
expended uses of your Bardic Inspiration. 4th-Level Spells: Freedom of Movement,† Greater
Invisibility

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9TH-LEVEL BARD with one another. They also meet at festivals or
affairs of state, where they can expose
4th-Level Spells: Polymorph corruption, unravel lies, and poke fun at self-
5th-Level Spells: Seeming important figures of authority.

10TH-LEVEL BARD 3RD LEVEL: BONUS PROFICIENCIES

0-Level Spells: Message You gain three Skill Proficiencies: Arcana,
5th-Level Spells: Greater Restoration,† Legend Lore History, and Nature. If you already have one of
these Proficiencies, choose a Skill Proficiency
11TH- AND 12TH-LEVEL BARD you lack, and gain that Proficiency.

6th-Level Spells: Otto’s Irresistible Dance 3RD LEVEL: CUTTING WORDS

13TH- AND 14TH-LEVEL BARD You learn how to use your wit to supernaturally
distract, confuse, and otherwise sap the
7th-Level Spells: Etherealness confidence and competence of others. When a
creature that you can see within 60 feet of
15TH- AND 16TH-LEVEL BARD yourself succeeds on an Ability Check or an
Attack Roll, you can use your Reaction to expend
8th-Level Spells: Power Word Stun one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling a
Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the
17TH-LEVEL BARD number rolled from the creature’s roll,
potentially turning it into a failure.
9th-Level Spells: Power Word Kill
6TH LEVEL: CUNNING INSPIRATION
18TH-LEVEL BARD
Through your studies and your cunning, you’ve
5th-Level Spells: Animate Objects learned to inspire others exceptionally well.
When any creature rolls your Bardic Inspiration
19TH-LEVEL BARD die, that creature can roll the die twice and use
the higher of the two rolls.
6th-Level Spells: Mass Suggestion
10TH LEVEL: IMPROVED CUTTING WORDS
20TH-LEVEL BARD
Whenever you use your Cutting Words feature
7th-Level Spells: Reverse Gravity on a creature, you can deal Psychic Damage to
that creature equal to the number rolled on the
BARD SUBCLASSES Bardic Inspiration die plus your Charisma
modifier.
A Bard Subclass is a specialization that grants
you special abilities at certain Bard levels, as 14TH LEVEL: PEERLESS SKILL
specified in the Subclass.
Bards form loose associations, which they call When you make an Ability Check and fail, you
colleges, to facilitate their gatherings and can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration, roll the
preserve their traditions. This section presents Bardic Inspiration die, and add the number
the College of Lore Subclass. rolled to the Ability Check, potentially turning it
into a success. If the check still fails, the Bardic
COLLEGE OF LORE Inspiration isn’t expended.

Bards of the College of Lore know something
about most things, collecting bits of knowledge
from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and 7
peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in
taverns or performing elaborate compositions in
royal courts, these Bards use their gifts to hold
audiences spellbound.
The college’s members gather in libraries and
sometimes in actual colleges, complete with
classrooms and dormitories, to share their lore

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RANGER Armor Training. If you’re making a 1st-level
character, also consult the “Starting Equipment”
Class Group: Expert section, and if you’re using the multiclassing
Primary Ability: Dexterity, Wisdom rules, see the “Multiclassing and the Ranger”
section.
Far from the bustle of cities, amid the trees of Then look at the Ranger table to see the Class
trackless forests and across wide plains, Rangers Features you get at each level in this Class. The
keep their unending watch. descriptions of those features appear in the
Wanderers of the wilderness, Rangers “Ranger Class Features” section.
specialize in facing monsters that threaten the
world. Rangers learn to track their quarry as a HIT POINTS
predator does, moving stealthily through the
wilds and hiding themselves in brush and rubble. Hit Dice: 1d10 per Ranger level
Thanks to their connection with nature, Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution
Rangers can also cast Spells that harness the
primal powers of the wilderness. A Ranger’s modifier
talents and magic are honed with deadly focus Hit Points per Level after 1st: 1d10 (or 6) + your
on the task of protecting the world from the
ravages of monsters and tyrants. Constitution modifier

CREATING A RANGER PROFICIENCIES

To create a Ranger, consult the following lists, Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
which provide Hit Points, Proficiencies, and Skills: Athletics, Stealth, Survival (or choose three

from Animal Handling, Athletics, Insight,
Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and
Survival)

RANGER —Prepared Spells per Spell Level—
Cantrips 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Level Prof. Bonus Class Features
1st +2 Expertise, Favored Enemy, Spellcasting 2 2 ————
2nd +2 Fighting Style 2 2 ————
3rd +2 Ranger Subclass 2 3 ————
4th +2 Feat 2 3 ————
5th +3 Extra Attack 2 4 2 ———
6th +3 Subclass Feature 2 4 2 ———
7th +3 Roving 2 4 3 ———
8th +3 Feat 2 4 3 ———
9th +4 Expertise 2 4 3 2 ——
10th +4 Subclass Feature 3 4 3 2 ——
11th +4 Tireless 3 4 3 3 ——
12th +4 Feat 3 4 3 3 ——
13th +5 Nature’s Veil 3 4 3 3 1—
14th +5 Subclass Feature 3 4 3 3 1—
15th +5 Feral Senses 3 4 3 3 2—
16th +5 Feat 3 4 3 3 2—
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18th +6 Foe Slayer 3 43331
19th +6 Feat 3 43332
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Weapons: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons 1ST LEVEL: EXPERTISE
Tools: None
You gain Expertise in two of your Skill
ARMOR TRAINING Proficiencies of your choice.
Stealth and Survival are iconic choices for a
Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields Ranger if you have Proficiency in them.

STARTING EQUIPMENT 1ST LEVEL: FAVORED ENEMY

As a 1st-level character, you start with the You are adept at focusing your ire on a single foe.
following equipment, or you can forgo it and You always have the Hunter’s Mark Spell
spend 150 GP on equipment of your choice. prepared, and it doesn’t count against the
number of Spells you can prepare. Moreover, you
Arrows (20) Scimitar don’t have to concentrate on the Spell once you
Explorer’s Pack Shortsword cast it; it lasts for its full duration, until you end
Longbow Studded Leather Armor it as a Bonus Action, or until you are
Quiver 8 GP Incapacitated.

MULTICLASSING AND THE RANGER 1ST LEVEL: SPELLCASTING

If your group uses the multiclassing rules in the You have learned to channel the magical essence
Player’s Handbook, here’s what you need to of nature to cast Spells. See the Player’s
know if you choose Ranger as one of your Handbook for the rules on spellcasting. The
Classes. information below details how you use those
Ability Score Minimum. As a multiclass rules as a Ranger.
character, you must have a score of at least 13 in Spell Preparation. You have the following
the Ranger’s primary abilities, Dexterity and Spells prepared: Cure Wounds, Guidance,
Wisdom, to take a level in this Class or to take a Hunter’s Mark, and Thorn Whip. Alternatively,
level in another Class if you are already a Ranger. you can prepare two 0-level Spells and two 1st-
Proficiencies Gained. If Ranger isn’t your level Spells of your choice. Any Spell you prepare
initial Class, here are the Proficiencies you gain for this Class must be a Primal Spell, and it can
when you take your first Ranger level: Martial be from any School of Magic except Evocation.
Weapons and one Skill of your choice from the Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can
Ranger’s Skill list. commune with nature and replace any Spell you
Armor Training. When you gain your first have prepared for this Class with another Primal
Ranger level, you gain the following Armor Spell of the same level that isn’t an Evocation.
Training: Light Armor, Medium Armor, and At higher levels in this Class, you can prepare
Shield. more Spells, as shown on the Ranger table. The
Spell Slots. Add half your Ranger levels numbers there determine the number of
(rounded up) to the appropriate levels from different Spells you can prepare of each level.
other Classes to determine your available Spell For example, as a 3rd-level Ranger, you can
Slots for casting Spells, as detailed in the prepare two different 0-level Spells and three
multiclassing rules. different 1st-level Spells.
You prepare Spells for each of your Classes Consult the “Prepared Ranger Spells” section
individually, referring to the Spell Slots of an for recommendations on which spells to prepare
individual Class to determine the number and at higher levels. A Spell marked with a dagger (†)
levels of the Spells you prepare for it. in that section is always prepared and can’t be
replaced when you prepare Spells.
RANGER CLASS FEATURES Spell Slots. The Ranger table shows how many
Spell Slots you have at each level to cast your
As a Ranger, you gain the following Class Ranger Spells of 1st level and higher; the number
Features when you reach the specified levels in of different Spells you can prepare of each level
this Class. These features are listed on the equals the number of Spell Slots you have at that
Ranger table. level. For example, as a 5th-level Ranger, you
have four 1st-level Spell Slots and two 2nd-level
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Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your 10TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE
Spellcasting Ability for your Ranger Spells.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use a Druidic You gain a feature from your Ranger Subclass.
Focus as a Spellcasting Focus for the Spells you
prepare for this Class. 11TH LEVEL: TIRELESS

2ND LEVEL: FIGHTING STYLE Primal forces now help fuel you on your
journeys, granting you the following benefits:
You have honed your martial prowess. You gain
one of the following Fighting Style Feats of your Temporary Hit Points. Whenever you finish a
choice: Archery, Defense, or Two-Weapon Short Rest or a Long Rest, you can give
Fighting. yourself a number of Temporary Hit Points
Whenever you gain a Feat at later levels, equal to 1d8 plus your Proficiency Bonus.
Fighting Style Feats are among your options,
even though you aren’t a member of the Warrior Decrease Exhaustion. If you are Exhausted
Group. when you finish a Short Rest, your level of
exhaustion decreases by 1.
3RD LEVEL: RANGER SUBCLASS
12TH LEVEL: FEAT
You gain the Hunter Subclass or another Ranger
Subclass of your choice. The Hunter is detailed You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
after the Ranger’s Class description, and other another Feat of your choice.
Subclasses will appear in future Unearthed
Arcana articles. 13TH LEVEL: NATURE’S VEIL
A Subclass is a specialization that grants you
special abilities at certain Ranger levels. For the You invoke spirits of nature to magically hide
rest of your career, you gain each of your yourself from view. As a Bonus Action, you can
Subclass’s features that are of your Ranger level expend a Spell Slot and become Invisible until
and lower. This Class’s description tells you the the end of your next turn.
levels when your Subclass provides features.
14TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE
4TH LEVEL: FEAT
You gain a feature from your Ranger Subclass.
You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
another Feat of your choice. 15TH LEVEL: FERAL SENSES

5TH LEVEL: EXTRA ATTACK Your connection to the forces of nature grants
you Blindsight with a range of 30 feet.
You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever
you take the Attack Action on your turn. 16TH LEVEL: FEAT

6TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
another Feat of your choice.
You gain a feature from your Ranger Subclass.
18TH LEVEL: FOE SLAYER
7TH LEVEL: ROVING
Your Hunter’s Mark now deals an extra 1d10
Your Speed increases by 10 feet while you aren’t damage to its target, rather than an extra 1d6.
wearing Heavy Armor.
You also have a Climb Speed and a Swim Speed 19TH LEVEL: FEAT
equal to your Speed.
You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
8TH LEVEL: FEAT another Feat of your choice.

You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or 20TH LEVEL: EPIC BOON
another Feat of your choice.
You gain the Epic Boon of Fortitude Feat or
9TH LEVEL: EXPERTISE another Epic Boon Feat of your choice.

You gain Expertise in two of your Skill PREPARED RANGER SPELLS
Proficiencies of your choice.
This section provides recommended Spells that
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level and all lower Ranger levels. Whenever you This section presents the Hunter Subclass.
finish a Long Rest, you can change these Spells,
as explained in this Class’s Spellcasting feature. HUNTER
A Spell marked with a dagger (†) is always
prepared and can’t be replaced when you You stalk prey in the wilds and elsewhere, using
prepare Spells. your abilities as a Hunter to protect nature and
people everywhere from forces that would
1ST- AND 2ND-LEVEL RANGER destroy them.

Cantrips: Guidance, Thorn Whip 3RD LEVEL: HUNTER’S PREY
1st-Level Spells: Cure Wounds, Hunter’s Mark,†
Your tenacity can wear down even the most
Speak with Animals resilient foes. When you hit a creature with a
Weapon or an Unarmed Strike as part of the
3RD- AND 4TH-LEVEL RANGER Attack Action on your turn, the Weapon or
Unarmed Strike deals an extra 1d8 damage to
1st-Level Spells: Ensnaring Strike the target if it’s missing any of its Hit Points. You
can deal this extra damage only once per turn.
5TH- AND 6TH-LEVEL RANGER
6TH LEVEL: HUNTER’S LORE
1st-Level Spells: Longstrider
2nd-Level Spells: Pass without Trace, Spike Growth You can call on the forces of nature to reveal
certain strengths and weaknesses of your prey.
7TH- AND 8TH-LEVEL RANGER While a creature is marked by your Hunter’s
Mark, you know whether that creature has any
2nd-Level Spells: Barkskin Immunities, Resistances, and Vulnerabilities, and
if the creature has any, you know what they are.
9TH-LEVEL RANGER
10TH LEVEL: MULTIATTACK
3rd-Level Spells: Conjure Barrage, Elemental
Weapon You now always have Conjure Barrage prepared,
and it doesn’t count against the number of Spells
10TH-LEVEL RANGER you can prepare.
You can also cast the Spell with 1st- and 2nd-
Cantrips: Message level Spell Slots. When you do so, the Spell’s
damage is reduced by 1d8 for each slot level
11TH- AND 12TH-LEVEL RANGER below 3rd.

3rd-Level Spells: Revivify 14TH LEVEL: SUPERIOR HUNTER’S DEFENSE

13TH- AND 14TH-LEVEL RANGER When you are hit by an Attack Roll, you can use
your Reaction to halve the attack’s damage
4th-Level Spells: Freedom of Movement against yourself, and you can redirect the other
half of the damage to one creature (other than
15TH- AND 16TH-LEVEL RANGER the attacker) that you can see within 5 feet of
yourself.
4th-Level Spells: Locate Creature

17TH- AND 18TH-LEVEL RANGER
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4th-Level Spells: Conjure Woodland Beings
5th-Level Spells: Conjure Volley

19TH- AND 20TH-LEVEL RANGER

5th-Level Spells: Tree Stride

RANGER SUBCLASSES

A Ranger Subclass is a specialization that grants
you special abilities at certain Ranger levels, as
specified in the Subclass.

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ROGUE avoiding danger, and a few learn magical tricks
to supplement their other abilities.
Class Group: Expert Some Rogues began their careers as criminals,
Primary Ability: Dexterity while others used their cunning to fight crime.
Whatever a Rogue’s relation to the law, no
Rogues rely on cunning, stealth, and their foes’ common criminal or officer of the law can match
vulnerabilities to get the upper hand in any the subtle brilliance of the greatest Rogues.
situation. They have a knack for finding the
solution to just about any problem, CREATING A ROGUE
demonstrating a versatility that is the
cornerstone of any successful adventuring party. To create a Rogue, consult the following lists,
Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the which provide Hit Points, Proficiencies, and
use of a variety of skills as they do to perfecting Armor Training. If you’re making a 1st-level
their combat abilities, giving them broad character, also consult the “Starting Equipment”
capabilities that few other characters can match. section, and if you’re using the multiclassing
Many Rogues focus on stealth and deception, rules, see the “Multiclassing and the Rogue”
while others refine skills that help them in a section.
dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding Then look at the Rogue table to see the Class
and disarming traps, and opening locks. Features you get at each level in this Class. The
When it comes to combat, Rogues prioritize descriptions of those features appear in the
subtle strikes over brute strength. A Rogue “Rogue Class Features” section.
would rather make one precise strike than wear
an opponent down with a barrage of blows.
Rogues have an almost supernatural knack for

ROGUE Prof. Bonus Sneak Attack Class Features
+2 1d6 Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant
Level +2 1d6 Cunning Action
1st +2 2d6 Rogue Subclass
2nd +2 2d6 Feat
3rd +3 3d6 Uncanny Dodge
4th +3 3d6 Subclass Feature
5th +3 4d6 Expertise
6th +3 4d6 Feat
7th +4 5d6 Evasion
8th +4 5d6 Feat, Subclass Feature
9th +4 6d6 Reliable Talent
10th +4 6d6 Feat
11th +5 7d6 Subtle Strikes
12th +5 7d6 Subclass Feature
13th +5 8d6 Slippery Mind
14th +5 8d6 Feat
15th +6 9d6 Elusive
16th +6 9d6 Stroke of Luck
17th +6 10d6 Feat
18th +6 10d6 Epic Boon
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HIT POINTS ROGUE CLASS FEATURES

Hit Dice: 1d8 per Rogue level As a Rogue, you gain the following Class Features
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution when you reach the specified levels in this Class.
These features are listed on the Rogue table.
modifier
Hit Points per Level after 1st: 1d8 (or 5) + your 1ST LEVEL: EXPERTISE

Constitution modifier You gain Expertise in two of your Skill
Proficiencies of your choice.
PROFICIENCIES Sleight of Hand and Stealth are iconic choices
for a Rogue if you have Proficiency in them.
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
Skills: Acrobatics, Investigation, Sleight of Hand, 1ST LEVEL: SNEAK ATTACK

Stealth (or choose four from Acrobatics, You know how to turn a subtle attack into a
Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, deadly one. Once on each of your turns when you
Investigation, Perception, Persuasion, Sleight of take the Attack Action, you can deal extra
Hand, and Stealth) damage to one creature you hit with an Attack
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons that Roll if you’re attacking with a Finesse Weapon or
have the Finesse Property a Ranged Weapon and if at least one of the
Tools: Thieves’ Tools following requirements is met:

ARMOR TRAINING Advantage. You have Advantage on the Attack
Roll.
Light Armor
Ally Adjacent to Target. At least one of your
STARTING EQUIPMENT allies is within 5 feet of the target, the ally isn’t
Incapacitated, and you don’t have
As a 1st-level character, you start with the Disadvantage on the Attack Roll.
following equipment, or you can forgo it and
spend 110 GP on equipment of your choice. To determine the extra damage, roll a number
of d6s equal to half your Rogue level (round up),
Arrows (20) Shortbow and add the dice together (the Rogue table
Burglar’s Pack Shortsword shows the number of Sneak Attack dice you get
Dagger (2) Thieves’ Tools at each Rogue level). The extra damage’s type is
Leather Armor 18 GP the same as the weapon’s Damage Type.
Quiver
1ST LEVEL: THIEVES’ CANT
MULTICLASSING AND THE ROGUE
You picked up various languages in the
If your group uses the multiclassing rules in the communities where you plied your roguish
Player’s Handbook, here’s what you need to talents. You know Thieves’ Cant and one other
know if you choose Rogue as one of your Classes. language of your choice, which you choose from
Ability Score Minimum. As a multiclass the Standard Languages and Rare Languages
character, you must have a score of at least 13 in tables.
the Rogue’s primary ability, Dexterity, to take a
level in this Class or to take a level in another 2ND LEVEL: CUNNING ACTION
Class if you are already a Rogue.
Proficiencies Gained. If Rogue isn’t your initial Your quick thinking and agility allow you to
Class, here are the Proficiencies you gain when move and act quickly. On your turn, you can take
you take your first Rogue level: Thieves’ Tools one of the following Actions as a Bonus Action:
and one Skill of your choice from the Rogue’s Dash, Disengage, or Hide.
Skill list.
Armor Training. When you gain your first 3RD LEVEL: ROGUE SUBCLASS
Rogue level, you gain Light Armor Training.
You gain the Thief Subclass or another Rogue
Subclass of your choice. The Thief is detailed
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Subclasses will appear in future Unearthed 12TH LEVEL: FEAT
Arcana articles.
A Subclass is a specialization that grants you You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
special abilities at certain Rogue levels. For the another Feat of your choice.
rest of your career, you gain each of your
Subclass’s features that are of your Rogue level 13TH LEVEL: SUBTLE STRIKES
and lower. This Class’s description tells you the
levels when your Subclass provides features. When you attack, you know how to exploit a
target’s distraction. You have Advantage on any
4TH LEVEL: FEAT Attack Roll that targets a creature that is within
5 feet of at least one of your allies who isn’t
You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or Incapacitated.
another Feat of your choice.
14TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE
5TH LEVEL: UNCANNY DODGE
You gain a feature from your Rogue Subclass.
When an attacker that you can see hits you with
an Attack Roll, you can use your Reaction to 15TH LEVEL: SLIPPERY MIND
halve the attack’s damage against you (round
down). Your cunning mind is exceptionally difficult to
control. You gain Proficiency in Wisdom and
6TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE Charisma Saving Throws.

You gain a feature from your Rogue Subclass. 16TH LEVEL: FEAT

7TH LEVEL: EXPERTISE You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
another Feat of your choice.
You gain Expertise in two of your Skill
Proficiencies of your choice. 17TH LEVEL: ELUSIVE

8TH LEVEL: FEAT You are so evasive that attackers rarely gain the
upper hand against you. No Attack Roll has
You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or Advantage against you while you aren’t
another Feat of your choice. Incapacitated.

9TH LEVEL: EVASION 18TH LEVEL: STROKE OF LUCK

You can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain You have an uncanny knack for succeeding when
dangers. When you are subjected to an effect you need to. If you fail a d20 Test, you can turn
that allows you to make a Dexterity Saving the roll into a 20.
Throw to take only half damage, you instead take Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
no damage if you succeed on the Saving Throw until you finish a Short Rest or a Long Rest.
and only half damage if you fail. You can’t use
this feature if you’re Incapacitated. 19TH LEVEL: FEAT

10TH LEVEL: FEAT You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
another Feat of your choice.
You gain the Ability Score Improvement Feat or
another Feat of your choice. 20TH LEVEL: EPIC BOON

10TH LEVEL: SUBCLASS FEATURE You gain the Epic Boon of Undetectability Feat or
another Epic Boon Feat of your choice.
You gain a feature from your Rogue Subclass.
ROGUE SUBCLASSES
11TH LEVEL: RELIABLE TALENT
A Rogue Subclass is a specialization that grants
You have refined your talents until they you special abilities at certain Rogue levels, as
approach perfection. Whenever you make an specified in the Subclass.
Ability Check that uses one of your Skill or Tool This section presents the Thief Subclass.
Proficiencies, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or
lower as a 10.

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THIEF Scrolls. You can use any Spell Scroll that bears a
cantrip or a 1st-level Spell. You can also try to
You have honed your larcenous arts. Burglars, use any Spell Scroll that contains a higher-level
bandits, cutpurses, and other criminals typically Spell, but you must first succeed on an
adopt this Subclass, but so do Rogues who prefer Intelligence Check (Arcana) with a DC equal to
to think of themselves as treasure seekers, 10 + the Spell’s level. On a successful check,
explorers, delvers, and investigators. you cast the Spell from the scroll, and you use
In addition to improving your agility and Intelligence as your Spellcasting Ability for this
stealthiness, you gain abilities useful for delving casting. On a failed check, the scroll
into ruins and getting maximum benefit from the disintegrates.
magic items you find there.
14TH LEVEL: THIEF’S REFLEXES
3RD LEVEL: FAST HANDS
You can now take a second Bonus Action on your
You have additional options for the Bonus Action turn, provided it is the Bonus Action from
of your Cunning Action, with which you can do Cunning Action. You can use this feature on a
the following: number of turns equal to your Proficiency
Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when
Search. Take the Search Action. you finish a Long Rest.
Sleight of Hand. Make a Dexterity Check (Sleight

of Hand) to pick a lock or disarm a trap with
Thieves’ Tools or to pick a pocket.

3RD LEVEL: SECOND-STORY WORK

You have trained to reach especially hard-to-
reach places, granting you these benefits:

Climb Speed. You gain a Climb Speed equal to
your Speed.

Jump Distance. When you take the Jump Action,
you can make a Dexterity Check, instead of a
Strength Check.

6TH LEVEL: SUPREME SNEAK

You have Advantage on every Dexterity Check
(Stealth) you make, provided you aren’t wearing
Medium or Heavy Armor.

10TH LEVEL: USE MAGIC DEVICE

In your treasure hunting, you have learned how
to maximize use of magic items, granting you the
following benefits:

Attunement. You can attune to up to four magic
items at once.

Charges. Whenever you use a magic item
property that expends charges, roll a d6. On a
roll of 6, you use the property without
expending the charges.

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FEATS ACTOR

This section offers a collection of Feats, which 4th-Level Feat
are special features not tied to a single Class.
Prerequisite: Charisma 13+
PARTS OF A FEAT Repeatable: No

The description of a Feat contains the following Skilled at mimicry and dramatics, you gain the
parts, which are presented after the Feat’s name: following benefits:

Level. Each Feat has a level. To take a Feat, your Ability Score Increase. Increase your Charisma
level must equal or exceed the Feat’s level. score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

Prerequisite. You must meet any prerequisite Impersonation. While you’re disguised as a
specified in a Feat to take that Feat, unless a fictional person or a real person other than
special feature allows you to take the Feat yourself, you have Advantage on Charisma
without the prerequisite. If a prerequisite is a Checks (Performance) to convince others that
Class or a Class Group, you must have at least 1 you are that person.
level in an eligible Class to qualify for the Feat.
Mimicry. You can mimic the sounds of other
Repeatable. If a Feat is repeatable, you can take creatures, including speech. To mimic a sound
it more than once. If it isn’t repeatable, you can or a way of speaking, you must listen to it for
take the Feat only once. at least 1 minute. Any time thereafter, you can
make a DC 15 Charisma Check (Performance)
BONUS FEATS AT 20TH LEVEL to perform the mimicry; on a success, you
A DM can use bonus Feats as a form of perform it convincingly for up to 1 hour.
advancement after characters reach 20th level, a
way to provide greater power to characters who ATHLETE
have no more levels to gain. With this approach,
each character gains one Feat of their choice for 4th-Level Feat
every 30,000 XP the character earns above 355,000
XP. Epic Boon Feats are especially appropriate for Prerequisite: Strength, Dexterity, or
these bonus Feats, but a player can choose any Constitution 13+
Feat for which their 20th-level character qualifies.
Repeatable: No
FEAT DESCRIPTIONS
You have undergone extensive physical training
Here are the descriptions of Feats available to to gain the following benefits:
Classes presented in this document. Members of
those Classes can also select Feats from the Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength,
previous installment of Unearthed Arcana, Dexterity, or Constitution score by 1, to a
“Character Origins.” The Feats are presented in maximum of 20.
alphabetical order.
Climb Speed. You gain a Climb Speed equal to
ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT your Speed.

4th-Level Feat Hop Up. When you are Prone, you can right
yourself with only 5 feet of movement.
Prerequisite: None
Repeatable: Yes Jumping. You have Advantage on any Ability
Check you make for the Jump Action.
You increase one Ability Score of your choice by
2, or you increase two Ability Scores of your CHARGER
choice by 1. You can’t increase an Ability Score
above 20. 4th-Level Feat

Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial
Weapon

Repeatable: No

You have trained to charge headlong into battle,
gaining the following benefits:

Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength
or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

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Improved Dash. When you take the Dash DUAL WIELDER
Action, your Speed increases by 10 feet for that
Action. 4th-Level Feat

Charge Attack. If you move at least 10 feet in a Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial
straight line immediately before hitting with Weapon
an attack as part of the Attack Action on your
turn, choose one of the following effects: gain a Repeatable: No
+1d8 bonus to the attack’s damage roll, or
push the target up to 10 feet, provided the You master fighting with two weapons, gaining
target you want to push is no more than one the following benefits:
Size larger than you. You can use this benefit
only once on each of your turns. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength
or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
CROSSBOW EXPERT
Enhanced Dual Wielding. When you are
4th-Level Feat holding a Weapon with the Light property in
one hand, you can treat a non-Light Weapon in
Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial your other hand as if it had the Light property,
Weapon provided that Weapon lacks the Two-Handed
property.
Repeatable: No
Quick Draw. You can draw or stow two
Thanks to extensive practice with crossbows, Weapons that lack the Two-Handed property
you gain the following benefits: when you would normally be able to draw or
stow only one.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity
score by 1, to a maximum of 20. DURABLE

Ignore Loading. You ignore the Loading 4th-Level Feat
property of crossbows.
Prerequisite: Constitution 13+
Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy Repeatable: No
doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your Attack
Rolls with crossbows. Hardy and resilient, you gain the following
benefits:
Dual Wielding. When you make the extra attack
of the Light weapon property, you can add Ability Score Increase. Increase your
your Ability Modifier to the damage of the Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
extra attack if that attack is with a crossbow
that has the Light property. Defy Death. You have Advantage on Death
Saving Throws.
DEFENSIVE DUELIST
Speedy Recovery. As a Bonus Action, you can
4th-Level Feat expend one of your Hit Dice, roll the die, and
regain a number of Hit Points equal to the roll.
Prerequisite: Dexterity 13+
Repeatable: No ELEMENTAL ADEPT

You’ve learned to deftly parry attacks, granting 4th-Level Feat
you the following benefits:
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity Repeatable: Yes, but you must choose a
score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
different Damage Type each time for Energy
Parry. If you are holding a Finesse Weapon and Mastery
another creature hits you with a Melee Attack,
you can use your Reaction to add your In your spellcasting, you can harness a particular
Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class for that form of energy with deadly mastery, granting
attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you the following benefits:
you.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1,
to a maximum of 20.

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Energy Mastery. Choose one of the following EPIC BOON OF IRRESISTIBLE OFFENSE
Damage Types: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or
Thunder. Spells you cast ignore Resistance to 20th-Level Feat
damage of the chosen type. In addition, when
you roll damage for a Spell you cast that deals Prerequisite: Expert or Warrior Group
damage of that type, you can treat any 1 on a Repeatable: No
damage die as a 2.
The damage you deal always ignores Resistance.
EPIC BOON OF COMBAT PROWESS
EPIC BOON OF LUCK
20th-Level Feat
20th-Level Feat
Prerequisite: Expert or Warrior Group
Repeatable: No Prerequisite: Expert Group
Repeatable: No
When you miss with a Melee Attack, you can hit
instead. Once you use this benefit, you can’t use Immediately after you roll a d20 for a d20 Test,
it again until you roll Initiative. you can roll a d10 and add the number rolled to
the test. Once you use this benefit, you can’t use
EPIC BOON OF DIMENSIONAL TRAVEL it again until you roll Initiative or finish a Short
Rest or a Long Rest.
20th-Level Feat
EPIC BOON OF THE NIGHT SPIRIT
Prerequisite: Expert or Mage Group
Repeatable: No 20th-Level Feat

You can cast the Misty Step Spell without Prerequisite: Expert or Mage Group
expending a Spell Slot. Once you use this benefit, Repeatable: No
you can’t use it again until you roll Initiative or
finish a Short Rest or a Long Rest. While within Dim Light or Darkness, you can
become Invisible as an Action. You remain
EPIC BOON OF ENERGY RESISTANCE Invisible until immediately after you take an
Action or a Reaction.
20th-Level Feat
EPIC BOON OF PEERLESS AIM
Prerequisite: Expert or Mage Group
Repeatable: No 20th-Level Feat

You gain Resistance to one of the following Prerequisite: Expert or Warrior Group
Damage Types of your choice: Acid, Cold, Fire, Repeatable: No
Lightning, Necrotic, Poison, Psychic, Radiant, or
Thunder. If you make a Ranged Attack against a target in
Whenever you finish a Short Rest or a Long range and miss, you can cause the attack to hit
Rest, you can meditate and change that Damage instead. Once you use this benefit, you can’t use
Type choice. it again until you roll Initiative.

EPIC BOON OF FORTITUDE EPIC BOON OF RECOVERY

20th-Level Feat 20th-Level Feat

Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: None
Repeatable: No Repeatable: No

Your Hit Point Maximum increases by 40. In You can use a Bonus Action to regain a number
addition, whenever you regain Hit Points, you of Hit Points equal to half your Hit Point
regain additional Hit Points equal to your Maximum. Once you use this benefit, you can’t
Constitution Modifier. You can regain these use it again until you finish a Long Rest.
additional Hit Points no more than once per In addition, you succeed on every Death Saving
round. Throw that isn’t a roll of 1.

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EPIC BOON OF SKILL PROFICIENCY When you are wielding a Melee Weapon in one
hand and no other Weapons, you gain a +2 bonus
20th-Level Feat to damage rolls with that Melee Weapon.

Prerequisite: None FIGHTING STYLE: GREAT WEAPON FIGHTING
Repeatable: No
1st-Level Feat
You gain Proficiency in all Skills.
Prerequisite: Warrior Group
EPIC BOON OF SPEED Repeatable: No

20th-Level Feat When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an
attack you make with a Melee Weapon that you
Prerequisite: Expert or Warrior Group are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the
Repeatable: No die, and you must use the new roll. The Weapon
must have the Two-Handed or Versatile
Your Speed increases by 30 feet. property to gain this benefit.

EPIC BOON OF UNDETECTABILITY FIGHTING STYLE: PROTECTION

20th-Level Feat 1st-Level Feat

Prerequisite: Expert Group Prerequisite: Warrior Group
Repeatable: No Repeatable: No

You can’t be seen or heard by any means— Immediately after a creature you can see makes
magical or nonmagical—while you are Hidden. an Attack Roll and hits a target other than you
that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your
EPIC BOON OF THE UNFETTERED Reaction to interpose your Shield and impose a
−2 penalty on the Attack Roll, potentially turning
20th-Level Feat it into a miss. You must be wielding a Shield to
use this Reaction.
Prerequisite: Expert or Warrior Group
Repeatable: No FIGHTING STYLE: TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING

As a Bonus Action, you can take the Disengage 1st-Level Feat
Action, which also ends the Grappled and the
Restrained Conditions on you. Prerequisite: Warrior Group
Repeatable: No
FIGHTING STYLE: ARCHERY
When you make the extra attack of the Light
1st-Level Feat weapon property, you can add your Ability
Modifier to the damage of the extra attack.
Prerequisite: Warrior Group
Repeatable: No GRAPPLER

You gain a +2 bonus to Attack Rolls you make 4th-Level Feat
with Ranged Weapons.
Prerequisite: Strength or Dexterity 13+
FIGHTING STYLE: DEFENSE Repeatable: No

1st-Level Feat You’re an accomplished wrestler, granting you
the following benefits:
Prerequisite: Warrior Group
Repeatable: No Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength
or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1
bonus to Armor Class. Attack Advantage. You have Advantage on
Attack Rolls against a creature Grappled by
FIGHTING STYLE: DUELING you.

1st-Level Feat

Prerequisite: Warrior Group
Repeatable: No

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Fast Wrestler. You aren’t Slowed when you Ability Score Increase. Increase your
move a creature Grappled by you, provided the Constitution or Strength score by 1, to a
creature is your Size or smaller. maximum of 20.

Punch and Grab. When you hit a creature with Damage Reduction. When you’re hit by an
an Unarmed Strike as part of the Attack Action attack while you’re wearing Heavy Armor, any
on your turn, you can deal damage to the Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing Damage
target and also grapple it. You can use this dealt to you by that attack is reduced by an
benefit only once per turn. amount equal to your Proficiency Bonus.

GREAT WEAPON MASTER INSPIRING LEADER

4th-Level Feat 4th-Level Feat

Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial Prerequisite: Wisdom or Charisma 13+
Weapon Repeatable: No

Repeatable: No You are adept at encouraging others, granting
you the following benefits:
You’ve learned to use the weight of a weapon to
your advantage, letting its momentum empower Ability Score Increase. Increase your Wisdom
your strikes. You gain the following benefits: or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength Encouraging Performance. At the end of a
score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Short Rest or a Long Rest, you can give an
inspiring performance: a speech, a song, or a
Cleave. Immediately after you score a Critical dance. When you do so, choose up to six
Hit with a Melee Weapon or reduce a creature friendly creatures (which can include yourself)
to 0 Hit Points with one, you can make one within 30 feet of you who witness the
attack with the same weapon as a Bonus performance. The chosen creatures each gain
Action. Temporary Hit Points equal to 2d4 + your
Proficiency Bonus.
Heavy Weapon Mastery. When you hit a
creature with a Heavy Weapon as part of the KEEN MIND
Attack Action on your turn, you can cause the
weapon to deal extra damage to the target. The 4th-Level Feat
extra damage equals your Proficiency Bonus,
and you can deal it only once per turn. Prerequisite: Intelligence 13+
Repeatable: No
HEAVILY ARMORED
You have trained to rapidly recall or discover
4th-Level Feat vital details, granting you the following benefits:

Prerequisite: Medium Armor Training Ability Score Increase. Increase your
Repeatable: No Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

You have trained to use Heavy Armor effectively, Lore Knowledge. Choose one of the following
gaining the following benefits: Skills: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature,
or Religion. If you lack Proficiency in the
Ability Score Increase. Increase your chosen Skill, you gain Proficiency in it, and if
Constitution or Strength score by 1, to a you have Proficiency in it, you gain Expertise
maximum of 20. in it.

Armor Training. You gain Heavy Armor Quick Study. You can take the Study Action as a
Training. Bonus Action.

HEAVY ARMOR MASTER

4th-Level Feat

Prerequisite: Heavy Armor Training
Repeatable: No

You can use your Heavy Armor to deflect strikes,
granting you the following benefits:

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LIGHTLY ARMORED Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength,
Dexterity, or Wisdom score by 1, to a
1st-Level Feat maximum of 20.

Prerequisite: None Mount Handler. You have Advantage on
Repeatable: No Wisdom Checks (Animal Handling) made to
handle or train horses and other Beasts
You gain the following Armor Training: Light employed as mounts.
Armor, Medium Armor, and Shield.
Mounted Strike. While mounted, you have
MAGE SLAYER Advantage on Attack Rolls against any creature
that is within 5 feet of your mount and at least
4th-Level Feat one Size smaller than it.

Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial Leap Aside. If your mount is subjected to an
Weapon effect that allows it to make a Dexterity Saving
Throw to take only half damage, it instead
Repeatable: No takes no damage if it succeeds on the Saving
Throw, and only half damage if it fails. For
You have practiced techniques useful in battling your mount to gain this benefit, you must be
magic-users, gaining the following benefits: riding it, and neither of you can be
Incapacitated.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength
or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Veer. While mounted, you can use your Reaction
to force an attack that hits your mount to hit
Concentration Breaker. When you damage a you instead.
creature that is concentrating, it has
Disadvantage on the Saving Throw it makes to OBSERVANT
maintain Concentration.
4th-Level Feat
Guarded Mind. If you fail an Intelligence, a
Wisdom, or a Charisma Saving Throw, you can Prerequisite: Intelligence or Wisdom 13+
cause yourself to succeed instead. Once you Repeatable: No
use this benefit, you can’t use it again until you
finish a Long Rest. Quick to notice details around you, you gain the
following benefits:
MEDIUM ARMOR MASTER
Ability Score Increase. Increase your
4th-Level Feat Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
Prerequisite: Medium Armor Training
Repeatable: No Keen Observer. Choose one of the following
Skills: Insight, Investigation, or Perception. If
You have practiced moving in medium armor to you lack Proficiency with the chosen Skill, you
gain the following benefits: gain Proficiency in it, and if you have
Proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength
or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Quick Search. You can take the Search Action as
a Bonus Action.
Dexterous Wearer. While you are wearing
Medium Armor, you can add 3, rather than 2, POLEARM MASTER
to your AC if you have a Dexterity score of 16
or higher. 4th-Level Feat

MOUNTED COMBATANT Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial
Weapon
4th-Level Feat
Repeatable: No
Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial
Weapon You have trained extensively with pole weapons
that have Reach, granting you the following
Repeatable: No benefits:

You have developed a bond with your mounts, Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength
granting you the following benefits: score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

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Pole Strike. Immediately after you take the Quick Ritual. With this benefit, you can cast a
Attack Action and attack with a Weapon that Ritual Spell that you have prepared using its
has the Heavy and Reach properties, you can regular casting time, rather than the extended
use a Bonus Action to make a Melee Attack time for a Ritual. Doing so doesn’t require a
with the opposite end of the Weapon. The Spell Slot. Once you cast the Spell in this way,
weapon’s damage die for this attack is a d4, you can’t use this benefit again until you finish
and it deals Bludgeoning Damage. a Long Rest.

Reactive Strike. While you are holding a SENTINEL
Weapon that has the Heavy and Reach
properties, you can use your Reaction to make 4th-Level Feat
one Melee Attack against a creature that enters
the Reach you have with that Weapon. Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial
Weapon
RESILIENT
Repeatable: No
4th-Level Feat
You have mastered techniques to take advantage
Prerequisite: None of every drop in any enemy’s guard, gaining the
Repeatable: No following benefits:

You have developed the resilience to better Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength
withstand certain dangers, granting you the or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
following benefits:
Guardian. Immediately after a creature within 5
Ability Score Increase. Choose one ability in feet of you takes the Disengage Action or hits a
which you lack Saving Throw Proficiency. target other than you with an attack, you can
Increase the chosen Ability Score by 1, to a make an Opportunity Attack against that
maximum of 20. creature.

Saving Throw Proficiency. You gain Saving Halt. When you hit a creature with an
Throw Proficiency with the chosen ability. Opportunity Attack, the creature’s Speed
becomes 0 for the rest of the turn.
RITUAL CASTER
SHARPSHOOTER
4th-Level Feat
4th-Level Feat
Prerequisite: Intelligence, Wisdom, or
Charisma 13+ Prerequisite: Proficiency with Any Martial
Weapon
Repeatable: No
Repeatable: No
You have studied ritual magic, granting you the
following benefits: You can make shots that others find impossible,
granting you the following benefits:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity
to a maximum of 20. score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

Ritual Spells. Choose two 1st-level Spells that Bypass Cover. Your Ranged Attacks with
have the Ritual tag from the Arcane, Divine, Weapons ignore Half Cover and Three-
and Primal Spell Lists. You always have those Quarters Cover.
two Spells prepared, and you can cast them
with any Spell Slots you have. The Spells’ Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy
Spellcasting Ability is the ability increased by doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your ranged
this Feat. Attack Rolls with Weapons.

Long Shots. Attacking at Long Range doesn’t
impose Disadvantage on your ranged Attack
Rolls with Weapons.

SHIELD MASTER

4th-Level Feat

Prerequisite: Shield Training
Repeatable: No

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You’ve trained to use shields not just for Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity
protection, but also for offense, granting you the or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of
following benefits: 20.

Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength Speed Increase. Your Speed increases by 10 feet
score by 1, to a maximum of 20. while you aren’t wearing Heavy Armor.

Shield Bash. If you attack a creature within 5 Dash Over Difficult Terrain. When you take the
feet of you as part of the Attack Action and hit Dash Action on your turn, Difficult Terrain
with a Melee Weapon, you can immediately doesn’t cost you extra movement for the rest
bash the target with your Shield if it’s of that turn.
equipped, forcing the target to make a Strength
Saving Throw against a DC equal to 8 + your SPELL SNIPER
Strength modifier + your Proficiency Bonus.
On a failed save, you knock the target Prone or 4th-Level Feat
push it 5 feet away. You can use this benefit
only once on each of your turns. Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature
Repeatable: No
Interpose Shield. If you are subjected to an
effect that allows you to make a Dexterity You have learned techniques to enhance your
Saving Throw to take only half damage, you attacks with certain kinds of spells, gaining the
can use your Reaction to take no damage if you following benefits:
succeed on the Saving Throw and are wielding
a Shield, interposing your shield between Ability Score Increase. Increase your
yourself and the source of the effect. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1,
to a maximum of 20.
SKULKER
Bypass Cover. Your Attack Rolls for Spells
4th-Level Feat ignore Half Cover and Three-Quarters Cover.

Prerequisite: Dexterity 13+ Casting in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an
Repeatable: No enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your
Attack Rolls with Spells.
You are expert at slinking through shadows,
granting you the following benefits: Increased Range. When you cast a Spell that has
a range of at least 10 feet and that requires you
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity to make an Attack Roll, you can increase the
score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Spell’s range by 60 feet.

Blindsight. You have Blindsight with a range of WAR CASTER
10 feet.
4th-Level Feat
Fog of War. Exploiting the distractions of battle,
you have Advantage on any Dexterity Check Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature
(Stealth) you make as part of the Hide Action Repeatable: No
during combat.
You have practiced casting spells in the midst of
Sniper. If you make an Attack Roll while Hidden combat, granting you the following benefits:
and the roll misses, making the Attack Roll
doesn’t end the Hidden Condition on you. Ability Score Increase. Increase your
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1,
SPEEDSTER to a maximum of 20.

4th-Level Feat Concentration. You have Advantage on
Constitution Saving Throws that you make to
Prerequisite: Dexterity or Constitution 13+ maintain your Concentration.
Repeatable: No
Reactive Spell. When a creature provokes an
You possess exceptional speed and stamina, Opportunity Attack from you by moving out of
granting you the following benefits: your Reach, 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 one Action and must target only
that creature.

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Somatic Components. You can perform the Lvl Spell School Ritual
Somatic Components of Spells even when you 1 Charm Person Enchantment No
have Weapons or a Shield in one or both No
hands. 1 Chromatic Orb Evocation No
Yes
WEAPON TRAINING 1 Color Spray Illusion
Yes
4th-Level Feat 1 Comprehend Divination No
Languages No
Prerequisite: None
Repeatable: No 1 Detect Magic Divination No

You have practiced extensively with a variety of 1 Disguise Self Illusion No
weapons, gaining the following benefits: No
1 Dissonant Enchantment Yes
Whispers No
No
1 Expeditious Transmut. No
Retreat No
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength 1 False Life Necromancy Yes
or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Yes
1 Feather Fall Transmut. No
Weapon Proficiency. You gain Martial Weapon No
Proficiency. 1 Find Familiar Conjuration No
No
SPELL LISTS 1 Fog Cloud Conjuration No

This section presents three Spell lists: Arcane, 1 Grease Conjuration No
Divine, and Primal. Each list provides a Spell’s No
level, name, and School of Magic. The list also 1 Hellish Rebuke Evocation No
indicates whether a Spell has the Ritual tag. No
If a Spell’s School of Magic is different from 1 Hex Enchantment No
what appears in the 2014 Player’s Handbook, an
asterisk (*) appears after the school. 1 Identify Divination Yes

1 Illusory Script Illusion No
Yes
1 Jump Transmut. No
No
1 Longstrider Transmut. No
No
1 Mage Armor Abjuration
No
ARCANE SPELLS 1 Magic Missile Evocation No
No
Lvl Spell School Ritual 1 Protection from Abjuration No
0 Acid Splash Conjuration No No
0 Blade Ward Abjuration No Evil and Good Necromancy No
0 Chill Touch Necromancy No 1 Ray of Sickness No
0 Dancing Lights Illusion* No
0 Fire Bolt Evocation No 1 Shield Abjuration
0 Friends Enchantment No
0 Light Evocation No 1 Silent Image Illusion
0 Mage Hand Conjuration No
0 Mending Transmut. No 1 Sleep Enchantment
0 Message Transmut. No
0 Minor Illusion Illusion No 1 Tasha’s Hideous Enchantment
0 Poison Spray Conjuration No
0 Prestidigitation Transmut. No Laughter
0 Ray of Frost Evocation No 1 Tenser’s Floating Conjuration
0 Shocking Grasp Evocation No Disk
0 True Strike Divination No
0 Vicious Mockery Enchantment No 1 Thunderwave Transmut.*
1 Alarm Abjuration Yes
1 Armor of Agathys Abjuration No 1 Unseen Servant Conjuration
1 Arms of Hadar Conjuration No
1 Burning Hands Evocation No 1 Witch Bolt Evocation

2 Alter Self Transmut.

2 Arcane Lock Abjuration

2 Blindness/ Transmut.*
Deafness

2 Blur Illusion

2 Calm Emotions Enchantment

2 Cloud of Daggers Conjuration

2 Continual Flame Evocation

2 Crown of Madness Enchantment

2 Darkness Evocation

2 Darkvision Transmut.

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Lvl Spell School Ritual Lvl Spell School Ritual
2 Detect Thoughts Divination No 3 Protection from Abjuration No
2 Enlarge/Reduce Transmut. No Energy
2 Enthrall Enchantment No No
2 Flaming Sphere Evocation* No 3 Remove Curse Abjuration No
2 Gust of Wind Evocation No No
2 Hold Person Enchantment No 3 Sending Divination* No
2 Invisibility Illusion No No
2 Knock Transmut. No 3 Sleet Storm Conjuration No
2 Levitate Transmut. No No
2 Locate Object Divination No 3 Slow Transmut. Yes
2 Magic Aura Illusion No No
2 Magic Mouth Illusion Yes 3 Stinking Cloud Conjuration No
2 Magic Weapon Transmut. No No
2 Melf’s Acid Arrow Evocation No 3 Tongues Divination No
2 Mirror Image Illusion No No
2 Misty Step Conjuration No 3 Vampiric Touch Necromancy No
2 Phantasmal Force Illusion No
2 Ray of Necromancy No 3 Water Breathing Transmut. No
No
Enfeeblement Transmut. No 4 Arcane Eye Divination No
2 Rope Trick Evocation No
2 Scorching Ray Divination No 4 Banishment Abjuration No
2 See Invisibility Transmut.* No No
2 Shatter Transmut. No 4 Blight Necromancy No
2 Spider Climb Enchantment No No
2 Suggestion Conjuration No 4 Compulsion Enchantment
2 Web Necromancy No No
3 Animate Dead Necromancy No 4 Confusion Enchantment No
3 Bestow Curse Transmut. No
3 Blink Divination No 4 Conjure Minor Conjuration No
3 Clairvoyance Abjuration No Elementals No
3 Counterspell Abjuration No
3 Dispel Magic Illusion No 4 Control Water Transmut. No
3 Fear Evocation No
3 Fireball Transmut. No 4 Dimension Door Conjuration No
3 Fly Transmut. No
3 Gaseous Form Abjuration No 4 Evard’s Black Conjuration No
3 Glyph of Warding Transmut. No Tentacles No
3 Haste Conjuration No 4 Fabricate Transmut. No
3 Hunger of Hadar Illusion No No
3 Hypnotic Pattern Evocation Yes 4 Fire Shield Evocation No
3 Leomund’s Tiny No
Evocation No 4 Greater Invisibility Illusion No
Hut Abjuration No No
3 Lightning Bolt Illusion No 4 Hallucinatory Illusion No
3 Magic Circle Abjuration No No
3 Major Image Illusion Yes Terrain Yes
3 Nondetection 4 Ice Storm Evocation
3 Phantom Steed
4 Leomund’s Secret Conjuration

Chest
4 Locate Creature Divination

4 Mordenkainen’s Conjuration
Faithful Hound

4 Mordenkainen’s Abjuration
Private Sanctum

4 Otiluke’s Resilient Evocation
Sphere
4 Phantasmal Killer Illusion

4 Polymorph Transmut.

4 Stone Shape Transmut.

4 Stoneskin Transmut.*

4 Wall of Fire Evocation

5 Animate Objects Transmut.

5 Bigby’s Hand Evocation

5 Cloudkill Conjuration

5 Cone of Cold Evocation

5 Conjure Elemental Conjuration

5 Contact Other Divination

Plane

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Lvl Spell School Ritual Lvl Spell School Ritual
5 Creation Illusion No 7 Mirage Arcane Illusion No
No
5 Dominate Person Enchantment No 7 Mordenkainen’s Conjuration No
No Magnificent
5 Dream Illusion No
No Mansion
5 Geas Enchantment No 7 Mordenkainen’s Evocation No
No
5 Hold Monster Enchantment No Sword
No
5 Legend Lore Divination Yes 7 Plane Shift Conjuration No

5 Mislead Illusion No 7 Prismatic Spray Evocation No
No
5 Modify Memory Enchantment No 7 Project Image Illusion No
No
5 Passwall Transmut. 7 Reverse Gravity Transmut. No
No
5 Planar Binding Abjuration No 7 Sequester Transmut. No
No
5 Rary’s Telepathic Divination No 7 Simulacrum Illusion No
Bond No
No 7 Symbol Abjuration No
5 Scrying Divination No
No 7 Teleport Conjuration No
5 Seeming Illusion No
No 8 Antimagic Field Abjuration No
5 Telekinesis Transmut. No
8 Antipathy/ Enchantment No
5 Teleportation Conjuration No Sympathy
Circle Yes
No 8 Clone Necromancy No
5 Wall of Force Evocation No
No 8 Control Weather Transmut. No
5 Wall of Stone Evocation No
8 Demiplane Conjuration No
6 Arcane Gate Conjuration No
8 Dominate Monster Enchantment No
6 Chain Lightning Evocation No
8 Feeblemind Enchantment No
6 Circle of Death Necromancy No
No 8 Glibness Enchantment* No
6 Contingency Abjuration* No
No 8 Incendiary Cloud Conjuration No
6 Create Undead Necromancy
No 8 Maze Conjuration No
6 Disintegrate Transmut. No
No 8 Mind Blank Abjuration No
6 Eyebite Necromancy
8 Power Word Stun Enchantment No
6 Flesh to Stone Transmut.
8 Sunburst Evocation No
6 Globe of Abjuration
Invulnerability 8 Telepathy Divination* No

6 Guards and Wards Abjuration 9 Astral Projection Necromancy No

6 Instant Summons Conjuration 9 Foresight Divination No

6 Magic Jar Necromancy 9 Gate Conjuration No

6 Mass Suggestion Enchantment 9 Imprisonment Abjuration No

6 Move Earth Transmut. 9 Meteor Swarm Evocation No

6 Otiluke’s Freezing Evocation 9 Power Word Kill Enchantment No

Sphere 9 Prismatic Wall Abjuration No
6 Otto’s Irresistible Enchantment
9 Shapechange Transmut. No
Dance
6 Programmed Illusion 9 Time Stop Transmut. No

Illusion 9 True Polymorph Transmut. No

6 Sunbeam Evocation 9 Weird Illusion No

6 True Seeing Divination 9 Wish Conjuration No

6 Wall of Ice Evocation DIVINE SPELLS

7 Delayed Blast Evocation Lvl Spell School Ritual
Fireball 0 Guidance Divination No
0 Light Evocation No
7 Etherealness Transmut. 0 Resistance Abjuration No

7 Finger of Death Necromancy

7 Forcecage Evocation

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Lvl Spell School Ritual Lvl Spell School Ritual
0 Sacred Flame Evocation No 3 Beacon of Hope Abjuration No
No No
0 Spare the Dying Necromancy No 3 Blinding Smite Evocation No
No No
0 Thaumaturgy Transmut. No 3 Clairvoyance Divination
No No
1 Bane Enchantment No 3 Create Food and Conjuration No
No Water No
1 Bless Enchantment No Yes
3 Crusader’s Mantle Evocation No
1 Command Enchantment Yes No
Yes 3 Daylight Evocation No
1 Compelled Duel Enchantment
No 3 Dispel Magic Abjuration No
1 Cure Wounds Abjuration* No No
No 3 Feign Death Necromancy No
1 Detect Evil and Divination No No
Good No 3 Glyph of Warding Abjuration No
No No
1 Detect Magic Divination 3 Magic Circle Abjuration No
Yes No
1 Detect Poison and Divination 3 Mass Healing Abjuration* No
Disease No Word Yes
No No
1 Divine Favor Evocation No 3 Remove Curse Abjuration
No No
1 Guiding Bolt Evocation No 3 Revivify Necromancy No
No No
1 Healing Word Abjuration* Yes 3 Speak with Dead Necromancy No
No No
1 Heroism Enchantment 3 Spirit Guardians Conjuration Yes
No No
1 Inflict Wounds Necromancy No 3 Tongues Divination No
No No
1 Protection from Abjuration No 4 Aura of Life Abjuration
Evil and Good Yes No
1 Purify Food and Transmut. No 4 Aura of Purity Abjuration No
No No
Drink No 4 Banishment Abjuration
No No
1 Sanctuary Abjuration No 4 Death Ward Abjuration No
No No
1 Searing Smite Evocation 4 Divination Divination
Yes No
1 Shield of Faith Abjuration No 4 Freedom of Abjuration No
No Movement No
1 Thunderous Smite Evocation No 4 Guardian of Faith Abjuration No
No No
1 Wrathful Smite Evocation 4 Locate Creature Divination

2 Aid Abjuration 4 Staggering Smite Evocation

2 Augury Divination 5 Banishing Smite Abjuration

2 Blindness/ Transmut.* 5 Circle of Power Abjuration

Deafness Evocation 5 Commune Divination
2 Branding Smite
5 Contagion Necromancy
2 Calm Emotions Enchantment
5 Destructive Wave Evocation
2 Find Steed Conjuration
5 Dispel Evil and Abjuration
2 Find Traps Divination
Good
2 Gentle Repose Necromancy 5 Flame Strike Evocation

2 Hold Person Enchantment 5 Geas Enchantment

2 Lesser Restoration Abjuration 5 Greater Abjuration

2 Locate Object Divination Restoration

2 Magic Weapon Transmut. 5 Hallow Abjuration*

2 Prayer of Healing Abjuration* 5 Legend Lore Divination

2 Protection from Abjuration 5 Mass Cure Abjuration*
Poison Wounds

2 Silence Illusion 5 Planar Binding Abjuration

2 Spiritual Weapon Evocation 5 Raise Dead Necromancy

2 Warding Bond Abjuration 5 Scrying Divination

2 Zone of Truth Enchantment 6 Blade Barrier Evocation

3 Aura of Vitality Abjuration* 6 Find the Path Divination

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Lvl Spell School Ritual Lvl Spell School Ritual
6 Forbiddance Abjuration Yes 1 Entangle Conjuration No
6 Harm Necromancy No No
6 Heal Abjuration No 1 Faerie Fire Evocation No
6 Heroes’ Feast Conjuration No No
6 Planar Ally Conjuration No 1 Fog Cloud Conjuration No
6 Sunbeam Evocation No No
6 True Seeing Divination No 1 Goodberry Transmut. No
6 Word of Recall Conjuration No No
7 Conjure Celestial Conjuration No 1 Hail of Thorns Conjuration No
7 Divine Word Evocation No Yes
7 Etherealness Transmut. No 1 Healing Word Abjuration*
7 Plane Shift Conjuration No Yes
7 Regenerate Transmut. No 1 Hunter’s Mark Divination
7 Resurrection Necromancy No No
7 Symbol Abjuration No 1 Jump Transmut. Yes
8 Antimagic Field Abjuration No Yes
8 Antipathy/ Enchantment 1 Longstrider Transmut. No
No Yes
Sympathy Abjuration No 1 Purify Food and Transmut. No
8 Holy Aura Evocation No Drink No
8 Sunburst Necromancy No No
9 Astral Projection Divination No 1 Speak with Divination No
9 Foresight Conjuration No Animals No
9 Gate Abjuration* No No
9 Mass Heal Abjuration* No 1 Thunderwave Transmut. No
9 Power Word Heal Necromancy Yes
9 True Resurrection Ritual 2 Animal Messenger Enchantment No
No No
No 2 Augury Divination No
No Yes
No 2 Barkskin Transmut.
No No
No 2 Beast Sense Divination No
No No
No 2 Cordon of Arrows Transmut. No
No
No 2 Darkvision Transmut. Yes
No No
No 2 Enhance Ability Transmut. No
No
No 2 Enlarge/Reduce Transmut. No
Yes No
Yes 2 Find Traps Divination No
No
No 2 Flame Blade Evocation
Yes
2 Flaming Sphere Evocation* No

2 Gentle Repose Necromancy

2 Gust of Wind Evocation

PRIMAL SPELLS 2 Heat Metal Transmut.

Lvl Spell School 2 Lesser Restoration Abjuration
0 Druidcraft Transmut.
0 Guidance Divination 2 Locate Animals or Divination
0 Mending Transmut. Plants
0 Message Transmut. 2 Locate Object Divination
0 Poison Spray Conjuration
0 Produce Flame Evocation* 2 Moonbeam Evocation
0 Resistance Abjuration
0 Shillelagh Transmut. 2 Pass without Trace Abjuration
0 Spare the Dying Necromancy
0 Thorn Whip Transmut. 2 Protection from Abjuration
1 Animal Friendship Enchantment
1 Create or Destroy Transmut. Poison
2 Silence Illusion
Water Abjuration*
1 Cure Wounds Divination 2 Spike Growth Transmut.
1 Detect Magic Divination
1 Detect Poison and 3 Call Lightning Conjuration
Conjuration
Disease 3 Conjure Animals Conjuration
1 Ensnaring Strike
3 Conjure Barrage Conjuration

3 Daylight Evocation

3 Dispel Magic Abjuration

3 Elemental Transmut.

Weapon
3 Feign Death Necromancy

3 Lightning Arrow Transmut.

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Lvl Spell School Ritual Lvl Spell School Ritual
3 Mass Healing Abjuration* No 6 Move Earth Transmut. No
Word 6 Sunbeam Evocation No
Yes 6 Transport via Conjuration No
3 Meld into Stone Transmut. No
No Plants Evocation No
3 Nondetection Abjuration No 6 Wall of Ice Conjuration No
6 Wall of Thorns Transmut. No
3 Plant Growth Transmut. No 6 Wind Walk Evocation No
No 7 Fire Storm Transmut. No
3 Protection from Abjuration No 7 Regenerate Transmut. No
Energy Yes 7 Reverse Gravity Transmut. No
Yes 8 Animal Shapes Transmut. No
3 Revivify Necromancy No 8 Control Weather Transmut.* No
No 8 Earthquake Evocation No
3 Sleet Storm Conjuration 8 Sunburst Conjuration No
No 8 Tsunami Abjuration* No
3 Speak with Plants Transmut. 9 Power Word Heal Transmut. No
No 9 Shapechange Conjuration No
3 Water Breathing Transmut. No 9 Storm of
No Necromancy No
3 Water Walk Transmut. Vengeance
No 9 True Resurrection
3 Wind Wall Evocation No
No
4 Conjure Minor Conjuration No
Elementals No
4 Conjure Woodland Conjuration No
No
Beings No
4 Control Water Transmut. No
No
4 Dominate Beast Enchantment Yes

4 Freedom of Abjuration No
No
Movement Transmut. No
4 Giant Insect
No
4 Grasping Vine Conjuration No

4 Ice Storm Evocation No
No
4 Locate Creature Divination No
No
4 Polymorph Transmut. No
No
4 Stone Shape Transmut. No
No
4 Stoneskin Transmut.*

4 Wall of Fire Evocation

5 Antilife Shell Abjuration

5 Awaken Transmut.

5 Commune with Divination
Nature

5 Conjure Elemental Conjuration

5 Conjure Volley Conjuration

5 Greater Abjuration
Restoration

5 Insect Plague Conjuration

5 Mass Cure Abjuration*
Wounds
5 Reincarnate Necromancy*

5 Scrying Divination

5 Swift Quiver Transmut.

5 Tree Stride Conjuration

5 Wall of Stone Evocation

6 Conjure Fey Conjuration

6 Find the Path Divination

6 Heal Abjuration

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RULES GLOSSARY TYPICAL DIFFICULTY CLASS
Task Difficulty DC
This glossary includes game terms that have new
or revised meaning in this playtest document, as Very Easy 5
well as terms, such as Creature Type, that aren’t Easy 10
defined in the 2014 Player’s Handbook. The Medium 15
terms are organized alphabetically.
If a term doesn’t appear here, use its definition Hard 20
in the 2014 Player’s Handbook, and when Very Hard 25
playtesting this document, do not use the rules
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ABILITY CHECK
ARMOR TRAINING
The Ability Check is one of three types of d20
Tests. The rules often call for an Ability Check, Armor Training is the new name for Armor
and the DM can also call for an Ability Check, Proficiency. Any existing rule that involves
determining which ability to use when a creature Armor Proficiency now applies to Armor
attempts something (other than an Attack Roll or Training.
a Saving Throw) that has a chance of meaningful If you wear Light, Medium, or Heavy Armor
failure. When the outcome is uncertain and and lack Armor Training with that type of
narratively interesting, the dice determine the Armor, you have Disadvantage on any d20 Test
results. you make that involves Strength or Dexterity,
The Ability Check has the following special and you can’t cast Spells.
rules. If you equip a Shield and lack Armor Training
with Shields, you don’t gain the Armor Class
SKILLS bonus of the Shield.

When you make an Ability Check, the rules or the ARTISAN’S TOOLS [TOOL]
DM determines whether a Skill Proficiency is
relevant to the check. If you have a relevant Skill Artisan’s Tools are a category of tool with which
Proficiency, you can add your Proficiency Bonus a character can gain Tool Proficiency. For a list of
to the roll. For example, if a rule refers to a Artisan’s Tools, see the 2014 Player’s Handbook,
Strength Check (Acrobatics or Athletics), you can but ignore the prices there; those tools now cost
add your Proficiency Bonus to the check if you 15 GP apiece.
have Acrobatics or Athletics Proficiency.
ATTACK [ACTION]
ACTION REQUIRED
When you take the Attack Action, you can make
Making an Ability Check requires you to take an one attack with a Weapon or an Unarmed Strike.
Action unless a rule says otherwise. Several of
the named Actions—such as Hide and EQUIPPING WEAPONS
Influence—include Ability Checks.
The DM may override this requirement and You can equip or unequip one Weapon before or
allow a particular Ability Check to be made as after any attack you make as part of this Action,
part of a Bonus Action or as no Action at all. even if the attack is with an Unarmed Strike.

DIFFICULTY CLASS MOVING BETWEEN ATTACKS

The DM determines the Difficulty Class of an If you Move on your turn, you can use some or all
Ability Check and can override a DC specified in of that movement to move between the attacks
the rules. The Typical Difficulty Class table of this Action if you have a feature, such as Extra
shows the most common DCs. Attack, that gives you more than one attack as
The default DC for a check is 15, and it is rarely part of the Attack Action.
worth calling for an Ability Check if the DC is as
low as 5, unless the potential failure is ATTACK ROLL
narratively interesting.
The Attack Roll is one of three types of d20
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rules for attack rolls and critical hits found in the CREATURE TYPE
2014 Player’s Handbook.
All creatures in D&D, including every player
ARCANE SPELLS character, has a special tag in the rules that
identifies the type of creature they are. Most
An Arcane Spell draws on the ambient magic of player characters are of the Humanoid type.
the multiverse. Bards, Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Here’s a list of the game’s Creature Types in
Wizards harness this magic, as do Artificers. For alphabetical order:
a partial list of Arcane Spells, see the “Spell Lists”
section elsewhere in this document. Aberration Fiend
Beast Giant
BARKSKIN [SPELL] Celestial Humanoid
Construct Monstrosity
Here’s a new version of the Barkskin Spell. Dragon Ooze
Elemental Plant
BARKSKIN Fey Undead

2nd-Level Transmutation Spell (Primal) These types don’t have rules themselves, but
some rules in the game affect creatures of
Casting Time: Bonus Action certain types in different ways. For example, the
Range: Touch description of the Cure Wounds Spell specifies
Component: V, S, M (a handful of bark) the healing doesn’t work on a Construct.
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
D20 TESTS
You touch one willing creature to protect it with
regenerating bark. Until the Spell ends, the The term d20 Test encompasses the three main
target’s skin assumes a bark-like appearance, d20 rolls of the game: Ability Checks, Attack
and at the start of each of the target’s turns, the Rolls, and Saving Throws. If something in the
target gains a number of Temporary Hit Points game affects d20 Tests, it affects all three of
equal to your Spellcasting Ability Modifier plus these rolls.
your Proficiency Bonus. Whenever a player character rolls a 1 for a d20
At Higher Levels. When you cast this Spell Test, that character gains Heroic Inspiration.
using a Spell Slot of 3rd level or higher, you can The DM determines whether a d20 Test is
target one additional willing creature for each warranted in any given circumstance.
slot level above 2nd.
DASH [ACTION]
BLINDSIGHT
Taking the Dash Action allows you to make a
If you have Blindsight, you can effectively see bonus Move during the current turn.
within a specific range without relying on
physical sight. Within that range, you can DIFFICULT TERRAIN
effectively see anything that isn’t behind Total
Cover, even if you’re Blinded or in Darkness. If a space is Difficult Terrain, every foot of
Moreover, you can effectively see a Hidden or an movement in that space costs 1 extra foot. For
Invisible creature in that range. example, moving 5 feet through Difficult Terrain
costs 10 feet of movement. Difficult Terrain isn’t
CLIMB SPEED cumulative; either a space is Difficult Terrain or
it isn’t.
A Climb Speed can be used to move on a vertical A space is Difficult Terrain for a creature if the
surface without expending the extra movement space contains any of the following:
normally associated with climbing. A Climb
Speed can also be used in any situation in which Creature that isn’t Tiny
your Speed is usable. Furniture that is Small or larger
Some creatures have the Spider Climb trait, Heavy snow
which allows their Climb Speed to work even on Heavy undergrowth
the underside of horizontal surfaces.

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Ice FLY SPEED
Liquid that’s between shin- and waist-deep (any
A Fly Speed can be used to move through the air.
deeper and you need to Swim) While you have a Fly Speed, you can stay aloft
Narrow opening that is sized for a creature one until you land, fall, or die.
While flying, you fall if you are Incapacitated or
Size smaller Restrained. If you have the Hover trait, you can
Pit or another gap of 2–5 feet stay aloft even while Incapacitated or
Rubble Restrained.
Slope of 20 degrees or more
GAMING SET [TOOL]
The DM may determine that other things count
as Difficult Terrain based on the examples here. Gaming Sets are a category of tool with which a
character can gain Tool Proficiency. For a list of
DIVINE SPELLS Gaming Sets, see the 2014 Player’s Handbook,
but ignore the prices there; those sets now cost 1
A Divine Spell draws on the power of gods and GP apiece.
the Outer Planes. Clerics and Paladins harness
this magic. For a partial list of Divine Spells, see GRAPPLED [CONDITION]
the “Spell Lists” section elsewhere in this
document. While you are Grappled, you experience the
following effects:
EXHAUSTED [CONDITION]
Speed 0. Your Speed is 0 and can’t change.
While you are subjected to the Exhausted Attacks Affected. You have Disadvantage on
Condition (known in older books as Exhaustion),
you experience the following effects: Attack Rolls against any target other than the
grappler.
Levels of Exhaustion. This Condition is Movable. The grappler can drag or carry you,
cumulative. Each time you receive it, you gain but the grappler suffers the Slowed Condition
1 level of exhaustion. You die if your while moving, unless you are Tiny or two or
exhaustion level exceeds 10. more Sizes smaller than the grappler.
Escape. While Grappled, you can make a
d20 Rolls Affected. When you make a d20 Test, Dexterity or Strength Saving Throw against the
you subtract your exhaustion level from the grapple’s escape DC at the end of each of your
d20 roll. turns, ending the Condition on yourself on a
success. The Condition also ends if the
Spell Save DCs Affected. Subtract your grappler is Incapacitated or if something
exhaustion level from the Spell save DC of any moves you outside the grapple’s range without
Spell you cast. using your Speed.

Ending the Condition. Finishing a Long Rest GUIDANCE [SPELL]
removes 1 of your levels of exhaustion. When
your exhaustion level reaches 0, you are no Here’s a new version of the Guidance Spell.
longer Exhausted.
GUIDANCE
EXPERTISE
0-Level Divination Spell (Divine, Primal)
Expertise is a special feature that enhances your
use of a particular Skill Proficiency. If you gain Casting Time: Reaction, which you take in
Expertise, you gain it in one Skill in which you response to you or an ally within 30 feet of you
have Proficiency. You can never have Expertise failing an Ability Check
in the same Skill Proficiency more than once.
When you make an Ability Check with a Skill Range: 30 feet
Proficiency in which you have Expertise, your Component: V, S
Proficiency Bonus is doubled for that check. Duration: Instantaneous

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d4 and add the number rolled to the check, HIDDEN [CONDITION]
potentially turning it into a success.
Once a creature rolls the die for this Spell, that While you are Hidden, you experience the
creature can’t benefit from the Spell again until following effects:
the creature finishes a Long Rest.
Concealed. You aren’t affected by any effect that
HELP [ACTION] requires its target to be seen

When you take the Help Action, you do one of Surprise. If you are Hidden when you roll
the following: Initiative, you have Advantage on the roll.

Assist Ability Check. Choose one of your Skill Attacks Affected. Attack Rolls against you have
Proficiencies and one ally who can see or hear Disadvantage, and your Attack Rolls have
you. You give Advantage to the next Ability Advantage.
Check that ally makes with the chosen Skill.
This benefit expires if the ally doesn’t use it Ending the Condition. The Condition ends on
before the start of your next turn. To give this you immediately after any of the following
assistance, you must be near enough to the ally occurrences: you make a sound louder than a
to assist verbally or physically when the ally whisper, an enemy finds you, you make an
makes the check. The DM has final say on Attack Roll, you cast a Spell with a verbal
whether your assistance is possible. component, or you aren’t Heavily Obscured or
behind any Cover.
Assist Attack Roll. You momentarily distract an
enemy within 5 feet of you, granting HIDE [ACTION]
Advantage to the next Attack Roll by one of
your allies against that enemy. This benefit With the Hide Action, you try to conceal yourself.
expires at the start of your next turn. To do so, you must make a DC 15 Dexterity
Check (Stealth) while you’re Heavily Obscured or
HEROIC INSPIRATION behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover, and
you must be out of any visible enemy’s line of
When you have Heroic Inspiration (also called sight; if you can see a creature, you can discern
Inspiration), you can expend it to give yourself whether it can see you.
Advantage on a d20 Test. You decide to do so On a successful check, you are Hidden. Make
immediately after rolling the d20. note of your check’s total, which becomes the DC
for a creature to find you with a Wisdom Check
GAINING HEROIC INSPIRATION (Perception).

A player character gains Heroic Inspiration if the INCAPACITATED [CONDITION]
character rolls a 1 for a d20 Test. That 1 must be
on the d20 used for the test’s total, not on a d20 While you are Incapacitated, you experience the
that was rerolled or discarded. This Heroic following effects:
Inspiration represents a character’s resolve to
do better after fumbling an attempt. Inactive. You can’t take Actions or Reactions.
The DM can also award Heroic Inspiration to a No Concentration. Your Concentration is
player character who’s done something that is
particularly heroic or in character. broken.
Speechless. You can’t speak.
ONLY ONE AT A TIME Surprised. If you are Incapacitated when you

You can never have more than one instance of roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the
Heroic Inspiration. If something gives you Heroic roll.
Inspiration and you already have it, you can give
Heroic Inspiration to a player character in your INFLUENCE [ACTION]
group who lacks it.
With the Influence Action, you can try to
influence another creature to do something you
request or demand. This Action can be used only
on creatures controlled by the DM, and it isn’t
mind control; it can’t force a creature to do
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alignment or that is otherwise repugnant to the might temporarily shift a Hostile creature to
creature. Indifferent or an Indifferent creature to Friendly.
This Action has three main parts: Attitude, Similarly, if the interaction is particularly
interaction, and a Charisma Check. irksome to the creature, the DM might impose
Disadvantage on your subsequent check or
ATTITUDE might temporarily shift a Friendly creature to
Indifferent or an Indifferent creature to Hostile.
A creature’s Attitude determines how a
character can influence that creature. Each DM- ABILITY CHECK
controlled creature has one of the following
Attitudes toward the player characters: To determine whether your request or demand
is successful, you make a Charisma Check
Indifferent. This is the default Attitude for DM- (Animal Handling, Deception, Intimidation, or
controlled creatures. An Indifferent creature Persuasion); the applicable Skill depends on the
might help or hinder the party, depending on interaction, with Animal Handling being
what the creature sees as most beneficial. A reserved for Beasts and Monstrosities. Also, each
creature’s indifference doesn’t necessarily request or demand requires a different check.
make it standoffish or disinterested. The creature’s Attitude determines the DC
Indifferent creatures might be polite and required to achieve a specific response, as
genial, surly and irritable, or anything in shown in the Influence Responses table.
between. A successful Charisma Check is often
necessary when the adventurers try to Influence Responses
persuade an Indifferent creature to do
something. DC Indifferent Creature’s Response
10 The creature does as asked, as long as no
Friendly. A Friendly creature wants to help the
adventurers and wishes for them to succeed. risks or sacrifices are involved.
For tasks or actions that require no particular 20 The creature accepts a minor risk or
risk, effort, or cost, Friendly creatures often
help happily. If an element of personal risk is sacrifice to do as asked.
involved, a successful Charisma Check might
be required to convince a Friendly creature to DC Friendly Creature’s Response
take that risk. 10 The creature accepts a minor risk or

Hostile. A Hostile creature opposes the sacrifice to do as asked.
adventurers and their goals but doesn’t 20 The creature accepts a significant risk or
necessarily attack them on sight. The
adventurers need to succeed on one or more sacrifice to do as asked.
challenging Charisma Checks to convince a
Hostile creature to do anything on the party’s DC Hostile Creature’s Response
behalf; however, the DM might determine that 10 The creature offers no help but does no
the Hostile creature is so ill-disposed toward
the characters that no Charisma Check can harm.
sway it, in which case the first check fails 20 The creature does as asked, as long as no
automatically and no further Influence
attempts can be made on the creature unless risks or sacrifices are involved.
its Attitude shifts.
INVISIBLE [CONDITION]
INTERACTION
While you are Invisible, you experience the
When you take the Influence Action, either following effects:
roleplay how your character interacts with the
creature or describe your character’s behavior— Unseeable. You can’t be seen, so you aren’t
focusing on your character’s request or demand. affected by any effect that requires its target to
If the interaction is especially suited to the be seen. Any equipment you are wearing or
creature’s desires and outlook, the DM might carrying also can’t be seen.
grant Advantage to your subsequent check or
Surprise. If you are Invisible when you roll
initiative, you have Advantage on the roll.

Attacks Affected. Attack Rolls against you have
Disadvantage, and your Attack Rolls have
Advantage.

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JUMP [ACTION] Ability Scores Restored. If any of your Ability
Scores were reduced, they return to normal.
With the Jump Action, you attempt to leap more
than 5 feet (a jump of 5 feet or less is treated as You can’t benefit from more than one Long
Difficult Terrain). When you take this Action, Rest in a 24-hour period, and you must have at
your Speed must be greater than 0, and you must least 1 Hit Point at the start of the rest to gain its
make a DC 10 Strength Check (Acrobatics or benefits.
Athletics). If you don’t Move at least 10 feet
immediately before this Action, you have INTERRUPTING THE REST
Disadvantage on the check.
On a failed check, you leap 5 feet horizontally If a Long Rest is interrupted by combat or by 1
or vertically. hour of walking, casting Spells, or similar
On a successful check, the check’s total activity, the rest confers no benefit and must be
determines the distance in feet that you can clear restarted; however, if the rest was at least 1 hour
horizontally, or half that total if you’re jumping long before the interruption, you gain the
vertically (round down). This jump doesn’t benefits of a Short Rest.
expend your movement, but the distance you
clear can’t exceed your Speed. MAGIC [ACTION]

LIGHT [WEAPON PROPERTY] When you take the Magic Action, you cast a Spell
that has a casting time of an Action, or you use a
When you take the Attack Action on your turn Magic Item that requires an Action to be
and attack with a Light weapon in one hand, you activated.
can make one extra attack as part of the same If you cast a Spell that has a casting time of 1
Action. That extra attack must be made with a minute or longer, you must take the Magic
different Light weapon in the other hand, and Action on each turn of that casting, and you must
you don’t add your Ability Modifier to the extra maintain Concentration while you do so. If your
attack’s damage. You can make this extra attack Concentration is broken, the Spell fails, but you
only once on each of your turns. don’t expend a Spell Slot.
For example, if you take the Attack Action on
your turn and have a Shortsword in one hand MOVE
and a Dagger in the other—each of which has the
Light property—you can make one attack with When you Move, you can go a distance equal to
each weapon, but you don’t add your Strength or your Speed or less. For example, if you have a
Dexterity Modifier to the damage roll of the Speed of 30 feet, you can go up to 30 feet when
second weapon. you Move. Difficult Terrain can slow you down.

LONG REST BREAKING UP YOUR MOVE

A Long Rest is a period of extended downtime— You can break up your Move, using some of its
at least 8 hours long—available to any creature. movement before and after any Action you take
During a Long Rest, you sleep for at least 6 hours on the same turn. For example, if you have a
and perform no more than 2 hours of light Speed of 30 feet, you could go 10 feet, take an
activity, such as reading, talking, eating, or Action, and then go 20 feet.
standing watch.
MOVING AROUND OTHER CREATURES
BENEFITS OF THE REST
During your Move, you can pass through the
When you finish a Long Rest, you gain the space of an ally, an Incapacitated creature, a Tiny
following benefits: creature, or a creature who is two Sizes larger or
smaller than you.
Regain All HP. You regain all lost Hit Points. Another creature’s space is Difficult Terrain
Regain All HD. You regain all spent Hit Dice. for you, unless that creature is Tiny.
HP Max Restored. If your Hit Point Maximum You can’t willingly end your Move in a space
occupied by another creature.
was reduced, it returns to normal.

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CLIMBING AND SWIMMING RITUAL CASTING

You can use your Speed to climb or swim. Some If you have a Spell prepared that has the Ritual
creatures also have a Climb Speed or a Swim tag, you can cast that Spell as a Ritual. A special
Speed. feature is no longer required for Ritual casting.
If you use your Speed to climb or swim, each All the other rules on Rituals in the 2014 Player’s
foot of movement costs 1 extra foot. For Handbook still apply.
example, if you swim or climb 5 feet, you must
spend 10 feet of movement to do so with your SEARCH [ACTION]
Speed. If you’re swimming or climbing through
Difficult Terrain, that 5 feet of movement costs When you take the Search Action, you make a
15 feet! Wisdom Check to discern something that isn’t
obvious. The Search table suggests which Skills
SPECIAL SPEEDS are applicable when you take this Action,
depending on what you’re trying to detect.
Some creatures have special speeds, such as a
Climb Speed, a Fly Speed, or a Swim Speed. If you SEARCH
have more than one speed, you must choose Skill Thing to Detect
which one to use each time you take your Move. Insight Creature’s state of mind
For example, if you have a Speed and a Climb
Speed, you can use one of those speeds when Medicine Creature’s ailment
you Move, not both during the same Move. Perception Concealed creature or object
If you take more than one Move on a turn and
have more than one speed, each Move can use Survival Tracks or food
the same speed or a different one. For example, if
you have both a Speed and a Fly Speed and you
take the Dash Action on your turn, you could use SHORTSWORD [WEAPON]
your Speed for the Move and your Fly Speed for
the Dash or vice versa. A Shortsword is now a Simple Weapon, rather
than a Martial Weapon.
SPEED OF 0
SLOWED [CONDITION]
If an effect zeroes your Speed for a time, any
special speed you have is also zeroed for the While you are Slowed, you experience the
same duration. For example, if you have a Speed following effects:
and a Climb Speed, both speeds are zeroed if
you’re subjected to the Grappled Condition. Limited Movement. You must spend 1 extra
foot of movement for every foot you move
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT [TOOL] using your Speed.

Musical Instruments are a category of tool with Attacks Affected. Attack Rolls against you have
which a character can gain Tool Proficiency. For Advantage.
a list of Musical Instruments, see the 2014
Player’s Handbook, but ignore the prices there; Dexterity Saves Affected. You have
those instruments now cost 20 GP apiece. Disadvantage on Dexterity Saving Throws.

PRIMAL SPELLS STUDY [ACTION]

A Primal Spell draws on the forces of nature and When you take the Study Action, you make an
the Inner Planes. Druids and Rangers harness Intelligence Check to study your memory, a
this magic. For a partial list of Primal Spells, see book, a creature, a clue, an object, or another
the “Spell Lists” section elsewhere in this source of knowledge and call to mind an
document. important piece of information about it.
The Areas of Knowledge table suggests which
Skills are applicable when you take this Action,
depending on the area of knowledge the
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AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE solid obstacle, you instead appear in the nearest
Skill Areas unoccupied space of your choice.
The description of a teleportation effect tells
Arcana Spells, magic items, eldritch you if you must see the teleportation’s
symbols, magical traditions, planes destination.
of existence, and certain creatures
TREMORSENSE
(Aberrations, Constructs,
Elementals, Fey, and Monstrosities) A creature with Tremorsense can pinpoint the
location of creatures and moving objects within
History Historic events and people, ancient a specific range, provided that the creature with
civilizations, wars, and certain Tremorsense and anything it’s detecting are
creatures (Giants and Humanoids) both in contact with the same surface (such as
the ground, a wall, or a ceiling) or the same
Investigation Traps, ciphers, riddles, and liquid.
gadgetry Tremorsense can’t detect creatures or objects
in the air, and Tremorsense doesn’t count as a
Nature Terrain, flora, weather, and certain form of sight.
creatures (Beasts, Dragons, Oozes,
and Plants) UNARMED STRIKE

Religion Deities, religious hierarchies and An Unarmed Strike is a melee attack that
rites, holy symbols, cults, and involves you using your body to damage,
grapple, or shove a target within your Reach.
certain creatures (Celestials, Fiends, Your bonus to hit with an Unarmed Strike
and Undead) equals your Strength modifier plus your
Proficiency Bonus. On a hit, your Unarmed Strike
causes one of the following effects of your
choice:
SWIM SPEED
Damage. The target takes Bludgeoning Damage
A Swim Speed can be used to move through a equal to 1 + your Strength modifier.
liquid without expending the extra movement
normally associated with swimming. Grapple. The target is Grappled, and the
grapple’s escape DC equals 8 + your Strength
TOOL PROFICIENCY modifier + your Proficiency Bonus. This
grapple is possible only if the target is no more
If you have Proficiency with a tool, you can add than one Size larger than you and if you have a
your Proficiency Bonus to any Ability Check you hand free to grab the target.
make that uses that tool. If you have Proficiency
in the Skill that’s also used with that check, you Shove. You either push the target 5 feet away or
have Advantage on the check too. This means knock the target Prone. This shove is possible
you can benefit from both Skill Proficiency and only if the target is no more than one Size
Tool Proficiency on the same Ability Check. larger than you.

TELEPORTATION

Teleportation is a special kind of magical
transportation. If you teleport, you disappear
and reappear elsewhere instantly, without
moving through the intervening space. This
transportation doesn’t expend movement, unless
a rule tells you otherwise, and teleportation
never provokes Opportunity Attacks.
When you teleport, all the equipment you are
wearing and carrying teleports with you. If you
are touching another creature when you
teleport, that creature doesn’t teleport with you,
unless the teleportation effect says otherwise.
If the destination space of your teleportation is
occupied by another creature or blocked by a

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