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• You gain all the benefits of Feral Trance. Grey Watchman
• You gain 40 temporary hit points.
• When you hit a creature with a melee weapon Ever-vigilant and unceasing in your duties, you are
a watcher of the realms of men, called to keep guard
attack, you can give the target a bleeding wound. over a fortress or wall. As a grey watchman, trained
Constructs, Oozes, and Undead can’t get bleeding in the arts of combat, you have honed your skills
wounds. A creature loses 1d8 hit points at the to a razor’s edge to repel any invaders that might
start of each of its turns for each of its bleeding challenge your land. You need not keep watch over
wounds, unless it uses an action to staunch the the same castle your entire life, but, wherever you
bleeding of all of its wounds. While a target is travel, you are dedicated to keeping your land safe
bleeding, it can’t regain lost hit points. A creature from invading armies, marauding monsters, and
can have a number of bleeding wounds up to other external threats.
your proficiency bonus.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until BATTLE TACTICS
you finish a long rest. When you hear this call at 3rd level, you learn
maneuvers that are fueled by special dice called
Who wards the wardens? battle dice.
disintegratiTonhegyoedsoraightetrtrhibrloeujgohb.; Battle Dice. You have two battle dice, which
are d8s. A battle die is expended when you use it.
You regain all of your expended battle dice when you
finish a short or long rest, or when you roll initiative.
Your battle die changes and more battle dice
become available when you reach certain levels in
this class, as shown on the table below.

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Warden Level Battle Dice • You have a +2 bonus to your Armor Class. Warden
3rd 2d8 • Whenever you hit a creature you have marked,
7th 3d8
13th 3d10 you regain an expended battle die.
19th 4d10 • You can take one additional reaction during each

Using Battle Dice. Once per turn, you can round of combat. You can’t take more than one
expend a battle die to perform a maneuver of your reaction during a single turn.
choice. Your maneuver options are detailed at the Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
end of the subclass description. you finish a long rest.
Saving Throws. Some of your maneuvers
require your target to make a saving throw to resist MANEUVERS
the maneuver’s effects. The saving throw DC is The maneuvers are presented in alphabetical order.
calculated as follows: Bull Rush. When you move at least 10 feet in a
straight line and immediately make a melee weapon
Maneuver save DC = 8 + your proficiency attack against a creature, you can use a bonus action
bonus + your Strength or Dexterity and expend a battle die to shove the target after the
modifier (your choice) attack. Add the battle die to the Strength (Athletics)
check you make to shove the target. On a success,
HOLD THE LINE you can choose to either knock the target prone or
At 3rd level, when you use your Warden’s Grasp, one push it up to 10 feet away from you.
creature you choose, other than yourself, within the Bulwark. When you hit a creature with a melee
effect’s area gains a +1 bonus to its Armor Class and attack, you can expend a battle die as a bonus action
saving throws until the start of your next turn while to brace yourself for its counterattack. The next time
it remains in the effect’s area. you take damage from that creature before the start
of your next turn, you can roll the battle die and
FORTIFICATION EXPERT reduce the damage you take by the number rolled.
By 6th level, your experience manning battlements Cleave. Once on each of your turns, when you
and blockades has given you insight into how reduce a hostile creature to 0 hit points or score
to raise and reinforce them. You have advantage a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can
on any ability check you make to erect defensive spend a battle die to move up to 15 feet and make
fortifications, examine walls and other defenses for another melee weapon attack as part of the same
weak points and entryways, or climb constructed action. On a hit, you add the battle die to the attack’s
walls. Additionally, whenever you have three- damage roll.
quarters cover, you are treated as having total cover. Heel-Cutter. When you make an opportunity
attack against a creature, you can expend one battle
METTLE die to knock the creature off balance, preventing it
Also at 13th level, your determination allows you from escaping. You add the battle die to the attack
to shrug off effects that would otherwise harm you. roll, and the target must make a Strength saving
When you are subjected to an effect that allows you throw. On a failed save, its speed is reduced to 0 until
to make a Constitution saving throw to take only half the end of its turn.
damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed Reckless Assault. When you make an attack
on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail. against a creature, you can expend a battle die to
make a wild, desperate strike, leaving you vulnerable.
UNBREAKABLE SENTINEL You have advantage on the attack roll. Until the start
Starting at 20th level, you can use your action to of your next turn, however, attack rolls against you
transform into a paragon of battle, an unstoppable have advantage.
sentinel, channeling the strength of every man, Staggering Strike. As a bonus action when
woman, and child under your charge. For 1 minute, you make a weapon attack against a Large or smaller
you gain the following benefits: creature, you can expend a battle die to attempt to
daze the target. On a hit, the target must succeed on
a Constitution saving throw or be incapacitated until
the start of your next turn.

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Classes Nightgaunt MARKED FOR DEATH
At 3rd level, your mark leaves a shadow of undeath
Blood-drinkers, undead, and other creatures of the on your target, beckoning it to die. If you deal
night are often feared and hunted, and few stand in damage to a creature you have marked with a melee
their defense; except, of course, the grim and terrible weapon attack and its remaining hit points are lower
nightgaunt. Tales of the nightgaunt are whispered of than the damage you dealt to it with that attack, the
in fairy tales, casting them as a things to be feared: marked creature instead drops to 0 hit points.
hunters of clerics and goodly vampire slayers. Their
appearance always presages long nights and great UNDEAD EMPATHY
rises in hungry undead. By 6th level, you are a friend even to mindless
You felt the calling of the moon bringing you Undead. Whenever an Undead creature targets you
to the graveside of living corpses. Though vampires, with an attack, it must first make a Wisdom saving
zombies, and skeletons are mighty, they are always throw (DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
outnumbered, hunted, and turned by clerics—never Constitution modifier). On a failed save, its attack
given a fair chance to live peacefully. They require an misses and, if its Intelligence is 4 or lower, it becomes
ally among the living to continue their ceaseless lives, friendly to you and your allies for 1 minute.
and you have risen by moonlight to the task.
EVASION
DARKVISION Beginning at 13th level, you can nimbly dodge
Starting when you hear this call at 3rd level, you out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red
can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it dragon’s fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you
were bright light, and in darkness as if it were are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a
dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you
only shades of gray. If you already have instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving
darkvision, its range increases by 30 feet. throw, and only half damage if you fail.
Starting at 13th level, you can
see through magical, as well as GRAVELORD
nonmagical, darkness. At 20th level, you can use your action to invite the
necromantic energies of true undeath into your body,
divorcing yourself from life for 1 minute and gaining
the following benefits:

• You are immune to poison damage and you can’t
be poisoned.

• You can use your Undying feature up to three
times, instead of once, and you regain all
expended uses when finish a long rest.

• Once per turn, when you deal damage to a hostile
creature with a melee weapon attack, you can deal
an extra 4d6 necrotic damage and gain temporary
hit points equal to the necrotic damage dealt,
which last until the start of your next turn.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you finish a long rest.

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Soulblood Shaman SOULBLOOD SHAMAN SPELLCASTING

The ancestral spirits called you by starlight to enact WARDEN CANTRIPS SPELLS —SPELL SLOTS— Warden
their will on the world, to protect their descendants, LEVEL KNOWN KNOWN 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH
and to safeguard their resting places. You are a
Soulblood Shaman, a manipulator of soul and ascetic 3rd 2 3 2 — — —
of primal magic. Your community looks to you as
a leader as well as a vital connection to the afterlife, 4th 2 4 3 — — —
for if you play your role, they too will join their
ancestors in the great beyond. 5th 2 4 3 — — —

SPELLCASTING 6th 2 4 3 — — —
Starting when you hear this call at 3rd level, you can
channel your ancient insights into magic. 7th 2 5 4 2 — —
Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice
from the druid spell list. You learn an additional 8th 2 6 4 2 — —
druid cantrip of your choice at 10th level.
Spell Slots. The Soulblood Shaman 9th 2 6 4 2 — —
Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you
have to cast your druid spells of 1st level and higher. 10th 3 7 4 3 — —
To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot
of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended 11th 3 8 4 3 — —
spell slots when you finish a long rest.
Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher. 12th 3 8 4 3 — —
You know three 1st-level druid spells of your choice,
two of which you must choose from the evocation or 13th 3 9 4 3 2 —
transmutation spells on the druid spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Soulblood 14th 3 10 4 3 2 —
Shaman Spellcasting table shows when you learn
more druid spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these 15th 3 10 4 3 2 —
spells must be an evocation or transmutation spell
of your choice, and must be of a level for which you 16th 3 11 4 3 3 —
have spell slots.
The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level 17th 3 11 4 3 3 —
can come from any school of magic.
Whenever you gain a level in this class, you 18th 3 11 4 3 3 —
can replace one of the druid spells you know with
another spell of your choice from the druid spell 19th 3 12 4 3 3 1
list. The new spell must be of a level for which you
have spell slots, and it must be an evocation or 20th 3 13 4 3 3 1
transmutation spell, unless you’re replacing the spell
you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus
school of magic. + your Wisdom modifier
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your
spellcasting ability for your druid spells, since you Spell attack modifier = your proficiency
channel your magic through a connection to the bonus + your Wisdom modifier
great beyond. You use your Wisdom whenever a
spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, SOULBLOOD
you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the Also at 3rd level, as a reaction when a creature within
saving throw DC for a druid spell you cast and when 5 feet of you deals damage to you, you can mark that
making an attack roll with one. creature.

WHISPERS OF BEYOND
At 6th level, you can hear the small voices of ancient
spirits when you need guidance. If you spend
1 minute in contemplation when you make an
Intelligence or Wisdom check, you can consult a host
of ancestor spirits to gain advantage on the roll. You
can’t use this ability when your ancestors wouldn’t
have appropriate knowledge or guidance, such as if
you try to understand cutting-edge alchemy.

SPELL RESISTANCE
Beginning at 13th level, you have advantage on
saving throws you make against spells.

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Classes ETHEREAL WATCHER EARTHSHATTER
At 20th level, as an action, you can shrug off your Starting at 6th level, you can choose to use Warden’s
mortal form for a short time to become something Grasp as an action, rather than a bonus action.
spiritual and immaterial, an ethereal watcher. For 1 When you do so, each creature affected must
minute, you gain the following benefits: make a Strength saving throw (DC equals 8 + your
proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier) or be
• As a bonus action on your turn, you can become knocked prone.
ethereal, as per the etherealness spell. You can use this feature a number of times equal
to your Strength modifier (a minimum of once), and
• You can use your bonus action to return from you regain all expended uses when you finish a long
being ethereal when you use your Warden’s Mark rest.
or your Warden’s Grasp feature. You can use your
bonus action to return from being ethereal when METTLE
you cast a spell on your turn. At 13th level, your determination allows you to shrug
off effects that would otherwise harm you. When you
• When you return from being ethereal, each are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a
creature you choose within 10 feet of you takes Constitution saving throw to take only half damage,
4d6 force damage, as they are pulled partially you instead take no damage if you succeed on the
between the planes. saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

• You can cast 1st and 2nd-level druid spells you IMMORTAL MOUNTAIN
know without expending spell slots. By 20th level, you can summon the power of
true earth as an action, protecting yourself in an
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until encasement of stone. For 1 minute, you gain the
you finish a long rest. following benefits:

Stoneheart Defender • Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage you
take is reduced by 5.
You heard the steadfast, unyielding call from the
mountains, which dwarves and gnomes have felt • You gain the effects of your Roots of Rock feature
for generations. The stones called to you, beckoning for the entire duration.
for a protector to defend the mountains from those
that would despoil them, from both within and • As you move, you can choose to upend the earth
without. You might be a watchman of old dwarven at your feet, leaving behind a 5-foot-wide trail of
walls, or a sentinel, patrolling the lookouts of high difficult terrain behind you wherever you move.
mountain peaks. Regardless of where you stand, you
are unmovable: a mountain in the shape of a man. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
You draw your power from the earth beneath your you finish a long rest.
feet and can crush your enemies with the strength of
stone. Storm Sentinel

ROOTS OF ROCK Your strength originates among furious storm clouds
Starting when you hear this call at 3rd level, when and flashes of lightning. As a storm sentinel, you are
you use your Warden’s Grasp ability, rocky roots called to protect wayward sailors and coastal villages
sprout from your feet, anchoring you securely. Until from the wrath of the tempests and the arrival of
the start of your next turn, you have a +2 bonus to great waves that threaten them. You despise pirates
your Armor Class. and other enemies of coastal peoples, and will
Additionally, until you move, you can’t be oppose them wherever they strike.
shoved or pushed from wherever you are standing by From your fingertips, you can deliver the awe of
hostile actions, spells, or effects, unless you choose lightning and the roar of thunder to devastate your
to be. You have advantage on Strength saving throws foes. With practice and patience, you can harness the
against being knocked prone, can’t slip or fall from power of the storm itself to fly and rain thunderbolts
ledges, and are immune to the fly, levitate, and from above.
telekinesis spells.

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FLASH FROM ABOVE Verdant Protector Warden
Starting when you hear this call at 3rd level,
whenever you are standing under the open sky, You draw your strength from the trees of the forest
you can use your action to conjure a harmless, but and the loamy earth beneath your feet. As a Verdant
impressive, bolt of lightning or peal of thunder. You Protector, you are the champion of the green things
can use this ability even when there are no clouds in nature, and defend them against those who would
above you. despoil the wilds. You easily find allies among druids
THUNDERBLAST and others that understand the forest’s sacred trees
At 3rd level, whenever you hit a creature you have and ancient spirits.
marked with a melee weapon attack, each creature At your command, the plants of the earth sprout
you choose within 5 feet of the target takes 1d8 up to assist you in your duty. At the pinnacle of
lightning damage. your power, you can assume the form of an elder
STATIC BURST tree guardian, which looks much like a treant, with
Starting at 6th level, when you use Warden’s Grasp tough, bark skin, and long, branchlike arms.
as a bonus action, each creature affected can’t take
reactions until the start of your next turn. GREEN MARK
EVASION Starting when you hear this call at 3rd level, when
Beginning at 13th level, you can nimbly dodge you mark a creature, the plants of the earth come
out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red alive to hinder its progress. While this creature
dragon’s fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you is within 30 feet of you, the ground it walks on is
are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a difficult terrain.
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you
instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving VERDANT SKIN
throw, and only half damage if you fail. At 6th level, you gain proficiency in the Stealth skill,
STORMLORD if you didn’t have it already. Additionally, you can use
Starting at 20th level, you have a flying speed equal your action to draw a thick mass of vines and leaves
to your walking speed. to conceal you. Until you move, you have advantage
Additionally, you can use your action to on Dexterity (Stealth) checks you make to hide
summon a bolt of lightning to strike you, imbuing among vegetation.
your body with the storm’s fury. For 1 minute, you
gain the following benefits: METTLE
• Your flying speed is doubled. At 13th level, your determination allows you to shrug
• You can cast the call lightning spell as a bonus off effects that would otherwise harm you. When you
are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a
action (DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + Constitution saving throw to take only half damage,
your Constitution modifier) without expending a you instead take no damage if you succeed on the
spell slot. When you cast the spell in this way, you saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
can call a bolt of lightning on subsequent turns as
a bonus action. FORM OF THE OAK SENTINEL
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until Starting at 20th level, you can use your action to
you finish a long rest. transform into an oak sentinel, a bark-covered titan
of the forest. For 1 minute, you gain the following
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• Your AC becomes 20, if it was lower.
• Your melee attacks have a reach of 10 feet.
• You can use Warden’s Grasp as an action, rather

than a bonus action. When you do so, you can
make an attack against each creature affected,
with a separate attack roll for each target.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you finish a long rest.

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156 Classes

WARMAGE own brands of tactics and styles of magical tricks. Warmage
The House of Knights, for example, emphasizes
An elf recites the motions again for the simplest spell armor and martial prowess, whereas the House of
she knows, repeating them until she knows they are Kings emphasizes battlefield strategy.
perfect. With a single, precise stroke, she unleashes By way of metaphor, houses that value honor
a wave of arcane energy, focused into a searing blue and teamwork above all else brand themselves after
beam. games of strategy, whereas those who epitomize
A tiefling waves her hands to conjure floating self-reliance name themselves for games of chance.
greatswords of humming blue energy, which dance This division in the warmage houses is representative
about in mesmerizing and deadly arcs. One blade of a schism that dates back to the earliest warmage
takes on an aspect of fire, and the other lightning, as masters. Legend has it that the first two masters
she begins to cleave through the goblinoid horde. separated when one decided to found a college. The
Waving a black-and-red checkered banner, a other, out of spite, built a casino outside its grounds.
dragonborn king charges into the fore. At his sides
are warmages of all houses, a chessboard of elite Creating a Warmage
arcanists, poised to turn the tide of battle.
The undisputed masters of cantrips, warmages Warmages come from all walks of life, so as you
turn the most fundamental types of magic into a build yours, consider where you first learned the
deadly and precise art. fundamentals of magic, which you would go on to
perfect. You might have picked up cantrips from a
Cantrip Masters fellow adventurer or in the early stages of wizarding
training. You could even be self-taught. Choose an
While other spellcasters aspire to grander and more Arcane Initiation which best fits your character’s
complex spells, warmages refine and master the history with magic.
most fundamental magic: cantrips. Warmages wield Moreover, consider how you feel about magic as
their magic in the same way that a warrior uses a whole. Are you envious of other spellcasters, or are
a sword, bow, or axe: as weapons to be perfected you confident you could best them regardless? Did
and mastered, not as an unknowable force to be you once pine to be a wizard, but found you could
feared. In contrast to sorcerers and wizards, their never muster enough true magic to form a spell slot?
magic is a trainable skill, one that can be mastered Did you choose warmagistry to hone your talents
by almost anyone with discipline and aptitude. to their absolute peak, or did you choose it to wield
Therefore, warmages stand among the most fearsome power no warrior can equal?
of spellcasters, with only the most rudimentary of Lastly, consider your prospective warmage
spells. House. Though you don’t choose one until reaching
3rd level, your aspirations might shape which house
Strategic Geniuses you favor the most. If you would like to dabble with
greater arcane magic, the House of Bishops is the
Warmages have a long and storied history as best fit. If the clashing of swords at the frontlines
masterful strategists and tacticians, both in grand piques your interest, consider the House of Knights.
battles and personal skirmishes. If a warmage is
outgunned or outmanned, they’ll try to outthink QUICK BUILD
their foes, which works more often than not. They You can make a Warmage quickly by following
demonstrate an efficient kind of pragmatism, owing these suggestions. First, Intelligence should be your
perhaps to their ability to solve many problems with highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Make
just a few magical tools. Strength your third highest if you plan to take the
House of Knights. Then choose the chill touch, force
Aligned Free Agents dart, force weapon, and phantom grapnel cantrips,
and the Adventurer Arcane Initiation. Pick any
While some warmages are fully self-taught, the background that emphasizes your magical discipline.
majority join a house: a loose confederation of
warmages who practice together and share secrets
of the trade. Houses teach invaluable battlefield
strategy, but each individual house also touts their

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Classes THE WARMAGE CANTRIP
BONUS
PROFICIENCY FEATURES CANTRIPS DICE TRICKS
LEVEL BONUS KNOWN KNOWN
0
1st +2 Spellcasting, Arcane Initiation, Arcane Fighting Style 4 0 —
4 0 2
2nd +2 Warmage Edge, Warmage Tricks 5 0 3
5 1 3
3rd +2 Warmage House 6 1 4
6 1 4
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 6 1 5
6 1 5
5th +3 Arcane Surge 7 1 6
7 2 6
6th +3 Tactical Insight 7 2 7
7 2 7
7th +3 Warmage House feature 8 2 8
8 2 8
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 8 2 9
8 3 9
9th +4 — 9 3 10
9 3 10
10th +4 Warmage House feature 9 3 10
10 10
11th +4 Arcane Surge improvement

12th +4 Ability Score Improvement

13th +5 —

14th +5 Strategic Deflection

15th +5 Warmage House feature

16th +5 Ability Score Improvement

17th +6 —

18th +6 Warmage House feature

19th +6 Ability Score Improvement

20th +6 Master Warmage

CLASS FEATURES EQUIPMENT
You start with the following equipment, in addition
As a warmage, you have the following class features. to the equipment granted by your background:

HIT POINTS • Leather armor, a dagger, and any simple weapon
Hit Dice: 1d8 per warmage level • (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution • (a) an explorer’s pack or (b) a scholar’s pack
• A gaming set
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Spellcasting

Constitution modifier per warmage level after 1st At 1st level, you begin to learn the simple, yet potent,
brand of spellcasting for which warmages are known.
PROFICIENCIES
Armor: Light armor CANTRIPS
Weapons: Simple weapons You know four cantrips of your choice from the
Tools: One artisan’s kit of your choice, one gaming warmage spell list. You learn additional warmage
cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in
set of your choice the Cantrips Known column of the Warmage table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence you can choose one of the warmage cantrips you
Skills: Choose two from: Acrobatics, Animal know and replace it with another warmage cantrip.

Handling, Arcana, Athletics, History, Investigation,
Medicine, Perception, and Survival

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SPELLCASTING ABILITY SELF-TAUGHT Warmage
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your You taught yourself all the fundamentals of magic
warmage spells, since you learn your spells from a dusty old tome or abandoned scroll. You
through practice and mental discipline. You use learn the fire bolt and light cantrips.
your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your SURVIVAL
Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw To survive in the wilderness, you taught yourself
DC for a warmage spell you cast and when making to cast simple spells. You learn the druidcraft and
an attack roll with one. shillelagh cantrips.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus Arcane Fighting Style
+ your Intelligence modifier
Warmages learn that magic is the purest of weapons,
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency and can be wielded just as easily as any other. At 1st
bonus + your Intelligence modifier level, choose one of the following fighting styles:

SPELLCASTING FOCUS BLASTER
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus The spell save DC for your warmage cantrips
for your warmage spells. increases by 1.

Arcane Initiation

Warmages come from all backgrounds and walks
of life. At 1st level, choose where you first learned
the basics of magic. The cantrips offered by your
initiation don’t count against your total number of
warmage cantrips known.

ADVENTURER
You picked up your magic informally by traveling
with a dozen different mages over the years. You
learn the mage hand and ray of frost cantrips.

CIRCUS PERFORMER
You learned a few simple tricks to participate in a
sideshow or circus act. You learn the dancing lights
and minor illusion cantrips.

ELDRITCH EVENT
An influx of insidious magic left an imprint on you.
You learn the chill touch and message cantrips.

MERCENARY
You mastered the fundamentals of war magic to
engage in battle with similarly armed arcanists. You
learn the arc blade and true strike cantrips.

TEMPLE
A monastery or temple educated you in the ways
of gentle healing magic. You learn the sacred
flame and spare the dying cantrips.

TOWER APPRENTICE
You apprenticed under a spellcaster for some time,
who taught you the fundamentals of arcana. You
learn the prestidigitation and shocking grasp cantrips.

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Classes DEFLECTOR Ability Score Improvement
When you have at least one hand free and a creature
hits you with a spell attack or a ranged weapon When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
attack, you can use your reaction to add your 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
proficiency bonus to your Armor Class for that score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you. ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t
increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
RESISTIVE
While you are wearing light armor or are under the Arcane Surge
effects of the mage armor spell, you gain a +1 bonus
to your Armor Class. Starting at 5th level, you learn to, for a moment, tap
into a vast reservoir of magical power and unleash
SNIPER it upon your foes. On your turn, when you deal
When making a ranged spell attack, you gain a +1 damage with a warmage cantrip, you can deal twice
bonus to the attack roll. Additionally, you ignore half the number of damage dice dealt by the spell. You
cover when casting a warmage cantrip. can’t use this feature on a spell that has scored a
critical hit.
STRIKER Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
When you hit with a cantrip that requires a melee until you finish a short or long rest. Starting at 11th
attack and exceed the target’s AC by 5 or more or level, you can use this feature twice between rests.
score a critical hit, you can add your proficiency
bonus to the damage roll. Tactical Insight

Warmage Edge At 6th level, you learn how to use ambient magical
power to defend yourself from your foes’ magical
Starting at 2nd level, once on each of your turns attacks. You can add your Intelligence modifier to
when you deal damage with a warmage cantrip, you saving throws you make against spells and other
can improve one damage roll of the spell, adding magical effects that deal damage.
your Intelligence modifier to the roll. Starting at 5th
level, and as you gain levels in this class, you also Strategic Deflection
add extra dice to the damage roll for your warmage
cantrips, as shown in the Cantrip Bonus Dice Starting at 14th level, as a reaction when a creature
column of the Warmage table. For example, when casts a spell that targets you or includes you in its
you are at 5th level, you can improve the damage of area of effect and the spell forces you to make a
the fire bolt cantrip to deal fire damage equal to 3d10 saving throw to avoid damage, you can use your
+ your Intelligence modifier on a hit. reaction to attempt to redirect some of the spell’s
energy to a new target. If you succeed on your saving
Warmage Tricks throw against the spell, choose another creature
you can see within the spell’s range or up to 30 feet
Beginning at 2nd level, you learn a Warmage Trick, a away from you, whichever is closer, to make a saving
special technique that alters the way you fight, move, throw against the spell, using your spell save DC. The
and cast your spells. You learn two tricks of your chosen creature can be the original spellcaster. On a
choice at 2nd level, and you learn additional tricks at failed save, the creature suffers the effects of the spell
higher levels, as shown in the Tricks Known column as if you had cast the spell and they had been the
of the Warmage table. original target or been within the area of the spell.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
you can choose one of the tricks you know and until you finish a short or long rest.
replace it with another trick for which you meet the
prerequisites. Master Warmage

Warmage House At 20th level, you reach the pinnacle of your
warmage prowess. If you cast a cantrip that deals 4
Upon reaching 3rd level, you choose a Warmage dice of damage to a target, it instead deals 5 dice of
House, which teaches you a suite of magical damage (excluding your cantrip bonus dice). If you
techniques. Your choice grants you features at 3rd cast a cantrip that makes 4 attacks, it instead makes
level, and again at 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level. 5 attacks.

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The following tricks are presented in alphabetical COMMANDER'S STEED
order. If a warmage trick has prerequisites, you must Prerequisites: House of Kings
meet them to choose it. You can choose the trick at You learn the find steed spell and can cast it at
the same time that you meet its prerequisites. A level will without expending a spell slot. Your steed is
prerequisite refers to your level in this class. more resilient than most; its hit point maximum is
increased by an amount equal to your warmage level.
BISHOP'S MANEUVER CORROSIVE CANTRIP
Prerequisites: 10th level, House of Bishops Once on each of your turns, when you deal acid
You can take the Disengage action as a bonus action, damage to a creature with a warmage cantrip, you
and when you do so, your walking speed increases by can cause the acid to erode the target’s defenses. The
10 feet until the end of your turn. next time a creature makes an attack roll against the
target before the start of your next turn, roll a d4
BLASTING CANTRIP and subtract it from the target’s Armor Class for this
Once on each of your turns, when you deal force attack.
damage to a creature with a warmage cantrip, you DIRECTED MOMENTUM
can push the creature up to 10 feet away from you in Prerequisite: 10th level, House of Lancers
a straight line. Once on each of your turns, when you score a critical
hit with a melee attack or reduce a creature to 0 hit
BLINDING LIGHT points with one, you can make an unarmed strike
Prerequisite: light cantrip against a second target. If the target is within range of
When you use the light cantrip to target an object your Shock Trooper feature, you can lunge toward it.
you are holding, you can direct a flare at a creature On a hit, this attack deals an extra 1d8 force damage.
you can see within 10 feet of you, which must make DRAINING CANTRIP
a Constitution saving throw against your spell save Whenever you deal necrotic or poison damage to
DC. On a failed save, the creature is blinded until the a hostile creature with a warmage cantrip, you can
start of your next turn. After a creature has failed a siphon some of its life force. You gain temporary hit
saving throw against this trick, it has advantage on all points equal to half your warmage level, which last
saving throws against it for the next 24 hours. for 1 minute.

CASTLE
Prerequisites: 10th level, House of Rooks
As an action, you can choose a willing Small or
Medium creature you can see within 120 feet of you.
You both teleport, swapping places.
Once you use this trick, you can’t use it again
until you finish a short or long rest.

CHIVALROUS PRESENCE
Prerequisite: House of Knights
You gain proficiency in the Insight and Persuasion
skills, and you have advantage on ability checks you
make to interact with nobility. Additionally, other
creatures can always discern when you’re telling the
truth.

CLOAK OF FEATHERS
Prerequisite: House of Rooks
While you are wearing no armor and not wielding a
shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier
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Classes ENCRYPTOGRAM FLEXIBLE RANGE
Prerequisite: cryptogram cantrip Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t
Your knowledge of ciphers has improved your impose disadvantage on your ranged spell attack
magically clandestine communications. When you rolls. Additionally, when you cast a warmage cantrip
cast the cryptogram cantrip, its limit is 20 characters, that requires a melee spell attack, its range increases
instead of 8, and only the specified recipient can read to 10 feet.
the message.
FOLD
EXPLOSIVE CANTRIP Prerequisites: House of Cards, 10th level
Once on each of your turns, when you deal fire You have learned to graciously accept defeat using
damage to a creature with a warmage cantrip, each your Deck of Fate. As a reaction when you are hit by
creature within 5 feet of the target, except yourself an attack, you can play your entire hand to cast the
and the target, must succeed on a Dexterity saving shield spell without expending a spell slot.
throw against your spell save DC or take half the fire Once you use this trick, you can’t use it again
damage dealt to the target. until you finish a short or long rest.

EXTENDED RANGE GAMBLE
When you cast a warmage cantrip that has a range of Prerequisites: cheat cantrip, House of Cards or House
5 feet or greater, its range is doubled.
of Dice
FIELD MEDIC You are always under the effects of the cheat cantrip.
Prerequisite: House of Bishops Additionally, you can reroll an attack roll, ability
You learn the spare the dying cantrip, which doesn’t check, or saving throw. Once you use this ability, you
count against your number of cantrips known. can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Additionally, when you cast spare the dying on a
creature that has 0 hit points, the target regains 1 INFINITE VARIATION
hit point and gains temporary hit points equal to Prerequisite: prestidigitation cantrip
your warmage level, which last for 1 minute. Once a You have become exceptionally skilled at using the
creature regains hit points from this trick, it can’t do prestidigitation cantrip to mimic other spells. When
so again until it finishes a long rest. you cast prestidigitation, you can use it to emulate the
effects of any other cantrip that doesn’t deal damage,
even one that is not on the warmage spell list. To
do so, you must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence
(Arcana) check, otherwise the spell fails. Intelligence
is your spellcasting ability for a cantrip cast using this
trick, and it counts as a warmage cantrip for you.

ICY CANTRIP
Once on each of your turns, when you deal cold
damage to a creature with a warmage cantrip, you
can numb the target with a frigid blast. The first time
the target makes an attack roll before the end of its
next turn, it must roll a d4 and subtract the number
rolled from the attack roll.

KNIGHT'S AEGIS
Prerequisites: 10th level, House of Knights, force

buckler cantrip
When you cast the force buckler cantrip, you can
concentrate on it for up to 1 minute. The spell doesn’t
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LEADING EDGE TACTICS The illusion can’t replicate a creature, but it can Warmage
Prerequisites: House of Lancers deal damage to a creature within its 5-foot cube. If
You always have a plan when engaging the enemy. the illusion is of an object that can deal damage, a
Whenever a creature makes an attack against you creature that enters the object’s 5-foot cube or begins
during the first round of combat, it has disadvantage its turn there must make an Intelligence saving throw
on the attack roll. against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the
creature takes 1d6 damage of a type appropriate to
LIEUTENANT'S DEMAND the illusion. This damage increases by 1d6 when you
Prerequisites: 10th level, House of Kings reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level
You can cast the spell command at will without (4d6). This damage can’t trigger Warmage Edge or
expending a spell slot. any warmage tricks.

MAGE HAND KNACK MYSTICAL ARMOR
Prerequisite: mage hand cantrip You can cast the mage armor spell on yourself at will,
Your skill with the mage hand cantrip allows you without using a spell slot or spell components.
to use it as an extension of yourself. When you cast
the spell and as a bonus action on your subsequent MYSTICAL ATHLETE
turns, you can use one of the following effects with Prerequisite: quickstep or springheel cantrip
the hand: When you cast the quickstep cantrip, your speed
Press. The hand pushes against a Large increases by 20 feet instead of 10 feet. When you
or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. Choose a cast the springheel cantrip, your jumping distance
direction away from that creature. Every foot of increases by 20 feet instead of 10 feet. If you know
movement in that direction while the hand is both of these cantrips, you can cast both of them as
pressing against it costs the creature 1 extra foot of part of the same bonus action.
movement. The hand continues to push against the
target until the spell ends or you use your bonus MYSTICAL WEAPONMASTER
action to use a different effect with the hand. Prerequisite: force weapon or magic daggers cantrip
Punch. The hand strikes one creature or object Once on each of your turns when you roll a 1 on the
within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack for the d20 for an attack roll with the force weapon or magic
hand using your spell attack bonus. On a hit, the daggers cantrips, you can reroll the die and must use
target takes 1d6 force damage. the new roll.
Seize. The hand grabs a Tiny creature and
attempts to grapple it. The creature must succeed MYSTICAL VISION
on a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) You can cast the detect magic spell at will without
check (its choice) against your spell save DC or be expending a spell slot.
grappled by the hand. The hand continues to grapple
the target until the target uses an action to break the PHANTOM HOOKSHOT
grapple on its turn, the spell ends, or you use your Prerequisite: phantom grapnel cantrip
bonus action to use a different effect with the hand. You can cast the phantom grapnel cantrip as a bonus
action. If you do so, its range is reduced to 15 feet.
MINOR SHADOW ILLUSION When you cast the spell as an action, creatures are
Prerequisite: minor illusion cantrip pulled an extra 10 feet by the spell toward you.
When you create the image of an object in an
unoccupied space using the minor illusion cantrip, RAPID FORTIFICATION
you can fill it with fibers of shadowstuff, causing it Prerequisite: mending cantrip
to become partially real. No matter what form the You can cast the mending cantrip as a bonus action.
semi-real object takes, it still must be no larger than If you cast it as an action, you can use one of the
a 5-foot cube. It has AC 10 and 5 hit points, and it following effects:
weighs 5 pounds. You can only have one semi-real • You can restore a single nonmagical object, such
illusion at a time. While this semi-real object exists,
the cantrip requires your concentration. as a door, cart, or window, to pristine condition
if at least half of its parts are present. This object
can be no larger than 10 cubic feet, or 1 cubic foot
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Classes Checkmate! King me. • Your signature focus gains a number of charges
Go fish! equal to your Intelligence modifier (a minimum
of 1). When you damage a creature with it or a
• You can create simple fortifications, such as cantrip cast through it, you can expend 1 charge
sealing a door shut, adding wooden planks to a to deal an extra 1d8 force damage to that creature.
window, or building a short stone wall (no larger Your focus regains all spent charges after you
than 10 cubic feet). You must have the materials finish a long rest.
present to use this ability.
SILENT CANTRIP
SNAKE EYES Once on each of your turns when you deal thunder
Prerequisites: House of Dice, 10th level damage to a hostile creature with a warmage cantrip,
If you roll a 1 or 2 on a Die of Fate, you keep the die you can create a 15-foot-diameter sphere of magical
instead of giving it to the GM. silence (as per the silence spell), centered on yourself
or the creature (your choice), which lasts until the
SEVERE CANTRIP start of your next turn.
When a creature rolls a 1 on a saving throw against
one of your warmage cantrips, it automatically fails SPLIT FIRE
the save and takes twice the number of damage dice Prerequisite: 5th level
dealt by the spell, as if you scored a critical hit. The When you cast a warmage cantrip that requires
additional damage only applies to the creature that a single spell attack roll, you can select multiple
rolled a 1. creatures and make a spell attack roll against each.
You can target a number of creatures equal to the
SIGNATURE FOCUS number of damage dice the cantrip deals, and split
Prerequisite: 5th level your damage dice up amongst your targets, to a
When you finish a long rest, you can place a unique minimum of 1 die of damage per target. Each attack
sigil on a simple weapon, which becomes your must target a different creature.
signature focus until you use this trick again. This For example, fire bolt deals 3d10 damage. You
weapon becomes magical, and it can be used as a can choose to target three creatures and deal 1d10
spellcasting focus for your warmage spells. Your damage to each creature, or you can target two
signature focus is bonded to you, and gains a number creatures, dealing 1d10 damage to one creature and
of special abilities: 2d10 damage to the other creature, or you can target
• As a bonus action, you can call your signature one creature for 3d10 damage.

focus to your hand, as long as you are on the STATIC CANTRIP
same plane of existence as it. Whenever you deal lightning damage to a hostile
• You can add your Intelligence modifier, instead creature with a warmage cantrip, you can sap part of
of your Strength or Dexterity modifier, to attack the energy into a charge, which clings to your body
rolls using your signature focus. until the start of your next turn. While charged, you
can use your reaction when you take damage from
a creature you can see within 5 feet of you to deal
lightning damage equal to half your warmage level to
the creature.

UNERRING STRIKE
Prerequisites: 10th level, true strike cantrip
When you cast the true strike cantrip, you can
concentrate on it for a number of rounds equal to
your Intelligence modifier. You gain advantage on
the first attack roll you make against the target on
each of your turns while maintaining concentration
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WARMAGE HOUSES BISHOP SPELLCASTING Warmage

Each warmage is defined by their chosen House, WARMAGE SPELLS —SPELL SLOTS—
which teaches them valuable skills and offers a LEVEL KNOWN 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH
confederation of allies they will keep for their lives.
Named for games of strategy and games of chance, 3rd 3 2 ———
each house emphasizes a unique approach to
spellcasting and combat. 4th 4 3 ———

House of Bishops 5th 4 3 ———

The House of Bishops adopts warmages with true 6th 4 3 ———
arcane potential, expanding on essential magic
principles with true spellcasting. Such warmages 7th 5 4 2 ——
might be easily confused for wizards or sorcerers, for
they don the same garb and wield many of the same 8th 6 4 2 ——
spells, but the warmage focus on perfection still holds
precedence over garnering a vast array of spells. 9th 6 4 2 ——

SPELLCASTING 10th 7 4 3 ——
When you choose this house at 3rd level, you gain
the ability to cast spells more potent than cantrips. 11th 8 4 3 ——
Spell Slots. The Bishop Spellcasting table
shows how many spell slots you have to cast your 12th 8 4 3 ——
spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these
spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or 13th 9 4 3 2—
higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you
finish a long rest. 14th 10 4 3 2—
Spells known of 1st-Level and Higher. You
know three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice, two 15th 10 4 3 2—
of which you must choose from the conjuration and
evocation spells on the wizard spell list. 16th 11 4 3 3—
The Spells Known column of the Bishop
Spellcasting table shows when you learn more wizard 17th 11 4 3 3—
spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must
be a conjuration or evocation spell of your choice, 18th 11 4 3 3—
except for the spells learned at 8th, 14th, and 20th
level, and must be of a level for which you have spell 19th 12 4331
slots.
20th 13 4331

Whenever you gain a level in this class, you
can replace one of the wizard spells you know with
another spell of your choice from the wizard spell
list. The new spell must be of a level for which you
have spell slots, and it must be a conjuration or
evocation spell, unless you’re replacing the spell you
gained at 3rd, 8th or 14th level.
Warmage Edge. You can add additional
damage with your warmage spells of 1st level or
higher using your Warmage Edge feature, as if they
were cantrips. You can’t add Warmage Edge damage
to the magic missile spell.

WARMAGE HOUSES

NAME DESCRIPTION

House of Bishops Dabblers in true arcane magic, gaining spell slots to supplement their cantrips

House of Cards Plays a magical game of cards to enhance their combat prowess

House of Dice Gamblers with an innate power to control fate

House of Kings Leaders and commanders, with a wide array of maneuvers at their disposal

House of Knights Frontline combatants, fortified with magical armor

House of Lancers Monastic warmages who channel cantrips through their unarmed strikes

House of Pawns Versatile cantrip masters

House of Rooks Arcane assassins and spies

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Classes ARCANE STUDY gain proficiency in the Deception skill and with
At 3rd level, you gain proficiency in two of the the playing card set, if you don’t already have it.
following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Additionally, you can use your Intelligence instead
Investigation, Medicine, or Religion. of Charisma for Charisma (Deception) checks you
make.
MYSTICAL COMPANION
At 7th level, you learn the find familiar spell and can DECK OF FATE
cast it as a ritual. The spell doesn’t count against your Starting at 3rd level, you gain a deck of magical
number of spells known. playing or tarot cards, called a Deck of Fate, through
When you cast the spell, you can choose one which you can enhance the power of your cantrips.
of the normal forms for your familiar or one of the Shuffle a standard 52-card playing card deck and
following special forms: imp, pseudodragon, quasit, draw a hand of five cards when you roll initiative.
or sprite. Whenever you target a hostile creature with a
warmage spell that deals damage, you can use your
SIEGE CASTING bonus action to play one or more cards from your
At 10th level, your warmage spells deal double hand to enhance the power of the spell. If the cards
damage to objects and structures. Additionally, when exactly match one of the results on the Hands table
you cast a warmage spell that requires a spell attack on the following page, the spell deals extra damage to
roll, you can cast it at up to double its normal range. one of the spell’s targets of your choice or grants you
If its target is beyond its normal range, you have one additional effect, according to the result. If the
disadvantage on the attack roll. cards don’t match a result, they have no effect. Aces
count as ones for results. Once you play a card, place
SPELL SCULPTING it on the bottom of your deck and draw until you
Starting at 15th level, when you cast a warmage spell have five cards in your hand again.
that affects other creatures that you can see, you can
choose a number of them up to your Intelligence HIGH STAKES
modifier. The chosen creatures automatically succeed At 7th level, you’ve mastered a very risky card trick
on their saving throws against the spell, and they using your Deck of Fate. On your turn, you can
take no damage if they would normally take half choose any number of cards from your hand and
damage on a successful save. place them on the bottom of your deck (no action
required), losing 2 hit points per card you chose.
ARCANE DOMINANCE You then draw until you have five cards in your hand
At 18th level, you learn a powerful magical trick. again.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can expend
a number of spell slots with a combined level of 6 DEALER'S CHOICE
or more to regain an expended use of your Arcane At 10th level, you can use your bonus action to gain
Surge. one of the following effects, chosen by the GM:

House of Cards • You gain resistance to all damage until the end of
your next turn.
Warmages who join the House of Cards approach
combat the same way they do games of chance, with • You teleport to an unoccupied space you can see
high stakes, and calculated gambles. Each warmage within 60 feet of you.
of this house wields a special deck of cards tied to
the very threads of fate, through which they can • You vanish into a safe, endless demiplane until
empower their magic with deft flurries of hands. the start of your next turn, at which time you
However, while these warmages command incredible return at the same location from which you
power, their magical surges are at the whims of the vanished.
cards, and so they must make strategic, ingenious
plays to master them. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you finish a short or long rest.
BLUFF
When you choose this house at 3rd level, your poker CARD READING
face carries you through practically any lie. You Beginning at 15th level, once on each of your turns
when you draw a card from your deck as part of your
Deck of Fate feature, you can declare a suit (Clubs,

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HANDS Warmage

NAME CARDS BENEFIT

Straight Any five sequential You deal an extra
cards of any suit. 12 damage.

Flush Any five cards of the You deal an extra
same suit in any order. 10 damage.

Three of a Any three of the same You deal an extra
Kind number. 6 damage.

Pair Any two of the same You deal an extra
number. 2 damage.

Hearts Any two hearts. You gain temporary hit points equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Spades Any two spades. Your speed increases by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.

Diamonds Any two diamonds. You gain a +1 bonus to your AC until the start of your next turn.

Clubs Any two clubs. You gain a +1 bonus to saving throws until the start of your next turn.

Diamonds, Hearts, or Spades) and check the top Die of Fate and add it to the roll. Once you expend a
card of your deck. If you guessed the suit correctly, Die of Fate, it goes to the GM, who can use it to add
you can take the Dash, Disengage, or Use an Object it to a roll made by an NPC or monster. Once the
action as part of the bonus action used for the GM has used a die, it passes back to you, and so on.
feature. When you finish a long rest, you regain all of your
expended Dice of Fate, whether or not the GM has
ACE IN THE HOLE used them.
Beginning at 18th level, you are a deckmaster. Beginning at 7th level, you have an additional
Whenever you would draw one or more cards from two Dice of Fate, and you can add two Dice of Fate to
your deck, draw twice as many. Put half of the drawn your damage rolls with warmage spells.
cards on the bottom of your deck and the other cards
in your hand. CHAOS ROLL
Also at 3rd level, you can expend two of your Dice of
House of Dice Fate as an action, rolling them on the table below to
create a chaotic surge of energy.
The House of Dice throws out the warmage
convention of meticulous, deliberate spellcasting 2d6 Effect
in favor of wild, chaotic magic that presses the 2 You cast fireball, centered on yourself.
odds. Everything from their magical bursts to 3 Your AC is reduced by 2 until the start of
their enchanted sets of dice can fail horribly, so it’s your next turn.
auspicious that they often keep their fingers on the 4 You fall prone.
scales of fate. These warmages have mastered not 5 Each creature other than yourself within
only a repertoire of cantrips, but also techniques 60 feet of you can speak only in a
to manipulate fortune itself, allowing them to risk babbling nonsense language for the next
everything, and more than often come out on top. minute, and can’t perform the verbal
components of spells.
BONUS PROFICIENCIES 6 A 5-foot-radius sphere of butterflies,
Starting when you choose this house at 3rd level, insects, or doves fills a location you
your light fingers and unscrupulous tactics help you choose within 60 feet of you, heavily
win the day. You gain proficiency in the Sleight of obscuring the area until the start of your
Hand skill and with the dice set, if you don’t already next turn.
have it. 7 You gain 7 temporary hit points, and
keep the Dice of Fate instead of giving
DICE OF FATE them to the GM.
At 3rd level, you gain four Dice of Fate, which are 8 You become invisible until the end of
d6s. Whenever you make an ability check, attack roll, your next turn, as per the invisibility spell.
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Classes 9 A random object within 60 feet of you House of Kings
explodes, dealing no damage to you or
your allies, and dealing 3d6 fire damage Warmages who train in the House of Kings specialize
to one creature caught in the blast in tactics and strategy, learning age-old maneuvers
chosen by the GM. to give them the edge in combat. Natural-born
leaders, Kings work best with a cadre of supporters
10 You teleport up to 60 feet to an to perform their tactics and overwhelm the enemy.
unoccupied space you can see. Each Moreso than all other warmages, those in the House
creature within 5 feet of the destination of Kings treat life and death as little more than a
must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw game of strategy to be understood and conquered.
against your spell save DC or take 2d6
force damage. BONUS PROFICIENCIES
When you choose this house at 3rd level, you gain
11 Choose a creature you can see within proficiency with medium armor, as well as battleaxes,
60 feet of you. That creature takes 4d6 lances, longswords, tridents, and warhammers.
necrotic damage, and you regain hit
points equal to the necrotic damage BATTLE TACTICS
dealt. At 3rd level, you learn stratagems that are fueled by
special dice called battle dice.
12 You cast lightning bolt and can add the Battle Dice. You have two battle dice, which
Dice of Fate to the damage roll. are d8s. A battle die is expended when you use it.
You regain all of your expended battle dice when you
LOADED DICE finish a short or long rest, or when you roll initiative.
By 7th level, you can subtly cheat your dice. Once Your battle die changes and more battle dice
on each of your turns when you roll a d6, you can become available when you reach certain levels in
flip the die upside down. Note that on a balanced d6, this class, as shown on the table below.
the top and bottom numbers add up to 7, so you can
determine the bottom number by subtracting the top Warmage Level Battle Dice
number from 7. 3rd 2d8
7th 3d8
TWISTED FATE 13th 3d10
Starting at 10th level, the winds of chance follow 19th 4d10
your die rolls, rather than vice versa. When you make
an attack roll or ability check with disadvantage on Using Battle Dice. Once per turn, you can
your turn, you can attempt to invert fate as a bonus expend a battle die to perform a stratagem of your
action. Expend a Die of Fate and roll it; on a 5, you choice. Your stratagem options are detailed at the
ignore disadvantage on the roll, on a 6, you instead end of the subclass description.
have advantage on the roll. Saving Throws. When a stratagem calls for a
saving throw to resist its effects, the saving throw DC
ROLL THE BONES is equal to your spell save DC.
Beginning at 15th level, you
can channel the chaotic energy LEAD FROM THE FRONT
of your dice in an instant. As a Starting at 7th level, you and each friendly creature
reaction when you take damage within 120 feet of you that can see you ignores
from a creature you can see, nonmagical difficult terrain.
you can expend two Dice of
Fate to make a Chaos Roll. TACTICAL MASTER
Starting at 10th level, friendly creatures within 10
STEAL LUCK feet of you add your Intelligence modifier to their
Starting at 18th level, when you saving throws against spells and magical effects that
roll initiative, roll a d6. You deal damage.
steal that many Dice of Fate
back from the GM.

STRATAGEM:CHECKMATE
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When you hit a creature with a weapon or spell opening. The next creature other than you to make Warmage
attack, you can use your bonus action and expend a an attack against the target adds the battle die to their
battle die to direct one of your companions to strike. attack roll.
When you do so, choose a friendly creature who can Mystic Counsel. You can use a bonus action
see or hear you that is within reach of the creature and expend one battle die to give counsel to a
you hit. That creature can immediately use its creature that can hear you within 30 feet of you.
reaction to make one weapon attack or cast a cantrip Once in the next minute when the creature makes a
that requires an attack roll, adding the battle die to saving throw against a spell it can choose to roll the
the attack’s damage roll. battle die and add the result to the saving throw.
Stalemate. When you hit a creature with an
GRANDMASTER attack, you can expend one battle die as a bonus
Beginning at 18th level, when you roll initiative, action to hold that creature in place. Until the end of
choose a number of friendly creatures up to your its next turn, the target can’t willingly move unless it
Intelligence modifier that can see or hear you. Each first takes the Disengage action.
of the chosen creatures gains a battle die, without you
having to expend any battle dice. House of Knights
Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature
can roll the die and add the number rolled to one The House of Knights has a long and storied
ability check, attack roll, damage roll, or saving tradition of melding melee combat and swordplay
throw it makes. The creature can wait until after with the warmage’s simple spellcasting. Unlike other
it makes the roll before deciding to add the battle warriors, however, Knights carry neither swords nor
die, but must decide before the GM determines the shields into combat, for they can forge both out of
roll’s outcome. Once the battle die is rolled, it is lost. magical force at a moment’s notice.
A creature can have only one battle die from this
feature at a time. BONUS PROFICIENCIES
When you choose this house at 3rd level, you
STRATAGEMS gain proficiency with medium armor and martial
The stratagems are presented in alphabetical order. weapons.
Blitz. As a bonus action, when you hit a
creature with an attack, you can expend one battle FORCE BREASTPLATE
die to maneuver one of your comrades into a more At 3rd level, plates of magical force reinforce your
advantageous position. Choose a friendly creature armor. While you are wearing light or medium
who can see or hear you. That creature can use armor or are under the effects of mage armor,
its reaction to move up to half its speed without you can add your Intelligence modifier, instead of
provoking opportunity attacks from the target of Dexterity, to your Armor Class.
your attack.
Check. When you hit a creature with an attack, MYSTICAL WEAPON
you can expend one battle die as a bonus action to Also at 3rd level, you learn the force weapon cantrip,
force that creature to flee. The target must make a which doesn’t count against your number of cantrips
Charisma saving throw. A creature that is immune to known.
being charmed automatically succeeds on this saving Additionally, on your turn when you would
throw. On a failed save, the target must immediately draw a weapon, you can summon a simple or martial
use its reaction, if available, to move up to half its weapon of your choice, made entirely of magical
speed directly away from you. force, to your empty hand. This weapon counts as
Flash of Brilliance. When you make an magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance
Intelligence or Wisdom check, you can expend one and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
battle die to add it to the check. You can choose to This weapon vanishes if it leaves your hand.
use this stratagem after the ability check is rolled but
before the GM says whether the result was a success FLURRY OF BLADES
or failure. Beginning at 7th level, when you cast a cantrip that
Gambit. When you hit a creature with an attack, allows you to make multiple spell attacks, such as
you can expend one battle die to give your allies an force weapon or magic daggers, you can use your
bonus action to make one additional spell attack with
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Classes KNIGHT'S WARD • You can use Intelligence instead of Strength for
Starting 10th level, you learn to forge a hardened the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed
magical barrier between you and your foes. As a strikes.
bonus action on your turn, you can gain a number
of temporary hit points equal to twice your warmage • You can roll a d6 in place of the normal damage
level, which last for 1 minute. of your unarmed strikes.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a short or long rest. • Your unarmed strikes count as melee weapons for
the purposes of warmage spells.
TACTICAL MANEUVER
At 15th level, you can spend your entire movement SHOCK TROOPER
to teleport up to half your speed to an unoccupied Starting at 3rd level, you can rapidly close the
space you can see. distance between you and your foes. Whenever you
make a melee attack on your turn against a creature
FIELD OF BLADES you can see, you can lunge up to 15 feet toward your
Starting at 18th level, you can summon a whirlwind target before making the attack. This movement
of mystical weapons for a flurry of strikes. As an doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks. You can
action on your turn, you can make a melee spell perform this movement even if it causes you to travel
attack against up to five creatures you can see within through the air, though you fall after making the
30 feet of you, with a separate attack roll for each attack if you don’t land on solid ground.
target. On a hit, a target takes force damage equal to
2d10 + your Intelligence modifier. MYSTICAL PHYSICALITY
Starting at 7th level, whenever you make a Strength,
House of Lancers Dexterity, or Constitution check, you can use your
Intelligence modifier instead of the normal modifier.
Warmages who join the House of Lancers are trained In addition, moving through difficult terrain no
in fluid martial arts and meditative asceticism, longer costs you additional movement.
melding the stoic discipline of monks with potent
spellcasting. As such, they are unarmed elemental DEFLECT ENERGY
warriors, self-reliant and capable of feats no monk or By 10th level, you can deflect bolts of energy with
warmage could hope to match. However, Lancers are your bare hands. As a reaction when you are hit by
notoriously neutral in almost all matters, and stand a ranged spell attack or a ranged weapon attack that
apart from the politics of the other Houses. deals cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic, or radiant
Lancers derive their name from an ancient damage, you can use your reaction to deflect the
precursor to the pawn, a piece remembered only in bolt. The damage you take from the attack is reduced
early variants of chess. Remote monasteries still play by 1d10 + your Intelligence modifier + half your
using this ancient set of rules: a smaller board, fewer warmage level (rounded down).
pieces, and lancers replacing the dutiful pawns. It is a
relic from a forgotten age, rife with symbolism. IMPROVED SHOCK TROOPER
Starting at 15th level, you can lunge up to 30 feet
INTERCEPT TECHNIQUE using your Shock Trooper feature. This movement
Starting when you choose this house at 3rd level, you causes you to teleport through creatures and objects,
adopt the monastic principle of offensive protection. blinking to the target in an instant. You can’t end
While you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a shield, your movement in an occupied space.
your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your
Intelligence modifier. If you are under the effects FLURRY OF SPELLS
of the mage armor spell, your AC equals 13 + your Starting at 18th level, you can cast spells with
Dexterity modifier or your Intelligence modifier (your superhuman speed. As an action, you can expend
choice). You can't use a shield and gain this benefit. a use of your Arcane Surge feature to cast three
different cantrips that have a casting time of 1 action
HAND-TO-HAND ARCANA or 1 bonus action. You can’t use your Arcane Surge
Also at 3rd level, you learn the Lancers’ secret feature on any of these cantrips.
unarmed combat technique, granting you the Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
following benefits: until you finish a long rest.

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House of Pawns they might just as easily pick up jobs run by rogues Warmage
and brigands. In addition to their suite of cantrips,
By far the most prominent warmage house is that Rooks are light on their feet and know a few tricks to
of the Pawns. Warmages who join the House of magically open doors in utter silence.
Pawns learn to stretch their skill with cantrips to its
limits. Pawns can master any cantrip or trick known ROOK STRIKE
to the other warmage houses, for they embody the Starting when you choose this house at 3rd level, as
adaptability all warmages aspire to. a bonus action, you can gain advantage on the next
spell attack roll you make on your turn. Alternatively,
PROMOTION you can impose disadvantage on a saving throw a
When you choose this house at 3rd level, you gain creature makes against a warmage spell you cast
the adaptability of the quintessential warmage. before the end of your turn.
You learn one warmage trick of your choice, which Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
doesn’t count against your number of warmage tricks until you finish a short or long rest, or until you
known. Additionally, whenever you learn a warmage reduce a creature to 0 hit points with a cantrip.
trick, you can choose a trick that has the House of
Bishops, House of Kings, House of Knights, or House RASP
of Rooks as a prerequisite, as long as you meet all of Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the knock spell at
the trick’s other prerequisites. will without expending a spell slot. When you cast
the spell in this way, it has a casting time of 1 minute
ADAPTIVE ARCANIST and the spell’s casting is completely silent.
Also at 3rd level, you learn to emulate the
spellcasting prowess of other warmages. When you ARCANE ACROBAT
finish a short or long rest, choose one warmage Beginning at 7th level, you can add your Intelligence
cantrip. You learn this cantrip, which doesn’t count modifier to all Dexterity checks you make.
against the number of warmage cantrips you know, Additionally, when you fall and aren’t incapacitated,
until you choose a different one with this feature. you can subtract up to 60 feet from the fall when
calculating falling damage.
PAWN STORM
Beginning at 7th level, if you target a creature with a FLEETING DECOY
cantrip, that creature can’t make opportunity attacks At 10th level, as a reaction when you take damage
against you for the rest of the turn, whether you deal from a creature you can see, you raise a defensive
damage with the cantrip or not. illusion to protect you from further harm. Attacks
made against you have disadvantage until the start of
ADDITIONAL ARCANE FIGHTING STYLE your next turn.
At 10th level, you can choose a second option from
the Arcane Fighting Style class feature. ELUSIVE STEP
By 15th level, you’re extremely difficult to pin down.
OPENING MOVE If you move more than 15 feet on your turn, any
Starting at 15th level, you can add your Intelligence additional movement you make doesn’t provoke
modifier to your initiative rolls. Additionally, when opportunity attacks.
you roll initiative and you aren’t surprised, you can
move up to your speed. FLASH OF FEATHERS
Starting at 18th level, you can vanish without a
FUNDAMENTAL MASTERY trace, slip behind enemy lines, and dive in for the
Starting at 18th level, your magic always finds its kill. You can cast the invisibility spell once, targeting
way to your foes’ most vulnerable spots. Once per only yourself, without using a spell slot or spell
turn when you roll damage for a warmage cantrip, components. While you are invisible, your speed is
you can choose one damage die and treat it as having doubled, and you can make one attack or cast one
rolled its maximum value. warmage cantrip without ending the spell.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
House of Rooks until you finish a short or long rest.

The clandestine members of the House of Rooks
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WITCH In reality, very few choose to become witches, Witch
and many of them can hide adeptly in society, using
Three old crones stoop over a boiling cauldron their magic to fill a number of roles, from seer,
filled with all manner of bizarre filth, churning and to healer, to apothecary. Being accused as a witch
bubbling with a noxious fume. In the smoke and carries grave consequences, no matter the validity of
vapor above the pot, the trio can make out shapes the claim, so wise witches relocate frequently, never
and figures of great import, and one cackles loudly at residing in one place for too long.
what she sees.
A young girl sits underneath a tree, far from Familiar Masters
where the other children play. She glances about to
make sure no one is watching, and snaps her fingers It is rare to find a witch without his or her constant
once to the empty air. After a moment of silence, a companion, the familiar. Though familiars might
black cat appears around the tree’s bend and locks be conjured by other spellcasters as well, a witch’s
eyes with the girl, staring with a strange intelligence familiar is ubiquitous to common folk for good
for a long moment. She gestures at one of the playing reason. Witches command intuitive magic, and have
children, a heavyset boy with a permanently affixed a deep link to their familiars. As a result, they can
scowl; the cat understands. It wanders close to the conjure more exotic familiars, and command them
boy, stretches its claws, and gets very low, ready to more swiftly than other spellcasters.
pounce for the boy’s eyes.
A young elf intently mutters something under Creating a Witch
his breath each time he exhales. Visible only to him,
a string of the foulest magic winds out from him and Creating a witch necessarily involves a powerful,
seizes a charging orc, which drops to its knees in malicious curse in your backstory. Who cast it? Did
agony. you take a curse upon yourself for power? Was your
Witches are stricken by magic so dark it entire lineage cursed generations ago, leading to a
imprints a lasting shadow upon their essence. bloodline of witches, or did another spellcaster use
Through force of personality alone, they can spin sinister, forbidden magic to curse you for life? Decide
this darkness outward, hexing creatures, casting on the nature of your witch’s curse and think about
manipulative spells, and even commanding a familiar how you relate to it. Do you feel like the curse was
with their thoughts. secretly a blessing, or does the desire for vengeance
burn in your heart?
Cursed What negative effects does the curse leverage
on your personality and mind? Are you haunted
While others are blessed with magic, witches are by spirits, or is your mind plagued by destructive
cursed by it. Afflicted by some hateful arcana, thoughts? How do you feel manipulating the power
whether accidentally or intentionally, witches are of this curse outwards into hexes and spells?
twisted inside and out by its daily tortures. With Work with your GM to determine how witches
grueling effort, they can warp this power into spells are perceived in the world. Are they feared, burned,
to wrack others with the same torture that plagues and persecuted? Are you an openly known witch?
them. Do the other characters in your party know of your
witchhood? Some witches keep the source of their
Pariahs and Outcasts magic a secret, or claim to be wizards or sorcerers to
conceal the true darkness of their magic.
Almost without exception, witches are feared
and hated. They are victim to a number of QUICK BUILD
misconceptions, usually relating them to hags and To build a witch quickly, make Charisma your
other evil creatures of the night. As a result, known highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Then,
witches are in great personal danger and can usually choose the chill touch and minor illusion cantrips,
be found dwelling on the outskirts of civilization and the hideous laughter and thunderwave spells.
where townsfolk seldom tread. This does little to Choose the Hideous witch’s curse, and the Evil Eye
stop witch hunting and burnings, but provides some and Misfortune hexes. Lastly, choose any background
measure of safety from them. which illustrates your life before being cursed.

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PROF. HEXES CANTRIPS SPELLS —SPELL SLOTS PER SPELL LEVEL—
LEVEL BONUS FEATURES KNOWN KNOWN KNOWN 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH

1st +2 Hexes, Spellcasting, 24 2 2 ————————
Witch’s Curse

2nd +2 Cackle, Familiar 34 3 3 ————————

3rd +2 Witch’s Craft 34 4 4 2 ———————

4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 5 5 4 3 ———————

5th +3 Insidious Spell 45 6 4 3 2 ——————

6th +3 Craft feature 45 7 4 3 3 ——————

7th +3 Improved Familiar 45 8 4 3 3 1 —————

8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 4 5 9 4 3 3 2 —————

9th +4 Dying Curse 55 10 4 3 3 3 1 — — — —

10th +4 Craft feature 56 11 4 3 3 3 2 — — — —

11th +4 Grand Hex 56 12 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —

12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 5 6 12 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —

13th +5 Grand Hex 66 13 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —

14th +5 Craft feature 66 13 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —

15th +5 Grand Hex 66 14 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —

16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 6 6 14 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —

17th +6 — 76 15 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1

18th +6 Grand Hex 76 15 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1

19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 7 6 15 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1

20th +6 Hexmaster 76 15 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

CLASS FEATURES EQUIPMENT
You start with the following equipment, in addition
As a witch, you have the following class features. to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a whip and blowgun, (b) a light crossbow and
HIT POINTS
Hit Dice: 1d8 per witch level 20 bolts, or (c) any simple weapon
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution • (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
• (a) a scholar’s pack or (b) a dungeoneer’s pack
modifier • Leather armor, any simple weapon, and a dagger
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
MALE AND FEMALE WITCHES
Constitution modifier per witch level after 1st
Witches are commonly considered to be only
PROFICIENCIES female, but in reality, male and female witches
Armor: Light armor exist in equal number. This misconception is
Weapons: Simple weapons, blowguns, shortswords, due to the fact that male witches are often
called “hexers,” or are incorrectly deemed
and whips warlocks by common folk.
Tools: Alchemist’s supplies, poisoner’s kit
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight,

Intimidation, Nature, Persuasion, and Religion

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Spellcasting Witch

You have learned to mold and reshape the magic that RITUAL CASTING
curses you into spells. You can cast any witch spell you know as a ritual if
that spell has the ritual tag.
CANTRIPS
You know four cantrips of your choice from the SPELLCASTING FOCUS
witch spell list. You learn additional witch cantrips of You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus
your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips for your witch spells.
Known column of the Witch table.
Witch’s Curse
SPELL SLOTS
The Witch table shows how many spell slots you You are wracked by a terrible curse, which infects
have to cast your witch spells of 1st level and your body and soul. At 1st level, choose the form that
higher. To cast one of these spells, you must this curse takes from the options below.
expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You Burned. Almost all of your body has been
regain all expended spell slots when you finish a scorched by arcane flames, leaving you with striking
long rest. black scars and embers of magic that burn under
For example, if you know the 1st-level spell the skin. As a result, you have resistance to fire
bane and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot damage, and you know the produce flame cantrip,
available, you can cast bane using either slot. which doesn’t count against your number of cantrips
known.
SPELLS KNOWN OF 1ST LEVEL AND HIGHER
You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from
the witch spell list. The Spells Known column of the
Witch table shows when you learn more witch spells
of your choice.
Each of these spells must be of a level for which
you have spell slots, as shown on the table. For
instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you
can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
you can choose one of the witch spells you know
and replace it with another spell from the witch spell
list, which also must be of a level for which you have
spell slots.

SPELLCASTING ABILITY
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your
witch spells. Your magic originates deep within
yourself, where your insidious curse stirs restlessly.
You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to
your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw
DC for a witch spell you cast and when making an
attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus
+ your Charisma modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency
bonus + your Charisma modifier

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Classes Drowned. Water fills your lungs, and yet Visions. You are cursed to have terrible visions
you do not die. You can breathe air and water. of the future, presaging the death of your friends,
Additionally, you have a swimming speed equal to family, and yourself. Though many of these visions
your walking speed. are cruel deceptions, they are sometimes grimly
Feral. Through your curse, you have forgotten accurate. You can give yourself a bonus to your
the manners and customs of civilized men and initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier.
gone to live among beasts in the wild. You have Whispers. Unseen voices murmur in your ears
proficiency in the Survival skill. Additionally, while at all times. As such, you can telepathically speak to
you are wearing no armor and not wielding a shield, any creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You
your AC equals 12 + your Dexterity modifier. don’t need to share a language with the creature for it
Hideous. Your appearance is ghastly to behold. to understand your telepathy, but the creature must
You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill. When be able to understand at least one language.
you roll initiative, you can choose one Humanoid
you can see to scare. That creature must make a Hexes
Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or
be frightened of you until the end of your next turn. You can learn a number of powerful incantations,
Hollow. Your soul has been divorced from known as hexes, derived from the same insidious
your body, trapping you in a limbo between life and magic that cursed you.
death. When you or your familiar reduces a hostile At 1st level, you gain two hexes of your choice.
creature to 0 hit points, you drain some of its life Your hex options are detailed at the end of the class
force, gaining temporary hit points equal to your description. When you reach certain levels in this
Charisma modifier + your witch level (minimum of class, you gain additional hexes of your choice, as
1). shown in the Hexes Known column of the Witch
Infested. You are constantly followed by table. Additionally, when you gain a level in this
vermin, like insects and rats, which crawl on your class, you can choose one of the hexes you know and
skin and swarm in your wake. As a result, you are replace it with another hex.
immune to disease. Unless otherwise stated, if a hex requires an
Additionally, you can command these pests as attack roll or saving throw, it uses your spell attack
your own. Starting at 2nd level, you can choose the bonus and spell save DC. All hexes require either
form of a swarm of rats for your familiar. Starting at verbal or somatic components (your choice at the
7th level, you can choose a swarm of insects. time of casting the hex).
Loveless. You are cursed to never find true love. Unless otherwise noted, if a hex lasts for a
Jaded and disaffected, not even magic can turn your duration, you concentrate on it as you would a
heart; as a result, you are immune to being charmed. spell. You lose your concentration on a hex if you
Possessed. Your soul is occupied by a foreign cast another hex; however, you can concentrate on
spirit that sometimes tries to wrest away your a hex and a spell at the same time, making only
consciousness. However, while you sleep, the spirit one Constitution saving throw to maintain your
whispers magical secrets to you. You learn an concentration on both.
additional witch spell at a level for which you have
spell slots at 1st level, and again at 4th level, 8th level, Cackle
and 12th level. These spells don’t count against your
total number of spells known. At 2nd level, you can use your bonus action to
Starving. No matter how much you eat, food cackle. The duration of a hex on which you are
turns to ash in your mouth. Your curse nourishes concentrating extends by 1 round. If the hex has one
you, but only at the edge of starvation, and you are or more target, a target must be within 60 feet of you
constantly wracked by pangs of hunger. You don’t for the hex’s duration to extend for it.
need to eat or drink, but can still imbibe and benefit Not all witches laugh maniacally when they
from potions. Additionally, you are immune to being cackle, but all cackles require a verbal component, as
poisoned. if casting a spell. These range from mundane curses
and insults, to the murmuring of dead languages and
speaking backwards.

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Familiar WITCH FAMILIAR Witch

At 2nd level, you learn the find familiar spell and can As a witch, familiars you summon are imbued
cast it as a ritual without using material components. with your insidious magic, granting them the
This spell doesn’t count against your number of spells following benefits:
known. The spell is improved in the following ways: • Your familiar can use your spell attack bonus
• Your familiar takes its turn immediately before or
for its attack rolls.
after your turn each round (your choice). • Your familiar adds your proficiency bonus to
• Once on each of your turns as an action or a
its Armor Class, saving throws, and damage
bonus action, you can mentally command your rolls.
familiar to use its reaction to make one attack. • You add twice your witch level to your
• You can use the find familiar spell to deliver spells familiar’s hit point maximum.
that have ranges other than touch through your
familiar. Insidious Spell
• When you cast the spell, you can choose one
of the normal forms for your familiar or one Starting at 5th level, when you cast a witch spell that
of the following special forms: death snail,* affects a creature that is under the effect of your hex,
flying book,* homunculus, mock,* moon jelly,* that creature has disadvantage on its first saving
pet rock,* pseudodragon, rag doll,* sprite, tin throw against the spell. This feature only applies to a
soldier,* winter wolf pup,* and yarn golem.* The hostile creature that is the sole target of your hex.
statistics for creatures marked with an asterisk
can be found in Appendix B. Improved Familiar

Witch’s Craft At 7th level, your familiar’s attacks count as magical
for the purpose of overcoming damage resistance
Your skill in magic has culminated in learning a craft, and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
an innate variety of magic that exists apart from the Additionally, you can choose the following forms for
schools of magic. When you reach 3rd level, choose your familiar: brass dragon wyrmling (can’t use its
one Witch’s Craft. Your choice grants you features at breath weapon), fright,* grep,* imp, or quasit. The
3rd level, and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th level. statistics for creatures marked with an asterisk can be
If your craft grants you a hex at any level, it found in Appendix B.
doesn’t count against your total number of hexes
known. Dying Curse
CRAFT SPELLS
Each craft is associated with a branch of arcana, Beginning at 9th level, when a creature reduces you
represented by a number of spells that you learn. to 0 hit points but doesn’t kill you outright, you can
The levels of these spells are noted in the craft lay a nefarious curse upon it. The creature is cursed
description. These spells count as witch spells for you for up to 24 hours. While cursed, the creature has
but don’t count against your number of spells known. disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and
saving throws. If you regain consciousness or the
Ability Score Improvement creature is targeted by the remove curse spell, the
curse ends at the end of the creature’s next turn.
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability until you finish a long rest.
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you Grand Hex
can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this
feature. By 11th level, you have perfected deeply malevolent
forms of magic. You learn one grand hex, and you
Witches: droWp oarkhsouevseeroynt’iemme.. learn another at 13th, 15th, and 18th level. Grand
hexes are detailed at the end of the class description.

Hexmaster

By 20th level, you have mastered your foul magic.
Creatures have disadvantage on saving throws
against your hexes.

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HEXES CHARM
As an action, choose one creature you can see within
The Hexes below are presented in alphabetical order. 60 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed
save, the creature is charmed by you until the end
ABATE of your next turn. When the hex ends, the creature
As an action, choose one creature you can see within knows it was charmed by you.
60 feet of you to make a Charisma saving throw. On
a failed save, the creature can’t take reactions until DIRE FAMILIAR
the end of your next turn. As an action, you can bolster your summoned
familiar. For 1 minute, your familiar’s current and
APATHY maximum hit points are increased by an amount
As an action, choose one creature you can see equal to twice your witch level, and it gains a bonus
within 60 feet of you to make a Charisma saving to its damage rolls equal to your Charisma modifier.
throw. On a failed save, until the end of your next You can cast other hexes while this hex is in
turn, the creature becomes indifferent toward one effect. Once you cast this hex, you can’t cast it again
creature of your choice that it is hostile towards. This until your familiar is dismissed, or until its duration
indifference ends if the target is attacked or harmed expires.
by the creature to which it is indifferent. When the You must have the Familiar feature to choose
hex ends, the creature becomes hostile again, unless this hex.
the GM rules otherwise.
DISORIENT
BECKON FAMILIAR As an action, choose one creature you can see within
You can cast the find familiar spell as an action 60 feet of you to make a Constitution saving throw.
without expending a spell slot or material On a failed save, whenever the target makes an attack
components. Once you cast this spell in this way, you roll before the end of your next turn, it must roll a d6
can’t do so again for 1 minute. and subtract the number rolled from the attack roll.
You must have the Familiar feature to choose
this hex. DOOMWARD
As an action, choose one friendly creature other than
BLEEDING yourself that you can see within 60 feet of you. If the
As an action, choose one creature you can see creature drops to 0 hit points before the end of your
within 60 feet of you to make a Constitution saving next turn and doesn’t die outright, it drops to 1 hit
throw. On a failed save, each time this creature takes point instead. This hex then ends and can’t be used to
damage, it loses an additional 1d4 hit points. This target the same creature again until you finish a short
effect lasts until the end of your next turn. or long rest.

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DUPLICITY HEXES AND MAGIC Witch
As an action, you can create an illusory duplicate of
yourself, composed of shadowstuff, to confuse your A witch casts their terrible hexes as an extension
enemies. When a creature attacks you, roll any die. of their curse. As their curses are magical in
On an odd number, the attack strikes the duplicate nature, their hexes are considered 0th-level
and misses, regardless of its roll, and the hex ends. spells for the purposes of feature and spells,
On an even number, the attack targets you as normal. such as counterspell or dispel magic, that
This effect lasts until the end of your next turn. interact with magic. Furthermore, all hexes
cease while in the area of an antimagic field or
EVIL EYE similar effect.
As an action, choose one creature you can see within
60 feet of you that can see you to make a Wisdom MIRE
saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is As an action, you can transform the ground in a 30-
frightened of you until the end of your next turn. foot radius centered on the point where you cast this
hex into murky swamp, which is difficult terrain. You
FORTUNE and your familiar can move without penalty in this
As an action, choose one friendly creature other than area. This effect lasts until the end of your next turn.
yourself that you can see within 60 feet of you. The
creature has advantage on saving throws until the MISFORTUNE
end of your next turn. As an action, choose one creature you can see within
60 feet of you. Until the end of your next turn,
GO UNSEEN whenever this creature rolls a 20 on a d20 roll, the
As an action, you and your familiar become invisible roll instead becomes a 1.
(as per the invisibility spell). The effect ends at the
end of your next turn, or if you or your familiar OBFUSCATE
attack or cast a spell. As an action, you create a 20-foot-radius sphere of
Once you cast this hex, you can’t cast it again for fog centered on yourself. The sphere spreads around
1 minute. corners, and its area is heavily obscured. This effect
lasts until the end of your next turn or until a wind
HOBBLE of moderate or greater speed (at least 10 miles per
As an action, choose one creature you can see within hour) disperses it.
60 feet of you to make a Strength saving throw. On
a failed save, the creature’s speed is reduced to 10 PEACEBOND
feet until the end of your next turn. If the creature is As an action, you can lock weapons to their owners.
flying, it falls, unless it has the ability to hover or it is The weapons and ammunition of each creature
being held aloft by magic. within 30 feet of you become locked in their sheaths,
quivers, or holsters until the end of your next turn.
KNOWING During this time, a creature can use its action to free
As an action, you open your third eye and become its weapon by succeeding on a Strength check against
intuitively aware of your surroundings. You have your spell save DC.
advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks until the end
of your next turn. Additionally, choose one of the POX
following pieces of information: As an action, choose one creature you can see within
5 feet of you to make a Constitution saving throw.
• If a creature can speak a language On a failed save, the creature is poisoned until the
• If a creature is at or below half its hit point end of your next turn.

maximum RUIN
• What a creature’s lowest ability score is As an action, choose one creature you can see within
60 feet of you to make a Constitution saving throw.
You learn that piece of information for each creature On a failed save, the creature’s Armor Class decreases
within 30 feet of you. You can only learn one of these by 3, to a minimum of 10, until the end of your next
things about a creature, even if you cast this hex turn.
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Classes SCURRY GRAND HEXES
As an action, a nonmagical object you choose within
30 feet of you sprouts legs and runs away. You can’t The grand hexes below are presented in alphabetical
target an object that weighs more than 10 pounds, order. Unless otherwise stated, if a grand hex
nor can you target one that is being worn as clothing requires an attack roll or saving throw, it uses your
or armor; however, you can target certain objects spell attack bonus and spell save DC. Grand hex
that are being carried, as long as they aren’t affixed features don’t count as hexes.
entirely around a creature’s body or being held in
a hand. For example, you can’t target a creature’s CAULDRON
helmet or a sword it is wielding, but you can target You can brew potions in a bubbling cauldron using
a drawstring pouch it is wearing or a dagger that is raw components scavenged from nature. To this end,
sheathed at its side. you have a pool of alchemy points equal to half your
The object animates, wriggles free of its owner witch level, rounded down. You regain all expended
(if it has one), sprouts two legs, and moves 20 feet alchemy points when you finish a long rest.
in a direction you choose. At the start of your turn, You can spend 10 minutes and expend any
you can choose which direction the object moves. number of alchemy points to brew potions. These
The object has an AC of 10, if its AC wasn’t already potions retain potency for 24 hours, after which
higher, and remains animated until the end of your they become inert. If a potion calls requires a saving
next turn, or until it is picked up. throw, it uses your spell save DC.
The potions available for you to brew are given
SHRIEK on the Cauldron Potions table below.
As a bonus action, you can release a thunderous,
blood-curdling screech. Each Large or smaller Cauldron Potions Alchemy Points
creature you choose within 5 feet of you is pushed 5 1
feet away from you. Potion 1
Potion of Animal Friendship 1
SLUMBER Potion of Growth 1
As an action, choose one creature you can see within Potion of Healing 2
60 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a Potion of Water Breathing 2
failed save, the target falls unconscious until it takes Oil of Slipperiness 2
damage, or until the end of your next turn. Undead, Philter of Love 2
creatures that are immune to being charmed, and Potion of Greater Healing 2
creatures whose current hit points are greater than Potion of Heroism 3
five times your witch level are immune to this effect. Potion of Resistance 3
Potion of Clairvoyance 3
SLUR Potion of Diminution
As an action, choose one creature you can see within Potion of Gaseous Form
60 feet of you to make a Charisma saving throw. On
a failed save, the creature can’t speak coherently until COVEN
the end of your next turn. If the creature attempts to You can induct others into your insidious coven.
cast a spell that requires a verbal component, it must By performing a special ritual over the course of 8
roll a d20. On an odd roll, the casting fails. hours, which can be done during a long rest, you
can intermingle your cursed magic with a willing
TREMORS creature that has the Spellcasting or Pact Magic
As an action, you can create a miniature earthquake. feature. This creature enters into your coven. You can
Each creature on the ground within 10 feet of you have up to two creatures other than yourself in your
must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be coven at a time.
knocked prone. While two or more members of your coven are
within 30 feet of one another, they gain the ability
WARD to cast additional spells, as shown on the Coven
As an action, choose one creature you can see other Spellcasting table. Additionally, members of your
than yourself within 60 feet of you. Each time the
creature takes damage before the end of your next
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coven gain access to a shared pool of 5 spell slots— • You can attack twice, instead of once, when you Witch
one of each level, from 1st to 5th level—which they take the Attack action on your turn. You ignore
can use to cast spells as normal. Expended spell slots this benefit if you already have a feature, like
are regained when all members of the coven finish a Extra Attack, that gives you extra attacks.
long rest.
Coven members use their own spellcasting • You can use any action or movement your
ability to determine spell attack bonuses and spell familiar possesses.
save DCs. A coven member can’t cast spells of a level
for which it doesn’t personally have spell slots, even This transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you
if using a higher level shared spell slot. A shared spell dismiss it on your turn (no action required). When
slot can be used, for instance, to cast a lower level it ends, your familiar is dismissed, and you can’t
spell at higher levels, but it can’t be used to cast a summon it again until you finish a short or long rest.
spell normally too high-level for a spellcaster.
POISON APPLE
Coven Spellcasting As an action, you can produce a magical apple out of
thin air. This apple can possess whatever appearance
Spell Level Spells you wish, be that a ruby red coloration, a golden
1st bane, hideous laughter skin, or the appearance of crystal. On your turn, you
2nd invisibility, ray of enfeeblement can use your action to eat the apple, granting you the
3rd bestow curse, counterspell following benefits:
4th banishment, polymorph • You regain hit points equal to twice your witch
5th contagion, scrying
level + your Charisma modifier.
DUAL HEX • You regain an expended spell slot of 5th level or
When you cast a hex that targets one creature other
than yourself, you can target two creatures instead. lower.
While both targets are under the effect of your hex, • You can end one of the following conditions
you gain the benefits of your Insidious Spell feature
against each of them. affecting you: blinded, deafened, paralyzed (if the
apple is fed to you as an action), or poisoned.
FORCEFUL PERSONALITY However, the apple is suffused with your insidious
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your magic. If a creature other than yourself eats the apple,
maximum for this score increases to 22. it doesn’t gain any benefits and instead must make a
Wisdom saving throw with disadvantage. On a failed
HYBRID save, the creature becomes poisoned for up to 24
As a bonus action, if your familiar is within 5 feet hours. For each hour the creature is poisoned, it loses
of you, you can meld with it, transforming into a 4d8 hit points. This loss can’t be reduced or avoided.
magical hybrid. For the next minute, you gain the If this reduction causes the creature to drop to 0 hit
following benefits: points, the creature instead drops to 1 hit point and
• You gain temporary hit points equal to your falls into a catatonic sleep, remaining unconscious
for up to 7 days. A remove curse spell or similar
familiar’s hit points. magic can awaken this creature early.
• Your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + The apple shrivels and becomes nonmagical if
it isn’t eaten within 24 hours. Once you produce a
your Charisma modifier, as long as you aren’t magical apple, you can’t produce another one until
wielding a shield. You can use this calculation to you finish a long rest.
determine your AC if the armor you wear would
leave you with a lower AC. POSSESSION
• You gain two natural melee weapons, As an action, your body becomes immaterial, and
corresponding to your familiar’s attacks. You are your spirit dives into a Large or smaller creature you
proficient with these weapons, and use Charisma can see within 10 feet of you in an attempt to possess
for their attack and damage rolls. On a hit, these it. This target must make a Charisma saving throw.
natural weapons deal 1d10 bludgeoning, piercing, A creature with a challenge rating greater than your
or slashing damage (your choice). witch level automatically succeeds on this save. On
a failed save, you disappear and the target becomes
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Classes body but don’t deprive the target of its awareness.
While possessing the creature, you can’t be targeted
I store the Spire’s chicken legs on the sublevels. by any attack, spell, or other effect. You maintain
your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma and your
182 alignment, but otherwise use the creature’s statistics.
You don’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class
features, or proficiencies.
For the purposes of spells and effects which
can end possession, such as the spell dispel evil and
good, you are treated as an Undead spirit and can
be banished from the target, returning to your own
body, which rematerializes within 5 feet of the target.
This possession lasts for 1 hour, or until the
body drops to 0 hit points or you are forced out by a
spell or other magical effect that ends possession.
Once you use this grand hex, you can’t do so
again until you finish a long rest.

WAR HEX
When you cast a hex that targets a single creature,
you can use your bonus action to cast a cantrip
targeting the same creature.

WITCH'S BROOM
You can use your action to enchant a mundane
object—such as a broom, cauldron, or rug—to fly for
you. You gain a flying speed of 60 feet while holding
this item, as long as you aren’t wearing medium
or heavy armor, or wielding a shield. You can only
enchant one object using this ability at a time, and if
you target another object using it, the enchantment
on the previous object ends.

WITCH'S HUT
You can perform a 24-hour ritual to enchant
a structure that can fit within a 15-foot cube,
animating it as a Huge object, as per the animate
objects spell. The structure rises up on a pair of
magical legs and follows your commands.
The entrance to the structure is linked to an
extradimensional dwelling, as per the magnificent
mansion spell. You can command the structure from
inside this dwelling. If the structure is destroyed,
the extradimensional dwelling is unharmed, but any
creatures inside it are expelled into the unoccupied
spaces nearest to the entrance.
As an action, you can teleport the structure to an
unoccupied space you can see within 60 feet of you.
Once you teleport the structure, you can’t do so again
until you finish a long rest.
You can repeat the 24-hour ritual to end the
enchantment on your previous structure and enchant
a new one.

WITCH’S CRAFTS taken. This reduction lasts until the hex ends. Witch
The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point
A witch’s craft is distinct from a school of magic. maximum to 0. This hex ends at the end of your next
Whereas magical schools seek to categorize spells, turn.
crafts are defined by the use of magic, and seek to
capture the essence of spells. There are dozens of UNDEATH COMMAND
varieties, from those practiced by covens in secret, to Starting at 6th level, you have intertwined the
those plied in marketplace potion shops. magic of your familiar with the magic you use to
Each craft has a number of Craft Spells. New animate the dead. When you use your bonus action
spells are marked with an asterisk. to command your familiar, you can use the same
bonus action to issue a command to any Undead you
Black Magic control via the animate dead spell or similar magic.

Black magic is associated with hexes that cause pain LIFE TETHER
and suffering, and spells that give rise to undeath. At 10th level, as a reaction when you take damage
Harnessing such a craft can lend you great power, from a creature you can see, you can transfer some
but inevitably carries a cost. Darkness cannot be of that damage to a creature that is the sole target of
contained, after all; it merely seeps forth from your hex. You take half the damage (rounded down)
wherever it is kept. and the hexed creature takes the remaining damage.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
Black Magic Spells you finish a short or long rest.

Spell Level Spells BLACK SACRIFICE
1st exhume,* inflict wounds Beginning at 14th level, if your familiar is within 10
2nd gentle repose, magic weapon feet of you, you can use your action to command
3rd animate dead, vampiric touch it to dissolve its magical bond to this plane, which
4th blight, death ward unleashes a torrent of necromantic energy. Each
5th cloudkill, contagion creature you choose within 20 feet of your familiar
must make a Dexterity saving throw against your
HEX:DECAY spell save DC. A creature takes 8d10 necrotic
When you adopt this craft at 3rd level, you learn to damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
drain the vitality from a living being. As an action, on a successful one, and its hit point maximum is
choose one creature you can see within 60 feet of reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage
you to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed taken. A target dies if this effect reduces its hit point
save, the creature takes 1d4 necrotic damage at the maximum to 0. Once you use this feature, you can’t
start of its next turn, and its hit point maximum is summon your familiar again until you finish a long
reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage rest.

WITCH'S CRAFTS

NAME DESCRIPTION

Black Magic Practices the necromantic arts and wields dark spells of suffering

Blood Magic Lays terrible curses and draws power from blood sacrifices

Green Magic Practices magic associated with plants, animals, and the natural world

Purple Magic Wields illusions and enchantments in equal measure

Red Magic A destructive spellcaster wielding magic that ruins and burns

Steel Magic Melds swordsmanship with wicked hexes

Tea Magic A peaceful witch that practices tea ceremonies and divination

Technicolor Magic Makes friends with just about everyone they meet

White Magic A natural healer and practitioner of restorative magic

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Classes Blood Magic Additionally, you have advantage on ability checks
you make to track a creature you or your familiar has
Forbidden by most witch covens, blood magic damaged within the last 24 hours.
centers on the use of dark spells and mortal hexes
that draw from the spellcaster’s very essence. It is HEMOMANTIC RECOVERY
fundamentally more perilous than other witch crafts, Beginning at 10th level, you can perform a blood
but its many risks come with copious rewards. ritual to bolster your magic. Once per day when you
finish a short rest, you can spend Hit Dice to recover
Blood Magic Spells expended spell slots. The cost for each spell slot is
given on the table below. You can’t use this ability to
Spell Level Spells recover spell slots of 6th level or higher.
1st hellish rebuke, hollowing curse*
2nd acid arrow, hold person Spell Level Hit Dice
3rd ruby-eye curse,* vampiric touch 1st 2
4th blight, dominate beast 2nd 3
5th cloudkill, dominate person 3rd 5
4th 6
HEX:BLOOD CURSE 5th 7
Starting when you choose this craft at 3rd level, you
can mark a creature with a sinister blood curse. As SANGUINE
an action, choose one creature you can see within 60 By 14th level, you can wield your own blood like a
feet of you to make a Constitution saving throw. On vicious lash. Once per round, when you cast a spell
a failed save, this creature is on the brink of death that deals damage to a creature that is under the
until the end of your next turn. If the creature at any effect of your hex, you can choose to lose hit points
point in this duration is missing any of its hit points to increase the amount of damage dealt. For every
and has fewer hit points than twice your witch level, 5 hit points you lose, you can deal an extra 2d8
it immediately drops to 0 hit points. necrotic damage to the creature, to a maximum of
6d8 damage. This feature only applies to a hostile
NOVICE HEMOMANCY creature that is the sole target of your hex.
Also at 3rd level, when you cast a spell that requires
material components that don’t have a cost indicated, Green Magic
you can replace the material components with a drop
of blood. Plants, nature, and things that grow are the
domain of green magic. Normally a type of arcana
ARCANE BLOODLETTING championed by druids, some witches have a close
Lastly at 3rd level, you can impel your magic with a tie to the powers of green magic and can coax plants
measure of your own blood. When you cast a spell and animals to do their bidding.
that has a casting time of 1 action, you can choose
to lose 5 hit points to change the casting time to 1 Green Magic Spells
bonus action for this casting.
You can use this feature a number of times equal Spell Level Spells
to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). 1st entangle, goodberry
You regain all expended uses when you finish a long 2nd barkskin, locate animals or plants
rest. 3rd conjure animals, plant growth
4th conjure woodland beings, stoneskin
DEATHSEEKER 5th awaken, tree stride
At 6th level, you can see those near death shrouded
in a crimson aura. Even in heavily obscured HEX:ELDER TONGUE
conditions, you can detect the location of creatures Starting when you choose this craft at 3rd level, you
within 60 feet of you that are missing any of their hit know the speech of the forest. As a bonus action,
points. This sense can penetrate most barriers, but you can attune yourself to the forest, granting you
it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common the ability to speak with Beasts and Plants in a
metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. limited manner until the end of your next turn. Most

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Beasts and Plants lack the intelligence to convey or Purple Magic Witch
understand sophisticated concepts, but could relay
what they have seen or heard in the recent past. Purple magic holds sway over the domains of
While you can speak with them, you have advantage illusions and enchantments that take hold over
on all Charisma checks you make to influence Beasts people’s minds, as well as anything that is not quite
and Plants. as it seems. Practitioners of this craft are puppet
masters, shaping the apparent reality of those around
PRIMAL ALLY them to their advantage.
Also at 3rd level, whenever you summon your
familiar, you conjure one that is hardier than Purple Magic Spells
normal. Add three times your witch level, instead
of twice your witch level, to your familiar’s hit point Spell Level Spells
maximum. 1st charm person, silent image
2nd enthrall, invisibility
TWIN FAMILIAR 3rd hypnotic pattern, major image
By 6th level, when you summon your familiar, 4th confusion, private sanctum
you can divide its spirit into two bodies. When 5th modify memory, seeming
summoned in this way, your familiar is two identical
creatures that share a single pool of hit points. Your HEX:HALLUCINATION
twin familiars act on subsequent turns. You can use Starting at 3rd level, you can infect the minds of
your bonus action to command one twin to attack other creatures. As an action, choose one creature
and your action to command the other to attack. A you can see within 60 feet of you to make a Wisdom
spell or feature that targets or dismisses your familiar saving throw. A creature that is immune to being
affects both twins. charmed automatically succeeds on this saving

VITAL NOURISHMENT
By 10th level, you exude an aura of Green
Magic that restores and reinvigorates life
around you. When you finish a long rest,
plant life within 120 feet of where you finished
your long rest grows as if a month had passed
with abundant food, water, and other necessities.
If the plants would produce fruits, berries, or
vegetables, the plants grow enough food to
feed six creatures for one day.
Additionally, choose up to six creatures
you can see at the end of the rest. Those
creatures each gain temporary hit points equal to
half your witch level + your Charisma modifier. You
can also end one disease affecting each creature,
or end one of the following conditions: blinded,
deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned.

SACRIFICIAL FAMILIAR
At 14th level, whenever you are targeted by a melee
attack while your familiar is within 5 feet of you, you
can use your reaction to command it to dive in the
way of the attack, causing the attack to target your
familiar instead.
You can use this feature a number of times equal
to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once).
You regain all expended uses when you finish a long
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Classes throw. On a failed save, the target’s perspective of to distinguish friend from foe, regarding all creatures
the world distorts into a horrific and alien place. it sees as enemies until the hex ends. Whenever the
The creature takes a −1 penalty to all attack rolls hexed creature chooses a target for an attack, spell,
and ability checks it makes. At the start of each of or other effect, it must choose the target at random
the creature’s turns while affected by this hex, this from among the creatures it can see within range.
penalty increases by 1, up to a maximum penalty of The hexed creature must always use its reaction to
−5. This effect lasts until the end of your next turn. make an opportunity attack, if a creature provokes
one.
FALSE AUTHORITY This effect ends after 1 minute. Once you use
By 6th level, as an action, you can wrap yourself this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a
in an illusory air of expectation. Any creature that long rest.
can see you perceives you as a figure of authority. A
blacksmith might see you as a guild master, whereas Red Magic
a soldier might see you as a captain. The changes
perceived by a viewer fail to hold up to physical Arcane magic tied to channeling the elements is
inspection. This illusion lasts for 1 hour or until you deemed red magic, and is extremely hazardous when
end it on your turn (no action required). used. Witches that specialize in this craft are among
To discern that you are disguised, a creature can the deadliest spellcasters in existence, channeling
use its action to inspect your appearance and must their curse into unhindered arcane wrath.
succeed on an Intelligence (Investigation) check
against your spell save DC. Red Magic Spells
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a short or long rest. Spell Level Spells
1st burning hands, magic missile
DECEITFUL TRANSPOSITION 2nd acid arrow, scorching ray
Starting at 10th level, you can use your bonus action 3rd fireball, protection from energy
to create an illusory disguise over two creatures 4th ice storm, wall of fire
within 60 feet of you, making it seem as if they have 5th cone of cold, telekinesis
teleported and switched places. The disguise makes
it seem that the creatures are in one another’s spaces, HEX:IMPERIL
moving all sounds, smells, and other effects caused Starting at 3rd level, you know how to strip away
by each creature to their appropriate points of origin. your foes’ magical defenses. As an action, choose
Creatures under the effect of this disguise don’t one creature you can see within 60 feet of you to
perceive any part of the illusion. make a Constitution saving throw, and choose any
A creature can use its action to examine one damage type. On a failed save, the creature loses
a magically disguised creature and make an resistance to the chosen damage type until the end of
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell your next turn, or is treated as only having resistance,
save DC. On a success, the creature can see both if it has immunity to that damage type.
illusory creatures for what they are.
This illusion lasts for 1 minute, and it ends early CONVOLUTE ENERGY
if one of the illusory creatures takes damage, or if one At 6th level, whenever you cast a spell that deals acid,
of the creatures performs any physical interaction cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage, you can gain
that reveals itself to be an illusion. resistance to that damage type until the end of your
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again next turn.
until you finish a short or long rest.
INVULNERABILITY
WAKING NIGHTMARE Beginning at 10th level, when an attacker that you
By 14th level, you can warp everything a creature can see hits you with an attack, you can use your
sees into a hellscape, full of terrible creatures that reaction to briefly become all but invulnerable. The
wish them harm. When a creature fails its saving damage you take from the attack is reduced by 50.
throw against your Hallucination hex, you can Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
further distort its mind, causing it to lose the ability until you finish a long rest.

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ELEMENTAL ANNIHILATION Witch
Starting at 14th level, when you cast a witch spell
that deals acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder CACKLING KILLER
damage, you can expend another spell slot of equal At 6th level, when you use your Cackle feature, you
or higher level to maximize the damage dealt. can attack twice, instead of once, if you take the
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it Attack action on that turn.
again until you finish a long rest.
SOULSWORD FAMILIAR
Steel Magic Starting at 10th level, as a bonus action, you can
draw the essence of your familiar into your weapon,
Secret covens throughout the Material manifesting in a cloak of green flame. Your familiar
Plane practice their magic by drawing is dismissed, and can’t be resummoned until you
spells into their blades. Maniacally finish a short or long rest. Until your familiar is
cackling and whirling their way across resummoned, this weapon deals an extra 1d8 fire
the battlefield, these witches weave their damage on a hit.
curses into a bloody tapestry whenever
they bring their steel to bear. SHRIEKING STRIKE
Starting at 14th level, your accursed magic has
Steel Magic Spells seeped into your weapon. Once per turn, when you
hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can
Spell Level Spells perform a shrieking strike. The target must succeed
1st heroism, shield a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC
2nd heat metal, magic weapon or be frightened of you for up to 1 minute. The target
3rd blink, haste can repeat this saving throw at the end of its turn,
4th death ward, freedom ending the effect on itself on a success.
of movement You can use this feature a number of times equal
5th flame strike, telekinesis to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once).
You regain all expended uses when you finish a long
BONUS PROFICIENCIES rest.
Beginning when you choose this craft at 3rd level,
you gain proficiency with all martial melee weapons
that lack the Heavy or Special property.

HEX:MALEVOLENCE
Also at 3rd level, you have learned a secret hex
associated with the rites of forgotten covens. You
can use your bonus action to shroud yourself with
an evil smog until the end of your next turn. Your
concentration on this hex can’t be broken as a result
of taking damage. You gain the following benefits:
• Your AC equals 12 + your Dexterity modifier +

your Charisma modifier, as long as you aren’t
wielding a shield. You can use this calculation to
determine your AC if the armor you wear would
leave you with a lower AC.
• When you make an attack with a melee weapon
that lacks the Heavy or Special property, you can
use your Charisma modifier, instead of Strength
or Dexterity, for its attack and damage rolls.
• Whenever you take damage from a creature you
can see that is within 5 feet of you, you can use
your reaction to make a melee weapon attack
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By 6th level, you can see deeper glimpses into the
Tea witches are among the calmest and friendliest of future through your tea leaves. When you finish
witches, radiating warmth and contentment despite a long rest, you can examine the shape of your
their hideous faces and hollow souls. At their very tea leaves. The GM tells you a shape that hints at
worst, they can be cranky (if forced to drink their tea future events. For example, if you see a tower in
in a hurry), or twitchy (after too much tea), but even your tea leaves, you might encounter a wizard on
then, they are likely to look for peaceful solutions to the following day. If you see a serpent, you might
their problems. encounter a lair or a monster.
Tea Magic Spells
Spell Level Spells HERBAL REMEDY
At 10th level, you can cast the greater restoration spell
1st hideous laughter, sanctuary without using a spell slot or material components.
2nd augury, calm emotions Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or
3rd clairvoyance, sending long rest before you can use it again.
4th divination, private sanctum
5th legend lore, scrying INVIGORATE
By 14th level, as a bonus action, you can give yourself
HEX:TASSEOGRAPHY or a friendly creature you can see within 5 feet of
Starting when you choose this craft at 3rd level, you you a temporary rush of energy by drinking an
can see glimpses of the future in your tea leaves. energizing cup of tea. On the target’s next turn, the
As an action, choose a friendly creature you can target can take one additional action.
see within 60 feet of you, roll a d20, and record the Once you use this feature, you must finish a long
number rolled. Until the end of your next turn, you rest before you can use it again.
can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability
check made by the creature with this foretelling roll. Technicolor Magic
You must choose to do so before the roll. Once you
replace a roll in this way, this hex ends. Technicolor Magic witches draw their power from
TEA CEREMONY the friendships they find around them. They have a
Also at 3rd level, you can magically conjure enough penchant for collecting adorable animals of all shapes
tea for you and your allies whenever you take a short and sizes, which they will never endanger, no matter
or long rest. A creature who drinks this tea loses one how dire the situation. Above all, these witches are
additional level of exhaustion during that rest. defined by their relentlessly positive outlook, which
empowers their arcana and spurs on their allies.
I’m more of a coffee lich.
Technicolor Magic Spells

Spell Level Spells
1st color spray, speak with animals
2nd animal messenger, warding bond
3rd fly, sending
4th freedom of movement, locate
creature
5th telepathic bond, teleportation
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ANIMAL FRIENDS White Magic Witch
Starting when you choose this craft at 3rd level, you
have advantage on Wisdom (Animal Handling) White magic is fundamentally good and benevolent
checks you make to befriend Beasts. You can use for all living things. Witches that adopt this craft,
your Charisma, instead of Wisdom, for these checks in spite of the hateful curse that infects them, often
if the creature is Small or smaller. If you adopt a dedicate themselves to healing and caretaking, with
Beast as a pet, you can temporarily dismiss it into an the intent of bettering the world.
extradimensional space, as you would a familiar.
White Magic Spells
HEX:MUSICAL INTERLUDE
At 3rd level, you gain a hex that inspires your allies Spell Level Spells
with an uplifting speech or an encouraging musical 1st bless, cure wounds
number. As an action, you can grant each willing 2nd lesser restoration, prayer of
creature you can see that can see you within 30 feet healing
of you a number of temporary hit points equal to 3rd beacon of hope, revivify
your Charisma modifier + half your witch level. 4th death ward, guardian of faith
These temporary hit points last until the end of your 5th mass cure wounds, raise dead
next turn.
HEX:REMEDY
FRIENDSHIP BRACELET At 3rd level, you learn a hex that closes wounds and
Beginning at 6th level, as an action, you can weave eases pain. As an action, choose one creature you
a small bracelet of string, beads, or some other can see within 60 feet of you. This creature regains
inexpensive material. You can always determine a number of hit points equal to 1d10 + your witch
the location of a creature wearing one of these level. A creature that regains hit points from this hex
bracelets, as long as you and it are on the same plane can’t be affected by it again until it finishes a short or
of existence. You can target the creature with spells long rest.
and effects as if you could see it, even if the target is
obscured from your view. TALISMAN OF PROTECTION
At 6th level, you can craft a magical talisman that
POSITIVITY wards off harm. Creating a talisman takes 1 hour of
Starting at 10th level, you can leverage your bonds work, which can be performed over the course of a
of friendship for protection. When an attacker that short rest. You can only have one of these talismans
you can see hits you with an attack, you can use at a time; crafting a new talisman causes the previous
your reaction to gain a bonus to your Armor Class one to become mundane. Any creature wearing the
equal to the number of friendly creatures within 5 talisman can add a d4 to all saving throws it makes.
feet of you, potentially causing the attack to miss you
instead. BENEVOLENT SURGE
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again At 10th level, when you, your familiar, or one of your
until you finish a short or long rest. allies you can see within 30 feet of you takes damage,
you can use your reaction to cause that creature to
REDEMPTIVE ARC regain hit points equal to 1d10 + your Charisma
Beginning at 14th level, you can redeem your foes, modifier.
instead of slaying them. When a hostile creature Once you use this feature, you must finish a
you can see is reduced to 0 hit points, you can use short or long rest before you can use it again.
your reaction to protect the creature from further
harm. The creature is stable but unconscious until it WITCH'S GIFT
regains any hit points. When the creature awakens, Starting at 14th level, when you cast a spell or hex
any magical effect causing it to be charmed, cursed, that restores a creature’s hit points, that creature
frightened, or possessed ends. Furthermore, the gains a +3 bonus to its Armor Class until the end of
creature loses one of its Bonds or Flaws that inspired your next turn.
it to be hostile toward you.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
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CHAPTER 3 Reaching the Spire’s foot was no easy task, for
an ungodly number of manticores nested upon
PAGE 192. BARBARIANS the path. The journey took a fortnight, but we
PAGE 198. BARDS eventually stumbled upon a road of obelisks
PAGE 204. CLERICS which led us into Valda’s domain.
PAGE 210. DRUIDS The Spire towered over a perpetual
PAGE 216. FIGHTERS cataclysm: vortices of magic, levitating
PAGE 222. MONKS boulders, and jagged crystal peaks. It scarcely
PAGE 228. PALADINS seemed real. Even as I tried to see the Spire’s
PAGE 236. RANGERS peak, it stretched away from my vision until its
PAGE 242. ROGUES top touched the horizon behind me. The only
PAGE 247. SORCERERS fixed point was a bright open door—Valda’s
PAGE 254. WARLOCKS invitation.
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CHAPTER 3: SUBCLASSES

By third level, every class offers a character-defining This chapter offers six additional subclass
choice called a subclass, which unlocks a series of options for each of the twelve core classes in 5th
special features not available to the class as a whole. Edition, ranging in theme from the cunning and
Subclasses change how the class plays and further mystical rogue Master of Shadows to the silly and
differentiate each class into a spectrum of discrete absurd Muscle Wizard barbarian. Not all of these
archetypes. For example, all rogues are skillful and subclasses will be appropriate for all settings, so the
stealthy, but Thieves and Enforcers embrace wildly GM decides if they are in your campaign.
different skills and lean into their own unique skill
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Subclasses BARBARIANS SIZE

Barbarians are defined by their rage—unrestrained While the Path of the Colossus can be taken
ferocity that sets them apart from the timid, the by members of any race, the GM can limit
weak, and the wholly civilized. Of course, barbarians access to this path to races of appropriate size.
are not all forest folk and mountain people; they can Gnomes and halflings, for example, are poorly
be found in every nation under every creed, adopting suited to throwing boulders, whereas goliaths
whatever customs come naturally to those who and minotaurs are well suited to the task.
possess deep wells of anger. The brutish tavern-goer
with a hair-trigger temper, the uncommonly fierce Path of the Colossus
town guard, and the retired mercenary trying their
best to live in peace are all barbarians at heart. But The colossus, sometimes known as a war-hulk, is a
ultimately, the path a barbarian must walk is a creed barbarian of the front lines, hefting massive weapons
accepted by choice. True barbarians must embrace and sweeping away smaller combatants in their
their turmoil and control it, channeling it in those fury. To a war-hulk, strength is the only attribute
moments they fully unleash their rage. that matters. Cunning is for the weak; faith is for the
weak; speed is for the weak. Victory is for the strong
Tseh“cneIoansuiewnplr:doteelrotrisdrsseatoon“ensrdpnbaweiaganchregntbo.,yatdioortnoieameelsnvan”ek’steorsspigeiankalElylvmishe.a”nt alone, and rage is the purest path to strength. This
path is a favorite of goliaths and giants, who step
easily into crushing smaller opponents.
LARGER THAN LIFE
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you
become a titan in your anger. When you begin a rage,
your size doubles in all dimensions and your weight
is multiplied by eight. This growth increases your
size by one category—from Medium to Large, for
example. This size increase doesn’t stack with similar
size increases, such as from the enlarge/reduce spell.
If there isn’t enough room for you to double your
size, you attain the maximum possible size in the
space available. Your weapons also grow to match
your new size. While these weapons are enlarged,
your attacks with them deal 1d4 extra damage.
While raging, you can use your action to make
a massive swing against all creatures in a 15-foot line
within your reach. Roll a separate attack roll for each
target in the line.

BARBARIAN SUBCLASSES

PRIMAL PATH DESCRIPTION

Path of the Colossus Grows to enormous size to crush their foes

Path of the Fin An adherent to oceanic totems, bearing gills and rows of razor sharp teeth

Path of Heavy Metal Tavern-smashing warriors known for rocking out and cracking skulls

Path of the Muscle Wizard Definitely a “wizard.” A buff, angry “wizard”

Path of the Rage Mage An arcanist who channels explosive surges of magic through brute ferocity

Path of Tranquility A serene, reactionary warrior who enters a zen-like state in conflict

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IMPOSING PRESENCE deal piercing damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength Barbarians
At 6th level, your immense stature can block line of modifier instead of the bludgeoning damage normal
sight. Ranged effects drawing line of sight through for an unarmed strike.
your position treat targets behind you as if they Starting at 6th level, your bite is considered
have three-quarters cover. When you are raging, this magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance
becomes total cover. and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
When you hit a creature within 5 feet of you
BOULDER THROW with a melee attack, you can use a bonus action to
At 10th level, you can throw massive boulders make a bite attack against that creature. This attack
or other suitably large objects as weapons. Such has advantage if the creature has half its hit points
weapons are considered two-handed, heavy, thrown or fewer. You can use this feature a number of times
weapons with a range of 30/60 feet. You have equal to your Constitution modifier (a minimum of
proficiency in such weapons. On a hit, a boulder once) and regain all expended uses when you finish a
deals 2d8 bludgeoning damage. You can only throw long rest.
one boulder per turn.
BLOOD SENSE
COLOSSAL STRENGTH A fully grown shark can smell a single drop of blood
At 14th level, your Strength score increases by 2 and in the water almost a mile away. At 6th level, you
your maximum for this score becomes 22. At 20th gain an amazing sense of smell. You have advantage
level, your Strength maximum becomes 26, rather on all Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom
than 24. (Perception) checks dealing with smell, and you
When you make a melee weapon attack while can automatically track a single living creature
raging, the attack has reach if it did not have it whose scent you are familiar with as long as the
before. trail is less than a week old. By spending a minute
concentrating, you can detect the scents of all living
Path of the Fin creatures in a 100-foot radius, or up to a mile in the
water.
Tribal communities exist all across the realms, in all
manner of locales and climes. While their customs MAKO
often change, one steadfast certainty seen time and Starting at 10th level, your bite attack damage
time again is the reverence for particular animals increases to 1d10. Additionally, once per turn when
local to that tribe. These are often wildly varied; you hit a creature with your bite attack, it must make
northern tribes may revere the Wolf or the Bear, a Dexterity saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency
those of the deserts follow the Hawk or the Jackal, bonus + your Strength modifier) or be knocked
and those of the jungle may aspire to the Ape or the prone or grappled by you (your choice). The target
Tiger. It is in this tradition that the Path of the Fin, has disadvantage on this save if you are swimming.
island warriors capturing the bloodthirsty essence of
the great Shark, arose. TSUNAMI
By 14th level, as a bonus action, you can conjure a
AQUATIC magical wave of salt water that rises at your feet and
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you glides beneath you. The wave is up to 15 feet wide
are permanently adapted to life underwater. You can and 15 feet tall, and moves with you as you swim. If a
breathe water as well as air and have a swim speed creature is caught up in the wave, it is forced to swim
equal to your walking speed. Additionally, if you and hold its breath until it leaves the wave’s area or
are swimming, your rage can’t end early, unless you the wave moves away from it. The wave extinguishes
choose to end it. unprotected flames in its area. The wave lasts for 1
minute, after which it spreads across the ground in
FEEDING FRENZY all directions and quickly evaporates.
Unlike their land-locked brothers, fin barbarians Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again
undergo drastic physical transformations when they until you finish a short or long rest.
enter a rage. At 3rd level, while raging, you sprout
rows of razor-sharp shark teeth and gain a melee bite
attack. Your bite is a natural weapon, which you can
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Subclasses Path of Heavy Metal within 5 feet of you is pushed 5 feet away from you
and is deafened until the end of your next turn.
The barbarians of the Path of Heavy Metal do not do
things by halves. They fight the strongest foes, swing UP TO ELEVEN
the biggest axes, and play the loudest music. For this Starting at 10th level, you put total commitment into
reason, any battle they get involved in tends to be your music. Whenever you make a Charisma check
noisy, violent, and short. or any check that involves playing your instrument
Armored only in face paint and studded belts, weapon, you can treat a d20 roll of 10 or lower as an
these fearless hellions are known for screaming 11.
their enemies into submission and trashing taverns,
though they can also be thoughtful and erudite SMASH HIT
when not tapping into their primal fury. Away from By 14th level, you’ve learned that the best way to
the battlefield, the “thunderheads” form a tight end a fight (and a performance) is to smash one
fraternity, bonded together by absolute commitment of your instrument weapons entirely. When you
to their path and the shared recognition that the life hit a creature with your instrument weapon while
of an adventurer—with its grueling travel, explosive you are raging, you can smash the weapon on the
violence, and unfamiliar lodgings—is essentially a target, dealing an extra 4d12 damage. A nonmagical
never-ending tour. instrument weapon is completely destroyed, whereas
a magical instrument weapon loses its musical
BONUS PROFICIENCIES components and becomes a normal weapon.
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again
proficiency with three musical instruments of your until you finish a short or long rest.
choice.
Path of the Muscle Wizard
HEAVY METAL AXE
At 3rd level, your dabbling with craftsmen and bards You’re a wizard! Perhaps you went to wizarding
has taught you how to build the sickest instruments school on a football scholarship or just picked up
possible. You can spend 8 hours of work converting a a book at the gym and started reading. No matter
two-handed weapon into an instrument with which how you got here, you’re a wizard, one that just
you are proficient. Only you can play an instrument coincidentally has massive, rippling muscles. You
weapon you have created, which retains all its have the big dumb hat and the book filled with
combat capabilities. You can maintain a total number gibberish and everything!
of instrument weapons equal to your proficiency You gently remind others, often by beating them
bonus. to a pulp and cracking their bones, that your magical
powers shouldn’t be questioned. You’re a good
SOLO SHREDDING wizard, the best one, even! And only a fool would say
Also at 3rd level, you play your instrument weapon otherwise.
even in combat, rocking out as you crack skulls.
When you enter a rage, you begin ferociously playing UNARGUABLE WIZARDRY
a solo on your instrument weapon. After you deal Starting at 3rd level, your unquestionable legitimacy
damage to a hostile creature during your rage with (and immense pectoral muscles) gives you advantage
your instrument weapon, you increase your Rage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks made to
bonus damage by 1. You can increase your Rage convince others that you are, in fact, a wizard.
damage bonus up to a maximum of twice your Additionally, if someone questions your
proficiency bonus. This increase lasts until you legitimate magical prowess, you can instantly fly into
are incapacitated, you are no longer holding your a rage for 1 round. This rage can’t be extended and
instrument weapon, you miss an attack, or your rage doesn’t count against your total number of Rages
ends. following a long rest. While in this rage, you can only
attack the creature that provoked your ire and the
KILLER VOCALS creature’s allies.
By 6th level, as a bonus action, you can release a
thunderous battle cry, blood-curdling screech, or “CANTRIPS"
growl. Each Large or smaller creature you choose At 3rd level, you can call upon your “magic” to cast
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“cantrips” a number of times equal to your Strength Barbarians
modifier. You regain all expended uses when you
take a short or long rest. While you are raging, you I CAST FIST
can cast your “cantrips” at will; using them doesn’t Starting at 14th level, you can crush your enemies
count against your number of uses per long rest. with your ultimate “spell,” Fist. While you’re raging,
Mage Hand. As a bonus action when you hit you can use your action and bonus action to punch
a creature with a melee weapon attack on your turn, your foe really, really hard. Make a melee attack roll,
you can use your hand (and you are a mage, after all) with advantage, against one creature within your
to attempt to shove the target over. The target must reach. On a hit, you deal bludgeoning damage equal
make an opposed Strength check against you. If your to 8d8 + your Strength modifier.
Strength check is higher, the target is knocked prone. Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again
Shocking Grasp. As a bonus action when until you stop raging and begin a new rage.
you make an attack on your turn, you can hit your
target even harder than usual, a fact which they will How much magic do you bench, bro?
find quite shocking. On a hit, the target can’t take a
reaction until the start of your next turn.
True Strike. As a bonus action when you make
an attack on your turn, you can really, truly strike
your target. On a hit, you deal an extra 1d8 damage
to the target.

“SPELLS“
By 6th level, your “magic” is powerful enough to cast
every “spell” that exists (and no one can or will prove
otherwise without broken ribs). However, you only
prepared the following “spells” today.
You can cast each of these “spells” once and
recover all expended uses when you finish a long
rest.
Burning Hands. Your backhand slap is
legendary. As an action on your turn, you can
make an unarmed strike against each creature
within your reach. On a hit, this attack deals
bludgeoning damage equal to 1d8 + your
Strength modifier.
Magic Missile. When you take the Attack
action on your turn, you can use your bonus action
to make a ranged attack using a weapon you are
holding. Because magic missile never misses, you
have advantage on this attack roll.
Shield. As a reaction when you’re targeted by
an attack, you can quickly produce a shield to defend
yourself. You gain the shield’s bonus to AC against
this attack, even if you weren’t holding it before. If
you are hit, you can reduce the amount of damage
taken by 1d12 + your Constitution modifier.

MAGIC RESISTANCE
By 10th level, you’re such an amazing wizard that
other wizards can’t even touch you. While you’re
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Subclasses Path of the Rage Mage ARCANE INTUITION
Starting when you adopt this path at 3rd level, you
Most barbarians who possess the spark of arcane gain proficiency in the Arcana skill and can use your
talent never realize it, introspection not always Constitution, instead of Intelligence, for Intelligence
being a barbaric strength. Those who find this spark, (Arcana) checks.
however, might learn to channel their brute ferocity
through magic and embark on the Path of the Rage SPELLCASTING
Mage. Through their rage-fueled arcane might, such Also at 3rd level, your rage manifests as a surge of
a barbarian possesses a uniquely calamitous fury, arcane power. While you are raging, you can cast and
merging physical prowess with spell slinging in a concentrate on spells. Additionally, casting a spell on
warpath of fire, blades, and blood. your turn counts as attacking a hostile creature for
the purpose of sustaining your rage.
Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice
from the sorcerer spell list. You learn an additional
sorcerer cantrip of your choice at 10th level.
Spell Slots. The Rage Mage Spellcasting table
shows how many spell slots you have to cast your
spells of 1st level or higher. To cast one of these
spells, you must be raging and expend a slot of the
spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell
slots when you finish a long rest.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. You
know three 1st-level sorcerer spells of your choice,
two of which you must choose from the evocation or
transmutation spells on the sorcerer spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Rage Mage
Spellcasting table shows when you learn more
sorcerer spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these
spells must be an evocation or transmutation spell
of your choice, and must be of a level for which you
have spell slots.
The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level
can come from any school of magic.
Whenever you gain a level in this class, you
can replace one of the sorcerer spells you know
with another spell of your choice from the sorcerer
spell list. The new spell must be of a level for which
you have spell slots, and it must be an evocation or
transmutation spell, unless you’re replacing the spell
you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any
school of magic.
Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your
spellcasting ability for your sorcerer spells. You
use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to
your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw
DC for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making an
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RAGE MAGE SPELLCASTING Each creature other than you within a 10-foot radius Barbarians
of that point must make a Dexterity saving throw
BARBARIAN CANTRIPS SPELLS —SPELL SLOTS— against your spell save DC, taking 2d6 force damage
LEVEL KNOWN KNOWN 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH for each level of the spell slot expended, or half as
much on a successful save.
3rd 2 3 2 — — —
Path of Tranquility
4th 2 4 3 — — —
Barbarians who follow the Path of Tranquility
5th 2 4 3 — — — embrace a zen philosophy of restraint and
moderation, much in contrast with their furious
6th 2 4 3 — — — brethren. Embraced by the fey and called “the
serene,” these barbarians are calm, tactical warriors
7th 2 5 4 2 — — who issue swift retaliation instead of violent assaults.
At their pinnacle, the serene are one with nature
8th 2 6 4 2 — — and with themselves, entering flow states at will to
dispatch their foes with dispassionate precision.
9th 2 6 4 2 — —
MANTRA
10th 3 7 4 3 — — Starting when you select this path at 3rd level, taking
the Dodge action on your turn counts as attacking a
11th 3 8 4 3 — — hostile creature for the purposes of sustaining your
rage.
12th 3 8 4 3 — —
ANTICIPATE
13th 3 9 4 3 2 — Also at 3rd level, whenever you do not make an
attack roll on your turn, you prepare yourself for
14th 3 10 4 3 2 — blows. Until the start of your next turn, whenever a
creature makes a melee attack against you, you can
15th 3 10 4 3 2 — use your reaction to make one melee weapon attack
against that creature.
16th 3 11 4 3 3 —
BATTLE TRANCE
17th 3 11 4 3 3 — At 6th level, whenever you use your reaction to make
an attack, you can make two attacks instead.
18th 3 11 4 3 3 —
TRANQUILITY
19th 3 12 4 3 3 1 At 10th level, you can chant calming verses to entice,
relieve, and protect those around you. You can cast
20th 3 13 4 3 3 1 the calm emotions, enthrall, and sanctuary spells once
each, without expending spell slots or components,
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency and regain the ability to do so when you finish a
bonus + your Charisma modifier long rest. You can cast these spells while you are
raging. Your spell save DC for these spells is 8 + your
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier.
bonus + your Charisma modifier.
ZEN STATE
ARCANE RAMPAGE At 14th level, whenever a creature misses you with
Starting at 6th level, if you take the Attack action a melee attack, you gain a +2 bonus to your Armor
while you are raging and attack recklessly, you can Class, up to a maximum of +6. This bonus resets to 0
use your bonus action to cast a spell in place of one if you take damage or at the start of your turn.
of your attacks. The spell must have a casting time of
1 action or 1 bonus action.

SUPERNATURAL EXPLOITS
By 10th level, you can channel your latent magic to
perform spectacular feats of daring. Even when you
aren’t raging, you can cast the following spells at will,
targeting yourself only, without using a spell slot or
material components: darkvision, feather fall, jump,
and see invisibility.

ELDRITCH EXPLOSIONS
Beginning at 14th level, you manifest surges of
arcane wrath with every strike. Once per turn, when
you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you
can expend one spell slot to create an explosion of
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Subclasses BARDS HEALING HYMN
Also at 3rd level, when you cast a spell of 1st level
Bards paint the world in color and play its melody or higher which restores hit points to one or more
true. Ill-content to be easily defined, bards are those creatures, you can expend one use of your Bardic
who possess an artistic spirit, a drive to create and Inspiration to bolster that healing. Each creature
experience the world’s most marvelous offerings. that regains hit points adds a roll of your Bardic
Most bards start on this path early, lured by the Inspiration die plus half your bard level to the
magnetic pull of novels, music, poetry, theater, number of hit points regained.
dance, and other art forms that tug at the soul. While ANGELIC CHORUS
the stereotypical bard is a lutist and a traveling Starting at 6th level, your heavenly music empowers
performer, the vast majority follow their own artistic those who join in its chorus. You can create
passions in their own directions, with only a rare few the following additional effects when using the
following foolhardy adventurers into dungeons and thaumaturgy cantrip:
on quests to thwart evil. • As part of the action used to cast this spell, you
Ordinarily, bards will associate and collaborate
with those who share their artistic passions, can use the Help action to aid two allies. If you
whatever they may be. These loose confederations use the Help action to aid an ally in attacking a
are deemed “bardic colleges” for the knowledge and creature, the target of that attack can be within 30
expertise which hangs in their orbit, an atmosphere feet of you, rather than within 5 feet of you, if the
of creativity which spurs bards to specialize in an target can see or hear you.
artistic field and flourish in it. • You ward a willing creature you can see within
30 feet with a shimmering golden radiance for
College of Cantors up to 1 minute. Only one creature can be warded
using this ability at a time. When an attacker
The cantors are a group of bards who lead the faithful within 5 feet of the warded creature hits it with
through the praise and worship of the gods. Their an attack, the creature can use its reaction to deal
music is directed towards the heavens, with their radiant damage equal to half your bard level to
instruments usually relating in some way to the god the attacker.
that they worship. Cantors are well loved within
their respective communities, and it is hard to find a SONG OF THE DIVINES
talented cantor who will stay in one place for long, as Starting at 14th level, you can use your Healing
the demand for their soothing hymns is widespread. Hymn ability without expending uses of your Bardic
Inspiration.
HEAVENLY VOICE
When you choose this college at 3rd level, you gain Hisaasalsaifngeyotooidmneeaesoxflpitrleearsieanaaelr,cdracwhwnoiehrndyag-raatonsfg?-doogmdodassimntegirriinangcglvetoshiocere
the thaumaturgy cantrip, which counts as a bard
spell for you and doesn’t count against the number of
cantrips you can learn.

BARD SUBCLASSES DESCRIPTION

BARDIC COLLEGE A divine lyricist who heals with their voice
Lays arcane marks on any surface as a canvas to inspire all
College of Cantors A performer known for daring acrobatics and biting wit
College of Graffiti Fiddles madly to channel the vile music of pandemonium
College of Jesters Dons special persona masks to gain new magic abilities each day
College of the Mad God A seducer that enchants even their sworn enemies into romance
College of Masks
College of Romance

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College of Graffiti save DC or be blinded until the end of its next turn. Bards
Each creature in the area is marked by you, whether
To many, the College of Graffiti is a nuisance, a or not it succeeds its saving throw.
band of hooligans that vandalize the city with no Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again
regard for the law. But bards who learn to tag know until you finish a short or long rest.
that graffiti is the single greatest art form. Graffiti
artists use the entire city as their canvas, placing College of Jesters
murals of inspiration where everyone can see them
and personal tags where few will notice. Theirs is a Consummate humorists, acrobats, and orators,
bold, creative endeavor that, while illegal, breathes bards of the College of Jesters can often be found in
vibrancy into the city and emboldens those within it. royal courts and livening up the local tavern. These
bards specialize in truth through biting humor,
BONUS PROFICIENCIES rather than stories or sonnets, and compliment their
Starting when you choose this college at 3rd level, razor wits with acrobatic stunts and other feats of
you gain proficiency with painter’s supplies and in showmanship. When among nobility, jesters offer
your choice of the Stealth or Sleight of Hand skill. off-kilter wisdom and fierce satire in equal measures.
Among their peers, jesters make fine companions, as
STREET ART long as you can take a joke.
Also at 3rd level, you learn the tag cantrip, which
counts as a bard cantrip for you, but doesn’t count
against your number of cantrips known.
When you cast the tag cantrip, you can expend
one use of your Bardic Inspiration to spray out a
mural. For the next minute, you and all friendly
creatures within 30 feet of the mural that can see it
gain a +1 bonus to ability checks, attack rolls, and
saving throws. You can use this ability again and
expend more uses of Bardic Inspiration to expand
this mural further, increasing the bonus by 1 each
time, up to a maximum of +3.

SIGNATURE MARK
Starting at 6th level, you can paint a target on a
creature’s back. As a bonus action, you attempt to
magically spray a signature mark directly onto a
creature you can see within 5 feet of you. Make a
melee spell attack roll against that creature. On a hit,
the creature is marked. Once on each of your turns,
when you hit a creature you have marked with a
melee weapon attack, you can add 1d8 to the damage
roll. Additionally, when a friendly creature makes an
attack against a creature you have marked, you can
use your reaction to grant advantage on the attack
roll.
As an action, a creature can wash itself with soap
or remove its armor or outermost clothing to remove
its tag.

KALEIDOSCOPIC SPRAY
Beginning at 14th level, as an action, you can let
loose a flurry of magical paint, coating every surface.
Each creature you choose in a 15-foot cone must
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