Preface

Well met, wanderer! Welcome to the revisions to a book that provides options for adventurers within a world originally created by Ed Greenwood, the Forgotten Realms setting. The setting serves as the default setting for this edition of Dungeons & Dragons, and it has been used by many dungeon masters and players for decades now. To think, it was a homebrewed setting for Ed's D&D campaigns, and it grew into something wonderful that numerous artists, authors, musicians, and game developers have come to support and to take inspiration from.

Throughout the pages of this compendium, you'll find new versions of character options from the rollercoaster of balance that Sword Coast's Adventurer's Guide stands since its originally release in 2015. These revisions serve to reignite the excitement we all had when that book was released without the disappointments of lackluster options. The current chapters of this compendium gives you these revisions to use however you wish within your D&D campaigns.

I would like to quickly reiterate that any content from the SCAG that isn't mentioned in this compendium remains unchanged. Please view your copy of the book for unchanged content. I only advise to used this in conjunction with original book.

In addition, anything mentioned in the Elemental Evil Player's Companion document is considered part of SCAG, and its content remains unchanged (except Genasi) . Please view your copy of that document for Aarakocra, Genasi (Fire and Water) , Goliath, and the new spells it added to the game.

The same goes for Mordekainen's Tome of Foes, the Tortle Package, Volo's Guide to Monsters (except Kobolds and Orcs) and Xanathar's Guide to Everything character options and spells.

Go forth, and find the revision that awaits your curious eyes. This compendium serves to better the original book about a campaign setting we love. Any and all suggestions you have to further improve this compendium can be submitted to this Unearthed Arcana Reddit link.

Chapter 1 - Races of the Realms

Faerûn serves as a beloved home for numerous races. Some immigrant from other realms through ancient gates and portals that are either long forgotten or dispelled. Others are newcomers, still trying to find a place to truly call home.

This chapter provides new additions for the races available in the Player's Handbook, and some new options. The information provided is specific to the Forgotten Realms, so this material takes precedence to what is presented in the Player's Handbook whenever your D&D games use this campaign setting.

Sea Elf

Sea elves, also known as aquatic elves, or Alu'Tel'Quessir, are elves found deep in the Shining Sea, Sea of Swords, and many others deep oceans throughout Faerûn. Their are some sea elves which are known as the "Marel Elves," and they are those who turn to evil and worship the deep and dark gods of vast depths.

The racial traits of a sea elf can be found in Mordekainen's Tome of Foes (See page 62 of it) , and it remains unchanged.

Snow Elf

Snow elves, also known as glacier elves, or Froi'Tel'Quessir, are elves found in the chilly High Ice, Frostfell, and the Great Glacier. Most are reclusive and rarely live their cities as they are not naturally resistant to the cold. The have snow white hair, pale skin, and usually bright blue or white eyes. Their environment has sharpen their emotions, and they seem elitist and haughty even to other elves with a pale snow appearance.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.

Mask of Winter. You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by falling snow, glacier walls, snowy mounds and other natural icy phenomena.

Mountain Born. You're acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. You're also naturally adapted to cold climates, as described in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide.

Snow Elf Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the spear, scimitar, shortbow, and longbow.

Winter Walk. You ignore the difficult terrain made of natural ice or snow.

Star Elf

Star elves, also known as mithrel elves, or Ruar'Tel'Quessir, appear similar to moon elves but with flakes of silvers and gold in their eyes and skin. They mainly dwell within the demiplane of Sildëyuir nearby the Feywild. Their constant conflict with the Nilshai, a race of worm-like sorcerers from the Ethereal Plane, has forced some of them to leave their home and come to Faerûn.

Ability Score Increase. As beautiful as the stars on a cloudless night. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Otherworldly Touch. While in dim light or darkness, you can use your Charisma for weapon attack rolls instead of Strength or Dexterity. Your damage rolls still use the original modifier.

Extraplanar. Star Elves are not usually native to this world. You have disadvantage on saves that would banish you, such as the banishment spell.

Wild Elf

Wild elves, also known as green elves, or Sy'Tel'Quessir, are considered to be the strangest of elves by their kin. They have abandoned or lost their ancient culture as dwell deep in the jungles of Chult and the forests of Chessenta. They get along well with Lythari, yet they are tensions with wood elves.

Ability Score Increase. The wild calls for strength to defend oneself. Your Strength score increases by 1.

Wild Elf Training. You have proficiency with the spear, shortbow, longbow, and net.

Cantrip. You know one cantrip of your choice from the druid spell list. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it.

Halflings

The plucky, little humanoids that are halflings seem to both entertain and befriend the larger folk from the cleverness and joyous nature. The following subrace option for halflings reveals the opposite side of this coin, being genuine evil ones.

Humans

Humans dwell in almost every place within Faerûn. Each human carries a culture and ethnicity they are from. Their determination, perseverance, and ability to adapt allows them to blend with many cultures and ethnicities alongside their own. Thus, there lack of commonality is their most common trait they share.

The original book mentioned the human ethnicities within Faerûn and the similar histories they share; however, one ethnicity is unique among the others as it survives in the Underdark, the deep Imaskari. It also failed to include the vile first humans of the Realms, the Vasharan.

Deep Imaskari Names

The deep Imaskari have generally retained the naming traditions of their surface ancestors.

Male Names: Qari, Ghari, Machuruna, Anciano, Taita, Hijo, Hawachuri

Female Names: Sipas, Sumaqsipas, Warmi, Ususi, Hawaususi,Nanay, Warmiwillka

Surnames: Kinraysapa, Manaallin, Manaq’anra, Kusisqa, Erk’etamunay, Sonqosuwa

Earth

Embody the element of Earth unlike ever before!

Ability Score Increase. You can hold your ground like the earth beneath you. Your Strength score increases by 1.

Darkvision. Thanks to your earthen blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Earth Walk. You can move across difficult terrain made of earth or stone without expending extra movement.

Merge with Stone. You can cast the pass without trace spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Stone Fists. When you hit with an unarmed strike, you can deal 1d4 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage, instead of the normal damage for an unarmed strike.

Half-Dwarves

Walking between two sets of traditions and cultures, half-dwarves combine what some say are some of the grandest qualities of both parentages. Human determaination, inventiveness, and ambition enhanced by dwarven perfection, temperament, and artistic tastes of what can be forged. Although rare, half-dwarves unable to fit in either society find peace in wandering the Realm and/or honing a profession.

Half-Elf Variants

Some half-elves in Faerûn have greater ties to their elf parentage than a combination of the two. With DM approval, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead gain the elf's Keen Senses or a trait related to your elf parentage:

Avariel Descent. You choose the avariel's Extra Language (Auran) or to use your reaction while falling to reduce falling damage you take equal to your level.

Drow Descent. You choose the drow's Drow Magic (faerie fire only), Drow Weapon Training, or an additional 30 feet of darkvision.

Eladrin Descent. Once per long rest, you can teleport up to 10 feet as a bonus action.

High Elf Descent. You can choose the high elf's Elf Weapon Training or Cantrip.

Lythari Descent. You gain the lythari's Wolf Form (duration is up to 1 minute).

Shadar-Kai Descent. Once per long rest, you can teleport up to 10 feet as a bonus action.

Sea Elf Descent. You choose the sea elf's Sea Elf Training, Extra Language (Aquan), or you gain a swimming speed of 30 feet.

Snow Elf Descent. You choose the snow elf's Mask of Winter, Mountain Born, or Snow Elf Weapon Training.

Star Elf Descent. You gain the star elf's Otherworldly Touch (Once per long rest; duration of 1 minute).

Wild Elf Descent. You choose the wild elf's Wild Elf Training or Cantrip.

Wood Elf Descent. You choose the wood elf's Elf Weapon Training, Fleet of Foot, or Mask of the Wild.

Shades

Shades are planetouched humanoids with eyes and skin tones ranging from gray to inky black. They are imbued with the shadow energies of the Shadowfell, the Plane of Shadow, not unlike how Genasi are planetouched humanoids of their respected elemental planes. They are thinner than most humans, and they prefer to dress in dark-hued clothes or armor. Shades have extraordinarily long lifespans. By trading some portion of their souls for the stuff of shadow, they extend their lifespans tenfold.

Monstrous Races

If your DM approves of playable monstrous races, these are some additions options to reflect the monsters of Faerûn. Some of these options include revisions to kobolds and orcs.

Alignment. Bullywugs gather in semi-organized communities and are extremely territorial. Their colonies ravage the nearby environments as they maintain their gluttonous gullets. They are usually neutral evil.

Size. Bullwugs tend to be between 4 - 5 feet tall and average about 150 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed. You have a base walking speed of 25 feet and swimming speed of 40 feet.

Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.

Speak with Frogs and Toads. Due to your nature, you can cast the speak with animals spell unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can target only frogs and toads with it.

Standing Leap. Your long jump distance is up to 20 feet and your high jump distance is up to 10 feet with or without a running start, unless they would be more.

Swamp Camouflage. You have advantage with Dexterity (Stealth) checks while in swampy terrain and foliage.

Languages. You can read, write, and speak Common and Bullywug.

Kobolds

Kobolds are craven reptilian humanoids that worship evil dragons as demigods and serve them as minions and toadies. Kobolds inhabit dragons' lairs when they can but more commonly infest dungeons, gathering treasures and trinkets to add to their own tiny hoards. Their scale colors tend to reflect the dragon they serve.

These are the revised traits for kobolds (See page 119 in Volo's Guide to Monsters) , and your kobold character has the following traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Age. Kobolds reach adulthood at age 6 and can live up to 120 years but rarely do so.

Alignment. Kobolds are fundamentally selfish, making them evil, but their reliance on the strength of their group makes them trend toward law.

Size. Kobolds are between 2 and 3 feet tall and weigh between 25 and 35 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Grovel, Cower, and Beg. As an action on your turn, you can cower pathetically to distract nearby foes. Until the end of your next turn, your allies gain advantage on attack rolls against enemies within 10 feet of you that you can see. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Pack Tactics. You have advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

Kuo-Toa

Kuo-Toa are degenerate fishlike humanoids that once inhabited the shores and islands of the surface world. Long ago humans and their ilk drove the kuo-toa underground, where they dwell in madness and everlasting night. Kuo-toa can no longer abide daylight. Your kuo-toa character has the following traits:

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age. Kuo-Toa reach adulthood at age 7 and live up to 80 years.

Alignment. Almost all Kuo-Toa worship the slightly insane Blibdoolpoolp, the Sea Mistress, and her wishes lead them down an evil path. They are usually neutral evil.

Size. Kuo-Toa average about 5 feet tall and weigh about 160 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed. You have a base walking speed of 30 feet, and a base swimming speed of 30 feet.

Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.

Otherworldly Perception. You can sense the presence of any creature within 30 feet of you that is invisible or on the Ethereal Plane. You can pinpoint such a creature that is moving.

Slippery. You have advantage on ability checks and saving throws made to escape a grapple.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Superior Darkvision. You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Undercommon.

Orcs

The orcs of the North and the Spine of the World comprise the oldest and most numerous of the various orc races active on Faerûn, being undistinguishable from half-orcs and orogs to most humans. They are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks.

These are the revised traits for orcs (See page 120 in Volo's Guide to Monsters) , and your orc character has the following traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age. Orcs reach adulthood at age 12 and live up to 50 years.

Alignment. Orcs are vicious raiders, who believe that the world should be theirs. They also respect strength above all else and believe the strong must bully the weak to ensure that weakness does not spread like a disease. They are usually chaotic evil.

Size. Orcs are usually over 6 feet tall and weigh between 230 and 280 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed. You have a base walking speed of 30 feet.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Aggressive. Orcish aggression is unmatched. As a bonus action, you can move up to your movement speed toward ahostile creature you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.

Menacing. You are trained in the Intimidation skill.

Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc.

Xvarts

Xvarts are cruel, cowardly humanoids spawned by a cowardly, renegade demigod. They have blue skin, vivid orange eyes, and receding hairlines, mirroring their creator's appearance. Your xvart character has the following traits:

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age. Xvart reach adulthood at age 3 and live up to 50 years but rarely do so.

Alignment. Xvarts are naturally drawn towards beings of shadow. Shades, Jerren halflings, and evil gnomes often use them as minions. Although, they won't fight larger creatures unless they have a considerable number advantage. They are usually chaotic evil.

Size. Xvarts stand about 3 feet tall and weigh between 25 and 35 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed. You have a base walking speed of 30 feet.

Stealthy. You have proficiency in the Stealth skill.

Lesser Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 30 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Low Cunning. You can take the Disengage action as a bonus action on each of your turns.

Raxivort's Tongue. Due to your nature, you can cast the speak with animals spell unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can target only bats and rats with it.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Abyssal, and Goblin.

Chapter 2 - Class Options

The twelve classes from the Player's handbook are all present in the Forgotten Realms. The material described in this chapter includes revisions to several of the class-feature options for a few of the options provided in the original Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. There also includes revisions to some options that were not included in the original but should have been, e.g. Raven Queen as an Otherworldly Patron option for warlocks.

Path of the Totem Warrior (Tiger)

If you follow the Path of the Totem Warrior from the Player's Handbook, you have access to two additional spirit options, Elk and Tiger. To see every feature gained from this Primal Path, see page 50 of the Player's Handbook. To see the Elk totem spirit options, see page 122 of the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.

Divine Domain

Clerics in the Forgotten Realms pray to the wide pantheon of deities (See pages 21 - 24 of the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide for more details) . In addition to the divine domain options within the Player's Handbook, the book added the Arcana Domain. However, there is another divine domain which was forgotten, the Darkness Domain.

darkvision for 1 minute. Each creature can repeat the save at the end of each of their turns.

Optional Rules: Honor and Sanity

If your DM allows either the Honor or Sanity ability score options from pages 264-265 of the Dungeon Master's Guide, the following effects are granted to Purple Dragon Knights, a.k.a. Bannerets:

• Honor Ability Score. You can use your Honor modifier instead of Charisma modifier for features gained from this martial archetype, and Royal Envoy grants you either Charisma or Honor saving throw proficiency (your choice).
• Sanity Ability Score. Your Rallying Cry, Inspiring Act, and Bulwark features also grant target allies a bonus to Sanity saving throws equal to your banner's unfurled bonus if they are within the banner's range for 1 minute.

Soul of the Raven

At 6th level, you gain the ability to merge with your raven spirit. As a bonus action, while your raven is perched on your shoulder, your body merges with your raven's form.

While merged together, your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of your raven familiar, but you retain your hit dice, hit points, alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of your raven. If your raven has the same proficiency as you and the bonus in its stat block is higher than yours, use the raven’s bonus instead of yours.

You can only use your action to Dash, Disengage, Dodge, Help, Hide, Search, or have you and your raven return to normal. You also gain all benefits of your raven being perched on your shoulder.

If you have 0 hit points, you and the raven return to normal. You can only merge with one of your ravens at a time.

Raven’s Blessed Ward

At 10th level, the Raven Queen grants you and your followers a protective blessing. You gain advantage on death saving throws, resistance to cold damage, and immunity to being frightened.

If you command your raven to perched on a willing creature’s shoulder, that creature gains a telepathic link with you while within 100 feet of you, and it and the raven gain all the benefits of having your raven perched on your shoulder, using your Charisma modifier for any bonuses.

At 14th level, while merged with your raven, you gain immunity to cold and necrotic damage.

Queen's Right Hand

Beginning at 14th level, you become one of the Raven Queen’s great consorts, granting access to a blessing of true grandeur. Once per long rest, you can cast the finger of death spell, without expanding a spell slot, that ignores necrotic resistances. If the creature survives, it is frightened of you until the end of its next turn. Creatures you kill using this spell in this way cannot be raised as undead.

Undying

Death holds no sway over your patron, who has unlocked the secrets of everlasting life through undeath. That is the true price of this prize. Devoting yourself to this patron allows you to become an effective wielder of necromancy and gain the sustainability akin to the undead.

In the Realms, some Undying patrons include Atropus, the World Born Dead; Larloch, the Shadow King; and Gilgeam, the God-King of Unther. You could delve further in your studies a choose such undead as an Alhoon, an Atropal, Death Tyrant, or a Dracolich to be your Undying patron. In other worlds, some other Undying patron options include Vecna, Patron God of Evil Secrets and Undeath, in Greyhawk; Kaius ir'Wynarn I and Lady Erandis Vol, the Lich Queen, in Eberron; and Count Strahd von Zarovich in Ravenloft.

Indestructible Being

When you reach 10th level, your patron imbues you with the powers to become an everlasting worshipper. You gain the following benefits:

• For every 10 years that pass, you age only 1 year, and you cannot be magically aged.
• You can hold your breath indefinitely.
• You don’t require food or water to survive, but you may still eat and drink if you wish.
• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance against poison damage.
• You are immune to diseases.
• You gain advantage on death saving throws.
• You may reattach severed body parts as part of a short or long rest, but you must spend one or more Hit Dice to gain the benefit on short rests.

Spreading the Undeath

When you reach 14th level, your soul is empowered by the pact with your patron to aid in the effort to amass grim followers. You learn the animate dead spell as a warlock spell. When you cast animate dead, you can target one additional corpse or pile of bones, creating another zombie or skeleton, as appropriate.

You can cast this spell a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier per long rest.

Arcane Tradition

Elven wizards in the Forgotten Realms have the following Arcane Tradition option, in addition to those in the Player's Handbook, that takes advantage of their natural dexterity in times of war.

Chapter 3 - Racial Feats

Going through adventures and leveling up in a class is the main way a character evolves during a campaign. Some DMs allow the use of feats to further customize a character (See Chapter 6, "Customization Options," of the Player's Handbook) . The DM decides whether they're used and may also decide that some feats are available in a campaign and others aren't.

This section introduces a collection of new feats associated with a race from the Forgotten Realms, as summarized in the Racial Feats table. The table also provides the related racial feat options for new races that are unchanged in Xanathar's Guide to Everything. I also recommend Expanded Racial Feats by Adam Bradford for more racial feats.

Draconic Aspect

Prerequisite: Kobold

Draconic Wings

Prerequisite: Dragonborn or Kobold

Dumathoin's Blessing

Prerequisite: Dwarf (orecutter)

Empowered Breath Weapon

Prerequisite: Dragonborn or Kobold with Draconic Aspect

Extra Manifestation

Prerequisite: Genasi

Flind Blood

Prerequisite: Gnoll

Gnomish Distraction

Prerequisite: Gnome (Forest)

Human Determination

Prerequisite: Human

Human Perseverance

Prerequisite: Human

Rancid Croak

Prerequisite: Bullywug

Raxivort's Blessing

Prerequisite: Xvart

Shadovar Travel

Prerequisite: Shade

Spell Clutch

Prerequisite: Human (deep Imaskari) and the ability to prepare at least one spell

Appendix A: Designer Notes

Greetings, I have always been interested in the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide since it was the first additional book for this edition of Dungeons & Dragons as was most of us, but it always felt underwhelming in its balance and emphasizing themes. I, along with countless other players and many DMs, have agreed that revisions should occur, and those revisions shouldn't replicate the issues with the original. Thus, I created this compendium as of January of 2019.

I consulted the previous editions of this game to find what was already captured in their ideas and what was forgotten, primarily 3e, 3.5e, and 4e. I avoided including unchanged options from the book, e.g. Way of the Long Death for monks.

Path of the Battlerager

Battlerager, what an interesting concept, your armor is your weapon. However, Spiked Armor is restrictive, and the features don't take advantage of the description of the primal path. This also leads to competition with the Path of the Berserker, so I tried to solve both issues by making Battlerager unique in the face of the other primal paths with focusing on defensives and mobility.

Starting strong, Battlerager Armor is not necessarily a terrible feature, yet the Spiked Armor is its own armor rather than a modified version of an existing armor. What if you were to wear a dire porcupine's hide or want to apply spikes to an armor that provides a better AC than 14 + your Dex (max. +2)? In addition, why do you only do a set 3 damage when you are in a grappling situation? These were the questions answered in my revision. Then, Dwarven Upkeep provides a way to emphasize the dwarven craftsmanship and upkeep of the armor you will be wearing. In the heat of combat, it quickly repairs one's armor in between rages.

At 6th level, Spiked Retribution fits perfectly here rather than a 14th-level feature. A simple benefit to something you would want to be able to do early on. However, I rebalanced it by making it a reaction-based attack to increase damage and involvement of the player. The Reckless Attack benefit is to capture what was lost with removing the Reckless Abandon feature. Battlerager Charge has similar issues as it proved better as an earlier feature rather than a lackluster later one. However, it received an additional benefit to pair well with the existing benefits of the feature without overpowering it.

At 10th level, I added the Piercing Spikes feature to enhance one's spiked armor without needing to delve into the crafting items area. For what I researched, most players enjoy a Battlerager that is mobile on the battlefield. This reflects the changes to Battlerager Charge I mentioned earlier, but it also comes into play with this feature. After using the Dash action, you can deal more damage to structures to burst into an area where your party needs you. You are now a living battering ram, which leads to some entertaining situations and creative combat strategies.

Lastly, at 14th level, I changed Battlerager Vigor to be more in line with maintaining a presence on the battlefield. I decided to base this on Barbarian's Relentless Rage feature alongside some temporary hit points.

Path of the Totem Warrior (Tiger)

Although the Elk totem spirit option proves does not need revisions, the Tiger totem spirit option is severely lacking in comparison alongside the other totem spirit options within the Player's Handbook.

Without changing the benefits too much, I have decided to increase the intended ones. I empowered their unarmed strikes while raging to be like a tiger's claws. The additional skill proficiencies are welcomed, yet expertise in at least one of the chosen skills would truly hone one's survival instincts. The problem lied with a similar benefit in a feat, the Skilled feat, proves to be the better option for since it offers three skill proficiencies rather than two and at 4th-level or earlier. Finally, I made their pounce-like ability matter at 14th-level. I accounted for size category for D&D games that create and/or use Large playable races alongside things would become Large, e.g. being under the effects of the Enlarge/Reduce spell. A tiger strikes quickly with its claws,

Raven Queen

The Raven Queen patron comes from the Unearthed Arcana: Warlock & Wizard article, and, for a lacking of better terms, it didn't seem to perform well with players. This underperformance was enough for Wizards of the Coast to consider Hexblade patron to be the successor of the two like Cavalier being mixed with Knight during their playtesting phases. However, the problem with that argument is Hexblade's abilities are unique to Hexblade and don't incorporate Raven Queen abilities in any way, even in previous editions. In Forgotten Realms, a Hexblade's patron weapon could have been formed from any of the other patron options. In 4th Edition, Hexblade players could gain mechanical benefits depending on which of the patrons it draws from. These facts alone prove the right for this Otherworldly Patron option to exist and has lead to this revision.

To start things off, the core concept should be explained. The Raven Queen was an elven ice sorceress made patron deity. She loathes undead as they represent the prevention in the natural order of life and death. When a warlock makes a pact with her, they take on her aspects of ice magic, divination through death, and maintaining the order of the natural balance akin to Grave Domain clerics. It is perfectly fine to ignore this option in other campaign settings, or its inclusion could reflect another patron deity with similar familiars. Without further delay, let us discuss the changes from the Unearthed Arcana version.

At 1st level, you gain the Sentinel Raven feature. Although it was a great feature for thematic purposes, I needed to restructure the raven familiar's benefits and bonus defenses from being perched on your shoulder to account for a RAW rule issue with Soul of the Raven at 6th level. The issue with be mentioned later when we get to 6th-level features. I also changed it to account for warlocks who would take the Pact of the Chain as their Pact Boon. Having multiple familiars is not an overly powered concept as the flock of familiars spell exists to create at least three more under a player's control for an hour. Additionally, this extra raven familiar's benefits are listed as such to prevent stacking with the other raven familiar. It is more to have one perched on your shoulder, while the other flies about.

Although, having one a better than average familiar is not much of a 1st-level feature, so I created Sorrowbound based on 4th Edition's Raven Knight Sorrowborn epic tier feature. This way the player can have defensive, offensive, and utility effects at first level. As you may notice throughout the other features, this patron is less on power and more on utility. Sorrowbound adds a thematic offensive cantrip, toll the dead, and it provides darkvision benefits for all races without going overboard like Shadow Magic Sorcerer's superior darkvision benefit. It is just enough to entice players for further levels.

At 6th level, we come to the major issue with the Unearthed Arcana version. Soul of the Raven would not have been an issue if Sentinel Raven did not make you incapacitated from being in raven form. As it was written, you would technically never be able to use the action to revert back to your original form since you were always incapacitated. This is why I fixed that glaring problem in my revision. Even if you disagree with my revision to Raven Queen, I highly suggest revising that yourself to prevent that situation. Again, this feature does not seem to provide enough for the level given, so I added another thematic feature, Queen's Death Warrant. Similar to a ribbon feature with only affecting undead, but it further the insurance of maintaining the natural order without adding too much alongside Soul of the Raven.

At 10th level, I modified the benefits Raven's Shield provided to add a supportive element to this patron. As I mentioned prior, this patron does not focus on offensive capabilities as much as divination or defenses. I allowed Raven Queen warlocks to support their allies in ways that allow them to get a taste of what it is like playing this type of warlock. I also furthered the divination aspect by maintaining a telepathic link with the willing creature that received your raven. Much like a bird, you watch over your allies to prevent their harm as you would yourself.

Lastly, at 14th level, I tweaked the benefits of a free use of the finger of death spell. That spell as it is written in the Player's Handbook, causes humanoids to become zombies, i.e. undead creatures, permanently under your control. Since the Raven Queen wants to rid the Realms of undead creatures, this would not make sense for what is received. I changed it to ensure death to fit her ideals. However, the damage can be lackluster if someone is resistant to necrotic damage, so I made it ignore said resistance to further its power over undead creatures with that resistance.

Undying

The Undying patron option for warlocks is strange. Sure, the benefits for playing one are not bad, yet those same benefits are frankly boring, lacking when less undead are around to encounter and they are not necessarily as strong the other patron options. In addition, since the release of Xanathar's Guide to Everything, I found several spells that would be perfect for a warlock with this patron to obtain. Thus, I attempted to implement changes to this Otherworldly Patron option to be more enticing while bringing it up to pair with the other patron options.

Firstly, Amongst the Dead needed an update to its wording. It did not change much, yet it is now easier to understand that it was a sanctuary spell against only undead. In addition, I made it able to target undead since your ties to undeath are stronger than a necromancer but not as powerful in most cases. However, the spells granted by this patron should

Appendix B: Change Log

Totem Warrior

• Fixed grammatical errors with Tiger totem spirit.

Undying

• Moved Indestructible Being to 10th level, Spreading the Undeath to 14th level, and added limited usage to Spreading the Undeath based on u/SamuelWillmore's suggestions.

Version 1.3 (Compendium)

• Compiled all SCAG revisions to one compendium with original SCAG cover art by Tyler Jacobson.

Version 1.2 (Updates)

Version 1.1 (Original Revisions)

Version 1.0 (Original Version)

• As presented in Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (SCAG).