Chapter 0: Starting Information

Things you'll want to understand before playing

If New to D&D and One Piece

• Have a way to run the campaign. If playing online, use a platform such as Roll20 or something similar. If playing in person, make sure to have many of the required dice and character sheets set up prior to running a game.
• Come up with a story and world! You can either set up a sandbox world or make a clear path for your players to take if they are less adventurous. Make sure to discuss this with them prior so that everyone is on the same page about what they find fun.
• As stated above, familiaize yourself with One Piece lore and the D&D rules for playes and Dungeon Masters. Below are some more resources to check out!

Useful Links

• Devil Fruits - These are magical fruits that have the ability to grant the eater super-human powers. There are some downsides to this, however. Read this to learn about Devil Fruits!
• World of One Piece - Most of the One Piece world is full of a variety of wacky large and small islands. There are very few large continents in this world. There is also the grand lind, the red line, the calm belt, and different sections of the ocean. Read this to learn more about the World of One Piece!
• Fighting Styles - There are many unique and powerful ways of fighting, even if you are a non-devil fruit user! Read this to learn more about these fighting styles in detail!

Da Rules! (5e)

If you are running a campaign with these rules, it is important to understand the rules of 5th Edition. I would highly recommend using the Dungeon Master's Guide in conjunction with the rules in this book. Most of the rules from 5e will apply to this campaign setting in this rulebook, only because they are the easiest to understand for most people. The only things that will be different are the races, classes, some spells, items, and a few other rules. Take what you want from the 5e rules and add them to your own game if a rule isn't covered in this book!

Many of the standard rules will apply from the 5e rulebooks along with most types of actions (jumping, hiding, attacking, etc.), combat, certain abilities, attributes, and skills. Combat will largely be run the same way, feats will be swapped for One Piece feats, and many weapons will be aesthetically and mechanically different. Magic is a bit different in this world and can be explained through science, skills, and abilities people naturally use. Most supernatural phenomenon are explained by devil fruits and haki as well.

Important Things to Note

Understand that when reading this, it is only used as a guide to help you run or play in a game of your own. It is entirely fanmade homebrew. In other words, the Dungeon Master has the final say about what the rules are. You could use 100% of these rules or only 10% , it is up to how you want to run your world!

Personally, I am a big fan of One Piece and have read every chapter to date. However, I am not a perfect writer nor am I familiar with every minor nuance or detail of the story and lore. If you have any gripes with the rules used here, feel free to alter or remove them entirely in your own game. There may be a few typos or grammatical errors, and I will try to spot and fix them. Otherwise, thank you for reading this!

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The World of One Piece

The map below gives a basic outline and potential roadmap for you to use for your own adventure. This section will also brief players who are new to the geography or nature of the One Piece world. You can either use the islands, factions, kingdoms, and objectives established in the main series. Additionally, you could opt to make an entirely separate alternate universe with new factions, islands, and kingdoms custom tailored for your group's adventure.

Alternatively, you could use a mix of both types of settings, giving homage to certain locations, groups, and characters with your own spin while creating several new islands, allies, and villains for the group to meet. However you choose to run your campaign, using this world map will give you and your players an idea of a path to take to move forward toward adventure and the One Piece.

The Four Blue Seas

There are several different seas in the One Piece world.

North Blue. A sea in which many legendary pirates and factions were birthed. The North Blue contains many great kingdoms, as well as once being ruled by the Vinsmoke family, and mostly ocean with smaller islands and some continents.

East Blue. Considered the weakest of all the seas. The East Blue contains mostly ocean with many small islands and some continents.

South Blue. A sea that, similar to the North Blue, was the home of many famous pirates. The South Blue contains many great kingdoms and mostly ocean with smaller islands and some continents.

West Blue. A sea riddled with crime, being ruled by various mafia organizations that run a strong Underworld. The West blue contains mostly ocean with smaller islands.

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The Grand Line

The Grand Line attracts an unsurmountable number of pirates and adventurers, both powerful and weak, to its seas. Many fail to even reach this sea, struggling to navigate its treacherous waters, extreme weather conditions, and powerful rival pirate crews or Marine forces. This sea also requires special tools to navigate. "Log Pose" compasses, for example, must be used to properly navigate and point ships to the next island since the sea's abnormal magnetic fields do not allow for ordinary compasses to be used. Moreover, Log Poses only allow for a limited and linear path to be taken because it will only point to one location at a time once it adjusts to the magnetic field of a nearby island.

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3.5. Choosing a Devil Fruit (Optional)

Depending on how the campaign begins, your character could've already eaten a Devil Fruit if they take the Devil Fruit User feat. This would mean you gain a random Devil Fruit ability at the very beginning of the adventure and cannot consume another Devil Fruit ever again. Of course, this also means you will never be able to swim again. However, this is an optional rule and your DM may decide to not allow this choice in their campaign.

If you are able to use this rule and start with a Devil Fruit, you may opt to roll on one of the two Random Devil Fruit Tables listed in Chapter 7. Once you have rolled your power, you will be stuck with that ability for the rest of the campaign (which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you get). This can technically be done before your Class is decided. Make sure to write down the name and abilities of your Devil Fruit somewhere on your character sheet. Further explanation on Devil Fruit abilities is detailed in Chapter 7.

4. Describing Your Character

First, hopefully you've already decided on a name for your character. If not, try to think of something you like the sound of. If you can't think of anything, feel free to look up D&D name generators online. Then, start to really develop their personality and appearance in your head.

After you have a concept in mind, you want to start writing and organizing these ideas onto your character sheet. Try to find what Alignment best fits them and their morals. Then, start to think up some defining Personality Traits. Once your mark those down on your character sheet, start getting into their Ideals, Bonds, and Flaws. These will provide a guideline on how you plan on roleplaying and making decisions with your character.

Now you want to decide on your characters Background. Your background will provide you with tools and knowledge gained from how you've lived your life prior to the start of the campaign. This will affect how those who recognize you interact with you, how you're treated by the general public, and what your occupation is or was. A DM may provide you with custom backgrounds for this adventure, but feel free to choose from the ones listed in Chapter 4.

5. Getting Equipped

Class and background will typically decide what equipment your character starts with. Your equipment includes weapons, armor, tools, trinkets, clothing, and other gear. Look at Chapter 5 to record this information on your character sheet.

Alternatively, you may choose to purchase your starting equipment instead. You will start with a set number of Belly (฿) to spend on equipment, based on the value given to you by your class.

Further information on starting gold based on class is detailed in Chapter 5. Weapons in the One Piece world include various types of firearms such as pistols, rifles, and occasionally very high-tech weaponry such as laser beams. The most common weapons you will find are guns like flintlocks, and swords such as cutlasses and sabers. Much higher firepower weapons such as cannons are common, but are typically only used on ships or in fortresses.

6. Wrapping Up Session 0

If you are playing with a large group, it is sometimes a good idea to get everyone together a week or so before the first official campaign session to discuss character setup. This is usually called Session 0. With the help of your Dungeon Master and fellow players, try to decide how you want your characters to mesh together. Does everyone in the party/crew know each other before the campaign starts? Does your backstory include any of the other player characters or NPCs? How will your character's background and current occupation fit into the crew's goals and the story? These are all important questions to ask yourselves and especially the DM.

1st level and beyond

By exploring the One Piece World and fighting your way through various forces, your characters will start to develop new strategies and grow stronger over time. Each time a major advancement occurs, either due to reaching a specific number of Experience Points or reaching a Milestone in the story, you will gain a Character Level.

For example, if you start at level 1 with 0 Experience Points and gain enough experience over the course of a session to make your way to Level 2, you will mark this on your character sheet and upgrade your stats accordingly during your next Long Rest. Additionally, your DM may decide to use a Milestone system by granting you a level up upon reaching a new area or island, completing an important objective, or obtaining a key item or treasure.

Character Advancement

Experience Points	Level	Proficiency Bonus
0	1	+2
300	2	+2
900	3	+2
2,700	4	+2
6,500	5	+3
14,000	6	+3
23,000	7	+3
34,000	8	+3
48,000	9	+4
64,000	10	+4
85,000	11	+4
100,000	12	+4
120,000	13	+5
140,000	14	+5
165,000	15	+5
195,000	16	+5
225,000	17	+6
265,000	18	+6
305,000	19	+6
355,000	20	+6

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level tiers during the adventure

During the journey, the DM may decide to structure the pacing and level advancement throughout the adventure to give the feeling of progression to players. By deciding level tiers for certain areas in the world, it will be easy to balance enemies and NPCs in ways that align with player progression.

The first tier (levels 1-4) will be for very early exploration throughout the seas outside of the Grand Line, including the North Blue, East Blue, South Blue, and West Blue. It would be wise to start in one of these seas, preferably a fair distance away from Reverse Mountain and the Grand Line. Player characters will be fairly weak at this tier, and will only encounter minor enemies and challenges until they reach the Grand Line.

The second tier (levels 5-10) will be where most of the first half of the campaign takes place, in a portion of the Grand Line called "Paradise". This will be where many mid-tier pirates and powerful members of the navy reside. The sea and various islands will be difficult to traverse, with sea monsters and extreme weather conditions constantly bombarding your travel at random. Surviving to the end of Paradise should prove to be a challenge and feel like an amazing accomplishment upon completing the end. However, the next two stages should feel far more threatening.

The third tier (levels 11-15) is where players will start facing extremely overwhelming challenges. Making your way into the second half of the Grand Line, called the New World, the party should be facing unimaginably powerful pirate crews called the Yonko (or Four Emperors). The weather and islands here are even more threatening than the first half of the grand line, enough for a majority of crews to perish upon initially reaching this area. This will be the stage where characters start training, conducting espionage on the Yonko, and collecting Road Poneglyphs.

The final tier (levels 16-20) is the last stretch of the journey. At this legendary tier, characters should be able to stand up to Yonko pirate crews and marine admirals. Most fights will be remarkably grand and epic, involving hundreds or thousands of pirates in huge wars and battles across the end of the New World. Once several Yonko have fallen and Road Poneglyphs are copied down, the crew can make their way to the One Piece to become pirate kings/queens and complete the adventure.

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Chapter 2: Races

The races in One Piece all have a variety of distinct traits that set them apart from one-another. While humans are the most common and reside on most islands, other demihuman races have their own islands and territories that they stick to around the world. These demihuman races also have a wide variety sizes, characteristics, abilities, and cultures. In many cases, non-human races can be seen as much stronger by default than ordinary humans. However, many humans can also train to be on par with these races as well.

Typically, non-human races don't mingle well with human cultures due to racism and oppression often seen within the Navy and World Government. When a non-human is introduced into a human society, they will most likely be treated very differently than their human counterpart, oftentimes negatively. Likewise, Humans may also be treated differently when entering a non-human tribe or country. It is up to the DM to decide how to run these encounters during roleplay. Remember, the One Piece world is very divided and has many themes of slavery and extreme hatred toward non-humans. If these themes are too extreme or uncomfortable to run, feel free to remove most of the racial tension.

Human

In the world of One Piece, humans can be considered highly invasive and territorial to most other races and creatures. While there are many good-spirited humans out there, the World Government and Navy often tarnish the reputation of humans among non-humans. Due to this fact, most non-human races don't get along well with humans on average. However, there can very well be brotherhood among these races in certain circumstances, so long as compassion and friendship is shown.

Diversity. Humans, much like the other races, can be very diverse and vary in size. Most humans are 5 or 6 feet tall, though some may veer slightly outside this range. They can weigh anywhere between 100 pounds and 250 pounds on average. Some humans can be obscenely large, ranging up to 20+ feet tall. However, this is pretty rare and can be the result of inter-breeding and experimentation. While coming in many different shapes and sizes, humans also vary in skin, eye color, and hair. Humans may also be capable of breeding with certain races as well to create half-human and half-nonhuman variants.

Conquerors. Humans will settle in and take control of just about anywhere they can reach. The exception to this rule may be places like Fish-man Island or Zou, which are too inconvenient and out-of-reach to settle on for most human civilizations. Most of the world is conquered and ruled by humans under the World Government.

Great Kingdoms. As humans have expanded over the centuries, they have established many large cities, kingdoms, and fortresses across various islands and continents. Human culture can also be very different depending on where you look. While some human settlements can be more open-minded and accepting, other places may be far less tolerant toward outsiders and different ideas or cultures.

Human Traits

While many humans vary in shape and size, your human character will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each increase by 1.

Age. Humans reach adulthood in their teens and live for around a century.

Alignment. There is no clear alignment that is consistent among all humans. Just about any alignment can be justified.

Size. Humans in the One Piece World are typically 5-6 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages. Humans can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world. Additionally, some rare and select humans can be taught to read and write the language of Poneglyphs. Even more rarely, some humans are born with the ability to inherently read Poneglyphs. However, this is something the DM must approve of and allow for.

Human Variant Traits

Some humans can be noticeably different in their abilities and skills. For this reason, you may choose to instead replace the standard Human Ability Score Increase with these traits instead:

Ability Score Increase. Two different ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Skills. You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.

Feat. You gain one feat of your choice that you meet the prerequisite for.

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Fish-Man

Fish-men, along with Merfolk, are one of the two races of humanoids that inhabit the sea. Fish-men are a roughly equal mix of Human and Fish, with human-like appendages and faces crossed with sea creatures such as sharks, blowfish, and other fish. They also have gills between their shoulders and necks, as well as often having webbed hands. Some species of fish-men may have extra appendages depending what on what species of fish they represent.

Fish-men have both lungs and gills, which allow them to breathe underwater and on land. Their webbed fingers and agile bodies allow them to move quickly in water for as long as they want. Some fish-men use their naturally strong bodies and unique features as a reason to believe they are superior to Humans. Despite these beliefs, fish-men often end up being the ones to become enslaved and oppressed by Humans, which drives their hatred for them even further. However, not all fish-men think this way and can actually get along well with humans as equals.

Oppressed. Like other non-human races, fish-men are the victims of world-wide oppression by humans. Due to this, many fish-men stay within the confines of fish-man island and only occasionally leave. Some evil fish-men have opted to be pirates to seek revenge against humanity. Unfortunately, several also end up as slaves under the world government. Even on islands not directly under world government jurisdiction, humans still treat fish-men very unfairly. For this reason, playing a fish-man can prove very different when visiting various human-inhabited islands around the sea.

Domination. Though they are often misunderstood, many fish-men do hold the belief that they should rule over all other fish in the sea. And due to the cruel treatment they receive from humans, some grow to also want to conquer and rule over humanity as a whole. This isn't true of all fish-men though, as many do exhibit the desire to co-exist with other races and species.

Overwhelming Strength. As well as being born with bodies that provide natural weapons in battles, such as razor-sharp teeth, fish-men have incredibly strong bodies compared to average people. From birth, fish-men are ten times stronger than humans. Additionally, fish-men can be even more troublesome in underwater combat. Being even stronger underwater, they can easily devastate a human who isn't proficient at swimming. Unfortunately, this strength can be negated if a fish-man happens to be a Devil Fruit user.

Fish-Man Traits

Your fish-man character will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your consitution score increases by 1.

Age. Fish-men reach adulthood in their teens and live for around a century.

Alignment. Most fish-men are lawful and many stay true to their values, though some lean toward being neutral. Fish-men can live in harmony with other sea creatures, but may turn violent against humans. For this reason, a fish-man can range from being good to evil.

Size. Fish-men are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 280 and 340 pounds on average. Your size is medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a Swimming speed of 35 feet.

Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.

Underwater Athlete. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill. While underwater, you face no penalties or disadvantage as a result of underwater combat rules.

Adapted to the Sea. With the ability to adapt to extreme underwater depths, you have Resistance to cold damage.

Languages. Fish-men can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world. Additionally, using gestures and sounds, you can communicate simple ideas with any beast that has an innate Swimming speed.

Fish-Man Subraces

Subrace. Breeding among fish-people resulted in three main subraces: Shark, Manta Ray, or Octopus variants. Choose one of these Subraces and add its traits to your racial features alongside the ones listed above.

Shark Traits

These fish-men are known to have sharp shark-like teeth, light blue-tinted skin, large back fins, and extreme strength.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2.

Bite. Your razor-sharp teeth are a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an Unarmed Strike.

Manta Ray Traits

These fish-men are known to have wide side-fins and light-blue skin, moving at high speeds underwater.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Sea Glide. You have a Swimming speed of 40 feet.

Octopus Traits

Octopus fish-men tend to have six arms and red or brown-tinted skin, with a lot of flexibility with their multiple appendages.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength and Dexterity scores both increase by 1.

Multi-Armed. You have four additional arms, six in total. While you cannot efficiently wield weapons with these arms, you may use them to hold smaller items such as potions and trinkets. Additionally, you have advantage on grapple checks with your arms.

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Merfolk

Merfolk, along with fish-men, are one of the two races of humanoids that inhabit the sea. Merfolk have the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish. Both races are ruled by the undersea king, King Neptune.

Merfolk have access to various skills while underwater, such as extremely fast swimming speeds, weapon proficiency, and the ability to communicate with many sea creatures. Very rarely, a mermaid can be born with the ability to speak with Sea Kings. Only a mermaid princess possesses this power, however.

Peaceful. Unlike fish-men, merfolk are far more peaceful and prefer to live in secret away from most other races. Despite their differences, merfolk and fish-men get along very well.

Sea to Land. Due to their lack of legs, they move very slowly on land. This makes sea travel their primary method of getting around, and they're very proficient at it. However, upon reaching the age of 30, their tails will split and allow them to walk on land much easier.

Victims of Slavery. Despite their efforts to stay away from the surface, some merfolk still end up captured and sold into slavery. Because of their rarity, many can sell for incredibly high prices if they are under 30.

Beauty and Grace. Merfolk are all considered incredibly beautiful by the standards of humans. This beauty is mostly lost when they reach the age of 30 when their tail splits. They are also far less brutish than fish-men, making them a bit less likely to be involved in physical altercations. Merfolk are more commonly involved in activities or occupations that involve their speed or intelligence. Though, many are stilled trained in the military and can use a fighting style known as Merman Combat.

Merfolk Traits

Your merfolk character will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity, Wisdom, and Charisma scores each increase by 1.

Age. Merfolk reach adulthood in their teens, mature considerably in their 30s, and live for around a century.

Alignment. Most merfolk are neutral or lawful good. However, few may turn violent against humans and become evil. They are rarely chaotic in nature.

Size. Merfolk are between 6 and 7 feet long and weigh between 160 and 240 pounds on average, largely due to their bulky tail fin. Your size is medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 10 feet, and you have a Swimming speed of 50 feet. Once you reach age 30, your walking speed becomes 30 feet.

Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.

Merfolk Training⁠. You have proficiency with the spear, Trident, and net.

Merman Combat. Being trained in underwater combat, you can control the flower of water in devastating ways. You can cast Shape Water with this trait. Starting at 3rd Level, you can cast Tidal Wave with it, and starting at 5th Level, you can also cast Wall of Water with it. Once you Cast a Spell with this trait, you can't cast that spell with it again until you finish a Long Rest. Charisma is your Spellcasting Ability for these Spells.

Adapted to the Sea. With the ability to adapt to extreme underwater depths, you have Resistance to cold damage.

Languages. Merfolk can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world. Additionally, using gestures and sounds, you can communicate simple ideas with any beast that has an innate Swimming speed.

Sky Islander

Those who live up in the Sky Islands have adapted and adjusted to live in such an environment. There are three main factions that exist up here: Shandians, Birkans, and Skypieans. All three of these groups descended from a moon, sometimes referred to as "Fairy Vearth". On this moon, a great civilization existed named Shandoria. These three groups were a part of this civilization and were believed to have worked in unison.

Centuries after leaving the moon, these races have split apart and can be considered mostly divided into different tribes. These tribes now live mostly on Sky Islands and form civilizations in the clouds with their own cultures and technology. Some use a seemingly magical power called Mantra, which is actually Observation Haki.

Some sky islanders descent from the skies down to land, known as "Vearth" to them, and can interact with the various other races.

These three tribes can be described in the following ways:

Shandians

Once Shandians descended from the moon, they lived on a land-based island named Jaya. However, this island was blasted into the sky by a knockup stream, leaving the Shandians stranded in the sky for many centuries. Like the others that live on these sky islands, Shandians are known to grow wings on their backs. However, unlike the other groups, their clothing is similar to real-world native Americans. Additionally, they can often be seen with large tattoos decorating their bodies. Shandians fight as fierce and skilled warriors, surviving for many long centuries with these skills.

In ancient times, Shandians fought in a great war against the twenty kingdoms on land. At the end of this war, they were defeated. However, they held on to the ruins of the golden city of Shandora and the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell, which they now protect with their lives even after it was blasted into the sky long ago. They also protect a Poneglyph left to them by an ancient Great Kingdom they were allies with during the great war.

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Birkans

Although not much is known about this civilization, it does share some similarities with other Sky Island groups. Much like the other two groups, Birkans all grow wings on their backs. However, Birkans do have a unique appearance compared to the others. Birkans can sometimes appear to have goat-like features such as long goat-like ears growing alongside their regular human ears, and small horns.

Additionally, many Birkans dress in long white robes and gowns, often resembling priests. Many birkans consider themselves divine in nature, and dress accordingly. Unfortunately, the island of Birka was destroyed many years ago, though many survivors still remain. Many Birkan survivors are gifted with strong mantra in combat.

Skypieans

Many Skypieans reside on the sky island known as Skypiea. This island is massive and contains various technologies that make use of Dials, which are found naturally around it. Many Skypieans have angel-like appearances and grow wings on their backs, similar to Birkans and Shandians. Additionally, their hair often resembles the antenna of an insect, their skin is far lighter than the other groups, and their clothes are far more basic.

Skypiea is a grand island that has come to slowly resent outsiders due to the damage dealt to them from non-skypieans. They use a currency known as Extol in place of Belly (฿). Skypieans all fully obey their great leader, known as "God".

Sky Islander Traits

Your sky islander will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Age. Sky islanders reach adulthood in their teens and live for around a century.

Alignment. Sky islanders vary in alignment, ranging from good to evil, lawful to chaotic, but are typically neutral in some way.

Size. Sky islanders in the One Piece World are typically 5-6 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Air Glide. Though your wings aren't capable of granting flight, you may use them to control the air around you and slow the speed of your fall. You gain the ability to cast Feather Fall once per Long Rest.

Dial Proficiency. You innately understand dials that have came from sky islands and can carry one with you. Roll once on the Random Dial Table (p. 107) to determine which one you start with.

Languages. Sky islanders can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world.

Sky Islander Subraces

Subrace. The separation of groups living on the "Fairy Vearth" resulted in three main subraces splitting off: Shandian, Birkan, or Skypiean variants. Choose one of these Subraces and add its traits to your racial features alongside the ones listed above.

Skypieans

Your Skypiean heritage has gifted you with great knowledge of dials.

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2.

Advanced Dial Proficiency. You start with an additional Dial, allowing you to roll once more on the Random Dial Table (p. 107) to determine what other Dial you start with. Additionally, you gain advantage on all checks made to find a dial.

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Mink

Much like fish-men and merfolk, minks appear to have a mixture of animal-like and human features. Each mink resembles a certain animal, typically mammalian. Their features and appendages are very human-like, but often have paws and padded paws. Male minks look much more bestial and hairy, while female minks appear more human-like.

Strength of the Animal Kingdom. They are considered fearsome and powerful by many, and rightfully so. Minks are born with immense power, speed, stealth, and instincts. Their abilities are far superior to ordinary humans, even at a young age. Every mink, regardless of if they are young or old, is a powerful warrior in battle. This power is greatly elevated when their Sulong Form is activated under a full moon.

Victims of Slavery. Much like many other non-human races, Minks are sometimes victims of slavery and are valued for their exotic appearance and strength. Additionally, many humans may treat minks with similar amounts of hatred to how they treat other non-humans. This can lead to some degree of resentment between both races, though likely not quite as extreme as certain fish-men. Many minks have the ability to get along with humans if there is some level of understanding and respect.

Residents of Zou. Most minks reside on a city atop an ancient island-sized elephant named Zunesha. This city is referred to as Zou, which exists somewhere in the New World. This city is incredibly difficult to locate, allowing minks to live away from pirates and the reaches of the World Government. However, some minks do venture outside of Zou, sometimes as pirates, or decide to live in Totto Land.

Mink Traits

Your mink will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution scores each increase by 1.

Age. Merfolk reach adulthood in their teens, mature considerably in their 30s, and live for around a century.

Alignment. Most minks are neutral or lawful good. However, few may turn chaotic and give into their primal urges if exposed to the full moon for long enough.

Size. Minks in the One Piece World are typically 5-6 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. You have an animal’s keen Senses, especially in the dark. 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.

Beast’s Strike. Because of your beast-like features, you have a climbing speed of 20 feet. In addition, your body is a natural Weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal bludgeoning, slashing or piercing, depending on the animal you are most similar to, damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier.

Animal Instinct. You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth Skills.

Electro. You know the Shocking Grasp cantrip. Constitution is your Spellcasting Ability for this Spell. Additionally, you are Resistant to electric damage.

Sulong Transformation. Starting at 3rd Level, you can use your action to channel moonlight energy into your body and transform into a powerful bright white primal form with longer hair and enhanced size, bolstering your strength, speed, and electro.

Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you end it as a Bonus Action. During it, your speed increases by 10 feet, you have advantage on strength checks, and once on each of your turns, you can deal extra electric damage to one target when you deal damage to it with an Attack or a spell. The extra electric damage equals your level.

Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

Languages. Minks can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world.

Yokai Tribesman

There are several races of human-like tribes that have greatly moderated or exaggerated features that set them apart from regular people. These races are called the yokai tribes (though not officially), due to their resemblance to certain yokai in Japanese folklore. Only so much is known about these tribes in the One Piece world.

There are three main types of yokai tribes to choose from: the longleg tribe, the longarm tribe, and the three-eye tribe.

Yokai Tribesman Traits

Your yokai tribesman will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age. Yokai Tribesmen reach adulthood in their teens and live for around a century.

Alignment. Yokai Tribesmen display various alignments, but many are seen as evil. However, any alignment can be reasonably chosen.

Tribal Pride. The pride of your race and features has made you unbelievably confident in conversations. You have proficiency in the Intimidation and Persuasion skills.

Yokai Tribesman Subraces

Subrace. There are several variants of yokai tribesmen: the longleg tribesmen, the longarm tribesmen, and the three-eye tribesmen. Choose one of these Subraces and add its traits to your racial features alongside the ones listed above.

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Longleg Tribesman

Your longleg tribesman has been gifted with magnificent long legs that grant them the following traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Size. Longleg tribesmen in the One Piece World are typically 7-8 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Longleg Stride. Your massive legs allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on Your Turn in Combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Languages. Longleg tribesmen can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world.

Longarm Tribesman

Your longarm tribesman has been gifted with long and lanky arms that grant immense strength and reach.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2.

Size. Longarm tribesmen in the One Piece World are typically 5-6 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Long-Limbed. When you make a melee Attack on Your Turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal.

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

Languages. Longarm tribesmen can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world.

Three-eyed Tribesman

Your three-eyed tribesman is gifted with a third eye on the center of their forehead which grants them mysterious powers.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Size. Three-eyed tribesmen in the One Piece World are typically 5-6 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as medium.

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.

See Invisibility. You can see Invisible creatures and objects⁠ within 10 feet of you that are within Line of Sight.

Languages. Three-eyed tribesmen can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world. Additionally, some can awaken their third eye to be able to read and understand the language of the Poneglyphs.

Cyborg

As the name would imply, this race includes any human or life form that has had their body altered using metal or robotic parts. Typically, this might only include surface-level alterations, such as steel skin or a robotic hand. However, cyborgs may vary in how much of their body has been modified. Regardless of the degree of modification, they will always still have several parts of them that remain organic.

Cyborg Traits

Your cyborg will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age. Depending on how much of their body has been modified, cyborgs may have longer lifespans compared to other races. In theory, they are should still remain mortal so long as parts of them still remain organic.

Alignment. It can be assumed that many cyborgs act Lawfully, but they can technically fall under any alignment.

Size. Cyborgs in the One Piece World are typically 5-6 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Steel Skin. Your body has a layer of defensive metal beneath or replacing your skin, which can be enhanced with armor:

• You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
• To reinforce your metal skin, first you must buy an amount of metallic parts equal to the price of a piece of desired armor you are proficient with. After doing so, you must spend an hour consistently incorporating these parts into your skin. Once you are finished, you gain the AC of your chosen armor as if you were wearing it, as well as all of the side-effects of that armor. To remove this armor, you must spend an hour replacing it with artificial skin.
• This metal skin cannot be removed from your body against your will.

Robotic Resistance. You have advantage on Saving Throws against being Poisoned, and you have Resistance to poison damage.

Refueling. In place of eating food and drinking water each day, you must instead consume an equivalent amount of fuel to what a normal creature of your size would eat. The type of fuel you use can range from cola to gasoline (your choice), which costs roughly ฿8,000. Starvation rules apply to consuming fuel as they would with food for another race.

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• Night Lens. 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.
• Headlights. Lights on your body emit bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet.
• Extended Flail. This is an upgrade of the Flail Arm Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. Your Flail Arm reach extends to 20 feet.
• Flamethrower. This is an upgrade of the Flame Breath Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. You learn the Burning Hands spell, which acts as a powerful blast of fire emitted from your body. Constitution is your Spellcasting Ability for this Spell. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.
• Radical Beam. This is an upgrade of the Air Blast Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. You learn the Guiding Bolt spell, which acts as a powerful explosive laser beam emitted from you body. Constitution is your Spellcasting Ability for this Spell. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.
• General Cannon. This is an upgrade of the Air Blast Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. You learn the Thunderwave spell, which you produce from air emitted from your body. Constitution is your Spellcasting Ability for this Spell. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.
• Larger Propellers. This is an upgrade of the Propeller Body Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. You can now spin parts of your body like a propeller to lift you into the air. You now have a flying speed of 10 feet.
• General Form. This is an upgrade of the Centaur Form Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. You have upgraded your form to resemble a giant robot mech suit. When using your Centaur Form, you now grow one size larger, gain +1 to Armor Class, and gain extra thunder damage to one target when you deal damage to it with a Melee Attack. The extra thunder damage equals your Proficiency bonus. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a Long Rest.
• Advanced Shape-Memory Alloy. This is an upgrade of the Shape-Memory Alloy Body Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. You learn an additional Skill of your choice. Additionally, you learn the Shield spell. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.
• Grand Arsenal. This is an upgrade of the Arsenal Infusion Feature, meaning you must have that feat learned in order to learn and use this one as well. You are able to implement one more weapon into your body using Arsenal Infusion.

Languages. Cyborgs can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world.

Chapter 2: Optional Races

These optional races are intended to be used for games where the Dungeon Master approves of the use of races that are larger or smaller than Small or Medium in size.

If these races don't fit into the way you want to run your game, feel free to leave them out or repurpose their use for NPCs.

Dwarf

Dwarves are a race of smaller humanoids, some small enough to fit into the palms of many medium-sized races' hands. Many can be considered gullible and are often convinced or tricked into work for others.

Work as Slaves. Despite how cute and innocent they appear, many are still abused and preyed on by humans and other races. Dwarves can often be sold as slaves, as they are seen on a list of slave prices. For this reason, many of them try to live in secret away from outside societies.

Strength and Speed. Dwarves possess immense strength that allows them to shatter stone with ease. Additionally, they are incredibly slippery and hard to spot, allowing them to evade just about any attempt to catch them. For these reasons, they are often considered to be akin to the stories of fairies.

Dwarf Traits

Your dwarf will have these traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Age. Dwarves reach adulthood in their teens and live for around a century.

Alignment. Dwarves are typically Lawful Good, though they may sometimes fall under different alignments.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages. Dwarves can all speak the universal spoken language of this world.

Dwarf Subraces

Subrace. There are two variants of dwarves: the Tontatta Tribesman and the Automata. Choose one of these Subraces and add its traits to your racial features alongside the ones listed above.

Tontatta Tribe

Your tontatta tribesman has been granted supernatural agility, strength, and mastery over cultivating plants.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2.

Size. Dwarves in the One Piece World are typically 6-12 inches tall. Your size is tiny.

Hard to Detect. Your tiny size and evasiveness gives you proficiency in the Stealth and Acrobatics skills.

Blinding Speed. As a bonus action⁠, you can magically teleport⁠ up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or Long Rest.

Super Strength. You are considered medium size when calculating push, pull, drag, or carry weight. You also roll normally on grapple checks and saves, and can use heavy weapons.

Master Cultivators. Your mastery of plants and plant products grants you immunity to poison damage and the Poisoned condition.

Automata

Your automata is a race of robots that resemble dwarves and have the ability to travel through outer space and live on the moon.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Size. Automata are between 3 and 4 feet tall. Your size is small.

Programmed Minds. You are immune to abilities that allow other creatures to read your thoughts.

Robotic Resilience. You were created to have remarkable Fortitude, represented by the following benefits:

• You have advantage on Saving Throws against being Poisoned, and you have Resistance to poison damage.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You are immune to disease.
• You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Militaristic Design. You gain one skill proficiency and one weapon proficiency of your choice.

Electric-Powered. You are immune to lightning damage. Additionally, if you are hit by an ability that would deal lightning damage, your attack rolls have advantage until the end of your next turn

Iron Shell. Your metallic body grants you a +1 bonus to Armor Class.

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Giant

Giants are a race of massive humanoids that possess otherworldly strength and abilities. Many are dozens of feet tall and can be more than ten times the size of a regular sized person. Regular humans and non-humans aren't anywhere near as strong as them, making most giants some of the fiercest and deadliest warriors on the planet.

Residents of Elbaf. Elbaf is a large kingdom inhabited by giants, often famed for its unmatched strength when compared to other countries around the world. Many brave and nearly invincible warriors hail from here, leading many other races to either greatly fear or respect Elbaf as a whole. Having the warriors of elbaf as an ally is a surefire way to win almost any war. Even the marines often show fear of Elbaf's army, which shows how truly unmatched their warriors are.

Super Giants. While giants are already nearly unbeatable, the much larger Ancient Giants have also been rumored to have existed in the past. Due to their sheer size and strength, they are capable of sizing up battleships or even fortresses. Allegedly, some ancient giants could move entire islands or continents. These giants often stand many times taller than even the tallest ordinary giant, sometimes up to 200 feet tall. Their appearance alone has the power to send fear through any solider or pirate, often resembling a colossal ogre or oni. Very few of these giants still exist today, as many have gone extinct.

Giant Traits

Your giant will have these traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength and Constitution scores increase by 4. Your maximum for those scores is now 24. Your Dexterity score decreases by 2, and your Intelligence score decreases by 3.

Age. Giants can live for up to 300+ years.

Alignment. It can be assumed that many giants are neutral, but they can technically fall under any alignment.

Size. Giants in the One Piece World are typically 50-60 feet tall. Some can rest far outside this range, but your size will count as gargantuan.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Warrior Training. You have proficiency with the Battleaxe, Handaxe, Light Hammer, Longsword, Club, and Spear.

Sheer Size. You have proficiency in the Athletics and Intimidation skills.

Overwhelming Charisma. Tales of you and your race's pride have spread throughout the world. Not only are you constantly oozing confidence in these things, but you can use your words to inspire and raise the spirits of your allies. Whenever you complete a Long Rest with your party, you can choose to spend 5 minutes making an inspiring speech, granting up to 5 allied creatures of your choice gain temporary HP equal to your proficiency bonus.

Languages. Giants can all speak and understand the universal spoken language of this world.

(Note: Once again, this race is incredibly overpowered so I wouldn't recommend using it in a balanced campaign. However, you may still choose to include this player race in your game if you so desire. Or you can decide to use it for NPC or enemy stat sheets.)

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Chapter 3: Classes

Pirates and explorers are guided by a craving for gold, influence, and power to reach new heights during their adventure. Pirates can be good or evil depending on the style of your campaign, but many will fight through and conquer challenges that ordinary citizens wouldn't dare trifle with. Though finding the One Piece might be the main objective of many powerful pirates, exploring and experiencing the world should be their primary driving force.

Classes can define a character's strengths, occupation, and talents while they advance and conquer new challenges throughout their journey. It is what shapes their role in a crew as well as their relationship with the world and other people. Different classes make use of different Ability Scores, meaning it would be wise to choose a class that best suits your character's strengths and weaknesses. Most of these classes and subclasses are largely based on the classes that exist in the One Piece world. Though it would be wise to exclusively use these classes for characters, feel free to also use any classes or features from official D&D 5th Edition rules that you prefer.

Proficiencies

Armor: None

Weapons: Simple weapons, improvised weapons, cutlasses

Tools: None

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution

Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Athletics, Persuasion, Intimidation, Perception, Animal Handling, and Survival.

Equipment

You start with the following equip⁠ment, in addition to the equipment⁠ granted by your background:

• (a) a cutlass or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• (a) a set of artisan’s tools (b) a gaming set or (c) thieves’ tools

Scrapper

At 1st level, your life of scrapping and battling with beasts, humans, or other tough creatures has given you mastery of Combat styles that use unarmed strikes and bruiser weapons, which are simple melee weapons without the two-handed property, cutlasses, and improvised weapons. You can not use the finesse property of a weapon while using it as a bruiser weapon.

You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or wielding only bruiser Weapons and you aren’t wearing armor and not wielding a shield:

• You can roll a d6 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike or bruiser weapon. This die changes as you gain bruiser levels, as shown in the scrapper column on the bruiser table.
• When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a bruiser weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike or grapple as a bonus action. For example, if you take the Attack action and Attack with a Club, you can also make an Unarmed Strike or grapple as a Bonus Action, assuming you haven’t already taken a Bonus Action this turn.

Rock Solid Body

Starting at 1st level, while you are not wearing any armor or using a shield, your Armor⁠ Class equals 10 + your Constitution modifier.

Fury

Starting at 2nd Level, your Training allows you to harness Fury, raw power and energy that stems from your spirit. Your access to this energy is represented by a number of Fury points. Your bruiser level determines the number of points you have, as shown in the Fury Points column of the Bruiser table.

You can spend these points to fuel various Fury features. You start knowing three such features: Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind. You learn more Fury features as you gain levels in this class.

When you spend a Fury point, it is unavailable until you finish a Short or Long Rest, at the end of which you draw all of your expended Fury back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest training to regain your Fury points.

Some of your Fury features require your target to make a saving throw to resist the feature’s Effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Fury save DC = 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Constitution modifier

Unyielding Spirit

At 2nd level, your spirit has grown to be able to resist harmful effects or substances.

So long as you have at least 1 Fury point remaining, you have advantage on constitution saving throws from effects such as traps, spells, poison, or breath attacks. To gain this benefit, you can’t be Incapacitated.

Brawling Style

At 3rd Level, you choose and develop a way of brawling that best defines your fighting style: Black Fist Style, Dragon Style, or Beast Style. all detailed at the end of the class description. Your brawling style grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.

Iron Will

Starting at 3rd level, when you you are currently reduced to half your maximum hit points or less, you can use your bonus action to gain temporary hit points equal to a roll of your scrapper die + Bruiser level and you regain all expended fury points. You cannot use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th Level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. Additionally, you cant take a feat listed in the General character stuff. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Counter Hook

At 4th level, your abilities in close combat allow you to deliver a devastating counter to any creature attacking you within reach. When a creature within 5 feet of you makes a melee attack targeting you, you may use a reaction and expend 1 Fury point to make a melee attack against the creature targeting you (before they roll the attack) with your bruiser weapon or unarmed strikes. If your attack roll is higher than the attack roll you are attempting to counter, you cause the creature's attack to miss and you deal damage to it with your attack instead. If you roll lower, the creature's attack hits and your attack misses instead.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Fleet Footed

At 7th level, you gain proficiency in Dexterity Saving Throws.

Unbending Resolve

Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one Effect on yourself that is causing you to be Charmed or Frightened.

Unbreakable Spirit

Starting at 10th level, you no longer need to have 1 Fury point remaining to have advantage on Constitution Saving Throws using the Unyielding Spirit feature. Additionally, you are immune to disease and poison.

Titanium Will

Starting at 11th level, your willpower can keep you Fighting despite grievous wounds. If you drop to 0 Hit Points and don’t die outright, you can expend 2 Fury points (no action required) to drop to 1 hit point instead.

Every time you use this feature, the Fury points you must spend on the next use is increased by 2. The Fury points required resets back to 2 after you complete a long rest.

Formidable Power

Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of brawling grants you advantage on all Strength Saving Throws and Dexterity Saving Throws.

Additionally, whenever you make any saving throw and fail, you can spend 1 Fury point to reroll it and take the second result.

Tireless Training

Starting at 15th level, your carrying capacity is doubled. You can travel and stay awake without needing to rest for up to a month and only gain a level of exhaustion at the end of each month you do not rest.

Ascended Will

Beginning at 18th level, you instead become resistant to all damage types except force damage when using your Power Through feature.

Additionally, you can use 6 Fury points as a reaction to become Immune to all damage and conditions for up to 1d4+1 turns. When you first use this, you automatically end any negative conditions affecting you. However, you cannot take any actions, bonus actions, or reactions during this time. Instead you can only move and talk. You can end this effect at any time without needing to spend an action. You cannot use this ability again until you complete a Long Rest.

The King

At 20th level, you are truly the strongest. Your Strength and Constitution scores increase by 4. Your maximum for those scores is now 24.

Brawling Styles

Bruiser, despite how easy it may be to generalize their brutish ways, each have a fairly distinct way of fighting. It may depend on their spirit, special attacks, or the way fury fuels their power. This comes in the form of using different fighting styles, typically representing how they were raised and taught to fight, and how they continue to train.

Haki-Coated

At 6th level, you can pick and use any one Armament Haki Feat of your choice, even if you don't meet the ability score prerequisite. If you are unable to use this feat upon leveling up, you may choose to take it at any point you have the ability to.

Bone Crusher

At 11th level, you can perform a variety of combat maneuvers while you are grappling an opponent within 5 feet of you:

• You can perform a mighty headbutt on a creature you are grappling. If you deal damage with an unarmed strike against a creature you are grappling, their attacks will have disadvantage until the start of your next turn. You can only use this once per turn.
• You can perform a backbreaker on a creature you are grappling. If you deal damage with an unarmed strike against a creature you are grappling, you can spend 1 fury point to attempt to stun them. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be Stunned until the end of your next turn. You can only use this once per turn.
• When you take the attack action, you may spend 1 or more fury points to perform a suplex on a creature your size or larger you are grappling. They must make a Constitution saving throw against your Fury Save DC. On a failed save, the target takes 3 + number of Fury Points spent worth of Scrapper Die in bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone, or only takes half as much damage on a successful one. After this effect is used, the grapple ends.

Black Fist Master

At 17th level, you can pick any one additional Armament Haki Feat, even if you don't meet the ability score prerequisite. If you are unable to use this feat upon leveling up, you may choose to take it at any point you have the ability to. If you are already an Armament Haki Master, you instead gain a permanent +1 to Armor Class and Attack and Damage modifiers.

Dragon Style

This brawling style can be best described as a fierce style that emulates the pride and might of a dragon. This style uses a mixture of Unarmed Strikes and Weapon Attacks. Users of the dragon style are fierce fighters that crush and pulverize their enemies with raw strength, guided by the wrath of a dragon spirit surrounding them. Very few have ever lived to see this style used at its full potential.

Beast Style

Certain great fighters desire a powerful companion in battle. Bruiser that utilize the beast style have developed a special bond with nature, allowing them to tame the fearsome beasts they might find along their journey. Through mutual respect and coordination, these bruisers and their companions make for a deadly duo.

Martial Artist

Martial artists are those who have achieved superhuman levels of power and speed through countless years of training and tempering their spirit. Unlike a bruiser, martial artists rely far more on speed and precision rather than brute force or brawn. Many different styles of martial arts exist in this world, and each may teach different values. Regardless, many of the advanced techniques they teach aren't something just anyone can learn. It requires unparalleled levels of discipline and resolve to reach the top levels of any major martial arts school.

Class Features

As a martial artist, you gain the following class features.

Proficiencies

Armor: None

Weapons: Simple weapons, shortswords

Tools: Choose one type of artisan’s tools or one musical Instrument

Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity

Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth

Equipment

You start with the following equip⁠ment, in addition to the equipment⁠ granted by your background:

• (a) a shortsword or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• 10 darts

Unarmored Defense

Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor and not wielding a Shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier.

Martial Arts

At 1st level, your practice of Martial Arts gives you mastery of Combat styles that use unarmed strikes and martial artist Weapons, which are shortswords and any simple melee weapons⁠ that don’t have the Two-Handed or heavy property.

You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or wielding only martial artist Weapons and you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a shield:

• You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the Attack and Damage Rolls of your unarmed strikes and martial artist Weapons.
• You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your Unarmed Strike or martial artist weapon. This die changes as you gain martial artist levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Martial Artist table.
• When you use the Attack action with an Unarmed Strike or a martial artist weapon on Your Turn, you can make one Unarmed Strike as a Bonus Action. For example, if you take the Attack action and Attack with a Quarterstaff, you can also make an Unarmed Strike as a Bonus Action, assuming you haven’t already taken a Bonus Action this turn.

Certain martial arts schools use specialized forms of the martial artist Weapons. For example, you might use a club that is two lengths of wood connected by a short chain (called a nunchaku) or a Sickle with a shorter, straighter blade (called a kama). Whatever name you use for a martial artist weapon, you can use the game Statistics provided for the weapon.

Ki

Starting at 2nd Level, your Training allows you to harness The Spiritual energy of ki. Your access to this energy is represented by a number of ki points. Your martial artist level determines the number of points you have, as shown in the Ki Points column of the Martial Artist table.

You can spend these points to fuel various ki features. You start knowing three such features: Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind. You learn more ki features as you gain levels in this class.

When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish a short or Long Rest, at the end of which you draw all of your expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest meditating to regain your ki points.

Some of your ki features require your target to make a saving throw to resist the feature’s Effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Ki save DC = 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Wisdom modifier

Unarmored Movement⁠

Starting at 2nd Level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing armor or wielding a Shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain martial artist levels, as shown in the Martial Artist table.

At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on Your Turn without Falling during the move.

Martial Arts School

When you reach 3rd Level, you commit yourself to a school of martial arts: Six Powers, Fish-Man Karate, or New Kama Kenpo, all detailed at the end of the class description. Your school grants you features at 3rd Level and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.

Deflect Bullets

Starting at 3rd Level, you can use your Reaction to deflect or catch the bullet or missile when you are hit by a ranged weapon Attack. When you do so, the damage you take from the att⁠ack is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + your martial artist level.

If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the bullet if it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you have at least one hand free. If you catch a missile in this way, you can spend 1 ki point to make a ranged att⁠ack with the weapon or piece of Ammunition you just caught, as part of the same Reaction. You make this atta⁠ck with proficiency, regardless of your weapon Proficiencies, and the missile counts as a martial artist weapon for the att⁠ack.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th Level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Graceful Landing

Beginning at 4th Level, you can use your Reaction when you fall to reduce any Falling damage you take by an amount equal to five times your martial artist level.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th Level, you can Attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on Your Turn.

Stunning Blow

Starting at 5th Level, you can interfere with the flow of ki in an opponent’s body. When you hit another creature with a melee weapon Attack, you can spend 1 ki point to attempt a Stunning Strike. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be Stunned until the end of your next turn.

Spiritual Strikes

Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as magical for the Purpose of overcoming Resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Evasion

At 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain area Effects, such as a Fireball effect. When you are subjected to an Effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Slippery

Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one Effect on yourself that is causing you to be Grappled or Restrained.

Total Awareness

By 10th level, your spiritual awareness is so honed that you have advantage on Initiative rolls.

Additionally, if you are surprised at the Beginning of Combat and aren’t Incapacitated, you can act normally on your first turn, but only if you spend 1 ki point.

Spirit Thread

Starting at 13th level, you gain the ability to communicate using your mind and spirit to connect with others and understand their intent. You gain proficiency with the Insight Skill. If you are already proficient, you double your proficiency bonus for it instead.

Additionally, as a Bonus Action, you can choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You and the chosen creature can speak telepathically with each other. The Telepathic connection lasts for a number of minutes equal to your Martial Artist level. It ends early if you are Incapacitated or die or if you use this ability to form a connection with a different creature.

Platinum Soul

Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of ki grants you proficiency in all Saving Throws.

Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw and fail, you can spend 1 ki point to reroll it and take the second result.

Ageless Body

At 15th level, your ki sustains you so that you suffer none of the Frailty of old age, and you can’t be aged by any effect. You can still die of old age, however. In addition, you no longer need food or water.

Foresight

Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No Attack roll has advantage against you while you aren’t Incapacitated.

God Speed

Also at 18th level, your agility has far transcended the limits of your race. By infusing your body with ki, you can reach blinding speeds and use the following abilities:

• You can use your action and spend 4 ki points to caste the Haste spell on yourself, no concentration or material components required.
• You can spend 8 ki points to cast the Time Stop spell. You cannot use this ability again until you complete a Long Rest.

Ascended Spirit

At 20th level, when you roll for Initiative and have no ki points remaining, you regain 4 ki points.

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Martial Arts Schools

There are several different schools that teach martial arts. Although anyone strong enough can learn from these schools in theory, only a select group can successfully enter and learn these ways of fighting. Six Powers, Fish-Man Karate, or New Kama Kenpo are your choices.

Six Powers

Six Powers is a special, superhuman martial arts style utilized by many trained government assassins and agents. Those that master this style can have the strength of up to a hundred men. Though this style often requires intense training from a young age, some can learn certain parts of the six powers with enough intense training at a later age. Most users of the six powers belong to the World Government and Navy, though rarely some pirates and other factions have been shown to know it.

Finger Pistol

Starting at 3rd Level, your fingers become as sharp as daggers. When you make an unarmed strike, you can choose to use piercing damage for the damage type.

Tempest Kick

Also at 3rd level, you can make ranged air slices with your legs. This special attack is a sharp compressed air slice used as a ranged spell Attack with a range of 30 feet, in place of your unarmed strike or martial artist weapon attack. You are proficient with it, and you add your Dexterity modifier to its Attack and Damage Rolls. Its damage is slashing, and its damage die is a d4. This die changes as you gain martial artist levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Martial Artist table.

You can only replace one melee attack with this special attack per turn. When you gain the Extra Attack feature, you can replace two attacks with this special attack per turn instead. When you take the attack action, you can expend 1 ki point to be able to replace all of your melee attacks with this special attack during your turn.

Iron Body and Paper Art

Starting at 6th level, your muscles become stronger than steel. Your Deflect Bullets feature can now work against melee attacks, though you still cannot catch any attacks that aren't missiles or bullets.

You can use this feature this way a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. While you have no uses available, you can spend 1 additional ki point to use this feature again.

Additionally, if you reduce the damage of a melee attack to 0 with this feature, you can completely shift your body to redirect the attack toward another enemy by spending 1 ki point as part of the same reaction. By redirecting the attack, you can force it to hit a creature of your choice, other than the attacker, within 5 feet of you.

Shave

Starting at 11th level, you gain the ability to move or fly at extremely high speeds, appearing to teleport. You can use a Bonus Action to teleport⁠ up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see⁠. You then have advantage on the first melee Attack you make before the end of the turn.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. While you have no uses available, you can spend 1 additional ki point to use this feature again.

Moon Walk

Also at 11th level, when you use your Whirlwind Step, you can now kick the air with such force that you begin to fly until the end of your turn. While you do this, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. While you have no uses available, you can spend 1 additional ki point when you activate Whirlwind Step to use this feature again.

Additionally, using the Graceful Landing feature now reduces any Falling damage you take to 0.

Six King Gun

At 17th level, you learn the secret seventh technique of the Six Powers. When you take the attack action, you can make a special melee Attack against a creature within 5 feet of you, only making one unarmed strike as part of that action. If this attack hits, you can spend 3 ki points to send an additional devastating shockwave through the creature using all your built up strength, and the creature must make a Constitution saving throw. If it fails, it is reduced to 0 Hit Points. If it succeeds, it takes 10d10 force damage.

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Fish-Man Karate

Through mastery of fish-man karate, which is often used alongside fish-man jujutsu, you begin to learn how to control the water around you and within your opponent's body. Water can be drawn and manipulated anywhere, even the atmosphere, to emit devastating shockwaves of energy that can even affect devil fruit users. This martial arts is learned primarily by fish-men, but can also be learned by humans or other races occasionally. It would be unthinkable to learn this style of martial arts as a devil fruit user.

New Kama Kenpo

New Kama Kenpo is the ultimate form of fighting used by the 99 masters of New Kama Kenpo and their Queen from Kamabakka Kingdom. This style has inspired other similar forms and schools of martial arts, but is considered the strongest of its kind. It is largely used by those who consider themselves "Okamas", but it can be learned by anyone who dedicates themselves to the teachings of this martial arts.

Galaxy Spin

Starting at 17th level, whenever you use your Swift Assault, you create a number of spinning afterimages that make you more difficult to hit and allow you make an extra attack. When you use your Swift Assault, you can make an additional attack with it (up to a total of three Swift Assault attacks). Also, whenever you hit an enemy with your Swift Assault, they have disadvantage on attacks against you until the end of their next turn.

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Warrior

Warriors are fighters that have been trained in the use of armed combat. Many have been trained as soldiers, samurai, or bounty hunters. Some have simply become proficient at using weapons through intense training and combat experience.

Fighting Style

Starting at 1st level, you adopt a particular style of Fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.

Second Wind

Also at 1st level, you have a limited well of stamina that you can draw on to protect yourself from harm. On Your Turn, you can use a Bonus Action to regain Hit Points equal to 1d10 + your Fighter level. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or Long Rest before you can use it again.

Action Surge

Starting at 2nd Level, you can push yourself beyond your normal limits for a moment. On Your Turn, you can take one additional action.

Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or Long Rest before you can use it again. Starting at 17th level, you can use it twice before a rest, but only once on the same turn.

Warrior Type

At 3rd Level, you choose an archetype that you strive to emulate in your combat⁠ styles and Techniques. Choose Cursed Soul, Black Weapon, or Elemental Weapon, all detailed at the end of the class description. The archetype you choose grants you features at 3rd Level and again at 7th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th Level, and again at 6th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th Level, you can Attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on Your Turn.

The number of attacks increases to three when you reach 11th level in this class and to four when you reach 20th level in this class.

Indomitable

Beginning at 9th level, you can reroll a saving throw that you fail. If you do so, you must use the new roll, and you can’t use this feature again until you finish a Long Rest.

You can use this feature twice between long rests starting at 13th level and three times between long rests starting at 17th level.

Warrior Types

Fighters can vary by the types of weapons they use, what style of fighting they want to utilize, and what they want to provide for their allies. Once you have chosen the type of warrior you are, follow the subclass features listed below.

Cursed Soul

Somehow, along the lines you have become the host to one or more evil presences caged within you. This may either be due to wielding a cursed weapon, being hexed, or perhaps simply having a tainted spirit yourself. Regardless of how you became this way, you have slowly developed a craving for blood and violence. Will you follow the path of destruction? Or will you simply crumble from the curse brought upon you? Only your own strength and willpower can decide your fate.

Black Weapon

Black weapon users are born with incredibly powerful spirits and willpower, which they channel into their weapons. By utilizing armament haki, their weapons become darkened over time until they turn pitch black.

Elemental Weapon

Through learning how to channel elemental energy through your weapon, you can coat your attacks in an element of your choice. Many Wano Kuni samurai have mastered this style.

Elementalist

When you reach 3rd Level, you augment your martial Prowess with the ability to cast Spells. See "Casting a Spell" for the general rules of Spellcasting and "Wizard Spells by Level" for the Wizard spell list.

Cantrips. You learn two Cantrips of your choice from the Wizard spell list. You learn an additional wizard⁠ cantrip of your choice at 10th level.

Spell Slots. The Eldritch Knigh⁠t Spellcasting table shows how many Spell Slots you have to cast your Wizard Spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells⁠, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended Spell Slots when you finish a Long Rest.

For example, if you know the 1st-level spell Shield and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast shield⁠ using either slot.

Spells⁠ Known of 1st-Level and Higher. You know three 1st-level Wizard Spells of your choice, two of which you must choose from the Abjuration and Evocation spells⁠ on the Wizard spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Eldritch Knigh⁠t⁠ Spellcasting table shows when you learn more Wizard spells⁠ of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells⁠ must be an Abjuration or Evocation spell of your choice, and must be of a level for which you have Spell Slots. For instance, when you reach 7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd Level.

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 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 an Abjuration or Evocation spell, unless you’re replacing the spell you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any school of magic.

Spellcasting⁠ Ability. Intelligence is your Spellcasting Ability for your Wizard spells⁠, since you learn your spells⁠ through study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting⁠ ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting⁠ the saving throw DC for a Wizard spell you cast and when Making an Attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Spell Attack modifier = your Proficiency Bonus + your Intelligence modifier

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Elemental Style

At 3rd Level, you learn a ritual that creates a spiritual bond between yourself and one weapon. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a Short Rest. The weapon must be within your reach throughout the ritual, at the conclusion of which you touch the weapon and forge the bond.

Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can use any bonded weapon as a Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard Spells. Any spells you cast will emanate from your weapon as if channeling your spirit through your weapon and releasing the spell from it. For example, if you cast Fire Bolt, imagine a fire slash or wave being released from your weapon toward your target.

Additionally, when you attack and hit with a bonded weapon, you can expend one spell slot to deal fire, cold, or lightning damage to the target, in addition to the weapon’s damage. The extra damage is 2d6 for a 1st-level spell slot, plus 1d6 for each Spell Level higher than 1st, to a maximum of 5d6.

You can have up to three bonded Weapons. If you attempt to bond with a fourth weapon, you must break the bond with one of the other two.

Dance of Elements

Beginning at 7th level, when you use your action to cast a cantrip, you can make one weapon Attack as a Bonus Action.

Water Siphon

At 10th level, you learn how to make your weapon strikes undercut a creature’s Resistance to your Spells. When you hit a creature with a weapon Attack, that creature has disadvantage on the next saving throw it makes against a spell you cast before the end of your next turn.

Lightning Dash

At 15th level, you gain the ability to teleport⁠ up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see when you use your Action Surge. You can teleport⁠ before or after the additional action.

Improved Dance of Elements

Starting at 18th level, when you use your action to Cast a Spell, you can make one weapon Attack as a Bonus Action.

Marksman

Marksmen are a class of folk that love to play out of direct danger, moving in and out of battle or firing at a distance. Many marksmen focus on stealth⁠ and Deception, while others build ski⁠lls that help them in maneuvering around, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks.

When it comes to Combat, marksmen prioritize brains over brawn. A marksman would rather make one precise strike, placing it exactly where the at⁠tack will hurt the target most, than wear an opponent down with a barrage of attacks. Marksmen have an almost supernatural knack for avoiding danger, and a few learn magical Tricks to supplement their other abilities⁠.

Equipment

You start with the following Equipment, in addition to the equipment⁠ granted by your background:

• (a) a Rapier or (b) a Shortsword
• (a) a Rifle and 20 gun bullets or (b) a Shortbow and Quiver of 20 Arrows
• (a) a burglar’s pack, (b) a dungeoneer’s pack, or (c) an explorer’s pack
• Thick Shirt, two daggers, and thieves’ tools

Expertise

At 1st level, choose two of your skill Proficiencies, or one of your skill Proficiencies and your proficiency with thieves’ tools. Your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen Proficiencies.

At 6th level, you can choose two more of your Proficiencies (in Skills or with thieves’ tools) to gain this benefit.

Sniping

Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an Attack if you have advantage on the atta⁠ck roll.

You don’t need advantage on the Attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn’t Incapacitated, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attac⁠k roll.

The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain levels in this class, as shown in the Sniping column of the Marksman table.

Cunning Action

Starting at 2nd Level, your evasiveness and agility allow you to move and act quickly and quietly. You can take a Bonus Action on each of your turns in Combat. This action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Marksman Archetype

At 3rd Level, you choose an archetype that you emulate in the exercise of your marksman abilities: Sniper, Bounty Hunter, or Elemental Trickster, all detailed at the end of the class description. Your archetype choice grants you features at 3rd Level and then again at 9th, 13th, and 17th level.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th Level, and again at 8th, 10th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Uncanny Dodge

Starting at 5th Level, when an attacker that you can see hits you with an Attack, you can use your Reaction to halve the attack’s damage against you.

Evasion

Beginning at 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area Effects, such as a devil fruit user's fireball ability or an Ice Storm attack. When you are subjected to an Effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Reliable Talent

By 11th level, you have refined your chosen Skills until they approach perfection. Whenever you make an ability check that lets you add your Proficiency Bonus, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.

Power of Observation

Starting at 14th level, you can pick and use any one Observation Haki Feat of your choice even if you don't meet the Ability Score prerequisite. If you are unable to use this feat upon leveling up, you may choose to take it at any point you have the ability to.

Mastermind

By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental power. You gain proficiency in Intelligence Saving Throws.

Elusive

Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No Attack roll has advantage against you while you aren’t Incapacitated.

Stroke of Luck

At 20th level, you have an uncanny knack for succeeding when you need to. If your Attack misses a target within range, you can turn the miss into a hit. Alternatively, if you fail an ability check, you can treat The D20 roll as a 20.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or Long Rest.

Marksman Archetypes

There are various types of marksmen that utilize a number of different tools to strike their targets from a distance. Through developing these methods of sniping and ranged dueling, several archetypes have emerged.

Nature's Invention

Starting at 3rd Level, when you cast Druidcraft, you can perform the following additional tasks with it:

• You can make your next Ranged Weapon attack deal fire, cold, or lightning damage instead. You can use this feature a number of times equal to twice your Intelligence modifier. You regain all uses of this feature again once you complete a short or long rest.
• You can enhance any natural shell and turn it into a Simple Dial of your choice. You can't use this feature again until you complete a long rest. You can have a number of Dials created this way equal to your Intelligence Modifier. You can cast this spell again to remove the properties from a Simple Dial you created and revert it back to a normal shell.
• You create a natural trap of your choice. This works the same as a Hunting Trap or Caltrops (pick one). You can use this feature a number of times equal to twice your Intelligence modifier. You regain all uses of this feature again once you complete a short or long rest.

Gift of the Wild

At 9th level, you may also learn Druid Spells using your Spellcasting feature, using the same limitations.

Additionally, you may use Druidcraft as a bonus action.

Ingenious Ambush

Starting at 13th level, if you are hidden from a creature when you Cast a Spell on it, the creature has disadvantage on any saving throw it makes against the spell this turn.

Lord of Nature

At 17th level, you gain the ability to magically steal the power from a spell and use it by channeling it through your plants.

Immediately after a creature casts a spell that Targets you or includes you in its area of Effect, you can use your Reaction to attempt to absorb the effect into a seed and force the creature to make a saving throw with its Spellcasting ability modifier. The DC equals your spell save DC. On a failed save, you negate the spell’s Effect against you, and you steal the knowledge of the spell if it is at least 1st Level and of a level you can cast (it doesn’t need to be a Wizard spell). For the next 8 hours, you know the spell through your plants and can cast it using your Spell Slots.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

Tinkerer

Tinkers might also be known as inventors, artificers, craftsmen, or mechanics. Regardless of what title you give them, tinkerers are known to be highly intelligent and have utilized science and technology in such a way that allows them to control the elements, weather, robotics, and other properties of the world around them.

Through the use of various gadgets and tools, tinkerers can cast what appears to many as spells or magic.

Quick Build

You can make a Tinkerer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Intelligence should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution or Dexterity. Second, choose the sage Background. Third, choose the Mage Hand, light, and Ray of Frost Cantrips, along with the following 1st-level Spells for your spellbook: Burning Hands, Charm Person, Feather Fall, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, and sleep.

Class Features

As a Tinkerer, you gain the following Class Features.

Spellcasting

As a Student of robotics and advanced technology⁠, you have Gadget of choice along with blueprints containing Spells that show the first glimmerings of your true abilities. This class works similarly to the Wizard class in standard 5e. See "Casting a Spell" for the 5e general rules of Spellcasting and the Wizard spell list under "Wizard Spells by Level".

Ritual Casting

You can cast a Tinkerer spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell in your Blueprints. You don’t need to have the spell prepared.

Learning Spells of 1st Level and Higher

Each time you gain a Tinkerer level, you can add two Wizard Spells of your choice to your Spellbook for free. Each of these spells⁠ must be of a level for which you have Spell Slots, as shown on the Tinkerer table. On your Adventures, you might find other Spells that you can add to your Blueprints and Gadget.

Recharging

You have learned how to restore bits of power to your Gadget by recharging it during a rest. Once per day when you finish a Short Rest, you can choose expended Spell Slots to recover. The Spell Slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your Tinkerer level (rounded up), and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher.

For example, if you’re a 4th-level Tinkerer, you can recover up to two levels worth of Spell Slots. You can recover either a 2nd-level spell slot or two 1st-level Spell Slots.

Tinkerer Study

When you reach 2nd Level, you choose Study, shaping your knowledge and practice of inventing through various schools: Military Science, Meteorology, and Robotics.

Your choice grants you features at 2nd Level and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th level.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th Level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Master of Innovation

At 18th level, you have achieved such mastery over certain Spells that you can cast them at will. Choose a 1st-level Tinkerer spell and a 2nd-level Tinkerer spell that are in your Spellbook. You can cast those spells⁠ at their lowest level without expending a spell slot when you have them prepared. If you want to cast either spell at a higher level, you must expend a spell slot as normal.

By spending 8 hours in study, you can exchange one or both of the Spells you chose for different spells⁠ of the same levels.

Ultimate Technology

When you reach 20th level, you gain mastery over two powerful Spells and can cast them with little effort. Choose two 3rd-level Tinkerer spells⁠ in your spellbook⁠ as your signature spells⁠. You always have these spells⁠ prepared, they don’t count against the number of spells⁠ you have prepared, and you can cast each of them once at 3rd Level without expending a spell slot. When you do so, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or Long Rest.

If you want to cast either spell at a higher level, you must expend a spell slot as normal.

Tinkerer Studies

Tinkerers all love to pursue scientific innovation and developing new inventions, but many specialize in different fields depending on their profession. Different types of studies will produce different results for the technology created. The personality, profession, and goals of your tinkerer may affect what studies they utilize.

Deflector Shield

At 2nd Level, you have learned to create technology that fortifies yourself against harm. When you are hit by an Attack or you fail a saving throw, you can use your Reaction to gain a +2 bonus to your AC against that Attack or a +4 bonus to that saving throw.

When you use this feature, you can’t cast Spells other than Cantrips until the end of your next turn.

Tactical Mind

Starting at 2nd Level, your quick wit and tactical thinking allows you to react fast in battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your Initiative rolls equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Power Surge

Starting at 6th level, you can store power and energy within your gadgets to later empower your damaging Spells. In its stored form, this energy is called a Power Surge.

You can store a maximum number of power surges equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of one). Whenever you finish a Long Rest, your number of power surges resets to one. Whenever you successfully end a spell with Dispel Magic or Counterspell, you gain one Power Surge, as you steal energy from the spell you foiled. If you end a Short Rest with no power surges, you gain one Power Surge.

Once per turn when you deal damage to a creature or object with a Tinkerer spell, you can spend one Power Surge to deal extra force damage to that target. The extra damage equals half your Tinkerer level.

Durable Tech

Beginning at 10th level, your technology is made to be incredibly tough and difficult to disrupt. While you maintain Concentration on a spell, you have a +2 bonus to AC and all Saving Throws.

Deflecting Shroud

At 14th level, your Deflector Shield becomes infused with deadly energy. When you use your Arcane Deflection feature, you can cause powe to arc from you. Up to three creatures of your choice that you can see within 60 feet of you each take force damage equal to half your Tinkerer level.

Meteorology

Those who study meteorology and weather science are often known for designing a numerous machines and tools that allow them to manipulate weather and storms. Some hail from places such as Weatheria, and some may simply develop these technologies on their own.

Robotics

Those who study robotics love to design automatons and robotic constructs or devices. These types of tinkerers can craft robots and mobile devices that aid them in simples tasks or combat.

Simple Robots

At 2nd Level, you can use your action to quickly craft a short robot in your hand or on the ground in an unoccupied space that you can see within 5 feet of you. This robot counts as a tiny or small Construct and weigh no more than 10 pounds, and it can only be made of simple materials and metals. Its AC is equal to 8 + your Intelligence Modifier, and its HP is 1. It can function and move within 30 feet of you while you hold your Gadget. Once it leaves this radius, it will power down and become useless. It can walk, swim, or fly (pick one) at a speed of 30 feet while it is active, and carry up to half of its weight. As an action on your turn, you can tell it to perform a simple task such as retrieving an object nearby, opening a small door, or fitting through a tight space.

Additionally, you can instead create an inanimate contraption in your hand or on the ground in an unoccupied space that you can see within 5 feet of you. This object can be no larger than 3 feet on a side and weigh no more than 10 pounds, and its shape must be that of a simple object that you have seen. The object is electrically powered, radiating dim light out to 5 feet.

This robot or contraption falls apart and gets destroyed after 1 hour unless you spend an action to maintain it at the end of the hour. It will also be destroyed if it takes at least a point of damage, or if you make another robot or contraption.

Quantum Teleportation

Starting at 6th level, you can use your action to teleport⁠ up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see. Alternatively, you can choose a space within range that is occupied by a robot, contraption, or Construct that you have created or summoned. You both teleport, swapping places.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest or you cast a Conjuration spell of 1st level or higher.

Autopilot Controls

Beginning at 10th level, while you are concentrating on a Conjuration spell, your Concentration can’t be broken as a result of taking damage.

Tough Exterior

Starting at 14th level, any creature that you summon or create with a Conjuration spell has 30 Temporary Hit Points.

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Skald

Through song, tales, speeches, or poetry, skalds are those who exist to inspire their allies or crew and allow them to keep pushing onward. Skalds can fight using their mighty souls to conjure various effects and abilities, or simply channel their spirit and charisma into others to increase their strength and vitality.

Creating a Skald

Skalds are encouraging, charismatic individuals who love to tell stories and perhaps even fictional tales that can inspire many different powerful emotions in those around them. Depending on your skald's upbringing, background, and career, they might draw many different elements of their life into their poems, music, and tales. Even putting aside you skald's past, they often look to draw inspiration from the present and future to motivate their allies and allow the power of music and words to surge through their souls and fighting spirit.

Class Features

As a skald, you gain the following Class Features.

Spellcasting⁠

You have learned to spiritually attune to the emotions of others around you and also project your feelings into the world to create different magic-like effects. This class is very similar to the Bard class in 5e, and will use bard spells. See chapter 10 of the 5e PHB for the general rules of Spellcasting and chapter 11 for the bard spell list. Essentially, skald Spells are just another term for bard Spells.

Skaldic Verse

You can inspire powerful emotions in others through your tales or music to greatly increase their willpower. To do so, you use a Bonus Action on Your Turn to choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who can hear you. That creature gains one Skaldic Verse die, a d6.

Jack of All Trades

Starting at 2nd Level, you can add half your Proficiency Bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn’t already include your Proficiency Bonus.

Song of the Sea

Beginning at 2nd Level, you can use soothing music or oration to help Revitalize your wounded allies during a Short Rest. If you or any friendly creatures who can hear your Performance regain Hit Points at the end of the Short Rest by spending one or more Hit Dice, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 Hit Points.

The extra Hit Points increase when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d8 at 9th level, to 1d10 at 13th level, and to 1d12 at 17th level.

Skald School

At 3rd Level, you delve into the advanced Techniques of a Skald School of your choice: the School of Hypnotism, School of Battlehymn, and School of the Underworld. both detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd Level and again at 6th and 14th level.

Expertise

At 3rd Level, choose two of your skill Proficiencies. Your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen Proficiencies.

At 10th level, you can choose another two skill Proficiencies to gain this benefit.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th Level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Continued Verse

Beginning when you reach 5th Level, you regain all of your expended uses of Skaldic Verse when you finish a short or Long Rest.

Counterverse

At 6th level, you gain the ability to use musical notes or words of power to counter any mind-influencing Effects used against you and your allies. As an action, you can start a Performance that lasts until the end of your next turn. During that time, you and any friendly creatures within 30 feet of you have advantage on Saving Throws against being Frightened or Charmed. A creature must be able to hear you to gain this benefit. The Performance ends early if you are Incapacitated or silenced or if you voluntarily end it (no action required).

Tales of Legends

By 10th level, you have learned some of the abilities and techniques of those you have encountered throughout your journeys. Choose two Spells from any Classes (from standard 5e), including bard spells. A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Skald table, or a cantrip.

The chosen Spells count as skald spells⁠ for you and are included in the number in the Spells⁠ Known column of the Skald table.

You learn two additional Spells from any Classes at 14th level and again at 18th level.

Superior Verse

At 20th level, when you roll Initiative and have no uses of Skaldic Verse left, you regain one use.

Skald Schools

Skalds have many different methods of utilizing their mystical powers, primarily through the school in which teaches them. Since skaldic tales and abilities stem from their music, stories, or other performances, the type of performance can often impact what effect it has on on the people around them. More strict schools might involve a heavily disciplined and militaristic way of telling tales and playing music, while more liberal and expressive schools will allow for more beautiful and inspiring music.

Hypnotic Words

At 3rd Level, you learn to infuse your words with a hypnotic rythm that can alter and manipulate the minds of those that hear you. If you speak to a Humanoid alone for at least 1 minute, you can attempt to hypnotize them. At the end of the conversation, the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or be Charmed by you or another creature of your choice. The target is Charmed in this way for 1 hour, until it is attacked or damaged, threatened in any way, or until it witnesses its allies being attacked or damaged.

If the target succeeds on its saving throw, the target has no hint that you tried to charm it.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or Long Rest.

Collar of Command

At 6th level, you gain the ability to better control others using hypnosis. As a Bonus Action, you cast Command, without expending a spell slot, and you gain an authoritative aura for 1 minute or until your Concentration ends (as if you were concentrating on a spell). During this time, you can cast Command as a Bonus Action on each of your turns, without expending a spell slot.

Any creature Charmed by you automatically fails its saving throw against the Command you cast with this feature.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

Complete Hypnosis

At 14th level, you gain the ability to completely hypnotize others with your words and tap into a creature’s psyche.

As an action, you hypnotically Whisper a phrase that only one creature of your choice within 30 feet of you can hear. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. It automatically succeeds if it doesn’t share a language with you or if it can’t hear you. On a successful saving throw, your Whisper Sounds like unintelligible mumbling and has no Effect.

On a failed saving throw, the target is Charmed by you for the next 8 hours or until you or your allies Attack it, damage it, or force it to make a saving throw. It is hypnotized and will listen to anything you say with an open mind.

The Charmed creature obeys your commands as if you were a close friend. It won’t risk its life for you or fight for you, unless it was already inclined to do so. It grants you favors and gifts it would offer to a close friend.

When the Effect ends, the creature has no understanding of what happened during its trance and will remember it all as a foggy dream.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

School of Battlehymn

Any skald who enters or learns from the school of battlehymn becomes a powerful warrior that uses phrases, words, and song to amplify their power in battle along with their allies. Music and verses produced from these skalds are often serious and triumphant in nature, giving those who hear it the will to continue fighting fiercely.

School of the Underworld

Despite its scary title, this school often teaches techniques that empowers an individual's soul through majestic or otherworldly verses and melodies connected to the Underworld. Witnessing a performance from this type of skald can be equally beautiful and haunting. It is said that reciting these verses will leave all who hear it doomed to an eternity in the underworld after death.

Power of the Deep

Starting at 14th level, when you make an ability check, you can expend one use of Skaldic Verse. Roll a Skaldic Verse die and add the number rolled to your ability check. You can choose to do so after you roll the die for the ability check, but before the DM tells you whether you succeed or fail.

Chapter 3 | Classes

Priest

Divine soldiers, knights, and devout followers of god, priests derive their powers from spiritual energy and techniques developed in holy lands. Priests can be destructive or supportive in nature depending on their beliefs and teachings. Priests unify under those worthy of the title of "God", and do all that they can to protect their sacred land and people. Some venture out far away from their homeland to spread the word of their mighty God, and some reside in places far away and detached from normal civilization.

Creating a Priest

Though spirits and unknown powers are apparent in this universe, it is unknown if any gods actually exist. Regardless, many powerful figures can channel god-like entities through their powers and souls. Priests specialize in channeling this very same energy through them using their bodies, weapons, or holy tools.

What kind of "God" does your priest obey and follow? Is this worship focused around a real, corporeal being? Or a being that is more spiritual? What does this "God" teach and demand of their followers? Where do you fall under the rankings of this belief system? Are you a willing and devout follower? Is your "God" good or evil? Humble or vain? Generous or selfish?

Class Features

As a Cleric, you gain the following Class Features.

Spellcasting⁠

As a conduit for divine energy, you can cast Priest Spells. Priest spells count as Cleric spells from standard 5e. See the general rules of Spellcasting and the Cleric spell list.

Divine Domain

Choose one domain related to your teachings: Sky, Desert, or Death. Your choice grants you domain Spells and other features when you choose it at 1st Level. It also grants you additional ways to use Channel Divinity when you gain that feature at 2nd Level, and additional benefits at 6th, 8th, and 17th levels.

Channel Divinity

At 2nd Level, you gain the ability to channel divine energy directly from your source of belief, using that energy to fuel spiritual Effects. You start with two such effects: Exorcise Spirits and an Effect determined by your domain. Some Domains grant you additional Effects as you advance in levels, as noted in the domain description.

When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose which Effect to create. You must then finish a short or Long Rest to use your Channel Divinity again.

Some Channel Divinity Effects require Saving Throws. When you use such an Effect from this class, the DC equals your Cleric spell save DC.

Beginning at 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity twice between rests, and Beginning at 18th level, you can use it three times between rests. When you finish a short or Long Rest, you regain your expended uses.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th Level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Purge Spirits

Starting at 5th Level, when a spirit⁠ fails its saving throw against Your Exorcise Spirits feature, the creature is instantly destroyed if its Challenge rating is at or below a certain threshold, as shown in the Purge Spirits table.

A Call Beyond

Beginning at 10th level, you can channel your God's spirit directly through you to summon it and wish for greater power.

Channeling this divine energy to make a wish requires an action. Describe the effect you want, and roll percentile dice. If you roll a number equal to or lower than your Priest level, your wish comes true. The DM chooses the Nature of the wish; the Effect of any Priest spell or Priest domain spell would be appropriate.

If this effect succeeds, you can’t use this feature again for 7 days. Otherwise, you can use it again after you finish a Long Rest.

At 20th level, your Call Beyond succeeds automatically, no roll required.

Divine Domains

Divine domains are used to define your god, religion, and spiritual beliefs. These are important to how your spirit shapes your powers and abilities by channeling divine energy from the beyond.

Channel Divinity: Destructive Wrath

Starting at 2nd Level, you can use your Channel Divinity to wield the power of your dials with unchecked ferocity.

When you roll lightning or thunder damage, you can use your Channel Divinity to deal maximum damage, instead of rolling.

Dial Ritual

At 6th level, you gain automatic proficiency with all Dials. Additionally, you may occasionally manufacture Dials of your own. You may spend 24 hours touching and altering a normal shell as a ritual to turn it into a powerful Dial. When the 24 hours are over, roll on the Rare Dial Table (p. 107). The shell you are holding becomes that Dial.

You cannot perform this ritual again until you reach the 8th, 11th, 14th, or 17th levels. You can only perform this ritual once during each of those levels, and it must be used to transform your current ritually created dial into a new dial by rolling on the Rare Dial Table to change its effects into something different.

Dial Infusion

At 8th level, you gain the ability to combine your weapon strikes with dial-infused power. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon Attack, you can cause the Attack to deal an extra 1d8 thunder damage to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.

Dial Glide

At 17th level, you can use dials to give you a flying speed equal to your current walking speed whenever you are not Underground or indoors.

Desert Domain

Fierce holy warriors of the desert, defenders of sacred land, priests of the desert domain often reside in various kingdoms of the desert. These priests utilize the harsh elements present in the dry, scorching lands they were born in. Divine energy radiates from these lands, giving each warrior of this domain holy powers.

Bonus Cantrip

When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain the light cantrip if you don’t already know it.

Blinding Sands

Also at 1st level, you can whirl up a sandstorm between yourself and an attacking enemy. When you are attacked by a creature within 30 feet of you that you can see, you can use your Reaction to impose disadvantage on the Attack roll, causing sand to momentarily blind the attacker before it hits or misses. An attacker that can’t be Blinded is immune to this feature.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Channel Divinity: Scorching Sun

Starting at 2nd Level, you can use your Channel Divinity to harness scorching sunlight, banishing darkness⁠ and dealing radiant damage to your foes.

As an action, you present your holy symbol⁠, and any magical darkness⁠ within 30 feet of you is dispelled. Additionally, each Hostile creature within 30 feet of you must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes radiant damage equal to 2d10 + your Priest level on a failed saving throw, and half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that has total cover from you is not affected.

Crippling Sands

Starting at 6th level, you can also use your Blinding Sands feature when a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you attacks a creature other than you.

Rising Heat

Starting at 8th level, you add fire or radiant damage equal to your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any Cleric cantrip.

Desert Aura

Starting at 17th level, you can use your action to activate an aura of sunlight and burning sands that lasts for 1 minute or until you dismiss it using another action. You emit bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim light 30 feet beyond that. Your enemies in the bright light have disadvantage on Saving Throws against any spell that deals fire or radiant damage.

Death Domain

Devout worshippers of Death, the Reaper, the Devil, and all that brings about ruin and despair, priests that fall under this domain are blessed by the powers of negative energy and forces that cause death.

Bonus Proficiency

When the Priest chooses this domain at 1st level, he or she gains proficiency with Martial Weapons.

Reap

At 1st level, the Priest learns one Necromancy cantrip of his or her choice from any spell list. When the Priest casts a Necromancy cantrip that normally Targets only one creature, the spell can instead target two creatures within range and within 5 feet of each other.

Channel Divinity: Sudden Decay

Starting at 2nd Level, the Priest can use Channel Divinity to destroy another creature’s life force by touch.

When the Priest hits a creature with a melee Attack, the Priest can use Channel Divinity to deal extra necrotic damage to the target. The damage equals 5 + twice his or her Priest level.

Withering Grasp

Starting at 6th level, the priest’s ability to channel negative energy becomes more potent. Necrotic damage dealt by the character’s Priest Spells and Channel Divinity options ignores Resistance to necrotic damage.

Siphoning Strike

At 8th level, the Priest gains the ability to infuse his or her weapon strikes with necrotic energy. Once on each of the priest’s turns when he or she hits a creature with a weapon Attack, the Priest can cause the Attack to deal an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the target. When the Priest reaches 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8.

Improved Reap

Starting at 17th level, when the Priest casts a Necromancy spell of 1st through 5th Level that Targets only one creature, the spell can instead target two creatures within range and within 5 feet of each other. If the spell consumes its Material Components, the Priest must provide them for each target.

Chapter 3 | Classes

Chapter 4: Crew & Backgrounds

The personality, characteristics, roles, and background of your character should have a great deal of thought and consideration put into them. How you develop these depends on how you want to play your character and how you want to fit into the world your DM is designing. Additionally, you should consider how your character will impact the roles and relationships between the other player characters and you. Although you should prioritize making a character that satisfies what you want out of a game, make sure you are allowing others to have fun alongside you when you design your character's personality and goals.

For the most part, you want to look at Chapter 4: Personality and Background in the D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook for more information on developing your character's personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. It will also provide a great number of character personality traits, alignment, and other useful info for designing your One Piece character for you to use. In addition to these, I will be providing new backgrounds and crew roles that are more utile for a One Piece setting and campaign.

Personal Characteristics

Your character's characteristics make up their personality and relationships with others and the world around them. These characteristics include personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws.

Each background will include a number of examples of each personal characteristic for you to use or roll up.

Inspiration Dice Alternative: Pirate Prestige

In order to understand how crew roles work, it is important to understand a new system of reward points I am introducing called "Pirate Prestige". This is intended to reward players for playing their roles to the best of their ability, while also promoting proper teamwork. A crew that works together will succeed, and this system is designed to make that process feel very fulfilling. While you can use Inspiration Dice in favor of this system if you don't like it, it is another easy way to balance crew roles by rewarding points to players, which can be used for strengthening their role's abilities and different roleplay elements.

The way this works is fairly simple. Whenever players overcome a difficult challenge, like winning a fight against a mighty enemy pirate, battling a deadly storm on the seas, or simply saving a town from danger, everyone who did well in that situation will gain a point of pirate prestige. However, characters that were absent, didn't want to help the group, or simply complained and caused issues for others shouldn't receive any points. Fighting pointless battles, intentionally running into dangerous situations which have no reward, or simply trying to farm these points will not net the crew any points. At higher levels, you can also choose to elect an MVP character during an event. Players may decide someone in the crew went above and beyond in overcoming a challenge, and give them a large surge of pirate prestige points at the end of the encounter. An MVP may roll a 1d4 at the end of such an event, and gain a number of pirate prestige points equal to the number rolled. A character can have a maximum number of Pirate Prestige points equal to half their character level, rounded up.

Methods of Spending Pirate Prestige

While pirate prestige should be primarily used to benefit the crew as a whole and should heavily reward teamwork, it can also be spent in a few other ways. Stockpiling these points can be rewarding and beneficial to overcoming future challenges. Other uses for pirate prestige is described under "Crew Roles" up next, but these points can be used for anything that the DM deems to be fun or appropriate for roleplay, investigating, or exploration, such as the following abilities:

Crew Roles

Your crew role is an additional feature that can be used alongside your character's background and class. It essentially gives you the ability to specialize in a field or duty and succeed where others may fail. While it may not provide a wide variety of bonuses and stats, it will be crucial to developing a stable crew and allocating jobs on a functioning ship. Your role should be something you enjoy doing when playing as your character. For example, if you are a cyborg tinkerer, you may take pride in being the crew's shipwright. This may also tie into your character's ideals and background.

Deciding your role can depend on your class and background, but can ultimately be anything that would fit your character's interests. Work with other players to decide what would make for a balanced team, and try to give everyone a unique position and function. Without proper coordination and cohesion, as well as leadership, a ship and its crew could easily fall apart. While your role may not provide any proficiencies, equipment, or languages, it will provide features that will make you a very useful and unique addition to your crew.

Crew role can be decided at any point early in the campaign or during character introductions. But it should make sense and align with everyone character's strengths and abilities.

Pirate Prestige Ability: Crew Recruitment

A character that has the captain role can easily recruit other pirates by spending their pirate prestige points at various locations. In order to hire crew members, a captain must spend 1 pirate prestige point to recruit a Lackey (Bandit NPC stats) or spend 2 points for a Deckhand (Thug NPC stats). Lackeys are unskilled workers and will perform basic duties, such as cleaning, maintaining equipment, and assisting the crew with simple tasks. A lackey must be paid ฿2,000 for each adventuring day to willingly stay on the ship after the first day, and will not put themselves in any immediate risk during battles. A deckhand is more skilled and capable than a lackey, and will perform duties or fill any vacant roles and positions, but are unable to gain or use pirate prestige points or features. A deckhand will have any two skill or tool proficiencies of your choice.

Deckhands will need to be paid ฿20,000 for each adventuring day in order to stay on the ship after the first day, and will willingly take part in any battle that isn't suicide.

As an option, you can spend 1 pirate prestige point and take 7 days to teach a lackey basic pirating skills to upgrade them to a deckhand, in which case they get the same stats, benefits, and wage as a deckhand. Additionally, a captain can spend 1 pirate prestige point instead of paying their lackey for an adventuring week, and 2 points instead of paying their deckhand for an adventuring week. This will be effectively the same as if you paid them for their services with money.

A captain can command their lackeys and deckhands in any way they see fit, within reason. Other players will also have a say in what lackeys and deckhands do. If any NPC recruit is neglected, underpaid, underfed, or put in constant danger, they will attempt to flee, perform a mutiny, or sabotage the ship. They will also gain an equal share of the experience for each combat encounter they are involved in.

You may allow recruits to progress alongside characters by giving them stat bonuses, hit dice, and skill proficiencies whenever they help the crew overcome a major challenge and gain experience. Eventually, after a significant amount of time spent assisting the crew, the DM may decide to promote recruits into higher-level NPCs or even turn them into a Player Character if someone wishes to play as them.

You cannot recruit in locations where your crew has a reputation of 5 or less.

Navigator

The role of a navigator involves charting, mapping, and understanding the weather and conditions that they may encounter on their crew's journey. The navigator is crucial to the ship effectively progressing to the next island or continent throughout the adventure. Without a decent navigator on board, the crew may end up lost for several days or weeks in dangerous waters.

Being a navigator means you must take responsibility for charting the crew's course, making rolls to stay on course, and avoiding getting lost or stuck in storms and bad weather.

Doctor

The ship's doctor is responsible for keeping track of the injuries and overall health of their crewmates and captain. They have a good understanding of medical science and procedures. They can perform surgeries, create medicine, and alleviate sickness or diseases.

Taking on the doctor role leaves you in charge of caring for your allies when they are hurt or in need of medical assistance. Skalds and Priests in particular may excel at completing these tasks.

Feature: Advanced Treatment

As a doctor, you are capable of understanding and analyzing all forms of medicine and medical treatments. You are proficient in using and administering antidotes, medicine, and other medical tools. When you use a healer’s kit to stabilize a dying creature, that creature also regains 1 hit point. Additionally, when a creature is suffering from disease, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or poison, you can spend ฿400,000 to gather the medical supplies required to treat them and end one of these conditions over the course of 1 hour.

Pirate Prestige Ability: First Aid

When you take the doctor crew role, you are capable of stitching up wounds and providing first aid to yourself and your allies. You can spend 1 pirate prestige point as an action to restore 1d6 + 4 hit points to an injured creature, plus additional hit points equal to the creature’s maximum number of Hit Dice. The creature can’t regain hit points from this ability again until it finishes a short or long rest.

Chef

The chef of the ship provides meals filled with nutrients and warmth to their crew after a long day of sailing and exploring. While this role may not be as extreme as others in every situation, it is just as vital to have. Without a chef, the crew may begin to poorly ration food, suffer from malnutrition, or grow disgusted from eating the same mundane meals.

Chefs will provide their allies with the motivation to keep fighting, so that they can return to the ship at the end of the day and enjoy a delicious meal. Any crew will greatly appreciate their chef on board for the work they put forth in the kitchen, as food is what keeps everyone moving forward. With a good enough chef on a ship, a crew will never go hungry.

Shipwright

A shipwright is a wonderful role to have on board any crew that desires a powerful ship. A shipwright is in charge of building, upgrading, and repairing the ship over time. With the help of the captain and other crewmates, the shipwright may customize the ship in any way he or she sees fit. Constructing and maintaining a healthy ship will greatly aid in winning battles against other ships or simply surviving deadly storms.

Musician

A musician is the moral support and entertainment for a crew that is faced with lowered morale or increased stress. They may often serve as a crew mascot, a charismatic uniting force for their allies, or a means of gathering support from the populace. Although this role may be used primarily by the skald class, any class can take on this role.

Lookout

A lookout is a member of a crew that is responsible for staying on the crow's nest or any other lookout point to spot any approaching ships, islands, hazards, or creatures. By using a spyglass to detect any potential dangers in the distance, a lookout will provide a crew with any necessary visual information to prepare accordingly.

Helmsman

The helmsman is a member of a crew tasked with the role of driving and maneuvering the ship. Although the captain or navigator may sometimes take over this role, a helmsman is unmatched when driving through rough conditions or tight spots.

Record-Keeper

The record-keeper is responsible for keeping record of the history, journals, and events while on board the ship. The record-keeper should be fairly knowledgeable and competent when it comes to any information such as when analyzing information, pieces of island history, and artifacts.

Pirate Prestige Ability: Flash of Insight

When you take the record-keeper role, you can often tap into your nearly infinite pool of knowledge and mentally archived data. By spending 1 pirate prestige point, you can discover one major clue, detail, or other piece of information about a puzzle, artifact, or form of writing. Your DM might give you a major hint or advantage on a roll to discover something vital.

Chapter 4 | Crew & Backgrounds

Backgrounds

Each and every character has a history in this world. While not everyone is entirely defined by their past, many have been molded by major life events such as experiences from their upbringing, occupation, tragedies, etc. Developing a backstory is a great way to give your character more depth and motivations as they are introduced and grow throughout the campaign.

Additionally, backgrounds can contribute to a character's skills, characteristics, personality, and proficiencies. Choosing a fitting background for your character is important to understanding how they might think, feel, act, and rationalize the world around them. It will also partially shape how the world perceives them, as well as defining what knowledge and abilities they have developed prior to the adventure.

Language proficiencies will not be included in backgrounds because the One Piece world uses one universal language. Though, if the DM chooses to add additional languages, feel free to swap one of your tool proficiencies will a custom language proficiency.

Anthropologist

Skill Proficiencies Insight, Religion

Tool Proficiencies Two of your choice

Equipment A leather-bound diary, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a set of traveler's clothes, one trinket of special significance, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Archaeologist

Skill Proficiencies History, Survival

Tool Proficiencies Cartographer's tools and navigator's tools

Equipment A wooden case containing a map to a ruin or dungeon, a bullseye lantern, a miner's pick, a set of traveler's clothes, a shovel, a two-person tent, a trinket recovered from a dig site, and a pouch containing ฿250,000 worth of jewels.

Feature: Historical Knowledge

When you enter a ruin or abandoned location, you can correctly ascertain its original purpose and which known race or civilization it might be connected to. In addition, you can determine the monetary value of art objects more than a century old.

Suggested Characteristics

Archaeologists chase after the chance to explore any ruins, especially if it is known to have any amount of lost treasure or relics held within. Many archaeologists seek out adventure and knowledge from their searches, while others seek out fame and riches. Whatever their motivations, archaeologists are a combination of a self-made historian mixed with the qualities of a dedicated treasure-hunter.

Architect

Skill Proficiencies Sleight of Hand, Perception

Tool Proficiencies Carpenter's tools, one Artisan's Tool of your choice

Equipment A set of well-loved carpenter's tools, a blank book, 1 ounce of ink, an ink pen, a set of traveler's clothes, and a wallet with ฿100,000

Celebrity

Skill Proficiencies Persuasion, Performance

Tool Proficiencies Disguise kit, Calligrapher's Supplies

Equipment Disguise kit, a set of fine clothes, and a wallet containing ฿300,000.

Entertainer

Skill Proficiencies Acrobatics, Performance

Tool Proficiencies Disguise kit, one type of musical instrument

Equipment A musical instrument (one of your choice other than piano), costume clothes, and a wallet containing ฿150,000.

Folk Hero

Skill Proficiencies Animal Handling, Survival

Tool Proficiencies One type of artisan's tools, vehicles (land)

Equipment A set of artisan's tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a wallet containing ฿100,000.

Feature: Rustic Hospitality

Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, you fit in among them with ease. You can find a place to hide, rest, or recuperate among other commoners, unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them. They will shield you from the marines or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you.

Specialty

You previously pursued a simple profession among the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a defining event that marked you as a hero of the people.

Suggested Characteristics

A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their home communities remain very important to them.

Gambler

Skill Proficiencies Deception, Insight

Tool Proficiencies Two gaming sets of your choice

Equipment Two gaming sets, a lucky charm, a set of fine clothes, and a wallet containing ฿150,000

Gladiator

Skill Proficiencies Acrobatics, Athletics

Tool Proficiencies Smith's Tools, Vehicles (land)

Equipment A bronze gladiator helmet or brace, a lucky charm or past trophy, a set of traveler's clothes, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Hermit

Skill Proficiencies Medicine, Religion

Tool Proficiencies Herbalism kit, one Artisan's Tools of your choice

Equipment A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and ฿50,000

Knight

Skill Proficiencies Athletics, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies Your choice of a gaming set, one type of musical instrument

Equipment One set of traveler's clothes, a signet, banner, or seal representing your place or rank in the order, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Kuja

Skill Proficiencies Athletics, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies One type of gaming set, vehicles (land)

Equipment An insignia of a snake, a white Kuja cape, a bone dice set or playing card set, a set of common clothes, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Marine (or Ex-Marine)

Skill Proficiencies Athletics, Survival

Tool Proficiencies Cartographer's Tools, Vehicles (land)

Equipment A dagger that belonged to a fallen comrade, a folded flag emblazoned with the symbol of the marines, a set of traveler's clothes, and a wallet containing 100,000฿

Suggested Characteristics

Marines are looked up to by many civilians and must always obey their superiors. They are veteran warriors who rarely lose composure on the battlefield. Marines who leave the service tend to work as mercenaries, but their combat experience also makes them excellent adventurers or pirates. Though they are self-reliant, marines tend to operate best in groups, valuing camaraderie and the companionship of like-minded individuals.

Mercenary

Skill Proficiencies Investigation, Insight

Tool Proficiencies One type of gaming set, Disguise Kit

Equipment A Disguise Kit, common clothes, an insignia of your position in your organization or a personal symbol, a gaming set of your choice, and a wallet containing the remainder of your last wages (฿100,000).

Merchant

Skill Proficiencies Investigation, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies Two types of artisan's tools

Equipment Two sets of artisan's tools, merchant's scale, a set of fine clothes, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Noble

Skill Proficiencies History, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies Two types of gaming sets

Equipment A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll of pedigree, and a purse containing ฿250,000

Pirate

Skill Proficiencies Athletics, Perception

Tool Proficiencies Navigator's tools, Carpenter's tools

Equipment A belaying pin (club), rope (50 feet), a lucky charm, a set of common clothes, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Revolutionary

Skill Proficiencies Deception, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies Poisoner's kit. Disguise Kit

Equipment A set of common clothes, a disguise kit, a black cloak with a hood, a poisoner's kit, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Sage

Skill Proficiencies Arcana, History

Tool Proficiencies Cartographer's Tools, one set of Artisan's Tools of your choice

Equipment A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to answer, a set of common clothes, and a wallet containing ฿100,000

Salvager

Skill Proficiencies Investigation, Perception

Tool Proficiencies Carpenter's Tools, Cartographer's Tools

Equipment A set of artisan's tools (one of your choice), an ancient artifact found in a sunken ship, a set of traveler's clothes, and a wallet containing ฿150,000

Samurai

Skill Proficiencies Insight, History

Tool Proficiencies Smith's tools, one type of musical instrument

Equipment A valuable katana sheath that holds sentimental value, a Flute (Shakuhachi) or Lute (Biwa), a Hakama or Kimono, a set of common clothes, and ฿150,000

Savage

Skill Proficiencies Nature, Survival

Tool Proficiencies One type of musical instrument, one set of Artisan's tools of your choice

Equipment A staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an animal you killed, a set of traveler's clothes, and ฿100,000 worth of gems and ores

Thief

Skill Proficiencies Deception, Sleight of Hand

Tool Proficiencies One type of gaming set, thieves' tools

Equipment A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and wallet containing ฿150,000