The Apocrypha

This series of tomes catalogs all of my various homebrew content into a series of documents based on type. Each book in the series separates everything into an easily digestible format for everyone to enjoy. Single document content will still be made, however they will also now be added to the proper apocrypha. Each document in the apocrypha can be linked to one another. For instance, spells in the Shadowheart Apocrypha: Spells document will have spell lists for homebrew classes found in Shadowheart Apocrypha: Classes.

In the end, the Shadowheart Apocrypha is a series designed to decrease the amount of clutter one has to go through when making a 5th edition character. So instead of opening a dozen different documents all made by me just to get one character done, you can open only the ones you need, with everything in the right place to begin with.

Astromancer

The stars and their void mean so many things to so many people. The serpentfolk believe their patron goddess became the night sky to give home to her sisters. Astrologists attempt to divine their fates through the position of constellations. Legends say that dragons came from the stars. Some even believe the sun and moon are gods themselves in a constant struggle for supremacy. None of them ever wonder, 'what if I draw my power from the comos?' Drawing magical power from a god, or the land, or even yourself.... but the cosmos? I figured out how. The raw power of a star, the suffocating pressure of a vacuum, the frigid darkness of the void! The fundamental building blocks of our universe, in its purest most distilled form! A specialized kind of magic so potent that simple magery can't even compare!

--- Serrah Valandi, the Starlight Witch

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d6 per Astromancer level
• Hit Points at 1st-level: 6 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per Astromancer level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: None
• Weapons: Simple weapons
• Tools: Navigator's tools, vehicles (space)

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence
• Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Perception, and Religion

Equipment

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

• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• A dagger and set of navigator's tools.

Starting Wealth

If you choose to start with gold instead of equipment, your starting gold is 3d4 x 10 gp.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the Astromancer class, you must met these prerequisites: Intelligence 13.

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the Astromancer class, you gain the following proficiencies: Navigator's tools.

Spellcasting

An event in your past, or in the life of a parent or ancestor, left an indelible mark on you, infusing you with arcane magic. This font of magic, whatever its origin, fuels your spells. See chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and the end of this document for the Astromancer spell list.

Cosmologist Study

Beginning at 1st-level, your study of the cosmos has aligned your magic with a specific aspect within the vastness of outer space. Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st-level and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th level.

Constellations

At 2nd level, you learn to connect motes of power within you like those who connect stars in the sky. These now connected motes within you empower your spells and grant you new magical abilities. You can use only one constellation option on a spell when you cast it, unless otherwise noted.

You gain two constellations at 2nd level, and more at later levels as shown in the Constellations column of the Astromancer class table. Constellations are listed in the Constellations section of the document. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace an existing constellation you know with one you don't know that you meet the prerequisites for.

Internal Astrolabe

At 3rd level, your memorization of star charts and the night sky give you an excellent memory for direction. You can perfectly recall details about the travel routes you take, and cannot get lost or be misled from your path by nonmagical means.

Starting at 11th level, not even the arcane can stray you from your path. You can not get lost or misled from your path by magical means, such as by illusion spells that alter terrain like mirage arcane.

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.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

Astral Spellcrafter

Beginning at 18th level, you can weave spells from pure starlight. Whenever you cast a spell of 1st-level or higher, if you cast the spell at a higher level, you spend spell points as if the spell was cast one level lower. This ability can't lower the spell point cost below it base spell point value.

Naturalborn of the Void

At 20th level, you are one with the cosmos and it bends to your will. Your Constitution and Intelligence scores increase by 4. Your maximum for those scores is now 24.

Additionally, you no longer need to eat, sleep, or breathe.

Cosmologist Studies

Jovian Cosmology

Rare are the Astromancers that can harness the great power of gas giants. Those that can are masters of these planet-sized storms, able to wreak havoc over large areas.

Bathe in Moonlight

Starting at 6th level, the moon's radiance heals those around you. As an action, you can heal a creature within your aura. The amount healed is a number of d6 equal to half your Astromancer level.

When you use this feature, you can target additional creatures in the aura, spending 3 spell points for each additional creature. You can target a number of additional creatures up to your Intelligence modifier.

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

Full Moon's Radiance

At 10th level, your connection to the moon bolsters you further. Your aura now produces 10 feet of bright light. When a creature enters the area of bright light for the first time in a turn, you can use your reaction to spend 3 spell points. When you do, that creature is blinded for 1 minute or until it is no longer in your aura's area of bright light.

Lunar Inoculation

At 14th level, the moonlight you emanate washes away negative magics affect those around you. Friendly creatures within your aura are immune to the charmed and frightened conditions. If a charmed or frightened ally enters the moonlight, the conditions are suppressed while the ally is there.

Additionally, if a friendly creature in your aura is suffering from exhaustion you can spend spell points up to your proficiency bonus. When you do, the creature removes 1 level of exhaustion per 2 spell points spent.

Meteoric Cosmology

These Astromancers focus on the raw power of comets, asteroids, and meteors. They strike with incredible speed, slinging spells with the force of a falling star.

Solar Cosmology

Astromancers that study the magics of suns are in a league of their own. These mages use their own body as a conduit to channel the raw heat of a star, often harming themselves as much as their foes.

Stardust Cosmology

Stardust cosmologists who use the essence of creation itself to make constructs from pure star-stuff and empower them with their magic. These Astromancers can create weapons from thin air to use for both melee and ranged combat.

Extra Attack

Starting at 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. Moreover, you can cast one of your cantrips in place of one of those attacks.

Nebula Constructs

At 10th level you have mastered making weapons from the cosmic stardust of creation. You can now choose to summon a second one-handed weapon or a two-handed weapon.

Additionally, when you summon a weapon using your Stardust Construct feature, you can also summon a suit of light or medium armor, and if you are only wielding a single one-handed weapon you can also summon a shield. You are proficient with the chosen armor and shield and can only summon them if you are not already wearing armor or wielding a shield.

The armor and shield vanish when your summoned weapon vanishes.

Cosmic Craftsmanship

At 14th level, your ability to manipulate the threads of creation extend to your own body. You can replace any missing body part with a permanent fully functioning copy using your Stardust Constructs feature provided you are conscious. The form of this new body part looks similar to the star-wrapped broken glass that your other constructs appear as.

Additionally, you can use your bonus action to regenerate a number of hit points at the end of each of your turns equal to your Intelligence modifier. This regeneration lasts for a number of rounds equal to your proficiency bonus. Any wounds healed this way scar similarly to your stardust constructs. Once you have used this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Terrestrial Cosmology

Void Cosmology

Mages who find comfort in the raw empty void of space, these cosmologists have finely tuned what it means to be a creature of darkness.

Accretion Disk

Whenever you cast an Astromancer cantrip, you can spend 1 spell point. When you do, one creature damaged by the spell subtracts 1d4 from the next saving throw it makes against a spell that would push or pull it until the end of your next turn.

Armor of Stars

While you are not wearing any armor, your Armor Class equals 10 + your Constitution modifier + your Intelligence modifier.

Astrophysical Outburst

Prerequisite: 5th level, Singularity Cosmology

When your concentration on your black hole is broken, you can spend 5 spell points. When you do, each creature within 10 feet of the black hole takes damage equal to your proficiency bonus.

Atmospheric Shielding

Prerequisite: 5th level

Whenever you cast an Astromancer spell of 1st-level or higher that deals damage, you can spend 2 spell points. When you do, you gain resistance to the same damage type as the spell for 1 minute. Using this feature a second time while already under its effects replaces the previous damage type with the new one.

Astroid's Impact

Whenever an Astromancer feature or Astromancer spell you cast of 1st-level or higher deals bludgeoning damage to a creature, you can spend 2 spell points. When you do, one creature affected by the feature or spell is pushed 10 feet away from you.

Binary System

Prerequisite: 15th level

When you cast an Astromancer spell of 1st-level or higher under the effects of a constellation, you can can choose to add a second constellation to the spell.

Bite of the Frozen Dark

Prerequisite: 5th level, Void Cosmology

There is an inescapable cold to the lightless void of deep space. When a creature you can see enters an area of dim light or darkness for the first time in a turn, or starts its turn there, you can spend a number of spell points up to your Intelligence modifier. When you do, the target takes cold damage equal to the number of spell points spent.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and regain all uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Blinding Sunlight

Prerequisite: 5th level

Whenever you cast an Astromancer cantrip, you can spend 1 spell point. When you do, one creature affected by the spell subtracts 1d4 from the next weapon attack roll it makes before the end of your next turn.

Celestial Storms

Prerequisite: 5th level, Jovian Cosmology

Whenever an Astromancer spell you cast that deals lightning or thunder damage deals maximum damage, you can spend 3 spell points. When you do, you gain temporary hit points equal to the damage dealt.

Cloak of Nebula

Prerequisite: 4th level

You wrap yourself in a nebula of stars. As an action, you can expand the nebula to encompass you, granting you half cover for 1 minute. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Cold of the Void

Prerequisite: 3rd level

Whenever an Astromancer feature or Astromancer spell you cast of 1st-level or higher deals cold damage to a creature, you can spend 2 spell points. When you do, one creature affected by the spell or feature has its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of your next turn.

Comet Trail

Whenever you cast an Astromancer cantrip, you can spend 1 spell point. When you do, one creature affected by the spell subtracts 1d4 from the next saving throw it makes against a spell that would reduce its movement until the end of your next turn.

Coronal Heat

Prerequisite: 7th level

Whenever an Astromancer feature or Astromancer spell you cast of 1st-level or higher deals fire damage to a creature, you can spend 2 spell points. When you do, one creature affected by the feature or spell can't take reactions until the end of your next turn.

Crater Maker

Prerequisite: 15th level

Whenever you cast an Astromancer spell of 1st-level or higher that creates an area such as a cone, line, or sphere, you can spend 10 spell points. When you do, each creature adjacent to the area of effect, but not directly in it, is affected by it as if they were in the area of effect.

Stardust Funnels

Prerequisite: 5th level, Stardust Cosmology

While your stardust weapon floats within 5 feet of you, you can use it to attack enemies and defend yourself without ever holding it. When you are hit by a melee attack, you can use your reaction to spend 3 spell points. When you do, you can make one weapon attack with the stardust weapon against the creature that attacked you, or you can use it to parry the blow, adding +2 to your AC against the triggering attack, potentially causing the attack to miss.

If you have two stardust weapons from Nebula Constructs, you can spend 6 spell points to make an attack with each one, or add +4 to your AC against the triggering attack.

Starlight Focus

Prerequisite: 7th level

When you cast an Astromancer spell that requires concentration, if you are already concentrating on a spell, you can spend 3 spell points up to a maximum of 30 spell points. When you do, the spell being cast doesn't require concentration and instead lasts 1 round for every 3 spell points spent.

Stars In Your Eyes

You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision from another source, its range increases by 30 feet.

Sunburn

Whenever you cast an Astromancer cantrip, you can spend 1 spell point. When you do, one creature affected by the spell subtracts 1d4 from the next Intelligence or Wisdom ability check it makes before the end of your next turn.

Unstoppable Comet

Prerequisite: 5th level, Meteoric Cosmology

Whenever you cast an Astromancer spell of 1st level or higher and your movement speed is 0, you can spend 4 spell points. When you do, you can move up to half your maximum movement speed after casting the spell.

Vacuum's Pull

Whenever an Astromancer feature or Astromancer spell you cast of 1st-level or higher deals force damage to a creature, you can spend 2 spell points. When you do, one creature affected by the feature or spell is pulled 10 feet towards you.

Astromancer Spell List

The expanded spell list with the homebrew spells used for the archetype bonus spells can be found in the book Shadowheart Apocrypha: Spells.

Ancient and Powerful

The first dracolytes were made by combining the souls of dead dragons with that of a living humanoid in an attempt to make a new breed of half dragon. Instead, the dragon souls were absorbed, giving the humanoids the gift of draconic power. These strange new people were coined the dracolytes and served to empower dragon kind through the ages. This same ritual has been refined over the course of millennia, creating more Dracolytes and granting them better attunement to their dragon spirit.

Becoming a Dracolyte

Most dracolytes seek the power individually, sometimes through a respect for the dragons themselves, or perhaps a religious worship to a specific draconic god. Finding a group of dracolytes or a dragon to perform the ritual often requires a deal to be brokered as the sacrificing of a draconic soul is no small matter to those who revere the ancient beasts. A dragon might be willing to perform the ritual only if you dedicate your life to serving it. Perhaps a dracolyte cult requires you to swear an oath to their cause in order for the power to be granted to you. Or maybe some dark force has kidnapped you and forced the transformation against your will. No matter the case, once the ritual has infused the dragon’s soul into yours, you become more dragon than man.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d10 per dracolyte level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per dracolyte level after 1st.

Proficiencies

• Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
• Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Arcana, Athletics, Deception, History, Intimidation, Religion, Survival

Equipment

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

• (a) scale mail or (b) leather, light crossbow, and 20 bolts
• (a) a longsword and a shield or (b) two martial weapons
• (a) five javelins or (b) any simple melee weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack

Starting Wealth

If you choose to start with gold instead of equipment, your starting gold is 4d4 x 10 gp.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the dracolyte class, you must met these prerequisites: Charisma 13.

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the dracolyte class, you gain the following proficiencies: Light armor and medium armor.

Dragon Spirit

As a dracolyte, you connect with dragons on a level few others can even comprehend due to the draconic nature of your soul. Beginning at 1st level, you choose one of the true dragons as a manifestation of your draconic spirit. This choice will determine many things as you level. In addition you can speak, read, and write Draconic.

Breath Weapon

Much like the mighty creatures themselves, you have learned the art of exhaling powerful a powerful breath weapon. Starting at 1st level, you can use your action to exhale destructive energy. Your dragon spirit determines the size, shape, and damage type of the exhalation. When you use your breath weapon, each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your dragon spirit. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one.

The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. You can use your Breath Weapon a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Mutual Understanding

At 2nd level whenever you make a Charisma check interacting with dragons, your proficiency bonus is doubled if it applies to the check.

Physical Transformation

Also at 2nd level your body begins to take on the visage of a dragon, granting you fanged teeth and sharp claws. Your unarmed strikes now deal 1d6 + your Strength modifier slashing damage and you can use your attack action to make a bite attack that deals 1d8 + your Strength modifier piercing damage. Additionally your eyes transform into the eyes of your dragon spirit. You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision from your race, its range increases by 30 feet.

Draconic Awakening

At 3rd level your draconic powers begin to take shape and you can choose which aspect of the dragon you wish to empower within you. The archetype you choose grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, and 15th 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.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

Extra Attack

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

Frightful Presence

Starting at 6th level you gain one of the most iconic abilities of all dragons, its frightful presence. As an action, each creature of your choice that is within 10 feet of you and can see you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier or become frightened of you for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to your frightful presence for the next 24 hours.

The range of your frightful presence increases to 15 feet at 11th level, and 20 feet at 15th level. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Minor Bloodline Trait

Beginning at 9th level your dragon spirit allows you to take on the abilities of your chosen dragon. You gain a special ability based on your dragon spirit from the table below.

Dragon Skin

At 10th level large patches of your body start to grow over with scales matching the color of your dragon spirit. You gain resistance to the element of your dragon spirit. Additionally, as an action you can force the scales to harden, granting you immunity to the element of your dragon spirit for 1 minute. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Dragon Skin

Major Bloodline Trait

At 13th Level you have learned to harness the full potential of your dragon spirit, you gain a major trait of your dragon spirit from the table below.

Dragon Wings

At 14th level, you sprout a pair of dragon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed equal to your movement speed. These wings resemble that of your dragon spirit. The wings sprout slow enough that you can remove any armor or clothing that would confine them upon their creation. Once sprouted, clothing or armor worn must be able to accommodate your new appendages.

Draconic Strike

Beginning at 17th level whenever you deal damage to a creature with the element of your dragon spirit, you deal extra damage of that element equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).

Instincts of the Wyrm

At 18th level whenever a hostile creature willingly steps within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to make one weapon attack against it, or move up to half your movement speed away from it. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Mystic Terror

Those that follow the path of the mystic terror tap deep into the draconic magics, allowing them to cast powerful spells and attune further into the magical nature of dragons.

In the Element

At 11th level when a spell you cast of 1st level or higher that deals damage to a creature with the element of your dragon spirit, you can use your bonus action to cast a cantrip that deals the same type of damage.

Arcane Force

At 15th level whenever you cast a spell that requires a saving throw, you can choose one creature affected by the spell. That creature automatically fails the saving throw. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Reverent Breath

Those that hone the skills to use their breath weapon find that with practice, it can be altered in many ways. Dracolytes of the reverent breath have mastered the art of exhalation to annihilate their foes.

Winged Guardian

Some dracolytes use their draconic gifts to aid their companions and protect themselves from harm. These winged guardians use an ancient ritual to manifest their dragon spirit into a powerful protective enchantment.

Draconic Spirit

Minor Bloodline Trait

Dragon Skin

Major Bloodline Trait

Dracomancer

A great blue dragon drops from the sky like a streak of lightning, the elf on its back loosing arrow after arrow into the bandits below. The surviving bandits scatter as the dragon lands, crushing some underfoot. With a mighty roar a bolt of lightning fries the fleeing brigands.

From the shadows creeps a sleek wyrm with a shadar-kai atop its head. The oblivious man walking down the night road takes no notice of the shifting shadows around them. With a quick snap the dragon's jaw close around the victim, killing him without a sound.

Blood drips from the scales of a red dragon, seeping out as if having a will of its own. Nearby, a dragonborn forms a curved blade of his own blood while a group of kobolds watches on it horror. The dragon affixes her gaze upon the kobolds and when panic sets in, they find themselves unable to move, allowing the dragonborn's crimson blade to make quick work of the pack.

The fluff will continue to be expanded in future updates!

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d8 per dracomancer level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per dracomancer Level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
• Skills: You have proficiency in Animal Handling and two skills of your choice from among Arcana, Athletics, Deception, Intimidation, Perception, Persuasion, and Survival.

Equipment

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

• (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two simple weapons
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) five javelins
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorers pack
• Chain shirt and an arcane focus

Starting Wealth

Alternatively, you may start with 5d4 × 10 gp to buy you own equipment.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the dracomancer class, you must meet these prerequisites: Strength and Charisma 13.

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the dragon knight class, you gain the following proficiencies: Light armour, medium armour, shields, simple weapons, and martial weapons.

Draconic Companion

Medium, shares your alignment

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• Armor Class 10 + its Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus
• Hit Points 1d10 + its Constitution modifier
• Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	10 (+0)	10 (+0)	16 (+3)

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• Damage Immunity Same as its draconic element
• Senses Blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft.
• Languages Draconic, understands any languages you know

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Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, Reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 1d10 + its Strength modifier piercing damage. The draconic companion can attempt to grapple the creature as part of the attack. It can only grapple once creature at a time in this way and can only use its bite on the grappled creature.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, Reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 1d6 + its Strength modifier slashing damage. After the attack, the draconic companion can make a second claw attack as a bonus action.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: your proficiency bonus + its Strength modifier to hit, Reach 10ft., one target. Hit: 1d8 + its Strength modifier bludgeoning damage. On a hit, the target makes a Strength saving throw equal to 8 + the draconic companion's Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a failed save it is knocked prone.

Breath Weapon. The draconic companion exhales a powerful breath weapon using its draconic element in either a line or cone. A creature caught in the area must make a saving throw equal to 8 + your draconic companion's Constitution modifier + your Proficiency Bonus. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d8 damage of its draconic element. A creature takes half as much damage on a successful save.

Draconic Legacy

Also at 1st level, you and your dragon embody a great draconic legacy. Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st level and again at 2nd, 6th, 10th, and 14th level.

Spellcasting

Your innate connection dragons and their magical souls infuses you with arcane magic. This font of magic fuels your spells. See chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and the end of this document for the dracomancer spell list.

Draconic Legacies

Boltwing Legacy

Boltwings are a dragons that specialize in syncing up their magic with a dracomancer to a near perfect harmony. With this special bond, they are able to cast the same spells as the dracomancer.

Dracolich Legacy

There are those who believe that death is an obstacle, and to overcome it is to obtain unlimited power. When a dracomancer seeks these dark arts, they transform their companion into a dracolich, a terrifying undead dragon of immense power. In some cases, the dragon itself desires the transformation and willingly gives its humanity for power.

Bonus Spells

At 2nd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Dracolich Legacy Spells table. These spells counts as dracomancer spells for you, but don't count against the number of dracomancer spells you know.

Sovereign of the Dead

Beginning at 6th level, you and your dracolich have enough understanding of the necromantic magics of undeath to bring the dead back to life under your command. As an action your or your dracolich can raise a number of corpses equal to your proficiency bonus. These undead are raised as skeletons (found on page 272 of the Monster Manual), with the following changes.

• If the slain humanoid is wearing armor, the skeleton's AC matches the type of armor worn, with a -2 penalty (minimum 13).
• The skeleton uses the same weapons as the slain humanoid.
• You add your proficiency bonus to the skeleton's attack and damage rolls.

The skeletons last a number of hours equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1), and act immediately after the dracolich in initiative count. Once per round, you or your dracolich can use your bonus action to command the undead similar to the animate dead spell. If given no commands the skeletons do their best to defend themselves.

The amount of skeletons you and your dracolich can have animated at a time is equal to your proficiency bonus.

Walking Bomb

Starting at 10th level, you and your dracolich can fill one of your undead minions with enough necromantic energy to cause it to explode. Once per turn as an action, you or your dracolich can force one of the skeletons to use its reaction to move up to its speed while feeding necromantic energy into it, causing it to burst once it completes its movement.

Each creature within 10 feet of the skeleton must make a Dexterity saving throw equal to 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a failed save a creature takes 8d6 necrotic damage, or half as much on a successful save. Once a skeleton has exploded this way, it cannot be reanimated.

You and your dracolich can only have one walking bomb active at a time and can create a number of walking bombs equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all uses when you finish a long rest.

Might of Undeath

At 14th level you and your dracolich have mastered to the arts of undeath. Whenever you or dracolich reduce a Medium or Small humanoid to 0 hit points and neither of you have any uses of the Walking Bomb feature remaining, you can use your reaction to raise the slain humanoid and immediately turn it into a walking bomb.

Once you or your dracolich uses this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Hellkite Legacy

Hellkites are aggressive dragons that excel in melee combat. Dracomancers who bond with such companions are given extensive melee combat training and often have rumors spread of their brutality.

Physically Aggressive

Also at 1st level, your draconic companion excels at tearing your foes to pieces. Your hellkite's attacks gain the following benefits

Bonus Spells

At 2nd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Hellkite Legacy Spells table. These spells counts as dracomancer spells for you, but don't count against the number of dracomancer spells you know.

Draconic Bloodlust

At 6th level, your hellkite's ferocity grows more aggressive with each kill. Whenever your draconic companion scores a critical hit, or drops a creature to 0 hit points, it gains temporary hit points equal to your dracomancer level. It can then move up to its walking speed towards another hostile creature.

Additional Fighting Style

Beginning at 10th level, you have mastered martial combat. You can choose a second option from the Fighting Style class feature.

Hyper Aggressive

Also at 10th level, your draconic companion's aggressive nature rends your foes to ribbons. Your hellkites attack gain the following benefits.

Visage of Terror

At 14th level, your draconic companion's aggression strikes terror into the hearts of others. Creatures have disadvantage on saving throws made against your hellkite's frightful presence. When a creature fails a saving throw against your hellkite's frightful presence, its speed is reduced to 0 until it succeeds on the save, or the effect ends.

Solar Halo Legacy

Psychic Bond

Beginning at 3rd level you and your draconic companion have an unbreakable psychic connection. As long as you are on the same plane of existence, you and your solhalysis dragon always known the exact location of each other.

Additionally, you and your solhalysis dragon have a telepathic connection. As long as you are within 300 feet of your draconic companion, you can speak telepathically to each other.

Solar Heat

Also at 1st level, The sheer amount of heat your solhalysis dragon gives off instantly burns those that touch it. Whenever your draconic companion is hit by a melee weapon attack using natural weapons such as the bite of a wolf, or the punch from a monk, the target takes fire damage equal to your proficiency bonus. A creature that grapples or is grappled by the solhalysis dragon takes the damage when the grapple is initiated and at the start of their turn while they are grappled.

Additionally, due to your bond, you and your draconic companion are immune to fire and radiant damage that originate from your solhalysis dragon, and your draconic companion is resistant to radiant damage.

Bonus Spells

At 2nd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Solar Halo Legacy Spells table. These spells counts as dracomancer spells for you, but don't count against the number of dracomancer spells you know.

Coronal Ejection

Starting at 6th level, your companion has learned how to vent excess energy it has stored up, and is capable to using it as a weapon. When your solhalysis dragon uses its breath weapon, it can instead create a brief destructive field of radiant energy around it.

This attack creates a 10-foot radius sphere centered on the solhalysis dragon. Creatures within the field must make a Constitution saving throw equal to your proficiency bonus + your draconic companion's Constitution modifier. Each creature in the area takes radiant damage equal to your dragon's breath weapon.

Psychic Symbiosis

Beginning at 10th level, your psychic connection you share with your solhalysis dragon further grows. You and your draconic companion gain resistance to psychic damage.

Additionally, as long as your dragon is within 60 feet of you, it can use its reaction to give you advantage on your next saving throw before the beginning of its next turn.

It can use the feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and regains all uses when you finish a long rest.

Omniscient Bond

At 14th level, the psychic connection between you and your draconic companion has become so strong it is akin to a shared hive mind. Both you and your solhalysis dragon share all immunities and resistances, and you both gain immunity to psychic damage.

Additionally, Whenever you or your draconic companion succeeds on a saving throw, the other may use their reaction to make a saving throw with advantage, if you or your solhalysis dragon are making the save against the same effect.

Wardscale Legacy

Dracomancers who wish to help those that aid them often join special battlefield corps dedicated to healing magic. These mages and their dragons learn that defeating your foes is only part of how a battle is won.

Warkite Legacy

Fighting Style

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.

Powerfully Built

Also at 1st level, your companion's stocky build is suited for extra weight. Your draconic companion counts as one size larger when determining its carrying weight and the weight it can push, drag, or lift. Because of its build, your draconic companion can be used as a mount at Medium size without issue.

If you fall from your warkite while in the air, it can use its reaction to catch you and you can immediately return to the saddle.

Bonus Spells

At 2nd level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Warkite Legacy Spells table. These spells counts as dracomancer spells for you, but don't count against the number of dracomancer spells you know.

Rallying Roar

Starting at 6th level, the warkite's mighty roar embolden's allies to victory. When your draconic companion uses its breath weapon, it can instead let loose a mighty roar. When it does, choose a number of creatures within 60 feet of you that can hear the roar, up to a number equal to your companion's Charisma modifier (minimum 1). Each of them gains temporary hit points equal to half your dracomancer level. When a creature gains these temporary hit points, it can immediately use its reaction to move up to its speed, without provoking opportunity attacks.

Demanding Presence

At 10th level, you and your warkite fight in tandem to protect those around you. While both you and your draconic companion are within 5 feet of each other, creatures within 10 feet of you have disadvantage on any attack roll that doesn't target you or your warkite.

Warkite's Blessing

Beginning at 14th level, you can share your beneficial magics with your warkite. Whenever you cast a spell that targets an ally that isn't your warkite, you can choose to have that spell also affect your warkite as long as it is within range of the spell.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus and regain all uses when you finish a long rest.

Dracomancer Spell List

The expanded spell list with the homebrew spells used for the archetype bonus spells can be found in the book Shadowheart Apocrypha: Spells.

Maledictor

A dragonborn clutching a vicious battleaxe waves a hand, the charging orc marauder staggers as lethargy overtakes him. A silver filigree collar forms around his neck, glowing as the dragonborn swings his axe, cleaving the orc's skull in twain.

Clad in black armor, the tiefling chants under her breath, forming a glowing purple sigil on her breast. Strength increases, reflexes heighten. The tiefling cackles and she wades into the fray, cutting down bandits one by one.

The massive red dragon lands with grace as it taunts the elf before it. The elf traces a fiery insignia in the air and it appears over the dragon's heart. With a flash, the red dragon is engulfed in flames, shrieking in surprise at the effectiveness of the fire.

A dwarf slides behind cover and looks over the body of his fallen human comrade, a radiant halo surrounding his head. He places a hand on the dead body and the halo explodes, jolting the human back to life. As the human sits up, the dwarf chants a spell reinvigorating his ally.

In the shadows of the tavern, a pureblood looks on as a fight breaks out, her hobgoblin target among them. With a whisper a wispy aura surrounds the hobgoblin and she siphons off knowledge of his capabilities while he faces off against the drunkards at the bar.

With a mighty roar the goliath raises his hands to the air and a pillar of intricately stacked skulls bursts forth from the ground. The charging goblins around the skull totem fumble and fall as the goliath charges at them.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d10 per Maledictor Level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per Maledictor Level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: All armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence
• Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Religion, and Survival

Equipment

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

• (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial weapons
• (a) five javelins or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
• Chain mail and an arcane focus

Starting Wealth

If you choose to start with gold instead of equipment, your starting gold is 5d4 x 10 gp.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the maledictor class, you must met these prerequisites: Strength 13 and Intelligence 13.

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the maledictor class, you gain the following proficiencies: Light armor and simple weapons.

Brandshaper Spells

Each brandshaper has a list of associated spells. You gain access to these spells at the levels specified in the brandshaper description. These spells don't count against the number of maledictor spells you know. You also cannot replace them when you increase in level.

If you gain a brandshaper spell that doesn’t appear on the maledictor spell list, the spell is nonetheless a maledictor spell for you.

Brandshaper Archetypes

Blackguard Features

Bonus Cantrip

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn the chill touch cantrip if you don’t already know it.

Brandshaper Spells

You gain brandshaper spells at the maledictor levels listed in the Blackguard Spells table.

Blackguard's Curse

Also at 3rd level, you discover the benefits of branding yourself. With this knowledge, you alter the curse to temporarily mutate your body to suit your own needs. When choosing a target for your brand, you can choose to brand yourself instead of another creature.

Whenever you curse yourself with your brand, pick one option from the Mutations listed below. While you are cursed in this way, you gain the benefits of one mutation of your choice and you ignore the usual effects of your Brand feature. When your Brand ends, the chosen mutation also ends. You can choose a different mutation each time you curse yourself with your brand.

Arcane Necrosis

Starting at 6th level, you can channel the necrotic energies of your brand through your weapon. When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, if you or the target is branded, you may use your bonus action to deal necrotic damage equal to a roll of one brand die. This damage cannot be reduced in any way

Harvest Essence

At 10th level, you can use your brand to siphon the energy it has stored in order to stave off death. If you are reduced to 0 hit points while cursed by your brand, you choose to roll a brand die. When you do, and you instead are reduced to a number of hit points equal to the number rolled, and your brand ends.

Starting at 11th level, you can also choose to end the brand of a creature within 30 feet of you that you can see to double the number rolled. At 14th level, your brand does not end when you use this feature.

Once you've used this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Permanent Mutation

At 14th level, you learn how to infuse your brand’s magic into yourself. You perform a 1 minute ritual, during which you curse yourself with a special brand. This brand does not count against the maximum number of brands you can have active at once, and can’t be ended by any means. You can only have one of these permanent brands.

Additionally, when you complete the ritual, choose two mutations instead of one. You retain the benefits of the chosen mutations permanently.

Runebinder

Runebinders are maledictors who use their curse to bind their enemies abilities to themselves. They are masters of manipulation and savvy arcane thieves.

Thaumaturgist Features

Bonus Cantrip

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn the infestation cantrip if you don’t already know it.

Expanded Spells

You gain brandshaper spells at the maledictor levels listed in the Thaumaturgist Spells table.

Thaumaturgist's Totem

At 3rd level, you have used the magic of the world to shift your curse into a physical object known as a totem. As a bonus action you place the totem in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of you. The totem is considered a medium size object with an AC of 10 + your proficiency bonus + Intelligence modifier and has hit points equal to twice your Maledictor Level + your Intelligence modifier. The totem is immune to all conditions, poison damage, psychic damage, and has resistance to all other damage types. Since the totem is now a physical object in the world, it is now visible for all to see.

When you place the totem, it creates an aura that is a 15-foot radius sphere centered on it. Whenever a creature enters the aura for the first time, or starts its turn there, you can choose to force it to make a Constitution saving throw equal to your spell save DC. On a failure, the creature suffers all afflictions your brand would normally bestow upon it. At the end of each of the afflicted creature's subsequent turns, it can make the save again, ending the effect on a success.

On a successful save, the creature is immune to the totem's afflictions for as long as it remains in the aura. If the creature leaves the aura and later enters it again, it must make the save again. If a creature succeeds on the saving throw by 5 or more, it is immune to the totem's afflictions for 24 hours. When a creature leaves the totem's aura, it automatically loses all afflictions.

The totem alters how several of your maledictor class features work, detailed below.

Totemic Infusion

Starting at 6th level, your totem empowers you and your allies strikes. Whenever a friendly creature hits a hostile creature with a melee weapon attack, if the target is within the totem's aura, you can use your reaction to roll one of your brand die to deal additional force damage to the target without consuming the totem.

Invigorating Detonation

At 10th level you can use your totem's life energy to invigorate your allies. As an action you can consume your totem, granting all friendly creatures within its aura advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws until the end of your next turn. If you have multiple allies in different totem auras, you may consume those totems as well.

Once you've used this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Totem Master

Beginning at 14th level, your totem strengthens with your connection to the world. Your totem's aura increases to a 30-foot radius sphere, and its hit points are equal to three times your Maledictor Level + twice your Intelligence modifier.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d6 per necromagus level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per necromagus level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: None
• Weapons: Simple weapons
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence
• Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, and Religion

Equipment

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

• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• Two daggers

Starting Wealth

If you choose to start with gold instead of equipment, your starting gold is 5d4 x 10 gp.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the necromagus class, you must met these prerequisites: Intelligence 13.

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the necromagus class, you gain the following proficiencies: Simple weapons.

Spellcasting

An event in your past, or in the life of a parent or ancestor, left an indelible mark on you, infusing you with arcane magic. This font of magic, whatever its origin, fuels your spells. See chapter 10 of the Player's Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and the end of this document for the necromagus spell list.

Aspect of Bone

Known as bone knights by some, these mages are a special few who have harnessed the ability to manipulate and create bone matter within their bodies for powerful offensive and defensive capabilities. The first bone knights were shown these techniques the draconic aspect of death. Those that survived became her champions, seeking out and destroying all who attempted to cheat the natural order of life and death.

Aspect Thrall

At 5th level, your ability to manipulate bones allows you to create skeletal thralls. When you cast the animate dead spell, you summon a skeleton. The statistics for the undead can be found in the Thrall Statblock section of this document.

Bristling Defenses

Starting at 7th level you protrude bristling bone spike from your skin whenever you are in danger. When a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to stab them with the spikes. The target takes piercing damage equal to your necromagus level.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus and regain all uses on a long rest.

Advanced Bonecraft

At 10th level, you have perfected the way your harvest your bones for combat. Weapons created with your bonecraft feature count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity.

Additionally, you can now use your magic in increase the power of the weapons you summon. You can now spend 6 spell points to change your bonecraft weapon's damage die to 1d10, or 8 spell points to change it to 1d12.

Fortress of Self

Beginning at 14th level, you create a fine layer of hardened bone over your body. You gain resistance to nonmagical slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning damage.

Aspect Thrall

At 5th level, you gain the ability to empower the undead you animate. Undead you create or summon have resistance to your chosen element. Whenever one of these undead hit with a weapon attack, it deals additional damage of your chosen element to the target equal to your proficiency bonus.

Font of Expulsion

Starting at 7th level, the elemental power within your undead can be expelled upon your enemies. Your undead can use their action to vomit up elemental energy from their bodies. Each creature within a 15-foot cone must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d6 damage of your chosen element of a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

Each undead under your command can use this feature once and regain all uses when you finish a long rest.

Elemental Detonation

At 10th level, your minions release their elemental energy upon death. When one of the undead under your control dies, you can use your reaction to overload it. When you do, it explodes, dealing 2d6 damage of your chosen element to each creature within 5 feet of it.

Undeath of Elements

At 14th level, you have further empowered your undead with elemental energy. The bonus damage granted by your Aspect Thrall feature is now twice your proficiency bonus.

Additionally, the damage dice of your Font of Expulsion and Elemental Detonation features increase to d8's.

Aspect of Flesh

The archetypical necromancer, those who follow the aspect of flesh raise an army of undead servants to do their bidding.

Aspect of Shadow

Those who embrace the aspect of shadow value stealth an subterfuge. These dark mages prefer to slip in unnoticed and use illusions and enchantments to get their way before vanishing without a trace.

Aspect of Spirit

Those who embrace the aspect of spirits learn to harness the spirits that float between life and death. These powerful summoners manipulate the battlefield to suit their needs through the ghosts of the dead.

Afterburn

Prerequisite: 11th level

When a spell you cast misses its target, or a creature succeeds on a saving throw against a spell you cast, if it would take no damage it instead takes half of the damage that would be dealt. If multiple creatures would be affected by this feature, you choose one creature to be affected.

Arcane Inoculation

Prerequisite: 9th Level

Creatures you summon are immune to the damage of your spells.

Arcane Melee

Prerequisite: 6th Level

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. Moreover, you can cast one of your cantrips in place of one of those attacks.

Bolstered Blood

Prerequisite: Arcane Hematology

When you restore hit points to a creature with your Arcane Hematology feature, you gain temporary hit points equal to half of the hit points restored.

Bone Density

Prerequisite: Advanced Bonecraft

Weapons created with your Bonecraft feature have the heavy and two-handed properties, and deal additional damage equal to half your proficiency bonus.

Elemental Shockwave

Prerequisite: Elemental Detonation

Creatures damaged by the detonation make a saving throw against your spellsave DC. On a failed save, they are knocked prone.

Eldritch Reflexes

Prerequisite: 2nd Level

Whenever you cast a spell with a range of touch, you can use your bonus action on that turn to take the disengage action.

Ethereal Fortress

Prerequisite: Ethereal Defenses

When you use your Ethereal Defenses feature and take no damage from its use, you gain immunity to the damage type of the triggering source until the end of your next turn.

Explosive Entrance

Prerequisite: Sanguine Movement

When you drop a creature to 0 hit points with your Sanguine Movement feature, each creature other than you within 10 feet of the target takes necrotic damage equal to half of the damage dealt to the initial target as its body explodes.

Font of Proliferation

Prerequisite: Font of Expulsion

The area of the cone created by your undead increase to 30 feet.

Frenzy Support

Prerequisite: Meat Shield Support

You can use your reaction to order the creature that took damage for you to immediately move up to its speed towards the creature that caused the damage. If your minion ends its movement within 5 feet of the target, it can make one melee weapon attack against it.

Impenetrable Fortress

Prerequisite: Fortress of Self

You gain resistance to magical slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning damage.

Iron Mind

Prerequisite: 7th level

You gain a bonus to any Constitution saving throw you make to maintain your concentration on a spell. The bonus equals your proficiency bonus.

Master Manipulator

Prerequisite: Mana Manipulation

When you cast a spell of 1st level or higher that has its spell point cost reduced by your Mana Manipulation feature, it can't be countered by spells or magical effects.

Mystical Mind

Prerequisite: 2nd Level

Choose two Intelligence based skills you are proficient in. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of those proficiencies.

Necromancer's Stockpile

Prerequisite: Unbreathing Horde

You no longer require material components that lack a gold cost to cast spells that create undead creatures, and materials with gold costs to cast such spells have their cost halved.

Now You See Me, Now You Don't

Prerequisite: Disappearing Act

When you use your Disappearing Act feature, you can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space instead of moving half your speed.

Personal Summons

Prerequisite: Aspect Thrall

When a spell you cast would create an undead creature, you can replace the specified creature with the creature granted to you by your Aspect Thrall feature.

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Aspect Thrall Statblocks

Lesser Blood Elemental

Medium undead, same as necromagus

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• Armor Class 12
• Hit Points 18 (4d8)
• Speed Speed

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	10 (+0)	11 (+0)	6 (-2)	10 (+0)	8 (-1)

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• Damage Resistances acid; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
• Damage Immunities poison
• Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10
• Languages -

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Freeze. If the elemental takes cold damage, it partially freezes; its speed is reduced by 20 feet until the end of its next turn.

Liquid Form. The elemental can enter a hostile creature's space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Actions

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, Reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage

Skeleton

Medium Undead, same as necromagus

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• Armor Class 13
• Hit Points 13 (2d8+4)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	14 (+2)	15 (+2)	6 (-2)	8 (-1)	5 (-3)

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• Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning
• Damage Immunities poison
• Condition Immunities exhausted, poisoned
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 9
• Languages understands all languages it spoke in life but can't speak

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Actions

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, Reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 +2) piercing damage.

Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, Range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 +2) piercing damage.

Zombie

Medium undead, same as necromagus

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• Armor Class 8
• Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
• Speed 20 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
13 (+1)	6 (-2)	16 (+3)	3 (-4)	6 (-2)	5 (-3)

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• Saving Throws Wis +0
• Damage Immunities poison
• Condition Immunities poisoned
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 8
• Languages understands all languages it spoke in life but can't speak

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Undead Fortitutde. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead.

Actions

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, Reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage

Primeval Champion

With a mighty roar, the tyrannosaurus charges into battle, the human woman on his back spearing an enemy with her lance. Without a seconds hesitation the animal pulls the victim from the lance and swallows him whole.

In the dark of his tavern room, the male elf transfers his consciousness into his three tiny compsognathus. The trio scurry through the nooks and crannies of the wood until they come out in the dining hall near elf's quarry. Silent, two listen in on the enemy plans while the third absconds with their room key. Later that night, the elf sneaks in, killing his foes in their sleep.

Like a living siege engine, the triceratops busts through the enemy phalanx and sends them flying. The tiefling atop its back hurls a javelin at the retreating forces. With a thud one hits the ground, javelin still stuck in their back as the triceratops tramples over their body.

A group of mercenaries wades through a swamp on the hunt for their quarry. With lightning speed a pair of massive crocodile like jaws lunge out from beneath the water and snatch up one of the hunters, causing the rest to panic as the water grows still once more. One by one the suchomimus tears through the band, as its dragonborn master sits in the trees above.

From the brush a raptor pounces on an unsuspecting soldier, eviscerating him effortlessly before disappearing back into the forest. As the soldier's comrade's inspect the body, an arrow pierces the brain of one while the raptor ambushes the second. From the trees a dwarf walks out, the raptor in toe. the two drag the bodies into the foliage.

The allosaurus bites down into the dire wolf, carving huge gashes through its body. From the dinosaur's back an orc fires a bolt from his crossbow at a wolf in the rear. In almost perfect harmony, the two make quick work of the rest of the pack.

The little kobold presses a hand to the coelophysis and it glows with unnatural energy. The animal sprints across the battlefield and nips at another kobold, transferring the energy to it. The kobold roars with reinvigorated strength and charges back into battle.

From the sky atop her quetzalcoatlus, a Tabaxi peers through a spyglass at the the enemies below. After settling on a target, the pterosaur dives and snatches the screaming man into the air, dropping him to his death from the clouds above.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d8 per primeval champion level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per primeval champion level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapon
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Strength, Wisdom
• Skills: You have proficiency in Animal Handling and two skills of your choice from among Athletics, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, Survival

Equipment

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

• (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
• (a) a martial weapon and shield or (b) a longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack

Starting Wealth

If you choose to start with gold instead of equipment, your starting gold is 3d4 x 10 gp.

Multiclassing

Prerequisites. To qualify for multiclassing into the primeval champion class, you must met these prerequisites: Strength 13 and Wisdom 13.

Proficiencies. When you multiclass into the primeval champion class, you gain the following proficiencies: Light armor and the Animal Handling skill.

Archery

You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

Defense

While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Dueling

When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.

Great Weapon Fighting

When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you 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.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

Extra Attack

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

You can choose to forgo this attack to instead allow your companion a second attack instead.

Supernatural Ravaging

Starting at 7th level, your companion's natural weapons become supernaturally enhanced. Your companion's attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

Learning From Experience

At 9th level, you and your companion learn from each other in the skills that you share. Choose a skill that both you and your companion are proficient in. Whenever you or your companion make a roll with the chosen skill, you double your proficiency bonus for the roll.

Additionally, you can use your companion's skills to aid your own. When your companion makes an ability check with a skill it is proficient in, you can make a roll using the same skill, adding your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1) to the roll. Once you've used this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Bonded Souls

At 11th level, the bond you have cemented with your companion makes returning them to life easier. The amount of time and resources it takes to bring your companion back to life are halved.

Additionally, you and your companion no longer suffer exhaustion from failing the saving throw to bring your companion back to life.

Avenging Strike

At 13th level, any slight to your companion is a slight to you. When your companion takes damage, you can use your reaction to make one weapon attack against the creature that damaged your companion.

Scale & Steel

At 15th level, you and your companion fight in tandem, disorienting your opponents. While both you and your companion are within 5 feet of the same hostile creature, it has disadvantage on any attack roll that doesn't target you or your companion.

Swift Assault

At 17th level your companion becomes more ferocious, you no longer need to forgo one of your attacks in order for them to strike a second time. Your companion can attack twice, instead of once, whenever they take the Attack action on their turn.

Defense Network

Starting at 20th level, you and your companion coordinate in perfect harmony from the information you both glean on the battlefield. As long as you and your companion are within 30 feet of each other and can see each other, you both get a bonus to your attack rolls and saving throws equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1).

Armored Up

Also when you take this order at 1st level you prepare yourself for a life in the thick of battle along side your companion. You gain proficiency in heavy armor.

Juvenile Advancement

At 3rd level your companion continues to grow, gaining the following benefits:

• Its size increases to Medium.
• Its movement speed increases by 5 ft.
• Your companion's bulk allows you to use it as a mount at Medium size.

Additionally, you learn a new combat command. This combat command doesn't count against the total number of commands you can learn.

Charge. You order your companion to charge into battle against your foes. Your companion uses its action to move up to its speed in a straight line towards a hostile creature. If your companion ends this movement within 5 feet of the target, the creature must make a Strength saving throw equal to 8 + your proficiency + your companion's Strength modifier (minimum 1). On a failed save, the target takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save the target takes half damage is not knocked prone.

Unhindered March

Starting at 6th level, you and your companion clear a path as you move forward. While you and your companion are within 5 feet of each other, you both ignore difficult terrain.

Adolescent Advancement

At 10th level, your companion still grows, and gains the additional following benefits:

• Its size increases to Large.
• Its movement increases by 5 ft.

Armor Plating

At 14th level you use your companion's natural defenses to aid in your own. As long as you are within 5 feet of your companion, you are able to add your companions Constitution modifier (minimum 1) to your AC against ranged attack rolls.

Aegisaur's Bulwark

At 18th level your companion has fully matured and gains the following benefits:

• Its size increases to Huge.
• Its speed increases by 5 ft.

Additionally, your companions bulk makes its charge hazardous to bystanders. When you use your Charge command, creatures adjacent to your companion as it moves are pushed back 5 feet and knocked prone.

Order of the Chittering Swarm

Your companions are several tiny animals that work together in tandem with you. Their unique bond allows you a measure of shared consciousness with them.

Some examples of your companions include Heterodontosaurus, Microraptor, and Procompsognathus

Swarm Expansion

At 6th level you have learned how to manage two of your companions at once. You can have two of your companions active at the same time. If a feature of this class would grant your companion additional abilities during your turn, such as through Combat Commands or Ferocious Attacks, you must choose which one of your active companions it affects.

Additionally, you can split your consciousness between both at once with your Shared Consciousness feature. You suffer no ill effects from experiencing the world through multiple sources.

Nipping Swarm

Starting at 10th level, your control over multiple animals strengthens. When you use your Envenom command, it affects all your active companions.

Additionally, when you use the Envenom command, if each of your active companions hits the same creature with an envenomed attack, and the target fails all of its envenomed saving throws, it becomes paralyzed for 1 minute. A creature paralyzed this way can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. Once a creature has been paralyzed this way, it can't be affected by this feature for 24 hours.

Swarm Strengthening

At 14th level, you have mastered control of your chittering swarm. You now can have all three of your companions active at once. If a feature of this class would grant your companion additional abilities during your turn, such as through Combat Commands or Ferocious Attacks, you must choose which one of your active companions it affects.

Additionally, you can split your consciousness between all three at once with your Shared Consciousness feature. You suffer no ill effects from experiencing the world through multiple sources.

Hivemind Mastery

At 18th level, you have mastered the ability to control your swarm. Your class features affect all of your companions at once instead of having to choose from among them.

Dreadmaw's Presence

Also when you join this order at 1st level, the infamy of the dreadmaw grants you an intimidating presence. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill. When you make a Charisma (Intimidation) check while your companion within 5 feet of you, you have advantage on the roll.

Juvenile Advancement

At 3rd level your companion continues to grow, gaining the following benefits:

• Its size increases to Medium.
• Its movement speed increases by 5 ft.

Additionally, you learn a new combat command. This combat command doesn't count against the total number of commands you can learn.

Feast on Victory. You order your companion to consume those it kills. The next time your companion drops a creature to 0 hit points before the end of the turn, it gains temporary hit points equal to half of the damage dealt. These hit points last until you use this command again or when you finish a long rest. Alternatively, your companion can instead consume a corpse that is no more than 10 minutes old to gain 5 temporary hit points.

Thunderous Roar

Starting at 6th level, your companion can let loose a mighty roar, filling nearby creatures with terror. As an action on its turn, your companion can roar. A number creatures up to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1) of your choice within 30 feet of your companion must make a Wisdom saving throw equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your companion's Constitution modifier (minimum 1). On a failed save, the creatures are frightened by your companion for 1 minute. Affected creatures can repeat the saving throw at the end of their turn, ending the effect on a success.

Once your companion has used this ability, it cannot do so again until it finishes a long rest.

Adolescent Advancement

At 10th level, your companion still grows, and gains the additional following benefits:

• Its size increases to Large.
• Its movement increases by 5 ft.

Ferocious Bellowing

At 14th level, your dreadmaw's roar sends your foes fleeing in fear. When your companion uses its Thunderous Roar feature, creatures that fail the save must take the Dash action and move away from your companion by the safest available route on each of its turns, unless there is nowhere to move. This effect ends when the creature succeeds on its saving throw against the roar.

Dreadmaw Tyrant

At 18th level your companion has fully matured and gains the following benefits:

• Its size increases to Huge.
• Its speed increases by 10 ft.

Additionally, your companion can now swallow most meals whole. When you use your Feast on Victory combat command, your companion can swallow a medium or smaller corpse whole. When it does, it gains temporary hit points equal to the full damage dealt instead of half, and regains hit points equal to half your primeval champion level.

Once your companion has swallowed a corpse, it can't do so again until it finishes a long rest.

Great Titan companion

Beginning when you take this order at 1st level, you have hatched a great titan, a long necked living fortress with incredible protective instincts.

Sacred Aura

Also when you take this order at 1st level, you learn to weave magic into your companion, using its protective nature as a magic aura. As an action, you can activate the aura, which is a 5-foot radius centered on your companion. A friendly creature that starts its turn in the aura gains a number of temporary hit points equal to your primeval champion level.

The number of creatures that can benefit from this aura is equal to 1 + your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1). A creature can only benefit from these temporary hit points once per long rest. The aura lasts for one minute, you can deactivate the aura early with no action required.

Juvenile Advancement

At 3rd level your companion continues to grow, gaining the following benefits:

• Its size increases to Large.
• Its movement speed increases by 5 ft.

Additionally, you learn a new combat command. This combat command doesn't count against the total number of commands you can learn.

Seismic Slam. You order your companion to rise up on its hind legs and slam its forelegs down with great force. As an action your companion slams the ground with its legs, sending out a small seismic shockwave. Each creature within a 10-foot radius of your companion makes a Strength saving throw equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your companion's Strength modifier (minimum 1). On a failed save, the creature is pushed back 5 feet and knocked prone. A friendly creature within the aura of your companion is immune to the shockwave.

Hunker Down

Starting at 6th level your companion can adopt a protective stance, causing its aura to become a dome of protective magic. As an action, your companion's speed is reduced to 0 and its aura activates, if it was not already active. While a friendly creature is within the radius of the aura it is considered to have half cover. If you dismiss the aura early, the effect of the protective dome also ends.

Once you have used this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Order of the Herdcaller

Your companion is a herdcaller, one of many large species of hadrosaur that value community and family. Their natural ability to absorb and disperse magic make them great companions for healers.

Examples of your companion are Corythosaurus, Lambeosaurus, and Ouranosaurus.