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Dodge Reaction

As a Reaction to being attacked, you can try to dodge an enemy's attack. If you choose to try to dodge, you must make a Acrobatics check against the enemy's passive Attack. If you succeed, you take half damage from that attack. If you succeed by 5+, you instead take no damage from the attack.

If you fail, you take damage as normal. If you fail by 5+, you are also stunned until the end of your next turn. You may move up to 5 feet in any direction, regardless of the outcome.

You may attempt to dodge in this way a number of times per round equal to your Dexterity modifier.

Whenever you use this reaction, your movement speed is halved until the end of your next turn. Additionally, if you take the Attack action, you reduce the number of attacks made by 1 for each dodge attempted (to a minimum of 1). If you choose to cast a spell, you may only cast cantrips until the end of your next turn.

If you took the Dodge action on your turn, the DC for the Acrobatics check equals 5 + the enemy's attack bonus.

Called Shots

When you attack, before you roll to hit, you can choose to target a specific body part. Roll an additional d20 as if it were an attack. If the second roll also hits, then you hit the desired body part. If it misses, you still hit your target, but not exactly where you intended. If the second result is a critical hit, then the effect's duration is maximized.

*Hitting the eye is only possible if you take an action to aim beforehand, if the eye large enough to be targeted like a head, or if the second d20 is a natural 20. If you don't successfully hit the eye but would hit a headshot, resolve that effect instead.

Cultist

You are a worshiper of a dark power, dragon, elemental, or even a person with significant power. Your adventures are primarily to further the aims of your cult, perhaps seeking out new sources of power for your master, or to find more recruits to swell the ranks. Due to the odious reputation of cult faith, you are adept at concealing the true nature of your beliefs.

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Religion, your choice of Insight or a disguise kit

Languages: Determined by your cult

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a set of ritual robes in the pattern and style of your cult, a small cult icon (which counts as a holy symbol), a book of cult teachings, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp

Become the Enemy to Understand the Enemy

These warriors have chosen to merge the martial pursuit of deadly weapon play with elements of vicious blood magic to create impressively effective combat techniques. They surrender their own vitality to form a bond with their weapon, allowing them to harness the elements in a whirlwind of dangerous strikes. Their deep knowledge and unnatural connection with wicked creatures allows them an advantage in tracking, hunting, and destroying even the most resilient or abhorrent of prey. By mastering control over their own lifeblood and the lifeblood of others, they gain insight into their foes and the ability to manipulate them from the inside. Some brew crude, poisonous alchemical tonics from the harvested organs of felled monsters, mutating their blood and bodies to be even further in tune with their quarry, becoming something other than human themselves. Others go further still, reaching out and making a pact with lesser dark entities in hopes of using their grim gifts against greater evils. Many blood hunters push too far for their goals, falling to their own hubris and becoming the monsters they've chosen to hunt. This is the greatest fear of a blood hunter, and of the societies that shun them.

Almost as Feared as their Prey

The nature of their abilities and training has bred many rumors across the lands, some of which are not too far from the truth. Common folk consider them cursed, often turning them away at the door. Nobles see them as occasionally convenient, but a generally reviled nuisance. Mages find them useful allies if kept at arm's length, while pious clerics and paladins keep their distance with a watchful eye. Warlocks and slayers often welcome them with understanding, having made similar sacrifices themselves, but still often keep a respectful distance. To be a blood hunter is to accept a life of solitude until proven trustworthy and dependable.

Quick Build

You can make a blood hunter quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, depending on whether you want to focus on melee weapons or ranged or finesse weapons. Make Wisdom your next highest score if you plan to focus on the potency of blood curses and mystical power. Choose a higher Constitution next if you wish to use Crimson Rite on multiple weapons or want to have extra hit points to burn on amplifying blood curses. Then, select the Haunted One or Acolyte background.

Primal Rites

Choose from the following:

Rite of the Flame. Your rite damage is fire type.

Rite of the Frozen. Your rite damage is cold type.

Rite of the Storm. Your rite damage is lightning type.

Rite of the Ruined. Your rite damage is acid type.

Esoteric Rites

Choose from the following:

Rite of the Roar. Your rite damage is thunder type.

Rite of the Oracle. Your rite damage is psychic type.

Rite of the Dead. Your rite damage is necrotic type.

Archery

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

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 non-rite damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die, but must use the new roll. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.

Two-Weapon Fighting

When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

Order of the Ghostslayer

The Order of the Ghostslayer is the oldest and most driven of the Blood Hunter Orders, having rediscovered the secrets of blood magic and refined them for combat against the scourge of undeath. Ghostslayers seek out and study the moment of death, obsessing over the mysteries of the transition. Some will sit with the terminally diseased to closely witness their passing, while others go so far as to deliberately have a near-death experience, allowing them to tune their body and senses to the ethereal realms beyond. Darker few seek to inflict death upon other creatures, to better capture the wider breadth of mortality.

Otherworldly Patron

At 3rd level, you strike a bargain with an otherworldly being of your choice: the Archfey, the Fiend, or a Great Old One, (each detailed on page 109 of the PHB), an Undying (detailed on page 139 of the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide), a Hexblade or Celestial (detailed on page 54 of Xanathar's Guide to Everything), a Genie or the Fathomless (detailed on page ## of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything), or the Blood, the Trickster, or the Void (detailed later in this supplement). Your choice augments some of your order features.

Pact Magic

When you reach 3rd level, you can augment your combat techniques with the ability to cast spells. See Chapter 10 (PHB) for the general rules of spellcasting and chapter 11 (PHB) for the Warlock spell list.

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

Spell Slots. The Profane Soul Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have. The table also shows the level of those slots. All of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your warlock spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.

For example, when you are 8th level, you have two 2nd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell witch bolt, you must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 2nd-level spell. You can always use a higher-level spell slot to cast a lower-level spell, but may not use a lower-level spell slot to cast a higher-level spell.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. At 3rd level, you know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the warlock spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Profane Soul table shows when you learn more warlock spells of your choice of 1st level or higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what is shown in the table's Slot Level column for your level. When you reach 11th level, for example, you learn a new warlock spell which may be of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class and order, you can choose one of the warlock spells you know and replace it with another spell from the warlock spell list. This new spell must also be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your warlock spells, so you use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a warlock spell you cast and when making a spell attack roll with one.

Spell Save DC= your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

Spell Attack Modifier= your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

Rite Focus

Beginning at 3rd level, your weapon becomes core to your pact with your chosen patron. While you have an active rite, you can use your weapon as a spellcasting focus (found in chapter 5, PHB) for your spells. Your chosen pact also enhances your rite, as outlined below.

The Archfey. If you deal rite damage to a creature, that creature loses any half or three-quarters cover bonuses, as well as bonuses from invisibility, until the end of your next turn.

The Fiend. While using Rite of the Flame, if you roll a 1 on your rite damage die, you may reroll the die. You may only reroll once per attack. If your chosen fiend is associated with a different element (such as an Ice Devil), then this applies to damage done with the rite dealing damage of the appropriate element.

The Great Old One. Whenever you deal a critical hit to a creature, that creature must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, that creature is frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

The Undying. Whenever you reduce a hostile creature to 0 hit points with a weapon attack, you regain hit points equal to your crimson rite damage die.

The Celestial. You can expend a use of your Blood Maledict feature as a bonus action to heal one creature you can see within 60 feet of you. They regain hitpoints equal to your crimson rite damage die rolled twice + your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1).

The Hexblade. Whenever you target a creature with a blood curse, your next attack against the cursed creature is a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.

The Genie. Whenever you target a creature with a blood curse, you can also choose to force the target to make a Charisma saving throw or be restrained until the end of your next turn.

The Fathomless. As a bonus action, you can expend a use of one of your blood maledict features to summon a tentacle and have it grapple a creature. Make a contested Athletics check using your spellcasting ability. If you win, you can throw the target a number of feet in any direction equal to 10 + 5x your Wisdom modifier.

The Blood. When you hit a creature with an active crimson rite, you gain temporary hit points equal to the damage dealt. These temporary hit points last for 1 minute.

Formulae

You begin to uncover forbidden alchemical formulas that temporarily alter your mental and physical abilities.

Beginning at 3rd level, you learn three mutagen formulas, choosing from the list below. You gain an additional formula at 7th level, 11th level, 15th level, and 18th level.

Additionally, when you gain a new mutagen formula, you can choose one of the formulas you already know and replace it with another mutagen formula for which you meet the prerequisites.

Mutagen Craft

At 3rd level, you can take a short rest to concoct a single mutagen. Consuming a single mutagen requires a bonus action and the effects (and side effects) last until you complete a short or long rest, or spend an action to focus and flush the toxins from your system.

Mutagens are designed for your biology, and the biology of fellow blood hunters. They have no effect on large or larger creatures, and only impart the side effects on medium or smaller creatures that drink the entire mutagen. They are also unstable by nature, losing their potency over time and becoming inert if not consumed before you finish your next short or long rest.

Your body will begin to better utilize the toxins and bloods you instill it with as you grow in power and experience. These advancing mutations may be signified by a Mutation score.

Mutation Score= your blood hunter level divided by 4, rounded up

Advanced Mutagen Craft

Upon reaching 7th level, you've gained enough experience in mutagen crafting that you can now create two at one time. Mutagens must be different formulas, and can be ingested with overlapping effects that last until you finish your next short or long rest. Each mutagen takes a separate bonus action to imbibe, and only one may be consumed per turn.

Upon reaching 15th level, your skill allows you to create up to three mutagens during a short rest.

Strange Metabolism

Beginning at 11th level, you can use a bonus action to instill a burst of adrenaline to temporarily resist the negative effects of a mutagen. You can choose to ignore the side effects of one mutagen affecting you for 1 minute.

Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Robust Physiology

At 15th level, your body has begun to adapt to toxins and venoms, ignoring their corroding effects. You gain immunity to poison damage and the poisoned condition.

If you were already immune to poison damage and the poisoned condition by virtue of a racial ability, you instead regain hit points equal to half the poison damage dealt.

Exalted Mutation

At 18th level, your body has begun producing one of your toxins naturally. Choose one of your known mutagen formulas. You gain the benefits and side effects of this mutagen permanently. You cannot change this choice of formula after this feature is acquired.

Mutagens

The mutagens are presented in alphabetical order. Some mutagens require a number of levels in blood hunter before you can learn and create the formula.

Aether. Prerequisite: 11th level. You gain a flying speed of 20 feet.

Side effect: You have disadvantage on all Strength and Dexterity ability checks.

Celerity. Your Dexterity score increates by an amount equal to your mutation score, as does your Dexterity maximum.

Side effect: Your Wisdom score decreases by an amount equal to your mutation score.

Heightened Senses

Starting when you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you begin to adopt the improved abilities of a natural predator. You gain advantage on any Perception checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Hybrid Transformation

Upon choosing this archetype at 3rd level, you begin to learn to control the lycanthropic curse that now lives in your blood. As an action, you can transform into your Hybrid form. This form lasts for 10 minutes. You can speak, use equipment, and wear armor in this form. You can revert to your normal form earlier by using an action on your turn. You automatically revert to your normal form if you fall unconscious, drop to 0 hit points, or die. The benefits of this form replace the rules for Lycanthropy in the Monster Manual.

You can use this feature twice, and regain expended uses once you complete a short or long rest. While you are transformed, you gain the following features:

Feral Might. You gain a bonus to melee damage rolls equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down). You also have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.

Resilient Hide. You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered. While you are not wearing heavy armor, you gain a +1 bonus to your armor class.

Predatory Strikes. Your unarmed strikes are considered a single weapon in regards to your crimson rite feature and have the Finesse property. When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike, you can make another unarmed strike as a bonus action.

Your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 slashing damage. The damage die increases to 1d8 at 11th level, and to 1d10 at 18th level.

Cursed Weakness. You have vulnerability to damage from silvered weapons.

Bloodlust. At the start of your turn, if you've taken any damage since the beginning of your last turn, you must make a Wisdom saving throw to maintain control. The DC equals 10, or half of the total damage you've taken from attacks since your last turn, whichever is greater. On a failed save, you must move directly towards the nearest creature to you and use the Attack action against that creature. If there is more than one possible target, the DM chooses the target. You then regain control for the remainder of your turn.

Draconic Breath

Starting at 3rd level, your transformation grants you the breath weapon from a specifc color of dragon, as shown in the table below.

You may use a bonus action to use your Draconic Breath, affecting all creatures in the indicated area. Affected creatures must make the indicated saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier). Every creature in the area that fails its saving throw takes damage equal to 2d6 + half your level, rounded down.

You may use this ability a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier, and regain all uses after completing a short or long rest.

This damage increases as you level up, dealing 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level.

If you already have a breath weapon, your breath weapon damage increases by 1 die, and you combine the amount of uses.

Draconic Visage

Starting at 3rd level, the draconic blood you have imbibed resonates within you. You have advantage on Charisma checks when interacting with dragons, and learn Draconic.

Paleblood Draw

Starting at 3rd level, your weapons leech the blood from the bodies of your enemies and return to you, temporarily restoring your vitality. Whenever you lose hit points, on your next turn, you gain temporary hit points equal to the damage you do until the end of that turn, to a maximum of the damage you were dealt. Any extra temporary hit points are lost. These hit points do not stack, and persist until you complete a short or long rest.

Eldritch Agility

Also starting at 3rd level, your initiation into this order grants you enhanced agility. As a bonus action on your turn, you may move up to 10 feet in any direction without provoking attacks of opportunity. You can move through the space of a creature your size or smaller without needing a check, and can move through a space occupied by a larger creature by succeeding on a contested Dexterity (Acrobatics/Athletics) check.

This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity, and the distance you move is not affected by difficult terrain, small obstacles, or gaps you could jump over without a check.

The maximum distance you can move increases to 15 feet at 14th level and 20 feet at 18th level.

Blood Hunter Multiclassing Prerequisites

Ability Score Minimum

Strength 13 or Dexterity 13, and Wisdom 13

Blood Hunter Multiclassing Proficiencies

Proficiencies Gained

Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple weapons, martial weapons, alchemist's supplies

Blood Hunter Multiclassing with Warlock or Slayer

If multiclassing Order of the Profane Soul with Warlock or Slayer levels, add a third of your blood hunter levels (rounded down) to your Warlock level and consult the Warlock progression table (pg 106 of the PHB) for total Spell Slots and Spell Slot level, or half of your blood hunter levels (rounded down) to your Slayer level and consult the Slayer progression chart in the class section of this supplement.

Creating a Cultist

Adventuring cultists may have left their cults or been kicked out for not adhering to certain dogma. They may also be active members, searching the world for artifacts or other items of power for their masters. While the focus of their worship is usually their driving purpose, once out in the world they’re faced with a wider range of humanity than they’re accustomed to.

Fortunately, the skills they developed in their service lend themselves well to supporting a group of adventurers. Most have spent a large portion of their lives either studying the arcane to feed their masters or martial skills to protect the enclave. Because of the communal nature of cults, a cultist’s skills are rarely on par with a fighter or magic user. Instead they focus on augmenting the abilities of each other, finding strength in the power of their numbers.

Class Features

As a cultist, you gain the following class features:

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

Cantrips

At first level, you know four cantrips of your choice from the cultist spell list. You learn additional cultist cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Cultist table.

Unseen Scribe

You know the unseen scribe cantrip. It does not count against the number of cantrips you may know.

Ritual Circle

As an action, you can create a ritual circle within the range of your unseen scribe cantrip. The ritual circle persists until you dismiss it. You may use this ability a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, and regain all expended uses after you complete a long rest. You learn different ritual circles at certain Cultist levels.

Circle Training

Starting at 3rd level, your experience focusing on spells despite the chaos around you grants you a +1 bonus to Concentration checks made to maintain spells. This bonus increases by 1 at 6th, 12th, and 17th levels.

Ritual Chant

Starting at 6th level, you gain the ability to perform a ritual chant. After chanting for a full minute, any receptive creature within 15 feet of you that was able to hear you receives one of the following benefits:

• It gains a +2 bonus to all saving throws for the next 8 hours
• It gains 15 temporary hit points
• It gains three temporary hit dice (d4)
• It gains +5 feet to its movement speed for the next 8 hours.

The number of benefits a creature receives increases to two at 12th level and three at 16th level.

Spell Mastery

By 20th level, your mastery over ritual magic is nearly perfect. Choose two 1st level spells, one 2nd level spell, and one 3rd level spell. You always have these spells prepared and can cast these spells at their base level without expending a spell slot. They do not count against the number of spells you can prepare each day.

Ritualist

With relic and ritual, you bent the arcane to your will and the will of your cult's patron. A thousand hours of study and practice have perfected the art of ritual magic, and your purpose in the cult is communing with extra-planar creatures. To that end, you've delved deeply into books and dealings with fiends in search of ever more knowledge.

Weakening Hex

Starting at 3rd level, you learn the secret of draining the strength from foes. As an action, you can force a creature you can see within 60 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks that use Strength and Strength-based attacks deal minimum damage until the end of its next turn.

You can use this ability a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum once) and regain all expended uses after you complete a long rest.

Eldritch Bombardment

Starting at 5th level, you can partially summon eldritch beings inside your ritual circles. When you create a ritual circle, you can instead summon an eldritch bombardment. Any creature within the circle when it is cast must make a Dexterity save. On a failure, it takes 3d8 magical bludgeoning damage and is restrained for 1 minute. On a success, it takes half as much damage and is not restrained.

A restrained creature can attempt a saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the restrained condition on itself on a success.

Eldritch Healing

Also starting at 5th level, you can attempt to radically rebuild a creature's body. You can draw a ritual circle around one creature to attempt to heal it. Roll a d20. On a 1, the creature takes necrotic damage equal to 1d4 + your character level and begins to bleed, taking 1d4 necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns for 1 minute. On a 2-5, it has no effect. On a 6-19, the target creature regains hit points as if it had rolled a number of hit dice equal to half your cultist level. On a 20, it regains the maximum possible amount of hit points.

A creature can stop the bleeding with a styptic spell or a successful application of a healer's kit (DC = 8 + half your cultist level).

Cursed Circle

Starting at 10th level, you learn how to curse those within your circles. When you create a ritual circle, you can instead create a cursed circle. Any creature that starts its turn within the circle or enters it on its turn deals half damage with all of its attacks and gains vulnerability to all damage until the end of its next turn.

Draining Hex

At 14th level, you learn a special ritual circle that lets you drain your enemies of their unholy power. As an action, you can use the unseen scribe cantrip to draw a ritual circle within a 5 foot radius anywhere within range. Any creature in the circle when it is drawn loses one use of a feature, a use of a rechargeable ability, or spell slot of 5th level or lower. You then gain a spell slot equal to half the creature's CR. You can use an additional use of this feature to draw the circle with a 10 foot radius.

You can use this ability twice, and regain all expended uses after you complete a long rest. This increases to four uses at 20th level.

Debilitating Hex

At 16th level, you can trap the mental essence of a creature within imaginary walls. When you create a ritual circle, you can imbue it with debilitating effects instead of its usual ones. Any creature that starts its turn in the circle or enters it on its turns is incapacitated. It may make a Wisdom saving throw whenever it takes damage or at the end of each minute, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Vitality Drain

Starting at 1st level, you learn how to drain the life essence from other creatures. Whenever a creature drops to 0 hit points or dies within 30 ft of you, you may gain 1 temporary hit die. You may gain a total number of temporary hit dice equal to your Wisdom modifier before you must complete a long rest. These temporary hit dice are d4s, and increase in size as you increase in level (d6 at 3rd level, d8 at 7th level, d10 at 12th level, and d12 at 17th level).

Temporary Hit Dice

While you have one or more temporary hit dice, you may use a free action to expend any accumulated temporary hit dice and regain a number of hit points equal to the amount rolled. You may also use a temporary hit die whenever a feature or spell asks you to spend a hit die. Any unspent temporary hit dice are lost after you complete a long rest.

Bloodletting

Starting at 1st level, you have learned how to channel flowing blood into magic spells, sacrificing your vitality for the benefit of your allies. Casting these spells requires expending a number of hit dice equal to the level of the spell. You may cast any of the following spells by expending 1 or more hit dice, provided you have the spell prepared and meet the level requirement. You may not benefit from these spells unless you roll the spent hit dice and take necrotic damage equal to the amount rolled. At 3rd level, you can add your Wisdom modifier to the bonus or healing.

1st level: bless, cure wounds, healing word, inflict wounds

5th level: aid, augury, bolster, enhance ability, mass healing word, prayer of healing

9th level: commune, divination, hallow, mass cure wounds

16th level: circle of power, harm, heal

Take Affliction

At 6th level, you can transfer ill effects from another creature to yourself. As an action, you may touch a creature affected by a condition, curse, disease, or poison and end it. You then receive that condition, curse, disease, or poison at one stage lower than it was taken, but no lower than the first stage. You have advantage on saving throws against conditions, curse effects, and diseases gained in this way, and gain resistance to poison damage against poisons gained this way.

Starting at 12th level, any conditions, curses, diseases, and poisons gained with Take Affliction are cured after you complete a short or long rest.

Flagellant

You have learned how to coax the power from flowing blood, whether it be yours or your targets'. You seek pain, and the power it creates.

Shield Expertise

Starting at 3rd level, you may wield a shield in each hand. If you do so, you gain a +1 bonus to your AC in addition to the AC bonus given by each shield.

Unarmored Defense

Also starting at 3rd level, you may add your Wisdom modifier to your AC while not wearing armor.

Vitality Transference

Starting at 5th level, you learn how to transfer some of your vitality to others. As an action, you may touch a creature and spend a hit die. The creature then regains hit points as if it had spent its own hit dice during a short rest. You can transfer 3 hit dice at 10th level and 6 hit dice at 16th level.

Sufferance

Starting at 6th level, you may increase your AC by 1 and reduce all damage you take from any source by 2 for each active condition, curse, disease, or poison you have taken with your Take Affliction ability, unless the damage is inflicted by one of your other abilities.

Scarred Skin

Starting at 10th level, you may add your Constitution modifier to your AC while not wearing armor, in addition to your Wisdom modifier.

Martyr's Sacrifice

Starting at 12th level, you learn how to heal other creatures, no matter the cost to your own wellbeing. As an action, you may touch a creature and transfer your life energy to it. Roll up to all of your available hit dice, adding your Wisdom modifier to each die. You take necrotic damage equal to the number you rolled, and the target regains hit points equal to twice the damage you took. If you take enough necrotic damage to kill you outright, you instead receive the benefits of a long rest. You may attempt a sacrifice in this way once, and regain the ability to do so again after you finish a long rest.

Martyr's Blessing

Also starting at 12th level, you may spend half your maximum number of hit dice to cast raise dead without requiring material components. If you do so, roll the spent hit dice. You take that much necrotic damage. At 16th level, you may use this feature and spend three quarters of your maximum hit dice to cast resurrection.

Ethereal Defender

Starting at 17th level, you can shift your body to an alternate reality that is a mirror to your current plane. For the next minute, you gain the following benefits:

• You gain 60 temporary hit points.
• You gain a flying speed of 90 feet.
• None of your abilities or attacks are able to affect creatures on your original plane unless the spell says they may target creatures on another plane, and you may not be affected by anything on your original plane unless it can target creatures on another plane. While on this other plane, you may occupy the space of another creature, and use a bonus action to bind yourself to a willing one. While bound in this way, you lose your movement speed and move with your host, you can use actions and reactions normally and are able to target creatures on your original plane, you cannot be directly targeted but you take all damage and status effects targeted at your host, you use your host's AC and saving throw bonuses (unless yours are higher).

Any effects gained in this way count towards your Take Affliction ability.

You may transform once, and regain the ability to do so again after you finish a long rest.

Obsession

Starting at 1st level, you learn to channel your obsessive devotion to furthering your cult into a deadly focus in combat. Once on your turn, you may use a free action to designate a creature of your choice to be your Obsession. When you take the Attack action against your Obsession while wielding a light weapon or using an unarmed strike, you may make one additional attack against that target. While your Obsession is alive, you have disadvantage on attack rolls made against other targets, and may not cast spells that do not target your Obsession or include it in the area of effect. You may only have one Obsession at a time.

Your Obsession lasts until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies, you complete a short or long rest, or you undergo a 10-minute long meditation ritual.

Frenzy

Also starting at 3rd level, you may enter a Frenzy at the start of your turn. For the rest of the turn, when you make an attack with a light weapon against your Obsession, you may make an additional attack and all missed attacks deal half damage. You may enter a number of Frenzies equal to your Charisma modifier, and regain all spent Frenzies after you complete a short or long rest. The number of additional attacks you may make increases to 2 at 7th level.

Obsessive Focus

Starting at 6th level, while you have an active Obsession, you may reduce all incoming nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage by 5. This increases to 7 at 12th level and 10 at 16th level.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 9th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Let Not the Wicked Escape

At 12th level, your fanaticism lends you the desire to see punishment given and the speed with which to do so. You have advantage on all opportunity attacks. You may make opportunity attacks against forced movement, and opportunity attacks that hit also reduce the target's movement speed by a number of feet equal to 5 x your Charisma modifier.

Fanatic

The fanatic's methods may seem like madness to others. They go beyond the usual zealotry of their brethern, giving themselves wholly to the cause of the cult. Nothing is too far out of their reach, they believe, if they have enough faith and pure dedication to achieve it. They are often correct, and with each success, grow more and more willing to throw themselves into the inferno.

Battle Proficiency

Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in heavy armor, shields, and martial weapons.

Reckless Zeal

Starting at 5th level, you learn how to focus your attention on defeating your target even at the expense of your health. When you make your first attack on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on melee weapon attack rolls during this turn, but attack rolls against you have advantage until the start of your next turn.

Alternatively, you may use this feature to give your allies within 5 feet advantage on attack rolls against creatures within your reach instead of giving yourself advantage. Attack rolls against you still have advantage until the start of your next turn.

Healing Strikes

Also starting at 5th level, you infuse your faith in your weapons, letting the blood they spill bind the wounds of your allies. As a bonus action on your turn, you can infuse your weapon with your force of will for 1 minute. When you hit a creature with an infused melee weapon, one creature of your choice within 15 feet of the target regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1). You may use this feature once, and regain the ability to do so again after you finish a short or long rest, or may expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher to do so again before taking a rest.

Clarion Call

At 5th level, you learn how to channel your magic to bolster your allies. As a bonus action, you can expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher to grant all creatures of your choice within 30 feet a bonus to their Wisdom saving throws and advantage on saving throws against fear effects for 1 minute. The bonus equals the spell slot level.

Foehammer

Starting at 6th level, your unwavering faith begins to match that of a paladin, enabling you to smite your foes in much the same manner. As an action, make a melee weapon attack and expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher. On a hit, the target takes an additional 2d6 damage of the weapon's type. All damage from this attack ignores damage resistances, damage thresholds, and hardness values. The extra damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 2nd, and expending a spell slot of 4th level or higher means the attack deals half damage against creatures that would normall be immune to your weapon's damage type.

Battle Leader's Strike

Also starting at 6th level, you learn to use your magic to imbue your allies with unnatural swiftness at the sight of spilt blood. As an action, make a melee weapon attack against a creature and expend a spell slot of 2nd level or higher. On a hit, the target takes an additional 2d6 damage of the weapon's type, and a number of creatures within 30 feet of your choice up to the level of the expended spell slot may use their reaction(s) to move up to half their speed towards a creature and make an attack or cast a cantrip if in range.

Bastion Stance

Starting at 10th level, you have learned how to channel your magic to make yourself an immovable object. You can expend a spell slot of 3rd level or higher as a bonus action to enter a defensive stance for 1 minute. While in this stance, you cannot be moved or knocked prone against your will and you reduce damage from all sources by an amount equal to the level of the expended spell slot, but each foot of movement costs an additional foot.

Comprehending the Infinite

The worlds of D&D exist within the grand scheme of an ever-expanding multiverse. Very few are ever able to slip from one plane and exist in another, and even fewer survive the attempt. The Harlequin, however, cares little for the boundaries and restrictions imposed by mortal minds, especially when dealing with concepts they could never hope to understand. While they may stumble over small and insignificant discoveries, you run your fingers across the very fabric that separates this world from the void beyond.

You don't need to understand reality in order to control it. Understanding remains within the realm of the material, and so a harlequin must work to achieve a complete material disconnect. Whatever links hold you to this plane must be severed - Whatever tethers hold you down must be released.

Each and every step away from your past extends your capabilities. Powers once thought impossible suddenly become the new reality. The infinite possibility of a million planes in a million worlds, and you will only ever experience the slightest taste. But despite all your ambition, you are yet mortal.

Proficiencies

Armor: shields, leather armor

Weapons: simple weapons, martial weapons

Tools: Disguise Kit, and two musical instruments of your choice

Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma

Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Arcana, Deception, Performance, Persuasion, and Stealth

Equipment

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

• (a) a scimitar, (b) a rapier, or (c) two simple weapons
• (a) a martial weapon or (b) a shield
• (a) an entertainer's pack or (b) a scholar’s pack

Alternatively, you can ignore the equipment from your class and background and start with 2d4 x 10 gp.

Optional Feat: Pseudonym

Requirement: Harlequin class

Upon creating your harlequin, or as an Ability Score Increase at a later level, you can choose to create a persona in order to completely disguise your identity.

When you gain this feat, you can change any aspect of your character's alignment, appearance, backstory, or biography to reflect this alteration. You cannot change your physical race, but you can alter your appearance to look like a similar race of the same size category. Creatures that have previously interacted with your character will still remember your previous identity.

This feat does require a Harlequin's Mask to function. If you do not have access to one, you are considered to be under the effects of Breaking Character (see below).

With this feat, you gain access to the following benefits:

• Increase your Charisma by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You learn to speak, read, and write Pantomime, along with one other language of your choice.
• Creatures attempting to determine your intentions using a Wisdom (Insight) check do so at disadvantage.

Pantomime. Characterized by a series of fluid movements, pantomime is a language focused on communicating ideas efficiently through art. This can include rhythms, songs, or long swift movements of the quill. You are able to disguise hidden meanings into audible and visual gibberish.

Breaking Character. If at any point you are observed by another living creature without your mask equipped, you lose the Persona trait granted by this feat until you complete a long rest while wearing your mask (see Harlequin's Mask).

During this time, you have the ability to further alter your persona to prevent further exposure. You can only alter your persona in this way once every 10 days.

Dance of Death

As an action on your turn, you can draw a straight line extending from your character that is 30 feet long and 5 feet wide. You can target one creature (increasing to two at 6th level and three at 12th level) under the line with a melee weapon attack, provided that the creature is not in full cover, prone, or standing in an area of difficult terrain.

You move the furthest distance along the line physically possible without deviation or obstruction, making a single attack action as you move over a creature's space.

Cantrip Casting

Starting at 2nd level, you gain access to a number of cantrips, in addition to those gained from your Harlequin Troupe.

These cantrips fall into two different pools: your primary cantrips and secondary cantrips. Using Discord points, you are able to morph two separate cantrips into one. This allows you to craft and create brand new cantrips based off your combinations.

When you gain a level in this class, you can choose one primary or one secondary cantrip you know and replace it with another cantrip from the corresponding list.

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your harlequin cantrips. You use your Charisma whenever a cantrip refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a harlequin cantrip you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

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

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Troupe of the Cloud Dancer

These harlequins have abandoned all connection and tether to their former lives, allowing themselves to become empty - to become wind. The Cloud Dancer can draw upon the energies of the Air Elemental Plane - a primordial force capable of slowly eroding any obstacle. Much like the wind itself, they are both patient and unrelenting in nature.

Faerie Theatre Quirks

Faerie Theatre Cantrips

Starting from 2nd level, you can choose your secondary cantrips from the table below.

Thespian

Beginning when you choose this archetype at 2nd level, you gain proficiency in the Acrobatics and Performance skills if you don't already have it. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either proficiency.

Setting the Scene

Starting at 2nd level, the first creature you hit with an attack on your turn emits multi-colored lights until the end of your next turn. The light emitted by this feature illuminates a 10-foot radius, even while a target is invisible.

Dance of Death: Rising Action

Beginning at 3rd level, in lieu of making all attacks as part of Dance of Death, you can choose to pacify the situation with an elaborate performance.

You can target up to three creatures under the line, forcing them to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, a creature deals half damage on it's next successful attack. On a successful save, a creature instead takes great offense with the performance.

After 1 minute passes and an affected creature has not made a successful attack, the effect ends. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once), regaining all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Turning Point

Starting at 5th level, you are able to create a dramatic turn of events to counter the hostile actions of your enemies.

As a bonus action, you can target a friendly creature within 30 feet with a Turning Point. If the target is attacked by another creature before the beginning of your next turn, the attacker takes psychic damage equal to 2d4 + your Charisma modifier, reducing the damage of the attack by the same total.

The damage increases by an additional 1d4 at 9th level (3d4) and 13th level (4d4). You can use this feature twice between rests, regaining all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Denouemont

Beginning at 9th level, as the show draws rapidly towards its conclusion, you are able to adapt elements of the performance to sustain the tension.

As a reaction, when a creature you can see within 30 feet hits another creature with an attack, you can immediately force the attacker to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the creature is imposed with the effects of the Rising Action feature.

Final Resolution

Starting at 13th level, you can bring a satisfying resolution to the performance, culminating as you tie up any loose ends.

If a creature affected by your Rising Action feature has not made a successful attack after 1 minute passes, the creature takes 10d4 psychic damage.

Encore

At 20th level, as a reaction when you are brought back to consciousness from 0 hit points, you can immediately use the Dance of Death action, treating all successful attacks as an automatic critical hit.

In addition, rolling a 16 or higher on a death save automatically restores you to 1 hit point.

Mourning Quirks

Mourning Cantrips

Starting from 2nd level, you can choose your secondary cantrips from the table below.

Overwhelming Grief

Beginning when you choose this archetype at 2nd level, you frequently experience strong emotions that alter your immediate surroundings.

As a bonus action, you emanate an aura extending in a 10foot-radius from you, lasting 1 minute. If a creature moves through your aura, it does so at half its regular movement speed.

You can use this feature twice between rests, regaining all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Dance of Death: Cry

Starting at 3rd level, in lieu of making all attacks as part of Dance of Death, you can choose to instead let out a piercing scream.

You can target up to three creatures under the line, and force them to make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, a creature has disadvantage on all Constitution saving throws until the end of your next turn and takes psychic damage equal to your Harlequin level. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. The sound of this feature can be heard up to 300 feet away.

Wounding Wail

Upon reaching 5th level, immediately when you take damage as the result of an attack by another creature within 10 feet of you, if your Overwhelming Grief feature is active, the creature takes psychic damage equal to half your Harlequin level (rounding up).

Love and Loss

Beginning at 9th level, immediately when an ally within visual range is reduced to 0 hit points, if your Overwhelming Grief feature is active, every creature within a 10-foot-radius of you must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC.

On a failed save, a creature's movement speed is reduced to 0 until the end of their next turn, taking psychic damage equal to 4d10 + your Charisma modifier, or half as much on a success (rounding up). You can select one affected creature within 10 feet to automatically pass the saving throw.

Once this feature has been used, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Heightened Emotions

When you reach 13th level, the effective radius of Overwhelming Grief, Wounding Wail, and Love and Loss, is increased to 20 feet. Additionally, you can now use the Overwhelming Grief feature four times between rests.

Cursed to Endure

By the time you have reached 13th level, you have survived in spite of the pain you've endured. While the irony is not lost on you, it seems that you are denied the peace you desire.

Upon gaining this feature, you are cursed to age at a slower rate. For every 10 years that pass, your body ages only 1 year, and you are immune to being magically aged. This curse cannot be removed by anything short of a Wish spell.

Purgatory

At 20th level, you have accepted the fate of all who walk the path of the Mourning - near immortality.

While your Overwhelming Grief feature is active, if you are reduced to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to instantly restore an amount of hit points equal to half your hit point maximum. Using this feature causes your Overwhelming Grief feature to end.

Solitaire Quirks

Solitaire Cantrips

Starting from 2nd level, you can choose your secondary cantrips from the table below.

Deathmark

Starting when you choose this archetype at 2nd level, you are able to identify key targets for elimination. It is unclear exactly what force dictates who must die, but the void always rewards you for success.

At the beginning of a combat encounter, the DM can choose to select one enemy creature on the battlefield to be the target of a deathmark, informing you of their choice. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points before the feature ends, your Charisma score increases by 1, up to a maximum of 24.

The target remains marked for 1 minute or until it drops to 0 hit points. After completing a long rest, your Charisma score resets back to its original value.

Dance of Death: Phase Shift

Starting at 3rd level, your exposure to the void has granted you the ability to manipulate the density of your own body. In this state, your form is able to pass through solid matter.

You can pass through non-magical items or surfaces using the movement from Dance of Death, able to cover 1 foot for each Harlequin level. If you end this movement in an occupied space, you are moved to the nearest unoccupied point.

Reaper

Upon reaching 5th level, wheny you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make an additional weapon attack against a creature that is currently a target of your deathmark.

Astral Tether

Beginning at 9th level, you are able to briefly step out of physical reality. You can cast either the Blink or Dimension Door spell without using a spell slot or material components. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

After you cast a spell in this way, you can't use this feature again until you complete a short or long rest.

Assassain's Solitude

At 13th level, you have managed to locate and gain access to a small pocket dimension for your own personal use.

You can spend the period of 1 minute opening up a 10-footdiameter portal into your own pocket dimension, shining a dim purple light visible to other creatures. The portal remains in place for 24 hours, or until you close it as an action. A creature can enter and return from the pocket dimension while the portal remains open, although any creature still within the pocket dimension when the portal closes is expelled into an open space nearest to the entrance.

Upon gaining this feature, can choose the specific biome found within the pocket dimension, otherwise it will default to a lifeless cave. The pocket dimension is represented by an 800 foot cube. Appearing beyond the pocket dimension's boundaries will result in being killed instantly.

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

Faded

At 20th level, your body has lost much of its original structural integrity from repeated exposure to the astral plane, but not without its own reward.

You are resistant to all damage dealt by the target of your deathmark. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points before 1 minute passes, the DM can choose to select a secondary target for the remaining duration.

Spitting Image Quirks

Spitting Image Cantrips

Starting from 2nd level, you can choose your secondary cantrips from the table below.

Fatal Facade

Starting when you choose this archetype at 2nd level, you have learned how to slip into a new identity with relative ease. You can cast disguise self at will, without using a spell slot or material components.

Additionally, while under the effects of the spell, you can mimic any voices you have previously heard. A creature that hears your mimicry can tell they are imitations with a successful Insight check opposed by your Deception check.

Enigmatic

Upon reaching 2nd level, you add your Charisma modifier to your initiative, in addition to your Dexterity modifier.

Dance of Death: Deception

Beginning at 3rd level, the surreal nature of your performance evokes several optical and sensory illusions. You gain temporary hit points equal to your Harlequin level when you use Dance of Death.

Conspiracy

Beginning at 5th level, even in the midst of combat, you are able to sow the seeds of doubt.

As an action, you can select a creature within 15 feet and force them to make an Insight check against your Deception check. On a failure, a creature has disadvantage on all attack rolls until the beginning of your next turn.

Treacherous Courtier

When you reach 9th level, you gain proficiency in the Deception skill if you don't already have it. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses this proficiency.

Additionally, if a creature suspects you of not being the individual you claim to be, you have advantage on any Deception check you make to convince them otherwise.

Impersonate

Starting at 13th level, you are able to preemptively assume a variety of identities, only revealing the truth at the last possible moment.

As a reaction when a creature targets you with an attack, you can switch locations with a different creature of your choice within 15 feet. You are immediately moved to the creature's location, while the chosen creature appears at your original location and becomes the new target of the attack. The creature you choose must have a size category of either Medium or Small.

You can use this feature twice between rests, regaining all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Endgame

At 20th level, you've mastered the art of the great game. Even as a battle commences, all the necessary pieces are already in motion.

At the beginning of combat, but before initiative has been rolled, you can select up to four creatures within visual range to make Insight checks opposed by your Deception check. On a failure, you choose where a creature in placed on the initiative order.

Cloud Dancer Cantrips

Crimson Mist

Conjuration cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S, M (a pinch of paprika)

Duration: Instantaneous

You conjure a cloud of mist around a creature, mixing it into their blood stream, and forcing it to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the target can choose to either take 1d10 poison damage or use their reaction to force a creature within 5 feet to take the damage instead.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).

Dusklight

Evocation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 5 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You place a drop of the Feywild's glow onto a creature, forcing it to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the target takes 1d6 fire damage. For the duration, the target takes an extra 2 fire damage from spell attacks and illuminates a 10-foot radius with a dull glow (dim light).

The damage increases by one die and the extra damage increases by 2 when you reach 5th level (2d6, 4), 11th level (3d6, 6), and 17th level (4d6, 8).

Epic Poem

Enchantment cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, M (a book worth 100 gp)

Duration: 1 round

You overwhelm a creature with the weight of your tale, forcing it to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the target is considered deafened until the end of your next turn. A creature that is immune to charm effects automatically succeeds on its saving throw.

The duration increases by one round when you reach 5th level (2 rounds), 11th level (3 rounds), and 17th level (4 rounds).

Fey Flight

Transmutation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

You release a pulse of sparkling light at a creature, forcing it to make a Charisma saving throw. On a failure, the target takes 1d6 psychic damage. You can move a flying speed of 10 feet in any direction without expending your movement or provoking attacks of opportunity.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Glimmer Glaive

Conjuration cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 5 feet

Components: V, S, M (a broken weapon handle)

Duration: Instantaneous

You summon a glaive of shimmering fey energy to slash at a creature. Make a melee spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 force damage. If the creature is considered charmed, the damage die is 1d12.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d10/2d12), 11th level (3d10/3d12), and 17th level (4d10/4d12).

Melodrama

Enchantment cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 60 feet

Components: S

Duration: Instantaneous

You attempt to trick your opponents with a well placed bolt against a creature, forcing it to make a Wisdom saving throw or take 1d8 bludgeoning, slashing, or piercing damage (your choice). The target assumes that the creature nearest to it is responsible for the attack.

The target can also attempt to resists any charm effects that would end as a result of the target taking damage from the assumed creature.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).

Dart of Dolor

Necromancy cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 150 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

You launch a solidified black dart at a creature or object. Make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes necrotic damage equal to twice their own Charisma modifier (minimum of 2).

The damage increases by 4 when you reach 5th level (+4), 11th level (+8), and 17th level (+12).

Death in Chorus

Enchantment cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V

Duration: Instantaneous

You sing a song tinged with sadness and sorrow, forcing a creature within range to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the target takes 1d12 psychic damage. If the target is able to use a reaction to cover their ears, the damage die is 1d8.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d12/2d8), 11th level (3d12/3d8), and 17th level (4d12/4d8).

Gloom Shard

Evocation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

You solidify your despair into black obsidian and make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 1d4 bludgeoning damage and 1d4 slashing damage on a hit. You ignore disadvantage if your target is prone.

The damage increases by 1d4 bludgeoning and 1d4 slashing when you reach 5th level (2d4 each), 11th level (3d4 each), and 17th level (4d4 each).

Grief

Necromancy cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 5 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: 1 round

You unleash your anguish in the form of a large pulse, forcing every creature in range to make a Charisma saving throw. On a failure, a target takes 1d6 necrotic damage and cannot regenerate hit points until the start of your next turn.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Rain of Ashes

Conjuration cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 30 feet

Components: S, M (a volcanic rock)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You create a cloud of harmful toxic ash above a creature, forcing them to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a target takes 1d6 poison damage and cannot take reactions for the duration. It can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Breach

Evocation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 90 feet

Components: S

Duration: Instantaneous

You open up a small crack in reality, allowing chaotic energies to arc towards creature, forcing it to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the target takes 1d8 lightning or thunder damage (your choice). If the target that has cast a spell in the last turn, the damage die is 1d12.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d8/2d12), 11th level (3d8/3d12), and 17th level (4d8/4d12).

Last Confession

Enchantment cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 45 feet

Components: S, M (an eagle feather)

Duration: 1 round

You compel a creature to reveal one last secret upon its death, forcing it to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, if the target drops to 0 hit points before the spell ends, it stays alive just long enough to reveal one last truthful statement to the nearest creature. The information must be of significant value to the target. The target either falls unconscious or dies after revealing the secret.

The duration increases by one round when you reach 5th level (2 rounds), 11th level (3 rounds), and 17th level (4 rounds).

Mind Matter

Conjuration cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: Special

Components: S

Duration: Instantaneous

You manifest your thoughts into solidified matter. Make a ranged spell attack at a creature within range. Choose any simple or martial ranged weapon, using the appropriate range and damage die when resolving the attack. The weapon disappears immediately after being used.

The damage increases by 1d6 force damage when you reach 5th level (1d6), 11th level (2d6), and 17th level (3d6).

Blood Boil

Transmutation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 5 feet

Components: V, S, M (a heated iron rod)

Duration: Instantaneous

You boil a creature's blood with a superheated rod, piercing its flesh and forcing it to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed saving throw, the target takes 1d4 piercing damage and fire damage equal to twice the difference between the spell save DC and the save result. A creature that has no blood automatically succeeds on its saving throw.

The piercing damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d4), 11th level (3d4), and 17th level (4d4).

Blood Crystal

Conjuration cantrip

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 90 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: 1 round

You manifest a long shard of blood red crystal. Make a ranged spell attack against a creature. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 piercing damage.

The next time the target is attacked before the duration ends, the crystal shatters and deals slashing damage equal to your spellcasting modifier.

The damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).

Swagger for Days

Pugilists unconsciously tap into their own inner strength in the form of moxie. This is not an esoteric or mystical energy that flows through the multiverse, but the result of a lifetime of hardship and a never-let-die attitude. You can teach someone how to fight, but you can never teach somehow how to be a pugilist. The secret of mastering moxie doesn't come from disciplined study or rigorous training, it comes from years of wanting and needing. Using this energy, pugilists can fight through attacks that would down lesser heroes and hit harder and faster than their rugged appearance would ever let on.

Life on the Street

Every city has its back alleys, its underground fighting rackets, and its ghettos. The pugilists who live in these places don't have time to consider the lofty ideals of philosophies or ponder the mysteries of the universe. The pugilists growing up on the wrong side of the tracks spend all their time chasing down their next meal, or if they're fortunate enough to have that, their next drink, bedfellow, or flophouse.

For pugilists, becoming an adventurer is a risk worth taking, or a way of leaving the past behind. For some, it is the only way out of whatever miserable situation they've been stuck in since infancy. For others, getting out in the world is the only way to escape the tangled web of debts and enemies they've piled up. Whatever the reason, all pugilists want is to make life better for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Quick Build

You can make a pugilist quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Strength your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the criminal or urchin background.

Proficiencies

Armor: Light armor

Weapons: Simple weapons, improvised weapons, whips, hand crossbows

Tools: One set of artisan's tools or gaming set or thieves' tools

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution

Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception, Intimidation, Perception, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth.

Equipment

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

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

Fisticuffs

At first level, your years of fighting in back alleys, ship decks, and taverns have given you mastery over combat styles that use unarmed strikes, pugilist weapons (simple melee weapons without the two-handed property), whips, and improvised weapons. You may not use the finesse property of a weapon while using it as a pugilist weapon.

You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or using only pugilist weapons and weaing light or no armor:

• You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strikes or pugilist weapons. This die changes as you gain pugilist levels, as shown in the Fisticuffs column on the pugilist table.
• When you take the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a pugilist weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike or grapple as a bonus action.

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 Constitution modifier.

Bloodied but Unbowed

Starting at 2nd level, when you are reduced to less than half of your maximum hit points, you can add your proficiency bonus to the damage you deal with unarmed strikes and pugilist weapons for 1 minute. You regain the use of this feature after completing a short or long rest.

At 9th level, when you use this feature, you also gain 1d10 + your Constitution modifier in temporary hit points. These temporary hit points disappear after 1 minute.

Moxie

Starting at 2nd level, your experience laying the beatdown on others has given you a moxie you can channel in the midst of battle. This swagger is represented by a number of moxie points. Your pugilist level determines the number of points you have, as show in the Moxie Points column of the pugilist table.

You can spend these points to fuel various moxie features. You start knowing three such features: Brace Yourself, The Old One-Two, and Stick and Move. You learn more moxie features as you gain levels in this class.

When you spend a moxie point, it is unavailable until you complete a short or long rest, at the end of which you regain all expended moxie points. You must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest carousing or shadowboxing to regain your moxie points.

Moxie save DC= 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier

Belligerent Bruiser

While you have adopted the Belligerent Bruiser stance, you know how to keep your enemies busy. After you take the Attack action, you can use a bonus action to distract nearby foes. Until the start of your next turn, all melee weapon attacks made by friendly creatures against enemy creatures within 5 feet of you gain advantage.

Dirty Trick. When you make an attack with an unarmed strike or a pugilist weapon, you can expend 1 moxie point to attempt to disorient the creature. The creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be Blinded for 1 minute. They can attempt the saving throw at the end of each of their turns, ending the Blinded effect on a success.

Catnap Clincher

While you have adopted the Catnap Clincher stance, you have half cover from all attacks against you while you have a creature grappled.

Go to Sleep. When you have a creature grappled, you can spend your action and expend 1 moxie point to attempt to render the creature unconscious. Roll 3d10 + your pugilist level. If the result meets or exceeds that creature's remaining hit points, the creature is unconscious.

Foulmouthed Bedeviler

While you have adopted the Foulmouthed Bedeviler stance, you can cast the cantrip vicious mockery, using Constitution as your spellcasting ability.

Fighting Words. You can use a bonus action and expend 1 moxie point to cast the spell compelled duel. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Heavyweight Hitter

While you have adopted the Heavyweight Hitter stance, you score critical hits on unmodified rolls of 19 or 20 when using unarmed strikes or pugilist weapons.

Jawbreaker. After you roll damage for attacks made with unarmed strikes or pugilist weapons, you can expend 1 moxie point to reroll a number of damage dice up to your Constitution modifier (minimum of one). You must use the new rolls.

Inescapable Locker

While you have adopted the Inescapable Locker stance, your movement is not reduced when moving a creature you have grappled. Additionally, when a creature attempts to escape your grapple, you can use your reaction to give them disadvantage on the check.

Meat Shield. When you have a creature grappled and are the target of an attack by any creature that is not grappled by you, you can use your reaction and expend 1 moxie point to redirect the attack to the creature you are grappling. You must do this after the attack roll has been made but before the outcome has been declared.

Ironbelly Brawler

While you have adopted the Ironbelly Brawler stance, you gain a +1 bonus to your armor class if you are unarmored or wearing light armor.

Iron Ab Reverberation. When a creature deals damage to you with a melee weapon attack, you can use your reaction and expend 1 moxie point to force the creature to make a Constitution saving throw, suffering bludgeoning damage equal to your Constitution modifier + your pugilist level on a failure or half as much on a success.

Openfist Disciple

While you have adopted the Openfist Disciple stance, your movement speed increases by 10 feet. In addition, when you reduce a melee weapon attack to 0 damage or less with your Counterpunch feature, you may spend 1 moxie point to attempt to grapple or shove the creature instead of making an unarmed attack.

Bodies in Motion. You may use an action and expend 1 moxie point to throw a creature you have grappled up to 15 feet away. If that creature would enter a space occupied by a Large or larger object, it suffers your unarmed strike damage and is knocked prone. If it would enter a space occupied by a Small or larger creature, you may make an attack roll, adding your proficiency bonus and Strength modifier. If you would hit the creature, you deal your unarmed strike damage to both creatures, and they must each succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.

Ruthless Wrestler

While you have adopted the Ruthless Wrestler stance, you may double your proficiency bonus when making Athletics or Acrobatics checks.

To the Mat. When a creature within your reach moves, you can use your reaction and expend 1 moxie point to make a shove or grapple attempt against that creature. If you succeed, you deal your unarmed strike damage to it as well as any other effects.

Salty Shipwrecker

While you have adopted the Salty Shipwrecker stance, you gain a swim speed of 30 feet and gain advantage against effects that would move you or knock you prone.

Mop the Deck. When you deal damage with an unarmed strike or a pugilist weapon, you can expend 1 moxie point to force the creature to make a Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Shuffling Scrapper

While you have adopted the Shuffling Scrapper stance, you can take the Dodge action as a bonus action.

Bob and Weave. You can use a bonus action and expend 1 moxie point to take both the Dash and Disengage actions. Until the end of your turn, you can move through spaces occupied by enemy creatures without requiring checks.

Those Who Hunt Monsters...

The archetypal slayer is a swift and terrible combatant, who shatters the weak link in any battle line. Escape soon becomes impossible, as their quarry is isolated and brought down. Then the slayer can pick apart the remaining scattered enemies at their leisure.

Attempts to pin the slayer down inevitably fail, for they move with unearthly speed, and every blow that fails to kill them simply opens the door to more of their otherworldly power. A slayer left bloodied and broken is more dangerous than ever, and will soon be back in the fight.

Blending swift and close-ranged destructive magical power with a strong sword-arm and quick feet, the lightly-armored slayer dodges and darts around opposition, leaving grievous wounds in their wake.

Quick Build

You can make a slayer quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Intelligence. A high Constitution score is ideal, and should replace Intelligence for slayers more interested in dismembering their foes than casting spells. Second, choose the haunted one background (Curse of Strahd, pp. 209).

Proficiencies

Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields

Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons, trick weapons, firearms

Tools: Tinkerer's kit

Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence

Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Arcana, Athletics, Investigation, Perception, Religion, Stealth, and Survival.

Equipment

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

• (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
• (a) a silvered martial melee weapon and a simple weapon or (b) a starter trick weapon
• (a) a hand crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) a hunter pistol and 10 bullets or (c) a hunter blunderbuss and 10 bullets
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) a scholar's pack

Occult Studies

You have delved into ancient lore to unlock the power hidden away in your blood. At 1st level, you learn an exotic language of your choice (Player's Handbook, pg. 116). You learn another exotic language at 6th and 14th levels.

In addition, when you make an Intelligence or Wisdom check, you may roll a d6 and add the number rolled to the total result. You can wait until after you roll the d20 to decide to use your Occult Studies, but must decide before the DM reveals the results.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum one), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Quick Step

You dart past enemies with uncanny swiftness. Once on your turn, if you are not wearing heavy armor and your speed is greater than 0, you can use a bonus action to quick step. You immediately move up to 10 feet in any direction.

Your quick step does not provoke opportunity attacks, and the distance you move is not affected by difficult terrain, small obstacles, or gaps you could jump over without a check. You can move through a hostile creature's space with a successful contested Acrobatics check.

Spell Slots

The slayer table shows how many spell slots you have. The stable also shows what level those slots are. All of your slayer spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your slayer spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended slayer spell slots after you complete a long or short rest.

For example, when you are 5th level, you have two 2nd-level spell slots. To cast the first level spell bane, you must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 2nd-level spell.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

At 2nd level, you know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the slayer spell list.

The Spells Known column of the slayer table shows when you learn more slayer spells of your choice of 1st level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than your current spell slot level. When you reach 11th level, for example, you learn a new slayer spell, which can be a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level spell.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the slayer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the slayer spell list, which must also be of a level for which you have spells slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your slayer spells, so 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 slayer 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.

Monster Affinity

When you join your covenant, you unlock an affinity for a particular type of creature. When dealing with this creature type, you can call upon your Occult Studies without expending a use of that feature.

In addition, you can now apply your Occult Studies to saving throws against being Frightened or Charmed.

Dragonheart Covenant Quirks

Monster Affinity

You have an affinity for draconic creatures. In addition, choose one color of dragon your blood resonates with.

Wings of the Dragon

When you join this covenant at 3rd level, if you use your quick step to move 10 feet directly upwards, you gain a flying speed equal to half your walking speed, as well as resistance to falling damage, until the end of your turn. If you already have a flying speed, it increases by half your walking speed or flying speed, whichever is greater.

At 6th level, the flying speed equals your walking speed.

Claws of the Dragon

Also at 3rd level, whenever you roll your Imbue Arms damage die for the element associated with your draconic color, you treat any result lower than 3 as a 3. This benefit also applies to damage dice for slayer spells.

If necessary, you add this element to the list of damage types you can inflict with your imbued weapons, or with slayer spells that can inflict your choice of cold, fire, or lightning damage.

Voice of the Dragon

Starting at 6th level, you gain proficiency in Intimidation or Persuasion (your choice). You can exert draconic presence when you use this skill, expending a use of your Occult Studies to gain advantage on the check.

Scales of the Dragon

Beginning at 14th level, whenever you suffer the damage type associated with your draconic color, you can cast absorb elements at 1st level to absorb the damage, without expending a spell slot or using your reaction.

Blood of the Dragon

At 20th level, you can use your action to unleash the blood of ancient reptiles, taking on a part-dragon form.

Claws. Whenever you roll an Imbue Arms or slayer spell damage die for the element associated with your draconic color, you treat the result lower than 5 as a 5.

Wings. You gain a flying speed equal to your walking speed as wings rip from your back. Any armor you are wearing shifts to accomodate them. If you already have a flying speed, it increases by an amount equal to your walking speed.

Voice. You can use an action to exert your draconic presence, forcing every creature within 30 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw against your slayer spell save DC or be frightened until the end of your next turn.

Scales. You gain immunity to the damage type associated with your draconic color.

This state lasts for 1 minute, after which you revert to normal. You cannot use this feature again until you complete a short or long rest.

Haunted Covenant Quirks

Monster Affinity

You have an affinity for undead creatures.

Werebeast Covenant Quirks

Monster Affinity

You have an affinity for beasts, as well as monstrosities with an Intelligence score of 3 or less.

Animal Senses

When you join this covenant at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Perception skill. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any check that relies on hearing or smell.

Primal Transformation

Also at 3rd level, your body is warped by its own primeval energies, transforming in the following ways:

Beast Claws. You grow natural melee weapons: claws, fangs, and/or horns (your choice). Your natural weapons grant you an unarmed strike that deals 1d4 slashing or piercing damage and have the finesse property. If your unarmed strikes already do increased damage, this damage is additional. If you take the Attack action with at least one free hand, you can use a bonus action to attack once with these weapons. You also gain a climb speed equal to your walking speed.

Natural Armor. Your body bristles with toughness. Your armor class increases by 1, or by 2 if both hands are unoccupied. You cannot benefit from this natural armor while wearing heavy armor.

Brutish Might. You have advantage on Strength checks and saving throws, but disadvantage on Intelligence checks and saving throws.

You can use your bonus action to adopt your human form, or to return to this half-beast shape.

Beastkin

Starting at 6th level, you are constantly under the effects of a speak with animals spell.

Vampire Covenant Quirks

Monster Affinity

You have an affinity for sentient undead.

Hunting Instinct

Starting when you choose this covenant at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Perception skill.

Nightborn

Also starting at 3rd level, your bond to the vampiric essence grants you the following benefits:

Bite. You grow a set of vampiric fangs. They count as natural weapons with the finesse property with which you are proficient, and deal 1d4 piercing damage. If you have a creature grappled or restrained, you can use a bonus action to make an unarmed strike with your fangs, dealing an additional 1d6 necrotic damage. You regain a number of hit points equal to the amount of necrotic damage you deal. This damage increases to 1d6 at 6th level, at which point your fangs are treated as magical for the purposes of overcoming resistances and immunities to nonmagical damage.

Natural Armor. Your armor class increases by 1 while not in medium or heavy armor.

Enhanced Speed. Your walking speed increases by 10 feet while not in medium or heavy armor.

Enhanced Senses. You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet if you do not have it already. Your passive Perception suffers no penalty for being in dim light if you are detecting beasts, humanoids, or monstrosities.

You can add necrotic to the list of damage types you can inflict with your imbued weapons, or with any slayer spell that can inflict your choice of cold, fire, or lightning damage.

Nightwalker

Starting at 6th level, you are constantly under the effects of the spiderclimb spell. Additionally, you no longer need to sleep or trance in order to gain the benefits of a long rest; instead, you may fill the time with non-strenuous activities such as cooking, cleaning, reading, or casting quality-of-life cantrips.

Monster Affinity

You have an affinity for aberrations.

Old Hunter's Bone

Starting at 3rd level, when you use your quick step, you may pass through creatures and solid objects without needing a check. If you end your quick step in a space occupied by a solid object, you suffer 1d10 force damage and are shunted out into the nearest free space. If you are shunted more than 5 feet, you take an additional 1d10 force damage for each additional 5 feet.

At 14th level, you may use your quick step to teleport up to 15 feet to a place you can see.

Aberrant Gifts

Also starting at 3rd level, your bond with creatures of the Far Realm grants you the following benefits:

Aberrant Mind. You may communicate telepathically with any creatures within 30 feet. They do not need to share a language with you in order to understand you, but they must understand at least one language.

Shifting Body. Your armor class increases by 1 while not in heavy armor and while your speed is greater than 0.

Mutable Form. You may cast lesser transmogrification on yourself without expending a Pact Magic spell slot. You regain the ability to do so again after finishing a short or long rest.

Aberrant Eyes. You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet if you do not have it already, and can see in magical darkness as if it were normal darkness. Additionally, you gain proficiency in the Perception skill.

You can add psychic and force to the list of damage types you can inflict with your imbued weapons, or with any slayer spell that can inflict your choice of cold, fire, or lightning damage.

Slayer Multiclass Prerequisites

Ability Score Minimums: Dexterity 13 or Strength 13, Intelligence 13

Slayer Multiclass Proficiencies

Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple weapons, martial weapons

Slayer Multiclass Pact Magic

If you gain warlock levels as a slayer (or vice versa), you use the Warlock table to determine your number and level of Pact Magic spell slots. Add together all your warlock levels, and half your levels (rounded down) in the slayer class or Profane Soul blood hunter.

Path of the Abomination

The Path of the Abomination is not a path that is chosen as much as it is revealed. Times of strife, unholy relics, profane rituals, or unlucky circumstances of birth are all that are required to unleash the beast hidden within the souls of these poor warriors. Their curse brings them great power, but their monstrous transformation leaves them as outcasts. Abominations are not much tolerated by superstitious folk.

Path of the Brute

While most barbarians hail from the wild places of the world, you found your rage in the underbelly of civilization. Your abilities come from a combination of determination, grit, and street smarts. Brawlers like you have existed as long as cities have been around, and you all have one thing in common: you prefer to settle things with your fists. However, unlike pugilists, you fight best when angry.

Salt in the Wound

Starting at 3rd level, when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you may spend a use of your bardic inspiration to deal an additional 2d6 necrotic damage. You may do this additional damage once per turn, as long as you can speak. The additional damage increases at 5th level (2d8), 10th level (2d10), and 15th level (2d12).

Will o' the Wisp

Also starting at 3rd level, when you kill one or more creatures with a spell of 1st level or higher, you regain hit points equal to twice the spell’s level, or three times its level if the spell belongs to the School of Necromancy. You don’t gain this benefit for killing constructs or undead.

Additionally, you may add the dancing lights cantrip to your spell list. It does not count against the number of cantrips you may know. The lights pulse to the beat of your music.

Dance Macabre

You know the spell animate dead and it does not count against your number of spells known.

When you cast animate dead, you can target two additional corpses or pile of bones, creating additional zombies or skeletons, as appropriate. Whenever you create an undead using a necromancy spell, it has additional benefits:

• The creature’s hit point maximum is increased by an amount equal to your bard level.

• The creature adds your proficiency bonus to its weapon damage rolls.

Eternal Beat

Beginning at 10th level, you have resistance to necrotic damage, and your hit point maximum can't be reduced.

Doomsinger

Starting at 14th level, you can use magic to bring undead under your control, even those created by wizards. As an action, you can choose one undead that you can see within 60 feet of you. That creature must make a Charisma saving throw against your bard spell save DC. If it succeeds, you can’t use this feature on it again. If it fails, it becomes friendly to you and obeys your commands

until you use this feature again. Intelligent undead are harder to control in this way. If the target has an Intelligence of 8 or higher, it has advantage on the saving throw. If it fails the saving throw and has an Intelligence of 12 or higher, it can repeat the saving throw at the end of every hour until it succeeds and breaks free.

You can also cast Otto's irresistable dance once per long rest without expending a spell slot.

Performance Proficiency

When you join the College of Songs at 3rd level, you may replace the result of a skill check with your Performance modifier.

Comfort of Music.

Also beginning at 3rd level, your songs can comfort people even in the thick of battle. As a free action on its turn or as a reaction to an attack, a creature that has one of your Bardic Inspiration die may choose to expend it to gain temporary hit points equal to the amount rolled.

Carry a Tune

Starting at 6th level, if you are casting a spell that requires concentration while playing your instrument, and your concentration is broken, your spell's effect lingers for another round before disappearing.

Shifting Medley

Beginning at 14th level, you have become a master of switching and melding melodies. If you are maintaining concentration on a spell, you can put that spell on pause as a bonus action and cast another concentration spell. All effects from the first spell disappear as if your concentration was broken. You can switch back to your first spell as a bonus action or if your concentration on the second spell is broken.

You may only have one spell on pause at a time. If you attempt to put a new spell on pause, your currently-paused spell is lost.

Darkness Domain

When the sun sets, the priests of darkness venture into the night like living shadows. Their presence is not always felt as they call the Void forth, nor are their hidden altars seen by mortal eyes. They worship gods like Imbakhao, Ulmhasa, and Daemoth, who use fear to inspire reverence, whose very presence is living emptiness. The clerics of the darkness domain know how to harness the material of the Shadow Realm to pass unseen, to call shadow creatures to their side, and to twist the dreams and memory of other mortals. Their motives differ from god to god. Some fight shadow with shadow, while others look forward to a day when material life will be consumed by darkness.

Eldritch Domain

There are few known gods whose influence extends beyond the territory of the four worlds. That alien abyss is the dominion of mad, twisted beings whose powers defy the fundamental assumptions of nature. These acolytes of aberration understand only infinitessimal glimpses of the horror that lies beyond the natural worlds, but this is enough to tear the sanity of their enemies apart. To them nature, is heretical and the faiths that fight aberrant influences are infidels.

Occult Domain Spells

You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the Occult Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain class feature for how domain spells work.

Concealed Consecration

At 1st level, you have devoted yourself to following the path of an unearthly power, and gained a modicum of their strength. Choose a patron from the following list:

The Fallen. You are in touch with creatures that embody the darkest aspects of the humanoid psyche, and they have shown you how to access the tenebrous power within. Whenever you miss an attack roll, you can use your reaction to give yourself a bonus to the attack roll equal to your Wisdom modifier. You can use this feature after knowing the outcome of the attack roll, but before any effects are applied.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier, and you regain all expended uses after you finish a long rest.

The Outsider. You have bonded with an entity from far beyond this realm of existence, and you are granted the power to impart the madness of its realm on others. Whenever you would force any number of creatures to make an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma saving throw, you can use your reaction to give those creatures a penalty to their save equal to your Wisdom modifier.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier, and you regain all expended uses after you finish a long rest.

The Deathless. You are in tune with a being who has shed the shackles of petty mortatlity and now exists on in a state between life and death. Your link shares its unholy resilience with you. Whenever you are forced to make a Constitution saving throw against poison, exhaustion, or disease, or on a successful save, you can use your reaction to give yourself a bonus to the save equal to your Wisdom modifier.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier, and you regain all expended uses after you finish a long rest.

Blessing of the Beyond

Also at 1st leve, you have received a boon from your patron. Choose one of the options from the following list:

Athame. You gain proficiency with martial weapons.

Dark Kinship. You know the find familiar spell. It counts as a cleric spell for you, and does not count against the number of spells you may prepare. When you cast this spell, your familiar has darkvision out to a range of 120 feel and can seen through both magical and nonmagical darkness.

Sun Domain Spells

You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the Sun Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain class feature for how domain spells work.

Bonus Proficiencies

At 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons and heavy armor.

Bonus Cantrip

Also at 1st level, you know the cantrip dancing lights. It does not count against the number of cantrips you may know.

Channel Divinity: Destructive Wrath

Starting at 2nd level, when you deal radiant damage, you can use your Channel Divinity to maximumize the damage.

Circle of Spirits

The Circle of Spirits is comprised of druids who wish to be a part of not only the world they live in, but the ethereal world that remains a mystery to so many. The members of this circle participate in many rituals to discover their personal Spirit Guide. A Spirit Guide can take many shapes, manifesting as ethereal animals, incorporeal wisps, or simple balls of light. These creatures guide the druids on their journey to enlightenment.

Dragoon

Masters of spears, lances, polearms, and pikes, and adorned in uniquely crafted armor, dragoons have become legendary for their grace and power. Their intense training, said to have been passed down from the dragon riders of old, allows these warriors to leap unnaturally high into the air and strike their foes from above with deadly force. Sometimes, the enemy is unaware of the dragoon's presence until they see the shadow around them growing larger.

Firearm Proficiency

Starting when you choose this archetype at third level, you gain proficiency with firearms and Tinker's Tools. You can use your Dexterity on checks to repair firearms, craft ammunition, or even draft and create new ones (at your DM's discretion). Some extremely intricate and experimental firearms are only available through crafting.

Trick Shots

Also starting at 3rd level, you to wield your weapon with a brutal type of finesse. You learn trick shots, and fuel them with grit.

Trick Shots: You learn two trick shots of your choice, which are listed under "Trick Shots" below. Each trick shot will specify when you can use it. You can only use one trick shot per attack.

You learn one additional trick shot of your choice at 7th, 10th, 15th and 18th level. Each time you learn a new trick shot, you can also replace one trick shot you know with a different one.

Grit: You have a number of grit points equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1) which can be used to fuel your trick shots.

You regain 1 expended grit point when score a critical hit with a firearm attack against a creature or deal the finishing blow to a creature with challenge rating greater than or equal to 1/3 of your character level.

In addition, you and may spend one grit point to fix a misfired (but not broken) firearm as a bonus action.

You regain all grit points after you finish a short or long rest.

Saving Throws: Some of your trick shots require your targets to make a saving throw to resist the trick shot's effect. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Trick Shot Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier

Quickdraw

At 7th level, you can add your proficiency bonus to your initiative modifier. Additionally, you gain an extra item interaction, which can only be used to draw or holster a firearm.

Lightning Reload

Starting at 10th level, you can reload any firearm as a bonus action or in place of an attack.

Disabling Shot

By 10th level, you've honed your aim to fire off targeted shots to disable an opponent. You can spend 1 grit point before making an attack roll to target a specific location on a creature's body, provided it has that body part or an analogue. If the specified body part cannot be seen, or if the target lacks the body part or analogue, only normal damage is suffered with no additional effect.

Head: On a hit, the target takes normal damage and must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target has disadvantage on attack rolls for a number of turns equal to your Intelligence modifier. On a success, it has disadvantage on attack rolls until the end of its next turn.

Arm: On a hit, the target takes normal damage and must make a Strength saving throw or drop one held item of your choice.

Torso: On a hit, the target takes normal damage and is pushed up to 10 feet directly away from you.

Leg: On a hit, the target takes normal damage and must make a Strength saving throw or be knocked prone for a number of turns equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Wing: On a hit, the target takes normal damage and must make a Strength saving throw or be knocked prone, falling if it is not held aloft or is unable to hover, and has its flying speed reduced by half for a number of turns equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Trained Professional

By 15th level, you've learnt to fix your firearms even faster than before. You can use an attack to try and fix a misfired (but not broken) firearm, rather than an action.

Vicious Intent

At 18th level, your firearm attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19-20.

Hemorrhaging Critical

Upon reaching 18th level, whenever you score a critical hit on an attack with a firearm, the target suffers half of the damage from the attack at the end of its next turn.

Master of Signs

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn five spells specific to the Witcher archetype. These unique spells are cast with Sign points.

Sign Points. You have three sign points. Each sign requires one sign point to cast. You regain all expended sign points when you finish a short or long rest.

You gain another sign point at 7th level and once again at 15th level.

Saving Throws. Some of your signs require your target to make a saving throw to resist the sign's effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

Sign save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Silver Sword

At 3rd level, you deal an additional +2 damage against non-human, non-beast enemies. In addition, you may treat longswords as finesse weapons.

Witcher's Medallion

Your medallion vibrates to warn you when there are monsters or magic nearby. Starting at 7th level, you have advantage on investigation, survival, and perception checks when looking for and tracking non-human, non-beast creatures and when detecting magical effects. You don't know anything about the magical effect except for its presence or absence and its school of magic.

Alchemist

A witcher knows not to test his natural strength against that of a true monster. He increases his prowess through the use of powerful potions, but must take care to use them sparingly lest their toxicity overwhelm even his own enhanced system. At 10th level, you gain proficiency with alchemy kits. As long as you have an alchemy kit on your person, you may make one of each of the potions listed at the end of the archetype. You may drink a potion as a bonus action. The bonuses granted by these potions only affect witchers; any non-witcher who drinks these potions feels no beneficial effects, and may in fact be harmed by it.

You can drink two potions per day before the combined toxicity threatens to be unsafe. During long rests, you can replenish your used potions as long as you have access to an alchemy kit.

Monster Slayer

You are a master of finding a monster's weakness and exploiting it. At 15th level, you may use an action to make a perception check against a monster (DC = 5 + monster's CR). On a success, for the next minute, you may make all attacks against that monster with advantage.

Once you use this feature, you must complete a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Signs

The signs are presented in alphabetical order:

Aard. You may cast this sign as a bonus action. Choose a target within 10 feet. That target must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it is pushed back 10 feet and knocked prone.

Axii. You may cast this sign as an action. Choose a target within 20 feet. It must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it is stunned until the end of its next turn.

Igni. You may cast this sign as an action. All creatures within a 20 foot cone originating from you must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 1d8 fire damage on a failed save or half as much on a success. This damage increases by 1d8 at 6th level, and at every 3rd level thereafter.

Quen. You may cast this sign as a reaction. Until the start of your next turn, you have resistance to all damage except psychic and have immunity to force damage.

Yrden. You may cast this sign as an action. All hostile creatures within a 20 foot radius of you must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it may only move at half speed and may only take an action or bonus action on its turn for the next minute.

Potions

The potions are presented in alphabetical order:

Cat. You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet for 1 hour. If you already have darkvision, it increases by 60 feet.

Swallow. For the next minute, you regain hit points equal to your proficiency bonus at the start of each of your turns.

Thunderbolt. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls for 1 minute.

Way of Motion

A flickering shadow. A blink of an eye. Long ago, warrior monks learned that they couldn't be killed if they couldn't be hit. They looked to the Saint of Altria for guidance: the faster you go, the harder you are to hit. At their monastaries, they teach how to harness velocity and the energy it generates in addition to combat techniques. Today, they race across the battlefield in a blink of an eye, smashing through enemy lines with the force of a thunderbolt. Some of the stronger monks have refined the techniques to further enhance their speed, and have discovered a strange truth: if you're still in control, you're not going fast enough.

Way of the Scattered Sands

Born and raised in a expansive desert or along the shores of the ocean, these monks have learned to control sand and use it as a weapon is combat. As with all monks, their hands, feet, and elbows are weapons in their own right, able to deal as much damage as a weapon forged from steel. They carry multiple pouches filled with sand that they use for both offensive and defensive maneuvers - blinding their opponents and even redirecting spells at other targets.

Oath of Ash

Paladins who vow the Oath of Ash seek to preserve life and civilization, but understand that the old must sometimes be put to the torch to make way for the new. Paladins sworn to this oath believe that progress demands sacrifice, struggle, and suffering. To them, only those with unbreakable focus and determination can wield the bright torch of progress. These paladins achieve their goals by cauterizing the detrimental aspects of civilization with their calamitous powers, purging it of its imperfections as a poker purges a wound of infection. The salvation they seek is not all-inclusive, however: ash is the best fertilizer, and it will be the privilige of their victims to feed the flames of progress.

Tenets of Cinders

The tenets of the Oath of Cinders represent the core principles of a philosophy intended to keep civilization continuing. Paladins who take this oath tend to view the lives of others and themselves as an expendable resource, as fuel for the fire and light of society.

Embrace the Light. Civilization and knowledge are worth the sacrifice. Let radiance burn the doubts from your mind, and drive back the shadows and darkness.

The Privilege of the Strong. The privilege of the strong is to light the way for the weak. It is not an easily-carried burden, but through determination and discipline will you rise above all.

Link the Flame. The First Flame is a living thing, and must be passed on from bearer to bearer. It is the ultimate sacrifice, only to be taken when the time is right and passed down from paladin to paladin.

Oath Spells

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.

Oath of Ash Spells

Channel Divinity

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following two Channel Divinity options.

Kindled Effigy You can use your Channel Divinity to bolster the life essence of your allies. As a bonus action, you grant all allies within 30 feet a number of temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus times your Charisma modifier (minimum 2) for the next minute.

Cinders of the Kiln You can use your Channel Divinity to conjure a burning maelstrom. For the next minute, all hostile creatures within 30 feet must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or suffer fire damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1). You can use an action to end the effect early.

Aura of Ignition

Starting at 7th level, your presence ignites the spark of life within those around you. All allies within 10 feet of you have advantage on death saving throws. All healing spells cast on dying or stabilized allies always heal for their maximum amount, and healing spells cast on other allies heal an additional amount equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).

At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.

Abysswalker

Rangers that reflect the abysswalker archetype have traveled to the Lower Planes, either physically or spiritually, and witnessed its darkness firsthand. Such a deep evil imprints itself on those who visit there, and abysswalkers manifest some if its traits.

Sawbones

You have trained yourself in the science of medicine and dissection. The sawbones learns every inch of physical anatomy, and uses it to heal their allies and harm their enemies in their most vulnerable parts. Back-alley doctors, battlefield medics, mad scientists, and other practitioners of all things biological can be sawbones, in one form or another. You heal your allies, harvest parts from dead creatures, and silence your enemies with deadly precision. Be careful of who you make fun of in med school. You know, if you went.

The First Flame

Your magical talents spawn from the First Flame, that primal spark of fire that introduced light to the darkness long ago. It spawned a magic that generated creation and life, but also dealt death and destruction to those who could not control it.

The Crushing Deep

You gain your talent for sorcery from the primordial force of water, spawned from the heart of the abyssal depths. Many who are gifted in this way have long lineages of seafarers, and feel the call of the sea as strongly as their forefathers. The sorcerers who learn to master the power of the crushing deep are said to be able to spawn whirlpools and flood deserts.

Child of the Earth

Your innate connection with stone gives you access to magic that would otherwise be beyond your reach. You may add the spells meld into stone, stone shape, stone skin, flesh to stone, and wall of stone to your list of spells known. They do not count against your number of spells known. These spells must still be cast by expending a spell slot of an appropriate level, but do not require material components.

Additionally, you gain tremorsense out to a range of 20 feet along a surface while your body is touching that surface.

Atlas Stance

Also starting at 1st level, if you are standing on the ground or otherwise have your feet connected to earth or stone, you have advantage on Strength checks and saving throws, and cannot be knocked prone against your will.

Stone Guardian

Starting at 6th level, when you are attacked, you can use your reaction and spend 1 sorcery point to harden your body to stone. Until the end of your next turn, you gain a +1 bonus to your armor class. You can spend additional sorcery points to increase your armor class bonus by one per sorcery point, to a maximum equal to your proficiency bonus.

Stone Affinity

Starting at 14th level, when you cast a spell granted by your Child of the Earth feature, you may spend 1 sorcery point to cast them using a spell slot 1 level lower. You may spend additional sorcery points to reduce the spell slot level required by 1 per sorcery point. Spells reduced to 0th level spell slot are cast as cantrips.

Additionally, you can cast the spell investiture of stone, and regain the ability to do so after you complete a long rest.

Quicksand

At 18th level, you can use your action to turn a patch of earth within 100 feet of you into quicksand with a radius of 15 feet. For 10 minutes, any creature that begins its turn within the quicksand must make a Strength saving throw. On a failure, it is subject to the following penalties. A creature trapped in the quicksand must repeat its Strength saving throw at the end of its turn.

Stage 1. The creature cannot move on its turn. If it fails its next saving throw, it goes to stage 2; if it succeeds, it is free of the quicksand.

Stage 2. The creature is restrained. If it fails its next saving throw, it goes to stage 3; if it succeeds, it goes to stage 1.

Stage 3. The creature is restrained completely underground and cannot be targeted by attacks. It cannot attack or breathe, but may cast spells that do not require verbal components. If it fails its next saving throw, it stays at stage 3; if it succeeds, it goes to stage 2.

If a creature is within the quicksand when the effect ends, it appears on the surface where it entered the quicksand.

Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.

Call of the Wind

You can create thunder on a whim, often to terrifying effect. Starting at 1st level, you gain expertise in Intimidation.

You can also spend 1 sorcery point to let out a thundering shout that carries your voice for 1 mile in every direction.

Crackling Spell

Also starting at 1st level, you can channel lightning and thunder into your spells. When you deal damage with a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to deal extra lighting or thunder damage equal to your Charisma modifier. Additionally, you can add the spells call lighting, lightning bolt, and spark to your list of spells known. They do not count against the number of spells you may know.

Song of Storms

Starting at 6th level, you're able to drastically change the weather. As an action, you can create a thunderstorm in a 100 foot radius around you. All creatures in the radius have their speed reduced by 10 feet, and are considered to be in partial cover. At the start of your turn, one random enemy must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw, taking 1d8 lightning damage on a failure or half as much on a success. The storm lasts for 1 minute before disappating.

Once you use this feature, you regain the ability to use it again after you complete a long rest.

Additionally, you can slightly alter the weather at will. You can summon or dismiss clouds, create light rains or breezes, or call up a light fog.

Stormborn

Starting at 14th level, your ability to control the storm manifests itself and allows you to imbue yourself with the power of the storm. You can use an action and spend 1 sorcery point to give yourself a fly speed equal to your walking speed for 1 minute. Additionally, if you are hit by an attack or spell that deals lightning or thunder damage, you can use your reaction to take no damage and reflect the damage back to the attacker. Additionally, you can add the spell fly to your list of spells known. It does not count against the number of spells you may know.

Primal Manifestation

At 18th level, you can use an action to surround yourself in an intense windstorm and embody the spirit of the primal gale. For a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier, you gain resistance to all damage types except poison and psychic, your movement speed increases by 10 feet, and your sorcerer cantrips deal an additional 4d6 lightning damage. A target that takes damage from this source must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of your next turn.

Once you use this feature, you must complete a long rest before you can use it again.

Blood Blight

When you select this origin at 1st level, your blood manifests occult properties that enhance your magic and leave you in pain. You can use blood as a replacement for the material components for any sorcerer spell you cast, including those with a cost listed. Any components mentioned in the body of the spell description are still required.

Additionally, the temperature of your blood becomes intolerably high. Objects and creatures that touch your blood take 1 fire damage. You are immune to damage caused by your own blood.

Sanguine Power

Starting at 2nd level, you gain the ability to fuel your metamagic with your own life force. When you take a short rest, you can choose to expend hit dice and recover sorcery points. You recover a number of sorcery points equal to the number of the dice expended in this manner. Hit dice expended in this manner count against the number of hit dice you may spend during a short rest.

Bite

At 1st level, you gain a natural weapon. Your bite deals 1d4 piercing damage, and has the finesse property. On a hit, the target takes an additional 1d4 necrotic damage, and you regain hit points equal to the necrotic damage dealt. The necrotic damage equals to 2d4 at 6th level, 3d4 at 14th level, and 4d4 at 18th level.

If you reduce a creature to 0 hit points or otherwise incapacitate them, you may use a bonus action or reaction to bite them and regain hit points equal to your Charisma modifier plus your sorcerer level. You may bite an unconcious, charmed, or incapacitated creature without ending that condition.

Hunter's Climb

Also starting at 1st level, your vampiric blood enables you to climb on sheer surfaces. You can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check and while leaving your hands free.

Undead Fortitude

Also at 1st level, while you are not wearing armor, you can add your Constitution modifier to your AC. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit. At 14th level, you gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons.

Enthrall

Starting at 6th level, you learn to imitate your forebear's entrancing ability. As an action, you can force a creature within 60 feet that can see you to make a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed or frightened by you (your choice). This condition ends when it can no longer see you or takes damage from you or your allies. If it succeeds on the saving throw, it cannot be affected in this way for 24 hours.

Endurance

By 10th level, your immortal blood has extended your lifespan. You no longer age, do not suffer any effects of age, and cannot die of old age. Additionally, you cannot be magically aged.

Shapeshifter

By 14th level, you learn how to change your shape in echo of your parentage. As an action, you can spend 2 sorcery points to Wild Shape (as the druid class feature) into the form of a wolf, a bat, or a rat. Alternatively, you can take the form of a swarm of bats, a swarm of rats, or a dire wolf.

Misty Vengeance

At 18th level, your innate vampiric magic enables you to stave off death in an echo of your ancestor. When you are reduced to 0 hit points, you turn into a vampiric mist for a number of rounds equal to your Constitution modifier. You reform at the start of the turn following the last round.

If you deal any necrotic damage in the mist form, you regain that many hit points when you reform. If you have any hit points when you reform, you reform conscious and standing; otherwise, you are prone, unconscious, and stable.

You may use this feature once, and regain the ability to do so again after you finish a long rest.

Bloodthirst

At 1st level, you grow a sharp pair of retractable fangs, and gain a powerful thirst for blood. You gain a natural weapon that deals 1d4 piercing damage and has the finesse property. You are proficient with this weapon.

Additionally, after an enemy is reduced to 0 hit points, you can use your bonus action or reaction to regain a number of HP equal to your Charisma modifier + your warlock level. You may also do this against an unconcious or charmed enemy.

Alluring Presence

At 6th level, you learn to melt your opponent's willpower with but a stare. As an action, you may choose a creature within 30 feet that you can see to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is charmed or frightened by you (your choice). This effect ends once the creature can no longer see you, is further than 60 feet from you, or takes damage.

A creature that successfully saves against this effect cannot be affected by it again for 24 hours.

Immortal Fortitude

At 10th level, your skin (and possibly your hair) toughens and takes on an unearthly hue (porcelain white, jet black, emerald green, etc.), and your aging seems to stop altogether. When you finish a short or long rest, select two damage types from the following: bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage. You gain resistance to these two damage types until you complete a short or long rest. This resistance does not affect damage from magical or silver weapons.

Additionally, you no longer age, do not suffer the effects of old age, cannot be magically aged, and cannot die from old age.

Child of the Night

At 14th level, you gain the ability to change your form like that of your master. As an action, you can Wild Shape (as the druid class feature) into the form of a wolf, a bat, or a rat. Alternatively, you can take the form of a swarm of bats, a swarm of rats, or a dire wolf. If you take one of these forms, you must complete a short or long rest before you can use one of those forms again. At 18th level, you no longer need to complete a short or long rest before you can use a form again.

Expanded Spell List

The Trickster lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Trickster Expanded Spells

Sow Chaos

Starting at 1st level, you gain the minor illusion and thaumaturgy cantrips, and they do not count against your number of warlock cantrips known. You can cast both of these cantrips without needing any spell components (verbal, somatic, or material), giving you a superior ability to stealthily alter the world around you.

Additionally, the effects of your minor illusion cantrips do not end when you cast the cantrip again. Instead, it shares a pool of maximum effects with your thaumaturgy cantrip. You can have a combined number of up to six effects active at one time. If you already have six effects active when you cast one of those spells, you must choose one of the existing effects to end.

Expanded Spell List

The Void lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Oblivion Orb

Starting at 1st level, the Void has granted you the ability to conjure an anomalous orb of pitch black energy.

You can use your action to create the orb anywhere in an empty space within 5 feet of yourself. It floats around you, moving wherever you'd like it to.

You can alter the orb as a bonus action as if you had cast the minor illusion spell.

You are proficient with it while you wield it. The orb counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.

It disappears if it is more than 5 feet away from you for 1 minute or more. It also disappears if you use this feature again, if you dismiss the weapon (no action required), or if you die. While the Oblivion Orb is conjured, you have access to Orb spells, listed at the end of this archetype.

Void's Embrace

At 6th level, you form a much greater bond with the Void. It grants you immunity to Psychic damage. You're also gifted with the following Oblivion Orb spell, which you may cast once per long rest.

The Second Dream

At 10th level, you may travel to and from the Void after any long rest. While there, you may choose one of the following boons. This boon lasts until you take another long rest.

Null Zone

Conjuration Cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, M (Oblivion Orb)

Duration: Instantaneous

You create a magical zone, an empty pocket to the void. It is a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your choice within range. Until the spell ends, a creature that enters the spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, they no longer exist on any plane of existence. On a success, they appear back in the space they were prior to disappearing. While in this non-space, there is little to do but think.

Otherworldly Cure

Necromancy Cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, M (Oblivion Orb)

Duration: Instantaneous

A creature of your choice within range that you can see gains temporary hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. If the chosen target has 'Chaotic' in their alignment, they gain temporary hit points regained equal to 2d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier instead.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 1st level or higher, the amount of temporary hit points increases by 1d4 for each spell slot level.

Unravel (3 per Day)

Divination Cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Touch

Components: V, M (Oblivion Orb)

Duration: Instantaneous

You touch one object or entity. A small, erratic fragment of understanding surges through you. The Dungeon Master tells you one random truth regarding the thing you touched. This truth can be anything such as: the object is blue, he is nearby, or the blade was forged in a volcano by a Fire Giant. The truth MUST be something the player did not already know or is not aware they knew.

Vacuous Bolt

Evocation Cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet

Components: S, M (Oblivion Orb)

Duration: Instantaneous

The Oblivion Orb turns into an amorphous missile and flies toward a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 4d4 psychic damage. If the total damage equals or exceeds 16, the target of the spell must also make a Charisma save against your spell save DC or take an additional 2d4 psychic damage.

At Higher Levels: The spell creates more than one bolt when you reach higher levels: two bolts at 5th level, three bolts at 11th level, and four bolts at 17th level. You can direct the bolts at the same target or at different ones. Make a separate attack roll for each bolt.

Contact Strange Being

3rd level Conjuration

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: S, V, M (Oblivion Orb)

Duration: Instantaneous

You reach out beyond the planes of existence, contacting an unknown, strange creature from The Void. You send a short message of thirty words or less to this being. The creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables creatures with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the meaning of your message.

Depending on the contents of the message, the results may be vastly different. The DM decides what happens next. If convinced, a strange being from the void may appear nearby and aid you in battle, or it may appear to try and kill the new alien that has contacted it. It may even grant the spellcaster important knowledge.

Contact Table

Pact of the Cannon

A curious variation on the Pact of the Blade. Instead of a conventional weapon, your patron grants you an experimental firearm. You can use a bonus action to create a loaded pact firearm in your hand, choosing from any of the non-hunter equipment in this supplement. You may also perform a 1-hour ritual with any firearm you acquire to make it your pact firearm.

You are proficient with your pact firearm while you wield it, and you can use a bonus action to reload it when its magazine is empty. Your pact firearm is considered magical for purposes of overcoming resistance and immmunity to non-magical attacks and damage. Your pact firearm disappears if it is more that 5 feet away from you for 1 minute, if you use this feature again, if you dismiss the firearm as a free action, or if you die.

Pact of the Mind

Prerequisite: The Void patron Your patron gives you immense knowledge which was previously incomprehensible to you. You now understand and can cast all but 1d10 cantrips unless you have previously chosen them or choose them while leveling up. You may pick and choose which of these spells you do and do not know.

Pact of the Flesh

You give yourself over completely to your patron, taking on greater aspects of your benefactor in exchange for more power. Your skin changes to reflect this, changing form and becoming more resistant to damage. When you take bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage from a nonmagical source, you can reduce the damage taken by 3.

Aggressive Fire

Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Cannon feature You can attack twice with your pact firearm, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Bullet Time

Prerequisite: 15th level, Pact of the Cannon feature Immediately after you roll for initiative, if you are not surprised, you can spend a warlock spell slot and use your reaction to cast haste on yourself. You regain the use of this feature after you finish a long rest.

Deadeye

Prerequisite: Pact of the Cannon feature Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature or attacking at long range doesn't impose disadvantage on your attack rolls with your pact firearm. Additionally, you can use your pact firearm as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.

Death List

Prerequisite: 9th level, Pact of the Cannon feature Immediately after you roll for initiative, if you are not surprised, you can spend a warlock spell slot to Mark a number of creatures up to your Charisma modifier. You gain a death die, which begins as a d4 you add to the damage rolls you make against a creature Marked by this feature. When you reduce a creature Marked by this feature to 0 hit points, the death die increases by 1 step (first to d6, then d8, d10, d12).

Your Mark(s) last for 1 minute, or until you hit an unMarked creature. You regain the use of this feature after you finish a long rest.

Dual Dirge

Prerequisite: Pact of the Cannon feature Whenever you create your pact firearm in the form of a pistol, you can choose to create a second loaded pistol in your other hand. When you take the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use your bonus action to attack with a pistol you are holding. This invocation also allows you to make an additional acquired firearm your pact firearm, as long as both firearms are pistols.

Eagle Eye

Prerequisite: Pact of the Cannon feature While you are wielding your pact firearm, its short and long attack range are both doubled.

Quickdraw

Prerequisite: Pact of the Cannon feature Immediately after you roll for initiative, if you are not surprised, you can use your reaction to summon or draw your pact firearm and make one attack with it against a creature within range.

Monstrous Claws

Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Flesh feature You can grow a pair of wickedly sharp claws. The damage die of your unarmed strikes increases to 1d6, you can choose to deal either bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage with your unarmed strikes. Your unarmed strikes are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming damage resistance or immunity.

Additionally, when you use the Attack action to make an unarmed strike, you can attack twice instead of once.

Monstrous Carapace

Prerequisite: 11th level, Pact of the Flesh feature Your already tough form becomes almost impenetrable. When you take bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage from a nonmagical weapon that isn't silvered, you can reduce the damage taken by an amount equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier.

Monstrous Wings

Prerequisite: 17th level, Pact of the Flesh feature You grow a pair of wings, gaining a flight speed equal to your normal movement speed.

Chill Touch

Fire Bolt

Frostbite

Hungry Swarm

Prerequisite: infestation cantrip Each time a creature fails its saving throw against your infestation, it takes an additional 1d6 piercing damage. The damage increases when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Persistent Swarm

Prerequisite: infestation cantrip The duration of your infestation becomes Concentration, up to 1 minute. If the target fails its saving throw against infestation, the swarm clings to it. On each subsequent turn, you can use your action to cause the target to be affected again as if it failed its saving throw against the spell. The spell ends if you use your action for anything else, if the target is ever outside the spell's range, or if it has total cover from you.

Directing Swarm

Prerequisite: infestation cantrip Whenever a creature fails its saving throw against your infestation, you can force the creature to move up to half its speed in a direction of your choice instead of moving randomly. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Electric Disarm

Prerequisite: lightning lure cantrip When a creature fails its saving throw against your lightning lure, you may force it to drop one item of your choice it is holding instead of pulling the target closer. You can pull the item into your space, where it lands at your feet unless you have a free hand to catch it.

Toppling Lightning

Prerequisite: lightning lure cantrip If a creature fails its saving throw against your lightning lure, you have advantage on attack rolls against the creature until the end of your next turn. In addition, the creature cannot take reactions until the end of your next turn.

Hail of Stones

Prerequisite: magic stone cantrip When you cast magic stone, you can immediately throw or hurl one of the enchanted stones as part of the same bonus action used to cast the spell. On subsequent turns, you can use a bonus action to throw or hurl an additional stone.

Additionally, you can now imbue up to 6 rocks with a single casting of this spell.

Forceful Throws

Prerequisite: magic stone cantrip When you throw or hurl a magic stone and miss your original target, the stone continues flying in a straight line up to its maximum range. If another creature is in the stone's path, you make an additional attack roll against that creature. On a hit, the creature takes damage. On a miss, the stone continues in its line.

The stone stops moving when it hits a creature or object.

Enfeebling Poison

Prerequisite: poison spray cantrip Whenever a creature fails its saving throw against your poison spray, it becomes poisoned until the end of your next turn.

Cloud of Poison

Prerequisite: poison spray cantrip When you cast poison spray, you can choose two creatures within range that are within 5 feet of each other. Both creatures are affected by the spell.

Blur of Swords

Prerequisite: sword burst cantrip When you cast sword burst, you don't provoke opportunity attacks until the end of your turn from all creatures that attempted a saving throw against the spell.

Marked for Death

Prerequisite: toll the dead cantrip If a creature fails its saving throw against your toll the dead, the creature becomes marked for death. The next time the creature takes damage before the end of your next turn, the creature takes an additional 1d6 necrotic damage. This damage increases when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Grasp of the Grave

Prerequisite: toll the dead cantrip An undead creature that fails its save against your toll the dead is frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Infernal Summoner

Starting at 2nd level, you know the spell find familiar. It is automatically added to your spellbook, and does not count as one of your spells known or spells prepared. When you summon your familiar, it can take the shape of an imp or quasit. As a bonus action on your turn, you can command your familiar to perform an action or make an attack. While your familiar is alive, you have resistance to poison damage. If you were already resistant to poison damage, you are instead immune to it. At 10th level, you also gain resistance to fire damage.

Hellish Ties

Also starting at 2nd level, you have advantage on Arcana checks concerning fiends, summoning spells and rituals, and occult lore. When you copy a spell into your spellbook from another spellbook, you can pay twice the gold cost to copy the spell in one minute, and may choose to replace one of your currently prepared spells with the new spell. Alternatively, if you are copying the spell from a spell scroll or similar item, you can pay twice the spell's cost to automatically succeed in copying it into your spellbook. The price can be paid in gemstones or other valuables, not just in money.

Infernal Anchor

At 6th level, you learn to bind targets infernal chains. As an action on your turn, you can select 1 creature that you can see within 30 feet of you or your familiar to make a Charisma saving throw. On a failure, every foot the creature moves costs an additional foot of movement for the next minute. You regain the use of this feature after you complete a short or long rest.

Dark Metamorphosis

Also starting at 6th level, you can use an action to transform your familiar into a hellbeast. If you do so, your familiar disappears, and all creatures within 5 feet of its space may use their reaction to attempt a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 3d6 fire damage on a failure or half as much on a success.

A hellbeast (a hellhound, without the fire breath action) appears in your familiar's place. It acts on your initiative and obeys your verbal commands. If you issue no commands to it, it spends its turn trying to attack the nearest creature it perceives as hostile.

Your familiar remains in this form for 1 hour, or until it is reduced to 0 hit points. You can end the form early as an action. When the form ends, the hellbeast transforms back into your familiar in a harmless, momentary puff of noxious vapor.

You regain the ability to transform your familiar after you complete a long rest.

Hellrider

Starting at 10th level, you add the spell find steed to your spellbook. When you cast it, your steed uses the statistics of a nightmare.

Infernal Bond

Also at 10th level, your experience dealing with fiends grants you advantage on Persuasion checks made against them. Additionally, you can cast find familiar as a ritual using an action to summon your fiendish familiar.

Infernal Pact

Starting at 14th level, you learn a summoning ritual to raise and bind a fiend to your will. As a 1-hour ritual, you can spend a 3rd level spell slot, a 5th level spell slot, and a pint of fresh blood to summon a fiend from the lower planes.

By sacrificing a living, intelligent creature to the fiend, sacrificing a spell slot of 6th level or higher, or by sacrificing a great quantity of your own blood to the fiend (reducing your current hit points by half your maximum and your Constitution score by 2 until you complete a long rest), you make a pact with it, gaining one of the following benefits for the next 24 hours:

• You can enlist the service of a fiend or fiends with a total challenge rating less than or equal to the highest spell slot sacrificed for a day. Roll initiative for the fiend(s), which has/have their own turns. A fiend disappears when it drops to 0 hit points, or at the end of 24 hours. The fiend is freindly to you and your companions for the duration but otherwise acts according to its alignment. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required). If you don't issue any commands to the fiend, it defends itself from hostile creatures but takes no other actions.
• You gain resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage for the duration.
• When you roll damage for a spell, you can reroll a number of the damage dice up to your Intelligence modifier. You must use the new rolls.
• You can cast any spell of 7th level or lower once in the next 24 hours without expending a spell slot or spell components.

After you make a pact in this manner, your pact must end you must complete a long rest before you can make another.

Akimbo Shooting

Prerequisite: Proficiency with at least 1 firearm with the light property.

You've practiced with a gun in both hands, adopting it as your own style. You gain the following benefits:

• You can engage in two-weapon fighting with light firearms
• Engaging in two-weapon fighting does not restrict your ability to reload or fix firearms.
• When you reload a firearm while holding one in each hand, you can reload both firearms at once.

Blood Bullets

You've learned one of the alchemical tricks of the hunters of old, drawing ammunition from your own blood.

• You can use a bonus action to reload a held firearm. Roll a die equal in size to your hit die. You take that much necrotic damage, and your held firearm is reloaded a number of rounds equal to half the damage taken, minimum of 1 round. Any bullets over the firearm's magazine's maximum are lost.
• You can store a number of quicksilver bullets in your bloodstream equal to your proficiency bonus. You can take 1 point of piercing damage per bullet to use them instead of taking the usual necrotic damage.

Beastflight

Prerequisite: Werebeast Covenant While shifted and not in heavy armor, you sprout bestial wings from your shoulders, gaining a flying speed equal to your walking speed. Your armor shifts to accommodate them.

Cruel

The challenges and struggles you’ve faced throughout your life have left you ruthless in combat, relishing in the pain you inflict.

• You have a number of cruelty points equal to your proficiency modifier. Once per turn, whenever you deal damage to a creature with an attack, you can spend one cruelty point to deal an additional 1d6 damage of the attack damage type to that creature.

• You can also spend one cruelty point when you score a critical hit against a creature to regain 1d6 hit points.

• While making an Intimidation check that involves inflicting pain, you can spend one cruelty point to gain advantage on the roll.

• You regain your expended cruelty points when you finish a long rest.

Dracolich Affinity

Prerequisite: Dragonheart Covenant You gain +1 to Constitution. Additionally, you gain resistance to necrotic damage in addition to your current type, and you may add necrotic damage to the list of available damage types for Imbue Arms or any slayer spell that deals cold, fire, or lightning damage. Any methord that brings you back to life costs half the stated material component cost, and you suffer no penalties for being brought back to life.

Dual-Focused

Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell

Countless hours have been spent training your mind to maintain focus on concurrent incantations, taxing as the process may be.

• If you attempt to cast a spell that requires concentration while already concentrating on an existing spell, you can maintain concentration on both spells simultaneously.
• If you take damage during this time, you must make a concentration check for each spell individually.
• At the end of each turn where you have two spells you are concentrating on, you must make a Constitution saving throw (DC equals 8 + both spells’ levels combined). On a success, you maintain concentration on both spells. On a failure, you lose concentration on both spells.

Firearm Master

You have practiced with a variety of firearms, granting you the following benefits:

• Your Dexterity score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You gain proficiency in tinker's tools and four firearms of your choice. You use your Dexterity to fix your firearms.

Flash Recall

Prerequisite: The ability to prepare spells, and cast at least one spell

You’ve developed the ability to instantly recall an unprepared spell in moments of sudden necessity. As an action, you can instantly prepare a spell from your available class spell list (or spellbook, if you prepare spells from one) that you did not have prepared. This spell choice must be of a level for which you have spell slots. You then lose preparation of a different spell of your choice of equal or higher spell level.

If you are multiclassed, you can only Flash Recall spells from a class that prepares spells. Once you use this ability, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Spell Lists

Cantrips

• Swarm of Gnats

Level 2

• Bolster
• Swarm of Flies

Level 3

• Crushing Tide

Level 4

• Odic Wellspring

Level 2

• Bolster

Level 3

• Grasp Soul
• Onyx Idol

Level 4

• Gold Idol
• Rain of Blood

Level 2

• Bolster

Level 3

• Creeping Dark
• Fox's Fangs

Level 5

• Storm's Eye

Level 1

• Absorb Elements
• Animal Friendship
• Armor of Agathys
• Arms of Hadar
• Bane
• Bonding Serpents
• Charm Person
• Detect Evil and Good
• Detect Magic
• Fog Cloud
• Hellish Rebuke
• Protection from Evil and Good
• Scouring Serpents
• Springheel Tread
• Thunderwave

Level 2

• Alter Self
• Augury
• Blur
• Crown of Madness
• Darkness
• Darkvision
• Destructive Step
• Hold Person
• Mirage Step
• Protection from Poison
• See Invisibility
• Silence
• Vanishing Step

Level 3

• Bestow Curse
• Blink
• Counterspell
• Creeping Dark
• Dispel Magic
• Fear
• Fox's Fangs
• Protection from Energy
• Kindle Self
• Vampiric Touch

Level 4

• Banishment
• Elemental Bane
• Locate Creature
• Odic Wellspring
• Stoneskin

Level 5

• Contact Other Plane
• Dispel Evil and Good
• Fire in the Blood
• Hallow
• Hold Monster
• Primordial Torrent
• Storm's Eye
• Wings of Night

Cantrips

• Barrier Field
• Swarm of Gnats
• Wracking Pain

Level 1

• Hapless Soul
• Lesser Transmogrification

Level 2

• Life Bolt
• Spell Flux
• Swarm of Flies

Level 3

• Cloak of Blood
• Creeping Dark
• Crushing Tide
• Grasp Soul

Cantrips

• Barrier Field
• Swarm of Gnats
• Unseen Scribe
• Wracking Pain

Level 1

• Feast on Life
• Hapless Soul
• Lesser Transmogrification

Level 2

• Swarm of Flies

Level 3

• Fox's Fangs
• Grasp Soul
• Onyx Idol

Level 4

• Gold Idol
• Rain of Blood

Level 5

• Noxious Vapors
• Wings of Night

Level 6

• Creeping Ichor

Level 8

• Crystal Idol

Cantrips

• Barrier Field
• Swarm of Gnats
• Unseen Scribe
• Wracking Pain

Level 1

• Hapless Soul
• Lesser Transmogrification

Level 2

• Life Bolt
• Spell Flux
• Swarm of Flies

Level 3

• Cloak of Blood
• Creeping Dark
• Crushing Tide
• Grasp Soul

Level 4

• Night's Mantle

Level 5

• Blood of Fire
• Kiss of the Vampire

Level 6

• Creeping Ichor

Level 9

• Personal Lair

Cantrips

First Level

Bolster

2nd-level Abjuration

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S, M (a pinch of bone marrow)

Duration: Instantaneous

Your allies' ability to endure increases. Choose up to 5 creatures within range. Each target gains 2 temporary hit dice.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, each creature gains an additional temporary hit die for each spell slot above 2nd.

Cloak of Blood

3rd-level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: V, S, M (a vial of blood)

Duration: 1 minute

You can sacrifice your own lifeforce to avoid blows. When a creature makes an attack against you, you can expend any number of hit points to raise your AC by half that amount rounded down, no action required (so spending 6 hit points raises your AC by 3). You can expend that number after seeing the roll. The bonus only applies against that specific attack.

Losing hit points in this way never forces you to make a Concentration check, but in all other ways counts as damage.

At Higher Levels. When cast with a spell slot of 6th level or higher, you can also expend hit points to add a bonus to a saving throw.

Creeping Dark

3rd-level Transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: V, S

Duration: 1 minute

There are nightmares that cannot be slain with fire, only truth.

You infuse yourself with dark energies and corporeal shadow, twisting your form into a terrible caricature. Until the spell ends, you gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks, and you are heavily obscured. While you are under the effects of this spell, you can move through spaces as small as one square inch without squeezing. While in this form, you cannot take actions other than the Attack action.

The first time you take the Attack action, you unleash a deadly spike of shadow against a target within your weapon’s reach in place of one of your attacks. Make a melee spell attack roll. If you hit, your target takes 4d6 force damage. Once you take the Attack action, or you take damage from a magical attack, the spell ends at the end of the current turn.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the force damage increases by 1d6 per spell slot level above 3rd.

Crushing Tide

3rd-level Evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

The sea is a baleful mistress, and all must bow to her.

You summon a rushing wave of water that manifests in a 60-foot line that is 15 feet wide. Creatures within the area must make a Strength saving throw. If they fail, they are knocked prone and take 3d6 bludgeoning damage. If they succeed, they take half as much damage and are not knocked prone.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the bludgeoning damage increases by 1d6 per spell slot level above 3rd.

Fox's Fangs

3rd-level Illusion

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: V, S

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

The fox is a trickster, and those with many tails have many tales to tell.

You summon nine illusory blades of light and shadow to swirl behind you. Whenever you could make a weapon attack or unarmed strike, you can choose to attack with one of these blades instead. Make a ranged weapon attack or ranged spell attack (your choice) against a target within 60 feet. If you hit, the target takes 2d6 psychic damage, and you recover 3 hit points. After a blade is thrown, it vanishes. Once all nine blades are gone, the spell ends.

Grasp Soul

3rd-level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

An ethereal hand sweeps through a creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have its very essence pulled from its body, stunning it and giving it vulnerability to all damage until the beginning of its next turn. This spell has no effect against creatures without souls or if a creature's soul cannot be removed via other effects.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can choose an additional target for each slot level above 3rd.

Blood Lightning

4th-level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 minute

Range: Touch

Components: V, S, M (a drop of lemon juice and a bit of copper)

Duration: 24 hours

You charge one creature's blood with electric force. The next time the creature's blood is drawn while the spell lasts (it takes piercing or slashing damage), it must choose to either discharge the magic or not discharge the magic.

Discharging the magic is a reaction that forces all creatures within a 30-foot cone to make a Dexterity saving throw or take 8d6 lightning damage, or half as much damage on a successful saving throw. If it chooses not to discharge the magic, it instead gains 2d6 hit points.

At Higher Levels. For each level above 4th, the damage or healing increases by 1d6.

Gold Idol

4th-level Conjuration

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 25 feet

Components: V, S, M (at 20 gp, which the spell consumes)

Duration: 8 hours

You summon a Small golden idol with 35 hit points and an AC equal to your spell save DC in a space you choose within range facing a specific direction. The onyx idol shoots rays out from its ruby eyes, emitting a 25-foot cone. Each creature that enters the cone or begins its turn inside it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be stunned by the idol. The tatget can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end this effect. A creature that succeeds on its save becomes immune to this cone's effect for 24 hours. Creating any other idols (via the spell) dismisses the gold idol.

Night's Mantle

4th-level Abjuration

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Touch

Components: V, S, M (a drop of pitch, which the spell consumes, and an onyx worth at least 250 gp)

Duration: Instantaneous

You imbue a creature with an invisible shield that protects it from all effects of sunlight. If cast on a vampire or other creature that is normally harmed or destroyed by exposure to sunlight, the spell allows that creature to function in sunlight without hindrance. The spell does not overcome any aversion the target creature may have for sunlight, however.

Night’s mantle is not countered or dispelled by any light spell of equal or lower level (such as the 3rd-level spell daylight). It can be dispelled by a light spell of greater level (such as the 8th-level spell sunburst, which both dispels night’s mantle and inflicts its normal damage).

Odic Wellspring

4th Level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 bonus action

Range: Self

Components: V, S, M (mixture of herbs and blood)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

The life force that suffuses nature is absorbed to heal your wounds. At the end of each of your turns, you regain hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting modifier.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you heal an additional 1d4 for each slot level above 4th.

Rain of Blood

4th-level Conjuration

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 90 feet

Components: V, S, M (a bloodroot)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Choose an empty spot within range that is at least 15 feet above the ground. A 30-foot wide by 10-foot tall read cloud forms in that location and begins pouring boiling hot blood in the area below it. A creature that starts its turn in the area or enters it on its turn must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, it takes 3d6 necrotic damage and has disadvantage on attack rolls and Dexterity saving throws.

Blood of Fire

5th-level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 120 feet

Components: V, S, M (your blood)

Duration: Instantaneous

When you cast this spell, you cut a mystic pattern into one palm with a knife and enchant your own blood. The spell creates four missiles. You can then send these missiles of blood streaking from the upturned palm, which explode on impact. You can hurl them at one target or several.

Make a ranged spell attack for each ray. On a hit, the target takes 2d10 fire damage, and each creature within 5 feet of it must make a Dexterity saving throw or take the same damage. Casting this spell deals 4 damage to you.

At Higher Levels. For each level above 5th, you create one additional missile, and take one additional damage upon casting.

Fire in the Blood

5th-level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: V, S, M (a drop of your own blood)

Duration: 10 minutes

You ignite your blood making deadly weapons of your own arteries and veins. Once the spell is cast, your blood takes on a mystical potency that makes it more corrosive than the strongest acid to anyone who draws it from you. Until the spell's duration has elapsed, anyone who deals slashing or piercing damage to you with a melee weapon attack or melee spell attack is sprayed with your blood in retribution. The blood deals a cumulative 1d6 points of acid damage per attack upon your attacker, with no save applicable, up to a maximum of 5d6. Thus, the first time a foe hits you with a slashing or piercing weapon, it instantly takes 1d6 points of damage from the sanguinary backlash. The second time that same foe strikes you, it takes 2d6 points of damage. As soon as any single foe has taken 5d6 points of damage in a single spray from your corrosive blood, the spell ends.

Opponents striking you with magical attacks that do not manifest in a slashing or piercing manner, or those striking you with only bludgeoning weapons, do not trigger the retributive blood spray.

The arc and direction of the blood spray is magical in nature, and the spray does not splatter adjacent squares or parties, no matter how close together they might be. Each spray strikes only the one responsible for the wound.

At Higher Levels. When cast as a spell of 6th level or higher, the maximum retributive damage increases by 1d6 per level above 5th. So a 7th-level fire in the blood would end after it dealt 7d6 to a creature in a single instance. At 7th level and higher, fire in the blood can be cast on a willing creature.

Kiss of the Vampire

5th-level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 bonus action

Range: Self

Components: V, S, M (a black onyx worth at least 50 gp that has been carved with the image of a fang-mouthed face)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You draw upon the powers of unlife to give yourself abilities similar to those of a vampire. You become gaunt and pale with feral, red eyes. You can cast the following spells at will, none of which require material components or concentration when you cast them in this way and the spell lasts:

• vampiric touch

• charm person

• gaseous form (self only)