Quick Build

You can make a chevalier quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score into Dexterity, followed by Charisma. Second, choose the folk hero background.

Hit Points

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

Proficiencies

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

• Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma
• Skills: Choose three from Persuasion, Intimidation, Deception, Performance, Insight, Perception, History, Acrobatics, Stealth, or Sleight of Hand

Equipment

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

• (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial weapons
• (a) five javelins or (b) any simple melee weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
• Leather armor and a rapier

Bold and Brash

You enter battle with bravado and swagger. When you roll initiative, you can add your Charisma modifier to the roll.

Additionally, while you are not wearing any armor, your Armor Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Charisma modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit.

Finesse Focus

As a chevalier, you fight with agility and grace. All melee weapons have the finesse property when you wield them. To gain this benefit, you must be proficient in the weapon, and it must lack the heavy property.

Fighting Style

At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting. Choose one of the following options. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.

Aspirant Features

Aspirant's Confidence

When you take on this flair at 3rd level, when you roll your Confident Strike dice, you can also roll a number of d6's equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down) and add them to the total rolled.

You also gain the following Confidence ability.

Confidence: Ambitious Blow. When you score a critical hit, you gain Confidence until the end of your next turn.

Take In Stride

Also at 3rd level, even when you take a hit, your confidence swells. When another creature hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to gain the effects of your Confidence: Fend Off feature.

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

Flamboyant Combatant

At 6th level, your flashy fighting style allows you to make severe strikes easily. Your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

Aplomb

At 10th level, your confidence knows no bounds. Whenever you use your Aspirant's Confidence ability to roll additional d6's when you roll your Confident Strike dice, you gain temporary hit points equal to the total rolled on the additional dice granted by that feature.

Improved Extra Attack

At 14th level, you can make three attacks, instead of two, when you take the Attack action on your turn.

Undaunted Daring

At 18th level, your confidence never ceases. When a feature would grant you Confidence until the end of your next turn, it instead lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 2 rounds), ending at the end of your turn on the final round.

Additionally, when you deal your Confident Strike damage, you can choose not to lose Confidence. You can do this a number of times equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down), and regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Justicar Features

Justicar's Confidence

When you take on this flair at 3rd level, when you have Confidence, you can use your reaction when a creature within 5 feet of you is hit by an attack to roll half your Confident Strike dice (rounded up) and reduce the damage they take by the total rolled. You then lose Confidence.

You also gain the following Confidence ability.

Confidence: Victorious Stand. When you succeed on a saving throw, you gain Confidence until the end of your next turn.

Champion of Iron

Also at 3rd level, you have trained to use heavier weapons and armor. You gain proficiency in heavy armor, and you can use your Dexterity score in place of Strength for the Strength requirements of heavy armor.

Additionally, your Finesse Focus ability now applies to weapons with the heavy property.

Unbroken Vow

At 6th level, when you swear to do something, you will make it happen. As a bonus action on your turn, choose one creature within 30 feet of you and pick one of the following vows.

• Vow of Salvation. For the next minute, whenever another creature makes an attack against the target or forces them to make a Dexteirty saving throw, you can grant them a bonus to their AC or Dexterity saving throw equal to your proficiency bonus if they are within 5 feet of you.
• Vow of Retribution. For the next minute, whenever another creature makes an attack against or casts a spell on the target, you can make a weapon attack against them if they are within reach of one weapon you are holding as a reaction.

Once you use this ability, you cannot use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Exact Justice

At 10th level, any foe who would dare attack your allies face your wrath. Whenever you use your Justicar's Confidence ability to reduce the damage a creature would take from an attack, the attacking creature takes damage equal to half the amount of damage that you prevented (rounded down) if it is also within 5 feet of you.

Knightly Valor

At 14th level, you can push through and stay in the fight when you need to. When you are forced to make a saving throw against an effect that would deal damage or inflict the charmed, paralyzed, or stunned condition, you can choose to automatically succeed.

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

Valiant Vigil

At 18th level, you are always watching out for your allies. In combat, you get a special reaction that you can take once on every creature's turn, except your turn. You can use this special reaction only to use the reactions granted by your Justicar's Confidence and Unbroken Vow features, and you can't use it on the same turn that you take your normal reaction.

Marshal Features

Marshal's Confidence

When you take on this flair at 3rd level, when you have Confidence, you can use your reaction when a creature that can see or hear you hits with an attack to allow them to roll your Confident Strike dice and add it to one damage roll of the attack. You then lose Confidence.

You also gain the following Confidence ability.

Confidence: Commander's Poise. When you grant another creature temporary hit points, you gain Confidence until the end of your next turn.

Rallying Advance

Also at 3rd level, you inspire your compatriots as you fight. When you make a weapon attack and hit, you can choose to grant one creature who can see or hear you temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier (minimum of 2 temporary hit points).

You have a number of uses of this feature equal to half your chevalier level (rounded up). You regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Spur To Action

At 6th level, you can order your allies to act at a moment's notice. As an action, you can expend up to 2 uses of your Rallying Advance feature up to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down). For each use expended, one creature of your choice that can see or hear you may use their reaction to take one of the following actions of their choice.

• Make a weapon attack with one weapon they are currently holding, or make an unarmed strike.
• Cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action.
• Move up to their speed.
• Take the Hide, Search, or Use an Object action.

The number of Rallying Advance uses you can expend with this feature at once increases to 3 at 10th level, 4 at 14th level, and 5 at 18th level.

Impeccable Order

At 10th level, your orders and instructions to your allies are always precise. When you use your Marshal's Confidence ability to add your Confident Strike damage to another creature's damage roll, they can reroll half of the dice (rounded down) and take the new result.

Unwavering

At 14th, you never waver in a fight. When you roll initiative and have no uses of your Rallying Advance feature left, you regain a number of uses equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down).

Take Charge

At 18th level, you can take the lead in battle and inspire your allies to fight on. As an action, you can grant any number of creatures of your choice that can see or hear you advantage on all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks until the start of your next turn.

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

Racketeer Features

Racketeer's Confidence

When you take on this flair at 3rd level, when you deal your Confident Strike damage to another creature, you can reduce the number of dice you roll and choose a number of creatures who can see or hear you equal to the number of dice you reduced. Each one suffers a penalty to attack rolls and skill checks equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1) until the end of your next turn.

You also gain the following Confidence ability.

Confidence: Menacing Presence. When you frighten another creature, you gain Confidence for 1 minute.

Strike Terror

Also at 3rd level, you know exactly how to menace your enemies. When you reduce another creature to 0 hit points, you can choose a number of creatures who can see or hear you up to your proficiency bonus. Each target must make a Wisdom saving throw against a DC of 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus.

On a failed save, a creature is frightened of you until they can no longer see or hear you. At the end of their turns, they can remake the saving throw, and are no longer frightened on a success.

Rough Around

At 6th level, you learn to bully your opponents in battle. When you attempt to grapple or shove a creature, you can make an Acrobatics check instead of an Athletics check. Additionally, you gain the following benefits.

• While you have a creature grappled, the creature also has the restrained condition.
• When you shove a creature, you can choose to push it 10 feet, or push it 5 feet and knock it prone.

Broken Resolve

At 10th level, you break the resolve of those you intimidate. When you use your Racketeer's Confidence ability to give other creatures a penalty to attack rolls and skill checks, the penalty from that feature also applies to saving throws.

Frozen In Fear

At 14th level, the fear you strike in others' hearts locks them in place. When you frighten a creature, they also suffer one of the following effects of your choice while they are frightened.

• The creature can't take reactions.
• The creature's speed is reduced by 15 feet.

Dishearten

At 18th level, you have a knack for demoralizing your foes. When you hit another creature with an attack, you can choose to immediately use your Strike Terror feature, even if the creature was not reduced to 0 hit points by the attack.

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

Troubadour Features

Troubadour's Confidence

When you take on this flair at 3rd level, when you gain Confidence, you can choose a creature within 30 feet of you that can see you. That creature must make a Wisdom saving throw against a DC of 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a failure, that creature is charmed by you until Confidence ends.

You also gain the following Confidence ability.

Confidence: War Enchanter. When you cast a spell of the enchantment school on another creature, you gain Confidence until the end of your next turn.

Spellcasting

When you reach 3rd level, you augment your martial prowess with the ability to cast spells.

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

Spell Slots. The Troubadour Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

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

Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher. You know three 1st-level bard spells of your choice. The Spells Known column of the Troubadour Spellcasting table shows when you learn more bard spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the bard spells you know with another spell of your choice from the bard spell list. The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your bard spells, since your magic comes from your force of personality. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a bard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Treachery

At 6th level, you take full advantage of charmed opponents. When you hit a creature that is charmed by you with a weapon attack, you deal additional damage to that creature equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1).

Captivating Confidence

At 10th level, others can't help but be enthralled by you. Whenever you use your Troubadour's Confidence ability to charm a creature, you can charm a number of creatures up to half your proficiency bonus (rounded down).

Enchanter's Cunning

At 14th level, you can hold your charms even as you fight. When an effect causing a creature to be charmed by you would be ended by you or your allies harming the charmed creature, you can prevent the effect from ending.

You have a number of uses of this feature equal to your proficiency bonus, and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Beguiling Influence

At 18th level, enchantment magic passively warps other's perceptions of you. When a creature attacks you, it must make a Wisdom saving throw against your troubadour spell save DC. On a failed save, the attack automatically misses.

Creatures that can't be charmed are immune to this effect, as are creatures you have done anything harmful towards within the last 24 hours.

Vagabond Features

Vagabond's Confidence

When you take on this flair at 3rd level, when you gain Confidence, you can choose one creature you can see. If you deal your Confident Strike damage to that creature before Confidence ends, it takes an additional 1d12 damage.

You also gain the following Confidence ability.

Confidence: Hidden Blade. When you successfully hide from another creature, you gain Confidence until the end of your next turn.

Silent Steps

Also at 3rd level, you can hide at a moment's notice. You can take the Hide action as a bonus action.

Run Through

At 6th level, you've gained a knack for striking the most vital parts of your enemies' bodies. When you make a weapon attack against a creature and hit, you can choose to make it a critical hit.

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

Marked For Death

At 10th level, you are a master at taking down your targets quickly. Whenever you use your Vagabond's Confidence ability to choose a creature to take additional damage from your Confident Strike, the additional damage that creature takes from that feature is increased by an amount equal to half your chevalier level (rounded down).

Unexpected Arrival

At 14th level, your unpredictable nature startles your foes. When you roll initiative, choose any number of creatures that also rolled initiative. Each one must make a Wisdom saving throw, with a DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier. On a failure, a creature is suprised. You can't use this feature if you are surprised.

Abscond

At 18th level, when everything goes south, you can escape easily. As a bonus action, you can gain the benefits of two of the following actions of your choice: Dodge, Dash, Hide, and Disengage.

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