Monster Hunters for Hire

Witchers dedicate their lives to hunting monsters, studying their strengths and weaknesses in order to effectively kill them. While Witchers may discover monsters in the wild, the bulk of their work is spent dealing with threats closer to civilization, where people will pay to be rid of the threats. These jobs how Witcher's earn a living, and they frequently move from town to town and city to city, seeking out new contracts.

It is a life filled with constant danger from the various beasts and monsters in the wilds. Though they train hard and prepare extensively for their fights, not many survive to reach old age.

Mistrusted Nomads

Many humans who become Witchers undergo the Trial of the Grasses, a series of mutations designed to help these hunters become the apex predators necessary to hunt the creatures they do. It is perhaps these mutations that lead many commoners to be distrustful of them, due to the physical changes the mutations bring, such as cat-like eyes.

Another possible reason for their mistrust of Witchers is the general view that the Witchers are greedy vagabonds, preying on the weak and needy to hand over their valuables to deal with their problem. Whenever they do hire a Witcher, it is often as means of last resort, which sometimes results in a far more dire situation the Witcher now faces.

Some Witchers will work alone to track and fell their quarry, but a number of Witchers will work together or within a party of traveling adventurers in order to more safely face the myriad of dangers in the world, despite having to share the contract's pay.

Creating a Witcher

As you create your Witcher character, consider the nature of your training. Were you given up to a Witcher school for training by a family who couldn't afford to feed you? Did you turn to the Witcher profession out of desperation when you were exiled? Or perhaps you were yourself saved by a Witcher, and as a result find yourself drawn to do the same for others?

What is your attitude toward the commoners who mistrust you? Do you have weary patience for their ignorance, or do you find yourself frequently on edge, ready to snap at the next person who claims you're just as much a monster as the ones you're hired to slay?

Consult with your DM about how best to incorporate Witchers into your world.

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Quick Build

You can make a Witcher quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score. Your next-highest score should be Constitution, or Intelligence if you intend to rely on spellcasting and Witcher Preparation. Second, choose the hermit or the outlander background.

Optional Rule: Multiclassing

If you use the multiclassing rule from the Player's Handbook, here's what you need to know if you take a level in Witcher.

Ability Score Minimum. You must have at least a 13 in either Strength or Dexterity, and a 13 in Intelligence to take a level in this class, or to take a level in another class if you are already a Witcher.

Proficiencies. If Witcher isn't your initial class, you gain proficiency with light armor, simple and martial melee weapons, and crossbows.

Optional Rule: Trial of the Grasses

See the end of this class document for the Human race variant: Trial of the Grasses.

Class Features

As a Witcher, you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

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

Proficiencies

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• Armor: Light armor
• Weapons: Simple melee weapons, martial melee weapons, crossbows
• Tools: Alchemist's supplies

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• Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence
• Skills: Choose three from Acrobatics, Arcana, Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Persuasion, Stealth, and Survival.

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Spell Slots

The Witcher table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your Witcher spells. To cast one of these Witcher spells⁠, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You can learn additional Witcher spells of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Witcher table. You regain all expended sp⁠ell slots when you finish a Long Rest.

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

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the Witcher spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Witcher table shows when you learn more Witcher spells of your choice. Each of the spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 6th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

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

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your witcher spells, since the power of your spellcasting came through rigorous study and practice. 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 Witcher spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Saving throws. Some spells require a saving throw to resist its effect. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:

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

Spell Attack Modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Fighting Style

Also at 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can't take the same fighting style option more than once, even if you get to choose again later.

Arbalest

You ignore the loading quality of crossbows and you have a +1 bonus to attack rolls on ranged attacks.

Archery

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

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Potions

At 3rd level, you can prepare a number of potion formulas, listed under "Alchemy". You gain the ability to prepare additional potions as you gain Witcher levels, as shown in the Potions Prepared column of the Witcher table. Your ability to brew stronger versions of your potions will increase at 7th, 11th, and 15th levels.

A single potion's effect does not stack with itself during its active duration; if the same potion is used prior to the effects of the first potion wearing off, the effects of the first dissipate and are replaced with the effects of the second.

A Witcher's potions are highly toxic, and only a Witcher can withstand the toxins due to their conditioning and training. A non-witcher that drinks a Witcher potion must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC or become poisoned for 1 minute. Even if they succeed, they take poison damage determined by the tier of the potion consumed, and do not get any of the benefits of the potion.

Ingesting a Witcher potion requires your choice of an action or a bonus action.

Handbombs

Potions aren't a Witcher's only form of preparation in hunting monsters. They can also prepare handbombs to tip the scales in their favor, listed under "Alchemy". Witchers are able to prepare schematics for crafting 2 handbombs of their choice at level 3. You can prepare an additional schematic as well as improvements to the handbombs at 7th, 11th, and 15th levels, as shown in the Handbombs Prepared column of the Witcher table.

Using a handbomb requires an action.

Heavy Gear Training

When you choose this school at 1st level, you gain the following features:

• Proficiency in medium and heavy armor
• You can replace your Proficiency in Intelligence saving throws with Proficiency in Strength saving throws if you choose.

Ursun Fortitude

Starting at 1st level, you gain improved constitution
from your training, earning you a +2 bonus to your
health for each Witcher level.

Stand Your Ground

Additionally at 1st level, you can leverage an established position in combat to strike more powerful blows. If you have not moved since the start of your previous turn, you gain a 1d4 bonus to damage rolls. Moving from your established position in any way interrupts this feature. Starting at 10th level, the damage bonus increases to 1d6.

Implacable

At 6th level, you have boundless determination to keep going in a fight. As a bonus action on your turn, you can recover hit points equal to 1d10 + your Constitution modifier + your Witcher level.

Once you use this feature you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again. Starting at 14th level, you can use it twice before a rest, but only once per turn.

Deadly Counter

Starting at 10th level, when you take damage from a creature that you can see, you give yourself advantage on the first attack roll on your next turn against that creature.

Innate Regeneration

At 14th level, you gain innate regenerative powers. At the start of each of your turns, if you are below half your maximum hit points, you regain hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1) + half your Proficiency Bonus (rounded down). You don't gain this benefit if you have 0 hit points or are Petrified or Unconscious.

Primal Beast

At 18th level, you increase either your Strength or Constitution score by 4. Your maximum for this score is now 24.

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School of the Cat

School of the Cat Witchers focus their training on nimble or ranged fighting to deal damage even as they avoid taking it. Witchers from the School of the Cat are frequently seen wielding ranged weapons more prevalently than other witchers, and they tend to have a reputation for being emotionally distant and cold.

Predator's Target

Starting at 18th level you can establish one creature within 60 feet of you as Prey. Drawing from the information you can recall about the creature, you exploit it's weaknesses, gaining the following effects:

• You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls against the target.
• Your weapon attack deal an additional 1d8 damage against the target.
• You have advantage on saving throws from that creature.
• For the duration of the effect, whenever you move, you can sense if you are moving closer or further away from your Prey.

This effect lasts up to 8 hours, even if the target moves out of range. You may establish a new Prey only if the target is killed or subdued, or if you do not have any established Prey still active.

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Arcane Adept

When you choose this school at 1st level, you gain the following features:

• You learn more spells than Witchers of other schools, learning one additional spell at 2nd level, and again at 6th, 11th, and 16th levels.
• You also learn a number of cantrips in addition to your Witcher spells, learning two cantrips from the Witcher spell list early at level 1, as well as an additional cantrip at 4th, 7th, and 11th level. You can find these cantrips listed in the Witcher Spells section.
• Your extensive research into the arcane grants you additional spell effects for Witcher spells. These effects can be found listed with each spell in the Witcher Spells section.

Arcane Scholar

Also at 1st level, your time spent studying with fellow scholars and interacting with nobility gives you the following benefits:

• You gain proficiency in Arcana and History.
• You learn two additional languages of your choice.
• You have advantage on Charisma-based skill checks when interacting with a member of upper society.

Alternative Witcher Spells

Beginning at 6th level, you learn alternative forms of casting for the spells you know. For example, if you already know the spell Igni, you automatically learn the spell Firestream as well. If you know the spell Heliotrope, you will automatically learn the spell Guardian once you reach the level at which you can learn the spell. These alternative spells do not count against the number of spells you know. Reference the Witcher Spells list for more information.

Arcane Riposte

At 10th level, you add your Intelligence modifier to the damage you deal with any Witcher cantrips.

Additionally, when you take damage from a spell or magical effect you can siphon a portion of the magical energy to empower your spells. The next damaging spell you cast deals an extra die of damage to one target.

Martial Spellcasting

Starting at 14th level, you learn how to use your spells to open gaps in a creature's defense. When a creature takes damage from a spell you cast, you have advantage on any weapon attack you make against that creature before the end of your next turn.

Dual Casting

At 18th level, when you cast a spell as an action, you can use your bonus action to cast a witcher cantrip, even if the casting time normally requires an action.

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Shield Expert

When you choose this school at 1st level, you gain the following features:

• Proficiency in medium armor and shields
• You get a +1 bonus to your AC when wearing only medium armor.
• You can perform somatic components for spells, drink potions, or hold a non-weapon object such as a torch using a hand holding a shield.
• You can use your bonus action to make an offhand weapon attack using your shield. This attack deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage on a hit and has the finesse property. Starting at 10th level, this damage increases to 1d6.
• You can prepare one additional potion formula of your choice at 3rd, 7th, 11th, and 15th levels.

Improved Fortitude

Starting at 1st level, you gain improved constitution from your training, earning you a +1 bonus to your health for each Witcher level.

Alchemical Adept

Beginning at 6th level, you have devoted greater study for Witcher Potions, gaining the following benefits:

• Consuming any Witcher potions grants you with temporary hit points equal to 1d8 + your Intelligence modifier. If a potion grants temporary hit points, the temporary hit points gained adds the temporary hit points from the potion with the temporary hit points gained from this ability. When consuming the Swallow potion, instead of gaining temporary hit points you recover additional health equal to 1d6 + your Intelligence modifier on the first turn of healing.
• The first potion you consume per long rest does not count against your Witcher Preparation uses.

Human Shield

At 10th level, when an ally within 5 feet of you takes damage from a non-magical attack, you can use your reaction to interpose yourself in front of your ally, taking the damage yourself instead.

Additionally, the first two potions you consume per long rest do not count against your Witcher Preparation uses.

Improved Alchemical Adept

Starting at 14th level, you have devoted greater study for Witcher Potions, gaining the following benefits:

• Consuming any Witcher potions grants you with temporary hit points equal to 2d8 + your Intelligence modifier. When consuming the Swallow potion, instead of gaining temporary hit points you recover additional health equal to 2d6 + your Intelligence modifier on the first turn of healing.
• The first three potions you consume per long rest do not count against your Witcher Preparation uses.

Stand Against the Tide

At 18th level, when a hostile creature misses you with a melee Attack, you can use your reaction to force that creature to repeat the same Attack against another creature (other than itself) of your choice within melee range.

Additionally, while you are wielding a shield, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage that you take from non-magical attacks is reduced by 2.

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Viper's Speed

When you choose this school at 1st level, you gain the following features:

• Your speed increases by 5 feet while wearing only light armor with no shield equipped.
• You can ignore the somatic requirements of spells while wielding weapons.
• You can prepare one additional handbomb schematic of your choice at 7th, 11th, and 15th levels.

Viper Strike

Also at 1st level, if you are wielding a single weapon with the light property, you may use your bonus action to make a single weapon attack.

Once per turn, if you miss an attack against a creature, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to that creature if you hit on the next attack during that turn.

Additionally, if you attack the same creature with at least two melee weapon attacks on the same turn, you gain an additional action on your turn. That action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action.

Explosive Preparation

Beginning at 6th level, you have devoted greater study to the preparation of Witcher Handbombs, gaining the following benefits:

• Handbombs can be thrown using your choice of an action or a bonus action.
• Any handbomb you craft will deal an additional damage equal to 1d6 + your Intelligence modifier in its initial damage.
• The first handbomb you use per long rest does not count against your Witcher Preparation uses.

Improved Viper Strike

At 10th Level, you now deal the extra damage on all subsequent melee weapon attacks against a creature after the first attack, regardless if the first attack hits or misses.

Rapid Strike

Starting at 14th level, you learn to trade accuracy for swift strikes. Once per turn, if you take the attack action on your turn and have advantage on an attack roll against one of the targets, you can forgo the advantage for that attack roll to make an additional weapon attack against that target as part of the same action.

Additionally, the first two handbombs you consume per long rest do not count against your Witcher Preparation uses.

Viper's Reflexes

At 18th level, you have become adept at laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You can take two turns during the first round of any Combat. You take your first turn at your normal Initiative and your second turn at your Initiative minus 10. You can’t use this feature when you are surprised.

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Adaptable Hunter

When you choose this school at 1st level, you gain the following features:

• Proficiency in medium armor
• You get a +1 bonus to your AC when wearing only medium armor.
• You also learn a number of cantrips in addition to your Witcher spells, learning one cantrip from the Witcher spell list early at level 1, as well as an additional cantrip at 4th, 7th, and 11th level. You can find these cantrips listed in the Witcher Spells section.
• You learn one additional Witcher Spell of your choice at level 2. This does not count against your number of spells known.

Improved Fortitude

Starting at 1st level, you gain improved constitution from your training, earning you a +1 bonus to your health for each Witcher level.

Arcane Strike

Also at 1st level, when you deal damage with a spell you can add an extra 1d4 to the damage you deal with any melee weapon attacks using the attack action before the end of your next turn.

Thorough Preparation

Beginning at 6th level, you have become more efficient at Witcher Preparation, gaining the following benefits:

• You can prepare one additional potion formula and one additional handbomb schematic.
• Handbombs can be thrown using your choice of an action or a bonus action.
• The first handbomb or potion you use per long rest does not count against your Witcher Preparation uses.

Improved Critical

Also at 6th Level, your weapon Attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

Improved Arcane Strike

At 10th level, the damage from your Arcane strike increases to 1d6, and the first weapon attack you make after dealing damage with a cantrip or witcher spell before the end of your next turn has advantage. Additionally, you can now add your Intelligence modifier to the damage of your witcher cantrips.

Improved Thorough Preparation

Starting at 14th level, the effects of your Witcher preparation have increased benefits:

• Consuming any Witcher potions grants you with temporary hit points equal to 1d8 + your Intelligence modifier. If a potion grants temporary hit points, the temporary hit points gained adds the temporary hit points from the potion with the temporary hit points gained from this ability. When consuming the Swallow potion, instead of gaining temporary hit points you recover additional health equal to 1d6 + your Intelligence modifier on the first turn of healing.
• Any handbomb you craft will deal an additional damage equal to 1d6 + your Intelligence modifier in its initial damage.
• The first two handbombs or potions you use per long rest do not count against your Witcher Preparation uses.

Prime Specimen

Upon reaching 18th level, You get a +2 bonus to two different Ability Scores of your choice. Your maximum for each of these scores is now 22.

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Potions

Any Witcher worth their coin will have a number of prepared potions on their person, ready to be used at a moment's notice to give the Witcher an edge when dealing with deadly foes. Consuming 1 vial of a potion is equal to one use of Witcher Preparation.

For 1 minute, whenever you take piercing, bludgeoning, and slashing damage you reduce the damage as well as gain a bonus to AC, determined by the tier of the potion.

Dancing Star Bomb

Witcher Handbomb

Upon impact, the Dancing Star bomb explodes in a 10-foot radius, followed by a series of smaller explosions within the area of effect at the start of the Witcher's next turn. Each creature in this area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save a creature takes fire damage dependent on the tier of the handbomb, or half as much on a successful one. Any creature still remaining in the area during the secondary series of explosions must repeat the save or take fire damage.

If a creature fails the first saving throw, it has disadvantage on the second saving throw.

Dancing Star Tier	Area of Effect	Initial Fire Damage	Secondary Fire Damage
Dancing Star	10	2d6	2d4
Greater Dancing Star	15	4d6	4d4
Superior Dancing Star	20	6d6	6d4
Master Dancing Star	25	8d6	8d4

Devil's Puffball Bomb

Witcher Handbomb

Upon impact, the Devil's Puffball Bomb releases a cloud of poison in a 10-foot radius. The poison cloud lingers in the area for the duration or until a moderate wind disperses it, forcing any creature starting their turn within the area to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save a creature takes poison damage dependent on the tier of the handbomb, or half as much on a successful one. The poison cloud will disperse after 1 minute.

Devil's Puffball Tier	Area of Effect	Poison Damage
Devil's Puffball	10	2d6
Greater Devil's Puffball	10	4d6
Superior Devil's Puffball	15	6d6
Master Devil's Puffball	15	8d6

Dimeritium Bomb

Witcher Handbomb

Upon impact, the Dimeritium Bomb explodes into a mist of Dimeritium shards in a 10-foot radius, forming a cloud of Dimeritium dust that momentarily stunts magic within the area and forces creatures within the area to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save a creature takes piercing damage dependent on the tier of the handbomb, or half as much damage on a successful one. The Dimeritium cloud lingers in the area for the duration or until a moderate non-magical wind disperses it.

Creatures inside the cloud cannot cast spells below a certain level determined by the tier of the handbomb, and magic items inside the cloud temporarily lose their magical properties while in the cloud, including illusions. Any ongoing magical effects from spells are dispelled within the cloud, as well as any attempted spell that would travel through the cloud's radius. Creatures cannot become ethereal within the cloud. The cloud disperses after 3 rounds.

Dimeritium Tier	Area of Effect	Piercing Damage	Spell Levels
Dimeritium	10	1d8	2nd Level
Greater Dimeritium	10	2d8	3rd Level
Superior Dimeritium	15	3d8	4th Level
Master Dimeritium	15	4d8	5th Level

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Upon impact, the Dragon's Dream Bomb releases a cloud of explosive gas in a 10-foot radius. The gas alone does not have any effect on creatures within the area, and will disperse after 1 minute or until a moderate wind disperses it. If any fire enters that area, the gas explodes, dealing fire damage to all creatures caught in the blast, dependent on the tier of the handbomb.

If multiple Dragon's Dream Bombs are used and their areas of effect would overlap, the resulting explosive damage does not stack for the overlapped area.

Witcher Spells

5th Level

Retribution (Prerequisite: School of the Griffin, Quen)
Somne

Witcher Spell Descriptions

Base Spells

Aard

1st-level Evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (20-foot cone)
Target: Self (20-foot cone)
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

You send out a blast of thunderous force. Each creature in a 20-foot cone must make a Strength saving throw. A creature takes 2d6 thunder damage and is pushed back 15 feet in a line away from the caster on a failed save. On a successful save the targets only take half damage and are not moved.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a 2nd level spell slot or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.
School of the Griffin bonus: The damage when casting Aard increases by an additional 1d6. Large or smaller creatures that fail the saving throw are also knocked prone.

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Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Target: A creature you can see within range
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Target: A willing creature you can see within range
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Casting Time: 1 reaction, when an ally within 30 feet of you takes damage from a non-psychic attack
Range: 30 feet
Target: A willing creature you can see within range
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

Building on your knowledge of Heliotrope, you use your reaction to magically shield that ally from harm, reducing damage from one attack by 4d6 plus your Intelligence modifier.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a 4th level spell slot or higher, the damage reduction increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.

Retribution

5th-level Abjuration
Prerequisite: School of the Griffin, Quen

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Target: Self
Components: S
Duration: 10 minutes

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Building on your knowledge of Quen, you cast a retaliatory ward around yourself, dealing damage to attacking enemies for 10 minutes. Whenever a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the ward lashes out and the attacker suffers force damage equal to 5d4 + your Intelligence modifier.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a 6th level spell slot or higher, the damage dealt by the ward increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 5th.

Rimefrost

4th-level Evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (20-foot cone)
Target: Self (20-foot cone)
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

Building on your knowledge of Glacies, you release a burst of frost from your hand. Each creature in a 20-foot cone must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 cold damage and has its movement speed reduced by 10 until the start of their next turn on a failed save or half as much damage and no movement speed reduction on a successful one.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a 5th level spell slot or higher, the initial damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 4th.

Sweep

1st-level Evocation
Prerequisite: School of the Griffin, Aard

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (10-foot radius)
Target: Self (10-foot radius)
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

Building on your knowledge of Aard, you send out a blast of thunderous force in an area around you. Each creature in a 10-foot radius must make a Strength saving throw. A creature takes 2d6 thunder damage, is knocked prone, and is pushed back 10 feet in a line away from the caster on a failed save. On a successful save the targets only take half damage and are not moved or knocked prone.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a 2nd level spell slot or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.

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Hardy

You have grown tougher, gaining the following benefits:

• Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Your hit point maximum increases by an amount equal to half your level rounded up when you gain this feat. Whenever you gain a level thereafter, your hit point maximum increases by an additional 1 Hit Point.

Magic Initiate (Expanded)

Choose a class: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Witcher, or Wizard. You learn two cantrips of your choice from that class’ spell list.

In addition, choose one 1st-level spell from that same list. Using this feat, you can cast the spell once at its lowest level, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it again.

Your spellcasting ability for these spells depends on the class you chose: Charisma for Bard, Sorcerer, or Warlock; Wisdom for Cleric or Druid; or Intelligence for Witcher or Wizard.

Monster Hunter:

When attacking a non-humanoid creature, you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls against that creature.

Spell Sniper (Expanded)

Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell

You have learned techniques to enhance your attacks with certain kinds of spells, gaining the following benefits:

• When you cast a spell that requires you to make an attack roll, the spell's range is doubled.
• Your ranged spell attacks ignore half cover and three-quarters cover.
• You learn one cantrip that requires an attack roll. Choose the cantrip from the Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Witcher, or Wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you choose from: Charisma for Bard, Sorcerer, or Warlock; Wisdom for Cleric or Druid; or Intelligence for Witcher or Wizard.

Witcher Potion Adept

Prerequisite: Constitution 13 or higher

You have studied the brewing of Witcher potions, gaining the following benefits:

• You have built up a resistance to the toxicity of Witcher potions and can consume them safely.
• You learn to prepare one Witcher potion of your choice, and gain one use of the Witcher Preparation feature for potions only.
• The tier of the potion you brew is dependent on your highest class level.

You can select this feat multiple times. Each time you do so you must select a different potion to learn.

Witcher Handbomb Adept

Prerequisite: Intelligence 13 or higher

You have studied the crafting of Witcher handbombs, gaining the following benefits:

• You learn to prepare one Witcher handbomb of your choice, and gain one use of the Witcher Preparation feature for handbombs only.
• The tier of the handbomb you craft is dependent on your highest class level.

You can select this feat multiple times. Each time you do so you must select a different handbomb to learn.

Witcher Spell Adept:

• You learn a Witcher spell of your choice. You can select from the base Witcher spells or the alternative spells lists, ignoring any prerequisites.
• If the chosen spell is a 1st level spell, you can cast it once at 1st level without using a spell slot. You must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again, and you can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have.

Versatile Mastery:

When wielding a versatile weapon, you gain the following benefits:

When wielding with one hand:

• When you apply the grappled condition to a creature as part of the attack action, you can use a bonus action to make a melee weapon attack with a versatile weapon against that creature.
• Once on each of your turns, you may don/doff a shield (no action required by you).

When wielding with two hands:

• When making an attack with a versatile weapon held in two hands, you can use your bonus action to grapple or shove the target, or make an additional attack using your unarmed strike.

Painful Mutations

As a method of preparing yourself to face monstrous foes, you have subjected yourself to the Trial of the Grasses, a brutal transformation process using chemicals and elixirs that has only a 30% survival rate. Consequently, your body mutates, giving you numerous benefits, as well as physical mutations that clearly set you apart from others.

Trial of the Grasses Traits

Your character has a number of traits in common with others who have underwent the Trial of the Grasses.

Ability Score Increase. You have a +2 bonus to Constitution and a +1 bonus to a different ability score of your choice.

Age. The mutations extend your life span causing you to begin aging at a quarter of your normal rate, beginning at the age you underwent the Trials.

Alignment. Humans do not lean toward any particular alignment, though the Trial tends to emphasize the character traits of a person, meaning if they lean towards one alignment, they become more firmly rooted within it, and are less prone to act in a manner contrary to that alignment.

Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position within that range, your size is medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Darkvision. Your eyes now take on the appearance of a cat's, with slitted pupils that glow in the dark (The most common eye color is golden, though the mutations may result in varying colors). You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.

Improved Vigor. You do not need to sleep any more in order to rest. Instead, you meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. While meditating you gain the same benefit other humans do from 8 hours of sleep.

Improved Constitution. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and against being poisoned or diseased.

Physical Mutations. Your body develops a random number of weird quirks, such as pigmentless hair, skin, etc. Discuss these abnormalities with your DM. You can use the table below as a guide. Whatever you choose or roll, the mutations your body underwent leave it apparent that you are different from other humans.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other people they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish muscial expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.

d6	Physical Mutations
1	Your hair loses all pigment, turning white.
2	You are missing patches of hair or develop new patches of hair in abnormal locations, or lose at least one fingernail or toenail.
3	Your core temperature permanently drops and your skin pales.
4	Your emotions become numb, making it rare or difficult for you to have strong emotional reactions.
5	Your reproductive system has been damaged, leaving you infertile.
6	All the hair follicles in your body are dead, causing you to lose all hair.

Witcher Class | High Lord Amaram

1/31/2024 - v2.0.5

• Clarification: Updated Dancing Star Bomb to clarify the second chain of explosions occurs at the start of the Witcher's next turn.
• Balance: Updated the Hardy Feat to increase the hit point maximum by half the character's level, instead of increasing the maximum by 1 HP for each level.

11/4/2023 - v2.0.4

• Clarification: Updated Grapeshot Bomb to clarify that inorganic creatures of certain material types have disadvantage on the saving throw.

2/2/2023 - v2.0.3

• Balance: Updated Quen to last for one minute, removing the qualification of taking a certain number of hits. No longer improves when upcast at higher levels as a result.

1/30/2023 - v2.0.2

• Balance: Increased School of the Bear's Innate Regeneration feature to include healing by half your proficiency bonus, rounded down.
• Balance: Updated Arcane Riposte feature to allow adding the Intelligence modifier to the damage dealt with Witcher cantrips.
• Balance: Added a +1 bonus to AC for the School of the Manticore's Shield Expert feature.
• Balance: Increased the temporary hit points and healing gained from consuming potions for the School of the Manticore's Alchemical Adept and Improved Alchemical Adept features by including the Intelligence modifier when determining temporary hit points or healing.
• Balance: Added +2 damage reduction feature for bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from non-magical attacks for the School of the Manticore's Stand Against the Tide feature.
• Balance: Increased the additional damage for handbombs given by the School of the Viper's Explosive Preparation feature to include the Intelligence modifier.
• Balance: Increased the temporary hit points and additional healing from consuming potions, as well as additional damage for handbombs from the School of the Wolf's Improved Thorough Preparation feature to include the Intelligence modifier.
• Balance: Increased the Thunderbolt potion's additional damage to +2 at the Greater tier, +4 at the Superior tier, and +6 at the Master tier.

1/6/2023 - v2.0.1

• Balance: Updated Viper's Strike to allow a single bonus action weapon attack when wielding a single weapon with the light property (this is intended to prevent the class effectiveness from being limited to only dual-wielders).
• Balance: Updated Viper's Strike's wording to allow the damage to occur on a subsequent attack during the same turn if any attack misses. This will allow a level 5+ School of the Viper Witcher to incur the damage if their first OR second attack misses, but their third attack hits.
• Balance: Changed Quen from a 2nd-level spell to a 1st-level spell and made it a concentration spell. Also clarified it will not stack with the Somne spell to prevent abuse by casting it with Somne. Increased the base number of hits it can take from 2 to 3, and made the +2 bonus to Saving Throws as well as AC.
• Clarification: Added clarification that the Somne spell will not stack to prevent abuse.
• Balance: Changed Supirre's additional damage from 1d4 to 1d8.
• Balance: Changed Yrden's upcasting to allow increased additional damage in addition to blocking higher level spells. Also updated duration from 5 rounds to 1 minute.
• Balance: Changed Chains' base number of targets from one creature to two.
• Balance: Changed Retribution ward damage from 2d10 to 5d4, and added upcasting.
• Balance: Changed temporary hit point scaling for Elixir of the Griffin to 2d4, increasing the size of the die by 2 for each tier of the potion.
• Balance: Changed the damage die for the Northern Wind handbomb from a d4 to a d6
• Clarification: Clarified Witcher Spell Adept feat and changed from a half-feat to a full feat.

10/17/2022 - v2.0.0

• Minor formatting adjustments.
• Overhauled introductory sections and replaced some of the artwork to better establish this class document as separate from others' work.
• Added clarification for the wording of the Deadly Onslaught feature to be applicable for bonus action attacks.
• Updated the base descriptions for the Witcher schools.
• Updated the School of the Bear's Stand Your Ground feature to improve the damage to 1d6 at 10th level.
• Changed the name of the School of the Bear's Furious Retaliation feature to Deadly Counter.
• Updated the wording of the School of the Griffin's Dual Casting feature for clarity, and removed the requirement to have both hands free.
• Updated the School of the Manticore's Shield Warrior feature to increase the damage of its shield attack to 1d6 at 10th level.
• Changed the name of the School of the Manticore's Shield Warrior feature to Shield Expert.
• Changed the name of the School of the Viper's Viperous Repertoire feature to Viper's Speed.
• Updated the School of the Wolf's Improved Arcane Strike feature to increase the damage to 1d6.