Optional Rule: Multiclassing

If your group uses the optional rule on multiclassing in the Player's Handbook, here's what you need to know if you choose diabolist as one of your classes.

Ability Score Minimum. As a multiclass character, you must have at least a Constitution score of 13 and a Strength score or Dexterity score of 13 to take a level in this class, or to take a level in another class if you are already a diabolist.

Proficiencies Gained. If diabolist isn't your initial class, here are the proficiencies you gain when you take your first level as a diabolist: light armor, medium armor, shields, simple weapons, and martial weapons.

Spell Slots. You can add the spell slots you gain from the Profane Magic feature to your spell slots from any other source.

Hit Points

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

Proficiencies

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

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

Equipment

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

• (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
• (a) a martial melee weapon or (b) two simple melee weapons
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) two handaxes
• Two daggers and a dungeoneer's pack

Spell Slots

The Diabolist table shows how many spell slots you have. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your diabolist 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.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

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

The Spells Known column of the Diabolist table shows when you learn more diabolist spells of your choice of 1st level or higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what's shown in the table's Slot Level column for your level. When you reach 5th level, for example, you learn a new diabolist spell, which can be 1st or 2nd level.

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

Spellcasting Ability

Constitution is your spellcasting ability for your diabolist spells, as your as your magic is drawn from your very vitality. You use your Constitution whenever a diabolist spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Constitution modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a diabolist spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spellcasting Focus

You can use your own body as a spellcasting focus for your diabolist spells, allowing you to ignore non-costly material components.

Blind Fighting

You have blindsight with a range of 10 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn't behind total cover, even if you're blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature within that range, unless the creature successfully hides from you.

Defense

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

Dueling

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

Eldritch Warrior

You learn two cantrips of your choice from the warlock spell list. They count as diabolist spells for you, and Constitution is your spellcasting ability for them.

Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the warlock spell list.

Great Weapon Fighting

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

Two-Weapon Fighting

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

Covenant of Blood Features

Crimson Vitality

When you gain this covenant at 1st level, your talent for blood magic bolsters your fortitude. You have resistance to necrotic damage.

Additionally, your hit point maximum increases by 1 and increases by 1 again whenever you gain a level in this class.

Blood Incarnate

At 2nd level, while you are corrupted, you gain the following benefits.

• The additional damage you deal is necrotic damage. When you deal this damage to a hostile creature, you regain hit points equal to the number of corruption dice spent, which is not reduced by your Corruption feature as normal.
• At the start of each of your turns, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Corruption stage + your Constitution modifier. You gain these temporary hit points after you take on any additional stages of Corruption (if any), and they last until the start of your next turn.

Consumption

At 7th level, you can feast on the vitality of your foes. As a bonus action while you are corrupted, you can expend a number of available corruption dice up to half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) and choose that many creatures within 30 feet of you. Each chosen creature must make a Constitution saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC, as you draw the life force out of them.

On a failed saving throw, a creature takes 1d10 necrotic damage, but none on a successful saving throw. You then regain hit points equal to half the total necrotic damage dealt (rounded up), which isn't reduced by your Corruption feature as normal.

Sanguine Extraction

At 11th level, you can prevent your foes from restoring themselves. Whenever you deal necrotic damage to a creature, that creature can't regain hit points until the start of your next turn.

Vampiric Embrace

At 15th level, you have supernatural regeneration that makes defeating you nigh impossible. When you take damage that isn't psychic or radiant, you can use your reaction to regain hit points at the start of your next turn equal to the damage taken. If you are corrupted, the number of hit points you regain isn't reduced as normal.

You can use this reaction once, and must finish a short or long rest before doing so again.

Covenant of Storm Features

Tempestuous

When you gain this covenant at 1st level, you become as chaotic and swift as the storm. You have resistance to lightning damage.

Additionally, your speed increases by 10 feet, and you can take the Disengage action as a bonus action.

Disaster Incarnate

At 2nd level, while you are corrupted, you gain the following benefits.

• The additional damage you deal is lightning damage. When you deal this damage to a creature, they must make a Strength saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC or be pushed away from you in a straight line. The distance they are pushed is equal to 5 x the number of corruption dice spent.

• At the start of each of your turns, you can choose a number of creatures within 10 feet of you equal to your Corruption stage. The chosen creatures cannot take reactions until the start of your next turn.

Storm Surge

At 7th level, you can move like lightning. At the start of your turn while you are corrupted, you can spend a number of available corruption dice up to your proficiency bonus (no action required) to immediately fly a number of feet equal to 10 x the number of corruption dice spent.

If you move within 5 feet of a hostile creature during this movement, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC, taking lightning damage equal to the number of corruption dice spent + your Constitution modifier on a failed saving throw or half as much on a success.

You spend corruption dice for this feature after you take on additional stages of Corruption (if any).

Crash Lighting

At 11th level, you can send incredible amounts of lightning through your enemies. Once per turn when you deal lightning damage to a creature, you can choose to have lightning crash into another creature of your choice within 15 feet of the original creature. The chosen creature takes lightning damage equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

Violent Squall

At 15th level, you can assault your enemies with wind. As an action, you can choose any number of creatures within 30 feet of you. Each chosen creature must make a Strength saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC or either be pulled 30 feet towards you or pushed 30 feet away from you in a straight line (you decide which), and then knocked prone.

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

Covenant of Flame Features

Borne of Fire

When you gain this covenant at 1st level, you are used to the heat and devastation that fire can bring. You have resistance to fire damage.

Additionally, when you cast a spell that deals fire damage, you gain a bonus to one of the spell's damage rolls equal to your proficiency bonus.

Flame Incarnate

At 2nd level, while you are corrupted, you gain the following benefits.

• The additional damage you deal is fire damage. When you deal this damage to a creature, they take extra fire damage equal to the number of corruption dice spent.
• At the start of each of your turns, hostile creatures within 5 feet of you take fire damage equal to your Corruption stage + your Constitution modifier. This damage is dealt after you take on any additional stages of Corruption (if any).

Raze

At 7th level, you can wreak fiery destruction at a whim. As an action while you are corrupted, you can spend any number of available corruption dice and roll a number of d10's equal to the corruption dice spent -- 1. Every creature in a 15-foot cone in front of you must make a Dexterity saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC, taking fire damage equal to the total rolled on a failed saving throw or half as much on a success.

Immolating Embers

At 11th level, your fire magic persists and burns your enemies alive. Once per turn when you deal fire damage to a creature, you can choose to immolate that creature (no action required). If you do, they take fire damage at the start of their next turn equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

Phoenix's Vengeance

At 15th level, unholy fire ensures you live. When you are reduced to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to instead drop to 1 hit point.

When you do this, you unleash your fiery wrath on the creature who reduced you to 0 hit points. That creature immediately takes damage equal to twice your diabolist level; if this damage reduces them to 0 hit points, you then regain the same amount of hit points.

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

Covenant of Frost Features

Harbinger of Winter

When you gain this covenant at 1st level, an icy chill surrounds you always. You have resistance to cold damage.

Additionally, your speed cannot be reduced unless it is reduced to 0, and you ignore nonmagical difficult terrain.

Frost Incarnate

At 2nd level, while you are corrupted, you gain the following benefits.

• The additional damage you deal is cold damage. When you deal this damage to a creature, they must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC or have their speed reduced by 5 x the number of corruption dice spent until the start of your next turn.
• The first time each round you make a Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution saving throw, you gain a bonus to the roll equal to half your Corruption stage (rounded up).

Glacial Guard

At 7th level, you can summon shields of ice to protect you. As a bonus action while you are corrupted, you can expend a number of available corruption dice up to half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) to increase your AC by an amount equal to the corruption dice spent until the start of your next turn.

Any creature that attacks you while you are under this effect takes cold damage equal to the number of corruption dice spent to increase your AC + your Constitution modifier, whether they hit or miss.

Unending Blizzard

At 11th level, you can summon icy winds to whip around you, chilling your enemies to the bone. As a bonus action, you can activate or dismiss these winds, which extend 5 feet from you in every direction. Any hostile creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of you has their speed halved until the start of their next turn. This speed reduction is cumulative with the speed reduction granted by your Frost Incarnate feature.

Frozen Over

At 15th level, you can completely lock your foes in ice. As an action, you can choose a creature within 30 feet of you; that creature must make a Constitution saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC. On a failed save, they are paralyzed as supernatural ice locks them in place for 1 minute or until they are hit by an attack or fail a saving throw, which shatters the ice and frees them.

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

Covenant of Instinct Features

The Beast Within

When you gain this covenant at 1st level, you let out your inner animal. You gain resistance to acid damage.

Additionally, your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 slashing damage instead of the normal damage and type for unarmed strikes. Your unarmed strikes also gain the light and finesse properties.

Instinct Incarnate

At 2nd level, while you are corrupted, you gain the following benefits.

• The additional damage you deal is acid damage. When you deal this damage to a creature, another creature of your choice within 5 feet you takes acid damage equal to the number of corruption dice spent.
• At the start of each of your turns, you can immediately move a number of feet up to 5 + 5 x your Corruption stage without provoking opportunity attacks. You take this movement after you take on any additional stages of Corruption (if any).

Thrill of the Hunt

At 7th level, you can send yourself into a feral frenzy. When you take the Attack action on your turn while you are corrupted, you can spend a number of available corruption dice up to your proficiency bonus to make an additional attack for every 2 corruption dice spent.

Chase the Scent

At 11th level, you have a supernatural sense for your prey. When you deal damage to a creature, you can decide to chase their scent for the next 10 minutes. While chasing a creature's scent, you can sense their approximate location. This sense allows you to ignore disadvantage on attacks rolls against that creature from being blinded, the creature being invisible, or the target being heavily obscured. You also have advantage on all checks to track or find the creature.

There is no limit to how many creatures whose scent you can chase at once.

Apex Predator

At 15th level, your strikes are as swift as a predator's. You can make 3 attacks, instead of 2, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Additionally, your unarmed strikes now deal 1d8 slashing damage.

Covenant of Plague Features

Disease-Ridden

When you gain this covenant at 1st level, you know how best to utilize diseases. You gain resistance to poison damage.

Additionally, magical poison damage you deal ignores resistance to poison damage, and you are immune to disease.

Plague Incarnate

At 2nd level, while you are corrupted, you gain the following benefits.

• The additional damage you deal is poison damage. When you deal this damage to a creature, the targets take a penalty to all ability checks equal to half the corruption dice spent (rounded up) until the start of your next turn.
• When a hostile creature within 5 feet of you regains hit points, the number of hit points they regain is reduced by your Corruption stage.

Miasma

At 7th level, you can flood those around you with disease. As a bonus action while you are corrupted, you can spend a number of available corruption dice up to half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) and choose a number of creatures within 15 feet of you equal to the number of corruption dice spent.

Each chosen creature must make a Constitution saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC. On a failed save, they are poisoned until the start of your next turn.

Festering Strike

At 11th level, you can take advantage of opponents riddled with disease. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack and that creature has the poisoned condition, you deal additional poison damage to the creature equal to your Consitution modifier (minimum of 1).

Alternatively, you can end the poisoned condition on the target early to deal poison damage equal to your diabolist level. Once you do this, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Virulent Outbreak

At 15th level, your diseases are more lethal than ever. Magical poison damage you deal now ignores immunity to poison damage, and creature's can't have advantage on saving throws against any diabolist spell or feature that would grant them the poisoned condition.

Additionally, when the poisoned condition ends on a creature you gave it to, one creature of your choice within 10 feet of them must make a Constitution saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC or take poison damage equal to half your diabolist level (rounded down).

Covenant of Shadow Features

Lurking in the Dark

When you gain this covenant at 1st level, you can use shadows to your advantage. You gain resistance to psychic damage.

Additionally, you can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 60 feet.

Shadow Incarnate

At 2nd level, while you are corrupted, you gain the following benefits.

• The additional damage you deal is psychic damage. When you deal this damage to a creature, they must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC or take a penalty to attack rolls made against you equal to half the corruption dice spent (rounded up) until the start of your next turn.

• You gain a bonus to all Stealth, Deception, Intimidation, and Sleight of Hand checks you make equal to half your Corruption stage (rounded up).

Waking Nightmare

At 7th level, you can plant seeds of fear in the minds of your enemies. As a bonus action while you are corrupted, you can spend a number of available corruption dice up to half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) and choose a number of creatures within 60 feet.

Each chosen creature must make a Wisdom saving throw against your diabolist spell save DC or be frightened of you until the start of your next turn.

Obfuscate

At 11th level, you can hide yourself or your allies in darkness. As an action, you can choose a willing creature within 30 feet of you, including possibly yourself. For the next minute, or until you lose concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell), the chosen creature is considered heavily obscured, as magical shadows flit around them and make them hard to keep track of.

Any creature that can see through magical darkness doesn't treat the target as heavily obscured.

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

Crippling Fear

At 15th level, you inspire true terror in your enemies. While you are within line of sight of any creature that is frightened of you, their speed is reduced to 0 and they have disadvantage on saving throws.

Additionally, you are considered to be within line of sight of creatures that are frightened of you if you are within 30 feet of them, even if they cannot see you (such as you being heavily obscured, invisible, or behind cover, or the creature being blinded).

Hit Points

A martyr has a d12 hit die, gains 12 + their Constitution modifier at 1st level, and then 1d12 (or 7) + their Constitution modifier hit points per level after 1st.

Spellcasting

A martyr loses the Spellcasting feature, as well as the Dark Diablerie feature.

Corruption

A martyr's Corruption feature is identical to the diabolist's, with the following change.

• Your corruption dice are d12's, instead of d10's. This change also applies to the damage dealt by the Raze and Consumption covenant features.

Fighting Style

A martyr's Fighting Style feature is identical to the
diabolist's, with the following change.

• Remove the Eldritch Warrior fighting style from the
  list of available fighting styles.