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CONTENTS
Introduction
Using This Book
The Core Rules

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Ch. 1: Character Options ........................... 7
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Barbarian

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Primal Paths
Path of the Ancestral Guardian ............ 9
Path ofthe Storm Herald ..................... 10
Path of the Zealot

Bard Colleges

Bard

College of Glamour
College of Swords

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Divine Domains
Sidebar: Serving a Pantheon;
Philosophy, or Force ...................
Forge Domain

College of Whispers .......................
Cleric

Grave Domain

Druid
Druid Circles
Circle of Dreams
Circle of the Shepherd ...................
Learning Beast Shapes .................

Fighter
Martial Archetypes
Arcane Archer
Cavalier
Samurai
Monk

Monastic Traditions .......................
Way of the Drunken Master .........
Way of the Kensei
Way of the Sun Soul .......................

Paladin

Sacred Oaths

Oath of Conquest

Oath of Redemption .......................
Ranger
Ranger Archetypes

Gloom Stalker

Horizon Walker

Monster Slayer
Rogue
Roguish Archetypes .......................
Inquisitive
Mastermind

Scout
Swashbuckler
Sorcerer
Sorcerous Origins
Divine Soul
Shadow Magic
Storm Sorcery
Warlock
Otherworldly Patrons ....................
The Celestial
The Hexblade
Eldritch Invocations .......................
Wizard
Arcane Tradition
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Personal Decisions
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Life Events
Supplemental Tables...................... ....... 72
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Racial Feats
This Is Your Life

Origins

Ch. 2: Dungeon Master's Tools ...... ....... 77
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Falling
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Rate of Falling
Flying Creatures and Falling ....... ....... 77
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Sleep
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Waking Someone
Sleeping in Armor .......................... ....... 77
Going without a Long Rest ........... ....... 78
Adamantine Weapons ........................ ....... 78
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Tying Knots
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Tool Proﬁciencies
Tools and Skills Together ............. ....... 78
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Tool Descriptions
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Spellcasting
Perceiving a Caster at Work ......... ....... 85
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Identifying a Spell
Invalid Spell Targets ...................... ....... 85
Areas of Effect on a Grid ............... ....... 86
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Encounter Building
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Quick Matchups

Simultaneous Effects

Random Encounters: A World of
Possibilities
Arctic Encounters
Coastal Encounters ........................ ....... 93
Desert Encounters
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Forest Encounters
Grassland Encounters ................... ..... 100
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Hill Encounters
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Mountain Encounters ....................
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Swamp Encounters ........................
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Underdark Encounters ..................
Underwater Encounters ................. 109
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Urban Encounters

Traps Revisited
Simple Traps
Sidebar: Making Traps
Meaningful

Designing Simple Traps ................

Complex Traps
Designing Complex Traps .............
Sidebar: Complex Traps and
Legendary Monsters ...................
Downtime Revisited
Rivals
Downtime Activities .......................

Buying a Magic Item ...................
Carousing

Crafting an Item

Crime

Gambling
Pit Fighting

Relaxation

Religious Service .........................
Research

Scribing a Spell Scroll ...............
Selling a Magic Item ...................
Training

Work

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Awarding Magic Items ...................... ...... 135

Sidebar: Behind the Design: Magic
Item Distribution ........................ ...... 135
Common Magic Items ................... ...... 136
Sidebar: Are Magic Items
Necessary in a Campaign? ....... ...... 136
Sidebar: Creating Additional
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Common Items
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Magic Item Tables
Sidebar: Recharging without
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Ch. 3: Spells
Spell Lists
Spell Descriptions

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App. A: Shared Campaigns ............

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App. B: Character Names ...............

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Nonhuman Names
Dragonborn
Dwarf

Elf

Gnome

Halfling

Half-Ore
Tieﬂing
Human Names
Arabic
Celtic
Chinese
Egyptian

English

French
German
Greek
Indian
japanese
Mesoamerican

Niger—Congo
Norse

Polynesian

Roman
Slavic
Spanish

INTRODUCTION
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ENEATH THE BUSTL-ING CITY OF WATERDEEP,
a beholder crime lord keeps tabs on everyone
and everything—or so the beholder thinks.

Known as Xanathar, this bizarre being be-

lieves it can gather information on everything
in the DUNGEONS 8t DRAGONS multiverse.

The beholder desires to know it all! But no

matter what the beholder learns and what treasures it
acquires, its most prized possession in all the multi—
verse remains its goldﬁsh, Sylgar.
The ﬁrst major roles expansion to the ﬁfth edition of
D&D, Xanathar's Guide to Everything provides a wealth
of new options for the game. Xanathar might not be able

to realize its dream to know everything, but this book
does delve into every major part of the game: adventur-

ers, their adventures, and the magic they wield.

USING THIS BOOK

Written for both players and Dungeon Masters, this

book offers options to enhance campaigns in any world,
whether you’re adventuring in the Forgotten Realms,
another ofﬁcial D&D setting, or a world of your own

creation. The options here build on the ofﬁcial rules
contained within the Player's Handbook, the Monster
Manual, and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Think of this
book as the companion to those volumes. It builds on
their foundation, exploring pathways ﬁrst laid in those
publications. Nothing herein is required for a D8£D cam-

paign—this is not a fourth core rulebook—but we hope it

will provide you new ways to enjoy the game.

Chapter 1 offers character options that expand on

those offered in the Player’s Handbook. Chapter 2 is a
toolkit for the DM that provides new resources for run—

ning the game and designing adventures, all of it building on the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master’s

Guide. Chapter 3 presents new spells for player charac—
ters and spellcasting monsters to unleash.

Appendix A provides guidance on running a shared

campaign, similar to the activities staged by the D&D
Adventurers League, and appendix B contains a host of
tables that allow you to quickly generate names for the
characters in your D&D stories.
As you peruse the many options herein, you'll come
across observations from Xanathar itself. Like the

beholder’s roving mind, your reading will take you to
places in the game familiar and new. May you enjoy
thejourney!

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UNEARTHED ARCANA

Much ofthe material in this book originally appeared in

Unearthed Arcana, a series ofonline articles we publish

to explore rules that might oﬁficially become part of the
game. Some Unearthed Arcana offerings don’t end up
resonating with fans and are set aside for the time being.
The Unearthed Arcana material that inspired the options

in the following chapters was well received and, thanks to
feedback from thousands ofyou, has been reﬁned into the

ofﬁcial forms presented here.

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THE CORE RULES
This book relies on the rules in the three core rules

ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE
Even if more than one factor gives you advantage or

disadvantage on a roll, you have it only once, and if you

books. The game especially makes frequent use of
the rules in chapters 7—10 of the Player’s Handbook:

have advantage and disadvantage on the same roll, they
cancel each other.

prone. You don’t need to know the rules by heart, but it’s
helpful to know where to ﬁnd them when you need them.
If you’re a BM, you should also know where to look
things up in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, especially the

Different game effects can affect a target at the same
time. For example, two different beneﬁts can give you
a bonus to your Armor Class. But when two or more
effects have the same proper name, only one of them
(the most powerful one if their beneﬁts aren’t identical)
applies while the durations of the effects overlap. For ex—

“Using Ability Scores,” “Adventuring,” “Combat,” and
“Spellcasting.” That book’s appendix A is also crucial;
it contains deﬁnitions of conditions, like invisible and

rules on how magic items work (see chapter '7 of that

book). The introduction of the Monster Manual is your

guide on how to use a monster’s stat block.

THE DM ADJUDICATES THE RULES
One rule overrides all others: the DM is the ﬁnal authority on how the rules work in play.
Rules are part of what makes DEED a game, rather
thanjust improvised storytelling. The game’s rules are
meant to help organize, and even inspire, the action of a
DEED campaign. The rules are a tool, and we want our
tools to be as effective as possible. No matter how good
those tools might be, they need a group of players to

bring them to life and a BM to guide their use.

The DM is key. Many unexpected events can occur in
a DEED campaign, and no set of rules could reasonably
account for every contingency. If the rules tried to do so,
the game would become a slog. An alternative would be
for the rules to severely limit what characters can do,
which would be contrary to the open—endedness of D8tD.
Here's the path the game takes: it lays a foundation of
rules that a BM can build on, and it embraces the DM's

role as the bridge between the things the rules address
and the things they don’t.

TEN RULES To REMEMBER
A few rules in the core rulebooks sometimes trip up a
new player or DM. Here are ten of those rules. Keep—
ing them in mind will help you interpret the options in
this book.

EXCEPTIONS SUPERSEDE GENERAL RULES

General rules govern each part of the game. For exam—
ple, the combat rules tell you that melee weapon attacks
use Strength and ranged weapon attacks use Dexterity.
That’s a general rule, and a general rule is in effect as
long as something in the game doesn't explicitly say
otherwise.
The game also includes elements—class features,
spells, magic items, monster abilities, and the like—that
sometimes contradict a general rule. When an exception
and a general rule disagree, the exception wins. For example, if a feature says you can make melee weapon at—
tacks using your Charisma, you can do so, even though
that statement disagrees with the general rule.

Rou N D DOWN

Whenever you divide or multiply a number in the game,
round down if you end up with a fraction, even if the
fraction is one-half or greater.

COMBINING DIFFERENT EFFECTS

ample, if bless is cast on you when you’re still under the

effect of an earlier bless, you gain the beneﬁt of only one
casting. Similarly, if you’re in the radius of more than

one Aura of Protection, you beneﬁt only from the one

that grants the highest bonus.

REACTION TIMING

Certain game features let you take a special action,
called a reaction, in response to some event. Making
opportunity attacks and casting the shield spell are two
typical uses of reactions. If you’re unsure when a reaction occurs in relation to its trigger, here’s the rule: the
reaction happens after its trigger completes, unless the
description of the reaction explicitly says otherwise.
Once you take a reaction, you can’t take another one
until the start of your next turn.

RESISTANCE AND VULNERABILITY

Here’s the order that you apply modiﬁers to damage: (1)

any relevant damage immunity, (2) any addition or subtraction to the damage, (3) one relevant damage resistance, and (4) one relevant damage vulnerability.
Even if multiple sources give you resistance to a type
of damage you’re taking, you can apply resistance to it
only once. The same is true of vulnerability.
PROFICIENCY BONUS

If your proﬁciency bonus applies to a roll, you can add
the bonus only once to the roll, even if multiple things in
the game say your bonus applies. Moreover, if more than
one thing tells you to double or halve your bonus, you
double it only once or halve it only once before applying it. Whether multiplied, divided, or left at its normal
value, the bonus can be used only once per roll.

BONUS ACTION SPELLS

If you want to cast a spell that has a casting time of 1
bonus action, remember that you can’t cast any other
spells before or after it on the same turn, except for can-

trips with a casting time of 1 action.

CONCENTRATION

As soon as you start casting a spell or using a special
ability that requires concentration, your concentration

on another effect ends instantly.

TEM PORARY I-IIT POINTS

Temporary hit points aren’t cumulative. If you have tem—
porary hit points and receive more of them, you don’t
add them together, unless a game feature says you can.
Instead, you decide which temporary hit points to keep.

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heart of the story. This chapter provides a
variety of new options for them, focusing
on additional subclasses for each of the
classes in the Player's Handbook.
Each class offers a character—deﬁning choice at lst,
2nd, or 3rd level that unlocks a series of special features, not available to the class as a whole. That choice
is called a subclass. Each class has a collective term
that describes its subclasses: in the ﬁghter, for instance,
the subclasses are called martial archetypes, and in the
paladin, they’re sacred oaths. The table below identiﬁes

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tential villainy of your characters are at the

Following the subclasses, the section called “This Is

The heroics, folly, righteousness, and po-

each of the subclasses in this book. In addition, the section for druids presents details on how the Wild Shape
feature works, and the warlock receives a collection of
new choices for the class's Eldritch Invocations feature.
Each of the class presentations leads off with advice
on how to add depth and detail to your character’s personality. You can use the tables in these sections as a
source of inspiration, or roll a die to randomly deter—
mine a result if desired.

Your Life" presents a series of tables for adding detail to
your character’s backstory.
The chapter concludes with a selection of feats for the

are the characters created by the players.

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races in the Player’s Handbook, offering ways to delve
deeper into a character's racial identity.

SUBCLASSES
Class

Barbarian
Barbarian
Barbarian

Path ofthe Storm Herald
Path ofthe Zealot

Level Available

3rd
3rd
3rd

College ofGlamour
College of Swords

3rd
3rd

Bard

College ofWhispers
Forge Domain
Crave Domain

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Druid
Fighter
Fighter

Circle of Dreams
Circle ofthe Shepherd
Arcane Archer
Cavalier

Fighter

Samurai

3rd

2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd

Monk

Way ofthe Drunken Master

3rd

Monk

Way ofthe Kensei

3rd

Monk

Way ofthe Sun Soul

Paladin
Paladin

Oath ofConquest
Oath of Redemption

3rd
3rd

Ranger
Ranger
Ranger
Rogue

Gloom Stalker
Horizon Walker
Monster Slayer
Inquisitive

3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd

Rogue

Path ofthe Ancestral Guardian

Bard
Bard
Cleric
Cleric

Subclass

Mastermind

Rogue
Rogue

Scout
Swashbuckler

Sorcerer

Divine Soul

Sorcerer

Shadow Magic

Sorcerer

Storm Sorcery
The Celestial

Warlock

Warlock
Wizard

The Hexblade
War Magic

Description
Calls on the spirits of honored ancestors to protect others

Filled with a rage that channels the primal magic ofthe storm
Fueled by a religious zeal that visits destruction on foes
Wields the beguiling, glorious magic ofthe Feywild
Entertains and slays with daring feats ofweapon prowess

Plants fear and doubt in the minds ofothers
Clad in heavy armor, serves a god ofthe forge or creation
Opposes the blight of undeath

Mends wounds, guards the weary, and strides through dreams
Summons nature spirits to bolster friends and harry foes
Imbues arrows with spectacular magical effects
Defends allies and knocks down enemies, often on horseback
Combines resilience with courtly elegance and mighty strikes

Confounds foes through a martial arts tradition inspired by the

swaying ofa drunkard

3rd

Channels ki through a set of mastered weapons
Transforms ki into bursts ofﬁre and searing bolts oflight
Strikes terror in enemies and crushes the forces of chaos
Offers redemption to the worthy and destruction to those who
refuse mercy or righteousness

Unafraid ofthe dark, relentlessly stalks and ambushes foes
Finds portals to other worlds and channels planar magic
Hunts down creatures ofthe night and wielders ofgrim magic

3rd

Roots out secrets, akin to a masterful detective
A mastertactician, manipulates others

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Combines stealth with a knack for survival

Harnesses magic bestowed by a god or other divine source
Wields the grim magic ofthe Shadowfell
Crackles with the power ofthe storm

Forges a pact with a being from celestial realms
Serves a shadowy entity that bestows dread curses
Mixes evocation and abjuration magic to dominate the battleﬁeld

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BARBARIAN

I HAVE VVITNESSED THE INDOMITABLE PERFORlyiANCE OF

barbarians an theﬁeid of battle, and it makes me wonder

whatforce lies at the heart of their rage.

represent your ancestors

—Seret, archwizard

The anger felt by a normal person resembles the rage of

a barbarian in the same way that a gentle breeze is akin
to a furious thunderstorm. The barbarian’s driving force
comes from a place that transcends mere emotion, mak-

ing its manifestation all the more terrible. Whether the
impetus for the fury comes entirely from within or from
forging a link with a spirit animal, a raging barbarian

becomes able to perform supernatural feats of strength

and endurance. The outburst is temporary, but while it
lasts, it takes over body and mind, driving the barbarian
on despite peril and injury, until the last enemy falls.
It can be tempting to play a barbarian character that
is a straightforward application of the classic archetype—a brute, and usually a dimwitted one at that, who
rushes in where others fear to tread. But not all the

barbarians in the world are cut from that cloth, so you
can certainly put your own spin on things. Either way,

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lies ahead.
A personal totem of this sort might be associated with
a barbarian’s spirit animal, or might actually be the to
tem object for the animal, but such a connection is not
essential. One who has a bear totem spirit, for instance,
could still carry an eagle’s feather as a personal totem.
Consider creating one or more personal totems for

An egg-sized stone in the shape ofyour spirit ani-

TATTOOS

PERSONAL TOTEMS

ant moment in the character’s life—perhaps a remembrance from the barbarian’s past or a harbinger of what

tied together with colored wool

The members of many barbarian clans decorate their
bodies with tattoos, each of which represents a significant moment in the life of the bearer or the bearer's
ancestors, or which symbolizes a feeling or an attitude.
As with personal totems, a barbarian’s tattoos might or
might not be related to an animal spirit.
Each tattoo a barbarian displays contributes to that individuals identity. If your character wears tattoos, what
do they look like, and what do they represent?

of personal effects or other unnecessary gear. The few
possessions they do carry often include small items that
have special signiﬁcance. A personal totem is signiﬁcant
because it has a mystical origin or is tied to an import-

A few small bones from the ﬁrst beast you killed,

TATTOOS

consider adding some ﬂourishes to make your barbarian
stand out from all others; see the following sections for
some ideas.

Barbarians tend to travel light, carrying little in the way

A necklace made from the claws ofa young cave
bear that you slew singlehandedly as a child
A small leather pouch holding three stones that

Etched on the backs ofyour hands are the paws of

a cave bear.

The symbols ofyour clan are displayed in viny pat»
terns along your arms.
The antlers of an elk are inked across your back.
Images ofyour spirit animal are tattooed along
your weapon arm and hand.
The eyes ofa wolfare marked on your back to help

you see and ward off evil spirits.

SUPERSTITIONS
Barbarians vary widely in how they understand life.
Some follow gods and look for guidance from those

deities in the cycles of nature and the animals they en—
counter. These barbarians believe that spirits inhabit
the plants and animals of the world, and the barbarians
look to them for omens and power.

Other barbarians trust only in the blood that runs in
their veins and the steel they hold in their hands. They
have no use for the invisible world, instead relying on
their senses to hunt and survive like the wild beasts
they emulate.

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Both of these attitudes can give rise to superstitions. These beliefs are often passed down within a
family or shared among the members of a clan or a
hunting group.

If your barbarian character has any superstitions,

were they ingrained in you by your family, or are they
the result of personal experience?

SUPERSTITIONS

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the troubles that plagued them in life.

Never trust a wizard. They’re all devils in disguise,

especially the friendly ones.

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Dwarves have lost their spirits, and are almost like
the undead. That's why they live underground.
Magical things bring trouble. Never sleep with a

magic object within ten feet of you.
When you walk through a graveyard, be sure to
wear silver, or a ghost might jump into your body.
lfan elf looks you in the eyes, she’s trying to read
yourthoughts.

PRIMAL PATHS

At 3rd level, a barbarian gains the Primal Path feature.
The following options are available to a barbarian, in

addition to those offered in the Player’s Handbook: the
Path of the Ancestral Guardian, the Path of the Storm

Herald, and the Path of the Zealot.

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Some barbarians hail from cultures that revere their an-

cestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past
linger in the world as mighty spirits, who can guide and

protect the living. When a barbarian who follows this

path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and
calls on these guardian spirits for aid.
Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians

can better ﬁght to protect their tribes and their allies. In
order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elabo—
rate tattoos that celebrate their ancestors’ deeds. These
tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters

and other fearsome rivals.

PATH or THE ANCESTRAL GUARDIAN FEATURES

Barbarian
Level

Feature

3rd

Ancestral Protectors

10th

Consult the Spirits, Spirit Shield (3d8)

14th

Vengeful Ancestors, Spirit Shield (4d8)

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ANGESTRAL PROTECTORS

Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, spectral
warriors appear when you enter your rage. While you’re
raging, the ﬁrst creature you hit with an attack on your

with an attack, that creature has resistance to the dam—

age dealt by the attack. The effect on the target ends
early ifyour rage ends.

SPIRIT SHIELD

Beginning at 6th level, the guardian spirits that aid you
can provide supernatural protection to those you de—
fend. If you are raging and another creature you can see
within 30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your
reaction to reduce that damage by 2d6.
When you reach certain levels in this class. you can
reduce the damage by more: by 3d6 at 10th level and by
4d6 at 14th level.

CONSULT THE SPIRITS

At 10th level, you gain the ability to consult with your
ancestral spirits. When you do so, you cast the augury or
clairvoyance spell, without using a spell slot or material
components. Rather than creating a spherical sensor,

this use of clairvoyance invisibly summons one Of your
ancestral spirits to the chosen location. Wisdom is your
spellcasting ability for these spells.
After you cast either spell in this way, you can’t use
this feature again until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

VENOEFUL ANOESTORS

At 14th level, your ancestral spirits grow powerful

enough to retaliate. When you use your Spirit Shield to
reduce the damage of an attack, the attacker takes an

amount of force damage equal to the damage that your
Spirit Shield prevents.

PATH OF THE STORM HERALD
All barbarians harbor a fury within. Their rage grants
them superior strength, durability, and speed. Barbar—
ians who follow the Path of the Storm Herald learn
to transform that rage into a mantle of primal magic,
which swirls around them. When in a fury, a barbarian

ofthis path taps into the forces of nature to create pow-

erful magical effects.
Storm heralds are typically elite champions who train
alongside druids, rangers, and others sworn to protect

nature. Other storm heralds hone their craft in lodges in

regions wracked by storms, in the frozen reaches at the
world’s end, or deep in the hottest deserts.

PATH OF THE STORM HERALD FEATURES
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STORM AURA

Starting at 3rd level, you emanate a stormy, magical
aura while you rage. The aura extends 10 feet from you
in every direction, but not through total cover.
Your aura has an effect that activates when you enter
your rage, and you can activate the effect again on each
of your turns as a bonus action. Choose desert, sea, or
tundra. Your aura’s effect depends on that chosen environment, as detailed below. You can change your environment choice whenever you gain a level in this class.
lfyour aura's effects require a saving throw, the DC
equals 8 + your proﬁciency bonus + your Constitution modiﬁer.
Desert. When this effect is activated, all other crea—
tures in your aura take 2 ﬁre damage each. The damage
increases when you reach certain levels in this class, in—
creasing to 3 at 5th level, 4 at 10th level, 5 at 15th level,
and 6 at 20th level.
Sea. When this effect is activated, you can choose one
other creature you can see in your aura. The target must

make a Dexterity saving throw. The target takes 1d6

lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases when
you reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 2d6
at 10th level, 3d6 at 15th level, and 4d6 at 20th level.
Tundra. When this effect is activated, each creature of
your choice in your aura gains 2 temporary hit points, as
icy spirits inure it to suffering. The temporary hit points
increase when you reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 3 at 5th level, 4 at 10th level, 5 at 15th level,
and 6 at 20th level.

STORM SOUL

At 6th level, the storm grants you beneﬁts even when

your aura isn’t active. The beneﬁts are based on the en—
vironment you chose for your Storm Aura.
Desert. You gain resistance to ﬁre damage, and you
don’t suffer the effects of extreme heat, as described in
the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Moreover, as an action,
you can touch a ﬂammable object that isn’t being worn

or carried by anyone else and set it on ﬁre.

See. You gain resistance to lightning damage, and
you can breathe underwater. You also gain a swimming
speed of 30 feet.
Tundra. You gain resistance to cold damage, and you
don’t suffer the effects of extreme cold, as described in
the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Moreover, as an action,
you can touch water and turn a 5-foot cube Of it into ice,
which melts after 1 minute. This action fails if a creature
is in the cube.

SHIELDING STORM

At 10th level, you learn to use your mastery of the storm
to protect others. Each creature of your choice has the

damage resistance you gained from the Storm Soul fea

ture while the creature is in your Storm Aura.

RAGING STORM

At 14th level, the power of the storm you channel grows
mightier, lashing out at your foes. The effect is based on
the environment you chose for your Storm Aura.
Desert. Immediately after a creature in your aura hits
you with an attack, you can use your reaction to force
that creature to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature takes ﬁre damage equal to half
your barbarian level.
Sea. When you hit a creature in your aura with an
attack, you can use your reaction to force that creature
to make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the
creature is knocked prone, as if struck by a wave.
Tundra. Whenever the effect of your Storm Aura is activated, you can choose one creature you can see in the
aura. That creature must succeed on a Strength saving
throw, or its speed is reduced to 0 until the start of your
next turn, as magical frost covers it.

PATH OF THE ZEALOT
Some deities inspire their followers to pitch themselves
into a ferocious battle fury. These barbarians are zeal-

DIVINE FU RY

Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you can

channel divine fury into your weapon strikes. While
you’re raging, the ﬁrst creature you hit on each of your
turns with a weapon attack takes extra damage equal
to M6 + half your barbarian level. The extra damage is
necrotic or radiant; you choose the type of damage when
you gain this feature.

WARRIOR OF THE GODS

At 3rd level, your soul is marked for endless battle. If a
spell, such as raise dead, has the sole effect of restoring
you to life (but not uncleath), the caster doesn’t need material components to cast the spell on you.

FANATICAL FOCUS

Starting at 6th level, the divine power that fuels your

rage can protect you. If you fail a saving throw while

you’re raging, you can reroll it, and you must use the
new roll. You can use this ability only once per rage.

ZEALOUS PRESENCE

inspire zealots are deities of combat, destruction, and

At 10th level, you learn to channel divine power to inspire zealotry in others. As a bonus action, you unleash
a battle cry infused with divine energy. Up to ten other
creatures of your choice within 60 feet of you that can
hear you gain advantage on attack rolls and saving
throws until the start of your next turn.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you ﬁnish a long rest.

PATH or THE ZEALOT FEATURES

Beginning at 14th level, the divine power that fuels your

ots—warriors who channel their rage into powerful disn
plays of divine power.
A variety of gods across the worlds of D&D inspire
their followers to embrace this path. Tempus from the

Forgotten Realms and Hextor and Erythnul of Grey-

hawk are all prime examples. In general, the gods who

violence. Not all are evil, but few are good.

Barbarian
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Feature
Divine Fury, Warrior ofthe Gods

6th

Fanatical Focus

10th

Zealous Presence

14th

Rage beyond Death

RAGE BEYOND DEATH

rage allows you to shrug off fatal blows.

While you’re raging, having 0 hit points doesn’t knock
you unconscious. You still must make death saving
throws, and you suffer the normal effects of taking
damage while at 0 hit points. However, if you would die

due to failing death saving throws, you don"t die until

your rage ends, and you die then only if you still have 0
hit points.

DEFINING WORKS

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Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the ridiculous
seem sublime. Bards are preservers of ancient history,
their songs and tales perpetuating the memory of great
events down through time—knowledge so important
that it is memorized and passed along as oral history, to
survive even when no written record remains.
It is also the bard’s role to chronicle smaller and more
contemporary events—the stories of today’s heroes.
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you claim was inspired by your personal visit to

can a bard go to the root of this tree? Can one tap into the
source ofthot power?Ah. then what manner of music they

“The Three Flambinis,” a ribald song concerning
mistaken identities and unfettered desire

“Walt: ofthe Myconids,” an upbeat tune that chil-

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Deﬁning Work

INSTRUMENT
In a bard’s quest for the ultimate performance and the
highest acclaim, one's instrument is at least as important as one’s vocal ability. The instrument’s quality of
manufacture is a critical factor, of course; the best ones
make the best music, and some bards are continually
on the lookout for an improvement. Perhaps just as im—
portant, though, is the instrument’s own entertainment
value; those that are bizarrely constructed. or made of
exotic materials are likely to leave a lasting impression

because it’s all you can afford right now. Or, if your

INSTRUMENTS

are typically flamboyant and outgoing when they perform. The most famous of them are essentially the D&D

world’s equivalent of pop stars. If you’re playing a bard,
consider using one of your favorite musicians as a role

model for your character.

You can add some unique aspects to your bard character by considering the suggestions that follow.

DEFINING WORK
Every successful bard is renowned for at least one piece
of performance art, typically a song or a poem that
is popular with everyone who hears it. These performances are spoken about for years by those who View
them, and some spectators have had their lives forever

changed because of the experience.
If your character isjust starting out, your ultimate deﬁning work is likely in the future. But in order to make
any sort of living at your profession, chances are you
already have a piece or two in your repertoire that have

proven to be audience pleasers.

on an audience.
You might have an “off the rack” instrument, perhaps

a tune or tell a good story, and there’s much more to any
voice. Yet what truly sets bards apart from others—and
from one another—are the style and substance of their
performances.
To grab and hold the attention of an audience, bards

“A Fool in the Abyss," a comedic poem about a
jester's travels among demons

impressive failures.

adventuring bard than a glib tongue and a melodious

“The Pirates of Luskan,” your ﬁrsthand account of
being kidnapped by sea reavers as a child
"A Hoop, Two Pigeons, and a Hell Hound,” a subtle parody ofan incompetent noble

ﬁrst instrument was gifted to you, it might be of a more
elaborate sort. Are you satisﬁed with the instrument you
have, or do you aspire to replace it with something truly
distinctive?

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EMBARRASSMENT
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ence in front of an audience, and chances are you’re no
exception. No one becomes famous right away, after all;
perhaps you had a few small difﬁculties early in your ca—
tear, or maybe it took you a while to restore your reputa—

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The ﬁrst and last public performance of “Mirt, Man

about Town”
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got loose and terrorized the crowd

but universally hated rendition of “Song ofthe
Froghemoth”

you threw it down——which set ﬁre to the stage

When you sat on your lute by mistake during the
ﬁnal stanza of “Starlight Serenade”

A BARD’S MUSE
Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from
a wide range of topics for each performance, and who
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been forgotten and wait to be rediscovered. The gods of
nature share their secrets with druids and sages, open—
ing their hearts and minds to new ways of seeing, and
as with those individuals, you ﬁnd that your creativity

blossoms while‘ you wander in an open ﬁeld of waving

grass or walk in silent reverence through a grove of an—
cient oaks.
Love. You are on a quest to identify the essence of

true love. Though you do not disdain the superﬁcial

love of ﬂesh and form, the deeper form of love that can
inspire thousands or bring joy to one’s every moment
is what you are interested in. Love of this sort takes on
many forms, and you can see its presence everywhere—
from the sparkling of a beautiful gem to the song of a
simple ﬁsher thanking the sea for its bounty. You are
on the trail. of love, that most precious and mysterious
of emotions, and your search ﬁlls your stories and your

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a muse—a particular concept that inspires much of what
those bards do in front of an audience.
A bard who follows a muse generally does so to gain a
deeper understanding of what that muse represents and
how to best convey that understanding to others through
performance.
Ifyour bard character has a muse, it could be one of
the three described here, or one of your own devising.
Nature. You feel a kinship with the natural world, and
its beauty and mystery inspire you. For you, a tree is
deeply symbolic, its roots delving into the dark unknown
to draw forth the power of the earth, while its branches
reach toward the sun to nourish their ﬂowers and
fruit. Nature is the ancient witness who has seen every
kingdom rise and fall, even those whose names have

The ways that a performance can go wrong are as
varied as the ﬁsh in the sea. No matter what sort of
disaster might occur, however, a bard has the courage
and the conﬁdence to rebound from it—either pressing
on with the show (if possible) or promising to come back
tomorrow with a new performance that’s guaranteed
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stories have conﬂict as a key element. From the morn—

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battle, from a lover’s spat to a rift between powerful

dynasties, conﬂict is what inspires tale-tellers like you to

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You strive to experience or witness all forms of conﬂict,

great and small, so as to study this eternal aspect of life
and immortalize it in your words and music.

BARD COLLEGES

At 3rd level, a hard gains the Bard College feature. The
following options are available to a bard, in addition

to those offered in the Player’s Handbook: the College

of Glamour, the College. of Swords, and the College
of Whispers.

COLLEGE OF GLAMOUR
The College of Glamour is the home Of bards who mas—

tered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or
under the tutelage Of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey, these bards learn
to use their magic to delight and captivate others.

The bards of this college are regarded with a mixture

of awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff Of leg-

end. These bards are so eloquent that a speech or song

that one of them performs can cause captors tO release
the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into
complacency. The same magic that allows them to quell
beasts can also bend minds. Villainous bards Of this
college can leech Off a community for weeks, misusing
their magic to turn their hosts into thralls. Heroic bards
of this college instead use this power to gladden the
downtrodden and undermine oppressors.

COLLEGE or GLAMOUR FEATURES
Bard Level

Feature

3rd

Mantle of Inspiration, Enthralling Performance

6th

Mantle of Majesty

14th

Unbreakable Majesty

MANTLE OF INSPIRATION

When you join the College of Glamour at 3rd level, you
gain the ability to weave a song of fey magic that imbues

your allies with vigor and speed.
As a bonus action, you can expend one use of your

Bardic Inspiration to grant yourself a wondrous appearance. When you do so, choose a number of creatures

you can see and that can see you within 60 feet of you,
up to a number equal to your Charisma modiﬁer (mini

mum of one). Each of them gains 5 temporary hit points.
When a creature gains these temporary hit points, it
can immediately use its reaction to move up to its speed,
without provoking opportunity attacks.
The number of temporary hit points inoreases when

you reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 8 at
5th level, 11 at 10th level, and 14 at 15th level.

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ENTHRALLING PERFORMANCE

Starting at 3rd level, you can charge your performance
with seductive, fey magic.
If you perform for at least 1 minute, you can attempt
to inspire wonder in your audience by singing, reciting
a poem, or dancing. At the end of the performance,
choose a number of humanoids within 60 feet of you
who watched and listened to all of it, up to a number
equal tO your Charisma modiﬁer (minimum of one).
Each target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw

against your spell save DC or be charmed by you. While

charmed in this way, the target idolizes you, it speaks
glowingly Of you to anyone who talks to it, and it hinders
anyone who Opposes you, although it avoids violence

unless it was already inclined to ﬁght on your behalf.

This effect ends on a target after 1 hour, if it takes any
damage, if you attack it, or if it witnesses you attacking
or damaging any of its allies.
If a target succeeds on its saving throw, the target has
nO hint that you tried tO charm it.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until

you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

MANTLE OF MAJESTY
At 6th level, you gain the ability to cloak yourself in a fey
magic that makes Others want to serve you. As a bonus
action, you cast command, without expending a spell
slot, and you take on an appearance of unearthly beauty
for 1 minute or until your concentration ends (as if you
were concentrating on a spell). During this time, you
can cast command as a bonus action on each of your
turns, without expending a spell slot.
Any creature charmed by you automatically fails

its saving throw against the command you cast with

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

UNBREAKABLE MAJESTY

At 14th level, your appearance permanently gains an
otherworldly aspect that makes you look more lovely
and ﬁerce.
In addition, as a bonus action, you can assume a magically majestic presence for 1 minute or until you are
incapacitated. For the duration, whenever any creature
tries to attack you for the ﬁrst time on a turn, the at—
tacker must make a Charisma saving throw against your

spell save DC. On a failed save, it can’t attack you on this
turn, and it must choose a new target for its attack or the
attack is wasted. On a successful save, it can attack you

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it makes against your spells on your next turn.
Once you assume this majestic presence, you can’t do
so again until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

COLLEGE OF SWORDS
Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and
they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess.
Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife
throwing and juggling, and mock combats. Though they
use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly

trained and skilled warriors in their own right.

Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to
lead double lives. One blade might use a circus troupe
as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked,
bringingjustice to bear against the cruel and powerful.
Most troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the
excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks.
Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers have
often run into trouble that makes maintaining their
secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or
engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for
most troupes. With their weapon skills and magic, these
blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’
guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.

COLLEGE OF Swonos FEATURES
Bard Level

3rd

Feature

Bonus Proﬁciencies, Fighting Style,
Blade Flourish

6th

Extra Attack

14th

Master's Flourish

BONUS PROFICIENGIES

When you join the College of Swords at 3rd level, you
gain proﬁciency with medium armor and the scimitar.
If you‘re proﬁcient with a simple or martial melee
weapon, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your
hard spells.

FIGHTING STYLE

At 3rd level, you adopt a style of ﬁghting as your spe—
cialty. Choose one of the following options. You can’t
take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if
something in the game lets you choose again.
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.
Two-Weapon Fighting. When you engage in two‘

weapon ﬁghting, you can add your ability modiﬁer to the

damage of the second attack.

BLADE FLOURISH

At 3rd level, you learn to perform impressive displays of
martial prowess and speed.
Whenever you take the Attack action on your turn,

your walking speed increases by 10 feet until the end of

the turn, and if a weapon attack that you make as part of
this action hits a creature, you can use one of the follow-

ing Blade Flourish options of your choice. You can use
only one Blade Flourish option per turn.
Defensive Flourish. You can expend one use of your
Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra
damage to the target you hit. The damage equals the
number you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die. You also
add the number rolled to your AC until the start of your
next turn.

Slashing Flourish. You can expend one use of your

Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra

damage to the target you hit and to any other creature

of your choice that you can see within 5 feet ofyou. The
damage equalsthe number you roll on the Bardic Inspi—
ration die.
Mobile Flourish. You can expend one use of your Bar—
dic InSpiration to cause the weapon to deal extra dam—

age to the target you hit. The damage equals the number

you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die. You can also push
the target up to 5 feet away from you, plus a number of
feet equal to the number you roll on that die. You can
then immediately use your reaction to move up to your
walking speed to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
the target.

EXTRA ATTACK

Starting at 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of

once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
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has no hint that you tried to frighten it.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until

you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

MANTLE or WHISPERS

At 6th level, you gain the ability to adopt a humanoid’s

MASTER’S FLOURISH

Starting at 14th level, whenever you use a Blade Flourish option, you can roll a d6 and use it instead of expend—

ing a Bardic Inspiration die.

COLLEGE or WHISPERS
Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst.
Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing
news, singing songs, and telling tales to the audiences

they gather. In truth, the College of Whispers teaches its

students that they are wolves among sheep. These bards
use their knowledge and magic to uncover secrets and
turn them against others through extortion and threats.

Many other bards hate the College of Whispers,

viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to

acquire wealth and power. For this reason, members
of this college rarely reveal their true nature. They typically claim to follow some other college, or they keep
their actual calling secret in order to inﬁltrate and ex-

ploit royal courts and other settings of power.
COLLEGE OF WHISPERS FEATURES
Bard Level

Feature

3rd

Psychic Blades, Words ofTerror

6th

Mantle ofWhispers

14th

Shadow Lore

persona. When a humanoid dies within 30 feet of you,
you can magically capture its shadow using your reac—
tion. You retain this shadow until you use it or you ﬁnish
a long rest.
You can use the shadow as an action. When you do so,
it vanishes, magically transforming into a disguise that
appears on you. You now look like the dead person, but

healthy and alive. This disguise lasts for 1 hour or until
you end it as a bonus action.
While you’re in the disguise, you gain access to all
information that the humanoid would freely share with
a casual acquaintance. Such information includes gen-

eral details on its background and personal life, but

doesn’t include secrets. The information is enough that
you can pass yourself off as the person by drawing on
its memories.
Another creature can see through this disguise by
succeeding on a Wisdom (Insight) check contested by

your Charisma (Deception) check. You gain a +5 bonus
to your check.

Once you capture a shadow with this feature, you
can’t capture another one with it until you ﬁnish a short
or long rest.

SHADOW LORE

At 14th level, you gain the ability to weave dark magic
into your words and tap into a creature’s deepest fears.
As an action, you magically whisper a phrase that
only one creature of your choice within 30 feet of you

can hear. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw
against your spell save DC. It automatically succeeds

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if it doesn’t share a language with you or if it can’t hear
you. On a successful saving throw, your whisper sounds
like unintelligible mumbling and has no effect.

gain the ability to make your weapon attacks magically

for the next 8 hours or until you or your allies attack it,

tain levels in this class, increasing to 3d6 at 5th level,

target is convinced you know it.
The charmed creature obeys your commands for fear
that you will reveal its secret. It won’t risk its life for
you or ﬁght for you, unless it was already inclined to

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close friend.
When the effect ends, the creature has no understand-

When you join the College of Whispers at 3rd level, you

toxic to a creature’s mind.
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you
can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to deal an
extra 2d6 psychic damage to that target. You can do so
only once per round on your turn.
The psychic damage increases when you reach cer5d6 at 10th level, and 8d6 at 15th level.

At 3rd level, you learn to infuse innocent-seeming words
with an insidious magic that can inspire terror.
If you speak to a humanoid alone for at least 1 minute,
you can attempt to seed paranoia in its mind. At the

On a failed saving throw, the target is charmed by you

damage it, or force it to make a saving throw. It interprets the whispers as a description of its most mortify—

ing secret. You gain no knowledge of this secret, but the

do so. It grants you favors and gifts it would offer to a

ing of why it held you in such fear.
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tions offer ways to add some detail to that character’s
history and personality.

TEMPLE
Most clerics start their lives of service as priests in an
order, then later realize that they have been blessed by
their god with the qualities needed to become a cleric.
To prepare for this new duty, candidates typically receive instruction from a cleric of a temple or another

place of study devoted to their deity.
Some temples are cut off from the world so that their

occupants can focus on devotions, while other temples
open their doors to minister to and heal the masses.
What is noteworthy about the temple you studied at?

TEMPLES

Temple

Your temple is said to be the oldest surviving structure built to honor your god.
Acolytes of several like—minded deities all received

instruction together in your temple.
You come from a temple famed for the brewery it

operates. Some say you smell like one of its ales.

Your temple is a fortress and a proving ground that

KEEPSAKES

Yourtemple is a peaceful, humble place, ﬁlled with
vegetable gardens and simple priests.
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No mortal soul is entirely free of second thoughts or

doubt. Even a cleric must grapple with dark desires or

the forbidden attraction of turning against the teachings

of one’s deity.

If you haven’t considered this aspect of your character yet, see the table entries for some possibilities, or
use them for inspiration. Your deep, dark secret might

involve something you did (or are doing), or it could
be rooted in the way you feel about the world and your
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their lives without ever being directly touched by a divine being. As such, they can never know what it feels
like to be a cleric—someone who is not only a devout
worshiper, but who has also been invested with a measure of a deity’s power.
The question has long been debated: Does a mortal
become a cleric as a consequence of deep devotion to
one's deity, thereby attracting the god’s favor? Or is it the
deity who sees the potential in a person and calls that
individual into service? Ultimately, perhaps, the answer
doesn’t matter. However clerics come into being, the
world needs clerics as much as clerics and deities need

Almost all the folk in the world who revere a deity live

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Many clerics have items among their personal gear that
symbolize their faith, remind them of their vows, or otherwise help to keep them on their chosen paths. Even
though such an item is not imbued with divine power,
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nothing more than ultrapowerful mortal creatures.
You acknowledge the power ofthe gods, but you
think that most events are dictated by pure chance.
Even though you can work divine magic, you have
never truly felt the presence ofa divine essence

within yourself.
You are plagued by nightmares that you believe are
sent by your god as punishment for some unknown
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The following domain options are available to a cleric,
in addition to those offered in the Player’s Handbook:

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DIVINE DOMAINS
Forge and Grave.

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The gods of the forge are patrons of artisans who work

with metal, from a humble blacksmith who keeps a

village in horseshoes and plow blades to the mighty elf
artisan whose diamond-tipped arrows of mithral have

felled demon lords. The gods of the forge teach that,

with patience and hard work, even the most intractable
metal can be transformed from a lump of ore to a beau—
tifully wrought object. Clerics of these deities search
for objects lost to the forces of darkness, liberate mines
overrun by ores, and uncover rare and wondrous materials necessary to create potent magic items. Followers
of these gods take great pride in their work, and they
are willing to craft and use heavy armor and powerful weapons to protect them. Deities of this domain
include Gond, Reorx, Onatar, Moradin, Hephaestus,
and Goibhniu.

FORGE DOMAIN FEATURES
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Domain Spells, Bonus Proﬁciencies,

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Channel Divinity: Artisan's Blessing

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Soul ofthe Forge

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Divine Strike (ld8)

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17th

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DOMAIN SPELLS

SERVING A PANTHEON, PHILOSOPHY, OR FORCE

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

and chooses a Divine Domain associated with that deity.

FORGE DOMAIN SPELLS

The typical cleric is an ordained servant ofa particular god

The cleric’s magic ﬂows from the god or the god's sacred
realm, and often the cleric bears a holy symbol that represents that divinity.

Some clerics, especially in a world like Eberron, serve a

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whole pantheon, rather than a single deity. In certain campaigns, a cleric might instead serve a cosmic force, such
as life or death, or a philosophy or concept, such as love,

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fabricate, wall afﬁre

Dungeon Master’s Guide explores options like these, in the

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animate objects, creation

peace, or one ofthe nine alignments. Chapter 1 ofthe

section “Gods oourWorld.”
Talk with your DM about the divine options available in

your campaign, whether they're gods, pantheons, philos-

ophies, or cosmic forces. Whatever being or thing your
cleric ends up serving, choose a Divine Domain that is ap—
propriate for it, and ifit doesn’t have a holy symbol, work
with your DM to design one.
The clericTs class features often refer to your deity. lfyou
are devoted to a pantheon, cosmic force, or philosophy,

your cleric features still work for you as written. Think of
the references to a god as references to the divine thing
you serve that gives you your magic.

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BONUS PROFICIENCIES

When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain pro-

ﬁciency with heavy armor and smith’s tools.

BLESSING OF THE FORGE

At 1st level, you gain the ability to imbue magic into

a weapon or armor. At the end of a long rest, you can
touch one nonmagical object that is a suit of armor or

a simple or martial weapon. Until the end of your next
long rest or until you die, the object becomes a magic

item, granting a +1 bonus to AC if it’s armor or a +1 bo—
nus to attack and damage rolls if it’s a weapon.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until

you ﬁnish a long rest.

CHANNEL DIVINITY: ARTISAN‘S BLESSING

Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity
to create simple items.
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a set of tools, or another metal Object (see chapter 5,
“Equipment,” in the Player’s Handbook for examples of
these items). The creation is completed at the end of the
hour, coalescing in an unoccupied space of your choice
on a surface within 5 feet of you.
The thing you create can be something that is worth
no more than 100 gp. As part of this ritual, you must lay
out metal, which can include coins, with a value equal
to the creation. The metal irretrievably coalesces and
transforms into the creation at the ritual’s end, magically forming even nonmetal parts of the creation.
The ritual can create a duplicate of a nonmagical item
that contains metal, such as a key, if you possess the
original during the ritual.
CLERIC OF THE GRAVE

SOUL OF THE FORGE

Starting at 6th level, your mastery of the forge grants
you special abilities:

- You gain resistance to ﬁre damage.

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

DIVINE STRIKE

At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon

strikes with the ﬁery power of the forge. Once on each
of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon
attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 ﬁre
damage to the target. When you reach 14th level, the ex-

tra damage increases to 2d8.

SAINT OF FORGE AND FIRE

At 17th level, your blessed afﬁnity with ﬁre and metal
becomes more powerful:

- You gain immunity to ﬁre damage.

- While wearing heavy armor, you have resistance to
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks.

GRAVE DOMAIN
Gods of the grave watch over the line between life and

death. To these deities, death and the afterlife are a
foundational part of the multiverse. To desecrate the
peace of the dead is an abomination. Deities of the grave

include Kelemvor, Wee jas, the ancestral spirits of the

Undying Court, Hades, Anubis, and Osiris. Followers

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At 1st level, you gain the ability to manipulate the line
between life and death. When you would normally roll
one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell to
a creature at 0 hit points, you instead use the highest
number possible for each die.
In addition, you learn the spare the dying cantrip,

which doesn’t count against the number of cleric cantrips you know. For you, it has a range of 30 feet, and

you can cast it as a bonus action.

EYES OF THE GRAVE

At lst level, you gain the ability to occasionally sense the
presence of the undead, whose existence is an insult to
the natural cycle of life. As an action, you can open your

awareness to magically detect undead. Until the end

of your next turn, you know the location of any undead

within 60 feet of you that isn’t behind total cover and

that isn’t protected from divination magic. This sense
doesn’t tell you anything about a creature's capabilities
or identity.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Wisdom modiﬁer (minimum Of once). You regain
all expended uses when you ﬁnish a long rest.

CHANNEL DIVINITY: PATH TO THE GRAVE

Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity
to mark another creature’s life force for termination.
As an action, you choose one creature you can see

within 30 feet of you, cursing it until the end Of your
next turn. The next time you or an ally Ofyours hits

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Channel Divinity: Path to the Grave

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Sentinel at Death’s Door

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Potent Spellcasting

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Keeper of Souls

DOMAIN SPELLS
You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the

the cursed creature with an attack, the creature has
vulnerability tO all of that attack's damage, and then the
curse ends.

SENTINEL AT DEATH’S DOOR

At 6th level, you gain the ability to impede death’s prog-

ress. As a reaction when you or a creature you can see

within 30 feet of you suffers a critical hit, you can turn
that hit into a normal hit. Any effects triggered by a critical hit are canceled.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to

your Wisdom modiﬁer (minimum of once). You regain
all expended uses when you ﬁnish a long rest.

POTENT SPELLCASTING

Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modiﬁer to

Grave Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain
class feature for how domain spells work.

the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip.

GRAVE DOMAIN SPELLS

Starting at 17th level. you can seize a trace of vitality

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KEEPER or SOULS

from a parting soul and use it to heal the living. When
an enemy you can see dies within 60 feet of you, you or
one creature of your choice that is within 60 feet of you

regains hit points equal to the enemy’s number of Hit

Dice. You can use this feature only if you aren’t incapac-

itated. Once you use it, you can't do so again until the

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rupting their inﬂuence becomes. As druids, we seek mainly

to protect and educate, to preserve the Great Balance, but

there are times when we must rise up against danger and
eradicate it.

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Special herbs tied together in a bundle
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maintaining the Great Balance. But now an imbalance

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center ofyour village

GUIDING ASPECT
Many druids feel a strong link to a speciﬁc aspect of the
natural world, such as a body of water, an animal, a type
of tree, or some other sort of plant. You identify with
your chosen aspect; by its behavior or its very nature, it
sets an example that you seek to emulate.

GUIDING ASPECTS
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Druids are the caretakers of the natural world, and it is
said that in time a druid becomes the voice of nature,
speaking the truth that is too subtle for the general pop—
ulace to hear. Many who become druids ﬁnd that they
naturally gravitate toward nature; its forces, cycles, and
movements ﬁll their minds and spirits with wonder and
insight. Many sages and wise folk have studied nature,
writing volumes about its mystery and power, but druids
are a special kind of being: at some point, they begin
to embody these natural forces, producing magical
phenomena that link them to the spirit of nature and

the flow of life. Because of their strange and mysterious

power, druids are often revered, shunned, or considered
dangerous by the people around them.
Your druid character might be a true worshiper of na—
ture, one who has always scorned civilization and found
solace in the wild. Or your character could be a child of
the city who now strives to bring the civilized world into
harmony with the wilderness. You can use the sections
that follow to ﬂesh out your druid, regardless of how
your character came to the profession.

TREASURED ITEM
Some druids carry one or more items that are sacred
to them or have deep personal signiﬁcance. Such items
are not necessarily magical, but every one is an object
whose meaning connects the druid’s mind and heart to
a profound concept or spiritual outlook.

When you decide what your character’s treasured

item is, think about giving it an origin story: how did you
come by the item, and why is it important to you?

Guiding Aspect

Yew trees remind you of renewing your mind and

spirit, letting the old die and the new spring forth.
Oak trees represent strength and vitality. Meditating under an oak ﬁlls your body and mind with
resolve and fortitude.

The river’s endless ﬂow reminds you ofthe great
span ofthe world. You seek to act with the longterm interests of nature in mind.

The sea is a constant, churning cauldron of power
and chaos. It reminds you that accepting change is
necessary to sustain yourselfin the world.
The birds in the sky are evidence that even the
smallest creatures can survive ifthey remain above
the fray.
As demonstrated by the actions ofthe wolf, an

individual’s strength is nothing compared to the
power ofthe pack.

MENTOR
It’s not unusual for would-be druids to seek out (or be
sought out by) instructors or elders who teach them the

basics of their magical arts. Most druids who learn from
a mentor begin their training at a young age, and the

mentor has a vital role in shaping a student’s attitudes

and beliefs.

If your character received training from someone
else, who or what was that individual, and what was the
nature of your relationship? Did your mentor imbue you
with a particular outlook or otherwise inﬂuence your
approach to achieving the goals of your chosen path?

CIRCLE OF DREAMS
Druids who are members of the Circle of Dreams hail
from regions that have strong ties to the Feywild and
its dreamlike realms. The druids’ guardianship of the

natural world makes for a natural alliance between
them and good-aligned fey. These druids seek to ﬁll the

world with dreamy wonder. Their magic mends wounds

and brings joy to downcast hearts, and the realms they

protect are gleaming, fruitful places, where dream and
reality blur together and where the weary can ﬁnd rest.

CIRCLE OF DREAMS FEATURES

Druid Level
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6th
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Feature
Balm ofthe Summer Court

Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow

10th

Hidden Paths

14th

Walker in Dreams

BALM OF THE SUMMER COURT

At 2nd level, you become imbued with the blessings of

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Your mentor was a wise treant who taught you to
think in terms ofyears and decades rather than
days or months.
You were tutored by a dryad who watched over

a slumbering portal to the Abyss. During your
training, you were tasked with watching for hidden
threats to the world.

Your tutor always interacted with you in the form of
a falcon. You never saw the tutor’s humanoid form.
You were one of several youngsters who were
mentored by an old druid, until one ofyour fellow
pupils betrayed your group and killed your master.
Your mentor has appeared to you only in visions.
You have yet to meet this person, and you are not
sure such a person exists in mortal form.
Your mentor was a werebear who taught you to
treat all living things with equal regard.

DRUID CIRCLES

At 2nd level, a druid gains the Druid Circle feature. The
following options are available to a druid, in addition
to those offered in the Player’s Handbook: the Circle of
Dreams and the Circle of the Shepherd.

the Summer Court. You are a font of energy that offers
respite from injuries. You have a pool of fey energy represented by a number of C168 equal to your druid level.
As a bonus action, you can choose one creature you

can see within 120 feet of you and spend a number of
those dice equal to half your druid level or less. Roll the
spent dice and add them together. The target regains a
number of hit points equal to the total. The target also
gains 1 temporary hit point per die spent.
You regain all expended dice when you ﬁnish a

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HEARTH OF MOONLIGHT AND SHADOW

At 6th level, home can be wherever you are. During a
short or long rest, you can invoke the shadowy power of
the Gleaming Court to help guard your respite. At the
start of the rest, you touch a point in space, and an invisible, 30-foot—radius sphere of magic appears, centered
on that point. Total cover blocks the sphere.
While within the sphere, you and your allies gain a +5

bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) and Wisdom (Perception)
checks, and any light from open ﬂames in the sphere (a
campﬁre, torches, or the like) isn’t visible outside it.

The sphere vanishes at the end of the rest or when you

leave the sphere.

HIDDEN PATHS

Starting at 10th level, you can use the hidden, magical
pathways that some fey use to traverse space in the
blink of an eye. As a bonus action on your turn, you can
teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can
see. Alternatively, you can use your action to teleport

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one willing creature you touch up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to

your Wisdom modiﬁer (minimum of once), and you re-

gain all expended uses of it when you ﬁnish a long rest.

WALKER IN DREAMS
At 14th level, the magic of the Feywild grants you

the ability to travel mentally or physically through
dreamlands.
When you ﬁnish a short rest, you can cast one of the
following spells, without expending a spell slot or requiring material components: dream (with you as the
messenger), scrying, or teleportation circle.
This use of teleportation circle is special. Rather than
opening a portal to a permanent teleportation circle, it
opens a portal to the last location where you ﬁnished
a long rest on your current plane of existence. If you
haven*t taken a long rest on your current plane, the
spell fails but isn’t wasted.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you ﬁnish a long rest.

CIRCLE OF THE SHEPHERD

CIRCLE OF THE SHEPHERD FEATURES
Druid Level

Feature

2nd

Speech ofthe Woods, Spirit Totem

6th

Mighty Summoner

10th

Guardian Spirit

14th

Faithful Summons

SPEECH or THE Woons

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to converse with beasts
and many fey.

You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan. In addi‘

tion, beasts can understand your speech, and you gain
the ability to decipher their noises and motions. Most

beasts lack the intelligence to convey or understand

sophisticated concepts, but a friendly beast could relay

what it has seen or heard in the recent past. This ability
doesn’t grant you friendship with beasts, though you can

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combine this ability with gifts to curry favor with them
as you would with any nonplayer character.

SPIRIT TOTEM

Starting at 2nd level, you can call forth nature spirits to
inﬂuence the world around you. As a bonus action, you
can magically summon an incorporeal spirit to a point
you can see within 60 feet of you. The spirit creates an
aura in a 30-foot radius around that point. It counts as
neither a creature nor an object, though it has the spectral appearance of the creature it. represents.
As a bonus action, you can move the spirit up to 60
feet to a point you can see.
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itated. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.
The effect of.the spirit’s aura depends on the type of
spirit you summon from the options below.
Bear Spirit. The bear spirit grants you and your allies
its might and endurance. Each creature of your choice
in the aura when the spirit appears gains temporary

hit points equal to 5 + your druid level. In addition, you

and your allies gain advantage on Strength checks and
Strength saving throws while in the aura.
Hawk Spirit. The hawk spirit is a consummate

hunter, aiding you and your allies with its keen sight.

When a creature makes an attack roll against a target
in the spirit’s aura, you can use your reaction to grant
advantage to that attack roll. In addition, you and your

allies have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks

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Druids of the Circle of the Shepherd commune
with the spirits of nature, especially the spirits
of beasts and the fey, and call to those spirits for
aid. These druids recognize that all living things
play a role in the natural world, yet they focus on
protecting animals and fey creatures that have
difﬁculty defending themselves. Shepherds, as they are
known, see such creatures as their charges. They ward
off monsters that threaten them, rebuke hunters who
kill more prey than necessary, and prevent civilization
from encroaching on rare animal habitats and on sites
sacred to the fey. Many of these druids are happiest far
from cities and towns, content to spend their days in the
company of animals and the fey creatures of the wilds.
Members of this circle become adventurers to oppose
forces that threaten their charges or to seek knowledge
and power that will help them safeguard their charges
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Unicorn Spirit. The unicorn spirit lends its protection

to those nearby. You and your allies gain advantage on
all ability checks made to detect creatures in the spirit’s
aura. In addition. if you cast a spell using a spell slot
that restores hit points to any creature inside or outside
the aura, each creature of your choice in the aura also
regains hit points equal to your druid level.

MIGHTY SUMMONER

Starting at 6th level, beasts and fey that you conjure are

more resilient than normal. Any beast or fey summoned

or created by a spell that you cast gains the. follow—
ing beneﬁts:

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mal: 2 extra hit points per Hit Die it has.
- The damage from its natural weapons is considered

magical for the purpose of overcoming immunity and
resistance to nonmagical attacks and damage.

GUARDIAN SPIRIT

Beginning at 10th level, your Spirit Totem safeguards

the beasts and fey that you call forth with your magic.

When a beast or fey that you summoned or created with
a spell ends its turn in your Spirit Totem aura, that crea—
ture regains a number of hit points equal to halfyour
druid level.

FAITHFUL SUMMONS

Starting at 14th level, the nature spirits you commune
with protect you when you are the most defenseless.

If you are reduced to 0 hit points or are incapacitated

against your will, you can immediately gain the beneﬁts

of conjure animals as if it were cast using a 9th-level
spell slot. It summons four beasts of your choice that are

challenge rating 2 or lower. The conjured beasts appear
within 20 feet of you. If they receive no commands from

you, they protect you from harm and attack your foes.

The spell lasts for 1 hour, requiring no concentration, or

until you dismiss it (no action required).

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

LEARNING BEAST SHAPES

The Wild Shape feature in the Player’s Handbook lets
you transform into a beast that you’ve seen. That rule
gives you a tremendous amount of ﬂexibility, making it
easy to amass an array of beast form options for yourself, but you must abide by the limitations in the Beast
Shapes table in that book.

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The tables include all the individual beasts that are
eligible for Wild Shape (up to a challenge rating of 1) or
the Circle Forms feature of the Circle of the Moon (up to
a challenge rating of 6).

ARCTIC
CR

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Giant owl '

Brown bear

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Polar bear
Saber-toothed tiger

Mammoth

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Blood hawk

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Giant crab

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Poisonous snake

Swim
Swim

Fly
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l/8
1/4

Stirge
Giant lizard

1/4
1/4

Giant wolfspider
Pteranodon

—
Fly

Giant eagle

Giant toad

Plesiosaurus

Swim
Swim

Fly

DESERT
CR

Beast

Fly/Swim

0
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Cat
Hyena

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——

Jackal

——

Scorpion

Vulture

l/S

Fly

Camel

—-

1/8

Flying snake

l/8
1/8

Mule
Poisonous snake

Fly

Stirge

—
Swim
Fly

1/4

Constrictor snake

1/4

Giant lizard

——

Giant poisonous snake
Giant wolf spider

Swim
——

Giant hyena

—

Giant spider

1
1
1

Giant toad
Giant vulture

Swim
Fly

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ming speed. This information will help you determine
whether you qualify to assume that beast’s form.

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ual according to the beasts’ most likely environments.
Consider the environment your druid grew up in, then

In addition, the tables include each beast’s challenge
rating and note whether a beast has a flying or swims

Fly
Fly

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consult the appropriate table for a list of animals that
your druid has probably seen by 2nd level.
These tables can also help you and your DM determine which animals you might see on your travels.

Fly/Swim

Fly

1/8
1/4

When you gain Wild Shape as a 2nd—level druid, you
might wonder which beasts you've already seen. The

following tables organize beasts from the Monster Man—

Beast

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Swim

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Lion

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Giant scorpion

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Cat

Badger

Deer

Cat
Deer

Goat

0
0

Hyena
Owl

Fly

1/8
1/8

Blood hawk
Flying snake

Fly

Hyena
Jackal
Vulture
Blood hawk

1/8

Giant rat
Giant weasel
Poisonous snake
Mastiff

Swim

Giant weasel
Poisonous snake

1/8
1/8

Fly

Stirge

Fly

1/4
1/4

Boar
Constrictor snake
Elk

Swim

1/4

Giant badger

1/4
1/4

Giant bat

Fly

Giant frog

Swim

1/8
1/4

1/4

Giant lizard

1/4
1/4

Giant owl
Giant poisonous snake

1/4
1/4

Giant wolfspider
Panther

1/4
1/2

Wollf
Ape

1/2

Black bear

1/2

Giant wasp

1
1

Brown bear
Dire wolf

1
1

Giant hyena
Giant spider

Giant toad

Tiger

Giant boar

Giant constrictor snake

Giant elk

Fly

Flying snake

Stirge
Axe beak
Boar
Elk
Giant poisonous snake

Giant wolfspider

Fly

Swim

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1/4
1/4
1/2
1/2
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Pteranodon
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Giant goat
Giant wasp
Giant eagle
Giant hyena
Giant vulture
Lion
Tiger
Allosaurus
Giant boar
Giant elk
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Eagle
Goat
Hyena

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Raven

Vulture

1/8
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1/3

1/8

1/3
1/8

Blood hawk
Giant weasel

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Mule

Poisonous snake
Stirge

1/4

Axe beak

1/4

Boar
Elk

1/4

1/4
1/4

Giant owl
Giant wolf spider

1/4

Panther (cougar)

1/4
1/2
1

Wolf
Giant goat
Brown bear

Dire wolf

Giant eagle
Giant hyena

1
1
2
2

Lion
Giant boar
Giant elk

Fly

Beast

0
0

Eagle
Goat

1/8

Blood hawk

1/3

Stirge

1/2
1

Giant goat
Giant eagle

1/4

1
2

Pteranodon

Lion
Giant elk

Saber-toothed tiger

Beast

Fly/Swim

Rat

Raven

Fly

Giant rat
Swim

1/3

Poisonous snake

Fly

1/8

Stirge

Fly

1/4
1/4
1/4

Constrictor snake
Giant frog
Giant lizard
Giant poisonous snake

Swim

Crocodile
Giant spider

Swim

Fly
Fly
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—
Swim

Fly
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Fly

—

Fly

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CR

Fly/Swim

F'Y

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Fly
Fly
Fly
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1/4
1/2
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1
2
5

Swim
Swim

Giant toad

Swim

Giant constrictor snake
Giant crocodile

Swim
Swim

UNDERDARK

Beast

Fly/Swim

0
1/8
1/8
1/4

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Giant rat
Stirge
Giant bat

Fly
Fly

1/4
1/4

Giant centipede
Giant lizard

1/4
1
1
2
2

Giant poisonous snake
Giant spider
Giant toad
Giant constrictor snake
Polar bear (cave bear)

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Constrictor snake
Giant sea horse
Reelc shark
Giant octopus

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Giant constrictor snake
Hunter shark

Swim
Swim

Plesiosaurus

Swim

Killer whale

Swim

Giant shark

Swim

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A rampant golden dragon on a green field, representing valor and a quest for wealth
The ﬁst ofa storm giant clutching lightning before

a storm cloud, symbolizing wrath and power
Crossed greatswords in front ofa castle gate, signi-

FIGHTER

domitable spirit

LET ME KNOw WEN YOU’RE ALL DONE TALKING.
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Of all the adventurers in the worlds of D&D, the ﬁghter
is perhaps the greatest paradox. On the one hand, a singular feature of the class is that no two ﬁghters ply their
craft in quite the same way; their weapons, armor, and
tactics differ across a vast spectrum. On the other hand,
regardless of the tools and methods one uses, at the
heart of every ﬁghter’s motivation lies the same basic
truth: it is better to wound than to be wounded.
Although some adventuring ﬁghters risk their lives
ﬁghting for glory or treasure, others are primarily con
cerned with the welfare of others. They put more value

on the well-being of the society, the village, or the group

than on their own safety. Even if there’s gold in the off—
ing, the true reward for most ﬁghters comes from sending enemies to their doom.
The sections below offer ways to add a little depth and
a few personal touches to your ﬁghter character.

HERALDIC SIGN
Fighters typically do battle for a cause. Some ﬁght on
behalf of kingdoms besieged by monsters, while others
quest only for personal glory. In either case, a ﬁghter
often displays a heraldic sign that represents that cause,
either adopting the symbol of a nation or a royal line, or
creating a crest to represent one’s self—interest.

Your character could be afﬁliated with an organization

or a cause, and thus might already travel under a banner
of some sort. If that’s not the case, consider devising a
heraldic sign that symbolizes an aspect of your nature
or speaks to what you see as your purpose in the world.

fying the defense ofa city or kingdom
A skull with a dagger through it, representing the
doom you bring to your enemies
A phoenix in a ring ofﬁre, an expression ofan in-

Three drops ofblood beneath a horizontal sword
blade on a black background, symbolizing three
foes you have sworn to kill

INSTRUCTOR
Some ﬁghters are natural—born combatants who have

a talent for surviving in battle. Others learned the ba-

sics of their combat prowess in their formative years
from spending time in a military or some other martial
organization, when they were taught by the leaders of
the group.

A third type of ﬁghter comes from the ranks of those

who received one—on-one instruction from an accomplished veteran of the craft. That instructor was, or
perhaps still is, well versed in a certain aspect of combat

that relates to the student’s background.

If you decide that your character had an individual
instructor, What is that person’s specialty? Do you

emulate your instructor in how you ﬁght, or did you
take the instructor’s teachings and adapt them to your
own purposes?
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Gladiator. Your instructor was a slave who fought

for freedom in the arena, or one who willingly
chose the gladiator’s life to earn money and fame.
Military. Your trainer served with a group ofsoldiers and knows much about working as a team.
City Watch. Crowd control and peacekeeping are
your instructor’s specialties.
Tribal Warrior. Your instructor grew up in a tribe,
where ﬁghting for one's life was practically an
everyday occurrence.

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combining close-quarters work with silence and
efﬁciency.
Weapon Master. Your mentor helped you to become one with your chosen weapon, by imparting

highly specialized knowledge of how to wield it

most effectively.

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Feature

3rd

Arcane Archer Lore, Arcane Shot (2 options)

7th

Curving Shot, Magic Arrow,

10th

Arcane Shot (4 options)

Arcane Shot (3 options)

15th

18th

Ever-Ready Shot, Arcane Shot (5 options)

Arcane Shot (6 options, improved shots)

ARCANE ARCHER LORE

by adopting and perfecting a particular style or method

martial tradition. You choose to gain proﬁciency in ei—
ther the Arcana or the Nature skill, and you choose to
learn either the prestidigr'tation or the drufdcraft cantrip.

not necessarily dictate how that person operates when
lives are on the line.
Do you have a combat style that mirrors your outlook

At 3rd level, you learn to unleash special magical effects
with some of your shots. When you gain this feature, you
learn two Arcane Shot options of your choice (see “Arcane Shot Options” below).

weapons are drawn?

SIGNATURE STYLES

Once per turn when you ﬁre a magic arrow from a

shortbow or longbow as part of the Attack action, you
can apply one of your Arcane Shot options to that ar—

row. You decide to use the option when the arrow hits

meant to splinter bone or send blood ﬂying.
Cunning. You dart in to attack at just the right mo-

a creature, unless the option doesn’t involve an attack
roll. You have two uses of this ability, and you regain all
expended uses of it when you ﬁnish a short or long rest.
You gain an additional Arcane Shot option of your
choice when you reach certain levels in this class: 7th,
10th, 15th, and 18th level. Each option also improves
when you become an 18th—level ﬁghter.

your favor.
Effortless. You rarely perspire or display anything

At 7th level, you gain the ability to infuse arrows with

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Style

Elegant. You move with precise grace and total
control, never using more energy than you need.

Brutal. Your attacks rain down like hammer blows,

ment and use small-scale tactics to tilt the odds in

other than a stoic expression in battle.
Energetic. You sing and laugh during combat as
your spirit soars. You are happiest when you have a

foe in front ofyou and a weapon in hand.
Sinister. You scowl and sneer while ﬁghting, and
you enjoy mocking your foes as you defeat them.

MARTIAL ARCHETYPES

At 3rd level, a ﬁghter gains the Martial Archetype fea-

ture. The following options are available to a ﬁghter, in
addition to those offered in the Player’s Handbook: the
Arcane Archer, the Cavalier, and the Samurai.

ARCANE ARCHER
An Arcane Archer studies a unique elven method of
archery that weaves magic into attacks to produce su-

pernatural effects. Arcane Archers are some of the most
elite warriors among the elves. They stand watch over

the fringes of elven domains, keeping a keen eye out for

trespassers and using magic—infused arrows to defeat
monsters and invaders before they can reach elven set—
tlements. Over the centuries, the methods of these elf
archers have been learned by members of other races

who can also balance arcane aptitude with archery.

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magic. Whenever you ﬁre a nonmagical arrow from a
shortbow or longbow, you can make it magical for the

purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. The magic fades from the
arrow immediately after it hits or misses its target.

C U Rv I N c S H OT

At 7th level, you learn how to direct an errant arrow

toward a new target. When you make an attack roll with

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A RC A N E S H OT

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of waging combat. Although this style might be a natural
outgrowth of a ﬁghter’s personality, that's not always the
case—someones approach to the world in general does

a magic arrow and miss, you can use a bonus action to

reroll the attack roll against a different target within 60
feet of the original target.

EvER-REA DY SHOT

Starting at 15th level, your magical archery is available
whenever battle starts. If you roll initiative and have no
uses of Arcane Shot remaining, you regain one use of it.

ARCANE SHOT OPTIONS

The Arcane Shot feature lets you choose options for it at

certain levels. The options are presented here in alphabetical order. They are all magical effects, and each one
is associated with one of the schools of magic.

If an option requires a saving throw, your Arcane Shot

save DC equals 8 + your proﬁciency bonus + your Intelli-

gence modiﬁer.

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SIGNATURE STYLE

At 3rd level, you learn magical theory or some of the
secrets of nature—typical for practitioners of this elven

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Banishing Arrow. You use abjuration magic to try to
temporarily banish your target to a harmless location
in the Feywild. The creature hit by the arrow must also
succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be banished.
While banished in this way, the target’s speed is 0, and
it is incapacitated. At the end of its next turn, the target
reappears in the Space it vacated or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied.
After you reach 18th level in this class, a target also
takes 2d6 force damage when the arrow hits it.
Regaining Arrow. Your enchantment magic causes
this arrow to temporarily beguile its target. The creature
hit by the arrow takes an extra 2d6 psychic damage, and
choose one ofyour allies within 30 feet of the target.
The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw, or
it is charmed by the chosen ally until the start of your
next turn. This effect ends early if the chosen ally at—
tacks the charmed target, deals damage to it, or forces it
to make a saving throw.
The psychic damage increases to 4d6 when you reach

18th level in this class.

Bursting Arrow. You imbue your arrow with force
energy drawn from the school of evocation. The energy
detonates after your attack. Immediately after the ar—
row hits the creature, the target and all other creatures

within 10 feet of it take 2d6 force damage each.

The force damage increases to 4d6 when you reach
18th level in this class.
Enfeeblfng Arrow. You weave necromantic magic into
your arrow. The creature hit by the arrow takes an extra
2d6 necrotic damage. The target must also succeed

on a Constitution saving throw, or the damage dealt

by its weapon attacks is halved until the start of your
next turn.

The necrotic damage increases to 4d6 when you reach

18th level in this class.
Grasping Arrow. When this arrow strikes its target,
conjuration magic creates grasping, poisonous brams
bles, which wrap around the target. The creature hit by
the arrow takes an extra 2(16 poison damage, its speed
is reduced by 10 feet, and it takes 2-d6 slashing dam—
age the ﬁrst time on each turn it moves 1 foot or more
without teleporting. The target or any creature that can
reach it can use its action to remove the brambles with
a successful Strength (Athletics) check against your Arcane Shot save DC. Otherwise, the brambles last for 1
minute or until you use this option again.
The poison damage and slashing damage both increase to 4d6 when you reach 18th level in this class.
Piercing Arrow. You use transmutation magic to
give your arrow an ethereal quality. When you use this
option, you don’t make an attack roll for the attack.
Instead, the arrow shoots forward in a line, which is 1

foot wide and 30 feet long, before disappearing. The

arrow passes harmlessly through objects, ignoring
cover. Each creature in that line must make a Dexterity

saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes damage
as if it were hit by the arrow, plus an extra 1d6 piercing
damage. On a successful save, a target takes half as

much damage.

The piercing damage increases to 2d6 when you reach
18th level in this class.

Seeking Arrow. Using divination magic, you grant
your arrow the ability to seek out a target. When you use
this option, you don’t make an attack roll for the attack.
Instead, choose one creature you have seen in the past

minute. The arrow ﬂies toward that creature, moving
around corners if necessary and ignoring three-quarters
cover and half cover. If the target is within the weapon’s

range and there is a path large enough for the arrow to
travel to the target, the target must make a Dexterity
saving throw. Otherwise, the arrow disappears after

traveling as far as it can. On a failed save, the target

takes damage as if it were hit by the arrow, plus an extra
1d6 force damage, and you learn the target’s current
location. On a successful save, the target takes half as
much damage, and you don’t learn its location.
The force damage increases to 2d6 when you reach

18th level in this class.
Shadow Arrow. You weave illusion magic into your

arrow, causing it to occlude your fees vision with shadows. The creature hit by the arrow takes an extra 2d6
psychic damage, and it must succeed on a Wisdom

CAVALIERs, SAMURAI, AND HISTORY

While both cavaliers and samurai existed in the real world,

our inspirations for both ﬁghter archetypes are taken from

popular culture (folk tales, movies, and comic books), not

from history. Our intent is to capture the cinematic, heroic

element of both archetypes in the game, rather than create
an accurate historical representation ofeither one.

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UNWAVERING MARK

Starting at 3rd level, you can menace your foe-s, foiling
their attacks and punishing them for harming others.

When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack,
you can mark the creature until the end of your next

turn. This effect ends early if you are incapacitated or

you die, or if someone else marks the creature.
While it is within 5 feet of you, a creature marked by

you has disadvantage on any attack roll that doesn’t
target you.

In addition, if a creature marked by you deals damage

saving throw or be unable to see anything farther than 5
feet away until the start of your next turn.

to anyone other than you, you can make a special melee
weapon attack against the marked creature as a bonus
action on your next turn. You have advantage on the
attack roll, and if it hits, the attacks weapon deals extra
damage to the target equal to half your ﬁghter level.
Regardless of the number of creatures you mark, you

CAVALIER

your Strength modiﬁer (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses of it when you ﬁnish a long rest.

The psychic damage increases to 4d6 when you reach
18th level in this class.

The archetypal Cavalier excels at mounted combat.
Usually born among the nobility and raised at court, a
Cavalier is equally at home leading a cavalry charge or

exchanging repartee at a state dinner. Cavaliers also
learn how to guard those in their charge from harm,

often serving as the protectors of their superiors and of
the weak. Compelled to right wrongs or earn prestige,

many of these ﬁghters leave their lives of comfort to em—
bark on glorious adventure.
CAVALIER FEATURES
Fighter Level Feature
3rd
7th

Bonus Proﬁciency, Born to the Saddle,

WARDING MANEUVER

At 7th level, you learn to fend off strikes directed at
you, your mount, or other creatures nearby. If you or
a creature you can see within 5 feet of you is hit by an

attack, you can roll ld8 as a reaction if you’re wielding
a melee weapon or a shield. Roll the die, and add the

number rolled to the target’s AC against that attack. If

the attack still hits, the target has resistance against the
attack’s damage.
You can use this feature a number of times equal

to your Constitution modiﬁer (minimum of once), and
you regain all expended uses of it when you ﬁnish a

Unwavering Mark

long rest.

Warding Maneuver

HOLD THE LINE
At 10th level, you become a master of locking down

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18th

Vigilant Defender

BONUS PROFICIENCY

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proﬁciency in one of the following skills of your choice:
Animal Handling, History, Insight, Performance, or
Persuasion. Alternatively, you learn one language of
your choice.

BORN TO THE SADDLE

Starting at 3rd level, your mastery as a rider becomes
apparent. You have advantage on saving throws made

to avoid falling off your mount. If you fall off your mount

and descend no more than 10 feet, you can land on your

feet if you’re not incapacitated.
Finally, mounting or dismounting a creature costs you

only 5 feet of movement, rather than half your speed.
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your reach, and if you hit a creature with an opportunity

attack, the target’s speed is reduced to 0 until the end of
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Starting at 15th level, you can run down your foes,
whether you’re mounted or not. If you move at least 10
feet in a straight line right before attacking a creature

and you hit it with the attack, that target must succeed

on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your proﬁciency bo—
nus + your Strength modiﬁer) or be knocked prone. You
can use this feature only once on each of your turns.

VIGILANT DEFENDER

Starting at 18th level, you respond to danger with

extraordinary vigilance. 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 make an opportunity attack, and you can’t use it on
the same turn that you take your normal reaction.

SAMURAI
The Samurai is a ﬁghter who draws on an implacable
ﬁghting spirit to overcome enemies. A Samurai’s resolve
is nearly unbreakable, and the enemies in a Samurai's
path have two choices: yield or die ﬁghting.

SAMURAI FEATURES

Elegant Courtier

BONUS PROFICIENCY

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proﬁciency in one of the following skills of your choice:
History, Insight, Performance, or Persuasion. Alterna—
tively, you learn one language of your choice.

FIGHTING SPIRIT

Starting at 3rd level, your intensity in battle can shield

you and help you strike true. As a bonus action on your
turn, you can give yourself advantage on weapon attack
rolls until the end of the current turn. When you do so,
you also gain 5 temporary hit points. The number of
temporary hit points increases when you reach certain

levels in this class, increasing to 10 at 10th level and 15

TIRELEss SPIRIT

Starting at 10th level, when you roll initiative and

have no uses of Fighting Spirit remaining, you regain one use.

RAPID STRIKE
Starting at 15th level, you learn to trade accuracy for
swift strikes. 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 roll to
make an additional weapon attack against that target,
as part of the same action. You can do so no more than
once per turn.‘

STRENGTH BEFORE DEATH

at 15th level.
You can use this feature three times, and you regain
all expended uses of it when you ﬁnish a long rest.

Starting at 18th level, your ﬁghting spirit can delay the
grasp of death. If you take damage that reduces you to

ELEGANT COURTIER

your reaction to delay falling unconscious, and you can

Starting at 7th level, your discipline and attention to de—
tail allow you to excel in social situations. Whenever you

make a Charisma (Persuasion) check, you gain a bonus
to the check equal to your Wisdom modiﬁer.
Your self-control also causes you to gain proﬁciency
in Wisdom saving throws. If you already have this proﬁciency, you instead gain proﬁciency in Intelligence or

Charisma saving throws (your choice).

0 hit points and doesn’t kill you outright, you can use

immediately take an extra turn, interrupting the current
turn. While you have 0 hit points during that extra turn,
taking damage causes death saving throw failures as

normal, and three death saving throw failures can still

kill you. When the extra turn ends, you fall unconscious
ifyou still have 0 hit points.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until

you ﬁnish a long rest.

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Your monastery was founded long ago by a cloud
giant and is inside a cloud castle that can be
reached only by ﬂying.

mense tree in the Feywild.

Your monastery is built beside a volcanic system

Your monastery was founded by gnomes and is an
underground labyrinth oftunnels and rooms.

of hot springs, geysers, and sulfur pools. You regularly received visits from azer traders.

MONK
DO NOT MISTAKE MY SILENCE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR
uillainy. Whileyou blustered and threatened, I’ve planned

four diﬁerent ways to snapyour neck with my bare hands.
—Ember, grand master of ﬂowers

Monks walk a path of contradiction. They study their art
as a wizard does, and like a wizard, they wear no armor
and typically eschew weapons. Yet they are deadly combatants, their abilities on a par with those of a raging
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A monk’s focus on inner mastery leads many such
individuals to become detached from society, more con—
cerned with their personal experience than with hap-

penings elsewhere. Adventuring monks are a rare breed
of an already rare type of character, taking their quest

for perfection beyond the walls of the monastery into the
world at large.
Playing a monk character offers many intriguing op—
portunities to try something different. To distinguish
your monk character even further, consider the options
in the sections that follow.

Your monastery was carved from an iceberg in the

frozen reaches ofthe world.

MONASTIC ICON
Even in the monastic lifestyle, which eschews materi—
alism and personal possessions, symbolism plays an
important part in deﬁning the identity of an order. Some
monastic orders treat certain creatures with special

regard, either because the creature is tied to the orders
history or because it serves as an example of a quality
the monks seek to emulate.

If your character’s monastery had a special icon, you

might wear a crude image of the creature somewhere
inconspicuous on your clothing to serve as an identify-

ing mark. Or perhaps your order’s icon does not have a
a
physical form but is expressed through a gesture or
posture that you adopt, and which other monks might
know how to interpret.

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make it their home for the rest of their lives, with the
exception of adventurers and others who have reason to

leave. For those individuals, a monastery might serve as

a refuge between excursions to the world or as a source

of support in times of need.

What sort of place was your monastery, and where is

it located? Did attending it contribute to your experience
in an unusual or distinctive way?

Dragon Turtle. The monks ofyour seaside mon-

astery venerate the dragon turtle, reciting ancient

prayers and offering garlands offlowers to honor
this living spirit ofthe sea.

A monk studies in a monastery in preparation for a life

of asceticism. Most of those who enter a monastery

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Monkey. Quick reflexes and the ability to travel
through the treetops are two ofthe reasons why

Ki-rin. Your monastery sees its main purpose as

watching over and protecting the land in the manner ofthe ki-rin.
Owlbear. The monks ofyour monastery revere a

family of owlbears and have coexisted with them

for generations.

Hydra. Your order singles out the hydra for its ability to unleash several attacks simultaneously.
Dragon. A dragon once laired within your monas-

tery. Its influence remains long after its departure.

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MONASTIC TRADITIONS

During your studies, you were likely under the tutelage
of a master who imparted to you the precepts of the
order. Your master was the one most responsible for
shaping your understanding of the martial arts and your
attitude toward the world. What sort of person was your
master, and how did your relationship with your master

At 3rd level, a monk gains the Monastic Tradition fea—
ture. The following options are available to a monk, in
addition to those offered in the Player’s Handbook: the
Way of the Drunken Master, the Way of the Kensei, and
the Way of the Sun Soul.

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WAY OF THE DRUNKEN MASTER

MASTERS

to move with the jerky, unpredictable movements of

the two ofyou might be related.
Your master was kind and generous, never critical
ofyour progress. Nevertheless, you feel you never
fully lived up to the expectations placed on you.

drunken master can be a maddening, masterful foe.

WAY or THE DRUNKEN MASTER FEATURES

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Tipsy Sway

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Intoxicated Frenzy
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Your master was cold and distant. You suspect that

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Your master seemed goodhearted while tutoring

A drunken master often enjoys playing the fool to

bring gladness to the despondent or to demonstrate
humility to the arrogant, but when battle is joined, the

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the cause of peace.
Your master was merciless in pushing you to your
limits. You nearly lost an eye during one especially

a drunkard. A drunken master sways, tottering on

unsteady feet, to present what seems like an incompetent combatant who proves frustrating to engage. The
drunken master’s erratic stumbles conceal a carefully
executed dance of blocks, parries, advances, attacks,
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WAY or THE KENSEI
Monks of the Way of the Kensei train relentlessly with
their weapons, to the point where the weapon becomes
an extension of the body. Founded on a mastery of

sword ﬁghting, the tradition has expanded to include

many different weapons.
A kensei sees a weapon in much the same way a calligrapher or painter regards a pen or brush. Whatever
the weapon, the kensei views it as a tool used to express
the beauty and precision of the martial arts. That such
mastery makes a kensei a peerless warrior is but a side
effect of intense devotion, practice, and study.
WAY OF THE KENSEI FEATURES
Monk Level

BONUS PROFICIENCIES

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you gain
proﬁciency in the Performance skill if you don’t already

have it. Your martial arts technique mixes combat train-

ing with the precision of a dancer and the antics of a

jester. You also gain proﬁciency with brewer’s supplies if
you don’t already have it.

DRUNKEN TECHNIQUE

At 3rd level, you learn how to twist and turn quickly as
part of your Flurry of Blows. Whenever you use Flurry
of Blows, you gain the beneﬁt of the Disengage action,

and your walking speed increases by 10 feet until the
end of the current turn.

TIPSY SWAY

Starting at 6th level, you can move in sudden, swaying

ways. You gain the following beneﬁts.
Leap to Your Feet. When you’re prone, you can stand
up by spending 5 feet of movement, rather than half
your speed.

Redirect Attack. When a creature misses you with

a melee attack roll, you can spend 1 ki point as a re-

action to cause that attack to hit one creature of your

choice, other than the attacker, that you can see within 5

feet of you.

DRUNKARD’S LUCK

Starting at llth level, you always seem to get a lucky
bounce at the right moment. When you make an ability

check, an attack roll, or a saving throw and have disadvantage on the roll, you can spend 2 ki points to cancel

the disadvantage for that roll.

INTOXICATED FRENZY

At 17th level, you gain the ability to make an overwhelming number of attacks against a group of enemies. When

you use your Flurry of Blows, you can make up to three
additional attacks with it (up to a total of ﬁve Flurry of
Blows attacks), provided that each Flurry of Blows attack targets a different creature this turn.
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Path ofthe Kensei (3 weapons)

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Unerring Accuracy,
Path ofthe Kensei (5 weapons)

3rd

Path ofthe Kensei (4 weapons)

PATH or THE KENSEI

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, your spe-

cial martial arts training leads you to master the use of

certain weapons. This path also includes instruction in
the deft strokes of calligraphy or painting. You gain the
following beneﬁts.
Kensei Weapons. Choose two types of weapons to
be your kensei weapons: one melee weapon and one
ranged weapon. Each of these weapons can be any simple or martial weapon that lacks the heavy and special

properties. The longbow is also a valid choice. You gain

proﬁciency with these weapons if you don’t already have

it. Weapons of the chosen types are monk weapons for

you. Many of this tradition’s features work only with
your kensei weapons. When you reach 6th, 11th, and

1'7th level in this class. you can choose another type of

weapon—either melee or ranged—to be a kensei weapon

for you. following the criteria above.

Agile Parry. If you make an unarmed strike as part of
the Attack action on your turn and are holding a kensei

weapon, you can use it to defend yourself if it is a melee

weapon. You gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of
your next turn, while the weapon is in your hand and
you aren't incapacitated.
Kensei’s Shot. You can use a bonus action on your

turn to make your ranged attacks with a kensei weapon
more deadly. When you do so, any target you hit with a

ranged attack using a kensei weapon takes an extra 1d4
damage of the weapons type. You retain this beneﬁt un—

til the end of the current turn.
Way ofthe Brush. You gain proﬁciency with your

choice of calligrapher's supplies or painter's supplies.

ONE WITH THE BLADE

At 6th level, you extend your ki into your kensei weapons, granting you the following beneﬁts.

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Deft Strike. When you hit a target with a kensei

weapon, you can spend 1 ki point to cause the weapon
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Arts die. You can use this feature only once on each of

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SHARPEN THE BLADE

At 11th level, you gain the ability to augment your weapons further with your ki. As a bonus action, you can
expend up to 3 ki points to grant one kensei weapon

you touch a bonus to attack and damage rolls when you

attack with it. The bonus equals the number of ki points
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use this feature again. This feature has no effect on a
magic weapon that already has a bonus to attack and

damage rolls.

UNERRING ACCURACY

At 17th level, your mastery of weapons grants you extraordinary accuracy. If you miss with an attack roll
using a monk weapon on your turn, you can reroll it. You
can use this feature only once on each of your turns.

WAY OF THE SUN SOUL
Monks of the Way of the Sun Soul learn to channel their
life energy into searing bolts of light. They teach that
meditation can unlock the ability to unleash the indomi-

table light shed by the soul of every living creature.
WAY OF THE SUN SOUL FEATURES
Monk Level

Feature

3rd

Radiant Sun Bolt

6th

Searing Arc Strike

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Searing Sunburst

17th

Sun Shield

RADIANT SUN BOLT

Starting when you Choose this tradition at 3rd level, you
can hurl searing bolts of magical radiance.
You gain a new attack option that you can use with
the Attack action. This special attack is a ranged spell

attack with a range of 30 feet. You are proﬁcient with
it, and you add your Dexterity modiﬁer to its attack and
damage rolls. Its damage is radiant, and its damage die
is a d4. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as
shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk table.
When you take the Attack action on your turn and use
this special attack as part of it, you can. spend 1 ki point
to make the special attack twice as a bonus action.

When you gain the Extra Attack feature, this special
attack can be used for any of the attacks you make as
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SEARING ARC STRIKE

At 6th level, you gain the ability to channel your ki into
searing waves of energy. Immediately after you take the
Attack action on your turn, you can spend 2 ki points to
cast the burning hands spell as a bonus action.
You can spend additional ki points to cast burning

hands as a higher-level spell. Each additional ki point

you spend increases the spell’s level by 1. The maximum
number of ki points (2 plus any additional points) that
you can spend on the spell equals half your monk level.

SEARING SUNBURST

At 11th level, you gain the ability to create an orb of light

that erupts into a devastating explosion. As an action,
you magically create an orb and hurl it at a point you
choose within 150 feet, where it erupts into a sphere of
radiant light for a brief but deadly instant.
Each creature in that 20—foot-radius sphere must suc-

ceed on a Constitution saving throw or take 2d6 radiant
damage. A creature doesn’t need to make the save if the
creature is behind total cover that is opaque.
You can increase the spheres damage by spending
ki points. Each point you spend, to a maximum of 3, in-

creases the damage by 2d6.

SUN SHIELD

At 17th level, you become wreathed in a luminous, mag-

ical aura. You shed bright light in a 30-foot radius and
dim light for an additional 30 feet. You can extinguish or
restore the light as a bonus action.
If a creature hits you with a melee attack while this
light shines, you can use your reaction to deal radiant

damage to the creature. The radiant damage equals 5 +
your Wisdom modiﬁer.

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PALADIN
THE TRUE WORTH OF A PALADIN Is MEASURED NOT IN
foes defeated or dungeons plundered. It is measured in lives
saved and hearts turned to the causes of mercy and justice.
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A paladin is a living embodiment of an oath—a promise

or a vow made manifest in the person of a holy warrior
who has the skill and the determination to see the cause

through to the end. Some paladins devote themselves

expressly to protecting the innocent and spreading justice in the world, while others resolve to attain that goal

by conquering those who stand deﬁant and bringing

them under the rule of law.
Although no paladin in the world could be described

as typical, a number of them are narrow—minded
do—gooders who refuse to tolerate even the smallest

deviation from their own outlook. Paladins who take
up the adventuring life, however, rarely remain so rigid
in their attitudes—if only to keep from alienating their
companions.

You can flesh out your paladin character by using the
suggestions below. It’s important to keep in mind that

most paladins aren’t robots. They have doubts and prej-

udices and harbor contradictory thoughts just as any
other character does. Some are compelled by an inter—

nal motivation that might sometimes be at odds with the
principles of their oaths.

PERSONAL GOAL
The precepts of a paladin’s oath provide purpose to the

character and dictate an ultimate goal or an overall in—
tent that the paladin abides by and advances. Aside from
that, some paladins are driven by a personal goal that
either complements or transcends the dictates of their
oaths. Paladins who swear different oaths might have

the same personal goal, differing only in how they apply

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that goal to their actions when upholding their oaths.
If your paladin character has a personal goal, it might
be drawn from some life event and thus not directly tied
to the oath.

Goal
Peace. You ﬁght so that future generations will not
have to.
Revenge. Your oath is the vehicle through which

you will right an ancient wrong.
Duty. You will live up to what you have sworn to do,

or die trying.
Leadership. You will win a great battle that bards

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will sing about, and in so doing, you will become

an example to inspire others.
Faith. You know your path is righteous, or else the
gods would not have set you upon it.
Glory. You will lead the world into a grand new era,
one that will be branded with your name.

SYMBOL
Paladins are mindful of the inﬂuence of symbols, and
many of them adopt or design an artistic device that

bears a distinctive image. Your symbol exempliﬁes the

oath you have taken and communicates that message to
those around you, friend and foe alike.
Your symbol might be. displayed on a banner, a flag, or
your clothing for all to see. Or it could be less obvious,
such as a trinket or a token that you carry concealed on

your person.

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A dragon, emblematic ofyour nobility in peace and

your ferocity in combat
A clenched ﬁst, because you are always ready to

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ﬁght for your beliefs

An upraised open hand, indicating your preference

for diplomacy over combat

A red heart, showing the world your commitment
to justice

A black heart, signifying that emotions such as pity
do not sway your dedication to your oath
An unblinking eye, meaning that you are ever alert
to all threats against your cause

NEMESIS
Their adherence to a sacred oath demands that paladins

take an active stance in carrying their beliefs into the
world. This activity naturally leads to conﬂict with creatures or entities that oppose those beliefs. Among those

opponents, one often stands out as a paladin’s most persistent or most formidable foe—a nemesis whose presence or influence is a constant factor in a paladin's life.

Your paladin character might have an enemy that

dates from the days before you took up your path. Or you
could be a target because when you became a paladin,

you immediately attracted the attention of those that
would do you in. If you have a nemesis, who or what is

it? Whom among your enemies do you consider to be the

biggest threat to achieving your goals?

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and destroy everything you hold sacred
A ﬁend or a celestial, the agent ofa power ofthe

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A dragon whose servants dog your steps
A high priest who sees you as a misguided fool and
wants you to abandon your religion
A rival paladin who trained with you but became an
oath—breaker and holds you responsible
A vampire who has sworn revenge against all paladins after being defeated by one

TEMPTATION
Although paladins are dedicated to their oaths, they are
mortals, and thus they are flawed. Many of them exhibit
a type of behavior or hold to an attitude that is not in
keeping with the highest ideals of their calling.
What is the temptation that your character succumbs
to or ﬁnds it difﬁcult to resist?
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Fury. When your anger is roused, you have trouble

thinking straight, and you fear you might do something you’ll regret.
Pride. Your deeds are noteworthy, and no one takes
note ofthem more often than you.

Lust. You can't resist an attractive face and a pleas-

ant smile.
Envy. You are mindful ofwhat some famous folk

have accomplished, and you feel inadequate when
your deeds don't compare to theirs.
Despair. You consider the great strength ofthe
enemies you must defeat, and at times you see no
way to achieve ﬁnal victory.
Greed. Regardless ofhow much glory and treasure
you amass, it’s never enough for you.

SACRED OATHS

At 3rd level, a paladin gains the Sacred Oath feature.
The following options are available to a paladin, in addi—

tion to those offered in the Player’s Handbook: the Oath

of Conquest and the Oath of Redemption.

PALADIN OF CONQUEST

OATH OF CONQUEST
The Oath of Conquest calls to paladins who seek glory
in battle and the subjugation of their enemies. It isn’t
enough for these paladins to establish order. They must
crush the forces of chaos. Sometimes called knight ty-

rants or iron mongers, those who swear this oath gather

into grim orders that serve gods or philosophies of war
and well-ordered might.

Some of these paladins go so far as to consort with

the powers of the Nine Hells, valuing the rule of law
over the balm of mercy. The archdevil Bel, warlord of
Avernus, counts many of these paladins—called hell
knights—as his most ardent supporters. Hell knights
cover their armor with trophies taken from fallen en—
emies, a grim~warning to any who dare oppose them

and the decrees of their lords. These knights are often
most ﬁercely resisted by other paladins of this oath,
who believe that the hell knights have wandered too far
into darkness.

TEN ETS or CONQU EST

A paladin who takes this oath has the tenets of conquest
seared on the upper arm.
Douse the Flame ofHope. It is not enough to merely

defeat an enemy in battle. Your victory must be so overwhelming that your enemies' will to ﬁght is shattered

forever. A blade can end a life. Fear can end an empire.
Rule with an Iron Fist. Once you have conquered,
tolerate no dissent. Your word is law. Those who obey it

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an example to all who might follow.

Strength Above All. You shall rule until a stronger

one arises. Then you must grow mightier and meet the
challenge, or fall to your own ruin.

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Paladin
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Aura ofConquest (10 ft.)
Scornful Rebuke
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OATH SPELLS

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the
Oath of Conquest Spells table. See the Sacred Oath
class feature for how oath spells work.

OATH 0F CONQUEST SPELLS
Paladin
Level

Spells

3rd

armor onathys, command

5th

hold person, spiritual weapon

9th

bestow curse, fear

13th

dominate beast, stoneskin

17th

cloudkill, dominate person

CHANNEL DIVINITY

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the follow—
ing two Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred Oath
class feature for how Channel Divinity works.

Conquering Presence. You can use your Channel
Divinity to exude a terrifying presence. As an action,
you force each creature of your choice that you can see

within 30 feet of you to make a Wisdom saving throw.
On a failed save, a creature becomes frightened of you
for 1 minute. The frightened creature can repeat this

saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself on a success.

Guided Strike. You can use your Channel Divinity to

strike with supernatural accuracy. When you make an

attack roll, you can use your Channel Divinity to gain a

+10 bonus to the roll. You make this choice after you see
the roll, but before the DM says whether the attack hits
or misses.

Starting at 7th level, you constantly emanate a menacing
aura while you’re not incapacitated. The aura extends
10 feet from you in every direction, but not through
total cover.

If a creature is frightened of you, its speed is reduced

to 0 while in the aura, and that creature takes psychic
damage equal to half your paladin level if it starts its
turn there.

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

SCORNFUL REBUKE

Starting at 15th level, those who dare to strike you are
psychically punished for their audacity. Whenever a
creature hits you with an attack, that creature takes
psychic damage equal to your Charisma modiﬁer (minimum of 1) if you’re not incapacitated.

INVINCIBLE CONQUEROR

At 20th level, you gain the ability to harness extraordinary martial prowess. As an action, you can magically
become an avatar of conquest, gaining the following
beneﬁts for 1 minute:

- You have resistance to all damage.
- When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can
make one additional attack as part of that action.
- Your melee weapon attacks score a critical hit on a
roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you ﬁnish a long rest.

OATH OF REDEMPTION
The Oath of Redemption sets a paladin on a difﬁcult
path, one that requires a holy warrior to use violence
only as a last resort. Paladins who dedicate themselves
to this oath believe that any person can be redeemed
and that the path of benevolence and justice is one that
anyone can walk. These paladins face evil creatures in
the hope of turning their foes to the light, and they slay

their enemies only when such a deed will clearly save

other lives. Paladins who follow this path are known as
redeemers.
While redeemers are idealists, they are no fools. Re—
deemers know that undead, demons, devils, and other
supernatural threats can be inherently evil. Against
such fees, paladins who swear this oath bring the full
wrath of their weapons and spells to bear. Yet the redeemers still pray that, one day, even creatures of wickedness will invite their own redemption.

TENETS or REDEMPTION

The tenets of the Oath of Redemption hold a paladin to a
high standard of peace and justice.
Peace. Violence is a weapon of last resort. Diplomacy
and understanding are the paths to long-lasting peace.
Innocence. All people begin life in an innocent state,
and it is their environment or the inﬂuence of dark
forces that drives them to evil. By setting the proper

example, and working to heal the wounds of a deeply
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the path of the wicked must be given reminders to keep

them honest and true. Once you have planted the seed of
righteousness in a creature, you must work day after day
to allow that seed to survive and ﬂourish.
Wisdom. Your heart and mind must stay clear, for

eventually you will be forced to admit defeat. While ev-

ery creature can be redeemed, some are so far along the
path of evil that you have no choice but to end their lives
for the greater good. Any such action must be carefully
weighed and the consequences fully understood, but
once you have made the decision, follow through with it
knowing your path is just.

OATH OF REDEMPTION FEATURES
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Feature

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7th

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Aura ofthe Guardian (l0 ft.)

15th

Protective Spirit

13th

Aura ofthe Guardian (30 ft.)

20th

Emissary of Redemption

OATH SPELLS

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the
Oath of Redemption Spells table. See the Sacred Oath
class feature for how oath spells work.
OATH 0F REDEMPTION SPELLS
Paladin
Level

Spells

3rd

sanctuary, sleep

5th

cairn emotions, hold person

9th

counterspell, hypnotic pattern

13th

Otiiuke’s resilient sphere, stoneskin

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hold monster, wall efforce

CHANNEL DIVINITY

When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the follow—

ing two Channel Divinity options.
Emissary ofPeace. You can use your Channel Divinity to augment your presence with divine power. As a

bonus action, you grant yourself a +5 bonus to Charisma
(Persuasion) checks for the next 10 minutes.
Rebuke the Violent. You can use your Channel Divin—
ity to rebuke those who use violence. Immediately after

an attacker within 30 feet of you deals damage with an

attack against a creature other than you, you can use

your reaction to force the attacker to make a Wisdom

saving throw. On a failed save, the attacker takes radiant

damage equal to the damage it just dealt. On a success—
ful save, it takes half as much damage.

PALADIN or

QEDEMPTEON

AURA OF THE GUARDIAN

Starting at 7th level, you can shield others from harm at

the cost of your own health. When a creature within 10
feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to
magically take that damage, instead of that creature tak—
ing it. This feature doesn't transfer any other effects that

might accompany the damage, and this damage can't be
reduced in any way.
At 18th level, the range of this aura increases
to 30 feet.

PROTECTIVE SPIRIT

Starting at 15th level, a holy presence mends your

wounds in battle. You regain hit points equal to M6 +

half your paladin level if you end your turn in combat
with fewer than half of your hit points remaining and
you aren't incapacitated.

EMISSARY OF REDEMPTION

At 20th level, you become an avatar of peace, which
gives you two beneﬁts:

- You have resistance to all damage dealt by other crea—
tures (their attacks, spells, and other effects).
- Whenever a creature hits you with an attack, it takes
radiant damage equal to half the damage you take
from the attack.
If you attack a creature, cast a spell on it, or deal dam-

age to it by any means but this feature, neither beneﬁt
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I SPEND A LOT OF MY LIFE AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION,
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more to protect him than all his knights put together.
—Soveliss

Rangers are free—minded wanderers and seekers who

patrol the edges of civilized territory, turning back the
denizens of the wild lands beyond. It is a thankless job,
since their efforts are rarely understood and almost
never rewarded. Yet rangers persist in their duties,
never doubting that their work makes the world a

safer place.

A relationship with civilization informs every ranger’s

personality and history. Some rangers see themselves

as enforcers of the law and bringers of justice on civili-

zation’s frontier, answering to no sovereign power. Others are survivalists who eschew civilization altogether.
They vanquish monsters to keep themselves safe while
they live in and travel through the perilous wild areas of

the world. If their efforts also beneﬁt the kingdoms and

other civilized realms that they avoid, so be it.
If you’re creating or playing a ranger character, the

following sections offer ideas for embellishing the char—

acter and enhancing your roleplaying experience.

VIEW OF THE WORLD
A ranger’s view of the world begins (and sometimes
ends) with that character’s outlook toward civilized folk

View
Towns and cities are the best places for those who
can't survive on their own.
The advancement ofcivilization is the best way to
thwart chaos, but its reach must be monitored.
Towns and cities are a necessary evil, but once the

wilderness is purged ofsupernatural threats, we
will need them no more.

Walls are for cowards, who huddle behind them

while others do the work ofmaking the world safe.

Visiting a town is not unpleasant, but after a few

Cities breed weakness by isolating folk from the

days | feel the irresistible call to return to the wild.
harsh lessons ofthe wild.

HOMELAND
All rangers, regardless of how they came to take up
the profession, have a strong connection to the natural
world and its various terrains. For some rangers, the

wilderness is where they grew up, either as a result of

being born there or moving there at a young age. For
other rangers, civilization was originally home, but the
wilderness became a second homeland.
Think of your character’s backstory and decide what
terrain feels most like home, whether or not you were
born there. What does that terrain say about your personality? Does it influence which spells you choose to
learn? Have your experiences there shaped who your

favored enemies are?

HOMELANDS
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You patrolled an ancient forest, darkened and cor-

while others pity the people they have sworn to pro—

As part ofa group of nomads, you acquired the

difference between one ranger and another. Indeed, to
those who have seen them operate and been the beneﬁciaries of their prowess, it scarcely matters why rangers

express their opinions on any matter in the same way.

and the places they occupy. Some rangers have an atti-

tude toward civilization that’s deeply rooted in disdain,

tect—though on the battleﬁeld, it’s impossible to tell the

do what they do. That said, no two rangers are likely to
If you haven’t yet thought about the details of your

character’s worldview, consider putting a ﬁner point on
things by summarizing that viewpoint in a short state-

ment (such as the entries on the following table). How
might that feeling affect the way you conduct yourself?

rupted by several crossings to the Shadowfell.

skills for surviving in the desert.
Your early life in the Underdark prepared you for
the challenges ofcornbating its denizens.
You dwelled on the edge ofa swamp, in an area imperiled by land creatures as well as aquatic ones.

Because you grew up among the peaks, ﬁnding the
best path through the mountains is second nature

to you.

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RANGER ARCHETYPES

Every ranger begins with a favored enemy (or two). The

At 3rd level, a ranger gains the Ranger Archetype feature. The following options are available to a ranger,
in addition to those offered in the Player’s Handbook:
the Gloom Stalker, the Horizon Walker, and the Mon-

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You seek revenge on nature’s behalfforthe great
transgressions your foe has committed.
Your forebears or predecessors fought these creatures, and so shall you.

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4

You hear no enmity toward your foe. You stalk such
creatures as a hunter tracks down a wild animal.
You find your foe fascinating, and you collect books
oftales and history concerning it.
You collect tokens ofyour fallen enemies to remind
you ofeach kill.
You respect your chosen enemy, and you see your
battles as a test of respective skills.

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speciﬁc event in the character’s early life, or it might be
entirely a matter of choice.
What spurred your character to select a particular
enemy? Was the choice made because of tradition or onriosity, or do you have a grudge to settle?

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Gloom Stalkers are at home in the darkest places:
deep under the earth, in gloomy alleyways, in primeval

forests, and wherever else the light dims. Most folk
enter such places with trepidation, but a Gloom Stalker

ventures boldly into the darkness, seeking to ambush

go any place Where evil lurks in the shadows.

GLOOM STALKER FEATURES

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GLOOM STALKER MAGIC

Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when
you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the
Gloom Stalker Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger
spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of
ranger spells you know.

GLOOM STALKER SPELLS

Ranger Level Spell
disguise self
3rd
5th

rope trick

9th

fear

13th

greater invisibility

17th

seeming

DREAD AMBUSHER

At 3rd level, you master the art of the ambush. You can

give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your
Wisdom modiﬁer.

At the start of your ﬁrst turn Of each combat, your

walking speed increases by 10 feet, which lasts until
the end of that turn. If you take the Attack action on that
turn, you can make one additional weapon attack as
part of that action. If that attack hits, the target takes an

extra 1d8 damage of the weapons damage type.

UMBRAL SIGHT

At 3rd level, you gain darkvision out to a range of 60

' feet. If you already have darkvision from your race, its
range increases by 30 feet.
You are also adept at evading creatures that rely
on darkvision. While in darkness, you are invisible
to any creature that relies on darkvision to see you in

that darkness.

IRON MIND

By 7th level, you have honed your ability to resist the
mind—altering powers of your prey. You gain proﬁciency

in Wisdom saving throws. Ifyou already have this proﬁciency, you instead gain proﬁciency in Intelligence or
Charisma saving throws (your choice).

STALKER’S FLURRY

At 11th level, you learn to attack with such unexpected

speed that you can turn a miss into another strike. Once
on each of your turns when you miss with a weapon at-

tack, you can make another weapon attack as part of the
same action.

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Horizon Walkers guard the world against threats that
originate from other planes or that seek to ravage the
mortal realm with otherworldly magic. They seek out
planar portals and keep watch over them, venturing to
the Inner Planes and the Outer Planes as needed to
pursue their foes. These rangers are also friends to any
forces in the multiverse—especially benevolent dragons,
fey, and elementals—that work to preserve life and the
order of the planes.
HORIZON WALKER FEATURES
Ranger Level

3rd

7th

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Planar Warrior (ld3)
Ethereal Step

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Spectral Defense

HORIZON WALKER MAGIC

Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when
you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the
Horizon Walker Spells table. The spell counts as a
ranger spell for you, but it doesn’t count against the

number of ranger spells you know.
HORIZON WALKER SPELLS

Ranger Level

Spell

3rd

protectionfrom evil and good

5th

misty step

9th

haste

13th

banishment

17th

teleportation circle

DETECT PORTAL

At 3rd level, you gain the ability to magically sense the

presence of a planar portal. As an action, you detect
the distance and direction to the closest planar portal
within 1 mile of you.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you ﬁnish a short or long rest.
See the “Planar Travel” section in chapter 2 of the
Dungeon Master’s Guide for examples of planar portals.

PLANAR WARRIOR

At 3rd level, you learn to draw on the energy of the multiverse to augment your attacks.
As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see
within 30 feet of you. The next time you hit that creature
on this turn with a weapon attack, all damage dealt

by the attack becomes force damage, and the creature

takes an extra 1d8 force damage from the attack. When
you reach 11th level in this class, the extra damage increases to 2d8.

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Plane. As a bonus action, you can cast the etherealncss
spell with this feature, without expending a spell slot,
but the spell ends at the end of the current turn.

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

DISTANT STRIKE

At 11th level, you gain the ability to pass between the

planes in the blink of an eye. When you take the Attack

action, you can teleport up to 10 feet before each attack
to an unoccupied space you can see.
If you attack at least two different creatures with
the action, you can make one additional attack with it
against a third creature.

SPECTRAL DEFENSE

HUNTER’S SENSE

At 3rd level, you gain the ability to peer at a creature
and magically discern how best to hurt it. As an action,
choose one creature you can see within 60 feet of you.
You immediately learn whether the creature has any
damage immunities, resistances, or vulnerabilities and
What they are. If the creature is hidden from divination
magic, you sense that it has no damage immunities, re—
sistances, or vulnerabilities.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to

At 15th level, your ability to move between planes
enables you to slip through the planar boundaries to
lessen the harm done to you during battle. When you
take damage from an attack, you can use your reaction
to give yourself resistance to all of that attack’s damage
on this turn.

your Wisdom modiﬁer (minimum of once). You regain all

MONSTER SLAYER

Starting at 3rd level, you can focus your ire on one foe,
increasing the harm you inﬂict on it. As a bonus action,

You have dedicated yourself to hunting down creatures

of the night and wielders of grim magic. A Monster
Slayer seeks out vampires, dragons, evil fey, ﬁends, and
other magical threats. Trained in supernatural techniques to overcome such monsters, Slayers are experts

at unearthing and defeating mighty, mystical foes.
MONSTER SLAYER FEATURES

Ranger Level

Feature

3rd

Monster Slayer Magic, Hunter’s Sense,
Slayer's Prey

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Supernatural Defense

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15th

Magic-User’s Nemesis
Slayer's Counter

MONSTER SLAYER MAGIC

Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell
when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown
in the Monster Slayer Spells table. The spell counts as
a ranger spell for you, but it doesn’t count against the

number of ranger spells you know.
MONSTER SLAYER SPELLS

Ranger Level

Spell

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5th
9th

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SLAYER’S PREY

you designate one creature you can see within 60 feet of

you as the target of this feature. The ﬁrst time each turn
that you hit that target with a weapon attack, it takes an

extra 1d6 damage from the weapon.

This beneﬁt lasts until you ﬁnish a short or long rest. It

ends early if you designate a different creature.

SUPERNATURAL DEFENSE

At 7th level, you gain extra resilience against your prey’s

assaults on your mind and body. Whenever the target

of your Slayer’s Prey forces you to make a saving throw
and whenever you make an ability check to escape that

targets grapple, add 1d6 to your roll.

MAGIC—USER’S NEMESIS

At 11th level, you gain the ability to thwart someone

else’s magic. When you see a creature casting a spell or
teleporting within 60 feet of you, you can use your reac-

tion to try to magically foil it. The creature must succeed

on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC,
or its spell or teleport fails and is wasted.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

SLAYER’S COUNTER

At 15th level, you gain the ability to counterattack when

your prey tries to sabotage you. If the target of your Slayd
er’s Prey forces you to make a saving throw, you can use
your reaction to make one weapon attack against the

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character can’t resist when the opportunity presents itself, even if giving into it might mean trouble for you and

your companions?

GUILTY PLEASURES
PEOPLE FORGET THAT THE. ENTIRE POINT OF VENTURING
down into a dusty tomb is to bring back the prizes hidden

away there. Fighting isforfoois. Dead men can’t spend
theirfortunes.
—Barnabas Bladecutter

When brute force won’t get the job done, or when magic
isn’t available or appropriate, the rogue rises to the

fore. With skills tied to stealth, subterfuge, and trickery,
rogues can get into and out of trouble in ways that few

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Large gems
A smile from a pretty face

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The chance to deﬂate someone’s ego

The ﬁnest food and drink
Adding to your collection ofexotic coins

ADVERSARY
Naturally, those who enforce the law are bound to come
up against those who break it, and it's the rare rogue

other characters can emulate.

who isn’t featured on at least one wanted poster. Beyond

is preferable to remaining one step ahead of the law.
Others are professional killers in search of a proﬁtable
application of their talents between contracts. Some
simply love the thrill of overcoming any challenge that

adversaries too, and they’re likely to be harder to deal
with than the average member of the city watch.

Some rogues who turn to adventuring are former
criminals who have decided that dodging monsters

stands in their way.
On adventures, a rogue is likely to mix an outwardly
cautious approach—few rogues enjoy combat—with a

ravenous hunger for loot. Most of the time, in a rogue’s
mind, taking up arms against a creature is not about

killing the creature but about becoming the new owner

that, it’s in the nature of their profession that rogues
often come into contact with criminal elements, whether
out of choice or necessity. Some of those people can be

If your character’s backstory doesn’t already include a
personage of this sort, you could work with your DM to
come up with a reason why an adversary has appeared
in your life. Perhaps you’ve been the subject of scrutiny
for a while from someone who wants to use you for

nefarious purposes and has just now become known to

of its treasure.
The following sections explore certain facets of what it
means to be a rogue, which you can use to add depth to
your character.

you. Such an incident could be the basis for an upcoming adventure.
Does your rogue character have an adversary who
also happens to be a criminal? lfso, how is this relationship affecting your life?

GUILTY PLEASURE

ADVERSARIES

Most of what rogues do revolves around obtaining trea—

sure and preventing others from doing the same. Little
gets in the way of attaining those goals, except that
many rogues are enticed away from that path by a com—

pulsion that clouds their thinking—an irresistible need
that must be satisﬁed, even if doing so is risky.
A rogue’s guilty pleasure could be the acquisition

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The pirate captain on whose ship you once served;

what you call moving on, the captain calls mutiny
A master spy to whom you unwittingly fed bad

information, which led to the assassination ofthe

wrong target

of a physical item, something to be experienced, or a

might not be able to pass up any loot made of silver, for
instance, even if said loot is hanging around the neck
of a castle guard. Another one can’t go through a day

The master ofthe local thieves' guild, who wants
you to join the organization or leave town
An art collector who uses illegal means to acquire

A fence who uses you as a messenger to set up

The proprietor ofan illegal pit ﬁghting arena where

way of conducting oneself at certain times. One rogue

in the city without lifting a purse or two, just to keep
in practice.

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BENEFACTOR
Few rogues make it far in life before needing someone’s
help, which means thereafter owing that benefactor a
signiﬁcant debt.
If your character’s backstory doesn’t already include a
personage of this sort, you could work with your DM to
determine why a benefactor has appeared in your life.
Perhaps you beneﬁted from something your benefactor
did for you without realizing who was responsible, and

that person has now just become known to you. Who

helped you in the past, whether or not you knew it at the
time, and what do you owe that person as recompense?

BENEFACTORS
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A smuggler kept you from getting caught but lost a
valuable shipment in doing so. Now you owe that
person an equally valuable favor.
The Beggar King has hidden you from your pursuers many times, in return for future considerations.

A magistrate once kept you out ofjail in return for
information on a powerful crime lord.
Your parents used their savings to bail you out of
trouble in your younger days and are now destitute.
A dragon didn't eat you when it had a chance, and
in return you promised to set aside choice pieces

oftreasure for it.
A druid once helped you out ofa tight spot; now
any random animal you see could be that benefac—
tor, perhaps come to claim a return favor.

ROGUISH ARCHETYPES

At 3rd level, a rogue gains the Roguish Archetype feature. The following options are available to a rogue,

in addition to those offered in the Player’s Handbook:
the Inquisitive, the Mastermind, the Scout, and the
Swashbuckler.

INQUISITIVE
As an archetypal Inquisitive, you excel at rooting out secrets and unraveling mysteries. You rely on your sharp
eye for detail, but also on your ﬁnely honed ability to
read the words and deeds of other creatures to determine their true intent. You excel at defeating creatures
that hide among and prey upon ordinary folk, and your
mastery of lore and your keen deductions make you well
equipped to expose and end hidden evils.

lNQUISITIVE FEATURES
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3rd

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9th

Insightful Fighting
Steady Eye

13th

Unerring Eye

17th

Eye for Weakness

EAR FOR DEGEIT

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Wisdom (Insight) check to determine whether a creature
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action, you can make a Wisdom (Insight) check against

a creature you can see that isn’t incapacitated, contested

by the target’s Charisma (Deception) check. If you suc—
ceed, you can use your Sneak Attack against that target

even if you don’t have advantage on the attack roll, but
not if you have disadvantage on it.

This beneﬁt lasts for 1 minute or until you success-

fully use this feature against a different target.

STEADY EYE

Starting at 9th level, you have advantage on any Wisdom

(Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) check if you

move no more than half your speed on the same turn.

UNERRING EYE

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possible to foil. As an action, you sense the presence

of illusions, shapechangers not in their original form,
and other magic designed to deceive the senses within
30 feet of you, provided you aren’t blinded or deafened.

You sense that an effect is attempting to trick you,
but you gain no insight into what is hidden or into its
true nature.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Wisdom modiﬁer (minimum of once), and you re-

gain all expended uses of it when you ﬁnish a long rest.
EYE FOR WEAKNESS

At 17th level, you learn to exploit a creature’s weak—
nesses by carefully studying its tactics and movement.

While your Insightful Fighting feature applies to a creature, your Sneak Attack damage against that creature
increases by 3d6.

MASTERMIND
Your focus is on people and on the inﬂuence and secrets
they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow
this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your

weapons as often as knives or poison, and secrets and
favors are some of your favorite treasures.

MASTERMIND FEATURES

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MASTER OF INTRIGUE

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proﬁciency with the disguise kit, the forgery kit, and one
gaming set Of your choice. You also learn two languages
of your choice.

Additionally, you can unerringly mimic the speech

patterns and accent of a creature that you hear speak
for at least 1 minute, enabling you to pass yourself off as
a native speaker of a particular land, provided that you
know the language.

MASTER OF TACTICS

Starting at 3rd level, you can use the Help action as a
bonus action. Additionally, when you use the Help action
to aid an ally in attacking a creature, the target of that
attack can be within 30 feet of you, rather than within 5
feet of you, if the target can see or hear you.

INSIGHTFUL MANIPULATOR

Starting at 9th level, if you spend at least 1 minute

observing or interacting with another creature outside
combat, you can learn certain information about its ca—
pabilities compared to your own. The DM tells you if the
creature is your equal, superior, or inferior in regard to
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Wisdom score
Charisma score
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At the DM’s option, you might also realize you know a
piece of the creature’s history or one of its personality
traits, if it has any.

MISDIRECTION
Beginning at 13th level, you can sometimes cause another creature to suffer an attack meant for you. When
you are targeted by an attack while a creature within 5
feet of you is granting you cover against that attack, you
can use your reaction to have the attack target that crea—
ture instead of you.

SOUL OF DECEIT

Starting at 17th level, your thoughts can’t be read by

telepathy or other means, unless you allow it. You can
present false thoughts by succeeding on a Charisma

(Deception) check contested by the mind reader’s Wis—
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SWASHBUCKLER FEATURES

SCOUT
You are skilled in stealth and surviving far from the
streets of a city, allowing you to scout ahead of your
companions during expeditions. Rogues who embrace
this archetype are at home in the wilderness and among

barbarians and rangers, and many Scouts serve as the

eyes and ears of war bands. Ambusher, spy, bounty
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SCOUT FEATURES

Rogue Level
3rd

Feature
Skirmisher, Survivalist

9th

Superior Mobility

13th

Ambush Master

Nth

Sudden Strike

SKIRMISHER

Starting at 3rd level, you are difﬁcult to pin down during
a ﬁght. You can move up to half your speed as a reaction
when an enemy ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This
movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.

SURVIVALIST

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
proﬁciency in the Nature and Survival skills if you don’t
already have it. Your proﬁciency bonus is doubled for
any ability check you make that uses either of those pro—
ﬁciencies.

SUPERIOR MOBILITY

At 9th level, your walking speed increases by 10 feet. If
you have a climbing or swimming speed, this increase
applies to that speed as well.

AMBUSH MASTER

Starting at 13th level, you excel at leading ambushes
and acting ﬁrst in a ﬁght.
You have advantage on initiative rolls. In addition, the
ﬁrst creature you hit during the ﬁrst round of a combat
becomes easier for you and others to strike; attack rolls
against that target have advantage until the start of your
next turn.

SUDDEN STRIKE

Starting at 17th level, you can strike with deadly speed.

If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make

one additional attack as a bonus action. This attack can
beneﬁt from your Sneak Attack even if you have already
used it this turn, but you can’t use your Sneak Attack
against the same target more than once in a turn.

SW%SHBUCKLER
You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying
on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While
some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your

method of ﬁghting looks almost like a performance. Du—
elists and pirates typically belong to this archetype.

A Swashbuckler excels in single combat, and can

ﬁght with two weapons while safely darting away from

an opponent.

Rogue Level

Feature

3rd

Fancy Footwork, Rakish Audacity

9th

Panache

13th

Elegant Maneuver

17th

Master Duelist

FANCY FOOTWORK

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn
how to land a strike and then slip away without reprisal.
During your turn, if you make a melee attack against a
creature, that creature can’t make opportunity attacks
against you for the rest ofyour turn.

RAKISH AUDACITY

Starting at 3rd level, your conﬁdence propels you into
battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative
rolls equal to your Charisma modiﬁer.

You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak At—

tack; you don’t need advantage on the attack roll to use
your Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5
feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and
you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll. All the
other rules for Sneak Attack still apply to you.

PANACHE

At 9th level, your charm becomes extraordinarily be—
guiling. As an action, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check contested by a creature’s Wisdom (Insight) check. The creature must be able to hear you, and
the two of you must share a language.
If you succeed on the check and the creature is hostile
to you, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you and can’t make opportunity attacks
against targets other than you. This effect lasts for 1
minute, until one of your companions attacks the target
or affects it with a spell, or until you and the target are
more than 60 feet apart.
If you succeed on the check and the creature isn’t
hostile to you, it is charmed by you for 1 minute. While
charmed, it regards you as a friendly acquaintance. This

effect ends immediately if you or your companions do
anything harmful to it.

ELEGANT MANEUVER

Starting at 13th level, you can use a bonus action on

your turn to gain advantage on the next Dexterity (Ac—

robatics) or Strength (Athletics) check you make during

the same turn.

MASTER DUELIST

Beginning at 17th level, your mastery of the blade lets

you turn failure into success in combat. If you miss with
an attack roll, you can roll it again with advantage. Once

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

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A powerful entity entered the world. Its magic

changed you.
Your birth was prophesied in an ancient text, and

plane ofexistence.

SORCERER
PRACTICE AND STUDY ARE FOR AMATEURS. TRUE POWER

is a birthright.
—Hennet, scion of Tiamat

When it comes to drawing forth their abilities in times
of need, sorcerers have it easy compared to other char—
acters. Their power not only rests within them, but it
likely takes some effort to keep it at bay. Every sorcerer

is born to the role, or stumbles into it through cosmic
chance. Unlike other characters, who must actively

learn, embrace, and pursue their talents, sorcerers have
their power thrust upon them.
Because the idea of an innately magical being trav—
eling among them does not sit well with many folk,
sorcerers tend to breed mistrust and suspicion in others
they come across. Nonetheless, many sorcerers succeed

in overcoming that prejudice through deeds that beneﬁt

their less magically gifted contemporaries.
Sorcerers are often deﬁned by the events surrounding
the manifestation of their power. For those who receive
it as an expected birthright, its appearance is a cause
for celebration. Other sorcerers are treated as outcasts,

you are foretold to use your power for terrible ends.
You are the product of generations ofcareful, se—
lective breeding.

You were made in a vat by an alchemist.

REACTION
When a new sorcerer enters the world, either at birth
or later when one’s power becomes evident, the consequences of that event depend greatly on how its wit-

nesses react to what they have seen.

When your sorcerer’s powers appeared, how did the
world around you respond? Were other people supportive, fearful, or somewhere in between?

REACTIONS
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Your powers are seen as a great blessing by those
around you, and you are expected to use them in
service to your community.

Your powers caused destruction and even a death

banished from their homes after the sudden, terrifying

is challenging. The sections below offer suggestions on
how to ﬂesh out and personalize your persona.

Your neighbors hate and fear your power, causing

them to shun you.
You came to the attention ofa sinister cult that

arrival of their abilities.
Playing a sorcerer character can be as rewarding as it

ARCANE ORIGIN
Some sorcerers understand where their power came
from, based on how their abilities manifested. Others

can only speculate, since their powers came to them in a
way that suggests no particular cause.
Does your character know the source of your magi—

cal power? Does it tie back to some distant relative, a

cosmic event, or blind chance? If your sorcerer doesn’t
know where their power arose from, your DM can use
this table (or select an origin) and reveal it to you when
the information plays a role in the campaign.

when they became evident, and you were treated
as a criminal.

plans on exploiting your abilities.
Peeple around you believe that your powers are a
curse levied on your family for a past transgression.

Your powers are believed to be tied to an ancient

line ofmad kings that supposedly ended in a
bloody revolt over a century ago.

SUPERNATURAL MARK
A sorcerer at rest is almost indistinguishable from a
normal person; it’s only when their magic ﬂies forth that

sorcerers reveal their true nature. Even so, many sorcerers have a subtle but telling physical trait that sets them

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one that’s easily concealed, or it could be a source of
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Your eyes are an unusual color, such as red.
You have an extra toe on one foot.
One ofyour ears is noticeably larger than the other.
Your hair grows at a prodigious rate.
You wrinkle your nose repeatedly while you are
chewing.

A red splotch appears on your neck once a day,
then vanishes after an hour.

SIGN OF SORCERY
As the world well knows, some sorcerers are better than
others at controlling their spellcasting. Sometimes a
wild display of magic gone awry emanates from a sorcerer who casts a spell. But even when one’s magic goes

off as planned, the act of casting is often accompanied

by a telltale sign that makes it clear where that magical
energy came from.
When your sorcerer character casts a spell, does the
effort reveal itself in a sign of sorcery? Is this sign tied to
your origin or some other aspect of who you are, or is it
a seemingly random phenomenon?

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You deliver the verbal components ofyour spells in
the booming voice ofa titan.
For a moment after you cast a spell, the area
around you grows dark and gloomy.

You sweat profusely while casting a spell and for a
few seconds thereafter.
Your hair and garments are brieﬂy buffeted about,
as ifby a breeze, whenever you call forth a spell.
Ifyou are standing when you cast a spell, you rise
six inches into the air and gently ﬂoat back down.
Illusory blue flames wreathe your head as you be-

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in addition to those offered in the Player's Handbook:

Divine Soul, Shadow Magic, and Storm Sorcery.

DIVINE SOUL
Sometimes the spark of magic that fuels a sorcerer
comes from a divine source that glimmers within the

soul. Having such a blessed soul is a sign that your

innate magic might come from a distant but powerful fa-

milial connection to a divine being. Perhaps your ances—
tor was an angel, transformed into a mortal and sent to

ﬁght in a god’s name. Or your birth might align with an

ancient prophecy, marking you as a servant of the gods

or a chosen vessel of divine magic.

A Divine Soul, with a natural magnetism, is seen as a
threat by some religious hierarchies. As an outsider who
commands sacred power, a Divine Soul can undermine
an existing order by claiming a direct tie to the divine.
In some cultures, only those who can claim the power

of a Divine Soul may command religious power. In

these lands, ecclesiastical positions are dominated by a
few bloodlines and preserved over generations.
DIvINE SOUL FEATURES
Sorcerer Level

Feature

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14th

Divine Magic, Favored by the Gods
Empowered Healing
Otherworldly Wings

13th

Unearthly Recovery

DIVINE MAGIC

Your link to the divine allows you to learn spells from
the cleric class. When your Spellcasting feature lets you
learn or replace a sorcerer cantrip or a sorcerer spell of
1st level or higher, you can choose the new spell from
the cleric spell list or the sorcerer spell list. You must

otherwise obey all the restrictions for selecting the

spell, and it becomes a sorcerer spell for you.
In addition, choose an afﬁnity for the source of your
divine power: good, evil, law, chaos, or neutrality. You
learn an additional spell based on that afﬁnity, as shown
below. It is a sorcerer spell for you, but it doesn’t count
against your number of sorcerer spells known. Ifyou
later replace this spell, you must replace it with a Spell
from the cleric spell list.

Afﬁnity

Spell

Good

cure wounds

Evil

inﬂict wounds

Law

bless

Chaos

bone

Neutrality

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the outcome. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it
again until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.
EMPOWERED HEALING

Starting at 6th level, the divine energy coursing through
you can empower healing spells. Whenever you or
an ally within 5 feet of you rolls dice to determine the
number of hit points a spell restores, you can spend 1
sorcery point to reroll any number of those dice once,
provided you aren't incapacitated. You can use this feature only once per turn.

OTHERWORLDLY WINGS

Starting at 14th level, you can use a bonus action to
manifest a pair of spectral wings from your back. While
the wings are present, you have a ﬂying speed of 30 feet.
The wings last until you're incapacitated, you die, or you
dismiss them as a bonus action.
The afﬁnity you chose for your Divine Magic feature
determines the appearance of the spectral wings: eagle
wings for good or law, bat wings for evil or chaos, and
dragonﬂy wings for neutrality.

UN EARTHLY RECOVERY

At 18th level, you gain the ability to overcome grievous
injuries. As a bonus action when you have fewer than
half of your hit points remaining, you can regain a number of hit points equal to half your hit point maximum.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until

you ﬁnish a long rest.

SHADOW MAGIC
You are a creature of shadow, for your innate magic
comes from the Shadowfell itself. You might trace your
lineage to an entity from that place, or perhaps you were
exposed to its fell energy and transformed by it.
The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over
your physical presence. The spark of life that sustains
you is mufﬂed, as if it struggles to remain viable against
the dark energy that imbues your soul. At your option,
you can pick from or roll on the Shadow Sorcerer
Quirks table to create a quirk for your character.

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You are always icy cold to the touch.
When you are asleep, you don’t appear to breathe
(though you must still breathe to survive).

You barely bleed, even when badly injured.

Your heart beats once per minute. This event
sometimes surprises you.
You have trouble remembering that living creatures

You blinked. Once. Last week.

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Starting at 1st level, divine power guards your destiny.
Ifyou fail a saving throw or miss with an attack roll, you

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SHADOW MAGIC FEATURES
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14th
18th

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Shadow Walk
Umbral Form

EYES OF THE DARK

Starting at lst level, you have darkvision with a range
of 120 feet.
When you reach 3rd level in this class, you learn
the darkness spell, which doesn’t count against your
number of sorcerer spells known. In addition, you can

cast it by spending 2 sorcery points or by expending a

spell slot. If you cast it with sorcery points, you can see

through the darkness created by the spell.

STRENGTH OF THE GRAVE

Starting at lst level, your existence in a twilight state between life and death makes you difﬁcult to defeat. When
damage reduces you to 0 hit points, you can make a

Charisma saving throw (DC 5 + the damage taken). On

a success, you instead drop to 1 hit point. You can’t use
this feature if you are reduced to 0 hit points by radiant
damage or by a critical hit.
After the saving throw succeeds, you can’t use this
feature again until you ﬁnish a long rest.

HOUND or ILL OMEN

At 6th level, you gain the ability to call. forth a howling

creature of darkness to harass your foes. As a bonus

action, you can spend 3 sorcery points to magically

summon a hound of ill omen to target one creature you

can see within 120 feet of you. The hound uses the dire
wolf’s statistics (see the Monster Manual or appendix C
in the Player’s Handbook), with the following changes:

. The hound is size Medium, not Large, and it counts as
a monstrosity, not a beast.
- It appears with a number of temporary hit points
equal to half your sorcerer level.
- It can move through other creatures and objects as

if they were difﬁcult terrain. The bound takes 5 force

damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
- At the start of its turn, the hound automatically knows

its target's location. If the target was hidden, it is no
longer hidden from the hound.

The hound appears in an unoccupied space of your
choice within 30 feet of the target. Roll initiative for the
hound. On its turn, it can move only toward its target by
the most direct route, and it can use its action only to attack its target. The hound can make opportunity attacks,

but only against its target. Additionally, while the hound

is within 5 feet of the target, the target has disadvantage

on saving throws against any spell you cast. The hound
disappears if it is reduced to 0 hit points, if its target is
reduced to 0 hit points, or after 5 minutes.

SHADOW WALK

At 14th level, you gain the ability to step from one

shadow into another. When you are in dim light or darkness, as a bonus action, you can magically teleport up to
120 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also
in dim light or darkness.

UMBRAL FORM

Starting at 18th level, you can spend 6 sorcery points
as a bonus action to magically transform yourself into
a shadowy form. In this form, you have resistance to

all damage except force and radiant damage, and you

can move through other creatures and objects as if they
were difﬁcult terrain. You take 5 force damage if you end

your turn inside an object.
You remain in this form for 1 minute. It ends early if

you are incapacitated, if you die, or if you dismiss it as a
bonus action.

STORM SORCERY
Your innate magic comes from the power of elemental
air. Many with this power can trace their magic back to
a near-death experience caused by the Great Rain, but
perhaps you were born during a howling gale so power-

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crew. Their magic allows them to exert control over
wind and weather in their immediate area. Their abilities also prove useful in repelling attacks by sahuagin,
pirates, and other waterborne threats.

STORM SORCERY FEATURES

Sorcerer
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Feature

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Heart of the Storm, Storm Guide

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Storm’s Fury

18th

Wind Soul

WIND SPEAKER
The arcane magic you command is infused with elemental air. You can speak, read, and write Primordial.
Knowing this language allows you to understand and
be understood by those who speak its dialects: Aquan,
Auran, Ignan, and Terran.

TEMPESTUOUS MAGIC
Starting at 1st level, you can use a bonus action on your
turn to cause whirling gusts of elemental air to brieﬂy
surround you, immediately before or after you cast a
spell of 1st level or higher. Doing so allows you to ﬂy up
to 10 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.

HEART OF THE STORM
At 6th level, you gain resistance to lightning and thunder
damage. In addition, whenever you start casting a spell
of 1st level or higher that deals lightning or thunder
damage, stormy magic erupts from you. This eruption
causes creatures of your choice that you can see within
10 feet of you to take lightning or thunder damage
(choose each time this ability activates) equal to half
your sorcerer level.

STORM GUIDE

At 6th level, you gain the ability to subtly control the

weather around you.
Ifit is raining, you can use an action to cause the rain

to stop falling in a 20-foot—radius sphere centered on

you. You can end this effect as a bonus action.
If it is windy, you can use a bonus action each
round to choose the direction that the wind blows in a
IOO-foot-radius sphere centered on you. The wind blows
in that direction until the end of your next turn. This feature doesn't alter the speed of the wind.

STORM’S FURY

Starting at 14th level, when you are hit by a melee at-

tack, you can use your reaction to deal lightning damage
to the attacker. The damage equals your sorcerer level.
The attacker must also make a Strength saving throw
against your sorcerer spell save DC. On a failed save,
the attacker is pushed in a straight line up to 20 feet
away from you.

WIND SOUL
At 18th level, you gain immunity to lightning and thunder damage.
You also gain a magical ﬂying speed of 60 feet. As an
action. you can reduce your ﬂying speed to 30 feet for 1
hour and choose a number of creatures within 30 feet

of you equal to 3 + your Charisma modiﬁer. The chosen
creatures gain a magical ﬂying speed of 30 feet for 1
hour. Once you reduce your ﬂying speed in this way, you
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Warlocks are ﬁnders and keepers of secrets. They push
at the edge of our understanding of the world, always
seeking to expand their expertise. Where sages or wiz—
ards might heed a clear sign of danger and end their
research, a warlock plunges ahead, heedless of the cost.
Thus, it takes a peculiar mixture of intelligence, curios—
ity, and recklessness to produce a warlock. Many folk
would describe that combination as evidence of madness. Warlocks see it as a demonstration of bravery.

Warlocks are deﬁned by two elements that work

in concert to forge their path into this class. The ﬁrst
element is the event or circumstances that led to a
warlock’s entering into a pact with a planar entity. The
second one is the nature of the entity a warlock is bound
to. Unlike clerics, who typically embrace a deity and that

god’s ethos, a warlock might have no love for a patron,

or vice versa.
The sections that follow provide ways to embellish a

warlock character that could generate some intriguing
story and roleplaying opportunities.

PATRON’S ATTITUDE
Every relationship is a two-way street, but in the case of
warlocks and their patrons it’s not necessarily true that
both sides of the street are the same width or made of

the same stuff. The feeling that a warlock holds for their

patron, whether positive or negative, might be reciprocated by the patron, or the two participants in the pact

might view one another with opposing emotions.
When you determine the attitude your warlock charac—
ter holds toward your patron, also consider how things
look from the patron’s perspective. How does your pa~

tron behave toward you? Is your patron a friend and ally,

or an enemy that grants you power only because you
forced a pact upon it?

Your patron has guided and helped your family for
generations and is kindly toward you.
Each interaction with your capricious patron is a
surprise, whether pleasant or painful.

Your patron is the spirit ofa long-dead hero who

sees your pact as a way for it to continue to inﬂu-

ence the world.

Your patron is a strict disciplinarian but treats you
with a measure of respect.
Your patron tricked you into a pact and treats you

You are mostly left to your own devices with no in-

as a slave.

terference from your patron. Sometimes you dread
the demands it will make when it does appear.

SPECIAL TERMS OF THE PACT
A pact can range from a loose agreement to a formal

contract with lengthy, detailed clauses and lists of re«

quirements. The terms of a pact—what a warlock must
do to receive a patron’s favor—are always dictated by
the patron. On occasion, those terms include a special
proviso that might seem odd or whimsical, but warlocks
take these dictates as seriously as they do the other requirements of their pacts.
Does your character have a pact that requires you

to change your behavior in an unusual or seemingly
frivolous way? Even if your patron hasn’t imposed

such a duty on you already, that’s not to say it couldn't
still happen.

SPECIAL TERMS
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When directed, you must take immediate action
against a speciﬁc enemy ofyour patron.

Your pact tests your willpower; you are required to
abstain from alcohol and other intoxicants.
At least once a day, you must inscribe or carve your

patron’s name or symbol on the wall ofa building.

You must occasionally conduct bizarre rituals to
maintain your pact.
You can never wear the same outﬁt twice, since

When you use an eldritch invocation, you must

your patron ﬁnds such predictability to be boring.
speak your patron’s name aloud or risk incurring
its displeasure.

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WARLOCH or

THE CELESTIAL

OTHERWORLDLY PATRONS

At 1st level, a warlock gains the Otherworldly Patron

feature. The following options are available to a warlock,
in addition to those offered in the Pfayer’s Handbook:

the Celestial and the Hexblade.

THE CELESTIAL
Your patron is a powerful being of the Upper Planes.
You have bound yourself to an ancient empyrean, solar,

ki-rin, unicorn, or other entity that resides in the planes
of everlasting bliss. Your pact with that being allows you

to experience the barest touch of the holy light that illu—
minates the multiverse.
Being connected to such power can cause changes in
your behavior and beliefs. You might ﬁnd yourself driven
to annihilate the undead, to defeat ﬁends, and to protect
the innocent. At times, your heart might also be ﬁlled
with a longing for the celestial realm of your patron,
and a desire to wander that paradise for the rest of your
days. But you know that your mission is among mortals
for now, and that your pact binds you to bring light to the

dark places of the world.
CELESTIAL FEATURES
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BINDING MARK
Some patrons make a habit of, and often enjoy, marking the warlocks under their sway in some fashion. A

binding mark makes it clear—t0 those who know about
such things—that the individual in question is bound to

the patron’s service. A warlock might take advantage of

such a mark, claiming it as proof of one’s pact, or might
want to keep it under wraps (if possible) to avoid the dif-

ﬁculties it might bring.

If your warlock’s pact comes with a binding mark,
how you feel about displaying it probably depends on the

nature of your relationship with the one who gave it to

you. Is the mark a source of pride or something you are
secretly ashamed of?

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patron's eyes.

Each time you wake up, the small blemish on your
face appears in a different place.
You display outward symptoms ofa disease but
suffer no ill effects from it.
Your tongue is an unnatural color.
You have a vestigial tail.
Your nose glows in the dark.

Feature

Expanded Spell List, Bonus Cantrips,
Healing Light

6th

Radiant Soul

10th
14th

Celestial Resilience
Searing Vengeance

EXPANDED SPELL LIST

The Celestial 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.
CELESTIAL EXPANDED SPELLS
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3rd
4th
5th

Spells

care wounds, guiding bolt
ﬂaming sphere, lesser restoration
daylight, revivify
guardian offaith, wall ofﬁre
ﬂame strike, greater restoration

BONUS CANTRIPS

At 1st level, you learn the light and sacred ﬂame cantrips. They count as warlock cantrips for you, but they

don’t count against your number of cantrips known.

HEALING LIGHT

At lst level, you gain the ability to channel celestial
energy to heal wounds. You have a pool of d6s that you

spend to fuel this healing. The number of dice in the

pool equals 1 + your warlock level.

As a bonus action, you can heal one creature you can
see within 60 feet of you, spending dice from the pool.
The maximum number of dice you can spend at once
equals your Charisma modiﬁer (minimum of one die).

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a number of hit points equal to the total.
Your pool regains all expended dice when you ﬁnish a
long rest.

Roll the dice you spend, add them together, and restore

EXPANDED SPELL LIST
The Hexblade 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.

RADIANT SOUL

HEXBLADE EXPANDED SPELLs

Starting at 6th level, your link to the Celestial allows
you to serve as a conduit for radiant energy. You have
resistance to radiant damage, and when you cast a spell
that deals radiant or ﬁre damage, you can add your Cha-

risma modiﬁer to one radiant or ﬁre damage roll of that
spell against one of its targets.

CELESTIAL RESILIENCE

Starting at 10th level, you gain temporary hit points
whenever you ﬁnish a short or long rest. These tempo—
rary hit points equal your warlock level + your Charisma
modiﬁer. Additionally, choose up to ﬁve creatures you
can see at the end of the rest. Those creatures each gain
temporary hit points equal to half your warlock level +
your Charisma modiﬁer.

BEARING VENGEANCE

Starting at 14th level, the radiant energy you channel
allows you to resist death. When you have to make a
death saving throw at the start of your turn, you can
instead spring back to your feet with a burst of radiant
energy. You regain hit points equal to half your hit point
maximum, and then you stand up if you so choose. Each
creature of your choice that is within 30 feet of you takes
radiant damage equal to 2d8 + your Charisma modiﬁer,
and it is blinded until the end of the current turn.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until

you ﬁnish a long rest.

THE HEXBLADE
You have made your pact with a mysterious entity from
the Shadowfell—a force that manifests in sentient magic
weapons carved from the stuff of shadow. The mighty
sword Blaclrrazor is the most notable of these weapons,
which have been spread across the multiverse over the
ages. The shadowy force behind these weapons can
offer power to warlocks who form pacts with it. Many
hexhlade warlocks create weapons that emulate those
formed in the Shadowfell. Others forgo such arms,
content to weave the dark magic of that plane into their

Spells

Spell Level

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blur, branding smite

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4th
5th

blink, elemental weapon
pbantasmal killer, staggering smite
banishing smite, cone ofcold

HEXBLADE’S CURSE

Starting at lst level, you gain the ability to place a bale—
ful curse on someone. As a bonus action, choose one
creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is

cursed for 1 minute. The curse ends early if the target
dies, you die, or you are incapacitated. Until the curse
ends, you gain the following beneﬁts:

- You gain a bonus to damage rolls against the cursed

target. The bonus equals your proﬁciency bonus.
- Any attack roll you make against the cursed target is a
critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.
. If the cursed target dies, you regain hit points equal
to your warlock level + your Charisma modiﬁer (minimum of 1 hit point).

You can’t use this feature again until you ﬁnish a short
or long rest.

HEX WARRIOR

At lst level, you acquire the training necessary to effectively arm yourself for battle. You gain proﬁciency with
medium armor, shields, and martial weapons.
The inﬂuence of your patron also allows you to mystically channel your will through a particular weapon.

Whenever you ﬁnish a long rest, you can touch one

weapon that you are proﬁcient with and that lacks
the two-handed property. When you attack with that
weapon, you can use your Charisma modiﬁer, instead of

Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls.

This beneﬁt lasts until you ﬁnish a long rest. If you later

spellcasting.

Because the Raven Queen is known to have forged the
ﬁrst of these weapons, many sages speculate that she
and the force are one and that the weapons, along with
hexblade warlocks, are tools she uses to manipulate

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the creature cursed by your Hexblade’s Curse dies,
you can apply the curse to a different creature you can

see within 30 feet of you, provided you aren’t inca—

pacitated. When you apply the curse in this way, you
don’t regain hit points from the death of the previously
cursed creature.

ELDRITCH INVOCATIONS
At 2nd level, a warlock gains the Eldritch lnvocations
feature. Here are new options for that feature, in addi—
tion to the options in the Player’s Handbook.
If an eldritch invocation has a prerequisite, you must
meet it to learn the invocation. You can learn the invo~
cation at the same time that you meet its prerequisite. A
level prerequisite refers to your level in this class.

ASPECT OF THE MOON
Prerequisite: Pact of the Tome feature
WARLOCK or THE Hexamos

You no longer need to sleep and can’t be forced to sleep
by any means. To gain the beneﬁts of a long rest, you

can spend all 8 hours doing light activity, such as readgain the Pact of the Blade feature, this beneﬁt extends

to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no
matter the weapon’s type.

ACCURSED SPECTER
Starting at 6th level, you can curse the soul of a person
you slay, temporarily binding it to your service. When
you slay a humanoid, you can cause its Spirit to rise from
its corpse as a specter, the statistics for which are in
the Monster Manual. When the specter appears, it gains
temporary hit points equal to half your warlock level.
Roll initiative for the specter, which has its own turns.

It obeys your verbal commands, and it gains a special
bonus to its attack rolls equal to your Charisma modiﬁer
(minimum of +0).
The specter remains in your service until the end of

your next long rest, at which point it vanishes to the

ing your Book of Shadows and keeping watch.

CLOAK or FLIEs
Prerequisite: 5th level
As a bonus action, you can surround yourself with a
magical aura that looks like buzzing flies. The aura extends 5 feet from you in every direction, but not through
total cover. It lasts until you’re incapacitated or you dismiss it as a bonus action.
The aura grants you advantage on Charisma (Intimi-

dation) checks but disadvantage on all other Charisma

checks. Any other creature that starts its turn in the
aura takes poison damage equal to your Charisma mod-

iﬁer (minimum of O damage).

Once you use this invocation, you can’t use it again

until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

ELDRITCH SMITE

afterlife.

Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Blade feature

ARMOR or HEXES

Once per turn when you hit a creature with your pact
weapon, you can expend a warlock spell slot to deal an
extra 1d8 force damage to the target, plus another 14:18

Once you bind a specter with this feature, you can’t
use the feature again until you finish a long rest.
At 10th level, your hex grows more powerful. If the tar-

get cursed by your Hexblade’s Curse hits you with an

attack roll, you can use your reaction to roll a d6. On a

4 or higher, the attack instead misses you, regardless
of its roll.

MASTER OF HEXES
Starting at 14th level, you can spread your Hexblade’s
Curse from a slain creature to another creature. When

per level of the spell slot, and you can knock the target
prone if it is Huge or smaller.

GHOSTLY Gaza
Prerequisite: 7th level

As an action, you gain the ability to see through solid

objects to a range of 30 feet. Within that range, you have
darkvision if you don’t already have it. This special sight
lasts for 1 minute or until your concentration ends (as

if you were concentrating on a spell). During that time,

port up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see
within 5 feet of the target cursed by your hex spell or by

until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

Sign of 111 Omen. To teleport in this way, you must be

you perceive objects as ghostly, transparent images.
Once you use this invocation, you can’t use it again

GIFT OF THE DEPTHS

a warlock feature of yours, such as Hexblade’s Curse or

able to see the cursed target.

Prerequisite: 5th level

SHROUD or SHADOW

You can breathe underwater, and you gain a swimming

Prerequisite: 15th level

speed equal to your walking speed.
You can also cast water breathing once without ex-

pending a spell slot. You regain the ability to do so when

you ﬁnish a long rest.

GIFT OF THE EVER-LIVING ONES

Prerequisite: Pact of the Chain feature

Whenever you regain hit points while your familiar is
within 100 feet of you, treat any dice rolled to determine
the hit points you regain as having rolled their maximum value for you.

You can cast invisibility at will, without expending a
spell slot.

TOMB or LEVISTUS
Prerequisite: 5th level

As a reaction when you take damage, you can entomb
yourself in ice, which melts away at the end of your
next turn. You gain 10 temporary hit points per warlock

level, which take as much of the triggering damage as
possible. Immediately after you take the damage, you

gain vulnerability to ﬁre damage, your speed is reduced

Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature
with your eldritcli blast, you can move that creature in a

to 0, and you are incapacitated. These effects, including
any remaining temporary hit points, all end when the
ice melts.
Once you use this invocation, you can’t use it again
until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

IMPROVED PACT WEAPON

Prerequisite: 7th level

GRASP or HADAR
Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip

straight line 10 feet closer to you.

Prerequisite: Pact of the Blade feature

You can use any weapon you summon with your Pact of

the Blade feature as a spellcasting focus for your waru

lock spells.
In addition, the weapon gains a +1 bonus to its attack
and damage rolls, unless it is a magic weapon that already has a bonus to those rolls.
Finally, the weapon you conjure can be a shortbow,
longbow, light crossbow, or heavy crossbow.

LANCE 0F LETHARGY
Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip

Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with
your eldritch blast, you can reduce that creature’s speed

by 10 feet until the end of your next turn.

MADDENING HEX
Prerequisite: 5th level, hex spell or a warlock feature
that curses

As a bonus action, you cause a psychic disturbance
around the target cursed by your he); spell or by a warlock feature of yours, such as Hexblade’s Curse or Sign
of Ill Omen. When you do so, you deal psychic damage

to the cursed target and each creature of your choice

that you can see within 5 feet of it. The psychic damage
equals your Charisma modiﬁer (minimum of 1 dam-

age). To use this invocation, you must be able to see the
cursed target, and it must be within 30 feet of you.

RELENTLESS HEX

Prerequisite: 7th level, hex spell or a warlock feature
that curses

Your curse creates a temporary bond between you and

your target. As a bonus action, you can magically teler

TRICKSTER’S ESCAPE

You can cast freedom of movement once on yourself

without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to
do so when you ﬁnish a long rest.

SPELLBOOKS
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WIZARD

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spells etched into them with acid
Long straps ofleather on which spells are written,
wrapped around a stafffor ease oftransport

WIZARDRY REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING. THE KNOWLEDGE

ofhoui and why magic works. and our efforts to broaden
that understanding, have brought about the key advances
in civilization over the centuries.

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Only a select few people in the world are wielders of

magic. Ofall those, wizards stand at the pinnacle of

the craft. Even the least of them can manipulate forces
that ﬁout the laws of nature, and the most accomplished
among them can cast spells with world-shaking effects.

The price that wizards pay for their mastery is that

most valuable of commodities: time. It takes years of
study, instruction, and experimentation to learn how to
harness magical energy and carry spells around in one’s
own mind. For adventuring wizards and other spellcasters who aspire to the highest echelons of the profession,
the studying never ends, nor does the quest for knowledge and power.
If you're playing a wizard, take advantage of the
opportunity to make your character more than just a
stereotypical spell-slinger. Use the advice that follows to
add some intriguing details to how your wizard interacts
with the world.

SPELLBOOK
Your wizard character’s most prized possession—your
spellbook—might be an innocuous-looking volume

whose covers show no hint of what’s inside. Or you
might display some ﬂair, as many wizards do, by carrying a spellbook of an unusual sort. If you don’t own

such an item already, one of your goals might be to ﬁnd
a spellbook that sets you apart by its appearance or its

means of manufacture.

SpeHbook

A battered tome ﬁlled with pictographs that only
you can understand

Small stones inscribed with spells and kept in a
cloth bag
A scorched book, ravaged by dragon ﬁre, with the
script ofyour spells barely visible on its pages

A tome full ofblack pages whose writing is visible

only in dim light or darkness

AMBITION
Few aspiring wizards undertake the study of magic

without some personal goal in mind. Many wizards use
their spells as a tool to produce a tangible beneﬁt, in material goods or in status, for themselves or their companions. For others, the theoretical aspect of magic might
have a strong appeal, pushing those wizards to seek out
knowledge that supports new theories of the arcane or

conﬁrms old ones.

Beyond the obvious, why does your wizard character
study magic, and what do you want to achieve? If you ha—
ven’t given these questions much thought, you can do so
now, and the answers you come up with will likely affect
how your future unfolds.

AMBITIONS
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You will prove that the gods aren't as powerful as
folk believe.
Immortality is the end goal ofyour studies.
lfyou can fully understand magic, you can unlock
its use for all and usher in an era of equality.
Magic is a dangerous tool. You use it to protect

what you treasure.
Arcane power must be taken away from those who

would abuse it.
You will become the greatest wizard the world has

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Endless hours of solitary study and research can have

a negative effect on anyone’s social skills. Wizards, who /
are a breed apart to begin with, are no exception. An

odd mannerism or two is not necessarily a drawback,

though; an eccentricity of this sort is usually harmless
and could provide a source of amusement or serve as a
calling card of sorts.
If your character has an eccentricity, is it a physical
tic or a mental one? Are you well known in some circles
because of it? Do you ﬁght to overcome it, or do you embrace this minor claim to fame of yours?

ECCENTRICITIES
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You have the habit oftapping your foot incessantly,
which often annoys those around you.

Your memory is quite good, but you have no trouble pretending to be absentminded when it suits

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You never enter a room without looking to see
what’s hanging from the ceiling.
Your most prized possession is a dead worm that
you keep inside a potion vial.

When you want people to leave you alone, you start
talking to yourself. That usually does the trick.

Your fashion sense and grooming, or more accurately lack thereof, sometimes cause others to

assume you are a beggar.

ARCANE TRADITION
At 2nd level, a wizard gains the Arcane Tradition fea—

ture. The following War Magic option is available to a
wizard, in addition to the options offered in the Play—
eris Handbook.

WAR MAGIC
A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wiz—

ards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specializ—

ing in either of those schools. It teaches techniques that
empower a caster’s spells, while also providing methods
for wizards to bolster their own defenses.

Followers of this tradition are known as war mages.

They see their magic as both a weapon and armor, a re
source superior to any piece of steel. War mages act fast
in battle, using their spells to seize tactical control of a
situation. Their spells strike hard, while their defensive
skills foil their opponents“ attempts to counterattack.

War mages are also adept at turning other spellcasters’
magical energy against them.

WAR MAGE

In great battles, a war mage often works with evokers,

abjurers, and other types of wizards. Evokers, in par—
ticular, sometimes tease war mages for splitting their
attention between offense and defense. A war mage’s
typical response: “What good is being able to throw a
mighty ﬁreball if I die before I can cast it?”

WAR MAGIC FEATURES

Wizard Level

Feature

2nd

Arcane Deﬂection, Tactical Wit

6th

Power Surge

10th
14th

Durable Magic
Deﬂecting Shroud

ARCANE DEFLECTION

At 2nd level, you have learned to weave your magic to
fortify yourself against harm. When you are hit by an at-

tack or you fail a saving throw, you can use your reaction

to gain a +2 bonus to your AC against that attack or a +4
bonus to that saving throw.

When you use this feature, you can't cast spells other
than cantrips until the end of your next turn.

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Once per turn when you deal damage to a creature

Starting at 2nd level, your keen ability to assess tactical
situations allows you to act quickly in battle. You can
give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your
Intelligence modiﬁer.

or object with a wizard spell, you can spend one power
surge to deal extra force damage to that target. The ex-

POWER SURGE

Beginning at 10th level, the magic you channel helps

Starting at 6th level, you can store magical energy
within yourself to later empower your damaging spells.

In its stored form, this energy is called a power surge.

You can store a maximum number of power surges
equal to your Intelligence modiﬁer (minimum of one).
Whenever you ﬁnish a long rest, your number of power
surges reset-s to one. Whenever you successfully end
a spell with dispel magic or counterspel], you gain one
power surge, as you steal magic from the spell you

foiled. If you end a short rest with no power surges, you

gain one power surge.

tra damage equals half your wizard level.

DURABLE MAGIC

ward off harm. While you maintain concentration on a
spell, you have a +2 bonus to AC and all saving throws.

DEFLECTING SH ROUD

At 14th level, your Arcane Deﬂection becomes infused
with deadly magic. When you use your Arcane Deﬂection feature, you can cause magical energy to are from
you. Up to three creatures of your choice that you can
see within 60 feet of you each take force damage equal
to half your wizard level.

THIS Is YOUR LIFE
The character creation rules in the Player’s Handbook

provide all the information you need to deﬁne your char-

acter in preparation for a life of adventuring. What they
don't do is account for all the circumstances that shaped
your character during the years between your birth and
the start of your career as a member of a class.
What did your character accomplish or experience before deciding to become an adventurer? What were the
circumstances of your birth? How large is your family,
and what sorts of relationships do you have with your
relatives? Which people were the greatest inﬂuences on
you during your formative years, for better or worse?
To answer these questions and more, you can use
the tables and the advice in this section tO compose a

well-developed backstory for your character—an auto-

biography of sorts—that you can use to inform how you
roleplay the character. Your DM can draw from this material as the campaign proceeds, creating situations and
scenarios that build off your previous life experiences.

IDEAS, NOT RULES
Even though these pages are full Of tables and die rolls,
they don’t make up a rules system—in fact, the Opposite
is true. You can use as much or as little Of this material
as you desire, and you can make decisions in any or—

der you want.

For instance, you might not want these tables to help
you decide who your parents and siblings are, because
that’s among the information you’ve already come up
with. But you can still use other parts, such as the section on life events, to provide added depth and detail.

HOW AND WHEN TO USE THE TABLES

lfyou’re comfortable with letting the dice decide a cer-

tain fact about your character, go ahead and rOll. If not,
you can take charge and make the decision, choosing
from among the possibilities on a table. Of course, you

also have the option of disregarding the result Of a die

roll if it conflicts with another result. Likewise, if the
text instructs you to roll on a table, that’s not meant tO
be taken literally. You can always make your own choice.
Although these tables are meant to augment the
step-by—step character creation process in the Player’s
Handbook, they don’t occupy a speciﬁc place in that pro—
cess. You can use some of them early on—for instance,
it’s possible to determine your parents and other family
members immediately after deciding your character’s
race—but you could also wait until later in the process.
You might prefer to establish more facts about your
character’s game identity—such as your class, ability
scores, and alignment—before supplementing that information with what‘s offered here.

SECTION BY SECTION

This material is divided into four sections, each addressing a different aspect of your character’s backstory.

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Personal Decisions. After you have selected your
character's background and class, use the appro—
priate tables tO determine how you came to make
those choices.
Life Events. Your character’s existence until now, no
matter how brief or uneventful, has been marked by one
or more life events—memorable happenings that have
had an effect on who you are today.
Supplemental Tables. Your life has intersected with.
the lives Of plenty Of other people, all the way from your
infancy tO today. When a result mentions such a person,
you can use the supplemental tables (page 72) to add
needed details—such as race, class, or occupation—to
that person. Some tables in the other sections direct you
to one or more of the supplemental tables, and you can
also use them any other time you see ﬁt.

ORIGINS
The usual ﬁrst step in creating your character’s life story
is to determine your early circumstances. Who were
your parents? Where were you born? Did you have any
siblings? Who raised you? You can address these ques—

tions by using the following tables.

PARENTS

Origins. To ﬁnd out who and where you came from,

You had parents, of course, even if they didn't raise you.
To determine what you know about these people, use
the Parents table. If you want, you can roll separately on

lings, and the circumstances under which you grew up.

plemental tables as desired (particularly Class, Occupai

use the “Origins" section. When you’re done, you will
have a summary of facts about your parents, your sib-

the table for your mother and your father. Use the sup-

tion, and Alignment) to learn more about your parents.

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Parents

01—95

You know who your parents are or were.
You do not know who your parents were.

96-00

Nonhuman Parents. If your character is a half-elf, a
half-ore, or a tieﬂing, you can use one of the tables below
to determine the race of each of your parents. When you

have a result, randomly determine which part of the result refers to your father and which to your mother.
HALF-ELF PARENTS
d8

Parents

1—5

One parent was an elfand the other was a human.
One parent was an elf and the other was a half-elf.

One parent was a human and the other was a halfelf.

Both parents were half—elves.

Parents

1—3

One parent was an orc and the other was a human.
One parent was an ore and the other was a half-

4-5

orc.

6—?

Home

51—55

Home ofa family friend

56—63

Home ofa healer or midwife

64—65

Carriage, cart, or wagon

66—68

Barn, shed, or other outbuilding

69—70

Cave

71—72

Field

73—74

Forest

75—77

Temple

One parent was a human and the other was a halforc.

Both parents were half-ores.

TIEFLING PARENTS
d8
1—4

Parents
Both parents were humans, their infernal heritage
dormant until you came along.

5—6

One parent was a tiefling and the other was a
human.

One parent was a tieﬂing and the other was a devil.

One parent was a human and the other was a devil.

BIRTHPLACE

After establishing your parentage, you can determine
where you were born by using the Birthplace table.

(Modify the result or roll again if you get a result that’s
inconsistent with what you know about your parents.)

Once you have a result, roll percentile dice. On a roll of

00, a strange event coincided with your birth: the moon

brieﬂy turning red, all the milk within a mile spoiling,
the water in the area freezing solid in midsummer, all
the iron in the home rusting or turning to silver, or some
other unusual event of your choice.
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79—80

Alley or street

81—82

Brothel, tavern, or inn
Castle, keep, tower, or palace

83—84

Sewer or rubbish heap

86—88

Among people ofa diﬁ'erent race

89—9l

On board a boat or a ship

92—93

In a prison or in the headquarters ofa secret orga-

nization

94—95

HALF-ORC PARENTS

Location

01—50

In a sage’s laboratory

In the Feywild

in the Shadowfell
On the Astral Plane or the Ethereal Plane
On an Inner Plane ofyour choice

On an Outer Plane ofyour choice

SIBLINGS

You might be an only child or one of many children.

Your siblings could be cherished friends or hated rivals.
Roll on the Number of Siblings table to determine how

many brothers or sisters you have. If you are a dwarf or
an elf, subtract 2 from your roll. Then, roll on the Birth
Order table for each sibling to determine that person’s

age relative to yours (older, younger, or born at the
same time).

Occupation. For each sibling of suitable age, roll on

the Occupation supplemental table to determine what

that person does for a living.
Alignment. You can choose your siblings’ alignments
or roll on the Alignment supplemental table.

Status. By now, each of your siblings might be alive

and well, alive and not so well, in dire straits, or dead.
Roll on the Status supplemental table.
Relationship. You can roll on the Relationship sup—
plemental table to determine how your siblings feel

about you. They might all have the same attitude toward

you, or some might view you differently from how the
others do.

Other Details. You can decide any other details you
like about each sibling, including gender, personality,
and place in the world.

NUMBER OF SIBLINGS
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Siblings

2or lower

3—4
5—6
7—8
9—10

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1d3+ 3

BIRTH ORDER
2d6

Birth Order

Twin, triplet, or quadruplet

3—?

Older

3—12

Younger

FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Who raised you, and what was life like for you when you
were growing up? You might have been raised by your
parents, by relatives, or in an orphanage. Or you could
have spent your childhood on the streets of a crowded
city with only your fellow runaways and orphans to keep
you company.
Use the Family table to determine who raised you. If
you know who your parents are but you get a result that
does not mention one or both of them, use the Absent
Parent table to determine what happened.
Next, refer to the Family Lifestyle table to determine

the general circumstances of your upbringing. (Chapter

5 of the Player’s Handbook has more information about

lifestyles.) The result on that table includes a number
that is applied to your roll on the Childhood Home table,

which tells you where you spent your early years. Wrap

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which tells you how you were treated by other youngsters as you were growing up.
Supplemental Tables. You can roll on the Relation—
ship table to determine how your family members or
other important ﬁgures in your life feel about you. You
can also use the Race, Occupation, and Alignment ta—

bles to learn more about the family members or guardians who raised you.

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ABSENT PARENT

Your parent died (roll on the Cause of Death supplemental table).

Your parent was imprisoned, enslaved, or other-

Your parent abandoned you.
You} parent disappeared to an unknown fate.

wise taken away.

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Family

None

Institution, such as an asylum

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FAMILY LIFESTYLE

Temple

3d6

Lifestyle"-‘

04—05

Orphanage

06—07

Guardian

3
4—5

Wretched (—40)
Squalid (—20)

08—i5

Paternal or maternal aunt, uncle, or both; or ex—

6—8

Poor (—lO)

tended family such as a tribe or clan

9—12

Modest (+0)

16—25

Paternal or maternal grandparent(s)

13—15

Comfortable (+10)

26—35

Adoptive family (same or different race)

16—17

Wealthy (+20)

36—55
56—?5

Single father or stepfather
Single mother or stepmother

76—00

Mother and father

Aristocratic (+40)

*Use the number in this result as a modiﬁer to your roll on the

Childhood Home table.

3d6 +

Memory

Cha mod

I had several friends, and my childhood was

13—15

generally a happy one.

1 always found it easy to make Friends, and I
loved being around people.

16—17
18 or higher

Everyone knew who I was, and I had friends

everywhere I went.

PERSONAL DECISIONS
Your character’s life takes a particular course depending on the choices you make for the character’s background and class.

BACKGROUND

Roll on the appropriate table in this section as soon as
you decide your background, or at any later time if you
choose. If a background includes a special decision
point, such as a folk hero’s deﬁning event or the spe—

cialty of a criminal or a sage, it’s best to make that determination before using the pertinent table below.

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l—20

Rundown shack

21—30

No permanent residence; you moved around
a lot

31—40

41—50

Encampment or village in the wilderness
Apartment in a rundown neighborhood

51-70

Small house

71-90

Large house

91—110

Mansion

111 or higher

Palace or castle

*After making this roll, apply the modiﬁer from the Family Life-

style table to arrive at the result.
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
3d6 +

Cha mod

6—8

lam still haunted by my childhood, when l
was treated badly by my peers.
I spent most of my childhood alone, with no
close friends.
Others saw me as being diiferent or strange,

9—12

and sol had few companions.
I had a few close friends and lived an ordinary

3 or lower

4—5

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I became an acolyte because
I ran away from home at an early age and found
refuge in a temple.
My family gave me to a temple, since they were un-

able or unwilling to care for me.
I grew up in a household with strong religious con-

victions. Entering the service ofone or more gods
seemed natural.

An impassioned sermon struck a chord deep in my

soul and moved me to serve the faith.
I followed a childhood friend, a respected acquain-

tance, or someone I loved into religious service.

After encountering a true servant ofthe gods, l was
so inspired that I immediately entered the service
ofa religious group.

CHARLATAN
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I became a charlatan because
l was left to my own devices, and my knack for manipulating others helped me survive.
I learned early on that people are gullible and easy
to exploit.

I often got in trouble, but I managed to talk my way

out ofit every time.

I took up with a conﬁdence artist, from whom I
learned my craft.
After a charlatan fleeced my family, I decided to
learn the trade so I would never be fooled by such
deception again.

I was poor or I feared becoming poor, sol learned
the tricks I needed to keep myselfout of poverty.

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ENTERTAINER

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4
5

inner peace.

| always had a keen insight into other people,

great reluctance, and sometimes I regret making
that decision.
I lost everything—my home, my family, my friends.

enough so that I could make them laugh or cry
with my stories or songs.
I ran away from home to follow a minstrel troupe.

I saw a bard perform once, and I knew from that
moment on what I was born to do.
I earned coin by performing on street corners and

NOBLE

Members ofmy family made ends meet by per-

forming, so it was ﬁtting for me to follow their

A traveling entertainer took me in and taught me

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My enemies ruined my reputation, and | fled to the
wilds to avoid further disparagement.
I am comfortable with being isolated, as I seek
I never liked the people I called my friends, so it

the trade.

I became a hermit because

was easy for me to strike out on my own.
I felt compelled to forsake my past, but did so with

I became an entertainer because

eventually made a name for myself.

but had to join the guild to ﬁnish my training.

example.

I learned the essentials of my craft from a mentor

I was always enamored by tales of heroes and
wished I could be something more than ordinary.

I hated my mundane life, so when it was time for
someone to step up and do the right thing, I took

Going it alone was all I could do.
Society's decadence disgusted me, so I decided to
leave it behind.

I became a noble because

I come from an old and storied family, and it fell to

me to preserve the family name.

My family has been disgraced, and I intend to clear

our name.
My family recently came by its title, and that eleva—
tion thrust us into a new and strange world.

I became a folk hero because

I learned what was right and wrong from my family.

My family has a title, but none of my ancestors

have distinguished themselves since we gained it.
My family is ﬁlled with remarkable people. I hope
to live up to their example.
I hope to increase my family’s power and inﬂuence.

my chance.

5
6

A parent or one of my relatives was an adventurer,
and l was inspired by that person’s courage.
A mad old hermit spoke a prophecy when l was
born, saying that I would accomplish great things.
l have always stood up for those who are weaker
than I am.

GUILD ARTISAN

d6
1

I became a guild artisan because

OUTLANDER
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i helped a guild artisan keep a secret or complete a
task, and in return I was taken on as an apprentice.

I became an outlander because
I spent a lot oftime in the wilderness as a youngster, and I came to love that way oflife.
From a young age, I couldn't abide the stink ofthe
cities and preferred to spend my time in nature.
I came to understand the darkness that lurks in the
wilds, and l vowed to combat it.

l was apprenticed to a master who taught me the

guild’s business.

wells, and I learned my specialty from them.
A parent or relative taught me my criminal spe—
cialty to prepare me for the family business.

I fell in with a gang of reprobates and ne’er-do-

—_.

start a new life.

the only way I could survive.

I left home and found a place in a thieves’ guild or
some other criminal organization.
I was always bored, so I turned to crime to pass the

I became a guild artisan because
One of my family members who belonged to the
guild made a place for me.
l was always good with my hands, so I took the opportunity to learn a trade.
I wanted to get away from my home situation and

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| resented authority in my younger days and saw a
life ofcrime as the best way to ﬁght against tyranny
and oppression.
Necessity forced me to take up the life, since it was

d6
3

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I became a criminal because

5
6

My people lived on the edges ofcivilization, and i
learned the methods ofsurvival from my family.
After a tragedy l retreated to the wilderness, leaving my old life behind.
My family moved away from civilization, and I
learned to adapt to my new environment.

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CRIMINAL

SAGE
I was naturally curious, so I packed up and went to

A notorious thieflooked after me and other or-

l was always an avid reader, and I learned much

gry, with no memory of my early childhood.

about my favorite topic on my own.
I discovered an old library and pored over the texts
I found there. That experience awakened a hunger
for more knowledge.
| impressed a wizard who told me I was squandering my talents and should seek out an education to
take advantage of my gifts.
One of my parents or a relative gave me a basic ed-

ucation that whetted my appetite, and I left home
to build on what I had learned.

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I became a sailor because

l was press-ganged by pirates and forced to serve
on their ship until I ﬁnally escaped.
I wanted to see the world, so I signed on as a deckhand for a merchant ship.

One of my relatives was a sailor who took me to

I needed to escape my community quickly, so I

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was forced to work for my passage.
Reavers attacked my community, so I found refuge

SOLDIER

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A relative of mine was a soldier, and I wanted to
carry on the family tradition.
The local lord forced me to enlist in the army.

War ravaged my homeland while I was growing up.

Fighting was the only life i ever knew.
i wanted fame and fortune, so i joined a mercenary
company, selling my sword to the highest bidder.
Invaders attacked my homeland. It was my duty to
take up arms in defense of my people.

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BARBARIAN

d6
1

I became a barbarian because

My devotion to my people lifted me in battle, making me powerful and dangerous.

The spirits of my ancestors called on me to carry

out a great task.

I lost control in battle one day, and it was as if
something else was manipulating my body, forcing

it to kill every foe I could reach.
i went on a spiritual journey to ﬁnd myselfand
instead found a spirit animal to guide, protect, and
inspire me.

I was struck by lightning and lived. Afterward, I
found a new strength within me that let me push
beyond my limitations.
My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or i
risked becoming an indiscriminate killer.
BARD
d6

I became a bard because
l awakened my latent bardic abilities through trial
and error.

i was a gifted performer and attracted the attention ofa master bard who schooled me in the old

techniques.

I joined a loose society of scholars and orators to
learn new techniques of performance and magic.
i felt a calling to recount the deeds of champions

and heroes, to bring them alive in song and story.

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in,

have established so far. Once you’ve made your selec—
tion, roll a (16 and ﬁnd the number you rolled on the appropriate table in this section, which describes how you
came to be a member of that class.
The class sections earlier in this chapter have further
story suggestions, which you can use in concert with the

I became a soldier because
i joined the militia to help protect my community
from monsters.

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I had few prospects where l was living, so I left to
ﬁnd my fortune elsewhere.

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If you haven’t chosen your class yet, do so now, keeping

on a ship until I could seek vengeance.

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My parents died, leaving no one to look after me. I
raised myself.

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phans, and we spied and stole to earn our keep.
One day I woke up on the streets, alone and hun-

possibilities in that ﬁeld of study.

I became an urchin because

Monsters wiped out my village, and I was the sole
survivor. I had to find a way to survive.

a university to learn more about the world.
My mentor’s teachings opened my mind to new

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I became a sage because

I became an urchin because
Wanderlust caused me to leave my family to see
the world. I look after myself.
I ran away from a bad situation at home and made
my own way in the world.

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I joined one ofthe great colleges to learn old lore,
the secrets of magic, and the art ofperformance.
I picked up a musical instrument one day and instantly discovered that I could play it.

I became a cleric because

A supernatural being in service to the gods called
me to become a divine agent in the world.

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I saw the injustice and horror in the world and felt

moved to take a stand against them.
My god gave me an unmistakable sign. i dropped

everything to serve the divine.
Although I was always devout, it wasn't until I completed a pilgrimage that I knew my true calling.

I used to serve in my religion's bureaucracy but

found I needed to work in the world, to bring the

message of my faith to the darkest corners ofthe
land.
I realize that my god works through me, and I do as
commanded, even though I don’t know why I was
chosen to serve.

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I became a druid because

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I saw too much devastation in the wild places, too
much of nature’s splendor ruined by the despoil-

ers. I joined a circle ofdruids to ﬁght back against
the enemies of nature.
I found a place among a group ofdruids after I fled
a catastrophe.

I have always had an afﬁnity for animals, so I explored my talent to see how I could best use it.
l befriended a druid and was moved by druidic
teachings. i decided to follow my friend’s guidance

and give something back to the world.
Whiie l was growing up, I saw spirits all around

and communicate with these beings.
l have always felt disgust for creatures of unnatural
origin. For this reason, i immersed myselfin the
study ofthe druidic mysteries and became a champion ofthe natural order.

FIGHTER
d6

I became a ﬁghter because

i wanted to hone my combat skills, and so I joined
a war college.

Isquired for a knight who taught me how to ﬁght,
care for a steed, and conduct myselfwith honor. I
decided to take up that path for myself.

Horrible monsters descended on my community,

killing someone I loved. I took up arms to destroy
those creatures and others ofa similar nature.
I joined the army and learned how to ﬁght as part
ofa group.

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TODAY, HER HUMBLE ORIGINS FAR BEHlNU HER, SHE HAS BECOME

me—entities no one else could perceive. I sought
out the druids to help me understand the visions

I grew up ﬁghting, and I reﬁned my talents by defending myself against people who crossed me.
1 could always pick up just about any weapon and
know how to use it effectively.

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MONK
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1

I became a monk because
l was chosen to study at a secluded monastery.
There, I was taught the fundamental techniques
required to eventually master a tradition.
I sought instruction to gain a deeper understanding‘of existence and my place in the world.
I stumbled into a portal to the Shadowfell and took
refuge in a strange monastery, where I learned how
to defend myselfagainst the forces ofdarkness.
l was overwhelmed with grief after losing someone
close to me, and I sought the advice ofphiloso-

phers to help me cope with my loss.

I could feel that a special sort of power lay within
me, so I sought out those who could help me call it
forth and master it.
I was wild and undisciplined as a youngster, but
then I realized the error of my ways. I applied to a
monastery and became a monk as a way to live a
life ofdiscipline.
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I became a rogue because
I've always been nimble and quick ofwit, so 1 decided to use those talents to help me make my way
in the world.

An assassin or a thiefwronged me, so I focused
my training on mastering the skills of my enemy to
better combat foes ofthat sort.
An experienced rogue saw something in me and

taught me several useful tricks.
I decided to turn my natural lucky streak into the
basis ofa career, though I still realize that improving my skills is essential.

I took up with a group of rufﬁans who showed me

how to get what I want through sneakiness rather
than direct confrontation.
I’m a sucker for a shiny bauble or a sack of coins,
as long as I can get my hands on it without risking

life and limb.

PALADIN

d6
1

I became a paladin because

A fantastical being appeared before me and called
on me to undertake a holy quest.
One of my ancestors left a holy quest unfulﬁlled,

SORCERER

d6
1

sol intend to ﬁnish that work.

l served as a paladin’s squire, learning all I needed
to swear my own sacred oath.

have fought to control it ever since.

My immediate family never spoke of my ancestors,

Evil must be opposed on all fronts. | feel compelled to seek out wickedness and purge it from
the world.

and when I asked, they would change the subject.
It wasn't until I started displaying strange talents

that the full truth of my heritage came out.

Becoming a paladin was a natural consequence of
my unwavering faith. In taking my vows, I became

When a monster threatened one of my friends, I
became ﬁlled with anxiety. I lashed out instinctively

the holy sword of my religion.

and blasted the wretched thing with a force that

came from within me.

RANGER

solid. the milk spoiled, or all the iron turned to cop-

per. My family is convinced that this event was a
harbinger of stranger things to come for me.
I suffered a terrible emotional or physical strain,
which brought forth my latent magical power. l

The world is a dark and terrible place. l decided to
serve as a beacon of light shining out against the
gathering shadows.

I became a sorcerer because
When I was born, all the water in the house froze

Sensing something special in me, a strangertaught

I became a ranger because

me how to control my gift.
After I escaped from a magical conflagration, I
realized that though I was unharmed, I was not

I found purpose while I honed my hunting skills by
bringing down dangerous animals at the edge of
civilization.

unchanged. I began to exhibit unusual abilities that

I always had a way with animals, able to calm them
with a soothing word and a touch.

I suffer from terrible wanderlust, so being a ranger
gave me a reason not to remain in one place for

toolong.

I have seen what happens when the monsters

come out from the dark. I took it upon myselfto
become the ﬁrst line of defense against the evils
that lie beyond civilization's borders.

i met a grizzled ranger who taught me woodcraft
and the secrets ofthe wild lands.
I served in an army, learning the precepts of my

profession while blazing trails and scouting enemy

encampments.

lam just beginning to understand.

WARLOCK

d6
1

I became a warlock because
While wandering around in a forbidden place, I

encountered an otherworldly being that offered to
enter into a pact with me.
I was examining a strange tome I found in an aban~

cloned library when the entity that would become
my patron suddenly appeared before me.

d6
3
4

5
6

I became a warlock because

d100

Current Age

Life Events

0l—20

20 years or younger

21—59

21—30 years

ld4

any being who would listen, and the creature that
answered became my patron.

60—69

My future patron visited me in my dreams and of—
fered great power in exchange for my service.
One of my ancestors had a pact with my patron, so
that entity was determined to bind me to the same

90—99

31—40 years
41—50 years
51~60 years
61 years or older

ld6
ld8
ll
ldlZ

I stumbled into the clutches of my patron after I ac—

cidentally stepped through a magical doorway.

When I was faced with a terrible crisis, I prayed to

agreement.

When I became lost in a forest, a hedge wizard

found me, took me in, and taught me the rudi-

ments of magic.

LIFE EVENTS
d'IOO
11-20

An old wizard chose me from among several candidates to serve an apprenticeship.

I became a wizard because

70—89

01-10

WIZARD
d6

LIFE EVENTS BY AGE

I grew up listening to tales of great wizards and
knew I wanted to follow their path. I strove to be
accepted at an academy of magic and succeeded.

21—30

instead. Work with your DM to determine the iden-

31—40

tity of your love interest.

You made an enemy of an adventurer. Roll a d6. An
odd number indicates you are to blame for the rift,
and an even number indicates you are blameless.
Use the supplemental tables and work with your

DM to determine this hostile character's identity
and the danger this enemy poses to you.

One of my relatives was an accomplished wizard

who decided l was smart enough to learn the craft.
41—50

You made a friend ofan adventurer. Use the supplemental tables and work with your DM to add
more detail to this friendly character and establish
how your friendship began.

arcane arts at an early age. When I became old

Sle70

You Spent time working in a job related to your

more magic and expand my power.

71—75

You met someone important. Use the supplemental tables to determine this character's identity and
how this individual feels about you. Work out ad
ditional details with your DM as needed to ﬁt this

While exploring an old tomb, library, or temple,
I found a spellbook. I was immediately driven to

learn all I could about becoming a wizard.

Event

You suffered a tragedy. Roll on the Tragedies table.
You gained a bit of good fortune. Roll on the Boons
table.
You fell in love or got married. lfyou get this result
more than once, you can choose to have a child

I was a prodigy who demonstrated mastery ofthe

enough to set out on my own, I did so to learn

LIFE EVENTS
No matter how long you’ve been alive, you have expe—
rienced at least one signature event that has markedly
inﬂuenced your character. Life events include wondrous
happenings and tragedies, conflicts and successes, and

76—80

why your character became an adventurer, and some
might still affect your life even after they are long over.
The older a character is, the greater the chance for
multiple life events, as shown on the Life Events by Age

81—85

the creatures you encountered.

86—90

ing age, see the entry in the Life Events column that

corresponds to how old you are. Otherwise. you can roll

dice to determine your current age and number of life
events randomly.
After you know the number of life events your charac—
ter has experienced, roll once on the Life Events table
for each of them. Many of the results on that table direct

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you to one of the secondary tables that follow. Once you
have determined all of your character’s life events, you

can arrange them in any chronological order you see ﬁt.

character into your backstory.
You went on an adventure. Roll on the Adventures
table to see what happened to you. Work with your

DM to determine the nature ofthe adventure and

encounters with the unusual. They can help to explain

table. If you have already chosen your character’s start-

background. Start the game with an extra 2d6 gp.

96—99

You had a supernatural experience. Roll on the Supernatural Events table to ﬁnd out what it was.

You fought in a battle. Roll on the War table to
leafn what happened to you. Work with your DM to
come up with the reason for the battle and the factions involved. It might have been a small conﬂict
between your community and a band oforcs, or it
could have been a major battle in a larger war.
You committed a crime or were wrongly accused of
doing so. Roll on the Crime table to determine the
nature ofthe offense and on the Punishment table
to see what became ofyou.
You encountered something magical. Roll on the
Arcane Matters table.

Something truly strange happened to you. Roll on

the Weird Stufftable.

SECONDARY TABLES

These tables add detail to many of the results on the Life
Events table. The tables are in alphabetical order.

ADVENTURES
d'IOO

Outcome

01—10

You nearly died. You have nasty scars on your
body, and you are missing an ear, ld3 ﬁngers, or

Boous

d10
l
2

You suffered a grievous injury. Although the wound

21—30
31—40

You were wounded, but in time you fully recovered.

healed, it still pains you from time to time.

You contracted a disease while exploring a ﬁlthy
warren. You recovered from the disease, but you

have a persistent cough, pockmarks on your skin,

or prematurely gray hair.
41—50

You were poisoned by a trap or a monster. You re-

covered, but the next time you must make a saving
throw against poison, you make the saving throw

3
4

You found some money. You have ld20 gp in addi—

61—70

A relative bequeathed you a simple weapon ofyour

You found something interesting. You gain one
additional trinket.

choice.

71—80

You lost something of sentimental value to you
during your adventure. Remove one trinket from

your possessions.

You were terribly frightened by something you en—
countered and ran away, abandoning your companions to their fate.
You learned a great deal during your adventure.

9l—99

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your adventure. You have ld20 + 50 gp left from
your share ofit.
You came across a common magic item (ofthe
DM’s choice).

ARCANE MATTERS
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Magical Event
You were charmed or frightened by a spell.
You were injured by the effect ofa spell.
You witnessed a powerful spell being cast by a

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cleric, a druid, a sorcerer, a warlock, or a wizard.

You found some treasure on your adventure. You
have 2d6 gp left from your share of it.
You found a considerable amount oftreasure on

You drank a potion (ofthe DM's choice).
You found a spell scroll (ofthe DM's choice) and
succeeded in casting the Spell it contained.
You were affected by teleportation magic.
You turned invisible for a time.
You identiﬁed an illusion for what it was.
You saw a creature being conjured by magic.

Your fortune was read by a diviner. Roll twice on
the Life Events table, but don’t apply the results.
Instead, the DM picks one event as a portent of
your future (which might or might not come true).

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You once performed a service for a local temple.
The next time you visit the temple, you can receive
healing up to your hit point maximum.
A friendly alchemist gifted you with a potion of
healing or a flask ofacid, as you choose.
You found a treasure map.

A distant relative left you a stipend that enables

you to live at the comfortable lifestyle for id20
years. lfyou choose to live at a higher lifestyle, you

reduce the price ofthe lifestyle by 2 gp during that
time period.

The next time you make an ability check or a saving

throw, you have advantage on the roll.
81-90

tion to your regular starting funds.

with disadvantage.
51—60

You saved the life ofa commoner, who now owes
you a life debt. This individual accompanies you on
your travels and performs mundane tasks for you,

but will leave if neglected, abused, or imperiled.
Determine details about this character by using the
supplemental tables and working with your DM.
You found a riding horse.

ld4 toes.

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Boon
A friendly wizard gave you a spell scroll containing
one cantrip (ofthe DM's choice).

CRIME
d8

Crime

Murder

Theft

Burglary

Assault

Smuggling

Kidnapping

Extortion

Counterfeiting

Pu N IS H M E NT
d12

Punishment

1—3

You did not commit the crime and were exonerated
after being accused.
You committed the crime or helped do so, but

4—6
7—8

9—12

nonetheless the authorities found you not guilty.

You were nearly caught in the act. You had to flee
and are wanted in the community where the crime
occurred.
You were caught and convicted. You spent time in
jail, chained to an oar, or performing hard labor.
You served a sentence ofld4 years or succeeded in
escaping after that much time.

SUPERNATURAL EVENTS

d1 00

Event

01—05

You were ensorcelled by a fey and enslaved for 1d6
years before you escaped.

06——1 0

You saw a demon and ran away before it could do
anything to you.

11-15

16—20

A devil tempted you. Make a DC 10 Wisdom saving
throw. On a failed save, your alignment shifts one
step toward evil (ifit‘s not evil already), and you
start the game with an additional 1d20 + 50 gp.
You woke up one morning miles from your home,
with no idea how you got there.

21——30

You visited a holy site and felt the presence ofthe
divine there.

31 —-40

You witnessed a falling red star, a face appearing in
the frost, or some other bizarre happening. You are

certain that it was an omen of some sort.

41 —50

You escaped certain death and believe it was the
intervention ofa god that saved you.

51—60
61 —70

You witnessed a minor miracle.
You explored an empty house and found it to be

71—75

haunted.
You were briefly possessed. Roll a d6 to determine

d12

A terrible blight in your home community caused

what type ofcreature possessed you: 1, celestial; 2,

crops to fail, and many starved. You lost a sibling
or some other family member.
You did something that brought terrible shame to
you in the eyes ofyour family. You might have been
involved in a scandal, dabbled in dark magic, or

devil; 3, demon; 4, fey; 5, elemental; 6, undead.

?6—30

You saw a ghost.

36—90

You saw a ghoul feeding on a corpse.
A celestial or a ﬁend visited you in your dreams to

91—95

give a warning of dangers to come.
You brieﬂy visited the Feywild or the Shadowfell.

81—85

96—00

offended someone important. The attitude ofyour
family members toward you becomes indifferent at
best, though they might eventually forgive you.

You saw a portal that you believe leads to another
plane of existence.

For a reason you were never told, you were exiled

from your community. You then either wandered in
the wilderness for a time or promptly found a new

TRAGEDIES

d'lZ
1—2

1Yagedy

A family member or a close friend died. Roll on
the Cause of Death supplemental table to ﬁnd out

Tragedy

place to live.
A romantic relationship ended. Roll 3 d6. An odd

number means it ended with bad feelings, while an

even number means it ended amicably.
A current or prospective romantic partner ofyours

how.

A friendship ended bitterly, and the other person
is now hostile to you. The cause might have been a

died. Roll on the Cause of Death supplemental

misunderstanding or something you or the former

table to ﬁnd out how. lfthe result is murder, roll a

friend did.

d12. On a 1, you were responsible, whether directly

You lost all your possessions in a disaster, and you

orindirectly.

had to rebuild your life.
You were imprisoned for a crime you didn’t commit and spent 1d6 years at hard labor, in jail, or
shackled to an oar in a slave galley.
War ravaged your home community, reducing everything to rubble and ruin. in the aftermath, you

either helped your town rebuild or moved some-

where else.

A lover disappeared without a trace. You have been
looking for that person ever since.

WAR
d12

2—3

War Outcome

You were knocked out and left for dead. You woke
up hours later with no recollection ofthe battle.
You were badly injured in the ﬁght, and you still
bear the awful scars ofthose wounds.
You ran away from the battle to save your life, but

you still feel shame for your cowardice.
You suffered only minor injuries, and the wounds
all healed without leaving scars.

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8—9

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War Outcome
You survived the battle, but you suffer from terrible
nightmares in which you relive the experience.

You escaped the battle unscathed, though many of
your Friends were injured or lost.
You acquitted yourselfwell in battle and are re—

membered as a hero. You might have received a
medal for your bravery.

WEIRD STUFF

d12
1

What Happened

You were turned into a toad and remained in that
form for id4 weeks.
You were petriﬁed and remained a stone statue for

a time until someone freed you.

You were enslaved by a hag, a satyr, or some other

being and lived in that creature’s thrall for ld6
years.

A dragon held you as a prisoner for ld4 months
until adventurers killed it.

d12

Cause of Death

Unknown

Murdered

Killed in battle

Accident related to class or occupation

5
6—7
8

Accident unrelated to class or occupation
Natural causes, such as disease or old age
Apparent suicide

9
10

Torn apart by an animal or a natural disaster
Consumed by a monster

Executed for a crime or tortured to death
Bizarre event, such as being hit by a meteorite,

struck down by an angry god, or killed by a hatching slaad egg

d100

Class

01—07

Barbarian

08—14

Bard

15—29

Cleric

30—36

Druid

53—58

Monk

37—52

Fighter

A lover of yours was secretly a silver dragon.
You were captured by a cult and nearly sacriﬁced

59—64

Paladin

65—70

Ranger

71—84

Rogue

You escaped, but you fear they will ﬁnd you.
You met a demigod, an archdevil, an archfey, a de-

85—89

Sorcerer

90—94

Warlock

95—00

Wizard

on an altarto the foul being the cultists served.

mon lord, or a titan, and you lived to tell the tale.
You were swallowed by a giant fish and spent a
month in its gullet before you escaped.
A powerful being granted you a wish, but you
squandered it on something frivolous.

SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES
The supplemental tables below give you a way to randomly determine characteristics and other facts about

individuals who are part of your character’s life. Use
these tables when directed to do so by another table, or
when you simply want to come up with a piece of infor-

mation quickly. The tables are in alphabetical order.

ALI c. N M E N T
3

CAUSE OF DEATH

You served a powerful adventurer as a hireling. You
have only recently left that service. Use the supple-

behavior might linger.

3d6

Neutral good
Lawful good (50%) or lawful neutral (50%)
Chaotic good (50%) or chaotic neutral (50%)

CLASS

the basic details about your former employer.
You went insane for id6 years and recently regained your sanity. A tic or some other bit ofodd

16—17

Alignment

You were taken captive by a race ofevil humanoids
such as drow, kuo-toa, or quaggoths. You lived as a
slave in the Underdark until you escaped.

mental tables and work with your DM to determine

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3d6

13-15

Alignment

Chaotic evil (50%) or chaotic neutral (50%)

4—5

Lawful evil

6—8

Neutral evil

9—12

Neutral

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OCCUPATION
d100

Occupation

01—05

Academic

06—10
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Adventurer (roll on the Class table)
Aristocrat

12—26

Artisan or guild member

27—31

Criminal

32—36

Entertainer

37—38

Exile, hermit, or refugee

39—43

Explorer or wanderer

44—55

Farmer or herder

56—60

Hunter or trapper

61—75

Laborer

76—80

Merchant

81—35

Politician or bureaucrat

86—90

Priest

91—95

Sailor

96—00

Soldier

RACE
Human

41—50

Dwarf

51-—60

Elf

Halfling

71—75

Dragonborn

76—80

Gnome

31—35

Half-elf

86—90

Half~orc

9l—95

Tiefling

96—00

DM’s choice

RELATIONSHIP
3d4

Attitude

3—4

Hostile

5-10

Friendly

11—12

Indifferent

STATUS
3d6

3
4—5

6—

ther. These feats are each associated with a race from

the Player’s Handbook, as summarized in the Racial

Feats table. A racial feat represents either a deepening
connection to your race’s culture or a physical transformation that brings you closer to an aspect of your
race’s lineage.
The cause of a particular transformation is up to you
and your DM. A transformational feat can symbolize a
latent quality that has emerged as you age, or a transformation might be the result of an event in the campaign,
such as exposure to powerful magic or visiting a place of
ancient signiﬁcance to your race. Transformations are a

fundamental motif of fantasy literature and folklore. Fig—

Status

Dead (roll on the Cause of Death table)
Missing or unknown
Alive, but doing poorly due to injury, ﬁnancial trouble, or relationship difﬁculties

9—12

Alive and well

l3—l5

Alive and quite successful

i6—l7

Alive and infamous

that allow you to explore your character’s race fur-

Alive and famous

WHAT’S NEXT?
When you’re ﬁnished using these tables, you’ll have a
collection of facts and notes that—at a minimum—encap-

sulate what your character has been doing in the world

up till now. Sometimes that might be all the information
you want, but you don’t have to stop there.
By using your creativity to stitch all these bits together
into a continuous narrative, you can create a full-ﬂedged
autobiography for your character in as little as a few
sentences—an excellent example of how the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts.

Did you get a couple of results on the tables that don’t

outright contradict each other but also don’t seem to ﬁt
together smoothly? If so, now is your chance to explain
what happened to you. For instance, let’s say you were
born in a castle, but your childhood home was in the

wilderness. It could be that your parents traveled from
their forest home to seek help from a midwife at the
castle when your mother was close to giving birth. Or

your parents might have been members of the castle’s

staff before you were born, but they were released from
service soon after you came into the world.
In addition to deepening your own roleplaying experi-

ence, your character’s history presents your DM with op—
portunities to weave those elements into the story of the
campaign. Any way you look at it, adding deﬁnition to

your character’s pro—adventuring life is time well spent.

uring out why your character has changed can be a rich
addition to your campaign’s story.

61—70

RACIAL FEATS
Leveling up in a class is the main way a character
evolves during a campaign. Some DMs also allow the
use of feats to customize a character. Feats are an op—
tional rule in chapter 6, “Customization Options,” of the
Player’s Handbook. The DM decides whether they’re
used and may also decide that some feats are available
in a campaign and others aren’t.
This section introduces a collection of special feats

RACIAL FEATS

.g.

01—40

Race

Feat

Dragonborn

Dragon Fear

Dragonborn

Dragon Hide

Dwarf

Dwarven Fortitude

Dwarf

Squat Nimbleness

Elf

Elven Accuracy

Elf (drow)
Elf (high)

Drow High Magic
Fey Teleportation

Elf (wood)

Wood ElfMagic

Gnome

Fade Away

Gnome

Squat Nimbleness

Half-elf

Elven Accuracy

Half-elf

Prodigy

Half-arc

Orcish Fury

Half-ore

Prodigy

Halfling
Halfling
Halﬂing
Human

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Tiefling

Bountiful Luck
Second Chance
Squat Nimbleness
Prodigy
Flames of Phlegethos

Infernal Constitution

The feats are presented below in alphabetical order.

BOUNTIFUL LUCK
Prerequisite: Halﬂing

Your people have extraordinary luck, which you have

learned to mystically lend to your companions when you
see them falter. You’re not sure how you do it; you just
wish it, and it happens. Surely a sign of fortune’s favor!

.. -_;—r;;:

d100

ing throw, you can use your reaction to let the ally reroll
the die. The ally must use the new roll.
When you use this ability, you can’t use your Lucky
racial trait before the end of your next turn.

- Whenever you take the Dodge action in combat, you
can spend one Hit Die to heal yourself. Roll the die,

add your Constitution modiﬁer, and regain a number
of hit points equal to the total (minimum of 1).

ELVEN ACCURACY

DRAGON FEAR

Prerequisite: Elf or half-eff

Prerequisite: Dragonborn

archers and spellcasters. You have uncanny aim with at-

The accuracy of elves is legendary, especially that of elf

When angered, you can radiate menace. You gain the

tacks that rely on precision rather than brute force. You

- Increase your Strength, Constitution, or Charisma
score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

- Increase your Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
. Whenever you have advantage on an attack roll using
Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma, you can
reroll one of the dice once.

following beneﬁts:

- Instead of exhaling destructive energy, you can ex—

pend a use of your Breath Weapon trait to roar, forcing

each creature of your choice within 30 feet of you to

make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 + your proﬁciency
bonus + your Charisma modiﬁer). A target automatically succeeds on the save if it can’t hear or see you.
On a failed save, a target becomes frightened of you
for 1 minute. If the frightened target takes any damage, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect
on itself on a success.

DRAGON HIDE
Prerequisite: Dragonborn
You manifest scales and claws reminiscent of your dra-

conic ancestors. You gain the following beneﬁts:

- Increase your Strength, Constitution, or Charisma
score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- Your scales harden. While you aren’t wearing armor,
you can calculate your AC as 13 + your Dexterity mod—
iﬁer. You can use a shield and still gain this beneﬁt.

- You grow retractable claws from the tips of your ﬁn—
gers. Extending or retracting the claws requires no

action. The claws are natural weapons, which you can

use to make unarmed strikes. Ifyou hit with them, you

deal slashing damage equal to M4 + your Strength

modiﬁer, instead of the normal bludgeoning damage
for an unarmed strike.

DROW HIGH MAGIC
Prerequisite: Eif (drow)
You learn more of the magic typical of dark elves. You
learn the detect magic spell and can cast it at will, without expending a spell slot. You also learn levitate and
dispei magic, each of which you can cast once without

expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast
those two spells in this way when you ﬁnish a long rest.
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for all three spells.

gain the following beneﬁts:

FADE AWAY
Prerequisite: Gnome

Your people are Clever, with a knack for illusion magic.
You have learned a magical trick for fading away when
you suffer harm. You gain the following beneﬁts:

. Increase your Dexterity or Intelligence score by l, to a
maximum of 20.
- Immediately after you take damage, you can use a
reaction to magically become invisible until the end
of your next turn or until you attack, deal damage,
or force someone to make a saving throw. Once you
use this ability, you can’t do so again until you ﬁnish a
short or long rest.

FEY TELEPORTATION
Prerequisite: Eifﬂiigh)
Your study of high elven lore has unlocked fey power
that few other elves possess, except your eladrin cousins. Drawing on your fey ancestry, you can momentarily

stride through the Feywild to shorten your path from

one place to another. You gain the following beneﬁts:

- Increase your Intelligence or Charisma score by 1, to
a maximum of 20.

- You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan.
. You learn the misty step spell and can cast it once
without expending a spell slot. You regain the abil—
ity to cast it in this way when you ﬁnish a short or
long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for
this spell.

FLAMES or PHLEGETHOS
Prerequisite: Tieﬂing

DWARVEN FORTITUDE

You learn to call on hellﬁre to serve your commands.
You gain the following beneﬁts:

Prerequisite: Dwa rf

- Increase your Intelligence or Charisma score by 1, to

You have the blood of dwarf heroes ﬂowing through
your veins. You gain the following beneﬁts:

a maximum of 20.
- When you roll ﬁre damage for a spell you cast, you can
reroll any roll of 1 on the ﬁre damage dice, but you
must use the new roll, even if it is another I- Whenever you cast a spell that deals ﬁre damage, you
can cause ﬂames to wreathe you until the end of your

- Increase your Constitution score by l, to a max—
imum of 20.

When an ally you can see within 30 feet of you rolls a

1 on the d20 for an attack roll, an ability check, or a sav—

next turn. The ﬂames don’t harm you or your posses—

sions, and they shed bright light out to 30 feet and dim

light for an additional 30 feet. While the ﬂames are
present, any creature within 5 feet of you that hits you
with a melee attack takes 1d4 ﬁre damage.

INFERNAL CONSTITUTION
Prerequisite: ﬁelding

Fiendish blood runs strong in you, unlocking a resild

ience akin to that possessed by some ﬁends. You gain
the following beneﬁts:

- Increase your Constitution score by l, to a maximum of 20.

- You have resistance to cold damage and poi-

son damage.
- You have advantage on saving throws against be-

ing poisoned.

ORCI SH FU RY
Prerequisite: Half-ore

Your inner fury burns tirelessly. You gain the follow~
ing beneﬁts:

- Increase your Strength or Constitution score by l, to a
maximum of 20.
. When you hit with an attack using a simple or martial
weapon, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice
an additional time and add it as extra damage of the
weapon’s damage type. Once you use this ability, you
can’t use it again until you ﬁnish a short or long rest.
- Immediately after you use your Relentless Endur—
ance trait, you can use your reaction to make one
weapon attack.

PRODIGY
Prerequisite: Haiﬁeiif half-ore, or human
You have a knack for learning new things. You gain the
following beneﬁts:

- You gain one skill proﬁciency of your choice, one tool
proﬁciency of your choice, and ﬂuency in one language
of your choice.
- Choose one skill in which you have proﬁciency. You
gain expertise with that skill, which means your proﬁciency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make
with it. The skill you choose must be one that isn’t
already beneﬁting from a feature, such as Expertise,

that doubles your proﬁciency bonus.

SECOND CHANGE
Prerequisite: Halﬂing

Fortune favors you when someone tries to strike you.

You gain the following beneﬁts:

- Increase your Dexterity, Constitution, or Charisma

score by 1, to a maximum of 20.

- When a creature you can see hits you with an attack
roll, you can use your reaction to force that creature to
reroll. Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again
until you roll initiative at the start of combat or until
you ﬁnish a short or long rest.

SQUAT NIMBLENESS
Prerequisite: Dwarf or a Small race

You are uncommonly nimble for your race. You gain the
following beneﬁts:
- Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by l, to a

maximum of 20.
. Increase your walking speed by 5 feet.

- You gain proﬁciency in the Acrobatics or Athletics

skill (your choice).

- You have advantage on any Strength (Athletics) or
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check you make to escape from

being grappled.

WOOD ELF MAGIC
Prerequisite: E1f(wood)
You learn the magic of the primeval woods, which are
revered and protected by your people. You learn one
druid cantrip of your choice. You also learn the long
strider and pass Without trace spells, each of which you
can cast once without expending a spell slot. You regain
the ability to cast these two spells in this way when you
ﬁnish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for
all three spells.

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who keeps it all going, and this chapter is

for you. It gives you new rules options, as
well as some reﬁned tools for creating and
running adventures and campaigns. It is a
supplement to the tools and advice offered
in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
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chapter then goes into greater depth on several topics—
encounter building, random encounters, traps, magic
items, and downtime—which largely relate to how you
create and stage your adventures.
The material in this chapter is meant to make your

life easier. Ignore anything you ﬁnd here that doesn’t

help you, and don’t hesitate to customize the things that
you do use. The game’s rules exist to serve you and the
games you run. As always, make them your own.

SnuULLsNEOUsEErECTs

Most effects in the game happen in succession, following an order set by the rules or the DM. In rare cases,
effects can happen at the same time, especially at the
start or end of a creature’s turn. If two or more things
happen at the same time on a character or monster's
turn, the person at the game table—whether player or

turn, you descend up to 500 feet at the end of that turn.
This process continues until the fall ends, either be—

cause you hit the ground or the fall is otherwise halted.

FLYING CREATURES AND FALLING
A flying creature in ﬂight falls if it is knocked prone, if
its speed is reduced to 0 feet, or if it otherwise loses the
ability to move, unless it can hover or it is being held
aloft by magic, such as the ﬂy spell.
If you’d like a flying creature to have a better chance of
surviving a fall than a non-ﬂying creature does, use this
rule: subtract the creature’s current flying speed from
the distance it fell before calculating falling damage.
This rule is helpful to a ﬂier that is knocked prone but
is still conscious and has a current ﬂying speed that is
greater than 0 feet. The rule is designed to simulate the
creature ﬂapping its wings furiously or taking similar
measures to slow the velocity of its fall.
If you use the rule for rate of falling in the previous

section, a ﬂying creature descends 500 feet on the turn

when it falls, just as other creatures do. But ifthat crea—
ture starts any of its later turns still falling and is prone,
it can halt the fall on its turn by spending half its ﬂying
speed to counter the prone condition (as if it were standing up in midair).

SLEEP

which those things happen. For example, if two effects
occur at the end of a player character’s turn, the player
decides which of the two effects happens ﬁrst.

Just as in the real world, D&D characters spend many
hours sleeping, most often as part of a long rest. Most
monsters also need to sleep. While a creature sleeps,
it is subjected to the unconscious condition. Here are a
few rules that expand on that basic fact.

FALLLNG

WAKING SOMEONE

DM—who controls that creature decides the order in

Falling from a great height is a signiﬁcant risk for ad—

venturers and their foes. The rule given in the Player’s
Handbook is simple: at the end of a fall, you take 1d6

A creature that is naturally sleeping, as opposed to be—
ing in a magically or chemically induced sleep, wakes
up if it takes any damage or if someone else uses an ac-

mum of 20d6. You also land prone, unless you somehow
avoid taking damage from the fall. Here are two optional
rules that expand on that simple rule.

noise—such as yelling, thunder, or a ringing bellaalso
awakens someone that is sleeping naturally.
Whispers don"t disturb sleep, unless a sleeper’s pas-

bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet you fell, to a maxi—

RATE OF FALLING
The rule for falling assumes that a creature immediately

drops the entire distance when it falls. But what if a
creature is at a high altitude when it falls, perhaps on
the back of a griffon or on board an airship? Realisti—
cally, a fall from such a height can take more than a few
seconds, extending past the end of the turn when the fall
occurred. If you’d like high-altitude falls to be properly

time—consuming, use the following optional rule.

When you fall from a great height, you instantly descend up to 500 feet. If you’re still falling on your next

tion to shake or slap the creature awake. A sudden loud

sive Wisdom (Perception) score is 20 or higher and the

whispers are within 10 feet of the sleeper. Speech at a
normal volume awakens a sleeper if the environment
is otherwise silent (no wind, birdsong, crickets, street

sounds, or the like) and the sleeper has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher.

SLEEPING IN ARMOR
Sleeping in light armor has no adverse effect on the

wearer, but sleeping in medium or heavy armor makes it

difﬁcult to recover fully during a long rest.

When you ﬁnish a long rest during which you slept in

medium or heavy armor, you regain only one quarter of
your spent Hit Dice (minimum of one die). If you have
any levels of exhaustion, the rest doesn’t reduce your
exhaustion level.

GOING WITHOUT A LONG REST
A long rest is never mandatory, but going without sleep
does have its consequences. If you want to account for
the effects of sleep deprivation on characters and creatures, use these rules.
Whenever you end a 24-hour period without ﬁnishing
a long rest, you must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution

saving throw or suffer one level of exhaustion.

It becomes harder to ﬁght off exhaustion if you stay
awake for multiple days. After the ﬁrst 24 hours, the
DC increases by 5 for each consecutive 24-hour period

without a long rest. The DC resets to 10 when you ﬁnish
a long rest.

TOOLS AND SKILLS TOGETHER
Tools have more speciﬁc applications than skills. The

History skill applies to any event in the past. A tool such
as a forgery kit is used to make fake objects and little

else. Thus, why would a character who has the opportunity to acquire one or the other want to gain a tool proﬁ—
ciency instead of proﬁciency in a skill?
To make tool proﬁciencies more attractive choices for
the characters, you can use the methods outlined below.

Advantage. If the use of a tool and the use of a skill

both apply to a check, and a character is proﬁcient with
the tool and the skill, consider allowing the character
to make the check with advantage. This simple beneﬁt
can go a long way toward encouraging players to pick
up tool proﬁciencies. In the tool descriptions that follow,
this beneﬁt is often expressed as additional insight (or
something similar), which translates into an increased
chance that the check will be a success.

Added Beneﬁt. In addition, consider giving characters

ADAMANTINE WEAPONS
Adamantine is an ultrahard metal found in meteorites
and extraordinary mineral veins. In addition to being
used to craft adamann'ne armor, the metal is also used
for weapons.
Melee weapons and ammunition made Of or coated
with adamantine are unusually effective when used
to break objects. Whenever an adamantine weapon

or piece of ammunition hits an object, the hit is a

critical hit.
The adamantine version of a melee weapon or of

ten pieces of ammunition costs 500 gp more than the

normal version, whether the weapon or ammunition is
made of the metal or coated with it.

who have both a relevant skill and a relevant tool proﬁciency an added beneﬁt on a successful check. This beneﬁt might be in the form of more detailed information or

could simulate the effect of a different sort of successful

check. For example, a character proﬁcient with mason’s
tools makes a successful Wisdom (Perception) check to
ﬁnd a secret door in a stone wall. Not only does the character notice the doors presence, but you decide that the
tool proﬁciency entitles the character to an automatic
success on an Intelligence (Investigation) check to determine how to open the door.

TOOL DESCRIPTIONS
The following sections go into detail about the tools pre-

sented in the Player’s Handbook, offering advice on how

TOOL PROFICIENCIES

to use them in a campaign.
Components. The ﬁrst paragraph in each description
gives details on what a set of supplies or tools is made
up of. A character who is proﬁcient with a tool knows
how to use all of its component parts.
Skills. Every tool potentially provides advantage on a
check when used in conjunction with certain skills, pro—
vided a character is proﬁcient with the tool and the skill.
As DM, you can allow a character to make a check using
the indicated skill with advantage. Paragraphs that be—
gin with skill names discuss these possibilities. In each
of these paragraphs, the beneﬁts apply only to someone
who has proﬁciency with the tool, not someone who sim—
ply owns it.
With respect to skills, the system is mildly abstract in
terms of what a tool proﬁciency represents; essentially,
it assumes that a character who has proﬁciency with a
tool also has learned about facets of the trade or profession that are not necessarily associated with the use
of the tool.
In addition, you can consider giving a character extra

ter’s background and talents. At the game table, though,
the use of tools sometimes overlaps with the use of

text provides some examples and ideas when this opportunity is relevant.

certain situations. This section offers various ways that
tools can be used in the game.

with it a particular beneﬁt in the form of a special use,
as described in this paragraph.

TYING KNOTS
The rules are purposely open-ended concerning mun-

dane tasks like tying knots, but sometimes knowing

how well a knot was fashioned is important in a dramatic scene when someone is trying to untie a knot or
slip out of one. Here’s an optional rule for determining
the effectiveness of a knot.
The creature who ties the knot makes an Intelligence

(Sleight of Hand) check when doing so. The total of the
check becomes the DC for an attempt to untie the knot

with an Intelligence (Sleight of Hand) check or to slip
out of it with a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check.

This rule intentionally links Sleight of Hand with
Intelligence, rather than Dexterity. This is an example

of how to apply the rule in the “Variant: Skills with
Different Abilities" section in chapter 7 of the Play;
er’s Handbook.

Tool proﬁciencies are a useful way to highlight a charac—

skills, and it can be unclear how to use them together in

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Special Use. Proﬁciency with a tool usually brings

Sample DCs. A table at the end of each section lists
activities that a tool can be used to perform, and sug-

gested DCs for the necessary ability checks.

ALCHEMIST’S SUPPLIES

Alchemist’s supplies enable a character to produce useful concoctions, such as acid or alchemist’s ﬁre.

Components. Alchemist‘s supplies include two glass

beakers, a metal frame to hold a beaker in place over

an open ﬂame, a glass stirring rod, a small mortar and

pestle, and a pouch of common alchemical ingredients,
including salt, powdered iron, and puriﬁed water.
Arcana. Proﬁciency with alchemist’s supplies allows
you to unlock more information on Arcana checks in—
volving potions and similar materials.
Investigation. When you inspect an area for clues,
proﬁciency with alchemist’s supplies grants additional
insight into any chemicals or other substances that
might have been used in the area.
Aichemicai Crafting. You can use this tool proﬁciency
to create alchemical items. A character can spend
money to collect raw materials, which weigh 1 pound
for every 50 gp spent. The DM can allow a character to

make a check using the indicated skill with advantage.

As part of a long rest, you can use alchemist’s supplies
to make one dose of acid, alchemist’s ﬁre, antitoxin,
oil, perfume, or soap. Subtract half the value of the cre—

ated item from the total gp worth of raw materials you
are carrying.

ALCHEMIST’S SUPPLIES

Activity

Create a puffofthick smoke
Identify a poison

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Identify a substance

Start a ﬁre

Neutralize acid

BREWER’S SUPPLIES

Brewing is the art of producing beer. Not only does beer
serve as an alcoholic beverage, but the process of brew—
ing puriﬁes water. Crafting beer takes weeks of fermen—
tation, but only a few hours of work.
Components. Brewer's supplies include a large
glass jug, a quantity of hops, a siphon, and several feet

of tubing.

History. Proﬁciency with brewer’s supplies gives
you additional insight on Intelligence (History) checks
concerning events that involve alcohol as a signiﬁcant element.
Medicine. This tool proﬁciency grants additional
insight when you treat anyone suffering from alcohol
poisoning or when you can use alcohol to dull pain.

Persuasion. A stiff drink can help soften the hardest

heart. Your proﬁciency with brewer’s supplies can help
you ply someone with drink, giving them just enough
alcohol to mellow their mood.
Potable Water. Your knowledge of brewing enables
you to purify water that would otherwise be undrink—
able. As part of a long rest, you can purify up to 6 gallons of water, or 1 gallon as part of a short rest.

BREWER’S SUPPLIES
Activity

Detect poison or impurities in a drink

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Identify alcohol
Ignore effects ofalcohol

CALLIGRAPHER’S SUPPLIES

Calligraphy treats writing as a delicate, beautiful art.
Calligraphers produce text that is pleasing to the eye,
using a style that is difﬁcult to forge. Their supplies also
give them some ability to examine scripts and determine
if they are legitimate, since a calligrapher’s training in-

volves long hours of studying writing and attempting to

replicate its style and design.
Components. Calligrapher’s supplies include ink, a
dozen sheets of parchment, and three quills.
Arcana. Although calligraphy is of little help in deci—
phering the content of magical writings, proﬁciency with
these supplies can aid in identifying who wrote a script
of a magical nature.
History. This tool proﬁciency can augment the
beneﬁt of successful checks made to analyze or inves—
tigate ancient writings, scrolls, or other texts, including runes etched in stone or messages in frescoes or
other displays.
Decipher Treasure Map. This tool proﬁciency grants
you expertise in examining maps. You can make an
Intelligence check to determine a map’s age, whether a

map includes any hidden messages, or similar facts.

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Identify writer of nonmagical script
Determine writer's state of mind
Spot forged text
Forge a signature

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CARPENTER’S TOOLs

Skill at carpentry enables a character to construct
wooden structures. A carpenter can build a house, a
shack, a wooden cabinet, or similar items.
Components. Carpenter’s tools include a saw, a hammer, nails, a hatchet, a square, a ruler, an adze, a plane,

and a chisel.
History. This tool proﬁciency aids you in identifying

the use and the origin of wooden buildings and other
large wooden objects.
Investigation. You gain additional insight when in-

specting areas within wooden structures, because you
know tricks of construction that can conceal areas from

discovery.

Perception. You can spot irregularities in wooden
walls or floors, making it easier to ﬁnd trap doors and

secret passages.
Stealth. You can quickly assess the weak spots in a
wooden ﬂoor, making it easier to avoid the places that
creek and groan when they’re stepped on.
Fortifv. With 1 minute of work and raw materials,
you can make a door or window harder to force open.

Increase the DC needed to open it by 5.
Temporary Shelter. As part of a long rest, you can

construct a lean-to or a similar shelter to keep your

group dry and in the shade for the duration of the rest.

Because it was fashioned quickly from whatever wood

was available, the shelter collapses 1d3 days after being
assembled.

CARPENTER’S TOOLS
Activity

Build a simple wooden structure

Find a weak point in a wooden wall
Pry apart a door

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20

Design a complex wooden structure

CARTOGRAPHER’S TOOLS

Using cartographer’s tools, you can create accurate
maps to make travel easier for yourself and those who

come after you. These maps can range from large-scale
depictions of mountain ranges to diagrams that show
the layout of a dungeon level.

Components. Cartographer’s tools consist of a

quill, ink, parchment, a pair of compasses, calipers,
and a ruler.
Arcana, History, Religion. You can use your knowl—

edge of maps and locations to unearth more detailed

information when you use these skills. For instance, you

might spot hidden messages in a map, identify when the
map was made to determine if geographical features
have changed since then, and so forth.

makes it easier for you to answer questions or solve issues relating to the terrain around you.

Survival. Your understanding of geography makes it

easier to ﬁnd paths to civilization, to predict areas where

villages or towns might be found, and to avoid becom-

ing lost. You have studied so many maps that common
patterns, such as how trade routes evolve and where
settlements arise in relation to geographic locations, are
familiar to you.
Crafta Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as

you go in addition to engaging in other activity.
CARTOGRAPH ER’S TOOLS
Activity

Determine a map’s age and origin
Estimate direction and distance to a landmark
Discern that a map is fake
Fill in a missing part ofa map

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COBBLER’S TOOLS

Although the cobbler’s trade might seem too humble for

an adventurer, a good pair of boots will see a character
across rugged wilderness and through deadly dungeons.
Components. Cobbler’s tools consist of a hammer,
an awl, a knife, a shoe stand, a cutter, spare leather,

and thread.
Arcana, History. Your knowledge of shoes aids you in
identifying the magical properties of enchanted boots or
the history Of such items.
Investigation. Footwear holds a surprising number
of secrets. You can learn where someone has recently
visited by examining the wear and the dirt that has accumulated on their shoes. Your experience in repairing
shoes makes it easier for you to identify where damage
might come from.
Maintain Shoes. As part of a long rest, you can repair
your companions’ shoes. For the next 24 hours, up to six
creatures of your choice who wear shoes you worked on

can travel up to 10 hours a day without making saving
throws to avoid exhaustion.

Craft Hidden Compartment. With 8 hours of work,
you can add a hidden compartment to a pair of shoes.

The compartment can hold an object up to 3 inches long
and 1 inch wide and deep. You make an Intelligence
check using your tool proﬁciency to determine the lntelligence (Investigation) check DC needed to ﬁnd the
compartment.

COBBLER’s TOOLs

Activity

Determine a shoe’s age and origin
Find a hidden compartment in a boot heel

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COOK’S UTENSILS

Adventuring is a hard life. With a cook along on the journey, your meals will be much better than the typical mix
of hardtack and dried fruit.

Components. Cook’s utensils include a metal pot,

knives, forks, a stirring spoon, and a ladle.

History. Your knowledge of cooking techniques al—
lows you to assess the social patterns involved in a cul-

tures eating habits.
Medicine. When administering treatment, you can
transform medicine that is bitter or sour into a pleasing
concoction.

Survival. When foraging for food, you can make do

with ingredients you scavenge that others would be un-

FORGERY KIT

A forgery kit is designed to duplicate documents and to
make it easier to copy a person’s seal or signature.

Components. A forgery kit includes several different

types of ink, a variety of parchments and papers, several
quills, seals and sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and
small tools to sculpt melted wax to mimic a seal.
Arcana. A forgery kit can be used in conjunction

able to transform into nourishing meals.

with the Arcana skill to determine if a magic item is

Coox’s UTENSILS

of history improves your ability to create fake historical
documents or to tell if an old document is authentic.
Investigation. When you examine objects, proﬁciency

Prepare Meals. As part of a short rest, you can pre—
pare a tasty meal that helps your companions regain
their strength. You and up to ﬁve creatures of your
choice regain 1 extra hit point per Hit Die spent during
a short rest, provided you have access to your cook’s
utensils and sufﬁcient food.

Activity

Create atypical meal
Duplicate a meal
Spot poison or impurities in food
Create a gourmet meal

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DISGUISE KIT

The perfect tool for anyone who wants to engage in
trickery, a disguise kit enables its owner to adopt a
false identity.
Components. A disguise kit includes cosmetics, hair
dye, small props, and a few pieces of clothing.
Deception. In certain cases, a disguise can improve

your ability to weave convincing lies.

Intimidation. The right disguise can make you look
more fearsome, whether you want to scare someone
away by posing as a plague victim or intimidate a gang
of thugs by taking the appearance of a bully.
Performance. A cunning disguise can enhance an audience’s enjoyment of a performance, provided the dis—
guise is properly designed to evoke the desired reaction.
Persuasion. Folk tend to trust a person in uniform. If
you disguise yourself as an authority ﬁgure, your efforts
to persuade others are often more effective.
Create Disguise. As part of a long rest, you can

real or fake.
Deception. A wellwcrafted forgery, such as papers proclaiming you to be a noble or a writ that grants you safe
passage, can lend credence to a lie.

History. A forgery kit combined with your knowledge

with a forgery kit is useful for determining how an ob—

ject was made and whether it is genuine.

Other Tools. Knowledge of other tools makes your

forgeries that much more believable. For example, you

could combine proﬁciency with a forgery kit and proﬁ-

ciency with cartographer’s tools to make a fake map.
Quick Fake. As part of a short rest, you can produce
a forged document no more than one page in length. As
part of a long rest, you can produce a document that is
up to four pages long. Your Intelligence check using a

forgery kit determines the DC for someone else’s Intelligence (Investigation) check to spot the fake.
FORGERY KIT

Activity

Mimic handwriting

Duplicate a wax seal

GAMING SET

Proﬁciency with a gaming set applies to one type of
game, such as Three-Dragon Ante or games of chance
that use dice.
Components. A gaming set has all the pieces needed

to play a speciﬁc game or type of game, such as a com-

disguise once you have created it. You can carry only
one such disguise on you at a time without drawing

plete deck of cards or a board and tokens.
History. Your mastery of a game includes knowledge
of its history, as well as of important events it was con—
nected to or prominent historical ﬁgures involved with it.

a similar method to keep them hidden. Each disguise

gain understanding of their personality, granting you a

At other times, it takes 10 minutes to craft a disguise
that involves moderate changes to your appearance,
and 30 minutes for one that requires more extensive changes.

read their mood.

Dnscurse KIT

dexterous movements is a great distraction for a pickpocketing attempt.

create a disguise. It takes you 1 minute to don such a
undue attention, unless you have a bag ofholding or

weighs 1 pound.

Activity

Cover injuries or distinguishing marks
Spot a disguise being used by someone else
Copy a humanoid’s appearance

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Insight. Playing games with someone is a good way to

better ability to discern their lies from their truths and

Sleight‘ofHand. Sleight of Hand is a useful skill for

cheating at a game, as it allows you to swap pieces,
palm cards, or alter a die roll. Alternatively, engrossing

a target in a game by manipulating the components with

GAMING SET
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Activity

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GLASSBLOWER’S TOOLS
Someone who is proﬁcient with glassblower’s tools
has not only the ability to shape glass, but also specialized knowledge of the methods used to produce
glass objects.
Components. The tools include a blowpipe, a small
marver, blocks, and tweezers. You need a source of heat

to work glass.

Arcana, History. Your knowledge of glassmaking
techniques aids you when you examine glass objects,
such as potion bottles or glass items found in a treasure
hoard. For instance, you can study how a glass potion
bottle has been changed by its contents to help deter—

mine a potion’s effects. (A potion might leave behind a

residue, deform the glass, or stain it.)
Investigation. When you study an area, your knowL

edge can aid you if the clues include broken glass or

glass objects.
Identify Weakness. With 1 minute of study, you can

identify the weak points in a glass object. Any damage
dealt to the Object by striking a weak spot is doubled.
GLASSBLOWER’S TOOLS
Activity

identify source of glass

Determine what a glass object once held

HERBALISM KIT
Proﬁciency with an herbalism kit allows you to identify
plants and safely collect their useful elements.

Components. An herbalism kit includes pouches to

store herbs, clippers and leather gloves for collecting
plants, a mortar and pestle, and several glass jars.
Arcana. Your knowledge of the nature and uses of
herbs can add insight to your magical studies that deal
with plants and your attempts to identify potions.
Investigation. When you inspect an area overgrown
with plants, your proﬁciency can help you pick out de—
tails and clues that others might miss.
Medicine. Your mastery of herbalism improves your
ability to treat illnesses and wounds by augmenting your
methods of care with medicinal plants.

Nature and Survival. When you travel in the wild,

your skill in herbalism makes it easier to identify plants
and spot sources of food that others might overlook.
Identify Plants. You can identify most plants with a
quick inspection of their appearance and smell.
HERBALISM KIT
Activity

Find plants
Identify poison

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jEWELER‘S TOOLS
Training with jeweler’s tools includes the basic techniques needed to beautify gems. it also gives you exper—
tise in identifying precious stones.
Components. Jeweler’s tools consist Of a small saw
and hammer, ﬁles, pliers, and tweezers.
Arcana. Proﬁciency with jeweler’s tools grants you
knowledge about the reputed mystical uses of gems.
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checks related to gems or gem—encrusted items.
Investigation. When you inspect jeweled objects. your
proﬁciency with jeweler’s tools aids you in picking out

clues they might hold.

Identify Gems. You can identify gems and determine
their value at a glance.

JEWELER’S TOOLS
Activity

Modify a gem's appearance

Determine a gem's history

LAND AND WATER VEHICLES
Proﬁciency with land vehicles covers a wide range of options, from chariots and howdahs to wagons and carts.
Proﬁciency with water vehicles covers anything that navigates waterways. Proﬁciency with vehicles grants the
knowledge needed to handle vehicles of that type, along
with knowledge of how to repair and maintain them.
In addition, a character proﬁcient with water vehicles
is knowledgeable about anything a professional sailor
would be familiar with, such as information about the
sea and islands, tying knots, and assessing weather and
sea conditions.
Arcana. When you study a magic vehicle, this tool proﬁciency aids you in uncovering lore or determining how
the vehicle operates.
Investigation, Perception. When you inspect a vehi—
cle for clues or hidden inform ation, your proﬁciency aids
you in noticing things that others might miss.
Vehicle Handling. When piloting a vehicle, you can
apply your proﬁciency bonus to the vehicle's AC and saving throws.

VEHICLES
Activity

Navigate rough terrain or waters

Assess a vehicle's condition

Take a tight corner at high speed

LEATHERWORKER’S TOOLS
Knowledge of leatherworking extends to lore concern—
ing animal hides and their properties. It also confers
knowledge of leather armor and similar goods.
Components. Leatherworker’s tools include a knife,
a small mallet, an edger, a hole punch, thread, and
leather scraps.
Arcana. Your expertise in working with leather grants
you added insight when you inspect magic items crafted
from leather, such as boots and some cloaks.
Investigation. You gain added insight when studying
leather items or clues related to them, as you draw on
your knowledge of leather to pick out details that others
would overlook.

Identify Hides. When looking at a hide or a leather

item, you can determine the source of the leather and
any special techniques used to treat it. For example,
you can spot the difference between leather crafted
using dwarven methods and leather crafted using halfling methods.

NAVIGATOR’S TOOLS

LEATHERwoRKER’s TOOLS

Activity

Modify a leather item’s appearance

Determine a leather item’s history

Plot a course
Discover your position on a nautical chart

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PAINTER’S SUPPLIES

MASON’S TOOLS

Mason’s tools allow you to craft stone structures, includ-

ing walls and buildings crafted from brick.

Components. Mason’s tools consist of a trowel, a
hammer, a chisel, brushes, and a square.

History. Your expertise aids you in identifying a stone
building’s date of construction and purpose, along with
insight into who might have built it.
Investigation. You gain additional insight when in—

specting areas within stone structures.

Perception. You can spot irregularities in stone walls
or floors, making it easier to ﬁnd trap doors and se-

cret passages.

Demolition. Your knowledge. of masonry allows you
to spot weak points in brick walls. You deal double damage to such structures with your weapon attacks.

MASON’S TOOLS

Activity

Chisel a small hole in a stone wall
Findaweak pointinastonewall

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Proﬁciency with a musical instrument indicates you are
familiar with the techniques used to play it. You also
have knowledge of some songs commonly performed
with that instrument.
History. Your expertise aids you in recalling lore related to your instrument.
Performance. Your ability to put on a good show
is improved when you incorporate an instrument
into your act.
Compose 3 Tune. As part of a long rest, you can
compose a new tune and lyrics for your instrument. You
might use this ability to impress a noble or spread scan-

dalous rumors with a catchy tune.

Proﬁciency with painter’s supplies represents your
ability to paint and draw. You also acquire an understanding of art history, which can aid you in examining
works of art.
Components. Painter’s supplies include an easel, canvas, paints, brushes, charcoal sticks. and a palette.
Arcana, History, Religion. Your expertise aids you in

uncovering lore of any sort that is attached to a work of
art, such as the magical properties of a painting or the

origins of a strange mural found in a dungeon.

Investigation, Perception. When you inspect a
painting or a similar work of visual art, your knowledge
of the practices behind creating it can grant you additional insight.
Painting and Drawing. As part of a short or long rest,
you can produce a simple work of art. Although your
work might lack precision, you can capture an image or
a scene, or make. a quick copy of a piece of art you saw.
PAINTER’S SUPPLIES
Activity

Paint an accurate portrait
Create a painting with a hidden message

POISONER’S KIT

A poisoner’s kit is a favored resource for thieves, assassins, and others who engage in skulduggery. It allows
you to apply poisons and create them from various
materials. Your knowledge of poisons also helps you
treat them.
Components. A poisoner’s kit includes glass vials, a
mortar and pestle, chemicals, and a glass stirring rod.
History. Your training with poisons can help you
when you try to recall facts about infamous poisonings.
Investigation, Perception. Your knowledge of poisons

has taught you to handle those substances carefully,

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Activity

Identify a tune
Improvise a tune

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NAVIGATOR’S TOOLS

Proﬁciency with navigator's tools helps you determine a
true course based on observing the stars. It also grants

you insight into charts and maps while developing your

sense of direction.
Components. Navigator’s tools include a sextant, a
compass, calipers, a ruler, parchment, ink, and a quill.
Survival. Knowledge of navigator’s tools helps you
avoid becoming lost and also grants you insight into the
most likely location for roads and settlements.
Sighting. By taking careful measurements, you can
determine your position on a nautical chart and the
time of day.

giving you an edge when you inspect poisoned objects or
try to extract clues from events that involve poison.
Medicine. When you treat the victim of a poison, your
knowledge grants you added insight into how to provide
the best care to your patient.
Nature, Survival. Working with poisons enables
you to acquire lore about which plants and animals are
poisonous.
Handle Poison. Your proﬁciency allows you to handle
and apply a poison without risk of exposing yourself to
its effects.

POISONER’S TOOLS

Activity

Spot a poisoned object
Determine the effects ofa poison

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Arcana and History. Your expertise lends you ad
ditional insight when examining metal objects, such
as weapons.

Investigation. You can spot clues and make deduc—

tions that others might overlook when an investigation
involves armor, weapons, or other metalwork.
Repair. With access to your tools and an open ﬂame
hot enough to make metal pliable, you can restore 10 hit
points to a damaged metal object for each hour of work.

SMITH’s TOOLS

Activity

Sharpen a dull blade
Repaira suit oiarmor

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Sunder a nonmagical metal object

THIEVES’ TOOLS
Perhaps the most common tools used by adventurers,
thieves’ tools are designed for picking locks and foiling
traps. Proﬁciency with the tools also grants you a general knowledge of traps and locks.
Components. Thieves’ tools include a small ﬁle, a set
Of lock picks, a small mirror mounted on a metal handle,
a set of narrow—bladed scissors, and a pair of pliers.
History. Your knowledge of traps grants you insight
when answering questions about locations that are renowned for their traps.
Investigation and Perception. You gain additional insight when looking for traps, because you have learned

a variety of common signs that betray their presence.

POTTER’S TOOLS

Potter’s tools are used to create a variety of ceramic Ob-

jects, most typically pots and similar vessels.

Components. Potter’s tools include potter’s needles,

ribs, scrapers, a knife, and calipers.
History. Your expertise aids you in identifying ce'
ramic objects, including when they were created and
their likely place or culture of origin.
Investigation, Perception. You gain additional insight
when inspecting ceramics, uncovering clues others

would overlook by spotting minor irregularities.

Reconstruction. By examining pottery shards, you
can determine an object’s original, intact form and its
likely purpose.

THIEVES’ TOOLs
Activity
Pick a lock
Disable a trap

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TINKER’S TOOLS
A set of tinker’s tools is designed to enable you to repair

POTTER’S TOOLS

Activity

Determine what a vessel once held
Create a serviceable pot

10
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Find a weak point in a ceramic Object

SMITH’S TOOLS
Smith’s tools allow you to work metal, heating it to
alter its shape, repair damage, or work raw ingots into
useful items.

Components. Smith’s tools include hammers, tongs,

charcoal, rags, and a Whetstone.

Seta Trap. just as you can disable traps, you can also
set them. As part of a short rest, you can create a trap
using items you have on hand. The total of your check
becomes the DC for someone else’s attempt to discover
or disable the trap. The trap deals damage appropriate
to the materials used in crafting it (such as poison or a
weapon) or damage equal to half the total of your check,
whichever the DM deems appropriate.

many mundane objects. Though you can’t manufacture

much with tinker’s tools, you can mend torn clothes,
sharpen a worn sword, and patch a tattered suit of
chain mail.
Components. Tinker’s tools include a variety of hand
tools, thread, needles, a Whetstone, scraps of cloth and
leather, and a small pot of glue.
History. You can determine the age and origin of objects, even if you have only a few pieces remaining from
the original.
Investigation. When you inspect a damaged object, you gain knowledge of how it was damaged and
how long ago.

Repair. You can restore 10 hit points to a damaged ob—
ject for each hour of work. For any object, you need access to the raw materials required to repair it. For metal
objects, you need access to an open flame hot enough to
make the metal pliable.

SPELLCASTING
This section expands on the spellcasting rules pre—

sented in the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide, providing clariﬁcations and new Options.

PERCEIVING A CASTER AT WORK

TINKER’s TOOLs
Activity

Temporarily repair a disabled device
Repair an item in halfthe time
Improvise a temporary item using scraps

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Weaver‘s tools allow you to create cloth and tailor it into
articles of clothing.
Components. Weaver’s tools include thread, needles,
and scraps of cloth. You know how to work a loom, but
such equipment is too large to transport.
Arcana, History. Your expertise lends you additional
insight when examining cloth objects, including cloaks

and robes.

Investigation. Using your knowledge of the process of
creating cloth objects, you can spot clues and make deductions that others would overlook when you examine
tapestries, upholstery, clothing, and other woven items.
Repair. As part of a short rest, you can repair a single
damaged cloth object.
Craft Clothing. Assuming you have access to suf—
ﬁcient cloth and thread, you can create an outﬁt for a
creature as part of a long rest.

Many spells create obvious effects: explosions of ﬁre,
walls of ice, teleportation, and the like. Other spells,
such as charm person, display no visible, audible, or oth—

erwise perceptible sign of their effects, and could easily

go unnoticed by someone unaffected by them. As noted
in the Player’s Handbook, you normally don’t know that
a spell has been cast unless the spell produces a noticeable effect.
But what about the act of casting a spell? Is it possible
for someOne to perceive that a spell is being cast in their
presence? To be perceptible, the casting of a spell must
involve a verbal, somatic, or material component. The
form of a material component doesn’t matter for the
purposes of perception, whether it’s an object speciﬁed
in the spell’s description, a component pouch, or a spellcasting focus.
If the need for a spell’s components has been removed
by a special ability, such as the sorcerer’s Subtle Spell
feature or the Innate Spellcasting trait possessed by
many creatures, the casting of the spell is imperceptible.

If an imperceptible casting produces a perceptible ef-

fect, it’s normally impossible to determine who cast the
spell in the absence of other evidence.

IDENTIFYING A SPELL

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Sometimes a character wants to identify a spell that
someone else is casting or that was already cast. To do
so, a character can use their reaction to identify a spell
as it’s being cast, or they can use an action on their turn
to identify a spell by its effect after it is cast.
If the character perceived the casting, the spell’s ef—
fect, or both, the character can make an Intelligence (Ar-

Woodcarver’s tools allow you to craft intricate objects
from wood, such as wooden tokens or arrows.
Components. Woodcarver’s tools consist of a knife, a
gouge, and a small saw.
Arcana, History. Your expertise lends you additional

cana) check with the reaction or action. The DC equals

rines or arrows.
Nature. Your knowledge of wooden objects gives you
some added insight when you examine trees.
Repair. As part of a short rest, you can repair a single
damaged wooden object.
Craft Arrows. As part of a short rest, you can craft
up to ﬁve arrows. As part of a long rest, you can craft
up to twenty. You must have enough wood on hand to
produce them.

ciated with any class when they’re cast, such as when a
monster uses its Innate Spellcasting trait.

that identifying a spell requires a quick mind and familiarity with the theory and practice of casting. This is
true even for a character whose spellcasting ability is
Wisdom or Charisma. Being able to cast spells doesn’t
by itself make you adept at deducing exactly what others
are doing when they cast their spells.

WOODCARVER’S TOOLS

INVALID SPELL TARGETS

insight when you examine wooden objects, such as ﬁgu-

Activity

Craft a small wooden ﬁgurine
Carve an intricate pattern in wood

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15 + the spell’s level. If the spell is cast as a class spell
and the character is a member of that class, the check
is made with advantage. For example, if the spellcaster
casts a spell as a cleric, another cleric has advantage on

the check to identify the spell. Some spells aren't asso—

This Intelligence (Arcana) Check represents the fact

A spell speciﬁes what a caster can target with it: any
type of creature, a creature of a certain type (humanoid
or beast, for instance), an object, an area, the caster,
or something else. But what happens if a spell tar-

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lieved to be a humanoid, not knowing that the target is

in fact a vampire. If this issue comes up, handle it using

the following rule.
If you cast a spell on someone or something that can’t

be affected by the spell, nothing happens to that target,
but if you used a spell slot to cast the spell, the slot is

still expended. If the spell normally has no effect on a
target that succeeds on a saving throw, the invalid target

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though it didn’t attempt one (giving no hint that the crea-

ture is in fact an invalid target). Otherwise, you perceive
that the spell did nothing to the target.

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AREAS OF EFFECT ON A GRID
The Dungeon Master’s Guide includes the following
short rule for using areas of effect on a grid.

Choose an intersection of squares as the point of
origin of an area of effect, then follow the rules for that
kind of area as normal (see the “Areas of Effect" section

in chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook). If an area of ef—
fect is circular and covers at least half a aware, it affects
that square.

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That rule works, but it can require a fair amount of
on-the-spot adjudication. This section offers two alternatives for determining the exact location of an area: the
template method and the token method. Both of these
methods assume you’re using a grid and miniatures of

some sort. Because these methods can yield different

DIAGRAM 2.2:

SPHERE TEMPLATE

results for the number of squares in a given area, it’s
not recommended that they be combined at the table—
choose whichever method you and your players ﬁnd easier or more intuitive.

TEMPLATE METHOD
The template method uses two—dimensional shapes
that represent different areas of effect. The aim of the
method is to accurately portray the length and width
of each area on the grid and to leave little doubt about
which creatures are affected by it. You’ll need to make
these templates or ﬁnd premade ones.
Making a Template. Making a template is simple. Get
a piece of paper or card stock, and cut it in the shape of
the area of effect you’re using. Every 5 feet of the area

equals 1 inch of the template’s size. For example, the

20-foot—radius sphere of the ﬁreball spell, which has a
40—foot diameter, would translate into a circular tem—
plate with an 8-inch diameter.
Using a Template. To use an area-of—effect template,
apply it to the grid. If the terrain is flat, you can lay it on
the surface; otherwise, hold the template above the surface and take note of which squares it covers or partially
covers. If any part of a square is under the template, that
square is included in the area of effect. If a creature’s
miniature is in an affected square, that creature is in
the area. Being adjacent to the edge of the template
isn't enough for a square to be included in the area of
effect; the square must be entirely or partly covered by
the template.
You can also use this method without a grid. If you do

so, a creature is included in an area of effect if any part

of the miniature’s base is overlapped by the template.

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When you place a template, follow all the rules in the
Player’s Handbook for placing the associated area of
effect. If an area of effect, such as a cone or a line, originates from a spellcaster, the template should extend out
from the caster and be positioned however the caster

likes within the bounds of the rules.

Diagrams 2.1 and 2.2 show the template method
in action.

TOKEN METHOD

The token method is meant to make areas of effect
tactile and fun. To use this method, grab some dice or
other tokens, which you’re going to use to represent your
areas of effect.
Rather than faithfully representing the shapes of the

different areas of effect, this method gives you a way to

create square-edged versions of them on a grid easily, as

described in the following subsections.

Using Tokens. Every 5-foot square of an area of effect

becomes a die or other token that you place on the grid.
Each token goes inside a square, not at an intersection
of lines. If an area’s token is in a square, that square is
included in the area of effect. It’s that simple.

Diagrams 2.3 through 2.6 show this method in action,

using dice as the tokens.
Circles. This method depicts everything using
squares, and a circular area of effect becomes square in
it, whether the area is a sphere, cylinder, or radius. For
instance, the 10-foot radius of ﬂame strike, which has a

diameter of 20 feet, is expressed as a square that is 20
feet on a side, as shown in diagram 2.3. Diagram 2.4

shows that area with total cover inside it.
Cones. A cone is represented by rows of tokens on the
grid, extending from the cone’s point of origin. In the
rows, the squares are adjoining side by side or corner to
corner, as shown in diagram 2.5. To determine the num-

ber of rows a cone contains, divide its length by 5. For

example, a 30-foot cone contains six rows.
Here’s how to create the rows. Starting with a square

adjacent to the cone’s point of origin, place one token.

The square can be orthogonally or diagonally adjacent
to the point of origin. In every row beyond that one,
place as many tokens as you placed in the previous row,
plus one more token. Place this row’s tokens so that
their squares each share a side with a square in the
previous row. If the cone is orthogonally adjacent to the
point of origin, you’ll have one more token to place in the
row; place it on one end or the other of the row you just
created (you don’t have to pick the side chosen in dia—

gram 2.5). Keep placing tokens in this way until you’ve
created all of the cone’s rows.

Lines. A line can extend from its source orthogonally
or diagonally, as shown in diagram 2.6.

ENCOUNTER BUILDING
This section introduces new guidelines on building combat encounters for an adventure. They are an alternative
to the rules in “Creating Encounters” in chapter 3 of the
Dungeon Master’s Guide. This approach uses the same
math that underlies the rules presented in that book, but
it makes a few adjustments to the way that math is pre-

sented to produce a more flexible system.

This encounter—building system assumes that, as DM,

you want to have a clear understanding Of the threat

posed by a group Of monsters. It will be useful to you if
you want to emphasize combat in your adventure, ifyou
want to ensure that a foe isn't tOO deadly for a group Of
characters, and if you want to understand the relationship between a character’s level and a monster’s challenge rating.
Building an encounter using these guidelines follows
a series of steps.

STEP 1: ASSESS THE CHARACTERS
To build an encounter using this system, ﬁrst take stock
of the player characters. "This system uses the characters’ levels to determine the numbers and challenge
ratings of creatures you can pit them against Without
making a ﬁght too hard or too easy. Even though character level is important, you should also take note Of

each character’s hit point maximum and saving throw
modiﬁers, as well as how much damage the mightiest

characters can deal with a single attack. Character level

and challenge rating are good for deﬁning the difﬁculty

of an encounter, but they don't tell the whole story. You’ll
make use of these additional character statistics when
you select monsters for an encounter in step 4.

STEP 2: CHOOSE ENCOUNTER SIZE
Determine whether you want to create a battle that pits
one creature against the characters, or if you want to
use multiple monsters. If the ﬁght is against a single
opponent, your best candidate for that foe is one of the

game’s legendary creatures, which are designed to ﬁll

this need. If the battle involves multiple monsters, de—
cide roughly how many creatures you want to use before

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The process for building ﬁghts that feature only one legendary monster is simple. The Solo Monster Challenge

Rating table shows you which challenge rating (CR) to

use for a legendary creature opposing a party of four to

six characters, creating a satisfying but difﬁcult battle.

For example, for a party of ﬁve 9th~level characters, a
CR 12 legendary creature makes an optimal encounter.

For a more perilous battle, match up the characters
with a legendary creature whose challenge rating is 1 or

2 higher than optimal. For an easy ﬁght, use a legendary

creature whose challenge rating is 3 or more lower than

the challenge rating for an optimal encounter.

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If your encounter features multiple monsters, balancing it takes a little more work. Refer to the Multiple
Monsters tables, which are broken up by level ranges,
providing information for how to balance encounters for
characters of let—5th level, 6th—10th level, llth—15th
level, and 16th—20th level.
First, you need to note the challenge rating for each

creature the party will face. Then, to create your encoun-

ter, ﬁnd the level of each character on the appropriate table. Each table shows what a single character of a given
level is equivalent to in terms of challenge rating—a
value represented by a ratio that compares numbers of
characters to a single monster ranked by challenge rat—
ing. The ﬁrst number in each expression is the number
of characters of the given level. The second number tells
how many monsters of the listed challenge rating those
characters are equivalent to.

For example, reading the row for lst-level characters
from the let—5th Level table, we see that one lat—level
character is the equivalent of two CR 1/8 monsters or
one CR 1/4 monster. The ratio reverses for higher chal—
lenge ratings, where a single monster is more powerful

than a single 1st-level character. One CR 1/2 creature is

equivalent to three lst-level characters, while one CR 1
opponent is equivalent to ﬁve.
Let’s say you have a party of four 3rdulevel characters.
Using the table, you can see that one CR 2 foe is a good

match for the entire party, but that the characters will

likely have a hard time handling a CR 3 creature.
Using the same guidelines, you can mix and match
challenge ratings to put together a group of creatures
to oppose four 3rd-level characters. For example, you

could select one CR 1 creature. That’s worth two 3rd—

level characters, leaving you with two characters’ worth

of monsters to allocate. You could then add two CR 1/4

monsters to account for one other character and one CR
1/2 monster to account for the ﬁnal character. In total,
your encounter has one CR 1, one CR 1/2, and two CR
1/4 creatures.
For groups in which the characters are of different levels, you have two options. You can group all characters
of the same level together, match them with monsters,
and then combine all the creatures into one encounter.
Alternatively, you can determine the group’s average
level and treat each character as being of that level for
the purpose of selecting appropriate monsters.

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that will challenge a party while still being winnable.
If you want to create an easier encounter that will
challenge characters but not threaten to defeat them,
you can treat the party as if it were roughly one-third

smaller than it is. For example, to make an easy encounu
tor for a party of ﬁve characters, put them up against
monsters that would be a tough ﬁght for three characters. Likewise, you can treat the party as up to half again

larger to build a battle that is potentially deadly, though

still not likely to be an automatic defeat. A party of four
characters facing an encounter designed for six characters would fall into this category.

WEAK MONSTERS AND HIGH—LEVEL
CHARACTERS
To save space on the tables and keep them simple, some
of the lower challenge ratings are missing from the high—
er-level tables. For low challenge ratings not appearing
on the table, assume a 1:12 ratio, indicating that twelve
creatures of those challenge ratings are equivalent to
one character of a speciﬁc level.

STEP 4: SELECT MONSTERS
After using the tables from the previous step to determine the challenge ratings of the monsters in your en—
counter, you’re ready to pick individual monsters. This
process is more of an art than a science.
In addition to assessing monsters by challenge rating,
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1/2

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1:2

1:1

3:1

5:1

—

2nd

1:3

1:2

1:1

3:1

6:1

—

——

3rd

1:5

1:2

1:1

2:1

4:1

6:1

—

4th

1:8

1:4

1:2

1:1

2:1

4:1

6:1

5th

1:12

1:8

1:4

1:2

1:1

2:1

3:1

6:1

5:1

MULTIPLE MONSTERS: 6TH—1OTH LEVEL
Character

Challenge Rating

Level

113

1/4

1/2

6th

1:12

1:9

1:5

1:2

1:1

2:1

4:1

5:1

7th

1:12

1:6

1:3

1:1

2:1

3:1

4:1

5:1

1:12

1:7

1:4

1:2

1:1

2:1

3:1

4:1

1:1

2:1

3:1

4:1

1:1

2:1

3:1

8th

1:12

9th

1:12

1:8

1:4

1:2

10th

1:12

1:10

1:5

1:2

MULTIPLE MONSTERS: 11TH—15TH LEVEL
1

11th

1:6

1:3

1:2

1:1

2:1

6:1

—

4:1

5:1

6:1

1:2

1:1

2:1

1:4

1:2

1:1

2:1

14th

1:10

1:4

1:3

1:2

1:1

2:1

15th

1:12

1:5

1:3

1:2

1:1

2:1

MULTIPLE MONSTERS: 16TH—2OTH LEVEL

—

——

—

6:1

—

4:1

5:1

6:1

—

4:1

5:1

6:1

5:1

6:1

4:1

5:1

3:1

4:1

5:1

3:1

4:1

3:1

2:1

3:1

2:1

1:3

1:9

—

5:1

4:1

3:1

1:8

—

2:1

13th

—
—

12th

—
6:1

2:1

—

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Character
Level

Character

—

6:1

Challenge Rating
9

3:1

4:1

5:1

6:1

-—

—

——

2:1

3:1

4:1

5:1

6:1

-—

—

4:1

5:1

6:1

—

——

6:1

—

5:1

6:1

Level

16th

1:5

1:3

1:2

1:1

2:1

12th

1:7

1:4

1:3

1:2

1:1

2:1

18th

1:7

1:5

1:3

1:2

1:1

2:1

19th

1:8

1:5

1:3

1:2

1:1

2:1

20th

129

1:6

1:4

1:2

1:1

2:1

stack up against your group. Hit points, attacks, and

saving throws are all useful indicators. Compare the

damage a monster can deal to the hit point maximum of
each character. Be wary of any monster that is capable
of dropping a character with a single attack, unless you

2:1

3:1
2:1

2:1

3:1
3:1

2:1

4:1
3:1

3:1

4:1

3:1

4:1

5:1

4:1

5:1

number of creatures in the encounter, you can come up
with different options for building the encounter.

STEP 5: ADD FLAVOR

are designing the ﬁght to be especially deadly.

The events that unfold during an encounter have to do
with a lot more than swinging weapons and casting

abilities call for saving throws that most of the party

into account the personality or behavior of the monsters,
perhaps determining whether they can be communi—
cated with or whether they’re all acting in concert. Other
possible factors include the nature of the physical environment, such as whether it includes obstacles or other
features that might come into play, and the ever—present

In the same way, compare the monsters’ hit points to
the damage output of the party’s strongest characters,
again looking for targets that can be killed with one
blow. Having a signiﬁcant number of foes drop in the
ﬁrst rounds of combat can make an encounter too easy.
Likewise. look at whether a monster’s deadliest

members are weak with, and compare the characters’

offensive abilities to the monsters’ saving throws.
If the only creatures you can choose from at the de—

sired challenge rating aren’t a good match for the char-

acters’ statistics, don’t be afraid to go back to step 3. By
altering your challenge rating targets and adjusting the

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spells. The most interesting confrontations also take

possibility of something unexpected taking place.

If you already have ideas for how to ﬂesh out your
encounter in these ways, go right ahead and ﬁnish your
creation. Otherwise, take a look at the following sec—
tions for some basic advice on adding ﬂavor elements to
the simple mechanics of the ﬁght.

Greedy; wants treasure
Braggart; makes a show of bravery but runs from
danger

Fanatic; ready to die ﬁghting

Rabble; poorly trained and easily rattled

Brave; stands its ground

Joker; taunts its enemies

Bully; refuses to believe it can lose

MONSTER RELATIONSHIPS
Do rivalries, hatreds, or attachments exist among the
monsters in an encounter? If so, you can use such re—
lationships to inform the monsters’ behavior during
combat. The death of a much—revered leader might

throw its followers into a frenzy. On the other hand, a

monster might decide to ﬂee if its spouse is killed, or a
mistreated toady might be eager to surrender and betray
its master in return for its life.

MONSTER RELATIONSHIPS

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Is outcast by choice; cares only for itself

ls seen as a bully; its allies want to see it defeated

TERRAIN AND TRAPS
A few elements that make a battleﬁeld something other

than a large area of ﬂat ground can go a long way to-

ward spicing up an encounter. Consider setting your en—
counter in an area that would provide challenges even if

a ﬁght were not taking place there. What potential perils

or other features might draw the characters’ attention,

either before or during the ﬁght? Why are monsters lurking in this area to begin with—does it offer good hiding

places, for instance?
To add details to an encounter area at random, look to
the tables in appendix A of the Dungeon Master’s Guide
to determine room and area features, potential hazards,
obstacles, traps, and more.

for indoor and outdoor encounters—especially the tables
for obstacles, traps, and tricks. Finally, consult the random encounter tables in the next section of this book for
inspiration.

QUICK MATCHUPS
The guidelines above assume that you are concerned
about balance in your combat encounters and have
enough time to prepare them. If you don’t have much
time, or if you want simpler but less precise guidelines,
the Quick Matchups table below offers an alternative.
This table gives you a way to match a character of
a certain level with a number of monsters. The table
lists the challenge ratings to use for including one, two,
and four monsters per character for each level. For instance, looking at the 3rd-1eve1 entry on the table, you
can see that a CR 1/2- monster is equivalent to one 3rdlevel character, as are two CR 1/4 monsters and four
CR 1/8 ones.

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ample, one bandit gang might be an unruly mob of brag—

garts, while the members of another gang are always on
edge and ready to ﬂee at the ﬁrst sign of danger.

Consider what might happen in an encounter area if the
characters were to never enter it. Do the guards serve in
shifts? What other characters or monsters might visit?
Do creatures gather there to eat or gossip? Are there
any natural phenomena—such as strong winds, earth
tremors, or rain squalls—that sometimes take place
in the area? Random events can add a fun element of
the unexpected to an encounter. Just when you think
a ﬁght’s outcome is evident, an unforeseen event can
make things more compelling.
A number of the tables in the Dungeon Master’s Guide
can suggest random events. The tables used for encoun—
ter location, weird locales, and wilderness weather in
chapter 5 of that book are a good starting point for out—
door encounters. The tables in appendix A can be useful

actions. To keep things simple, you can assign the same

personality traits to an entire group of monsters. For ex-

RANDOM EVENTS

MONSTER PERSONALITY

To address the question of a monster’s personality, you
can use the tables in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s
Guide, use the Monster Personality table below, or simply jot down a few notes based on a creature’s Monster
Manna} description. During the battle, you can use these
ideas to inform how you portray the monsters and their

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RANDOM ENCOUNTERS:
AWORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

Chapter 3 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide provides guidance on using random encounters in your game. This
section builds on that guidance, offering a host of ran—
dom encounter tables for you to use when you determine
that a random encounter is going to take place.
Using the monster lists in appendix B of that book as
a basis, we’ve built a set of tables for each environment
category: arctic, coastal, desert, forest, grassland, hill,
mountain, swamp, Underdark, underwater, and urban.

Within each category, separate tables are provided for
each of the four tiers of play: levels 1—4, 5—10, 11—16,

and 17—20.

Even though you can use these tables “out of the box,”
the advice in the Dungeon Master’s Guide still holds
true: tailoring such tables to your game can reinforce

the themes and ﬂavor of your campaign. We encourage

you to customize this material to make it your own.
In the tables, a name in bold refers to a stat block in
the Monster Manual.

FLIGHT, OR FIGHT, OR

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Each of the results on these tables represents a certain

kind of challenge or potential challenge.
Ifyou let the dice have their way and the result is a

large number of monsters, the generated encounter

might be too difﬁcult or dangerous for the characters in

their present circumstances. They might want to ﬂee to
avoid contact, or not to approach any closer after per—
ceiving the monsters from a distance.
Of course, you also have the freedom to adjust the

numbers, but it’s important to remember that not every

encounter involving a monster needs to result in combat.
An encounter might indeed be the prelude to a battle,
a parley, or some other interaction. What happens next
depends on what the characters try, or what you decide

is bound to occur.

The tables also include entries for what the Dungeon

Master’s Guide calls “encounters of a less monstrous
nature.” Many of these results cry out to be customized
or detailed, which offers you an opportunity to connect
them to the story of your campaign. And in so doing,

you've taken a step toward making your own personalized encounter table. Now, keep going!

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13_20

21—25

26—29

30—35

36~40

1 giant owl

02‘05

1d6 + 3 kobolds

06—08

1d4 + 3 trappers (commoners)

09—10

1 owl

11‘12

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1d3 ice mephits

46—50

1 brown bear

51—53

1d6 + 1 orcs

54—55

1 polar bear

56—57

1d6 scouts

58—60

1 saber-toothed tiger

61—65

A frozen pond with a jagged hole in the ice that appears recently made

66—68

1 berserker

69—70

1 ogre

71—72

1 griffon

73—75
76—80
81

1 druid

3d4 refugees (commoners) ﬂeeing from orcs
1d3 veterans

1d4 orogs

2 brown bears

1 are Eye ofGruumsh with 2d8 orcs

1d3 winter wolves

86—87

1d4 yetis

1 half-ogre

1d3 manticores

1 bandit captain with 2d6 bandits

1 revenant

92-93

1 troll

94—95

1 werebear

96—97

1 young remorhaz

1 mammoth

1 young white dragon

1 frost giant

ARCTIC ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5—10)
d100

Encounter

01—05

2 saber-toothed tigers

06—07

1d4 half-ogres

08—10

1d3 + 1 brown bears

11—15

1d3 polar bears

16—20

2d4 berserkers

ARCTIC ENCOUNTERS (LEVELs1—4)
Encounter

which 1d4 weeks of rations can be harvested

41—45

21—25
d100

Encounter

1d3 winged kobolds with 1d6 kobolds
The partially eaten carcass ofa mammoth, from

A half-orc druid tending to an injured polar bear. If
the characters assist the druid, she gives them a
vial ofantitoxin.

26—30

2d8 scouts

31—35

2d4 ice mephits

36—40

41—45
46—50
51—53

2d6 +1 zombies aboard a galleon trapped in the
ice. Searching the ship yields 2d20 days of rations.
1 manticore-

2d6 + 3 orcs
1d6 + 2 ogres

ARCTIC ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17—20)

d100

Encounter

54—55

2d4 griffons

d100

Encounter

56—57

1d4 veterans

01—02

2d10 revenants

53—60

1 bandit captain with 1 druid. 1d3 berserkers, and
2d10 + 5 bandits

03—04

2d8 trolls

05~06

2d 10 werebears

61—65

1d4 hours ofextrerne cold (see chapter 5 ofthe

07—08

Dungeon Master's Guide)

09—10

66—63

1 young remorhaz
1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 1d6 orogs and 2d8 + 6

21—25

1 frost giant
2d4 young remorhazes
1d4 frost giants
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11—20

orcs

temperature around the patch is warmer than in

73—75

1 revenant

the surrounding area. and characters who inspect

?6—80

A howl that echoes over the land for 1d3 minutes

81—82

1d3 mammoths

26—35

1 ancient white dragon

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An adventurer frozen 6 feet under the ice; 50%
chance the corpse has a rare magic item ofthe

41—50

1d3 abominable yetis

33—84

1 young white dragon

35—86

2d4 winter wolves

37—38

1d6 + 2 yetis

39—90

1d2 frost giants

91—92

1d3 werebears

93~94

1d4 trolls

95—96

1 abominable yeti

97—93

1 remorhaz

1 roc

2d4 young remorhazes

ARCTIC ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11—16)
d100
01

Encounter

1 abominable yeti

02—04

1d6 revenants

05—10

1d4 + 1 werebears

11—20

1d3 young white dragons

21—25

A blizzard that reduces visibility to 5 feet for 1d6

26—35

1 roC

36—40

51—60

A herd of3d20 + 60 caribou (deer) moving through
the snow
1d4 mammoths
1d3 + 1 trolls

61—65

A mile-wide frozen lake in which the preserved

hours

41—50

the ice ﬁnd bits ofmachinery frozen within.

DM’S choice
51—60

1d4 remorhazes

61—65

A BOO—foot-high wall of ice that is 300 feet thick and
spread across 1d4 miles

66—75

1d4 recs

76—80

The likeness ofa stern woman with long, ﬂowing
hair, carved into the side ofa mountain

81—90

1d10 frost giants with 2d4 polar bears

91—96

1d3 adult white dragons

97—99

2d4 abominable yetis

1 ancient white dragon with 1d3 young white
dragons

COASTAL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1—4)
d100
01

Encounter
1 pseudodragon

02—05

2d8 crabs

06—10

2d6 ﬁshers (commoners)

1d3 poisonous snakes

corpses of strange creatures can be seen

12—13

1d6 guards protecting a stranded noble

66—75

2d4 young remorhazes

2d4 scouts

76—80

A crumbling ice castle littered with the frozen bodies ofblue-skinned humanoids

14—15
16—13

2d10 merfolk

19—20

1d6 + 2 sahuagin

1 adult white dragon

21—25

1d4 ghouls feeding on corpses aboard the wreck-

81—90
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97-—99

1d4 remorhazes

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1d4 winged kobolds with 1d6 + 1 kobolds
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1d8 + 1 pteranodons

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43—44

1d6 + 4 giant crabs

45—46

2d4 stirges

47—48

2d6 + 3 bandits

49—53

2d4 sahuagin

54—55

1d6 + 2 scouts

56—60

1 sea hag

61—65

A momentary formation in the waves that looks
like an enormous humanoid face

66—70

1 druid

71—75

1d4 harpies

76—80

A lone hermit (acolyte) sitting on the beach, con—

36—40

A stoppered bottle containing an illegible note and
half buried in the sand

41—43

3 sea hags

44—46

1d8 + 1 harpies

47—50

1d4 plesiosauruses

51—53

1d4 manticores

54—56

2d4 ogres

57—60
61—65

1d10 griﬁ'ons
A battle at sea between two galleons

66—70

71—75

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1d4 + 3 merrow

A pirate crew consisting of1 bandit captain, 1

druid, 2 berserkers, and 2d12 bandits, all searching
for buried treasure

1d4 berserkers

1d6 giant eagles

76—80

A severed humanoid hand tangled in a net

1 water elemental

2d4 giant toads
1d4 ogres or 1d4 merrow

81-82
83—84

1 cyclops

3d6 sahuagin

1d4 veterans

87
88
89

1 young bronze dragon

1 bandit captain with 2d6 bandits
1:13 manticores

94—95

1 young blue dragon
1 sahuagin baron with 1d3 sahuagin priestesses

95—96

1 sahuagin baron

97—98

1 water elemental

1 cyclops

1 young bronze dragon

Encounter

2d8 giant wolf spiders
3d6 pteranodons
2d4 scouts
1d6 + 2 sahuagin
1d4 + 1 giant toads

11—15

3d6 sahuagin

16—20

2d6 giant eagles

26—29

1d2 druids

2d4 + 1 giant toads

33—35

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09—10

1d6 + 2 manticores
1d8 + 2 veterans

1d4 sahuagin barons

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41—50

1 young bronze dragon

51-55

1 marid

56-60
61-65

1d6 water elementals
2d6 ghasts crawling over 1d6 wrecked ships and
feeding on the dead
1 djinni

66—70
71—75

76—80

1d3 young bronze dragons
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21—25

1 djinni

1 rec

21—25

1 sea hag

09—10

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COASTAL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5—10)

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01
02—03
04—05
06—07

2d4 veterans

1d3 cyclopes

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d100

87—88

91—93

1 sahuagin priestess with 1d3 merrow and 2d6

93—94

1d4 banshees (night only)

1d2 plesiosauruses

1d4 + 3 griffons

91—92

85—86
89—90

1 banshee

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81—82

2d4 cyclopes

83—84

1 storm giant

85—86

1d3 young blue dragons

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89—90

1 adult bronze dragon
1 adult blue dragon

91—93

1d3 recs

94—9?

1 dragon turtle

98—99

1 ancient bronze dragon

1 ancient blue dragon

COASTAL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17—20)

DESERT ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1—4)
d100

Encounter

3d8 scorpions

2d4 vultures

1 abandoned mule

2d6 commoners with 2d4 camels bound for a distant city

d100

Encounter

01—10

1 rec

1d6 ﬂying snakes

11—20

1 storm giant

2d6 hyenas or 2d6 jackals

21—25

An adult bronze dragon ﬁghting an adult blue

2d6 cyclopes

1d6 guards escorting a noble to the edge ofthe
desert, all ofthem astride camels
1d6 cats

41—50

1 adult bronze dragon or 1 adult blue dragon

1 pseudodragon

51—60

1d3 djinn or 1d3 marids

61 —70

1 dragon turtle

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26—40

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11—13

1d4 poisonous snakes

2d4 stirges
1d6 + 2 giant wolfspiders

F1—75

1d3 rocs

14-15

76—30

1d6 + 2 waterspouts that dance on the water before

16—17

1 scout

stopping abruptly

18—20

81—90

1d6 young blue dragons

21—25

2d4 giant poisonous snakes
Sing|e~ﬁle tracks marching deeper into the desert

91—96

1 ancient bronze dragon

26~27

4d4 kobolds

9?—99

1 ancient blue dragon

23~29

1 jackalwere

1d3 + 1 storm giants

30—31

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1d6 giant lizards

34—35

1 swarm of insects

36—40

Encounter

18—20

1d8 + 1 giant vultures
A stone obelisk partly buried in the sand

21—25
26—28

1 ogre with 1d3 half-ogres

29—35

1d10 giant hyenas

3d6 bandits

36—40

1d6 +1 empty tents

1d4 constrictor snakes

41—43

1d6 + 2 thri-kreen

2d4 winged kobolds

44—46

2d4 yuan-ti purebloods

1 dust mephit

47—50

1d6 + 3 death dogs

51—52

1d4 giant scorpions

An oasis surrounded by palm trees and containing
the remnants ofan old camp

41—44
45—46
47—43
49~50
51—52
53—54
55
56—57
53
59~50
61—65
66—67
68
69
30—31
32
73—74
75
76—30
31—32
33
34
35—36
37
33—39
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
93
99
00

d100

1d3 + 1 giant toads

1d4 giant spiders
1 druid
2d4 hobgoblins

54—55
56

1 wight

57—58

1 ogre

59—60

A brass lamp lying on the ground

61—65

1d4 giant vultures

1 phase spider

67—68

1 giant constrictor snake
1 gnoll pack lord with 1d3 giant hyenas
1d6 + 2 gnolls

69—70

1 mummy

1d3 half-ogres
A pile ofhumanoid bones wrapped in rotting cloth
1 lamia
1 hobgoblin captain with 2d6 hobgoblins
2d4 death dogs

1d4 giant scorpions

1 yuan-ti malison with 1d4 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods
1 bandit captain with 1 druid and 3d6 bandits

2d4 thri-kreen

1 ﬁre elemental

1 hobgoblin captain with 3d4 hobgoblins

1d6 + 2 ogres

1d4 lamias
1 air elemental

A meteorite resting at the bottom ofa glassy crater
1d4 + 1 wights

1 young brass dragon

1 bandit captain with 1d3 berserkers and 3d6

bandns
71—72
73
74—75

76—80

1 cyclops
1d4 couatls

1d4 yuan-ti malisons

Strong winds that kick up dust and reduce visibility
to 1d6teetfor1d4 hours

81—83

1 revenant with 1d3 wights

84—85

1d8 + 1 phase spiders

86—87

1d6 + 2 weretigers
2d4 gnoll fangs oeenoghu

88—90
91

1 young blue dragon

1d4 cyclopes

1d3 yuan-ti abominations

1d3 couatls

1d4 medusas

1 ﬁre elemental
1d4 gnoll fangs oeenoghu

95
96

1 guardian naga
1d3 young brass dragons

1 efreeti

1 air elemental

1 revenant

1d4 weretigers

1 cyclops

1 young brass dragon
1 medusa

1 roc

1 gynOSphinx

1 adult brass dragon

DESERT

1 yuan-ti abomination

DESERT ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5—10)

d100
01

ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11—16)
Encounter
1 young brass dragon

02—05

4d6 gnolls

1d6 scouts

06—10

3d10 giant hyenas

11—12

1d8 + 1 lamias

2d4 jackalweres
2d6 hobgoblins

13—14

2d4 gnoll fangs oeenoghu

1d4 + 3 dust mephits

1d6 swarms of insects
1 giant constrictor snake

dioo

Encounter

01
02

07—08

2d4 wights

21—25

26—27

09—10

11—12

2d6 giant toads

13—17

1 mummy

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33—35

18—20

1 lion

2d4 gnolls

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31—32

1d6 + 2 giant scorpions
2d4 phase spiders
A desert caravan consisting oi1d6 merchants {nobles) with 2d6 guards
1d6 + 1 couatls
1d4 ﬁre elementals
1 hobgoblin captain with 3d10 + 10 hobgoblins

15—17

L1 rs

28—30

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Encounter

36—40

49—50

1d6 square miles ofdesert glass
1 young blue dragon
1d6 + 2 weretigers
1d4 air elementals
1d6 + 1 yuan-ti malisons

51—55

1d4 medusas

41—42
43—45
46—43

FOREST ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1—4)
d100

Encounter

1 giant owl

56—60

1d4 revenants with 3d12 skeletons

1d4 cats

61—65

A plundered pyramid

66—70

1d4 young brass dragons

2d4 woodcutters (commoners)
1 badger or 1d4 poisonous snakes

71—75

1d3 yuan-ti abominations

2d8 baboons

76—73

1d6 + 2 cyclopes

1d6 + 3 hyenas

79—82

1 adult brass dragon

1 owl

33—85

1 purple worm

1 pseudodragon

1d2 young blue dragons

1 panther

1 giant poisonous snake

1d6 + 2 boars

1 mummy lord
1d3 guardian nagas
1 adult blue dragon

1d4 + 1 giant lizards

1d2 gynosphinxes

1 ape or 1 tiger

36
8?—33
89

1d3 efreet

2d6 tribal warriors with 1d6 mastis

1 androsphinx

1d6 + 2 giant bats or 3d6 ﬂying snakes

1 scout or 2d4 guards with 1d8 mastiﬁ's

96—97

1d4 rocs
1 adult blue dracolich

1d8 + 1 winged kobolds

93—99

1 ancient brass dragon

1d3 constrictor snakes

1 ancient blue dragon

92-93

DESERT ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17—20)
d100

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06410

11—14
15—18
19—22
23—25

31 —35
36—40

1d2 yuan-ti abominations with 2d10 + 5 yuan-ti
malisons and 4d6 + 6 yuan-ti purebloods

1d6 + 2 medusas
1d2 purple worms

2d4 cyclopes
An abandoned city made from white marble, empty

their lives.
1d3 young blue dragons
1 mummy lord
1d4 hours ofextreme heat (see chapter 5 ofthe
Dungeon Master’s Guide)

41—50

1d3 guardian nagas

51—60

1d4 efreet

61—63

An old signpost identifying a single destination,
called Pazar
1d4 rocs
1d3 gynosphinxes
1 adult blue dracolich
1 androsphinx
1 ancient brass dragon
1 ancient blue dragon
1d4 adult brass dragons

64—?2
?3—80

81—85
36~90
91—96
97—99
00

1d10 + 5 giant rats or 2d6 + 3 giant weasels

1d4 + 1 needle blights with 1d6 + 3 twig blights
A lost, weeping child. lithe characters take the
child home, the parents reward them with 1d3 potions ofhealing.

21—25

Encounter
1 adult brass dragon

during the day. At night, harmless apparitions
roam the streets, replaying the ﬁnal moments of

26-30

19
20

1d8 + 1 giant frogs

4d4 kobolds

1d3 black bears

3d6 stirges

1 satyr

2d4 kenku

1d3 vine blights with 1d12 awakened shrubs

1d4 swarms ofravens

1 faerie dragon (yellow or younger)

1d4 + 2 giant badgers
A young woodcutter (scout) racing through the for-

36—40

41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

est to rescue a lost friend

2d4 blink dogs
1d8 +1 sprites
1d6 + 2 elk

1d4 lizardfolk or 3d6 bandits
1d4 + 4 wolves

2d4 giant wolfspiders
1 swarm ofinsects or 2d8 blood hawks

1d6 + 2 pixies
1 brown bear

1d4 + 3 goblins
1d3 dryads
1 awakened tree

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1 phase spider

1d6 harpies

1 ettercap or 1d8 + 1 orcs
1 goblin boss with 2d6 + 1 goblins

1 ankheg

1 giant constrictor snake

1d4 bugbears or 2d4 hobgoblins

1 pegasus

A stream of cool, clean water ﬂowing between the
trees
1d4 half-ogres or 1 ogre
1 faerie dragon (green or older)

1 werewolfor 1d8 + 1 worgs

61-65
66

1 druid harvesting mistletoe

1 will-o’-wisp

3’2

1d4 dire wolves or 1 giant boar
1d10 giant wasps

1 owlbear or 1 giant elk

3’4

2d6 gnolls

1d6 giant toads

?6—80

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82
83

84
85

86
87
88
89
9O

Encounter
1 wereboar or 1d4 giant boars

1d6 + 2 giant spiders
1d4 centaurs or 1d4 giant elk
1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 2d4 + 2 orcs

1 gnoll fang oeenoghu
1d4 gricks
1 bandit captain with 2d6 + 3 bandits

1d4 wererats
1 couatl (day) or 1 banshee (night)
1 gnoll pack lord with 1d4 giant hyenas

2d4 berserkers or 1d4 veterans

1 lizardfolk shaman with 1d3 swarms of poisonous
snakes and 1d10 + 2 lizardfolk

1d4 displacer beasts

1d3 green hags

1 hobgoblin captain with 2d6 hobgoblins and 1d4
giant boars
1 yuan-ti malison with 1d6 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods

1d3 weretigers

98
99

1 gorgon or1 unicorn
1 shambling mound

1 yuan-ti abomination

FOREST ENCOUNTERS (LEVELs 5—10)
d100

Encounter

d100

Encounter

2d4 displacer beasts

1d4 shambling mounds
1 hobgoblin captain with 3d10 hobgoblins and 4d12

2d4 vine blights

2d6 hobgoblins or 2d6 orcs

2d4 apes or 2d4 satyrs

gobﬁns

1d3 will-o'-wisps

1 yuan-ti abomination

1d4 swarms of poisonous snakes

1d8 + 1 phase spiders

1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 1d3 orogs and 1d8 + 2
orcs

1d3 constrictor snakes or 1d4 tigers

1d4 trolls

2d4 yuan-ti malisons

1 oni

08
09

1 goblin boss with 3d6 goblins
1 faerie dragon (any age)

1d4 unicorns

1d6 + 2 weretigers

1 brown bear or 1d6 + 2 black bears

1 young green dragon

11—13

1d4 giant boars

1d4 gorgons

14—15

1d8 + 1 giant spiders

1d6 + 2 gnoll fangs oeenoghu

1 lizardfolk shaman with 2d4 lizardfolk

1 treant

1d10 giant toads

1d4 revenants

16—17
18

19
20
21—25

1d4 ankhegs
1d3 awakened trees (day) or 1 banshee (night)
A small shack almost hidden by the deep forest.
The interior is empty aside from a large cast-iron
oven.
1 couatl

29—30

1d4 ogres or 1d6 + 2 half-ogres
1 gnoll pack lord with 1d4 + 1 giant hyenas

31—32

1d6 wererats

27—28

1d4 gricks

1d8 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods

1d6 pegasi

36—40

41—42
43

44
45—46

An old stone archway ofobvious elven design. Any
character who passes under it makes Wisdom (Perception) checks with advantage for 1 hour.
1d6 + 2 dryads
1d4 giant elk

1d8 + 1 harpies
1 bandit captain with 1 druid and 1d6 + 5 bandits

42—48

2d4 dire wolves

49—50

2d4 bugbears

51—52

2d4 centaurs

53—54

3d10 blink dogs

55—56

1d4 owibears

511—58
59—60
61—65

1d8 + 1 berserkers
1d3 green hags
A clear pool ofwater with 1d6 sleeping animals
lying around its edge

66—6?

1d4 werewolves

68—69

1 werebear

70—71

1d8 + 1 ettercaps

72—?3

2d10 elk

14—75

1d4 veterans

76—80

An old tree with a wizened face carved into the
trunk

1d4 wereboars

1 grick alpha with 1d6 + 1 gricks

1d4 giant apes

1 guardian naga

1 adult gold dragon

FOREST
d100
01—03
04—05
06—07
08-10
11—15

16-20
21—25
26—30

ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11—16)
Encounter
1 werebear
1d4 druids performing a ritual for the dead (day
only) or 1d4 banshees (night only)
1d3 couatls

1d3 gnoll fangs oeenoghu with 2d6 + 3 gnolls
2d4 displacer beasts

1d6 + 2 veterans
A pool ofclear, still water. Cold coins litter the bot-

tom, but they disappear if removed from the pool.
1d4 + 1 green hags with 1d3 owibears

36—40

1d6 + 2 werewolves
A small woodland shrine dedicated to a mysterious
cult named the Siswa

41—45

1d6 + 2 phase spiders

46—50

2d4 yuan-ti malisons

51—52

1d3 werebears

53—54

1d4 revenants

31—35

55—56

1 young green dragon

57—58

1d4 trolls

59—60
61—65

1d6 + 2 wereboars
A group of seven people (commoners) wearing ani—

66—67

1d4 gorgons

mal masks and ambling through the woods

68—69

1d3 shambling mounds

70—71

1 treant

72—73

1d4 unicorns

74—75

1d6 + 2 weretigers

76-80
81—82
83—84

Peals ofsilvery laughter that echo from a distance
1 guardian naga
1 young gold dragon
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Encounter

85—86

1 grick alpha with 2d4 gricks

83—88

1d3 yuan-ti abominations

89—90

91—93

1 adult green dragon
1d8 + 1 giant apes

94—96

2d4 oni

97—99
00

1d3 treants
1 ancient green dragon

FOREST ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17—20)
d100

Encounter

01-05

1 young green dragon

06—10

1 treant

11—13

1 guardian naga

14—16

1d10 revenants

17—19

1d8 +1 unicorns

20—22

1d3 grick alphas

23—25

For a few hundred feet, wherever the characters
step. ﬂowers bloom and emit soft light.

26—28

1 young gold dragon

29—31

1d6 + 2 shambling mounds

32—34

2d4 werebears

35—37
38—40

1d4 oni
4d6 +10 elves living in a small community in the
treetops

41——43

1d6 + 2 gorgons

44—46

2d4 trolls

47~49

1d4 giant apes

50—52

1d3 yuan-ti abominations

15~16
17~13
19—20
21—22
23—24
25—28
29—32
33—36
37—40
41—44
45—46
47—43
49—50
51—52
53—54
55—58
59—62
63—65
66—69
70—74
75—76
77—73
79—80

Encounter

A circle of standing stones within which the air is
utterly still, no matter how hard the wind blows
outside
1 phase spider

1 gnoll pack lord with 1d4 giant hyenas
1 orog or 1 pegasus

1 ankheg
1d3 rhinoceroses

1d3 cockatrices

1d6 + 2 giant wasps or 1d4 + 3 swarms ofinsects
1d4 jackalweres or 1d4 scouts
1d8 giant goats or 1d8 worgs
2d4 hobgoblins, 2d4 orcs. or 2d4 gnolls
1d2 giant poisonous snakes
1d6 + 2 elk or 1d6 + 2 riding horses
2d4 goblins
1d3 boars
1 panther (leopard) or 1 lion

1d6 + 3 goblins riding wolves
2d6 giant wolfspiders or 1 giant eagle
1d8 + 4 pteranodons

3d6 wolves

2d4 + 2 axe beaks

1 giant boar or 1d2 tigers

1 ogre or 1d3 bugbears
1 giant elk, or 1 gnoll pack lord with 1d3 giant

hyenas

53—62

1d3 young green dragons

63—65

A 50-foot-tall stone statue ofan elfwarrior with
hand raised, palm out, as ifto forbid travelers from

coming this way

66—75

1d4 treants

76—80

A cairn set atop a low hill

81—90

1 adult gold dragon

91—96

1 ancient green dragon

97—99

2d4 + 1 treants

d1oo
10-14

1 ancient gold dragon

81—82

83—84

1d3 giant vultures or 1d3 hippogriffs
1 goblin boss with 1d6 + 2 goblins and 1d4 + 3
wolves, or 1d3 thri-kreen

85—89
90—91
92—93
94

1d3 druids patrolling the wilds
1d6 scarecrows or 1 wereboar
1d3 centaurs or 1d3 griffons
1d3 gnoll fangs oeenoghu, or 1 orc Eye of
Gruumsh with 2d4 + 1 orcs

95—96

98-99
00

1 triceratops
1 cyclops or 1 bulette
1d4 manticores

1 tyrannosaurus rex

CRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 6—10)
d100

GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELs1—5)
d100
01

Encounter
1 hobgoblin captain with 1d4 + 1 hobgoblins

1 chimera

1 gorgon
1d2 couatls

1 ankylosaurus

1 weretiger

1d3 allosauruses

03—09

1d3 elephants

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1d3 gorgons

1d4 cyclopes

03—04

1d3 gnoll fangs oeenoghu

05—06

1 chimera
1d4 + 1 veterans on riding horses

07—09
10—11

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A tornado that touches down 1d6 miles away, tear—
ing up the land for 1 mile before it dissipates

12—13

1d3 manticores

14—15

2d4 ankhegs

16—17

1d8 + 1 centaurs

18—19

1d6 + 2 griffons

d100

Encounter

d100

Encounter

20—21

1d6 elephants

70—79

1d4 + 3 gorgons

22—24

A stretch oFland littered with rotting war ma-

80—88

1d3 young gold dragons

chines, bones, and banners oFForgotten armies

89—90

A circular section oFgrass nearly a quarter-mile

25-23

1d8 + 1 bugbears

29—32
33—36

1 gnoll pack lord with 1d4 + 1 giant hyenas
2d4 scarecrows

3?—40

across that appears to have been pressed down;
1d4 more such circles connected by lines can be
seen From overhead.

1d12 lions

91—96

2d4 tyrannosaurus rexes

97_99

1 adult gold dragon
1 ancient gold dragon

41—44

1d10 thri-kreen

45—46

1 allosaurus

47—48

1 tiger

49—50

1d2 giant eagles or 1d2 giant vultures

GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17—20)

51—52

1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins

d100

Encounter

53—54

1d2 pegasi

01—10

2d6 triceratops

55—53

1 ankylosaurus

11—20

1d10 gorgons

59—62

1d2 couatls

63—66
6?—?0

1 orc Eye oFGruumsh with 1d8 + 1 orcs
2d4 hippogriFFs

21—25
26—35

2d6 hyenas Feeding on the carcass oFa dead
dinosaur
3d6 bulettes

71—74

1d4 + 1 rhinoceroses

36—40

A ﬁery chariot that races across the sky

75—?6

1 hobgoblin captain with 2d6 hobgoblins

41—50

1d3 young gold dragons

??—?8

1d3 phase spiders

51—60

2d4 cyclopes

79—30

1d6 + 2 giant boars

61—65

31—82

2d4 giant elk

A valley where all the grass has died and the
ground is littered with stumps and Fallen tree
trunks, all petriﬁed

83—34

1d4 ogres and 1d4 orogs

85—87

A hot wind that carries the stench of rot

66—75

2d10 bugbears with 4d6 goblins and 2d10 wolves

38—90

1d3 weretigers

76—80

91—92

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93-94

95—96
97

93—99
00

A tribe oF 2d20 + 20 nomads (tribal warriors) on

The nomads are willing to trade Food, leather, and

81—90

1d12 chimeras

inFormation For weapons.

91—96

1d6 + 2 tyrannosaurus rexes

1d6 + 2 wereboars

97—99

1 young gold dragon

1 adult gold dragon
1 ancient gold dragon

1d4 triceratops
1d3 tyrannosaurus rexes

GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELs11—16)

31—40
41—46

2d4 weretigers

47—56

1d8 + 1 cyclopes

5?—61

1d3 chimeras

62—66

5 triceratops

6?—69

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potions ofhenling, antitoxins, and other consumable items For sale in exchange For Food and news.
2d10 elephants

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11—15
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HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS1—4)
d100 Encounter
1 eagle
01
02—03 2d4 baboons
04—06 1d6 bandits
1d4 vultures
07
1d10 commoners
03
1 raven
09
1 poisonous snake
10
11—13 2d6 bandits or 2d6 tribal warriors
2d8 goats
14
1d6 + 4 blood hawks
15
1d4 + 3 giant weasels
16
17—18 1d3 guards with 1d2 mastifl's and 1 mule
19*20 1d6 + 5 hyenas
21—22 2d4 stirges

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06—10

Encounter

3d6 wereboars
2d10 gnoll Fangs oFYeenoghu
1d4 bulettes
An old road oF paved stones, partly reclaimed by

d100
01—05

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HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5—10)

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Encounter

23225
26

An empty cave littered with bones
1 pseudodragon or 1d3 giant owls

1 lion or 1 panther (cougar)

28-30

2d8 kobolds

1 hippogriﬁ'

32—34
35

1 worg

1 giant eagle
An old dwarf sitting on a stump, whittling a piece

of wood

1d4 winged kobolds with 1d6 kobolds

1d6 + 2 giant wolfspiders

2d4 wolves
1 swarm of insects

1d8 + 1 axe beaks

1 brown bear or 1d3 boars
1 scout
1 ogre

2d4 gnolls

1 giant elk
1d3 + 1 harpies

1 werewolf
2d4 orcs
1 druid or1 veteran
The corpse of an adventurer that carries an intact

explorer’s pack and lies atop a longsword
1 green hag

67—63

A small cemetery containing 2d6 graves
1 hobgoblin captain with 2d4 hobgoblins

2d4 giant goats

1 manticore

1d6 + 2 hobgoblins

1 phase spider
A pile ofdroppings from a very large bird
1 gnoll fang oeenoghu
1d3 giant boars

1 gnoll pack lord with 1d3 giant hyenas

1 bandit captain with 2d4 bandits
1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 1d8 + 2 orcs

75
76—78
79

83
84
85-86

87—38
89
90

1d3 orogs or 1d4 berserkers
1 ettin or 1 wereboar
1 goblin boss with 2d6 goblins

1d3 griﬁ'ons

1d3 perytons or 1d4 pegasi

91—96

1d3 trolls

97—99

1 cyclops

1 stone giant

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1d8 +1 gnolls or 1d8 +1 hobgoblins
1d4 lions

1d6 + 2 worgs

1d4 brown bears

3d6 axe beaks

09
10
13

1 half-ogre with 2d6 orcs
2d10 winged kobolds
1 goblin boss with 1d4 dire wolves and 2d6 goblins
1d6 giant elk

14—15

1d8 + 1 giant eagles

16—17

1d4 phase spiders
1 gnoll pack lord with 2d4 giant hyenas

18—19

26—27

2d4 hippogris
A 15-foot-tall stone statue ota dwarfwarrior that
has been tipped over on its side
2d4 orogs

28—29

1d4 + 1 griffons

30—31

1d6 + 2 harpies

32—33

1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 2d6 + 3 orcs

34—35

1d4 + 3 giant boars
A stone door set into the side ofa steep hill, open-

20
21—25

1d4 half-ogres

1d3 dire wolves

?3—74

1 manticore

36—40

65—66
69—70

1d6 + 2 giant goats

11—12

1d4 elk

Encounter

1d4 pegasi or 1d3 perytons

2d4 goblins

41
42
43
44—45
46
47
43—49
50
51
52—53
54
55
56
5?—53
59
60
61—63

1d3 swarms of bats or 1d3 swarms of ravens

38—40

d100

41—42
43—44
45—46
47—43
49—50
51—54
55—53
59—62
63—65
66—69
70—73
74—77
78—80
31—32
83—84
85—86
87—88
89—90
91—93
94—96
97—93
99
00

ing onto 15 feet ofdescending stairs that end at a

cave-in

1d3 green hags
1d4 werewolves
1d6 + 2 ogres

1 hobgoblin captain with 2d8 hobgoblins

1 bandit captain with 3d6 bandits
1 chimera
1d4 ettins

1d6 + 2 veterans with 2d6 berserkers
An abandoned wooden hut

1 galeb duhr
1 bulette
1 wyvern
2d6 + 10 goats with 1 herder (tribal warrior)

1d3 hill giants
2d4 wereboars

1d4 revenants
1d2 gorgons
1d8 + 1 gnoll fangs of'Yeenoghu
1d4 cyclopes
1 young red dragon
1d4 stone giants
1d3 young copper dragons
1 roc

HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11—16)

d100
01
02—04
05—0?

Encounter

81—85

1 adult copper dragon

1d6 green bags with 1d6 wyverns

86—90

2d4 stone giants

l hobgoblin captain with 1 hill giant and 4d10
hobgobﬁns
2d6 + 3 werewolves

11—14

id6 + 2 ettins

15—13

id3 bulettes
ld4 werebears
A stream otsmoke emerging from a small chimney

19—22

in the hillside

25-23

1d4 wyverns

29—32

ld8 + l wereboars

33—36

ld3 revenants

3?—33

A mild earthquake that shakes the region for lO
seconds

39—42
43—46
4r~50
51—54
55—53
59—52
53—55

66—69
70—73
74—7?

Encounter

ld3 nobles with M4 scouts prospecting for gold

2d8 manticores or 2d3 phase spiders

03—10

23—24

d100
78—80

ld3 chimeras
ld4 gorgons

91—96

1d4 recs

97~99

1 adult red dragon
1 ancient copper dragon

HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17—20)
d100

Encounter

ld2 rocs

02—05

1 young red dragon

06—10

2d6 ettins

11—15

ld4 bulettes

16—20

ldiO revenants

21—25

The white outline ofan enormous horse carved

26—30

id6 + l gorgons

31—35

2d4 + l trolls

into the side ofa high hill

id6 + 2 gnoll fangs oeenoghu
'ld4 hill giants

36—40

The scorched remains 01‘2l humanoids littering

1 young red dragon

41—45

2d4 hill giants

ld3 +1 galeb duhr

2d10 dwarfminers (commoners), whistling as they
march toward their mine

ld3 young copper dragons
ld4 trolls

a hillside

46—50

ld6 + 2 werebears

51—55

2d4 galeb duhr

ld4 + 2 wyverns

56—60

A massive boulder partly buried in the earth as ifit

61—65

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66—70

1 adult copper dragon

84—85

71—75
76—80
81—85

86—90
91 —96
97—99
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1 saber—toothed tiger
A sparkling stream ofwater spilling from a crevice
1d2 ettins

ofa hill

1 cyclops

2d4 stone giants

1 troll

1 adult red dragon
1 ancient copper dragon
1 ancient red dragon
1d2 adult red dragons with 1d3 young red dragons

94
95

1 galeb duhr
1 air elemental

1 bulette

1 chimera

1 wyvern

1 stone giant

1 frost giant

1d6 + 3 cyclopes
The stub of an old stone tower jutting from the top

MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1—4)
d100

Encou nter

01—02

1 eagle

86—90

MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5—10)
d100

01—02

03—05
06—08

1d3 swarms ofbats
1d6 goats

09—11

1d10 + 5 tribal warriors

12—14

1d6 + 3 pteranodons

15—17

1d8 +1 winged kobolds

18—20

1 lion

Encounter
2d8 + 1 aarakocra

03—04

1 lion or 1 saber-toothed tiger

05—06

1d8 + 1 giant goats

07—08

1d4 + 3 dwarftrailblazers (scouts)

09—10

1d6 + 2 orcs

11—15

1d10 giant eagles

16—20
21—25

1d8 + 1 hippogriffs
1d8 ﬁssures venting steam that partially obscures a
20-foot cube above each ﬁssure

26—30

1 basilisk

21—24

Stairs chiseled into the side of the mountain that
climb 3d20 + 40 feet before ending abruptly

25—27

2d10 stirges

28-30

2d4 aarakocra

36—40

with iron ore

A ravine blocked by a 100-foot-high wall, which has
an opening in the center where a gate used to be

41—45

1 manticore

46—50

2d4 harpies

51‘52

1 galeb duhr

53e54

1 bulette

31—»33

34-36
37—38

31—35

2d6 dwarfsoldiers (guards) with 1d6 mules laden

1 giant eagle
A small shrine dedicated to a lawful neutral god,
perched on a stone outcropping

39—41

2d8 + 1 blood hawks

42-44

1 giant goat

45-47

3d4 kobolds

48—50

1 half-ogre

51—53

1 berserker

54—55

1 orog

1 hell hound

1 druid

58—59

1 peryton

60~61

1d2 hippogriﬁs

63—64

65—67

1d12 half-ogres

55—56

1d10 berserkers

57—58

1d3 hell hounds

59—60

1d8 + 1 veterans

61—65

A distant mountain whose peak resembles a tooth

66—69

1d4 ettins

70~73

1 wyvern

74—75

1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 1d6 orogs and 3d6 + 10

orcs
76—80

1 manticore

A row of1d10 + 40 stakes upon which the bodies of

kobolds, dwarves, or orcs are impaled

1d6 + 2 scouts

81—83

1 ﬁre giant

84—85

1 young silver dragon

into the mountain peaks

86—87

1d4 air elementals

88—90

1d4 trolls

91~92

1d3 +1 cyclopes

93~94

1d4 chimeras

Enormous footprints left by a giant, which head

68—73

2d4 orcs

74—75

1 giant elk

76—77

1 veteran

78—79
80

1 orc Eye ofGruumsh
1d4 harpies

1 ogre

1 griffon

1 basilisk

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1 cloud giant

1 roc

1d4 stone giants

1 young red dragon

1d4 frost giants

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Encounter

31—35

1d4 rocs

01—02

1d8 + 1 basilisks

86—90

03—04

2d4 hell hounds

91—96

1d4 young red dragons
1 ancient silver dragon

05—06

1d3 chimeras

97—00

1 ancient red dragon

07—03

1 galeb duhr

09—10

2d6 veterans

11—1 5

1 young silver dragon

16—20

2d4 trolls

21-25

1 red dragon gliding through the sky above the
highest mountaintops

SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVEL51—4)

26—30

1d8 + 1 manticores

31—35

1d4 cyclopes

36—40

Heavy snowfall that lasts for 1d6 hours

02—05

3d6 rats

d100
01

Encounter

1d4 poisonous snakes

41—45

1d10 air elementals

06—10

2d8 ravens

46—50

1d6 + 2 bulettes

51—55
56—60

1d4 stone giants
1 ﬁre giant

11-12

3d6 giant rats

61—65

2 stone giants playing catch with a boulder a few
hundred feet away

1d10 + 5 tribal warriors

14—15

1d8 + 1 giant lizards

16—17

1 crocodile

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1 swarm of insects

1 giant spider

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66—70

1013 + 1 ettins

71—75

1d3 frost giants

76—30

A wide crevasse, its depths shrouded in mist

81—35

1d4 cloud giants

36—90

1 adult silver dragon

91—96

1 adult red dragon

97—93

1d4 rocs

31—32

1 scout

1 ancient silver dragon

33—34

1 ancient red dragon

The corpse ofan adventurer tangled in the weeds.
Looting the body turns up an explorer's pack and

20
21—22
23-25
26
27—29
30

01—05

Encou nter

1d10 bulettes

06—10

1:18 +1 chimeras

11—15

1 adult silver dragon

16—20

1d8 + 1 wyverns

21—25

A massive boat perched atop a mountain

26—30

2d4 galeb duhr

31-35
36—40

1d4 frost giants
A wooded valley haunted by secretive and reclusive
elves who tell warily oftheir master: a mad wizard

2d4 mud mephits

1d6 + 2 giant poisonous snakes

2d4 winged kobolds

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MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17—20)
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1d4 +1 mud huts partially sunken in murky water
2d8 + 1 kobolds

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35—38

1 giant toad

39—41

1d6 + 2 constrictor snakes

42—44

2d4 giant frogs

1d8 + 1 swarms ofrats or 1d6 + 2 swarms ofravens

46—48

2d10 stirges

49—52

2d6 + 3 bullywugs

53-54

1d8 + 1 orcs

55—56

1d4 yuan-ti purebloods

1 druid

58-59

1 yuan-ti malison

60-62
63-64

1 giant constrictor snake
A high-pitched shriek that lasts for 1d4 minutes

41—45

who lives in the heart ofthe valley
1d10 air elementals

46—50

1d6 + 3 trolls

65—67

2d4 lizardfolk

51—55

1 adult red dragon

68—69

1d4 ghouls

56—60

1d4 cloud giants

70—71

1 will-o’-wisp

61-65

A waterfall hundreds offeet high that drops into a
clear pool

1 wight

1 ghast

1d3 ﬁre giants

74—75

71—75
76—30

2d4 stone giants
A force of100 dwarves (veterans) standing guard

76—77

1 swarm of poisonous snakes
A foul stench bubbling up from brackish waters

78—80

1d4 + 2 ogres

at a mountain pass, permitting no passage until

81—83

1 shambling mound

a traveler pays 100 gp (ifon foot) or 200 gp (if
mounted)

84—86

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1 troll

89-90

1d6 + 1 yuan-ti malisons

91—93

1d4 + 1 trolls

90—91

1d4 green hags
1 revenant

94—96

92—93

1 giant crocodile

1d10 revenants
1d8 + 1 water elementals

87
88—89

94—95

97—99

1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 1d3 orogs and 2d6 + 3

orcs
98

1 young black dragon
1 yuan-ti abomination

1d4 water elementals

1 hydra

96—97

02—03
04—05
06—07

2d4 giant lizards or 2d4 giant poisonous snakes
2d8 winged kobolds
1d10 + 1 bullywugs with 1d8 + 1 giant frogs

08—09

1 druid

d100

Encounter

01—10

1d4 giant crocodiles
1d3 yuan-ti abominations

21—25

1d6 +1 green hags
A large, spreading tree from which 2d6 armored
knights hang by the neck

26-30

2d4 wights

31—35

1d8 + 1 yuan-ti malisons

16—20

Encounter

1 green hag

1d8 + 1 swarms ofinsects

11—13

1d12 ghouls

14—16

2d8 scouts

17—19

2d10 orcs

20—22

2d4 giant spiders

1d3 hydras

SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11—20)

11—15

SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5—10)
d100

36—40

Fog that rolls across the terrain, making the area
within 1d3 miles heavily obscured for 1d4 hours

41_45 1d4 revenants
46—50 1d6 shambling mounds
51—55 1d10 water elementals
56—60 1d4 young black dragons
61—65 An eerie, bat-headed idol almost completely covered by vines

Tainted water that exposes creatures that move
through it to sight rot (see “Diseases" in chapter 8

66—70

1d8 + 2 trolls

71—75

1d3 hydras

76—80

The sound ofdrums beating several miles away

25—27

1d6 + 2 giant toads

81—96

1 adult black dragon

28—30

3d6 lizardfolk

31—33

1d8 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods
1d4 + 1 swarms of poisonous snakes

23—24

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34—36

32—38

97—00

1 ancient black dragon

A bloated humanoid corpse floating facedown in
the water

39—41

1 shambling mound

42—44

1d4 + 1 will-o’-wisps

45—47

2d6 crocodiles

48—50

1d4 + 1 giant constrictor snakes

51—54
55—58

59—62
63—65
66-69

70—73

74—77
78—80

UNDERDARK ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1—4)
d100

Encounter

1 mind ﬂayer arcanist
1d3 + 1 giant poisonous snakes

snakes and 1d8 + 2 lizardfolk

1d3 giant lizards

1d8 + 1 ogres

2d4 giant ﬁre beetles

2d4 ghasts

1d8 + 1 ﬂumphs

1 shrieker

1 lizardfolk shaman with 1d3 swarms of poisonous

An altar partially sunk into the mud, devoted to a

god that is part human and part frog

1 giant crocodile

1d12 giant rats
2d4 kobolds

1 shambling mound

1d8 +1 stirges

1 orc Eye ofGruumsh with 1d3 ogres and 2d10 + 5
orcs
A torrential rain that lasts 1d6 minutes and puts
out all unprotected flames within 1 mile

81—82
83-84

1 young black dragon
1d4 green bags with 1d6 +1 ogres

85—86

1 yuan-ti abomination

8?—88

1d4 + 1 wights

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13—14

1d2 gray oozes

15—16

3d6 stirges

17—18

1d3 magma mephits

19—20

1d10 goblins

21—22

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1d10 troglodytes

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2dIO X 1,000 gp

Rare

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2d6 x 25,000 gp

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peril. The large sums of money involved and the power
offered by magic items attract thieves, con artists, and
other villains. If you want to make things more interest"
ing for the characters, roll on the Magic Item Purchase
Complications table or invent your own complication.
MAGIC ITEM PURCHASE COMPLICATIONS

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item is a fake, planted by an enemy?“
item is stolen by the party’s enemies}?
item is cursed by a god.
item's original owner will kill to reclaim it; the

party’s enemies spread news of its sales“

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The item is at the center ofa dark prophecy.
The seller is murdered before the sale."~‘
The seller is a devil looking to make a bargain.

The item is the key to freeing an evil entity.
A third party bids on the item, doubling its price.*
The item is an enslaved, intelligent entity.

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sale and their ﬁnal price, no matter what the tables say.

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If the characters seek a speciﬁc magic item, ﬁrst
decide if it’s an item you want to allow in your game. If
so, include the desired item among the items for sale
on a check total of 10 or higher if the item is common,
15 or higher if it is uncommon, 20 or higher if it is rare,

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tion or a scroll, when using the table to determine an

asking price.
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with a few drinks and a group of friends at a tavern?
Resources. Carousing covers a workweek of ﬁne

food, strong drink, and socializing. A character can at—

tempt to carouse among lower-, middle, or upper—class

folk. A character can carouse with the lower class for

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workweek and access to the local nobility.
A character with the noble background can mingle
with the upper class, but other characters can do so only
if you judge that the character has made sufﬁcient contacts. Alternatively, a character might use a disguise kit
and the Deception skill to pass as a noble visiting from a
distant city.
Resolution. After a workweek of carousing, a character stands to make contacts within the selected social
class. The character makes a Charisma (Persuasion)
check using the Carousing table.

CAROUSING
Check
Total

Result

1—5

Character has made a hostile contact.

6—40

Character has made no new contacts.

11—15

Character has made an allied contact.

16—20

Character has made two allied contacts.

21+

Character has made three allied contacts.

Contacts are NPCs who now share a bond with the
character. Each one either owes the character a favor
or has some reason to bear a grudge. A hostile contact
works against the character, placing obstacles but stop—

ping short of committing a crime or a violent act. Allied

contacts are friends who will render aid to the character,
but not at the risk of their lives.

Lower—class contacts include criminals, laborers,
mercenaries, the town guard, and any other folk who
normally frequent the cheapest taverns in town.
Middle-class contacts include guild members, spellcasters, town ofﬁcials, and other folk who frequent well—
kept establishments.
Upper-class contacts are nobles and their personal

servants. Carousing with such folk covers formal ban~

quets, state dinners, and the like.
Once a contact has helped or hindered a character,
the character needs to carouse again to get back into the
N PC’s good graces. A contact provides help once, not
help for life. The contact remains friendly, which can inﬂuence roleplaying and how the characters interact with
them, but doesn’t come with a guarantee of help.
You can assign speciﬁc N PCs as contacts. You might

decide that the barkeep at the Wretched Gorgon and

a guard stationed at the western gate are the charac-

ter’s allied contacts. Assigning speciﬁc NPCs gives the

players concrete options. It brings the campaign to life
and seeds the area with N PCs that the characters care
about. On the other hand, it can prove difﬁcult to track
and might render a contact useless if that character
doesn’t come into play.
Alternatively, you can allow the player to make an
NPC into a contact on the spot, after carousing. When
the characters are in the area in which they caroused,
a player can expend an allied contact and designate
an NPC they meet as a contact, assuming the N PC is
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caroused. The player should provide a reasonable explanation for this relationship and work it into the game.
Using a mix of the two approaches is a good idea,
since it gives you the added depth of speciﬁc contacts

while giving players the freedom to ensure that the con—
tacts they accumulate are useful.
The same process can apply to hostile contacts. You

can give the characters a speciﬁc NPC they should

avoid, or you might introduce one at an inopportune or

dramatic moment.

At any time, a character can have a maximum number

of unspeciﬁed allied contacts equal to 1 + the character’s
Charisma modiﬁer (minimum of 1). Speciﬁc, named

contacts don't count toward this limit—only ones that

can be used at any time to declare an NPC as a contact.
Complications. Characters who carouse risk bar

brawls, accumulating a cloud of nasty rumors, and
building a bad reputation around town. As a rule of
thumb, a character has a 10 percent chance of triggering
a complication for each workweek of carousing.
LOWER-CLASS CAROUSING COMPLICATIONS
d8

Complication

A pickpocket lifts ldiO x 5 gp from youi"

A bar brawl leaves you with a scarﬁ'r

3
4

You have fuzzy memories ofdoing something very,

very illegal, but can’t remember exactly what.
You are banned from a tavern after some obnoxious behavior."-’
After a few drinks, you swore in the town square to

pursue a dangerous quest.

Surprise! You’re married.

Streaking naked through the streets seemed like a
great idea at the time.

Everyone is calling you by some weird, embarrassing nickname, like Puddle Drinker or Bench Slayer,

and no one will say why?“
*Might involve a rival

MIDDLE-CLASS CAROUSING COMPLICATIONS
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Complication
You accidentally insulted a guild master, and only

a public apology will let you do business with the
guild again}?
You swore to complete some quest on behalfofa
temple or a guild.
A social gaffe has made you the talk ofthe town.‘-'"
A particularly obnoxious person has taken an in-

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You have made a foe out ofa local spellcasterﬁ"
You have been recruited to help run a local festival,

You made a drunken toast that scandalized the
locals.
You spent an additional 100 gp trying to impress
people.

tense romantic interest in you.*

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Complication

A pushy noble family wants to marry off one of
their scions to you?
You tripped and fell during a dance, and people
can’t stop talking about it.
You have agreed to take on a noble’s debts.
You have been challenged to a joust by a knight?"
You have made a foe out ofa local noble?“

A boring noble insists you visit each day and listen

to long, tedious theories of magic.

You have become the target ofa variety of embarrassing rumors"?
You spent an additional 500 gp trying to impress

people.
*Might involve a rival

CRAFTING AN ITEM

A character who has the time, the money, and the
needed tools can use downtime to craft armor, weapons,

clothing, or other kinds of nonmagical gear.

Resources and Resolution. In addition to the appro—
priate tools for the item to be crafted, a character needs
raw materials worth half of the item’s selling cost. To
determine how many workweeks it takes to create an
item, divide its gold piece cost by 50. A character can
complete multiple items in a workweek if the items‘ com-

bined cost is 50 gp or lower. Items that cost more than

50 gp can be completed over longer periods of time, as

long as the work in progress is stored in a safe location.

Multiple characters can combine their efforts. Divide
the time needed to create an item by the number of characters working on it. Use your judgment when determining how many characters can collaborate on an item. A
particularly tiny item, like a ring, might allow only one
or two workers, whereas a large, complex item might
allow four or more workers.
A character needs to be proﬁcient with the tools
needed to craft an item and have access to the appropriate equipment. Everyone who collaborates needs to
have the appropriate tool proﬁciency. You need to make
any judgment calls regarding whether a character has
the correct equipment. The following table provides

some examples.
Proﬁciency
Herbalism kit

Items

Antitoxin, potion ofheoling

Leatherworker’s tools

Leather armor, boots

Smith’s tools

Armor, weapons

Weaver's tools

Cloaks, robes

If all the above requirements are met, the result of the
process is an item of the desired sort. A character can
sell an item crafted in this way at its listed price.

Crafting Magic Items. Creating a magic item requires

more than just time, effort, and materials. It is a long—
term process that involves one or more adventures to
track down rare materials and the lore needed to create the item.

Potions otheaiing and spell scrolls are exceptions to
the following rules. For more information, see “Brewing

Potions of Healing" later in this section and the “Scrib—
ing a Spell Scroll” section, below.
To start with, a character needs a formula for a magic
item in order to create it. The formula is like a recipe.
It lists the materials needed and steps required to
make the item.
An item invariably requires an exotic material to com-

plete it. This material can range from the skin of a yeti to

a vial of water taken from a whirlpool on the Elemental
Plane of Water. Finding that material should take place
as part of an adventure.
The Magic ltem Ingredients table suggests the chal—
lenge rating of a creature that the characters need to
face to acquire the materials for an item. Note that fac-

ing a creature does not necessarily mean that the char—

acters must collect items from its corpse. Rather, the
creature might guard a location or a resource that the

characters need access to.

MAclc ITEM INGREDIENTS

Item Rarity

CR Range

Common

l-3

Uncommon

4—8

Rare

9-42

Very rare

13—18

Legendary

19+

If appropriate, pick a monster or a location that is a
thematic ﬁt for the item to be crafted. For example, cre—
ating mariners armor might require the essence of a
water weird. Crafting a staﬁ‘ofcharming might require
the cooperation of a speciﬁc arcanaloth, who will help
only if the characters complete a task for it. Making a
staffofpower might hinge on acquiring a piece of an
ancient stone that was once touched by the god of magic—a stone now guarded by a suspicious androsphinx.
In addition to facing a speciﬁc creature, creating an
item comes with a gold piece cost covering other materials, tools, and so on, based on the item’s rarity. Those
values, as well as the time a character needs to work in
order to complete the item, are shown on the Magic Item
Crafting Time and Cost table. Halve the listed price and
creation time for any consumable items.

MAGIC ITEM CRAFTING TIME AND COST

Item Rarity

Common

Workweeks'-"

Cost"‘

50 gp

Uncommon

200 gp

Rare

2,000 gp

Very rare

20,000 gp

Legendary

100,000 gp

*Halved for a consumable item like a potion or scroll
To complete a magic item, a character also needs
whatever too] proﬁciency is appropriate, as for crafting a
nonmagical object, or proﬁciency in the Arcana skill.
If all the above requirements are met, the result of the
process is a magic item of the desired sort.

Complications. Most of the complications involved in
creating something, especially a magic item, are linked
to the difﬁculty in ﬁnding rare ingredients or components needed to complete the work. The complications
a character might face as byproducts of the creation
process are most interesting when the characters are

working on a magic item: there’s a 10 percent chance for
every ﬁve workweeks spent on crafting an item that a
complication occurs. The Crafting Complications table
provides examples of what might happen.

CRAFTING COM PLICATIONS

Complication

Rumors swirl that what you’re working on is unstable and a threat to the community"

Your tools are stolen, forcing you to buy new
ones?"

4
5
6

A local wizard shows keen interest in your work

and insists on observing you.
A powerful noble offers a hefty price for your work
and is not interested in hearing no for an answer}?
A dwarfclan accuses you of stealing its secret lore
to fuel your work.1i
A competitor spreads rumors that your work is
shoddy and prone to failureﬁi‘

*Might involve a rival
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Brewing Potions oi'Healing. Potions of healing fall

into a special category for item crafting, separate from
other magic items. A character who has proﬁciency with
the herbalism kit can create these potions. The times
and costs for doing so are summarized on the Potion of

CRIME COMPLICATIONS

Complication

A bounty equal to your earnings is offered for infor-

Healing Creation table.

An unknown person contacts you, threatening to

POTION or HEALING CREATION

Type

Time

Healing

lday

Greater healing
Superior healing

Supreme healing

Cost
25 gp

100 gp

l workweek
3 workweeks

4 workweeks

1,000 gp

10,000 gp

Sometimes it pays to be bad. This activity gives a char—
acter the chance to make some extra cash, at the risk

of arrest.
Resources. A character must spend one week and at
least 25 gp gathering information on potential targets
before committing the intended crime.
Resolution. The character must make a series of

checks, with the DC for all the checks chosen by the

character according to the amount of proﬁt sought from
the crime.
The chosen DC can be 10, 15, 20, or 25. Successful
completion of the crime yields a number of gold pieces,
as shown on the Loot Value table.
To attempt a crime, the character makes three checks:
Dexterity (Stealth), Dexterity using thieves’ tools, and
the player’s choice of Intelligence (Investigation), Wisdom (Perception), 0r Charisma (Deception).
If none of the checks are successful, the character is
caught and jailed. The character must pay a ﬁne equal to
the proﬁt the crime would have earned and must spend

one week injail for each 25 gp of the ﬁne.

If only one check is successful. the heist fails but the
character escapes.
If two checks are successful, the heist is a partial suc—
cess, netting the character half the payout.
If all three checks are successful, the character earns
the full value of the loot.

Loor VALUE
DC

Value

10
15

50 gp, robbery ofa struggling merchant
100 gp, robbery ofa prosperous merchant

200 gp, robbery oia noble

1,000 gp, robbery oione ofthe richest ﬁgures in town

Complications. A life of crime is ﬁlled with complica—

tions. Roll on the Crime Complications table (or create
a complication of your own) if the character succeeds
on only one check. If the character’s rival is involved in
crime or law enforcement, a complication ensues if the
character succeeds on only two checks.

reveal your crime ifyou don’t render a service"?
Your victim is ﬁnancially ruined by your crime.
Someone who knows ofyour crime has been arrested on an unrelated matterﬁi'

Your loot is a single, easily identiﬁed item that you
can't fence in this region.

You robbed someone who was under a local crime

CRIME

mation about your crimeﬁ"

lord's protection, and who now wants revenge.
Your victim calls in a favor from a guard, doubling
the efforts to solve the case.
Your victim asks one of your adventuring companions to solve the crime.

*Might involve a rival

GAMBLING

Games of chance are a way to make a fortune—and perhaps a better way to lose one.

Resources. This activity requires one workweek of effort plus a stake of at least 10 gp, to a maximum of 1,000

gp or more, as you see ﬁt.

Resolution. The character must make a series of

checks, with a DC determined at random based on the
quality of the competition that the character runs into.
Part of the risk of gambling is that one never knows who
might end up sitting across the table.
The character makes three checks: Wisdom (Insight),
Charisma (Deception), and Charisma (Intimidation).
If the character has proﬁciency with an appropriate
gaming set, that tool proﬁciency can replace the rele-

vant skill in any of the checks. The DC for each of the
checks is 5 + 2d10; generate a separate DC for each
one. Consult the Gambling Results table to see how the
character did.

GAMBLING RESULTS

Result
0 successes

Value
Lose all the money you bet, and accrue a
debt equal to that amount.

2 successes

Lose halfthe money you bet.
Gain the amount you bet plus half again

3 successes

Gain double the amount you bet.

1 success

more.

Complications. Gambling tends to attract unsavory

individuals. The potential complications involved come
from runﬂins with the law and associations with various
criminals tied to the activity. Every workweek spent

gambling brings a 10 percent chance of a complication,
examples of which are on the Gambling Complica—
tions table.

GAMBLING COMPLICATIONS
d6

Complication

You are accused ofcheating. You decide whether
you actually did cheat or were framed":

The town guards raid the gambling hall and throw

3
4

PIT FIGHTING COMPLICATIONS

Complication

An opponent swears to take revenge on you.”"-‘

A crime boss approaches you and oi‘T‘ers to pay you
to intentionally lose a few matches.“-'~’

you in jailﬁi‘
A noble in town loses badly to you and loudly vows

You defeat a popular local champion, drawing the
crowd's ire.

to get revenge.‘-’-’

You defeat a noble’s servant, drawing the wrath of

You won a sum from a low—ranking member ofa
thieves' guild, and the guild wants its money back.

A local crime boss insists you start frequenting the
boss's gambling parlor and no others.
A high—stakes gambler comes to town and insists
that you take part in a game.

*Might involve a rival

PIT FIGHTING

Pit ﬁghting includes boxing, wrestling, and other nonle—

thal forms of combat in an organized setting with prede—

termined matches. If you want to introduce competitive

ﬁghting in a battle-to—the-death situation, the standard
combat rules apply to that sort of activity.

Resources. Engaging in this activity requires one.
workweek of effort from a character.
Resolution. The character must make a series of
checks, with a DC determined at random based on the
quality of the opposition that the character runs into.
A big part of the challenge in pit ﬁghting lies in the unknown nature of a character's opponents.
The character makes three checks: Strength (Athlet—

ics), Dexterity (Acrobatics), and a special Constitution

check that has a bonus equal to a roll of the character’s
largest Hit Die (this roll doesn't spend that die). If desired, the character can replace one of these skill checks
with an attack roll using one of the character’s weapons.
The DC for each of the checks is 5 + 2d10; generate a
separate DC for each one. Consult the Pit Fighting Results table to see how the character did.

PIT FIGHTING RESULTS
Result

Value

0 successes

Lose your bouts, earning nothing.

1 success

Win 50 gp.

2 successes

Win 100 gp.

3 successes

Win 200 gp.

Complications. Characters involved in pit ﬁghting
must deal with their opponents, the people who bet on
matches, and the matches’ promoters. Every workweek
spent pit ﬁghting brings a 10 percent chance of a compli—

cation, examples of which are on the Pit Fighting Com-

plications table.

the noble’s housei"
You are accused ofcheating. Whether the allegation is true or not, your reputation is tarnished?"

You accidentally deliver a near-fatal wound to a foe.

*Might involve a rival

RELAXATION
Sometimes the best thing to do between adventures is
relax. Whether a character wants a hard-earned vacation or needs to recover from injuries, relaxation is the

ideal option for adventurers who need a break. This op-

tion is also ideal for players who don’t want to make use
of the downtime system.
Resources. Relaxation requires one week. A character needs to maintain at least a modest lifestyle while

relaxing to gain the beneﬁt of the activity.

Resolution. Characters who maintain at least a mod—
est lifestyle while relaxing gain several beneﬁts. While
relaxing, a character gains advantage on saving throws
to recover from long-acting diseases and poisons. In
addition, at the end of the week, a character can end one
effect that keeps the character from regaining hit points,
or can restore one ability score that has been reduced to
less than its normal value. This beneﬁt cannot be used
if the harmful effect was caused by a spell or some other
magical effect with an ongoing duration.
Complications. Relaxation rarely comes with com—
plications. If you want to make life complicated for the
characters, introduce an action or an event connected
to a rival.

RELIGIOUS SERVICE

Characters with a religious bent might want to spend
downtime in service to a temple, either by attending

rites or by proselytizing in the community. Someone

who undertakes this activity has a chance of winning
the favor of the temples leaders.
Resources. Performing religious service requires ac—
cess to, and often attendance at, a temple whose beliefs

and ethos align with the character’s. If such a place is

available, the activity takes one workweek of time but
involves no gold piece expenditure.
Resolution. At the end of the required time, the char—
acter chooses to make either an Intelligence (Religion)

check or a Charisma (Persuasion) check. The total of

the check determines the beneﬁts of service, as shown

on the Religious Service table.

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workweek spent in religious service brings a 10 percent
chance of a complication, examples of which are on the
Religious Service Complications table.

RELIGIOUS SERVICE COMPLICATIONS
d6

Complication

You have offended a priest through your words or
actions"?

Blasphemy is still blasphemy, even ifyou did it by

accident.

A secret sect in the temple offers you membership.
Another temple tries to recruit you as a spy."~'

You accidentally discover that an important person

The temple elders implore you to take up a holy
quest.

in the temple is a ﬁend worshiper.

*Might involve a rival

RESEARCH

Forewarned is forearmed. The research downtime activity allows a character to delve into lore concerning a
monster, a location, a magic item, or some other particular topic.
Resources. Typically, a character needs access to a
library or a sage to conduct research. Assuming such
access is available, conducting research requires one
workweek of effort and at least 50 gp spent on materials,

RELIGIOUS SERVICE

Check
Total

Result

l—lO

No effect. Your efforts fail to make a lasting
impression.

11—20

You earn one favor.

21+

You earn two favors.

A favor, in broad terms, is a promise of future assistance from a representative of the temple. It can be
expended to ask the temple for help in dealing with a
speciﬁc problem, for general political or social support,
or to reduce the cost of cleric spellcasting by 50 percent.

A favor could also take the form of a deity’s intervention,
such as an omen, a vision, or a minor miracle provided
at a key moment. This latter sort of favor is expended by
the DM, who also determines its nature.

Favors earned need not be expended immediately, but
only a certain number can be stored up. A character can
have a maximum number of unused favors equal to 1 +

the character‘s Charisma modiﬁer (minimum of one un~

used favor).

Complications. Temples can be labyrinths of political

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and social scheming. Even the best-intentioned sect can
fall prone to rivalries. A character who serves a temple

risks becoming embroiled in such struggles. Every

bribes, gifts, and other expenses.
Resolution. The character declares the focus Of the
research—a speciﬁc person, place, or thing. After one
workweek, the character makes an Intelligence check
with a +1 bonus per 100 gp spent beyond the initial
100 gp, to a maximum of +6. In addition, a character
who has access to a particularly well—stocked library
or knowledgeable sages gains advantage on this check.
Determine how much lore a character learns using the
Research Outcomes table.
RESEARCH OUTCOMES
Check
Total

1—5

6—l0
ll~20

21+

Outcome

NO effect.
You learn one piece oflore.
You learn two pieces oflore.

You learn three pieces oflore.

Each piece of lore is the equivalent of one true statement about a person, place, or thing. Examples include
knowledge of a creature's resistances, the password

needed to enter a sealed dungeon level, the spells commonly prepared by an order of wizards, and so on.

As DM, you are the ﬁnal arbiter concerning exactly
what a character learns. For a monster or an NFC, you
can reveal elements of statistics or personality. For a lo—
cation, you can reveal secrets about it, such as a hidden
entrance, the answer to a riddle, or the nature of a crea—
ture that guards the place.

Complications. The greatest risk in research is un-

covering false information. Not all lore is accurate or

truthful, and a rival with a scholarly bent might try to

lead the character astray, especially if the object of the

research is known to the rival. The rival might plant

false information, bribe sages to give bad advice, or steal
key tomes needed to ﬁnd the truth.
In addition, a character might run into other complications during research. Every workweek spent in
research brings a 10 percent chance of a complication,
examples of which are on the Research Complica—
tions table.

brings a 10 percent chance of a complication, examples

of which are on the Scribe a Scroll Complications table.

SCRIBE A SCROLL COMPLICATIONS

RESEARCH COMPLICATIONS

Complication

You accidentally damage a rare book.

You offend a sage, who demands an extravagant
giftﬁ‘

lfyou had known that book was cursed, you never
would have opened it.

A sage becomes obsessed with convincing you ofa
number of strange theories about reality}?

Your actions cause you to be banned from a library

until you make reparations.""
You uncovered useful lore, but only by promising
to complete a dangerous task in return.

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SCRIBING A SPELL SCROLL

With time and patience, a spellcaster can transfer a
spell to a scroll, creating a spell scroll.
Resources. Scribing a spell scroll takes an amount of
time and money related to the level of the spell the char~
acter wants to scribe, as shown in the Spell Scroll Costs
table. In addition, the character must have proﬁciency
in the Arcana skill and must provide any material components required for the casting of the spell. Moreover,
the character must have the Spell prepared, or it must be
among the character’s known spells, in order to scribe a
scroll of that spell.
If the scribed spell is a cantrip, the version on the
scroll works as if the caster were 1st level.

Complication

You bought up the last ofthe rare ink used to craft
scrolls, angering a wizard in town.
The priest ofa temple of good accuses you oftraf—
ﬁcking in dark magic?
A wizard eager to collect one ofyour spells in a
book presses you to sell the scroll.

Due to a strange error in creating the scroll, it is
instead a random spell ofthe same level.

The rare parchment you bought for your scroll has
a barely visible map on it.

A thiefattempts to break into your workroom}?

‘-'~'Might involve a rival

SELLING A MAGIC ITEM

Selling a magic item is by no means an easy task. Con

artists and thieves are always looking out for an easy
score, and there's no guarantee that a character will receive a good offer even if a legitimate buyer is found.
Resources. A character can ﬁnd a buyer for one
magic item by spending one workweek and 25 gp, which
is used to spread word of the desired sale. A character
must pick one item at a time to sell.
Resolution. A character who wants to sell an item
must make a Charisma (Persuasion) check to determine
what kind of offer comes in. The character can always
opt not to sell, instead forfeiting the workweek of effort
and trying again later. Use the Magic Item Base Prices
and Magic Item Offer tables to determine the sale price.

MAGIC ITEM BASE PRICES

Base Price":

Rarity
Common

100 gp

Uncommon

400 gp
4,000 gp

Rare

40,000 gp

Very rare

200,000 gp

Legendary

SPELL SCROLL Cosrs

Spell Level

Time

Cost

Cantrip

1 day

15 gp

1st

1 day

25 gp

2nd

3 days

250 gp

3rd

1 workweek

500 gp

4th

2 workweeks

2,500 gp

5th

4 workweeks

5,000 gp

6th

8 workweeks

15,000 gp

ith

16 workweeks

25,000 gp

8th

32 workweeks

50,000 gp

9th

48 workweeks

250,000 gp

Complications. Crafting a spell scroll is a solitary
task, unlikely to attract much attention. The complications that arise are more likely to involve the preparation

needed for the activity. Every workweek spent scribing

*Halved for a consumable item like a potion or scroll
MAGIC ITEM OFFER
Check
Total

. Offer

1—10

50% of base price

11—20

100% of base price

21+

150% ofbase price

Complications. The main risk in selling a magic item

lies in attracting thieves and anyone else who wants the
item but doesn’t want to pay for it. Other folk might try to
undermine a deal in order to bolster their own business
or seek to discredit the character as a legitimate seller.
Every workweek spent trying to sell an item brings a 10
percent chance of a complication, examples of which are

on the Magic Item Sale Complications table.

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TRAINING COMPLICATIONS
d6

Complication

Your instructor disappears, forcing you to spend
one workweek ﬁnding a new oneﬁ"

Your teacher instructs you in rare, archaic methods, which draw comments from others.
Your teacher is a spy sent to learn your plans?"

G‘U‘I-DI-UJ

Your teacher is a wanted criminal.
Your teacher is a cruel taskmaster.

Your teacher asks for help dealing with a threat.

*Might involve a rival

WORK

When all else fails, an adventurer can turn to an honest

trade to earn a living. This activity represents a char—

acters attempt to ﬁnd temporary work, the quality and
wages of which are difﬁcult to predict.
Resources. Performing ajob requires one workweek
of effort.
Resolution. To determine how much money a char—
acter earns, the character makes an ability check:

Strength (Athletics), Dexterity (Acrobatics), Intelligence

using a set of tools, Charisma (Performance), or Charisma using a musical instrument. Consult the Wages
table to see how much money is generated according to
the total of the check.

WAGES
Check
Total
MAGIC ITEM SALE COMPLICATIONS
d6

Complication

10—14

Your enemy secretly arranges to buy the item to

15—20

use it against you}?

A thieves’ guild, alerted to the sale, attempts to
steal your item?"

A foe circulates rumors that your item is a fake?"

A sorcerer claims your item as a birthright and demands you hand it over.
Your item’s previous owner, or surviving allies of

the owner, vow to retake the item by force.

9 or lower

The buyer is murdered before the sale is ﬁnalizedi"

*Might involve a rival
Given enough free time and the services of an instructor, a character can learn a language or pick up proﬁ—
ciency with a tool.
Resources. Receiving training in a language or tool
typically takes at least ten workweeks, but this time is
reduced by a number of workweeks equal to the char—
acter’s Intelligence modiﬁer (an Intelligence penalty

doesn’t increase the time needed). Training costs 25 gp
per workweek.
Complications. Complications that arise while train-

ing typically involve the teacher. Every ten workweeks

spent in training brings a 10 percent chance of a compli-

cation, examples of which are on the Training Complica—
tions table.
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Modest lifestyle for the week

Comfortable lifestyle for the week
Comfortable lifestyle for the week + 25 gp

Complications. Ordinary work is rarely ﬁlled with

signiﬁcant complications. Still, the Work Complications
table can add some difﬁculties to a worker’s life. Each

workweek of activity brings a 10 percent chance that a
character encounters a complication.

WORK COMPLICATIONS
d6
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21+

Earnings

Poor lifestyle for the week

2
3

Complication
A difﬁcult customer or a ﬁght with a coworker re-

duces the wages you earn by one category.‘-'-'
Your employer’s ﬁnancial difﬁculties result in your
not being paid}?
A coworker with ties to an important family in town
takes a dislike to you}?

Your employer is involved with a dark cult or a
criminal enterprise.
A crime ring targets your business for extortion?
You gain a reputation for laziness (unjustiﬁed or
not, as you choose), giving you disadvantage on
checks made for this downtime activity for the next
six workweeks you devote to its::

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AWARDING MAGIC ITEMS

BEHIND THE DESIGN: MAGIC ITEM DISTRIBUTION

The Dungeon Master’s Guide assumes a certain amount of

Magic items are prized by D8113 adventurers of all sorts

treasure will be found over the course ofa campaign. Over

twenty levels oftypical play, the game expects forty-ﬁve

and are often the main reward in an adventure. The
rules for magic items are presented, along with the
Treasure Hoard tables, in chapter 7 of the Dungeon

rolls on the Treasure Hoard tables, distributed as follows:

- Seven rolls on the Challenge 0—4 table
- Eighteen rolls on the Challenge 5——IO table

Master’s Guide. This section expands on those rules by
offering you an alternative way of determining which

magic items end up in the characters" possession and by

- Twelve rolls on the Challenge II—I6 table
. Eight rolls on the Challenge I7+ table

The section ends with tables that group magic items ac-

Because many ofthe table results call for more than one
magic item, those forty—ﬁve rolls will result in the charac-

adding a collection of common magic items to the game.

ters obtaining roughly one hundred items. The optional
system described here yields the same number of items,

cording to rarity.

The system in the Dungeon Master’s Guide is de—

signed so that you can generate all treasure randomly,
and. the tables also govern the number of magic items
the characters receive. In short, the tables do the work.

But a DM who's designing or modifying an adventure

might prefer to choose the magic items that come into
play. Ifyou’re in that situation, you can use the rules in
this section to personalize your treasure hoards while
staying within the game’s limits for how many items the
characters should ultimately accumulate.

DISTRIBUTION BY RARITY

This alternative method of treasure determination focuses on choosing magic items based on their rarity,
rather than by rolling on the tables in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This method uses two tables: Magic Items
Awarded by Tier and Magic Items Awarded by Rarity.

distributed properly throughout the spectrum of rarity,

while enabling you to control exactly which items the characters have a chance ofacquiring.

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Magic Item Tables F through I. As you can see from the
Treasure Hoard tables in that book, major magic items
are meant to be handed out much less frequently than
minor items, even at higher levels of play.
MAGIC ITEMS AWARDED BY TIER

Character

Level

By Tier. The Magic Items Awarded by Tier table

shows the number of magic items a D&D party typically
gains during a campaign. culminating in the groups
having accumulated one hundred magic items by 20th
level. The table shows how many of those items are
meant to be handed out during each of the four tiers of
play. The emphasis on characters receiving more items
during the second tier (levels 5—10) than in other tiers
is by design. The second tier is where much of the play
occurs in a typical DEED campaign, and the items gained

in that tier prepare the characters for higher—level

adventures.
By Rarity The Magic Items Awarded by Rarity table
takes the numbers from the Magic Items Awarded by
Tier table and breaks them down to show the number of
items of each rarity the characters are expected to have
when they reach the end of a tier.
Minor and Major Items. Both tables in this section
make a distinction between minor magic items and major magic items. This distinction exists in the Dungeon
Master’s Guide, yet those terms aren’t used there. In
that book, the minor items are those listed on Magic

Item Tables A through E, and the major items are on

Major Items

Minor Items

All Items

1—4

‘II

5—1 0

Il—I 6

I7~20

Total

100

CHOOSING ITEMS LEVEL BY LEVEL

You decide when to place an item in an adventure that
you're creating or modifying, usually because you think
the story calls for a magic item, the characters need one,
or the players would be especially pleased to get one.
When you want to select an item as treasure for an encounter, the Magic Items Awarded by Rarity table serves
as your item budget. Here’s how to use it:
1.]ot down a copy of the table in your notes, so that you
can make adjustments to the numbers as you select
items to be placed in an adventure.

2. Refer to the line in the. Level/CR column that corre-

sponds to one of the following values (your choice):
the level of the player characters, the challenge rating
of the magic item’s owner, or the challenge rating of
the group of creatures guarding the item. The entries
in that row of the table indicate the total number of
items that would be appropriate for the characters to

receive by the end of the tier represented by that row.

MAGIC ITEMS AWARDED BY RARITY

Major Magic Items

Minor Magic Items
Level/CR

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Very Rare

Legendary

Uncommon

Rare

5—10

11-46

I7+

Total

Very Rare

Legendary

COMMON MAGIC ITEMS

3. Choose a magic item of any rarity for which the entry

in this row is not 0.
4. When the characters obtain an item, modify your

notes to indicate which part of your budget this expen—
diture came from by subtracting 1 from the appropriate entry on the table.

The Dungeon Master’s Guide includes many magic
items of every rarity. The one exception are common
items; that book includes few of them. This section intro—
duces more of them to the game. These items seldom in—
crease a character’s power, but they are likely to amuse
players and provide fun roleplaying opportunities.

In the future, if you choose an item of a rarity that’s
not available in the current tier but is still available in
a lower tier, deduct the item from the lower tier. If all

The magic items are presented in alphabetical order.

AEMOR 0E GLEAMING

lower tiers also have no items available of a given rarity,

Armor (any medium or heavy), common

deduct the item from a higher tier.

This armor never gets dirty.

CHOOSING ITEMS PIECEMEAL

If you prefer a more free—form method of choosing magic
items, simply select each magic item you want to give
out; then, when the characters acquire one, deduct it

BEAD or NOURISHMENT
Wondrous item, common

This spongy, flavorless, gelatinous bead dissolves on

from the Magic Items Awarded by Rarity table in your

notes. Whenever you do so, start with the lowest tier,
and deduct the item from the ﬁrst number you come
across in the appropriate rarity column for the item,
whether its minor or major. If that tier doesn’t have a
number greater than 0 for that rarity, go up a tier until
you ﬁnd one that does, and deduct the magic item from
that number. Following this process, you will zero out
each row of the table in order, going from the lowest lev-

els to the highest.

your tongue and provides as much nourishment as 1 day
of rations.

BEAD OF REERESHMENT
Wondrous item. common
This spongy, flavorless, gelatinous bead dissolves in
liquid, transforming up to a pint of the liquid into fresh,
cold drinking water. The head has no effect on magical
liquids or harmful substances such as poison.

OVERSTOCKING AN ADVENTURE

BOOTS or FALSE TRACKS

number of items the characters are expected to receive,
not the number of items that are available in an adven—
ture. When creating or modifying an adventure, assume
that the characters won’t ﬁnd all the items you place in
it, unless most of the loot is in easy-to—ﬁnd locations.
Here’s a good rule of thumb: an adventure can include a
number of items that’s 25 percent higher than the num—
bers in the tables (round up). For example, an adventure

Only humanoids can wear these boots. While wearing

Wondrous item, common

The magic item tables in this section are based on the

designed to take characters from 1st to 4th level might

CANDLE OF THE DEEP
Wondrous item, common

The flame of this candle is not extinguished when

immersed in water. It gives off light and heat like a nor-

mal candle.

include fourteen items rather than eleven, in the expectation that three of those items won’t be found.

CAST— OFF ARMOR

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the boots, you can choose to have them leave tracks like
those of another kind of humanoid of your size.

Armor (light, medium. or heavy), common

ARE MAGIC ITEMS NECESSARY IN A CAMPAIGN?

You can doff this armor as an action.

items appear sporadically and that they are always a boon,
unless an item bears a curse. Characters and monsters are

CHARLATAN’S DIE

The D&D game is built on the assumption that magic

Wondrous item. common (requires attunement)

built to face each other without the help of magic Items,
which means that having a magic item always makes a
character more powerful or versatile than a generic character ofthe same level. As DM, you never have to worry
about awarding magic items just so the characters can
keep up with the campaign’s threats. Magic items are truly
prizes. Are they usefuliJ Absolutely. Are they necessary? No.
Magic items can go from nice to necessary in the rare
group that has no spellcasters, no monk, and no NPCs

Whenever you roll this six—sided die, you can control

which number it rolls.

CLOAK OF BILLOWING
Wondrous item, common

While wearing this cloak, you can use a bonus action to
make it billow dramatically.

capable of casting magic weapon. Having no magic makes
it extremely diﬂ'icult for a party to overcome monsters that
have resistances or immunity to nonmagical damage. In
such a game, you’ll want to be generous with magic weap-

CLOAK or MANY FASHIONS
Wondrous item, common

ons or else avoid using such monsters.

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While wearing this cloak, you can use a bonus action to
change the style, color, and apparent quality of the garment. The cloak’s weight doesn’t change. Regardless of
its appearance, the cloak can’t be anything but a cloak.
Although it can duplicate the appearance of other magic

cloaks, it doesn’t gain their magical properties.

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CLOCKWORK AMULET

HAT OF VERMIN

Wondrous item, common

This copper amulet contains tiny interlocking gears

This hat has 3 charges. While holding the hat, you can

and is powered by magic from Mechanus, a plane of

clockwork predictability. A creature that puts an ear to

the amulet can hear faint ticking and whirring noises

coming from within.
When you make an attack roll while wearing the am—

ulet, you can forgo rolling the d20 to get a 10 on the die.
Once used. this property can’t be used again until the
next dawn.

CLOTHES OF MENDING
Wondrous item, common

This elegant outﬁt of traveler’s clothes magically mends
itself to counteract daily wear and tear. Pieces of the outﬁt that are destroyed can’t be repaired in this way.

DARK SHARD AMULET

Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a
wariock)
This amulet is fashioned from a single shard of resilient
extraplanar material originating from the realm of your
warlock patron. While you are wearing it, you gain the
following beneﬁts:

- You can use the amulet as a spellcasting focus for
your warlock spells.
You can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The
cantrip must be on the warlock spell list, and you
must make a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check. If the
check succeeds, you cast the spell. If the check fails,
so does the spell, and the action used to cast the spell
is wasted. In either case, you can’t use this property
again until you ﬁnish a long rest.

DREAD HELM
Wondrous item, common
This fearsome steel helm makes your eyes glow red
while you wear it.

EAR HORN OF HEARING
Wondrous item, common

While held up to your ear, this horn suppresses the ef—
fects of the deafened condition on you, allowing you to
hear normally.

ENDURING SPELLBOOK
Wondrous item, common

This spellbook, along with anything written on its

use an action to expend 1 of its charges and speak a
command word that summons your choice ofa hat, a

frog, or a rat (see the Player’s Handbook or the Monster

Manual for statistics). The summoned creature magically appears in the hat and tries to get away from you
as quickly as possible. The creature is neither friendly

nor hostile, and it isn’t under your control. It behaves as

an ordinary creature of its kind and disappears after 1

hour or when it drops to 0 hit points. The hat regains all
expended charges daily at dawn.

HAT OF WIZARDRY

Wondrous item, common (requires attunemenr by a

Wizard)

This antiquated, cone—shaped hat is adorned with gold
crescent moons and stars. While you are wearing it, you

gain the following beneﬁts:

- You can use the hat as a spellcasting focus for your
wizard spells.
- You can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The
cantrip must be on the wizard spell list, and you must
make a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check. If the
check succeeds, you cast the spell. If the check fails,
so does the spell, and the action used to cast the spell
is wasted. In either case, you can’t use this property
again until you ﬁnish a long rest.

HEWARD’S HANDY SPICE POUCH
Wondrous item, common

This belt pouch appears empty and has 10 charges.
While holding the pouch, you can use an action to expend l of its charges, speak the name of any nonmagical food seasoning (such as salt, pepper, saffron, or
cilantro), and remove a pinch of the desired seasoning
from the pouch. A pinch is enough to season a single
meal. The pouch regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges
daily at dawn.

HORN OF SILENT ALARM
Wondrous item, common

This horn has 4 charges. When you use an action to
blow it, one creature of your choice can hear the horns
blare, provided the creature is within 600 feet of the
horn and not deafened. No other creature hears sound

coming from the horn. The horn regains ld4 expended

charges daily at dawn.

pages, can’t be damaged by ﬁre or immersion in water.
In addition, the spellbook doesn't deteriorate with age.

INSTRUMENT OF ILLUSIONS

ERSATZ EYE

While you are playing this musical instrument, you
can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a
5—foot—radius sphere centered on the instrument. If
you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample
Visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spec—
tral dancer, butterﬂies, and gently falling snow. The

Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)

This artiﬁcial eye replaces a real one that was lost or
removed. While the ersata eye is embedded in your eye
socket, it can’t be removed by anyone other than you,
and you can see through the tiny orb as though it were a
normal eye.

Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)

magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and
they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you
stop playing.
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INSTRUMENT OF SGRIBING

Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)
This musical instrument has 3 charges. While you are
playing it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge

from the instrument and write a magical message on

a nonmagical object or surface that you can see within
30 feet of you. The message can be up to six words long
and is written in a language you know. If you are a bard,
you can scribe an additional seven words and choose
to make the message glow faintly, allowing it to be seen
in nonmagical darkness. Casting dispel magic on the

message erases it. Otherwise, the message fades away
after 24 hours.
The instrument regains all expended charges
daily at dawn.

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PIPE OF SMOKE MONSTERS
Wondrous item, common

While smoking this pipe, you can use an action to ex-

hale a puff of smoke that takes the form of a single crea—
ture, such as a dragon, a flumph, or a froghemoth. The
form must be small enough to ﬁt in a 1-foot cube and
loses its shape after a few seconds, becoming an ordinary puff of smoke.

POLE OF ANGLING
Wondrous item, common

While holding this 10—foot pole, you can speak a command word and transform it into a ﬁshing pole with a
hook, a line, and a reel. Speaking the command word
again changes the ﬁshing pole back into a normal

10—foot pole.

Wondrous item, common

POLE OF COLLAPSING

This lock appears to be an ordinary lock (of the type

Wondrous item, common

described in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook) and
comes with a single key. The tumblers in this lock magi.cally adjust to thwart burglars. Dexterity checks made to
pick the lock have disadvantage.
MOON—TOUCHED SWORD

Weapon (any sword), common

In darkness, the unsheathed blade of this sword. sheds
moonlight, creating bright light in a 15-foot radius and
dim light for an additional 15 feet.

While holding this 10—foot pole, you can use an action
to speak a command word and cause it to collapse into

a l-foot-long rod, for ease of storage. The poles weight

doesn’t change. You can use an action to speak a different command word and cause the rod to revert to a
pole; however, the rod will elongate only as far as the
surrounding space allows.

POT OF AWAKENING
Wondrous item, common

A question mark is worked into the head of this key. The
key has a 5 percent chance of unlocking any lock into
which it’s inserted. Once it unlocks something, the key
disappears.

lfyou plant an ordinary shrub in this lO-pound clay pot
and let it grow for 30 days, the shrub magically transforms into an awakened shrub (see the Monster Manual for statistics) at the end of that time. When the shrub
awakens, its roots break the pot, destroying it.
The awakened shrub is friendly toward you. Absent
commands from you, it does nothing.

ORB OF DIRECTION

ROPE OF MENDING

While holding this orb, you can use an action to determine which way is north. This property functions only
on the Material Plane.

You can cut this 50-foot coil of hempen rope into any
number of smaller pieces, and then use an action to
speak a command word and cause the pieces to knit
back together. The pieces must be in contact with each
other and not otherwise in use. A rope ofmending is forever shortened if a section of it is lost or destroyed.

MYSTERY KEY

Wondrous item, common

ORB OF TiME

Wondrous item, common

While holding this orb, you can use an action to determine whether it is morning, afternoon, evening, or
nighttime outside. This property functions only on the
Material Plane.

PERFUME OF BEWITCHING
Wondrous item, common

This tiny vial contains magic perfume, enough for one

use. You can use an action to apply the perfume to your-

self, and its effect lasts 1 hour. For the duration, you
have advantage on all Charisma checks directed at hu-

manoids of challenge rating 1 or lower. Those subjected

to the perfume’s effect are not aware that they’ve been
influenced by magic.

Wondrous item, common

RUBY OF THE WAR MAGE

Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a
speilcaster)

Etched with eldritch runes, this l—inch-diameter ruby
allows you to use a simple or martial weapon as a spell—
casting focus for your spells. For this property to work,
you must attach the ruby to the weapon by pressing the
ruby against it for at least 10 minutes. Thereafter, the
ruby can’t be removed unless you detach it as an action

or the weapon is destroyed. Not even an antimagic ﬁeid
causes it to fall off. The ruby does fall off the weapon if

your attunement to the ruby ends.

SHIELD or EXPRESSION
Armor(shie1d), common
The front of this shield is shaped in the likeness of a

face. While bearing the shield, you can use a bonus ac—

tion to alter the faces expression.

SMOLDERING ARMOR
Armor (any), common
Wisps of harmless, odorless smoke rise from this armor
while it is worn.

STAFF OF ADORNMENT
Stat}: common

Ifyou place an object weighing no more than 1 pound
(such as a shard of crystal, an egg, or a stone) above
the tip of the staff while holding it, the object ﬂoats an
inch from the staff’s tip and remains there until it is
removed or until the staff is no longer in your possession. The staff can have up to three such objects ﬂoating
over its tip at any given time. While holding the staff,
you can make one or more of the objects slowly spin or
turn in place.

STAFF or BIRDCALLS
Staff common

This wooden staff is decorated with bird carvings. It has
10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to
expend 1 charge from the staff and cause it to create one
of the following sounds out to a range of 60 feet: a ﬁnch’s
chirp, a raven's caw, a duck’s quack, a chicken’s cluck, a
goose‘s book, a loon’s call, a turkey’s gobble, a seagull’s
cry, an owl’s hoot, or an eagle’s shriek.
The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at

dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,

the staff explodes in a harmless cloud of bird feathers
and is lost forever.

STAFF OF FLOWERS
Sraﬂf common

This wooden staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you
can use an action to expend 1 charge from the staff and
cause a ﬂower to sprout from a patch of earth or soil
within 5 feet of you, or from the staff itself. Unless you
choose a speciﬁc kind of ﬂower, the staff creates a mild-

scented daisy. The ﬂower is harmless and nonmagical,

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TANKARD OF SOBRIETY
Wondrous item, common

This tankard has a stern face sculpted into one side. You
can drink ale, wine, or any other nonmagical alcoholic
beverage poured into it without becoming inebriated.
The tankard has no effect on magical liquids or harmful
substances such as poison.
UNBREAKABLE ARROW

and it grows or withers as a normal ﬂower would.
The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at
dawn. Ifyou expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the staff turns into ﬂower petals and is lost forever.

an tjmag'ic‘ ﬁeld.

TALKING DOLL

VETERAN’S CANE

Wondrous item, common (requires attunement)

Wondrous item, common

While this stuffed doll is within 5 feet of you, you can

When you grasp this walking cane and use a bonus action to speak the command word, it transforms into an

spend a short rest telling it to say up to six phrases, none
of which can be more than six words long, and set a con—

dition under which the doll speaks each phrase. You can

also replace old phrases with new ones. Whatever the
condition, it must occur within 5 feet of the doll to make
it speak. For example, whenever someone picks up the
doll, it might say, “I want a piece of candy.” The doll’s
phrases are lost when your attunement to the doll ends.

Weapon (arrow), common

This arrow can’t be broken, except when it is within an

ordinary longsword and ceases to be magical.

WALLOPING AMM UNITION

Weapon (any ammunition), common

This ammunition packs a wallop. A creature hit by the
ammunition must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.

MAGIC ITEM TABLES

WAND or CONDUCTING
Wand, common

This wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can use

an action to expend 1 of its charges and create orches—
tral music by waving it around. The music can be heard

out to a range of 60 feet and ends when you stop waving the wand.

The wand regains all expended charges daily at dawn.
If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. On a
1, a sad tuba sound plays as the wand crumbles to dust

and is destroyed.

WAND OF PYROTECHNICS
Wand, common

This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use
an action to expend 1 of its charges and create a harmless burst of multicolored light at a point you can see
up to 60 feet away. The burst of light is accompanied

away. The light is as bright as a torch ﬂame but lasts
only a second.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at
dawn. Ifyou expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20.
On a 1, the wand erupts in a harmless pyrotechnic display and is destroyed.

oid you can see within 30 feet of you. The target must
succeed on a DC 10 Charisma saving throw or be forced
to scowl for 1 minute.
The wand regains all expended charges daily at dawn.
If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the wand transforms into a wand of smiles.

WAND or SMILES
Wand, common
This wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can use

an action to expend 1 of its charges and target a human-

oid you can see within 30 feet of you. The target must
succeed on a DC 10 Charisma saving throw or be forced
to smile for 1 minute.

The wand regains all expended charges daily at dawn.

If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the wand transforms into a wand ofscowls.

item that allows a character to speak and understand the
Goblin language (based on the table’s Language property),
a magic item that glows in the presence ofﬁends (based
on the Sentinel property), or a magic item that projects
its user’s voice over a great distance (based on the War
Leader property).

Type
Armor
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Attune?
No
No
No

Wondrous item

Candle ofthe deep
Cast—off armor
Charlatan’s die
Cloak ofbillowing

Wondrous item
Armor
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
No
Yes
No

Cloak of many fashions
Clockwork amulet

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
No

Wondrous item

Yes (warlock)

Ear horn ofhearing

an action to expend 1 of its charges and target a human—

Does It Have? table might inspire you to create a magic

Item
Armor of gleaming
Bead ofnourishment
Bead of refreshment

Dread helm

This wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can use

mon magic items. For example, the What Minor Property

MINOR ITEMS, COMMON

Dark shard amulet

Wand, common

The “Special Features” section in chapter 7 ofthe Dungeon
Master’s Guide is useful ifyou want to design other com-

power and importance.

Clothes of mending

WAND or SCOWLS

CREATING ADDITIONAL COMMON ITEMS

the Dungeon Master’s Guide and the new items pre—
sented here into minor items and major items, then separate the items in each group according to rarity. Each
table entry includes the item’s type and an indication of
whether the item requires attunement. Artifacts aren’t
included here; they are beyond even major items in

Boots offalse tracks

by a crackling noise that can be heard up to 300 feet

.‘

The tables in this section classify the magic items from

Wondrous item

Enduring spellbook

Wondrous item

Ersatz eye
Hat ofvermin
Hat ofwizardry

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Yes
No
Yes (wizard)

Heward’s handy spice
pouch
Horn ofsilent alarm

Wondrous item

Instrument ofillusions
Instrument of scribing
Lock oftrickery
Moon-touched sword
Mystery key

Orb ofdirection
Orb oftime
Perfume of bewitching
Pipe of smoke monsters

Pole ofangling
Pole ofcollapsing
Pot of awakening
Potion ofclimbing
Potion of healing
Rope of mending
Ruby ofthe war mage
Shield ofexpression
Smoldering armor
Spell scroll (cantrip)
Spell scroll (lst level)
Staffofadornment
Staffofbirdcalls

Wondrous item

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Weapon

Yes
Yes
No
No

Wondrous item

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
No
No

Wondrous item

Wondrous
Wondrous
Wondrous
Potion
Potion
Wondrous

item
item
item

item

Wondrous item

Armor
Armor
Scroll
Scroll
Staff
Staff

No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes (spellcaster)

No
No
No
No
No
No

Item

Type

Staff of ﬂowers

Staiclr

Talking doll
Tankard of sobriety
Unbreakable arrow

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Weapon

Mme?
No

MINOR ITEMS, RARE
Item

Yes
No
No

Ammunition, +2
Bag of beans
Bead offorce

Type

Weapon
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Attune?

No
No
No
No

Chime otopening

Wondrous item

Walloping ammunition
Wand ofconducting

Weapon
Wand

No
No

Elixir of health
Folding boat

Potion
Wondrous item

No
No

Wand of pyrotechnics
Wand of scowls

Wand
Wand

No
No

Heward's handy haversack
Horseshoes ofspeed

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
No

Necklace ofﬁreballs

Wondrous item

Oil of etherealness

Potion

Portable hole
Potion ofclairvoyance

Wondrous item
Potion

No
No

Veteran’s cane

Wand of smiles

Wondrous item

Wand

MINOR ITEMS, UNCOMMON
Type
Item

Attune?

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:

Alchemy jug

Wondrous item

Potion ofdimi‘nution

Potion

Ammunition, +1

Weapon

Potion otﬁre giant strength

Potion

Bag ofholding

Wondrous item

Potion offrost giant

Potion

Wondrous item
Cap ofvvater breathing
Wondrous item
Cloak ofthe manta ray
Decanter ofendless water Wondrous item

No
No
No

strength
Potion ofgaseous form
Potion ofherorsm ..

Potion oflnvulnerabulllty

.
Potion
Potion

Potion

NO
NO

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l
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Driftglobe

Wondrous item

Dust ofdisappearance

Wondrous item

Potron ofmind reading

Potion

Dust ofdryness

Potion Of stone giant

Potion

Dust ofsneezing and

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

strength

Potion oisuperior healing

Potion

Elemental gem

Wondrous item

Quaal’s feather token

Wondrous item

Eyes ofminute seeing
Goggles ofnight

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
No

SClOll ofprotectlon
Spell scroll (4th level)

SUD”
Scroll

NO
No

Helm of comprehending

Wondrous item

Spell scroll (5th level)

SUD“

Rod

choking

languages

Immovablerod
Keoghtom’s ointment
Lantern of revealing
Mariner's armor
Mithral armor

Oil ofslipperiness
Periapt of health

Philter oflove
Potion ofanimal friendship
Potion otﬁre breath
Potion oigreater healing

MINOR ITEMS, VERY RARE

Wondrous item

Item

Type

Attune?

Wondrous item
Armor

No
No

Ammunition, +3
Arrow otslaying

Weapon
Weapon

No
No

Armor
Potion
Wondrous item

No
No
No

Bag ofdevouring
Horseshoes ofa zephyr
Nolzur's marvelous

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
No
No

pigments
Oil ofsharpness
Potion ofcloud giant

Potion
Potion

No
No

strength

No
No

Potion
Potion
Potion
Potion

Potion otgrowth
Potion of hill giant strength

Potion
Potion

No
No

Potion otﬂying
Potion of invisibility

Potion
Potion

Potion of poison
Potion of resistance

Potion

Potion oflongevity
Potion ofspeed

Potion

Potion
Scroll

No
No

Potion ofwater breathing

Potion

Potion of‘supreme healing Potion

Ring of swimming
Robe ofusei‘ul items

Ring
Wondrous item

No
No

Potion ofvitality
Spell scroll (6th level)

Rope of climbing

Wondrous item

Spell scroll (7th level)

Scroll

Saddle ofthe cavalier

Wondrous item

Spell scroll (8th level)

Scroll

Sending stones
Spell scroll (2nd level)
Spell scroll (3rd level)

Wondrous item
Scroll
Scroll

No
No
No

Wand of magic detection

Wand

Wand ofsecrets

Wand

MINOR ITEMS, LEGENDARY
Item

Type

Attune?

Potion of storm giant

Poﬁon

strength

Sovereign glue

Spell scroll (9th level)
Universal solvent

Wondrous item

Scroll

Wondrous item

MAJOR ITEMS, UNCOMMON
Item

Type

Adamantine armor
Amulet of prootagainst

Armor

Wondrous item

Yes

detection and location
Bag ottricks
Boots ofelvenkind
Boots of striding and

Attune?

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Cloak of protection

Deck otillusions

Eversmoking bottle
Eyes ofcharming

Eyes otthe eagle
Figurine ofwondrous

Wondrous item

Yes

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Yes
Yes

Yes

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Headband otintellect

Helm ottelepathy
Instrument otthe bards

(Doss lute)
Instrument ofthe bards
(Fochlucan bandore)
Instrument otthe bards
(Mac-Fuirmidh cittern)
Javelin oflightning
Medallion ofthoughts
Necklace of adaptation
Pearl of power
Periapt ofwound closure

Pipes of haunting

Sentinel shield
Shield, +1

Attune?
Yes

Ring
Ring
Rod

Yes
Yes

Yes (warlock)

Armor
Armor

Staff otthe python

Staff

Stone ofgood luck (luck-

Wondrous item

stone)
Sword ofvengeance

Trident ofﬁsh command
Wand ofmagic missiles
Wand ofthe war mage, +1
Wand ofweb
Weapon, +1
Wind fan

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
Yes

Slippers ofspider climbing Wondrous item
Yes (cleric,
Staff
Stai‘lr otthe adder

Weapon ofwarning

Winged boots

druid, or
warlock)
Yes (cleric,
druid, or
warlock)
Yes

Weapon
Weapon
Wand
Wand

Yes (spellcaster)

Wand
Weapon

Yes

Yes
Yes
No

Yes (spellcaster)

Weapon

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

No
Yes

MAioa ITEMS, RARE

power (silver raven)

Gauntlets ofogre power
Gem of brightness
Gloves of missile snaring
Gloves of swimming and
climbing
Gloves otthievery
Hat ofdisguise

Ring ofjumping
Ring ofmind shielding
Ring otwarmth
Ring otwater walking
Rod ofthe pact keeper, +1

Type
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Ring
Ring

Wondrous item

springing

Boots ofthe winterlands
Bracers ofarchery
Brooch otshielding
Broom offlying
Circlet of blasting
Cloak ofelvenkind

Item
Pipes ofthe sewers
Quiver of Ehlonna

Wondrous item

Yes

Item

Type

Attune?

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Wondrous item

Yes

Amulet ofhealth
Armor of resistance

Armor

Yes

Armor ofvulnerability

Armor

Yes

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Wondrous item

Weapon
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Armor, +1

Armor

Arrow-catching shield
Belt ofdwarvenkind

Armor

Yes

Boots otspeed
Bowl ofcommanding

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Weapon
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

water elementals
Bracers ofdefense
Brazier ofcommanding

Wondrous item

ﬁre elementals
Cape ofthe mountebank

Wondrous item

Belt of hill giant strength
Yes

Yes (bard)
Yes (bard)

Yes (bard)
No
Yes

Berserker axe
Boots oflevitation

Wondrous item

Yes

Censer of controlling air

Wondrous item

Yes (spellcaster)

elementals
Cloak ofdisplacement

Wondrous item

Yes
No

Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes
Yes
No

Item

Attune?

Item

Type

Attune?

Yes

Ring ofanimal inﬂuence
Ring ofevasion
Ring offeather falling
Ring offree action
Ring of protection

Ring
Ring

Yes

Ring
Ring

Yes

Dagger ofvenom
Dimensional shackles

Type
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous itern
Weapon
Wondrous item

Dragon slaver

Weapon

Elven chain
Figurine ofwondrous

Armor

Ring ofspell storing

Wondrous item

Ring ofthe ram

Cloak ofthe bat

Cube offorce

Daern's instant fortress

power (bronze griffon)
Figurine ofwondrous
power (ebony fly)

Wondrous item

Figurine ofwondrous

Wondrous item

Yes
No

Ring of resistance

Wondrous item

Figurine ofwondrous

Wondrous item

Ring ofX-ray vision

Ring

Robe ofeyes
Rod of rulership

Wondrous item
Rod
Rod
Wondrous item

Rod ofthe pact keeper, +2
Rope ofentanglement
Shield ofmissile attraction Armor

power (golden lions)
Figurine ofwondrous
power (ivory goats)

Ring
Ring
Ring
Ring

Shield, +2

Staff ofcharming

Armor
Staff

Figurine ofwondrous
power (onyx dog)

Wondrous item

Figurine ofwondrous
power (serpentine owl)
Flame tongue
Gem of seeing

Wondrous item

Horn of blasting

Horn ofValhalla (silver or

Yes

Wondrous item
Weapon

Yes

Mantle ofspell resistance

Necklace of prayer beads

poison

Yes (bard,

Staff

wizard)
Yes (bard,

cleric, or

druid)

Staff of swarming insects

Staff

sorcerer,

Staff

wizard)
Yes (druid)

Staff

Yes (cleric,

Wondrous item

Staff ofthe woodlands
Staffofwithering

Wondrous item

Yes (bard)

druid, or
warlock)

Yes (bard)

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Weapon
Weapon
Weapon
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Wondrous item

Stone of controlling earth

Wondrous item

elementals
Sun blade
Sword oflife stealing

Weapon

Yes
Yes
Yes

Sword ofwounding
Tentacle rod
Vicious weapon
Wand of binding

Wand ofenemy detection
Yes

Wand offear
Wand ofﬁreballs

Yes (cleric,

Wand oflightning bolts

druid, or

Wand of paralysis

paladin)
Periapt of proofagainst

No
Yes

warlock, or

Wondrous item

Mace ofterror

Yes (warlock)

Wondrous item

(Canaith mandolin)
instrument ofthe bards

Mace ofsmiting

Yes

Yes (bard,
cleric, druid,

Wondrous item

iron bands of Bilarro
Mace ofdisruption

Yes
Yes

Armor

instrument ofthe bards

ioun stone (sustenance)

Yes

sorcerer,

Staffofhealing

Weapon

brass}

(Cli lyre)
ioun stone (awareness)
ioun stone (protection)
ioun stone (reserve)

Yes
Yes

warlock, or

leather

Helm ofteleportation

Yes

cleric, druid,

power (marble elephant)

Giant slayer
Glamoured studded

Wand ofthe war mage, +2
Wand ofwonder

Weapon

Weapon
Rod
Weapon
Wand

Wand
Wand
Wand

Wand
Wand
Wand
Wand

Yes
No
Yes (spellcaster)
Yes

Yes
Yes (spellcaster)
Yes (spellcaster)
Yes (spellcaster)

Yes (spellcaster)
Yes (spellcaster)

Weapon, +2

Weapon

Wings offlying

Wondrous item

Yes

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MAIOR ITEMS, VERY RARE
Item

Type

Attu ne?

Amulet ofthe planes

Wondrous item

Yes

Animated shield
Armor, +2

Armor

Yes

Armor
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Yes

Belt ofﬁre giant strength
Belt offrost/stone giant

No
Yes

strength
Candle ofinvocation

Carpet offlying
Cloak ofarachnida

Crystal ball (very rare)
Dancing sword
Demon armor
Dragon scale mail

Wondrous
Wondrous
Wondrous
Wondrous
Weapon

item
item
item
item

Yes

No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Armor

Yes

Armor

Yes

Dwarven plate
Dwarven thrower

Armor

Weapon

Yes (dwarf)

Efreeti bottle

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Figurine ofwondrous

power (obsidian steed)
Frost brand
Helm of brilliance
Horn ofValhalla (bronze)

Instrument ofthe bards

Weapon
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

(bard)

(Anstruth harp)

Ioun stone (absorption)
loun stone (agility)

Ioun stone (fortitude)
Ioun stone (insight)
Ioun stone (intellect)
Ioun stone (leadership)

Ioun stone (strength)
Manual of bodily health

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Yes

item
item
item
item

Yes

Wondrous
Wondrous
Wondrous
Wondrous

Manual of gainful exercise
Manual otgolems
Wondrous item
Manual ofquickness of
action
Mirror oflife trapping

but are recharged by the arrival ofdawn. What ifyou’re on
a plane ofexistence that lacks anything resembling dawn?
The DM should choose a time every 24 hours when such
magic items recharge on that plane ofexistence.

Even on a world that experiences dawn each day, the DM

is free to choose a different time—perhaps noon, sunset,

or midnight—when certain magic items recharge.

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No

No
No

Yes

Ring of regeneration

Weapon
Weapon
Ring

Yes

Ring ofshooting stars

Ring

Yes (outdoors

Ring oftelekinesis
Robe of scintillating

Ring

Yes

Wondrous item

Yes

Wondrous item

Yes

Oathbow

Some magic items can be used a limited number oftimes

Yes

Wondrous item

Nine lives stealer

RECHARGING WITHOUT A DAWN

Yes

at night)

colors

Robe of stars
Rod ofabsorption
Rod of alertness
Rod ofthe pact keeper, +3

Rod
Rod
Rod
Rod

Scimitar ofspeed

Weapon

Rod of security

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

(warlock)

Type

Attune?

Sl’lield, +3

Armor

Item
Plate armor of ethere-

Spellguard shield
Staff offlre

Armor

Yes

alness

Staff

Yes (druid, sor-

Ring ofair elemental

command
Ring ofdjinni summoning

Staff

cerer, warlock,
or wizard)
Yes (druid, sor-

Staff of frost

cerer, warlock,

Staff of power

Staff

or wizard)
Yes (sorcerer,
warlock, or

wizard)

Ring ofearth elemental
command
Ring ofﬁre elemental
command
Ring ofinvisibility

Type

Attune?

Armor

Yes

Ring

Yes

Ring
Ring

Yes

Ring

Yes

Ring
Ring
Ring

Ring ofspell turning
Ring ofthree wishes

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Item

Staff

Yes

Staff ofthunder and lightning
Sword ofsharpness

Staff

Yes

Ring ofwater elemental
command

Ring

Weapon

Yes

Robe ofthe archmagi

Wondrous item

Tome ofclear thought

Wondrous item

Tome ofleadership and
inﬂuence
Tome ofunderstanding

Wondrous item

Wand of polymorph

Wand

No
Yes (spellcaster)

Weapon, +3

Wand
Weapon

Yes (spellcaster)
No

Wand ofthe war mage, +3

MAJOR ITEMS, LEGENDARY
Type

Apparatus of Kwalish
Armor ofinvulnerability

Wondrous item

Armor

Yes

Armor, +3

Armor

Belt ofcloud giant

Wondrous item

Yes

strength
Belt of storm giant
strength

Wondrous item

Yes

Cubic gate

Wondrous item
Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Deck of many things

Wondrous item

Defender

Weapon
Armor
Weapon

Crystal ball (legendary)

Efreeti chain
Hammer ofthunderbolts
Holy avenger

Weapon

Yes
Yes (Giant’s
Bane)
Yes (paladin)

Wondrous item

Yes (bard)

loun stone (greater ab—

Wondrous item

Yes

Wondrous item

Yes

Wondrous item

Yes

tion)

Iron flask
Luck blade

wizard)
Yes
Yes (cleric,
druid, or

Rod oflordly might

Rod

Rod of resurrection

Rod

Scarab of protection
Sphere ofannihilation

Wondrous item
Wondrous item

Staff ofthe magi

Staff

Yes (sorcerer,

Weapon

warlock, or
wizard)
Yes (creature of

Sword ofanswering

paladin)
Yes

same alignment

Talisman of pure good

Wondrous item

as sword)
Yes (creature of

Talisman ofthe sphere
Talisman of ultimate evil

Wondrous item

good alignment)
Yes

Wondrous item

Yes (creature of

Tome ofthe stilled

Wondrous item

evil alignment)
Yes (wizard)

Weapon

Yes

Wondrous item

tongue

Horn ofValhalla (iron)
Instrument ofthe bards
(Ollamh harp)

sorption)
loun stone (mastery)
Ioun stone (regenera‘

Yes (sorcerer,
warlock, or

Attune?

Item

Cloak ofinvisibility

Staff of striking

Wondrous item

Weapon

Yes

Vorpal sword
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The following spell lists show which spells can be cast

by characters of each class. A spell’s school of magic is

noted in parentheses. If a spell can be cast as a ritual,
the ritual tag also appears in the parentheses.

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SPELL LISTS

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BARD SPELLS

CLERIC SPELLS

DRUID SPELLS

CANTRIPs (o LEVEL)

CANTRIPS (o LEVEL)

Thunderclap (evocation)

Toll the dead (necromancy)
Word ofradiance (evocation)

Controlﬂames (transmutation)
Create bonﬁre (conjuration)
Frostbite (evocation)

'IST LEVEL
Earth tremor (evocation)

2ND LEVEL
Pyrotechnics (transmutation)

Skywrite (transmutation, ritual)
Wording wind (evocation)

1ST LEVEL
Ceremony (abjuration, ritual)

3RD LEVEL
Life transference (necromancy)

5TH LEVEL

3RD LEVEL

Dawn (evocation)

Catnap (enchantment)

Holy weapon (evocation)

4TH LEVEL

7TH LEVEL
Temple ofthe gods (conjuration)

Enemies abound (enchantment)

Gust (transmutation)
infestation (conjuration)
Magic stone (transmutation)

Mold earth (transmutation)

Primal savagery (transmutation)
Shape water (transmutation)

Thunderclap (evocation)
1ST LEVEL
Absorb elements (abjuration)
Beast bond (divination)

Charm monster (enchantment)

Earth tremor (evocation)

5TH LEVEL
Skill empowerment (transmutation)

Snare (abjuration)

lce knife (conjuration)

Synaptic static (enchantment)

2ND LEVEL

9TH LEVEL
Mass poivmorph (transmutation)
Psychic scream (enchantment)

Healing spirit (conjuration)
Skywrite (transmutation, ritual)

Dust devil (conjuration)

Earthbind (transmutation)

Wording wind (evocation)

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ter decides which of these spells are avail—
able in a campaign and how they can be
learned. For example, a DM might decide
that some of the spells are freely available, that others
are unobtainable, and that a handful can be found only
after a special quest, perhaps discovered in a long-lost
tome of magic. Wizard spells, in particular, can be intro—
duced to a campaign in spellbooks found as treasure.

spellcasting monsters. The Dungeon Mas-

—

form of spells. This chapter provides new
spells for those classes, as well as for

When a BM adds spells to a campaign, clerics, druids,

and paladins require special consideration. When characters of those classes prepare their spells, they have ac—
cess to the entire spell list for their class. Given that fact,
the DM should be cautious about making all of these
new spells available to a player who is overwhelmed
when presented with many options. For such a player,
consider adding only story—appropriate spells to the spell
list of that player’s character.

—

ANY OF THE CHARACTER CLASSES IN THE
Player’s Handbook harness magic in the

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SPELLS

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gen LEVEL
Erupting earth (transmutation)
Flame arrows (transmutation)
Tidal wave (conjuration)
Wall ofwater (evocation)

4TH LEVEL
Charm monster (enchantment)

Elemental bane (transmutation)

Guardian ofnature (transmutation)
Watery sphere (conjuration)
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5TH LEVEL
Control winds (transmutation)
Maelstrom (evocation)
Transmute rock (transmutation)

Wrath ofnature (evocation)

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Bones ofthe earth (transmutation)

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6TH LEVEL

Druid grove (abjuratio n)

lnvestiture ofﬂame (transmutation)
lnvestiture ofice (transmutation)
lnvestiture ofstone (transmutation)

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lnvestiture ofwind (transmutation)
Primordial ward (abjuration)

7TH LEVEL
Whirlwind (evocation)

PALADIN SPELLS
1ST LEVEL
Ceremony (abjuration, ritual)

4TH LEVEL
Find greater steed (conjuration)

5TH LEVEL
Holy weapon (evocation)

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infestation (conjuration)

Mold earth (transmutation)
Shape water (transmutation)

Thunderclap (evocation)

1ST LEVEL

5TH LEVEL
Steel wind strike (conjuration)
Wrath ofnature (evocation)

lnvestiture ofﬂame (transmutation)

lnvestiture ofstone (transmutation)

lnvestiture ofwind (transmutation)
Mental prison (illusion)
Scatter (conjuration)
7TH LEVEL

Crown ofstars (evocation)
Power word pain (enchantment)
Whirlwind (evocation)

8TH LEVEL

Absorb elements (abjuration)

Abi-Dalzim’s horrid wilting (necromancy)

Chaos bolt (evocation)

9TH LEVEL

Catapult (transmutation)
Earth tremor (evocation)
lce knife (conjuration)

2ND LEVEL
Aganazzar’s scorcher (evocation)
Dragon's breath (transmutation)
Dust devil (conjuration)
Earthbind (transmutation)
Maximilian’s earthen grasp

Mass polymorph (transmutation)

Psychic scream (enchantment)

WARLOCK SPELLS
CANTRIPS (o LEVEL)
Create bonﬁre (conjuration)
Frostbite (evocation)
infestation (conjuration)
Magic stone (transmutation)

(transmutation)
Mind spike (divination)
Pyrotechnics (transmutation)

Thunderclap (evocation)

Snilloc’s snowball swarm (evocation)
Warding wind (evocation)

1ST LEVEL
Causefear (necromancy)

3RD LEVEL

2ND LEVEL

Catnap (enchantment)
Enemies abound (enchantment)
Erupting earth (transmutation)
Flame arrows (transmutation)
Melf’s minute meteors (evocation)

Shadow blade (illusion)

Thunder step (conjuration)

4TH LEVEL

4TH LEVEL
Guardian ofnature (transmutation)

Frostbite (evocation)
Gust (transmutation)

1ST LEVEL
Absorb elements (abjuration)
Beast bond (divination)
Snare (abjuration)

3RD LEVEL
Flame arrows (transmutation)

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CANTRIPS (o LEVEL)
Controlﬂarnes (transmutation)
Create bonﬁre (conjuration)

lnvestiture ofice (transmutation)

Tidal wave (conjuration)

2N o LEVE L
Healing spirit (conjuration)

...

6TH LEVEL

RANGER SPELLS

Zephyr strike (transmutation)

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SORGERER SPELLS

Wall ofwater (evocation)

Charm monster (enchantment)

Sickening radiance (evocation)
Storm sphere (evocation)
Vitriolic sphere (evocation)
Watery sphere (conjuration)

5TH LEVEL
Control winds (transmutation)
Enervation (necromancy)
Far step (conjuration)
lmmolation (evocation)

Skill empowerment (transmutation)
Synaptic static (enchantment)

Wall oflight (evocation)

Toll the dead (necromancy)

Earthbind (transmutation)
Mind spike (divination)

3RD LEVEL
Enemies abound (enchantment)
Thunder step (conjuration)

Summon lesser demons (conjuration)
4TH LEVEL
Charm monster (enchantment)

Elemental bane (transmutation)
Shadow ofmoil (necromancy)
Sickening radiance (evocation)
Summon greater demon (conjuration)

5TH LEVEL
Danse macabre (necromancy)
Enervation (necromancy)

Far step (conjuration)
infernal calling (conjuration)

Negative energyﬂood (necromancy)
Synaptic static (enchantment)
Wall oflight (evocation)

Create homunculus (transmutation)

7TH LEVEL

4TH LEVEL

Mentalprison (illusion)

Charm monster (enchantment)

Scatter (conjuration)

Crown ofstars (evocation)
Power word pain (enchantment)

3TH LEVEL

Elemental bane (transmutation)
Sickening radiance (evocation)

Maddening darkness (evocation)

Storm sphere (evocation)
Summon greater demon (conjuration)

9TH LEVEL

Vitriolic sphere (evocation)
Watery sphere (conjuration)

Psychic scream (enchantment)

WIZARD SPELLS
CANTRIPS (o LEVEL)
Controlﬂames (transmutation)
Create bonﬁre (conjuration)
Frostbite (evocation)

Gust (transmutation)

infestation (conjuration)
Mold earth (transmutation)

Shape water (transmutation)
Thunderclap (evocation)
Toll the dead (necromancy)

tsT'LEVEL
Absorb elements (abjuration)
Catapult (transmutation)
Causefear (necromancy)
Earth tremor (evocation)
lce knife (conjuration)
Snare (abjuration)

2N D LEVEL
Aganazzar’s scorcher (evocation)
Dragon's breath (transmutation)

Dust devil (conjuration)
Earthbind (transmutation)

Maximilian’s earthen grasp
(transmutation)

lviind spike (divination)
Pyrotechnics (transmutation)

Shadow blade (illusion)
Skvwrite (transmutation, ritual)
Snilloc’s snowball swarm (evocation)

Wording wind (evocation)

3RD LEVEL
Catnap (enchantment)
Enemies abound (enchantment)
Erupting earth (transmutation)

Flame arrows (tra ns m utation)

5TH LEVEL
Control winds (transmutation)
Danse macabre (necromancy)
Dawn (evocation)
Enervation (necromancy)

Far step (conjuration)
lmmolation (evocation)
infernal calling (conjuration)
Negative energyflood (necromancy)

Skill empowerment (transmutation)
Steel wind strike (conjuration)
Synaptic static (enchantment)

Soul cage (necromancy)

Tenser’s transformation (transmutation)

7TH LEVEL
Crown ofstars (evocation)

Wall ofwater (evocation)

Soul cage (necromancy)

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investiture ofice (transmutation)
investiture ofstone (transmutation)
investiture ofwind (transmutation)

investiture offlame (transmutation)

SWIM-uni:

Tiny servant (transmutation)
Wall ofsand (evocation)

6TH LEVEL

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Tidal wave (conjuration)

Wall oflight (evocation)

Power word pain (enchantment)

Whirlwind (evocation)

8TH LEVEL
Abi-Dalzim’s horrid wilting (necromancy)
illusory dragon (illusion)

Maddening darkness (evocation)
Mightyfortress (conju ration)
9TH LEVEL
lnuulnerabiiity (abjuration)
Mass polymorph (transmutation)

Psychic scream (enchantment)

Scatter (conjuration)

Summon lesser demons (conjuration)
Thunder step (conjuration)

Transmute rock (transmutation)

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lnvestiture ofstone (transmutation)
lnvestiture ofwind (transmutation)
Mental prison (illusion)

Life transference (necromancy)
Melf's minute meteors (evocation)

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6TH LEVEL
lnvestiture ofﬂame (transmutation)
lnvestiture ofice (transmutation)

SPELL DESCRIPTIONS

The spells are presented in alphabetical order.
AEI-DALZIM’S HORRID WILTING
8thuleve1 necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of sponge)
Duration: Instantaneous

You draw the moisture from every creature in a 30-foot
cube centered on a point you choose within range. Each
creature in that area must make a Constitution saving
throw. Constructs and undead aren’t affected, and plants

and water elementals make this saving throw with dis—
advantage. A creature takes 12d8 necrotic damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Nonmagical plants in the area that aren’t creatures,

such as trees and shrubs, wither and die instantly.
ABSORB ELEMENTS
lst—level abjuration

Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you take
acid, cold, ﬁre, lightning, or thunder damage
Range: Self
Components: 8
Duration: 1 round

The spell captures some of the incoming energy, less—

ening its effect on you and storing it for your next melee

attack. You have resistance to the triggering damage
type until the start of your next turn. Also, the ﬁrst time

you hit with a melee attack on your next turn, the target
takes an extra 1d6 damage of the triggering type, and
the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the extra damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above lst.

AGANAEZAR’S SCORCHER
2nd—ievel evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet

and concepts back to you. While the link is active, the

beast gains advantage on attack rolls against any creature within 5 feet of you that you can see.
BONES or THE EARTH
(ﬁn—[eve] transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

You cause up to six pillars of stone to burst from places

on the ground that you can see within range. Each pillar
is a cylinder that has a diameter of 5 feet and a height of
up to 30 feet. The ground where a pillar appears must
be wide enough for its diameter, and you can target the
ground under a creature if that creature is Medium or
smaller. Each pillar has AC 5 and 30 hit points. When
reduced to 0 hit points, a pillar crumbles into rubble,
which creates an area of difﬁcult terrain with a 10foot radius that lasts until the rubble is cleared. Each
5—foot-diameter portion of the area requires at least 1

minute to clear by hand.
If a pillar is created under a creature, that creature
must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be lifted by
the pillar. A creature can choose to fail the save.
If a pillar is prevented from reaching its full height
because of a ceiling or other obstacle, a creature on the
pillar takes 6d6 bludgeoning damage and is restrained,
pinched between the pillar and the obstacle. The re—
strained creature can use an action to make a Strength
or Dexterity check (the creature’s choice) against the
spell’s save DC. On a success, the creature is no lon—
ger restrained and must either move off the pillar or

fall off it.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher, you can create two addi—
tional pillars for each slot level above 6th.

CATAPULT

Components: V, S, M (a red dragon’s scale)
Duration: Instantaneous

lstJevel transmutation

A line of roaring ﬂame 30 feet long and 5 feet wide emanates from you in a direction you choose. Each creature
in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A crea—
ture takes 3d8 ﬁre damage on a failed save, or half as

Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 3rd level or higher. the damage increases by
MB for each slot level above 2nd.

BEAST BOND
lat-level divination

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch

Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur wrapped in a cloth)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You establish a telepathic link with one beast you touch
that is friendly to you or charmed by you. The spell fails
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and it can telepathically communicate simple emotions

Casting Time: 1 action

Choose one object weighing 1 to 5 pounds within range
that isn’t being worn or carried. The object flies in a
straight line up to 90 feet in a direction you choose

before falling to the ground, stopping early if it impacts
against a solid surface. If the object would strike a creature, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw.
On a failed save, the object strikes the target and stops
moving. When the object strikes something, the object

and what it strikes each take 3d8 bludgeoning damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the maximum weight of
objects that you can target with this spell increases by 5
pounds, and the damage increases by 1d8, for each slot
level above Ist.

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if the beasts Intelligence score is 4 or higher. Until the
spell ends, the link is active while you and the beast are
within line of sight of each other. Through the link, the
beast can understand your telepathic messages to it,

CATNAP
3rd—level enchantment

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet

Components: S, M (a pinch of sand)
Duration: 10 minutes

You make a calming gesture, and up to three willing
creatures of your choice that you can see within range
fall unconscious for the spell’s duration. The spell ends

on a target early if it takes damage or someone uses an
action to shake or slap it awake. If a target remains un-

hours, whenever the target makes a saving throw, it can
roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the save. A crea—
ture can beneﬁt from this rite only once.
Funeral Rite. You touch one corpse, and for the next

7 days, the target can’t become undead by any means

short of a wish spell.
Wedding. You touch adult humanoids willing to be
bonded together in marriage. For the next 7 days, each
target gains a +2 bonus to AC while they are within 30
feet of each other. A creature can beneﬁt from this rite
again only if widowed.

conscious for the full duration, that target gains the ben—

CHAOSBOUT

again until it ﬁnishes a long rest.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can target one addi-

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, 8
Duration: Instantaneous

CAUSEFEAR

lat-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You awaken the sense of mortality in one creature you
can see within range. A construct or an undead is immune to this effect. The target must succeed on a Wis—

dom saving throw or become frightened of you until the

spell ends. The frightened target can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on
itself on a success.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using

a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one

additional creature for each slot level above lst. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when you
target them.

CEREMONY

lst—Ievel abjurarion (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch

Components: V, S, M (25 gp worth of powdered silver,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous

You perform a special religious ceremony that is infused

with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the
following rites, the target of which must be within 10

feet of you throughout the casting.

Atonement. You touch one willing creature whose
alignment has changed, and you make a DC 20 Wisdom
(Insight) check. On a successful check, you restore the

target to its original alignment.

Bless Water. You touch one vial of water and cause it
to become holy water.

You hurl an undulating, warbling mass of chaotic energy
at one creature in range. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 + 1d6

damage. Choose one of the dSs. The number rolled

on that die determines the attacks damage type, as
shown below.
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tional willing creature for each slot level above 3rd.

Jet—level evocation

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eﬁt of a short rest, and it can’t be affected by this spell

Damage Type

Acid
Cold
Fire
Force

Lightning
Poison

Psychic
Thunder

If you roll the same number on both d85, the chaotic
energy leaps from the target to a different creature of
your choice within 30 feet of it. Make a new attack roll
against the new target, and make a new damage roll,
which could cause the chaotic energy to leap again.
A creature can be targeted only once by each casting
of this spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using

a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, each target takes

1d6 extra damage of the type rolled for each slot level

above 1st.

(haARarhAONSTER
4th-1eve1 enchantment

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour

makes an ability check, it can roll a d4 and add the num-

You attempt to charm a creature you can see within
range. It must make a Wisdom saving throw, and it does
so with advantage if you or your companions are ﬁghting it. If it fails the saving throw, it is charmed by you

to be dedicated to your god’s service. For the next 24

anything harmful to it. The charmed creature is friendly
to you. When the spell ends, the creature knows it was
charmed by you.

Coming one. You touch one humanoid who is a
young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target

ber rolled to the ability check. A creature can beneﬁt
from this rite only once.
Dedication. You touch one humanoid who wishes

until the spell ends or until you or your companions do

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 4th. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when you

target them.

CONTROL FLAMES

Transmutation cantrr'p

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: 8

Duration: Instantaneous or 1 hour (see below)

You choose a nonmagical ﬂame that you can see within
range and that ﬁts within a 5-foot cube. You affect it in
one of the following ways:
- You instantaneously expand the ﬂame 5 feet in one
direction, provided that wood or other fuel is present
in the new location.
- You instantaneously extinguish the ﬂames
within the cube.

. You double or halve the area of bright light and dim

light cast by the ﬂame, change its color, or both. The
change lasts for 1 hour.
- You cause simple shapes—such as the vague form of a
creature, an inanimate object, or a location—to appear

within the ﬂames and animate as you like. The shapes
last for 1 hour.

Ifyou cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to
three non-instantaneous effects created by it active at a
time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.

CONTROL WINDS
5th-ievef transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet
Components: V, S

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You take control of the air in a 100m cube that you

can see within range. Choose one of the following ef—

fects when you cast the spell. The effect lasts for the
spell’s duration, unless you use your action on a later
turn to switch to a different effect. You can also use your
action to temporarily halt the effect or to restart one
you‘ve halted.
Gusts. A wind picks up within the cube, continu~
ally blowing in a horizontal direction you designate.
You choose the intensity of the wind: calm, moderate,
or strong. If the wind is moderate or strong, ranged
weapon attacks that enter or leave the cube or pass
through it have disadvantage on their attack rolls. If
the wind is strong, any creature moving against the
wind must spend 1 extra foot of movement for each

foot moved.
Downdraft. You cause a sustained blast of strong

wind to blow downward from the top of the cube.
Ranged weapon attacks that pass through the cube

or that are made against targets within it have disad—
vantage on their attack rolls. A creature must make a

Strength saving throw if it flies into the cube for the ﬁrst

time on a turn or starts its turn there ﬂying. On a failed
save, the creature is knocked prone.

Updraﬁ. You cause a sustained updraft within the
cube, rising upward from the cube's bottom side. Crear
tures that end a fall within the cube take only half dam-

age from the fall. When a creature in the cube makes a

vertical jump, the creature can jump up to 10 feet higher
than normal.

CREATE BONFIRE

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

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Conjuration cantrip

You create a bonﬁre on ground that you can see within
range. Until the spell ends, the magic bonﬁre ﬁlls a
5-foot cube. Any creature in the bonﬁre’s space when

you cast the spell must succeed on a Dexterity saving

throw or take 1d8 ﬁre damage. A creature must also
make the saving throw when it moves into the bonﬁre’s

space for the ﬁrst time on a turn or ends its turn there.
The bonﬁre ignites ﬂammable objects in its area that
aren’t being worn or carried.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you reach

5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
CREATE HOMUNCULUS

6th-Ieve1 transmutation

Casting Time: 1 hour

Range: Touch

Components: V, S, M (clay, ash, and mandrake root, all
of which the spell consumes, and a jewel-encrusted
dagger worth at least 1,000 gp)
Duration: Instantaneous

While speaking an intricate incantation, you cut your—
self with a jewel-encrusted dagger, taking 2d4 piercing
damage that can’t be reduced in any way. You then drip
your blood on the spell’s other components and touch
them, transforming them into a special construct called

a homunculus.
The statistics of the homunculus are in the Monster
Manual. It is your faithful companion, and it dies ifyou
die. Whenever you ﬁnish a long rest, you can spend up
to half your Hit Dice if the homunculus is on the same
plane of existence as you. When you do so, roll each

die and add your Constitution modiﬁer to it. Your hit

point maximum is reduced by the total, and the homunculus’s hit point maximum and current hit points are
both increased by it. This process can reduce you to no
lower than 1 hit point. and the change to your and the
homunculus’s hit points ends when you ﬁnish your next
long rest. The reduction to your hit point maximum can’t
be removed by any means before then, except by the ho-

munculus‘s death.
You can have only one homunculus at a time. If

you cast this spell while your homunculus lives, the
spell fails.

CROWN or STARS
7rh-1eve1 evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self

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Components: V, 8
Duration: 1 hour
Seven star-like motes of light appear and orbit your
head until the spell ends. You can use a bonus action to
send one of the motes streaking toward one creature
or object within 120 feet of you. When you do so, make
a ranged spell attack. On a hit. the target takes 4d12
radiant damage. Whether you hit or miss, the mote is ex—
pended. The spell ends early if you expend the last mote.
If you have four or more motes remaining, they shed

bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an addi—
tional 30 feet. Ifyou have one to three motes remaining,

they shed dim light in a 30—foot radius.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 8th level or higher, the number of motes created increases by two for each slot level above 7th.

DANSE MACABRB
5th-Ieve] necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet

Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

ster Manual), and it gains a bonus to its attack and damage rolls equal to your spellcasting ability modiﬁer.
You can use a bonus action to mentally command the
creatures you make with this spell, issuing the same
command to all of them. To receive the command,
a creature must be within 60 feet of you. You decide
what action the creatures will take and where they will
move during their next turn, or you can issue a general
command, such as to guard a chamber or passageway
against your foes. lfyou issue no commands, the crea—
tures do nothing except defend themselves against
hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creatures
continue to follow it until their task is complete.
The creatures are under your control until the spell
ends, after which they become inanimate once more.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot‘ of 6th level or higher, you animate up to two
additional corpses for each slot level above 5th.

DAWN
5th—1eve1 evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Threads of dark power leap from your ﬁngers to pierce
up to ﬁve Small or Medium corpses you can see within

Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a sunburst pendant worth at
least 100 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

undead. You decide whether it is a zombie or a skeleton
(the statistics for zombies and skeletons are in the Mon-

ify within range. Until the spell ends, a 30—foot-radius.

range. Each corpse immediately stands up and becomes

The light of dawn shines down on a location you spec-

40-foot-high cylinder of bright light glimmers there. This
light is sunlight.
When the cylinder appears, each creature in it must
make a Constitution saving throw, taking 4d10 radiant

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. A creature must also make this saving
throw whenever it ends its turn in the cylinder.

If you’re within 60 feet of the cylinder, you can move it

up to 60 feet as a bonus action on your turn.

DRAGON’S BREATH

2nd—level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 bonus action

Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a hot pepper)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You touch one willing creature and imbue it with the
power to spew magical energy from its mouth, provided
it has one. Choose acid, cold, ﬁre, lightning, or poison.
Until the spell ends, the creature can use an action to
exhale energy of the chosen type in a 15-foot cone. Each

creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving

throw, taking 3d6 damage of the chosen type on a failed
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by

ldé for each slot level above 2nd.

DRUI D GROVE

6tli~level abjuration
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (mistletoe, which the spell con—
sumes, that was harvested with a golden sickle under

the light of a full moon)

Duration: 24 hours

You invoke the spirits of nature to protect an area out—
doors or underground. The area can be as small as a

30—foot cube or as large as a 90-foot cube. Buildings and

other structures are excluded from the affected area. If
you cast this spell in the same area every day for a year,

the spell lasts until dispelled.

The spell creates the following effects within the area.
When you cast this spell, you can specify creatures as

friends who are immune to the effects. You can also

specify a password that, when spoken aloud, makes the
speaker immune to these effects.

The entire warded area radiates magic. A dispel magic
cast on the area, if successful, removes only one of the
following effects, not the entire area. That spell’s caster
chooses which effect to end. Only when all its effects are

with grasping weeds and vines, as if they were affected
by an entangle spell. To a creature immune to this effect,
the weeds and vines feel soft and reshape themselves to
serve as temporary seats or beds.
Grove Guardians. You can animate up to four trees

in the area, causing them to uproot themselves from

the ground. These trees have the same statistics as an
awakened tree, which appears in the Monster Manual,

except they can’t speak, and their bark is covered with
druidic symbols. If any creature not immune to this

effect enters the warded area, the grove guardians ﬁght

until they have driven off or slain the intruders. The

grove guardians also obey your spoken commands (no

action required by you) that you issue while in the area.
Ifyou don't give them commands and no intruders are
present, the grove guardians do nothing. The grove

guardians can‘t leave the warded area. When the spell
ends, the magic animating them disappears, and the
trees take root again if possible.
Additional Spell Eﬁ'ect. You can place your choice
of one of the following magical effects within the
warded area:

- A constant gust of Wind in two locations of your choice
. Spike growth in one location of your choice
- Wind wall in two locations of your choice
To a creature immune to this effect, the winds are a
fragrant, gentle breeze, and the area of spike growth
is harmless.

DUST D EVIL
2nd-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dust)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose an unoccupied 5—foot cube of air that you can

see within range. An elemental force that resembles

a dust devil appears in the cube and lasts for the
spell’s duration.
Any creature that ends its turn within 5 feet of the
dust devil must make a Strength saving throw. On a
failed save, the creature takes 1d8 bludgeoning damage
and is pushed 10 feet away from the dust devil. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage

and isn’t pushed.
As a bonus action, you can move the dust devil up to
30 feet in any direction. If the dust devil moves over

sand, dust, loose dirt, or light gravel, it sucks up the material and forms a 10-foot-radius cloud of debris around

itself that lasts until the start of your next turn. The

gone is this spell dispelled.

cloud heavily obscures its area.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

on the ground with thick fog, making them heavily ob—

ld8 for each slot level above 2nd.

SolidFog. You can ﬁll any number of 5-foot squares

scured. The fog reaches 10 feet high. In addition, every

spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by

foot of movement through the fog costs 2 extra feet. To a

creature immune to this effect, the fog obscures nothing

E A RTH B I N D
2nd-level transmutation

and looks like soft mist, with motes of green light float—
ing in the air.
Grasping Undergrowth. You can ﬁll any number of

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet

5-foot squares on the ground that aren’t ﬁlled with fog

Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet

Components: V, 5

Duration: Instantaneous

You cause a tremor in the ground within range. Each
creature other than you in that area must make a Dex—
terity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes
1d6 bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. If the

ground in that area is loose earth or stone, it becomes

difﬁcult terrain until cleared, with each 5-foot-diameter
portion requiring at least 1 minute to clear by hand.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by
1d6 for each slot level above lst.
ELEMENTAL BANE

4th-1evel transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose one creature you can see within range, and
choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold,
ﬁre, lightning, or thunder. The target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be affected by the spell for
its duration. The ﬁrst time each turn the affected target

takes damage of the chosen type, the target takes an ex—

tra 2d6 damage of that type. Moreover, the target loses
any resistance to that damage type until the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this Spell using

a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can target one

additional creature for each slot level above 4th. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when you
target them.

ENEMIES ABOUND
3rd—ievei enchantment

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You reach into the mind of one creature you can see and
force it to make an Intelligence saving throw. A creature
automatically succeeds if it is immune to being fright—

attack, spell, or other ability it’s using. If an enemy provokes an opportunity attack from the affected creature,
the creature must make that attack if it is able to.

ENERVATION
5th-1eve1 necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action

3pc.

list—level evocation

from among the creatures it can see within range of the

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, 8

Duration: Concentration, Up to 1 minute

A tendril of inky darkness reaches out from you, touching a creature you can see within range to drain life

from it. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw.

On a successful save, the target takes 2d8 necrotic dam—
age, and the spell ends. On a failed save, the target takes
4d8 necrotic damage, and until the spell ends, you can
use your action on each of your turns to automatically

deal 4d8 necrotic damage to the target. The spell ends

ifyou use your action to do anything else, ifthe target is
ever outside the spell’s range, or if the target has total
cover from you.
Whenever the spell deals damage to a target, you re
gain hit points equal to half the amount of necrotic damage the target takes.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by
MB for each slot level above 5th.

ERUPTING EARTH
3rd—Ieve1 transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of obsidian)

Duration: Instantaneous

Choose a point you can see on the ground within range.
A fountain of churned earth and stone erupts in a 20—
foot cube centered on that point. Each creature in that
area must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature
takes 3d12 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one. Additionally,

the ground in that area becomes difﬁcult terrain until

cleared. Each 5-foot-square portion of the area requires
at least 1 minute to clear by hand.

AtHfgher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by

ld12 for each slot level above 3rd.

FAR STEP
5th—1eve1 conjuration
Casting Time: 1 bunus action
Range: Self
Components: V

ened. On a failed save, the target loses the ability to distinguish friend from foe, regarding all creatures it can

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

effect on itself on a success.

You teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you
can see. On each of your turns before the spell ends, you
can use a bonus action to teleport in this way again.

see as enemies until the spell ends. Each time the target
takes damage, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the

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Whenever the affected creature chooses another
creature as a target, it must choose the target at random

Choose one creature you can see within range. Yellow

strips of magical energy loop around the creature. The
target must succeed on a Strength saving throw, or its
ﬂying speed (if any) is reduced to 0 feet for the spell’s duration. An airborne creature affected by this spell safely
descends at 60 feet per round until it reaches the ground
or the spell ends.

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FIND GREATER STEED
4t'h'1eve] conjuration

Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous
You summon a spirit that assumes the form of a loyal,
majestic mount. Appearing in an unoccupied space
within range, the spirit takes on a form you choose: a
griffon, a pegasus, a peryton, a dire wolf, a rhinoceros,
or a saber—toothed tiger. The creature has the statistics

provided in the Monster Manual for the chosen form,
though it is a celestial, a fey, or a ﬁend (your choice)

instead of its normal creature type. Additionally, if it
has an Intelligence score of 5 or lower, its Intelligence
becomes 6, and it gains the ability to understand one

language of your choice that you speak.
You control the mount in combat. While the mount is
within 1 mile of you, you can communicate with it te1e~
pathically. While mounted on it, you can make any spell
you cast that targets only you also target the mount.
The mount disappears temporarily when it drops to 0
hit points or when you dismiss it as an action. Casting
this spell again re—summons the bonded mount, with all
its hit points restored and any conditions removed.
You can’t have more than one mount bonded by this

spell or ﬁnd steed at the same time. As an action, you
can release a mount from its bond, causing it to disap-

pear permanently.
Whenever the mount disappears, it leaves behind any

objects it was wearing or carrying.

FLAME ARROWS
3rd—Ieve1 transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch

Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

You touch a quiver containing arrows or bolts. When a

target is hit by a ranged weapon attack using a piece of
ammunition drawn from the quiver, the target takes an

extra 1(16 ﬁre damage. The spell’s magic ends on a piece

of ammunition when it hits or misses, and the spell ends
when twelve pieces of ammunition have been drawn
from the quiver.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 4th level or higher, the number of pieces of

ammunition you can affect with this spell increases by
two for each slot level above 3rd.

F RO STBITE

Evocation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, 8
Duration: Instantaneous

You cause numbing frost to form on one creature that

you can see within range. The target must make a

Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target

takes 1d6 cold damage, and it has disadvantage on the
next weapon attack roll it makes before the end of its
next turn.

The spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach

5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

GUARDIAN OF NATURE
4th—level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

A nature spirit answers your call and transforms you
into a powerful guardian. The transformation lasts until
the spell ends. You choose one of the following forms to
assume: Primal Beast or Great Tree.
Primal Beast. Bestial fur covers your body, your
facial features become feral, and you gain the following beneﬁts:

Your walking speed increases by 10 feet.
You gain darkvision with a range of 120 feet.
You make Strength—based attack rolls with advantage.
Your melee weapon attacks deal an extra 1d6 force
damage on a hit.

Great Tree. Your skin appears barky, leaves sprout
from your hair, and you gain the following beneﬁts:

. You gain 10 temporary hit points.

- You make Constitution saving throws with advantage.

- You make Dexterity- and Wisdom-based attack rolls
with advantage.

- While you are on the ground, the ground within 15
feet of you is difﬁcult terrain for your enemies.

GUST
Transmutati'on cantrlp
Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 30 feet

you can see within range. The spirit looks like a transparent beast or fey (your choice).
Until the spell ends, whenever you or a creature you
can see moves into the spirits space for the ﬁrst time on
a turn or starts its turn there, you can cause the spirit

to restore ld6 hit points to that creature (no action re—
quired). The spirit can’t heal constructs or undead.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the
Spirit up to 30 feet to a space you can see.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the healing increases by
ME) for each slot level above 2nd.

HOLY WEAPON
Stir/eve] evocation

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You imbue a weapon you touch with holy power. Until

the spell ends, the weapon emits bright light in a 30—
foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. In

addition, weapon attacks made with it deal an extra 2d8

radiant damage on a hit. If the weapon isn’t already a

magic weapon, it becomes one for the duration.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can dismiss this
spell and cause the weapon to emit a burst of radiance.
Each creature of your choice that you can see within 30
feet ofyou must make a Constitution saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature takes 4d8 radiant damage, and it
is blinded for 1 minute. On a successful save, a creature
takes half as much damage and isn’t blinded. At the
end of each Ofits turns, a blinded creature can make a
Constitution saving throw, ending the effect on itselfon
a success.

Components: V, 8
Duration: Instantaneous

ICE KN IFE

You seize the air and compel it to create one of the fol—
lowing effects at a point you can see within range:

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

- One Medium or smaller creature that you choose
must succeed on 3 Strength saving throw or be

Components: S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice)
Duration: Instantaneous

pushed up to 5 feet away from you.

- You create a small blast of air capable of moving one
object that is neither held nor carried and that weighs

no more than 5 pounds. The object is pushed up to 10

feet away from you. It isn’t pushed with enough force
to cause damage.
- You create a harmless sensory effect using air, such as
causing leaves to rustle, wind to slam shutters closed,
or your clothing to ripple in a breeze.

HEALING SPIRIT
2nd-leve1 conjurati'on
Casting Time: 1 bonus action

lst—level conjura tion

You create a shard of ice and ﬂing it at one creature
within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes ll piercing damage. Hit
or miss. the shard then explodes. The target and each
creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity
saving thfow or take 2d6 cold damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the cold damage in-

creases by 1d6 for each slot level above lst.

ILLUSORY DRAGON
8th—leve1 illusion

Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: 8
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You call forth a nature spirit to soothe the wounded. The
intangible spirit appears in a space that is a 5-foot cube

By gathering threads of shadow material from the Shad~
owfell, you create a Huge shadowy dragon in an unoc-

Range: 60 feet

cupied space that you can see within range. The illusion

lasts for the spell’s duration and occupies its space, as if
it were a creature.
When the illusion appears, any of your enemies that
can see it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or

become frightened of it for 1 minute. If a frightened creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn’t have line
of sight to the illusion, it can repeat the saving throw,
ending the effect on itself on a success.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the illu-

sion up to 60 feet. At any point during its movement, you
can cause it to exhale a blast of energy in a 60-foot cone
originating from its space. When you create the dragon,

choose a damage type: acid, cold, ﬁre, lightning, ne-

devil or a bearded devil. The devil appears in an unoc—

cupied space that you can see within range. The devil
disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the
spell ends.

The devil is unfriendly toward you and your com-

panions. Roll initiative for the devil, which has its own
turns. It is under the Dungeon Master’s control and acts

according to its nature on each of its turns, which might

result in its attacking you if it thinks it can prevail, or
trying to tempt you to undertake an evil act in exchange
for limited service. The DM has the creature’s statistics.
On each of your turns, you can try to issue a verbal

command to the devil (no action required by you). It

obeys the command if the likely outcome is in accor-

crotic, or poison. Each creature in the cone must make

dance with its desires, especially if the result would

chosen damage type on a failed save, or half as much

risma (Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check

an Intelligence saving throw, taking '7d6 damage of the

damage on a successful one.

The illusion is tangible because of the shadow stuff
used to create it, but attacks miss it automatically. it succeeds on all saving throws, and it is immune to all dam-

age and conditions. A creature that uses an action to

examine the dragon can determine that it is an illusion

by succeeding on an Intelligence (Investigation) check
against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the
illusion for what it is, the creature can see through it and
has advantage on saving throws against its breath.
IMMOLATION
5th—level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 90 feet
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Flames wreathe one creature you can see within range.

The target must make a Dexterity saving throw. It takes
8d6 ﬁre damage on a failed save, or half as much dam-

age on a successful one. On a failed save, the target
also burns for the spell’s duration. The burning target

sheds bright light in a 30—foot radius and dim light for
an additional 30 feet. At the end of each of its turns, the

target repeats the saving throw. It takes 4d6 ﬁre damage
on a failed save, and the spell ends on a successful one.

These magical flames can’t be extinguished by nonmag—
ical means.

If damage from this spell kills a target, the target is
turned to ash.
INFERNAL CALLING
5th—1eve1conjuration

Casting Time: 1 minute

Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a ruby worth at least 999 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

Uttering a dark incantation, you summon a devil from

the Nine Hells. You choose the devil’s type, which must
be one of challenge rating 6 or lower, such as a barbed

draw you toward evil. Otherwise, you must make a Cha-

contested by its Wisdom (Insight) check. You make the

check with advantage if you say the devil’s true name.

Ifyour check fails, the devil becomes immune to your
verbal commands for the duration of the spell, though it
can still carry out your commands if it chooses. If your
check succeeds, the devil carries out your command—
such as “attack my enemies,” “explore the room ahead,"
or “bear this message to the queen"—until it completes
the activity, at which point it returns to you to report hav-

ing done so.
If your concentration ends before the spell reaches its
full duration, the devil doesn‘t disappear if it has become
immune to your verbal commands. Instead, it acts in
whatever manner it chooses for 3d6 minutes, and then it

disappears.
Ifyou possess an individual devil’s talisman, you can
summon that devil if it is of the appropriate challenge
rating plus 1, and it obeys all your commands, with no
Charisma checks required.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 6th level or higher, the challenge rating increases by 1 for each slot level above 5th.

IN FESTATION
Conjuration cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a living ﬁea)
Duration: Instantaneous

You cause a cloud of mites, ﬂeas, and other parasites to
appear momentarily on one creature you can see within

range. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw, or it takes 1d6 poison damage and moves 5 feet
in a random direction if it can move and its speed is at
least 5 feet. Roll a d4 for the direction: 1., north; 2, south;
3, east; or 4, west. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks, and if the direction rolled is blocked,

the target doesn't move.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach

5th level (2d6), 11th level (3016), and 17th level (4d6).

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orb-level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, 8
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Flames race across your body, shedding bright light in

a 30—foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet

for the spell’s duration. The ﬂames don’t harm you. Until
the spell ends, you gain the following beneﬁts:
. You are immune to ﬁre damage and have resistance to
cold damage.
- Any creature that moves within 5 feet of you for the

ﬁrst time on a turn or ends its turn there takes 1l

ﬁre damage.
You can use your action to create a line of ﬁre 15 feet
long and 5 feet Wide extending from you in a direc—
tion you choose. Each creature in the line must make
a Dexterity saying throw. A creature takes 4d8 ﬁre
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.
INVESTITURE or ICE
orb-level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self

Components: V, 8
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

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the following beneﬁts:
- You are immune to cold damage and have resistance
to ﬁre damage.
. You can move across difﬁcult terrain created by ice or
snow without spending extra movement.
- The ground in a 10—foot radius around you is icy and
is difﬁcult terrain for creatures other than you. The
radius moves with you.
- You can use your action to create a 15-foot cone of

freezing Wind extending from your outstretched hand

in a direction you choose. Each creature in the cone
must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature

takes 4d6 cold damage on a failed save, or half as

much damage on a successful one. A creature that
fails its s‘ave against this effect has its speed halved
until the start of your next turn.
INVESTITURE OF STONE

6th-Ieve1 transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

Until the spell ends, bits of rock spread across your
body, and you gain the following beneﬁts:

- You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing damage from nonmagical attacks.

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on the ground in a 15-foot radius centered on you.

Other creatures on that ground must succeed on a
Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.
- You can move across difﬁcult terrain made of earth
or stone without spending extra movement. You can
move through solid earth or stone as if it was air

and without destabilizing it, but you can’t end your

movement there. If you do so, you are ejected to the
nearest unoccupied space, this spell ends, and you are
stunned until the end of your next turn.

INVESTITURE or WIND

6th-Ieve1 transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

Until the spell ends, wind whirls around you, and you

gain the following beneﬁts:

. Ranged weapon attacks made against you have disad—

vantage on the attack roll.

. You gain a ﬂying speed of 60 feet. Ifyou are still ﬂying

when the spell ends, you fall, unless you can somehow

prevent it.
- You can use your action to create a 15-foot cube of

swirling wind centered on a point you can see within

MADDENING DARKNESS
8th—1eve1 evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet

Components: V, M (a drop of pitch mixed with a drop
of mercury)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose

within range to ﬁll a 60—foot—radius sphere until the spell

ends. The darkness spreads around corners. A creature
with darkvision can’t see through this darkness. Non—
magical light, as well as light created by spells of 8th
level or lower, can't illuminate the area.
Shrieks, gibbering, and mad laughter can be heard
within the sphere. Whenever a creature starts its turn in
the sphere, it must make a Wisdom saving throw, taking

8d8 psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.

MAE LSTROM
Stir—level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (paper or leaf in the shape
of a funnel)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

60 feet of you. Each creature in that area must make
a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 2l
bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much

A swirling mass of 5-foot—deep water appears in a 30—
foot radius centered on a point you can see within range.
The point must be on the ground or in a body of water.
Until the spell ends, that area is difﬁcult terrain, and

creature fails the save, that creature is also pushed up
to 10 feet away from the center of the cube.

Strength saving throw or take 6d6 bludgeoning damage
and be pulled 10 feet toward the center.

damage on a successful one. If a Large or smaller

any creature that starts its turn there must succeed on a

INVULNERABILITY
9th-Ieve1 abjura tion

MAGIC STONE

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a small piece of adamantine

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch

worth at least 500 gp, which the spell consumes)

Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

You are immune to all damage until the spell ends.

LIFE TRANSFERENCE

3rd—Ieve] necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

You sacriﬁce some of your health to mend another crea—
ture’s injuries. You take 4d8 necrotic damage, and one

creature of your choice that you can see within range regains a number of hit points equal to twice the necrotic
damage you take.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by

1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Transmutation cantrip

Components: V, S

Duration: 1 minute
You touch one to three pebbles and imbue them with
magic. You or someone else can make a ranged spell
attack with one of the pebbles by throwing it or hurling
it with a sling. If thrown, a pebble has a range of 60 feet.

If someone else attacks with a pebble, that attacker adds

your spellcasting ability modiﬁer, not the attackers, to

the attack roll. On a hit, the target takes bludgeoning

damage equal to 1d6 + your spellcasting ability modiﬁer.
Whether the attack hits or misses, the spell then ends
on the stone.
If you cast this spell again, the spell ends on any peb-

bles still affected by your previous casting.

MASS POLYMORPH
9th-1eve1 transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V. S, M (a caterpillar cocoon)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

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You transform up to ten creatures of your choice that

you can see within range. An unwilling target must suc—

ceed on a Wisdom saving throw to resist the transforma—
tion. An unwilling shapechanger automatically succeeds
on the save.

Each target assumes a beast form of your choice, and

you can choose the same form or different ones for each

target. The new form can be any beast you have seen

whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target’s (or half the target’s level, if the target doesn’t have a
challenge rating). The target’s game statistics, including
mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of
the chosen beast, but the target retains its hit points,

alignment, and personality.
Each target gains a number of temporary hit points
equal to the hit points of its new form. These temporary
hit points can’t be replaced by temporary hit points from
another source. A target reverts to its normal form when
it has no more temporary hit points or it dies. If the spell
ends before then, the creature loses all its temporary hit
points and reverts to its normal form.
The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by
the nature of its new form. It can’t speak, cast spells, or
do anything else that requires hands or speech.
The target’s gear melds into the new form. The target
can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise beneﬁt from any

of its equipment.

MAXIMILIAN’S EARTHEN GRASP
2nd—ievei transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature hand sculpted
from clay)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You choose a S—foot-square unoccupied space on the
ground that you can see within range. A Medium hand
made from compacted soil rises there and reaches for

one creature you can see within 5 feet of it. The target
must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save,

the target takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage and is re-

strained for the spell's duration.
As an action, you can cause the hand to crush the

restrained target, which must make a Strength saving
throw. The target takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage on a

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

To break out, the restrained target can use its action
to make a Strength check against your spell save DC.

On a success, the target escapes and is no longer re—
strained by the hand.
As an action, you can cause the hand to reach for a
different creature or to move to a different unoccupied
space within range. The hand releases a restrained tar-

get if you do either.

MELF’S MINUTE METEORS
3rd—ievel evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self

Components: V, S, M (niter, sulfur, and pine tar formed
into a bead)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

You create six tiny meteors in your space. They ﬂoat

in the air and orbit you for the spell’s duration. When
you cast the spellﬁand as a bonus action on each of

your turns thereafter—you can expend one or two of
the meteors, sending them streaking toward a point or
points you choose within 120 feet of you. Once a me-

teor reaches its destination or impacts against a solid

surface, the meteor explodes. Each creature within 5
feet of the point where the. meteor explodes must make
a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 2d6 ﬁre

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a

successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the number of meteors

created increases by two for each slot level above 3rd.

MENTAL PRISON
6th—Ievel illusion

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You attempt to bind a creature within an illusory cell
that only it perceives. One creature you can see within
range must make an Intelligence saving throw. The
target succeeds automatically if it is immune to being
charmed. On a successful save, the target takes 5d10
psychic damage, and the spell ends. On a failed save,
the target takes 5d10 psychic damage, and you make
the area immediately around the target’s space appear
dangerous to it in some way. You might cause the target
to perceive itself as being surrounded by ﬁre, floating
razors, or hideous maws ﬁlled with dripping teeth.
Whatever form the illusion takes, the target can’t see or
hear anything beyond it and is restrained for the spell’s
duration. If the target is moved out of the illusion, makes
a melee attack through it, or reaches any part of its body
through it, the target takes 10d10 psychic damage, and
the spell ends.

MIGHTY FORTRESS
8th—Ieve1 conjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 1 mile
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 500 gp,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous

A fortress of stone erupts from a square area of ground
of your choice that you can see within range. The area is
120 feet on each side, and it must not have any buildings
or other structures on it. Any creatures in the area are
harmlessly lifted up as the fortress rises.
The fortress has four turrets with square bases, each
one 20 feet on a side and 30 feet tall, with one turret on
each corner. The turrets are connected to each other by

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closed area. Each wall is 1 foot thick and is composed of

panels that are 10 feet wide and 20 feet tall. Each panel

is contiguous with two other panels or one other panel
and a turret. You can place up to four stone doors in the
fortress’s outer wall.
A small keep stands inside the enclosed area. The

keep has a square base that is 50 feet on each side, and
it has three floors with 10-foot-high ceilings. Each of the

ﬂoors can be divided into as many rooms as you like,
provided each room is at least 5 feet on each side. The
ﬂoors of the keep are connected by stone staircases, its
walls are 6 inches thick, and interior rooms can have
stone doors or open archways as you choose. The keep
is furnished and decorated however you like, and it con—
tains sufﬁcient food to serve a nine-course banquet for
up to 100 people each day. Furnishings, food, and other

objects created by this spell crumble to dust if removed
from the fortress.
A staff of one hundred invisible servants obeys any

command given to them by creatures you designate
when you cast the spell. Each servant functions as if cre-

ated by the unseen servant spell.

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that can be damaged. Each 10—foot—bya10-foot section of

into the ground, leaving any creatures that were inside it
safely on the ground.
Casting this spell on the same spot once every 7 days
for a year makes the fortress permanent.

MIND SPIKE
2nd-1eve] divination

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: 8
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

You reach into the mind of one creature you can see
within range. The target must make a Wisdom saving

throw, taking 3d8 psychic damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one. On a failed

save, you also always know the target's location until the
spell ends, but only while the two of you are on the same
plane of existence. While you have this knowledge, the
target can’t become hidden from you, and if it’s invisible,
it gains no beneﬁt from that condition against you.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by
1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

stone has AC 15 and 30 hit points per inch of thickness.
It is immune to poison and psychic damage. Reducing

MOLD EARTH

cause connected sections to buckle and collapse at the
DM’s discretion.
After 7 days or when you cast this spell somewhere
else, the fortress harmlessly crumbles and sinks back

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet

a section of stone to 0 hit points destroys it and might

Transmutation cantrip

Components: 8
Duration: Instantaneous or 1 hour (see below)

. lfyou target an area of loose earth, you can instan—

taneously excavate it, move it along the ground, and
deposit it up to 5 feet away. This movement doesn’t
involve enough force to cause damage.
- You cause shapes, colors, or both to appear on the dirt
or stone, spelling out words, creating images, or shaping patterns. The changes last for 1 hour.

- If the dirt or stone you target is on the ground, you

cause it to become difﬁcult terrain. Alternatively, you
can cause the ground to become normal terrain if it is

already difficult terrain. This change lasts for 1 hour.

If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have no
more than two of its non-instantaneous effects active at
a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.

NEGATIVE ENERGY FLOOD
Stir-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (a broken bone and a square of
black silk)
Duration: Instantaneous
You send ribbons of negative energy at one creature you
can see within range. Unless the target is undead. it
must make a Constitution saving throw, taking 5d12 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one. A target killed by this damage rises
up as a zombie at the start of your next turn. The zombie
pursues whatever creature it can see that is closest to it.
Statistics for the zombie are in the Monster Manual.
If you target an undead with this spell, the target
doesn’t make a saving throw. Instead, roll 5d12. The target gains half the total as temporary hit points.

POWER WORD PAIN
7th-1evel enchantment

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet

Components: V

Duration: Instantaneous

You speak a word of power that causes waves of intense

pain to assail one creature you can see within range.
If the target has 100 hit points or fewer, it is subject
to crippling pain. Otherwise, the spell has no effect

on it. A target is also unaffected if it is immune to be-

ing charmed.
While the target is affected by crippling pain, any
speed it has can be no higher than 10 feet. The target
also has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and

saving throws, other than Constitution saving throws.

Finally, if the target tries to cast a spell, it must ﬁrst suc—

ceed on a Constitution saving throw, or the casting fails
and the spell is wasted.
A target suffering this pain can make a Constitution

saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a suc—
cessful save, the pain ends.

Transmutation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

You channel primal magic to cause your teeth or ﬁn—

gernails to sharpen, ready to deliver a corrosive attack.

Make a melee spell attack against one creature within 5

feet ofyou. On a hit, the target takes ll acid damage.

After you make the attack, your teeth or ﬁngernails return to normal.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d10 when you reach

5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).

PRIMORDIAL WARD
6th-1eve} abjura ti'on
Casting Time: I action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You have resistance to acid, cold, ﬁre, lightning, and
thunder damage for the spell’s duration.
When you take damage of one of those types, you can
use your reaction to gain immunity to that type of damage, including against the triggering damage. If you do
so, the resistances end, and you have the immunity until
the end of your next turn, at which time the spell ends.

PSYCHIC SCREAM
9th~level enchantment

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet

Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous

You unleash the power of your mind to blast the intellect
of up to ten creatures of your choice that you can see
within range. Creatures that have an Intelligence score
of 2 or lower are unaffected.
Each target must make an Intelligence saving throw.
On a failed save, a target takes 14d6 psychic damage

and is stunned. On a successful save, a target takes half
as much damage and isn’t stunned. If a target is killed
by this damage, its head explodes, assuming it has one.
A stunned target can make an Intelligence saving
throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful
save, the stunning effect ends.

PYROTECHNICS
2nd-1eve1 transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Choose an area of nonmagical flame that you can see

and that ﬁts within a 5-foot cube within range. You can

extinguish the ﬁre in that area, and you create either

ﬁreworks or smoke when you do so.

Fireworks. The target explodes with a dazzling display of colors. Each creature within 10 feet of the target
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PRIMAL SAVAGERY

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You choose a portion of dirt or stone that you can see

within range and that ﬁts within a 5-foot cube. You ma—

properties (range 20/60). In addition, when you use the
sword to attack a target that is in dim light or darkness,
you make the attack roll with advantage.
If you drop the weapon or throw it, it dissipates at the

end of the turn. Thereafter, while the spell persists, you

can use a bonus action to cause the sword to reappear

in your hand.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

3rd- or 4th—level spell slot, the damage increases to 3:18.
When you cast it using a 5th— or 6th-level spell slot, the
damage increases to 4d8. When you cast it using a spell
slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases to 5d8.

SHADOW or M011.
4th—1eve] necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self

Components: V, S, M (an undead eyeball encased in a
gem worth at least 150 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Flame~like shadows wreathe your body until the spell

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ends, causing you to become heavily obscured to others.
The shadows turn dim light within 10 feet of you into

darkness, and bright light in the same area to dim light.

Until the spell ends, you have resistance to radiant
damage. In addition, whenever a creature within 10 feet
of you hits you with an attack, the shadows lash out at
that creature, dealing it 2d8 necrotic damage.

must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become

blinded until the end of your next turn.
Smoke. Thick black smoke spreads out from the target in a 20—foot radius, moving around corners. The area
of the smoke is heavily obscured. The smoke persists for
1 minute or until a strong wind disperses it.

SCATTER

Grit-level conjuratfon
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
The air quivers around up to ﬁve creatures of your
choice that you can see within range. An unwilling crea—

ture must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw to resist

this spell. You teleport each affected target to an unoccupied space that you can see within 120 feet of you. That
space must be on the ground or on a floor.

SHAPE WATER
Transmutation canm'p

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet

Components: 8
Duration: Instantaneous or 1 hour (see below)
You choose an area of water that you can see within
range and that ﬁts within a 5—foot cube. You manipulate
it in one of the following ways:

- You instantaneously move or otherwise change the
flow of the water as you direct, up to 5 feet in any direction. This movement doesn’t have enough force to
cause damage.
- You cause the water to form into simple shapes
and animate at your direction. This change lasts
for 1 hour.
. You change the water’s color or opacity. The water

must be changed in the same way throughout. This
change lasts for 1 hour.

SHADOW BLADE

. You freeze the water, provided that there are no crea—
tures in it. The water unfreezes in 1 hour.

2nd—leve] illusion

If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have no

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self

Components: V, 8

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You weave together threads of shadow to create a sword
of solidiﬁed gloom in your hand. This magic sword lasts
until the spell ends. It counts as a simple melee weapon

with which you are proﬁcient. It deals 2d8 psychic
damage on a hit and has the ﬁnesse, light, and thrown

more than two of its non-instantaneous effects active at
a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.
SICKENING RADIANCE
4th-Ieve1 evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, 8
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

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This light makes it impossible for the creature to beneﬁt

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must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take

tion and emits a dim, greenish light in a 5-foot radius.

from being invisible. The light and any levels of exhaus—

tion caused by this spell go away when the spell ends.

SKILL EMPOWERMENT
5th-Ievel transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration. up to 1 hour

Your magic deepens a creature’s understanding of its
own talent. You touch one willing creature and give it
expertise in one skill of your choice; until the spell ends,
the creature doubles its proﬁciency bonus for ability
checks it makes that use the chosen skill.
You must choose a skill in which the target is proﬁcient and that isn’t already beneﬁting from an effect,
such as Expertise, that doubles its proﬁciency bonus.

SKYWRITE

2nd—1evel transmutation (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action

2nd‘1eve1 evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of ice or a small white
rock chip)
Duration: Instantaneous
A ﬂurry of magic snowballs erupts from a point you
choose within range. Each creature in a 5-foot—radius
sphere centered on that point must make a Dexterity

saving throw. A creature takes 3d6 cold damage on a

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by
1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

SOUL CAGE

6th-Ieve1 necromancy
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when a hu-

manoid you can see within 60 feet of you dies

Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny silver cage worth 100 gp)

Range: Sight

Duration: 8 hours

You cause up to ten words to form in a part of the sky
you can see. The words appear to be made of cloud and
remain in place for the spell’s duration. The words dis—
sipate when the spell ends. A strong wind can disperse
the clouds and end the spell early.

This spell snatches the soul of a humanoid as it dies and
traps it inside the tiny cage you use for the material component. A stolen soul remains inside the cage until the
spell ends or until you destroy the cage, which ends the
spell. While you have a soul inside the cage, you can ex—
ploit it in any of the ways described below. You can use a
trapped soul up to six times. Once you exploit a soul for
the sixth time, it is released, and the spell ends. While
a soul is trapped, the dead humanoid it came from can’t

Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

SNARE
Est-level abjuration

Casting Time: 1 minute

Range: Touch
Components: S, M (25 feet of rope, which the
spell consumes)
Duration: 8 hours
As you cast this spell, you use the rope to create a circle

with a 5-foot radius on the ground or the floor. When

you ﬁnish casting, the rope disappears and the circle
becomes a magic trap.
This trap is nearly invisible, requiring a successful
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save
DC to be discerned.
The trap triggers when a Small, Medium, or Large
creature moves onto the ground or the floor in the
spell's radius. That creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be magically hoisted into the air,
leaving it hanging upside down 3 feet above the ground
or the floor. The creature is restrained there until the

spell ends.

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4d10 radiant damage, and it suffers one level of exhaus—

itself on a success. Alternatively, the creature or some—
one else who can reach it can use an action to make an
Intelligence (Arcana) check against your spell save DC.
On a success, the restrained effect ends.
After the trap is triggered, the spell ends when no
creature is restrained by it.

The light spreads around corners, and it lasts until the

spell ends.
When a creature moves into the spell’s area for the
ﬁrst time on a turn or starts its turn there, that creature

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A restrained creature can make a Dexterity saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on

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Dim, greenish light spreads within a 30—foot-radius
sphere centered on a point you choose within range.

be revived.

Steal Life. You can use a bonus action to drain vigor
from the soul and regain 2d8 hit points.

Query Soul. You ask the soul a question (no action required) and receive a brief telepathic answer, which you
can understand regardless of the language used. The

soul knows only what it knew in life, but it must answer
you truthfully and to the best of its ability. The answer is

no more than a sentence or two and might be cryptic.
Borrow Experience. You can use a bonus action to
bolster yourself with the soul’s life experience, making
your next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw with
advantage. If you don’t use this beneﬁt before the start of
your next turn, it is lost.
Eyes of the Dead. You can use an action to name a
place the humanoid saw in life, which creates an invis-

ible sensor somewhere in that place if it is on the plane

of existence you’re currently on. The sensor remains for

as long as you concentrate, up to 10 minutes (as if you
were concentrating on a spell). You receive visual and
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auditory information from the sensor as if you were in

its space using your senses.
A creature that can see the sensor (such as one using
see invisibility or truesight) sees a translucent image of

the tormented humanoid whose soul you caged.

STEEL WIN D STRIKE

5th—levei conjura tion

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp)
Duration: Instantaneous

You ﬂourish the weapon used in the casting and then
vanish to strike like the wind. Choose up to ﬁve creatures you can see within range. Make a melee spell

The sphere remains for the spell's duration. Each creature in the sphere when it appears or that ends its turn

there must succeed on a Strength saving throw or take

2d6 bludgeoning damage. The sphere’s space is difﬁ—
cult terrain.
Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on
each of your turns to cause a bolt of lightning to leap
from the center of the sphere toward one creature you
choose within 60 feet of the center. Make a ranged spell
attack. You have advantage on the attack roll if the target

is in the sphere. On a hit. the target takes 4d6 lightning damage.

Creatures within 30 feet of the sphere have disadvan—
tage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made to listen.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

attack against each target. On a hit, a target takes 6d10

spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage for each of
its effects increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 4th.

see within 5 feet of one of the targets you hit or missed.

SUMMON GREATER DEMON
4th-Ievel conjuration

force damage.
You can then teleport to an unoccupied space you can

STORM SPHERE
4th-leve1 evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V. 8
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

A 20-foot—radius sphere of whirling air springs into existence, centered on a point you choose within range.

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Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, S, M (a vial of blood from a humanoid

killed within the past 24 hours)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the

chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which
must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a
shadow demon or a barlgura. The demon appears in

an unoccupied space you can see within range, and the

anyone within it. Using the material component in this
manner consumes it when the spell ends.

Roll initiative for the demon, which has its own turns.
When you summon it and on each of your turns thereaf—

spell slot of 6th or 7th level, you summon twice as many

demon disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when
the spell ends.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

demons. If you cast it using a spell slot of 8th or 9th

ter, you can issue a verbal command to it (requiring no

level, you summon three times as many demons.

turn. If you issue no command, it spends its turn attack—
ing any creature within reach that has attacked it.
At the end of each of the demons turns, it makes a

5tha1evel enchantment

action on your part), telling it what it must do on its next

Charisma saving throw. The demon has disadvantage
on this saving throw if you say its true name. On a failed.
save, the demon continues to obey you. On a success—

ful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of
the duration, and the demon spends its turns pursuing
and attacking the nearest non—demons to the best of its
ability. If you stop concentrating on the spell before it
reaches its full duration, an uncontrolled demon doesn’t
disappear for M6 rounds if it still has hit points.
As part of casting the spell, you can form a circle
on the ground with the blood used as a material com~
ponent. The circle is large enough to encompass your
space. While the spell lasts, the summoned demon can’t

cross the circle or harm it, and it can't target anyone

within it. Using the material component in this manner
consumes it when the spell ends.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 5th level or higher, the challenge rating in-

SYNAPTIC STATIC

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet

Components: V, 8
Duration: Instantaneous

You choose a point within range and cause psychic energy to explode there. Each creature in a 20—foot—radius
sphere centered on that point must make an Intelligence
saving throw. A creature with an Intelligence score of
2 or lower can’t be affected by this spell. A target takes
8d6 psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.

After a failed save, a target has muddled thoughts for

1 minute. During that time, it rolls a d6 and subtracts
the number rolled from all its attack rolls and ability
checks, as well as its Constitution saving throws to
maintain concentration. The target can make an Intelli-

gence saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

creases by l for each slot level above 4th.

TEMPLE OF THE GODS

SUMMON LESSER DEMONS

7th-level conjuration

3rd—feve1 conjura tron

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, S, M (a vial of blood from a humanoid
killed within the past 24 hours)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You utter foul words, summoning demons from the

chaos of the Abyss. Roll on the following table to determine what appears.

d5
1—2

3—4

5—6

Demons Summoned
Two demons ofchallenge rating 1 or lower
Four demons of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
Eight demons ofchallenge rating 1/4 or lower

The DM chooses the demons, such as manes or
dretches, and you choose the unoccupied spaces you
can see within range where they appear. A summoned
demon disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when
the spell ends.
The demons are hostile to all creatures, including you.
Roll initiative for the summoned demons as a group,

which has its own turns. The demons pursue and attack
the nearest non-demons to the best of their ability.
As part of casting the spell, you can form a circle
on the ground with the blood used as a material com—

ponent. The circle is large enough to encompass your
space. While the spell lasts, the summoned demons
can’t cross the circle or harm it, and they can‘t target

Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a holy symbol worth at least 5 gp)
Duration: 24 hours

You cause a temple to shimmer into existence on ground
you can see within range. The temple must ﬁt within an
unoccupied cube of space, up to 120 feet on each side.
The temple remains until the spell ends. It is dedicated
to whatever god, pantheon, or philosophy is represented
by the holy symbol used in the casting.
You make all decisions about the temples appearance. The interior is enclosed by a ﬂoor, walls, and a

roof, with one door granting access to the interior and

as many windows as you wish. Only you and any crea—
tures you designate when you cast the spell can open or
close the door.
The temple’s interior is an open space with an idol

or altar at one end. You decide whether the temple is

illuminated and whether that illumination is bright light

or dim light. The smell of burning incense ﬁlls the air
within, and the temperature is mild.
The temple opposes types of creatures you choose

when you cast this spell. Choose one or more of the fol-

lowing: celestials, elementals, fey, ﬁends, or undead. If a
creature of the chosen type attempts to enter the temple,

that creature must make a Charisma saving throw. On
a failed save, it can’t enter the temple for 24 hours. Even
if the creature can enter the temple, the magic there
hinders it; whenever it makes an attack roll, an ability
check, or a saving throw inside the temple, it must roll a

d4 and subtract the number rolled from the d20 roll.

In addition, the sensors created by divination spells
can’t appear inside the temple, and creatures within
can’t be targeted by divination spells.
Finally, whenever any creature in the temple regains

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iﬁer (minimum 1 hit point).
The temple is made from opaque magical force that

extends into the Ethereal Plane, thus blocking ethereal
travel into the temples interior. Nothing can physically
pass through the temple’s exterior. It can’t be dispelled

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disintegrate spell destroys the temple instantly.

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Casting this spell on the same spot every day for a

year makes this effect permanent.

TENSER’S TRANSFORMATION
6th-ievei transmutation

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Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a few hairs from a bull)

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Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

You endow yourselfwith endurance and martial prowess fueled by magic. Until the spell ends, you can’t cast

spells, and you gain the following beneﬁts:

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- You gain 50 temporary hit points. If any of these re—
main when the spell ends, they are lost.
- You have advantage on attack rolls that you make with
simple and martial weapons.
- When you hit a target with a weapon attack, that tar-

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. You have proﬁciency with all armor, shields, simple

weapons, and martial weapons.

- You have proﬁciency in Strength and Constitution sav—
ing throws.
- You can attack twice, instead of once, when you take
the Attack action on your turn. You ignore this beneﬁt
if you already have a feature, like Extra Attack, that
gives you extra attacks.

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Immediately after the spell ends, you must succeed on

a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer one level of
exhausuon.

Range: 90 feet

Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous

You teleport yourself to an unoccupied space you can
see within range. Immediately after you disappear, a
thunderous boom sounds. and each creature within 10
feet of the space you left must make a Constitution sav—

ing throw, taking 3l thunder damage on a failed save,
or half as much damage on a successful one. The thun—
der can be heard from up to 300 feet away.
You can bring along objects as long as their weight

doesn’t exceed what you can carry. You can also tele—

port one willing creature of your size or smaller who is
carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature
must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell,
and there must be an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
your destination space for the creature to appear in; otherwise, the creature is left behind.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by

ll for each slot level above 3rd.

T1 DA L WAV E
3rd—1evei conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of water)
Duration: Instantaneous

You conjure up a wave of water that crashes down on an
area within range. The area can be up to 30 feet long,
up to 10 feet wide, and up to 10 feet tall. Each creature
in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a

failed save, a creature takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage

and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature
takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.
The water then spreads out across the ground in all

directions, extinguishing unprotected ﬂames in its area
and within 30 feet of it, and then it vanishes.

TINY SERVANT
3rd-Ievei transmutation

Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: 8 hours

heard up to 100 feet away. Each creature within range,

Casting Time: 1 action

Evocation cantrip

You create a burst of thunderous sound that can be

3rd-1eve1 conjura tion

THUNDERCLAP
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: 8
Duration: Instantaneous

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other than you, must succeed on a Constitution saving

throw or take ld6 thunder damage.
The spell’s damage increases by ld6 when you reach

5th level (2d6), llth level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

You touch one Tiny, nonmagical object that isn’t at—

tached to another object or a surface and isn’t being

carried by another creature. The target animates and

sprouts little arms and legs, becoming a creature under

your control until the spell ends or the creature drops to
0 hit points. See the stat block for its statistics.
As a bonus action, you can mentally command the
creature if it is within 120 feet of you. (Ifyou control
multiple creatures with this spell, you can command any
or all of them at the same time, issuing the same comu

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TOLL THE DEAD
Necromancy cantrr'p

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, 8

Duration: Instantaneous

You point at one creature you can see within range,

and the sound of a dolorous bell fills the air around it
for a moment. The target must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw or take 1d8 necrotic damage. If the target
is missing any of its hit points, it instead takes 1d] 2 ne—
crotic damage.
The spell’s damage increases by one die when you
reach 5th level (2d8 or 2(112), 11th level (3d8 or 3d12),

and 17th level (4d8 or 4dl2).

TRANSMUTE ROCK
5th-leve1 transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet

Components: V, S, M (clay and water)

Duration: Until dispelled

TINY SERVANT
Tiny construct, unaligned

Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 10 (4:14)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

STR
4(—3)

DEX
16(+3)

CON
10(+0)

INT
2(—4)

WIS
10(+0)

CHA
l(—5)

Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion,

frightened, paralyzed, petriﬁed, poisoned

Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive
Perception 10
Languages —

Acne N s
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 5 (M4 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

I—

mand to each one.) You decide what action the creature

will take and where it will move during its next turn, or

you can issue a simple, general command, such as to

fetch a key, stand watch, or stack some books. If you is—

sue no commands, the servant does nothing other than

defend itself against hostile creatures. Once given an

order, the servant continues to follow that order until its
task is complete.
When the creature drops to 0 hit points, it reverts to
its original form, and any remaining damage carries
over to that form.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can animate two additional objects for each slot level above 3rd.

You choose an area of stone or mud that you can see
that ﬁts within a 40-foot cube and is within range, and
choose one of the following effects.
Transmute Rock to Mad. N onmagical rock of any
sort in the area becomes an equal volume of thick, flowing mud that remains for the spell’s duration.
The ground in the spell’s area becomes muddy enough
that creatures can sink into it. Each foot that a creature
moves through the mud costs 4 feet of movement, and
any creature on the ground when you cast the spell must

make 3 Strength saving throw. A creature must also

make the saving throw when it moves into the area for
the ﬁrst time on a turn or ends its turn there. On a failed
save, a creature sinks into the mud and is restrained,
though it can use an action to end the restrained condi-

tion on itself by pulling itself free of the mud.

If you cast the spell on a ceiling, the mud falls. Any
creature under the mud when it falls must make a Dex-

terity saving throw. A creature takes 4d8 bludgeoning

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one.

Transmute Mud to Rock. Nonmagical mud or quick-

sand in the area no more than 10 feet deep transforms
into soft stone for the spell’s duration. Any creature in
the mud when it transforms must make a Dexterity sav—
ing throw. On a successful save, a creature is shunted
safely to the surface in an unoccupied space. On a failed

save, a creature becomes restrained by the rock. A re—

strained creature, or another creature within reach, can
use an action to try to break the rock by succeeding on

a DC 20 Strength check or by dealing damage to it. The

rock has AC 15 and 25 hit points, and it is immune to
poison and psychic damage.

4th-leve1 evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of giant slug bile)
Duration: Instantaneous

You point at a location within range, and a glowing,
1-foot—diameter ball of emerald acid streaks there and

explodes in a 20-foot—radius sphere. Each creature in

that area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature takes 10d4 acid damage and an—
other 5d4 acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a
successful save, a creature takes half the initial damage
and no damage at the end of its next turn.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, the initial damage in—
creases by 2d4 for each slot level above 4th.

WALL OF LIGHT
Stir-level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet

Components: V, S, M (a hand mirror)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

A shimmering wall of bright light appears at a point you
choose within range. The wall appears in any orienta-

tion you choose: horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. It

can be free ﬂoating, or it can rest on a solid surface. The
wall can be up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet
thick. The wall blocks line of sight, but creatures and ob-

jects can pass through it. It emits bright light out to 120

feet and dim light for an additional 120 feet.
When the wall appears, each creature in its area must
make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature takes 4d8 radiant damage, and it is blinded for
1 minute. On a successful save, it takes half as much
damage and isn’t blinded. A blinded creature can make
a Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
A creature that ends its turn in the wall’s area takes
4d8 radiant damage.
Until the spell ends, you can use an action to launch a
beam of radiance from the wall at one creature you can

see within 60 feet of it. Make a ranged spell attack. On

a hit, the target takes 4d8 radiant damage. Whether you
hit or miss, reduce the length of the wall by 10 feet. If
the walls length drops to 0 feet, the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by
1d8 for each slot level above 5th.

WALL or SAND
3rd—ievei evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 90 feet

up to 30 feet long, 10 feet high, and 10 feet thick, and it
vanishes when the spell ends. It blocks line of sight but
not movement. A creature is blinded while in the walls
space and must spend 3 feet of movement for every 1
foot it moves there.

WALL OF WATER
3rd-level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, S, M (a drop of water)

Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

You create a wall of water on the ground at a point you
can see within range. You can make the wall up to 30

feet long, 10 feet high, and 1 foot thick, or you can make
a ringed wall up to 20 feet in diameter, 20 feet high, and

1 foot thick. The wall vanishes when the spell ends. The
wall’s space is difﬁcult terrain.
Any ranged weapon attack that enters the walls space

has disadvantage on the attack roll, and ﬁre damage

is halved if the ﬁre effect passes through the wall to
reach its target. Spells that deal cold damage that pass
through the wall cause the area of the wall they pass

through to freeze solid (at least a S-foot-square section is
frozen). Each 5-foot—square frozen section has AC 5 and
15 hit points. Reducing a frozen section to 0 hit points
destroys it. When a section is destroyed, the walls water
doesn’t ﬁll it.

WA R DIN G WIN D
2nd—Ieve] evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A strong wind (20 miles per hour) blows around you in a
10-foot radius and moves with you, remaining centered
on you. The wind lasts for the spell’s duration.

The wind has the following effects:

- It deafens you and other creatures in its area.

. lt extinguishes unprotected flames in its area that are
torch—sized or smaller.

- It hedges out vapor, gas, and fog that can be dispersed
by strong wind.
. The area is difﬁcult terrain for creatures
other than you.

- The attack rolls of ranged weapon attacks have disad—
vantage if the attacks pass in or out of the wind.

WATERY SPHERE
4th-Ieve1 conjuration

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a droplet of water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Components: V, S, M (a handful of sand)

You conjure up a sphere of water with a 5~foot radius at

You create a wall of swirling sand on the ground at a

but no more than 10 feet off the ground. The sphere re-

Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

point you can see within range. You can make the wall

a point you can see within range. The sphere can hover

mains for the spell’s duration.

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VITRIOLIC SPHERE

Any creature in the spheres space must make a

Strength saving throw. On a successful save, a creature

is ejected from that space to the nearest unoccupied
space of the creature’s choice outside the sphere. A
Huge or larger creature succeeds on the saving throw
automatically, and a Large or smaller creature can
choose to fail it. On a failed save, a creature is restrained
by the sphere and is engulfed by the water. At the end of

each of its turns, a restrained target can repeat the sav—
ing throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.

The sphere can restrain as many as four Medium or
smaller creatures or one Large creature. If the sphere
restrains a creature that causes it to exceed this capacity, a random creature that was already restrained by the
sphere falls out of it and lands prone in a space within 5

feet of it.
As an action, you can move the sphere up to 30 feet
in a straight line. If it moves over a pit, a cliff, or other

drop-off, it safely descends until it is hovering 10 feet

above the ground. Any creature restrained by the sphere
moves with it. You can ram the sphere into creatures,

forcing them to make the saving throw.

When the spell ends, the sphere falls to the ground
and extinguishes all normal flames within 30 feet ofit.
Any creature restrained by the sphere is knocked prone
in the space where it falls. The water then vanishes.

WHIRLWIND
7tit-level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 feet

Components: V, M (a piece of straw)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

A whirlwind howls down to a point that you can

see on the ground within range. The whirlwind is a
10-foot—radius, 30—foot—high cylinder centered on that

point. Until the spell ends, you can use your action to
move the whirlwind up to 30 feet in any direction along
the ground. The whirlwind sucks up any Medium or
smaller objects that aren’t secured to anything and that

aren’t worn or carried by anyone.

A creature must make a Dexterity saving throw the
ﬁrst time on a turn that it enters the whirlwind or that

the whirlwind enters its space, including when the whirl-

WORD or RADIANCE
Evocation cantrt'p

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 5 feet

Components: V, M (a holy symbol)

Duration: Instantaneous

You utter a divine word, and burning radiance erupts
from you. Each creature of your choice that you can see
within range must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or take ld6 radiant damage.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach

5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

WRATH OF NATURE
5th—level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You call out to the spirits of nature to rouse them
against your enemies. Choose a point you can see
within range. The spirits cause. trees, rocks, and grasses
in a 60-foot cube centered on that point to become animated until the spell ends.

Grasses and Undergrowth. Any area of ground in the

cube that is covered by grass or undergrowth is difﬁcult
terrain for your enemies.
Trees. At the start of each of your turns, each of your
enemies within 10 feet of any tree in the cube must suc—
ceed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d6 slashing
damage from whipping branches.
Roots and Vines. At the end of each of your turns, one
creature of your choice that is on the ground in the cube
must succeed on a Strength saving throw or become
restrained until the spell ends. A restrained creature

can use an action to make a Strength (Athletics) check
against your spell save DC, ending the effect on itself on
a success.
Rocks. As a bonus action on your turn, you can cause
a loose rock in the cube to launch at a creature you can
see in the cube. Make a ranged spell attack against the
target. On a hit, the target takes 3d8 nonmagical blud-

geoning damage, and it must succeed on a Strength

wind ﬁrst appears. A creature takes 10d6 bludgeoning
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a

saving throw or fall prone.

that fails the save must succeed on a Strength saving
throw or become restrained in the whirlwind until the
spell ends. When a creature starts its turn restrained by

lat—level transmutation

successful one. In addition, a Large or smaller creature

the whirlwind, the creature is pulled 5 feet higher inside

ZEPHYR STRIKE

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self

Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

it, unless the creature is at the top. A restrained creature
moves with the whirlwind and. falls when the spell ends,
unless the creature has some means to stay aloft.
A restrained creature can use an action to make a

You move like the wind. Until the spell ends, your move-

whirlwind and is hurled 3d6 X 10 feet away from it in a
random direction.

you hit or miss, your walking speed increases by 30 feet

Strength or Dexterity check against your spell save DC.
If successful, the creature is no longer restrained by the

ment doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.

Once before the spell ends, you can give yourself ad—
vantage on one weapon attack roll on your turn. That attack deals an extra 1d8 force damage on a hit. Whether

until the end of that turn.

APPENDIX A: SHARED CAMPAIGNS
Coordinating a regular schedule of D&D game sessions,

to keep a campaign active and vibrant, can be a challenge. If the campaign’s only Dungeon Master or enough

players aren’t available, the next session might have to

In order to be successful, a shared campaign needs
a champion—someone who takes on the responsibil—

ity of organizing and maintaining the group. If you’re
interested in learning more about how to run a shared

endanger the continuation of the campaign.

campaign and seeing how the Adventurers League
handles certain issues, then the rest of this appendix is
meant for you.

shared campaign.

DESIGNING ADVENTURES

be postponed, and repeated problems of this sort can

In short: in a world ﬁlled with distractions, it can be
hard to keep a campaign going. Enter the concept of the

In a shared campaign, more. than one member of the
group can take on the role of DM. A shared campaign is
episodic rather than continuous, with each play session
comprising a complete adventure.

The largest shared campaigns are administered by

the D&D Adventurers League and overseen by Wizards
of the Coast. You can also create your own shared campaign for a school D&D club, at a game store, a library,

Designing adventures for a shared campaign involves a
different set of considerations than designing for a standard group of players. Most important, the adventure

must be timed to conclude when the session is scheduled to end. You also need to balance combat encounters
for a range of levels, since a wide range of characters
might be experiencing the adventure at the same time.

or anywhere else where D&D players and DMs gather.

ADVENTURE DURATION

lows a player to take a character from one DM’s game
to another one within the shared campaign. It creates a

Every adventure in a shared campaign begins and ends
in the same play session. (If a group of participants

A shared campaign establishes a framework that al-

situation where almost nothing can prevent a scheduled
session from happening. The roster of potential players
can be quite large, virtually ensuring that any session
has at least the minimum number of characters needed
to play. If everyone shows up to play at the same time,
multiple DMs ensure that everyone can take part.
k

Coos OF CONDUCT
Time and time again, the core rulebooks come back to

the point that the most important goal ofa D&D play session is for everyone involved to have fun. In keeping with

that goal, it’s a good idea for a shared campaign to have

a code ofconduct. Because people who don’t normally
play together might end up at the same table in a shared
campaign, it can be helpful to establish some ground rules
for behavior.

On the broadest level, everyone in a shared campaign
is responsible for making sure that everyone else has an
enjoyable time. Ifanyone feels offended, belittled, or bullied by the actions of another person, the entire purpose of
getting together to play is defeated.
The basic code ofconduct for a shared campaign might
be modeled on a similar document that another organization or location uses. Beyond that, some special policies
might need to be added to account for what might happen
at the table when players and DM5 interact. As a starting
point, consider the following material, which is excerpted
from the Adventurers League code of conduct.

During a play session, participants are expected to
Follow the DM’s lead and refrain from arguing with the
DM or other players over rules.

Let other players speak, and allow other players to get
attention from the DM.

Avoid excessive conversation that is not relevant to the
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adventure.

Discourage others from using social media to bully,

shame, or intimidate other participants.

Make the DM or the campaign’s administrators aware

ofdisruptive or aggressive behavior so that appropriate
action can be taken.

wants to take longer to ﬁnish and all are willing to do

so, they can exceed the time limit.) A session or an event
can’t end with the adventure unﬁnished, since there’s no
way to guarantee that the same players and DM will be
available for the next session.
Typically, adventures in a shared campaign are de—
signed to take either 2 hours or 4 hours. In each hour of
play, assume the characters can complete the following:

- Three or four simple combat encounters, or one or
two complex ones
- Three or four scenes involving signiﬁcant exploration
or social interaction
Within these constraints, it can be difﬁcult to create
open—ended adventures. A time limit assumes a speciﬁc
starting point and endpoint. A good way to get around
this restriction is to create an adventure with multiple
possible endings.
Location-based adventures also work well with this
format. A dungeon presents a natural limit on character
options, while still giving the players choices. The adventure could be a quest to defeat a creature or recover
an item, but the path to achieving that goal can be differ-

ent for each group.
For more narrative adventures, try to focus on simple
but flexible encounters or events. For instance, an ad—
venture requires the characters to protect a high priest
of Tyr from assassins. Give the players a chance to plan
out how they want to protect the temple, complete with

authority over the guards. A few well-ﬂeshed out NPCs,
some of whom might be suspected of working with the
temples enemies, add a layer of tension. Consider leav-

ing some details or plot points for the DM to decide. For
example, the DM might have the option to pick which
member of the temple guards is the traitor, ensuring
that the scenario is different for each group.

COMBAT ENCOUNTERS

VARIANT RULES

Design your adventure for one of the four tiers, as set

A shared campaign might use some variant rules to
handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers
League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining
levels and acquiring treasure. These “house rules,”
presented below, serve as a sort of common language,

Dungeon Master's Guide or are making an estimate.

For each battle, provide guidelines to help DMs adjust
the difﬁculty up or down to match stronger or weaker
parties. As a rule of thumb. account for a party two
levels higher and for a party two levels lower, and don’t
worry about balancing the adventure for parties outside

the adventure’s tier.

REWARDS
Adventures in a shared campaign that uses variant rules
for gaining levels and acquiring treasure (such as those
described below) don’t include experience point awards
or speciﬁc amounts and kinds Of treasure.

CHARACTER CREATION

A shared campaign’s guidelines for character creation
might include deﬁnition of which races and classes
players can choose from, how players generate ability
scores, and which alignments players can choose.

PLAYER’S HANDBOOK PLUS ONE
You should think about which products players can use
to create a character. The Adventurers League speciﬁes
that a player can use the Player’s Handbook and one
other ofﬁcial DE'vD source, such as a book or a PDF, to
create a character. This restriction ensures that players
don’t need to own a lot of books to make a character
and makes it easier for DMs to know how all the char-

acters in the campaign work. Since a BM in a shared

campaign must deal with a broad range of characters,
rather than the same characters each week, it can be dif—
ﬁcult to track all the interactions and abilities possible
through mixing options freely. We strongly recommend
this rule for any shared campaign.

ABILITY SCORES
For generating ability scores, we recommend allowing

players to choose between the standard array—15, 14,
13, 12., 10, 8—and the option presented in “Variant:
Customizing Ability Scores” in chapter 1 of the Player’s Handbook.

STARTING EQUIPMENT
For the sake of simplicity and efﬁciency, it’s a good
idea to require that beginning characters must take the

starting equipment speciﬁed by a character’s class and

background.

ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are

equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character
experienced.

CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT
In a shared campaign, characters gain levels not by

accumulating experience points but by reaching experi—
ence checkpoints. This system rewards every character
(and player) for taking part in a play session.
A character reaches 1 checkpoint for each hour an
adventure is designed to last. Note that the award is
based on the adventures projected playing time, rather
than the actual time spent at the table. The reward for
completing an adventure designed for 2 hours Of play is
2. checkpoints, even if a group spends more than 2 hours
playing through it.
If a character completes an adventure designed for a
tier higher than the character's current tier, the character is awarded 1 additional checkpoint. For example,
if a 2nd-level character completes a 6th—level adven—
ture designed to take 2 hours, the character reaches 3
checkpoints.
Playing time might seem like an Odd way to measure
experience awards, but the concept is in keeping with
how a shared campaign is meant to work. A character
played for 10 hours reaches the same number Of checkpoints, whether the character went up against a dragon
or spent all that time lurking in a pub. This approach en—
sures that a player's preferred style is neither penalized
nor rewarded. Whether someone focuses on roleplaying
and social interaction, defeating monsters in combat,
or ﬁnding clever ways to avoid battles, this system gives
credit where credit is due.

USING CHECKPOINTS

The number of checkpoints needed to gain the next level
depends on a character’s level:
- At levels 1—4, reaching 4 checkpoints is sufﬁcient to
advance tO the next level.

- At level 5 or higher, reaching 8 checkpoints is needed
tO advance to the next level.

At the end Of a play session, characters must level up
if they have reached enough checkpoints to do so. The
required number of checkpoints is expended, and any
remaining checkpoints are applied toward the next opportunity for advancement.

INDIVIDUAL TREASURE
In a shared campaign, each character receives a ﬁxed
number of gold pieces upon gaining a new level. (This
gain represents the treasure a character might ﬁnd in a
standard adventure.)

As an additional beneﬁt, characters are not required
to put out gold to maintain a lifestyle. Instead, each char—

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8th-level characters for tier 2, ﬁve 13th-level characters
for tier 3, and ﬁve 18th-1evel characters for tier 4. Use
that assumption when creating combat encounters,
whether you use the encounter—building rules in the

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Assume a party of ﬁve 3rd—level characters for tier 1, ﬁve

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11—16, and tier 4 includes levels 17—20. Within each tier,
it’s a good idea to use a speciﬁc level as a starting point.

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forth in chapter 1 of the Player’s Handbook: tier 1 in—
cludes levels 1—4, tier 2 is levels 5—10, tier 3 is levels

acter begins with a modest lifestyle, which improves as

the character attains higher levels.

These beneﬁts are summarized on the Individual

MAGIC ITEMS BY TIER

Magic Item Table

Available at Tiers

Point Cost

A
B

1—4
1—4

C
D

1—4
2—4

4
4
4

3—4

F
G
H

1~4
2—4
3-—4

3—4

8
10
10
12

Treasure table. Ways for characters to spend their

treasure are covered in the “Buying and Selling" section below.

INDIVIDUAL TREASURE
Level Gained

Lifestyle

2—4
5-10
11—16

Modest

Comfortable
Wealthy

17—20

Aristocratic

Reward

75 gp

150 gp
550 gp
5,500 gp

MAGIC ITEMS
Characters earn treasure points from adventures, then
redeem those points in exchange for magic items. The
list of available magic items is agreed to and compiled
by the DMs running the campaign.

GAINING TREASURE POINTS
Each character earns treasure points based on an ad-

venture’s tier and its intended playing time:
- 1
a
- 1
a

treasure point is awarded for every 2 hours played in
tier 1 or tier 2 adventure.
treasure point is awarded for every 1 hour played in
tier 3 or tier 4 adventure.

As with the variant rules for gaining levels, this award is

based on the adventures projected playing time, rather

than the actual time a group spent at the table.
If a character completes an adventure of a tier higher
than that character’s tier, the character receives 1 additional treasure point for that adventure.

CREATING AN ITEM LIST

The DMs of the shared campaign should work together
to compile a list of magic items that players can purchase. The magic item tables in chapter 2 of this book
and in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide are the
obvious starting point. Choosing which items to allow
or ban is a matter of personal preference, just as it is for

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the BM in a standard campaign. Involving all the DMs

helps to ensure that the list meets everyone’s expectations. When in doubt, disallow an item; it’s easier to add
it to the available items at a later time than it would be to
remove it from the game once it has been handed out.
Naturally, the list of available items is longer for ad—
ventures in the higher tiers, and the point cost of those
higher—tier items likewise increases. The Magic Items by
Tier table provides the details.
For instance, treasure points from a tier 1 adventure
can be spent on items from tables A, B. C. and F. Any
item on the ﬁrst three tables costs 4 points, and an item
from table F costs 8 points.

SPENDING TREASURE POINTS

Players must spend treasure points at the end of a play
session, immediately after determining whether their
characters have gained a level. The order of these steps
is important, since a character might enter a new tier

because of the level gain.

Players are entitled to choose any approved item from

one of the magic item tables available in the current tier.

Treasure points can be spread across multiple items.
Many items cost more treasure points than a character can earn in a 2— or 4—hour adventure. To buy such an
item, a character can make a deposit, spending treasure
points on the item until it’s paid off, at which time the
character gains the item.

BUYING AND SELLING
Characters Can use their monetary treasure to purchase
anything from the equipment lists in chapter 5 of the
Player’s Handbook. In addition. the Adventurers League
allows characters to purchase potions and speli scroiis,

as detailed below. A speﬂ scroll can be purchased

only by a character who is capable of casting the spell
in question.
POTIONS FOR SALE

Potion of
Healing
Climbing
Animalfriendship
Greater healing

Cost
50 gp
75 gp
100 gp
100 gp

Potion of
Water breathing
Superior herding

Cost

Supreme heaiing

100 gp
500 gp
5,000 gp

invisibility

5,000 gp

SPELL SCROLLS FOR SALE

Cost

Spell Level

Cost

Spell Level

Cantrip

25 gp

3rd

300 gp

1st
2nd

75 gp
150 gp

4th
5th

500 gp
1,000 gp

SELLING ITEMS

In a shared campaign, characters are not entitled to sell
items they ﬁnd on adventures or equipment they pur-

chase with their personal funds. Weapons, armor, and
other gear used by enemies are considered too damaged
to have any monetary value.

APPENDIX B: CHARACTER NAMES
Some players and DM5 have a knack for coming up with
character names on the ﬂy, while others find that task
more of a challenge. The tables in this appendix are
designed to make life easier for both kinds of people,
whether you’re naming a player character, a nonplayer
character, a monster, or even a place.
Each table contains names that are associated with
a nonhuman character race in the Player’s Handbook
or a real-world ethnic or language group, with a focus
on groups from antiquity and the Middle Ages. You can

select from the possibilities here, or use dice to determine a name.

Even though names are associated with races in this

appendix, a character might not have a name from their
own race. For instance, a half—ore might have grown up

among dwarves and have a dwarven name. Or, as DM,

you might decide that dragonborn in your campaign
have a culture reminiscent of ancient Rome and therefore use Roman names, rather than the dragonborn
names suggested here.

NONHUMAN NAMES
DRAGONBORN,
FEMALE

DRAGONBORN,
FEMALE

Name

d100

Name

01—02

Akra

69—70

Pogranix

03—04

Aasathra

71—72

Pyxrin

05—06

Antrara

73—74

Quespa

07—08

d100

Arava

75—76

Raiann

09—10

Biri

77—78

Rezena

11—12

Blend aeth

79—80

Ruloth

13—14
15—16

Bu rana

81—82 Saphara

Chassath

83—84

Savaran

17—18

Daar

85—86

Sora

19—20

Dentratha

87—88

Surina

21—22

Doudra

89—90

Synthrin

23—24

Driindar

91—92

Tatyan

25—26

Eggren

93—94

Thava

27—28

Fa rideh

95—96

Uadﬂt

29—30

Findex

97—98

Vezera

31—32

Furrele

33—34

Gesrethe

35-36

Gilkass

37—38

Harann

39-40

Havilar

41—42

Hethress

43—44

H illanot

45—46

}axi

47—48

Jezean

99—00 Zykrofl
DRAGONBORN, MALE
d100

Name

01—02

Adrex

03—04 Arjhan
05—06

Azzakh

07-08

Balasar

09-10

Baradad

49—50

Jheri

51—52

Kadana

11—12

Bharash

53—54

13—14

Bidreked

Kava

55—56

15—16

Dadalan

Koﬂnn

57—58

Megren

17—18

Dazzazn

59—60

Mijira

19—20

Direcris

61—62

Mishann

21—22

Donaar

63—64

Nala

23—24

Fax

25—26

Gargax

27—28

Ghesh

29—30

Gorbundus

65—66

Nuthra

67—68

Perra

DRAGONBORN, MALE

d100
31—32
33—34
35—36
37—38
39—40
41—42
43—44
45—46
47—48
49—50
51—52
53~54
55—56
57—58
59—60
61—62
63—64
65—66
67—68
69—70
71—72
73—74
75—76
77—73
79—30
81—82
83—84
85—86
87—88
89—90
91—92
93—94
95—96
97—98
99—00

DRAGONEORN,CLAN
d100

Name

01—02

Akambheryliiax

Heskan

03-04

Argenth rixus

Hirrathak

05—06

Baharoosh

lldrex

07-08

Name

Greethen

Kerkad

Beryntolthropal
09—10 Bhenkumbyrznaax
11—12 Caavylteradyn

Kaladan
KHﬂth

13—14

Chumbyxirinnish

Kriv

15—16

Clethtinthiallor

Maagog

17—18

Daardendrian

Medrash

19—20

Delmirev

Mehen

21—22

Dhyrktelonis

Mozikth

23—24

Ebynichtomonis

Mreksh

25—26

Esstyrlynn

Mugrunden

27—28

Fharngnarthnost

Nadarr

29-30

Nithther

31—32

Ghaallixirn
Grrrmmballhyst

Norkruuth

33-34

Gygazzylyshrift

Nykkan

35—36

Hashphronyxadyn

Pandjed

37—38

Hshhsstoroth

Patrin

39—40

lmbixtellrhyst

41—42

Jerynomonis

Quarethon

43—44

Jharthraxyn

Rathkran

45—46

Kerrhylon
Kimbatuul

PUﬁnk
Rhogar

47—48

Rivaan

49—50

Lhamboldennish

Sethrekar

51—52

Linxakasendalor

Shamash

53—54

Mohradyllion

Shedinn

55—56

Mystan

Srorthen

57—58

Nemmonis

Tarhun

59—60

Norixius

Vrondiss

Ophinshtalajiir
63—64 Orexijandilin
65—66 Pfaphnyrennish
67—68 Phrahdrandon

Zedaar

69—70

Pyraxtallinost

71—72

npahrgh

Torinn

Trynnicus
Valorean

61—62

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DWARF, FEMALE

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DRAGONBORN, CLAN

DWARF, MALE

DWARF, CLAN

d100
73—74

Name
Raghthroknaar

d100

Name

d100

Name

(1100

Name

69—70

Oriﬁ'

65—66

(Drﬂk

61—62

Loderr

75—76

Shestendeliath

71—72

Ovina

67—68

CDSkar
Rangﬁn1

53—54 Lutgehr
65—66 Morigak

Rehak

67—63

Orcfoe

69—70

Rakankrak

77—73

Skaarzborroosh

73—74

Riswynn

69—70

79—30

Sumnarghthrysh

75—76

Sannl

71—72

31—32

Tiammanthyilish

77—78

Therlin

73—74

Ruﬁk

33—34

Turnuroth

79—80

Thodris

75—76

Taan

31—32

Torbera

77—78

Thoradhw

73—74

Rumnaheim

Tordrid

79—80

Thoﬂn

75—76

Silveraxe

Torgga

81—82

Thradal

77—78

Silverstone

Urshar

83—84

TOrdek

79—80

Steelﬁst

Valida

85—36

TTaubon

81—32

Stoutale

37—88

TTavok

33—34

Strakeln

89—90

UHgar

35-36 Umbyrphrael
37—88 Vangdondalor
39—90

33—84
35—36

Verthisathurgiesh

91—92 Wiwyrholdalphiax
93-94

87—33
89—90

Wystongjiir

95—96 Xephyrbahnor

71—72 Ruby-Eye

91—92

Vistra

97—98

Yarj erit

93—94

Vonana

99—00

Zzzxaaxthroth

95—96

Werydd

91—92

Urahn

37—38

Thrahak

Whurd red

93—94

Veﬁ

89—90

Torevir

Yurgunn

95—96

Vonbm

91—92

Torunn

Vondd

93—94

Trollbleeder

Vtrbin

95—96

Trueanvil

97-98

Trueblood

DWARF, CLAN

99—00

Ungart

97—93

99—00

DWARF, FEMALE

97—98

35—36 Strongheart

d100

Name

01—02

Anbera

DWARF, MALE

03—04

Artin

d100

Name

05—06

Audhild

01—02

Adrik

07—08

Balifra

03—04

Alberich

d100

Baern

01—02

Aranore

Barendd

03—04

Balderk

d100

Name
Ael

09—10

11—12

05—06

Barbena

Bardryn

07—08

99—00

Name

ELF, CHILD

13—14

Bolhild

09—10

Beloril

05—06

Battlehammer

01—02

15—16

Dagnal

11—12

Brottor

07—08

Bigtoe

03—04

Ang

17—18

Daﬁﬁ'

13—14

Dain

09—10

Bloodkith

05—06

Ara

19—20

Delre

15—16

Dalgal

11—12

Bofdarm

07—03

Ari

21—22

Diesa

17—18

Darrak

13—14

Brawnanvil

09—10

Arn

23—24

Hdeth

19—20

Delg

15—16

Brazzik

11—12

Aym

Duergath

17—18

Broodﬁst

13-14

Broe

Bryn

25—26

21—22

Eridred

27—28

Falkrunn

23—24

Dworic

19—20

Burrowfound

15—16

29—30

Fallthra

25—26

Eberk

21—22

Caebrek

17—18

Cael

31—32

Finelien

27—28

Einkil

23—24

Daerdahk

19—20

29—30

Elaim

25—26

Dankil

21—22

Dae

Erias

27—28

Daraln

23—24

Del

Fallond

29—30

Deepdelver

25—26

Eli

Durthane

27—28

Eryn

Eversharp

29—30

Faen

33—34 Gillydd
35—36

Gunnloda

31—32

37—33

Gurdis

39—40

Helgret

33—34
35—36

Fargrim

31—32

41—42

Helja

37—38

Gardain

33—34

Ccur

35—36

FaHack

31—32

Fera

37—38

Fire-forge

33—34

Gael

39—40

Foamtankard

35—36

Gar

41—42

Frostbeard

37—38

Innil

Glanhig

39—40

Jar

Goblinbane

41—42

Kan

Koeth

43—44

HHn

39—40

45—46

llde

41—42 Gimgen

47—43

Jarana

43—44

49—50

Kathra

Gimurt
Harbek
Kildrak

43—44

Kilvar

45—46

51—52

Kilia

45—46
47—43

53—54

Kristryd

49—50

55—56

Liftrasa

51—52

Morgran

47—48

Goldﬁnder

43—44

57—58

Marastyr

53—54

Morkral

49—50

Gorunn

45—46

Laef

59—60

Mardred

55—55

Nalral

51—52

Graybeard

47—48

Lue

61—62

Morana

57—58

Nordak

53—54

Hammerstone

49—50

Mai

Nuraval

55—56

Helcral

51—52

Mara

57—58

Holderhek

53—54

Mella

59—60

Ironﬁst

55—56

Mya

63—64

59—60

Nalaed

65—66

Nora

61—62

Oloric

67—63

Nurkara

63—64

Olunt

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ELF, CHILD
d100

Nanm

ELF, FEMALE ADULT
d100

ELF, FEMALE ADULT

ELF, MALE ADULT

Name

d100

Name

d100

Name

Vadania

57—58

Korfel

Valanthe

59—60

Lamlis

Laucian

57—58

Naeﬁs

21—22

Caelynn

93—94

59—60

NaHl

23—24

Chaedi

95—96

61—62

Nhﬁ

25—26

Claira

97—98

Valna

61—62

63—64

Phann

27—28

Dara

99—00

Xanaphia

63—64

Lucan

29—30

Drusilia

65—66

Mindartis

Rad

31—32

Elama

67—68

Naal

69—70

Raer

33—34

Enna

69—70

Nutae

71—72

Ren

35—36

Faral

71—72

Paelias

73—74

Rhﬁn

37—38

Felosial

73—74

Peren

75—76

Rua

39—40

Hatae

75—76

Quarion

77—78

Sael

41—42

lelenia

79—80

Sai

43—44

Ilanis

81—82

Sunﬁ

45—46

Irann

83—84

Sﬂhn

47-48

Jarsali

65—66

67—68

85—86 Th

49—50 Jelenneth
Keyleth

87—88

'Thm

51—52

89—90

'Ha

53—54

Leshanna

TTaH

55—56

Lia

93—94

Va”

57—58

Maiathah

95—96

Von

97—98

9V”

61—62

Meriele

99—00 23

63—64

Mialee

65—66

Myathethil

67-68

Naivara

69—70

Que|enna

71—72

Quillathe

91—92

ELF, FEMALE ADULT
d100

Name

01—02

Adria

03-04

Ahinar

05—06

Althaea

07—08

Anastrianna

09-10

Andraste

11—12

Antinua

13—14

Arara

15—16

Baelitae

17—18

Bethrynna

19—20

Birel

59—60 Malquis

73—74

Ridaro

75—76

Sariel

77—78

Shanairla

79—80

Shava

81—82

Silaqui

83—84

Sumnes

85—86

Theirastra

87—88

Thiala

89—90

Tiaathque

91—92

Traulam

ELF, MALE ADULT
d100

Name

01—02

Adran

03—04

Aelar

05—06

Aerdeth

07—08

Ahvain

09—10

Aramil

11—12

Arannis

13-14

Aust

15—16

Azaki

17—18

Beiro

19—20

Berrian

21—22

Caeldrim

23—24

Carric

25—26

Dayereth

27—28

Dreali

29—30

Eﬁeril

77—78

Riardon

79—80

Roler’l

81—82

Soveliss

83—84

Suhnae

85—86

Thamior

87-88

Tharivol

89—90

Theren

91—92

Theriatis

93—94

Thervan

95—96

Uthemar

97—98

Vanuath

99—00 Varis

31—32

Eiravel

33—34

Enialis

35—36

Erdan

d100

Name

37—38

Erevan

01—02

Aloro

39—40

Fivin

03—04

Amakiir

41—42

Galinndan

05—06

Amastacia

43—44

Gennal

07—08

Ariessus

45—46

Hadarai

09—10

Arnuanna

47—48

Halimath

11—12

Berevan

49—50

Heian

13—14

Caerdonel

ELF, FAMILY

51—52

Himo

15—16

Caphaxath

53—54

lmmeral

17—18

Casilltenirra

IvelliDs

19—20

Cithreth

55—56

GNOME, FEMALE

d100

Name

d100

Name

21—22

Dalanthan

01—02

Abalaba

23—24

Eathalena

03—04

Bimpnottin

25—26

Erenaeth

05—06

Breena

27—28

Ethanasath

07—08

Buvvie

29—30

Fasharash

09—10

Callybon

31—32

Firahel

11—12

Caramip

33—34

Floshern

13—14

Carlin

35—36

Galanodel

15—16

Cumpen

37—38

Goltorah

17—18

Dalaba

39—40

Hanali

19—20

Donella

41—42

Holimion

21—22

Duvamil

43—44

H orineth

23—24

Ella

Iathrana

25—26

Ellyjoybell

27—28

Ellywick

29—30

Enidda

45—46

47—48 temnr

49—50 lranapha
51—52

Koehlanna

31—32

Lilli

53—54

Lathalas

33—34

Loopmottin

55—56

Liadon

35—36

Lorilla

57—58

Meliamne

37—38

Luthra

59—60

Mellerelel

39—40

Mardnab

61—62

Mystralath

41—42

Meena

63—64

Naﬂo

43—44

Menny

65—66

N etyoive

45—45 Mumpena

67—68

Ofandrus

47—48

Nissa

69—70

Ostoroth

49—50

Numba

71—72

Othronus

51—52

Nyx

73—74

Qualanthri

53—54

Oda

75—76

Raethran

55—56

Oppah

77—78

Rothenel

57—58

Orla

79—80

Selevarun

59—60

Panana

81—82

Siannodel

61—62

Pynﬂe

83—84

Suithrasas

63—64

Quilla

85—86 Sylvara nth

65—66

Ranala

87—88
89—90

Teinithra

67—68

Reddlepop

Tiltathana

69—70

Roywyn

91—92

Wasanthi

71—72

Salanop

93—94

Withrethin

73—74

Shamil

95—96

Xiloscient

75—76

Siﬁress

97—98

Xistsrith

77—78

Symma

99—00

Yaeldrin

79—80

Tana

81—82

Tenena

83—84

Tervaround

85—86

Tippletoe

87—88

UHa

89—90

Unvera

91-432 Veloptima

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93—94

Virra

95—96

Waywocket

97—98

Yebe

99—00

Zanna

GNOME, MALE

d1oo Name
01—02 Alston
03—04 Alvyn
05—06 Anverth
07—03 Arumawann
09—10 Bilbron
11—12 Boddynock
13—14 Brocc
15—16 Burgell
17—13 Cockaby
19—20 Crampernap
21—22 Dabbledob
23—24 Delebean
25—26 Dimble
27—28 Eberdeb
29—30 Eldon
31—32 Erky
33—34 Fablen
35—36 Fibblestib
37—38 Fonkin
39—40 Frouse
41—42 Frug
43—44 Gerbo
45—46 Gimble
47—43 Glim
49—50 lgden
51—52 Jabble
53—54 Jebeddo
55—56 Kellen
57—53 Kipper
59—60 Namfoodle
61—62 Oppleby
63—64 Orryn
65—66 Paggen
67—68 PaHabar
69—70 Pog
71-72 Qualen
73—74 Ribbles
75—76 Rimple
77—78 Roondar
79—30 Sappw
81—82 Seebo
83—84 Senteq
85—86 Sindri
37—33 Umpen
39—90 Warryn
91—92 Wiggens
93—94 Wobbles
95—96 Wrenn
97—98 Zaffrab
99—00 Zook

GNOME, CLAN

(1100

Name

01—02

Albaratie

03—04

BaFFl estone

05—06

Beren

07—08

Boondiggles

09—10

Cobblelob

11—12

Daergel

13—14

Dunben

15—16

Fabblestabble

17—18

Fa pplestamp

19—20

Fiddlefen

21—22

Folkor

23—24

Garrick

25—26

Gimlen

27—28

Glittergern

29—30

Gobbleﬁrn

31—32

Gummen

33—34

Horcusporcus

35—36

Humplebumple

37—38

Ironhide

39—40

LeFFery

41—42

Lingenhall

43—44

Loofollue

45—46

M aekkelferce

47—48

Miggledy

49—50

Munggen

51—52

Murnig

53—54

Musgraben

55—56

Nackle

57—58

Ningel

59—60

Nopenstallen

61—62

Nucklestamp

63—64

OFFund

65—66

Oomtrowl

67—68

Pilwicken

69—70

Pingun

71—72

Quillsharpener

73—74

Raulnor

75—76

Reese

77—78

Roﬁerton

79—80

Scheppen

81—82

Shadowcloak

83—84

Silverth read

85-86

Sympony

87—88

Tarkelby

89—90

Timbers

91-92

Tu ren

93—94

Umbodoben

95—96

Waggletop

97—98

Welber

99—00

Wildwander

—_—.__————'-——

ELF, FAMILY

HALFLING, FEMALE
(31100

Name

01—02 Alain
03—04 Andry
05—06 Anne

HALFLING, MALE
d100

Name

01—02 Alton
03-04 Ander
05-06 Bernie
Bobbin

07—08

Bella

07—08

09—1 0

Blossom

09—10 Cade

11—12

Bree

11—12

13—14 Callie
15—16 Chenna
17—18 Cora
19—20 Dee
21—22 Dell
23—24

25—26

Callus

13—14 Corrin
15—16 Dannad
17—18 Danniel
19—20 Eddie
21—22 Egart

(“00

07—08

Brushgather

Copperkettle

13-14 Deephollow
15—16 Elderberry
17—18 Fastfoot
19—20 Fatrabbit
21—22 Glenfellow

07—08

Bilga

09—10

Brakka

11—12

Creega

13—14
15—16
17—18
19—20
21—22

Drenna
Ekk
Emen
Engong
Fistula

23—24

Eldon

23—24

Coldfound

23—24

Caaki

Eran

25—26

Errich

25—26

Goodbarrel

25—26

Corga

27—28
29—30
31—32
33—34

Grai
Greeba
Grigi
Cynk

27—28 Fildo
29—30 Finnan
31—32 Franklin
33—34 Garret

27—28 Goodearth
29—30 Greenbottle
31—32 Greenleaf
33—34 High-hill
35—36

Hilltopple

35—36

Hrathy

37—38
39—40
41-42
43—44
45—46

Hogcollar
Honeypot
Jamjar
Kettlewhistle
Leagallow

37—38
39—40
41—42
43—44
45—46

Huru
Ilga
Kabbarg
Kansif
Lagazi

47—48

Littlefoot

47—48

Lezre

35—36

Garth

jillian
)0
Kithri
Lavinia
Lidda

37—38
39—40
41—42
43—44
45-46

Gilbert
Gob
Harol
lgor
Jasper

47—48

Maegan

47—48

Keith

49—50
51—52
53—54

Marigold
Merla
Myria

49—50
51—52
53—54

Kevin
Lazam
Lerry

49-50 Nimble-ﬁngers
51-52 Porridgepot
53—54 Quickstep

55—56

Nedda

55—56

Lindal

55—56

35—36

Jasmine

37—38
39—40
41—42
43—44
45—46

57—58 Nikki
59—60 Nora
61—62 Olivia
Paela

65—66 Pearl
67—68

01—02 Arha
03—04 Baggi
05—06 Bendoo

09—10 Cherrycheeks
11—12

Name

d100

Name

01—02 Appleblossom
03—04 Bigheart
05—06 Brightmoon

Eida

27—28 Euphemia
29—30 Georgina
31—32 Gynnie
33—34 Harriet

63—54

HALF-ORG, FEMALE

HALFLING, FAMILY

Pennie

57—58 Lyle
59—60 Merrie
61—62 Mican
63—64

Milo

65—66 Morrin
67—68

Nebin

55—56

Reedfellow

Nagrette

57—58 Neega
59—60 Nella
61—62 Nogu
63—64

Stonebridge

Oolah

65—66 Ootah

65—66 Stoutbridge
67—68

‘._

49—50 Morgen
51—52 Murook
53-54 Myev

57—58 Shadowquick
59—60 Silvereyes
61-62 Smoothhands
63—64

67—68

Stoutman

Ovak

69—70 Ownka

69—70

Philomena

69—70

Nevil

69—70 Strongbones

71—72

Portia

71—72

Osborn

71—72

73—74

Robbie

73—74

Ostran

73—74

Swiftwhistle

71—72
73—74

75—76

Rose

75—76

Oswalt

75—76

Tallfellow

75—76

Shautha

77—78
79—30
81—82
33—84
85—86
87—88
89—90

Sara]
Seraphina
Sheena
Stacee
Tawna
Thea
Trym

77—78
79-30
81-82
83—84
85—86
87—88
89—90

Perrin
Poppy
Reed
Roscoe
Sam
Shardon
Tye

77—78
79—80
81—82
83—84
85—86
87—88
89—90

Tealeaf
Tenpenny
Thistletop
Thorngage
Tosscobble
Underbough
Underfoot

77—78
79—30
81—82
83—84
85—86
87—88
39—90

Silgre
Sutha
Tagga
Tawar
Tomph
Ubada
Vanchu

91—92

Tyna

91—92

Ulmo

91—92

Warmwater

91—92

Vola

93—94
95—96
97—93
99—00

Vani
Verna
Wella
Willow

93—94
95—96
97—98
99—00

Wellby
Wendel
Wenner
Wes

93—94
95—96
97—98
99—00

93—94
95-96
97—98
99—00

Volen
Vorka
Yevelda
Zagga

Sunmeadow

Whispermouse
Wildcloak
Wildheart
Wiseacre

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Puyet
Reeza

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HALF-ORE, MALE

d100 Name
01-02 Argran
03-04 Braak
05-06 Brug
07-03 Cagak
09-10 Dench
11-12 Dorn
13-14 Dren
15-16 Druuk
17-13 Feng
19-20 Ge”
21-22 Gnarsh
23-24 Grurnbar
25-26 Gubrash
27-23 Hagren
29—30 Henk
31-32 Hogar
33—34 ldcﬂg
35—36 Inﬁsh
37-33 Karash
39-40 Karg
41-42 Keth
43-44 Korag
45-46 Krusk
47-43 Lubash
49-50 Megged
51-52 Mhurren
53-54 hﬂord
55-56 Morg
57-53 NH
59-60 Nybarg
61-62 Odorr
63-64 C)hr
65-66 Rendar
67-63 Resh
69-70 Ront
71-72 Rrath
73-74 Sark
75-76 Scrag
77-73 Sheggen
79-30 Shunuj
31-32 Tanghr
33—34 Tarak
35-36 Thar
37-33 Thokk
39-90 TTag
91-92 Ugarth
93-94 varg
95-96 VHberg
97-93 Yurk
99-00 Zed

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TIEFLING, FEMALE

d100

TIEFLING, MALE

Name

d100

Name

01—02

Akta

01—02

03—04

AnaMs

03—04

Ahrun

05—06

Armara

05-06

Akwmn

07—08

Astaro

07—08

Anmon

09—10

Ayn1

09—10

Andran1

Azza

11—12

Astar

Beleth

13—14

Bman1

15—16

Bryseis

15—16

Barakas

17—18

Bune

17—18

Bathin

19—20

CﬁeHa

19—20

Cann

21—22

Damam

21—22

Chen1

23—24

Decarabia

23—24

Chner

25—26

Cressel

27—28

Gadreel

27—28

Danmkos

29—30

Gomow

29—30

Ekmnon

31-32

Hecat

31—32

Euron

11—12
13—14

25—26

Abad

33—34

Ishte

33—34

Fennz

35—36

Jezebeth

35—36

Forcas

37—38

KaH

37—38

Habor

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