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 Contents
Introduction 4

Chapter 1: Races 5
Beastfolk..........................................................................5
Beastfolk Traits.....................................................................5
Dhampir...........................................................................6
Dhampir Traits......................................................................6
Pactborn..........................................................................7
Pactborn Traits..................................................................7
Saurian.............................................................................9
Saurian Traits.................................................................9

Chapter 2: Classes 12
Magus................................................................................12
The Arcane Order..........................................................15
The Knights Stygian......................................................15
The Primordial Seal.....................................................16
The Shadow Court........................................................17
The Sylvan Circle...........................................................17
Magus Spell Lists...........................................................18
Magus & Multiclassing..................................................18
Pugilist............................................................................19
Arena Royale...................................................................21
Bloodhound Bruisers....................................................22
Salt & Vinegar.................................................................22
the Squared Circle........................................................23
the Sweet Science.........................................................23
Pugilist & Multiclassing................................................24

Chapter 3: Prestige Classes 25

Joining a Prestige Class................................................25
Prestige Class: Vampire...........................................25
The Curse of Dread.......................................................27
The Curse of the Feral..................................................27
The Curse of Nobility....................................................28

Chapter 4: Spells 30
Magus Spell Lists........................................................30
The Arcane Order...........................................................30
The Knights Stygian......................................................30
The Primordial Seal.....................................................30
The Shadow Court........................................................31
The Sylvan Circle...........................................................31
New Spells.......................................................................31
Chapter 5: Equipment & Magic
Items 35

Chapter 6: Monsters, Beasts, and

Nonplayer Characters 36

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 Introduction
The first time I ever heard of Dungeons & Dragons,
or role-playing games at all, was when I received a
starter set box of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons for
Christmas at around 10 years old. The box set came
with pre-made characters, blue plastic miniatures, and
a CD of voice actors reading aloud some of the dialogue
meant to be given by the NPCs to the player characters.
I fell in love immediately.
For years I took the lunch money my parents gave
me and skipped lunch so I could afford to buy a new
Dungeons & Dragons rulebook every few weeks. Every
weekend was a non-stop gaming session, usually
one-on-one with my best friend. I played that first box
set so many times I had it memorized backwards and
forwards until I had no other choice but to start coming
up with my own adventures. It wasn’t long after that I
was tinkering with new classes, new races, new spells,
and new rules. I loved Dungeons & Dragons for a lot of
reasons but what I loved the most about it, and what I
still love the most about it today, is that it is a perpetual
work in progress. It never has to be done changing.
That’s as true today as it was then. I still can’t help but
tinker with Dungeons & Dragons every chance I get. I
started the Sterling Vermin Adventuring Co. blog in a
fit of manic creativity - I was writing new material for
Dungeons & Dragons every waking day and could barely
think of doing anything else. In the year and a half since
then I’ve learned to pace myself. There’s always more
to write and there’s always ways to improve what I’ve
written already. This Anthology represents the best and
most refined material I’ve written over that time. As
this Anthology continues to grow, everything added to
it will go through the same rigorous public feedback,
playtesting, and revisions that its original contents have
had.
I hope you enjoy using and playing with the content in
this anthology as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thanks
for letting this book be a part of your Dungeons &
Dragons game.

Benjamin Huffman
March 2017

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Chapter 1: Races
Presented in this chapter are new races for your
Dungeons & Dragons campaign. The races included
here abide by all the rules and presentation structure
used in the Player’s Handbook. While the Beastfolk,
Dhampir, and Saurian add to the options in the
Player’s Handbook, speak to your Dungeon Master
before selecting a Pactborn to discuss their unique
approach to tieflings and aasimar.
Beastfolk
Whether born or cursed to the form, beastfolk are a
collection of humanoid races that each bear strong
resemblance to an animal. Due to the dizzying variety
of animals in the world, and beastfolk that take after
them, as a whole beastfolk have few common bonds.
They may form small communities, particularly if they
all resemble the same animal, but often times they live
on the edges of civilization and only interact with those
with the insight to see beastfolk are at least as much
human as they are animal.
Born & Raised
The largest segment of beastfolk are born that way. In
most beastfolk families all members resemble the same
species of animal and these are the beastfolk most likely
to form communities with others. These beastfolk grow
up outside of settlements with other humanoids and
typically have little if any contact with other races before
they begin their life of adventuring. Born and raised
beastfolk tend to strike out adventuring when their
communities are threatened, destroyed, or are forced
into contact with the wider world.
Cursed & Broken
Fewer than the naturalborn beastfolk are the
unfortunate souls who were cursed to the shape.
Whether they transgressed against the gods, crossed
a foul-tempered spellcaster, or provoked a curse from
a sorcerous relic, these beastfolk began their life as
something else. Beastfolk who are cursed to the form
may have been adventurers before they took on their
bestial appearance. Regardless of when or how, many
beastfolk’s adventuring career consists of looking for a
way to reverse the curse and return to their old selves.
Some rare beastfolk eventually grow accustomed to
their new shape and abandon or even reject attempts to
return to their old form.
Breed True
All beastfolk have a physical resemblance to a
particular animal. Amongst their own kind they call this
resemblance their breed. Beastfolk derive many benefits
from their breed, from natural aptitudes with certain
abilities and skills to the ability to fly, breathe water, or
even use echolocation.
Beastfolk Traits
All beastfolk share the following features.
Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score
of your choice by 2 and a different ability score of your
choice by 1.
Age. Beastfolk age as humans do.
Alignment. Beastfolk are true to their own hearts
more than any law or code of ethics making them more
often than not chaotic. They tend towards neutral more
than evil or good.
Size. Beastfolk come in sizes great and small. You can
choose to be Medium or Small.
Speed. Your basic walking speed is 30 feet.
Wild and Free. You have advantage on saving throws
against being charmed.
All Creatures Under the Sun. Gain 2 breed traits of
your choice.
Languages. You begin with Common and
Beastspeech. Beastspeech can only be learned by
Beastfolk and, when speaking it, they can communicate
with animals as if under the effect of the spell, speak
with animals.
Breed Traits
All beastfolk have two of the following traits. Each trait
can only be selected once.
Adept Climber. Gain proficiency in your choice
of Athletics or Acrobatics. You have a climb speed
equivalent to your walking speed.
Beast of Burden. You are considered one size larger
than you are for the purposes of determining carrying
capacity and the amount you can push, drag, or lift.
Burrowing. While you have two free hands you have a
burrowing speed of 25 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground or the
night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim
conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of
you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it
were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only
shades of gray.
Echolocation. As a bonus action on your turn you can
emit a shriek inaudible to creatures without this trait.
Until the end of your next turn you have blindsight up to
30 feet away while you are not deafened.
High Flyer. You have a fly speed equivalent to your
base walking speed. You cannot fly while you are
carrying more than half of your maximum carrying
capacity. While flying you make attack rolls and ability
checks at disadvantage, cannot maintain concentration
on spells, and cannot cast spells.
Jumper. Gain proficiency in your choice of Athletics or
Acrobatics. Your jump distance is doubled.
Keen Senses. Gain proficiency in the Perception
skill and choose one sense. You gain advantage on
Perception rolls that utilize that sense.
Kin to Beasts. Gain proficiency in Animal Handling.
Your proficiency bonus is doubled when you make
Animal Handling checks.
Longstrider. Your base walking speed increases to 35
feet.
Natural Armor. When you aren’t wearing armor, your
AC equals 11 + your Constitution or Dexterity modifier.
Natural Talent. Beasts of the earth, sky, and sea have
talents as varied as their shapes. You gain proficiency in
a skill of your choice.
Natural Weapon. You have a natural weapon that you
are proficient in. This could be a bite, claw, quill, club
tail, or other bestial feature. You can choose to add your
strength or dexterity modifier to the attack roll and
deal 1d4 + strength or dexterity modifier damage. The
damage type should be selected when you take this trait;
bludgeoning, piercing, poison, or slashing damage.
Scalekin. You have a swim speed equivalent to your
walking speed and can breathe in air and water.
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 Dhampir
Born from the union of mortal and vampire, the dhampir
come into the world infused with undead power but
alive. Dhampir typically cannot sire or bear children
themselves although there are rare exceptions to this,
typically aided by powerful magic. While the dhampir
share many traits as a whole, they also differ from one
another based on the cursed nature of their vampiric
parent.
One Foot in the Grave
Dhampir straddle the line between life and death. Their
mystical relation to undeath gives them resilience
against poison and necromantic energies but they feel
the blush of life as keenly as any other mortal race.
Dhampir tend to be fascinated with mortality. In some
cases this compels a dhampir to take up the life of an
adventurer, risking her life on a nightly basis just for
the thrill. In other cases it causes a dhampir to cloister
himself away from the world, studiously working to
conquer his own mortality.
The Life Nocturnal
While the sun does not harm a dhampir as it does their
vampiric parent, the dhampir nevertheless prefer the
dim light and darkness of night to the harsh sunlight.
Their aversion to sunlight might cause the highly
superstitious or untrusting to assume that a dhampir is
a vampire. This aversion to sunlight, and consequently
the daytime, leads many dhampir to acquaint
themselves with the nightlife and criminal organizations
that operate largely in the evenings and wee hours of
the morning.
By Bloodline Broken
When vampires pass down their blood to a dhampir
child they pass along the curse that runs through their
veins as well. Although more obscure curses exist, the
three most common curses that afflict vampires are the
Curse of Nobility, the Curse of the Feral, and the Curse
of Dread. Amongst the dhampir these translate to the
Dreadblood, Feralblood, and Nobleblood. Dreadblood
dhampir inspire terror and creeping melancholy in
those around them and so tend to take up lives of study
where they can hide away from others. Feralblood
dhampir are most connected to the bestial side of
vampirism and feel most alive when hunting another or
taking a life. Nobleblood dhampir possess an unnatural
charisma and hypnotic presence that they employ to
build small communities or cults to their name and live
off the hard work of others.
Dhampir Traits
All dhampir share the following features.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 2.
Age. Dhampir mature at the same rate as humans but
live to be into their 300s.
Alignment. Dhampir are given to dark appetites by
their nature pushing many dhampir towards evil or
neutral alignments. Dhampir are as likely to be lawful as
they are chaotic.
Size. Dhampir stand between 5 and 6 feet tall and
weigh on average 140 pounds. Your size is Medium.
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Speed. Your basic walking speed is 30.
Darkvision. Given their aversion to sunlight and
comfort with the darkness, it is lucky for the dhampir
they are blessed with natural darkvision. You can see in
dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light and in
darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color
in darkness, only shades of gray.
Hard to Kill. You have advantage on death saving
throws.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack
rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever
you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
Unnatural Resilience. You gain advantage on poison
saving throws and have resistance against necrotic
damage.
Daywalker. You can use a bonus action and expend a
Hit Die to ignore your Sunlight Sensitivity feature for 10
minutes.
Languages. You begin with Common and one other
language.
Subraces. Choose a subrace based on the bloodline of
your vampiric parent.
Dreadblood Traits
Your vampiric parent was a mad monster who inspired
mortals to unholy terror.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 1.
Disquieting Presence. When a creature you can see
makes a saving throw against an illusion or frightened
effect you can use your reaction to spend and roll a Hit
Die, adding the result to the DC of that saving throw.
You can do this after the creature makes its saving
throw but before the DM declares whether or not it was
successful.
Friend to Fear. You gain proficiency in your choice of
one of the following: Intimidation, Perception, or Stealth
Nobleblood Traits
Your vampiric parent was a predator who hunted
amongst socialites and nobles.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score
increases by 1.
Mesmerizing Presence. When a creature you can see
makes a saving throw against an illusion or charm effect
you can use your reaction to spend and roll a Hit Die,
adding the result to the DC of that saving throw. You
can do this after the creature makes its saving throw but
before the DM declares whether or not it was successful.
Natural Grace. You gain proficiency in your choice of
one of the following: Deception, Insight, or Persuasion.
Feralblood Traits
Your vampiric parent was a creature red in tooth and
claw.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases
by 1.
Claws of the Beast. As a bonus action you can spend
a Hit Die to transform your hands into powerful claws
for the next minute. Use the same type of die as the one
expended to activate this ability for the claws’ slashing
damage. The claws count as unarmed strikes, have the
finesse property, and are considered magical for the
purposes of overcoming damage resistances.
Primal Nature. You gain proficiency in your choice
of one of the following: Animal Handling, Athletics, or
Survival
Pactborn
When warlocks dare to test their luck by forging pacts
with powerful creatures outside the material realm they
risk not only their own souls but the souls of their kin
as well. Pactborn are the children of warlocks whose
binding relationship to otherworldly patrons left a telling
imprint on their spawn. Pactborn children are almost
always shunned by society and usually just as likely to
be rejected by their parents. In the eyes of their parents,
pactborn are a cruel reminder of the price they paid for
power. In everyday society, pactborn are unfairly and
incorrectly seen as innately evil or nefarious.
Thicker Than Blood
Not all children of warlocks are pactborn and it is
unclear what factors differentiate warlocks who
pass along their inhuman nature to their kin from
those that do not. Increasing their isolation from the
world, Pactborn are not able to sire or bear children
themselves so even the embrace of a family of their
own is beyond their grasp. Though they might wish
otherwise, the pactborn’s unnatural lineage is betrayed
by their outward appearances, their physical features
a symbol of the union between their parent and their
parent’s otherworldly patron. Due to the incredible
strain the pactborn have in starting and keeping
relationships they tend to be steadfast and loyal to those
who show them true kindness and respect.
Otherworldly Kin
All pactborn have an unnatural charisma that stems
from their parents and their parent’s patron’s raw and
overwhelming presence. Warlocks promised to the
Archfey can sire or birth siofra, a pactborn known for
their duplicity and tricky nature. Warlocks in the service
of a Fiend can have tiefling children, whose appearance
matches their infernal temperament. Warlocks bound to
the Great Old Ones sometimes spawn the methuselah,
pactborn who exude the alien weirdness of their
parent’s patrons and whose madness is only matched by
their insight.
Other stranger and rarer pactborn are the result of
less common warlock patrons. Among these pactborn,
the aasimar are born to warlocks who have forged their
pacts with powerful beings of light and order and the
lemures are the spawn of warlocks pledged to ancient
undead beings suffused with necromantic power.
Pactborn Traits
All pactborn share the following features.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score
increases by 2.
Age. Pactborn mature at the same rate as humans but
live a few years longer.
Alignment. Pactborn may not have an innate tendency
toward evil, but many of them end up there after a
lifetime of desperation and social isolation. Influenced
by the mystic imprint of a warlock’s pact, pactborn are
prone towards a lawful alignment.
Size. Pactborn are about the same size and build as
humans. Your size is medium.
Speed. Your basic walking speed is 30.
Subrace. Five subraces of pactborn are found among
the worlds of D&D: siofra, tiefling, methuselah, aasimar,
and lemures. Choose one of these subraces.
Siofra
Siofra are said to be capricious and mercurial. The
parent of a siofra child must always be vigilant as the
child is prone to putting itself in harm’s way to satisfy its
curiosity. When the child finally grows out of that phase
they are likely to torment their parents with no end with
practical jokes and gags meant to amuse no one but the
child themself. While most siofra outgrow these habits
they do tend to have overactive senses of humor, quickly
change their minds, and display a certain degree of lack
of empathy or consideration for others.
Physically the siofra are lithe, beautiful, and often
have splashes of shocking color in their hair, eyes, or
skin. Some siofra smell of sweets or flowers or other
pleasant things. It is unheard of for a siofra to be plain.
Whether they are beautiful or otherwise, they are always
striking in appearance.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases
by 1
Chimeric Legacy. You know the minor illusion cantrip.
Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the charm person
spell once with this trait as a 2nd-level spell, and you
regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.
Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the misty step
spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to
do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your
spellcasting ability for these spells.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws
against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Untrue. You have proficiency in the Deception skill.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
and Sylvan.
Other Origins
While the default origin of the Pactborn is that they are
the children of warlocks pledged to otherworldly powers
there is no reason you couldn’t adapt the race for a
different background in your own campaign. Consider
the following alternative origins for the Pactborn.
Foreign Born. Mortals rarely obtain the ability to travel
the myriad planes of existence and, rarer still, have the
mixed fortune of giving birth there. Even in instances
where both parents share the same race, a child
conceived, carried, or born on distant planes may show
signs of its influence. These children are known as the
Planetouched and while even rarer than the Pactborn,
they suffer from far less stigma.
Interplanar Incursion. Decades, centuries, or millenia
ago powerful beings from one or more planes invaded
the world. Whether or not those powers are still around
today, they have left a profound and ongoing mark on the
world in the form of the Nephilim. Unlike the Pactborn
who tend to rarely if ever see others that look like them
the Nephilim form communities to support one another
and buffer themselves against the prejudice of the other
races.
Living Vessel. The Pactborn are rare but a Vessel is
a singular being who will almost certainly live its entire
existence without meeting another being even remotely
similar to it. Using an obscure and unreliable arcane
ritual powerful creatures from distant planes reincarnate
into a humanoid form on the material plane. This
method robs the creature of all of its memories and
power as their soul inhabits a newly conceived child and
in the material world. Often a Vessel spends most of
his childhood and early adulthood piecing together the
broken memories of his past life before coming to the
unsettling or empowering (depending on the Vessel)
realization that they are not of this world.
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 Tiefling
Tieflings often bare a certain characteristic demeanor
of their infernal heritage though to a lesser degree than
they are often accused of. Tieflings are prone to have a
particular vice that then struggle with or indulge in most
of their lives. For some tieflings this means a life time of
late nights and large tabs at taverns while others’ habits
run more violent or esoteric.
The appearance of tieflings is quite diverse. Most
tieflings have a red complexion although for some
this is quite light and for others it is stark. Common
physical qualities of tieflings include horns, tails, fangs,
forked tongues, and upturned noses. Despite these
qualities being common they are not ubiquitous and
most tieflings only have some of these traits rather than
all of them. Tieflings sometimes smell like burnt wood,
cinnamon, or sulfur.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 1.
Darkvision. Thanks to your infernal heritage, you
have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can
see in dim light within 60 feet of you as it if were bright
light, and in darkness as it if were dim light. You can’t
discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Hellish Resistance. You have resistance to fire
damage.
Infernal Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.
Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish
rebuke spell once with this trait as a 2nd-level spell,
and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a
long rest. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the
darkness spell once with this trait, and you regain the
ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is
your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
and Infernal.
Methuselah
Methuselah frequently spend much of their childhood
without uttering a word and seemingly oblivious to
others around them. As they grow older, methuselah
engaged a bit more with others but are always
noticeably distracted by internal thoughts or stimuli.
While madness is relatively common in methuselah
it is not guaranteed. Most methuselah have very
idiosyncratic ideas about themselves and the world and
are prone to being conspiratorial and paranoid.
Although the appearance of methuselah varies
greatly they are all distressing on some level to others.
Methuselah have been known to exhibit translucent
skin, bulbous lumps about their bodies, vestigial limbs,
bulging veins, and odd patches of hair or hairlessness.
The voices of methuselah are also often noted as having
an unnerving quality of some kind. This quality might
be an unnatural or quavering pitch, words that echo
themselves, or unintended guttural growls or groans.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 1.
Ineffable Legacy. You know the prestidigitation
cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the sleep
spell once with this trait as a 2nd-level spell, and you
regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.
Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the crown of
madness spell once with this trait, and you regain the
ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is
your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Inscrutable Madness Insight. When you complete a
long rest roll a d20 and record the number rolled. You
can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check
made by you or a creature that you can see with this roll.
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You must choose to do so before the roll and, when you
do, you lose this foretold roll. When you take a long rest
you lose this foretold roll.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
and Deep Speech.
Aasimar
Despite their appearance and supernatural inheritances,
the aasimar are not the beings of unflinching virtue
some assume they must be. Instead, aasimar struggle
with the strong convictions fueled by their supernatural
connection to order and all the shortcomings that make
them mortal. In coping with this struggle, some aasimar
begin to believe that they are morally superior in due
to their heritage and become philosophically bullish
insisting that their own moral compass is flawless
regardless of where it leads them. For other aasimar,
the better side of both of their natures prevail and they
truly are the beings of goodness, compassion, and
justice others hope they are.
Aasimar have a radiant or magnetic presence. While
they may not be beautiful by traditional standards,
something about their appearance signified authority
or goodness. They may have tinges of gold in their eyes,
hair, or skin and they are almost always without physical
blemish. Very rarely an aasimar is born with wings
but these limbs are always useless for flying or gliding,
though they do make clothing and armor more difficult
and expensive to come by.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases
by 1.
Darkvision. Thanks to your celestial heritage, you
have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can
see in dim light within 60 feet of you as it if were bright
light, and in darkness as it if were dim light. You can’t
discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic
damage and radiant damage.
Celestial Legacy. You know the light cantrip. Once
you reach 3rd level, you can cast the lesser restoration
spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to do
so when you finish a long rest. Once you reach 5th level,
you can cast the daylight spell once with this trait as a
3rd-level spell, and you regain the ability to do so when
you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting
ability for these spells.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
and Celestial.
Lemures
Perhaps unsurprisingly, lemures have a fascination with
death and dead things. Despite this fascination, lemures
are rarely violent but instead prefer to observe the
machinations of death and decay where they are already
occurring. While this is an unsettling interest in children
it is even more prone to unsettle others once the
lemures reaches adulthood. Lemures are typically quiet,
reserved, and prone to sullen and withdrawn moods.
Lemures often look older and more weary than they
are though they age and exhaust no faster than other
Pactborn. Their frequently frail and malnourished
appearance also masks their inherent strength.
Lemures are prone to having ashy or dry skin with black
or gray eyes and black, gray, or white hair. Lemures
sometimes smell of freshly turned earth, smoke, or rot.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases
by 1.
Stygian Legacy. You know the spare the dying
cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the ray
of sickness spell once with this trait as a 2nd-level spell,
and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a
long rest. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the
speak with the dead spell once with this trait, and you
regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Unnatural Innervation. As an action you can roll and
expend a hit dice to gain the result + your Constitution
modifier in temporary hit points.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common.
Additionally, you can speak to and understand the
speech of any undead creature that knows a language.
Saurian
“Did not learned men, too, hold, till within the
last twenty-five years, that a flying dragon was an
impossible monster? And do we not now know that
there are hundreds of them found fossil up and down
the world? People call them Pterodactyles: but that
is only because they are ashamed to call them flying
dragons, after denying so long that flying dragons could
exist.”
--Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies
Like their behemoth kin the Saurian are relics of an
ancient time and unknown to nearly all inhabitants of
the worlds of D&D. Saurian struggle to uphold time
honored traditions while they maintain the ruins of their
once decadent city states.
The End of an Era
The reign of the Saurian was long but now so distant
in the past that none but their own scholars even recall
the details of it. In the modern age, Saurian remain
in ancient gilded cities deep in the forgotten places of
the world. Hidden away in these lands lost to time the
Saurian remain committed to the culture and traditions
of their ancestors. Even as their numbers grow fewer
with each passing decade, the Saurian still look to the
past rather than embrace the future.
In that bygone age the Saurian ruled sprawling
empires from capitols littered with gold and precious
gems, enlightened by the doctrine of their religious
philosophy, and pioneered a great number of the
mundane and mystical arts practiced today. At least,
that’s what the Saurian claim. With their numbers
shrinking since before recorded time some Saurian
embrace a fatalistic stance that their race was born
dying.
Kin to Behemoths
Saurian tower above other humanoid races. The size
of the Saurian race is proof, they say, of their inherent
capacity for rulership over the younger races and their
connection to the primordial origins of the world. When
their foot falls shake the earth and echo off the hills even
the skeptical are inclined to give it consideration.
Their appearance is further proof of their ancient and
titanic origins. All Saurian resemble the behemoths
commonly believed by scholars to have ruled the
world in prehistoric times. Different Saurian subraces
resemble different species of behemoths but all are
covered with a scaled or feathered hide, possess large
black eyes, and have a tail.
Saurian Names
Every Saurian is given a personal name at birth. In
adolescence the Saurian is taught the names of all of
his parents ancestors and these form an extended name.
When one Saurian is introduced to another for the
first time the traditional greeting involves each Saurian
giving their personal name as well as the personal name
of each of their ancestors going back as long as they can
remember.
Ankylos Names: Bhatha, Bhima, Charma, Gada,
Gadadhar, Khethah, Laguda, Sainya
Deinony Names: Babila, Javana, Pathika, Rajaduta,
Rewa, Turanya, Vanik, Yathu
Plesios Names: Aayaata, Annapurna, Karshakka,
Maalaakaara, Ogha, Puura, Riddhi, Samudra
Pteradas Names: Aakaash, Aksha, Daksha, Pataga,
Silpa, Vihaga, Yantram, Yukti
Sarchos Names: Dawati, Hantaram, Makara, Nakra
Raja, Peck, Tanupa, Udadhi, Urmi
Triceras Names: Acharya, Agamya, Aparavid,
Chanaakya, Gyana, Itihaasa, Katha, Vidvat
Tyrannos Names: Abhiraj, Adhip, Bhayan, Mahesh,
Mahiipat, Rajaan, Upadravin, Virochan
Saurian Traits
Saurian society is divided into castes that fall largely
along the lines of their various subraces. Ankylos are
expected to become a member of the military or city
guards. Deinony serve their people as ambassadors
and traveling merchants. Plesios are depended on as
the farmers and explorers of saurian society. Pteradas
are known for their creativity and expertise as artisans.
Sarchos are found almost exclusively in coastal cities
and often make up whatever naval forces a Saurian city-
state has. Triceras are encouraged to become scholars
and bureaucrats. Tyrannos are the leaders of Saurian
society, as likely to be feared as they are admired.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases
by 1.
Age. Saurian mature slightly slower than humans do
and can live up to a thousand years.
Alignment. Saurian are creatures of habit and custom
and as such are almost always lawful. Saurian have
an even temperament and a dislike for trouble making
them disinclined to be good or evil.
Size. Saurian are between 6 to 8 feet tall and weigh
between 350 and 450 lbs. Saurian size varies by
subrace with Pteradas being the smallest and lightest,
Plesios being the tallest, and Ankylos being the heaviest.
Your size is medium.
Speed. Your basic walking speed is 30.
Behemoth Kin. Your size counts as large for the
purposes of determining carrying capacity and
grappling.
Intimidating Size. When you make an Intimidation
ability check against a creature your size or smaller you
gain advantage.
Long Memory. You have proficiency in the History
skill.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
and Draconic. The Saurian dialect of Draconic is
obvious to other speakers of the language and unless
you learn Draconic again from another source, your
speech in Draconic will always be notable for its
Saurian idiosyncrasies.
Subrace. Saurian society is divided into castes that
fall largely along the lines of their various subraces.
Ankylos are expected to become a member of the
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 military or city guards. Plesios are depended on as the
farmers and explorers of saurian society. Pteradas are
known for their creativity and expertise as artisans.
Triceras are encouraged to become scholars and
bureaucrats. Tyrannos are the leaders of Saurian society,
as likely to be feared as they are admired.
Ankylos
By tradition, the Ankylos are the military caste of
Saurian society. Ankylos are introduced to fighting in
small groups as a competitive team combat for sport
and the entertainment of other Saurian. Ankylos age
into roles in the city guard, in militaries, or as hired
body guards.
These combat roles well suit the Ankylos as they are
the heaviest among Saurian kind and possess both
naturally weapons and a natural defense. Along their
back the Ankylos have contiguous bone plates that
create shell and their tail ends in a club formed from the
more of the same bone plates.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 1. Your Strength score increases by an
additional 1.
Club Tail. Ankylos have a club tail they can use in
combat. Your unarmed attacks with your tail deal 1d6 +
your strength modifier bludgeoning damage.
Heavy. You have advantage on saving throws against
being moved and knocked prone.
Natural Armor. Ankylos have a bone plated back they
can use to intercept attacks if they have no better shield
on hand. While you are not using a shield you gain a +1
to your AC.
Slow. Your base movement speed decreases to 25 feet.
Deinony
With their prenatural speed and slightly less
hulking frame, the Deinony serve Saurian society as
ambassadors, merchants, and rangers. In ancient eras
the Deinony would travel from one Saurian city-state
to another delivering their ruler’s lists of demands,
requests, or peace offerings. It has been decades or
millennia since two great Saurian city-states have been
close enough for such a relationship and so Deinony
today serve as the primary face of Saurian society to the
outside world, if the outside world knows of the Saurian
at all.
To the uneducated eye, a Deinony might look like a
particularly feral lizardfolk. To those who are familiar
with both races the Deinonys’ size, protruding nose,
and the dagger-sized talons on their feet make the two
impossible to confuse.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity and Charisma
scores increases by 1.
Clawed Toe. Deinony have dagger like claws on
the end of their feet that they can use in battle. Your
unarmed attacks with your toe claw deal 1d4 + your
strength modifier slashing damage.
Clever. You have a natural talent for providing
openings and advantages for others. On your turn, you
can use a bonus action to take the Help action. You can
use this feature again after you complete a short or long
rest
Raptor Agility. Your reflexes and agility allow you to
move with a burst of speed. When you move on your
turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end
of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again
until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.
Plesios
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Plesios form the bulk of the agricultural caste of
Saurian society. Plesios are naturally gifted at tending
the land and the sea and are taught horticulture and
herbalism from a young age. Many Plesios become
farmers but some rare few serve their communities as
druids or rangers instead.
Plesios are the tallest of the Saurian owing in no
small part to their sizeable neck. Plesios stand nearly
8 feet tall on average and about 2 feet of that height is
their neck. Despite lacking any external gills Plesios are
equally at home above and below water and their skin
produces a sheen when they remain out of water for
extended periods of time.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases
by 1. Your Strength score increases by an additional 1.
Aquatic. You have a swimming speed equivalent to your
base walking speed and you can breathe air and water.
Catch of the Day. When you are near a body of water
you can spend 10 minutes catching fish. You catch 10
fish which function identically to the berries created by
the spell, goodberry. You can use this feature again after
you complete a long rest.
Darkvision. Accustomed to darkened waters, you
have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can
see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright
light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t
discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Pteradas
In Saurian society, Pteradas are seen as inherent
innovators and artists and thus make up the artisan
caste. In a culture that changes as slowly as Saurian
society does, Pteradas are given the a limited freedom
to innovate and experiment with new forms of art and
thinking. In practical roles, Pteradas become artists,
philosophers, and inventors.
Physically the Pteradas are the smallest and lightest
of all Saurian. Their relatively spry stature allows them
to use their wings, a membrane between the bottom of
their palms and their top of their hips, to fly. Their heads
are notable for its shape which is quite long due to their
beaks.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases
by 2.
Flight. You have a fly speed of 30 feet. You cannot fly
using this feature when you are carrying more than half
of your encumbrance rating in weight. While flying in
this way you cannot make attack rolls, cast spells, or
maintain concentration on spells you had previously
cast.
Tool Proficiency. Choose and gain proficiency with
any one tool kit.
Sarchos
Sarchos occupy a precarious position in Saurian society.
It’s a commonly accepted fact that Sarchos were one
of the youngest of the Saurian races and their unique
gifts leave them ill suited for landlocked settlements.
While historically the Sarchos have made up the bulk
of Saurian city-state’s navies, today few such city-states
exist and those that do are hard pressed to muster up
enough officers to call it a navy. The Sarchos then are
largely forgotten by other Saurian or sometimes even
viewed as suspicious outsiders. In rare Saurian city-
states that have long and proud naval traditions the
Sarchos are still accepted as members of traditional
society and often take roles that put them and keep that
at sea.
Sarchos have long snouts, a thick scaled hide, short
but powerful legs, and long tails. While their gait on land
could be called awkward they swim with ease and grace
moving as a serpent does and allowing their tails to
propel them forward. Sarchos are sometimes mistaken
for freakinshly large crocodile by humanoids unfamiliar
with the Saurian.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 1. Your Strength score increases by an
additional 1.
At Home in Water. Your base movement speed
decreases to 25 feet and you have a swimming speed of
30 feet.
Hold Breath. You can hold your breath for up to your
Constitution modifier in hours (minimum 1).
Powerful Jaws. Sarchos have powerful jaws they can
use to grapple and control enemies with in combat.
When you make a grapple attempt you may use your
mouth instead of a free hand. If you do, and you
successfully grapple a creature, that creature takes your
strength modifier in damage.
Scaley Hide. Whenever you complete a short or a
long rest you gain temporary hit points equal to your
Constitution modifier (minimum 1).
increases by 1. Your Strength score increases by an
additional 1.
Carnivorous Bite. You have rows on rows of sharp
teeth and you can use them to rend your foes. Your
unarmed attacks with your bite deal 2d4 + your strength
modifier slashing damage.
Small Arms. You cannot wield weapons with the
heavy property.
Tyrant King. You have proficiency in the Intimidation
skill.
Terrifying Roar. You can use your action to roar with
rage, shocking your inferiors into submission. When
you do, all creatures within 30 feet must pass a Wisdom
saving throw or be frightened until the end of your next
turn. The DC for this saving throw is equivalent to 8
+ your Charisma modifier + your proficiency modifier.
After you use your terrifying roar, you can’t use it again
until you complete a short or long rest.

Triceras
Triceras are regarded as being exceptionally gifted
scribes and ritualists and make up the majority of the
scholar caste in Saurian society. As members of the
scholar caste, Triceras are called on to remember the
customs and traditions of the past as well as interpret
and mediate the application of historical laws. Triceras
fulfill their function as members of the scholar caste
by serving Saurian society as judges, priests, and
lorekeepers.
The most striking physical characteristic of the
Triceras is their forehead which forms a ridge separating
the front of their skull from the back. On the front facing
side of that ridge are three horns with one shorter horn
sitting directly above the Triceras’ beak and the two
longer horns above and to either side of central horn.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 2. Your Strength score increases by an
additional 1.
Living Fossil. Your proficiency bonus is doubled when
you make Intelligence (History) ability checks.
Trihorn Headbutt. You have three horns on your head
that you can use to attack in a pinch. Your unarmed
attacks with your horns deal 1d4 + your strength
modifier piercing damage.
Ritualist. Choose any 1st-level spell with the ritual tag.
You can cast this spell as a ritual. Intelligence is your
spellcasting ability for this spell.

Tyrannos
With the blood of the mythical Tyrant King the Tyrannos
inherit the birthright of leadership and ruler caste of the
Saurian society. With Saurian society having long since
retreated from attempts at military expansion traditional
Tyrannos do little today but rule over the decaying
ruins of their once great society while enterprising
Tyrannos may attempt to start trade with the wider
world. Tyrannos are given a wide berth in terms of the
functional roles they play in society but most often act
as politicians, rulers, and merchants.
The Tyrannos are easily identified by their large heads,
which they claim is a result of their superior intellect
and political prowess, and their short arms, which
everyone else should be careful never to make note of.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score

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 Chapter 2: Classes
Presented in this chapter are new classes for your
Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Each class published
by the Sterling Vermin has undergone months of public
feedback and playtesting and a series of revisions and
re-writes to ensure the class is as balanced as it can be
before being included on the DM’s Guild.
The Magus class is a blend of martial prowess
and magical power. While several player options
in Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition hint at the
swordmages, arcane archers, seekers, wardens, and
more from previous editions the Magus class allows
players to play a hybrid warrior spellcaster from the
start. Along with unique class and archetype features,
the Magus also introduces several unique spells -
especially in the form of weapon attack cantrips. Each
of the Magus class’ Eldritch Societies provide unique
magical styles and story hooks.
The Pugilist class is for streetfighters with swagger to
spare. The Pugilist is not a remake or an interpretation
of a class available in previous editions of Dungeons &
Dragons but began as our attempt at creating a variation
on the Monk class that had less specifically Eastern
and mystical baggage. The Pugilist quickly grew beyond
that original goal and captured an archetype untapped
by Dungeons & Dragons up to this point - the common
man who gets by on sweat, blood, and confidence. Each
of the Pugilist class’ Fight Clubs define the different
avenues by which a hero might come to pugilism.
Magus
A human confronted by two orcs draws his rapier and,
as he does, violet runes illuminate in the air around the
weapon. He dodges one of the orc’s impatient attacks
and punishes it with a thrust of his own that causes
the air around the orc to burst into green flames and
sends the orc sprawling to the ground. The second orc
becomes noticeably less enthusiastic about the fight.
A dwarf looks down from the mountain peak she calls
home and sees the rampant destruction of the woods
she has sworn to protect. As she approaches the hunting
encampment responsible for the fire she calls woodland
creatures to be her allies and her skin hardens to bark.
Looking over the ancient heiroglyphs, a saurian
searches frantically for details of a ritual that will
uphold the mystic seal over his ancestral home. When
the impossibly heavy doors swing open behind him, he
turns to face the temple’s guardians as his sword erupts
into flames.
Magi are mystical warriors who blend martial
prowess with esoteric knowledge and spellcasting. Magi
balance the pursuit of personal goals and relationships
with their obligations to pursue the goals and ideals of
the eldritch societies that initiated them into the magical
arts. Although their backgrounds may sometimes set
them at odds against one another, magi are united by
their commitment to a cause greater than themselves
and a drive to master their magical abilities.
Martial Magicians
Every magus is a warrior. Magi train with arms and
armor to protect what they hold dear, fight for what they
believe in, and get themselves into or out of trouble. For
a magus, violence may not be the preferable answer but
it’s always a valid back up plan.
Every magus is a magician. Magi use their hard
earned skill with spellcasting to explore the multiverse,
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empower their companions, and decimate their
enemies. For a magus, magic is a tool that expands their
horizons and their options.
Warriors with a Purpose
Every magus learns their abilities as part of a
relationship to an eldritch society. On a mystical level,
every magus’ spellcasting style is shaped by their
eldritch society. On a personal level, every magus must
deal with the demands and ideology of their eldritch
society in their own way. Regardless of whether a
magus embraces their eldritch society’s traditions and
politics, no magus can deny the influence it has on their
magic and outlook.
An eldritch society is not a monolithic entity but
they do have beliefs and goals that the majority of the
magi in that society believe in and fight for. Magi in
the Arcane Order observe a tradition of honoring the
requests and wisdom of their mentors and striving to
train an apprentice that will be an even greater magus
then they are. Members of the Primordial Seal believes
that the material planes are constantly under threat of
incursion from elemental planes and they must remain
on guard to ensure its ongoing safety. Magi in the Sylvan
Circle seek to protect the wilderness of the world from
destruction and defiling although what exactly that
means varies from magus to magus.
Creating a Magus
As you create your magus character, consider that
relationship your character has to their eldritch society.
Does your character feel indebted to the lessons the
society has taught them? Does your character actively
pursue the goals of their society? Has your character
had a falling out with the society and, if so, why? While
training to be a magus did you make any rivals and who
are they?
Fighting may have come naturally to you and your
mentor struggled to impart you with the basics of
spellcasting. Or maybe the spellcasting came easily but
you lacked an innate aptitude for combat. You might
have spent years in training with a mentor before being
left to your own devices or you may have met your
mentor only informally on a handful of momentous
occasions. You might regularly report back to your
contacts within your eldritch society or keep a wary
distance from other magi.
Quick Build
You can make a magus quickly by following these
suggestions. First, Strength or Dexterity should be
your highest ability score, followed by Intelligence
(Arcane Order, Shadow Court), Wisdom (Sylvan
Circle), or Charisma (Primordial Seal) based on your
Eldritch Society. Second, choose the Sage or Soldier
background.
Class Features
As a magus, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per magus level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per magus level after 1st
The Magus
__ Spell Slots per Spell Level __
Proficiency Cantrips Spells
Level Bonus Features Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Eldritch Society, Esoteric Eye 2 __ __ __ __ __ __
2nd +2 Mystic Mark, Spellcasting 2 3 2 __ __ __ __
3rd +2 Eldritch Armament, Eldritch Society feature 2 3 3 __ __ __ __
4th +2 Ability Score Increase 3 4 3 __ __ __ __
5th +3 __ 3 5 4 2 __ __ __
6th +3 Mystic Meditation 3 5 4 2 __ __ __
7th +3 Eldritch Society feature, War Magic 3 6 4 3 __ __ __
8th +3 Ability Score improvement 3 7 4 3 __ __ __
9th +4 Aegis and Enspell improvements 3 8 4 3 2 __ __
10th +4 Spell Surge 4 8 4 3 2 __ __
11th +4 Improved War Magic 4 9 4 3 3 __ __
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 10 4 3 3 __ __
13th +5 Aegis and Enspell improvements 4 11 4 3 3 1 __
14th +5 Eldritch Society feature 4 11 4 3 3 1 __
15th +5 Spell Ward 4 12 4 3 3 2 __
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 13 4 3 3 2 __
17th +6 __ 4 14 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Greater Spell Surge 4 14 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 15 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 Spell Surge and Greater Spell Surge improvements 4 16 4 3 3 3 2

Proficiencies You can use this feature a number of times equal to 1

Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields + your magus spellcasting modifier. When you finish a
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons long rest, you regain all expended uses.
Tools: None

Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence Mystic Mark

Skills: Choose one from Acrobatics, Arcana, Athletics,
History, Insight, Investigation, and Perception.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment in addition to the
equipment gained by your background.
• (a) a simple weapon and a shield or (b) a martial
weapon or (c) a longbow and 20 arrows
• (a) leather armor or (b) scale mail
• (a) an arcane focus or (b) a druidic focus or (c) a
component pouch
• An explorer’s pack
Eldritch Society
At 1st level, you choose an Eldritch Society that trained
you in the ways of the magus: the Arcane Order, the
Knights Stygian, the Primordial Seal, the Shadow Court,
or the Sylvan Circle. Your choice grants you features
at 1st level and again at 3rd, 7th, and 14th level. Your
choice also determines your spell list.
Esoteric Eye
At 1st level, you have the ability to detect the ability for
spellcasting in others. As an action, your eyes flash
with obvious magical energy as your senses wake to
the mystical energies of the multiverse. Until the end
of your next turn, you know if each creature you can
see within 60 feet of you has the Spellcasting or Innate
Spellcasting feature or trait. Additionally, you learn each
of those creature’s spellcasting ability, if they have one.
Starting at 2nd level, you learn to place a mystic mark
to enspell a weapon or to give a creature an aegis. You
can use your mystic mark a number of times equal to
your magus spellcasting ability modifier. You regain any
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Aegis
You can use a bonus action to project your mystic mark
onto a creature you can see within 30 feet of you. For
the next minute that creature is under your aegis and
receives a bonus to their armor class. This bonus
increases their AC by +1. If that creature is wearing
magical armor use this bonus or the bonus provided by
the armor, whichever is higher. The aegis ends if you or
the creature end a turn more than 120 feet away from
one another. A creature can only benefit from one aegis
at a time.
This bonus to AC increases to +2 when you reach 9th
level and increases to +3 when you reach 13th level.
Enspell
You can use a bonus action to surround a weapon
in your hand with your mystic mark. This weapon is
enspelled and counts as a spellcasting focus for you
for the next minute. While enspelled the weapon is
considered magical and adds a +1 bonus to attack rolls
and damage rolls. If the weapon is already magical, use
the bonus provided by enspell or by the magic weapon,
whichever is higher. The enspell ends if you lose
possession of the weapon. A weapon can only benefit
from one enspell at a time.
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Spellcasting
Starting at 2nd level, you gain the ability to cast 1st
level spells and higher. See chapter 10 of the Player’s
Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting.
Spell Slots. The Magus table shows how many spell
slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher.
To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the
spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots
when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you know the 1st-level spell find
familiar and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot
available, you can cast find familiar using either slot.
Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher. You know
three 1st-level magus spells of your choice from
your Eldritch Society’s spell list. You learn additional
spells chosen from your Eldritch Society’s spell list as
indicated in the spells known column of the magus table.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you
can choose one of the spells from your Eldritch Society
spells you know and replace it with another spell from
your Eldritch Society’s spell list, which also must be of a
level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability. Your spellcasting ability is
determined by your Eldritch Society. See the Initiate
feature of your Eldritch Society for your spellcasting
ability.
Ritual Casting. You can cast a magus spell as a ritual
if that spell has the ritual tag and you know the spell.
Spellcasting Focus. Your spellcasting focus, if any, is
determined by your Eldritch Society. See the Initiate
feature of your Eldritch Society to see what, if any,
spellcasting focus you may use for your magus spells.
Eldritch Armament
Starting at 3rd level, you learn to infuse your preferred
weapon or shield with magical power. Choose one of the
following options.
Eldritch Archer
When you hit a creature with a ranged weapon under
the effect of your Enspell feature you can cause the
ammunition to explode with mystical energy dealing the
same damage type to all creatures nearby. When you do
so, spend a spell slot and the creature and each other
creature within 10 feet must succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw or take 2d4 + 1d4 damage for each spell
level higher than 1st, to a maximum of 6d4. On a
success, they take half damage.
Mystic Marauder
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack
with a weapon you are wielding with two hands that is
under the effect of your Enspell feature, you can spend
one spell slot to deal additional damage to the target.
The extra damage is 2d6 for a 1st-level spell slot, plus
1d6 for each spell level higher than 1st, to a maximum of
6d6. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile
property for you to use this feature.
Sorcerous Sentinel
While you are wielding a shield when a creature under
the effect of your Aegis feature is attacked you can use
your reaction and spend a spell slot to strengthen their
defenses. The creature gains a bonus to AC equivalent
to the spell slot expended against the triggering attack.
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Additionally, the creature gains temporary hit points
equal to your spellcasting modifier plus twice the level
of the spell slot expended.
Spell Sword
When you hit a creature with a one-handed melee
weapon under the effect of your Enspell feature you may
spend a spell slot to deal additional damage and render
the creature vulnerable to magical attacks. The extra
damage is 1d4 for a 1st-level spell slot, plus 1d4 for
each spell level higher than 1st, to a maximum of 5d4.
Additionally, the creature has disadvantage on saving
throws against spells you cast until the end of your next
turn.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of
your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability
score above 20 using this feature.
Mystic Meditation
At 6th level, when you take a short rest you can choose
to recover all expended uses of your Mystic Mark. You
can use this feature again when you complete a long
rest.
War Magic
Beginning at 7th level, when you use your action to cast
a cantrip, you can make one weapon attack as a bonus
action.
Spell Surge
At 10th level, you can cast any magus spell you know
without spending a spell slot. The spell is cast as if you
had used a spell slot equal to the highest spell slot you
have. You can use this feature again after you complete
a long rest.
Starting at 20th level, you can use this feature twice
before regaining its use by completing a long rest.
Improved War Magic
Beginning at 11th level, when you use your action to
cast a spell, you can make one weapon attack as a
bonus action.
Spell Ward
At 15th level, the magical attacks of your enemies
unravel around you. You and friendly creatures within
15 feet of you have advantage on saving throws against
spells.
Greater Spell Surge
At 18th level, choose one 6th-level spell from your
Eldritch Society’s spell list. You can cast this spell once
without expending a spell slot. You must finish a long
rest before you can do so again.
At 20th level, you can use this feature twice before
regaining its use by completing a long rest.
Eldritch Society
Eldritch societies are organizations that train initiates
in unique styles of magic and institutions with ideals,
interests and goals. When a young magus pledges
themselves to an eldritch society they may be motivated
primarily by attraction to that society’s magical style,
ideals, or goals but must embrace all that the society
stands for to be admitted and advance.
The Arcane Order
The Arcane Order is an Eldritch Society built on
mentor-student relationships. While the Order is unified
in name, outside of gravely dangerous large scale
threats each member tends to operate alone or with
only their mentor or student. A magus in the Arcane
Order’s exact philosophy will vary based on their mentor
but all members of this Eldritch Society emphasize
perfection in their own skill and approaching magic as
an art to be mastered.
Arcane Order Initiate
When you choose this Eldritch Society at 1st level, you
augment your martial prowess with the ability to cast
cantrips. This initiation will later influence your magus
spellcasting feature.
Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from
the Arcane Order’s spell list. You learn an additional
cantrip of your choice from the Arcane Order’s spell list
at 4th level and again at 10th. These cantrips count as
magus spells for you.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use an arcane focus
(found in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook) as a
spellcasting focus for your magus spells.
Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting
ability for your Arcane Order spells, since you learn
your spells through rote study and memorization. You
use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence
modifier when setting the saving throw for a magus
spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Bonus Proficiencies
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with the Arcana skill
and one type of artisan’s tools of your choice.
Amethyst Mark
Starting at 3rd level, the effects of your mystic marks
are enhanced by the Arcane Order’s secret lessons.
When you place your enspell on an object or aegis on a
creature a faint purple crystalline aura surrounds it.
Arcane Enspell. When you deal damage with your
enspelled weapon you can choose to deal force damage
instead of the normal damage type.
When you deal damage to a creature with your
enspelled weapon you can choose to remove your
enspell from the weapon. When you do, the creature
must succeed on a Strength saving throw against your
spell save DC or be pushed up to 15 feet away and
knocked prone.
Arcane Aegis. When a creature deals damage to
an ally under the effect of your aegis you can use your
reaction to remove the aegis from your ally. When you
do, you teleport up to 30 feet and may make a weapon
attack against the creature.
Occult Savant
By 7th level, through diplomacy, espionage, or occult
experimentation you have learned spells belonging to
other Eldritch Societies. Choose two spells from any
Eldritch Society, including this one. The spells you
choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the
Magus table, or a cantrip. The chosen spells count as
Arcane Order magus spells for you and are not included
in the Spells Known column of the Magus table.
Arcane Recovery
Starting at 14th level, you have learned to regain some
of your magical energy by reflecting on esoteric truths
and formulas. Once per day when you finish a short rest,
you can choose expended spell slots to recover. The
spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or
less than half your magus level (rounded up), and none
of the slots can be 6th level or higher.
The Knights Stygian
The Knights Stygian take it upon themselves to seek out
and cleanse the world of its corruption. These magi seek
to protect the innocent, defend the weak, and ensure
justice is done. They do this by wielding necromantic
magic that simultaneously terrifies their living foes and
turns their defeated foes into foot soldiers in the magi’s
service.
Knights Stygian Initiate
When you choose this Eldritch Society at 1st level, you
augment your martial prowess with the ability to cast
cantrips. This initiation will later influence your magus
spellcasting feature.
Cantrips. You learn 2 cantrips of your choice from
the Knights Stygian’s spell list. You learn an additional
cantrip of your choice from the Knight Stygian’s spell list
at 4th level and again at 10th. These cantrips count as
magus spells for you.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use an arcane focus
(found in chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your
magus spells.
Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your spellcasting
ability for your Knights Stygian spells, since you learn
your spells through an intuitive connection with death.
You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma
modifier when setting the saving throw for a magus
spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Bonus Proficiencies
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with the Intimidation
skill and the embalmer’s tool kit.
Embalmer’s Tools
Embalmer’s tools include all the instruments, chemicals,
and perfumes necessary to embalm the dead. Proficiency
with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any
ability checks you make to embalm or preserve a body.
Embalmer’s tools cost 10 gold pieces and weigh 4 lbs.
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 Obsidian Seal
Starting at 3rd level, the effects of your mystic marks
are enhanced by the fell magic of the Knights Stygian.
When you place your enspell on an object or aegis on
a creature it is surrounded by the pungent smell of
decay and motes of black ash float away in an aura
surrounding the creature or object.
Stygian Enspell. When you deal damage with your
enspelled weapon you can choose to deal necrotic
damage instead of the normal damage type.
When you hit with an attack with an enspelled
weapon you can choose to remove the enspell. When
you do, the creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw against your spell save DC or be frightened by you
until the end of their next turn.
Stygian Aegis. When a creature under the effect
of your aegis takes damage from an attack you can
use your reaction to remove the aegis from that
creature. When you do, the attacker must succeed on
a Constitution saving throw or take necrotic damage
equal to the damage dealt by the triggering attack.
Face of Fear
Starting at 7th level, you gain advantage on saving
throws against being frightened. When a creature
within 30 feet of you makes a saving throw against being
frightened you can use your reaction to give that roll
disadvantage.
Necromantic Surge
At 14th level, you can cast the spell animate dead
without expending a spell slot as if you had used a spell
slot equal to the highest spell slot you have. Once you
cast animate dead in this way, you can’t do so again until
you finish a long rest.
Whenever you create an undead using a necromancy
spell, it has additional benefits:
• The creature’s hit points maximum is increased by an
amount equal to your magus level.
• The creature adds your proficiency bonus to its
weapon damage rolls.
The Primordial Seal
The Primordial Seal is an ancient Eldritch Society
that claims to be responsible for the ongoing safety of
the material realms. According to their own lore, long
ago the material realms were constantly besieged by
the elemental realms until a seal was placed, forever
separating them from one another. Today magi in the
Primordial Seal travel the land to ensure the old magics
hold up and to gather power for the dreaded day the
seal fails.
Primordial Seal Initiate
When you choose this Eldritch Society at 1st level, you
augment your martial prowess with the ability to cast
cantrips. This initiation will later influence your magus
spellcasting feature.
Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from
the Primordial Seal’s spell list. You learn an additional
cantrip of your choice from the Primordial Seal’s spell
list at 4th level and again at 10th. These cantrips count
as magus spells for you.
Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your spellcasting
ability for your Primordial Seal spells, since you learn
your spells through raw connection to the natural
elements. You use your Charisma whenever a spell
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refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use
your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw
for a magus spell you cast and when making an attack
roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Charisma modifier
Bonus Proficiency & Language
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with the Survival skill.
Additionally, you can speak, read, and write Primordial.
Tourmaline Mark
Starting at 3rd level, the effects of your mystic marks
are enhanced by the Primordial Seal’s elemental power.
When you place your enspell on an object or aegis on a
creature an intense aura of vacillating colors surround it.
Primordial Enspell. When you enspell your weapon it
roars with primordial strength and you may choose one
of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning,
or thunder. While your weapon remains enspelled it
deals that damage type instead of its normal damage
type.
When you hit with an attack with this weapon you
can choose to remove the enspell from the weapon.
When you do, the creature you hit must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC or
it loses any resistance or immunity it had to the damage
type you had chosen. This effect persists until the end of
your next turn.
Primordial Aegis. When a creature deals damage to
an ally under your aegis you can use your reaction to
remove the aegis. When you do, choose acid, cold, fire,
lightning, or thunder. That ally has resistance to that
damage type for the next minute.
Elemental Alignment
At 7th level, your intimate working of elemental magic
has imbued you with abilities related to one specific
element. You gain one of the following features of your
choice.
Air. Your base movement speed increases by 10 ft. and
you have advantage on initiative rolls.
Earth. You have 2 additional hit points per magus
level. Each time you gain a level in this class you gain an
additional 2 hit points.
Fire. You have darkvision out to a distance of 120 feet
and have proficiency with Dexterity saving throws.
Water. You can breathe air and water and have a swim
speed equivalent to your walking speed. Additionally,
you have advantage on saving throws against being
restrained or grappled and ability checks made to resist
or escape a grapple.
Elemental Attunement
At 14th level, you learn to harmonize with the element
you chose when you took the Elemental Alignment
feature. You can cast a spell associated with your
chosen element and listed below without expending a
spell slot. You cannot lose concentration on the spell by
taking damage. You can use this feature again when you
complete a long rest.
Air. Investiture of Wind.
Earth. Investiture of Stone.
Fire. Investiture of Flame.
Water. Investiture of Ice.
The Shadow Court
Magi in the Shadow Court belong to clans of
conspirators who have seek to shape local and regional
politics as well as wage a clandestine war amongst one
another for secrets and objects of power. Although those
outside the Eldritch Society know it as a singular group,
the Shadow Court is in fact composed of multiple clans
that blend stealth, fighting prowess, and magical ability.
Magi in the Shadow Court are secretive by nature and
are forbidden from revealing their clan’s goals and
activities to all but their most trusted companions.
Shadow Court Initiate
When you choose this Eldritch Society at 1st level, you
augment your martial prowess with the ability to cast
cantrips. This initiation will later influence your magus
spellcasting feature.
Cantrips. You learn 2 cantrips of your choice from
the Shadow Court’s spell list. You learn an additional
cantrip of your choice from the Shadow Court’s spell list
at 4th level and again at 10th. These cantrips count as
magus spells for you.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use an arcane focus
(found in chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your
magus spells.
Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting
ability for your Shadow Court spells, since you learn
your spells through rote study and memorization. You
use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence
modifier when setting the saving throw for a magus
spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Bonus Proficiencies
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with the Deception and
Stealth skills.
Jade Seal
Starting at 3rd level, the effects of your mystic marks
are enhanced by the Shadow Court’s deadly techniques.
When you place your enspell on an object or aegis on a
creature it is engulfed in an aura of faint smoke.
Shadow Enspell. In addition to weapons you can
also empower your unarmed strikes with your enspell.
While your unarmed strikes are enspelled, you can use
Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage
rolls of your unarmed strikes and you can roll a d6 in
place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike.
When you hit with an attack with an enspelled
weapon or unarmed strike you can choose to remove
the enspell. When you do, the creature must succeed on
a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC
or be blinded until the start of their next turn.
Shadow Aegis. When a creature under the effect of
your aegis takes damage from an attack you can use
your reaction to remove the aegis from that creature.
When you do, that creature becomes invisible until the
end of its next turn or when it casts a spell or makes an
attack, whichever happens first.
Clan Secret
At 7th level, your allegiance to one of the clans that
makes up the Shadow Court imparts special abilities.
Choose a clan of your choice and gain its benefit.
Kraken. You gain a swim speed equivalent to your
base movement speed. When you take the Attack action
you can spend a spell slot to make additional unarmed
attacks. The number of additional unarmed attacks you
can make as part of that action equals the level of the
spell slot expended.
Raven. You can cast the spells feather fall and fly
without expending a spell slot. When you use this
feature to cast the spell fly you must complete a long
rest before you can use this feature to cast either spell
again.
Spider. You gain a climb speed equivalent to your base
movement speed. You can cast the spell web without
spending a spell slot. You can cast web in this way again
after you complete a short or a long rest.
Cheat Death
At 14th level, you gain the ability to defy death. When
an attack would reduce you to 0 hit points you can
choose to cheat death to remain at 1 hit point instead.
Additionally, you become invisible and cannot interact
with other creatures or objects for one minute. You
cannot use this feature again until you complete a long
rest.
The Sylvan Circle
Magi in the Sylvan Circle are drawn together by their
reverence for the natural world. Members of this
Eldritch Society become a magus to protect sacred
lands and creatures. Although this society is more
informal compared to others, magi in the Sylvan Circle
meet with one another regularly in small groups they
call covens to discuss matters of local and regional
concern as well as to share information.
Sylvan Circle Initiate
When you choose this Eldritch Society at 1st level, you
augment your martial prowess with the ability to cast
cantrips. This initiation will later influence your magus
spellcasting feature.
Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from
the Sylvan Circle’s spell list. You learn an additional
cantrip of your choice from the Sylvan Circle’s spell list
at 4th level and again at 10th. These cantrips count as
magus spells for you.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use an druidic focus
(found in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook) as a
spellcasting focus for your magus spells.
Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting
ability for your Sylvan Circle spells, since you learn your
spells through intuitive connection with the natural
world. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers
to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw for a
magus spell you cast and when making an attack roll
with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
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 Bonus Proficiencies
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with the Nature skill
and your choice of poisoner’s kit or herbalism kit.

Emerald Mark
Starting at 3rd level, the effects of your mystic marks
are enhanced by the Sylvan Circle’s esoteric practices.
When you place your enspell on an object or aegis on a
creature a verdant green aura surrounds it.
Sylvan Enspell. When you deal damage with your
enspelled weapon you can choose to deal poison
damage instead of the normal damage type.
When you deal damage to a creature using a weapon
you’ve enspelled you can choose to remove your enspell
from that weapon. When you do, roots spring from
the ground and tether the creature to the earth. The
creature must succeed on a Strength saving throw
against your spell save DC or the creature is restrained
until the end of their next turn.
Sylvan Aegis. When an ally under the effect of your
aegis fails a saving throw you can use your reaction to
remove your aegis from that ally. When you do the aegis
transmutes to vital energy and washes over the ally. The
ally may reroll the saving throw with advantage.

Nature’s Mask
At 7th level, you can cast the spell polymorph targeting
yourself only without spending a spell slot. Once you use
this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can
use it again.

Font of Life
At 14th level, you can use a bonus action and spend
a spell slot to create an aura of regeneration. When
you do, you regain your magus level + 1d12 hit points
per level of spell slot you spent and each creature you
choose within 30 feet of you regains half that amount.
You can use this feature again after you complete a short
or long rest.

Magus Spell Lists

See Chapter 4 of the Sterling Vermin Antology for your
Eldritch Societies spell lists.

Magus & Multiclassing

Magi follow all the normal rules for multiclassing. The
following tables function as additions to those listed on
page 163 and 164 of the Player’s Handbook.

Multiclassing Prerequisites
Class Ability Score Minimum
Magus Constitution 13 and Intelligence (Arcane
Order, Shadow Court), Wisdom (Sylvan
Circle) or Charisma (Knights Stygian,
Primordial Seal) 13

Multiclassing Proficiencies
Class Proficiencies Gained
Magus Light armor, medium armor, shields,
simple weapons, martial weapons

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Pugilist
Arrows rain down around her as she runs towards the
hobgoblins. Desperate to close the distance, the half-orc
fights through the sting of a dozen cuts to reach her foes.
The pain only makes her stronger. As she descends on
the hobgoblins she swings wildly, knocking hobgoblins
to their feet and sending the rest scattering before her.
He braces himself for the impact as the orc rushes
him. Then the orc makes a mistake, telegraphing its
next move, and that’s all the opening the human needs.
He ducks beneath the orc’s wide swing then raises both
hands high above his head and brings them down on the
orc’s back, throwing the brute to the ground.
The dwarf smiles broadly and chuckles as the petty
noble raises his hand to strike him for the impudent
remark. Quick as a flash the dwarf shatters the bottle in
his hand against the bar and puts it between himself and
the noble. The noble flinches, stumbles backward, and
runs away as the dwarf turns back to the bar to order
another round.
Wherever they come from, pugilists live a rough and
tumble life that leaves them full of determination and
reckless from overconfidence or desperation. In a fight
they can channel this strength of character to dig deep
and fight off foes in greater strength of numbers, arms,
and armor than anyone else would think possible.
Swagger for Days
Pugilists unconsciously tap into their own inner
strength in the form of an energy called moxie. This is
not an esoteric or mystical energy that flows through the
multiverse but the result of determination forged over a
lifetime of hardship and a never-let-die attitude. You can
teach someone how to fight but you could never teach
someone how to be a pugilist. The secret of mastering
moxie doesn’t come from disciplined study or rigorous
training, it comes from years of wanting and needing.
Using this energy, pugilists can withstand attacks that
would down lesser heroes and hit harder and faster
than their armed opponents.
Life on the Street
Every city in the worlds of D&D have its back alleys, its
underground fighting rackets, its ghettos. The pugilists
who live in these places don’t have time to consider the
lofty ideals of philosophies or ponder the mysteries of
the universe. The pugilists growing up on the wrong
side of the tracks spend all their time chasing down
their next meal or, if they’re fortunate enough to have
that, their next drink, bedfellow, or flophouse.
For pugilists, becoming an adventurer might be the
only way out of whatever miserable situation they’ve
been stuck in since infancy. For others, getting lost out
in the world is the only way to escape the tangled web
of debt or enemies they’ve piled up. Other pugilists
fight because it’s the only thing they know how to do.
Whatever the reason for their adventuring, pugilists use
their fists and boundless determination to achieve their
goals and uphold their ideals.
Creating a Pugilist
As you build your pugilist, consider how you came to
be a bare knuckle brawler. Did you learn to fight to
defend yourself? Was scraping the natural result of your
nose for trouble? Or did you learn to fight as a way of
intimidating and controlling others? Were you fighting
for the entertainment of others or did you fight because
you had to? Did you try to become a monk but just
couldn’t hack it? Pugilists are a rowdy bunch that like to
brag about how they learned to fight so you better have a
good story to tell.
What events in your life gave you the sheer
determination and will that pugilists call on? Did you
spend every day hustling on the street to make ends
meet? Were you forgotten and ignored by your family,
left to make your own entertainment? Were you an
outsider in your community who had to constantly
struggle against the ignorant stereotypes that people
there had of you? The most important element of the
pugilist is that they are driven. Once you have decided
what events made you into the pugilist you are today,
decide how that’s going to shape the actions you take in
the future.
Quick Build
You can make a pugilist quickly by following these
suggestions. First, make Strength your highest ability
score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the
criminal or urchin background.
Class Features
As a pugilist, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per pugilist level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per pugilist level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, improvised weapons, whip,
hand crossbow
Tools: One artisan’s tools or gaming set or thieves’ tools
Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Athletics,
Deception, Intimidation, Perception, Sleight of Hand
and Stealth.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment in addition to the
equipment gained by your background:
• (a) leather armor or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• (a) a set of artisan’s tools (b) a gaming set or (c)
thieves’ tools
Fisticuffs
At 1st level, your years of fighting in back alleys and
taverns have given you mastery over combat styles that
use unarmed strikes and pugilist weapons, which are
simple melee weapons without the two-handed property,
whips, and improvised weapons. You may not use the
finesse property of a weapon while using it as a pugilist
weapon.
You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed
or using only pugilist weapons and you are wearing light
or no armor and not using a shield:
• You can roll a d6 in place of the normal damage of
your unarmed strike or pugilist weapon. This die
changes as you gain pugilist levels, as shown in the
Fisticuffs column on the Pugilist table.
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 The Pugilist
Proficiency Moxie
Level Bonus Fisticuffs Points Features
1st +2 1d6 __ Fisticuffs, Iron Chin
2nd +2 1d6 2 Moxie, Street Smart
3rd +2 1d6 2 Bloodied but Unbowed, Fight Club
4th +2 1d6 3 Ability Score Improvement, Dig Deep
5th +3 1d8 3 Extra Attack, Haymaker
6th +3 1d8 4 Fight Club improvement, Moxie-Fueled Fists
7th +3 1d8 4 Fancy Footwork, Shake it Off
8th +3 1d8 5 Ability Score Improvement
9th +4 1d8 5 Down but Not Out
10th +4 1d8 6 School of Hard Knocks
11th +4 1d10 6 Fight Club improvement
12th +4 1d10 7 Ability Score Improvement
13th +5 1d10 7 Rabble Rouser
14th +5 1d10 8 Unbreakable
15th +5 1d10 8 Herculean
16th +5 1d10 9 Ability Score Improvement
17th +6 1d12 9 Fight Club improvement
18th +6 1d12 10 Fighting Spirit
19th +6 1d12 10 Ability Score Improvement
20th +6 1d12 12 Peak Physical Condition

• When you use the Attack action with an unarmed
strike or a pugilist weapon on your turn, you can make
one unarmed strike or grapple as a bonus action.
Iron Chin
Starting at 1st level, you can add your constitution
modifier instead of your dexterity modifier to determine
your armor class when you are wearing light or no
armor and are not using a shield.
Moxie
Starting at 2nd level, your experience laying the
beatdown on others has given you a moxie you
can channel in the midst of battle. This swagger is
represented by a number of moxie points. Your pugilist
level determines the maximum number of points you
have, as shown in the Moxie Points column of the
Pugilist table.
You can spend these points to fuel various moxie
features. You start knowing three such features: brace
up, the old one-two, and stick and move. You learn
more moxie features as you gain levels in this class. You
regain all expended moxie points when you complete a
short or long rest.
Brace Up
You can use a bonus action and spend 1 moxie point to
brace for attacks. Roll your fisticuffs die + your pugilist
level + your Constitution modifier and gain that many
temporary hit points.
The Old One-Two
Immediately after you take the Attack action on your
turn, you can spend 1 moxie point to make two unarmed
strikes as a bonus action.
Stick and Move
You can use a bonus action and expend 1 moxie point to
make a shove attack or the Dash action.
Street Smart
Beginning at 2nd level, carousing, shadowboxing, and
sparring all count as light activity for the purposes of
resting for you. Additionally, once you have caroused in
a settlement for 8 hours or more, you know all public
locations in the city as if you were born and raised there
and you cannot be lost by non-magical means while
within the city.
Bloodied but Unbowed
Starting at 3rd level, when you are reduced to less than
half of your maximum hit points you gain your pugilist
level + your Constitution modifier in temporary hit
points and regain all expended moxie points. You cannot
use this feature again until you complete a short or long
rest.
Fight Club
Starting at 3rd level, your style is exemplified in a fight
club: Arena Royale, Bloodhound Bruiser, Salt & Vinegar,
the Squared Circle or the Sweet Science, all detailed at
the end of the class description. Your fight club grants
you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th
level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of
your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability
score above 20 using this feature.

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Dig Deep
Starting at 4th level, you discover a strength inside
you that can’t be broken. As a bonus action you gain
resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage for one minute. At the end of that minute you
gain a level of exhaustion.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of
once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Haymaker
Starting at 5th level, before you make an attack roll with
an unarmed strike or pugilist melee weapon attack that
does not already have disadvantage you can declare you
are swinging wild haymakers. You make all attack rolls
until the end of this turn with disadvantage and when
you deal damage you do not roll for damage but use the
maximum die result instead.
Moxie-Fueled Fists
Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as
magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and
immunity to non-magical attacks and damage.
Fancy Footwork
At 7th level, you gain proficiency in Dexterity saving
throws.
Shake It Off
Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one
effect on yourself that is causing you to be charmed or
frightened.
Down but Not Out
At 9th level, when you use your Bloodied but Unbowed
feature you can choose to also use this feature. If you
do, you add your proficiency bonus to your damage
with unarmed attacks and pugilist weapons for the
next minute. You can use this feature again after you
complete a long rest.
School of Hard Knocks
By 10th level, you’ve graduated top of the class at the
school of hard knocks and you took most of them on the
head. You have resistance to psychic damage and gain
advantage on saving throws against effects that would
make you stunned or unconscious.
Rabble Rouser
Starting at 13th level, word of your exploits travels
quickly in cities and other settlements. Once you have
taken a long rest by carousing in a settlement you gain
advantage on all Charisma (Persuasion) and Charisma
(Intimidation) rolls made against the people who live
there.
Unbreakable
Starting at 14th level, you gain advantage on Strength,
Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws. Additionally,
whenever you make a saving throw and fail, you can
spend 1 moxie point to reroll it and take the second
result.
Herculean
At 15th level, your carrying capacity is doubled, your
jump height and distance are doubled, and when you
deal damage to an inanimate object that damage is
doubled.
Fighting Spirit
Starting at 18th level, when you have 4 levels of
exhaustion or fewer and are reduced to 0 hit points you
regain half of your maximum hit points, half of your
maximum moxie points, and gain a level of exhaustion.
You cannot use this feature again until you complete a
long rest.
Peak Physical Condition
At 20th level, your Strength and Constitution ability
scores increase by 2 to a maximum of 22. Additionally,
when you take a long rest you recover 2 levels of
exhaustion instead of 1 and you regain all your
expended hit dice instead of half your expended hit dice.
Fight Clubs
Despite the name, fight clubs are not formal fraternities
or sororities but collections of pugilists who, by
training or happenstance, share a similar style. In
some D&D worlds, fight clubs can tell you a lot about
where a person comes from while in others there
are representatives of many fighting styles in all
metropolitan areas.
Arena Royale
Pugilists in the Arena Royale fight club travel the world
as equal parts performers and gladiators. Whether
performing in staged physical competitions or fighting
it out in real brawls, pugilists in the Arena Royale care
as much about the theatrics of a fight as they do its
outcome. Pugilists in this fight club also care deeply
about their reputation and work to build up local and
regional legends about their performing alternate
personas.
Persona Libre
Starting when you choose this Fight Club at 3rd level,
you create an alternate persona that you can adopt or
discard as an action. When you create an alternate
persona you should give the persona a striking name
as well as some physical signifier (such as a mask
or colorful cape) or another prominent idiosyncratic
feature.
When you adopt your alternate persona you may make
a Charisma (Disguise Kit) ability check with advantage.
Creatures whose passive Insight is lower than the result
of that roll will not recognize you as the same individual
if you encounter them later, or have encountered them
earlier, while not in the persona. Additionally, while you
have adopted your alternate persona and you are not
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equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution
modifier.
Work the Crowd
At 6th level, while you have adopted your alternate
persona you can use your action to inspire fear and
adoration in those nearby. When you do, make a
Charisma (Performance) ability check and decide
whether you are trying to inspire adoration or fear. All
creatures within 30 feet who can see you must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw with a difficulty of that ability
check result or be charmed if you chose adoration or
frightened if you chose fear for the next minute. You can
use this feature again after you complete a long rest.
High Flyer
Starting at 11th level, while you have adopted your
alternate persona your base movement increases by 10
feet, your jump distance is tripled, and you can use your
bonus action to take the Dash action.
Signature Move
Starting at 17th level, you create a signature move that
you can use while you have adopted your alternate
persona. Give your signature move a name and a
description. You can replace one of your unarmed
attacks or attacks with a pugilist weapon on your turn
with this signature move.
When you use your signature move, you jump 15
feet, make an attack roll against a creature in range of
your attack and if you hit the attack is a critical and the
creature is stunned until the end of its next turn.
Unless you reduce a creature to 0 hit points with your
Signature Move, you must finish a long rest before you
can use it again.
Bloodhound Bruisers
Pugilists in the Bloodhound Bruisers fight club are
notorious for looking for trouble and finding it every
time. Members of this fight club are highly observant of
character traits and physical evidence and can form an
almost supernatural connection to the cities they live
in. Most use these abilities to become urban defenders
of the downtrodden but others lend their talents to less
savory organizations.
Detective Work
Starting at 3rd level, choose two from Insight,
Perception and Investigation. You gain proficiency in
those skills.
In addition, gain the following Moxie abilities.
Forensic Specialist. When you are examining a
scene of violence, you can spend 1 Moxie point to gain
advantage on any Intelligence (Investigation) ability
check to find physical evidence and make deductions
based on evidence.
Keen Observer. When you make a Wisdom
(Perception) ability check in a settlement, you can spend
1 Moxie point to gain advantage on that roll.
Living Lie Detector. When you make a Wisdom
(Insight) ability check to determine whether a creature
is lying, you can spend 1 Moxie point to gain advantage
on that roll.
Scrap Like a Sleuth
Starting at 6th level, you gain the following Moxie
abilities.
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In Their Head. As a bonus action you can watch an
opponent within 30 feet for openings and missteps.
When you do, spend 1 moxie point and the creature
makes a Wisdom saving throw contested by your
Intelligence (Investigation) check. If you succeed you
have advantage on all weapon attacks against that
creature until the start of your next turn.
Read and React. When a creature hits you with an
attack, you can use your reaction and spend 1 moxie
point to try to read the opponent’s intent and twist out
of the way. The creature makes an Intelligence saving
throw contested by your Wisdom (Insight) check. If you
succeed the attack misses you.
Size ‘Em Up. As a bonus action you can observe
a creature you can see to discover its strengths and
weaknesses. When you do, spend 1 moxie point and the
creature makes a Charisma saving throw contested by
your Wisdom (Perception) check. If you succeed you
can ask the DM three questions that can be answered
with a yes or a no regarding the creature’s mannerisms,
personality, or statistics.
Heart of the City
Starting at 11th level, when you take a long rest in a
settlement you can attune to the settlement as if it were
a magical item. Until the attunement ends, you gain the
following benefits while in that settlement.
• You cannot be surprised and you add your proficiency
bonus to your initiative
• You have darkvision to a range of 120 feet
• When you make an ability check using the Insight,
Investigation, or Perception skills and you are
proficient in that skill, you add double your proficiency
modifier to the ability check
• You cannot be lost by any means
• When you are not in combat, you can travel between
any two points in the settlement twice as fast as your
speed would normally allow
When you reach 17th level, when you attune to a
settlement, you can choose to have it not count toward
your limit of attuned magic items. You can be attuned to
only one settlement in this manner at a time.
Eyes Wide Open
Starting at 17th level, you can enter an alert and
watchful state in a single moment of reflection. When
you do, use a bonus action and spend 3 moxie points.
For the next minute you can use all of the moxie
features granted to you by your Detective Work and
Scrap Like a Sleuth features without spending moxie.
Salt & Vinegar
Pugilists in the Salt & Vinegar fight club revel in their
reputations as heels. Widely despised for their obscene
curses and dirty tricks, these pugilists take pride in their
ability to provoke and win at all costs.
Salty Salute
Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the
Intimidation skill.
In addition, you have mastered the art of the enraging
insult. You can spend 1 moxie point and use a bonus
action on your turn to provoke a creature who can see or
hear you within 60 feet. That creature has disadvantage
on any attack rolls it makes that do not include you as a
target before the start of your next turn. That creature
must also succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take
your fisticuffs damage die + your proficiency modifier in
psychic damage.
The saving throw DC for all Salt & Vinegar Fight Club
features is calculated as follows:
Salt & Vinegar save DC = 8 + your proficiency modifier +
your Charisma modifier
Piss & Vinegar
Starting at 6th level, you have a few tricks up your sleeve
to even the odds when the going gets rough. You gain
the following moxie abilities.
Blindsider. When you deal damage with an unarmed
attack you can spend 1 moxie point to attempt to blind
the creature you hit. The creature must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of
your next turn.
Heelstomper. When you deal damage with an
unarmed attack you can spend 1 moxie point to attempt
to slow the creature you hit. The creature must succeed
on a Dexterity saving throw or halve its movement
speed for one minute.
Low Blow. When you deal damage with an unarmed
attack you can spend 1 moxie point to hit them below
the belt. The creature must succeed on a Strength
saving throw or be knocked prone.
Mean Old Cuss
Starting at 11th level, you do not need to spend a
moxie point to use the Salty Salute feature. In addition,
the saving throw DC of your Salt & Vinegar features
increases by 2.
The Uncouth Art
Starting at 17th level, your swears are so potent they
can move men to madness. As a bonus action you can
spend 3 moxie points and swear at one creature who
shares a language with you within 60 feet. That creature
must pass a Wisdom saving throw or become enraged
for one minute. Creatures who are immune to charm
and fear effects cannot be enraged. While enraged the
creature cannot make attacks against creatures other
than you and the creature gains vulnerability to any
damage dealt by you
the Squared Circle
Pugilists who fight in the Squared Circle know you
don’t have to knock an opponent senseless to get them
to submit. Of course, members of the squared circle
do beat their opponents senseless, they just know they
don’t have to.
Groundwork
Starting when you choose this fight club at 3rd level, if
you are proficient in Athletics your proficiency bonus is
doubled when using Athletics to grapple, shove, or resist
either of those maneuvers.
Compression Lock. When a creature attempts to
break a grapple with you and succeeds, you can use your
reaction and spend 1 moxie to force the creature to roll
again. The creature must use the second result.
Quick Pin. When a hostile creature’s movement
provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can
use your reaction and spend 1 moxie point to make a
grapple attempt instead of an opportunity attack.
To the Mat. You can use a bonus action and spend 1
moxie point to make a grapple attack against a creature
adjacent to you. If successful you may make a shove
attack against the same creature as part of the same
bonus action.
Meat Shield
At 6th level, when you have an enemy creature grappled
you gain half cover against all attacks made against you
by a creature you are not grappling. When a weapon
attack made by a creature you are not grappling misses
you, you may use your reaction and spend 1 moxie point
to have that creature make the same attack with a new
roll against an enemy creature you are grappling.
Heavyweight
At 11th level, you count as one size larger than you are
for the purposes of grappling. In addition, you can move
your full movement speed when you are dragging or
carrying a grappled creature your size or smaller.
Clean Finish
At 17th level, your mastery of grappling reaches its peak.
While you have a creature grappled you gain advantage
on all attacks against it. Additionally, when you make
an unarmed strike or pugilist weapon attack against a
creature you have grappled you score a critical hit on a
roll of 19 or 20.
the Sweet Science
Pugilists who practice the Sweet Science hit hard, fast,
and often. This style is sometimes used by fighters who
battle for the entertainment of the upper classes, but is
just as often practiced in the backalleys and the bars by
those whose next breath depends on a knockout.
Cross Counter
Starting when you choose this fight club at 3rd level, you
can block the brunt of an attack and launch one of your
own in the same fluid motion. You can use your reaction
and spend 2 moxie points to reduce the damage of a
melee weapon attack made against you by 1d10 + your
Strength modifier + your pugilist level.
If you reduce the damage to 0, you can make an
unarmed strike or pugilist weapon attack against a
creature within range as part of the same reaction.
One, Two, Three, Floor
At 6th level, when you use your bonus action to use the
Old One-Two and both attacks are successful you can
immediately spend 1 moxie point to make an additional
attack with an unarmed strike as part of that bonus
action. If you hit with this additional attack you deal no
damage and the creature is knocked prone.
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
At 11th level, when you reduce damage from an attack
to 0 and successfully hit an enemy creature using your
Cross Counter feature you regain 1 moxie point.
Knock Out
At 17th level, when you hit with an unarmed strike or
pugilist weapon you can spend 1 or more moxie points
to try to knock out the opponent instead of dealing
damage. Roll 3d12 + 1d12 for every moxie point spent
after the first + your pugilist level; if the total is equal to
or greater than the creature’s remaining hit points, it is
unconscious for 10 minutes.
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Pugilists follow all the normal rules for multiclassing.
The following tables function as additions to those listed
on page 163 and 164 of the Player’s Handbook.

Multiclassing Prerequisites
Class Ability Score Minimum
Pugilist Strength 13 and Constitution 13

Multiclassing Proficiencies
Class Proficiencies Gained
Pugilist Light armor, improvised weapons

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Chapter 3: Prestige
Classes
Presented in this chapter are prestige classes for your
Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Prestige classes is a
concept that started with the 3rd edition of Dungeons
& Dragons. The concept is a small class, maybe 3 to
10 levels, that is for advanced characters who meet a
specific criteria (often a narrative criteria and a game
mechanics criteria) and which makes more sense as a
supplemental set of rules for a character rather than as
a full class. In the Unearthed Arcana article released
October 5th of 2015 the Runic Scribe was presented
as a test of the popularity of the return of the prestige
class but, for one reason or another, seems to have been
abandoned at this time. While we at Sterling Vermin
Adventuring Co. certainly understand the hesitancy
to re-introduce the prestige class concept, as many
critics say it unnecessarily complicated the balanced
of 3rd edition, we feel there is merit to a small number
of limited prestige classes in the game. This chapter
includes those prestige classes.
If you wish to include prestige classes in your game,
use the following rules.
Level Features
Joining a Prestige Class
In order to join a prestige class, you must first check
with your Dungeon Master. A DM can opt to include
or disallow prestige classes in the game. Typically, a
prestige class requires you to undertake specific actions
in the game so that your character can begin pursuing
that class. If those actions aren’t already possible in
your campaign, talk to your DM about integrating the
prestige class that interests you.
A prestige class uses the normal D&D multiclassing
rules (see chapter 6, “Customization Options,” in the
Player’s Handbook). When your character is ready to
advance a level, you can choose to gain a level in the
prestige class. Your levels in all your classes, including
prestige classes are added together to determine your
character level.
Prerequisites
Taking up a prestige class through multiclassing
involves meeting certain prerequisites, just as with
multiclassing into a standard class. You must meet the
ability score prerequisites for your current class and for
the prestige class in order to qualify for it.
A prestige class requires a minimum character level
and a minimum score in at least one ability, as well as
requiring that you complete a specific deed -- finding a
magic item, defeating a monster, surviving a particular
challenge, and so on -- before being able to take up that
class.
Experience Points
Just as with the standard rules for multiclassing, the
experience point cost to gain a level is always based on
your total character level, not your level in a particular
class.
Hit Points and Hit Dice
Each prestige class specifies the hit points you gain
from it. You add together the Hit Dice granted by all
your classes and prestige classes to determine your pool
of Hit Dice. If the Hit Dice are the same die type, you
simply pool them together.
Proficiency Bonus and Proficiencies
Your proficiency bonus is always based on your total
character level, not your level in a particular class. A
prestige class specifies whether it grants proficiencies
when you enter it.
Prestige Class Features
You gain prestige class features just like normal class
features. Sometimes, a prestige class can improve
features you have gained from other classes. If a
prestige class grants Channel Divinity, Extra Attack, or
Unarmored Defense, that feature is treated the same
way as if you had gained it from multiple standard
classes.
Spellcasting
Some prestige classes grant spellcasting. Each prestige
class provides details on how to determine your overall
spellcasting ability, using the rules for spellcasting and
multiclass characters.
The Vampire
Bloodborne 1st-lvl 2nd-lvl 3rd-lvl
Powers Spells Spells Spells
1st Vampiric Nature, Bloodborne 3 2 __ __
Powers, Spellcasting
2nd Accursed Bloodline, the Embrace 4 3 __ __
3rd __ 5 4 2 __
4th Supernatural Prowess 6 4 3 __
5th Endless Hunger 7 4 3 2
Prestige Class: Vampire
Vampires are nigh immortal undead creatures whose
existence go on unending except in the rare case of a
determined foe who can turn their supernatural banes
against them. Solitary predators, vampires shun one
another’s presence unless they believe there is some
advantage to be gained by tolerating one another.
Vampires use stolen life force to power their dark magic,
labor under accursed bloodlines that provide them
with unique gifts, and fight to the death to depose their
superiors or deny power hungry rivals.
While many vampires start their undead existence evil,
and even more end up that way, it is not always the case.
By Blood, Embraced
Having forsaken mortality in pursuit of an everlasting
half-life, vampires do not naturally replenish their
health and vital reserves. Instead vampirism drives
those afflicted to feed off of the living, stealing what life
force they can from the mortals they once lived among
as peers. Within the body of a vampire this stolen life
force is transformed into a supernatural ichor that can
be expended to invigorate their physical forms or to
perform supernatural miracles dictated by their curse.
In a dark mirror of their need for mortal blood,
vampires must also prey upon one another to grow in
power. A vampire can only hope to be a lesser version
of the sire who transformed them on their own. Most
vampires, having come to accept themselves their role
as predators and viewing all else as their prey, have little
reservation then about hunting down and destroying
those vampires more aged and powerful than them.
This horrific act is called diablerie and, when it is
performed upon a vampire, that vampire’s very soul is
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By Curse, Transformed
The first vampires were cursed by the gods for their
transgressions against gods and man. These curses
echo down through the blood of those vampires they
have embraced. Even in the least vampires this curse
takes hold and directs the supernatural power of their
blood. There are three main curses afflicting vampiric
kind though other, more obscure, curses certainly exist.
Prerequisites
You must meet the following prerequisites in order to
advance as a vampire (in addition to the multiclassing
prerequisites for your existing class):
• Constitution 13. The transition from mortal to
undead requires fortitude that not all can muster.
• Character level 5th. The weakest of adventurers find
that the curse of vampirism serves only to weaken
them further or turn them into monsters. More
seasoned heroes learn to conquer the voracious
hunger and dark appetites instilled in them by the
curse.
• Endure a dark transformation. You must find a
vampire of at least 2nd level who will induct you into
the ranks of vampirism. You can only gain levels in the
vampire class equal to one lower than the level of the
vampire who made you a vampire. You can bypass this
limit by committing diablerie on a vampire of a higher
level in this class than you. The details of diablerie are
described later in this class write up.
Class Features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 2d4 per vampire level
Hit Points per Level: 2d4 (or 5) + your Constitution
modifier per vampire level
Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: None
Tools: None
Saving Throws: None
Skills: None
Equipment
The vampire prestige class does not grant any special
equipment.
Vampiric Nature
Once mortal you are now one of the living dead, cursed
to prey upon the living. This vampiric nature comes with
certain banes and boons.
Banes
You have the following banes.
• You have disadvantage on all ability checks, attack
rolls and saving throws while in direct sunlight.
• You do not regain hit dice when you take a long rest.
You are considered undead rather than humanoid.
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Boons
You have the following boons.
• You are immune to poison and disease.
• You have darkvision to a distance of 120 feet.
• You automatically succeed on death saving throws
when not in sunlight.
• You do not need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You no longer age.
Bloodborne Power
The stolen blood within you is infused with the necrotic
energy that keeps you animate, giving you access to
unique vampiric powers.
At 1st level, you gain the bloodborne power, Blood
Feast, and two additional bloodborne powers of your
choice. Your bloodborne power options are detailed at
the end of the class description. When you gain vampire
levels, you gain additional bloodborne powers of your
choice, as shown in the Bloodborne Powers column of
the Vampire table.
Spellcasting
The curse of vampirism that causes a mortal to become
a monster also infuses them with an innate ability to use
magic. See chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook for the
general rules of spellcasting.
Spell Slots
The Vampire table shows how may spell slots you have
to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of
these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level
or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you
finish a long rest.
For example, when you cast the 1st-level spell inflict
wounds and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot
available, you can cast inflict wounds using either slot.
Spells Known
You know all spells on the vampire spell list that are of a
level for which you have the spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Vampires are unique amongst spellcasters in that their
magical prowess is based on the supernatural potency
of their blood rather than one of their ability scores.
Instead, you use your vampire level whenever a spell
refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use
your vampire level when setting the saving throw DC for
a vampire spell you cast and when making an attack roll
with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency modifier +
your vampire level
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your vampire level
Spellcasting Focus
The undead magic that sustains you functions as your
spellcasting focus for your vampire spells.
 Diablerie
Vampires can only regain spent Hit Dice through the use
of the bloodborne power, Blood Feast. Although they
cannot regain Hit Dice by targeting vampires, they can
use the ability to drain the necromantic magic out of
rival vampires. When a vampire reduces another vampire
to 0 hit points, or hits a vampire who is already at 0 hit
points, with Blood Feast the vampire hit by the power is
completely and instantly destroyed. The vampire who
attacked with blood feast has committed diablerie.
Committing diablerie can allow a vampire to take
additional levels in the vampire prestige class, as detailed
in the vampire prestige class’ prerequisites. At 5th level,
vampires gain power immediately upon committing
diablerie by stealing the bloodborne powers of their rivals
using the Endless Hunger feature.
The Embrace
Starting at 2nd level, you can induct a mortal into the
ranks of vampirism. When a humanoid is reduced to 0
hit points you can use your action and expend a number
of hit dice equal to your vampire level. That creature
must then succeed on a Constitution saving throw
with a difficulty of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
vampire level or they immediately stabilize and gain
the vampirism curse. If the creature succeeds, they can
choose to immediately stabilize and gain the vampirism
curse or reject vampirism and continue to make death
saving throws.
Vampirism
You have the fledgling form of the vampiric curse. You
take disadvantage on all ability checks, attack rolls
and saving throws while in direct sunlight. In addition
your thirst for blood compels you to consume fresh
blood from a humanoid once a week or suffer a level of
exhaustion. You cannot recover this level of exhaustion
until you have consumed fresh blood.
To consume blood you must feast on a humanoid with
blood that has been dead less than one minute or make
an unarmed attack against a humanoid with less than
its maximum hit points to steal blood from the creature.
When you do so the creature loses one hit dice, if it has
any.
While you have vampirism you automatically stabilize
when you reach 0 hp unless you are exposed to sunlight.
You lose vampirism when you take a level in the Vampire
prestige class or someone casts Remove Curse on you.
Accursed Bloodline
At 2nd level, the curse that haunted the vampire who
turned you into an undead manifests in you too. Choose
the nature of that curse: the Curse of Nobility, the Curse
of the Feral, or the Curse of Dread, all detailed at the
end of the class description. Your accursed bloodline
grants you a feature at 2nd level as well as increase the
bloodborne powers available to you.
Supernatural Prowess
Starting at 4th level, the supernatural blood coursing
through your body heightens your mortal limitations
depending on your Curse.
The Curse of Nobility. Your Charisma ability score
maximum increases to 22 and your Charisma score
increases by 2.
The Curse of the Feral. Your Strength ability score
maximum increases to 22 and your Strength score
increases by 2.
The Curse of Dread. Your Intelligence ability score
maximum increases to 22 and your Intelligence score
increases by 2.
Endless Hunger
Starting at 5th level, the vampiric curse evolves, giving
you reason to continue hunting your undead kin
indefinitely. When you commit diablerie on a vampire
you may learn one bloodborne power they had even if
you do not meet the prerequisites for that bloodborne
power. You can only learn an additional 3 bloodborne
powers in this way but you can choose to forget a
bloodborne power when you commit diablerie to learn
a new one.
Accursed Bloodline
Drawn into a lineage of monsters, vampires are
empowered by the unique spells and bloodborne powers
granted those of their lineage. These curses pass
down from one vampire to the next, creating extended
families of vampires who trace their accursed line
back to a singular progenitor whose cruel and debased
actions incurred the wrath of the gods.
The Curse of Dread
The Curse of Dread was bestowed upon a priest who
used his position of power to take advantage of the
grotesque and the disturbed. Those vampires afflicted
by the Curse of Dread have an unsettling appearance
and radiate a palpable aura of madness.
Black Heart, Demented Magic
Starting at 2nd level, your bond to the dread curse
strengthens. You learn additional spells at 2nd, 3rd, and
5th level. These spells count as vampire spells for you.
Curse of the Dread Spells
Vampire Level Spells
2nd disguise self, tasha’s hideous laughter
3rd crown of madness, invisibility
5th clairvoyance, major image
The Curse of the Feral
The Curse of the Feral was bestowed upon a warlord
so cruel and relentless his friends and foes likened him
more to a wild animal than a ruler. Those vampires
afflicted by the Curse of the Feral are physically brutish
and have more in common with beasts than men.
Savage Heart, Primal Magic
Starting at 2nd level, your bond to the feral curse
strengthens. You learn additional spells at 2nd, 3rd, and
5th level. These spells count as vampire spells for you.
Curse of the Feral Spells
Vampire Level Spells
2nd find familiar, speak with animals
3rd alter self, beast sense
5th conjure animals*, gaseous form
*Unless you learn conjure animals from a different source, the
animals conjured are considered undead rather than fey as the
spell describes.
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 The Curse of Nobility
The Curse of Nobility was bestowed upon a mortal ruler
whose arrogance and political machinations led to the
ruination of his people and the downfall of his family.
Those vampires afflicted by the Curse of Nobility are
possessed of magnetic charisma and hypnotic appeal.
Vain Heart, Ignoble Magic
Starting at 2nd level, your bond to the noble curse
strengthens. You learn additional spells at 2nd, 3rd, and
5th level. These spells count as vampire spells for you.
Curse of Nobility Spells
Vampire Level Spells
2nd charm person, command
enthrall, suggestion
3rd
5th hypnotic pattern, tongues
Bloodborne Powers
If a bloodborne power has prerequisites, you must meet
them to learn it. You can learn a bloodborne power at
the same time that you meet its prerequisite.
Apex Predator
Prerequisite: 5th level in Vampire prestige class
When you commit diablerie on a vampire who had
5 levels in this class you can choose to take this
Bloodborne Power in place of one of the Bloodborne
Powers that vampire had. If you do, your spellcasting
ability is considered 6 for the purposes of determining
spell attack and spell save DCs.
Blood Feast
You gain a bite attack. You are proficient with the bite
attack and use your vampire spellcasting ability for
attack and damage rolls with this attack. Your bite
attack deals 1d6 necrotic damage. When you hit a
creature with this attack you can expend a spell slot
to do an additional 1d6 damage per level of spell slot.
The creature’s maximum hit points are reduced by the
damage you deal and if the creature is not a construct,
plant, ooze, or undead you regain a number of Hit Dice
equal to the level of spell slot spent on this attack.
Bloodhound’s Senses
Prerequisite: the Curse of the Feral
As a bonus action you can spend a Hit Die to enhance
your perception for the next minute. While this power is
active each time you make an Insight, Investigation, or
Perception ability check you roll and add the Hit Die you
spent to activate this bloodborne power to the result of
that check. Additionally, while you are under the effect of
this bloodborne power you can sense invisible creatures
and objects as if they were visible.
Claws of the Beast
Prerequisite: the Curse of the Feral
As a bonus action you can spend a Hit Die to transform
your hands into powerful claws for the next minute. Use
the same type of die as the one expended to activate
this bloodborne power for the claws’ slashing damage.
The claws count as unarmed strikes, have the finesse
property, and are considered magical.
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Disquieting Presence
Prerequisite: the Curse of Dread
When a creature you can see makes a saving throw
against an illusion or frightened effect you can use your
reaction to spend and roll a Hit Die, adding the result
to the DC of that saving throw. You can do this after
the creature makes its saving throw but before the DM
declares whether or not it was successful.
Forked Tongue
Prerequisite: the Curse of Nobility
As a bonus action you can spend a Hit Die to enhance
your persuasiveness with humanoids and beasts for the
next minute. While this power is active each time you
make an Animal Handling, Deception, or Persuasion
ability check you roll and add the Hit Die you spent
to activate this bloodborne power to the result of that
check. Additionally, while you are under the effect of this
bloodborne power you can communicate telepathically
with humanoids and beasts you can see.
Horrifying Visage
Prerequisite: the Curse of Dread
As a bonus action you can spend a Hit Die to transform
your countenance into one of heartstopping terror
for the next minute. While under the effect of this
bloodborne power you can use an action and make a
ranged spell attack against a creature within 60 feet
who can see you and is not immune to being frightened.
On a hit, you roll that Hit Die and add your vampire level
and deal that much psychic damage to the creature.
Mesmerizing Presence
Prerequisite: the Curse of Nobility
When a creature you can see makes a saving throw
against an illusion or charm effect you can use your
reaction to spend and roll a Hit Die, adding the result
to the DC of that saving throw. You can do this after
the creature makes its saving throw but before the DM
declares whether or not it was successful.
Monstrous Acumen
Prerequisite: the Curse of Dread
You can use a bonus action and spend one Hit Die to
gain monstrous acumen for one minute. While this
power is active each time you make a Wisdom ability
check or saving throw you roll and add the Hit Die you
spent to activate this bloodborne power to the result of
that check. Additionally, while this power is active you
gain resistance to psychic damage.
Monstrous Grace
Prerequisite: the Curse of Nobility
You can use a bonus action and spend one Hit Die to
gain monstrous grace for one minute. While this power
is active each time you make a Dexterity ability check
or saving throw you roll and add the Hit Die you spent
to activate this bloodborne power to the result of that
check. Additionally, while this power is active you can
use a bonus action on each of your turns to take the
Dash or Disengage action.
Monstrous Might
Prerequisite: the Curse of the Feral
You can use a bonus action and spend one Hit Die to
gain monstrous might for one minute. While this power
is active each time you make a Constitution ability check
or saving throw you roll and add the Hit Die you spent
to activate this bloodborne power to the result of that
check. Additionally, while this power is active you gain
resistance to nonmagical damage other than fire and
your carrying capacity is doubled.
Potent Vitae
Prerequisite: 3rd level or higher in Vampire prestige
class
Unnatural Rancor
You can use a bonus action on your turn and spend a Hit
Die to hone your supernatural thirst for violence for the
next minute. Whenever you make an attack roll during
the time this bloodborne power is active you can use
your reaction to roll the Hit Die expended to use this
power and add it to the result of the attack roll. You can
choose to use your reaction to do this after the attack
roll is made but before the DM declares whether or not
it is successful.
Unnatural Vigor
As a bonus action you can spend one Hit Die to roll it
and regain hit points equal to the result of that die +
your Constitution modifier.

With age the necrotic power animating your body

enhances the potency of your stolen blood. The hit Vampire Spell List
dice you gain from levels in the vampire prestige class 1st Level 3rd Level
change to d6s. Your hit point maximum increases by an Detect Good & Evil Animate Dead
amount equal to your vampire level when you gain this False Life Bestow Curse
bloodborne power. Feather Fall Fear
Fog Cloud Feign Death
Stolen Scarlet Secrets Inflict Wounds Vampiric Touch
Prerequisite: 5th level in Vampire prestige class Sleep Speak With Dead

When you commit diablerie on a vampire who does 2nd Level

not share your curse you can choose to take this Darkness
Bloodborne Power in place of one of the Bloodborne Hold Person
Powers that vampire had. If you do, you gain the 2nd Levitate
level feature of that vampire’s curse. Pass Without Trace
See Invisibility
The Cursed Crown Spider Climb
Prerequisite: 5th level in Vampire prestige class

When you commit diablerie on a vampire who shares

your curse you can choose to take this Bloodborne
Power in place of one of the Bloodborne Powers that
vampire had. If you do, you gain the following benefit
based on your curse.
The Curse of Dread. You can cast the spell
hallucinatory terrain as if it were a vampire spell without
expending a spell slot. You can use this Bloodborne
Power again after you complete a long rest.
The Curse of the Feral. You can cast the spell
polymorph on yourself to become a bat, a wolf, or other
DM approved beast without expending a spell slot.
You can use this Bloodborne Power again when you
complete a short or long rest.
The Curse of Nobility. After interacting with a
humanoid for one minute you can beguile their mind
with your supernatural charisma as if you had cast the
spell dominate person. You do not need to expend a
spell slot to cast the spell in this way and it uses your
vampire spell save DC. You can use this Bloodborne
Power again when you complete a long rest.

Unnatural Celerity
You can use a bonus action on your turn and spend a
Hit Die to move with supernatural speed for the next
minute. Whenever an attack roll is made against you
during the time this bloodborne power is active you can
use your reaction to roll the Hit Die expended to use
this power and add it to your AC against that attack.
You can choose to use your reaction to do this after the
attack roll is made but before the DM declares whether
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 Chapter 4: Spells The Knights Stygian
Presented in this chapter are new spells for your
Cantrips (0 Level)
Dungeons & Dragons campaign. The only variation the 3rd Level
Blade Ward
spells presented here have from the spell descriptions Animate Dead
Bloodletting BiteSV
in the Player’s Handbook is that each spell includes in Bestow Curse
Chill Touch
its description which classes, if any, gain the spell on Dispel Magic
Death ShroudSV
its spell list. For general rules on spellcasting refer to Fear
Mending
Chapter 10 of the Player’s Handbook. Feign Death
Resistance
Spell Citations Spare the Dying Gaseous Form
For ease of reference spells that cannot be found in Thaumaturgy Hunger of Hadar
the Player’s Handbook have abbreviations next to their True Strike Phantom Steed
entry on the spell lists denoting where they are featured. Revivify
Spells marked with SCAG can be found in the Sword Coast 1st Level Slow
Adventurer’s Guide while spells marked with EE can be Arms of Hadar Speak with Dead
found in the Elemental Evil’s Player Companion. Spells AspirSV Vampiric Touch
marked with SV can be found at the end of this document. Bane
Corpse MaskSV 4th Level
Magus Spell Lists Detect Poison and
Disease
Banishment
Blight
The Arcane Order Dissonant Whispers Death Ward
DrainSV Dominate Beast
Cantrips (0 Level) 3rd Level False Life Evard’s Black Tentacles
Arcing ArrowSV Blink Hex Phantasmal Killer
Blade Ward Clairvoyance Inflict Wounds
Dancing Lights Counterspell Ray of Sickness 5th Level
Green-Flame BladeSCAG Dispel Magic Sleep Cloudkill
Mage Hand Fireball Tasha’s Hideous Contagion
Message Fly Laughter Hallow
Minor Illusion Haste Insect Plague
Prestidigitation Hypnotic Pattern 2nd Level Passwall
Spell Shattering StrikeSV Leomund’s Tiny Hut Blindness/Deafness Raise Dead
Sword BurstSCAG Magic Circle Darkness
True Strike Slow Darkvision 6th Level
Vortex DartSV Tongues Crown of Madness Circle of Death
Gentle Repose Create Undead
1st Level 4th Level Phantasmal Force Disintegrate
Alarm Arcane Eye Ray of Enfeeblement Eyebite
Color Spray Banishment See Invisibility Harm
Comprehend Languages Confusion Shatter Magic Jar
Detect Magic Dimension Door Silence
False Life Evard’s Black Tentacles Spider Climb
Feather Fall Fabricate Web
Find Familiar Hallucinatory Terrain
Grease Leomund’s Secret Chest
Identify Locate Creature The Primordial Seal
Magic Missile Cantrips (0 Level) Stormy StepSV
Shield 5th Level Acid Splash Thunderwave
Sleep Animate Objects Arcing ArrowSV Witchbolt
Tenser’s Floating Disk Bigby’s Hand Booming BladeSCAG
Contact Other Plane Create BonfireEE 2nd Level
2nd Level Creation Control FlamesEE Aganazzar’s ScorcherEE
Blur Hold Monster Green-Flame BladeSCAG Arcane Lock
Cloud of Daggers Passwall GustEE Dust Devil
Crown of Madness Scrying Mold EarthEE Earthbind
Darkness Teleportation Circle Rime StrikeSV Flaming Sphere
Darkvision Shape WaterEE Gust of Wind
Enlarge/Reduce 6th Level Knock
Hold Person Arcane Gate 1st Level Maximilian’s Earthen
Invisibility Contingency Absorb ElementsEE GraspEE
Levitate Disintegrate Alarm Melf’s Acid Arrow
Misty Step Drawmij’s Instant Burning Hands Pyrotechnics
Nystul’s Magic Aura Summons CatapultEE Scorching Ray
Phantasmal Force Magic Jar Chromatic Orb Shatter
Rope Trick True Seeing Detect Magic Snilloc’s Snowball
See Invisibility Earth TremorEE SwarmEE
Feather Fall Warding WindEE
Ice KnifeEE
Ring of FireSV

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3rd Level 5th Level The Sylvan Circle
Call Lightning Cone of Cold Cantrips (0 Level) 3rd Level
Erupting EarthEE Conjure Elemental Booming BladeSCAG Conjure Animals
Fireball Control WindsEE Druidcraft Daylight
Flame ArrowsEE ImmolationEE Fungal BloomSV Dispel Magic
Gaseous Form Transmute RockEE Give LifeSV Meld into Stone
Lightning Bolt Wall of Stone Light Plant Growth
Meld into Stone Magic StoneEE Protection from Energy
Sleet Storm 6th Level Resistance Revivify
TIdal WaveEE Chain Lightning Rime StrikeSV Speak with Plants
Wall of SandEE Flesh to Stone Spare the Dying Stinking Cloud
Wall of WaterEE Investiture of FlameEE Thornwhip Water Breathing
Water Walk Investiture of IceEE Warden’s RebukeSV Water Walk
Wind Wall Investiture of StoneEE
Investiture of WindEE 1st Level 4th Level
4th Level Move Earth Animal Friendship Blight
Conjure Minor Otiluke’s Freezing Create or Destroy Water Conjure Woodland
Elementals sphere Cure Wounds Beings
Control Water Wall of Ice Detect Poison and Death Ward
Elemental BaneEE Wind Walk Disease Dominate Beast
Fire Shield Ensnaring Strike Giant Insect
Ice Storm Entangle Grasping Vine
Stone Shape Fog Cloud Locate Creature
Storm SphereEE Goodberry Polymorph
Watery SphereEE Hail of Thorns Stone Shape
Wall of Fire Jump
The Shadow Court Longstrider 5th Level
Purify Food and Drink Awaken
Cantrips (0 Level) 3rd Level Speak with Animals Commune with Nature
Corrupted Ki KataSV Blink Spore CloudSV Contagion
Dancing Lights Clairvoyance
Greater Restoration
Death ShroudSV Dispel Magic
2nd Level Insect Plague
Mage Hand Fear
Alter Self Reincarnate
Message Feign Death
Animal Messenger Tree Stride
Minor Illusion Gaseous Form
Barkskin
Nerve Pinching KataSV Major Image
Beast Sense
Ten Thousand MasksSV Nondetection
Darkvision 6th Level
Sending
Enhance Ability Find the Path
1st Level Vampiric Touch
Gust of Wind Heal
Alarm Water Breathing
Lesser Restoration Heroes’ Feast
Disguise Self Locate Animals or Plants Sunbeam
Expeditious Retreat 4th Level Moonbeam Transport via Plants
Feather Fall Confusion Pass without Trace Wall of Thorns
Fog Cloud Dimension Door Protection from Poison
Grease Freedom of Movement SkywriteEE
Illusory Script Greater Invisibility Spike Growth
Jump Hallucinatory Terrain Warding WindEE
Longstrider Leomund’s Secret Chest
Silent Image
Sleep
Locate Creature
Phantasmal Killer
New Spells
Unseen Servant Polymorph Arcing Arrow
Transmutation cantrip
2nd Level 5th Level
Blur Dominate Person Casting Time: 1 action
Darkness Dream Range: 60 feet
Darkvision Hold Monster Components: V, M (a weapon)
Find Traps Mislead Duration: Instantaneous
Hold Person Modify Memory Class: Magus (Arcane Order & Primordial Seal)
Invisibility Passwall
Knock Scrying As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must
Locate Object Seeming make a ranged attack with a weapon against one
Mirror Image creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell
Misty Step 6th Level fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal
Pass Without Trace Eyebite effects. On a miss, choose a second creature within
Protection from Poison Find the Path range and make a ranged weapon attack with the same
Rope Trick Guards and Wards weapon against that creature. On a hit, the second
See Invisibility Programmed Illusion creature suffers the attack’s normal effects but the
Silence True Seeing attack deals lightning damage.
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 levels. At 5th level, the ranged attack deals an extra 1d8
lightning damage whether it hits the original target or
the second creature. This damage increases by 1d8
again at 11th level and 17th level.
Aspir
1st-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a blue ribbon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Knights Stygian), Warlock
You drain the mystical energy of a spellcasting creature.
Choose one creature within range that you can see. That
creature must succeed at an Intelligence saving throw
or lose a 1st-level spell slot if it has any. If the creature
loses a 1st-level spell slot, you regain an expended 1st-
level spell slot.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the creature loses its
highest level spell slot it has up to the level of spell slot
you used to cast this spell and you regain an expended
spell slot of the level that creature lost.
Bloodletting Bite
Necromancy cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a weapon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Knights Stygian)
As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must
make a weapon attack against one creature within the
spell’s range, otherwise the spell fails. On a hit, the
target suffers the attack’s normal effects, and if the
target has less than half of its maximum hit points
remaining it takes an additional 1d12 necrotic damage.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach higher
levels. At 5th level, the additional damage dealt by this
attack becomes 2d12. This damage increases by 1d12
again at 11th level (3d12) and 17th level (4d12).
Corpse Mask
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
Class: Magus (Knights Stygian), Warlock, Wizard
Touching the corpse of a humanoid you transform your
physical appearance - including your clothing, armor,
weapons, and other belongings on your person - to look
like the corpse did in life minutes before its death. You
retain all of your own ability scores, features, traits, and
other abilities.
While disguised as the dead you also instinctively
mimic its mannerisms. Creatures familiar with the
deceased humanoid can attempt to ascertain if you are
in fact the deceased by usings its action to make an
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save
DC.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration increases
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to 8 hours. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of
5th level or higher, the duration increases to 24 hours.
Corrupted Ki Kata
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Shadow Court)
You make the hand sign of corruption and strike at a
creature within range. As part of the action used to cast
this spell, you must make an unarmed strike attack
against one creature within the spell’s range, otherwise
the spell fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s
normal effects. If the creature is surprised, blinded, or
incapacitated the creature is poisoned until the end of
your next turn.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach higher
levels. At 5th level, the unarmed strike attack deals an
extra 1d12 poison damage. This damage increases by
1d12 again at 11th level and 17th level.
Death Shroud
Necromancy cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Class: Magus (Shadow Court)
You make the hand sign of endings and focus your will
on a creature within range. That creature gains a death
shroud. When you deal damage to that creature with an
attack you can discard all death shrouds you placed on
the creature to deal an additional 2d4 damage per death
shroud.
At 5th level, the creature gains two death shrouds, at
11th level, the creature gains three death shrouds, and
at 17th level, the creature gains four death shrouds.
Drain
1st-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a red ribbon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Knights Stygian)
Stretching out your hand and pointing your finger at a
creature within range, a flash of negative energy briefly
connects the two of you. The targeted creature must
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 3d4
necrotic damage. If the creature fails its saving throw,
you gain a number of temporary hit points equivalent to
the damage the creature takes. You lose any temporary
hit points granted by this spell after one minute.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, each level beyond the
first adds 2d4 to the damage dealt by this spell.
Fungal Bloom
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (ranged weapon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Sylvan Circle)
You send arrow towards an enemy in range and upon
hitting its mark explodes into a shower of fungal
spores. As part of the action used to cast this spell, you
must make a ranged attack with a weapon against one
creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell
fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal
effects, and a fungal bloom appears in three unoccupied
spaces of your choice adjacent to the creature. These
fungal blooms remain until the end of your next turn.
When a creature moves through a fungal bloom the
fungal bloom is destroyed and the creature takes 1d6
poison damage.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach higher
levels. At 5th level, the ranged attack deals an extra 1d6
poison damage to the target, and the fungal bloom deals
an additional 1d6 poison damage when destroyed by
a creature who moves through it. Both damage rolls
increase by 1d6 at 11th level and 17th level.
Give Life
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Cleric, Magus (Sylvan Circle), Shaman
Placing your hand on another creature you can transfer
your own life force to them. You spend and roll one of
your hit dice and the creature regains that many hit
points.
Nerve Pinching Kata
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Shadow Court)
You make the hand sign of paralysis and strike at a
creature within range. As part of the action used to cast
this spell, you must make an unarmed strike attack
against one creature within the spell’s range, otherwise
the spell fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s
normal effects. If the creature is surprised, blinded, or
incapacitated the creature’s movement speed becomes
0 and it cannot take reactions until the end of your next
turn.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach higher
levels. At 5th level, the unarmed strike attack deals an
extra 1d8 psychic damage. This damage increases by
1d8 again at 11th level and 17th level.
Rime Strike
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, M (a weapon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Primordial Seal & Sylvan Circle)
As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must
make a ranged attack with a weapon against one
creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell
fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal
effects, and the creature’s movement speed is halved
until the end of its turn as the air around it turns frigid.
At 5th level the ranged attack deals an extra 1d8 cold
damage. This damage increases by 1d8 again at 11th
level and 17th level.
Ring of Fire
1st-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (flint and tinder)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Class: Magus (Primordial Seal)
A wall of flames erupts out of the ground in a ring
around you with a radius of 15 feet and a height of 10
feet. Creatures who start their turn in the ring of fire
or pass through it on their turn take 1d6 fire damage.
Creatures within the ring of fire who willingly try to
move through the fire to escape must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw to do so. Creatures who are
immune to fear or fire automatically succeed on this
saving throw.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage of the ring
of fire increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.
Spell Shattering Strike
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: V, M (a weapon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Arcane Order)
As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must
make a melee attack with a weapon against one
creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell
fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal
effects, and if the target is concentrating on a spell this
attack deals an additional 1d8 force damage.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach higher
levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8
force damage to the target and the additional damage if
the target is concentrating on a spell increases to 2d8.
Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th and 17th
level.
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 Spore Cloud
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: S, M (a poison mushroom)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Class: Magus (Sylvan Circle)
You exhale a faint cloud of spores towards a creature
within range. As the spores land on the target
they bloom and blossom forming a fungal or floral
parasite that weakens the creature to poison and
disease. Creatures targeted by this spell must make a
Constitution saving throw. If the creature fails and does
not have resistance or immunity to poison damage,
the creature gains vulnerability to poison damage and
disadvantage on saving throws against poison and
disease until this spell ends. If the creature fails and
has resistance or immunity to poison damage or the
poisoned condition, the creature loses its resistance
or immunity to poison damage and immunity to the
poisoned condition until this spell ends.
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 1st.
Stormy Step
1st-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a small metal rod)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Primordial Seal)
You fly up to 30 feet as lightning flashes around you
striking out at creatures as you pass them. Each
creature you move adjacent to as part of this action
must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8
lightning damage. On a success, creatures take half
damage instead. If you do not land on a surface at the
end of this spell you immediately fall.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage of this spell
increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.
Ten Thousand Masks
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Shadow Court)
You make the hand sign of deception and focus your will
on your own being. You can make a disguise kit ability
check without having access to a disguise kit. If you do
not add your proficiency modifier to this ability check,
you add half your proficiency modifier.
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Vortex Dart
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (a weapon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Arcane Order)
As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must
make a ranged attack with a weapon against one
creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell
fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal
effects, and each Large or smaller creature within 10
feet of the target must succeed on a Strength saving
throw or be pulled to the nearest unoccupied space
adjacent to the target.
At 5th level, the ranged attack deals an extra 1d6 force
damage to the target. This force damage increases by
1d6 again at 11th level and 17th level.
Warden’s Rebuke
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: V, M (a weapon)
Duration: Instantaneous
Class: Magus (Sylvan Circle)
As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must
make a melee attack with a weapon against one
creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell
fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal
effects, and the earth moves threateningly beneath
its feet until the start of your next turn. If the target
willingly attacks a creature other than you before then,
it immediately takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage as the
earth rises up to rebuke it, and the spell ends.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach higher
levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d6
damage to the target, and the bludgeoning damage the
target takes for attacking another creature increases
to 2d6. Both damage rolls increase by 1d6 at 11th level
and 17th level.
Chapter 5: Equipment &
Magic Items
Presented in this chapter are new types of
equipment and new magic items that DM’s might
consider including in their campaigns.
New Weapons
Consider the following weapons additions to the
weapons list presented on page 149 of the Player’s
Handbook.
Weapons
Penitent Pummelers
Weapon (brass knuckles, cat’s claws, or katar), rare
(requires attunement)
These weapons are made of gold and etched with a
holy symbol over each knuckle. You gain a +1 to attack
and damage rolls with this magic weapon. When you
deal damage to a fiend or undead creature you deal an
additional 1d6 radiant damage.
Poundwise Porter
Potion, very rare
This potion is thick and so dark brown it is nearly black.
For one minute after consuming this potion you gain +3
to damage with unarmed attacks.

Name Cost Damage Properties Prehensile Whip

Weapon (whip), rare (requires attunement)
Simple Melee Weapons
Brass Knuckles 5 sp 1d4 bludgeoning light When not in use this whip looks like any other but when
Cat’s Claws 5 sp 1d4 slashing light wielded by an attuned creature the weapon moves with
Katar 5 sp 1d4 piercing light purpose and articulation that betrays its magical nature.
You gain a +1 to attack and damage rolls with this magic
weapon. When you hit a creature or object with this
weapon you may use your reaction to make a grapple
New Magic Items attack against it using the whip instead of a free hand.
DM’s may wish to use the following new magic items in While grappled in this way, your reach is considered 10
their campaigns. feet.

Everfull Stein Thunder Knuckles

Wondrous item, uncommon
This large ceramic stein is decorated with dwarven
glyphs and topped with a brass metal lid that can be
opened by thumb lever. While the lid is closed and the
stein is empty, the owner need only name a non-magical
ale, beer, or mead he has had before and the stein fills
with that brew.
Leather Jerkin, +1, +2, or +3
Wondrous item, rare (+1), very rare (+2), or legendary
(+3)
You have a bonus to AC while you are unarmored and
wearing this garment. The bonus is determined by its
rarity.
Weapon (brass knuckles, cat’s claws, or katar), very rare
(requires attunement)
These weapons are made of blue cobalt rings with a
silver knuckle guard in the shape of a cloudbank. When
attuned to, the cloudbank darkens and shifts constantly
across the knuckles of its wearer occasionally
illuminating briefly as miniature lightning bolts
harmlessly crackle within the clouds.
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic weapon. When you attack a creature
with this magic weapon and roll a 20 they take an
additional 8 thunder damage and must succeed on a
Strength saving throw (DC 16) or fall prone.

Loaded Dice
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)

This set of six sided dice are indistinguishable from

mundane dice but blessed with good fortune. After
you make an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw
but before the DM declares whether it was a success
or failure you can expend 1 charge to reroll the d20.
Loaded dice can have up to 6 charges and regain 1d6
charges each week.
Additionally, if used to play a dice game the owner
of the dice has advantage on any ability check to
determine the winner of the game.

Medallion of Mettle
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

This ostentatious medallion draws the eye of even

casual onlookers. Whenever you gain temporary hit
points you gain an additional 1d6 temporary hit points.

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 Chapter 6: Monsters,
Beasts, and Nonplayer
Characters
Presented in this chapter are new of monsters,
beasts, and nonplayer characters to be used as
antagonist and allies in your D&D campaign.

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