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 An Initiate’s Guide to the Guilds

The Boros Legion

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 Introduction
The world-city of Ravnica is an exciting place, and one that
can be confusing and dangerous to the uninitiated. While the
city may stretch over the entire plane, it would be a mistake
to assume that every part of it is civilized, or even that the
civilized parts are particularly safe. At the heart of Ravnica,
the one ever-present factor is the city’s ten guilds, which
constantly jockey with one another for dominance. It’s only
natural to want to align yourself with one of these guilds, and
those who insist on remaining “guildless” do so at their own
peril. But what does it mean to belong to a guild, and, more
importantly, what can your guild do for you?
This book presents a number of new options for player char-
acters aligned with the zealous Boros legion. Included are a
new race for a species closely aligned with the guild, two new
archetypes that represent the powers and abilities of arche-
typal paragons of the guild, and a selection of four new feats
that represent the training, philosophy, and abilities common
to members of the guild.
New Race
The following race is closely associated with the Boros legion,
and is suitable for player characters.
Battleforce Angel
The greatest members of the legion, Ravnica’s angels hold
the positions of highest esteem and influence over the guild.
Supposedly created in the image of the legendary founder of
the legion, Razia, the angels of Boros provide leadership and
inspire awe wherever they go. The current leader of the guild
is an angel, as are nearly all of its most important leaders.
Not all angels hold this high rank and influence, however;
a few, known as battleforce angels, join the fight along with
their mortal counterparts and make a suitable race for player
characters.
Divine Origin
Angels are a symbol of divinity and faith in the eyes of many.
While Ravnica’s angels do not serve as messengers or foot
soldiers of any deity (unless they so choose), they can’t deny
their very being marks them as something more than mortal.
Unlike the demons and liches who transcend mortal bounds
to be something more, angels view their semi-divinity as a
responsibility to those lacking their heavenly status. Because
of this, they inspire respect and awe, rather than fear, in the
hearts of the common folk, and they are welcome nearly
everywhere they go.
Paragon of the Legion
Ravnica’s angels embody Razia’s high ideals of peace and
justice, and understand that such goals can only be achieved
through the enforcement of a code of law that supports those
ideas. There are many who look up to angels, turning to them
for advice and inspiration. For most angels, the question of
right and wrong simply doesn’t exist; there is only one path:
the pursuit of order and harmony, in which the righteous are
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uplifted and the wicked cast down, and other moral concerns
are merely ways to get around this singular good. Because of
their need for peace and order, some find angels to be stuffy
and inflexible, and may become drawn into conflict with
these holy beings over matters they might deem trivial.
Zealous Pursuit
Perhaps more than any other creature, angels possess the zeal
common to the Boros and pursue their goals with unstop-
pable drive. They never turn away from their cause and their
word is a guarantee that they will see things through to the
end, or die trying. While this relentlessness can sometimes be
difficult to deal with, it can also inspire likeminded individu-
als well beyond their normal limits.
Angel Names
Angels are born with names bound to their very being by
some cosmic force. Each angel knows their own name, as
well as the names of other angels created on the same plane.
While they share this trait with some powerful beings such as
dragons, they hold little respect for the power of names and
more respect for the purpose they are born.
Male Names: Aziel, Da’na’al, Menithos, Porame, Rastiel,
Zo’an.
Female Names: Bethia, Estith, Questia, Thurma, Yuxia.
Angel Traits
Your angel character has the following traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2,
and either your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age: Angels are born into existence fully mature and can live
for thousands of years, with many claiming to possess true
immortality. However, because of their lifestyles, most angels
die within their first thousand years. Angels are born with
all the knowledge they need to fulfill their purposes, includ-
ing speech, language, and, more often than not, proficiency
with weapons. While angels themselves value accomplish-
ment more than the passage of time, the young age of many
battleforce angels can lead to surprise and even distrust with
mortal allies. Angels do not die of old age.
Alignment: Angels on Ravnica are always good-aligned when
created, and nearly always lawful as well. Because of their
intense zeal and idealism, the majority of angels retain this
alignment for their entire life. A very rare few angels have a
crisis of faith and become chaotic or evil-aligned; such indi-
viduals are much maligned and often the subject of zealous
hunts by other angels and their allies.
Size: While some angels are significantly larger, the vast
majority are roughly the same size of humans, though typi-
cally on the taller end, with few standing under 6 feet, and
most reaching 7 feet tall. Angels typically have 8- to 10-foot
wingspans, which can make them appear larger. Your size is
Medium.
Speed: Your walking speed is 30 feet. You have a flying speed
of 30 feet. You cannot use your flying speed while wearing
medium or heavy armor. (If your campaign uses the alternate
rules for encumbrance, you cannot use your fly speed while
encumbered).
Bonus Proficiencies: When you begin play, choose either
weapons or armor. If you choose weapons, you are proficient
in any 2 weapons of your choice. If you choose armor, you
have light armor proficiency and medium armor proficiency.
If you choose armor, you can use your flying speed while
wearing medium armor.
Halo: Your body is celestial in nature and projects divine
light. You have a nimbus of golden light surrounding your
body, which sheds bright light to a distance of 30 feet and
dim light 30 feet beyond that. You can suppress or resume
this effect with an action.
Inspiring Presence: Your divine presence is an inspiration to
others, and you can reveal your angelic glory to instill another
character with fighting spirit. As a bonus action, you can
bathe a creature within 30 feet with angelic light, granting the
target 1d6 temporary hit points. At 5th level, and every 5 lev-
els thereafter, the amount of temporary hit points increases
by 1d6. You may use this ability a number of times equal to
your Charisma bonus (minimum 1) before you must complete
a short or long rest.
Wrath of Righteousness: Your holy nature allows you
to guide your attacks with divine power rather than with
physical might. You may add your Charisma bonus to attack
rolls made with weapons. The damage for the weapon is still
dependent on your Strength or Dexterity modifier, as appro-
priate for the weapon.
Alternate Class Features
The following section presents a number of archetypes and
alternate class features for characters in the Boros guild.
New paladin oath
oath of the flamefist (paladin)
While flamefists are drawn from many backgrounds, a few
are so devoted to the Boros legion that they swear an oath to
uphold their ideals, which extends beyond their very lives.
These flamefists have a divine connection to the holy tenets
of the order and are among the most zealous crusaders,
battling the forces of chaos and hatred in emulation of their
divine patrons.
Tenets of the Flamefist
The exact tenets of the oath of the flamefist vary according to
the individual legion commanders and angels to whom the
paladin swears their oath. However, they always embody the
ideals of the Boros legion, and any who would call themselves
flamefists would be proud to serve these ideals even without
required tenets.
Devotion to the Cause. I will uphold the ideals of
justice and harmony, even if it costs me my life or the lives of
others.
Devotion to the Legion. I will obey my command-
ers without hesitation and gladly give my life for the lives of
my companions.
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 Death Before Dishonor. I will never bring shame to
the legion or tarnish its reputation in the eyes of those I am
sworn to protect.
Salvation of the City. I will protect the citizens of
Ravnica, upholding both the laws and the guild pact.
Trust the Plan. I will not question the orders that
come from above me and will respect the hierarchy of the
legion.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
Oath of the Flamefist Spells
Paladin Level Spells
3rd guiding bolt, heroism
5th aid, scorching ray
9th beacon of hope, blinding smite
13th death ward, wall of fire
17th flame strike, geas
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the following
two Channel Divinity options.
Gift of Flame. You can touch your holy symbol to a
weapon in order to surround it with holy flame, using your
Channel Divinity. The touched weapon counts as magical and
deals fire damage instead of its ordinary type. The weapon
deals an additional 1d8 fire damage against a fiend or undead
creature. If a fiend or undead creature has resistance to fire
damage, the weapon deals radiant damage instead. This effect
lasts for 10 minutes.
Radiant Burst. You can present your holy symbol to
summon the power of the angels that guide your guild, call-
ing forth a burst of radiant light. You can use your Channel
Divinity to deal 1d8 points of radiant damage to all enemies
within 30 feet. Fiends and undead suffer an additional 1d8
damage. Until the end of your next turn, you and your allies
gain advantage on attack rolls against creatures damaged in
this way.
Strength of the Legion
You draw strength from your allies and serve as their stalwart
bastion in the face of oncoming danger. At 7th level, as long
as you are adjacent to 2 or more allies, adjacent enemies can-
not use the Disengage or Dodge action. Additionally, when
you are adjacent to 2 or more allies and take the Disengage
or Dodge action, your adjacent allies can use their reaction
to add their proficiency bonus to AC against the next attack
made against them.
Fist of Flame
At 15th level, you can use your righteous might to punish the
wicked. Whenever you score a critical hit and deal fire or
radiant damage, you can roll one additional damage dice of
that type. If your attack deals both fire and radiant damage,
you roll one additional dice of each type.
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Battle Grace
At 20th level, your zeal for battle and justice is such that you
can enter a state of divine grace to face down the foes of the
legion. As a bonus action, you can assume this state for 1 min-
ute; during this time you gain the following benefits.
• The range of your aura of protection and aura of
courage increases to 60 feet.
• Allies within 60 feet gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls
and damage rolls. Against fiends and undead, this
bonus increases to +2.
• Whenever you reduce an enemy to 0 or fewer hit
points, you and your allies within 60 feet each gain
1d10 + your Charisma modifier temporary hit points.
New Ranger Archetype
swift blade (ranger)
Swift blades serve the legion as scouts and commandos, seek-
ing out the foes of order and harmony and eliminating them.
They move swiftly and silently as an advance force, solving
many problems before the need to bring in additional troops.
They also serve to support large forces in operations involving
stealth or surprise, giving the legion a key edge in desperate
situations. Swift blades often have free spirits and are the
most likely of the legion to be non-lawfully-aligned.
Stealth Specialist
At 3rd level, your expertise in infiltration has granted you
impressive abilities. You gain one of the following abilities.
Fast Stealth. Whenever you take the Dash action,
you can choose to make a Dexterity (Stealth) check to hide,
even if you do not have concealment from creatures you are
hiding from. You must end your movement with sufficient
cover or concealment to hide if you wish to remain hidden.
While you are moving, others can make a Wisdom
(Perception) roll opposed by your Dexterity (Stealth) roll to
notice your movement; if they fail, they cannot detect the
way in which you move.
Stealth Expert. You gain proficiency and expertise
in Stealth, allowing you to add twice your proficiency bonus
on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. Additionally, opponents suffer
a –5 penalty on passive Wisdom (Perception) and passive
Intelligence (Investigation) checks made to detect you while
you are hidden.
Sudden Strike. Whenever you make an attack with
advantage against a creature while hidden, you deal an
additional 1d8 damage. A creature damaged by this attack has
disadvantage against attack rolls until the beginning of your
next turn.
Double Strike
At 7th level, your quick combat tactics make you more lethal
in situations when you can strike quickly and repetitively,
potentially ending conflicts before they arise. You gain one of
the following abilities.
Double Slice. Whenever you use a bonus action to
attack with your off-hand weapon, you may make an
additional attack with an off-hand weapon. This extra attack
otherwise functions normally.
Lethal Speed. Whenever you strike a single target
with a melee attack more than once in a single round, you
deal an additional 1d8 damage on the second attack.
Penetrating Shot. Whenever you make a ranged
attack against a creature you have already damaged with a
ranged attack this round, the attack ignores any bonus to AC
the target has from armor they are wearing. This has no effect
on AC granted by a shield, the unarmored defense class
feature, magical armor (such as a mage armor spell), or
natural armor.
Reaver’s Strike. Whenever you reduce a creature
to 0 or fewer hit points, you may make an additional attack
against another creature within range with a held weapon.
Zealous Defense. Whenever you use your reaction
to make an opportunity attack, you may make an additional
attack against that creature. If you are wielding two weapons,
you may also make an additional attack with your off-hand
weapon using the normal penalties for two-weapon fighting.
If you make an attack with an off-hand weapon while using
this ability, you may not use a bonus action on your next turn.
Vigilant
At 11th level, your constant state of heightened alertness
begins to manifest itself in the form of potent awareness that
keep you apprised of danger. You gain one of the following
abilities.
Danger Sense. Creatures who are hidden from you
do not gain advantage on attack rolls made against you.
Heightened Senses. You gain proficiency in
Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks,
and add twice your proficiency bonus in one of these skills.
Scent. As long as your sense of smell is not impaired,
you can detect invisible creatures within 10 feet. While this
reveals the location of invisible creatures, it does not reveal
their precise position or contortion of their body and as such,
attack rolls against such creatures still have disadvantage. A
creature can attempt to mask their scent in order to remain
hidden; however, altering their scent may give away their
location on its own. Masking one’s scent requires a minimum
of 1 minute.
Watchfulness. Whenever you detect a hidden
creature, you can attempt a Charisma (Deception) check to
feign as if you do not know where the target is. The target can
attempt a Wisdom (Insight) check opposed by the result of
your Charisma (Deception) check; if their check is not
successful, then the next attack you make against the target
has advantage. If the attack was an opportunity attack, the
target loses all remaining movement for the round on a
successful hit.
Unstoppable
At 14th level, your zealous determination and reckless energy
allow you to put an end to your enemies in mere moments.
You gain one of the following abilities.
Blade Dash. You charge past your enemies’
defenses, cutting them to ribbons as you go. You can
attempt to move through an enemy’s space by succeeding
on a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check with a DC equal to the AC
of the creature whose space you are moving through. If you
succeed, you may make an attack against that creature as a
bonus action. If the Dexterity (Acrobatics) check fails, your
movement ends.
Fire Through. Your ranged attacks ignore cover from
creatures and half cover from inanimate obstacles.
Fury Strike. Whenever you are hidden from a foe
and make an attack with advantage against that creature,
you score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20, and you roll one
additional damage dice for the weapon on a successful critical
hit.
Crippling Attack. Whenever you damage a creature
with a weapon attack, that creature cannot make opportunity
attacks until the beginning of your next turn.
Incredible Resolve. If you would be reduced to 0 or
fewer hit points, you may make an attack against a number of
creatures equal to your Wisdom modifier within range. After
making these attacks, you still fall unconscious and begin
dying as normal.
Relentless Attack. Whenever you score a critical
hit, you may make an additional attack against that creature.
You do not add your ability score bonus to the damage dealt
by the extra attack granted by this feature. You may only
make this extra attack once per turn, even if you score
multiple critical hits in a single turn.
New Feats
The following section presents a number of feats common
amongst members of the Boros Legion.
Battalion
You are an expert at attacking with your allies to overcome
challenges far greater than you could overcome alone, gaining
the following benefits:
• You have advantage on all weapon attacks against
targets threatened by at least 2 allies.
• Attacks made against you by creature threatened by
3 or more creatures have disadvantage.
• You can use a bonus action to allow an adjacent ally
to make an attack against a creature you both threat-
en; the attacking creature does not add their ability
score bonus to the damage dealt by this attack.
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 Mentor
You are an inspiration to others and can teach them to be
more effective in the soldiering arts, gaining the following the
benefits:
• Increase your Charisma score by 1
• As a bonus action, you can grant an adjacent ally
advantage on the next attack roll they make.
• If you have the bardic inspiration ability, you can
use that ability an additional time before you must
complete a long rest.
Sky Jousting
You have trained in the art of aerial warfare alongside angels
and sky knights, gaining the following benefits:
• While flying or mounted on a flying mount, you have
advantage on attack rolls against other flying creatures.
• While flying or mounted on a flying mount, when you
deal damage against another creature you can use the
Disengage action as a bonus action.

Radiant Caster
Your focus on the magical traditions of the Boros legion have
enabled you to cast certain spells with greater accuracy and
efficacy. You gain the following benefits:

• You deal an additional 1d4 points of radiant damage

whenever you deal radiant damage.
• Whenever you deal radiant damage, you may choose
to deal half that damage to another opponent within
30 feet and half the damage to the target originally
damaged by the effect.
• You can choose to heal an ally within 30 feet of
you when you deal radiant damage. This restores a
number of hit points equal to your Charisma modi-
fier + the level of the spell, if applicable. You can use
this ability a number of times equal to your Charisma
modifier before you must complete a long rest.

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