Spellbow
When most people raise an axe or sword to attack an
Watching as the opposing army invades her castle, the
noble elf knocks a bow glimmering with magic and shoots
it into the generals back as he crosses the threshold into her
keep. As the arrow finds its mark, her own army is aware of
theirs. This will be quick, she assures herself as arrows
from countless other archers fly down and hit the general,
killing him within a few seconds.
A cry, then nothing. Everyone heard the scream but none
can identify where it came from. A tall human quietly
pockets a small crossbow, certain that no one will find his
target until they literally stumble across it. He smiles a
small smile to himself before running down a back alley.
No one could suspect him, it should have been impossible
to have hit his target from that vantage point.
An onslaught of bandits raced toward her, but either the
elf did not know, or more likely, she did not care. They
raised their arms, cruel axes, vicious swords, But still she
did not look. She knew just how long before they would be
in range, for those who move have little concept of time
compared to those who stand still. She began chanting a
mantra that only held meaning to her as she knocked
several arrows. Thirty feet left, now twenty, now fifteen,
now ten. Then she rained death upon them. She never
moved, but it seemed her arrows were constantly flying
from her bow, always quick, always deadly.
Regardless of the path they choose, a spellbow is a
powerful leader, and a more powerful marksman. Though
they may choose to rain fire, steal life, kill quietly, or stand
steadfast, they are always equipped to kill. Archers who
accept this life become more than simple bowmen, they
weave spells into each arrow, assuring that each is deadly
without prejudice.
Deadly Assassins
For some, assassinations are complicated, convoluted plans
that require weeks, months even to prepare, that can go
wrong at the drop of a hat or hint. Often even the most
careful plans can fall through at the last minute, causing a
valued companion to be lost. No matter how careful a
group is, assassinations are dangerous.
Spellbows however, eliminate the complications with ease.
With their unequaled marksmanship and unparalleled
magical skills they can meet any target with ease, even
through walls, when surrounded by others, even in a crowd.
They need moments to prepare to meet the task, and can do
it with little risk, by themselves.
Calm Warriors
enemy, they do it with malice and anger, maybe sorrow,
and for some, perhaps glee. Often that emotion is their
driving force for the oncoming battle, it may even help
them with what they are about to face. The paladins’ zeal
may bring them through their holy war. The barbarians’
rage may get them by in their tribal battle. For some,
though, the only way to do battle is calmly.
Spellbows have the ability to remain calm and level
headed on the field through thick and thin. This makes
them clear leaders as they can guide others to find a mark,
or stand still amid the turmoil. Their calm mind helps them
to make quick decisions and kill with cold, deadly
precision.
Creating a Spellbow
When creating a spellbow character, think about how your
character learned their art. Talk with your DM about where
your magic comes from and your character’s origin. Did
you start out as an assassin, taking jobs to provide for your
loved ones? Or did you dabble in the Arcane arts to get an
edge in the wilderness against unsuspecting travelers?
What caused you to bond so tightly with your weapon?
Why did you decide to start adventuring? Were you
attracted to the prospect of riches? Are you out for
revenge? Did you anger a prominent member of your
society, forcing you to flee the town? You might have been
discovered as an assassin, or displaced from your home by
bandits.
Quick Build
You can make a Spellbow quickly by following these
suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability
score, followed by Intelligence. Second, choose the Sage
background.
Class Features
As a Spellbow, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per Spellbow level
Hit Points at 1st level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per Spellbow level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: light armor
Weapons: all simple weapons, martial ranged weapons
Tools: none
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The Spellbow
Proficiency Imbuements Spells
Level Bonus Features Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Arcane Imbuement, Weapon Bond 1 — — — — — —

2nd +2 Spellcasting, Fighting Style, Arcane 1 2 2 — — — —

Accuracy
3rd +2 Arcane Archertype 1 3 3 — — — —

4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 1 3 3 — — — —

5th +3 — 2 4 4 2 — — —

6th +3 Tracing Shots 2 4 4 2 — — —

7th +3 Arcane Archertype Feature 2 5 4 3 — — —

8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 2 5 4 3 — — —

9th +4 — 3 6 4 3 2 — —

10th +4 Manifested Ammunition 3 6 4 3 2 — —

11th +4 Improved Arcane Accuracy 3 7 4 3 3 — —

12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 3 7 4 3 3 — —

13th +5 — 4 8 4 3 3 1 —

14th +5 Tracing Improvement 4 8 4 3 3 1 —

15th +5 Arcane Archertype Feature 4 9 4 3 3 2 —

16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 9 4 3 3 2 —

17th +6 — 5 10 4 3 3 3 1

18th +6 Hail of Arrows 5 10 4 3 3 3 1

19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 5 11 4 3 3 3 2

20th +6 Arcane Archertype Feature 5 11 4 3 3 3 2

Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
Skills: pick 2 from Athletics, Insight, Investigation,
Arcana, Perception, Stealth, History.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
• leather armor
• (a) a longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows or (b) a heavy
crossbow and a case of 20 bolts
• A simple melee weapon and a dagger
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
gain certain spellbow levels, you gain additional
imbuements of your choice, as shown in the Imbuements
Known column of the Spellbow table.
When you make a ranged weapon attack, you may add
any imbuement you know to the arrow as a bonus action.
You can imbue a number of attacks per day equal to your
Spellbow Level plus your Intelligence Modifier.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the imbuements you know and replace it
with another imbuements that you could learn at that level.
If this causes you to lose any of the prerequisites for other
imbuements, you may replace those as well.

Arcane Imbuement Weapon Bond

At 1st level, a Spellbow gains the ability to weave magic At 1st level, you know a ritual that creates a magical bond
into their arrows as they draw their bow. You Learn one between yourself and one ranged weapon. You perform the
arcane imbuement of your choice. Your imbuement options ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a
are detailed at the end of the class description. When you short rest. The weapon must be within your reach

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throughout the ritual, at the conclusion of which you touch
the weapon and forge the bond.
Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can't be
disarmed of that weapon unless you are incapacitated. If it
is on the same plane of existence, you can summon that
weapon as a bonus action on your turn, causing it to
teleport instantly to your hand.
You can have up to two bonded weapons, but can summon
only one at a time with your bonus action. If you attempt to
bond with a third weapon, you must break the bond with
one of the other two.
You may use your Bond weapon as a spellcasting focus for
your Spellbow Spells and cantrips.
Fighting Style
At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as
your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You
can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if
you later get to choose again.
Archery
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged
weapons.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Ranged Dueling
When you are wielding a ranged weapon in one hand and
no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls
with that weapon.
Ranged Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you
make with a ranged weapon that you are wielding with two
hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll,
even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the
heavy and two-handed properties for you to gain this
benefit.
Two-Weapon Fighting
When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add
your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.
Spellcasting
When you reach 2nd level, you augment your martial
prowess with the ability to cast spells. See chapter 10 of the
Player’s Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and
the end of this document for the Spellbow spell list.
Spell Slots
The Spellbow 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.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the
Spellbow spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Spellbow table shows
when you learn more Spellbow spells of your choice. Each
of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell
slots. For instance, when you reach 5th level in this class,
you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the Spellbow spells you know and replace it
with another spell from the Spellbow spell list, which also
must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your Spellbow
spells. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to
your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for
a Spellbow 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
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a ranged weapon as a spellcasting focus for
your Spellbow spells.
Arcane Accuracy
Starting at 2nd level, when you declare a ranged weapon
attack, you can expend one spell slot to gain a bonus to hit
and deal bonus damage to the target, in addition to the
weapon’s damage. The bonus to hit is +1 for a 1st-level
spell slots, plus +1 more for every 2 spell levels higher than
1st, to a maximum of +3. The extra damage is 1 weapon
damage die for a 1st-level spell slot, plus 1d8 for every 2
spell levels higher than 1st, to a maximum of 3d8.
Arcane Archertype
At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive to
emulate: Elemental Archer, Deathbow, and Focuser, all
detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice
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grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 15th, and
20th 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.
Tracing Shots
Starting at 6th level, when you hit with a weapon attack
you may magically mark your enemy for 1 minute. You
always know where marked enemies are and they take an
additional 1d6 damage of the same type as your ranged
weapon attacks when you hit them, once per turn. You may
use this feature a number of times up to your Intelligence
Modifier (minimum 1) before taking a long rest.
At 14th level, your allies can benefit from the bonus
damage against marked targets with their weapon attacks,
allowing them to deal 1d6 additional damage on an attack
against the marked enemy once per turn.
Manifested Ammunition
At 10th level, you manifest force arrows when you draw
your bow. Your weapon damage with bows and crossbows
becomes force and you add your Intelligence modifier to
all damage rolls with bows and crossbows. You no longer
consume ammunition when you fire in this way. Other
class features can overwrite this damage type. These force
arrows can be imbued, but not if the imbuement requires
previous preparation. When you roll initiative, if you have
no Imbuements left for the day, you gain 2 uses. This
increases to 4 uses at level 20.
Improved Arcane Accuracy
By 11th level, you’ve become so used to guiding your shots
that it becomes second nature. All ranged weapon attacks
deal an additional 1d8 damage. If you also use your Arcane
Accuracy with an attack, you add this damage to the extra
damage of your Arcane Accuracy.
Hail of Arrows
At 18th level, you’ve mastered the bow and the art of
imbuing your arrows. When you use a bonus action to
imbue an arrow, you can spend an additional imbuement to
apply a different second imbuement to the same arrow.
Additionally, you can use your action to make a ranged
attack against any number of creatures within 10 feet of a
point you can see within your weapon’s range. You make a
separate attack roll for each target. You must take a short
rest before using this special attack again.
Arcane Archertypes
Spellbows come from many different backgrounds and
often choose to specialize their use of magic in different
ways. The three most common specializations are the
Deathbow, Elemental Archer, and the focuser.
Deathbow
The Deathbow channels dark energies. Between imbuing
their attacks with negative energy and their ability to
disrupt the animating forces of creatures, a Deathbow is a
formidable adversary.
Necrotic Imbuement
Starting at 3rd level, when you use an Imbuement, you can
change the damage type of the attack to Necrotic. When
you do this, your attacks also exist on the ethereal plane.
Disrupt Undead
Starting at 7th level, when you strike an undead creature
with your Necrotic Imbuement, you may double your
damage dealt to the creature by your ranged weapon attack
if it fails a Constitution Saving Throw against your spell
save DC. When an undead is reduced to 0 hit points with
this it dies immediately regardless of Undead Fortitude.
Necrotic Imbuement Enhancement
At 7th level, enemies killed by your necrotic imbuement
make a melee weapon attack against an eligible target of
your choice as they die.
Draining Arrow
At 15th level, you learn the Imbuement Draining Arrow.
This imbuement causes the attack to deal 2d10+INT extra
necrotic damage. The damage dealt is then transferred to
you as temporary hit points.
Death Shot
At 20th level, a Spellbow can channel massive amounts of
dark energy into an arrow. You may spend 1 hour and an
imbuement creating the Death Arrow, which only functions
for you. This arrow can not be affected by your
Imbuements. When you fire this arrow, the weapon damage
becomes 10d10 Necrotic. This arrow can critically hit. The
target of the attack may make a Constitution saving throw
to take half damage from the attack if it hits. The
Imbuement of the arrow expires if it leaves your
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possession, if you take a long rest, or if you create another
Death Arrow.
Elemental Archer
The Elemental Archer embraces the close connection
between the Elemental Chaos and the arcane magics they
draw upon. They use this not only to manipulate elemental
energies, but also to further their understand of elementals
on a more fundamental level.
Elemental Attunement
At 3rd level, once per long rest you may spend 1 minute
attuning to an element. Choose Fire, Lightning, Cold, or
Acid. Your ranged weapon attacks deal this damage type
and gain a +2 bonus to damage for the next 8 hours or until
you cancel it. Additionally, when you roll damage for spells
you cast that match the type of your attunement you may
treat any ones as twos. If you attune again, the new
attunement replaces the previous one.
Elemental Attunement Improvement
At 7th level your Elemental Ammunition replaces the +2
damage bonus for 1d6 extra damage of the same damage
type, and you can attune once per short rest and the effect
lasts for 24 hours. Additionally, when casting spells that
deal acid, cold, fire, or lightning damage, you may choose
to replace the damage type with the element you are
attuned to.
Conjuror’s Arrow
Starting at 15th level, you learn the Imbuement Conjuror’s
Arrow which you may use once per long rest and must be
prepared on an arrow by spending 1 minute concentrating
on the arrow. The imbuement causes the arrow to cast
either conjure minor elementals or conjure elemental,
which you decide when you begin preparing the arrow.
Elementals conjured in this way are still subject to the
normal rules of the spells, including concentration. You
must maintain concentration while you hold the arrow
before the spell is cast or the imbuement is lost.
Elemental Obliteration
At 20th level, an Elemental Archer has mastered
manipulating the elements through their bow. When you hit
an elemental with a ranged weapon attack, you may cast
the Banishment spell without expending a spell slot. If the
target is successfully banished, the Arrow drops to the
ground. If the arrow is destroyed before 1 minute has
passed, the banished target returns. You can use this feature
once per long rest.
Additionally, while you are attuned to an element
through Elemental Ammunition, your weapon attacks and
spells of the chosen damage type ignore resistances.
Focuser
A Focuser channels their arcane power into intense
concentration, allowing them to see their enemy’s
weaknesses and aim attacks that no other could hit.
Aimed Shot
At 3rd level, before you move, you may use a bonus action
to reduce your speed to 0 and add 1 to ranged weapon
attack rolls until the end of your turn. Your damage rolls for
attacks made in this way are increased by 1.
Focused Shot
At 7th level, before you move, you may use your bonus
action to reduce your speed to 0 and increase your attack
rolls by your Intelligence modifier and deal bonus damage
equal to your intelligence modifier. Additionally, your
critical range becomes 19-20 for any imbued attacks.
Focuser Improvement
Starting at 15th level, you only need to reduce your speed
to 10 to use your focuser features other than Deadly Focus.
Additionally, while your eyes are closed and you are not
moving, you know the location of all creatures within 60
feet of you that have a heartbeat.
Deadly Focus
At 20th level, before you move, you may use a bonus
action to reach arcane levels of single mindedness. You
automatically hit and Critically strike on your next attack
within the next minute. While you are focusing in this way,
your speed becomes 0 and you can not take reactions.
Concentration, as with spells, is required. You may only
use this feature once per long rest.
Arcane Imbuements
If an arcane imbuement has prerequisites, you must meet
them to learn it. You can learn the imbuement at the same
time that you meet its prerequisites.
Acid Arrow
Prerequisite: level 5
Reduces the target’s AC by 1 if they are wearing armor or
have natural armor. This effect does not stack. This effect
ends in 24 hours or if the target takes a long rest. You may
take this imbuement multiple times, increasing the AC
reduction by 1 more each time. If worn armor is reduced to
10 AC, it is destroyed. If the target has no armor, they take
2d6 acid damage.
Area Spell Arrow
Prerequisite: Targeted Spell Arrow
Cast an Area of Effect spell on the arrow. When the arrow
hits something, the spell is cast at that location.
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Burning Arrow
Prerequisite: level 5
The attack deals +2d6 fire damage when the attack hits,
and then deals an additional 1d6 fire damage at the end of
the target’s next turn. You may take this imbuement
multiple times to increase both the initial bonus damage
and the delayed damage by +1d6 for each additional
instance.
Electrocuting Arrow
Prerequisite: Shocking Arrow, Stunning Arrow
Deals +2d6 lightning damage. If the target fails a
Constitution saving throw they are Stunned until the start
of your next turn. If a target is struck by this imbuement
once, the next attack against that target before the end of
your next turn with this same imbuement has advantage to
hit and deals an additional 2d6 lightning damage.
Enhanced Arrow
The attack has +1 hit and deals +1d6 damage of the same
type as the weapon. You may take this imbuement multiple
times. Each time you take it, the bonus damage increases
by 1d6.
Extra Attack
Prerequisite: level 5
Make an additional attack after the first without any
imbuements. This imbuement can be used with other
imbuements using the same bonus action but can not be
used with Split Arrow.
Freezing Arrow
Prerequisite: Frost Arrow
Deals +2d6 cold damage on the attack. The target makes a
constitution saving throw. On a failure, they are
immobilized for one minute. On a success, their speed is
reduced to half. They may make a strength Saving throw to
break out of the ice and end the effects at the end of
subsequent turns.
Frost Arrow
Deals +1d4 cold damage on the attack. The speed of the
target is halved until the start of your next turn.
Invisible Arrow
Does not reveal your location when you fire it. If it hit a
target, that target’s body becomes invisible if they die
within the next minute.
Learn Cantrips
Instead of learning an imbuement, you learn 3 cantrips
from the spellbow spell list. These cantrips use Intelligence
as their spellcasting ability and you can use your bow as a
spellcasting focus to cast them.
Magic Arrow
The attack automatically hits. The attack deals 2d4+2 force
damage instead of its normal weapon damage and is
subject to effects that interact with the magic missile spell.
Poisoning Arrow
The attack deals +1d6 Poison damage and if the target fails
a constitution saving throw they become Poisoned for 1
minute. The may repeat the save at the end of each of their
turns to end the effect.
Phase Arrow
Prerequisite: Seeker Arrow, Invisible Arrow
Flies in a straight line through all non-magical barriers
towards a target you know the location of. Ignores half,
three quarters, and full cover.
Seeker Arrow
The arrow can target any creature within range you know
the location of. It then flies in a path to that target ignoring
half and three-quarters cover.
Shocking Arrow
The attack has advantage if the target is wearing metal.
Deals +1d4 lightning damage and the target cannot take
reactions until the start of its next turn.
Soul Arrow
The attack’s damage changes to psychic and deals +1d8
damage. You may take this imbuement multiple times to
further increase the bonus damage.
Split Arrow
Prerequisite: level 5, Extra Attack
Make two ranged weapon attacks against two different
targets using the same arrow. Both of these attacks have -5
hit but share Arcane Accuracy and other imbuement
effects. This imbuement can be used with other
imbuements using the same bonus action, but cannot be
used with Extra Attack.
Stunning Arrow
Prerequisite: Shocking Arrow
Deals +1d4 lightning damage. If the target fails a
Constitution saving throw they are Stunned until the start
of your next turn.
Targeted Spell Arrow
Cast a single target spell on the arrow. If the arrow hits a
valid target, the spell is cast on that target.
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Spellbow Spells
3rd level
Cantrips Dispel Magic
Blade Ward Fear
Chill Touch Fireball
Dancing Lights Haste
Fire Bolt Lightning Arrow
Mending Lightning Bolt
Ray of Frost Locate Creature
Resistance Sleet Storm
True Strike Slow
1st level Stinking Cloud
Vampiric Touch
Detect Magic
Ensnaring Strike 4th level
Expeditious Retreat Banishment
Feather Fall Confusion
Fog Cloud Conjure Volley
Grease Evard’s Black Tentacles
Magic Missile Ice Storm
Sleep Polymorph
Tasha’s Hideous Laughter Wall of Fire
Thunderwave
5th level
2nd level Cloudkill
Blindness/Deafness Cone of Cold
Cordon of Arrows Dominate Person
Hold Person Dream
Melf’s Acid Arrow Hold Monster
Misty Step
Shatter
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