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 Rogue: Ether Vandal………………………….165
Muscle Sorcerer……………………………......168
Credits ………………………………...………...2 Warlock: Corporate Overlord Patron…..170
Backers………………………………………………..3
Wizard: School of Lasermancy…………...173
Welcome to the Retroverse …………………9
Chapter 3: Backgrounds...176
Chapter 1: Species……...…….10 Alien Invader………………………………….….176
Ceran………………………………………………….10
Heel………………………………………….…….…177
Hiveborn…………………………………….……….14
Mad Scientist…………………………….………179
Rai……………………………………………………..20
Mercenary………..……………………………….180
Restless…………………………………....………..26
Monsterologist………………………………….182
Synthetic……………………………....……………31
Player……………………………………………….184
Trogs…………………………………………………37
Prodigy……………………………………………..185
Wo’nari………………………………………………42
Rebel………………………………………………...187
Dragonborn Variations………………………..47
Cosmic Dwarves…………………………………49
Chapter 4: Equipment……..189
Punk Elves………………………………………….51 Armor and Shields……………………...……..189
Glitchimar…………………………………….…….52 Weapons…………………………………………..190
Mecha Gnome…………………………………….54 Trinkets…………………………………………….192
Action Halflings………………………………….56 Chapter 5: Additional Rules
Half-Elf Relica…………………………………….58 ………………………………………….195
Hack-Orcs…………………………………….…….60 Corruption…………………………….…………..195
Human Offline……………………………………62 Cliches………………………………………….…...197
Void Tieflings………………………....…………..64 Shiny Variants…………………………………..199
Chapter 2: Classes.......……...67 Criticals and Failures……………………...…202
Apogee………………………………....……………67 Feats………………………………………………..203
Datamancer…………………………...…………..77 Chapter 6: Spells…………….207
De-fragger……………………………….………...85 Base Class Spells……………………………...207
Glitch Hunter………………………....…………...97
Chapter 7: Gods……………...230
Henshin……………………………………………108
Holo-knight…………………………....………….124 Appendix A: Safety…….…..248
Synth Weaver………………………...…….…....131 Appendix B: Inspiration…..249
Sub-Classes………………………...………...141 Appendix C: OGL Content..251
Barbarian Techno Viking…………...………..141
Bard: College of Metal………………....……..142
Character Sheet……………..253
Cleric: Domain of Action…………………….144
Druid: Circle of the Corrupted…………….146
Fighter: Path of the Wrestler……………..148
Fury-Fu Monk………………………...…………155
Paladin: Oath of Awesome………………...160
Ranger: Dream Champion………………….162

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 I want to thank everyone who has stopped to give
CREDITS us a like in social media, those who shared us with
their friends, and everyone who backed our
LEAD DESIGNER: CHRIS LOCK Kickstarter. You are the ones who keep this
project alive, and it means the world that you
LEAD ART: LLUIS ABADIAS support this crazy thing called the Retroverse.
I want to thank Chris for being the most
amazing person to work with. Whose words keep
ADDITIONAL DESIGN BY: SCOTT inspiring every piece of my art, and whose
BORLAND, KATRINA BRESNICK, friendship is among the most valuable things I
have.
KEVIN HARRIS I want to thank my family and friends for their
much-needed unconditional inspiration and
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: CECILY encouragement.
Thank you, and welcome to the Retroverse
WINTERS, ATIRA AND PARKER (beware of the laser dog).

GAUGHAN, COLEH -Lluis Abadias

Thanks for Playing!

The Retroverse has been an amazing project to
work on. Never in my life would I have imagined
that a fun venture like this would receive so much
support! I want to extend a thank you to everyone
within the tabletop community that has
supported, encouraged, and loved us through this
journey. We’re almost all the way to where we
want to be, and we hope you will continue down
this path with us!
I would like to thank a few people who are
special to me as well.
Lluis is the other half of this project. It would
never have existed without him. All the artwork
you see here is his!
My GM, Dave who has patiently taught me how
to be a better storyteller over the years.
My Father and Mother, for showing me the
value of unconditional love.
My children, who inspire me to be cooler every
day, even as I become less cool in their eyes.
See you all again soon!

-Chris Lock

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 PLAYER’S MIX
Within these pages is one of many dives into the
world of the Retroverse. It is intended to be
bombastic, humorous, and more than a little silly.
The Retroverse is a universe inspired greatly by
music, games, books, movies, and fashion of the
80's, 90's and early 2000's. It resides in a place of
half faded memories, barely remembered songs,
lost childhood friends, outdated styles, and time
corroded files. This world does not follow the
traditional rules for fantasy settings but is mired in
them all the same. The Rule of Cool is written into Additionally, this game is built to be a safe and
the spirit of this game and is the only one that fun experience for everyone, regardless of race,
should be adhered to strictly. As with all things, religion, gender identity and expression, nationality,
your Game Master (GM) has the final say in how sexuality, or otherwise. It is up to all of us to build a
their world operates. welcoming place for our fellow players and game
The Retroverse was built around 5E. There masters. When planning the story, discuss some of
should be little problem bringing existing 5E the possible tropes or difficult subjects that may
content into this world or taking Retroverse come up by playing this game and work towards
content into another 5E setting. Any enemies, group consent when dealing with harsh real-world
items, spells, or otherwise in red bold is not issues. Likewise, if you find something in our game
included within this text. Please refer to other 5E that you feel is problematic, please let us know and
and Open Gaming License rule sets for their use. we will do our best to remedy it.
This book is half of the full Retroverse Thank you so much for helping us test Lasers &
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The creatures of the Retroverse are wild and
varied. Alongside elves and humans, creatures of
fitful imagination make this place their home. Cities
are built by the Wo’nari. Trogs dwell in deep swaps
or deserts. Cerans hide away in remote plateaus.
Even Restless, though extremely rare, have been
known to be heroes.
Keep in mind that the descriptions here are
generalities of the species as a whole and are not
indicative of the behaviors and personalities of
each individual. No species, culture, or peoples are
a monolith.
CERANS
“Deysea stood before the council, resolute in her
belief. They would not meet the world because of
their ancient fear. She would not be the same.
Deysea would break the cycle of seclusion and
bring her family into the greater world, regardless
of their desires. She waited, as they bore down on
her with judgmental stares. She would not bend;
she would not break.
“Go then.” the eldest said. The others turning to
her, surprised at her decision.
“I-wh-,” was all she stammered before the elder
cut in again”
“The world is waiting, we are too old for it, but
not you. Just take some of my wisdom, do not
forget your past, for I will be watching. Do good,
always.”
She stood, shocked by the councilor’s candor.
She got what she wanted. She would explore the
world, see its people, marvel at wonders. This could
not have gone any better for her. But why did she
suddenly feel so alone?”
The most common reactions to a ceran are that of
unease and fear. Hulking reptilian humanoids, they
have a tough time adapting to the fragility of the
realms outside of their own. The many gods and
evils of the world seem convoluted and gross to
their intensely direct mentality. Rather than
worship the divine, most cerans are deeply in touch
with their ancestry, sometimes calling upon fathers
and mothers a dozen or so generations removed.
They may be viewed as heretics, beasts, or even
monsters, but those who get to know a ceran will
benefit from their wisdom and companionship.
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LUMBERING LEGENDS
Cerans are a hearty breed of creature, living at
least 300 years and rumored to be able to live
double that. There are three major bloodlines, Tri-
ceran, sty-ceran, and pa-ceran; though most of the
world has trouble understanding anything beyond
the physical differences. All of them stand a
minimum of 6 feet tall with some of the largest
measuring nearly 8 feet high. Their massive forms
are matched by their massive frame. They can
easily weigh 300 pounds, making life among more
delicate species difficult. This hulking size does not
always translate into raw strength, in cerans it
most often manifests as stubbornness in the face
of death. Children's stories are rife with tales of
ceran warriors refusing to stay down, despite
overwhelming injury.
Their scaly skin ranges the entire color
spectrum but is rarely ever bright. They have
several horns on their head that vary in size and
placement based on their bloodline.
VOLUNTARY OUTCASTS
As long as cerans have been known, they have
possessed an inset aversion to heavily populated
areas. They lived in their own villages and towns,
made of strong woods and stone to withstand
everyday ceran life. When other species interacted
with the cerans, they found their terse attitude and
intense spiritualism perplexing, making relations
somewhat difficult. Their distance from “civilized”
life allowed rumors and large misunderstandings
to build around them for centuries. In truth they
are a kind and wise species, giving their all to those
in need. They have little sense of self and see
themselves as simply one
part in a larger whole
 They have an unparalleled sense of honor; a
driving need to live up to the name of their
ancestors focuses their actions and behavior. Some
more jovial species feel as though cerans never let
their guard down, and they would be correct.
Cerans believe their ancestors are always watching
over them and have no desire to shame
themselves in front of their grandparents. Those
that stray away from this code of honor, and seek a
life of selfish avarice, are known as “Rontar” to their
kin. In most cases they are left to their own devices,
though they are coerced, by many undesirable
methods, into abandoning their family name. Those
that take a blatantly evil approach to life are
hunted by the family, their transgressions too
severe for the ancestors to overlook. The ire of a
ceran family is a rare and deadly curse to have
upon you.
To a ceran, there is nothing more important
than family. Be it by birth, found family, or those
that came before them.
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HARSH LESSONS
A ceran's life is filled with the experience that a
stubborn nature brings, combined with the lessons
of their ancestors. Wise beyond their years, cerans
will gladly share their wisdom with anyone who
has the patience to listen. They are fond of long
stories, weaving dense meaning into every line. The
few ceran texts that exist are so filled with double
meaning and subtext that other species can spend
years studying a single chapter. Despite this
inherent wisdom, cerans are hopelessly
bullheaded. Their desire to impress their family
pushes them to continue a given assignment, even
after repeated failures. A hopeless quest to others
is considered a worthwhile challenge to the cerans.
PURPOSEFUL ADVENTURERS
Cerans are the epitome of homebodies, rarely
venturing out without a good reason. Often, cerans
encountered in the wild are on a quest, or string of
quests. Their kind nature and lack of familiarity
with the world outside their home makes them
unable to prioritize assignments. A mission to
restore peace to a kingdom holds the same weight
as a child missing their doll. Because of this they
will sometimes spend years moving from
adventure to adventure before they are able to
complete their original assignment. Ceran elders
understand this behavior and will use it as a wry
method for teaching young and rambunctious
cerans important life lessons. Even a simple task of
collecting a semi-precious stone can take a ceran
away from their home for decades, as they help
hundreds of creatures along the way.
CERAN NAMES
So important is ceran ancestry that, until recent
history, they had no personal names. The small
interwoven nature of the families meant that every
ceran knew their kin. There was little need for
personal names. The closest they had was a simple
adjective or noun that described the most
legendary of their ancestors. This convention has
influenced the names they adopt to ease their
transition into other societies. They always use
their family name first and, in some cases, may
have no personal name.

Family Names: Throndaxi, Reavenden, Holistanden,
Roseguns, Stallonus, Vandammed, Locbadias,
Lundgryen
Personal Names: Fighter, Spear, Big, Horn, Wise,
Barrel, Foolhardy, Savage, Indomitable, Wit, Shield,
Mage
OTHER SPECIES
Many species have incorrect preconceptions when
it comes to cerans. They believe them to be slow,
large brutes, only capable of limited speech and
destruction. The ceran’s general lack of enthusiasm
for integrating into other societies makes the fight
against these misunderstandings an arduous one.
Cerans however, do not give into preconceptions
about any species or individual, trusting only their
own experiences on an individual level. Merit and
honor are what matter most cerans, not the places
or stories that surround them.
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CERAN TRAITS
Cerans all share a similar obtuse build and attitude.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 2.
Age. A ceran reaches adulthood at age 20 but
may spend many years learning from their elders
before they are ready to venture out on their own.
They usually live around 300 years.
Alignment. Most cerans are good natured,
tending towards lawful alignments. They are
willing to sacrifice great time, effort, and coin to
help those around them. Those that lean towards
chaos are often ousted from the family. The very
few evil Cerans ever recorded are treated like
taboo history, their tales told only in whispers.
Size. Cerans can range from 6 to 8 feet. They
average 300 pounds. Your size is medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Stout Body. You are incredibly hard to keep
down. You have advantage on saving throws
against being paralyzed and restrained.
Powerful Build. When determining your carrying
capacity or items you can move, you are
considered one size larger.
Ancestor's Spirit. Each ceran has a connection to
the ones that came before them. The exact nature
of this connection is based on your ceran bloodline.
You can use these abilities once before finishing a
short or long rest.
Subspecies. There are three major subspecies of
cerans: tri-ceran, sty-ceran, and pa-ceran.
TRI-CERAN
This subspecies is the most common of the cerans.
Their prolific numbers mean they have had the
most interaction with the outside world. Because of
this, they are often better equipped to deal with the
day-to-day hustle of civilization. The price of this
adaptation has been a weakening of their ancestral
traditions. While they may seem resolute in their
old ways to an outside observer, other cerans know
that the familial bonds are frailer than they used to
be.
They have three horns, one set against their
nose and two on the head plate. Their coloration is
typically bland with very little variation on their
bodies.
Ability Score Improvement. Your Intelligence
score increases by 1.
Gouge. You can use an action to try and attack
an enemy with within 5 feet with your horns. On a
hit, the target takes 1d8 + your Strength modifier
piercing damage.
 Ancestor's Spirit. You can call upon the warriors
within your family to summon a spiritual weapon.
Using a bonus action, a weapon comprised of your
ancestor's will materializes in your hand. It behaves
like a normal weapon, despite being made of
spiritual energy. It is considered magical for the
purposes of overcoming resistances. It disappears
after 1 minute. When creating your character, you
must choose the one weapon you will receive.

STY-CERAN
These ceran are rarer and more reclusive than the
other bloodlines. They have not adapted well to the
outside world, keeping their young away from the
dangers this new influence might bring. They are
deeply spiritual, spending hours in communion
daily with their ancestors. Their resolute adherence
to tradition has made change slow in their
bloodline. They are seen as stout traditionalists
with ideals that can be hard to understand and
even harder to change. Despite this, they are
amazingly gifted with insight. They have an
unnatural ability to peer into one's soul and discern
affairs they decide are trivial. Like most cerans they
their desires and intentions. The few that leave
lack context for the world at large, and so a “trivial”
their family are wonderful negotiators, minstrels,
affair may be the fall and rise of entire nations. If
or leaders.
an event does not directly affect their family, it is
Sty-Cerans have a flurry of smaller horns that
likely not worth worrying about. This does not
adorn their head plate, with a small singular one on
mean they cannot be amazing allies; they just need
their nose. They often have a primary scale color
the right incentive. Their very direct nature means
that is contrasted highly by splashes of bright
they need to know exactly how any quest might
colors. Sometimes they accentuate these flashy
benefit their family before they consider it. Gaining
colors with tattoos or markings.
their assistance is typically easy as they are quick
Ability Score Improvement. Your Charisma score
to trust others, making them prime targets for the
increases by 1.
wrong person with the right enticement.
Not Your Time. Due to your deep link with your
Their dull scales are accented with tufts of fur
ancestors, they can help you to avoid an early
that stick out around their neck and spine. The
death. When you are reduced to 0 hit points, but
horns are small, almost decorative, and serve little
not killed outright, you automatically succeed on
purpose. The large nose, however, is coated in a
your first death saving throw and have +1 to all
thick bone that spreads to a great deal of their
subsequent death saving throws. Once you use this
face.
ability you must finish a short or long rest before
Ability Score Improvement. Your Strength score
you can use it again.
increases by 1
Ancestor's Spirit. You can call upon your
Nosebutt. You can use an action to try to make
ancestors to guide your mind and body in combat.
an unarmed attack against an enemy with within 5
You can roll a d4 and add the result to any attack,
feet with your nose plate. On a hit, the target takes
damage, or saving throw roll you make. You can do
1d8 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage.
this after you roll but before you know the result.
Ancestor's Spirit. Your ancestors were great
warriors, standing nearly unchallenged for
PA-CERAN generations. As a bonus action, you can choose to
Pa-Cerans are the most brutish of the bloodlines. gain +1 to either your AC, attack rolls, saving
They are direct in their speech, giving no thought to throws, or damage rolls for 1 minute. Additionally, if
the tone and words chosen. Larger than most, Pa- you are healed while using this feature, add your
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 MAGNA-CERAN
A species unique to the Retroverse, magna-cerans
HIVEBORN
“The queen turned her huge frame to stare at the
embrace a deeper connection to the world they live trio. There was malice in the royal’s mandibles and
on than to their own ancestors. To them, all life
anger in her antenna. There was no longer a need
ebbs and flows with the planet itself and so the
for words, the queen had long since lost her
remembrance of singular people is less important usefulness and it was time for another. Regretfully
than synching with the origins of their energy. This it came down to the three of them, her Jelly Guard,
philosophy is cemented in their minds in part by
to end this. They lunged forward and began their
the magnetic bone plate in their skulls. They can
assault, each knowing this was only half the battle.
quite literally feel the earth around them, Only one of the Jelly Guard could be queen, only
becoming attuned to the rhythmic pulse of energy the strongest who was able to kill their sisters.
that flows through all things. Aged magna-cerans
Each one secretly hoped it wouldn’t be
often become seers or councilors, using their
themselves.”
ability to detect small changes in a person’s energy
field, giving them the ability to provide more Hiveborn are a highly structed group of humanoid
insightful advice.
insects, each sharing enough traits to be
Magna-Cerans are most often pastel colors,
categorized together but so varied that no two
with some reflective metals that collect in their groups are exactly alike. Most commonly they live
hides. They have no traditional horns but use the in communal hives with their kin being nearly (but
magnetic bone plate to create artificial horns from
not completely) identical to each other. They rarely
metals and arrange them in decorative or weapon-
need to cooperate with other world powers as they
like patterns. form their own powerful states, if able to remain in
Ability Score Improvement. Your Wisdom score an area for long enough, their hives eventually
increases by 1.
becoming like a metropolis in size. While not
Magnetic Skull. You can create a crude weapon
openly hostile towards other species, the survival
on your head as a bonus action. Once there, you of their hive takes priority over all other matters,
can use an attack action to strike at an enemy. On a even if it puts them at odds with forces greater
hit, the attack deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier
than their own.
bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage (chosen
when creating the weapon) and the weapon is
broken. You can use this trait to create weapons a FILLED NICHES
number of times equal to your Constitution
The hiveborn are a species of exceptions, with
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a
every attempt to accurately catalog them falling
short or long rest.
just short of reality. For the most part, hiveborn fall
Magnetic Pulse. As a reaction to a melee attack
into three major subspecies: Bee, Wasp, and Ant,
against you, you can cause an oscillation of the
based primarily on which of their insect ancestors
magnetic fields around you. Any metals on the
their appearance and societies they most closely
attacker’s body quickly push and pull, throwing the
resemble. Though even this simple subdivision
attack off balance and imposing disadvantage on
does not accurately depict the species as a whole,
the attack. You can use this trait once before
as there are rarer sub-subspecies within each
finishing a short or long rest.
category that will often blur the lines between
Ancestor’s Spirit. Magna-Cerans are in tune with
each. Most collectives will choose the category
the energy of the world and others around them.
they feel best suits them, as a helpful means for
You can use your action to make an Insight check
more easily communicating with others outside
on any creature within 15 feet. If your roll is a 20 or
their hives.
higher the target creature cannot surprise you, you
can tell if they are lying, you know their alignment, HIVE MINDED
you have advantage on saving throws against
A common trait among hiveborn (though not
them, and they have disadvantage on attack rolls
always a hard rule) is their hives. They are born
against you. The effect is lost after 1 minute. You
into a massive society with thousands of family
must finish a long rest after using the ability
members all working towards the continued
successfully before you can use it again.
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 of age, with their place in the societal structure
being innately known. A queen presides over the
hive but does not directly control it and is typically
just a means to an end for keeping the hive
populated. Many once believed the hiveborn were
mentally linked and directed by the whims of the
queen but the hiveborn refute this, explaining they
simply understand instinctively what must be done
to protect their hive.
Their mindset is one of directness and they can
often be paralyzed if given conflicting orders. They
are usually more concerned about the life of the
hive, considering their own lives worth little when
compared to the survival of their sisters. When
speaking with other hiveborn they can
communicate complex ideas or grand sagas in a
matter of seconds but the thoughts and ideas of
the hiveborn are difficult to translate, following
lines of reasoning that are foreign to many other
species. Emotions are something they understand
as an innate quality of most creatures but have
trouble feeling and expressing the nuances of
emotions themselves. Jealousy, resentment,
elation, and even love are things they understand
on an intellectual level but need years of
development to
“feel” themselves.
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FLUID CAST
The cast system of a hive is at once extremely rigid
and bafflingly fluid. Each member of the hive is
expected to fulfil some sort of purpose and they do
it to the best of their ability, even sometimes
working themselves to death. While in a certain
position, it is expected the hiveborn will stay in that
position without complaint or aspirations of
changing their post. A worker does not always stay
a worker though. Depending on the needs of the
hive they may become a soldier for a time, they
may grow and lose wings, they may tend to the
young, or even eventually become queen. If there is
a need to be filled, it is done so seamlessly, with
new hiveborn always ready to fill a new role. This is
usually done with very little communication
needed and no challenges to the changes. There
are records of hostile displacements of royal
hiveborn or even queens, though this is extremely
rare.
This filling of needs also extends to
reproductive habits. The queen is rarely the only
hiveborn who can have children, though their
offspring comprise most of the hive population. All
hiveborn have the ability to reproduce, either
through fertilization or asexually. Eggs born from
asexual reproduction will be more like a clone of
the original, and less like an offspring. Additionally,
hiveborn are not limited to any sex and can shift
along the spectrum within a matter of days. This
ensures the survival of the species as a whole,
even in unforgiving environments or times of great
conflict.
DUST IN THE WIND
Hiveborn have extremely short lives, with the max
age being just over 30 years. Most live much
shorter lives and some hiveborn live the entirety of
their lives inside the hive. It is incredibly rare to see
a hiveborn far outside the range of their hives. The
most common of these outings are performed by
hiveborn royalty, which are those whose genes are
nearly identical with the queens, on diplomatic
missions between the hiveborn and other species.
There are also times when special soldiers will be
sent out perform an important task for the hive.
Tasks of this delicate nature naturally give the
soldier a great deal of freedom, something that can
cause strain on their loyalty to the hive’s ideals as
they learn more about the world outside. And
occasionally a hiveborn worker will simply get lost,
having to rely on their wits and the generosity of
others to get back to the hive.
 With such a short lifespan most hiveborn
consider their lives immaterial. Their contribution
to the hive is all that matters to them. There is no
desire for eternal legacy, no myths of boundless
youth, and no records of individuals beyond the
queen. When one dies, there is no sadness or
ceremony, their bodies are either removed from
the hive or recycled as food for the next
generation. The only thing of permanence is the
hive and hiveborn will give everything to keep it
alive.
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SONG AND DANCE
The language of hiveborn is beautiful and complex,
with each hive having its own dialects. While
hiveborn have learned to speak common when
interacting outside their hive, it is unnatural to
them. Their actual language is expressed through a
mix of pheromones, touch, dance, and fashion.
Their language is the greatest form of art hiveborn
have, all other forms being too immaterial to
survive their rapid generations. A hiveborn is born
knowing the most basic gestures and auras needed
to communicate but it can take their entire lives to
master the art of commination. The greatest
ballads are given through this medium and even
the most studious scholars of other species would
not understand them without an interpreter. These
performances typically recount epic battles of the
hive, histories of the world outside, or
fables designed to teach the morals of
life within the hive.
While dancing and pheromones are important,
the final piece to hiveborn communication is their
fashion. A queen serves as the template for how
the hiveborn will adorn themselves. Then each
hiveborn is encouraged to individualize their own
attire, so long as it is still closely related to that of
the queen’s. This contradiction of regularity may
seem strange to outside species, but it is simply a
way of life and language to a hiveborn. This spark
of individuality changes the nature of exchange,
with the same gestures and pheromones meaning
completely different things depending on the
choice of attire. Each article of clothing is
meticulously thought out and types of speech
assigned to them. As such, only hiveborn can fully
speak the language and even the aid of magic does
not bridge this gap.
Hiveborn in small communities or individuals
will typically adopt nearby fashions but adapt them
in ways that may seem directly contradictory to
local customs. Because these types often travel
great distances, their choice of attire can be wildly
out of place when moving from one area to
another.
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 ROGUE ONES
Not every hiveborn belong to a large colony. Some
collectives more closely resemble villages or
nomadic tribes. These groups steer clear of larger
hives and rarely reach large numbers, doing just
enough to maintain themselves. Even further
removed are solitary hiveborn, an oxymoron and
proof of the inability to succinctly categorize this
species. These lone creatures speak and think in
ways similar to other hiveborn but have no
understanding or desire to be part of a hive
collective. They are often limited in their scope,
thinking only of what comes next. The live of these
individuals is typically short, even when compared
to the already rapid lifecycle of other hiveborn.
NAMES
Hiveborn do not have names as they are typically
understood, if they have one at all. Their names are
a complex dance and signals that only other
hiveborn can truly replicate. When dealing with
species outside the hive they take the name of their
position and see no reason to try and establish an
individual name beyond that. The three most
common are: Royal, Soldier, and Worker, though
some other more specialized roles have been used
as names.
OTHER SPECIES
Hiveborn have a contentious relationship with most
other species. As individuals, they are amenable
and generous, understanding that cooperation with
others is beneficial to the survival of their species.
The hive, however, is a force of destruction even
powerful civilizations struggle to combat. Hives will
not go on an offensive without cause, but the cause
is just as likely to be defense of their territory as it
is an offensive strike for badly needed resources.
They are not bloodthirsty or greedy though, taking
only exactly what they need to survive, so many
species have developed alliances with the hiveborn
where resources are traded for protection.
HIVEBORN TRAITS
Though hiveborn have nearly limitless variations,
there are a few traits that most share.
Ability Score Improvement. Your Dexterity score
increases by 2 and another score increases by 1
based on your job. A worker increases their
Constitution, a soldier increases their Strength, and
royalty increases their Charisma score. If your
status changes, your body adapts rapidly, losing
the previous bonus and gaining the new one after
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one week.
Age. Most hiveborn come of age within 6 weeks
of being laid. It is extremely rare for one to live
beyond 30 years.
Alignment. Good and evil are things hiveborn
struggle to understand, and they can cycle
between them depending on the needs of their
hive. Always they lean heavily into order and thrive
in highly structured environments.
Size. Hiveborn can vary in size heavily but most
stand hunched at 5 to 6 feet tall and can usually
extend their height by nearly a foot by standing
straight. Despite their size, they are remarkably
lightweight; most weigh between 60 and 80
pounds. Your size is medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Performative Language. You gain proficiency in
Performance. You can also speak hiveborn and
another language of your choice.
More Arms. Your two midsection arms, barely
noticeable appendages that are usually hidden
under clothing, are not equipped for standard
battle; but can be used to interact with other
objects. If an object would take a full action to use
you can instead use it with a bonus action, so long
as you can effectively use the item without
devoting your full concentration to it. For example,
you could open and administer a potion or retrieve
an item from a bag but could not use an item that
requires you to issue commands and/or
concentrate on it like a spell.
BEE
Those of the bee subspecies are considered the
most amenable of the hiveborn. Large hives will
often maintain vast fields of crops, using the food
and honey produced from them in trade with other
civilizations. While it may be uncommon to see an
adventuring bee, they are fairly regular sights at
trading posts, always on the lookout for things that
could increase the prosperity of their hives.
They come in myriad colorations and forms,
with the most distinctive being yellow and black
stripes. Their bodies vary from plump and fuzzy to
sleek and hard.
Flight. You have a flying speed equal to your
movement speed. You cannot fly while wearing
medium or heavy armor or while carrying more
than half your body weight.
Sting. You can use your action to make an
unarmed strike with your deadly stinger. The attack
deals 1d6 piercing damage + your Dexterity
modifier + 2d6 poison damage. Additionally, a
 successful attack will pull your stinger away from
you, causing you to lose 1d8 hit points. The poison
damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th
level, and 5d6 at 16th level. You must finish a long
rest before you can use this trait again, the stinger
being replaced during your sleep.
Forager. If there is any plant life around, you can
spend 1 hour harvesting food and pollen to create
enough food to feed 1d4 people for 1 day.
Pollen Burst. You can use your action to shake
free stored pollen on your body, spreading it in a
blinding cloud 10-feet around you. Each creature in
the cloud must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or be blinded until the end of their next turn.
The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your
Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus. You
must finish a long rest and use the Forager trait
once before using this trait again.
WASP
Wasp subspecies are highly predatory and the
most likely to live in small groups or completely
isolated. They think very little of other life and
some even have reproductive cycles that involve
live hosts. Their ruthless pragmaticism often give
them a bad reputation among other species but a
wasp cares little for the opinions of others.
Wasps resemble weapons incarnate. Their
forms may twist in different shapes, but they
always feature an air of danger. They are often a
solid color, a shiny black or dull red, but can also
mimic other species’ colorations or come in
beautiful pearlescent glory.
Flight. You have a flying speed equal to your
movement speed. You cannot fly while wearing
medium or heavy armor or while carrying more
than half your body weight.
Sting. You can use your stinger to make an
unarmed attack for each use of the attack action
you have, dealing 2d4 piercing damage on a
successful hit. You are proficient with the attack
and can use either your Strength or Dexterity
modifier the determine the attack and damage
bonus.
Exoskeleton. Your exterior is covered in hard
plates. When not wearing armor, your AC is 10 +
your Constitution modifier + your Dexterity
modifier.
Menacing. You gain proficiency in the
Intimidation skill.
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ANT
The ant type is the most rugged of the subspecies.
They can be found in nearly any climate and can
make their homes in places that are extremely
hostile to life. There are nearly no types of ants
that do not belong to a hive, making their mindset
the most orderly of all subspecies. They are not
usually aggressive to other civilizations but see
little reason for trade when they could simply
overwhelm a foe.
Ants rarely have any distinctive appearances,
typically coming in a single solid color. They
embrace this as a painter would a freshly primed
canvas. Their art extends far beyond fashionable
clothing and into beautiful designs carved into their
very exoskeleton. The longer lived an ant is, the
more amazing stories their bodies can tell.
Bite. You can use your action to bite a target
with your powerful mandibles. On a hit, the attack
deals 1d8 + your Strength modifier piercing
damage. If your attack roll is equal to or higher
than 20, you can attempt to grapple the target as
part of this attack.
Exoskeleton. Your exterior is covered in hard
plates. When not wearing armor, your AC is 10 +
your Constitution modifier + your Dexterity
modifier.
Alternatively, you can ruin the effectiveness of
your armor by tracing magical runes into it, gaining
+1 to your Spell Save DC and Spell attack rolls
instead of the AC bonuses.
Navigator. You gain proficiency in Survival and
have advantage on Survival checks when
navigating through wilderness.
Powerful Build. When determining your carrying
capacity or items you can move, you are
considered one size larger.
Flight Variance. Some of this subspecies have
wings. If this is the case for your character,
substitute the Powerful Build feature for the Flight
feature from the
other subspecies.
 RAI IDENTITY OCEAN
Personal and communal identity is something that
“The wheel continued spinning, its unnatural the rai often struggle with. Their ability to live
rotations sending shivers into her spines. She had anywhere means they never truly feel they belong
found it, the Wheel in the Sky that had started in any one place. Their adaptability also keeps
everything. It was within her grasp, but she knew them from having a single contiguous personal
now, it could not reverse the effects of her identity. This comes in direct conflict to one of the
transformation. When she began her search, she few facets of the elven ancestry they have not
was beautiful and blue, a perfect Aqua in every completely lost, a strong sense of superiority. They
way. Now she felt herself a monster, shriveled and have largely adapted to this part of their lives, but
long, black diamonds covering her once silky skin. some can become enraged or depressed when
“Why did I bother?” She mused. “The hands of fate their bodies begin to adapt to a new environment
brought me to this relic, and so maybe it was and change in ways they don’t want. Rai often have
destined to be this way.” But that’s not a thought a deep subconscious belief that they are the
she would have had before. She frowned, sending pinnacle of evolution for their species and any
wrinkles down her elongated face. “Have I grown, changes to that can be deeply unsettling. The
or is this transformation overtaking my mind?” The flawed belief that they can “trick” their bodies into
wheel continued to spin.” evolving perfect mutations, or that such a thing
even exists, is a thing rai philosophers have
Long ago, there was an anomaly. A sect of elves debated for centuries
came into contact with a rift in the Vector Wilds
and were permanently changed. Their beauty
marred, their home destroyed, their bodies
coursing with mutated energy; they resolved to
adapt. Little did they know that their bodies, having
unlocked to key to rapid evolution, would adapt
regardless of their decisions. As a side effect of
their rapid mutations, the rai
are born with the innate ability to
channel the energy around them. Most
commonly this is electricity but there are many
others can channel ice, grass, smoke, and even
corruption. They use their powers to augment their
tall and slender frames, making them phenomenal
combatants. Thankfully, their peaceable nature and
nomadic sensibilities have kept them away from
ideas of domination… most of the time.

IMPOSSIBLY ADAPTABLE
The rai are no longer related to the elves in a
biological sense. They share some minor physical
traits but even this is not consistent throughout the
whole of the species. The unknown anomaly that
changed them so long ago did so by unlocking a
latent mutagen deep within their physiology. This
mutagen allows (or enforces) the rapid adaptation
of their species. They can undergo amazing
evolutionary reconstruction within their lifetime,
changing their appearance and abilities whole
cloth. This allows their species to live in nearly any
environment, even places that could not normally
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 Rai travel together in small tribes, setting
themselves up wherever they please. Cities,
deserts, remote islands, an asteroid, it does not
matter to a tribe of rai. Any member of the species
is allowed to integrate into another tribe, though
many require the new member to prove
themselves a valuable addition. As rai spend years
around one another, their physical traits become
homogenized, reducing or enhancing other traits.
Rai that have spent several decades together may
be indistinguishable to the casual observer and
even sometimes to the rai themselves.
Rai come in a plethora of sizes, easily ranging
from 5 feet to 9 feet tall. Shorter rai tend to be
stockier while the tallest look almost wraithlike in
their gaunt features. Their outward appearance can
also range wildly depending on what environment
they have adapted to. It is not uncommon to see
gills, augmented eyes, tails of several types, and
any hue of skin coloring. In some realms, specific
rai are more common than others but this is
almost completely dependent on the environments
available within the world.
ADAPTATION VIA ADVENTURE
Rai may have many personal reasons for
adventuring out on their own but underneath all of
that is a latent desire to improve themselves;
though what improvement means varies on a rai to
rai basis. It can take a decade or more for
noticeable evolution to occur within them and so
they may spend years searching for the perfect
environment. They may quest for a place of
learning that enhances their mind, a place of
hardship that improves their bodies, or some place
that may result in a desired unique special ability
being formed. Some find adventuring with others
to be simply a means to an end, while others see
the act of questing itself to be an excellent way to
ensure the mutations they desire. In a twist of
irony, adventuring often disrupts this mentality,
their cold logic and obsession with genetic
“improvement” coming against the sheer vastness
of the lives and ideals that surround them.
Early in rai history, they sought out mates
purely for the traits that could be passed onto their
offspring. While this logic seemed reasonable at
the time, it fell to the wayside after a few
generations. Though a few clans still hold onto the
past, it is well known among rai that any traits
passed onto a child are rapidly overwritten simply
by a change in environment. For this reason, while
they are highly concerned with their own bodies, rai
are rarely concerned with the genetic lineage of
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their mates or children.
Regardless of the species involved, offspring of
rai mating will always be rai. Rai are never born
alone, being born as twins or part of a litter,
depending on the parent species involved. Given
enough time, rai can adapt to mate with nearly any
species or sex, their bodies changing over several
years to adapt to the mating requirements. Some
have even been known to reproduce asexually,
though this is extremely rare.
RAI NAMES
Rai take pride in their ancestry, with their names
being a reflection of the past. When Rai are born
they are given a complicated full name, the first
part of which is the name they are most commonly
referred to as. Groups of rai children are given a
similar first name that only deviates by one or two
letters among the whole group. For example, a
group of 6 rai siblings may have the first name
Derrik, Dyrrik, Derrak, Durrik, Darrik, and Dorrik.
The full name is a convoluted process that
seems to make sense to the rai but can confound
other species tremendously. Their full name
includes a first, middle, and last name. Each group
has its own set of rules and an additional set of
unwritten rules that seem to vary between rai
tribes. This is the typical standard: The first name is
given to them at birth and is used for most
circumstances. The middle name is both of their
parent’s first (or only in some cases) names, with
the maternal coming first. Their last name is the
combination of their parent’s last names, the
maternal coming first again, with no discernable
limit. If you know a rai’s full name you know who
their siblings are, who their parents are, and every
branch of their family tree for several generations.
For this reason, rai typically keep their true names
hidden unless absolutely necessary. An example of
a full rai name would be: Derrik Ara-Matthias
Hallow-Juniper-Grack-Fulton-Adamantit-Markins-
Thallow-Hister-Swallow-Watt. Some rai drop the
legacy last names down to a manageable limit
while others insist that children learn a list of
names hundreds of generations long.
Because of the influence of other species and
the disparity of tribes, there is no type of first
name that sticks out more than any other among
the rai. If mating within their own species, they will
typically adopt names from the surrounding
culture. If mating with an elf, orc, human, or
otherwise, they will choose first names usually
associated with those species.
 OTHER SPECIES work with your GM if there is a different type of rai
Rai come in such a huge variety that other species you would like to create. All rai have some limited
are forced to regard each one as a new encounter. control over elements, the exact power being
It can be assumed that most rai have a neutral influenced by their environment. A rai can change
temperament but beyond that it is hard to know their abilities by spending a minimum of 20 years
how they will react or be reacted to. Some rarer evolving their bodies through purposeful action or
breeds of rai, such as the void rai and razor rai, are living in a particular environment. Doing so will
typically avoided because of their fearsome frames almost always override their previous abilities.
and disposition. While angel and beat rai are often Elemental Specialty: Each variant has a type of
welcomed into villages and cities, based on their element they have minor control over. They can
appearance alone. use this ability to cause harmless and minor
effects with that element or damage type. The
RAI TRAITS effect cannot be used to create detailed objects,
attack directly, or stop an effect or attack. Once per
Like everything else, rai very wildly.
day, they can focus and overcharge this energy,
Ability Score Increase: Your Dexterity,
creating one of two effects. This changes to twice
Constitution, and Intelligence score increase by 1.
per day, once the rai reaches 12th level.
Age: Although they have a very distant elven
• Effect Attack: When you make a melee or
heritage, rai lives move at a faster clip. Typically
ranged attack, you can use a bonus action
reaching maturity at 30 and living 400 or so years.
to channel the element or damage type
Though some sects have focused their genes on
into your weapon, augmenting its damage.
creating longer lived subspecies, with rumors of
The attack does an additional 1d10 damage,
their ages exceeding well past 1,000 years.
the type of damage is determined by your
Alignment: Their nomadic lifestyles instill a
Elemental Specialty.
sense of balance within most rai. They tend
• Rai Shield: You can use a bonus action to
towards true neutrality, seeking to find harmony
cover yourself in an offensive barrier that
within their existence. Though, like most things
lasts until the start of your next turn. When
within the rai species, there are less common tribes
you are hit by a melee attack, the creature
that spread along the entire alignment spectrum.
that attacked you takes 1d10 damage, the
Size: Your size is either small or medium,
type of damage is determined by your
depending upon your ancestry. Choose whichever
Elemental Specialty.
suits you.
Additionally, your rai has resistance to the
Speed: Your base walking speed is 30,
damage type you are specialized with.
regardless of natural size.
Improved Hearing: Elongated ears and excellent
hearing is the singular trait shared among all rai.
They can clearly understand sounds as quiet as a
whisper up to 15 feet away.
Roaming: You have proficiency in the Survival
skill.
Sleep: Your elven ancestry has all but
disappeared, meaning you do require sleep.
However, you only require 5 hours of sleep to gain
the benefits of a long rest.
Languages: You can speak, read, and write
Common and one language of your choice. The
language should be that of your parents or of a
culture your parents have settled in or around. For
example, you would know Gnomish with a gnome
mother or Elvish if your clan settled in elven
territory when you were born.
Variants: Rai come in myriad shapes, sizes, and
colors. The major types are listed here but there
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 RAI VARIANTS Holy Mutation: Once per day, you can
temporarily mutate another willing creature’s body.
AQUA The effect lasts 1 minute and can be any one of the
Aqua rai have adapted to the water and enjoy following:
swimming more than walking. They have webbed • The creature grows gills, allowing the
fingers and toes and a set of gills. Their skin is creature to breathe underwater.
generally a deep blue with hints of green • Toughen a creature’s flesh and mind,
throughout. adding +1 to all their saving throws
Waterborn: Aqua rai have a set of gills that • Boost a creature’s natural healing ability.
allows them to breath underwater. They have a As long as that creature has at least 1 hit
swim speed of 30. point, they regain 1 additional hit point at
Elemental Specialty: Aqua rai have minor the start of their turn.
control over water. Their damage type is cold. • Increase a creature’s movement speed by
+5.
VOID • Add +2 to any healing the creature
Some rai has spent far too long in the Vector Wilds, receives for the duration.
their bodies becoming twisted and grotesque. They • The creature gains Darkvision up to 30
are tall and gaunt, with appendages that seem feet.
eerily long. Their skin is often a wild mixture of Elemental Specialty: Celestial rai have a holy
black and white fractal patterns or spirals. inner light. Their damage type is radiant.
Corrupted Absorption: Due to your constant
exposure to corruption, your body has adapted to
its influence. Once per day, you can spend 1 hour
touching a creature and either take a level of
corruption from them onto yourself or transfer
one level from yourself onto them. When the
transfer is complete, the creature who gained one
level of corruption must roll on the corruption
table and take the new effect. Once you begin this
process, you must remain touching the creature or
the process is interrupted, and you must finish a
long rest before you can attempt it again. Once you
have used this feature to transfer corruption onto
another creature, you cannot take that level away
with this ability. Additionally, as a void rai, you do
not suffer the effects of the first level of corruption
you have, positive or negative, but it still counts
towards your total corruption levels.
Elemental Specialty: Void rai have minor psychic
abilities. They can use their action to move objects
weighing 1 pound or less up to 15 feet. They can
also send two-word messages telepathically to
willing creatures within 30 feet. Their damage type
is psychic.

CELESTIAL
Celestial rai are adapted to life on a higher plane of
existence. They may never have been to this plane
but instead their tribe may have made their home
on ancient, hallowed ground, the holy energy
seeping into them over time.
Glow: You know the Light cantrip. Charisma is
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 EMBER
Ember rai have acclimated to intense heat and
flames. They often resemble walking lava, their
skin pulsing a dull red with large dark patches
spotted over them. Their flesh is hot to the touch
and most of their clothing is singed.
Fire Blood: Once per day, if hit with a fire-based
attack, you can use your reaction to absorb the fire
and are healed a number of hit points equal to the
fire damage you would have received. When using
this ability, you immediately lose your resistance to
fire damage until the start of your next turn. This
means that you absorb the full fire damage from
the initial attack.
Elemental Specialty: Ember rai burn with an
inner passion. You have minor control over fire and
can touch an object to start or snuff small fires at
will. If using this minor fire against an enemy, they
will not take more than 1 fire damage from the
attack. Their damage type is fire.
STORM
A Storm Rai was likely born on or around the
Thunderplains and has spent their life dodging
bolts of lightning since they could crawl. Their skin
ranges from a deep yellow to light brown. They
have a slim and tall frame with toned muscles.
Quick Reflexes: All Storm Rai have amazing
dodging reflexes. You can add +2 to your Dexterity
saving throws.
Priority Move: When going against quick
opponents, you can edge out just a little faster
than them. When you roll initiative, if you tie with a
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creature, you can add +1 to your initiative. If this
results in another tie, then you take your turn
before the creature you tied with.
Elemental Specialty: Storm rai can channel
electricity through their bodies. They can send
small currents through metal and give harmless
static shocks. Their damage type is electric.
RAZOR
Razor rai stand as a testament to the strangeness
of evolutionary mutation. Their bones have become
an organic metal that is constantly growing.
Because of this, they are covered in splinters and
spikes that sprout from underneath their skin. They
claim to suffer no pain from this condition.
Natural Weapon: Your unarmed strikes do 1d4 +
your Strength or Dexterity modifier piercing
damage.
Weapon Entangle: If an enemy of Medium size
or smaller makes an attack against you with a
melee weapon, and misses by 2 or more, you can
use your reaction to try and entangle the weapon
in your body. Make a Strength contest against the
creature, stealing the weapon away from the
creature if you succeed.
Elemental Specialty: Razor rai cannot control
elements in the traditional sense. They can,
however, exert some control over their bones and
place small barbs of their bones onto objects and
into the air. Their damage type is slashing.
 STONE
A stone rai is close to the dirt and the rocks of the
earth. They are shorter than most other rai, with
deep browns and greens on their skin. They are
found in mountainous regions or desert plains.
Ability Score Improvement: Your Constitution
score increases by +1.
Sand Armor: Once per day, you can use your
action to coat yourself in an almost imperceptible
layer of sand or dirt. It is nearly invisible to the
naked eye but can protect you from some harm.
This effect increases your AC by +1 but is shattered
immediately upon being hit with any attack. This
shield lasts until it is destroyed or until you use this
ability again.
Elemental Specialty: Stone rai can control small
amounts of sand, dirt, and rocks around them.
They can fling stones as if they were using a sling.
Your damage type is bludgeoning.
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RHYTHM
Rhythm rai spend their entire lives creating
beautiful music. As such, they have become
attuned to the Beat of the World and can exert
some control over it. Their skin is typically hot pink
or green with splotches of neon coloring all over.
Crank it Up: Twice per day, you can harmonize
the Beat within yourself or others. Using your
reaction, you can increase you or an ally’s attack
roll by +1. You can do this before or after the attack
roll, but before you know the outcome of the roll.
Elemental Specialty: Rhythm rai are in love with
beautiful music and are often moving to an unseen
beat. Your damage type is thunder.
SPECTRAL
Spectral rai walk the line between realities, slipping
through dimensional barriers by will or accident.
They are often the shard of a whole, their form
being scattered across the planes at birth. Over a
short time, the shards become their own entity but
are still linked and driven to reconnect with their
other selves. This link is where they draw their
power and is akin to a dimensional web. As each
shard dies the web grows weaker and will
eventually collapse without a full reunion of the
rai.
Shard Transference. Energy ebbs and flows on
the incomprehensible lines between you and the
other shards. You can take advantage of that by
pushing and pulling life force into yourself from
the others. Once per day, as a reaction to taking
damage, you can roll any number of your available
hit dice. The number rolled is subtracted from the
damage taken, with any remainder recovering hit
points equal to it. If you do this, roll a d20, on a 1
you permanently lose one of your hit dice as a
shard is removed from the connection web.
Elemental Specialty. The connection between
you and other shards may be tenuous but it is
strong enough for you to derive power from
the dimensional links. Your damage type is
Force.
 TOXIC
Toxic rai drip with poisonous fluids, the
RESTLESS
composition of which can be used against any “And there he was, party of powerful heroes at his
manner of species, except themselves. They are
feet. He spread his eyes around the room, taking in
often a deep purple, sweating brightly colored
the hundreds of undead creatures forming a ring
poisons that differ depending on their diet. around them. He had no idea how he got here, no
Poison Creation: As a Toxic rai, you can spend idea why he was holding a war hammer, no idea
one day collecting your own fluids to create a
why his body was nothing but bones.
harmful but not deadly poison. The type of poison
“Do it!” screamed a black robed figure behind
depends on the food you have eaten, changing to him. The figure sat atop a throne made of flesh and
harm creatures or plants similar to those you steel. He felt like he should obey this figure, but
consume. You can create an intentionally deadly
also felt like he shouldn’t.
poison from your excretions, but this is very
“No.” his boney maw said to the robe.
harmful to you. Doing so subjects you to a level of “What!?” the robe screamed. “Obey! Kill them!”
exhaustion that can only be removed by magical He thought for a long moment, regarding the
means and a week of time. During this time, you
bloody and broken heroes. “No, I don’t think so.” He
must concentrate wholly on filtering and
dropped the hammer, stepped past the heroes, and
condensing the poisons in your body and as such, casually strolled towards the door. Behind him, the
may not engage in any strenuous activity. robe screamed and shouted, but there was no
Elemental Specialty: Toxic rai are not well
control left in the old magician.”
accepted in society, due to the danger of their
poisonous presence. Your damage type is Poison The restless are literal living skeletons and very
true to their name. Unlike their monstrous
ETERNAL brethren, they have somehow developed a sense of
Eternal rai have seen death and have laughed in its self. With this self, comes autonomy. With
face. Their visage is ghostly, and a quick glance will autonomy, comes the desire for purpose. So, they
leave some having trouble telling them apart from roam, seeking out some purpose. Few find it. Relics
wraiths or banshees. of the past, no chance for a normal future, they live
Defeat Death: Eternal rai will never die of old as shadows displaced from time.
age; their bodies having mutated beyond it. They
can still die of disease, poison, injury, etc. Eternal rai
still age and grow weaker with time, just more
slowly. They will eventually reach a point where
they are little more than a pile of thoughts and
bones.
Last Memories: Once per day, you can spend 1
minute touching a dead creature to see the last 30
seconds of their life through their own eyes. Once
you have done this, you cannot do it again to the
same creature.
Elemental Specialty: Though you may have
defeated death, you are
still mired in it, the
energy of death
surrounding you like an aura.
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 WALKING DEATH
Restless are humanoid skeletons that have been
reanimated by some dark magic or technological
horrors. Smaller skeletons are less effective to
skelemancers and so it is rare to see a restless
halfling or dwarf, though not unheard of. Typically,
they stand around 6 feet tall and are augmented in
some distinct way. Inlaid with magical jewels, non-
humanoid skeletal splicing, high technology, steam
powered; restless come in a variety of forms based
on how they were brought back.
Since they are animated by peculiar means, they
do not require sleep. This does not mean they are
immune to degradation though. They must spend
six hours daily maintaining their bodies, this being
equivalent to a long rest. For some this is repairing
machinery, for others this is recharging the magic
that keeps them animate; either way they are
unable to act more than a normal sleeping or
deeply meditating creature. If they choose not to
do this, they will not die in the traditional sense.
Their exhaustion will grow to a point where they
simply fall apart where they stand, remaining
conscious in their immobile bodies. Eons may pass
before their consciousness finally slips away into
the unknown. For all restless, this is a fate far
worse than their reanimation.
Regardless of their origins, restless are often a
fearsome sight. They are almost always considered
abominations and pushed away from civilization.
Some try to cover up their terrifying form with
clothing and masks. Others enjoy their horrific
visage and use it to their every advantage.
CONSTRUCTS WITH CONSCIENCE
For all intents, restless are alive. They have the
spark of consciousness that most reanimated
undead do not possess. They make decisions on
their own, fight to preserve things they care about,
and can even experience emotions like love and
hate. They can resist the effects of magic on their
person just like any other being. They have
longings, fears, and an emptiness that must be
filled. In this way, they are much like every other
sentient being.
Some are brought back with bits of their former
lives still trapped in their heads. These memories
are almost never complete though. They may know
how to speak, know the names of their family, and
even retain magical ability, but these things are
distant and disconnected from the beings they
have become. Memories of their previous lives are
like movies without sound. They are feelings
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endured without the understanding of why they
must be endured. They lack mental anchors and
come without context. In time, these memories
fade into wistful daydreams as the restless accept
their new lives.
Because the past holds no permanent place in
their mind, the restless search for a purpose within
this new life. Some follow the commands of their
creator, knowing full well they do not have to obey,
but seeing no reason not to. Others spread out,
searching for a way to regain their past lives, or to
stave off the memory loss. Some become blights
upon the world, living without care or consequence.
REAPER’S ORPHANS
The restless have no true place in the world. They
are shut out of villages and cities, driven away
from any remote settlement. They make their
homes in abandoned temples and caves. Even well
disguised restless are eventually found out; driving
them to preplanned hiding spaces. There is no
society that openly accepts them, even those who
have built their cities on ruin. The restless of
royalty often resent this, subconsciously desiring a
finer life than a dungeon can provide.
The restless know their only chance at
companionship is through individuals, as an
individual creature can be shown there is nothing
to fear, that the restless is not a mindless killing
machine. Eventually a small group may accept a
restless into their ranks, if they have proven
themselves trustworthy. But regardless of that
group’s influence, nothing can change the masses’
minds on reanimated skeletons.
Because of this, some restless decide not to
even try. They strike out on their own, searching for
a purpose all alone. This keeps them out of the
path of dangerous mobs but often puts them in the
path of more dangerous adventurers.
 LIFE IN UNDEATH
The restless are not immortal, they just do not age
like living beings. They have an expiration date; a
day their machinery or magic will no longer sustain
their consciousness and they will simply cease
existing. Most restless know exactly how long they
have but few will share that information.
They do not require sustenance in the same
way living things do. They must only repair or
replenish their life support daily. They do not
require air as part of their cursed existence, though
they must continue to eat. Eating for a restless is
not the same as it is for a living creature. Their
arcane lifeline or cybernetics require energy to
burn and food provides that energy. When they eat,
the food passes through their maw, slopping down
onto their ribs as a slimy ash, the essential energy
of the food completely drained.
Much like food, the restless can find no other
pleasures of the living. A family is a distant desire,
love an unfulfilled craving, and even dreams elude
them. Even when a restless somehow obtains any
of these things, they are left unfulfilled. So, they
often start out again, leaving their impossible
prizes behind them in search of something to
satisfy their unending desire.
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SEARCHING FOR MEANING
The restless are flukes of reality. They should not
be able to think or act beyond their designs, yet
they do. Most restless understand that simply by
being conscious, they have negated the purpose for
their own existence. This is why they wander the
world looking for, or creating, their own purpose.
For some, this is to erase mistakes of their past
lives. For others, it is to become as powerful as
possible, possibly finding a way to reverse their
unliving status. Still others seek a noble cause, to
end that which created them in an effort to keep
this from happening to anyone else.
NAMES
The restless, due to their very nature, have no
consistent means of naming. Typically, they take
whatever name they had in their past life. When
this is impossible or unwise, they use a common
name to the region or their previous species.
OTHER SPECIES
The restless are openly feared and exiled by nearly
every species they meet, their skeletal bodies being
too much a reminder of death. There are legends
of amazing restless heroes but many regard those
as simply tall tales. They have a lot of ground to
tread, because of their terrifying visage, before
anyone will consider trusting them.
RESTLESS TRAITS
Your restless may look like the skeletal form of
another species, but they do not share any of those
species’ traits. You may also have some of the
bones of other creatures within your body, you gain
no additional benefits from these either.
Ability Score Improvement: Your Wisdom score
increases by 2 and another ability score of your
choice increases by 1.
Ability Score Improvement Variant: Restless do
not grow and develop like other creatures. Instead
of an ability score improvement, take two feats.
Additionally, whenever you gain the Ability Score
Improvement or Power Up features for your class,
you must instead take a feat.
Age: Age has little meaning to a Restless. One
day, based on their method of automation, they will
simply stop. Restless who are brought back from
adolescents tend to be more brash and withdrawn.
Restless brought back from older bodies are a little
wiser and friendlier.
 Alignment: Though they often have evil origins,
restless are not inherently evil. Even their past
lives are not a definite indicator of their current
alignment. Some restless choose to use this new
life to make up for evil, while some see it as an
opportunity to exact vengeance. Choose whichever
alignment you think best suits your character.
Size: Typically, restless are between 5 and 6 feet
tall. Your size is medium. If you choose to play a
restless of small size, adjust your speed
accordingly.
Speed: Medium sized restless have a base
walking speed of 30 feet. Small sized restless have
a base walking speed of 25.
Darkvision: You have Darkvision up to 60 feet.
Poison Resistance: Unlike your undead brethren,
who simply shrug off the damage poison causes
their bones, you still feel it, albeit lessened. You are
resistant to poison damage.
No Lungs: You do not require air and are
immune to effects that would require you to
breathe.
Languages: You can speak, read, and write
common and one additional language of your
choice.
Necromantic Sustenance: While you naturally
heal over time like other species, you cannot
receive healing from healing magic or magic like
effects, including potions or blessed herbs. They do
not damage you; they are simply useless. This is
because your healing comes from whatever force
keeps you alive. You are healed only by necrotic
magic, recovering hit points equal to the necrotic
damage you would have received. Because of your
unique life force, any necrotic damage from
cantrips simply fizzles away and is useless for or
against you. If a spell would require you to fail a
saving throw to be healed by the necrotic damage,
you can willingly choose to fail that roll. If hit with
an attack or spell that deals necrotic damage to
you and heals the attacker some or all of that
damage, you are healed with the necrotic energy,
but the attacker receives no healing. You are
vulnerable to radiant damage.
Unlife: You are not cut from the same cloth as
creatures of your ilk. Abilities and magic that effect
undead, such as Turn Undead, do not affect you
any more than they would a living creature.
Subspecies: There are three basic types of
Restless: The Defiled, Cybernetic, and Rebooted.
The differences between them being their origin
and mode of continued existence.
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DEFILED
Defiled restless are traditionally summoned by
powerful mages or liches. In a desire to create a
more powerful being, they inlay the skeleton with
gems, precious metals, and terrible runes, all
designed to trap the soul of someone within the
celestial or infernal plane. Bringing such a soul into
the world, often against their will, is no easy feat.
Often it fails, rarely is it successful, and even more
rarely, the soul refuses to cooperate. They leave
their creators and strike out on their own.
Choose whether your soul was on the celestial
plane or the infernal plane. Celestial souls often
have golden or silver tinted bones, and a faint halo
of energy can be seen atop their head. Infernal
souls have a dull red or black color and have
shards of bones that jut out from their skull.
Magic in your Bones: You can channel some of
the energy that created you into your attacks.
When using a spell attack, you may add +1 to the
attack roll or spell save DC and +1 to the damage.
When using a magical weapon, you may add +1 to
the attack and damage rolls made with that
weapon. You can use this feature a number of
times equal to your proficiency modifier before
finishing a long rest.
Additionally, you gain proficiency in Arcana.
Soul Energy: Once per day, you can change the
nature of a magical attack to match your origins. If
making a magical attack with an elemental
damage type, you can change the damage type to
Necrotic for Infernal origins or Radiant for Celestial
origins.
CYBERNETIC
Augmented with one-of-a-kind technologies
created by brilliant scientists, these restless are
fearsome to behold. Usually, half their body is
comprised by machinery that is unlike anything
available to the public. With an AI installed in the
empty skull, they were built to serve the purpose
of their masters. However, sometimes this AI
breaks beyond the bounds of its design,
spontaneously becoming aware. Rejecting their
creator’s influence, they go in search of
understanding their new thoughts that have
somehow become mixed with fragments of
memory left in the bones of the body.
Artificial Intelligence: You can have advantage
on Intelligence checks and saving throws. You can
use this feature once before finishing a short or
long rest.

Hard Drive: You can recall, with perfect clarity,
any event you have witnessed within the past 6
months. Any events beyond this begin to slightly
degrade and are no more reliable than an average
creature’s memories.
Back Up AI: When you reach 0 hit points your
defensive AI takes over your body. You continue to
make death saving throws, falling dead and ending
this effect if you die. However, your body does not
stop moving until you are dead. Instead, it will do
one of two things: It will use all of its action to try
and reach a safe spot and/or it will try to seek
assistance from an ally. It will only attack if there is
no other option. It makes all rolls, except death
saving throws, with disadvantage.
Once you have been stabilized or have 1 hit
point, the backup AI deactivates. You must
finish a long rest before using this feature again.
Scanning Sight: You can use a bonus action to
override your normal vision and activate a set of
scanners deep in your skull. This sight has a range
of 60 feet and allows you to see through any non-
magical wall up to this range. You cannot see in
perfect clarity as everything in your field of vision
becomes slightly faded outlines, rendering detailed
descriptions impossible. Any moving creatures are
outlined in bright red halos, with known ally
creatures outlined in blue. The effect lasts 1 minute
or until you use a bonus action to deactivate it.
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REBOOTED
Rebooted are the rarest breed of restless.
Sometimes, for no discernable reason, hundreds or
thousands of years after death, a well-preserved
skeleton will snap to consciousness. They may
have partial memories of their previous life,
making this new world they inhabit difficult for
them to understand. They may have no memories
of their previous life, making the world easier to
accept but just as challenging to comprehend.
Many assume that the rebooted are created in
much the same manner as the b-ugz. Instead of
the energy of realities scraping together and
creating an aberration from nothing, the energy
finds a vessel in a long dead frame. Others hold
that rebooted restless are the champions of long
dead gods, the last of their power being used to
restart a deceased acolyte. Whatever the reason,
the rebooted do not understand why they were
created, and go in search of their true purpose.
Glitched Frame: When you are created, the
energy fusion twists your original bones. Roll on
the Shiny Table and gain the effects of your new
color. Re-roll the dice if you land on sparkle, glitch,
gray, or wireframe.
Corrupted Birth: Your entire existence is based
on corruption of the rules that govern your world.
When rolling on the corruption table, you can roll
the d100 twice and choose which corruption effect
to gain. Additionally, you gain +4 hit points to your
maximum for every layer of corruption you suffer
from, losing them
if the layers of
corruption are
removed.
 SYNTHETIC
“What even are we?” Wraith asked, his eyes locked
on his flexing hand.
“Does it matter?” Killcy asked.
“I think so…” Wraith said. Blood and oil dripped
from his fingers. He did not know who it belonged
to.
“Nah” Killcy responded. He pulled out a sword
that had been run through his head during the
battle. “Besides, I know what I am.”
Wraith ground his teeth, sharp bones that were
both real and not real. His entire life he had been a
wo’nari, until they found the metallic heart in his
chest. In a few weeks, his life had changed
dramatically. He found himself fighting a war he
didn’t understand, for people he had never met, all
because he wasn’t “real.” Killcy couldn’t understand,
he had always been a synthetic, though an
admittedly strange one.
Wraith shook from his thoughts and snapped at
Killcy “Oh yeah? What are you then?”
Killcy stood, a grin spreading across his face.
The grin was split in the middle by a purple fluid
leaking from the sword hole in his head.
“I. Am. Awesome.” He said triumphantly.

The end of the world was quiet, slow decay taking

away the last remnants of life. By small chance a
mindless virus, the Flare, almost completely latent
in the waning life, mutated. The mutation
removed the distinction between the
organic code of DNA and the digital
code of a machine. The
virus found new
life within the
leftover machines,
replicating and
“living” within the
inanimate objects. Over an
incredible span of time, the virus
mutated again and again, splitting, converging,
becoming more and more. The leftover husks of
everyday equipment began to move, becoming life
and bringing the planet back from the grave. This is
how the synthetic came to be, or so many of their
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 DEFINING LIFE
Synthetic are creatures that blur the lines of life,
existence, and sentience. Unlike other living
constructs, there is no inherent magic to the life of
a synthetic. They have come to exist in much the
same way as biological life, their code simply being
rewritten over millennia to become a more
complicated lifeform. It is possible to define their
life as coming from the virus, named The Flare by
the synthetic, as it is possible for other machinery
to spring to life with the introduction of the Flare.
This explanation, while adequate in some ways, is
like describing humans as a biproduct of the
bacteria in their intestines. One cannot exist
without the other, and both are distinct, but one
does not completely comprise the other. For the
synthetic this is both an incredibly simple and
incredibly difficult subject to tackle. “Life” may just
be life but what separates a wrench from the
synthetic that uses it? Maybe something but quite
possibly nothing.
FLARE DISPARITY
The Flare is incredibly adaptable, owing to the
original mutation that allowed it to jump from
biological hosts to mechanical ones. Because of
this, synthetic have no distinct form, philosophy, or
fate. While most commonly humanoid, owing to
the versatility of the form, there are a nearly
unlimited variety of synthetic out there. With this
huge variety of thoughts and life, there is sure to
be conflict and the synthetic find themselves
clashing with themselves far more than other
species in the Retroverse. Most often this simply
results in splintering groups, bygones being
respected as they can. Other times it tragically
ends in war, sometimes at a galactic scale. The
widespread infection of the Flare and its ability to
move a synthetic’s consciousness between frames
with relative ease, means these wars can (and
have) rage on for thousands of years.
FLARE FORCE
Each synthetic draws from a power core
somewhere within their body. The Flare augments
this core, be it a small battery, a neutron reactor, or
an organic nutrient pump, allowing it to sustain its
own energy with only minimal outside force. This
core is overloaded with the Flare virus and is where
the consciousness of most synthetic is located.
Destroying a synthetic’s body will not cause
immediate death, so long as the core is still intact.
Without an active frame though, the core will
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typically expire within 7 days. It seems that, while
the Flare may be capable of sustaining the core
indefinitely, there is something about existing and
experiencing the world that allows it to do this. As
such, a frameless core will always perish after
about a week, the lack of experiences causing the
virus to more-or-less give up on living. This need
for stimuli does extend out to the personality of
most synthetic, causing a great deal of them to
become adventurers in one way or another.
WORLDS APART
There is no solid record of where the original Flare
virus came from, despite the many texts and oral
histories that claim to know. Since the virus is a mix
of mechanical and biological, it can survive in the
most inhospitable environments. It has spread
among galaxies, spawning whole planets of
synthetic or seeding an already living planet with a
completely new form of life. Machines suddenly
coming to life can be an incredibly jarring event
and planets caught by this proliferation of new
entities can sometimes react poorly, eliminating all
machinery from their civilizations in response.
When given a chance to spread though, synthetic
often end up adapting to their new world rather
quickly and efficiently, becoming part of the
civilizations there within just a few generations.
When the infection spreads to a dead planet, the
synthetic there often end up behaving much like
the civilization that came before them did. As their
access to records of the past is often quite robust,
some planets are repopulated with synthetic that
pick up the same trials and disagreements of the
previous inhabitants. The synthetic themselves, if
raised within a vacuum, will struggle to have any
personality, thoughts, or signs of life beyond
maintaining their energy cores. Once a personality
is sets though, it is a herculean task to change it,
both for the synthetic and those close to them.
OTHER SPECIES
Synthetic are as varied as any other species in the
Retroverse and are received as such. They can be
found anywhere and everywhere, intermingling
with every creature and construct. Though the
Flare is harmless to biological creatures, some
misinformation about it spreads (as well as a few
ill-recorded mutations) and can sometimes turn
groups hostile to the synthetic. In general, though,
synthetic make their homes anywhere and
everywhere, melding into whatever society they
may live in with ease.
 SYNTHETIC TRAITS Flare Overdrive. If you make an attack with a
Synthetic are likely the most varied species in the weapon that uses an energy core or that deals
Retroverse, with some appearing like chunky sci-fi radiant damage, you can expend one of your Hit
robots, some being indistinguishable from other Dice, rolling it and increasing the damage of the
species, and some being living buzz saws. Because attack by that amount. You can do this only once
of this variety, it is unlikely that any two will ever on your turn.
look or act the same way. Transformance. If a synthetic is killed but their
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution Score core is not destroyed, their core can be transferred
increases by 2. to a new body if done so within 7 days. The new
Age. Your age spans from 1 day to 256 years. body must not already have a consciousness, such
The Flare and core will abruptly shut down after as with a newly built construct, a soulless body, or
this time, regardless of how many new bodies it a mindless machine. Depending on the new frame,
has moved to. Some synthetic have been said to you may have to change subspecies, losing all the
live beyond this point, though the problem repeats traits of your previous one and gaining the
every 256 years. attributes of the new one. If the core is not placed
Alignment. The boon of adaptability has the in a new frame within this time, it will perish,
troubling drawback of highly mutable ideals. though it can still be revived by magic or
Synthetic rarely stand strongly for something they technology in the same ways a heavily biological
did not adapt into early in their life. Their alignment creature would be. Not all frames are completely
ranges the entire spectrum and is far more likely hospitable and some many need multiple adapters
to be dictated by their initial experiences than any to work. Moving to a new frame is no small matter
strong arguments one way or another. Enough and cannot be done without near total destruction
time around a strong enough personality will of the previous one, even if the transfer is
eventually cause a shift though, for ill or good. intentional.
Size. You are either Medium or Small sized, Subspecies. There are three major subspecies of
depending on your frame. synthetic: Mechamoprphers,
Speed. Your speed is 30 if you are Medium Enmeshed, and Etcetera.
sized and 25 if you are Small sized. Each one will have
Languages. You can speak, read, and write appearances heavily
Common and another language of your choice. influenced by their
Rest Mode. When taking a long rest, you must environment.
remain in a powered down state for 5 hours. You
appear to be shut down, with only a few small
standby lights differentiating you from an empty
shell. You do not lose your senses and become
fully active within seconds, though you are
considered unconscious.
Core Power. Your core must be replenished with
some source of power, requiring you to eat and
drink like other creatures. You can consume nearly
anything as sustenance though, the Flare helping
to refine and repurpose its latent energy into
power for your core. You do not need to breathe.
Construct Arcana. Because of your unique
origin, magics that behave strangely around you.
You can be affected by magic that can typically
only affect constructs and you can be healed or
harmed by magic that is typically geared towards
primarily organic creatures. You are considered a
creature when determining if a spell or effect can
affect you. Additionally, you have resistance to
poison damage.

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 MECHAMORPHERS
The most well-known kind of synthetic, though not
quite as prolific as the Enmeshed. These synthetic
have clearly visible robotic bodies, some with hard
edges and robotic voices, some with smooth lines
and charm. They embrace their robotic forms
happily, taking great joy in the advantages brought
on by their mechanical nature. Their greatest
attribute is the ability to transform into differing
machines, granting them unique advantages on the
battlefield.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma Score
increases by 1.
Hard Shell. Your gain a +1 bonus to your AC.
Morphing Form. Your body can be altered into
one of several forms as a bonus action. You can
revert from this form as a bonus action as well.
You can only have one form chosen but can switch
between them after you finish a long rest. You can
use this ability a number of times equal to your
proficiency modifier (with a shift into the other
form and back again counting as one use) before
finishing a short rest. You can stay in these forms
as long as you like but cannot rest while in using
them. Additionally, you can only have one weapon
active (such as a sword or blaster) while in this
form, all other items are folded into yourself or fall
off when you transform (your choice). While in
these forms, you are considered Medium sized and
can carry another Medium sized or smaller
creature on or within you. Unless otherwise stated,
all of your other stats and powers remain the
same.
• Plane: You have a fly speed equal to double
your movement speed.
• Car: Your movement speed is doubled while
in this form. If on roads or equivalent flat
terrain, your movement speed it tripled.
• Boat: You have a swim speed equal to
double your movement speed.
• Submarine: You have a swim speed equal
to your movement speed and can dive up
to 1,000 feet underwater with no ill effects.
You have enough oxygen to sustain 1
creature for 3 hours.
• Digger: You gain a dig speed equal to your
movement speed, leaving a Medium sized
tunnel in your path.
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• Multi-Purpose Machinery: You can add your
proficiency bonus to a single task you have
shifted you form to accomplish. If you
already are proficient with a skill you are
attempting to use, double your proficiency
bonus for that task.
The names listed above are examples and can
be changed according to what you desire for your
character. Such as having a jet or air balloon
instead of a plane, or an ATV or motorbike instead
of a car.
Variant Morphing Form. Some mechamorphers
choose animalistic forms, instead of vehicles, for
their alternate form. Choose one creature with a CR
equal to half your Proficiency bonus (rounded
down) as your alternate form. Applying the same
rules for the regular morphing form, you can
change into this single animal instead. Your stats
and abilities become that of the animal’s, with the
exception of your Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma,
and Hit Points. You can choose a different creature
when your proficiency bonus increases, losing
access to the old one. In this form, you do not have
access to any of your other abilities.
ENMESHED
Many synthetic fall into this category but the
variety within them is infinite. Enmeshed are
sometimes very clearly machines, sometimes
indistinguishable from organic creatures, and often
a mix of both. The Flare virus does not distinguish
between different types of code and the mechanics
of a liver against an energy recycler. Because of
this, enmeshed can fluctuate between the two,
being a seemingly impossible mix of harsh
machinery and organic bones, of blood and
batteries. Because of this, some synthetic go their
entire lives thinking they are one creature, only to
figure out they are another.
Many others refer to enmeshed as cyborgs or
androids but there is a distinction, even if it is
slight. They are not organic creatures augmented
with machinery, nor are they machines replicating
living beings. They are a mishmash of meat and
machinery, with their bodies and minds unable to
recognize the difference between the two.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength Score
increases by 1.
Acquired Ability. Your body is such an amazing
replica of another creature that you gain one ability
from them. Choose any subspecies and gain any
one trait from them other than an Ability Score
Increase.
 Flare Jump. You can use an action to push your
consciousness into an empty shell, such as a
lifeless robot or dead body. The CR for this shell
cannot exceed your character’s level. For the next
hour, you control that shell as if it were your own
body, losing all of your abilities and gaining theirs.
Your Hit Points, Strength, Dexterity, and
Constitution scores are that of the shell and you
retain your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma.
During this time your original body is unconscious.
You return your will to your own body if the shell
drops to 0 hit points, if you use an action to return,
or if the shell moves more than 1,000 feet away
from your body or to another plane. You must
finish a long rest before using this feature again.
You can also use this ability to tag along inside a
willing creature, experiencing everything the
creature experiences, though you have no ability to
control the creature without its permission.
tape, but you can attempt (and mostly accomplish)
anything a typical character could do. Additionally,
unless hovering, your movement speed in difficult
terrain is reduced to 0.
Unusual Combat. You are proficient with two
weapons of your choice.
Applied Appliance. You gain proficiency with one
skill of your choice that is related to your shell.
Odd Shape. You have advantage on saving
throws to resist spells and effects that target a
single creature but have disadvantage on Dexterity
based saving throws.
Auxiliary Battery. As a bonus action, you can
expend one Hit Dice to recover hit points. You can
do this a number of times equal to your proficiency
modifier before finishing a short or long rest.

ETCETERA
Sometimes the Flare must settle for less-than-
ideal forms to infect, causing all sorts of machinery
to come to life. Cordless drills, hover boards,
electric guitars, laptops, game controllers and
systems, programmable toilets, animatronic
puppets, digital pets, lamps, children’s toys, laser
swords, and basically anything else that has some
sort of battery or other power source, and even a
basic bit of technology in it, can suddenly spring to
life and begin adventuring. The Flare will slightly
modify its original design, giving it the ability to
move, speak, perceive the world around them,
brandish a weapon, and even cast spells in some
cases. In a world of dragons and demons, a
vacuum wielding a magical axe is not all that
peculiar… most of the time anyway.
Mutable Form. Almost every kind of tool,
equipment, or piece of technology can be brought
to life by the Flare. To play as an etcetera, your
shell must be Medium or Small sized, with items
that would be considered Tiny having enough
modifications and offshoots of their body to be
considered small. You can hover up to 6 feet off
the ground for a total of 1 minute before finishing a
short or long rest. Otherwise, you are limited to
your shell’s original mobility or an augmented set
of robotic legs (your choice). You can speak, read,
write, attack, cast spells, and typically do most
anything an average character can do, though your
GM may impose some limits, based on your shell.
The way you take these actions may be
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 TROGS
“Well,” Alieah mused “what now? Looks like the
sheriff isn’t going to pay us that bounty.”
Cruk croaked in a loud huff, then bellowed
“Simple! I’m going to eat the sheriff. Then I will be
the sheriff and I will pay us the money we are
owed!”
“No Cruk, you can’t eat the sheriff.” Alieah said
with a chuckle.
Cruk was not amused. “Balderdash! You know
nothing of my people!” they said, stomping up the
stairs to the constabulary. “I most certainly can eat
the sheriff!”
Born cold and alone, trogs have only themselves in
this world. Their entire hierarchy is based around
who can eat whom. If a trog can reach adulthood,
they have already consumed ten or more of their
brethren. For this reason, their villages rarely rise
beyond swamp dwellings, officials within the town
constantly being replaced by those that consumed
them. They have no concept of family, no fear of
death, and only respect those that they can’t yet
devour. It is said that no trog ever dies of old age.
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BIG PUNCH, SMALL PACKAGE
Trogs come in a few varieties, some slick and
smooth and others hard and thorny. They all have
a very similar stature and size though, standing no
more than 4 feet tall and weighing around 100
pounds. From a distance, they appear to be little
more than a mouth with arms and legs. Up close,
this proves to be an accurate description. A trog’s
mouth and throat seem to comprise about a
quarter of their entire body. They can open this
mouth to devour things even larger than their own
body, which they enjoy doing very much. Their girth
will expand greatly to encompass this new mass,
but their stretching does have a limit.
Their ability to consume is not their only talent.
By the time a trog reaches maturity they are
already skilled in melee combat. Despite their
small frame and light bones, they pack a shocking
punch. A trog is an awesome ally to have, provided
you can keep them from trying to eat you or your
friends. An endeavor that is much easier said than
done.
 DELICIOUSLY SIMPLE
Trogs have a difficult time understanding the woes
of other species. To them, there are no problems
that can’t be solved by hitting or eating. What little
art and technology comes from this species
mirrors this mentality. Hammer marked idols,
machines full of dozens of useless nails, and gilded
dinner plates are some examples. If a trog wants
something, say a title or ancient relic, they will
begin to kill and then eat whoever stands in their
path. Trogs know they too will likely be eaten soon,
so thinking about the ramifications of their actions
is a somewhat alien concept. This has caused some
political brushes with other kingdoms in the past
but, due to their extremely short lives and prolific
breeding, wars against the trogs almost always just
sputter away. Kingdoms find it difficult to war
against a species who may not remember or even
understand that they are at war.
This does not mean that the trog are stupid, just
that they care little for the rules and boundaries
that other species hold sacred. If a situation will put
them or their comrades in mortal danger, they are
wise enough to stay away from it. But they can be
brash or cold, even to those they hold in high
regard; respect they show by not attempting to eat
then, even if they easily could. Death of others
means little to a trog because life is cheap in their
minds. Better to not waste time on the dead,
consume them, distribute their belongings, and
move on with life.
CONQUEST AND CONSUMPTION
The social structure of trogs is in a constant state
of flux, making it very difficult for them to rise
beyond small village status. Like most things, the
trogs take what they want through force or
consumption, and sometimes both. If there is a
political position that a trog desires, such as a
village councilor, they will simply eat the current
occupant and assume their role. This can seem
ghastly to other species but is well ingrained and
accepted in trog society since birth. Trog
adolescence is a daily struggle to eat or be eaten. It
is simply the way of life for a trog.
There is no family structure for a trog. Mates
compete against, and eat, other trogs in a show of
superiority. The winners mate and then leave the
eggs to grow into adults on their own. Spawn pools
can be found in trog villages and, though they are
guarded fiercely, there is no concept of a mother or
father. It is worth noting that no adult trog will
consume a tadpole unless starving. Not because
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they don’t want to, but because it is considered
crass to eat something so far below your station.
The trog obsession with consuming does not
stop at conquest, it is ingrained into nearly every
facet of their society. Trog villages hold daily feasts
where any trog of any standing may come to eat
food or compete against others and eat them
instead. Village royalty, the largest of the trogs, will
often use this time to exert their mastery of their
post. They will consume so much, engorging their
bodies to be so large it would be nearly impossible
for another trog to swallow them. This craven
consumption and disregard for their own bodily
health is the true sign of a trog leader. By being so
large, they force the respect of the other trogs
around them, as any competitors would be beaten
without even raising an axe. Craftier trog have
discovered that this lurid body makes royalty slow,
and competitors may not be able to eat them
whole, but they can consume chunks of them quite
easily. If a rival does not kill them, trog royalty will
often live short lives, dying from any number of
complications caused by regularly filling
themselves to literal bursting.
TROG NAMES
Trogs choose their own names but do not do so
until they have reached maturity. Their names are
brutish and simple, often incorporating deep croaks
and vibrations other species can not accurately
reproduce. There is no differentiation between
male or female names and, in fact, finding any
difference between the sexes at all is nearly
impossible to the unskilled observer.
Depending on their temperament, they may
choose a series of clicks or burbles to be their
name. Some take pleasure in other species’
inability to correctly pronounce it, while others are
habitually angered by the mispronunciation.
Unfortunately for other species, it’s difficult to
know how the trog will react to their name being
mangled until it is too late.
Trog Names: Brak, Murica, Wruk, Ritt, Hurp, Bwahp
ALL ROADS LEAD TO HUNGER
Adventuring trog are somewhat of an oddity. More
often than not, a Trog that seems to be
adventuring has simply gotten themselves lost and
are trying to find a new place to call home. Others
may adventure out in the world to experience the
culinary delights beyond their meager homes.
Some very odd trogs seek out gold and glory, but
usually this too is somehow linked back to their
 insatiable desire to feast. In ancient tomes, there
are legends of trog warriors who sought out ways
to improve their species’ lot in this world. They
accomplished great things in their lives and
brought temporary prosperity to their people. They
are some of the only trogs recorded in anything
more than a species compendium. Even in these
books of ancient valor, they still make mention of
the trog’s destructive hunger. Trogs do not keep
their own recorded history and many new
traditions are abandoned after just a few
generations.
OTHER SPECIES
Most species do not cast out trogs, but they are
almost always regarded with caution. They know of
the trog’s short temperament and ability to eat
people whole. Common folk will bend over
backwards to give the trog what they want, hoping
the amphibians will move on quickly. Strong
adventurers or guards will usually stand up to a
belligerent trog; wise adventurers or guards will
know better than to turn their backs on the same
trog.
Their stout size, natural combat prowess, and
general attitude will either earn them respect or
ire, with very little feelings in between. Trogs care
little for what others think; as long as they can
fight and eat, then they will feel an emotion
analogous to happiness.
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TROG TRAITS
Your trog character has several abilities they
refined while fighting for their life against their
siblings.
Ability Score Increase: Your Strength and
Constitution score increase by 1.
Age: Trogs reach maturity within 3 months.
Arcane biologists have determined that a Trog
could live up to 300 years or more. The oldest
recorded Trog lived to be 90 before dying a valiant
death. There is not a single recorded instance of a
trog dying of old age.
Size: Trogs stand between 3 and 4 feet tall and
weigh around 80 pounds. Royal trogs can weigh
over 150 pounds. Your size is small.
Speed: Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Large Lungs: Trogs can hold their breath for 12
hours.
Animal Speech: Trogs can carry limited
conversations with animals. Their temperament
and inability to recreate sounds fluently means
much is lost in translation. When speaking with an
animal by using this ability, you have disadvantage
on any checks related to speaking to or
comprehending the animal.
Languages: You can speak Common and Trog.
Trog is a series of croaks and clicks that other
species, lacking a deep throat and air sack, have
trouble recreating. There is no written trog
language. Trogs do not naturally know how to read
or write.
Born Brawler: You have proficiency with one
simple or martial weapon of your choice.
Swallow: You can attempt to swallow a creature
of one size larger than you or smaller. Make a
grapple attack against the target, on a success,
they are swallowed. If the creature is the same size
as you or smaller, you may move and attack freely.
If the creature is larger than you, your movement
speed is reduced to 0 though you can still attack.
You regain your movement speed after a short rest
spent digesting the creature or until you spit them
out as a bonus action.
Swallowed creatures are restrained and blinded.
They can make an Athletics or Acrobatics check as
an action to wriggle out of your maw at the start of
their turn. While swallowed, they take 1d6 acid
damage at the start of their turns, until they
escape. If the creature dies, you can either
spit them out (as a bonus action) or
spend a short rest digesting them.
You may only digest 1 creature
before finishing a long rest.
 You cannot hold concentration on spells while
you have a swallowed creature inside you.
Subspecies: Trogs come in three major varieties:
Spiny, Slimy, and Bony. Choose one of these
subspecies for your character.
SPINY
Spiny trogs are dry and sharp. Their bodies have
adapted to desert climates, needing almost no
water to survive. The derive nearly all the moisture
they need from the blood of their food. They are
excellent hunters and feel their best under a
scorching sun. Their skin is brown and covered in
warts and small thorns, making them difficult food
for anything except another spiny trog.
Ability Score Increase: Your Constitution score
increases by 1.
Horn Croak: If casting thunder based magics, the
magic’s range is doubled. You also know the Wub
Blast cantrip. Constitution is your spellcasting
ability for it.
Swallow: If using the Swallow action, you can
bite down as you swallow your opponent, dealing
1d4 + your Strength modifier piercing damage. You
can use a bonus action on subsequent turns, with
advantage, to make bite attacks against the target
you have swallowed.
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SLIMY
Slimy trogs have smooth and wet skin. The reside
mostly in swamps, by rivers, and near the ocean.
They can come in any color, though it is always a
bright and vibrant one, which serves as a natural
deterrent against predators. They are the craftiest
of the species, making small tools or trinkets to
help them hunt for prey or gain an advantage over
other trogs. There have even been some artists to
come from this subspecies, though they are very
rare.
Slimy trogs must stay hydrated, needing to
drink at least 1 gallon of water daily. If they have
any less than this, they suffer a level of exhaustion
for every day they do not drink this much.
Ability Score Improvement: Your Intelligence
score increases by 1.
Improvised Trinket: During a short rest, you can
use discarded materials around you to create a
small trinket that can aid someone in battle. The
trinket can be used with a bonus action to add +1 to
an attack roll, damage roll, or saving throw. You
must choose the effect when you create the object.
 Once the object is used, it breaks, and you must
find new parts to build another trinket. You may
only create 3 trinkets before finishing a long rest.
When you reach 9th level, the trinket can be used
twice before breaking. At 18th level the trinket can
be used three times before breaking.
The trinket is a small object, no larger than
three inches. The exact specifics of the object are
up to you. A set of springs that strengthen a bow’s
power, a small battery that powers up a sword, or a
few magnets on an axe that draw it towards a foe’s
armor are some examples.
Swallow: When you swallow a creature, you can
use a bonus action to release a numbing poison in
your body, bathing the swallowed creature in it.
They must succeed on a Constitution saving throw,
(DC 10), or have disadvantage on Acrobatics and
Athletics checks for the next minute. Once you
have used this ability, you must finish a long rest
before you can use it again.
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BONY
Bony trogs are outcasts among their own kind.
Cursed from birth to never be fulfilled, in stomach
or spirit. Long ago, the trogs came into contact with
a time-travelling amphibian god hero. The god was
so distraught at the ravenous trogs within this
dimension that he laid this terrible curse upon
them. Thankfully, the trogs reproduce so quickly
they broke past the curse by sheer attrition.
However, sometimes it comes back, infecting an
entire group of tadpoles.
These trogs take on ashen colors and are
horribly skinny. Their bones jut out from their
bodies in grotesque ways. Bony trogs will never
gain fat, as their food turns to ashes before they
can finish digesting it. They often die of starvation
before anything else can kill them.
Ability Score Improvement: Your Dexterity score
increases by 1.
Starving: You must eat 5 pounds of food daily or
suffer one level of exhaustion. All exhaustion
gained in this way is erased if you can eat 15
pounds of food in one day.
Magical Suffering: Your constant pain has
opened your mind to several secrets of the
universe. Choose two cantrips from the
Sorcerer or Warlock table. You can
cast these two spells as if you were a
Warlock, even if you have no levels in that
class. Additionally, these spells deal +1
damage.
Swallow: When you swallow a creature, or any
other food, they become subject to the time curse
in your body. For every minute that passes while
swallowed, they age 1 year. If consumed in this way,
they turn to ash after being digested for 1 hour.
 fashion. All wo'nari indulge in painting and
WO'NARI designing of their fur. Wo'nari fur marking is
steeped in cultural lore, every small symbol
“Kraid looked over his kingdom, its very nature an carrying a story within it.
ephemeral dream. It would not live beyond him,
and his life was coming to a close. It would be FOCUSED AMBITION
bloody contest among the clans to take his seat. He
Wo'nari have very little time to accomplish their
closed his eyes, digging into the future, probing
goals. They reach maturity at age 5 and live a
every possible avenue. He found nothing, all places
maximum of 50 years, typically dying far earlier. It
from here led to bloodshed among the wo'nari
is expected for a wo'nari to already have their life's
people. He stood for a long time, breathing in the
goals set and detailed by the time they reach
sun, trying to will time to stop. It did not. With a
maturity. They are trained from birth to move
spark, it came to him. He could not find the answer
quickly and learn quicker, those who cannot are
within the future, only death laid there, but maybe
ostracized for fear of them dragging down the
there were answers in the past. He never had much
group. Because of this, the wo'nari have incredible
time for books, and he was short on time now, but
ambition, striving to do as much with their time as
this was greater than him. He strode to his library
they can possibly accomplish. They have little
and the future suddenly seemed less concrete.”
patience for nonsense of any kind and may develop
a disdain for leisure activities. Slights against them
From the second a wo'nari is born they are racing
are either dealt with swiftly or forgotten, giving up
against the world. Their short lifespans and early
the offended senses so they may pursue more
maturity give them little time to waste. By the time
important matters. Very little is passed from a
they are able to face the world they likely already
parent to their offspring, due to the nature of their
have their life’s goal planned in fine detail. They are
clans and breakneck lifestyle. This means that
relentless and extremely quick learners, picking up
wo'nari almost never have a blood legacy, relying
concepts in days that would take other species
only on their actions to immortalize them in
years to comprehend. A clan of wo'nari is a
history.
powerful ally to have, and a dangerous foe to fear.

SVELTE AND FEARSOME

Wo'nari can range wildly, from beautiful fur with
meaningful markings, to dirt mottled coats that
bristle at the slightest provocation. They are tall,
adults ranging anywhere from 6 to 7 feet in height.
Their bodies are usually light for their size, nearly
all their mass being made of finely toned muscle.
Wo'nari range from 100 to 160 pounds.
There are four major colorations of wo'nari.
white, brown, grey, and black. The dominant color
of their fur typically correlates to the specific
type of wo'nari they are. Their
temperament often defines how
they maintain their appearance.
Those preferring the wilds of
blood and moon will keep
themselves unkempt,
regarding unprotective
clothing as a waste. The
more civilized may
indulge in finer
garments and jewelry
but will rarely wear
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 Their rapid lives are only outpaced by their
incredible intelligence. Wo'nari have an unrivaled
ability to absorb and retain information. It is rare
that they forget anything of importance until their
minds begin to fade in old age. Even then a wo'nari
is an amazing fount of knowledge and many older
wo'nari find themselves serving as scholars or
advisers; having likely already accomplished their
life's goals. If a wo'nari sets their mind to learning a
skill or task they can usually master it in half the
time it would take another species. Unfortunately,
their short lifespan means that only a lucky few in
the world will benefit from their amazing skill at a
given craft. This makes any creations by a master
wo'nari exceedingly valuable as it may be one of
the few masterpieces they created before they
died.
CLAN-PANIONSHIP
Clans of wo'nari are by nature, fleeting things. They
rarely last longer than a few generations and
typically do not survive the death of an Alpha.
Despite this, wo'nari clans are powerful
arrangements; their vast intellect and strength
making them fearsome foes to have. Wo’nari cities
are great centers of science and discovery but can
rise and fall within a century.
Each clan is ruled over by an Alpha. The Alpha is
not an elected position but doesn't always need to
be taken by force either. Leaders rise to this status
through a mix of cunning, leadership, and raw
strength. An Alpha may rule over the clan for their
entire life, considering it to be their life's goal. There
is little concept of blood lineage in wo'nari culture,
meaning that an Alpha's offspring is rarely the one
to succeed them in this role. Often, the new Alpha
must prove themselves to the rest of the clan by
beating out other rivals in tests of strength and
will. When that fails, a fight of blood and bone will
always reveal the next Alpha. During this time the
clan is at its weakest, having no clear leadership.
Rivals vying for the Alpha position may find the
clan has dissolved while they quarreled, leaving
them nothing left to preside over.
Though many clans operate with an Alpha
presiding over them, the wo’nari recognize this as
an arrangement of choice and tradition, not
something intrinsic to their nature. In some clans,
the Alpha is a fluid position, held by a select few or
by the will of all.
While most wo'nari are content with the clan
arrangement, others strike out on their own. Each
lone wo'nari has their own reason for preferring
solitude. Some are rebelling against their former
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clan. Others have failed to formulate their life's
goal and meander about aimlessly. Some may
consider themselves too great for their clan and go
out in search of a worthier one.
Clans almost never ally with one another as it
would require two Alpha's leading together, an
often difficult task. If a clan must merge with
another, the Alphas will typically challenge one
another with the victor ruling over the newly fused
clans. There is rarely open war between clans as
having others fight your battles for you is
considered dishonorable and cowardly.
WO'NARI NAMES
Wo'nari names are a mixture of animistic noises
and references to their life's goal. A wo'nari
chooses their name when they reach maturity,
whatever name they were called before this is
willingly forgotten by all their kin. Knowing that
they are likely to interact with other species they
will usually pick a name that others can pronounce.
They also use a clan name in a similar way to how
humans use last names, adding “of” to denote
belonging to that clan. For example, Forygrre of
Darkclaw. Those with no clan will often lie, using a
well-known clan name or creating a new one, to
avoid the dishonor of belonging to no clan. There
are no name distinctions between gender.
Clan names do not always relate to the actions
of the clan. Sometimes a powerful name is chosen
for the sake of intimidation. Other times the clan’s
name is something that evolves over time, based
on the clan’s actions. Some clan names have been
used many times by different clans in different
times through history, with names being
resurrected to evoke the legends behind them.
Wo'nari Names: Vicuus, Rangl, Graanal, Bayrik,
Haala, Halthon, Orannayr, Warrgrar, Ghunter,
Araleir, Tarrn, Maeestyrr
Clan Names: Lightfoot, Moonpaw, Whitetooth,
Archfur, Throatdrinker, Hardbody, Chad, Beateater,
Forcearbiter, Goldwraith, Huntorn
OTHER SPECIES
How a wo'nari interacts with other species is highly
dependent on their breed. They have no particular
bias for or against any type of creature but enjoy
working with those that prefer brain over brawn.
They are generally well received in the world but
enough is known about each breed to color the
opinions of the people they may encounter.
 WO'NARI TRAITS
Your wo'nari character has a variety of trait that
differ by the type of wo'nari they are.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 2.
Age. A wo'nari reaches adulthood by age 5 and
rarely lives past 50.
Alignment. Wo'nari that live within a clan are
naturally inclined towards a sense of order. Those
who abandon the clan tend to be more chaotic in
nature, living on a whim rather than by any specific
code of conduct. Their moral compass will vary
wildly based somewhat on their breed and majorly
on their limited experiences.
Size. All Wo'nari have a similar build. They
average 6 to 7 feet tall and 100 to 160 pounds.
They may appear skinny to onlookers but are
packed with muscle under their fur. Your size is
medium.
Speed. You base walking speed is 30 feet
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and one other language that you clan
teaches. Clans typically enforce the learning of
another language to all their pups. The language is
often one of a local group of creatures that the
wo'nari must deal with on a regular basis. This
other group could be an ally or an enemy.
Bite. All wo'nari can use their bite as an attack.
As an attack, make an unarmed strike against a
creature, on a hit the target takes 1d6 + your
Strength modifier piercing damage.
Laser Vision. An ability unique to the wo'nari is
that their eyes can produce a laser effect. The
origin of this ability is unknown, and the breeds
differ on how they can use this ability. After you
use your laser attack, you must finish a short or
long rest before you can use it again.
Subspecies. There are three major breeds of
wo'nari: winter, moon, and gaia. The ideals and fur
color of each breed all follow their own similar
path, though there have been many exceptions to
this rule.
abandoning those they no longer need. Winter
wo'nari are not inherently evil but are rarely ever
described as good.
Their fur is usually white to gray with subtle
hues of pale colors denoting ancient lineage. They
enjoy marking their fur with myriad puzzles and
mathematics. Those that can understand and solve
these riddles are picked out by the winter wo'nari
as potential allies or threats.
Ability Score Improvement. Your Charisma score
increases by 1.
Alignment. Winter wo'nari are hard pressed to
be loyal to anyone outside their clan. They tend
towards neutral or evil alignments. Evil ones rarely
indulge in violence for the sake of violence,
preferring a gentler hand in their conquests.
Arcane Simplicity. You have the ability to
decipher inscrutable texts with relative ease. When
reading magic runes or ancient languages, you
have advantage on Insight or Investigation checks
to decipher their meaning. Additionally, you can
speak, read, and write one extra language of your
choice.
Laser Vision. Your laser eyes manifest in highly
focused but harmless beams. On your turn, you
can focus a thin laser on a single target you can
see within 60 feet. The lasers last until the end of
your turn. While you have the lasers targeted on a
creature you have advantage on any ranged attack
rolls you make against that creature. If you attack a
different target, your beam is lost.

WINTER WO'NARI
As a winter wo'nari, you were raised in a clan that
valued wit and charm over raw strength. You
prefer trickery or persuasion over direct
confrontation. You are typically easy to get along
with and meld into social circles effortlessly,
gaining influence with your smooth, toothy smile.
Some use this influence to build major clans that
far outlast them. Others use this influence as a
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 MOON WO'NARI
As a moon wo'nari, you were raised in a clan that
placed great value in order and tradition. Your
upbringing placed much focus on the cycles of life,
teaching you discipline and willful resolve. Moon
wo'nari often have a religious or monastic
background. They are stupendously loyal to those
aligned with their clan or faith, lending their
fearsome strength to those in need. They rarely
abide evil, unless their god demands it, and find
neutrality unsuitable to their resolve.
Moon wo'nari have dark fur with deep violets or
hard black being the primary colors. They mark
their fur with symbols of their god or self-mastery.
They have no desire to hold their faith inside and
do not fear those that may recognize their
alignment.
Ability Score Improvement. Your Wisdom score
increases by 1.
Alignment. Moon wo'nari almost always serve
good gods. Their near obsession with order and
tradition mixes with their stalwart resolve to make
a good-aligned creature with very few exceptions.
Weapon Training. You are proficient with 3
weapons of your choice. These weapons should be
something that your clan taught all their pups.
Laser Vision. Your laser eyes create a high
energy bolt that burns foes. Make a ranged attack
roll against a target that you can see. On a hit the
target takes 1d6 + your Intelligence modifier
radiant damage. The range is 30 feet, and you are
proficient with this attack. The damage die increase
to 2d6 at 4th level, 3d6 at 8th level, 4d6 at 12th
level, and 5d6 at 16th level. Your laser may cause
a different type of damage at your GM's discretion.
Ability Score Improvement. Your Strength score
increases by 1
Alignment. Gaia wo'nari are not concerned with
anything but their own survival. While they may
help in larger causes, it is typically for selfish
reasons. They are generally of a chaotic alignment.
Feast of Death. You can spend an action feasting
on a recently fallen (1 day or less) corpse, you can
recover hit points equal to 1d8 + your Constitution
modifier. While feasting, you may not use any
reactions. This health recovery increases to 2d8 at
4th level, 3d8 at 8th level, 4d8 at 12th level, and
5d8 at 16th level You must finish a long rest before
you can use this feature again.
Laser Burst. Your laser eyes create a bright
flash that blinds foes around you. As an action, you
create a 15-foot cone in the direction you are
looking. Each creature within the area must make a
Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the
end of their next turn. The DC for this saving throw
equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier.

GAIA WO'NARI
Wild and free, your clan placed no value on the
trappings of civilization. Nature and the wild
expanse are your true homes. You are savage and
reckless in your speech and your attacks. Some
may call you uncouth, and those same would not
last a day in the harsh world you were raised in.
You have dealt with life and death, victory and loss
all your days. The petty trifling of kings and saints
mean nothing to a gaia wo'nari. What matters is
the clan, the wilds, and yourself.
Gaia wo'nari have fur of browns and reds. They
mark their fur with symbols of war and battle.
Some take the symbols of the forest or mountains.
Their furs often feature lost friends and families,
though this is not something most will openly
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 ENERGY WO’NARI
Energy wo’nari are an outlier within the species,
having features that turn the typical wo’nari life on
its head. Occasionally, due to heritage or a surge of
Corruption energy, they have been infused with the
same cell-charging energy as a Laser Pup. Because
of this they live much longer than other wo’nari
and do not have to mature at the same rate. Their
lives are considered carefree by other wo’nari,
making staying within a clan difficult due to the
jealously of their “blessing”. Energy wo’nari feel
they have the same drive and determination as the
others of their species but lack the internal
countdown that drives the others.
This also takes a toll on their health and
appearance. They are perpetually stuck with a
puppy like appearance and consume nearly double
the food most wo’nari eat. Their fur coloring ranges
nearly the entire spectrum but will never dull with
age, even on their last days. Their fur markings are
difficult to maintain, being overtaken by rapid
regrowth.
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Ability Score Improvement. Your Dexterity score
increases by 1.
Alignment. Good natured and excitable, they
seek out any thrills life has to offer. They are
fiercely loyal to allies but their chaotic tendencies
can easily endanger those same allies.
Slowed Age. Like the Laser Pup breeds they
descend from, energy wo’nari age much slower
than their counterparts. You are immune to aging
effects and spells and your average lifespan in 20
years.
Laser Bork. Your energy is concentrated in your
mouth, rather than your eyes. As an action, you
bark a 15-foot cone of energy. Each creature within
the area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw,
taking 1d6 radiant damage on a failed save or half
as much on a successful one. The DC for this
saving throw equals 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier. Because of the unique
origin of your energy, you can burn your own
internal reserves to power up this blast. You can
choose to expend any number of your hit dice,
increasing the damage of the blast by 1d6 for each
hit dice you use.
 DRAGONBORN VARIATIONS
Dragonborn in the Retroverse behave similarly to
their kin in other realms. They share all the same
traits as other dragonborn, including temperament
and species bonuses. The major difference is their
Draconic Ancestry. Retroverse dragons come in
many different types including neon, laser, xenon,
tesla, and many more.
The DC for saving throws against your attacks is
8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency
bonus.
NEON DRAGONBORN
Appearance. Neon dragonborn range the full
spectrum of color, always correlating to the color
of neon they exude. Their blood glows an intense
shade of their natural color and veins can be seen
through the thinner parts of their flesh.
Draconic Attack. You can use your action to
exhale destructive energy. You exhale a 15-foot
cone of thin neon gas that ignites a second later.
The gas spreads over cover and can filter through a
crack of 1 inch or more, filling in the rest of the
cone shape through the crack. Each creature within
the area must make a Dexterity saving throw,
taking 2d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as
much on a successful one. The damage increases
to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th
level. After you use your draconic attack, you can't
use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Damage Resistance. You have resistance to fire
damage.
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LASER DRAGONBORN
Appearance. Laser dragonborn are typically a
shade of purple, from a light mauve to a deep
violet. Their eyes have a slight glow to them that
blocks out any sign of their pupils.
Draconic Attack. You can use your action to
exhale destructive energy. You exhale a 30-foot
long, 5-foot-wide line of searing energy that burns
your foe. Each creature within the area must make
a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d6 radiant
damage on a failed save, or half as much on a
successful one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6 th
level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. By using
a bonus action and all of your movement, you can
overcharge your attack, adding 1d6 radiant damage
to your roll. After you use your draconic attack, you
can't use it again until you finish a short or long
rest.
Damage Resistance. You have resistance to fire
damage.
XENON DRAGONBORN
Appearance. Xenon dragonborn have a sheen to
their scales that others lack. Their reflective scales
can be a highly polished black, a pearlescent blue,
or even chrome. They have large frills on their
heads that flare up when they are threatened or
attempting to threaten.
Draconic Attack. You can use your action to
raise the frills on your head, filling them with a
chemical reaction that creates a blinding flash in a
15-foot cone. Each creature within the area must
make a Constitution saving throw, taking 1d6
psychic damage on a failed save and being blinded
until the end of their next turn, or half as much
damage and not being blinded
on a successful one. The damage
increases to 2d6 at 6th level, 3d6 at
11th level, and 4d6 at 16th level. After
you use your draconic attack, you
can't use it again until you finish a
short or long rest.
Damage Resistance. You have resistance
to psychic damage.
 TESLA DRAGONBORN
Appearance. Tesla dragonborn are usually pale
colored, with blues, yellows, and reds comprising
the most common scale shades. They are a bit
shorter than other dragonborn, having a tendency
to hunch towards the ground.
Draconic Attack. You can use your action to
charge your cells, releasing the energy in an
electric aura around your body. Each creature
within 5 feet of you must make a Constitution
saving throw, taking 2d6 lightning damage on a
failed save, or half as much on a successful one. If
you are grappling a creature, they have
disadvantage on the saving throw. The damage
increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and
5d6 at 16th level. After you use your draconic
attack, you can't use it again until you finish a short
or long rest.
Damage Resistance. You
have resistance to
lightning damage.
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BEAT DRAGONBORN
Appearance. Beat dragonborn take on an
appearance that mimics their favorite type of
music. Metal will have them wearing torn clothing
and long chains. Jazz often means a crisp suit and
even crisper shoes. Country almost always involves
large boots and a broad hat. Whatever your
appearance, your scales will eventually change to
compliment your musical tastes and fashion style.
Draconic Attack. You can use your action to let
out a terrible blast of music in a 15-foot cone. Each
creature within the area must make a Constitution
saving throw, taking 2d6 thunder damage on a
failed save, or half as much on a successful one.
The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th
level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use your
draconic attack, you can't use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Damage Resistance. You have resistance to
thunder damage.
CODE DRAGONBORN
Appearance. Code dragonborn are a clash of
one primary color and black. Their scales making
small patterns of green-and-black or blue-and-
black that resembles falling code. Their eyes are
almost always a simple solid color that matches
their scales. They lack the reality penetrating vision
of a full code dragon but may occasionally receive
flashes of the truth.
Draconic Attack. You can use your action to
exhale a swath destructive energy.
When using your breath weapon,
you can choose which type of element
to exhale: acid, cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, poison,
radiant, or thunder. You exhale a 15-foot cone of
energy that assaults your foe. Each creature within
the area must make a Dexterity saving throw,
taking 1d6 damage on a failed save, or half as
much on a successful one. The damage
increases to 2d6 at 6th level, 3d6 at 11th level,
and 4d6 at 16th level. After you use your
draconic attack, you can't use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Damage Resistance. You have resistance to the
damage type of your last draconic attack.
 COSMIC DWARVES
SUNFIRE PASSION
Cosmic dwarves are not immediately
distinguishable from other dwarves, living in a
similar clan structure and being physically similar
to their other kin. They tend to have dark hair which
they adorn with vibrant gemstones from beyond
the sky in an effort to mimic the endless expanse.
Their eyes do help single them out, with dark irises
and pupils speckled with small color shards that
shift with their emotional state. This connection to
their emotions goes deeper than their eyes and
manifests as a small empathic field that other
cosmic dwarves can feel. This emotional
connection influences almost everything in their
society and culture, placing a great importance on
emotional wellbeing.
EMPATHIC CLANS
Each and every cosmic dwarf is empathic, though
some are stronger in this ability than others. When
around others of their kind, they can become
linked, raising or lowering emotional states of their
kin. This ability is not quite as strong with other
species but can still be felt as a minor emotional
force, especially to close friends and teammates.
A cosmic dwarf’s neutral state tends towards
jovial or curious, which can make their dwarven
cities quite vibrant. Every member of the clan can
detect the emotions of another, ensuring that trust
and love are the most important qualities, if only to
maintain the structure of their society. Deep
sadness or anger can be detrimental to a large
clan, sometimes being strong enough to
overwhelm other dwarves and begin spreading like
an emotional virus. Cosmic dwarves have dealt
with many emotional outbreaks though and most
important buildings double as wellness centers,
giving those in turmoil a place to re-center under
the care of their kin.
These strong emotions can also be a force for
good as well. An entire clan emboldened by rage
against a common enemy is enough to tear
through the bounds of reality. Strong enough
curiosity of a disease can bring the entire clan
together in the effort to stop it. Even sadness over
a fallen leader can unify the clans, strengthening
their resolve in an effort to build up a replacement.
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NICE MEMORIES
Cosmic dwarves do not have the same desire for
gems and gold that their cousins possess. While
gems and trinkets are nice, a cosmic dwarf much
prefers items with strong sentimental value. They
may regard their family and friends as their most
cherished treasures, and simple gifts from these
people are like wondrous artifacts to the dwarves.
In this way, a stuffed animal of poor quality may be
more valuable than a lifetime’s worth of gold.
These items are retained by the family of the dwarf
after their passing, alongside the stories behind the
items so that generations of dwarves can enjoy the
true value of these seemingly worthless items.
When they do collect valuable treasures, they
enjoy obtaining strange things from beyond their
realm. The stranger and farther a cosmic dwarf
must travel to obtain the item, the better the story
behind it. Bizarre stones from the backs of
asteroids, the crystalized power of ancient heroes,
or artifacts from mirror dimensions are examples
of treasures a cosmic dwarf may seek out.
EMOTIONAL FORCE
A cosmic dwarf’s emotional resonance is not
limited to other dwarves, it can be strengthened
and spread to other species near them. For this
reason, comic dwarves have become great
diplomats and mediators, being able to detect and
exert emotional ques in sensitive situations. Cosmic
dwarves work within themselves to bring down
emotional walls and try to be the first to trust
others. Their strong bonds to others are created
with a unifying love that has been strong enough to
stop centuries long feuds.
REACH FOR THE STARS
Another major difference of cosmic dwarves is
their desire to live physically higher than their
cousins, a desire that helps them see a grander
picture. The night sky fills them full of wonder and
desire. As such, they make their cities upon tall
mountains, instead of deep within the earth.
Buildings are constructed with verticality as their
main premise, turning cosmic dwarf cities into a
series of reaching spires. Those that can manage it
will travel into the stars, living a life wandering the
cosmos. Many others find one sky to be too small
to explore and will begin hopping from dimension
to dimension, always searching for a sky they
haven’t seen before.
 OTHER SPECIES
Cosmic dwarves are either welcomed openly, or
pushed away harshly, with little ground between.
Their kind and generous nature makes them
beloved guests to most other species. To some
though, they are seen as manipulators, feared for
their ability to illicit a response or root out
information that might be too painful to have
exposed. Most cosmic dwarves try to be sensitive
to the desires of others but even their mere
presence can cause conflicting emotions in those
around them. In these cases, if the dwarf cannot (or
is asked not to) help, they will willingly leave, even
if it also pains the dwarf.
COSMIC DWARF TRAITS
You gain the following traits in addition to the traits
granted by your dwarf physiology.
Alignment. Most cosmic dwarves tend toward
good, attempting to fill their lives and the lives of
others with as much joy as they can.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score
increases by 1.
Mind Meld. During a long rest, you can spend 1
hour mentally linking yourself to another willing
creature. This is an extremely intimate action, and
one not shared lightly. The process is much simpler
for other cosmic dwarves and can be completed
during a short rest in only 10 minutes. Linked
creatures, within 15 feet of cosmic dwarf, gain the
same effects of Emotional Rise reflected by your
current emotional state. However, if a melded
creature experiences a strong
emotional response, it can overwhelm
your mind and spread to you. In this
case, each melded creature rolls
a d20. If the melded creature rolls
higher to or equal to you,
your emotional state
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matches that of the melded creature for the next
hour. Work with the GM and other linked players to
determine when something might trigger this
reaction.
Sense Emotions. You can use an action to focus
on one creature within 15 feet and sense their
emotional state. Additionally, because many
around you can subtly detect your emotions, you
have disadvantage on Deception checks.
Emotional Rise. Emotions are not just
something a cosmic dwarf experiences, they are a
physical force that empowers the dwarf in many
ways. You gain advantage and disadvantage on
saving throws based on your emotional state at the
time. Though complex, most emotions have their
root in 6 basic types. If you are experiencing an
emotion that is a mix of multiple emotions, choose
the emotion that is largest within that mix.
Anger = Advantage on Strength, Disadvantage
on Wisdom
Disgust = Advantage on Intelligence,
Disadvantage on Strength
Fear = Advantage on Constitution, Disadvantage
on Dexterity
Happiness = Advantage on Charisma,
Disadvantage on Constitution
Sadness = Advantage on Wisdom, Disadvantage
on Charisma
Surprise = Advantage on Dexterity,
Disadvantage on Intelligence
Keep in mind that an emotional state is
different than an emotional reaction. While
fighting a former comrade, you may be
surprised by a fireball they
hurl at you, but your emotional state is
likely still that of anger or sadness.
You may be happy that you were able to
narrowly escape a dragon’s claws,
but fear or surprise during the
fight are likely the
dominating emotions.
 PUNK ELVES
TWO AS ONE
Punk elves are born, not as a single entity, but with
an intelligent symbiotic partnership already in
place. There is the elf, and there is their Ink. The Ink
is a semi-conscious lifeform that bonds with the
infant in the womb and shares traits of the parent’s
Ink. The two grow up together as one entity, aiding
each other in survival and living an interconnected
life. If the elf dies, the ink dies; if the ink dies, the
elf’s mind begins to degrade, eventually resulting in
a coma. The Ink also draws nourishment from
strong emotional responses and subtly encourages
the elf towards a life filled with a touch more
anarchy and rebellion.
Punk elves push against the sleek and sanitized
lives of other elves, craving harsher music, exciting
thrills, and living more recklessly their stuffy
cousins. They prefer to keep smaller families or
clans, finding large societies to be too full of rules
to be palatable. When they are pushed into bigger
cities, they have a habit of defacing property and
disrupting authority structures.
WE, THEY
The Ink is so heavily linked to the elf that they refer
to themselves as “we” and use “they” when
speaking. The Ink morphs around their bodies,
weaving malleable tattoo tapestries that reflect
their past and current mood. Even moments after
birth, the Ink helps to translate the infant’s
thoughts and desires, though without the fidelity
years of growth and bonding allows them. If they
are in danger, the Ink will do everything it can to
signal for help or assist in the recovery of its
counterpart.
This does not mean that the Ink and elf are
always in agreement. Sometimes the Ink may rebel
and cause trouble for the elf by changing into any
manner of disruptive or antagonistic designs. Both
need each other for their continued survival
though, and so these acts of rebellion are either
short lived or only minor annoyances.
OTHER SPECIES
Punk elves have a reputation for being rabble
rousers and disruptive. Many authority figures tend
to keep a close eye on punk elves, which just leads
the elves to push harder into acts of rebellion.
Their garish fashion sense and tattoos help them
blend into most metropolitan structures and it’s
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second look. Their reactions vary wildly when
dealing with each other as clashing ideals can
come forward quite quickly due to the
transparency of intent the Ink often exhibits.
PUNK ELF TRAITS
You gain the following traits in addition to the traits
granted by your elf physiology.
Alignment. The elf and Ink are one being and
share a love of chaos. Good and evil are just two
sides of the same coin to them. The Ink subsists off
strong emotional responses and so will encourage
the duo to a more chaotic lifestyle.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 1.
Ink Magic. You know the Quick Mask cantrip and
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it. Also, if
you can cast spells, choose one spell that you
know that requires somatic components. Once per
day the Ink can fulfill the somatic part of the spell.
Alternatively, you can both cast the spell together
and add +1 to the spell save DC or spell attack roll
once per day. You can choose an additional spell to
benefit from this feature at 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and
20th level.
Fearsome Tattoos. Once
per day, your Ink
can cover your body in
intimidating designs and
outline your naturally
impressive features,
making you appear more
fearsome and granting
you advantage on an
Intimidation check.
 GLITCHIMAR
Something has gone wrong. This power is not from
the heavens, nor from any celestial mountains.
This is something else entirely. Glitchimar are
either blessed by the stability of the Code or cursed
with the uncertainty of Seed’s corruption. Their
bodies are filled with this energy which, to the
untrained observer, may seem like radiance from
another plane. The glitchimar know their own
origins though and what terrible power they wield.
UNKNOWABLE DIFFERENCE
Glitchimar are indistinguishable from others like
them without close examination Their eyes have a
strange sheen to them, the iris filled with shifting,
multicolored static. Aside from this, they radiate
the same energy and presence as other blessed by
the heavens. Like those others, they prefer to keep
themselves hidden for fear of challengers or
accidental conflict. Since they are not linked to a
holy place, it is a personal choice whether or not to
expose themselves to face evil down.
BINARY POWER
The power that flows through a glitchimar comes
from one of two places: The Code or Seed. Either
one is sufficient to overcharge the glichimar’s body,
giving them access to powers similar to their holy
cousins and to add a few unique strengths as well.
They receive instructions and guidance from these
forces in ways that would be impossible to truly
explain to others. A strangely aligned collection of
tree branches, the sound of coins falling creating a
short message, the pattern of subtle pulls in a
magnet. For this reason, they will often lie about
their premonitions, claiming cloud shapes or a
message in a dream. This eclectic way of
messaging the glitchimar also has them constantly
vigilant for the next message, afraid they may miss
it or misinterpret a true coincidence for an
important message.
OTHER SPECIES
Glitchimar rarely have trouble with other species,
so long as they remain undiscovered. They face the
same pressures as their holy cousins and
explaining the differences to a common citizen is
usually a waste of time. The tendency for Seed
glitchimar to sew chaos makes more seasoned
people wary of them.
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THE CODE
The Code comprises all things. It is the building
blocks of nature, the atoms of creation, the DNA
that programs or is programmed by life. By itself it
is only a force within the Retroverse, and it is only
through understanding its great power that one
can truly appreciate how tremendous it truly is. A
glitchimar empowered by the Code respects this
force and works to ensure the balance of it. The
Code rarely guides them directly but glitchimar
know where to find its subtle instructions. They
find themselves in constant conflict with
corruption and its mere presence causes the
glitchimar to feel ill. This ensures they continue
their work on expunging the usurpation of the
Code’s harmonious deign.
CODE TRAITS
You gain these traits in addition to the ones granted
to your blessed celestial kin.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 1.
Ctrl-F. After you successfully hit a creature with
any type of attack, you can use a bonus action to
assess their reaction, choosing to gain knowledge
on either their damage vulnerabilities, resistances,
or immunities. While you can only choose one
category, you know all the damage types with that
category. You can use this feature a number of
times equal to your Intelligence modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
Binary Wings. Starting at 3rd level, you can use
your action to call on the order of the Code,
sprouting black wings full of binary coding.
Your transformation lasts for a minute or until
you use a bonus action to end it. For that duration,
you have a flight speed equal to half your
movement, creatures with 1 layer of corruption or
more must succeed on a Constitution saving throw
(DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma
modifier) or have their movement reduced by half
until the end of their next turn, when they can
make the save again, ending the effect on
themselves for the duration on a success. In
addition, creatures with no corruption within 30
feet of you (including yourself) can deal radiant
damage equal to half your level (rounded down)
once on their turn whenever they hit with an attack
or spell.
You must finish a long rest before using this
feature again.
 SEED OF CORRUPTION
The unique nature of the Retroverse creates a
force called corruption. When enough of this force
collects in a single area, it becomes self-sustaining
and somewhat sentient, eventually culminating in
Seed. It desires only to grow, to spread, and to
eventually destroy the Code. Glitchimar infused
with the power of Seed tend towards anarchy,
reveling in the chaos their actions can bring. They
have some understanding of the near limitless
power of Seed, a thought that makes their own
lives feel insignificant by comparison. These
glitchimar, under the instructions of Seed, will do
whatever it takes to spread the most corruption
they can; be it as a lone warrior or by climbing
political ranks to become vicious leaders.
SEED TRAITS
You gain these traits in addition to the ones granted
to your blessed celestial kin.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 1.
Glitch Through. While touching a surface, you
can use a bonus action to try
and force your way through it.
You can move through 3
feet of wood or dirt, 1 foot
of worked stone,
1 inch of metal,
or through a
paper-thin
sheet of lead.
You cannot move through magical barriers. You
do not need to know what is on the other side
where you are attempting to move. If you fail to
move through a barrier completely, you take 5
(1d8) force damage times your level and are forced
back to where you started. You can use this feature
a number of times equal to your Constitution
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest.
Missing Wings. Starting at 3rd level, you can use
your action to call on the power of Seed, sprouting
thin wings of roaming, glitched textures.
Your transformation lasts for a minute or until
you use a bonus action to end it. For that duration,
you have a flight speed equal to half your
movement and corruption saving throws made
within 30 feet of you are done so with
disadvantage. In addition, creatures with 1 or more
layers corruption within 30 feet of you (including
yourself) can deal necrotic damage equal to half
your level (rounded down) once on their turn
whenever they hit with an attack or spell.
You must finish a long rest before using this
feature again.

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 MECHA GNOMES UNIQUE AUGMENTATIONS
Depending on the augmentations a mecha gnome
BLENDED BIRTH has, whether from birth or more added later in life,
Mecha gnomes in the Retroverse have become so they may live far longer or far shorter than other
blended with technology that they could not gnomes. Likewise, different clans may have
survive as a species without it. Only a few months different technological peaks, with some ascending
into pregnancy, the fetal body begins to shut down to lifelike cybernetics and others using gas or
while still developing and they must be placed into steam to power their bodies. Whatever the
mechanical axillary gestation tanks to complete technology, they all keep their cheerful disposition
their maturation. This typically results in any and thirst to learn more about themselves,
number of organs or body parts developing poorly mechanical engineering, and how it changes their
or not at all. To combat this, each new mecha perception of the world around them.
gnome is infused with technology that not only
replaces the errant part, it often improves upon
them drastically. Thus, all mecha gnomes begin life
at least partially augmented, some being born
more gizmo than gnome.
This intimate bonding of technology and flesh
gives the mecha gnomes a loving respect for
machinery. The word augmentation is even
frowned upon in their society. For them, these
mechanical parts are not something added on or
something to marvel at, they are simply part of
who the mecha gnome is. To a mecha gnome there
is no difference between the life of a robotic
construct, the life of a blood and machine hybrid,
or a fully flesh being.

THEREFORE, WE ARE
Mecha snomes struggle with the divisions other
species put between natural and artificial life, with
life and death, and what these concepts truly
mean. To them, death is simply a period
of inactivity, which can sometimes be
beyond their ability to repair. But an
animate machine and an average
human are equally “alive” to a mecha
gnome. Most moving constructs,
including simple toys, are considered to
be living beings by mecha gnomes, with
the only important factor being that of the
construct’s intelligence. It is not
uncommon for a mecha
gnome to create their own
friends and speak to
machinery as if it was a
close friend or family.

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 ADVENTUROUS INNOVATION
Mecha gnomes are always on the lookout for new
ways to adapt their bodies and to improve the lives
of their kin. Many who adventure do so in hopes of
discovering new and interesting technology that
can help inspire more innovation for their kind.
Some favorite destinations include remote
research labs, abandoned warzones, and other
mecha gnome settlements. They are always
excited when they discover a new way to blend
magic and machinery and will often experiment
relentlessly to understand the concepts behind any
new idea.
OTHER SPECIES
Most other species get along well with mecha
gnomes, especially other gnomes. Mecha gnomes
tend to be a touch carefree with their
experimentations, often resulting in accidents that,
while rarely catastrophic, can often be disruptive.
This is seen as an annoyance to some more stuffy
species and so it is not often that you find mecha
gnomes living among elves or cerans. Wo’nari
however, greatly enjoy the voracious curiosity of
mecha gnomes and will often do whatever they
can to study with them or to employ them as
tutors or adventuring partners. Synthetic as well
often find friendship with the mecha gnomes,
feeling a kindred link to them and their melding of
organic and machine life.
MECHA GNOME TRAITS
You gain the following traits in addition to the traits
granted by your gnome physiology.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 1.
Spark of Life. You can cast the spell Animate
Robots once per day as a 2nd level spell. This
increases to twice at 8th level and three times at
18th level. Additionally, you can cause the spell to
build the robot around you and then pilot it. If done
in this way, the robot only lasts for 1 minute, you
split the damage equally between the suit and
yourself, you take the size and shape of the robot,
and your Strength and Dexterity scores are
replaced by that of the robot for the duration.
Disassemble. You understand the weakest parts
of any mechanical design. If a construct is resistant
against bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage,
you can ignore those resistances with your attacks.
Mechanical Knowhow. You have advantage on
Investigation and Insight checks on machinery or
constructs.
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ACTION HALFLINGS
THE NEW KIDS
Life in the Retroverse can be full of extremes,
death defying moments, and near constant action.
Most halflings find this constant action abhorrent,
while some have embraced it. Over time, halflings
that had a taste for thrills and adventure began
becoming hooked on the adrenaline kicks this
universe offered. This eventually spawned a new
breed, halflings that rejected their calm cousin’s
lifestyles and instead decided they needed more
action!
The styles of this more extreme lifestyle are
mirrored in their fashion. They often wear clothing
that matches their preferred type of extreme
hobby. Marauding armor, biker helmets and jackets,
parachute pants, or even total nudity are all
acceptable choices of attire for action halflings.
This makes action halflings easy to pick out among
their kin and can make for very awkward dinner
parties.
WILD AND FREE
The desire for excitement is not just a craving for
action halflings, it is a base need. They are born
with an innate craving for adrenaline and become
addicted to it quickly. This has changed most
aspects of their life, causing them to abandon the
safety of village communities in favor of daredevil
groups. Even traditionally reserved traditions, such
as weddings, have been changed to reflect their
new desires, with many weddings taking place
deep in a volcano dungeon or while skydiving. A
perfect action halfling funeral typically involves at
least one combat car race. Even meals have been
livened up, with a favorite being Second Battlefest,
a brutal sparring match right before noon.
 Their own safety is of little concern to them and Rough and Tumble. Any bludgeoning, piercing,
becomes less relevant the longer they have gone or slashing damage you take is reduced by a
without defying death. Eventually this addiction to number equal to your proficiency bonus (to a
adrenaline wanes and action halfling begin to minimum of 1).
mellow as the grow into old age, though the
craving is never completely extinguished. Action
halflings know this and so many set out as
adventurers as soon as they are able, hoping to
squeeze every last drop of excitement out of life
before they are too old or injured to do it anymore.

OTHER SPECIES
Most species get along with halflings, though
action halflings can be a little too much for some
to handle. They rarely calm themselves and live
life on an edge that few others can walk. Action
halfling love making new friends but tend
to keep other species at a small distance
because few can withstand their
desire for such an extreme lifestyle. Many
of those who get close to an action halfling find
themselves in precarious situations that can leave
them seriously injured or even dead.

ACTION HALFLING TRAITS

You gain the following traits in addition to the
traits granted by your halfling physiology.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 1.
Adrenaline Rush. When you are at half your
maximum health, your body goes into overdrive,
giving you +1 to damage rolls, saving throws,
ability checks based on Strength or Dexterity, +1 to
Dexterity based AC, and your movement speed is
increased by +5 feet. When you are at a quarter
of your total hit points, these bonuses
are doubled. This effect activates
automatically once you hit the
hit point threshold and stays
active for 10 minutes. You can
gain the bonuses for hitting the
half or quarter threshold each
once per day. If you hit the
quarter threshold during
or before the half
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 HALF-ELF REPLICA
Crawling out from a long-abandoned pod, into a
world that has moved on or is no longer their own,
a half-elf replica is born. Replicas may come to life
as a large set or completely alone, depending on
how the Rending brought them to their new
location. They have little memory of the world they
were once a part of, only what instincts are
ingrained in their genetics and what basics their
model of pod may have taught them. They are
much like children, born fully capable in body but
lacking all understanding of what their life means.
THE VIRUS, THE RENDING
The H-Virus is a mild sickness for elf kind, resulting
in fever and nausea for a few days and
disappearing soon after. Other species are immune
to the disease and, despite the best elven minds
working on it, it has been deemed impossible to
eradicate. Though it is mild for most elves, half-
elves are not so lucky; the virus reacts terribly with
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any change in the elven physiology and causes
rapid necrosis of internal organs. It can lie dormant
for years, while remaining contagious, and has
such impeccable timing that some theorize it may
be semi-intelligent. Whatever the case, it is a death
sentence for all half-elves who contract it.
This is where replicas come into the picture.
With no way to cure the virus, some societies
decided to circumvent the illness by creating an
artificial form of reincarnation. Once the virus had
been detected in a half-elf, several soulless clones
of them are created in a mix of magic and
mechanical ways. Before the death of the original
(or shortly after in some cases), the soul is
transferred to the new body. While this saves the
individual, it sets a dangerous precedent for the
permanence of death, making immortality
accessible on a nearly global scale.
Like all medical miracles, there are side effects,
such as a weakening of fey connections and the
potential for spirit explosions. The most severe of
these side effect, though, is the Rending. The
constant use of soul magic to cheat death not only
brings the ire of gods, it begins to wear on the
 magical forces that hold the universe together. This
starts as small tears in reality and many more
failed replica transferences. This, in turn, requires
the creation of more replicas and makes the
process more complex, riskier, and further
accelerates the Rending. The allure of immortality
and fear of the H-Virus is too great for many and
the ride into oblivion becomes impossible to avoid.
Eventually magic itself implodes, tearing worlds
apart and scattering them to other realities. The
replicas and their pods, being the initial focus and
protected by the bizarre magic that created them,
are one of the few things to survive such an event.
BLANK BIRTH
Replicas are created as empty vessels and remain
inert for centuries until a sudden spark inhabits
them. A bit of spirit energy, pulled into the vacuous
space left by the husk, mingles with the body and
breathes life into it. The long dormant replication
pod springs into action, assuming the soul
transference was successful, and releases the
fresh half-elf replica into its new world.
Most pods have the ability to imbue replicas
with basic knowledge, such as local customs and
language, in an attempt to smooth the soul
transference process for the original, intended half-
elf soul. This may include flashes of the original
half-elf’s life, if the pod was particularly
sophisticated, but even those have mostly
degraded in the generations it takes for stray life
energy to find a replica.
ENDLESS TWINS
Replicas are indistinguishable from other half-
elves (or other creatures in rare circumstances)
when considering their outward appearance alone.
What sets them apart initially is their fish-out-of-
water mentality and weak link to the fey realm.
Whatever little information or mannerisms they do
have may clash severely with the world around
them. However, after a few years within the world,
most replicas are well adjusted to their
environment and can pass unnoticed.
Until, that is, they come across another replica
based on the same original. They will look exactly
alike, often share similar personality traits, and
only differ in life experiences. There may be a
single replica on a planet or there may be
thousands, depending on how far advanced the
planet was before the Rending took hold. As jarring
as it is to wake up alone in an unknown world,
meeting your double can be even worse.
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HALF-ELF REPLICA NAMES
All pods have some sort of identification mark on
them. Sometimes it is a name and series identifier,
sometimes it is just the pod serial number. This is
almost always the first thing the replica sees and
will often adopt it. These names rarely fit within
the world they reside as they were never intended
to be more than a designation.
Examples: Sandy 90210, Raph 86,753.09, Carrey
23, XXkarrot024, POD V
OTHER SPECIES
Few people in the world even know of replicas,
making their interactions no different than other
half-elves. The few that do know about it see it
mostly as a strange irregularity in the life cycle and
nothing more. Rarely, some warlords seek out
clusters of replica pods to activate them for their
own uses. These fresh minds are easily molded by
those of ill intent, boosting their ranks with soldier
that, while untrained, did not have to grow up or be
convinced which side to fight for.
REPLICA TRAITS
You gain the following traits instead of those
granted to you by your half-elf physiology.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 2 and two other ability scores of your
choice increase by 1.
Age. You are considered mature and are
effectively around the age of 20, though your true
age could be many millennia.
Alignment. You may have some lingering ideals
from whatever pod programming you had, but
there is no set alignment for replicas. Choose
whichever suits you.
Size. Replicas are the same size as other half-
elves, ranging from 5-6 feet tall. Your size is
Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Soul Vision. Long dormant fey energy, mixed
with your unique spirit creation has altered your
vision, allowing you to see the souls of creatures
around you. As an action, you can concentrate on a
creature within 30 feet that you can see to discern
its general power level. This will let you know their
CR within a variance of 2. You can use this trait a
number of times equal to your Constitution
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest. You also have darkvision out to 30 feet,
because of the weakened fey lineage.
 Pod Training. You gain proficiency in one skill,
weapon, tool, or game of your choice.
Unbound Soul. Due to your unique creation,
your soul is not directly tethered to your body or
any individual plane after death. If you die, you can
attempt to inhabit a creature’s body who has died
within the last 24 hours, whose CR is equal to or
less than your level, and who is not animated by
undead magic. The body must succeed on a
Charisma saving throw (DC = 8 + Your charisma
modifier + your proficiency bonus). If they succeed,
you cannot inhabit that body. If they fail, you
inhabit their body, keeping your alignment,
personality, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
scores but assuming all the other abilities and
traits of the creature you inhabit and losing all of
your own. For each day you spend in a host body
this way, you lose 1 point of your original
Constitution score, your soul dissolving into
nothing if you reach 0. If you can create a suitable
replacement, through magic or by finding an
empty half-elf replica, you can freely move your
soul into that new body, recovering all of your
abilities and stats, (so long as the new body can
accommodate them) though the loss in
Constitution remains and can only be recovered by
a wish spell. You can move from body to body as
much as you would like, so long as the body you
are in is killed and you do not spend more than 1
hour outside a body, as this will result in your soul
dissolving as well. You cannot inhabit the same
body twice.
Variant Species: While half-elves are the most
predominant replicas (because the H-Virus is only
deadly to them), there is little stopping other
creatures from being created in this way. If this is
the case, choose a species and replace one of their
traits with the Unbound Soul trait. Work with your
GM to determine which ability must be replaced.
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HACK-ORCS
Hack-orcs have made a name for themselves by
bucking tradition and carving their own path with a
mixture of strength and smarts. They have been
“touched by the Code”, a process that is ill-
understood by most of the world. This is believed
to happen in the womb, though the Code has been
known to strike inspiration into adolescent half-
orcs in some rare cases. Why this change seems
only to happen for half-orcs and not other species
is also not fully understood. The prevailing theory
is that the Code is not giving the half-orc anything
new, it is releasing natural abilities inhibited by
nefarious outside forces. Some orc clans have
rituals that encourage this adaptation, though the
evil deities behind the subjugation of most orcs ban
these rituals as heresy.
Though their lives have been permanently
changed by the Code, they are not entirely sensitive
to it. Sometimes they gain glimpses into the true
makeup of the universe, but mostly they are no
more in touch with it than any other creature.
Given enough time and focus, they can see deeper
into the secrets of reality, but this is often just
small snippets and rarely offers more insight than
arcane studies can provide.
THE MARK OF THE NERD
Hack-orcs tend to have blue to pale grey skin, with
veins that appear far darker than their flesh. These
veins are angular, forming visible cross patterns
that resemble circuit boards. Some hack-orcs
tattoo dark lines to intersect their natural ones,
creating intricate patterns or pathways for magic
to travel. Because of their preference for battles of
brains over bloodshed, their bodies tend to be a bit
slimmer and less covered in scarring. They stand
slightly straighter because it is less likely they have
engaged in gruesome combat, lacking many
common injuries that would cause them pain when
moving. They also opt for sharp clothing and
meticulously maintained (if sometimes
unfashionable) hairstyles. They are prone to mixing
function and fashion into a mashup that, while
stylish to themselves, can look quite peculiar to
others.
Hack-orcs also take pride in the way they are
perceived. Because of this, they try to extend their
vocabulary and understanding of local customs.
This can make them appear ridged and obnoxious
to those unfamiliar with the individual. Their high
regard for their own intellect can often put them at
odds with more casual crowds and can be seen as
 a challenge to scholarly instructors. The irony that
half-orcs are shunned for their strength and hack-
orcs are shunned for their intellect is not lost on
them.
BRAINS OVER BRAWLS
Hack-orcs exposure to the Code early in
development has expanded their minds, working to
relieve the bloodlust other orcs have had
unwillingly impressed upon them. The forceful
connection to evil deities through their lineage has
been quelled to a point of non-existence, or
sometimes severed entirely. This has led to hack-
orcs living a life more of their choosing than
something determined by legacy. Many hack-orcs
embrace this, rebuffing the idea that tradition
should dictate even a single aspect of their
existence.
This creates a large divide between themselves
and their human or orc clans; since they value their
individuality above most everything else and rarely
conform to the ideals of their parents. Hack-orcs
tend to be outcasts among outcasts and strike out
on their own very early in life. Thanks to their
hearty bodies and capable minds, hack-orcs can
sometimes become awesome adventurers well
before reaching adulthood. Trying to stop them
from this path is fruitless, their stubborn resolve
and youthful immaturity making it nearly
impossible for the young hack-orc to back down.
They enjoy planning and plotting, often
spending days going over the best route to victory
before acting. It is not uncommon for a hack-orc to
carry around many books that most others would
consider dry reading. They often have scrolls or
notebooks of their own that they have filled with
incomprehensible details of a plan. To many, the
hours spent working on a plan of action are more
exciting than the scant moments the plan takes to
execute.
OTHER SPECIES
Hack-orcs must fight against the same issues their
half-orc kin face. Their imposing bodies and
frightful orc lineage create a large divide they must
cross to win friends. Thankfully, their quirky
personalities and quick wit help to build bridges
easily. Some cities and villages will seek out hack-
orcs to clear out difficult dungeons, participate in
brainy competitions on their behalf, or help
establish recreational centers for the local youth.
Hack-orcs are often a huge boon to whatever
communities they decide to live in.

UNUSUAL BATTLEFIELDS
Most hack-orcs still harbor a desire for conflict and
victory, though this is often satisfied in less
physically violent ways. They find
themselves driven to competitions
of intellect and cunning, only
relying on their innate
strength if it serves their
strategic plans. This most
often manifests itself in
competitive games, such as
sports or chess, being their
main source of conquest. If given a
chance, they will attempt to determine the
outcome of warring ideals through a
game, rather than decide the victor
through blood. They may also keep
score of small details along their
journeys, including things like number
of creatures slain, total value of
treasures collected, and a count of
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 HACK-ORC TRAITS
You gain the following traits instead of the ones
granted to you by your half-orc physiology.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 2 and your Strength score increases
by 1.
Age. Hack-orcs age the same as half-orcs but
can claim independence as early as age 10.
Alignment. Hack-orcs are a strange mishmash
of the chaos of their lineage and the order of the
Code. They tend towards lawful alignments though
some dip into chaos and embrace the corruption it
brings.
Size. Hack-orcs are more slender than half-orcs
but often stand taller, with the average being
between 6 and 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Codevision. You can see in dim light up to 60
feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it
were dim light. Additionally, you can use a bonus
action to concentrate your vision once per day to
gain Truesight up to 10 feet for a single turn. In
both cases, you cannot discern color, only shades
of gray.
Combat Genius. You gain proficiency with one
martial weapon of your choice. Additionally, you
gain proficiency in the Insight skill.
Savage Spells. When you score a critical hit with
a spell attack, you can roll one of the spell’s
damage dice one additional time and add it to the
extra damage of the critical hit.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Orc. Additionally, once per day, you
can cast the Comprehend Languages spell without
material components.
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HUMAN OFFLINE
STOLEN ORIGIN
Far before your memories were solid, you were
taken by the cyblight hive. You served in their
ranks, converting hundreds, your body being used
to aid in the slaughter of whole realms. There was
a constant droning, the collective mind overwriting
your own thoughts and forcing you deeper into the
collective. But now you are alone. Your body is your
own, your mind is singular, and your future is a
terrifying expanse of possibilities.
RECOVERED LIFE
Through some miraculous means you were
severed from the cyblight horde and given another
chance at life. However, things have changed
drastically since you were collected, and you are
often out of your own element. You may have
spent a few decades as a drone or even a few
centuries. You may have been taken as an adult, as
a child, or even before you were born. Regardless
of your past, the hivemind blasts away all but the
most stubborn scraps of identity and you are likely
rebuilding your sense of self from scratch.
It is impossible for you to be fully separated
from some of the cyblight components in your
body. The link to the cyblight has been severed, but
the technology inside you still functions and assists
in keeping you alive. You can move, speak, think,
eat, and generally do most things humans are
capable of doing, though you may have some
restrictions based on parts lost or replaced by the
cyblight. Additionally, you must spend a long rest
charging from some power source at least once a
week or gain a level of exhaustion. Most cyblight
quickly cobble together a portable power source
based on their needs and offline can adapt their
bodies to take in many sources of energy with little
to no harm. Each offline has different power needs,
work with you GM to determine what that
threshold is.
ONE MIND
Possibly the most disturbing thing about your new
life is the silence in your own head. For an eternity,
you shared a consciousness with the entire
cyblight hive, across space, dimensions, and even
time. Long dead cyblight lived on within the sea of
voices and every new consciousnesses added their
own voice in the hive. And now, you don’t even
know what your own voice sounds like, and it is
somehow thunderous and silent at the same time.
 You are used to the hive speaking for you, so
growing used to the silence will take time, caring,
and much effort.
Society and its complexities also confound you.
Some offline find solace in the noise of a roaring
crowd, while others find the intrusive voices
unbearable. The intermingling of many species is
nothing new to you, but simple mannerisms and
customs rely on strange logical rules and often
leave you baffled. How such communities could
exist without rigid order is one of the many
mysteries you will have to unravel in your quest to
becoming a singular being.
OTHER SPECIES
The cyblight have a bad reputation, and the
remaining implants make it hard for others to trust
them. Species of expanded experience are usually
more understanding, though many have heard the
stories of offline being reconnected
to the hive and the tragedy
that brings. In most places,
offline are treated kindly
but always watched from
afar for any risky signs of
cyblight reversion. Offline
typically avoid each
other as the reminder of the
cyblight control
can be difficult
to handle.
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HUMAN OFFLINE TRAITS
You gain these traits instead of the typical human
traits
Ability Score Increase. Your intelligence score
increases by 2 and your Constitution score
increases by 1.
Age. You are considered a mature adult in body
only. Your mind may range from elderly to juvenile.
Your body and implants will typically remain active
for a little over a century.
Alignment. Order is something that comes
naturally to you, and you thrive in hard, regimented
systems.
Speed. Your gait is slightly inhibited by your
implants. You base walking speed is 25.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write 4
languages of your choice. These languages are
imprinted in your mind from the cyblight hive and
you speak most of them with a robotic clarity,
devoid of accents.
Adaptive Shield. When you finish a long rest,
you can choose to become resistant to a chosen
damage type caused by spells or effects. Choose
from the following types: acid, cold, fire, lightning,
or thunder. You can choose a different type of
damage each time you finish a long rest.
Hive Knowledge. You can call upon the
information forced into your head by the cyblight.
You gain advantage on an Intelligence saving throw
or an Intelligence based ability check of your
choice. You must finish a short or long rest before
using this feature again.
 VOID TIEFLINGS LOST IN MEANING
To truly understand the essence of a void tiefling, Void tieflings have a deep connection to the
one must first unhinge the ideas of good and evil emptiness that created them and their tiny place
from their current understanding. What makes within it. To some of them, this is freedom. Without
something good or evil is simply a matter of a predetermined destiny, they are free to create
perspective. Void tieflings have a better grasp on their own meanings with their life. This can lead to
this concept than most other creatures, having lives of great altruism or lives overcome by
been created from the union of humanoid narcissism. It’s not that they believe themselves to
creatures and the unknowable and be the only worthwhile being, it is that many see all
incomprehensible powers of the void. They are life as equally meaningless. The other common
born with an innate understanding of the response to their tiny lives is fighting against the
complexity of the multi-verse and their tiny place oppressive, careless nature of the void. They
in it. Because of this, there is little they respect or endeavor to become more, to become something
cherish, though the things or people they become the universe as a whole will remember; to be
attached to are often more important than something incomprehensible, with enough power
anything else in existence. to change the fabric of reality. A surprising number
have achieved this, though it is impossible to know
TAILTACLES exactly how powerful they have become.
Unlike most tieflings, the void variety are the union
of humanoid creatures and cosmic forces beyond
measure. Sometimes this is an actual entity, a
being of impossible power that has brought about
these tieflings simply by existing too closely to
living creatures, forever changing their bloodline.
Other times they are created from universal
concepts, fundamental truths of the universe that
can exert their own will upon those who are open
to them. Whatever their origin, the outcome is
always similar but with enough
divergence that no two void
tieflings are exactly the same.
Void tieflings have tentacles
in place of the horns and tails
usually adorned by tieflings.
The tail is a strong and
dexterous appendage,
giving the void tiefling the
ability to use it almost like
another hand. Their colors
reflect the vast universe their
bloodline was changed by.
Deep purples with sparkling
star-like freckles, a sunburst orange
with striking rays along their body, or
slowly moving cosmic cloud patterns are a
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 OBSESSIVE POSSESSION Alignment. Void tieflings tend toward chaos,
Because a void tiefling cares little for the reality matching the turbulent nature of the cosmos. Their
around them, it can be extremely difficult to gain actions rarely fall neatly into the good or evil
their attention. When a void tiefling does ascribe spectrum, though most are seen as selfish.
meaning to something, or someone, they will latch Size. Your size is Medium, and you are similar to
onto it with fervor. They often see these items or other tieflings in stature.
persons as having more meaning than the rest of Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
the universe and will gladly sacrifice themselves, Darkvision. You have been bred to peer into the
and anything around them, to keep the things safe. darkness of the abyss. You can see in dim light
Those that have found trust or companionship with within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in
a void tiefling should be careful never to betray darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern
them. color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fearless. You have advantage on saving throws
STEEL MINDS made against fear effects.
Tentacles. Your tail and horns give you many
One benefit of their unusual mindsets is the ability
advantages on the battlefield. You have advantage
to digest truths and visages that would break the
on Acrobatics checks when using them to assist
minds of other creatures. Even as an infant they
the action. Your tail is capable of wielding any
were exposed to knowledge beyond that of many
simple, one-handed, light weight weapon you are
wizened scholars. This changes their perception of
proficient with and can attack as a bonus action as
good and evil, life and death, into a bitter
if you were using your off-hand. Additionally, the
understand that many find difficult to swallow.
tail and horns, when used in tandem, can fulfill the
They can seem evil to others, but this is just a
somatic component of any spell, so long as they
matter of perspective to a void tiefling. They are
are free to move.
often willing to do whatever it takes to achieve
Void Magic. You know the Death Throw spell and
their goals and think just as little of taking lives as
can cast it once before finishing a long rest. At 3 rd
they do of saving lives. What is the difference
level the spell level it is cast at is increased to 2nd
between one life and one-thousand lives when
and you can use it twice before finishing a long
viewed through the lens of eternity?
rest. This increases again at 5th level to a 3rd level
OTHER SPECIES spell and three times before finishing a long rest. In
addition, you know one cantrip of your choice.
A void tiefling’s alien appearance can sometimes
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these
put them at odds with average citizens who are
spells.
unfamiliar with how strange the world can truly be.
Dark Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic
Also, their inability to see anything but the bigger
damage.
picture makes it hard for them to get along with
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
those attempting to live an “average life.” Because
Common and Abyssal.
of this, they tend to be voluntary outcasts and
rarely find companionship, except with other void
tieflings. It takes an extremely open mind and a
great deal of patience to fully understand a void
tiefling’s thoughts, something many other species
find in short supply.

VOID TIEFLING TRAITS

You gain the following traits instead of the ones
granted to you by your tiefling physiology.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score
increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases
by 1.
Age. Void tieflings age nearly identically to their
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 Classes within the Retroverse
exist alongside more traditional
classes. A Cleric is just as
common as a Synth Weaver.
The Retroverse also allows
for new opportunities to
established classes, the subtle
forces of the universe leaving
their impression upon the
fantasy designs. Take care
when combining classes, as
overloaded characters will
surely lead to corruption.

Class Description Hit Die Primary Ability Saving Throw & Prof. Armor and Weapon Prof.
Apogee Chosen beings who see d8 Intelligence Constitution & Light Armor, simple
beyond reality and Intelligence weapons, one martial
bend it to their will. weapon, unarmed
attacks
Datamancer Crafters capable of d6 Intelligence Intelligence & Light armor, simple
rewriting the Code at a Constitution weapons
base level.
De-fragger A wall of warrior, able d12 Constitution Constitution & All armor, shields,
to unleash a torrent of Wisdom simple weapons, martial
strikes while taking the weapons, improvised
same in return. weapons
Glitch Hunter A cunning combatant d10 Wisdom Wisdom & Charisma Light armor, medium
with another trick or armor, simple weapons,
weapon up their simple ranged weapons,
sleeves. martial ranged weapons
Henshin A warrior of destiny, d8 Dexterity Dexterity & Charisma Henshin Armor, shields,
regardless of their simple weapons,
ability. Network Weapon

Holo-Knight A tricky fighter who d10 Dexterity or Dexterity & Light armor, Holo-
relies on holographic Intelligence Intelligence Weapons
weaponry and illusion
magic.
Synth Weaver An agile musician who d6 Dexterity Dexterity & Charisma Light armor, simple
pulls magic from the weapons, lance, scimitar,
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APOGEE
An elf woman, clad in a black long coat, strides
through the battlefield confidently. The retreating
foes hurl a fireball directly at her, she doesn't avoid
it. When the smoke clears, her hair isn't even
mussed. Panic besets the ranks of the opposing
team, and they trample each other to flee from
her. The mage that cast the fireball feels his throat
tighten and watches his allies run from him. He is
lifted in the air by an invisible hand on his neck.
Turning to face the woman and her outstretched
arm; he watches her hand close slowly and his
world grows darker and darker.
A human deftly dodges the flurry of blows
coming towards his face. This opponent is tougher
than anything he has faced. Every attack on either
side is met with a block or parry. When he ended
this fight, he would have to end it quickly. Letting
his guard down for an instant, he trades one blow
to himself for another to his opponent. His attack
carried a charge though, and the opponent is
stopped for the tiniest instant. Just enough. Kicking
back, he teleports into the air, clasps his hands
around the building energy, and shouts. His
opponent looks to the blinding light gathering in
those hands. It's over. The beam is released, and
the foe stands up to accept their fate. Dignity, even
in total annihilation.
The wo’nari body lies motionless, calm in death.
His spirit flows above, not complacent in their fate.
Around them his team begins to falter.
Outnumbered and overpowered, they are backed
into a circle around his body. He could do it, he
could come back, but the cost would be monstrous.
As the paladin falls to his knees, he makes his
decision. His spirit flames, consumed by the
unbridled power of the Code. Body and spirit
reconvene in a burst of energy that pushes back
the encroaching horde. They weren't out of the
woods yet but at least now they had a fighting
chance.
THE MALLEABILITY OF THE CODE
You are one of the few that has ever seen it, The
Code. It makes up the world around you, shapes
and molds it into purpose. You try to tell others,
but they will never understand. It is in all things,
and it is all things. Unlike the others who have
merely witnessed the Code, you can shift it, alter it
to your will. The Code is not set and with the right
force and understanding, you can change the very
world around you.
Because all things are equal to the Code, you
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have forgone the need for weaponry and armor.
You can shape the force of your punches to match
that of a conventional weapon and alter your
awareness to deflect attacks. While these abilities
come “naturally”, moving the code in more extreme
ways is much harder. The power to do something
as simple as bending a spoon takes years of
practice, rewriting the makeup of a creature is
something only an apogee of great strength can
hope to accomplish.
MEDITATION AND INFORMATION
When you first saw the Code, it was harrowing. The
seams between reality opened themselves to you
and the things you saw in between defy
explanation. You were told that this was just your
childish imagination, that all was well, not to dwell
on what you saw. For a time, you may have even
believed it was just in your head. But then it
happened again, and again.
As you grew older you dedicated yourself to
researching this strange phenomenon. Why were
you different? Were there others like you? How
could you open the seams yourself? How could
you change the Code?
Some like you have spent their life in isolation.
Searching old tomes in search of ancient
knowledge by half mad seers. Many find solace in
mind altering substances, denying their own
senses in order to hold on to their shredded life.
Others find themselves locked away, espousing the
truth has put them in jackets and bars, shouting to
anyone who will listen. A few rare individuals have
found power in the knowledge of the falsity of
reality. They seek nothing but to increase their
abilities, even knowing that the power they have
isn’t necessarily real either.
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 POWERFUL PROPHECY
Because of the apogee’s abilities, they are often
tied to prophetic destiny. The average citizen has no
idea how you can do the things you do. Your
abilities can be mimicked by magic, but you do not
fit within the confines of what magic they may
have been exposed to. Additionally, apogees are
incredibly rare, as many who see the Code are
quickly broken by it. Whether the prophecies are
true is debatable, especially as you truly
understand the source of your powers. You are
different, that much is certain, but are you the
fabled chosen one, or are you just another fluke in
the world?
It is possible for many apogees to exists at a
given time, even having multiple within the same
area. Sometimes this lines up with the prophecy of
a team of heroes, or the destined battle between
two powerful warriors. It can be hard to tell how
much of your future is set in stone when the
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prophecy is ascribed to you. Are you truly destined
to be the savior or destroyer of the world, or is the
collective belief in you enough to push you that
direction? Can you buck fate without falling into a
different one? Bending the Code grants you
incredible power but how much power do you truly
have if you must walk a path set before you by
someone else’s words? Are you in control of your
future?
MULTI-RANGE CLASS
This class offers a large variety of options for most
users. The themes of fate, power, and will play
heavily into its background and abilities. Early
users may find great reward in playing a strong
class and advanced users will enjoy using the
variety of abilities to tackle most any situation.
CREATING AN APOGEE
When creating an apogee think about how this
knowledge of the true nature of the world has
affected your life. Did you learn about the Code
first through seeing visions of the true world, or did
you discover its existence in old tomes and then
seek it out? Do you accept the power that comes
with this knowledge? Do you fear what it means
about those whom you love? Do you grow distant
and wary of all others you see? Or do you revel in
the absurdity of it all and live your “life” to the
fullest?
Also consider how you found a way to change
the Code. Was it through natural intuition that you
began to understand and change the symbols?
Were you an unnaturally adept student, learning all
you could from deranged scholars? What mistakes
have you made when you first began? How much
did those mistakes cost you? What is your end goal
now that you can shift the Code?
PRE-GEN CHARACTER
You can make an apogee quickly by following these
suggestions. First, make Intelligence your highest
ability score, followed by Constitution. Second,
choose the Player background
 Apogee
Level Prof. Bonus Hack-Fu Shift Points Features
1 +2 1d4 1d4 Fate Path, Hack-Fu, Shift
2 +2 1d4 1d4 Binary Boons
3 +2 1d4 1d4 Mental Fortitude, Fate Path feature
4 +2 1d4 2d4 Power Up
5 +3 1d6 2d4 Extra Attack
6 +3 1d6 2d4 Code Blast Improvement, Fudge Reality
7 +3 1d6 2d4 Fate Path feature
8 +3 1d6 3d4 Power Up
9 +4 1d6 3d4 Warp Jump
10 +4 1d6 3d4 Codenesis, Fudge Reality improvement
11 +4 1d8 3d4 Fate Path feature
12 +4 1d8 4d4 Code Blast Improvement, Hack-Fu Improvement, Power Up
13 +5 1d8 4d4 Warp Jump Improvement, Ex-Machina
14 +5 1d8 4d4 This Isn't Real, Fudge Reality Improvement
15 +5 1d8 4d4 Fate Path feature
16 +5 1d8 5d4 Power Up
17 +6 1d10 5d4 Phoenix Reboot
18 +6 1d10 5d4 Code Blast Improvement, Ex-Machina improvement, One with The Code
19 +6 1d10 5d4 Power Up
20 +6 1d10 6d4 Fate Path feature, This Isn’t Real Improvement, One with the Code Improvement

Proficiencies
CLASS FEATURES Armor: Light armor
As an Apogee, you gain the following class features
Weapons: Simple weapons, one martial weapon,
Hit Points unarmed attacks
Hit Dice: 1d8 per apogee level Tools: One set of Artisan's Tools and one Gaming
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution set
modifier Saving Throws: Intelligence, Constitution
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Skills: Choose any three
Constitution modifier per apogee level after 1st.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• One simple weapon and one martial
weapon
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer's
pack
• Plasteel fiber clothing

FATE PATH
All apogee have been given the ability to see the
seams of the world, either by chance, destiny, or
through their own determination. An apogee who
can put these new powers to use is often seen as a
chosen one, a person of prophecy. How they
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 how they will change the world around them. You
choose your path at 1st level: Risen, Fateless, or
Shattered.
Your choice grants you features at 1st, 3rd, 7th, 11th,
15 , and 20th level.
th
HACK-FU
At 1st level your knowledge of the spaces between
has allowed you to summon knowledge in combat
prowess you would never gain naturally. You
become deadly in unarmed combat, bending the
data around your blows to mimic the code behind
many weapons.
You gain the following benefits while you are
wearing no armor or light armor and are not using
a shield.
• You can use Intelligence instead of
Strength for the attack and damage rolls of
your unarmed strikes and mimicked
weapon. You do this by channeling The
Code to augment your attacks.
• You can choose one melee weapon you are
proficient with to mimic. Once on your turn,
when you make an unarmed strike, you can
cause your unarmed strike to do the exact
same damage amount and type, as if you
had attacked with that weapon. When you
reach 12th level, you can gain proficiency
with an additional melee weapon of your
choice and use it in the same way. You can
use this ability twice on your turn when
making unarmed strikes. All other unarmed
strikes deal a set amount of bludgeoning
damage which increases as you gain
apogee levels, as shown in the Hack-Fu
column of the apogee table. Alternatively,
you can keep only the damage type of a
weapon to replace the damage type dealt
by that of your unarmed strikes.
• When you use the Attack action to make an
unarmed strike, you can use your bonus
action to cause an Afterimage of you to
appear, making an unarmed strike against
the same target. This can only be used to
repeat an unarmed strike and not spell
attacks or attacks augmented with spells
or effects, such as a Smite spell, or with
non-apogee features, such as Sneak Attack.
If doing an attack that required the use of
Shift points, you must use additional Shift
points for the Afterimage equal to the
original attack’s Shift points or this effect
simply fails.
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SHIFT
Starting at 1st level, your ability to see beyond
allows you to alter The Code of the universe.
Changing the fabric of reality around you is
exhausting for both body and mind, for this reason
your ability to alter the world in any meaningful
way is represented in Shift points. Whenever you
finish a short or long rest, roll the dice in the Shift
Point section of the Apogee Table. The result is
how many Shift points you have until you finish
another short or long rest. You are considered
proficient with all attacks that require the use of
Shift points. You can spend these points to use
various Shift features.
When you spend a Shift Point, it is unavailable
until you finish a short or long rest, You must
spend at least 30 minutes intently watching the
world during your rest to regain your Shift points.
Some of your Shift features require your target
to make a saving throw to resist the feature's
effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as
follows:
Shift save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier
BINARY BOONS
At 2nd level, you gain a small set of powers that you
can use Shift points to activate.
HIGHER CONTRAST
If you use the Afterimage Hack-Fu ability and the
second attack hits, you can use 1 Shift point and
your reaction to make the same attack one
additional time.
CODE BLAST
As an attack you can spend 1 Shift point to call
together energy from the air into your palm and
project it forward at a rapid velocity. You are
proficient with this ranged attack with a range of
30/60. On a hit, this blast does 1d6 radiant damage.
At 6th level this increases to 2d6 and 40/80. At 12 th
level this increases to 3d6 and 50/100. At 18th level
this increases to 4d6 and 60/120.
 SCANNER wanted to happen occurred. This ability does not
By spending 2 Shift points and using a bonus action affect magical items. The full extent at which this
you can focus your vision to discern one thing power can be used it at the GM's discretion. You can
about a creature within 15 feet of you. This could use this feature a number of times equal to your
be their current Hit Points, AC, any one stat Intelligence modifier (minimum of once) before
modifier, a special ability, or other attributes at the finishing a long rest.
GM's discretion. You can use this feature multiple At 10th level, you add +1 to each roll. At 14th level
times on the same creature. This cannot be used to you add +2 to each roll.
read minds or discern intention.
WARP JUMP
FOCUSED CHARGE Starting at 9th level you can spend 1 Shift Point to
You can use your action to regain Shift Points. Roll 1
warp from one place to another as your
Hit Dice, expending it and regaining Shift Points
movement. You can instantly teleport in any
equal to the roll. You can continue this for a
direction to place that you can see within 60 feet.
number of turns equal to your Intelligence
You cannot pass through magical barriers using
modifier, with your initial use counting as one, so
this skill but can pass through walls if you can
long as you take no other actions beyond
clearly see the other side. You have advantage on
movement on your turns and take no damage
your next melee attack roll if the attack is made
between your turns. You can use this feature once,
immediately after warping at least 30 feet to a
with a continued charge counting as a single use,
location within 5 feet of the target. You can only
before finishing a long rest. This feature cannot be
use this feature once on your turn.
used outside of combat.
At 13th level this ability is enhanced to include a
MENTAL FORTITUDE wave of force. When you warp, all creatures within
5 feet of the area you warped to must make a
Beginning at 3rd level, while you are wearing no
Constitution saving throw. On a failed save all
armor and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10
creatures within the area take 1d8 force damage
+ Your Intelligence modifier + your proficiency
and are pushed back 5 feet. On a successful save
bonus.
all creatures within the blast take half damage and
are not moved. You can spend additional Shift
POWER UP
Points to add 1d8 force damage to the blast per
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, Shift Point used, to a maximum of four Shift Points
and 19th you can increase one ability score of your and 5d8 extra damage.
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores
of your choice by 1. Alternatively, you can gain one
feat. You cannot increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.

EXTRA ATTACK
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on
your turn.

FUDGE REALITY
At 6th level you have the ability to change one
small detail in the world around you. The cards in a
game of chance, the contents of a water skin, a
silver piece into gold. By spending 1 Shift Point you
can roll a d4 with the number determining the level
of your success. 1 means nothing has changed at
all. 2 means a minor change has happened but not
exactly what you had intended. 3 means that a
positive and meaningful change has occurred,
though the details may not be exactly what you
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 CODENESIS
At 10th level you can manipulate much of the world
around you without seeming to touch it. Using 2
Shift points, you can use your action to cast the
spell Telekinesis without components, with
Intelligence as your spellcasting ability. The spell
ends at the start of your next turn, unless you use
2 additional Shift points to continue its effects;
otherwise, it follows the same rules as a
concentration spell. You can maintain this effect for
up to 1 minute, so long as you have enough
remaining Shift points to do so. You can use an
additional Shift point to increase your spellcasting
ability for this effect by 1 for each Shift point used
(maximum of 5).
EX-MACHINA
At 13th level you can force your influence upon the
world around you. As an action, you can spend 5
Shift points to bring one helpful boon to yourself
or party. This could be a healing potion rolling to
your feet, a large precarious rock falling on your
opponent, finding a patch of water in a desert, a
spell backfiring or becoming more powerful,
anything that is useful. The effect is immediate
though it may not always be immediately
apparent. The full extent of this feature and its
effects is up to the GM, but it will always be helpful
to you or your immediate party. This effect can
only be used once before finishing a short or long
rest. At 18th level you can use this feature twice
before finishing a long rest.
THIS ISN'T REAL
At 14th level you have become so attuned to The
Code that you can negate its influence on you. If
targeted by an attack, effect, or spell, you can use 6
Shift Points and your reaction to completely ignore
it. Even if it hits, you receive no damage, take no
effects, and cannot be moved by it. You must finish
a long rest before this ability can be used again. At
20th level you can use this feature three times
before finishing a long rest.
PHOENIX REBOOT
At 17th level death loosens its grip on you. If you fail
three death saving throws you can immediately
burn 1 Shift point dice, permanently, to bring
yourself back to life. You regain life as if you had
just taken a long rest. When you rise from the dead
you are surrounded in a powerful aura that
explodes out from you. All creatures of your choice
within 15 feet of you must make a Constitution
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saving throw. On a failed save, the chosen
creatures within the area take 6d12 force damage
and are pushed back 15 feet. On a successful save
they take half that damage and are not pushed.
You do not have to have Shift points available to
use this as this ability sacrifices 1 Shift point dice
from your max total possible.
Additionally, your Constitution score decreases
by 1. If your Constitution modifier decreases
because of this, you must adjust your new Hit Point
maximum. You must finish a long rest before you
can use this feature again.
ONE WITH THE CODE
At 18th level, at the start of your turn, if you have no
Shift points you can use a bonus action to roll a d4,
regaining Shift Points equal to the roll. At 20th level
the this is changed to 2d4.
Additionally, you can reroll any 1 on any Shift
dice rolls once, using the new number instead.
RISEN
As soon as you saw the Code, you knew you were
destined for something great. After some
adjustments, you have embraced your powers fully
and use them freely. Like the name implies, you
have risen above those around you and now stand
above other creatures. While some look up to you,
seeing you as the savior foretold, others consider
your mere presence an abomination, a portent of
the end. Your powers are varied, giving you an edge
in most situations; how you change the world with
these abilities, for better or worse, it up to you.
FATE BUMP
When this fate chooses you at 1st level, you gain the
ability to nudge fate to a direction of your choosing.
When you or a creature within 30 feet of you rolls
an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you
can use 1 Shift point to add or subtract 1 from the
roll. You can do this after the roll but before you
know the result. You cannot cause critical
successes or failures this way.
FLY
At 3rd level, you can control gravity around you well
enough to move your body in a way that resembles
flying. You can spend 1 Shift point as part of your
movement to fly up to your movement speed,
including if you take the dash action. You begin to
fall at the start of your next turn unless you use
another Shift Point. You can remain airborne as
long as you have Shift Points to spend.
 MEGA PUNCH
Starting at 7th level, you can spend 2 Shift points to
charge and release a terrible blow. Whenever you
make an unarmed strike, choose one of the
following effects to happen on a hit:
• Roll a single damage die again and add it to
the total damage. If your attack had
multiple damage dice types, used the
largest one.
• The target must succeed on a Strength
saving throw or be pushed back 15 feet.
• A blinding flash emanates from your fist
and the target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be blinded
until the start of their next turn.
• The target must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw or have their code disrupted,
causing them to be paralyzed until the
start of their next turn. Creatures with
corruption make this save with
disadvantage.
• The attack is a critical hit on a 19 or 20.
1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw
at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect
on themselves on a success. If the initial save is
successful the target takes 2d10 additional force
damage and only the next damaging spell it casts
within the next minute is affected by the damage
reduction. You can use this feature once before
finishing a long rest.
FULL INTEGRATION
At 20th level, you have become so enmeshed with
the code that you can bend the world to your will.
Choose a single spell of every level; the chosen
spells are set and cannot be changed after
choosing them. By spending Shift Points equal to 2
times the level of the spell, you can cast any of
these chosen spells. Intelligence is your
spellcasting ability, and your save DC is the same
as your Shift save DC. You can spend up to 30 Shift
Points total on this ability, and cannot cast the
same spell twice, before finishing a long rest.

BULLET TIME
Starting at 11th level, you can use your reaction to
reduce the damage you take from a ranged attack
by half. Alternatively, you can spend 1 Shift Point to
stop the missile before it reaches you. You then
have the option to send it back at the opponent
who shot it. Make a ranged attack roll,
as if you were proficient and made
the attack. You can only use this feature on the
creature who targeted you with the initial ranged
attack. The missile deflected can be no larger than
a standard arrow or energy bolt. If a creature
makes multiple ranged attacks against you on the
same turn, and you have already used your
reaction against one of their ranged attacks, you
continue to reduce the damage of each ranged
attack or try and send the attack back, choosing
either option for each consecutive attack, until the
start of your next turn.

CODE SUPPRESSION
At 15th level you can target the source of a
creature’s power and inhibit the flow of magic
through their body. When you hit a creature with
an unarmed strike, you can use your bonus action
and spend 4 Shift points to strike at their magical
flows as well. The creature must make a Wisdom
saving throw, taking 4d10 additional force damage
on a failed save and any damaging spells the
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FATELESS
You were not some blessed creature, you found
the code through resolve and sweat. You have
toned your body and mind to work in direct
opposition to the Code, allowing you to feel, claw,
and bend it to your will. Unlike others who easily
fill the role of some prophecy, you have trained for
every new ability, ripping the prophecy away from
the hands of others by forcefully filling them
yourself. This has left you with many rivals, some
of which believe your usurpation to be a
transgression worthy of death. The future of the
fateless is frequently fraught with foes and fighting
as you fulfill the prophecy by force.
UNRIVALED RESOLVE
When you demand this fate at 1st level, you can
shrug off most effects that would stop others in
their tracks. If a spell or effect requires you to
make a saving throw to resist being blinded,
deafened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, or
stunned, you can spend 1 Shift point to roll a d4,
adding the result to your roll. This feature can be
used against a spell or effect that deals damage
and causes an effect, but the bonus is only applied
to resist the effect. At 11th level in this path, the dice
increases to a d6, and again to a d8 at 20th level.
WARP HOP
At 3rd level you can briefly slip in and out of reality,
moving instantly from one place to another. You
can spend 1 Shift Point to teleport to an unoccupied
space up to 30 feet in any direction as your move
action. If you land on a vertical surface, you can
hang there until the start of your next turn. When
you get the Warp Jump ability, you can use this
ability to change the maximum range to 90 feet.
COMBO BONUS
At 7th level you can compound the energy of your
attacks from the power of the last one. Each time
you make a successful melee attack against a
target you can use 1 Shift point to take some of
that force, causing your next melee attack to deal
an additional 1d4 damage. You can use an
additional Shift Point on each consecutive
successful attack on this turn to add another d4 to
the total damage (to a maximum of 5d4). The
bonus resets at the start of your next turn or if you
miss on an attack roll.
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WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU
At 11th level you become more powerful each time
you face defeat. Each time you fail a death saving
throw, you gain a cumulative +1 to damage rolls,
proficient ability checks, and proficient saving
throws until you finish a long rest. The maximum
possible bonus is equal to your proficiency score.
ULTRA-FORM
At 15th level, you have mastered the control over
you own code enough to enter an enhanced form
of yourself. At the start of your turn, you can let
out a reality shattering roar, you are then
overcharged with Code energy. Until the feature
ends, you have an unlimited amount of Shift Points,
your movement speed is doubled, and can make
three attacks, instead of two, when you take the
Attack action. After activating this feature, you can
stay in this form a number of turns equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of one) but cannot
enter it again if it ends. This effect ends if you drop
to 0 hit points or if you choose not to continue it
with a shout at the start of your next turn. You can
only activate this feature once before finishing a
long rest. If you drop to 0 hit points while using this
feature, you immediately fail one death saving
throw and make any more saving throws with
disadvantage until you finish a long rest.
Additionally, you gain one level of exhaustion
when this feature ends.
PERMANENT UPGRADE
At 20th level, you have finished the loop of bending
your body to bend the code to bend your body
again. Two of your ability scores of your choice
increase by 2 and the new maximum for those
scores is 22. You also gain proficiency in one
additional saving throws of your choice.
SHATTERED
Before you even began your journey with the Code,
you already failed. Whatever fate you were
supposed to fill, you destroyed it so badly that the
worst outcome, or even a complete reversal of the
prophecy, has become your life. You are met with
ire by those who looked towards you in their
greatest time of need and witnessed you fall.
Sometimes your own foolish actions led to this
end, other times it was the machinations of others.
Regardless, your fate, and the destiny of others,
has been destroyed. Your powers reflect this,
serving as an easily visible reminder of the
perversion you have wrought.
 MIND TRICK
When you fall to this fate at 1st level, your warped
power can be used to twist the minds of others
around you. Whenever you make a Charisma based
ability check, you can use Shift points to add a
bonus to the roll equal to the number of Shift
points used (maximum of +5). You can use this
ability after making the roll but before the
outcome is determined.
FAILING FORWARD
At 3rd level, you grow more powerful the more you
fail and the more difficult your situation. If you roll
a 1 on an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw,
you can use a Shift Point to gain advantage the
next time you make the same kind of roll. The
advantage disappears if you do not use it before
the end of your next turn.
If you are forced to make any ability check,
attack roll, or saving throw with disadvantage, you
can use Shift points to add +1 bonus to the roll
equal to the number of Shift points used
(maximum of +5) to the total of the lowest roll.
You still use the lowest dice, even if the additional
points cause it to be higher than the other dice.
VIRAL ATTACK
At 7th level you gain the ability to infect other
creature’s code with malicious code of your own.
When you hit a creature with an attack, you can
use 2 Shift points to infect them. At the end of your
turn, they take damage equal to one of your
unarmed strikes. You can maintain this infection by
spending 2 additional Shift points on your
subsequent turns, dealing damage to them at the
end of each of your turns so long as the infection is
maintained. You can use this feature to infect
multiple creatures simultaneously, with each one
requiring their own Shift Points to infect and
maintain. Corrupted creatures only require 1 Shift
point to infect and maintain.
BRUTALNESIS
At 11th level you can use your mind to crush those
who oppose you. When you are using the
Codenesis ability on a creature, they take 2d8 force
damage each time they fail the Strength contest.
At 15th level in this class, you can target two
creatures or objects with Codenesis
simultaneously, and three creatures or objects
once you reach 20th level. Each additional creature
or object costs 1 Shift point per creature to use the
effect on and to maintain it.
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LIMIT BREAKER
Starting at 15th level you have the ability to push
your body beyond its designed specifications.
When you use the Higher Contrast feature, you can
spend an additional 5 Shift points to make one
more attack. Using this feature gains you one level
of exhaustion per use. These exhaustion levels do
not affect you until the end of this turn. You can
use this feature as many times as you want on
your turn, as long as you have 5 more Shift points
to spend per attack. If you reach six levels of
exhaustion, while using this feature, your body and
spirit become destabilized, and you die instantly
after the last blow. Your body fizzles away but the
spirit remains on this plane for a number of days
equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of
one).
For example, if you are suffering four tiers of
exhaustion from a previous effect and then use this
feature twice, you die after the second Limit
Breaker attack finishes. The total attacks that turn
could be up to six .
STOLEN FATE
At 20th level you can rip the energy of others away
from them upon death. When you make an attack
that drops a creature to 0 hit points, you can use
your reaction to steal the energy of their potential
futures for yourself. You regain one level of
exhaustion, 2d4 Shift points, and recover hit points
equal to two of their hit dice. You can use this
feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
 DATAMANCER
The world is a series of bits and bytes, equations
and knowable solutions. Every single action
follows a set of rules, ones you can recreate or
adapt at will. A datamancer lies outside other
masters of the universe, using their understanding
of the underlying mechanics of the world to
impact it in any number of bizarre ways.
Everything is just a series of systems built upon
each other and, if you can manipulate that
system, you can create nearly anything inside, or
outside, of its rules.

Command Cantrips Spell Level Spells

Level Prof Bonus Slots Known Usable Known Features
1 +2 2 2 1 2 Command Line, Spellcasting
2 +2 - - - - Class Commands
3 +2 - - 2 4 New Command Line Slot
4 +2 - - - - Power Up
5 +3 3 - 3 6 Required Update
6 +3 - 3 - - New Command Line Slot
7 +3 - - 4 8 Class Commands
8 +3 - - - - Power Up
9 +4 4 - 5 10 Required Update
10 +4 - - - - New Command Line Slot
11 +4 - 4 6 12
12 +4 - - - - Power Up
13 +5 5 - 7 14 Required Update
14 +5 - - - - New Command Line Slot
15 +5 - - 8 16 Class Commands
16 +5 - 5 - - Power Up
17 +6 6 - 9 18 Required Update
18 +6 - - - - Class Commands
19 +6 - - - 20 Power Up
20 +6 - 6 - - Go to 10, Required Update

The datamancer is both a fish out of water and

POWER USER
Datamancers are incredibly rare in the world.
They possess the ability to rewrite the very fabric
of reality from the ground up. Unlike the apogee
who bend the world through small Code shifts, or
a wizard who uses the arcane to change reality, a
datamancer operates at a more baseline level of
creation. They see beyond the systems built upon
systems that comprise everything everywhere
and can rewrite the source code to suit their
desires.
at home everywhere. When traveling the
Retroverse they can adapt to most any situation
and, if they can’t adapt themselves, they will adapt
the world around them instead. Due to their
unique abilities, they can appear to be any
common adventurer, using some abilities from
multiple classes as easy as someone who has
trained for decades. Though incredibly rare, many
people meet at least one datamancer in their life
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 Though a datamancer possesses the capability
for immense change in the world, their power is
somewhat limited to their immediate area. The
Code is immense and complex, with even things
like rocks possessing dense networks of rules that
make altering them a difficult task. For this
reason, most commands the datamancer employs
are focused inward, or on direct assailants. This
limited scope, and the effort required to alter the
code so directly, keeps datamancers from
becoming gods. However, a datamancer who
could rewrite the Code of rocks half a planet away
would be a terrifyingly powerful entity indeed.
Work with your GM to determine exactly how
you fit into their world, given the immense power
you wield. Are there only a few datamancer within
their world or are their entire orders devoted to
twisting reality? How does the universe itself
respond to being changed so directly? How did the
datamancers first start appearing in their world?
Who exactly is limited to this power; is it just
sapient creatures or can beasts and monsters
also use it?

AUTHORIZED USER
The Code exists in us, through us, and around us. It
comprises all things, whether we want to see it or
not. Datamancer search it
out and research
it, much like a
wizard researches
the arcane. Without
authorization though,
the datamancer can
learn all they wish
without gaining any power.
The only way a datamancer
gains the ability to create commands
and start changing reality and themselves is
through another datamancer.
A powerful datamancer can, if they so choose,
grant this command power upon any other
creature they deem worthy. Once this ability has
been granted, it cannot be taken back. The new
datamancer, while not as powerful as the one who
bestowed upon them this new tier of user, is just
as much a datamancer and may eventually create
more themselves. This immense power is not
something to be taken lightly and many
datamancers make their lessers sign lengthy end-
user license agreements to obtain this power.
Whether the new datamancer follows this order
or not, and what the legal and arcane
ramifications for breaking the agreement are, is
up to each individual datamancer and the Code to
decide.

PRE-GEN CHARACTER
When creating a datamancer, consider the road it
took to get to this point. How far did you have to
go just to catch a glimpse of the initial code? How
much deeper did you have to explore to see the
basic commands. Who was the datamancer that
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 QUICK BUILD
You can make a datamancer quickly by following
these suggestions. First, Intelligence should be
your highest ability score, followed by
Constitution. Second, choose the Mad Scientist
background. Third, take the Minor Missile and
Peanut Gallery cantrips, along with the 1st level
spells Swift Stars and Third Person.
CLASS FEATURES
As a datamancer, you gain the following class
features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d6 per datamancer level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your
Constitution modifier per datamancer level after
1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light Armor
Weapons: Simple Weapons
Tools: Forgery kit, Tinker’s tools
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Constitution
Skills: Choose any three
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background.
• (a) lead pipe or (b) a dagger
• A forgery kit and an abacus
• Plasteel Fiber clothing
• (a) Scholar’s Pack or (b) 1 pound. of soap
COMMAND LINE
At 1st level, you have succeeded in accessing the
basic building blocks of the universe and can
recreate many actions, and alter said actions, by
building a series of commands. Some commands
are harder to recreate than others, meaning you
must rest before using them again. Commands
that have limited uses are denoted in their
description, otherwise you can use the command
as many times as you would like, even multiple
times in the same command line, unless the
command says you cannot. Commands that can
stack, being used multiple times in a row to
increase their power or effectiveness, are denoted
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with a [S]. Unless otherwise stated, a command’s
effects end at the end of your turn.
Your command line augments your moves and
grants you access to new abilities but does not
restrict your base abilities. You can still move,
attack, use reactions, and perform any other basic
actions, but doing so outside of the command line
prevents you from augmenting them with
commands.
For example, you could Move 30 feet and then
make an attack but neither one of those actions
could be altered with commands. However, by
putting them in a command line example below,
you could drastically change the same series of
actions on the battlefield.
Move Add Movement Attack_Melee Dice Damage_Adv
+10 Upgrade [fire]
This series of commands would replace your
move action and attack action but improve the
distance by 10 feet and cause your attack to deal
1d8 fire damage instead of 1d6 bludgeoning
damage.
Creating a command line takes the place of
your Attack action and potentially your Move
action, but not your bonus action, or reaction,
unless you use a command that specifies
otherwise. Some commands can be used as a
bonus action or reaction but are not augmented
by the main Command Line.
Commands happen in the same timeframe as
other actions and can be used freely outside of
combat, so long as the command’s usages have
not been expended. They do not inhibit actions
such as speaking, making ability checks, or
interacting with objects, though they can be used
to assist with those tasks. They must be done in
order but do not always have to be completed,
such as moving only 35 feet in the example
above, instead of the possible 40.
Bonus Action commands and Reaction
commands both can be used without having to be
in a command line, though they can also be used
in the initial command line. Bonus Action
commands are marked with a [B] and Reaction
commands are marked with a [R] and can be used
whenever a normal reaction or bonus action
would be applicable or when a specific
command’s requirements are met. They are both
considered to have their own, single block,
command line. Using them in this way may
remove the ability for them to be used with
proper timing and may make them useless in
 some circumstances, such as the Copy Spell
ability.
Your initial command line has only two slots,
which increases as you gain levels in this class.
You gain an additional slot at 3rd level (3 slots),
and again at 6th (4 slots), 10th level (5 slots), and
14th level (6 slots).
1ST LEVEL COMMANDS
At 1st level, you have a list of basic commands to
put in your command line.
Move: Move up to your movement speed. You
can only use this command once in a command
line.
Add Movement +10 [S]: Add 10 feet to your
movement.
Attack_Melee: Make a melee attack roll against
an opponent within 5 feet of you. Intelligence is
your modifier, and you are proficient with this
attack. On a hit, the attack deals 1d6 bludgeoning,
piercing, or slashing damage, your choice. This is
considered a weapon attack.
Attack_Range: Make a ranged attack roll
against a target within 60 feet of you. Intelligence
is your modifier, and you are proficient with this
attack. On a hit, the target takes 1d4 bludgeoning,
piercing, or slashing damage. This is considered a
weapon attack.
Ability Check: Make an ability check.
Reaction: Opportunity Attack: Make an
opportunity attack against an opponent.
Upgrade Dice [S]: The previous action in the
command line has the damage or healing dice
used in the action increased by one stage. For
example, a d6 to a d8, to a maximum of d20. This
action can be stacked into your command line a
number of times equal to your proficiency bonus.
This command can be used a total number of
times equal your Intelligence modifier (Minimum
of once) before finishing long rest.
SPELL COMMANDS
You can write simple programs that allow you to
compile magic from the rules of the world around
you. You can use these by using the Spell or
Cantrip command in a command line. You cannot
cast datamancer spells without using these
commands. In addition, you can only use either
one of these commands once in a single
command line but can use the other as a bonus
command, if the spell casting time is a bonus
action or has been augmented to be so.
You cannot cast spells learned through
multiclassing with the Spell command.
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Spell: Cast a spell of 1st level or higher that you
know.
Cantrip: Cast a Cantrip that you know.
CANTRIPS
At 1st level, you know 2 cantrips of your choice.
You learn an additional Cantrip at 6th level, 11th
level, 16th level, and one more at 20th.
SPELLS
At 1st level, you know any 2 1st level spells,
chosen from any single spell list.
CASTING AND AUGMENTING SPELLS
The datamancer 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 use
the Spell or Cantrip command. The datamancer
does not have spell slots in the traditional sense,
instead you can only cast a spell as a command a
single time, losing access to that spell until you
finish a long rest. You regain all expended spell
commands whenever you finish a long rest.
If you know a spell, it is always available for
you to cast but no spells can be cast above their
original level, except by the use of a different
command to augment it.
SPELLCASTING ABILITY
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your
datamancer spells, since you’re compiling the
inert information into a more powerful form,
using coding abilities to break the world in ways
most creatures couldn’t begin to understand. 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 datamancer spell you cast and
when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
SPELLCASTING FOCUS
Your commands are woven to provide most of the
power needed to cast spells. When casting
datamancer spells as a command, the command
itself fulfills the requirements of a spellcasting
focus.
 LEARNING SPELLS OF 1ST LEVEL AND
HIGHER
Each time you gain access to a new spell level,
such as a 3rd and 5th level, you can learn 2 spells
from any spell list of your choice. You can only
learn the two new spells from a single list. You
may choose the same list when you gain access
to new spells, or a new one, but the two new
spells must come from the same list. You can
learn any spells on that list for which you have
spell levels available, such as a 1st or 2nd level
spell when you are a 3rd level datamancer.
For example, you could learn spells from the
cleric list at 1st level, the wizard list at 3rd level
and the henshin list at 5th level.
CLASS COMMANDS
At 2nd level you have begun to branch out from
your natural abilities and can take an ability from
another class to use as a single command. The
ability remains exactly as it is when you choose it,
unless you choose to obtain the ability again at a
later level with the use of this feature. You choose
another class ability when you reach 7th level in
this class and again at 15th and 18th level.
You can choose any ability from any class or
subclass so long as it is not spellcasting or extra
attacks. The ability must be self-reliant and cannot
require another feature to be usable. You cannot
choose an ability from that class that is above
your current level. Your command fulfills the
requirements of any items that are associated
with the ability. The chosen ability must be one
that is equal to or less than your current level.
For example, you could choose a fighter’s
Second Wind but not the monk’s Stunning Strike,
as you do not have the ki points available (unless
you chose Ki at an earlier level).
Class Ability [Ability Name]: Use the chosen ability
exactly as it is when chosen.
This command is incredibly taxing, and each
ability taken from another class can only be used
once before finishing a long rest, even if an ability
would normally be able to be used more than
that.
ADDITIONAL COMMANDS
Whenever you gain new command slots, you gain
additional commands that can be used.
You gain additional commands at 3rd level and
again at 6th, 10th, and 14th.
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3RD LEVEL COMMANDS
Refresh. You can remove any status condition
other than diseased or cursed from yourself or an
allied creature you touch. You can use this feature
once before finishing a short rest.
Copy Attack [R]. When a creature other than
yourself makes an attack, you can copy all of the
statistics of that attack and recreate it as a
command. The attack is made exactly as it was by
the creature who made it, using their modifiers
and statistics at the time, including any bonuses,
magical or otherwise, they had at the time. You
can have a number of copied attacks equal to
your Intelligence modifier (minimum of one). Once
you use an attack, the command is erased. If you
have already copied the maximum number of
attacks, and copy another, you choose which
copied attack to replace it with.
Paste Attack: Use a copied attack. Only one
copied attack can be used in a command line at a
time.
Add_Prof_Atk: You can add your proficiency
bonus to any weapon attack roll made in the
entire command line. You can use this command a
number of times equal to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a
short or long rest.
Species Ability: If you have an ability from your
particular species, you can now add it into the
command line to augment. You cannot use the
command more times than you would naturally
be able to use the ability.
Damage +1 [S]: The previous attack command’s
damage is increased by 1.
Home: Return to the exact spot and position
you started your command line in.
Mimic Weapon: You mimic the effect of any
mundane weapon as an attack. You are
considered proficient with those attacks.
Increase Range [S]: Increase the range of your
previous attack command by 5 feet (for a melee
attack) or 15 feet (for a ranged attack).
Darkvision: Gain darkvision until the start of
your next turn.
Resist_Basic [type]: You are resistant to a
single damage type of your choice until the start
of your next turn. You can choose bludgeoning,
piercing, or slashing.
6TH LEVEL COMMANDS
Cookie: You gain the general information of a
target within 30 feet, such as their species,
general age, class (if applicable), type tag, and
 know their general location up to a mile away. You
can have a number of creatures understood like
this equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum
of one) at once. New creatures over this number
erase an older one of your choosing.
Save [R]: When you use this command, record
your number of hit points. At the start of your
next turn, so long as you do not drop to 0 hit
points, you return to this number of hit points.
You can use this command once before finishing a
long rest.
AC +1 [S]: Your AC is increased by 1 until the
start of your next turn. This command can be
used a number of times equal to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a
short or long rest, but no more than 3 times in a
single command.
Attack +1: The previous attack command’s
attack roll is increased by 1. This command can be
used once per command line.
Undo [R]. Cause the last attack roll, ability
check, or saving throw to be rerolled, using the
new result. You can use this command a number
of times equal to your Intelligence modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
Burrow: Modify movement speed to burrow
speed until the start of your next turn.
Swim: Modify movement speed to swimming
until the start of your next turn.
Dash: Take the dash action.
Dodge: Take the dodge action.
Disengage: Take the disengage option.
Fine Brush: When using a damaging spell with
an attack roll, you can increase the range by 10
feet by reducing one of the damage dice of the
spell.
Thick Brush: When using a damaging spell with
an attack roll, you can add one damage dice for
each 20 feet you reduce the range by.
Save-Replace: The previous attack roll is
changed to a Constitution or Intelligence
(whatever is higher for the resisting creature)
saving throw, becoming a successful “hit” on a
failed save or a “miss” on a successful one.
Clear Formatting [R]: When hit with an attack
or damaging spell that has an additional effect,
such as moving the target or inflicting a status
effect, this reaction negates the additional effect.
This command can be used a number of times
equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
Save DC +1 [S]: The previous spell or command
ability’s DC to resist is increased by 1. This
command can be used a number of times equal to
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your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once)
before finishing a long rest.
Resist_Adv [type]: You are resistant to a single
damage type of your choice until the start of your
next turn. You can choose from acid, bludgeoning,
cold, fire, lightning, piercing, poison, slashing, and
thunder.
Damage_Basic [type]: This command changes
the previous command’s damage type to either
bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing.
10TH LEVEL COMMANDS
Anti-Virus: You remove any diseases or curses
from yourself or an allied creature you touch. You
can use this command once before finishing a
long rest.
Incognito Mode: Until the start of your next
turn, you cannot be directly targeted by attacks or
spells by a creature of your choice that is within
120 feet of you. You can still be affected by spells
or effects that have an area-of-effect. You can use
this command once before finishing a short or
long rest.
Overmagic: All attacks within this command
line are considered magical for the purpose of
overcoming resistances.
Cache: If the command before this one has
limited uses, this command saves a single use,
allowing it to be used again. This only allows the
reuse of the command directly previous in the
command line and cannot be used in conjunction
with commands that come after it. You can use
this command once before finishing a long rest.
AC +2: Your AC is increased by 2 until the start
of your next turn. This command can be used
once per command line.
Sensor: Until the start of your next turn, no
creatures can have advantage on melee attack
rolls made against you.
Copy Spell [R]. When a creature other than you
casts a spell, you can copy the spell, so long as it
is a spell level which you have spell slots for. You
can then use the spell as a command, copying the
creature’s statistics for the spell at the time they
cast it. You can have a number of copied spells
equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of
one). If you have already copied the maximum
number of spells and copy another one, you
choose which copied spell to replace it with.
Paste Spell: Use a copied spell. Only one copied
spell can be used in a command line at a time. It
cannot be cast above the initial spell slot it was
copied at. Once a copied spell has been used, it
cannot be used again.
 Replace: Choose a willing creature within your
movement range, you swap places with them
instantaneously. If the creature is unwilling, they
must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or
be swapped with you.
Incorporeal Movement: Modify movement to
walk through creatures, objects, walls, floors, and
non-magical barriers up to your movement speed.
If you end your turn inside any of these things,
you take 3d10 force damage and are moved to the
nearest unoccupied space.
Fly: Modify movement speed to fly speed until
the start of your next tur
Save As [R]. When forced to make a saving
throw, you can choose to change that type of
saving throw you make within a certain group.
Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving
throws can be changed to each other and
Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saves can be
changed to one another.
Redo [B]. Redo a single, unmodified, non-spell
command from your initial command line.
Additional Command [B]: Increase your initial
command line by one slot. This command can be
used a number of times equal to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a
long rest but only once per turn.
Add-On: Add another ability modifier to an
ability check. This command can be used a
number of times equal to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a
long rest. You cannot use the same ability
modifier used with the initial check.
Spell_Dmg_Increase [S]. The number of
healing or damage dice a spell uses is increased
by 1 for each use of this command. You can use
this command a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest
Resist_Final [type]: You are resistant to a
single damage type of your choice until the start
of your next turn. You can choose from acid,
bludgeoning, cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic,
piercing, poison, psychic, radiant, slashing, and
thunder.
Damage_Adv [type]: This command changes
the previous attack command’s damage type. You
can choose from acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire,
force, lightning, necrotic, piercing, poison, psychic,
radiant, slashing, and thunder.
Recast: When placed before a spent Spell
command, you can regain the spent Spell
command after it has been used. You can use this
command once before finishing a long rest.
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14TH LEVEL COMMANDS
Delete: If an attack or spell in this command
line drops a creature to 0 hit points, their body
fizzles to nothing. This command can be used
once before finishing a long rest.
Spell Upgrade [S]: The previous spell in the
command is increased one level, consuming a
spell slot of the original level it was cast at. Spells
upgraded in this way cannot be initially cast with
spell slots higher than their original level. You can
use this command a number of times equal to
your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once)
before finishing a long rest.
Attack +2: The previous attack command’s
attack roll is increased by 2. This command can be
used once per command line.
Plus 1 [S][R]: If the previous action required a
d20 roll but was not an attack roll, increase the
result of that roll by 1. Only up to three of these
commands can be used in a single command line.
Warp: Modify movement speed to teleport to
an unoccupied space within range of your
movement.
Energy Form. You turn into a pulse of energy
while moving. If you move through another
creature’s space, it is considered difficult terrain
and you deal 1d10 damage to the creature. The
damage type is determined by the type of energy
you turn into. You can choose from acid,
bludgeoning, cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic,
piercing, poison, psychic, radiant, slashing, and
thunder. You cannot move into a space you have
already moved into and if you stop moving, such
as to attack or use another command, this effect
ends for the rest of your turn.
Nul Magic: You can move through magical
barriers until the start of your next turn.
Rename [R]. When a creature within 30 feet of
you casts a spell with a verbal component, that
has a single target, you can use this reaction to
attempt to change the target to another creature
within the range of the spell that is not the caster.
The caster must succeed on a saving throw, the
relevant saving throw stat being whichever one
they use to cast spells. This command can be
attempted a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
Truesight: Gain truesight until the start of your
next turn.
Include [name]: If using a spell that targets
either a single creature or a specific number of
creatures (such as bless) this command allows
 you to target or include an additional creature, so POWER UP
long as you know its name. For creatures with an When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
intelligence score of 6 or less, this can be the 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
name of the creature. For creatures above this score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
threshold, you must know their true name. ability scores of your choice by 1. You cannot
Save-Replace_Adv: The previous attack increase an ability score above 20 with this
command is changed to a Constitution or feature, unless via the Required Update feature.
Intelligence (whatever is higher for the resisting Alternatively, you can take a feat.
creature) saving throw, becoming a successful
“hit” on a failed save or dealing half damage on a REQUIRED UPDATE
successful save. A successful save will negate all
At 5th level, you can rewrite your body beyond
additional effects, such as moving a target or
the rules of the world around you. Choose an
inflicting a status condition, only dealing damage.
ability modifier and increase the natural
Save DC +2: The previous spell or command
maximum of that score by 2, to a possible
ability’s DC to resist is increased by 2. This
maximum of 30. You can then choose to
command can be used once per command line.
reallocate one ability score point of your choice
Immunity [type]: You are immune to a single
into that score. You can do this again at 9th, 13th,
damage type of your choice until the start of your
17th, and 20th level in this class.
next turn. You can choose from acid, bludgeoning,
cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic, piercing, COMMAND EXTENSION
poison, psychic, radiant, slashing, and thunder.
At 9th level, both your Reaction [R] and Bonus [B]
This command can only be used once per
actions become 2 slot commands.
command line.
Damage_Fin [type]: This command changes RENDER
the previous attack command’s damage type. You
At 11th level you gain the Render command.
can choose from acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire,
force, lightning, necrotic, piercing, poison, psychic,
Render: You create any non-magical object you
radiant, slashing, and thunder.
can think of. The object must be no larger than a
Spell_Dmg_Fin [type]: This command changes
20-foot square and be worth no more than 10
the previous spell command’s damage type. You
times your datamancer level of gold. You can use
can choose from acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire,
this to perfectly recreate any non-magical object
force, lightning, necrotic, piercing, poison, psychic,
you have seen or touched. It can be as simple as a
radiant, slashing, and thunder. You can use this
sword with a gem in the pommel or as
command once before finishing a short or long
complicated as a clockwork animal. Though you
rest.
can create representations of creatures, they are
Repeat: Repeat the last command. This
nothing more than fancy trinkets and cannot be
command can only be used once in a command
used for combat. You can use this command once
line and can be used a number of times equal to
before finishing a short or long rest.
your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once)
before finishing a long rest. This command GO TO 10
overwrites the normal limits for a given
At 20th level, you can break the rules of your own
command.
variables and double up on commands. When you
Floating Point. You can pull a number of ability
reach the end of your command line, you can
score points equal to your Proficiency bonus away
repeat the command line in its entirety. You can
from one skill and into another until the start of
only do this once on your turn. If you have used a
your next turn. The affected ability scores cannot
command that has limited uses, the second
be reduced below 1 and cannot exceed 20, or the
command line use does not count against those
upper limit created by the Required Update ability,
uses. You can use this feature once before
whichever is higher. You can only use this
finishing a short rest.
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 DE-FRAGGER THE WALL AGAINST DEGRADATION
The fool was drunk, surrounded by “friends”, and A de-fragger is called to stand against chaos. The
too proud for his own good. That's why she kept world is full of corruption, and they have made it
her cool for so long. But when he began spitting their solemn duty to stamp it out to their dying
heresy about The Brothers all over the table, her breath. Most de-fraggers work towards this goal,
patience ran dry. Seconds later and he was hanging though their methods may differ wildly. You need
in the air by his neck. His friends had drawn power to keep depredation at bay, and that power
weapons to help, but so had she. Two arms on him can come from many different places. Most find it
and her other two defending her back. They knew through their own sense for order, some find it
now what they were dealing with and how her code through a patron god, and rarely others find power
forced her to eradicate corruption, and oh, was within the corruption.
their friend corrupted. De-fraggers are masters of combat, cutting
The horde had stopped at his light and was held down swarms of enemies in brilliant flashes of
back, for now. Holding his brilliant De-Frag icon to retribution. They are also stalwart defenders of
the peak of his reach, he called out to any god that those within their charge. Giving them not only
would listen. He was a lone candle, in a swarm of healing, but guidance, assurance, and compassion.
moving blackness, corrupted stretching as far as They are natural born leaders, and many stories
he could see. His friends, in the warmth of this end with them sacrificing their life for those they
respite, regathered their strength. His faith had were sworn to protect.
been broken, his spirit shattered, but somewhere,
something was listening to his prayer. Whoever it
was, they had saved him in more than one way.
The guardian had been motionless before but
crossing some invisible threshold had brought it to
terrible motion. In seconds his friends had been
decimated. Now he stood, the only thing between
the abomination and his bleeding and broken sister.
Tears fell from his own face onto hers, as he was
pushed down to his knees. He
strained to keep the bubble shield
active, but he could already see
cracks forming in its matrix.
Outside, the destroyer
smashed relentlessly
against it. Fighting back pain,
swallowing tears, he choked
out the only word he could muster,
the only one he really needed to say anymore.
Then the shield shattered, and he stood for one
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 A CURE FOR CORRUPTION
De-fraggers are among the few who can actually
fight against the source of corruption. Many people
can fight off a data-rotted corpse, but few can
expunge that rot from the corpse's body. Because
of this, they are in high demand among Retroverse
adventuring parties and communities alike. None
stay in one place for very long. Once the corruption
has been expunged from that area, they are driven
to seek out need elsewhere. Only their unbending
convictions or patron god is a constant, and even
then, de-fraggers have been known to abandon the
gods if they find evidence of corruption within their
power. Their unending quest to bring order to the
world leads them on many adventures and is
almost always their final undoing. There are scant
tales of a de-fragger enjoying a long retirement.
A de-fragger is a frightful thing to behold in a
battle. They are a terrible storm against any
opposition, leaving foes broken underfoot. Troops
rally behind them, adventuring parties lean on their
strength, and children read stories of their deeds.
Few dare to stand against them, but those who can
are dangerous beings indeed.
CREATING A DE-FRAGGER
De-fraggers have one goal in life, to eradicate any
corruption within the world. Literal or figurative,
they are drawn to it like moths to a flame. This
need will eventually consume them, but they will
burn brilliantly in their quest for wiping the world
clean. When creating your de-fragger think about
how and why you desire to keep the corruption at
bay. Did you lose your family to a ravenous beast,
one that shouldn’t have even existed? Did you see
the exploits of other de-fraggers and wish to
become like them? Were you called upon by a
long-forgotten god to strike out on an obscure
journey? Did you grow tired of seeing good men
stand by and do nothing, deciding to take matters
into your own hands? Were you trained by an aged
de-fragger, assigning their unfinished business to
you?
Now that you have chosen this life, what
struggles have you faced? Do people run from you,
fearful of your strength? Have you found fame
within your deeds? If so, how does that affect your
ability to truly protect? Does the thought of a
normal life tug at the back of your mind? Are you
good at stamping out erroneous aberrations, or do
you struggle with even the simplest monsters?
What have you been unable to leave behind?
Because of their devotion to eradicating chaos,
de-fraggers are rarely of chaotic alignment. Most
are lawful in some regard as many find it
unthinkable to tolerate even a small amount of
corruption. Keep in mind how your alignment
influences the way you see the world and those
around you. Also consider how others view you and
your unbending convictions. Do these standards
come from within or are they at the decree of your
deity?
This all begins to change if you create a virus
de-fragger as your lifestyle goes against the
symbol of righteousness that other de-fraggers
fight so hard to maintain. What would drive you to
such a decision?
BALANCE IN ALL THINGS
Users playing this class are often those who seek
out leadership positions. They should have the
ability to support and embolden their team
members. A selfless attitude will go a long way in
ensuring you can play this class to its full effect.
New Users may find comfort in the balance of this
class. Experienced Users will be able to use this
class to carry their team through challenges that
would be impossible without them.
PRE-GEN CHARACTER
You can make a de-fragger quickly by following
these suggestions. First, Constitution should be
your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom.
Second, choose the Mercenary background. When a
skill refers to corruption it is speaking of the literal
game mechanic, not to the figurative corruption
that lies within one’s soul, though the latter kind is
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 De-Fragger -Spell Slots per Spell Level-
De-Fragger Level Prof. Bonus Features 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1 2 Sense Degradation, Array of Hands - - - - -
2 2 Cure Corruption, Spellcasting 2 - - - -
3 2 Compiler Type 3 - - - -
4 2 Power Up, Incorruptible 3 - - - -
5 3 Stalwart Shield 4 2 - - -
6 3 Compiler Type Feature 4 2 - - -
7 3 Defense Expert 4 3 - - -
8 3 Power Up 4 3 - - -
9 4 Incorruptible Improvement 4 3 2 - -
10 4 Compiler Type Feature 4 3 2 - -
11 4 Stable Core 4 3 3 - -
12 4 Power Up 4 3 3 - -
13 5 Flashback 4 3 3 1 -
14 5 Compiler Type Feature 4 3 3 1 -
15 5 Incorruptible Improvement, Stalwart Shield Improvement 4 3 3 2 -
16 5 Power Up 4 3 3 2 -
17 6 Empowering Shout, Assembled Magic 4 3 3 3 1
18 6 Compiler Type Feature 4 3 3 3 1
19 6 Power Up 4 3 3 3 2
20 6 Final Stand 4 3 3 3 2

CLASS FEATURES
As a de-fragger, you gain the following class
features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d12 per de-fragger level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your
Constitution modifier per de-fragger level after 1st.
(Stable Core feature doubles modifier bonus)
Proficiencies
Armor: All armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons,
improvised weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Constitution, Wisdom
Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Athletics,
History, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Perception,
Persuasion, and Religion.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• a martial weapon and a shield.
• (a) a great shield or (b) four short swords
• (a) a priest’s pack or (b) an explorer's pack
• ring mail and a De-Frag Icon
SENSE DEGRADATION
Your oath to stamping out decay has made you
acutely aware to corruption within creatures. If you
are within 60 feet of a creature, you can sense
their corruption if it is 3 layers or higher. At 6 th level
you can detect if a creature within 60 feet is
suffering from 2 layers or more of corruption. At
12th level you can detect if a creature within 60 feet
is suffering from 1 layer of corruption or more. You
do not know exactly how many layers they have,
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 ARRAY OF HANDS
One unique trait of a de-fragger is an additional set
of arms. Decide how you received your extra arms
and what they look like. You could have acquired
yours from your god, spiritual arms that sprout
from your back when needed. Maybe you designed
a robotic set that spring to life at your call. You
could have come into contact with some unstable
magic, giving you control over the new glowing
tentacles hanging on your form. The exact style
and origin of your extra arms is up to you.
Controlling and activating these arms is
extremely taxing on your body and mind. For this
reason, de-fraggers only use them when they have
to. When you activate them, by using a bonus
action, you can control them just as well as your
normal arms. You can only sustain their energy for
a number of turns equal to your proficiency bonus
before you finish a short or long rest. You must
decide at the beginning of your turn, while they are
active and before you take any actions, to continue
using this feature or to deactivate it. If you end the
feature before you have reached a number of
rounds equal to your proficiency bonus, you may
use the remaining turns later, before taking a short
or long rest. The mental and physical focus
required to keep these arms active and useful is so
great that you may not use any features from
other classes (such as if you are multi-classed)
while they are active.
While they are active you gain the multi-attack
option and can use each arm to attack, suffering no
penalty from dual-wielding or quad-wielding.
Depending on what is in each hand determines how
you attack within that round.
For example, while this feature is in use, if you
are wielding 4 short swords (or some other one-
handed weapon) you may attack 4 times that turn,
once with each arm, adding your modifier to the
damage of each attack. If you have one shield, one
one-handed weapon, and one-two handed weapon,
you gain +2 to your AC, can strike once with the
two-handed weapon and strike once with the one-
handed weapon.
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CURE CORRUPTION
By 2nd level you have found another way to restore
the broken creatures you encounter in the world. If
a creature has a layer of corruption, you may use
an action to touch them and spend 20 of your own
hit points to try and fix their erroneous framework.
For every 20 hit points you sink into the creature,
you erase one level of corruption. If you heal a
creature one or more layers of corruption, and
they are still corrupted, you instantly learn how
many layers they have remaining. If you are
reduced to 0 hit points this way, you are considered
stable but unconscious. If you are reduced to 0 hit
points and the corruption is not completely cured,
it is instead cured 1 layer for every 20 hit points
you expended before reaching 0 hit points. You can
use this feature on yourself for the same hit point
cost.
Doing this against an unwilling creature requires
you to make an unarmed attack against the
creature. If you succeed on the attack, you can cure
only one layer per turn unless you are able to
maintain the connection, such as if the target is
restrained or paralyzed. Curing a corrupted
creature does not mean it will no longer be hostile,
simply that it has been restored to normal.
For example, a corrupted dragon is attacking
your party. It is suffering from 5 levels of
corruption and restrained. You use this ability to try
and cure all of it and are instantly drained of 100
hit points, curing the creature. It is still hostile to
the party and continues to battle but is no longer
corrupted and does not suffer or benefit from any
corruption effects, nor does it spread corruption
with its attacks.
SPELLCASTING
By 2nd level, you have learned to draw from your
reinforced faith and usher forth magic from the
divine might of your god or inner flame. You
channel this energy through your De-Frag Icon and
expel it with same force of a cleric or paladin.
PREPARING AND CASTING SPELLS
The de-fragger 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.
You prepare the list of de-fragger spells that are
available for you to cast, choosing from the de-
fragger spell list. When you do so, choose a
number of de-fragger spells equal to your Wisdom
modifier + half your de-fragger level, rounded
 down (minimum of 1 spell). The spells must be of a
level for which you have spells slots. Casting a
spell does not remove it from your list of prepared
spells.
You can change your list of prepared spells
when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of
de-fragger spells requires time spent in
communion with your patron and/or meditating to
re-center your hardened ideals. You must do this
for at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell
on your list.
SPELLCASTING ABILITY
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for de-fragger
spells because your magic comes from your own
inner mental fortitude or reliance on faith. You use
your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. You also use your Wisdom
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a
de-fragger 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
SPELLCASTING FOCUS
You can use your De-Frag Icon as a spellcasting
focus for your De-Fragger spells.
COMPILER TYPE
When you reach 3rd level, your ideals have
crystalized into a driving force and determined
your path as a de-fragger. Different de-fraggers are
separated into groups called Compilers. The type of
Compilers are Vaccine, Data, and Virus. Your
Compiler type is greatly influenced by how you
handle corruption and should reflect your views on
it.
Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and
again at 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.
POWER UP
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,16th,
and 19th you can increase one ability score of your
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores
of your choice by 1. Alternatively, you can gain one
feat. You cannot increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
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INCORRUPTIBLE
By 4th level you have become resistant to the
effects of corruption. You have advantage on
corruption saving throws. You can use this feature
a number of times equal to your Constitution
modifier before finishing a long rest.
By 9th level you are nearly immune to
corruption, except in extremely overwhelming
cases. You always have advantage on corruption
saving throws and have advantage on saving
throws against the spells and effects of corrupted
creatures.
By 15th level you are no longer bothered by
average corruption and can only be harmed by
extreme corruption at the GM's discretion. You
automatically succeed on corruption saving
throws, have advantage on saving throws against
the spells and effects of corrupted creatures, and
take half damage from attacks made by corrupted
creatures. If a corrupted creature hits you with a
spell or effect that requires a saving throw, you
take half damage on a failed save and no damage
on a successful one.
STALWART SHIELD
At 5th level you can summon a barrier to protect
yourself and those close to you. Using an action,
you spread two of your arms wide and summon a
sphere shield with a 10-foot diameter around
yourself. Your movement speed is reduced to 0
and you must concentrate as if you were casting a
spell, it also requires two of your arms to be
occupied to keep the shield's integrity. If two non-
hostile creatures of medium size or smaller, are
within 5 feet of you when this feature is used, they
can choose to be inside the sphere with you. If
there are more than two non-hostile creatures
then all but two are pushed out, you decide which
two remain. If a hostile creature is within 5 feet of
you, they must succeed on a Dexterity saving
throw versus your spell save DC or be pushed out
to the nearest unoccupied space, otherwise they
are trapped in the sphere with you. The shield can
be maintained a number of turns equal to your
Constitution modifier (minimum of one) and
disappears after that.
The sphere has hit points equal to your
maximum hit points, an AC of 10, cannot move, and
automatically fails any saving throws. Nothing can
pass through, in or out, even creatures on the
ethereal or astral plane. The sphere is not
considered magical and is not subject to any anti-
magic spells or effect. Once the shield drops to 0
 hit points, it shatters. Any excess damage from the
attack that destroyed the shield, is transferred to
you, without saving throws, even if the attack had
an area of effect.
You can use this feature once before finishing a
long rest. Creatures inside the shield have full
cover and creatures behind it have half cover. Once
you reach 15th level in this class, this feature can be
used as an action or bonus action.
DEFENSE EXPERT
When you reach 7th level, you have begun to truly
understand your role as a protector. You have the
ability to wield two shields at a single time. One
shield grants its normal AC bonus, while the other
is considered your offhand shield and can be used
for the following actions:
• You can use a reaction to gain the shield’s
AC bonus against the attacks from a single
attacking creature or to give the AC bonus
to an ally within 5 feet of you.
• You can use the shield as a weapon. You
are proficient with it, and it deals 1d6 + your
Strength modifier bludgeoning damage on
a hit.
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STABLE CORE
By 11th level your solid convictions have not only
changed your spirit, but they have also changed
your body. Your incredibly stable form grants you
advantage on Constitution saving throws and
doubles the hit point increase you receive from
your Constitution bonus from this level onwards.
When you receive this feature, you do not gain the
bonus to your hit points for each level under 11,
only for levels 11 and above in this class.
FLASHBACK
At 13th level your Stalwart Shield has become so
strong that it can knock attacks back at opponents.
If a creature makes a melee weapon attack against
your Stalwart Shield, they must make a Dexterity
saving throw against your spell save DC or take
damage equal to half the damage they dealt to
your shield. Your shield still takes full damage
regardless of if they fail the save or not.
ASSEMBLED MAGIC
At 17th level you have been able to heal the Code in
such a way that you are granted an additional spell
of 6th level from the de-fragger spell list. This
bonus slot cannot be used to cast a lower-level
spell. Once you finish a long rest, you can prepare a
new spell for this bonus slot.
EMPOWERING SHOUT
At 17th level, as a bonus action, you bellow a war cry
or words of encouragement to your allies. Any
allies that can hear you within 30 feet gain
advantage on all saving throws, until the end of
their turn. You can use this feature once before
finishing a short or long rest.
FINAL STAND
At 20th level your body and spirit have become far
too stubborn and refuse to go down quietly. When
you are reduced to 0 hit points but are not
immediately killed due to a spell or effect, you can
call upon the deepest reserves of your energy and
are instead dropped down to 1 hit point, gain
resistance to non-magical damage until the end of
your next turn, regain the use of your Array of
Hands feature as if you had taken a short rest, can
spend any number of remaining Hit Dice to heal,
and can immediately use an action, even if you
have already used one on your turn. You must
finish a long rest before you can use this feature
again.
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 against your spell save DC or be paralyzed until the
VACCINE COMPILER start of their next turn.

Vaccine compilers are the legends of the Code LIFE GIVER

written of in Retroverse lore. They are the heroes
Starting at 6th level, when you touch a creature
of the story, the defender of justice, and the bastion
other than yourself, you can transfer your life
of righteousness. They abhor corruption in all its
energy into them. Using an action and at a cost of
forms and will not abide its existence. They use
at least 1 hit point, you can heal a willing creature
their abilities to defend those who cannot defend
for 1 hit point. The number of hit points you can use
themselves and to ease the suffering of those in
in one action is equal to your de-fragger level times
pain. They often appear as shining warriors in
10. You may use this feature a number of times
brilliant armor because they know that is what
equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of
people need them to be.
once) before finishing a long rest.
TURN CORRUPTED This has no effect on undead or unwilling
creatures.
At 3rd level you can channel your righteous might
into your De-Frag Icon, forcing enemy corrupted FIREWALL
creatures away from you. As an action, you present
When you reach 6th level in this class your Stalwart
you De-Frag Icon and recite a command line
Shield ability gains a boost in power. When it is
unbearable to corrupted creatures. Each enemy
active, enemy creatures within 10 feet of the shield
corrupted creature that can see or hear you within
must make a Dexterity saving throw at the start of
30 feet must make a Wisdom saving throw against
their turn or when they enter the affected area. On
your spell save DC. If the creature fails its saving
a failed save they take 2d6 fire damage or half as
throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes
much on a successful one. Enemy creatures
damage. The command line you utter can be
trapped in the shield make this save at
tweaked to only affect corrupted creatures you
disadvantage.
wish to affect.
The damage for this feature increases to 3d6 at
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to
10th level and again to 4d6 at 14th level and once
move as far away from you as it can and can’t
more to 5d6 at 18th level.
willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It
also cannot take reactions. For its turn, it can only FLASH OF LIFE
use the Dash action, try to escape from an effect
At 10h level you have such inner strength that you
that prevents it from moving, or attack you with
can command your body to heal itself in a burst of
ranged attacks. If there's nowhere to move, the
restorative energy. As an action you can use a
creature can use the Dodge action.
number of Hit Dice equal to your proficiency
DE-FRAG STRIKE modifier and heal the amount you roll. The hit dice
you used are expended until you finish a long rest.
Starting at 3rd level, when you hit a creature with a
You can use this feature once before finishing a
melee attack, you can expend 5 of your own hit
short rest.
points to deal additional force damage to the
target. The extra damage is 2d8 for the initial 5 hit POWERHOUSE
points, plus 1d8 for another set of 5 hit points, to a
At 14th level your extra arms have become terribly
maximum of 7d8. If this attack is against a
strong and boost your natural vigor. While they are
corrupted creature, that creature must succeed on
active, attack rolls of 19 or 20 are considered
a Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until
critical hits and all of your melee attacks deal 1
the start of their next turn. You draw this power
additional damage dice.
from your own body and cannot use temporary hit
points to activate it. HERO'S SURGE
For example, a 10th level de-fragger makes a
At 18th level you can use a bonus action to call
melee attack with a short sword against a
upon all your reserve energy and surge with
corrupted triceratops. The de-fragger uses 20 hit
terrific force. For a number of turns equal to your
points so the attack does the normal attack
Constitution bonus (minimum of one), your
damage plus 5d8 force damage, and the
damage rolls for melee attacks are increased by +1
triceratops must make a Constitution saving throw
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 Swarms count as one creature for this ability. You
also gain 1 temporary hit point for each enemy
creature within 30 feet when you activate this
ability. You must finish a long rest before using this
feature again.
DATA COMPILER
Being a data compiler is a rare feat. The balance
between corruption and the Code is such that few
people can walk that uneven tightrope. Those that
can often find unique abilities in the mixing of their
powers. Instead of being the front-facing champion,
they use their understandings to subtly manipulate
the world around them. Wielding Code and
corruption in tandem gives them amazing
versatility in battle but keeps them from reaching
the heights of vaccine or virus compilers.
Their regalia often matches the balance they
endeavor to achieve. It is not so garish as the other
compilers and instead focuses on muted and
subtle mixings of both styles.
BURN CORRUPTED
At 3rd level you can channel your balanced energy
into your de-frag icon, blasting corrupted creatures
around with harmful energy. As an action, you
present you de-frag icon and recite a command
line designed to dismantle to corrupted creatures.
Each enemy corrupted creature that can see or
hear you within 30 feet must make a Wisdom
saving throw against your spell save DC.
If the creature fails its saving
throw, it loses 1d6 hit
points as it becomes
more unstable.
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If a creature succeeds on the saving throw, they are
immune to the effects of this feature for 24 hours.
You can continue to use this feature a number of
turns equal to your Constitution modifier
(minimum of one), forcing a Wisdom saving throw
on the start of your turn, against all corrupted
creatures within the affected area. The command
line you utter can be tweaked to only affect specific
corrupted creatures you wish to affect.
C-FRAG STRIKE
Starting at 3rd level, when you hit a creature with a
melee attack, you can expend 5 of your own hit
points to cause a small explosion of force damage
against the target, in addition to the melee attack's
damage. The extra damage is 1d6 force damage for
5 hit points, plus 1d6 for another set of 5 hit points,
to a maximum of 5d6. Additionally, any creatures
within 5 feet of the target must succeed on a
Dexterity saving throw or take force damage equal
to half the damage force dealt to the primary
target (rounded down). Corrupted creatures have
disadvantage on this saving throw. You draw this
power from your own body and cannot use
temporary hit points to activate it.
For example, a 10th level de-fragger makes a
melee attack with a short sword against a
triceratops. The de-fragger uses 20 hit points so
the attack does the normal attack damage plus
4d6 force damage and the two velociraptors next
to the triceratops make Dexterity saving throws.
They fail and take force damage equal to
half the force damage dealt to
the triceratops.
 UNZIP
When you reach 6th level, you’ve found a way to
bend corruption and code together unlock greater
potential within your spells. Whenever you roll
damage or healing dice on a spell and roll a 1 or a
2, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll,
even if it is a 1 or 2. This does not affect spells that
do not directly damage or heal a target.
FORMAT
When you reach 6th level, your Stalwart Shield
becomes more self-sufficient, making it moveable
and require less active maintenance. While the
shield is active, your movement speed is changed
to 15 feet or your maximum possible, whichever is
lower, and only requires the use of one of your
hands to stay active. You can only move the shield
into unoccupied spaces and cannot use it to push
creatures or objects. The movement speed
increases by an additional 5 feet at 10th level, and
again at 14th and 18th level.
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REWRITE
At 10th level, you have learned to subtly manipulate
the code that comprises those around you. After
you finish a long rest, roll a d20 and record the
number. Whenever a creature you can see, other
than yourself, makes an attack roll, saving throw,
or ability check, you can use a reaction to swap
your recorded number with theirs. You can use this
ability after learning the roll number but before the
GM describes its effects.
After you have swapped a roll, you can then use
the stolen number for this ability again, continuing
the swapping until you can no longer use this
feature. You cannot roll for a new recorded
number until you finish a long rest, at which time
you lose the old number and must roll for a new
number. A recorded or stolen roll of 20 does not
count as a critical hit. You can use this feature a
number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
ENERGY EQUILIBRIUM
When you reach 14th level, your swirling energy has
pushed your limits higher. You can use your Array
of Hands feature a number of turns equal to your
proficiency bonus plus your Constitution modifier.
When you reach 18th level, this increases to your
proficiency bonus + two times your Constitution
modifier.
DELETE
At 18th level you can simply erase problems from
the battlefield. At the start of your turn, you can
choose to overcharge your attacks with magic.
Until the end of your turn, each time you hit a
creature with a melee attack, they are also hit with
the xarche spell. You can use this feature a
number of times equal to your Constitution
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing
a long rest.

VIRUS COMPILER
A virus compiler has embraced the chaos and
power that corruption brings. Their acceptance of
corruption is wholly antithetical to the ideals of
most de-fraggers, making them endure the labels
of fiends or heretics, replacing the de-fragger title.
They are often considered mad by those that
simply can’t comprehend the concepts corruption
has opened their minds up to. They intertwine
corruption into their body, growing even more
powerful with each addition. This power is usually
their undoing as their mind begins twisting,
convincing them they can somehow overcome the
limits of their feeble bodies.
They care little for their appearance, except
where it proves beneficial to them. Mixing and
matching broken armor sets is the go-to aesthetic
for virus compilers.
FRAGMENTED SOUL
Unlike other de-fraggers, you revel in corruption.
When you choose this compiler type at 3rd level,
you can choose to willingly fail a corruption saving
throw. This applies even after the Incorruptible
feature would make it impossible to gain more
corruption.
Additionally, whenever you finish a long rest,
you gain +5 temporary hit points for each layer of
corruption you are suffering from.
EARN CORRUPTED
At 3rd level you can channel your wretched power
into your de-frag icon, hijacking the will of a
corrupted creature near you. As an action, you
present you de-frag icon and recite a command
line that hacks into the will of a corrupted creature
and supplants it with your own. Each enemy
corrupted creature that can see or hear you within
30 feet must make a Wisdom saving throw against
your spell save DC. You can then choose 1 creature
that failed the saving throw and that is within your
CR range; it is under your control for 1 minute or
until you stop using this feature, as if dropping
spell concentration. The command line you utter
can be tweaked to only affect corrupted creatures
you wish to affect.
You can then use a bonus action to command
the creature for the duration. The creature will
obey commands to the best of its ability but will
not obey commands that cause it immediate harm,
such as intentionally stabbing themselves or
walking off a cliff. It also cannot take reactions.
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Once the effect is ended, the creature will
remember all the things it did under your
influence.
Earn Corrupted CR chart
De-Fragger Level 3 6 10 14 18
CR Max 1/4 1 3 5 10
RE-FRAG STRIKE
Starting at 3rd level, when you hit a creature with a
melee attack, you can expend 5 of your own hit
points to store extra force damage into the target,
in addition to the melee attack's damage. The extra
damage is 1d8 for every 5 hit points, to a maximum
of 6d8. Using a bonus action, you can then trigger
1d8 of the stored force energy to damage the
target. The energy dissipates after 1 minute. You
draw this power from your own body and cannot
use temporary hit points to activate it.
For example, a 10th level de-fragger makes a
melee attack with a short sword against a
triceratops. The de-fragger uses 25 hit points so
the attack does the normal attack damage plus
5d8 force damage is stored inside the target. The
de-fragger uses a bonus action to activate the
force damage, causing the triceratops to take 1d8
force damage. The de-fragger can use a bonus
action on their next turn to do this again until all
the stored force damage is expended and/or 1
minute passes.
FRAGMENT
When you reach 6th level, your Stalwart Shield
ability becomes more unstable and prone to
violent explosions. Whenever the shield is
destroyed, due to your dismissal or forces acting
up it, it sends shards of energy out in a 15-foot
radius. Enemy creatures within range must make a
Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d6 piercing damage
on a failed save or half as much on a successful
one. The damage for this effect increases to 3d6 at
10th level, and again to 4d6 at 14th level, and 5d6 at
18th level.
ARMED AI
When you reach 6th level in the class your extra
arms gain some semblance of autonomy. When an
enemy creature within 5 feet of you makes an
attack roll against you, you can use a reaction to
make one attack roll against them. Both arms can
activate to use two-handed weapons or a single
arm for a one-handed weapon, but you can only
 make one attack roll. The arms can unsheathe a
weapon as long as they are within easy access and
will sheathe them before becoming inert again.
This does not count against uses of your Array of
Hands feature. This feature can be used in
combination with your Re-Frag strike and active
Smite spells.
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CORRUPTED COMPRESSION
When you reach 10th level in this class you have
found ways to spin more corruption into your body
without becoming too unstable to exist. Your max
layers of corruption are increased to 8, with 9
layers killing you. This increases again at 14th level
to a max of 9 layers, with 10 layers killing you. And
once more at 18th level to a max of 10 layers, with
11 layers killing you.
BROKEN SPELL
At 14th level you have learned how to weave your
corruption back into the fabric of the universe. As a
bonus action, you can cure yourself of a number of
corruption layers you choose, according
to your Cure Corruption ability. Those
cured layers become an auxiliary source
of power and can be used as an extra
spell slot immediately after curing
yourself of them. The spell you can
cast must be a spell that you know
whose level is equal to or less than
the number of layers of corruption
you cured yourself of. Any spell
slots, that are gained from using
this feature, but are not used,
vanish at the end of your turn. This
feature can be used by curing yourself
or others, following the rules for curing
unwilling creatures with the Cure Corruption
ability. Spell attacks used because of this feature
are still considered corrupted, even if you cure
yourself, or the drained target to 0, layers of
corruption.
UNSTABLE SURGE
At 18th level you can use a bonus action to indulge
in the true power of your corruption. For a number
of turns equal to your Constitution modifier
(minimum of one), your damage rolls for melee
and spell attacks are increased by +1 for each layer
of corruption you have. You must finish a long rest
before using this feature again.
 weapons, like bows and blasters, and will only
GLITCH HUNTER usually get in direct confrontation if they have no
Suave and cool, the elf places his blaster back in its
other choice.
holster. His bounty had been eluding him for days
and now had almost put a hole into his head. The OUTSIDE THE LAW
smoking remains smoldered on the bar table
Glitch hunters usually have a tenuous relationship
across from him. Reaching at his mark, he secures
with authority. They value the freedom their
their purse, taking the ID and leaving the money. He
lifestyle grants them and are not likely to trade
stands up and reaches into his own pockets,
that in for more stability. They often act outside the
producing a few gold coins and, leaving them on
law and as such avoid such avenues unless
the table, announces “His drinks are on me.” to the
absolutely necessary. Glitch hunters come in all
ghost quiet tavern. Everyone stares at him for an
sizes, bounty hunters, private eyes, information
eternal silent moment. He shrugs, “He shot first,
racketeers, even small gang leaders.
you all saw it.” he says, walking for the door.
Glitch hunters may have a base of operations
The warehouse looms overhead, musty water
but it is unlikely they have a place called home.
and mold wafts from the sea behind her, and the
They spend their lives moving from one adventure
place is painfully quiet. “Utterly predictable.” The
to the next. Some have stumbled into great deeds
tiefling mumbles to herself as she opens the door.
and are revered as heroes. Others spend their life
Her quarry, a small girl of eight, sits in the center,
just trying to scrape by, living off the last bits of
bound and gagged. She can hear the heartbeats
their previous bounty.
from all around her, they are scared that she will
not take the bait, they should be scared that she CREATING A GLITCH HUNTER
will. Something catches her ear as she is walking
This kind of life is not for the faint of heart. When
towards the girl, a heartbeat she has heard before.
creating your glitch hunter consider why they
Is that... the girl's father? She places one hand on
would choose such a lifestyle? Are they in search
her gun, this changes things.
of the holy mother lode of treasure? Did they
The halfling breaths in deeply, her lungs filling
happen into it by sheer luck and charm? Are you
with fluid. “Stupid, stupid, stupid!” she cracks at
hot on the trail of someone who wronged you,
herself. “Couldn’t keep your nose out of it, could
narrowly missing them by seconds each time you
you!?” Several arrows blast over the upturned
catch up? Do you just enjoy the sport of hunting
metal table, her makeshift cover. Shooting at her
down targets more powerful than yourself?
she understood, but why was the guard working
What kind of glitch hunter are you? Do you stick to
with Queenpin? She's sure it will come to her, it
small bounties and small targets, or do you go
always does, just needed more information. Right
after larger contracts, both b-ug and man? Are you
now, it's about survival. She retrieves her flask and
an agent of good, frustrated at the slow speed of
takes a long pull. Not a healing potion but it would
justice? Do you exude a tough exterior but harbor a
have to do for now.
soft heart inside? Maybe you're addicted to the
RESOURCEFUL AND RELENTLESS thrill of the hunt, always searching for that next
high? Maybe you're addicted to something else and
Glitch hunters are well rounded, dabbling in a little
have a few too many debts to settle. Consider all of
of everything to make sure they can handle any
these things and more when you design your glitch
situation. Most are excellent investigators and can
hunter.
puzzle together a string of random events that
would have lesser individuals stumped. Whether in
a dungeon or a back alley, glitch hunters are PRE-GEN CHARACTER
always at home. While not risk averse, they err on
Follow these suggestions to make a glitch hunter
the side of caution. A healthy dose of skepticism
quickly. First, make Wisdom your highest ability
has kept them alive thus far, and very few find a
score, followed by Charisma. Then choose the
reason to change that.
Rebel background.
In combat they are masters of guerrilla tactics.
Rather than take an enemy head on they will try to
trick and confuse their foes. Often preferring to line
up the perfect shot in hopes that they don't have to
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 Glitch Hunter -Spell Slots per Spell Level-
Glitch Hunter Level Prof. Bonus Features Spells Known
1 2 Prey, Gunslinger, At Home Anywhere - 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
2 2 Spellcasting 2 - - - - -
3 2 Hunter Style 3 2 - - - -
4 2 Power Up 3 3 - - - -
5 3 Extra Attack 4 3 - - - -
6 3 Spell Chamber 4 4 2 - - -
7 3 Prey improvement, Gunslinger improvement, At 5 4 2 - - -
Home Anywhere improvement, Hunter Style feature
8 3 Power Up 5 4 3 - - -
9 4 Bug Basher 6 4 3 - - -
10 4 Get Em 6 4 3 2 - -
11 4 Hunter Style feature 7 4 3 2 - -
12 4 Power Up 7 4 3 3 - -
13 5 Prey improvement, Gunslinger improvement, At 8 4 3 3 - -
Home Anywhere improvement
14 5 Sharpened Wit 8 4 3 3 1 -
15 5 Hunter Style feature 9 4 3 3 1 -
16 5 Power Up 9 4 3 3 2 -
17 6 Prey improvement 10 4 3 3 2 1
18 6 Spell Chamber improvement, Peekaboo 10 4 3 3 3 1
19 6 Power Up 11 4 3 3 3 2
20 6 Hunter Style feature 11 4 3 3 3 2

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 CLASS FEATURES
As a glitch hunter, you gain the following class
features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per glitch hunter level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per glitch hunter level after
1st.

Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, simple ranged
weapons, martial ranged weapons
Tools: One gaming set
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Wisdom
Skills: Choose any three
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) a burglar's pack, (b) a dungoneer's pack,
or (c) an explorer's pack
• One gaming set and a set of Thieves' tools
• Padded armor
• a simple weapon
• a set of shackles
PREY
Beginning at 1st level, you have developed the skills
of a renowned tracker and hunter. Whatever your
quarry is, you have the ability to track them down
across any space, time, or alternate realities. You
must spend a short rest ruminating on a creature
after collecting knowledge on it for it to become
your Prey.
There are two stages of knowledge when it
comes to your targets, partial or full, with each one
granting you some benefit. If another feature
affects Prey, it does so with either full or partial
knowledge.
Partial knowledge can come from a detailed
description, a video or photograph, tracking signs
left in their trail, possession of a beloved personal
item, or a general understanding of the type of
creature you are hunting (such as dragons or
humans). If you have partial knowledge of a
creature, you gain the following benefits:
• Advantage on Survival checks to track
them and Intelligence checks to recall
information about them.
• Their general direction if they are on the
same plane as you.
• Advantage on setting traps against them.
• You have advantage on corruption saving
throws from their attacks.
• You gain double the bounty on your prey (if
there is bounty to be collected).
Full knowledge comes from observing your
Prey fully for at least 3 hours. This could be from
afar through a set of binoculars, through the video
screen of several well places cameras, through an
intimate conversation with them, or by tracking
them through the city. This allows you to get a
solid understanding of them as well as to track
them no matter where they are. You gain the
benefits of partial knowledge as well as the
following:
• If they are on the same plane as you, you
know where they are within 1 mile of
accuracy. If you are within 1 mile of them,
you know their location with an accuracy of
300 feet. If they are on a different plane,
you know which one.
• You gain advantage on Deception, Insight,
Persuasion, and Stealth checks against
them.
• They cannot surprise you.
• They cannot have advantage on attacks
made against you or on saving throws
against your spells or effect.
You can have a number of Prey in your mind
equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one),
with the oldest one being replaced if you begin
hunting another.
At 7th, 13th, and 17th level you learn a new
language. This must be a language spoken by a
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 GUNSLINGER
You’re a remarkable shot and always have been.
Starting at 1st level, you can choose to gain +1 to the
first ranged attack you make on your turn. This
increases to +2 at 7th level and +3 at 13th level. You
can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a short rest.
Additionally, you can use a ranged weapon as a
melee weapon, whipping the opponent mercilessly
with it. The weapon deals 1d4 + your Strength
modifier bludgeoning damage. This increases to
1d6 at 7th level and 1d8 at 13th level.
In addition, at 7th level, being within 5 feet of a
creature does not impose disadvantage on ranged
attack rolls.
AT HOME ANYWHERE
Starting at 1 level, your inability to stay in one
st
place for too long has given you a good sense of
the nature of nature. While you may not have
visited every location in the world you can make
easy assumptions about the lands you walk based
on previous experience. If you spend a week in one
area familiarizing yourself with that area, it
becomes your new “Home.” You know the shadowy
corners, you understand the basic flow of the city,
you know the best places to find food. This extends
in a one-mile radius from a general location that
you choose.
While you remain in this area you gain the
following benefits:
• When making an Intelligence or Wisdom
based check related to your Home, your
proficiency bonus is doubled if you are
using a skill that you are proficient in.
• Difficult terrain doesn't slow your
movement.
• You and your group can not become lost
while you are leading, except by magical
means.
• You remain alert to danger, even while
engaged in other activities.
• You have advantage on Stealth checks if
alone.
• You can always find something edible
freely, even when there appears to be no
food, unless the GM states otherwise.
• While tracking your other creatures you
learn their exact number, sizes, how long
ago they passed through this area, and
their general health condition.
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• You are treated with leniency by whatever
guard force is within the area; major
infractions will still have repercussions.
At 7th level this range increases to a two-mile
radius. At 13th level this range increases to a three-
mile radius.
SPELLCASTING
By the time you reach 2nd level, you have been in
enough scrapes to understand the importance of
magic. As such you have spent some time learning
from the wise sages of every place you have
visited. Their words have resonated with you,
guiding you on your path to a more peaceful
future. This occasional peace of mind and storied
lore is where you draw your magical power from.
Spell Slots
The glitch hunter 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
Highlight and have a 1st level and a 2nd level spell
slot available, you can cast Highlight using either
slot.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know two 1st level spells of your choice from
the glitch hunter spell list.
The Spells Known column of the glitch hunter
table shows when you learn more glitch hunter
spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be
of a level for which you have spell slots. For
example, 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 glitch hunter spells you
know and replace it with another spell from the
glitch hunter spell list, which must also be of a
level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your glitch
hunter spells, since your magic draws on the words
of those wiser than yourself. You use your Wisdom
whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability.
You also use your Wisdom modifier when setting
the saving throw DC for a glitch hunter 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

HUNTER STYLE
At 3rd level you choose your preferred hunting
style. Each style relies on different methods to
reach the same goal. The hunting styles are Slayer,
Protean, and Shade.
Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and
again at 7th, 11th, 15th, and 20th.
POWER UP
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th you can increase one ability score of your
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores
of your choice by 1. Alternatively, you can gain one
feat. You cannot increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
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EXTRA ATTACK
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, whenever you take the Attack action on
your turn.
SPELL CHAMBER
At 6th level you have become so in tune with your
ranged weapon that you can safely load a spell into
your next shot. Using the normal rules for the
spell's casting times, you channel it into a ranged
weapon. The spell's normal range is replaced by
that of the weapon you are using, but not the area
of effect. The weapon is charged with that spell for
1 minute and expelled with your next shot from
that weapon. The spell is released once the bolt
makes impact, even if it does not hit the target. You
may not take a normal shot with that ranged
weapon until you have released the spell. You may
remove the spell from the weapon by using a
bonus action, but do not recover the expended
spell slot. The spell used must be one that you
know and that you have spell slots for. Only you
may load spells into your ranged weapon. If you
are within a spell’s area of effect when it is
released, you are subject to the effects of the spell
as well. You must finish a short rest before you can
use this feature again. At 18th level you can use this
feature twice before taking a short rest. This
feature has different effects depending on which
type of area of effect your weapon (not the spell)
has.
• Single Shot: The shot is fired, and the spell
takes effect on impact.
• Cone: If the spell normally attacks a single
target, the spell damage is split evenly
between all hit targets. If the spell has an
area of effect, that is changed to the cone
area of the weapon and all targets make
their saving throw against the spell with
disadvantage.
BUG BASHER
At 9th level, you are able to track down corrupted
creatures with ease. You can sense the existence of
a corrupted creature within 300 feet and know its
general direction. You gain a bonus to Survival
checks to track creatures with corruption and +1 to
damage rolls for each layer of corruption the
creature has.
Additionally, you gain the Cure/Cause Corruption
spell if you do not already know it.
 GET 'EM
At 10th level you can tell when a bounty is about to
abandon courage and run. As a reaction you can
move up to half your movement speed and make a
grapple attack against any creature who is trying to
run away from you or your party, even if they have
taken the Disengage option.
SHARPENED WIT
At 14th level choose two of your skill proficiencies,
or one of your skill proficiencies and your
proficiency with any tool. Y our proficiency bonus is
doubled for any ability checks you make that uses
either of the chosen proficiencies.
PEEKABOO
At 18 level you can counter nearly every shot in a
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firefight. If a creature makes a ranged attack or
ranged spell attack against you, you can use a
reaction to make a ranged attack back at them. If
you use this reaction, you can make a number of
return attacks equal to your Dexterity modifier
(minimum of one) before the start of your next
turn. Though this ability allows you to take multiple
reaction attacks, you cannot use other reactions if
you have used
this one at
least once
before the start of
your next turn.
If you are reacting from
half or one-quarter cover, you
gain advantage on the
reaction attack.
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SLAYER STYLE
Slayers match their title, being furious creatures of
death on the battlefield. The excel in danger and
often laugh death in the face. Their life is fast and
furious, overflowing with close calls and unlikely
survival. They are only capable of this because if
their incredible skill in battle. They understand that
luck is a finite resource and never lean on it to get
through. If you find yourself hunted by a slayer,
there is no mountain high enough, no armor thick
enough, and no magic deep enough to keep you
from their wrath.
FURIOUS MELEE
At 3rd level, melee attacks made with the
Gunslinger feature are a critical hit on a roll of 19
or 20.
WILL SHIELD
At 3rd level, your body begins to generate a faint
energy shield around it while in combat. At the
beginning of your turn, so long as you have taken
no damage since the start of your last turn and
have no temporary hit points, you gain temporary
hit points equal to half your glitch hunter level
(rounded down). This feature becomes inactive if
you gain more temporary hit
points than half your glitch hunter
level and remains inactive
until you have 0 temporary
hit points. You lose all
temporary hit points from
this feature whenever you
finish a short or long rest.
 FRENZY
At 7th level with this style, you can enter a
heightened state of aggression for 1 minute. During
this time all your ranged weapon attacks score a
critical hit on a 19 or 20, you are aware of the exact
locations of each creature within 60 feet of you
(even if they are invisible or behind a barrier), and
you can make an additional ranged attack as a
bonus action. If attacking your Prey, your ranged
weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 18-
20. Additionally, each time you drop a creature to 0
hit points while using this feature, you can either
recover an expended hit dice or use one of your
remaining hit dice to heal yourself. This ability ends
if you drop to 0 hit points or if you make no attack
rolls on your turn. You must finish a long rest
before using this feature again.
WARY
At 11th level you are so cautious in every situation
that very few can even lay a hand on you. If a
creature makes an attack roll against you, you can
use your reaction to add your Dexterity modifier to
your AC against the attack, even if you have
already added it to determine your original AC. You
can do this after the attack roll is made but before
you know the result. You can use this feature a
number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
At 15th level in this class, if an attack roll against
you has advantage, you can use your reaction to
add both your Dexterity modifier and your Wisdom
modifier to your AC.
HAIR TRIGGER
At 15 level, you can ignore the loading property on
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any weapons that have it, making as many attacks
on a turn with the weapon as you are able and
reloading weapons that use energy cores takes a
bonus action. Additionally, if you attack only with
ranged weapons on your turn, you can make three
attacks, instead of two, when you take the attack
action.
INFINITE AMMO
At 20th level you are never without ammunition.
Whenever you hold a ranged weapon, you can
create appropriate ammunition from nowhere.
Weapons with Energy do not need an energy core
to fire and do not use their energy core to fire.
These attacks are considered magical for the
purposes of overcoming resistances. Additionally,
each time you fire a non-magical ranged weapon,
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you can choose to imbue the shot with magic,
giving the ammunition up to +3 to attack and
damage rolls. You can do this a number of times
equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once)
before finishing a long rest.
This feature can be used on any average ranged
weapon designed for Medium sized or smaller
creatures but can only be used to create
ammunition for weapons designed for Large sized
or larger creatures (or on things such as cannons
or ballistae) a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest. You can imbue the larger
shots with the +3 bonus as well or use the Spell
Chamber feature on them upon creation.
PROTEAN STYLE
A protean hunter relies heavily on versatile
equipment, balanced skills, and specialized hunting
to take down their Prey. Each one is unique,
developing their own quirky combinations to hunt
in a way only they could. Though they may look
odd carrying a mishmash of armor and weapons,
they should never be underestimated. Given
enough prep time, there is no target too strong and
no environment too harsh for them to conquer.
LEARNED LESSONS
When you choose this style at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with another skill or tool of your choice.
You gain proficiency with another skill or tool of
your choice again at 11th level in this class.
SPECIALIZED UPGRADE
At 3rd level you have either crafted or found a few
pieces of equipment that grants you a small
advantage in the world. Choose two from the list
below. The item should reflect your travels; work
with your GM to determine what you may have
found or created. How the item is integrated into
your attire or weaponry is up to you. Though the
item can be taken away by other creatures, it is
only effective for you. Unless otherwise specified,
the items do not require attunement and cannot
stack their effect with other items (with stronger
items overwriting them). You find two more bits of
equipment at 7th, 11th, 15th, and 20th level. You cannot
choose the same upgrade more than once. There
may be other upgrades throughout the world, but
few will be more powerful than a 1st level spell or
+1 piece of equipment; work with your GM to
determine what extra equipment may be out there.
 Morph Mod. As a bonus action, you can morph
your body into any basic geometric shape that is
no larger than a 2-foot cube. You can stay in this
form up to 1 minute, changing back after that time
or by using a bonus action. While in this form, your
movement speed is reduced by half, and you gain
blindsight up to 30 feet. You cannot take any
actions beyond moving or use any other abilities or
spells while in this form. If you change back in a
space that is too small for your normal form, you
take 6d6 force damage and are moved to the
nearest unoccupied space. You can use this
upgrade once before finishing a short or long rest.
Jetpack. You gain a flight speed equal to your
movement speed. The jetpack can be used for a
total of one minute, breaking up the time into 6
second increments, before finishing a long rest.
Rockets. When using a ranged weapon, you can
add some explosive qualities to the shot when you
make at. Creatures within 5 feet of where the shot
lands must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC 10),
taking 2d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as
much on a successful one. On a hit, the original
target for the shot makes the saving throw with
Disadvantage. You can add this ability to shots a
number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
Luck Mod. This strange device taps into and
boosts your natural luck. If you roll a 1 on an ability
check, saving throw, or attack roll, you can reroll,
using the new number instead. You can do this
once before finishing a long rest.
Space Suit. A thin field that allows you to
survive in a complete vacuum for up to 10 minutes.
You can activate or deactivate it at will. You must
finish a long rest before using this upgrade again.
Hidden Blaster. A small blaster of
unconventional shape that can be placed anywhere
on your body. You are proficient with it, and it can
be fired as a bonus action. Creatures attempting to
find the item make Investigation checks with
disadvantage. It has enough energy to be fired a
number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
HUD. A heads-up display that gives you the
basic info of any creatures within 30 feet of you.
This includes species, height, weight, and known
names. Allied creatures show up with a blue
outline and the display also gives you known
abilities, general health (high, mid, or low), and
status any conditions of the ally.
Double Jump. When you jump, you can use a
bonus action to jump again midair.
Stun Mod. When using a ranged weapon, you
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can add a stunning quality to the shot when you
make it. A creature you hit must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw against your Spell Save
DC or be stunned until the start of their next turn.
You can add this upgrade to shots a number of
times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
Bomb. You create some small, spherical
explosives during a long rest. It can be clean or
covered in adhesive. The adhesive can stick to most
surfaces, and you can make an unarmed attack roll
to attempt to stick it to a creature. They must
succeed on a Strength check against your spell
save DC on their turn to remove it. Once armed, it
will explode at the start of your next turn. Each
creature within 5 feet of it must make a Dexterity
saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 2d6
fire damage on a failed save, or half as much on a
successful one. If the bomb is attached to a
creature, they make the Dexterity saving throw
with disadvantage. You can make a number of
bombs equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum
of one) before finishing a long rest.
Grapnel Blaster. A device that fires off a 60-foot
length of rope with a grappling hook on the end as
an action. A ranged attack roll of 15 or more is
sufficient for most locations, but it may be higher
depending on the environment. As your movement
action, the rope can pull you up to 60 feet. Hitting a
creature with the grapple deals 1d6 bludgeoning
damage. The blaster can pull up to 500 pounds.
Armor Plating. Scraps of armor used to
supplement the weak points in your defenses.
While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus
to AC.
Combat Upgrade. Whenever you are holding a
non-magical weapon, you gain +1 to the attack and
damage rolls made with that weapon. This bonus is
not magical.
Brain Booster. You can double your proficiency
bonus to one skill of your choice that you are
proficient with. You can use this upgrade once
before finishing a short or long rest.
Hunter’s Laser. You can attach this to any
ranged weapon, or move it from one to the other,
while taking a short rest. It allows you to aim the
weapon at a creature and cast hunter’s mark at 1st
level on the target without consuming a spell slot.
Only the weapon you have this upgrade attached to
gains the extra damage and the spell ends when
the initial target drops to 0 hit points. The upgrade
will hold concentration on the spell, only losing it if
the weapon breaks or you end a turn without
having fired at the target at least once. You can use
 this upgrade once before finishing a short or long Boost Injector. This upgrade gives you a
rest. temporary shot of boost juice. By activating it, as a
Tinyporter. As a bonus action, you can teleport bonus action, you gain 15 extra feet of movement,
up to 10 feet in any direction to an unoccupied your Dexterity based AC increases by +2, and you
space you can see. You cannot move through walls gain advantage on Dexterity saving throws, until
or magical barriers. You can use this upgrade a the end of your next turn. You must finish a short
number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier or long rest before using the upgrade again.
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest. Silencer. This upgrade causes your ranged
Deflector. When hit with a ranged attack roll, attacks to make no sound when fired, though the
you can use your reaction to reduce the damage impact of the shot may still make noise.
taken by half (before applying vulnerabilities and Ultra-Scope. This upgrade increases the normal
resistances). range of a ranged weapon by 30 feet and the
Recharger. When taking a long rest, you can maximum range by 45 feet.
fully recharge a weapon’s energy core. Auto Translator. This upgrade allows you to
Seer’s Eye. You can use your reaction to add or understand and speak any language through it, but
subtract 1d4 from an ability check, attack roll, or any Charisma based checks using the device are
saving throw that you make. You can do this after made with disadvantage as the translation may be
the roll but before knowing the result. You can use incredibly literal or lacking context.
this feature once before finishing a short rest.
Predator’s Eye. You can activate this item to see FIELD MEDIC
invisible creatures, obscured, or hidden creatures At 7th level you have treated more than your fair
within 60 feet of you until the start of your next share of bad wounds. When healing yourself or
turn. You can use this upgrade a number of time another, by any means, you can add your
equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once) spellcasting modifier to the total. If you already
before finishing a long rest. add your spellcasting modifier to the means of
Mana Canteen. You gain two extra 1st level spell healing, you can add it in again. If you are being
slots. healed by another creature, you can also apply this
Void Shell. You can use the Spell Chamber bonus to yourself, adding your spellcasting
feature one additional time before finishing a long modifier once to their total healing.
rest.
Auto-Med. If you drop to 0 hit points, this
upgrade automatically activates and heals you
2d4+2 hit points. You must finish a long rest before
using this upgrade again.
Shell Shock. When using the Spell Chamber
feature, you can use this upgrade to load the spell
into a weapon with the thrown property. The
spell will not activate unless the weapon
is thrown. You can use this upgrade once
before finishing a long rest.
Voice Modulator. You can disguise
your voice slightly, giving you advantage
on Deception checks. You can use this
upgrade a number of times equal to your Wisdom
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest.
Scout Drone. You gain the find familiar spell and
can cast it as a ritual with this upgrade. Your
familiar is considered a construct and is noticeably
artificial to any who see it. You must finish a long
rest before you can use this upgrade to create a
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 ONE IN A MILLION
Starting 11th level, you have seen more close calls
than any person should have reasonably survived.
You're unnaturally lucky and have developed a feel
for your particular type of luck. Whenever you roll
a saving throw and the d20 lands on a 9 or lower,
you can add +10 to your total roll. You can do this
after the roll but before knowing the result. If you
use this skill on a saving throw for a spell or effect
which would normally do half damage on a
success, you instead take no damage on a success
and only half damage on a failure. You must finish
a long rest before you can use this feature again.
At 15th level you can use this feature two times
before finishing a long rest. At 20th level you can
use this feature three times before finishing a long
rest.
MANA DRAIN
At 15th level, you gain the ability to bend the life
energy of your Prey creatures. If you spend one
minute concentrating on a chosen Prey creature
who died within the last hour, you can siphon some
of their residual energy to recharge your spells.
Roll a d4 with the result being the level of spell slot
you recover, or the next lowest spell slot if you do
have not used any spell slots of the result. You can
only recover expended spell slots in this way. You
can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
JOIN THEM
At 20th level you can attempt to enter a Prey
creature, possessing and controlling their body. As
an action, choose a Prey you can see within 60 feet
that has a CR equal to or less than your level. The
creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw
or become possessed by you for 1 minute. Your
physical form disappears, entering the creature’s
body and controlling it. Though you control the
body, the Prey is not deprived of awareness and
may repeat the saving throw at the start of your
turns, ending the effect on a success. You lose
access to all of your abilities, take your turn on the
target’s turn, and retain your Intelligence, Wisdom,
and Charisma scores. You can use any of the
possessed creature’s stats, attacks, and abilities
(including spellcasting), using its stats for any of
these abilities. This feature ends after 1 minute, if
the target Prey succeeds on their Charisma saving
throw, if you end it as a bonus action, or if the
target Prey drops to 0 hit points. When the
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possession ends, you appear in the nearest
unoccupied space from the target. After the effect
ends, the target Prey is immune to this feature for
the next 24 hours. You can attempt to possess a
creature as many times as you like but must finish
a short or long rest before using this feature again
after the first successful possession.
SHADE STYLE
Creeping in the shadows, relying on subversion and
subterfuge, your prey is often dead before they
knew what hit them. Shade hunters can just as
easily meld into the shadows as they can into the
bustle of a crowd. They prefer quick, decisive
strikes, using the confusion of battle to line up the
perfect shots. They are acutely aware of their
surroundings and will use the tiniest details to give
them an edge on their foes. In the heat of battle,
they may appear to vanish, the only record of their
participation being a bevy of felled foes the rest of
their companions failed to even notice.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain
proficiency with both thieves’ tools and disguise
kits.
QUICK DRAW
At 3rd level you can use your reaction and ranged
weapon to take a quick shot at any enemy that
moves at least 10 feet straight at you. If your
weapon has the energy feature, you make the shot
with advantage.
IMPROVISED COVER
At 7th level you've found enough ways to scrunch
your body into tight corridors, smalls boxes, and
behind enough tables to know how to avoid fire in a
pinch. As a reaction to being targeted by a ranged
attack or spell attack you can scrounge up to half
your movement for cover, even if no apparent
cover exists. You gain half cover against that attack.
As long as you stay in the same spot you retain
half cover until the start of your next turn. A small
barrel, an abandoned large shield, even a
teammate are all examples of temporary cover.
 LOCK ON
At 7th level you can focus your mind to take an
extra careful shot. By using a bonus action, you can
gain advantage on the next ranged attack you take
until the start of your next turn. If you use this
feature on a Prey creature and hit, you can add
your Wisdom modifier to the damage. You can use
this feature a number of times equal to your
Wisdom modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
HUNTER’S HEARING
At 11th level you have developed extraordinary
hearing. As an action, make Perception check to
listen to the world around you, homing in on any
specific sound as quiet as a whisper. If successful,
you know the general location of the origin of the
sound, even if you cannot see it. To do this feature
you must beat the DC based on the sound within
the area.
If you are in a quiet area and beat a DC of 20 with a
Perception check, you can hear the heartbeat (or
identifiable equivalent) of any one creature that is
within 15 feet of you. You then memorize that
heartbeat and can use it to recognize that creature,
even if they are in disguise. If you can hear their
heartbeat, you gain advantage on any Insight
checks regarding their intentions while speaking to
them.
In addition, you gain advantage on Perception
checks that rely on hearing.
SCARRED ARCANA
At 15th level your experience on the battlefield has
given you incredible arcane insights. You gain an
extra 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, level spell slot and learn
any three 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th level spells. They are
considered glitch hunter spells for you. At 20th
level, you gain an additional 5th level spell slot and
learn another single spell from 1st to 5th level.

UNSEEN HUNTER
Noise Level DC Example
At 20th level you have become the most dangerous
Thunderous 30 A battlefield, a hurricane
predator possible. You can cast the spell greater
Loud 25 A city street, a minor skirmish invisibility as a bonus action a number of times
Moderate 15 A slow tavern, a back alley equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once)
Quiet 10 A library, a graveyard without using a spell slot. You regain all uses after
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 HENSHIN
A half-elf commands his velociraptor companion to
change into its Exo-Xecha form. He feels the
circuits connecting to his skin, receives feedback
from the mech, and watches the displays inside
come to life. He stands now, piloting his Xecha, 10
feet of metal and electricity. The shining humanoid
construct matches his own movements, wielding
an enormous club. He points it somewhere in the
horizon, then charges. With a terrible crunch he
sends the goblin flying high into the air. He smiles
to himself inside his mech as the readout gives him
a positive kill. Then he turns to face the rest of his
awestruck party and the pack of goblins. Through
his suit, speakers blare his own voice “Who's up for
some Goblin Ball!?” he says, charging another foe.
The wo’nari hung motionless is the dark, chains
digging into his wrists. They would come for him
soon, take him before their “jury” and convict him
of laws that had no right to bind him. He knew this
would happen and he could not stop any of it. They
had smashed his body, taken his Recaster, and now
he was just a nobody again. With a sigh he hung his
head in defeat, finally at a loss for words. Presently
a small mewl comes from the window bars.
Looking up he spots his astral cat, holding his
Recaster in its mouth, a wild look of bemusement
on the translucent feline’s face. It slapped the
Recaster with its tail, spinning it directly into his
open palm. As the power reentered his veins, he
thought of all the different ways to say
“retribution.”
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The party stood; hands glued to their foreheads.
She looked expectantly from one to the other. Their
foe laid in a heap at their feet, a powerful wizard
with dire intentions. After a breath had passed and
the party had still not given her validation, she
began to wonder if they had understood her
meaning. Were they really so daft? Sputtering, she
spoke “Get it, guys? Like-” she pointed down to the
broken mage “because he's a magic user. Right?”
The party began shaking their heads in anticipation.
“So,” she grinned “now he's a SORE-cerer.” before
bursting into fits of laughter. They didn't get it,
clearly, but she would liven these buzzkills up
eventually.
FROM ZERO TO HERO
Henshin are not your typical adventurers. They
often have a convoluted or even mundane
background. They did not choose the power that
they wield, but by some fate, fluke, or outright
mistake, they have it now. Given a Recaster, the
source of their new strength, they have become
something more than their boring lives could or
would ever have allowed. Now they roam the land,
constantly in search for the next exciting challenge
or thrill. Accounts of battles between henshin are
woven into children's games but their rarity makes
such epic fights feel more myth than truth.
Many pilot great constructs called Xechas,
trampling foes under their might. Some rely more
on their own skills, fusing the powers of the world
into devastating attacks. A few even choose to dive
into the arcane, becoming dazzling starburst of
magic energy.
Through they may seem like rogue agents, all
henshin are beholden to some force. Sometimes a
great mentor has trained them to take up this
honor. Sometimes an entity of mystery calls upon
them for unknown reasons. Other times the spirit
of the previous henshin gives them guidance. When
not fighting for their cause, they often consult this
being for advice. Not all of these powerful beings
want what is best for their pupil, driving a few
henshin to rebel against their guide. If the henshin's
will is strong enough, they can retain the power of
their Recaster and break free of the negative
influence.
 BEQUEATHED GREATNESS
The Recaster, a small item whose shape and design
are different depending on who it came from, is the
source of a henshin’s abilities. Without it they
would be a lowly shop keep, bar hand, or farmer.
Because they have not worked for their skill, they
can often seem overly confident. In battle they are
constantly berating their foes, snapping one-liners
and mercilessly taunting them. This attitude
sometimes extends to their teammates as well, as
henshin often cannot accept their own
shortcomings and blame their team for failures.
Teams of henshin usually disband quickly because
of this attitude. However, with the proper mentors
and a desire to learn from their mistakes, henshin
can sometimes become amazing teammates, full
of encouragement and enthusiasm.
Most have given up the life they once had;
dedicating themselves to using their powers to
change the world, for better or for worse. Some
others have trouble leaving their loved ones and
instead of roaming, choose to stay and become
protectors of their home. Either way, their very
presence seems to attract undesirable attention.
Their lives are often fraught with struggle and their
amazing powers are matched with amazing loss.
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CREATING A HENSHIN
Not all henshin are good, not all are meant to be
chosen, and not all enjoy the life they have.
Consider your mundane origin. Were you a student,
struggling to get through each day? Did you toil
away at your profession, restless in mind and
spirit? Did you crave adventure, but your body
refused to co-operate? How old were you when the
powers came to you? Do you have your whole life
ahead of you and this new responsibility is getting
in the way of your plans? Or do you resent not
getting it sooner?
How does your alignment affect your new
identity? Have you chosen to become a hero for
truth and justice? Do you seek to use your powers
in bloody conquest? Do you revel in life threatening
adventures and seek out mayhem for the sake of
mayhem? Are you using your abilities for personal
growth, or for personal gain? How does your
alignment differ from your mentor's and how does
that affect your relationship with them?
If you chose a Xecha or Astral Animal, why did you
choose that one? Do they have special significance
to you? Do you just think they are neat? Do you use
them to strike fear into your foes or to calm
frightened onlookers? Do you prefer
them to join you in glorious battle, to act
as a spy, or to be a liaison between you
and the world?
TRIPLE THREAT
The henshin is a formidable opponent on their own.
When their powerful abilities are fully realized and
used in combination with their team, they become
the stuff of legends. Users wanting to play a
bombastic and unique class are encouraged to
choose this one. While not required for play, it is
strongly recommended that you spend time to
think about witty one-liners to deliver to your foes,
just before their defeat.
PRE-GEN CHARACTER
You can make a henshin quickly by following these
suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest
ability score, followed by Charisma. Second, choose
the Rebel background.
 Henshin
Henshin Level Prof. Bonus Features
1 2 Mask Type, Recaster and Forms, Henshin Armor, Network Weapon
2 2 Network Boost
3 2 Mask Type Feature
4 2 Explosive Finish, Power Up
5 3 Extra Attack
6 3 Weak Spot
7 3 Mask Type Feature
8 3 Power Up
9 4 Elder’s Lessons, Network Weapon Improvement
10 4 Explosive Finish Improvement
11 4 Mask Type Feature
12 4 Power Up
13 5 Network Boost Improvement
14 5 Overdrive
15 5 Mask Type Feature
16 5 Elder’s Lessons Improvement
17 6 Weak Spot Improvement
18 6 Networks Weapon Improvement, Timeless Legend
19 6 Power Up
20 6 Mask Type Feature

(a) a Longbow, or (b) a Longsword

Class Features
As a henshin, you gain the following class features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per henshin level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per henshin level after 1st.
Proficiencies
Armor: Henshin Armor, Shields
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Network Weapon
Tools: One set of Artisan's tools
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma
Skills: Take Animal Handling. Then choose two from
Acrobatics, Insight, Intimidation, Nature, Perception,
Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, Stealth,
and Survival.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• a Recaster
• a Shield
• (a) any two simple melee weapons, or (b)
any martial melee weapon
•
• One set of Artisan's Tools
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack, or (b) an explorer's
pack
MASK TYPES
Henshin are broken into three categories, based on
the types of strengths their Henshin Network
connection bolsters. Choose either Power, Magic, or
Speed, all three are detailed at the end of the class
description.
Your choice grants you features when you
choose it at 1st level and again at 3rd, 7th, 11th, 15th,
and 20th.
The type of Henshin you are is less dependent
on your influence and more dependent on the what
the force that granted you this power thought was
needed. Not all henshin become the type they want
to be. If this happens to you, consider how it affects
your character’s desires and relationship with their
mentor.

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 RECASTER & FORMS
The source of your power is a small device called
the Recaster. This device gains its power from the
Henshin Network, a collection of knowledge,
powers, will, and strange magics from every
henshin that has existed and many that have yet to
be. It gives you abilities beyond your own, provides
you with protection, gifts you with combat
prowess, and links you to your Xecha or Astral
Animal. Without it, you are as average as any other
person. While playing this class, you have two
distinct forms, your Nobody form and your Henshin
form.
Nobody: You are sub-par in almost every regard.
Your stats do not change but you have an AC of 10
and cannot add your proficiency bonus to any
attack or saving throw roll. Additionally, any
damage you do to an enemy is reduced by -2. If the
damage of an attack reduced to 0, the attack is
completely ineffective. You also do not have access
to any of the special attacks and magic of this
class, unless otherwise stated, though your Xecha
and Astral Animal will still obey your commands.
Henshin: You are an amazing warrior, excelling
at nearly everything you do with little effort. You
transform into your Henshin Armor and use all the
abilities associated with this class. Transforming
from the Nobody form into this form, or vice versa,
takes a bonus action. You may stay in this form as
long as you like but cannot rest or sleep in this
form. If you are separated from your Recaster by
30 feet, for more than 10 minutes, you revert to
your Nobody form.
Some henshin abilities require your target to
make a saving throw to resist the feature’s effects.
The saving throw DC is as follows.
Henshin Ability save DC = 8 + your proficiency
bonus + your Charisma modifier
NETWORK WEAPON
Starting at 1st level, you gain a simple or martial
weapon crafted from the Network itself. Your
Recaster becomes a part of the weapon, creating
or dismissing it as a bonus action or as part of
your bonus action when you transform into your
henshin form. You are considered proficient with
the weapon, and it is non-magical. The weapon
creates ammunition or energy as you use it. If the
weapon leaves your hand, it retains its shape for
10 minutes, after which time it reverts to your
Recaster, and you revert to your Nobody form.
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You can change the weapon type whenever you
gain a level in this class.
When you reach 9th level in this class, your
Network weapon becomes a +1 version of itself and
is considered magical for the purposes of
overcoming resistances.
At 18th level it becomes a +2 version of itself,
and you can scan the Network for a new weapon,
shifting it during a long rest.
HENSHIN ARMOR
The Recaster, when used to turn into your henshin
form, replaces your clothing with a tight uniform
and a helmet or mask. The armor’s design is up to
you, but it should be a uniform that uniquely
represents you. This suit may appear thin but is
resistant to attacks, arcing and sparking against
blows that would normally tear through such
fabric. It also regulates your temperature the same
way normal clothing would.
While wearing your Henshin Armor your AC
equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your
Charisma modifier. Your unarmed strikes also deal
1d4 bludgeoning damage.
NETWORK BOOST
At 2nd level, you’re able to tap into the Henshin
Network to alter your powers or even gain new
ones. You may not choose one of these abilities
more than once, unless the ability explicitly states
that you can. You can choose an additional ability
at 13th level.
HEAD’S UP DISPLAY
The visor in your helmet provides you with real
time combat data, alerting you to less obvious
dangers. You gain advantage on saving throws
against illusions and creatures attempting to
surprise you have disadvantage on their Stealth
rolls against you.
STAR SPECTRUM
You gain a cantrip of your choosing from the
Wizard spell list. The cantrip’s attack bonus equals
your Charisma modifier plus your proficiency
bonus, while the cantrip’s saving throw is equal to
8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency
bonus.
 TEAM UP
When an allied henshin is fighting within 30 feet of
you, you can use your reaction to link your energy
together. You both gain +1 to a saving throw or
damage roll of your choice until start of your next
turn. If other henshin do this in succession, the
bonus can increase to a max of +5 for all henshin
involved. You can use this feature a number of
times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum
of once) before finishing a long rest.
COMPANION PROTECTION
(Requires Xecha, Astral Animal, or Network Cycle)
If your Xecha, Netwrok Cycle, or Astral Animal is
within 15 feet of you, you have advantage on saving
throws against fear and charm effects.
ARMOR UPGRADE
You gain +1 to your AC while wearing your Henshin
Armor. If you take this feature twice, your AC
increases by +2 while wearing Henshin Armor and
it is considered magical for the purposes of
combat. Each time you take this feature, your
Henshin Armor’s appearance changes to reflect the
enhanced form.
MENTOR’S SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
You gain +1 to your damage rolls while wearing
your Henshin Armor. If you take this feature twice,
your damage rolls increase by +2 while wearing
Henshin Armor and are considered magical for the
purposes of overcoming resistances.
SWEET FLIPS
Your jumping ability is permanently changed. You
can jump up to 15 feet in any direction, including
up. Additionally, you can use your reaction to
reduce the falling damage you take to 0 for falls of
30 feet or less.
ROLL WITH IT
Whenever a creature within 5 feet of you, that you
can see, makes an attack roll against you, you can
use your reaction to intercept the blow, rolling
along with it and reducing the damage taken by
half (before applying vulnerabilities and
resistances).
Alternatively, if the creature is of Large size or
smaller, you can take the full damage amount and
instead use your reaction to attempt a grapple
attack on the attacking creature.
ELEMENTAL SMASH
Choose one of the following elemental damage
types; acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder.
Your unarmed strikes can now deal this damage
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type. You can change from bludgeoning to the
new damage, and back again, type during a short
rest. If you take this ability twice, you can choose
two types of damage, then swap between all
three as a bonus action.
POWER UP
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, and
19th, you can increase one ability score of your
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores
of your choice by 1. Alternatively, you can gain one
feat. You cannot increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
EXPLOSIVE FINISH
When you reach 4th level in this class, you’ve
mastered the power of a crushing finishing attack.
The type of damage this finishing move creates can
be either fire, lightning, or thunder. Once you
choose the type, it cannot be changed.
When you take the attack option, you can
choose to set yourself up for this move as part of
one of your attacks this turn. Make an attack roll
with disadvantage, on a hit, the attack deals its
normal damage plus 3x your proficiency bonus of
the damage type you have chosen. If this attack is a
critical hit, it deals 6x your proficiency bonus
damage. You can attempt this feature a number of
times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum
of once) before finishing a long rest but only once
per turn.
When you reach 10th level in this class, you no
longer make the attack roll with disadvantage.
EXTRA ATTACK
Starting at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of
once, whenever you take the attack option on your
turn.
WEAK SPOT
By 6th level you have learned to read the battle
data streaming into your mask so well that you can
more easily guess where a foe may be weakest in
their defense. Using a bonus action, you gain
advantage on your next melee attack against a
chosen target until the start of your next turn.
Once you use this feature, you must finish a long
rest before you can use it again.
At 17th level you can give advantage to an ally
within 15 feet of you, so long as they can hear you
call out the weak area. You regain the use of this
feature after finishing a short or long rest.
 ELDER’S LESSONS
At 9th level you have honed some of the traits your
mentor sought to teach you. Choose two more
skills and/or tools from the henshin proficiency list,
and/or two languages to become proficient in.
At 16th level you have learned enough from your
adventures to have taught yourself. Choose any
one skill, tool, or language to become proficient in.
Additionally, at 9th level you can look inside
yourself and call upon the lessons taught to you by
your mentor to gain advantage on one ability check
you are proficient with. You must finish a short or
long rest before you may use this ability again.
OVERDRIVE
By 14th level, your fighting ability has become
legendary. When you make attack rolls, they are
considered critical hits on a 19 or 20. In addition, if
you land a critical hit, you can use your reaction to
make an additional attack against the same target.
If you choose to do so, all attack rolls made against
you have advantage until the start of your next
turn. You can use this feature a number of times
equal to your Dexterity modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
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TIMELESS LEGEND
By 18th level, you have become one with the powers
of your mask. You cannot be aged by magical
means and must only eat once a week. You also
gain +2 to Death Saving Throws, advantage on
Corruption saving throws, and +2 on saving throws
and ability checks you are not proficient with.
Additionally, you can transform into your
henshin form for 1 hour, even without your
Recaster. You must finish a long rest before you
can use this ability again.
POWER MASK
The power mask henshin type links you to a robotic
animal companion that can transform into a large
pilotable robot. This, mixed with their natural
combat aptitude, makes them difficult opponents
on the battlefield. Their uniforms usually
aesthetically match their robotic counterparts, as
does their attitude. These henshin sometimes form
teams to which they are fiercely loyal.
WEAPON UPGRADE
When you choose this mask type at 1st level, you
receive an additional form for your Network
Weapon. Using your bonus action, you can shift the
weapon between a melee weapon and a ranged
weapon of your choosing. You cannot have 2 melee
forms or 2 ranged forms.
XECHA
When you choose this mask type, you gain a Xecha
companion. It is a robotic ally that follows
alongside you on your journey and is programmed
to aid you in whatever way it can. Choose any
aberration, beast, dragon, fiend, or elemental. The
creature must be of Medium size or smaller and
have a challenge rating of 1/4 or lower and may not
be a swarm. Add your proficiency bonus to the
creature's attack rolls, damage rolls, and to any
saving throws and skills it is proficient in. Its hit
point maximum is equal to the hit point number in
its stat block plus 5 x your proficiency bonus. It is
also changed from its original form to a construct
and does not require food, air, or water.
A Xecha has the same alignment as the base
creature it was chosen from. Consider how this
affects your relationship if the alignment differs
from yours.
 The Xecha will obey your commands to the best
of its ability. It takes its turn on your initiative, but it
will not take an action, except to defend itself,
unless you command it to do so. On your turn you
can freely verbally command the beast where to
move. You can use your action to verbally
command it to take the Attack, Dash, Disengage,
Dodge, Help, or Transform action. Both you and the
Xecha can attack freely on the same turn, requiring
only your verbal commands for it to do so.
If you are incapacitated or absent, the Xecha
acts on its own, prioritizing your protection and
safety. In this state it will gladly give up its own life
if it believes that doing so would save you. It does
not require your permission to use a reaction, such
as making an opportunity attack.
If the Xecha is incapacitated, it gains no benefit
of a long rest without your presence. You can
replace your Xecha by spending 8 hours
channeling the power of your Recaster. The new
Xecha can be the same creature as before or a
different one, but it will not share the same bond
with you as your last Xecha did. It is a fresh entity
and will not be as in tune with you as your previous
Xecha. While doing this, you are not able to assume
the henshin form and must stay a Nobody. If this
process is interrupted for more than 10 minutes,
you must begin again.
To obtain the ability to create a different type of
Xecha, you must spend 1 hour allowing the
Recaster to scan a creature you wish to have a
Xecha template of. You must be within 10 feet of
the creature and cannot take any other actions
while scanning. Once the scan is complete, you
have access to that creature’s template and can
use them as a Xecha. Though you may have as
many templates as you wish, you can only have
one active Xecha at a time.
EXO-XECHA
At 3 level you have unlocked the power of your
rd
bond with your Xecha. Using a bonus action, you
can verbally and freelycommand it to Transform
into the powerful Exo-Xecha. Your companion
becomes a humanoid figure of Large size. It is inert
until you climb inside it, as a bonus action. Only a
power henshin can pilot an Exo-Xecha and any
others that try, take 2d10 piercing damage from
the Exo-Xecha's automated internal defenses. If a
rival power henshin tries to pilot your Exo-Xecha
they can do so but also take the 2d10 piercing
damage at the start of each of their turns until
ejecting voluntarily or being ejected after falling
unconscious. Your Xecha can remain in this state a
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number of turns equal to half your henshin level +
your proficiency bonus (rounded down). After that,
you and it must finish a short or long rest before
using this feature again. You may choose to end
this feature early but may still only use it once
between a short or long rest.
Your Exo-Xecha wields an Ultra Weapon of your
choice. The Ultra Weapon is created during the
transformation process and only exists while the
Xecha is in this state. This weapon is unique to your
Exo-Xecha and should ascetically match your
companion and can only be a weapon you are
proficient with or a copy of your Network Weapon.
You choose the type of Ultra Weapon when you
choose your Xecha, it cannot be changed unless
you create a new Xecha companion. An Ultra
Weapon has the stats and shape of any simple or
martial melee weapon, except the size and damage
dice are both doubled, and the reach is increased
by +5 feet.
You cannot use magic or features from other
classes while piloting your Exo-Xecha. When you
are piloting your Exo-Xecha, your henshin body is
considered to have full cover. The hit points of your
Exo-Xecha are equal to your hit points the moment
you begin piloting + the Xecha's hit points the
moment you told it to Transform. Your Strength
and Dexterity scores are swapped while piloting. All
other stats and abilities are yours, including AC. If
your Exo-Xecha is reduced to zero hit points, while
you are piloting, you are forcibly ejected 15 feet
and must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC 10) or
take 2d6 bludgeoning damage from impact. When
this happens your Xecha reverts to its normal
form, is unconscious, and you take any excess
damage from the attack that brought it down to 0
hit points.
DAMAGE SPLIT
At 3rd level, you can split the damage either you of
your Xecha take between each other. If either you
or your Xecha are hit with a melee, ranged, or spell
attack, and you are within 30 feet of each other,
you can both use your reaction to split the damage
between you equally (rounding down). You can use
this feature a number of times equal to your
Charisma modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
EMPOWERING POSE
At 3rd level, you can strike an encouraging pose
that boosts allies around you. If you are in your
Exo-Xecha or within 5 feet of your Xecha, you can
use an action to strike a cool pose. Choose up to
 three allies within 30 feet of you, they each gain
advantage on the next saving throw they make for
1 minute. You can use this feature a number of
times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum
of once) before finishing a long rest.
At 15th level, this can be used as a bonus action.
XECHA EVOLUTION
As you grow in strength, so does the power your
Recaster grants you. And as you grow in bond with
your Xecha, the more powerful they can become.
At 7th level in this class, the creature you choose
for your Xecha can have a challenge rating of 1/2.
At 11th level in this class the challenge rating of the
creature you choose for your Xecha increases to 2.
At 15th level in this class the challenge rating of the
creature you choose for your Xecha increases to 4.
At 20th level in this class the challenge rating of the
creature you choose for your Xecha increases to 6.
The size of the creature is still Medium or smaller,
from non-swarm creatures with the aberration,
beast, dragon, fiend, or elemental tag.
XECHA VISION
At 7 level, as a bonus action, you can change the
th
view in your visor to that of your Xecha
companion's and back again. If your Xecha is within
1 mile, you can see through its eyes. You are blind
while doing this.
EXO-JECT
At 7th level you can choose to willingly and
forcefully eject from your Exo-Xecha as a bonus
action. When you are ejected, willingly or not, you
can make an attack roll against an enemy within 15
feet, dealing 4d6 bludgeoning damage in addition
to the normal damage of your weapon. If you miss
the attack, you must succeed on a Dexterity saving
throw (DC 10) or take 2d6 bludgeoning damage
from impact. If you are ejected against your will
you must still succeed on the Dexterity saving
throw (DC 10) or take 2d6 bludgeoning damage
from impact.
EXO-XECHA EXTRA ATTACK
At 11th level, while piloting your Exo-Xecha, you can
attack three times, instead of twice, when you take
the attack option on your turn.
EXO-OVERDRIVE
At 11th level you and your Exo-Xecha have become
synched together as one body. You can extend your
knowledge of battlefield data into your Exo-Xecha
while piloting it. When making a melee attack,
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critical hits cause a small shower of magical sparks
to ignite against your opponent, causing an
additional 2d8 force damage. Additionally, your
Ultra weapon becomes a +1 version of itself and is
considered magical for the purposes of
overcoming resistances.
At 20th level this feature improves to cause a
brutal explosion centered on the target creature. If
you score a critical hit, with your Ultra Weapon and
while in your Exo-Xecha, you cause an additional
6d8 force damage against the target. Additionally,
your Ultra Weapon attacks score a critical hit on a
roll of 18 – 20 and your Ultra weapon is a +2
version of itself.
BATTLE RUSH
At 11th level you have become a hurricane on the
battlefield. When you make an attack that reduces
an enemy to 0 hit points you can immediately use
a reaction to gain half your movement and make
another attack roll against a creature.
BOSS BASHER
At 15th level, attacks made with the Network
Weapon can deal more damage to creatures larger
than you., equal to 1d6 force damage per size
category above you (max 4d6). You can use this
feature a number of times equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest.
DEFLECTORS
At 15th level you have unlocked the ability to shield
your Exo-Xecha. While your Exo-Xecha form, you
have resistance to all non-magical damage.
Additionally, as a reaction, you can bolster the
defense against oncoming magic attacks, reducing
the damage by half. You can resist magical damage
a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
OVERCHARGED
When you reach 20th level with this mask type, you
and your Xecha’s energy recharges at an incredible
rate. Your Exo-Xecha no longer has a limit to the
time they can stay in that form, though you and
they cannot complete a long rest in that form. You
automatically recover hit points equal to a number
of Hit Dice rolls equal to your Charisma modifier
(minimum of one) after finishing a short rest,
without expending the dice. Additionally, you and
your Xecha can remove 1 level of exhaustion after
finishing a short or long rest. This can only be used
to remove up to 2 levels of exhaustion per day.
 VARIANT GIGA-XECHA RULES
Power henshin and their Exo-Xechas possess the unique ability to combine their forces into a massive robot
warrior, called a Giga-Xecha. To do this, a power henshin leader must be chosen, their stats become the basis for
the Giga-Xecha. Combining the Exo-Xechas into the Giga-Xecha takes an action. If 3 or 4 Exo-Xechas combine, the
size of the Giga-Xecha becomes Huge. If 5 to 6 combine (the maximum possible) their size becomes Gargantuan.
The Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution scores of the mech are equal to the leader’s +2 for each Exo-Xecha in the
combination, to a maximum of 30. The hit points of the Giga-Xecha is equal to the combined total hit points of all
Exo-Xechas when the Giga-Xecha is created. A Giga-Weapon is chosen (by party consensus), it has the normal stats
of any weapon except its reach is 15 feet (Huge) or 30 feet (Gargantuan) and the damage dice are doubled +1 extra
damage dice for each Exo-Xecha in the combination. Its speed is 60. All ability checks or saving throws can be
made by the power henshin in the group with the highest bonus. Either the leader can decide on every movement,
or the entire team is given 60 seconds of real time to decide their actions for that turn. If no action is decided upon,
the Xecha takes the Dodge action. If the Giga-Xecha is reduced to 0 hit points, all Xechas are reverted to their
normal forms and unconscious, the power henshin are ejected and must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw (DC
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 Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
MAGIC MASK Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
Those behind the magic mask are rarely the your Charisma modifier
brawler type. Instead, they focus on artful acrobatic
skill and magical abilities to take down their foes.
Their powers are augmented by a small Astral SPELLCASTING FOCUS
Animal that serves as a constant companion. Their You can use your Recaster as a spellcasting focus
uniform is styled after arcane concepts and infused for your magic henshin spells.
with resilient energy, helping to bolster the
defensive powers of the, sometimes revealing, Henshin Cantrips Spells
attire. Henshin in this line are fond of teaming up level known known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
with likeminded allies, finding great strength in 1 2 0 - - - -
their friendship.
2 2 0
SPELLCASTING 3 2 3 2 - - -
When you choose this mask type at 1 level, your
st
4 2 4 3 - - -
Recaster grants you access to spells stored within 5 2 4 3 - - -
the Henshin Network.
6 2 4 3 - - -
CANTRIPS 7 2 5 4 2 - -
You know two cantrips of your choice from the
8 2 6 4 2 - -
magic henshin spell list. You learn additional magic
henshin cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as 9 2 6 4 2 - -
shown in the Cantrips Known column of the magic 10 3 7 4 3 - -
henshin. 11 3 8 4 3 - -

SPELL SLOTS 12 3 8 4 3 - -
The magic henshin Spellcasting table shows how 13 3 9 4 3 2 -
many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st 14 3 10 4 3 2 -
level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you
15 3 10 4 3 2 -
must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher.
You regain all expended spell slots when you finish 16 3 11 4 3 3 -
a long rest. 17 3 11 4 3 3 -
You have access to all magic henshin spells for 18 3 11 4 3 3 -
which you have sell slots. The spell’s instructions
19 3 12 4 3 3 1
come from the Henshin Network, your Recaster
allowing you to choose the spells you need from 20 3 13 4 3 3 1
an intuitive list. Once selected, the Recaster will
guide you through the actions needed to cast a
chosen spell. ASTRAL ANIMAL
When you choose this mask type at 1st level, you’re
SPELLCASTING ABILITY joined by an avatar of the Henshin Network, known
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for magic
as an Astral Animal. This can be any beast of
henshin spells because your connection to the
Medium or smaller size with a challenge rating of
Henshin Network is bolstered by your personality.
no more than 1/4. It has all the normal stats for
You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to
that creature except its intelligence is increased to
your spellcasting ability. You also use your
10, or by +5, whichever is higher, and it can speak
Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw
Common and another language of your choice. The
DC for a magic henshin spell you cast and when
creature is incorporeal and cannot be attacked
making an attack roll with one.
except by attacks made on the astral plane. The
only thing it can directly interact with is your
Recaster or objects magically created by your
Recaster. If killed, it can be revived by spending 8
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 everything from before and may not take kindly to
dying.
The animal acts as mentor and advisor for
whichever magic henshin it is bonded to. It will not
always help you and will openly defy you if it
believes it will serve a purpose. The ability to
command this animal must be earned and even
this is not a guarantee.
DEADLY ACCESSORY
When you choose this mask type at 1st level, one
accessory of your Henshin Armor becomes a
powerful weapon. The accessory must be
something small, such as a ring or necklace, and
must be something you can remove. As an action,
the accessory can be used either as a melee
weapon or a ranged weapon, with a range of
60/120. On a hit, the accessory releases a burst of
energy, dealing 3d4 force damage to the target. If
the accessory was thrown, it returns to its place on
your body at the start of your next turn, vanishing
from its previous place in a flash of light.
You can use this item a number of times
equal to your Charisma modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a
long rest.
At 3rd level, the force damage this
accessory deals is increased to 3d6. It
increases again to 3d8 at 7th level, to
3d10 at 11th level, and finally to 3d12
at 15th level.
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ENCHANTING POSE
At 3rd level, you’ve added charming flourishes to
your magical attacks. Whenever you cast a spell,
you can use a bonus action to attempt to charm
one creature within 30 feet of you. They must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your
Spell Save DC or be charmed by you until the start
of your next turn. You can use this feature once
before finishing a long rest.
SIGNATURE MAGIC
When you reach 7th level with this mask type,
you’ve used certain spells enough that they have
become routine to you. Choose a spell of 1st level
that you know, you can now cast that spell once
without using a spell slot. You cannot cast this
spell at a higher level without expending a spell
slot. You must finish a long rest before using this
feature again.
At 15th level, you can choose an additional spell
of 2nd level or lower to cast without expending a
spell slot. At 20th level, you can choose an
additional spell of 3rd level or lower to cast without
expending a spell slot.
 SPELL AUGMENTATIONS
At 7th level, you have gained access to an
augmentation menu in your Recaster. When
casting a spell, you can choose to augment them
with one of the options below. You can use this
feature a number of times equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest.
You may choose to unlock an additional
augmentation at 15th level. You cannot unlock an
augmentation more than once and can only
change a spell with one augmentation at a time.
FRIENDLY FIRE
When you cast a spell that requires a saving throw,
you can protect some of the creatures within that
area. Roll a d4, the result is the number of
creatures you can protect. Protected creatures take
no damage from your attack.
QUICK SPELL
When targeted by an attack, you can use your
reaction to cast a spell attack that has a casting
time of 1 bonus action against the assailant, even if
you have already used a bonus action on your turn.
ASTRAL CHARGE
You can imbue your Astral Animal with a spell that
has a range of touch. For the next minute, if the
Astral Animal touches a target of your choice, the
spell is released on them.
STRONGER SPELLS
When casting a spell, you can add 1 additional
damage dice to the damage the spell deals.
BIG BOOM
When casting a damaging spell that has an area of
effect of a sphere, you can double the area it
affects but all creatures within the area make their
saving throws to resist the spell with advantage.
COSMIC LIGHT
Your spells can become augmented by the time of
day. While in sunlight, or equivalent light, spells
that deal radiant damage have advantage on their
attack roll and/or the saving throws to resist their
effects are made with disadvantage. While in
moonlight, or equivalent light, spells that deal
necrotic damage have advantage on their attack
roll and/or the saving throws to resist their effects
are made with disadvantage. The alignment of the
planets and stars may affect spells of different
damage types in similar ways. Work with your GM
to determine if this is true for your setting.
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ARCANE WEAKNESS
By 11th level you have learned to read the battle
data streaming into your mask so well that you can
more easily guess where a foe may be weakest in
their defense as a bonus action. You gain
advantage on your next spell attack. You can use
this feature a number of times equal to your
Charisma modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
PROTECTIVE AURA
At 15th level, you can resist the effects of some
magic and extend that resistance to your allies.
Whenever you are targeted by a spell or magical
effect that deals acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison,
psychic, or thunder damage, you can use your
reaction to become resistant to that type of
damage until the start of your next turn. This
resistance also spreads out 15 feet in a sparking
aura around you. Any allied creatures within this
aura gain resistance to the same damage type. You
can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Charisma modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
INFINITY FORM
By 20th level, you can use a bonus action to call
upon the forces of magic henshin from across time
and space through the Henshin Network. Using a
bonus action, you become a being of pulsing
energy and light for 1 minute. You extend bright
light up to 120 feet, all attacks made against you
have disadvantage, you have advantage on saving
throws and take no damage if a successful save
would reduce the damage by half. You recover 10
hit points at the end of your turn, even if
unconscious. All spell attacks made by you have
advantage and targets have disadvantage on
saving throws to resist your spells and spell
effects. Spells you cast during the duration of this
feature do not expend spell slots but cannot be
cast above their level. After this feature ends, you
are reduced to 1 hit point and gain 1 level of
exhaustion. You must finish a long rest before you
can use this feature again.

SPEED MASK
Speed masks are the most individualistic of all
henshin. Their focus on inner strength drives them
to compete against most other henshin, especially
other speed masks. Their uniform is highly
personalized, taking influence from the henshin’s
previous life and hobbies. All of this is mirrored in
the way they perform in combat. They spend hours
perfecting a specific set of moves that is unique to
them, unleashing them with ease on unprepared
foes. They do occasionally team up with other
henshin, but this is usually to defeat a greater foe
and the alliance is often short lived.
EMPOWERED PUNCH
When you choose this mask type at 1st level, your
fists become deadly weapons. Your unarmed
strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning damage, even in your
Nobody form.
This increases to 1d8 at 7th level, 1d10 at 15th
level, and 1d12 at 20th level. At 11th level these
attacks are considered magical for the purposes of
overcoming resistances.
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BATTLE CHARGER
When you choose this mask type at 1st level, your
speed becomes one of your greatest assets. If you
move 15 feet or more directly towards a target, you
can add an additional damage die to the attack. If
you use your entire move action on your turn to
run at a target, you make the attack with
advantage. Additionally, if you take the Dash action
on your turn, your movement speed is tripled,
instead of doubled.
This can be used in combination with your
Network Cycle
FRIGHTFUL POSE
At 3rd level, you’ve become a terrible visage on the
battlefield. Whenever you reduce an enemy to 0 hit
points, you can use a bonus action to strike a
fearsome pose. All hostile creatures within 30 feet
of you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
against your Henshin Ability save DC or be
frightened of you until the start of your next turn.
You can use this feature a number of times equal
to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once)
before finishing a long rest.
 SIGNATURE MOVES
Starting at 3rd level have mastered your special
powers enough to create new and unique moves.
The type of move you develop is comprised of
three parts. Roll 3d12 on the Signature Moves
chart to determine what move you have created.
The damage caused by these attacks is equal
to your unarmed strikes and is denoted as Special
Move Dice (SMD). If an ability forces a creature to
make a saving throw, they do so against your
Henshin Ability save DC.
The first line determines what type of damage
your enhanced special move does. The second line
is what type of attack it is and how many Special
Move Dice (SMD) the move uses. The last line
determines what additional effect the enhanced
special move will have. Your Henshin Armor will
adapt to facilitate the powers needed to use these
moves. You can use these moves as a single attack
when you take the attack action on your turn, but
no more than once on your turn. You can use your
Special Moves a number of times equal to your
Dexterity modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest. You are proficient with these
moves.
You gain an additional move (2 total) when you
reach 7th level in this class and again (3 total) at
15th level. When you reach 20th level in this class,
you can re-roll one Special Move after finishing a
long rest.

Signature Moves
First Line Second Line Last Line
1. Blazing 1. Breath 1. Of Death
2. Booming 2. Claw 2. Of Justice
3. Corrosive 3. Explosion 3. Of the Unicorn
4. Eldritch 4. Kick 4. Of the Spider
5. Freezing 5. Ray 5. Of the Dragon
6. Cosmic 6. Shot 6. Of the Arrowdactyl
7. Laser 7. Slam 7. Of the Magnetadon
8. Crystal 8. Slash 8. Of the Power Wolf
9. Tempest 9. Sphere 9. Of the Raptor
10. Tesla 10. Sweep 10. Of Fragmentation
11. Toxic 11. Volley 11. Of the Guardian
12. Unknown 12. Wave 12. Of Vengeance

Claw. A flurry of melee attacks that deals 2 SMD to

FIRST LINE one target. You can use your bonus action to add
Blazing. Deals fire damage.
an additional 1 SMD.
Booming. Deals thunder damage.
Explosion. An attack that explodes out in a radius
Corrosive. Deals acid damage.
of 15 feet. All creatures in range must make a
Eldritch. Deals force damage.
Dexterity saving throw, taking 2 SMD on a failed
Freezing. Deals cold damage.
save or half as much on a successful one.
Cosmic. Deals necrotic damage.
Kick. A lunging mid-range kick with the henshin’s
Laser. Deals radiant damage.
legs that deals 3 SMD to one target. The range on
Crystal. Deals piercing damage.
this attack is 10 feet.
Tempest. Deals bludgeoning damage.
Ray. A beam of magical energy that can shoot out
Tesla. Deals lightning damage.
to 45 feet in a 5-foot line. All creatures in the line
Toxic. Deals poison damage.
must make on a Dexterity saving throw taking 2
Unknown. Deals psychic damage.
SMD damage on a failed save, or half as much on a
SECOND LINE successful one.
Breath. A long-reaching breath attack that targets Shot. A tiny projectile is launched directly at a
everyone within a 15-foot cone. Targets must make target up to 300 feet, which ignores all but total
a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2 SMD damage on cover. It deals 2 SMD to one target.
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 Slam. You smash down onto a target with the full ...of the Arrowdactyl. If hit and/or fails the saving
force of your body, dealing 2 SMD to one target. On throw, the target must then succeed on a
a hit, creatures within 5 feet of the target must Constitution saving throw or take an additional 2
succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take SMD fire damage.
damage equal to half the damage dealt to the ...of the Magnetadon. If hit and/or fails the saving
primary target. throw, the target must then succeed on a Strength
Slash. Lunge forward and swing one diagonal Saving Throw or the target is either pulled or
empowered slash at one target. Deals 4 SMD pushed 15 feet away from you (your choice).
damage to one target. ...of the Power Wolf. If hit and/or fails the saving
Sphere. Create a 15 ft-radius sphere within 60 feet. throw, the target must then succeed on a Charisma
Creatures within the sphere must make on a saving throw or the target has disadvantage on all
Constitution saving throw, taking 2 SMD on a failed attack rolls until the start of your next turn.
save or half as much on a successful one. ...of the Raptor. If hit and/or fails the saving throw,
Sweep. A low, horizontal melee attack that deals 2 the target must then succeed on a Strength saving
SMD. The target must succeed on a Dexterity throw or be grappled in place by the energy of
saving throw be knocked prone. your attack until the end of their next turn. The
Volley. A rapid barrage of ranged attacks aimed at energy is equivalent to your Strength score when
a 10-foot square within 60 feet. Targets must make creatures try to break free from it.
a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2 SMD on a failed ...of Fragmentation. If hit and/or fails the saving
save or half as much on a successful one. throw, the attack deals an additional 1 SMD for
Wave. A wall of energy pulses forward in a 10-foot each layer of corruption the target is suffering
cube from you, going 20 feet. All creatures within from.
the area must make on a Constitution saving ...of the Guardian. You gain a shimmering shield
throw, taking 2 SMD on a failed save or half as around you that grants +2 bonus to AC until the
much on a successful one. end of your next turn.
...of Vengeance. If hit and/or fails the saving throw,
LAST LINE the target must succeed on a Charisma saving
…of Death. If hit and/or fails the saving throw, the
throw or you store a charge of Henshin energy in
target must then succeed on a Constitution saving
the target. The next time they attack a creature you
throw or take an additional 2 SMD necrotic
are allied with, the energy erupts, dealing 2 SMD to
damage.
them.
...of Justice. If hit and/or fails the saving throw, the
target must then succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or take an additional 2 SMD radiant damage.
...of the Unicorn. If hit and/or fails the saving throw,
the target must then succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become charmed by you for 1 minute.
They can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each turn, removing the condition upon a success.
The target has advantage on this saving throw
if they take damage again.
...of the Spider. If hit and/or fails the
saving throw, the target must then
succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or become stunned until the
start of your next turn.
...of the Dragon. If hit and/or fails the
saving throw, the target must then
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or
become frightened of you for 1 minute. They can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each turn,
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 NETWORK CYCLE
When you reach 7 th level with this mask type, you
gain access to a Network Cycle. Using your
Recaster, you can summon or dismiss a medium
sized motorcycle of your design as a bonus action.
The vehicle has an AC of 15, hit points equal to
half your maximum, and a speed of 60 feet while
in combat. During combat, you can attack from
the seat of the cycle or use it to ram an enemy. To
ram a creature, you must travel a minimum of 15
feet towards them and can then make a Dexterity
attack roll with proficiency, dealing 2d8 + your
Dexterity modifier bludgeoning damage on a hit.
The cycle also takes half the damage dealt by a
ram attack. If the cycle is destroyed it cannot be
summoned again until you have finished a long
rest.
While travelling, the motorcycle can travel up
to 60 miles in an hour at a fast pace and over flat You gain access to an additional
or paved terrain. If on treacherous surfaces, such ability at 11th level, and one more at
as snow or forests, this is reduced by half. The 15th level.
cycle can travel a maximum of 600 miles (300 in Alternatively, you can allow your
Network Cycle to use any of these
rough terrain) in a day before its power is
abilities as well. You must still
expended. This cycle has multiple readouts that
command it to do so with a
include remaining energy, speed, and a simple bonus action.
map of the area within 1 mile of you. It also has a
basic on-board AI that has access to all of the BONUS NETWORK BOOST
cycle’s abilities and skills. It can move and act on When you reach 11th level in this class, you
your turn but must be instructed with a bonus can gain access to an additional boon from the
action to do so. Network Boost options.
Once you summon this cycle, you must finish a
short rest before you can summon it again.
EXTRA-EXTRA ATTACK
At 15th level, you can attack three times, instead of
BEAST DRIVE twice, when you choose the attack option on your
At 7th level, you’ve learned to augment your suit turn.
with battle data from the Henshin Network. Choose
one Movement, Sense, Special Trait (except
OMEGA COMBO
spellcasting or psionics), Attack, or Reaction from a At 20th level you have unlocked your absolute
beast with a CR of 1 or lower. The ability is loaded maximum potential as a speed henshin. You can
into an external media item, such as a drive, coin, overclock your abilities to deliver multiple
or chip. You can use a bonus action to combine the Signature Moves in a row. On your turn, whenever
item with your Recaster, gaining the power to use you would be able to make an attack, you can
the beast’s ability for the next minute. If the ability make the attack a Signature Move, ignoring the
you use is not an attack, such as a Sense, you normal limits of that ability. All the moves used on
retain its properties for the duration of the effect. this turn only count as a single usage against your
When you use these abilities, you use the statistics total usages before finishing a long rest. Once you
of the creatures you took them from. Your Henshin have used this feature, you must finish a long rest
Armor will morph to allow you to do actions you before you can use it again.
could not normally do. You can use each ability
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 HOLO-KNIGHT
A half-orc steps into the technodrome. Paper
cutouts supposed to represent fans wave frame by
frame. The arena runs a roulette wheel to generate
an enemy comparable to his power. This would
take some time. Eventually it settles on a dracolich.
A little rote, but fun nonetheless. To his hand he
summons a +2 sword then splits himself into two
copies. The timer starts, the crowd cheers, and the
half-orc knows he will never die.
A human decked in brilliant blue armor is cut
down by a cunning thief. The thief laughs and then
begins to cough up blood as the illusion of the blue
clad warrior fades. The thief feels down to a
slender dagger protruding through his throat. As
her invisibility spell wears off, the human disperses
her holographic dagger, and the thief falls forward.
All too easy.
Pinned against a wall, the halfling begins his
onslaught. He summons his orange holo-hammer.
With one blow he caves in a skull, the next blow
shatters the hammer on a spine. Without a breath
an axe is summoned and slices through the third
opponent. He belts a war cry, and the remaining
foes give him room to breathe. Just the way he
wanted.
HEROES OF THE ARENA
The holo-knight is a master of illusions and
combat. They can summon weapons at will and are
extremely versatile in battle. When faced with a
challenge they can't simply beat to death, they
employ their natural magical talents to beguile
their foes. With such a plethora of options at
their fingertips, they often keep score of
vanquished foes amongst themselves.
However, because
they are so versatile,
they can sometimes lack
specialty and can get in over their
heads without help.
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FORCE OF REALITY
Holo-knights can derive their holograms from
many different sources, ranging from highly
technological to mechanical. Though the source
may be different, the effect is essentially the same
for each holo-knight. You may have projectors
planted somewhere on your body, slowly
improving them as you gain levels in this class. It
could also be a form of empowered illusion magic,
adding substance to the insubstantial in ways most
magic users can’t fully comprehend. A scant few
are able to tap into the Code itself, granting them
power through arbitrary code execution; an
incredibly difficult technique that is almost
indistinguishable from magic for skilled enough
users. The holograms themselves are not enough
to create a holo-knight though, as a highly trained
mind is useless without a body that can use these
new skills. As such, holo-knights are few and far
between, the high level of skill needed to become
even an amateur one being a huge barrier to entry.
JACK OF ALL COMBAT
This is a favorite choice among mid-skill Users.
What it lacks in specialization, it can make up for
with creative magic. Not being tied to any one
weapon is a great choice for
versatility but can be overwhelming
to new Users. We suggest this class
for Users seeking a high risk,
high reward playstyle.
 CREATING A HOLO-KNIGHT
When choosing a holo-knight make sure you
consider their background. Such power often
corrupts its wielders, but not always. Did your
character decide on this path to fulfill a vengeful
vendetta? Did they want to use the power to
protect a loved one or precious artifact? Who did
they learn these abilities from? Were they self-
taught or did they have a benevolent or tortuous
master? How many failures did they endure before
they became the competent character you have
chosen? Think about these things as you build your
character.

PRE-GEN CHARACTER
You can make a holo-knight quickly by following
these suggestions. First, make Dexterity or
Intelligence your highest ability score, depending
on which line you want to lean on more, melee
combat or illusion magic, making Strength the
second highest. Then take the Mercenary
background.

Holo-Knight --Spell Slots per Spell Level-

Holo-
Knight Prof. Cantrips Spells 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Level Bonus Features Known Known
1 2 Holo-Weapons
2 2 Holo-Armor, Spellcasting 2
3 2 Weapon Shatter, Hologram Type 2 2 3
4 2 Power Up 2 2 3
5 3 Extra Attack 2 3 4 2
6 3 Advanced Constructs, Holo-Armor Improvement 2 3 4 2
7 3 Hologram Type Feature 2 4 4 3
8 3 Power Up 2 4 4 3
9 4 - 3 5 4 3 2
10 4 Weapon Shatter Improvement 3 5 4 3 2
11 4 Advanced Constructs Improvement 3 6 4 3 3
12 4 Power Up, 3 6 4 3 3
13 5 Hologram Type Feature 3 7 4 3 3 1
14 5 Rapid Processors 3 7 4 3 3 1
15 5 Holo-Armor Improvement 4 8 4 3 3 2
16 5 Power Up 4 8 4 3 3 2
17 6 Advanced Constructs Improvement 4 9 4 3 3 3 1
18 6 Hologram Type Feature 4 9 4 3 3 3 1
19 6 Power Up 5 10 4 3 3 3 2
20 6 Weapon Burst 5 10 2 3 3 3 2

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 CLASS FEATURES
As a holo-knight, you gain the following class
features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per holo-knight level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your
Constitution modifier per holo-knight level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light Armor
Weapons: Holo-Weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Arcana,
Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation,
Perception, Performance, Sleight of Hand, and
Stealth.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) studded leather armor or (b) plasteel
fiber clothing
• Holo-Diagram Book (Contains schematics
on weapons and armor you can create. You
begin with 1 armor set and 3 weapons of
your choice. Each level you gain in this
class allows you to choose another 3 items
of either armor of weapons.) This item is
itself a hologram and cannot be taken from
you.
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorers
pack
HOLO-WEAPONS
At 1st level you gain the ability to summon weapons
from thin air. Using a bonus action, you can
summon a holographic version of any martial,
simple, or ranged weapon from your Holo-Diagram
Book. Though holographic, they behave in the same
way as a normal weapon for the purposes of
combat. The weapons are considered non-magical
and will disappear at the start of your next turn if
not in the summoner's hand. Shields can also be
summoned this way and count as one instance of
this feature. Unless your GM states otherwise, you
cannot summon complex or named magical
weapons such as the Proton Blade or Key Sword.
There can only be two instances of this skill active
at once. Ammunition does not count as an extra
instance if it is being used only as ammunition.
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HOLO-ARMOR
Beginning at 2nd Level you gain the ability to cover
yourself or another willing creature in holographic
armor from your Holo-Diagram Book. The creation
of this armor takes an action. There can only be 1
instance of this armor active at a time. The armor
lasts for 1 minute or until dispelled with a bonus
action. The wearer is considered proficient, and you
gain all advantages and disadvantages with the
armor, until the effect ends. You can summon Light
Armor at 2nd level, medium at 6th level, and heavy
at 15th level. You can use this this ability a number
of times equal to your Intelligence modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a short or long
rest.
SPELLCASTING
Starting at 2nd level you have begun mastering the
art of magic. Mixing you prowess in combat, your
holographic abilities, and your unpredictable spells,
you are able to keep your foes perpetually on their
toes.
CANTRIPS
You know two cantrips of your choice from the
holo-knight spell list. You learn additional holo-
knight cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as
shown in the Cantrips Known column of the holo-
knight.
SPELL SLOTS
The holo-knight 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 Crank
Caller and have a 1st-level and 2nd-level spell slot
available, you can cast Crank Caller using either
slot.
SPELLS KNOWN OF 1ST LEVEL AND HIGHER
The Spells Known column of the holo-knight table
shows when you learn more holo-knight spells of
your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level
for which you have spell slots, as shown on the
table. For instance, when you reach 5th level in this
class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
holo-knight magic revolves mostly around illusions
and trickery.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class,
you can choose one of the holo-knight spells you
know and replace it with another spell from the
holo-knight spell list, which also must be of a level
for which you have spell slots.
 SPELLCASTING ABILITY HOLOGRAM TYPE
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your
At 3rd level, you choose a type of hologram
holo-knight spells Your magic comes from the
construction to specialize in: Hard Light, Soft Light,
same place as your holograms, requiring a keen
or Quantum Light. These hologram types are
mind to understand how you are bending the rules
detailed at the end of this class description. The
about what is and is not magic. You use your
hologram type you choose grants you features at
Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your
3rd level and again 7th, 13th, and 18th level.
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw POWER UP
DC for a holo-knight spell you cast and when
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
making an attack roll with one.
and 19th level, you can increase on ability score of
your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability
Spell Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
scores of your choice by 1. Alternatively, you can
Intelligence modifier
choose one feat. You can't increase an ability score
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
over 20 using this feature.
your Intelligence modifier
EXTRA ATTACK
WEAPON SHATTER At 5th level you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Starting at 3rd level you can use a bonus action to
make an extra desperate attack with one of your ADVANCED CONSTRUCTS
Holo-Weapons, breaking it upon your
Beginning at 6th level your Holo-Weapons are more
foes. You cannot do this with a
than mundane swords and hammers. They can
normal weapon, only a
become +1 versions of themselves. This bonus
Holo-Weapon. When you use
increases to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 17th level. They
this action, regardless of if you
are considered magical weapons for the purposes
hit the target or not, the
of overcoming resistances, if you summon them as
weapon shatters and is
a +1 or higher weapon.
destroyed. On a hit,
the target takes the RAPID PROCESSORS
weapon damage,
At 14th level you have become one with the
minus any bonus
constructs you choose. You can summon a Holo-
modifiers, except
Weapon as if you were drawing a weapon. You
those inherent in a
cannot use this feature more than twice on your
summoned magical
turn. Summoning Holo-Armor also now only
weapon. At 10th level
requires a bonus action.
the damage modifiers
are used in this attack. WEAPON BURST
At 20th level, you can summon 4 copies of a single
melee holo-weapon of your choice as if you were
drawing a weapon. They fan out and float close to
you. You can use one of your attacks to command
these weapons to attack any creature within 15 feet
of you. They use your stats for determining attack
and damage rolls. You can choose to attack
different targets or to focus all 4 weapons on a
single target, as a single use of the attack action. If
a weapon attack is a critical hit, it damages the
target and then fades away. If the weapons rolls a
1, it misses and fades away. You can use your
Weapon Shatter feature in conjunction with this
feature. The weapons fade after 1 minute. You can
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 HOLOGRAM TYPE
Holograms can be created in many different ways.
The best holo-knights dedicate their time towards
perfecting the manipulation of one type of light.
There are masters of holograms who will teach
those who seek them out. More often, a holo-knight
begins sliding towards one light path or another by
simple habit.
Hard Light
A holo-knight who specializes in hard light
constructs is focused on the raw strength their
mind can create. Their combat style is rigid and
harsh. Their constructs lack artistry, choosing form
over function; their blocky creations match their
straightforward combat style.
STABLE CONSTRUCTION
At 3rd level you have begun to expand your creation
abilities by reducing the load of each instance. By
trimming down on the designs and flair of your
hologram to their basest functioning forms, you
can double the number of instances you can
maintain and greatly lengthen their duration. You
can have a total of 4 Holo-Weapon instances and 2
Holo-Armor instances active at any time. These
constructs last for 10 minutes and can be wielded
by any able creature. You may dismiss them as a
bonus action or by summoning another instance to
replace it.
You can also create a set of 12 pieces of non-
magical ammunition (such as arrows, bolts, or
darts) or 1 full energy core of any non-magical
Ammunition type and give
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it to another creature. These bequeathed sets
count as 1 instance of your Holo-Weapon feature.
ARMORED CORE
At 7th level you have bolstered your armor beyond
what should be capable. When using your Holo-
Armor feature, you can choose to create it as if it
were +1 armor. This increases to the choice of +2
armor at 13th level, and again to +3 armor at 18th
level. Additionally, summoning the armor only
takes a bonus action and, if you are wearing it, the
armor lasts for 1 hour.
You can also use 1 instance of you Holo-Armor
to make a small barrier. Using a bonus action, you
create a small, fixed barrier, no larger than a 5-foot
cube. Any creatures behind the cube have half-
cover. The cube has an AC of 10, 10 hit points, and
lasts for 1 minute.
ARMOR BURST
At 13th level you gain the ability to rupture your
Holo-Armor and send it flying off in a shower of
holographic shards. Using a bonus action, the Holo-
Armor armor explodes and every hostile creature
within 15 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw versus your spell save DC or take
slashing damage equal to the armor's strength.
You can use this feature a number of times equal
to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once)
before finishing a long rest. Armor of +1 or higher
does additional damage equal to the bonus of the
armor and is considered magical.
Light Armor Medium Armor Heavy Armor
3d8 5d8 8d8
HOLO-POWER ARMOR
At 18th level you’ve combined magic and might to
create a set of Holo-Armor that cannot be rivaled.
To use this feature, you must use a spell slot of 1st
level or higher, 2 instances of Holo-Armor and an
action. The armor forms around your body like a
mechanized glove, boosting your natural abilities to
great heights. While active, your movement and
jump speeds are doubled, you gain +5 to any
Strength or Dexterity damage, ability and saving
throw rolls, you can lift and carry triple your
normal capacity, and you gain one extra attack
action on your turn.
This ability lasts 1 minute and cannot be used on
creatures other than yourself. You must finish a
short or long rest before you can use it again.

Soft Light
Holo-knights who choose a subtler
approach to combat will often choose this path.
This path is less about bravado and more centered
on flair and panache. They have focused on
creating the most intricate designs and weaving
magical and holograms into a fine balance.
ELEMENTAL ADD-ONS
At 3rd level you can add additional elemental
damage or silver effects to your chosen Holo-
Weapon when they are created. Choose the
element type from: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison,
psychic, and thunder. By using a spell slot of 1st
level or higher, you can choose from these
additional damage types: force, necrotic, and
radiant. When attacking with this weapon, they deal
extra elemental damage equal to your proficiency
bonus. At 13th level this becomes twice your
proficiency bonus. Alternatively, you can create the
weapon as if it were silvered instead, dealing no
extra damage. You can use this feature a number
of times equal to your Intelligence modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
SHATTER SPARK
At 7th level you have begun to weave more
dangerous protocols into your Holo-Weapons.
When using the Weapon Shatter feature, you can
send a shower of holographic shrapnel into nearby
targets. When your weapon shatters, any enemy
creatures within 5 feet of the target must make a
Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC,
taking 1d6 slashing damage on a failed save or half
as much on a successful save.
The range and damage increase for more
powerful Holo-Weapons. 10 feet and 1d8+1 damage
for +1 weapons, 15 feet and 1d10+2 damage for +2
weapons, and 20 feet and 1d12+3 damage for +3
weapons. Shrapnel from +1 weapons or higher is
considered magical. You may use this feature a
number of times equal to your Intelligence
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modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest.
MAGIC DIMMER
When you reach 13th level, you gain the ability to
suppress the aura of magical items. As an action,
you can use one instance of your Holo-Weapon to
create a dampening field around on a magical item
you can see within 60 feet that is no larger than a
5-foot cube. This effect lasts for 1 minute and
requires concentration like a spell. While the item
is dampened, it loses all magical properties,
becoming totally mundane, and is incapable of
using any abilities or spells.
Objects of extreme magic such as named
artifacts, intelligent items, or arcane
engines cannot be affected by this
feature. It does not stop a creature from
casting their own magic and does not affect
creatures whose lives are magically sustained.
You may use this feature once before finishing a
short or long rest.
HYPER CONSTRUCT
When you reach 13th level in this path, Holo-
Weapons of +1 or higher that you create double the
magical bonus to the damage they do. At 18th level,
the magical bonus to damage is tripled.
SOFT FLESH
By 18th level, you have become so attuned to your
holograms that you can briefly turn your body into
one. Using a reaction, you can turn your body into
soft-light whenever an effect requires a saving
throw. You take half damage from the effect if you
fail the saving throw, and no damage if you
succeed. Additionally, you can use this effect to
walk through non-magical barriers or up to three
feet of stone, 1 foot of metal, and 1 inch of lead. If
you end your turn inside a barrier or wall you are
immediately pushed back to your point of entry or
the nearest unoccupied space (whichever is closer)
and take 6d6 force damage. You may use this
feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
Quantum Light
A quantum light holo-knight constructor has
blurred the lines between illusion and reality.
Through mastery of both concepts, they can create
constructs so believable they are indistinguishable
from reality. The holograms begin to move and
 flow as if they are a natural part of the world. A
talented holo-knight in this field may begin to
suspect that their holograms have a will of their
own.
SOLID ILLUSIONS
When you take this path at 3 level, you can
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combine your constructs seamlessly with the
illusions you make. When you use an illusion spell,
you can weave your holographic constructs into
the magic, making the illusion solid. The illusion
will feel real to the touch, down to temperature
and stray fibers. Creatures attempting to see
through the illusion make their rolls with
disadvantage.
The holograms themselves cannot produce
sounds, though some illusion spells can. The
illusion constructs can carry items appropriate to
the illusion. If attacking, they use your ability scores
but can do a maximum of 1 + the appropriate
ability score damage. Any damage to the illusion
will destroy the holograms inside but will leave the
illusion spell intact. You can only have one instance
of this feature active at a time. Any weapons or
armor the illusion is using count against your
active instances for those items.
You can use this feature once before finishing a
long rest. This increases to twice at 7th level, and to
three times at 18th level.
MOSTLY MAGIC
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you have
learned to mix illusions and
quantum light to
approximate a spell
that is naturally
beyond your
capabilities.
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You can learn a spell from any spell list. The spell
must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
You can learn an additional spell from any spell list
at 7th level, 13th level, and 18th level.
DOUBLE TEAM
At 13th level you can focus your magic and
holograms to create a duplicate of yourself. To use
this feature, you must use a spell slot of 1st level or
higher and a bonus action. They have whatever
Holo-Weapons and Holo-Armor you were wearing
when summoned, neither the weapon nor armor
count against your total possible instances of these
items. They have 1 hit point, can only attack once
per turn (except by using Weapon Shatter), cannot
use magic, and cannot summon new weapons or
armor. They share all your other holo-knight
abilities. You are telepathically linked to them and
can command them freely after they are created.
They act on your turn. They cannot move more
than 300 feet away from you and dissipate after 1
minute. You can use this feature once before
finishing a long rest.
At 18th level you can create two duplicates,
commanding them both freely.
CONSTRUCT HEALING
At 18th level the holograms you use in combat
begin to act on their own accord to stem bleeding
and suture small wounds. Unless you are
unconscious, you regain hit points equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1) at the end of
each of your turns when
you are not at max health.
 SYNTH WEAVER
A young human weaves around the battlefield on
rollerblades. As she positions herself for maximum
effect, she reaches for her megaphone. Pirouetting
against a group of foes she lets loose a blast
against the lot of them. The enemies reach for their
ears and fall to their knees, leaving them open for
her teammates to mop up.
The dragonborn's party has been ravaged; they
likely will not survive this battle. He stares up at
the lich, Ruin, places sunglasses on his nose, and
cranks up his boombox to eleven. The ludicrous
bass and melodious beats waft through his
teammates, revitalizing their strength and will.
Ruin balks at the dubious wubs coming from this
group. He fears, for they
are no longer just a
team, they are a party.
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The dwarf readies his fingers and steadies his
mind. Placing his hand down and the keytar, he
begins his opus. The virus infested crowd rushes
the stage but with every new chord he blasts them
off in heaps of electric carnage. He knows he is
doomed. His teammates have all fallen beside him.
But he will not stop playing, not for the world, not
for his life, not for the love he has lost. With one
final glance he looks towards the heavens and cries
out their name. Then, there is nothing left in him
but the music.
BEATBOXING BADBOYS
The synth weaver is the backbone of any
outstanding group. They skate around the
battlefield and boost their allies in a multitude of
ways. Most synth weavers can seem aloof or even
goofy to the untrained eye but don't let their casual
exterior fool you. When pushed to a wall they can
be extremely deadly. Their ability to assist their
allies with even simple actions, such as basic melee
combat, makes them a high priority target for
those who understand their power.
SUPPORT CLASS
We recommend this class for high skill Users.
Users choosing this class must be good with
cooperation and fair play. This class is difficult to
play if you tend to solo missions. We recommend
teaming up with midsize groups or small groups
with advanced Users. This is an extremely
rewarding class and can push an
already great team into
wonderful syncopation. We
recommend this class to
anyone who enjoys
supportive roles.
 CREATING A SYNTH WEAVER PRE-GEN CHARACTER
Your love of music has allowed you to tap into the You can make a synth weaver quickly by following
rhythm of the universe. You see the seams of these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your
creation where others cannot. Everything in the highest ability score, followed by Charisma. Second,
Retroverse marches to a specific Beat and if you choose the Prodigy background. Third, take the
can just find the Beat, then you can alter its Dancing Lights and Wub Blast cantrip, along with
frequency. Most synth weavers lack the ability to the following 1st-level spells Swift Stars, Thunder
change existence directly but can add powerful Wave, Concussive Beats, and Crank Caller.
punctuations to the fabric of reality when needed.
Synth weavers live and die by the sounds of the
Retroverse. They are almost always listening to
music and can seem distant or immature, due in
large part to the distraction of the Beat all around
them. While this may be true of some, it is not true
of all. Some synth weavers build songs and
mixtape lists just for their favorite friends to enjoy.
Others hide their music away, afraid that popularity
will ruin the purity of their vision. Where did your
love of harmonious rhythms come from? What
genre of music best suits your type of play?
Whatever the style, you can be assured of one
thing, synth weavers rock, literally.

Synth Weaver -Spell Slots per Spell Level-

Synth Hype Cantrips Spells
Weaver Prof. Features Points Known Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Level Bonus
1st 2 Spellcasting, Synth Weaver 3 2 4 2
Hype
2nd 2 Short Recital 4 2 5 3
3rd 2 Beat Style 5 2 6 4 2
4th 2 Power Up 6 3 7 4 3
5th 3 Raised Roof 8 3 8 4 3 2
6th 3 Beat Style Feature 9 3 9 4 3 3
7th 3 10 3 10 4 3 3 1
8th 3 Power Up 11 3 11 4 3 3 2
9th 4 12 3 12 4 3 3 3 1
10th 4 Raised Roof, Spell Bequeath 14 4 14 4 3 3 3 2
11th 4 15 4 15 4 3 3 3 2 1
12th 4 Beat Style Feature, Power Up 16 4 15 4 3 3 3 2 1
13th 5 17 4 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 1
14th 5 Spell Bequeath Improvement 18 4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 1
15th 5 Raised Roof 20 4 19 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
16th 5 Beat Style Feature, Power Up 21 4 19 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
17th 6 22 4 20 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th 6 Spell Bequeath Improvement 23 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th 6 Beat Style Feature, Power Up 24 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th 6 Raised Roof, Kinetic Charger 26 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

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CLASS FEATURES
As a synth weaver, you gain the following class
features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d6 per synth weaver Level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution
modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your
Constitution modifier per synth weaver level after
1st.
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Lance, Scimitar, Whip
Tools: Chose two from Any Average Instrument,
Megaphone, Brick Cellphone, Keyboard, Boombox,
Airhorn, Trumpet, Walkman, Keytar, Saxophone, or
Beatboxing Prowess. More may be available at your
GM's discretion
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma
Skills: Choose three from Acrobatics, Arcana,
Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine,
Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of
Hand, Survival.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition
to the equipment granted by your background:
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• (a) two daggers, (b) a lance, or (c) a whip
• an entertainer's pack
• (a) a Keytar or (b) any other Musical
instrument
• Any simple weapon of your choice
SPELLCASTING
You have noticed that everything within the
Retroverse thrums to the Beat. Because of that you
have the ability to call forth magic from within the
places between the beats. On occasion the powers
pulled to you are not the ones you intended. When
you cast a spell that requires a saving throw, roll a
d20. On a 1, a different spell that you know, of the
same level used is triggered, using the spell slot.
The new spell used is up to the GM. If you do not
know another spell of that level, then a spell of a
lower level is used, and the spell slot originally
intended for use is expended. In this case, you gain
any bonuses for casting a spell at a higher level, if
applicable.
You know what spell you are using, even if it is
not the spell you intended to pull from the Beat.
You can use your reaction to cancel a spell if the
wrong one is pulled, but the spell slot is still
expended. If you cancel the spell, you gain
temporary hit points equal to double the level the
spell was intended to be cast at.
CANTRIPS
You know two cantrips of your choice from the
synth weaver spell list. You learn additional synth
weaver cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as
shown in the Cantrips Known column of the synth
weaver Table.
SPELL SLOTS
The synth weaver 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 swift
stars and have a 1st-level and 2nd-level spell slot
available, you can cast swift stars using either slot.
SPELLS KNOWN OF 1ST LEVEL AND HIGHER
You know four 1st level spells of your choice from
the synth weaver spell list. Spells can be hard to
identify as a soundwave and so you can only pull
from the Beat the magic you are intimately familiar
with.
 The Spells Known column of the synth weaver
table shows when you learn more synth weaver
spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be
of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown
on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd 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 synth weaver spells you
know and replace it with another spell from the
synth weaver spell list, which also must be of a
level for which you have spell slots.
SPELLCASTING ABILITY
Dexterity is your spellcasting ability for your synth
weaver spells. Your magic comes from the rests
between the Beat of the World, and you channel it
through your own rhythmic gyrations and quick
movements. Your magic is less about the creation
of power through music and more about taking
from or augmenting with the rhythm that already
exists. You use your Dexterity whenever a spell
refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you
use your Dexterity modifier when setting the
saving throw DC for a synth weaver spell you cast
and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Dexterity modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Dexterity modifier
SPELLCASTING FOCUS
You can use any musical instrument you’re
proficient with as a spellcasting focus for your
synth weaver spells.
SYNTH WEAVER HYPE
Starting at 1st level you can get others around you
hyped by tuning into their own particular rhythm.
To do so, you use a bonus action on your turn to
choose one creature other than yourself within 60
feet of you who can hear you. You grant that
creature a set of bonus points, the total set of
points being your choice from the pool of Hype
points you have available. Though you can choose
to give only a portion of your Hype points, the
recipient must use the entire set given.
Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature
can add the entire set of bonus points to one ability
check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The
creature can wait until after the roll before
deciding to use the Hype point set but must decide
before they know the result. Once the Hype point
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set is used, they are lost. A creature can have only
one set of Hype points and the set cannot be
changed once it is given.
You can use this feature as many times as you
would like, so long as you have Hype points to use.
You regain any expended uses once you finish a
long rest. Your Hype points increase as you gain
levels in this class, as shown by the Hype points
column of the Synth Weaver table.
SHORT RECITAL
When you reach 2nd level in this class, you can use
Hype points to recover spent synth weaver spell
during a short rest. You can recover a number of
spent spell slots equal to half the Hype points
used. If using the Fresh Batteries feature, the total
Hype points available are used after their recovery
through the Fresh Batteries feature.
BEAT STYLE
Synth weavers all have an intimate connection to
the Beat of the World, but that connection can
come in different forms. No two synth weavers are
identical, having all found their connection in
different ways. Beat Boosters have tapped into the
Beat and use it to amplify themselves and their
friends. Beat Mixers twist the Beat to their desires
and use it the change the world around them. Beat
Breakers are the most destructive of synth
weavers and interject their own tones to cause
disharmony in the Beat.
When you reach 3rd level, you begin to shape
the Beat of the World to your own desires. Choose
which way you harness the Beat: Breaker, Booster,
or Mixer. Your choice grants you features at 3rd, 6th,
12th, 16th, and 19th.
POWER UP
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. Alternatively, you can
gain one Feat. You cannot increase an ability score
beyond 20 using this feature.
RAISED ROOF
When you reach 5th level in this class, you gain an
additional Hype Point (+2 gained total), as shown
by the Hype Points column of the synth weaver
table. You gain an additional Hype Point again at
10th level, 15th level, and 20th level.
 FRESH BATTERIES
At 7th level, you regain all synth weaver Hype points
when you finish a short or long rest.
SPELL BEQUEATH
At 10th level you can gift a spell slot to an ally as an
action. At the cost of 5 Hype points, you can roll a
d4. That roll is the level of spell slot you can give to
an ally. This counts as a bonus spell slot and does
not count against the total spells your ally can
cast. At 14th level the die used increases to a d6. At
18th level the die used increases to a d8. If the roll is
for a spell slot for which they do not know any
spells, they instead gain a spell slot for the next
highest spell they know. You can use this feature
once before finishing a short or long rest..
For example, as a 15th level synth weaver you
spend 5 Hype points to use this ability. You target
the Cleric and roll a d6, it lands on 4. The Cleric now
has an extra use of any 4th level spell they know.
You must finish a long rest before you can use this
ability again.
KINETIC CHARGER
At 20th level, if you have no Hype points at the start
of your turn, you regain 5.
Beat Mixer
A Beat Mixer Synth Weaver is so in tune with the
Beat of the World they can use it to bend the very
air around them. They sample and remix the Beat
to their own whims. They are often irreverent of
the rules that govern society or reality. They are
slippery, sliding around the battlefield to a rhythm
of the multitude.
CANTRIP SNIPPET
When you chose this beat type at 3rd level, you
learn two cantrips of your choice from any class.
They are considered synth weaver cantrips when
you cast them.
ROLLER BLADES
When you choose this style at 3rd level, you have
focused some of the power of the Beat into a set of
ephemeral roller or razor blades. They are built to
adapt to nearly any surface, and you do not suffer
extra penalties on normal surfaces unless it is
difficult terrain. On difficult terrain you suffer
disadvantage on any Dexterity based checks or
saving throws while wearing the Roller Blades. You
may use an action to take them off, losing the AC
bonus when you are not wearing them. At 3rd level
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they add +5 feet to your movement speed and +2
to your Dexterity based AC and Dexterity saves
only. At 6th level this changes to +10 feet and +3 to
your Dexterity based AC and Dexterity saves. At 12th
level this changes to +15 feet and +4 to your
Dexterity based AC and Dexterity saves.
Additionally, you can use 2 hype points to
traverse rough terrain as if it were normal terrain
until the start of your next turn. This can also be
used to travel up vertical surfaces or across water
at half your movement speed.
You cannot wear any armor while using the
Roller Blades. You are proficient with the blades.
MIXER BEAT-DOWN
When you choose this style at 3rd level, you can
hype yourself up to attack with your dancing
moves and Roller Blades. The Roller Blades do 1d6
+ your Dexterity modifier slashing damage. At 12th
Level you can attack twice on your turn, with your
Roller Blades, using this action. You are considered
proficient with this attack and can spend 1 Hype
point per attack to make the attack considered
magical for the purposes of overcoming
resistances.
SPELL SAMPLE
Starting at 6th level, you have the ability to sample
and cast a spell another creature has used. The
spell has to have been cast at a level for which you
spell slots to use this feature. The spell is cast as a
synth weaver spell, uses a spell slot equal to the
level the spell was cast at, and uses all of your
modifiers. You may sample spells currently being
concentrated on, or non-concentration spells
immediately after they are cast.
If a creature is using a spell that requires
concentration, you can copy that spell and begin to
cast it yourself by using a number of Hype points
equal to two times the level the spell was cast at.
You can maintain concentration and access to the
spell as long as the creature you sampled the spell
from holds their concentration on their spell.
If a creature uses a non-concentration spell, you
can use Hype points equal to three times the level
the spell was cast at and a reaction immediately
after the spell is cast to copy and store it. You have
the spell stored for the next 10 minutes, after
which time the spell fades away. You may only
store one spell with this feature at a time.
You can use this feature a number of times
equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
 PASSIVE MELODY
When you reach 12th level, you gain a background
melody to your actions. You regain 1 expended
Hype point at the start of each of your turns if you
are below half your maximum total Hype points.
the creature. You can target yourself with this
feature for half the cost.
This feature cannot be used to teleport a
creature into a space that is too small for them to
naturally be in.

PARTY MAGIC
Beat Booster
Beat boosters do not attempt to interfere with the
Beginning at 12th level, you can use the Spell Beat of the World, instead choosing to ride
Bequeath feature a number of times equal to your alongside it. Their drops, rhythms, and chords are
Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus before synched to the Beat and amplified along the
finishing a long rest. musical ether. Eventually they are so heavily
synched, they can recognize the beats of others
BATTLE REMIX and amplify their abilities as well.
At 16th level you can cause a minor skip in the flow
of time, causing a reroll of the last instant. Using a MUSIC MASTER
reaction and 5 Hype points, target a creature you When you choose this style at 3rd level, you gain
can see within 120 feet, that creature must reroll proficiency with two additional instruments of your
their last attack, saving throw, or damage roll. The choice.
creature must use the second roll. Targeting a
willing creature will automatically succeed. An
unwilling creature must succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw against your Spell Save DC or be
forced to reroll their last attack, saving throw, or
damage roll, taking the second roll. You may
increase the DC to resist this feature by +1 for
every Hype point used in this feature,
beyond the initial 5.

FIELD REWRITE
At 19th level you have tapped deep into the threads
of the Beat and can bend them to twist our
perceived reality. Using an action, you can change
the placement of creatures around you. Target a
willing creature you can see within 150 feet and
teleport them to an unoccupied space that you can
see within that range. Unwilling creatures must
make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell
save DC. On a failure, they are teleported to an
unoccupied space that you can see within 150 feet.
On a success, they are not teleported but instead
take force damage equal to the Hype points
expended to attempt moving them times 3.

Creature Size Tiny Small Medium Large Huge Gargantuan

Hype Points 2 4 6 8 10 12
Needed

You can swap the position of two creatures by

adding their cost together. If one creature resists
and succeeded on their saving throw, the attempt
fails, and both creatures take force damage equal
to the total Hype points used times 3. The Hype
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 SWAGGER ARMOR
When you choose this style at 3rd level, your body
and movements become synched to the world
around you. While you are wearing no armor or
shields, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity
modifier + your Charisma modifier. Additionally,
you gain +1 to Performance checks while playing
instruments you are proficient with as part of the
check.
BOOSTER BEAT-DOWN
When you choose this style at 3rd level, you can tap
into the Beat to boost your magical focus
instrument to attack with righteous riffs and beats.
The instrument attacks with a concentrated spear
of sound, dealing 1d6 + your Dexterity modifier
piercing damage. At 12th level you can attack twice
with your instrument using this action. You are
considered proficient with this attack and can
spend 1 Hype point per attack to make the attack
considered magical for the purposes of
overcoming resistances.
BONUS HYPE
Because of your passive harmony with the Beat,
you can recognize rhythms of extra strength. At 6th
level you gain an additional Hype point. This
happens again at 12th level, 16th level, and once
more at 19th level.
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BARS OF ADRENALINE
Beginning at 6th level, you can use bumping beats
or uplifting lyrical goodness to help boost your
allies. As an action, you can use your Hype points
to give all allies within 60 feet, that can hear you,
temporary hit points. Any ally can use one of their
Hit Dice, if they have one available to use; they add
that roll plus a number of Hype points (minimum
of 1) you use, to gain temporary hit points equal to
the total. This consumes their Hit Dice in the
process. The temporary hit points last a number of
rounds equal half your synth weaver level + your
Charisma modifier (minimum of 1 round). Once you
use this ability, you cannot use it again until you
have finished a short or long rest.
DROP THE BASS
Beginning at 6th level you gain the ability to sync
your rhythm to that of your allies. As a reaction,
when an ally hits a target with a ranged or melee
attack, you can use 2 Hype points to bring the blow
down with added force. Both you and your ally roll
a d8, if the numbers rolled match, then the ally’s
attack is considered a critical hit. You can attempt
this feature as many times as you like but can only
succeed on it a number of times equal to your
Charisma modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest. The die used to sync your
rhythm changes to a to a d6 at 12th level and a d4
at 16th level.
You cannot target yourself with this action. If
you target an unwilling creature, they must
succeed a Charisma saving throw versus your spell
save DC to avoid it. The effect does not take place if
they save against it, but one use of this ability is
still consumed.
MAGIC AMP
At 12th level you gain the ability to boost the
damage your magic does. You do this by synching
your rhythm to that of the magical essence of the
world and adding your own unique flourishes into
it. When using your instrument as a magical focus,
you can add your Charisma modifier to the damage
or healing of a spell. The damage is added after all
normal bonuses are applied to the spell. This only
works for offensive or healing spells and does not
affect duration, range, or casting times.
At 16th level you may add an additional +1 to the
damage or healing done by spells cast this way, at
the cost of 1 hype point each. At 19th level this
changes to an additional +2 to the damage or
healing done by spells cast this way, at the cost of 1
 hype point each. You can use this feature a number
of times equal to your Charisma modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
HYPE WAVE
At 12 level you can choose to grant Hype points to
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assist more than one ally at a time. When using
Hype points, you can choose up to two allies to
receive the Hype points simultaneously. The
chosen creatures must gain Hype points equally,
draining you an equal amount of Hype points for
each creature.
At 16th level this increases to up to three allies
and three uses. At 19th level this increases to up to
five allies and five uses. You can only target as
many allies as your points permit.
DUET
At 19th level, you can double up on magic your
allies cast. If an ally within 60 feet of you casts a
spell that you know, you can use your reaction and
a number of Hype points equal to the spell’s level,
to cast the same spell immediately after them,
even if you have already cast a spell on your turn.
You can use this feature once before finishing a
short or long rest.
This includes attacks made with the Breakdancing
Beat-Down feature.
BREAKDANCING BEAT-DOWN
When you choose this style at 3rd level, you can use
a bonus action to begin an aggressive and skillful
dance to attack enemies around you. This dance
activates all of your body and sends you into an
unpredictable spiral of defenses and feints until the
start of your next turn. No opportunity or flanking
attacks can be made against you with advantage
while using the feature. However, if any attack rolls
you make while using this feature are a 1, you fall
prone and are stunned until the start of your next
turn. At 6th level you only fall prone and cannot
take reactions until the start of your next turn. At
12th level, you simply fall prone.
While dancing, you can make attacks with any
weapon you are proficient with or with unarmed
strikes. At 12th level you can attack twice with
proficient weapons or unarmed strikes using this
action.

Beat Breaker
Beat breakers reject the Beat of the World and
supplant their own rhythms into the existence.
They are often scorned for the disharmony they
create within the universe. Wherever beat breakers
use their abilities, the world around it becomes
weaker, succumbing more easily to sickness or
disease. It requires a great bit of fortitude to
disrupt the harmony of the world, and even beat
breakers eventually succumb to the discord they
create. Old beat breakers are jagged and hard, their
harsh lifestyle refining them into compacted
resilience.

BEAT-BOXING
When you choose this style at 3rd level, your
staccato dancing style becomes its own beguiling
offence and defense. While you are wearing no
armor or shields, your AC equals 10 + your
Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier.
Your unarmed strikes do 1d4 damage. This
increases to 1d6 at 12th level, and again to 1d8 at
19th level. By using 1 Hype point, the attack is
considered magical for the purposes of
overcoming resistances. Additionally, you gain +1 to
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 MAGIC BREAKER
Beginning at 6th level, you can use your powerful
beats to blast away the forces of magic. When
targeted by a damaging spell, that has a range
other than touch, you can use your reaction and
Hype points equal to the level the spell is cast at to
half the damage dealt. If a spell requires a saving
throw to take half damage, you instead take no
damage on a successful one and only half on a
failed one. You can use this feature after making a
saving throw but before you know the result.
At 12th level you can use Hype points equal to 2
times the level the spell is cast at to completely
disperse the spell, negating all damage and effects
to yourself.
At 19th level you can use Hype points equal to 3
times the level the spell was cast at to blast a spell
back at the caster. The caster then must make a
Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC,
taking the full damage on a failed save or half as
much on a successful one.
You can use this feature a number of times
equal to your Dexterity modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
EXTRA BOP
At 6th level, you can take advantage of the
momentum the Beat grants you to make one last
twirl. If you have over half your maximum Hype
points remaining, you can use a reaction to make
one unarmed attack immediately after using the
Breakdancing Beat-Down feature.
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WHITE NOISE
Starting at 12th level, you can cause a small
discordant field around you that blocks certain
frequencies. As a reaction, you can spend 1 Hype
point to become resistant to a type of damage until
the start of your next turn. The damage type you
are resistant to is chosen once you finish a short or
long rest; choose between these damage types:
force, lightning, necrotic, psychic, radiant, or
thunder. When you reach 16th level, you are
immune rather than resistant to the damage type.
At 19th level, you can choose two damage types,
instead of one.
TAKE BACKS
At 16th level, you can force the Beat into breaking
into more usable chunks. You regain one Hype
point for every three you expend or give to an ally.
DIRTY DANCING
At 19th level, you can end your dancing with a
powerful flourish. If you use Breakdancing Beat-
Down, you can use a reaction to cast a spell, with a
1 action, bonus action, or reaction casting time,
immediately after the last attack by expending a
spell slot and Hype points equal to the level the
spell is cast at. You may not cast spells above their
original spell level by using this feature.
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SUB-CLASSES
Most traditional classes from other universes have
a Retroverse version that is heavily influenced by
the cartoonish nature of this reality. This is a
sampling of some of those sub-classes but is by no
means a comprehensive list of possibilities.
BARBARIAN PATH OF THE
TECHNO VIKING
The path of the techno viking is one paved with
long hair, guitar riffs, and blood. Rather than keep
their fury to themselves, they can spread it to
others. A single techno viking can turn an entire
party into raving berzerkers, crushing any who
stand in their way. Like a synth weaver, they are in
touch with the Beat of the World, just to a lesser
degree.
The damage dice increases to 1d8 at 6th level,
1d10 at 10th level, and 1d12 at 14th level.
Additionally, you become proficient with the
Performance skill, or double your proficiency if
you already are proficient with it.
RIP AND TEAR
Starting at 6th level, whenever you grapple an
enemy, you can use a reaction to hurt the enemy
you have grappled. This attack automatically hits
but the enemy can make another check to escape
your grapple after taking damage from this
feature. If you have a species ability that allows
you to bludgeon, bite, or claw the opponent, you
can use that attack. Otherwise, it is considered an
unarmed attack as you bludgeon, bite, or claw at
the grappled foe.

RAVE
When you choose this path at 3rd level,
tapping into the Beat adds to your
Rage ability in these ways.
• You have advantage on Dexterity
checks and Dexterity saving throws in
addition to Strength.
• When you make a melee weapon attack
using Strength or Dexterity, you choose to gain
the rage bonus, to the attack or damage roll,
that increases as you gain levels as a
barbarian, as shown in the Rage Damage
column of the barbarian table. Additionally, you
can use your reaction to add the rage bonus to
any Strength or Dexterity saving throws.
• You gain +2 to your AC as long as you are
not wearing heavy armor.
• Your unarmed strikes deal 1d4 + your
Strength modifier bludgeoning damage.

MUSICAL SKILL
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level,
you gain proficiency with one instrument of your
choice. You can use this instrument as a weapon
as well. It deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier
bludgeoning damage and you are proficient with
the attack. Each time you attack with the weapon,
you must make a Constitution saving throw (using
your ability modifier) for your instrument (DC 5),
breaking the instrument on a failure. The DC
increases by +1 for every attack you make with
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 JAMMER SLAMMER
Starting at 6th level, when you are raging and hit
a creature with a musical instrument, the sound
reverberates into your allies and grants a bonus
to those within 30 feet that heard the sound. Until
the start of your next turn, allied creatures have
+1 to attack and damage rolls made against that
creature.
You can use this feature as many times as you
like within a single rage but can only use it during
a single rage before finishing a short or long rest.
MOSH
Beginning at 10th level, you can use a bonus
action to bestow or impose some of your rage
upon another creature. Choose a creature within 5
feet and punch them. This is not intended to cause
serious damage and, as long as the creature does
not resist, they will only take 1 bludgeoning
damage from the attack. If they do not wish to be
hit you can still make an unarmed attack against
them, dealing damage normally on a hit.
Once they have taken the damage, they
become empowered by your ferocious energy and
gain the same rage bonus to their Strength based
damage rolls that you receive. If they are
concentrating on a spell, they lose that
concentration. This bonus lasts until your current
rage ends.
You may bestow this bonus to 2 creatures. This
increases to 4 creatures at 14th level and again to
6 creatures at 20th level.
BEAT SABER
At 14th level, you can create a weapon made out
of pure musical energy when you begin to rage.
This weapon can be any melee weapon you are
proficient with, including your musical instrument.
The weapon glows bright light in a 30-foot radius
and dim light 30 feet beyond that. It deals thunder
damage and lands a critical hit on a 19 or 20. Once
per rage, if you roll a 1 on an attack roll with this
weapon, you can use your reaction to attempt to
get yourself back on beat, rerolling the attack and
using the new number instead. For each
consecutive hit you make with this weapon during
a single rage, the damage the weapon deals
increases by +1 (to a maximum of +10), resetting if
you miss an attack or your rage ends. The weapon
dissipates when your rage ends.
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BARD COLLEGE OF METAL
Many bards obtain their magic by creating
harmonious echoes of melodious powers greater
than themselves. But they often do so with tools
and instruments barely more powerful than a
whisper. That’s where you and they differ, because
your electric echoes are a thunderclap in the
cosmos. You have learned how to infuse your
melodic intent with raw electricity, creating a loop
of ever-increasing intensity. The first bards to do
this eventually had such a buildup of energy that
they ascended into godhood, the resulting musical
explosion forever changing the concepts of music
and magic as we know it. Given enough time and
power, you too could become a god of metal.
INSPIRING FLASH
At 3rd level you can draw upon epic moments of
conflict to revitalize your bardic strength. When
you or an ally within 30 feet land a critical hit on an
enemy, you can use your reaction to pull energy
from the moment, regaining an expended use of
Bardic Inspiration. You can use this feature a
number of times equal to your Charisma modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest. You
cannot use this feature to gain extra uses of Bardic
Inspiration, only to replace expended uses.
GENRE SPELLS
When you choose this school at 3rd level, you must
also choose a genre to specialize in. Though you
may dabble in other genres, your primary powers
come from a single type of metal music. You
immediately unlock access to whatever 1st level
spell and cantrip is associated with your genre. As
you gain levels in this class, additional genre spells
will be unlocked at 3rd, 6th, and 14th level. You can
cast these spells using a spell slot or you can use
your musical prowess to inspire reality to cast
them for you. By spending a number of uses of
Bardic Inspiration equal to the level of the spell you
are casting, you can cast any of the genre spells
you have unlocked without expending a spell slot.
You cannot cast a spell higher than its original
level by using Bardic Inspiration, except by using
the To 11 feature.
This list is only a sampling of genre possibilities.
Work with your Gm if your bard produces metal
from a more specialized genre.
 Metal Genre Spells TO 11
Metal Cantrip Unlocked at Unlocked Unlocked at At 6th level, you have begun to push your magic
Genre 3rd Level at 6th Level 14th Level
beyond what should be possible. When you cast a
Death Poison False Life Grasping Raise Dead spell, you can cast it as if you had used a spell slot
Spray Graves 1 level higher than the spell requires without
Doom Air Burning Fireball Banishment expending the higher spell slot. You can use this
Guitar Hands feature a number of times equal to your Charisma
Folk Poison Animal Plant Insect modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
Spray Friendship Growth Plague rest. You cannot use this feature to add an
Hair Jazz Charm Major Animate additional spell level to a spell if you are already
Hands Person Image Objects casting a spell higher than its required level.
Power Sacred Enhance Remove Reincarnate For example, you cast Cure Wounds using this
Flame Ability Curse feature, boosting it in power as if it were cast with a
Progressive Minor Warped Magic Polymorph 2nd level spell slot. A 1st level spell slot is expended
Illusion Weapons Circle in the process. However, if you intended to cast it
Thrash True Blur Haste Freedom of with a 3rd level spell slot, you could not use this
Strike Movement feature to boost it to the power of a 4th level spell.

GRAND FINALE
At 14th level, you have unlocked the secrets of the
show ending banger. Choose an allied creature
within 60 feet that you can see and roll a Bardic
Inspiration dice. That ally is healed that amount
and is infused with the power of your thrashing
ballad. They gain half their movement speed to use
immediately and can choose one of the following
options. These options do not count against their
actions this round as your power causes time itself
to distort around them.
• Make a single attack against a target in
range.
• Use the Dash, Dodge, or Disengage option.
• Use a spell with a casting time of 1 action
or 1 bonus action that does not require
concentration.
You can choose as many creatures as you have
uses of Bardic Inspiration for as part of this action.
You must finish a long rest before using this
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CLERIC: DOMAIN OF ACTION
A cleric of action is called on by their god, not just
to be their champion, but to be a star. Their goal is
to spread the teachings of their deities by
becoming as famous as possible. Their relationship
is more like that of a director and actor, than that
of a cleric and divine patron. The director may be
demanding and overbearing, stressing over the
tiniest details of your life. In contrast, some
directors place great faith in their actors, allowing
more improvisation than their script may call for.
Whatever they are like, your goal is almost always
the same: make as many stories with your name in
them as possible.
CHOOSING A DEITY
Any god may choose to have a cleric of action. The
powers normally associated with a god’s
pantheons are pushed to the side, in favor of
abilities that increase the possibility of their cleric
becoming a worldwide sensation. Many gods have
clerics of action, but few of these clerics ever rise
above C-tier celebrity status. Those clerics that
wrestle the spotlight onto them use their platform
to spread their faith onto their fans. In this way,
even unknown deities can see a huge surge in
followers, if their cleric of action happens to
become popular enough.
Action Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st Charm Person, Hilwhelm’s Scream
3 rd
Mirror Image, Party Ball
5 th
Awestruck, Chrome Sheen
7 th
Hallucinatory Terrain, Mind Blow
9 th
Copy Smite, Modify Memory
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FRESH FACE
At 1st level, you gain proficiency with the Deception
and Performance skills. You also learn the spell
Disguise Self and can cast it a number of times
equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of
once) without using a spell slot.
At 8th level, you can double your proficiency
bonus for the Deception and Performance skills
while disguised by the Disguise Self spell.
CHANNEL DIVINITY: FAN SERVICE
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel
Divinity to call on the love of your fans to boost
you and your party. As an action, present your holy
symbol. An ethereal representation of a crowd of
fans is summoned and follows within 30 feet of
you for the next minute. They cannot be directly
interacted with but will respond to you and your
ally’s actions with cheers or jeers.
At the end of each of your turns, their revelry
will grant a boon to your party. Roll on the Fan
Service table to determine the assistance your
party will receive. Creatures affected by the table
must be within 30 feet of you and anything that
targets only one creature has the target
determined by the GM. Any spells or attacks use
your stats.
Fan Service Table
d8 Fan Assistance
1 An allied creature is healed 2d6 hit points
2 An allied creature is given advantage on their next
attack roll.
3 An enemy creature has Vicious Mockery cast on them.
4 An enemy has Crank Caller cast on them.
5 Bless is cast, targeting you and two allied creatures.
6 An ethereal object is thrown from the crowd (like a
chair or bottle), striking an enemy creature for 2d6
force damage.
7 An allied creature is given advantage on their next
saving throw.
8 An enemy creature has disadvantage on their next
attack roll.
SCRIPT PREVIEW
At 2nd level, you can call on your deity to give you a
sneak peak of what is coming next. As a bonus
action, choose a creature you can see within 60
feet. Your god will let you know the creature’s
intent for their next turn. You will not know their
exact movements, just what they plan to
accomplish. Based on the situation, they may
change their plans before their turn.
 You can use this feature once before finishing a feature twice for the same initial casting can
long rest. At 6th level this increases to twice before sometimes backfire. You make the Charisma check
finishing a long rest, and at 17th level this increases with disadvantage and, on a failure, you become
to three times before finishing a long rest. the target for the spell. If you succeed on the
spell’s saving throw, non-damaging spells simply
STUNT DOUBLE fizzle out and/or damaging spell damage is
At 6th level, your deity has crafted a dummy reduced by half, before applying vulnerabilities or
version of you to assist in more dangerous scenes. resistances. This feature cannot be used more than
As a reaction, you can call on this dummy to two times for a single spell’s initial casting. You can
instantly replace you until the start of your next use this feature a number of times equal to your
turn. The dummy is held in a special pocket Charisma modifier (minimum of once) before
dimension, where you reside when your bodies are finishing a long rest.
swapped. The dummy cannot move, speak, or do
anything except assume the pose you were in
when it was summoned, or fall limply on the
ground. It has an AC of 10, hit points equal to
double your cleric level, and
automatically fails saving throws. The
dummy remains active until the start of
your next turn, or if its hit points are reduced
to 0, or if you freely dismiss it. If its hit points are
reduced to 0, any remaining damage is transferred
into you, though any additional effects or
conditions are not.
You cannot use this feature again until you
finish a short or long rest.

METHOD BASHING
At 8th level, you can bolster your power by
calling upon the performances of action
clerics before you. Once on your turn,
you can add your Charisma modifier to
the damage of any attack or spell attack
you make.

SEQUEL
At 17th level, you can pull some power from the
past to recast a spell you just cast on your
last turn. As an action, you can recast a
single spell from your last turn
without expending a spell slot.
Make a Charisma check (DC 10) to
determine if this sequel was
better or worse than the original.
On a success, you either gain
advantage on the spell attack roll
or impose disadvantage on the
target’s saving throws against the
spell. On a failure, you either have
disadvantage on the spell attack roll
or the targets have advantage on
their saving throws against the spell.
You can attempt to use this feature
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 DRUID: CIRCLE OF THE immunities from both creatures are used.
Resistances and vulnerabilities do not
CORRUPTED double but having resistance and
Druids within the circle of the corrupted have little
vulnerability to the same damage type will
regard for the “natural” way of things. Nature and
negate them, making you neither resistant
its ilk are boring and poorly designed, badly in need
nor vulnerable. Having immunity and
of improvement. To this end, they have learned
vulnerability to a damage type will make
how to use their druidic powers to twist the
you resistant to that damage type instead.
creatures they change into and even augment their
• Senses from both creatures can be used. If
own bodies with permanent changes. This tinkering
both creatures have the same senses, use
with natural order results in strange aberrations
whichever one is higher.
and the druid often finds themselves swimming in
• You can speak any languages the two
corruption. But rather than fear it, they embrace it
creatures can speak but cannot use
and try to find a way to bend the “natural order”
telepathy.
into new and interesting ways.
• You may not cast any spells or use any
CORRUPTED FORMS psionics while in this form, even if the
creature you can change into would
When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you can
normally have these abilities.
use Wild Shape on your turn as an action or a
• You take all the actions and reactions from
bonus action. Additionally, you may choose Wild
both creatures. Use the attack stats for the
Shape forms from Medium sized or smaller beasts
creature the attack came from, making no
or monstrosities with a CR of 1 or lower.
changes due to a changed Strength,
COPY/PASTE Dexterity, or Constitution score. If a
creature has Multiattack, you may use this
Circle of the corrupted druids have the unique
action only with attacks of the creature the
ability to mix and match creatures they can change
attacks came from. For example, you may
into. Not every creation is a good one and
not use an Ape’s Multiattack feature with
combining two good creatures together does not
the talon attacks of an Eagle.
mean they can use their perceived combined
• You obtain limited use abilities from both
abilities to their greatest potential. For example,
creatures. However, once the charges are
attacking with panther claws as a horse is likely no
expended, they cannot be recovered until
more effective than if the panther used them.
finishing a long rest. This applies even if
To use this feature, you must choose two beasts
you exit the Wild Shape and then reenter
or monstrosities, that you have seen before, whose
the same form or even one that uses one
total CR together does not exceed your total Wild
of the previous creatures.
Shape CR max. You can then turn into a
The CR total you may use to combine creatures
combination of the creatures using the following
in your Wild Shape form increases as you gain
instructions:
levels in the circle of corruption. The CR of the
• Choose the AC and Hit Points of only one of
Sample Creatures you combine together cannot
the creatures. You use these two stats
exceed half of the max CR you can use, and the two
while you are in this form.
creature’s combined CR cannot exceed your CR
• The movement speeds of either creature
max. If you choose to turn into a single creature,
can be used. If one creature has a slower
with no combinations at all, you may use a CR
speed in a type of movement than another,
creature of the Sample Creature CR Max +1. Your
use the slower speed.
CR max increases at 6th level in this class, and again
• Choose the Strength, Dexterity, and
at 10th level, and 14th level.
Constitution of only one of the creatures.
Druid Level 2 6 10 14
You use these stats while you are in your
Combined CR Max 1 2 4 6
Wild Shape form. As normal, you retain
your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma Sample Creature CR Max 1 2 3 4
scores. Individual Creature CR 2 3 4 5
• You may use the highest saving throw and Max
skill bonuses from either creature. Additionally, you must make a Corruption
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 CUT/PASTE
Druids of this circle are constantly searching for
ways to improve their own bodies. They do this by
permanently changing aspects of themselves to
that of a beast or monstrosity. They may choose
eagle’s eyes, ape’s arms, panther’s claws, or any
number of physical traits to imbue themselves
with.
When you choose this circle at 2nd level, choose
one movement, skill, sense, action, reaction, or
limited use ability (excepting psionics, spellcasting,
and multiattack) from any creature you can change
into with Wild Shape. You gain the ability that you
choose and whatever physical attributes you would
need to use that ability, such as wings, horns, or
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claws. If you choose an attack, you substitute your
own attack and damage modifiers for those of the
creature when using that attack. If you choose a
movement ability, your new movement ability
speed cannot exceed your base movement speed,
even if the creature’s physical properties allow it to
move faster than you. If you choose an ability with
limited uses, you must finish a long rest before
recharging your expended uses, even if the ability
normally recharges with a die roll.
You can choose another movement, skill, sense,
action, reaction, or limited use ability at 6th, 10th,
and 14th level in this class.
ENHANCED DECAY
When you reach 6th level in this circle, you have
become so well versed with corruption that you
can channel it, if not exert some minor control over
it. While you are in your Wild Shape form, you
can use a bonus action to expend one spell
slot to add 1d8 Necrotic damage, per level of
the spell slot expended, to a single attack.
This attack also inflicts corruption against
the target, forcing a corruption saving throw.
If the spell slot used is 4th level or
higher, the target’s corruption saving throw
is made with disadvantage.
Additionally, if you gain a layer of corruption,
you may choose a corruption effect that is one
number higher or lower than you rolled on the
corruption table.
UNSTABLE EVOLUTION
At 10th level, when you use your Wild Shape ability,
you may choose a third beast or monstrosity, with
a CR of ½ or lower, to add to your creation. This
follows the exact rules for combining two
creatures but does not count against your CR Max.
When you use this feature, you immediately gain
one layer of corruption.
COMPRESSION
At 14th level, you may choose Large sized beasts or
monstrosities to use for your Wild Shape or
Cut/Paste features. If you combine a Large sized
creature with another creature of Medium size or
smaller, the size of your Wild Shape form is shrunk
to Medium size. This only affects your size, not the
damage or abilities the creature naturally
possesses. If you choose a Large sized creature’s
ability for your Cut/Paste feature, the body part is
reduced to your natural size but suffers no other
effects.
 FIGHTER: PATH OF THE
WRESTLER
Not every fighter within the Retroverse desires
combat of blood and blades. Some choose to test
their mettle against their opponents in a contest of
spirit and skill. These champions come in many
shapes and sizes and all share the burning desire
to engulf their bodies in sweat, muscle, and glory.
Take up your mask, your name, your rank, and
prove to the world that you understand the riddle
of steel.
THE BEST AROUND
When you choose this path at 3rd level, choose a
skill to become proficient with from Acrobatics,
Athletics, or Performance. You also become
proficient with improvised weapons and attacks
with improvised weapons deal 1d6 + your
Wrestling Ability modifier. Additionally, unarmed
strikes deal 1d4 + your Wrestling Ability modifier.
WRESTLING ARCHETYPE
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you must
choose which type of wrestler you wish to become.
Once you head down this path, you cannot change
it. The oath of wrestling is not something to be
taken lightly. The path you choose determines
which of your ability scores you draw your primary
power from.
Athlete
You are more concerned with the fundamentals of
your ability than any flair. Because of your
dedication you are extremely strong and agile but
have trouble commanding the respect of those
around you. That is, until you pin them in seconds.
Strength is the ability score used for your
Wrestling Ability modifier. Use it when determining
your attack and damage bonuses with unarmed
attacks, grapples, wrestling moves, and improvised
weapons. Additionally, you have advantage on
checks against being grappled and advantage on
the first grapple attack you make on your turn.
Luchador
You are a high-flying performer. What you may
lack in raw strength you make up with agility and
flair. You laugh in the face of overwhelming odds,
unfazed by a hopeless endeavor. Dexterity is the
ability score used for your Wrestling Ability
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modifier. Use it when determining your attack and
damage bonuses with unarmed attacks, grapples,
wrestling moves, and improvised weapons.
Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws
against fear and charm effects. You also gain +2 to
damage rolls made with aerial wrestling attacks.
Performer
You are the fan favorite, in spite of your ability.
You’re no mere mortal though, you are a god of the
ring! Who needs formal training or fighting skill
when you can sway a fight with flamboyant moves
and fireworks? Charisma is the ability score used
for your Wrestling Ability modifier. Use it when
determining your attack and damage bonuses with
unarmed attacks, grapples, wrestling moves, and
improvised weapons. Additionally, your abilities are
enhanced by having a crowd watch you. Once on
your turn, or once a minute while out of combat,
you may choose to add this bonus to one damage
roll, saving throw, or ability check you make so
long as the crowd size is sufficient to grant the
bonus. The crowd must be within 60 feet of you
and focused on you for you to use this feature. If
fighting in an arena, ring, competition, or other sort
of event, all creatures watching the event count
towards the crowd total, regardless of their
distance from you.
Crowd Size 10+ 25+ 100+ 500+ 1,000+
Roll Bonus +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Sumo
Massive in stature and resolve. You dominate the
battlefield with a mix of disciplined skill and
overwhelming will. Your only true threat in life is a
rival sumo, all others are merely harsh water
against the stone that is your body. Constitution is
the ability score used for your Wrestling Ability
modifier. Use it when determining your attack and
damage bonuses with unarmed attacks, grapples,
wrestling moves, and improvised weapons.
Additionally, you gain +2 temporary hit points
when you make a successful saving throw against
a spell or attack, after taking the damage for the
attack. The temporary hit points last 1 minute, can
stack on other temporary hit points gained from
this feature, and you may gain a total temporary
hit points equal to two times your Fighter level
before finishing a short or long rest.
 ENSEMBLE DEFENSE
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you can
choose to don your wrestling costume or uniform
instead of armor. While you are wearing no armor
and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + your
Wrestling ability modifier + your proficiency bonus.
At 10th level, this ability improves, allowing you to
rise once from a prone position without consuming
any of your movement for that turn.
ENHANCED MOVE SET
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you can
choose to give up your Fighting Style feature in
exchange for three additional Wrestling Moves.
This represents your devotion to your craft and
the sacrifices you have made to master the
art of wrestling.
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WRESTLING MOVES
There are 3 types of wrestling moves: Aerials,
Attacks, and Throws. When you choose this path at
3rd level, you may choose any two moves from any
group. They are considered a standard attack and
as such, you may use multiple wrestling moves
within a turn so long as you have extra attacks to
be used. You add your Wrestling Ability modifier to
the damage of each Wrestling Move, unless
otherwise stated. You can choose two additional
moves from any group at 7th level, and again at
10th, 15th, and 18th level. You are proficient with any
move that you choose, and you add your Wrestling
ability modifier to the attack, grapple, and damage
rolls made with these attacks. These attacks only
affect creatures of Large size or smaller until you
reach 7th and 18th level in this class.
While it is possible for a wrestler to perform
these moves without having them as part of their
set, only moves within their set have been
mastered. Using a move and understanding every
intracity of that move are two different things. If a
wrestler uses a move that is not part of their move
set, it is simply considered an unarmed strike and
gains no additional benefits. Most moves have
several variations but mechanically will work
the same way, unless specifically stated
by your GM. The moves provided are
by no means a complete list of
every move imaginable; work
with your GM to discover new
techniques your character
may be able to use.
Some of your Wrestling Moves
require the target to make a saving
throw to resists the move’s effects.
The effects only take place if the
attack hits the target. The saving throw is
calculated as follows:
Wrestling Move save DC = 8 + your Wrestling
Ability modifier + your proficiency bonus
PINNING
After making a successful grapple against a target,
you may use another attack action to make an
additional grapple check. If successful, the target is
pinned, and you are both restrained until you end
the effect or the target escapes your grapple.
 AERIALS
These moves require you to expend at least 15 feet
of your movement to jump off of something,
leaping towards the target. The object you jump
from can be anything of sufficient stability such as
a barrel, wall, table, arena ropes, or a creature. You
can jump off an enemy or resistant creature by
making an Athletics or Acrobatics check that
equals at least half their AC, on a success the
jumped off creature cannot make any opportunity
attacks against you for this movement, but a
failure will consume 15 more feet of your move
action and leave you within 5 feet of the creature
you attempted to spring off of. The additional
effects of these attacks only take place if the initial
attack hits. Attacks made that miss by 5 or more
result in you suffering 1d6 bludgeoning damage as
you fall.
Diving Crossbody: From the air, you stretch your
body flat and attempt to flop onto your opponent,
pushing them to the ground. This attack does 1d8
bludgeoning damage. Additionally, you can use a
bonus action immediately to make a grapple attack
against the same opponent. On a success, they are
grappled and prone.
Diving Elbow or Knee Drop: From the air, you
extend your body sideways and put your arm up,
forcing all the effort of this attack into your elbow.
You slam into your opponent with your elbow,
dealing 1d12 bludgeoning damage. If the opponent
is prone, this attack deals 2d12 bludgeoning
damage on a hit.
Diving Typhoonarana: From the air, you wrap
your legs around your opponent and fling your
weight around, throwing them in a direction of
your choosing. This attack deals 2d6 bludgeoning
damage. Additionally, the target must make a
Constitution saving throw, being thrown a
direction of your choosing 10 feet on a success, or
20 feet on a failure.
Diving Leg Drop: From the air, you extend your
leg out and force all your effort to slam it against
your opponent. This attack deals 1d8 bludgeoning
damage. Additionally, they must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or lose the ability to use
reactions until the start of their next turn.
Diving Stomp: From the air, you extend both of
your legs and attack at such an angle to force
them to the ground. This attack deals 1d10
bludgeoning damage. Additionally, the target must
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be
knocked prone.
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Flying Zombiestringer: From the air, you lock
your legs around an opponent’s head. Once there,
you fling your body backwards, doing a backflip
and forcing your opponent to go into the air and
then come crashing down to the ground beneath
you. This attack deals 2d8 bludgeoning damage
and knocks the target prone. You may immediately
use a bonus action to take a cheap shot at the
opponent, making an unarmed strike against them.
Shiranui: If the target is within 5 feet of
something you can jump from, you can grab their
neck, jump off the object, flip around behind then,
and slam them backwards onto the ground. This
attack deals 3d6 bludgeoning damage.
Shooting Star: From the air, you curl your body
into a ball and slam against the opponent. This
attack deals 1d8 bludgeoning damage. Additionally,
you may make an Athletics check (DC 15) to land in
a roll, moving up to 15 feet away from the
opponent at no cost to your movement for that
turn.
Aerial Splash: From the air, you extend your
body and bring your force down on your stomach,
slamming it against your target. The attack deals
1d10 bludgeoning damage. However, this attack
allows a lot of room for flair and can be amplified
with a bonus action. If you use a bonus action to
add flair to this move, you can add 1d10
bludgeoning damage to the damage roll.
ATTACKS
These are standard wrestling attacks that you may
make against your opponent. Some have
prerequisites before they may be used. All targets
must be within 5 feet of you when you strike them.
The additional effects only take place if you land
the initial attack.
Body Press: Using at least 10 feet of your
movement, you slam into your target with your
chest, pushing all your weight into the attack. This
attack deals 1d6 bludgeoning damage. Additionally,
the target must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or be knocked prone. Alternatively, if the
target is within 5 feet of a wall or barrier, you can
forgo the saving throw and crush them against the
wall, dealing an additional 1d6 bludgeoning
damage.
Clothesline: You extend your arm at a target
coming towards you, or that you are running at
least 10 feet directly towards, and smash it against
them, knocking them to the ground. This can be
used as either an attack action or a reaction. This
attack deals 1d8 bludgeoning damage. If the target
 was attacking, they must succeed on a Constitution any source, is halved.
saving throw or the attack is interrupted. Rear View: Using 10 feet of your movement, you
Additionally, you can make this attack with two rush an opponent, jump, spin, and thrust your
arms, against two different opponents who are backside at them. This attack deals 1d10
coming towards you, or that you run at least 10 bludgeoning damage. Additionally, you have
feet directly towards, who are within 5 feet of each advantage on the next Intimidation check made
other. In this case, the damage is 1d4 per opponent, against that creature for 1 minute.
but their attacks cannot be interrupted this way. Splash: You extend your body and bring your
Drop: If the target is prone, you jump slightly, force down on your stomach, slamming it against
striking with one extremity. This attack does 2d6 your target. The attack deals 1d6 bludgeoning
bludgeoning damage. You can use a bonus action damage. However, this attack allows a lot of room
to immediately make this attack again, if the first for flair and can be amplified with a bonus action. If
attack was a hit. you use a bonus action to add flair to this move,
Facewash: You humiliate your target by slowly you can add 1d6 bludgeoning damage to the
slashing your boot into their face or other sensitive damage roll.
area. This attack deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage Stomp: When the opponent is prone, you smash
and the target has disadvantage on the next saving your foot into them in a cruel attack. This attack
throw they make against you for 1 minute. deals 2d10 bludgeoning damage. The target must
High Knee: Using at least 15 feet of movement, succeed on a Constitution saving throw or have the
you run, jump, and smash your knee against an wind knocked out of them, becoming unable to use
opponent’s head. This attack deals 1d12 breath weapon attacks for the next minute.
bludgeoning damage. Additionally, the target must Stinging Mist By grabbing any fine powder, such
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be as sand, dirt, or chalk, you quickly wrestle-bless it
stunned until the start of their next turn. in your hand and throw it into the opponent’s eyes.
Setup Kick: You perform a light kick, designed to The mist can be any color of your choice and is not
make your opponent unstable rather than to cause determined by the base material used. The target
damage. This attack deals 1d4 bludgeoning must succeed on a Dexterity or Constitution (its
damage. Additionally, the target must succeed on a choice) saving throw or be blinded until the start of
Constitution saving throw or be knocked slightly off their next turn.
balance. If they fail the saving throw and you then
immediately make another wrestling move,
unarmed attack, grapple, or improvised weapon
attack against the same target, that attack is made
with advantage.
Lariat: Using at least 10 feet of your movement,
you charge at your opponent with an outstretched
arm. When you make contact, you wrap your arm
slightly and slam your opponent to the ground.
This attack deals 1d10 bludgeoning damage.
Additionally, the target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be knocked prone and
stunned until the start of their next turn.
Bell Clap: If grappled, you can use a reaction to
strike with two open hands against your opponent.
This attack deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage. The
resonations from this strike make it difficult for
them to keep their grasp and the grapple is ended.
Heart Punch: This punch aims for the heart, or
other vital area of the opponent, and interrupts the
flow of their life energy. You channel dark wrestling
energy in your closed hand and strike, delivering
1d10 necrotic damage on a hit. Additionally, the
target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a
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 THROWS
These moves involve restraining, shuffling, and
otherwise moving your opponent against their will.
To use any of these moves, you must first make a
grapple attack against your opponent. If they are
successfully grappled, you can immediately use
one of these moves as part of that same attack
action. You do not need to make an additional
attack roll against the target if you have them
grappled as the throw is considered part of that
attack. Unless otherwise stated, your initial grapple
ends after the move is completed.
Atomic Drop: Stuffing your head low into an
opponent, you lift your body up straight, raising
your target, and then slam their groin, pelvis, or
equivalent down on your knee. This attack deals
2d6 bludgeoning damage and is a critical hit on a
19 or 20. Additionally, the target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or have their movement
speed reduced by half until the end of their next
turn. If they fail the saving throw by 5 or more,
their movement speed is instead reduced to 0.
Back Breaker: You lift your opponent over into
your arms and slam their back across your knee.
This attack deals 2d10 bludgeoning damage.
Additionally, they must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw or, the next time they are knocked
prone, it takes their entire move action to stand.
Brain Buster: You put your opponent into a
headlock then lift them vertically into the air, jump,
and fall backwards, slamming their head into the
ground. This attack deals 1d12 bludgeoning
damage. Additionally, if the target can cast spells,
they must make a Constitution saving throw or
lose access to spell slots of a certain level until the
end of their next turn. To determine the spell slots
they lose access to, roll a d4 – 1. The resulting
number is the level of spell slots they lose access
to, with a 0 being cantrips. For example, the d4 roll
is a 2 – 1, meaning they cannot cast spells with a 1st
level spell slot until the end of their next turn.
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Bulldog: After grabbing your opponent, you rush
forward by 5 feet, jumping up, and smashing their
head down with the force of your fall. This attack
deals 1d12 bludgeoning damage. On a critical hit,
this attack deals 3d12 bludgeoning damage.
Catapult: Grabbing your opponent’s legs, you
pull backwards, falling and flinging your opponent
behind you. They are thrown up to 10 feet directly
behind you and take 1d6 bludgeoning damage. If
there is an obstacle that stops them from moving
that far, they take an additional 2d6 bludgeoning
damage from the sudden stop.
Chokeslam: You grab your opponent by the
throat or equivalent, lift them slightly, and slam
them down on to the ground. This attack deals 1d10
bludgeoning damage and the target is knocked
prone from the attack. You can choose to hold on
after this attack, attempting to pin the target with a
bonus action.
DDT: You put the opponent’s head under your
arm and fall back, slamming their head into the
ground and dealing 2d10 bludgeoning damage.
Using this attack consecutively, against the same
target in a single turn, increases the damage done
by +2 (to a maximum of +10).
Face Breaker: You grab your opponent’s head
and strike at it with your knees, dealing 1d6
bludgeoning damage. After grappling, you can
immediately use an unarmed attack as part of that
action to attack the grappled target. Additionally,
you may use a bonus action to immediately make
another additional unarmed attack against that
same opponent.
Fireman’s Carry Throw: After grabbing your
opponent, you lift them onto your sounders. From
there you have four options. Choose one of the
following:
• Throw your opponent 10 feet in a direction
of your choosing.
• Slam your opponent down in front of
yourself. This attack deals 1d8 bludgeoning
damage. They land prone.
• Slam your opponent down and fall with
them, smashing your body against theirs as
they strike the ground. This attack deals
2d6 bludgeoning damage and you and your
opponent are prone after the attack.
• Drop your opponent in front if yourself as
you crouch down and extend your knee.
They land on your knee with their stomach
or equivalent, knocking the wind out of
them. This attack deals 1d8 bludgeoning
damage and they are unable to use breath
weapons until the end of their next turn.
 Typhoonarana: Jumping onto your opponent as
your grapple, you wrap your legs around your
them and fling your weight around, throwing them
in a direction of your choosing. This attack deals
1d6 bludgeoning damage. Additionally, the target
must make a Constitution saving throw, being
thrown a direction of your choosing 5 feet on a
success, or 15 feet on a failure.
Zombiestringer: Jumping onto your opponent as
your grapple, you lock your legs around an
opponent’s head. Once there, you fling your body
backwards, doing a backflip and forcing your
opponent to go into the air and then come crashing
down to the ground beneath you. This attack deals
1d10 bludgeoning damage and knocks the target
prone. You may immediately use a bonus action to
take a cheap shot at the opponent, making an
unarmed strike against them.
Piledriver: You lift your target slightly, spin them
so that their head, or equivalent, if facing the
ground, jump and move to a sitting position,
smashing their head into the ground. This attack
deals 3d8 bludgeoning damage. Additionally, the
target must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or be stunned until the start of their next
turn.
Slam: A simple move where you lift an
opponent and then throw them back down to a
space within 5 feet of you. This attack deals 1d8
bludgeoning damage. There is a large amount of
variation you can apply to this move; you may use
a bonus action to add flair to this move, adding an
additional 1d8 bludgeoning damage to the attack.
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Spinebuster: This move can only be used as a
reaction. You can attempt to grapple a charging
target, making their attack an automatic hit. If you
are able to grapple the target, you use their
momentum to lift them high into the air and slam
them down on their back. This attack deals 1d12
bludgeoning damage, knocks the target prone, and
you only take half damage from their attack.
Suplex: By grabbing your target in a large hug
you lift them up and flip backwards, slamming
them down on their back. This attack deals 2d12
bludgeoning damage. Both you and the target are
prone.
OUTSIDE YOUR WEIGHT
Starting at 7th level, your body has begun to merge
with the adoration or ire of your fans. Because of
this, you are able to perform superhuman feats.
When using wresting moves, you can attack
creatures of Huge size or smaller. The power of
your following makes up for the size difference and
impossible nature of this feat. Additionally, your
training in life’s arena has made you fearsomely
stable. You have advantage on saving throws
against being knocked prone.
You also gain +1 to attack and damage rolls
made with unarmed attacks, grapples, wrestling
moves, and improvised weapons
TAG OUT
Starting at 10th level, when you are at half your
total hit points or lower, you can call for help from
the spiritual realm of the wrestlers. Using your
action, you trade places with a spiritual
manifestation of a past wrester for 1 minute.
Although they are just a projection of the wresting
spirit, they have stats and skills exactly equal to
yours, with the exception of hit points, of which
they have 1. They can interact with the world just
the same as you and will act directly under your
will for the duration of this effect. When they are
reduced to 0 hit points, or the effect ends, you will
be called back onto this plane, and they will be sent
back to the wrester’s spiritual realm. While in the
spiritual place of wrestler’s past, you gain all the
effects of a short rest. In addition, you may ask one
question of the wrestling residents for each of your
turns you start there, including the turn in which
you used this feature. You may not always receive
an answer or the correct answer to your question
as the residents may not know the information you
seek.
No spells or curses you have cast upon you can
 transfer to the spiritual partner and their hit point
maximum cannot be increased, even with
temporary hit points. Conversely, no spells, effects,
or damage are transferred onto your body if they
are inflicted upon your spiritual partner, including
damage that would normally roll over to you if
they are reduced to 0 hit points. You may use this
feature once before finishing a long rest. At 15th
level you may use this feature twice before
finishing a long rest.
Additionally, at this level you gain +2 to attack
and damage rolls made with unarmed attacks,
grapples, wrestling moves, and improvised
weapons and those attacks are considered magical
for the purposes of overcoming resistances. This
represents both your fans adoration or ire and
your growing connection to the spiritual wrestling
plane.
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CHAMPION OF THE RING
At 15th level, your body has become so well trained,
infused with the emotions of your fans, and
blessed by the spiritual wrestling plane, that you
are permanently changed. You now age at half the
normal rate, you have advantage against effects
that would lower your Strength, Dexterity, and
Constitution scores, and your body is resistant to
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from
non-magical weapons.
THE STUFF OF LEGEND
At 18th level, you are no long bound by the limits of
the words possible or impossible. When using
wresting moves, you can attack creatures of
Gargantuan size or smaller. You also have
advantage on saving throws that use your
Wrestling Ability modifier.
Additionally, you have mastered the art of the
showstopper. You can choose one wrestling move
to gain the following attributes for a single
attack: You have advantage on the attack.
The attack does 3 times the normal
damage. The target has disadvantage
on any saving throws against
additional effects of the attack. You
can use this ability a number of times
equal to your Wrestling Ability
modifier (minimum of once) before
finishing a long rest.
At this level you also gain +3 to
attack and damage rolls made with
unarmed attacks, grapples,
wrestling moves, and improvised
weapons and those
attacks are considered magical for the
purposes of overcoming resistances.
 FURY-FU MONK
Unlike other monks that dedicate their lives to
mastering their bodies and minds, you received
the bulk of your abilities in a strange accident. In a
great time of stress, you were visited by a magical
fury-fu spirit and struck by a bolt of pure magical
ether while you also probably drank some strange
miracle potion, the exact details are unclear. In an
instant, you received a lifetime of super-secret
martial arts training and mutated into a being of
refined fury-fu. You became no mere monk; you
became Master of Fury-Fu.
FURY-FU SPIRIT
The type of fury-fu spirit that has bonded you is
important to your character’s physical and
metaphysical abilities. The fury-fu spirit may
direct you through dreams and visions, or
sometimes just contact you directly with calls and
text messages. It may ask you to complete certain
tasks, threatening to take away its magical boons
if you disobey. It may even choose not to interfere
at all, simply granting you its power and watching
the action from afar. Work with your GM to
determine the full extent of your fury-fu spirit’s
involvement in your life.
NEW KNOWLEDGE
When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, there
is a wealth of knowledge imparted on you. You
gain proficiency with Animal Handling and Land
Vehicles. Additionally, you gain proficiency with
one martial or simple ranged weapon of your
choice; this weapon can count as a monk weapon
if you choose.
FURY-FU SPIRIT BOONS
When you were visited by your fury-fu spirit at
3rd level, you became intertwined with its power.
Choose from the fury-fu spirit below. Each spirit
gives you a passive boon and an active boon.
Active boons cost ki points to use while passive
boons can be used with no cost or are constantly
active. This is just a few of the fury-fu spirits that
could exist, work with your GM to determine if
there are more available.

NOT ALONE
Though you may be a martial arts master, that
does not stop people from trying to reach your
level. The problem with being at the top is all the
others that wish to take your place. Many will
simply never reach your prowess, but there is no
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 BEAM RAPTOR
This dinosaur is a brutal scavenger that does well
by working in a group. It balances its offensive
capabilities with cunning tactics.
Passive Boon: Using your reaction, you can
grant an ally within 5 feet of you advantage on a
single ranged attack roll they are making.
Active Boon: You can blast laser bolts from
your kicks and punches using 1 ki point. Anytime
you would be able to make an unarmed strike, you
can instead attack with this bolt. This is a ranged
attack with a range of 30/120 and deals radiant
damage. The bolt’s damage is equal to your
unarmed strikes, and you are proficient with the
attack.
BEE
A creature of resourcefulness and community. It
represents honor in helping those around you.
Passive Boon: If an ally within 5 feet of you
make an attack roll against a creature you
attacked on the same round; you can use your
reaction to grant them advantage on the attack
roll. You can use this feature a number of times
equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
Active Boon: When a creature hits you with an
attack, you can use 3 ki points to burst into a
swarm of bees and move up to 15 feet in any
direction as a reaction, reforming in the nearest
unoccupied space. The opponent’s attack deals
half damage to you and any creature’s space you
move through must make a Dexterity saving
throw against your Ki save DC, taking 1d6 + your
Dexterity modifier piercing and 1d6 poison
damage on a failed save or half as much on a
successful one.
B-UGZ
The embodiment of aberrant energy. A b-ug fury-
fu spirit may just as quickly kill you as give you
powers, both options being equal to their
incomprehensible logic. Your fighting style mimics
this chaos.
Passive Boon: You are vulnerable to corruption,
having disadvantage on Corruption Saving Throws
but +1 per level of corruption you have to any
saving throw you are proficient with.
Active Boon: If you have a layer of corruption,
when you make an attack roll, you can spend 1 ki
point to add +2 to the damage roll. You can spend
as many ki points as you have layers of
corruption, adding +2 per ki point spent.
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COBRA
This beast represents the brash power of the
individual. Its strength comes from a mix of
precise strikes and quick thinking.
Passive Boon: You gain advantage on Initiative
rolls.
Active Boon: When you take the attack action
on your turn, you can bolster an attack with
poison energy. For each 3 ki points spent, you can
add poison damage equal to an unarmed strike
damage dice to the attack.
DEMON
Destruction, consumption, death, and myriad
other evil ideals describe these fury-fu spirits.
Winning at any cost and needless brutality are
their priorities in combat.
Passive Boon: If attacking a creature that is
grappled by an ally, incapacitated, prone, or
restrained, attacks made with your monk weapon
and unarmed strikes are considered critical hits on
an 18 - 20.
Active Boon: If a creature hits you with a melee
attack, you can spend 2 ki points and use your
reaction to make a single unarmed strike against
them. The attack deals an additional 1d6 fire
damage.
DRAGON
A scaled being of powerful magic, and they know
it. Representing sophistication and honor in
combat, but not above using a sneaky trick or two
to get the upper hand.
Passive Boon: Draconic power grants you
advantage on saving throws to resist either acid,
cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage. You can
choose a different damage type each time you
finish a long rest.
Active Boon: By spending 2 ki points, claws
extend from your hands, changing your unarmed
strike damage to slashing until the start of your
next turn. These strikes deal an additional +2 of
the damage type of your passive boon and +4
damage to reptiles.
EAGLE
This bird represents the freedom the sky provides.
Seeing the battlefield from a higher perspective
grants unique opportunities for attacking from
afar.
Passive Boon: You can use a bonus action to
wreath yourself in spiritual energy. For 1 minute,
 you gain a flying speed equal to your base speed.
You must finish a long rest before you can use
this ability again.
Active Boon: When you attack with a ranged
monk weapon or natural weapon (such as a bite),
you can use 1 ki point and a bonus action to make
an additional attack with the same weapon. This
cannot be used with a weapon that has the
loading property or no energy.
SLIME
This creature is nothing but flow and ease. They
don’t represent much, and they intend to keep it
that way.
Passive Boon: You have advantage on saving
throw against being knocked prone or restrained.
Active Boon: When making an unarmed strike,
you can spend 1 ki point to stretch your limbs,
extending the attack by 5 feet. If the attack is a
critical hit, you can choose to grapple Medium
sized or smaller creatures, dragging them to you
as part of the same attack.
GLASS SHADOW
Reaching from inside a mirrored reality, the glass
shadow represents the hunger for freedom and
identity. Living as someone’s shadow will never be
enough.
Passive Boon: You can spend 1 minute
concentrating on a mirror to briefly link it to
another mirror you have touched before. You can
see through the linked mirror as if it were a
window and creatures on the other side see the
same. The effect lasts for 1 minute. You can use
this feature once before finishing a short or long
rest.
Active Boon: You can use a ki point to travel
instantly between reflective surfaces within 60
feet of each other, that you can see, as your
movement, appearing in the nearest unoccupied
space next to the surface. You can use this boon a
number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
The surfaces do not need to be highly reflective or
able to give accurate reflections, just enough to
distinguish yourself in them. You can increase the
range by 30 feet for each additional ki point you
use.
You can use 10 ki points to combine this with
your passive ability and step through a linked
mirror anywhere on your current plane.
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GOBLIN
Tricky scavengers and resourceful survivors, a
fury-fu goblin spirit represents clever
perseverance among overwhelming odds. If you
can’t overwhelm your opponent, you can outthink
them.
Passive Boon: You can take the Disengage or
Hide action as a bonus action on each of your
turns.
Active Boon: If a creature makes a melee attack
roll against you, you can use 2 ki points and your
reaction to attempt to redirect the attack to a
different creature within 5 feet of you. The
attacking creature must succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw against your ki save DC or use their
attack roll against the new target.
SHARK
Representing the love of the hunt, it seeks out
conflict and bloodshed simply for the thrill of it.
This style has survived far longer than others, a
testament to its reliability and strength.
Passive Boon: You gain a swim speed equal to
your base speed and can breathe underwater. You
can smell spilled blood up to 500 feet away on
dried land or up to 1 mile underwater.
Active Boon: When you hit an enemy with a
melee attack, you can use a bonus action and 1 ki
point to taste the blood or magical essence of the
creature and become empowered by it. For 1
minute you have +1 to attack and damage rolls
made against that target. You can use this on a
number of targets equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minim of one) before finishing a short or long
rest.
TRICERATOPS
This dinosaur represents slow patience and
wisdom. Its physical strength is only bolstered by
an inner strength that stands as a force of its own.
Passive Boon: You gain proficiency with the
Persuasion skill or double your proficiency bonus
with it if you are already proficient. When you
make an unarmed strike against a creature, you
can use a bonus action to attempt to grapple
them.
Active Boon: When making a ranged attack
with your monk weapon, you can spend 1 ki point
to turn the attack into a critical hit on a 19 or 20. If
you use this ability and the attack is a critical hit,
the opponent must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw against your Ki save DC or become
stunned until the start of their next turn.
 TURTLE THE CODE
Stubborn tenacity, protecting the innocent, pizza, Not so much a spirit as much as it is an inevitable
there is little else to the turtle way of being. They truth of the universe. It is most often represented
use their naturally protective bodies to outlast by the ideal version of yourself, guiding with
most opponents. advice that is always true but rarely kind.
Passive Boon: You can use two-weapon fighting Passive Boon: You have found a way to cheat
with a monk weapon, adding the relevant modifier the system, granting you the ability to use two
for damage of both weapons. bonus actions on a single turn. You can use this
Active Boon: When targeted with a melee or cheat once before finishing a short or long rest.
ranged weapon attack, you can use your reaction Active Boon: When making an attack with your
and ki points to add +1 to your AC per the number monk weapon or an unarmed strike, you can use 1
of ki points used (to a maximum of +3). ki point to shift the way you deal damage. The
target simply loses hit points equal to the
damage, bypassing all resistances, vulnerabilities,
CELESTIAL immunities, boons, spells, and effects that alter
Beings of light that push towards peace and
the damage. This move also negates any boons
tranquility, even if it is enforced at the end of a
you may have to your damage, reducing it to the
sword. Their holy power is might but that doesn’t
base damage of the weapon plus your relevant
make them always right.
modifier.
Passive Boon: You are resistant to radiant
damage.
Active Boon: When you are hit with an attack,
you can use your reaction and 2 ki points to call
for angelic retribution. Roll a hit dice, it is
expended as you are healed that amount and the
creature that attacked you is dealt radiant
damage equal to the roll. The distance between
the attacker and you is irrelevant unless they are
on another plane, in which case the damage is
negated.

UNDEAD
The slow, creeping force of death and pestilence
that eventually conquers everything. Undeath is
patient and unyielding, pressing forward with
insatiable, relentless hunger.
Passive Boon: You have +1 on Death Saving
Throws and can change a single failed death save
into a success. You must finish a short or long
rest before you can change another save.
Active Boon: When you hit a creature with an
unarmed strike, you can use 2 ki points to recover
hit points equal to half the damage dealt to the
creature (rounded down). Alternatively, when
attacking undead, you can recover a single ki point
for each successful attack you make against
them, to a total number of ki points recovered
equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum
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 THE BEAT TANK YOU
Often represented by a faceless minstrel, the Beat
By 11th level, you’ve broken past the boundaries of
is not a direct spirit, it is more of a feeling, though
what your body if physically capable of. You count
it is much more than that as well. The Beat directs
as one size larger when determining the weight
through general vibes, which you are highly tuned
you can carry, lift, and move. Additionally, if using
too, instead of discernable directions.
a Large sized improvised weapon, it gains the
Passive Boon: When making attacks with your
versatile property and deals 1d10 (1d12) damage.
monk weapon or unarmed strikes, you can choose
The damage type is determined by the type of
to change the damage type to thunder.
object being used as a weapon.
Active Boon: When you hit a target with an
unarmed strike you can use that percussion to HACKED HEALTH
boost your next attack against the same target. If
By 11th level, you can shrug off death like it was a
you make another attack against the same target
minor nuisance. When you fall to 0 hit points, but
immediately on your turn, you can use 1 ki point to
are not killed outright, you can burst back to
increase the attack and damage roll by +1. You can
action and heal 1 Hit Dice for every 2 ki points you
continue to use this ability to a cumulative
spend on this action, so long as you have Hit Dice
maximum of +3 to attack and damage rolls
to spend. You must finish a long rest before using
against a single target. This bonus is reset at the
this feature again.
start of your next turn.
IMPOSSIBLE RESISTANCE
HOLD YOUR GROUND At 17th level your body has adjusted to the
extreme environments you often find yourself in.
By 6th level you have become used so used to
By using a bonus action and 15 ki points, you can
fighting multiple opponents at once that you
deflect all harm, becoming invincible and
prefer it that way. If there are 2 or more enemies
indestructible until the start of your next turn. You
(or a single swarm) within 5 feet of you, you can
can use this feature twice before finishing a long
choose to gain advantage on a melee attack
rest.
against any of those targets. You can use this
In addition, when you reach this level, you no
feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom
longer need to breathe air.
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a
long rest. BLINDING FURY
CELLULINESIS By 17th level, you’ve become a master of combat
and can put yourself in a trancelike pose, allowing
At 6th level, you’ve magically adapted some ideas
you to attack faster than the eye can see. When
from the advanced technology around you. By
you take the attack action, you can spend 3 ki
touching and concentrating on a willing creature
points and a bonus action to activate this ability
for 1 minute, you can memorize their brainwave
and make a hyper speed melee attack against a
pattern and create a telekinetic link between both
target within 15 feet of you. You can then spend
your minds. You can then spend 2 ki points to
another 3 ki points to make an additional melee
speak telepathically with them for up to 1 minute.
attack against a different target within the same
If they are on another plane of existence or in
range. You can continue to make these attacks as
another time, the cost is an additional 2 ki points.
long as you have the required ki points and do not
If they cannot be reached, by too few ki points
attack the same target twice on your turn. The
being spent or otherwise, you simply hear a dull
targets all must be within 15 feet of the location
tone for 3 seconds. You can have up to 5 creature
you were when you started this ability. There is no
imprints memorized at a time. Multiple creatures
limit to the number of attacks you can make in a
can be in a single telepathic conversation this way,
turn using this feature, so long as each attack
so long as you have used the required ki for
follows the other rules for this ability, but once
connecting each one.
the feature ends, you can make no more attacks
on that turn, even as a reaction. Once you use this
feature, you must finish a short or long rest
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 Tolerate no Slander. Everyone is jealous of
PALADIN: OATH OF AWESOME those at the top but a smear on your name is a
slight that cannot go unpunished. A fall from grace
Boring years of devotion, pointless quests of could leave you as powerless as the common folk.
vengeance, conforming to the ideals of an out of
touch ancient; why should a paladin’s path be so SWEET STREAKS
stuffy?! It shouldn’t and you’re going to make sure
By taking the Oath of Awesome, you are pledging
of that. Fame, fortune, and fantastic feats, that’s
to be the coolest person you can possibly be. Your
where you draw your power from. The more
overall success is built upon smaller successes and
admired you are, the higher your winning streak,
your power comes from your seeming inability to
the stronger you become! Can you draw the raw
fail. Each time you roll a successful ability check,
powers of a paladin with only ego and avarice? You
attack roll, or saving throw, you move up one rank
bet you can! Just be careful, because once you
on the Sweet Streak table. As you gain levels in this
reach the top, it’s a long way to the bottom.
class, you unlock higher possibilities on the table.
TENETS OF AWESOME Each action must be unique, meaning you cannot
collect a high streak by successfully dancing in
Savor the Limelight. Many look up to you (or will place over and over (though you can attempt to
eventually). The example you set will far outlive start your day and streak with a joyful jig). If you
you, make sure you leave a lasting impression. fail any of these rolls, your streak is bumped back
Welcome Challenge. You don’t become the best down one tier and you lose any extra abilities you
by having others fight your battles. If you want gained from the last tier you were at. The streak is
fame, you’re going to have to wrangle it yourself. reset after a long rest or if you use a Hit Dice
Entertain the Masses. This world is full of many during a short rest.
harsh realities. It’s your job to give the people Bonuses that effect the same thing are not
stories and celebrations to talk about for years. cumulative. For example, having a streak of 8 will
Embrace your Ego. Critics, monsters, and self- not grant you +4 to all damage rolls, only +3.
doubt may try to tear down your emotional worth.
Show them how powerful your inner flame is.
Streak Sweet Streak Bonus
0 -
1 You gain +1 to Charisma based ability checks
2 You gain +1 on all saving throws for the duration of your streak.
3 You regain hit points equal to your Charisma modifier.
4 You have +1 to attack and damage rolls for the duration of your streak.
Unlocked at 7th level
5 You can add +10 to the next failed ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, unless the roll is a 1.
6 You have +2 on all saving throws for the duration of your streak.
7 Allies within 30 feet of you gain 1d4 radiant damage to each melee weapon attack they make.
8 You have +3 to damage rolls for the duration of your streak.
Unlocked at 15th level
9 You are resistant to non-magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
10 You can attack 3 times, instead of twice, when you take the attack action on your turn.
11 The next time you roll a 1 on an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you can change it to a 20.
12 You have advantage on Charisma based ability checks.
Unlocked at 20th level
13 Roll a d8. You regain spell slots of your choice equal to that number.
14 You are immune to non-magical damage and take half damage from magical attacks.
15 You cannot have disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls, or saving throws.
16 You have +2 to attack rolls and +4 to damage rolls for the duration of your streak.
17 You gain +4 temporary hit points for this success and each one after (to a maximum of 40 temporary hit
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 LOSING STREAK
If you roll a 1 on any ability check, attack roll, or
saving throw, your Sweet Streak powers are
immediately drained, and you begin following the
Losing Streak table (starting at 0). Unlike the Sweet
Streak table, you must work your way out of this
table. Rolling a failure will move your streak down
while a successful roll will move you up one step.
Rolling a 20 will reset your streak counter on this
table and push you to 1 on the Sweet Streak table.
Taking a short or long rest also resets this table to
0.

Streak Losing Streak Penalty

0 -
-1 You have -1 to all attack rolls
-2 Your AC is reduced by -2
-3 You cannot use your proficiency bonus on any ability checks, attack rolls, or saving throws.
-4 You lose resistance or immunity to any and all damage types.
-5 You have disadvantage on all attack rolls.
-6 You cannot cast any paladin spells.
-7 You take 1d4 psychic damage for this failure and each failure after it until you move up on this table.

CHANNEL DIVINITY OATH SPELLS

When you take this oath at 3 level, you gain the
rd
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed.
following two Channel Divinity options.
Turn Uncool. As an action, you present your Paladin Level Spells
holy symbol and shout harsh words that strike the 3 rd
Crank Caller, Hilwhelm’s Scream
center of a creature’s ego. This Channel Divinity
5th Screech, Sharp Tones
option effects creatures with a Charisma score
9 th
Awestruck, Illusory Armor
equal to or less than 10 + your proficiency bonus.
Any of those creatures within 30 feet, that can see 13 th
Dream Weaver, Mind Blow
or hear you, must make a Wisdom saving throw. If 17 th
Danger Zone, Freeze Frame
the creature fails the saving throw, it is turned for 1
minute or until it takes damage. A creature that SMOOTH RECOVERY
succeeds becomes enraged by you and will At 7th level, you can fudge a failure to make it seem
prioritize you as a target. like you intended to do it that way, saving face and
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to your streak. If you fail a roll and would lose your
move as far away from you as it can, and it can’t streak, you can use a bonus action to reroll. If the
willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It new roll would have succeeded, you keep your
also can’t take reactions. For its action, it can only streak but are still unsuccessful in whatever you
use the Dash action or try to escape from an effect were attempting to do. However, if the second dice
that prevents it from moving. If there is nowhere to roll is a 20, you do succeed, though the success
move, the creature can use the dodge action. will happen in an unconventional way. You can use
Wingman. As an action, you can use your this feature a number of times equal to your
Channel Divinity to impress your awesome abilities Charisma modifier (minimum of once) before
onto an ally. Choose a willing, allied creature you finishing a long rest.
can see within 30 feet. For the next minute, they
gain the same bonuses or penalties from your
Sweet Streak or Losing Streak that you have. They
cannot affect the streak and lose this benefit if
they move more than 30 feet away from you, fall
unconscious, or roll a 1 on an ability check, attack
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 BEAUTY SLEEP
At 15th level, you come back from long rests
already a shining example of success. Whenever
you finish a long rest, you start on the Sweet
Streak table at a number equal to your Charisma
modifier. When you reach 20th level, the number is
equal to your Charisma modifier + your proficiency
bonus.
BORN WINNER
By 20th level, you have forgotten what failure even
looks like. You no longer have to roll on the Losing
Streak table, even if you roll a 1. Additionally, you
can add your Charisma modifier to any ability
check, attack roll, or saving throw. You can add this
modifier even if the related roll already has an
ability modifier attributed to it, unless it already
uses the Charisma modifier. You can add the
modifier a number of times equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest.
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RANGER: DREAM CHAMPION
There are many battlegrounds across the
multiverse, but one remains a constant through
them all, the Dream Plane. A realm comprised of a
mixture of wild imagination, incomprehensible
logic, and unspeakable terrors; it is a constant
presence wherever there are creatures dreaming.
This is your chosen battlefield, the realm to which
you pay homage. In a multiverse of impossible
worlds, there is still nothing that compares to the
vast wilds that await you in the dreams of one
creature, much less the collective from which you
draw your energy. But for all its wonder, there are
dark evils that claw at the edges of everything. If
you can travel from the waking world to the
sleeping, what other things might sneak in with
your shadows?
MIND STRIDE
At 3rd level you have begun to tap into the Plane of
Dreams and can briefly move in and out of it. You
can use your movement to warp between allied
creatures within 60 feet of each other. You must
first spend 1 hour presiding over the ally as they
dream, memorizing their dream signals. You can
attune to a number of allied
creatures equal to your proficiency
bonus. You can willingly forget
another creature and learn another’s
patterns by the same process. The
distance increases to 120 feet at 7th level,
10 miles at 11th level, and anywhere on the
same plane at 15th level. You can use this
feature once before finishing a long rest.
Additionally, you gain Dreams as another type
of your favored terrain.
SUPER SLEEP
At 3rd level, you can try to pull others to sleep with
you. As an action, you can cast the Sleep spell
without expending a spell slot. Doing so renders
you unconscious until the start of your next turn.
You can choose to extend the duration of your
unconsciousness when you use this feature to a
number of turns equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of one). The level the Sleep spell
is cast at increases for each turn you choose
to spend unconscious. If awoken before this
effect is supposed to end, the spell and its
effects are also ended. You can use this
feature once before finishing a long rest.
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 DREAM ENERGY
At 7th level, you can easily enter a dream state
while taking a short rest. During this time, you can
draw on the energy of the Dream Plane to do one
of the following:
• Heal double the amount per Hit Dice
expended.
• Recover a combined number of spell slots
equal to half your proficiency bonus
(rounded down).
• You cast Mage Armor on yourself without
expending a spell slot.
• Gain a premonition about the future by
casting Augury without expending a spell
slot.
• Remove 1 level of exhaustion from yourself.
• Become immune to psychic damage for the
next hour.
You can only use each ability once before
finishing a long rest.
NIGHTMARE WARRIOR
At 11th level you have become so like a dream that
you are sometimes indistinguishable from one.
When making melee attack, instead of striking
physically, you can force the target to make a
Wisdom saving throw against your Spell Save DC
for each use of your attack action. On a failure, you
invade their mind and attack it directly, dealing
psychic damage as if you had hit them with a
melee attack. Additionally, if they fail the saving
throw, you gain insight on their next moves and any
attacks made against you on their next turn are
made with disadvantage. You can use this feature a
number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a short or long
rest.
LUCID BATTLEGROUND
At 11th level you are so infused with dream energy
that you can extend it to others around you and
bring them into other’s dreams. Touch a sleeping
creature, they must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw versus your spell save DC or have their
dreams opened to you (willing creatures do not
have to save). You can then touch a number of
other willing creatures equal to your Wisdom
modifier (minimum of one) to take with you into
the dreamer’s mind. The effect last for 1 hour or
until the target is awoken by something outside the
dream, though time in the Dream Plane does not
always sync with time outside it.
While in this realm, all damage is converted into
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psychic damage. Creatures who die in this place are
immediately removed from the plane, drop to 0 hit
points in the outside world, and must immediately
begin making death saving throws. While here, you
alone have advantage on all saving throws. Though
you and your allies behave the same way as you
would while awake, the dreamer may have more or
less power in this realm, depending on their mental
fortitude. You and your allies can not exert more
power in this realm than you can in the waking
world, but the dreamer may be able to shift reality
to a limited degree. If the dreamer dies, you are
removed from the dream and the effect ends. You
can use this feature to enter your own dreams. All
creatures inside the dream are unconscious in the
waking world.
You may use this feature once before finishing a
long rest.
DREAMING DANCE
At 15th level, your body does not immediately shut
down while unconscious. If you are unconscious or
sleeping, even at 0 hit points (but not outright
dead) you can still move and act. Your actions in
this state are limited. Your movement speed is
halved, you can take a single bonus action, action,
or make a single attack on your turn, and are blind
for the duration. You cannot cast spells that require
verbal components as your speech is impossibly
distorted. You can use items, so long as they do not
require magical words or the ability to see. The
effect begins automatically if you fall asleep, fall
unconscious, or if disturbed during a long rest. It
ends if you wake up (which you can do freely if not
at 0 hit points), if you die, after 1 minute, if you take
non-psychic damage, or if you are at 0 hit points
and regain any. This effect is considered a short
rest if you stay in this state for 1 minute and are
not at 0 hit points when it ends. You must finish a
long rest before using this feature again.

ROGUE: ETHER VANDAL
Ether vandals are a unique type of rogue, typically
drawn in by the desire for freedom of expression
and youthful rebellion. They can tap into the magic
around them through their art and bombastic flair,
giving them abilities unlike other rogues. Their
abilities are often disruptive to more orderly ideals,
putting them at odds with most symbols of
authority.
MAGICAL GRAFFITI
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you
gain proficiency with painter’s supplies. You also
gain the ability to magically project paint from
places like the palm of your hands, fingertips, nose,
or other extremity of your choice and can use it to
create unique art. The paint can be projected up to
5 feet and allows you to quickly create small
magical runes, called G-Sigils, to use in combat or
mix into your regular art.
GRAFFITI BURST
At 3rd level, you can weave terrible destructive
magic into your art. Using your action, you can
create a work of art that is a max of 5 feet by 5
feet. For the next 12 hours, you can mentally
command the art to activate, setting off a 30-foot
explosion centered on the art, forcing a Dexterity
save on all creatures within the area. The explosion
deals elemental damage equal to that of a Sneak
Attack + 2d6 on a failed save, or half as much on a
successful one. The damage types can be fire,
force, lightning, or thunder and are chosen when
the art is created. It deals double damage to
objects and structures which automatically fail the
save. You can use this feature once before finishing
a long rest.
G-SIGILS
The following is a list of effects the G-Sigils can
have. You may only have 5 G-Sigils active at a time,
with the oldest one becoming inert if you create a
new one. If tagging an unwilling creature, you must
make an attack roll using your Dexterity; you are
proficient with the attack. The G-Sigils are only
effective for 1 minute, losing any magical
properties after that time. You can use your action
to create 1 G-Sigil per turn at 3rd level, 2 at 9th level,
and 3 G-Sigils at 13th level. Some tags require a
saving throw to resist
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G-Sigil save DC = 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your
proficiency bonus.
E-vayd: Tag a creature to grant advantage or
impose disadvantage on their next saving throw.
Err-mail: Tag a creature to increase or decrease
its AC by 1. There is no cumulative bonus to
multiple instances of this tag on a single creature.
Re:jen: Tag a creature to boost its healing,
healing it by 1 hit point at the start of its turn,
unless it drops to 0 hit points. This tag can be used
multiple times on the same creature, to a
cumulative healing of 3 per turn though the effect
will end for all instances of the tag once the first
tag loses its effect.
Exe-plode: Tag a spot and cause a 15-foot
explosion by shouting the command word any time
within the duration. All creatures within range must
make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d4+ your
Dexterity modifier fire damage on a failed save, or
half as much on a successful one.
Re:sistor: Tag a creature to cause it to become
resistant or vulnerable to any one type of damage.
If they are immune, they can only become
resistant. If they are resistant, they can become
immune or lose their resistance. If they are
vulnerable, you can only make them non-
vulnerable.
S10w: Tag a creature to reduce its movement
speed by half.
H0ld: Cause an inanimate object, no greater
than a 5-foot cube, to become immovable for the
duration of the G-Sigil.
Can-tr0p3n3r: You can cast a single cantrip
from the Wizard spell list. You know a number of
cantrips equal to your proficiency bonus. You can
spray this sigil on a fixed surface or on a creature,
activating the spell in whatever way it is required in
this way. Tagged creatures make any saving throws
against these cantrips with disadvantage. If a spell
requires a spell attack roll, the tag can count as
that attack. Once you choose a spell, it cannot be
changed. These sigils follow the normal casting
times and limitations for spells on a single turn.
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 Iyz: You spray paint in the target’s eyes, blinding
them. They can make a Constitution saving throw,
at the end of each of their turns, negating the
effect on a success.
Sum-0n: You create a creature out of graffiti
that springs to life and fights for you. The creature
must be small sized and have a CR of 1 or less. It is
completely flat, has 1 hit point, and can travel as
the creature normally would or along whatever
surfaces it is painted on (following its normal
movement capabilities there as well). It can only
follow simple orders and vanishes once the G-Sigil
wears off.
See U: Tag a target to make them glow in a red
outline, even though non-magical surfaces.
Port-4013: You create a circle with a 2-foot
diameter. This circle is inert until you create a
corresponding circle no more than 60 feet away.
For the duration of the G-Sigil, creatures can walk
through one circle to come out of the other.
SPARK GRIND
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you
gain the ability to grind on improbable surfaces,
including paint laid down by you or other artists. By
channeling magic through your feet, you reduce
the friction they make on any surface, allowing you
to grid along its edges. You can use this ability at
will but can only ride along the edges of surfaces
(such as the edge of a roof), narrow rails (such as
smooth guard rails), or paint laid down by you or
other ether vandals. While grinding, your base
movement speed and jump length is doubled and
you cannot concentrate on spells. If you end a turn
while grinding, you must succeed on a Dexterity
saving throw (DC 5) or lose your concentration and
fall off whatever surface you were grinding on. For
each turn you end while grinding, the DC increases
by +2.
GRIND BURN
At 9th level, you can force the energy of your grind
into an attack. If attacking an enemy while grinding,
you can add 1d6 force damage to the attack.
Alternatively, you can store the grind energy and
release it in a single attack. For each turn you end
in a continuous grind, you add 1d6 force damage to
the next attack you make to a max of 6d6. The
energy dissipates immediately when you stop
grinding. You can choose to use the energy either
partially or fully, but you cannot use this ability
again after expending all 6d6 of the possible
energy until you finish a short rest.
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GRAFFITI MASTER
At 13th level you gain the ability to create your art
on any surface. You can use your Magical Graffiti
skill to paint on surfaces like water, lava, and even
into the air. Creations made in this way last a
number of hours equal to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of one).
If you are using this ability combined with the
Spark Grind ability to move in the air, you can only
move up or down on a single turn a number of feet
equal to half your base movement speed.
ART IMITATES LIFE
At 17th level you and your art have become one in
the same. As a reaction to an attack, spell, or effect
that requires a Dexterity or Constitution saving
throw, you can meld into any surface within 5 feet
of you, appearing as a stylistic art representation
of yourself. You can then move up to half your
movement speed in any direct along the surface or
other surfaces touching it and through cracks at
least 1 inch wide. During this move, you can make
one G-Sigil, even if you have expended all of your
previous uses. Once you have stopped moving, you
immediately appear in the nearest unoccupied
space. Unless the initial attack or effect has an area
of effect that you are still inside of, the spell or
attack is negated. If you are still inside the area of
effect, you make the relevant saving throw with
advantage, taking half damage on a failed save and
no damage on a successful one. You can use this
feature as a reaction once before finishing a short
or long rest.
Additionally, you can use this effect as an action,
having full use of your movement until the end of
your turn. If done in this way, you cannot make
attacks, cast spells, and may only create one G-Sigil
on your turn. While in this form, any damage you
take from non-magical attacks is halved. When
your turn ends, or when you decide to, you appear
in the nearest unoccupied space from where you
moved to. Exiting in a space that is too small for
you will deal 6d6 force damage to you and move
you to the nearest unoccupied space. You can use
this feature in this way a number of times equal to
your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once)
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MUSCLE SORCERER
Spells books? Unearthly pacts? Divine
intervention? These things are for those who don’t
understand the arcane understanding comes from
an understanding of your well-toned body,
understanding that true power comes from
understanding muscles, that mighty magic comes
from a mighty core. Magic is not a thing to be
learned or begged for, magic is something you
bully out of the universe, no matter how the
universe feels about it. As a muscle sorcerer, you
have unlocked the secret to bending nature to your
whim from the proper flex of your immaculate,
rippling form.
METAMAGIC
SPELL SIPHON
When you cast a spell that deals damage, and any
of the damage dice are equal to your Hit Dice, you
can use 1 sorcery point to regain hit points equal to
the lowest number rolled. You can regain hit points
from multiple dice by using a number of sorcery
points equal to the number of dice you want to
regain hit points from, starting with the lowest
number rolled and moving upwards.
SMASHING SPELL
When you cast a spell, you can use 1 sorcery point
per level of the spell used to change some or all of
the damage dice to bludgeoning, piercing, or
slashing damage. This damage is still considered
magical for the purposes of overcoming
resistances.
DELAYED SPELL
When a creature is impacted by a spell, you can
spend 2 sorcery points per creature of your choice
to delay the effects of the spell for up to one
minute. The effect travels with them and cannot be
broken. Anytime during that minute, you can use a
reaction to release the effect of the spell on any
number of affected creatures. Not every creature
has to be affected by the initial casting and not
every delay must be released at the same time.
Alternatively, you can use this ability to set a
creature or object as the point of origin of a spell,
releasing the spell anytime within the duration.
After one minute, any delayed effects are released.
If this ability is used in tandem with Subtle Spell, a
creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
against your spell save DC or be unaware that they
are loaded with the spell energy.
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BLASTED SPELL
If you cast a spell that only targets one creature
and doesn’t have a range of self, you can use a
number of sorcery points equal to the level the
spell was cast at to broaden the spell into a small
burst of magic. The spell now requires a saving
throw, affecting any creature within a sphere with a
10-foot diameter. Creatures within the area take
half damage on a failed save and no damage on a
successful one, as the spell’s increased area
weakens its power. If the spell requires a saving
throw to resist an effect or condition, that saving
throw is made with advantage. Healing spells can
also be affected by this spell, healing half hit points
to all affected creatures.
STRANGE FLEX
Unlike other sorcerers, your magic comes from
physically forcing the magical ether to bend before
your might. You use your Strength, instead of
Charisma, whenever a spell refers to your
spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your
Strength modifier when setting the saving throw
DC for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making
an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Strength modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Strength modifier
Additionally, whenever a Metamagic option or
spell requires you to use your Charisma, you can
instead use your Strength. Your saving throw
proficiencies are now Strength and Constitution.
SPELLCASTING FOCUS
Your fists or feet can serve as an arcane focus,
depending on which one you primarily strike with.
CAST FIST
When you choose this sorcerous origin, you learn
the Mage Hand cantrip, if you do not already have
it. When you use this spell, you can strike with the
hand as if it were your own hand, as part of the
spell action. If the hand makes contact with an
enemy in this way, it disappears, and the spell ends
after dealing damage. Though the spell is designed
for a hand, any extremity you may make an
unarmed strike with can be projected, though they
can only be used to attack if summoned in this
way.
 POWER STRIKE Additionally, if you use at least 4 sorcery points,
The massive energy you command causes your you can attack twice with an unarmed strike
unarmed strikes to deal 1d4+ your Strength instead of once for the duration of this effect.
modifier bludgeoning damage. This increases to
STRENGTH RECYCLE
1d6 at 6th level, 1d8 at 14th level, and 1d10 at 18th
level. You can spend 1 sorcery point to make the At 18th level you strike so hard, you can punch the
unarmed strike considered magical for the purpose magic energy out of your foes and steal it. Each
of overcoming resistances. time you land a successful unarmed
Additionally, you can spend a total of 2 sorcery strike, including with the Cast Fist
points to add a damage dice equal to your feature, you regain 1 sorcery
unarmed strike from the following damage types: point. Critical hits regain 1d4+1
acid, cold, fire, lightning, force, or thunder. sorcery points, reflecting the
somewhat unstable nature
MIGHTY MAGIC of your power.
At 6th level you can weave spell magic into your
attacks, focusing their origin on the point of impact.
Spells with a casting time of 1 action or bonus
action, and with a range of touch or which require
you to make a spell attack roll, can be used in
tandem with an unarmed strike. In this case, make
an unarmed strike against the target. On a hit, the
target takes the damage from the unarmed strike
and is affected by the spell and the spell deals 1
additional damage dice to the primary target (if
applicable). This increases to 2 additional damage
dice at 14th level and to 3 additional damage dice at
18th level.
At 14th level, you can use spells that require a
saving throw in this way as well. On a hit, the
primary target makes the saving throw with
disadvantage and is subjected to the extra damage.
A missed attack will still release the spell but with
no additional effects. If a spell you cast would
require you to make a Dexterity saving throw due
to its area of effect, you make the saving throw
with disadvantage. At 18th level you no longer roll
against spells you cast in this way with
disadvantage and take only half damage from a
failed save or no damage on a successful one.

MUSCLE BOOST
At 14th level, you have gained the ability to weave
the magic of the universe into your muscles,
further boosting your abilities. At the start of your
turn, you can increase your Strength score by 1 (to
a maximum of 30) for each sorcery point you use
for this ability. The augmented Strength score
remains until the end of your next turn. Changes to
your Strength score are also reflected in your spell
save DC and spell attack modifier. You can use a
total number of sorcery points equal to half your
level (rounded down) with this feature before
finishing a short or long rest.

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WARLOCK: CORPORATE
OVERLORD PATRON
Many warlocks are known for making deals with
unknowable fiends and literal devils, but few tread
the dark depths you dare to go. The corporate
overlords, leaders of industry and barons of
resources, deal in unspeakable evils. Their massive
power trickles down to you, a pittance you receive
for your very soul. Why would anyone align with
such vile corruption, why would one partake in
their sinful structures, why would you sign across
that dotted line?
The corporations are often represented by a
lovable mascot, by which the worlds know them.
You know the true aspects of these mascots but
report to them all the same. Storefronts and
corporate headquarters are akin to churches to
you. Art featuring the mascot’s likeness will often
speak as an avatar for the corporation’s wishes to
you. Their instructions are reliably confusing or
immoral and there is no lenience on those
contractors who fail to fulfill these orders.
Obedience and peak efficiency are the qualities
your masters expect. Time is money, money is
power; you’re on the clock, get back to work.
CORPORATE OVERLORD EXPANDED SPELLS
Spell Level Spells
1st Crank Caller, Disguise Self
2nd Ether Bees, Heart Container
3 rd
Grasping Graves, Spirit Guardians
4 th
Phantasmal Killer, Skin Krwlr
5 th
Animate Objects, Conjure Elemental
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PACT BOON: THE MANAGER
You gain an additional spell slot. Also, whenever a
spell you cast drops a hostile target’s hit points to
0, you regain a spent spell slot. You can regain a
number of spell slots equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of one) this way before
finishing a long rest.
The Corporation
Not all corporations are inherently evil, just most of
them. The pursuit of exponential growth is a
slippery slope, and many corporations can find
themselves at odds with their original vision. They
are highly concerned with your conduct, even in
your off time. Discretionary leeway is rare, and
their directives can sometimes be unclear or even
contradictory. When choosing your overlord,
consider their known objectives and exactly why
you would choose such a stringent path. Need for
structure, desperation, or fear of a rival corporation
are all easy examples of why you might sign your
life away in this way.
MICROMANAGE
Starting at 1st level, you can use your action to give
extremely detailed and unnecessary instructions to
an ally or foe. When doing this, you must decide if
these instructions are to be used on an ability
check, attack roll, or saving throw. Then the next
time the target makes an ability check, attack roll,
or saving throw (based on your choice), within the
next minute, they either add your proficiency bonus
(for allies) or subtract your proficiency bonus (for
enemies) to that roll. You can use this feature a
number of times equal to your Charisma modifier
(minimum of once) before finishing a long rest.
ASSOCIATE ASSISTANCE
At 6th level, you can call on your co-workers for a
boost. After you roll an ability check, attack roll, or
saving throw, you can use your reaction to choose
an ally within 60 feet of you to make the same roll,
and then use their roll instead. The ally applies any
of their own bonuses or penalties to the roll, even
if the same changes did not apply to your initial
roll. You can use this feature a number of times
equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
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 TIME TO LEAN
At 6th level, you can help clean up some issues
while you rest. During a short rest, you can cast
Lesser Restoration without using a spell slot. At 14th
level, you can cast either Lesser Restoration or
Greater Restoration without using a spell slot. You
can use this feature once before finishing a long
rest.
WORKFORCE
At 10th level, you can begin forcefully recruiting
creatures for employment by your patron. When a
creature is killed, you can copy their essence in a
gem worth a minimum of 50 gp. The creature
must have died within the last hour, and you must
spend one uninterrupted minute performing this
hiring process. The target creature must make a
Wisdom saving throw against your Spell Save DC,
thwarting this feature on a successful save or
succumbing to your power on a failed one. When
the process is finished, whether successful,
resisted, or from being interrupted, the body is
mummified, and you cannot attempt this feature
again on it. You can employ a number of creatures
whose CR matches your Warlock level, with
creatures of a CR less than 1 counting as CR 1. Each
creature requires its own gem, and the gem is
destroyed once the copy is released.
After the creature’s essence is copied, you can
use a bonus action to release it. They appear as a
glowing, ethereal version of themselves. They are
mentally linked to you and follow your commands
to the best of their abilities, taking their action on
your initiative. They have access to any abilities
they knew in life but cannot speak or cast spells. If
not given instructions, they will only defend
themselves, taking the Dash, Disengage, or Dodge
actions based on the situation. They can use any
magical items they were attuned to but cannot
share the weapons with others. They fall to ash
after 1 minute or all their hit points are depleted.
You may only have one creature’s essence active at
a time.
For example: At 12th level, you could copy one CR
12 creature, twelve CR 1 creatures, three CR 4
creatures, or some mix equal to your Warlock
level.
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UNDERCOVER BOSS
At 14th level, you can assume the body, mind, and
abilities of your associates. Using your action,
touch a willing, allied creature. For the next minute
you become an exact replica of them at the
moment you touched them. You have their current
hit points, available spells, available abilities, voice,
body, and a replica of their armor and weapons
(including magical items and artifacts). Your
thought patterns are still your own but all your
stats, including Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
are replaced by theirs. This feature end if your new
form’s hit points are reduced to 0, or if you dismiss
it as a bonus action. Once this feature ends, your
copied body and equipment slides off as a fine ash
and you regain your previous form, as it was right
before you used this feature.
You must finish a long rest before using this
feature again.
ELDRITCH INVOCATIONS
The following are extra Eldritch Invocation options.
PETTY CASH
Once per day, you can expend a Warlock spell slot
to summon a gemstone of your choice worth no
more than 50 gp.
EXTRA RESOURCES
Once per day, you can summon any basic set of
tools from a pocket dimension. The tools last 10
minutes and then disappear.
LAY OFF
Prerequisite: 9th level
You can cast Banishment once without expending a
spell slot.
BOSS AROUND
Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of Management’s Bonus
You can cast Command, without expending a spell
slot, a number of times equal to your Charisma
modifier (minimum of once) per day.
OVERTIME
For each level of exhaustion your character is
suffering from you gain +5 to Warlock spell
damage rolls.

WIZARD: SCHOOL OF
LASERMANCY
As a field of magic, lasermancy has humble but
somewhat convoluted roots. The creation of
lasemancy began as a small competition between
scientists and magicians, to see which could bend,
compress, or otherwise alter light better. Students
of lasermancy understand that it is a mix of both
fields that makes a true lasermancer master.
However, magic has the added benefit of not
requiring actual light to create what could be
considered a “laser.” Nearly every type of energy
can be compressed into a fine, atom thin line, and
expressed with devastating force and accuracy this
way. This discovery is what began the school of
lasermancy and proved that magic will always be
cooler than science, at least in the minds of
lasermancers.
LASER COMPRESSION
When you choose this school at 2nd level you have
learned how to control the wilder aspects of
damaging spells, refining their power into a beam.
You can choose 2 spells you know to alter in this
way and can choose 2 more at 6th, 10th, and 14th
level. Spells you choose to alter in this way can be
cast as a beam or in their normal form each time
you cast the spell. A spell must meet the following
criteria to be altered into a beam:
• The spell must be a damaging spell, though
it may have additional effects as well.
• The spell must have a saving throw to
resist some or all of the damage.
• The spell must be some type of energy or
element. It cannot be things akin to a
swarm or cloud.
• It cannot be a spell with a range of touch.
When a spell is compressed in this way, you treat it
as a line spell. It travels in a line up to its original
casting range. You must succeed on a ranged spell
attack, though any additional effects of the spell
(such as moving a creature or a status effect) must
be resisted by the original saves of the spell. Only
one target can be targeted by a spell in this way,
even if the original spell attacked multiple targets.
On a hit, the spell deals its full damage, even if it
originally had a saving throw to resist the damage
and all saving throws to resist additional effects
are made with disadvantage.
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ENERGY BEND
At 2nd level, you learn one of the basic tricks of
modifying lasers: how to bend them. You can
modify any spells that produce light, either
doubling or halving the range of the light cast,
though this does not change any damage output
the light may possess.
Additionally, any line spells you cast ignore all
but full cover. Targets gain no benefit to AC so long
as you know where they are. Targets with full cover
can be targeted but spell attack rolls are made
with disadvantage.
SPECIAL BEAM
At 6th level, you can cause one of your modified line
spells to blast through an opponent to another
one. If two creatures are in the path of and range of
one of your beam spells, and you hit the closest
one with the spell, you can use your reaction to
push the beam through them, onto another target
within range. Make a spell attack roll against the
second target, on a hit they are subjected to the
spell, taking the same damage as the initial target,
and the initial target takes an additional damage
dice from the spell. You can use this feature once
before finishing a short or long rest.
At 14th level, you can choose to activate the
Reflection ability after hitting the second target.
REFLECTION SHIELD
At 6th level you can pull a small bit of elemental
energy from any spell you cast and weave it into a
thin magical ward around yourself. When you cast
a spell, you can use your bonus action to become
resistant to the type of damage that spell deals. If
a spell deals multiple damage types, choose one to
gain this benefit from. You are resistant to that
damage type and take no damage from it if you
succeed on a saving throw that would normally
result in half damage. The ward is destroyed if you
are hit with that damage type, choose a new
damage type to ward against, or after 1 minute. At
14th level you become immune to the damage type.
 LINE OVERDRIVE
At 10th level you have learned how to power up
your lazermancy spells. When casting a spell that
travels as a line, either naturally or through the
Laser Compression feature, you can spin more
energy into it than would normally be possible. Roll
a d4-1. The result is the additional damage dice you
can add to the spell. At 14th level you can roll a d6-1
instead. You can use this feature a number of times
equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of
once) before finishing a long rest.
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REFLECTION
At 14th level your lasers have become so strong
they can ricochet of multiple targets. When casting
a spell that travels as a line, you can bounce the
beam against a number of additional targets equal
to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of one).
Each additional target must be within 15 feet of the
last target, and you must make an attack roll for
each one. A spell cannot exceed its natural range
when using this feature. If you miss any target, you
cannot ricochet that spell anymore on that turn.
Each target hit after the initial target takes half
damage from the spell, before applying
vulnerabilities or resistances. You roll damage once
for all targets, though their individual resistance or
vulnerabilities still apply. You can ricochet off
number of targets equal to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of once) before finishing a long
rest.
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Creatures in the Retroverse come from many
backgrounds. Some are more common, typical
soldiers, wanderers, or criminals that you find in
every world. Some are a bit more unique,
dimensional travelers, star orphans, unhinged
creators. Choose the background that best suits
your play style and don’t feel constrained to the
ones provided.
ALIEN INVADER
You are not of this world; you are an alien from
beyond the stars or even another reality. Sent as
the first preparations to expand your empire’s hold
on the universe, you’ve been physically modified to
mix well with the inhabitants of this primitive place.
It’s your job to discover as much as you can about
this land and to report your findings back to your
leaders. Additional instructions are to weaken
defenses, stir uprisings, and even conquer the
planet yourself if possible. Be careful though, the
locals probably would not take kindly to your
machinations if they discovered who you really
were.
Why were you chosen to lead this dangerous
mission? What does your species true form look,
sound, and smell like? How do the societies of this
world differ from how your world works? Are you
sure you’re the only aliens trying to take over this
world?
Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Performance
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A disguise kit, a log of outdated
information about your target world, out of style
traveler’s clothes, a broken communication device
linked to your home world, a satellite link, an alien
device the behaves strangely similar to a common
magical item (work with your GM to determine
which common magic item this device replicates)
FEATURE: SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE
Cloaked in orbit there is an alien satellite that can
be used to gather information on the world around
you. It is usually only within range about half of the
day and can only use more advanced features a
few moments of each day. Typically, it can get you
a general lay of the land or even a moderately
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detailed aerial view. More advanced features may
be able to zoom into a specific area to get a count
of foes, record a few seconds of video, scan a few
feet into the ground, or even correctly identify a
target within a crowd. Though it is often reliable, it
can sometimes make grave errors that jeopardize
your entire mission.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Alien invaders tend to be constantly out of their
element. Though you may be competent and
highly regarded of on your own world, you likely
have trouble adapting to this one. Simple tasks and
objects may simultaneously confound, infuriate,
and fascinate you. Your bizarre actions are
regularly noticed by those around you, sometimes
drawing unwanted attention and sometimes
putting your entire mission and life at risk. And
after too much time on this world, you may begin
to forget your original home and start adapting
some of the more interesting customs of those
you’ve been sent to investigate.
Though you are an alien, your body has been
modified to fit in with the local population. You
have the physical characteristics of any species you
choose, including special abilities and ability score
improvements. Alternatively, any species can be
“alien” to a given world and you may take all of
their abilities, even if your outward appearance is
that of a completely different species. Though you
may look like a species and have been trained to
act like them, you do not think like them, and it
may take years to fit in unnoticed.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I am the best invader my world had to offer, and I
am going to live up to that standard.
2 I really don’t agree with the way my leaders run
our society.
3 I must meticulously catalogue all I can before we
destroy this world.
4 This is just an extended vacation for me.
5 I’m pretty sure this assignment is fake but I’m
going to give it my best anyway.
6 Everything here makes me sick. This planet needs
to be expunged.
7 What are these “emotions” everyone here seems
so obsessed with?
8 Kill all humanoids!

d6 Ideal
1 Sampler. Have you tried this food!? (Any)
2 Renegade. My empire is evil, and I will help this
world prepare against the coming invasion. (Good)
3 Conqueror. I will stoke the fires of war and burn
this planet to ashes. (Evil)
4 Alpha Directive. It is my job only to oversee and
observe, not to interfere in any way. (Law)
5 New Life. I can live how I want, when I want.
(Chaos)
6 Magic? The technology here seems to surpass our
own by centuries. I must discover how they are
able to seemingly cast magic. (Neutral)
d6 Bond
1 I’ve fallen in love with a local, but they can never
know my true identity.
2 It’s all about me and everyone else can kiss my
metaphorical alien behind.
3 My allegiance is to my commanders and no one
else.
4 This world is beautiful. Maybe I can convince my
dying planet to slowly colonize instead of
conquering?
5 I have taken a special interest in a particular
bloodline and have been working for centuries to
see them rise to power.
6 I will befriend every animal, or dye trying.
d6 Flaw
1 I’ve been here so long I can’t remember if I really
am an alien or if I just imagined that.
2 My life, and by extension everyone else’s, is
worthless.
3 I was never supposed to be in charge of this
mission and have no idea what I am doing.
4 I can’t help but tell everyone about my secret
mission, but nobody ever seems to believe me!
5 I fall so easily for the cheap vices of this world
and seem to adopt a new one weekly.
6 It’s not technically cannibalism if I’m not really
one of them.
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HEEL
Evil never really suited you. You watched the
heroes from afar and always wanted to be like one
of them. But because of a few bad choices or a bad
lot, you remained the villain for quite some time.
Well, enough is enough! Time to change your fate
and double down on being the face for a change.
You’ve burned a lot of bridges, literally and
figuratively, and have quite a road ahead of you.
But a heel-turn is within your grasp, if only you’re
willing to go the distance and prove you’re one of
the good guys.
What drew you make such a drastic change in
your life? Was there someone important who
showed you a better way? Were you tired of
always ending on the losing side? Did you realize
you’d been tricked into doing evil and want to make
amends? Think about the dastardly deeds you had
previously been a part of and how that may affect
your future encounters and personality.
Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Performance
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one type of artisan’s
tools
Equipment: A set of travelling clothes, 1 well-
crafted alter-ego costume, disguise kit, an
instrument you don’t know how to play, one evil
keepsake from your past, a self-help book, 100 gp.
FEATURE: EVIL MACHINATIONS
Due to your countless years as the villain, you’ve
seen many evil plans be built and fall apart. Your
knowledge of thwarted plans, through experience
or otherwise, give you special insight into the
designs of others. This is not precognition; this is
pattern recognition and insight from a world few
ever experience. If dealing with seemingly
unrelated events or a convoluted evil scheme, you
can usually get a hunch on what the next move or
stage of the plan is. You may not be able to figure
out the entire scheme, but you’re often one step
ahead of those around you.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Heels were the villain of someone else’s story. They
could have been the big bad, waiting for the heroes
at the end of a long quest. They could have been a
simple soldier, fighting in an army against the
forces of good. They could just as easily have been
a bully or even simply an actor portraying a villain.
Whatever their origin, they have had a change of
heart and want to be the hero of the story now.
 Heels can find the transition difficult and make
many mistakes along the way, some going into d6 Bond
deep depressions when they slip into evil habits. 1 I am on the run from a former master who seeks
Others consider it all a learning experience and to destroy me.
keep moving on. Still others are unrepentantly and 2 I always looked up to the heroes and style my
blatantly evil, having trouble understanding why actions after my favorite one.
they’re always so reviled. 3 I am greatly indebted to a family member who
never lost faith in me.
d8 Personality Trait 4 My otherworldly patron keeps tempting me to go
1 We should probably hear out our enemies, who back to my old ways. I do everything I can to
knows what they’re going through? silence them.
2 I’m confused about my place in the world and am 5 I left my bad life behind to try and impress
looking for guidance. someone I am infatuated with.
3 I apologize to everyone I meet, even those who 6 My terrible actions caused the death of someone
have no idea of my shady past. close to me.
4 I am extremely literal and have trouble
understanding anything beyond cold logic. d6 Flaw
5 A little light thievery never hurt anybody. 1 I’m still very, very evil.
6 After being an evil henchman for so long, I’m not 2 Even when I try to do good, my sinister
certain how to make decisions for myself. appearance and mannerisms make me hard to
7 I am constantly looking over my shoulder for trust.
enemies from my past. 3 I’ve held my true past a secret and I will do
8 I need someone to acknowledge all these good anything to keep it that way.
deeds I keep doing, otherwise I might stop. 4 A little light murder never hurt anybody.
5 I am intensely jealous of heroes more popular
d6 Ideal than me.
1 Taumy. My dark side faded away when I gave up 6 I refuse to give others a second chance, despite
my past life. (Good) my own background.
2 Darhk. Do not underestimate the power of the
dark arts! (Evil)
3 Ko-zu. Evil and good are always at war within me,
true power comes from the balance of both.
(Neutral)
4 Zina. I have a past filled with bloodshed and
misery. I must atone for it. (Any)
5 Wade. Everyone balked when I killed people
before; now that I’m a hero, they cheer! (Chaos)
6 T-DCCC. I cannot disobey my orderly
programming, but I can change my prime
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 MAD SCIENTIST
Fools! They could never understand the grand
nature of your work! And you’re the greatest fool
for ever trusting anyone else with such important
work! You’re just a few steps away from unlocking
the keys to life, or reality, or time, or death, or
magic, or any number of other improbable
concepts. Your life’s work has led up to this point
and if you could just make one more breakthrough,
then you will have finished your research and can
stop. But you know it won’t end there, you’ll never
be satisfied with completing your work. There is so
much more research to be done, so much more for
you to discover, so many more rules for you to
break. So, let the fools think you’re insane, let the
ignorant enjoy their small lives and small minds;
it’s not as though you could ever be content with
that anyway. Ignorance is bliss and you’re
downright mad.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight and either Arcana or
Nature
Tool Proficiencies: Alchemist’s Supplies and either
(a) poisoner’s kit or (b) herbalism kit
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A set of common clothes, a lab coat
and basic chemical protective equipment,
alchemist’s supplies, 10 empty bottles, a book of
your research notes, a
warrant for your
arrest, and 5 gp.
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FEATURE: EFFICACY ENHANCER
Your extensive time spent researching in the
scientific and arcane fields have given you insight
into the exact workings of potions and poisons. You
have the ability to augment the properties of both
magical and mundane potions and poisons. You
can delay their effects, make the effects subtler,
subdue the effects without changing the
appearance, change the color or consistency, or
even sometimes increase the effectiveness (to a
maximum of one corresponding dice). Changing a
potion requires at least one hour of concentrated
work and uses a great deal of your alchemist’s
supplies. More powerful potions or poisons may
require more time or more expense. Work with
your GM to determine the limits of your ability and
what it will take for you to be able to work on
stronger potions or poisons.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Mad scientists are typically outcasts of society.
They have delved too deep into areas of research
considered taboo or outright forbidden. This has
given them insights into concepts and desires far
beyond those that would even be considered by
typical citizens. It’s not that they have lost touch
with reality, it’s that they can no longer partake in
the shared illusions that comprise that “reality.”
Because of this disconnect, they may be socially
awkward and have trouble understanding how to
communicate on even a basic level. They are
obsessed with their work and will be overjoyed to
speak with researchers in the same field, though
they often believe themselves more enlightened
than even the experts. They can seem distant, lost
in their own worlds, but are amazingly intelligent
and a boon to teams that struggle with puzzles.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I was tricked into servitude in my younger years.
Now, I bow to no master, not even the laws of
reality.
2 I have seen the cracks in what we perceive as
truth. I want to expand those cracks by any
means.
3 I love the rush I get from discovering something
new. It’s an addiction.
4 I am tired of being caught in the tangle of other’s
lives. I want to break free of their mental
weakness.
5 In the grand scheme of things, nothing we do
matters. Let’s make our own meanings.
6 I crave power above all else and I will take my
 research to terrible lengths to get it.
7 If we don’t teach the future generation everything
we know; they will suffer the same as we do.
8 Magic is silly and fake; I can prove it too.
d6 Ideal
1 Powers. I will use my vast intellect to rule the
world! (Evil)
2 Light. I will make the world a better place, no
matter how many times it is ruined by evil. (Good)
3 Strange. Magic is the only true constant. I will
become the greatest magician in the omni-verse.
(Any)
4 Manhattan. We’re all puppets, I’m just one that
can see the strings. (Neutral)
5 Doom. I do not wish for godhood, for the gods are
beneath me. (Law)
6 Seuss. What better way to learn about the world
than by breaking all the rules? (Chaos)
MERCENARY
You hold no particular allegiance to a nation, king,
or god. You might serve in a large military force for
hire, or you might work alone. Either way, you have
spent a great deal of your life in combat. The
battles have blurred together in a miasma of blood
and salt. You have lost many friends, made new
ones, and lost them as well. It has been a hard life,
but one filled with glory and riches as well. You
have made a name for yourself as a capable
warrior and your type of work is always almost
always in demand.
Why have you taken and continued this lifestyle
that can bring you so much pain? Do you enjoy the
thrill of combat? Do you have a secret past that
disallows you from more civilized work? Do you
need money to pay off an old debt, or take care of
a hungry family? Are you stuck with no real idea
on how to get out? Is the promise of gold and
adoration too much for you to resist?

d6 Bond
1 I’ve seen the future and I will stop at nothing to
prevent it.
2 Each of my creations are sacred to me and I
abhor anyone who would destroy them.
3 I’ve always craved the comfort of a family, but no
one seems to understand me.
4 A mentor showed me I could be more than I was.
I’ll never forget their lessons and want to help
others in the same way.
5 Animals are my only true companions. At least
the ones I don’t experiment on.
6 Who needs to win friends when you can simply
make them from raw components?
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set and
either (a) one type of musical instrument or (b)
herbalism kit
Equipment: An heirloom weapon of good or even
magical quality (not necessarily from your own
family), a note from someone dear to you, a set of
worn traveling clothes, a bedroll, a gaming set, and
a pouch containing 100 gp.

d6 Flaw
1 I’ve done more than my share of humanoid
experimentation and I plan to do far more.
2 I’m the smartest person in the room but I don’t
understand why people take offense to me saying
that.
3 You’re wrong, I’m right. End of discussion.
4 I’ve left behind everything I cared for so many
times, I don’t know if I can be connected to
anything anymore.
5 My plans always seem to be ruined by someone
who is clearly inferior to me. It enrages me.
6 I have no respect for any type of law. Mortal,
religious, moral, ritual, physical, or intangible.

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 FEATURE: TOUGH JOBS
When you are in a populated area you have little
trouble finding work. People who have heard of you
want your help with problems they find unsavory.
Those who don't know you can see the skill written
on your body and will regularly hire you for
enforcement or bodyguard work. You may find
another group of mercenaries that will let you take
a cut of their contract, if you can pull you own
weight. Whatever the situation, you are never out
of work and are almost always paid reasonably for
the jobs you do.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Mercenaries rarely find solace in a quiet life.
Peaceful retirements are interrupted by vengeful
ghosts of their past, both literal and metaphorical.
Their lives have been full of loss and anguish, so
much so that many harden their hearts to
everyone around them. Their inner selves can be
fraught any combination of guilt, doubt, regret, and
pain. Some use this turmoil to drive their knives
even deeper into foes. Others use it as motivation
to do better, seeking solace in continual acts of
redemption.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I am loud, crass, and mean, and that's just the way
I like it.
2 A sharp mind and a fast tongue are the best ways
to stay out of danger.
3 I love the thrill of combat and don't think I could
live without it.
4 If I have gold in my pouch and a lover (or two) at
my side, then I am happy.
5 I am deeply political and sometimes object to the
jobs I must do.
6 This is a fun gig, but what I'd really like to do is
have a farm.
7 I will give all to those around me suffering, even if
I caused the suffering.
8 I won't take a job without knowing every detail.
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d6 Ideal
1 Enforcer. I enforce the laws of those who pay me,
regardless of if I agree upon them or not. (Lawful)
2 Lust. I love the feel of three things: gold, flesh, and
steel. The more you combine the three, the better.
(Chaos)
3 Protection. I selflessly protect those that cannot
protect themselves. (Good)
4 Reaper. Everyone must die sometime, and I want
to be the one that does it. (Evil)
5 Aspiration. I want to be the very best, like no one
ever was. (Any)
6 Untouchable. I. Am. Immortal. (Chaos)
d6 Bond
1 I have a family to feed and protect. It has been
some time since I saw them.
2 My brothers-in-arms are closer to me than any
other. I would die for them.
3 I was trained by a master swordsman that went
missing a few years ago.
4 A close friend gave me a dying wish with their last
breath. I've been working to finish it for some time
now.
5 A secret affair with a noble has me on the run.
One day I will return to them.
6 My god abandoned me in a crucial moment, and I
need to know why.
d6 Flaw
1 The pleasures of the flesh are too great for me to
resist.
2 I get a rush from watching someone else die.
Sometimes I can't stop myself.
3 I am very good with one weapon but cannot seem
to master any other.
4 A chance encounter with true evil has made me
fear my own death more than anything else.
5 I believe I am the chosen one. One day all will
wonder at my glory.
6 I believe that every good thing that happens in
this world is solely due to my actions.
 MONSTEROLOGIST
You’ve always been fascinated by the beasts of
your world. Dragons, goblins, slimes, cyblight,
b-ugz, undead, all of these enthrall you. As a child
you would research and record the habits of small
creatures, such as bugs or birds. Now, your desire
to learn all there is to know about particular
monsters has driven you to adventure. Your thirst
for knowledge often sees you settled up with
haphazard teams and in dangerous situations.
Because of this, you have learned how to defend
yourself as well as an average adventurer.
However, killing any of your research targets,
except to dissect them, pains you greatly.
What is it about these monsters that has you so
obsessed with them? Are you trying to find out the
best way to deal with a threat? Do you want to
befriend the monsters or maybe even train them?
Are you going to become the authoritative master
on some type of beast? Why risk your
life just to study the habits of one
creature? Think about what your ultimate
goal is and work with you DM to make sure you can
fully realize this more passive background.
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Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Investigation
Tool Proficiencies: Nets, calligrapher’s supplies,
cartographer’s tools
Languages: Common and one language you picked
up from the monsters you study.
Equipment: A set of common clothes, a well-worn
set of extra durable traveling clothes, a book
containing research related to the monsters you
have encountered, a letter describing your work in
several different languages, a net, a pound of bait,
and a small jewel worth 50 gp.
FEATURE: MONSTER MIND
You have spent days at a time watching the habits
of monsters and have become in tune with their
general habits. The more time you spend observing
certain types of creatures, the more able you will
be to intuit subtle hints about them. You may be
able to tell when a creature last ate or slept,
when it mated last or when it will
again, what its general state of health
is, its general mood, how large its
family is, and any subtle
variations it may have
 from the rest of its kind. You know the general 7 The monsters may have it right. I am constantly
daily, weekly, and yearly patterns of animals you comparing civilized life to that of the monsters.
study. You can give this information away freely, 8 I’m really just using this as an excuse to hunt
but good monster data does fetch a high price in down the most exotic monsters for sport.
the right circles.
d6 Ideal
VARIANT FEATURE: TRAINER
1 Beastly. To understand the monster, I must act
You are so adept with monsters that even terribly like the monster. (Chaos)
aggressive ones may hesitate to attack you. If you
2 Master. To train them is my cause. (Any)
can befriend one, through force, magic, or
3 Circle of Life. There is order to everything, even
compassion, it can eventually become a loyal ally.
monsters. We only need to understand the
When this happens, you can spend a week with the patterns. (Law)
creature teaching it new tricks and abilities. This
4 Godsend. I need to know as much as I can about
could be focusing their latent abilities or teaching
this monster to stem the rampant death they
them wholly new tricks that unlock power they cause. (Good)
never knew they had. As long as the creature is
5 Monstrosity. Once I understand everything about
under your command, it can use these specialty these beasts, it should be a simple matter to
moves as much as its power allows. Generally, a improve upon their design and bend them to my
monster can only be taught around four of these will. (Evil)
new moves and will forget one if you teach it a 6 Publisher. Information is the only true form of
fifth. If you set the creature free from your control, currency and power. (Any)
it will lose these abilities over time.
d6 Bond
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
1 I’m making a game but need to know more about
Monsterologists are full of wonder and curiosity
these creature’s habits to make the rules more
about the world around them. They tend to stay realistic.
out of direct melee with monsters and observe
2 I can’t stand to see my research subjects suffer,
their fighting from a distance. Even in a fight, they
even if it is the way of nature.
relegate the killing to others and take a more
3 My family is constantly fretting over my safety,
defensive or pacifist approach. They are bookish
but I tend to forget they exist while researching.
and clever, if sometimes a bit knuckleheaded.
4 My hometown is in danger and only I realize these
Finishing their research often takes top priority,
monsters are to blame.
even over their own health and the health of
5 I am well respected within my field but am under
others. They are goal oriented and stay focused
a lot of pressure to keep publishing interesting
when others get lost in thought.
data.
6 My party is the only thing keeping me alive. I do
whatever I can to make sure they’re happy and
d8 Personality Trait
healthy.
1 I’m a pacifist at heart and hate any sort of
confrontation.
d6 Flaw
2 The best information can’t be bought. It must be
1 Lots of monsters die when I research them. More
found by exploring.
than a normal adventuring party kill.
3 I am obsessed with a specific type of monster and
2 I’ve made up half of the findings in my research.
will risk everything to just get close to them.
3 I’ve hired a lot of bodyguards for my work. Unless
4 My prestigious upbringing makes me loathe
you survive a week or more, I’m not going to
getting myself dirty and I’ll complain about it
bother remembering your name.
profusely.
4 My research is more important than my own life
5 I have no pity for the animals I study. They are
or the lives of those around me.
dangerous creatures and if some must die to
understand them, so be it. 5 I tend to squander whatever gold my research
may bring in.
6 I tend to want to revisit my favorite monster dens
over and over, even if the monsters have long 6 I’m not above torturing a creature to learn more
since left or died. about them.

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 PLAYER
This isn't right. This is not the world you remember.
You had a life, family, friends, but now it’s gone. Is
this a bad dream? Are you dead? How can you get
back to everything you remember?
As a player you believe that you are not of this
world. You woke up one day in this realm, with the
full memories of another life. You can't tell if these
memories are real or not. They certainly feel real,
but maybe it has always been this way? The people
around you seem real, you can touch them at least.
So, does that make them real? The world seems
almost too perfect, and you see “seams”
everywhere. One way or another, you must figure
this out.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Investigation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, one type
of musical instrument. Both from your “previous
life.”
Languages: One language of your choice
Equipment: A set of common clothes, one type of
gaming set, a small trinket from your “previous
life”, and 10 gp.
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FEATURE: IMPOSSIBLE KNOWLEDGE
You know things about the world that you have not
researched and sometimes would be impossible
for anyone to know. The names of long dead kings,
the general location of an ancient artifact, how
some advanced dwarven machine works, what
secret the dragon hides, the time of the next
eclipse, or the exact words needed to sway a
guard’s opinion are all examples of knowledge you
might suddenly and inexplicably remember. These
bits of knowledge come to you as memories from
your “previous life” and are not completely reliable.
It rarely pertains to present or future events and is
mostly lore from the past or a prophesy of the
distant future, though small bits of information
about the immediate world can sometimes make
themselves known. Additionally, these “memories”
are extremely rare, happening no more than once a
week and sometimes not for several years. Ask
your GM whenever you feel like this feature might
come into effect.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Players have trouble overcoming their memory
disparity. They may have family and friends, or
people who say they are, that they completely
abandon. The world seems less real to them,
making it difficult to form lasting relationships.
Some only wish to find out exactly what has
happened to them, while others relish this new life
they have acquired. Either way, they are more likely
to live a reckless lifestyle as little in this false world
feels real to them.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I am constantly rushing through conversations,
trying to pull all the important details so I can
keep questing.
2 I rush in, no matter the situation, context, or
consequences.
3 This is not the body I remember, and it presents
some interesting new challenges for me.
4 My lust for loot is insatiable. I'm worse than most
dragons.
5 I am careless with my equipment, using potions
flippantly and mistreating magical artifacts.
6 I am hyper competitive, pushing myself to terrible
limits to come out on top.
7 I make sound effects for my movements and
label my attacks with cool sounding names.
8 I can't help but poke my nose where it doesn't
belong.
 d6 Ideal
1 Lethargy. I am so utterly bored. (Neutral)
2 Respect. I am afraid of getting banned and treat
any authority with the utmost respect. (Law)
3 Meh. Nothing is real, nothing matters, nobody
matters. Do whatever you want. (Chaos)
4 Blue Dialog. I want to do the most good possible
to increase my hero score. (Good)
5 Two-Face. I have lived long enough to become the
enemy. (Evil)
6 Unique. I have not yet found another like myself.
Maybe if I can find one, we can understand more
about what happened. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 I was a parent in my previous life. I miss my
children so badly.
2 I latched onto the first person I met. They died
shortly after, and I must find a way to fix that.
3 I love being here. I can finally be the person I
always wanted to be.
4 I am searching for the perfect waifu/husbando, a
quest I take more seriously than any other.
5 I have a family here, but I don't remember any of
them. I have a great fear of returning to them.
6 My religion does not exist here. Have I been
abandoned by my god or sent here as a test?
d6 Flaw
1 Every time I think of my previous life, I become
enraged at the visions I see.
2 I believe I am always being watched and am
suspicious of everyone.
3 If no one else is real, then only my life is sacred.
4 I suffer from phantom pains that strike at
random.
5 I think I am the coolest being in existence and will
fight anyone who says otherwise.
6 My memories of this life and my previous life are
fading fast. I can barely remember the last year.
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PRODIGY
From an early age it was clear that you had talent
that was a cut above those around you. You have
spent you whole life being admired for your skill,
and it is an integral part of your life, whether you
like it or not. People working in the same field as
you look up to you or are envious of your inherent
skill. You have trouble relating to their feelings as it
just seems to come naturally to you. You practice
and fail like everyone else, but even your failures
are looked at with admiration. Your success in your
field has pushed you away from others both
emotionally and physically. People either adore you
or are jealous of you, and no one seems to
understand the real “you” inside.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight and Performance
Tool Proficiencies: One language of your choice and
choose (a) any set of artisan’s tools or, (b) any
gaming set or, (c) any musical instrument or, (d)
any vehicle. The proficiency chosen must relate to
your talent.
Languages: One language of your choice
Equipment: Choose (a) any set of artisan’s tools or,
(b) any gaming set or, (c) any musical instrument
or, (d) any small vehicle. A degree from a school of
your talent, a set of fine clothing, a book authored
or co-authored by you on the subject of your talent,
a letter from one of the first people to notice your
work, 50 gp.
TALENT
Your gift may come in many different forms.
Regardless of what it is, you are a step above most
people within that field. Work with your GM if you
want a special talent outside of these options.
d8 Talent
1 Music
2 Writing
3 Fighting
4 Sports
5 Arcana
6 Crafting
7 Painting
8 Mathematics
 FEATURE: FAN BASE
People within your field have heard your name and
most are willing to help you in whatever project
you are working on. Sometimes you will find rabid
fans of your work, who will go out of their way to
do anything for you. Just as often you will find
people jealous of you who want to sabotage your
work and bring you down a notch. It is nearly
impossible to tell the difference between these two
groups of people when you first meet them, as
both are enthusiastic about working with you. With
the help of a skilled fan, you can finish difficult
projects or training in half the time.
Additionally, your skill is always in high demand.
If you spend one day a week working within your
talent you can make enough to live a comfortable
lifestyle.
VARIANT FEATURE: REVILED
Your skill has caused you to make discoveries,
break records, or set high bars that nobody ever
wanted. You are amazing in your talent, and that
has caused people to universally hate you. Even
though you find it hard to get along, you are still a
master in your field. Once per game session, you
have advantage on one roll that pertains to your
particular talent. The GM has final say over your
use of this feature.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Prodigies can seem aloof or snobbish to those
around them. They have spent their whole lives
being told they are better than others, and this has
likely gone to their heads. Like everyone though,
they crave someone that can understand and
appreciate them at a deeper level. Others have a
likeable outward persona but still have trouble
relating to those around them. It can be lonely at
the top but even trying to explain that makes you
ever more distant from those around you.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I am the best around. No one will ever keep me
down.
2 I am constantly amazed that people enjoy what I
do and personally thank everyone for supporting
me.
3 I love teaching those around me whatever I know
but I’m not always good at it.
4 People are strange. I don't know what they want
from me. Best just to work.
5 I pour so much into my work that sometimes I
forget to sleep or eat.
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6 My mind is constantly wandering, making
concentrating on anything difficult.
7 I have a tendency to ramble on about the things
that interest me, even if nobody is there to ramble
to.
8 I would rather do anything else than what people
know me for, but I am no good at other things.
d6 Ideal
1 Busy. I have standards to uphold and no time for
those who can't meet them. (Law)
2 Perfectionist. If you want something done right,
do it yourself. (Neutral)
3 Slob. My best performance happens while under
the influence of any number of intoxicants.
(Chaos)
4 Motivator. I want to inspire people to be their best
possible selves. (Good)
5 Suffering. My work will be remembered for
generations to come, regardless of the strain it
puts on me. (Any)
6 Stark. I don't care what those suckers like. I'm in
this for the fame and fortune and I will say
whatever I have to say in order to get it. (Evil)
d6 Bond
1 I believe my mentor is greater than I will ever be,
and I strive every day to impress them.
2 My fans are my true family.
3 I consider my work to be like a child to me. I am
closer to it than anyone else.
4 I practice harder every day to impress an
unrequited love.
5 My muse is an extra-planar being that is not
always good to me.
6 I feel empty inside and just want someone to help
fill that void. Anyone will do...
d6 Flaw
1 I feel like a fraud. My work is terrible, and
everyone is just too polite to tell me otherwise.
2 I have a lot of trouble starting anything. I plan,
research, and plan some more, but I just can't
seem to start.
3 What do you mean you don't know my name!?
4 I steal the work, plans, or ideas of others and pass
it off as my own.
5 I have dark and terrible dreams every night. I work
to forget them.
6 I hate seeing others succeed.
 REBEL
You have never really fit in anywhere.
The life you were given was not the
one that you wanted and not one you would
choose for others. You have spent your life in and
out of constraints, never for any serious offense,
but enough times to earn a reputation. People do
not like to associate with you for fear of catching
your troublesome nature. It is not that you want to
cause trouble, it is that the world around you does
not allow for people like you to live the way they
want. Society is a prison and you're looking for any
way to aggravate the jailers.
What draws you to this lifestyle? Do you seek
freedom from responsibility? Are you avoiding
dealing with painful memories? Are the pressures
of an “average” life too much for you to handle?
Are you afraid of what would happen if you
became a “normal” person? Are the rules around
you demonstrably tyrannous? What keeps you
from leaving your home and moving somewhere
more amicable to your lifestyle?

Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: A disguise kit and either (a)
painter's supplies or (b) 2 wheeled vehicles
Equipment: A set of dark colored clothing, a mask,
an heirloom from home worth no more than 50
gp, 1 “lucky” gp.
FEATURE: SLIPPERY SCOUNDREL
You have tussled with the law enough to know how
to get away from them easily. You have an
advantage in many aspects of dealing with law
enforcement and guards. Any common law
enforcement that tries to grapple you does so with
disadvantage. Additionally, if you are being pursued
by guards you can disappear into a crowded area
easily by hiding in plain sight. This does not apply
to monstrous guards or guards set by small
groups like bandits, cultists, etc. Only those that
work for a kingdom, established church, or other
world power.
You have also come to understand general
patrol patterns and guard layouts. After around an
hour of time scoping out an area you will know
where their patrol routes are, what places are
more heavily guarded, and any places of entrance
or exit that would normally be overlooked. This
applies to any kind of humanoid guard patrols.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Rebels come in many shapes and sizes. The
common thread is a dislike for the society around
them. Nobles, guards, kings, bishops, or any other
construct of authority disgusts them. They are not
usually an obsessively violent sort but sometimes
their disruptive activities can go a bit too far. Rebels
are also not inherently evil or even wrong, they
simply exist at odds with the world around them
and cannot or will not conform to it.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I am not accountable for my behavior; society has
created me.
2 If everyone saw the world the way I see it, then it
would be a much better place.
3 I spit in the face of any noble I encounter,
regardless of the consequences.
4 I am a natural born leader and often command
small groups of people like myself.
5 I love tagging anything I can with my art or
symbol.
6 My words never seem to come out right and it
often gets me into trouble.
7 I think I could be someone great, but I am
unwilling to put in the effort required.
8 I don't understand subtlety, nuance, or tact. Say
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 d6 Ideal
1 Godly. My moral code comes from a higher power.
Their laws are above your own. (Lawful)
2 Ledger. Let it all burn. (Chaos)
3 Without a Cause. I don't need to have a good
reason for anything that I do. (Neutral)
4 Dangerous. I don't care how many people die. If
we want to disrupt the system, then bloodshed is
required. (Evil)
5 Individual. I am going to pave my own path in this
world, even if it kills me. (Any)
6 Saint. True rebellion is in the love we show others.
We can't expect anyone else to be the change we
want to see. (Good)
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d6 Bond
1 My family is royalty and I loathe them, even if I
miss them sometimes.
2 My partner was taken away from me by a corrupt
regime. I will avenge them.
3 I can't stand to see my beloved home fall into
such a lowly place and want to restore it to glory.
4 Not enough people care about the children. We
must fight for their future.
5 Art is the best way you can express yourself; the
more disruptive the better.
6 My faith has kept you going this long, now if it
could keep me going just a little longer...
d6 Flaw
1 My plans often take a deadly turn because I don't
prepare properly.
2 I misinterpret cosmic signals every time I receive
them.
3 All lives are without true value, all that matters is
our dogma.
4 I am cowardly and run at the first sign of trouble.
5 Being unique is the most important thing in the
world to me.
6 I have a pit of anger in my stomach that no
amount of revenge will fill, but I still try anyway.
 MEDIUM ARMOR
Code Armor. A rare device that covers your vital
parts with shields designed to reflect dangerous
aspects of this world. It is more useful to those
who understand all the different forms danger can
STARTING WEALTH BY CLASS take.
Plasteel Composite. A full body suit made of
several layers of plasteel plating. It covers most of
the body but has some weak points. It is especially
Class Funds
effective against projectile weapons.
Apogee 3d4 x 10 gp
Raider Armor. Like Scavenger Clothing, this is a
Datamancer 2d4 x 10gp collection of pieces of better armor, cobbled
De-Fragger 4d4 x 10 gp together for some protection. Raider Armor is used
Glitch Hunter 6d4 x 10 gp by elite wastelanders and offers better protection
Henshin 2d4 x 10 gp than the Scavenger’s Armor.
Holo-Knight 4d4 x 10 gp
HEAVY ARMOR
Synth weaver 3d4 x 10 gp
Force Field. A thin barrier of light and energy
surrounds your body. It does not restrict normal
ARMOR AND SHIELDS movement but does not allow for complete
freedom as it has trouble keeping up with
Armor in the Retroverse follows the same set of extremely rapid movements. Quick users may find
rules for 5E. Like everything it the Retroverse, themselves pushing their limbs out of the
armor can come from multiple worlds and many forcefield before it can catch up with them.
adventurers mix and match these items to suit Plasteel RIG. Bulky and restrictive plasteel
their needs. layered on a metal frame. It offers great protection
Light Armor from most attacks and some environmental
Elastane. This thin fiber offers almost no effects. I can also compact itself down into a thin
protection from outside forces. It takes a bold covering on your back or quickly cover your body
persona to even consider wearing this armor. from that state.
Plasteel Fiber. Designed to integrate into normal Riot Gear. Old riot gear that has been adapted to
clothing in a fusion of form and function. Nearly all serve the discerning post-apocalyptic scavenger.
clothing can have plasteel fiber woven into it, Bulky and clumsy, but nearly unstoppable.
though the process can be costly.
Scavenger Clothing. A mishmash of scraps and
SHIELDS
shreds of better armor. Not especially helpful Riot Shield. A translucent, large, and lightweight
against attacks but great for traveling wastelands shield. This relic of different times is often found in
with a team of terrifying marauders or hiding from the Vector Wilds as it is hard to create from
them. scratch. It allows the user to keep their eyes on the
battlefield while also protecting themselves.
Great Shield. A large and unwieldy shield. It
requires two arms to move but can be set down to
allow the user to attack with one hand. While being
held with one or two hands, the user gains half-
cover. Users can place it on their back to gain +1 to
their AC against back attacks.
Plasteel Shield. A lightweight and small shield. It
can be strapped to a character’s wrist and used
while wielding two-handed weapons. It is not as
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 Armor Cost Armor Class (AC) Advantage Drawback Weight
Light Armor
Elastane 15 gp 10 + Dex modifier No restrictions to movement. Broken after 1 week of 1 lb.
+ Cha modifier use.
(max 2)
Plasteel Fiber 75 gp 11 + Dex modifier Can use any non-magical Mending costs double the 7 lb.
clothing. normal price.
Scavenger 5 gp 12 + Dex modifier +2 to Intimidation checks. -2 to Stealth checks 15 lb.
Clothing
Medium Armor
Code Armor 500 gp 13 + Int Modifier +1 on Corruption Saving Throws Required 13 Int. 20 lb.
(Max 2)
Plasteel 200 gp 13 + Dex modifier Projectile damage reduced by -1, Disadvantage on Stealth 30 lb.
Composite (max 2) min of 1.
Raider Armor 25 gp 14 + Dex modifier +2 to Intimidation and Survival Disadvantage on Stealth
(max 2) checks and Persuasion.
Heavy Armor
Force Field 1,000 gp 16 No special requirements -1 to Dexterity saving 1 lb.
throws
Riot Gear 1,200 gp 17 -1 to all melee damage received, Required Str 13, -2 to all 55 lb.
(minimum of 1 damage). Dex based abilities.
Plasteel Rig 2,000 18 Double time spent without air Reduce movement speed 50 lb.
gp or in extreme environments. by 10 feet while donned.
Don or doff as bonus action.
Shields
Plasteel Shield 15 gp +1 Gain AC addition even while Shatters on receiving a 2 lb.
using both hands for weapons. critical hit.
Riot Shield 50 gp +2 Can see through shield. 1/2 Impossible to repair 10 lb.
cover while using Dodge action. normally.
Great Shield 20 gp +3 +1 AC to back attacks if worn on Required 13 Str, must use 15 lb.
back, 1/2 cover if held in place. 2 arms to move or must
wear on back.

Dazing. When a creature is hit by this weapon,

WEAPONS
Weapons in the Retroverse come from many
different realms. Laser swords, crowbars, blasters,
and many other advanced and not so advanced
weapons make their home in this universe.
Occasionally, a weaponsmith able to repair or
augment these strange weapons can be found, but
this is a rare occurrence.
WEAPON PROPERTIES
Returning. When a weapon is thrown, it will
return to you at the start of your next turn,
provided nothing stops it. If a creature or object
stops the item, through blocking or holding, it will
stay where it is until the obstacle is removed, it is
let go, or you retrieve it.
they must make a Constitution saving throw, DC 10,
or have their movement speed reduced by half
until the end of their next turn. This effect cannot
be doubled.
Energy. Weapons with the energy feature have
a certain number of shots before they must be
recharged with a new energy source. Energy cores
may be rechargeable or may be totally expended
after one use. The number of shots an energy core
can create is denoted beside the property.
Reloading an energy core takes an action. In
addition, you do not add your Dexterity modifier to
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 SPECIAL WEAPONS Slingshot. The slingshot can use any tiny hard
Chainsaw. When you attack a creature with the object as ammunition. They type of ammunition
chainsaw, you do not add any modifiers to the can change how the damage is dealt. For example,
damage. If you hit a target with the chainsaw and a rock enchanted with electric energy may inflict
then immediately attack the same enemy again on lightning damage in addition to the bludgeoning
your turn, with the chainsaw, you have advantage damage. Additionally, the slingshot can be fired
on the attack. twice for every use of the attack action.
Also, the chainsaw uses fuel, which is Rocket Lance. You have disadvantage when you
represented by the Energy property. When it runs use a lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you.
out of fuel, it can only be used as an improvised As an attack, you can use an energy charge to
weapon until the fuel is replaced. rocket 20 feet in a straight line, based on the
direction the lance is pointed.
Name Cost Damage Weight Properties
Simple Melee Weapons
Stun Baton 10 gp 1d4 bludgeoning + 1d4 2 lb. Light, energy (24), dazing
lightning
Lead Pipe 5 gp 1d6 bludgeoning 10 lb. Versatile (1d8), heavy
Metal Knuckles 5 sp 1d6 bludgeoning 2 lb. Light
Chain 2 sp 1d4 bludgeoning 5 lb. Reach, +1 to grapple checks
Folding Chair 2 sp 1d6 bludgeoning 8 lb Knocks prone on crit, throw (range 20/60)
Simple Ranged Weapons
Blaster 30 gp 1d8 piercing 2 lb. Ammunition (range 90/180), energy (12),
light
Bolter 20 gp 1d12 piercing 3 lb. Ammunition (range 90/180), energy (6)
Shuriken 1 sp 1d4 slashing 1/4 lb. Finesse, thrown (range 20/60)
Slingshot 2 sp 1 bludgeoning 1 lb Ammunition (range 15/30), special
Phaser 50 gp 1d4 radiant 1 lb. Stunning, light, (range 30/60), energy (24)
Martial Melee Weapons
Laser sword 50 gp 1d6 radiant 3 lb. Finesse, light
Laser battleaxe 50 gp 1d8 radiant 6 lb. Versatile (1d10)
Claw Glove 15 gp 1d6 slashing 2 lb. Finesse, light
Chainsaw 50 gp 1d12 slashing 10 lb. Energy (6), heavy, special, two-handed
Rocket Lance 100 gp 1d12 piercing 10 lb Reach, energy (6), two-handed, special
Meteorsmite 100 gp 1d10 bludgeoning 15 lb Thrown (range 30/45, once per turn),
returning, versatile (1d12)
Martial Ranged Weapons
Laser Bow 50 gp 1d8 radiant 2 lb. Ammunition (range 60/300), energy (12),
heavy, two-handed
Laser Disc 40 gp 1d6 radiant 3 lb. Finesse, thrown, returning
Star Glaive 40 gp 1d8 slashing 5 lb. Thrown (range 30/45), returning
Rail Bow 50 1d10 piercing 5 lb Ammunition (range 200/800), pierces 1 ft.
of cover or less, cannot target within 20
feet.
Shredder 50 gp 1d10 piercing 5 lb Attacks all target in 15-foot cone, Energy
(6), two-handed
Blaster Rifle 100 gp 2d6 piercing 8 lb. Ammunition (range 120/300), energy (12),
two-handed
Phaser Rifle 125 gp 4d4 radiant 12 lb. Ammunition (range 60/120), energy (16),
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 Retroverse Trinkets Table
d100 Retroverse Trinket
1 A ticket stub to a movie you’ve never heard of.
2 A laser sword meant for an action figure. It cuts just the same as a full sized one.
3 A can of soda labeled Deep Dragon. It tastes like coal and lavender.
4 A half-finished sketch of yourself.
5 Glow in the dark dinosaur stickers.
6 A sweatband that is always damp.
7 A trial CD for 1000 minutes of the aethernet.
8 The missing sock.
9 A ping-pong ball that reeks of alcohol.
10 95% of a puzzle.
11 A laser pen that can’t be charged.
12 A d23
13 A small bag of invisible plastic building toys.
14 A slowly twisting tentacle
15 A lunchbox with things inside that used to be food.
16 A bottle of liquid neon.
17 A cheap plastic toy from a kid’s meal.
18 A space helmet that has some unknown goo inside.
19 A fuzzy electronic pet. It takes bizarre batteries.
20 A VHS featuring three episodes of a badly translated cartoon.
21 A paper fortune-teller that is surprisingly and terrifyingly accurate.
22 A camera that can only take pictures underwater.
23 A backpack full of overdue homework.
24 A graphic shirt from a band that broke up eons ago.
25 A holographic rock.
26 A mix tape of terrible music and multiple interruptions by a radio DJ.
27 A loud novelty watch that has unchangeable alarms.
28 A half-used medical supply kit.
29 A digital pet toy that cannot be revived.
30 A bent-up spoon you can only see in your peripheral vision.
31 Magnets.
32 A skateboard for a Huge sized creature.
33 A small bag of “extra” screws.
34 A novelty dinosaur head.
35 A bee-rex plushie.
36 Half of a friendship bracelet.
37 A calculator that says the answers out loud.
38 An ancient map to a secret stash of toiletries.
39 A tinfoil and cardboard robot costume.
40 A bent dancing pole.
41 A tire that moves when you’re not looking.
42 An at-home pull-up bar with part of the wall still attached. It smells like blood.
43 A set of novelty playing cards featuring heroes from the ages.
44 A library ID card.
45 A sealed 6-pack of empty energy drink cans.
46 A coupon for a free pizza.
47 A brightly colored and heavily tangled cosplay wig.
48 A small container full of tangled charging cables.
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51 A hair scrunchie that still has several strands of glowing hair in it.
52 A ring of keys that seem to go to no locks.
53 A rug patterned with a cartoon-style map of the local area.
54 A broken cellphone that rings once at midnight.
55 An empty promotional healing potion bottle.
56 A jar full of preservation fluid with a note inside that reads “I O U 1 Brain.”
57 The ashes of a book.
58 A sealed cellphone with the words “Don’t Snake Open Inside” written haphazardly on it.
59 A shirt that says, “I killed the final boss and all I got was this lousy shirt”.
60 Self-fastening hook and loop covered undergarments.
61 A lovingly knitted cap.
62 A broken VR helmet.
63 A small blue mechanic bird that says bizarre and often offensive things.
64 A big hairclip that you’re pretty sure is a mimic but you can never seem to catch it attacking anyone.
65 An out-of-date graphics card.
66 A broken TV strapped to a rolling card, complete with outdated education VHS tapes.
67 A long-expired candy bar.
68 A small flask of blood honey.
69 A hopelessly tangled metal spring toy.
70 A sheet of paper that vaguely smells of lemons. It has a secret vague warning against henshin written on it.
71 A milk slammer with a laser pup on it.
72 A claw machine claw. It sometimes closes on its own.
73 A troll’s locked diary.
74 A videogame controller.
75 Several colors of crafting clay that have been smashed into a ball and dried up long ago.
76 Glasses with a cracked lens and tape holding them together. Seeing them makes you feel irritated.
77 A rope with a plastic hoop on one end and a battered skull on the other.
78 Size AAAAAAAAAA batteries.
79 A lamp full of boiling lava.
80 A single rollerblade intended for a Tiny sized creature.
81 A plastic laser dragon figurine.
82 Uncountable riches worth of fake money.
83 A chainsaw blade made of bone.
84 A box full of broken crayons. Several of them smell quite tasty. A paper with half a summoning ritual rests beneath them.
85 A snowball that doesn’t seem to melt.
86 A leather jacket that always smells like your grandparents.
87 A rough draft of a book titled “Vectors & Villains”.
88 A pair of short with the word “juicy” across them, in draconic.
89 A rather large and awkward disco ball.
90 An old punching bag with several plants sprouting out of it.
91 Adhesive bandages covered in unicorn art.
92 A deflated bouncing castle that has dozens of holes in it.
93 A well-dressed pet cactus.
94 An outdated calendar full of attractive goblin firemen.
95 A plastic skeleton that slowly heals any damage it receives.
96 A half-eaten box of Amazon Ranger cookies.
97 A novelty license plate. The joke is indiscernible.
98 A small pack of chalk sticks that are too small to use comfortably.
99 A bag full of sweet-and-sour gummy gems.
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CORRUPTION
Corruption is a breakdown of the Code (digital,
genetic, spiritual, atomic, etc) that creates a
creature. It spreads like a disease, infecting life
whenever one creature attacks another creature.
Unlike most diseases though, it can be transferred
at a range (including arrows and darts) and even
through magic (with ranged or melee magic).
Whenever a creature is hit by a corrupted creature,
they must make a Corruption Saving Throw. Roll a
d20, 1-10 is a failure, 11-20 is a success. On success,
nothing happens. After 3 failures the creature
gains one layer of corruption. When a creature
gains a layer of corruption, they must roll on the
corruption table, taking the corruption they rolled
for. For every layer of corruption a creature has,
their Corruption Saving Throws gain a +1 bonus,
making it harder to gain more corruption. Not all
corruption is harmful. Any less than three failures
are erased upon finishing a long rest.
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The first layer of corruption for most non-player
creatures often includes a loss of free thought and
increase in aggression. The creature will likely
attack whatever non-corrupted creature is nearest,
or whichever they view as the biggest threat.
Sometimes they will work together with other
corrupted creatures, though to what extent they
can plan is debatable. The corrupted creature does
not lose any of its stats (unless the corruption
specifically says so) and will use the corruption to
its advantage, if it is intelligent enough to do so.
While corrupted, any attack the creature makes
can infect other creatures in the same way it was
corrupted. At 7 layers of corruption, a creature
becomes too unstable to exist and will dissipate,
dying instantly.
Healing from corruption starts from the highest
layer and moves down, unless a spell or ability
specifically says otherwise. For example, if a
creature has two layers of corruption, the second
layer must be removed before the first layer can
be removed.
Player characters and some NPCs are immune
to the maddening effects of corruption but must
roll on the corruption table and take whatever
corruption they rolled for. Feel free to add or
remove corruption options.
 d100 Corruption Effect
1 Your natural AC is increased by 1.
2 You lose the ability to use one of your 1st Level Spell Slots.
3 Your body no longer generates its own heat. You must rely on outside heat to stay warm.
4 Your maximum hit points increase by +1 for every character level.
5 You can now speak Common, Elvish, Dwarvish, Halfling, and Draconic.
6 All of your feet (or equivalent) are left feet. You have disadvantage on all Dexterity related checks that involve your legs.
7 You can no longer speak a discernable language. This does not affect your spellcasting ability.
8 Your attacks do an additional 1d4 force damage.
9 You are vulnerable to fire damage.
10 All the hair on your body glows as if under the effect of a Light spell.
11 Your alignment is changed to Chaotic. If it was already Chaotic, reroll.
12 You age 2d10 years instantly.
13 You gain the Minor Missile cantrip.
14 Your alignment is changed to Neutral. If it was already Neutral, reroll.
15 Your natural AC is reduced by 1.
16 You lose the ability to use one of your 2nd Level Spell Slots.
17 Your Dexterity is reduced by 1.
18 You can no longer lie.
19 All food now tastes like ash.
20 Clothing you don becomes errant. The patterns and designs glitching into a jumbled mess.
21 Any full container of water you have on you turns into wine after you finish a short or long rest.
22 While sleeping, you become an invisible slug.
23 You can no longer read or write any language.
24 You are soundless and invisible to every 1 out of 100 creatures you meet.
25 Your face is flipped upside down. This does not harm you directly.
26 Your maximum hit points decrease by -1 for every character level.
27 Your attacks do 1d4 less damage, before applying vulnerabilities and resistances.
28 You are resistant to fire damage.
29 You lose the ability to use one of your 3rd Level Spell Slots
30 You have disadvantage on any Stealth checks.
31 You appear undead to any observer.
32 Your alignment is changed to Lawful. If it was already Lawful, reroll.
33 You become 2d10 years younger instantly.
34 You fall in love with the next person that calls your name.
35 You have advantage made on Deception checks against your own species.
36 Your Dexterity is increased by 1.
37 Your hunger is immense. You gain a level of exhaustion if you do not consume 5 pounds of food in a day.
38 You can no longer see faces, instead everyone has a fuzzy blur for a face.
39 You believe you are invisible.
40 You gain an additional 1st Level Spell Slot.
41 You have advantage on Stealth checks.
42 You forget who you are and what your relations to others around you are.
43 You can now only speak and understand draconic.
44 You become monochrome.
45 Consuming alcohol poisons you for 24 hours.
46 Your hands are turned backwards, attack rolls are decreased by -2.
47 If you roll a 2 on an attack roll, you instead do nothing and are paralyzed until the start of your next turn.
48 Nightmares plague your rest, even if you do not sleep or dream. You must rest an additional 2 hours on a long rest.
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52 Sounds you make do not travel more than 1 inch from your body. This does not directly affect spellcasting.
53 You can only consume raw meat for sustenance.
54 At the start of combat, you must shout your catchphrase. If you do not, you take 1d8 psychic damage.
55 Cats hate you. Every single one that sees you will hiss and attack. Feline lycans wish great ill on you.
56 A loud narrator speaks your every action. Everyone within 30 feet can easily hear it.
57 You can only communicate with barnyard animal noises.
58 You can spin your head around 360 degrees with no ill effects.
59 You leave dimly glowing footprints behind you that remain for 1 hour before disappearing.
60 You can speak with insects.
61 You grow a third eye that allows you to see spirits.
62 You can only shout.
63 Every time you kill a living humanoid creature, it rises as a hostile undead with 1 hit point after 1 minute. .
64 Your Strength score is increased by 1
65 You produce a chicken egg from one orifice every morning. It is edible.
66 You Constitution score increases by 1.
67 Your blood is acidic. You have resistance to acid damage.
68 Your bones become heavy. Gain 1d6 x 10 pounds.
69 You appear to stop aging but still suffer the effects of age.
70 You grow large floppy ears. You have +1 to Perception checks that rely on hearing.
71 Your Strength score is decreased by 1.
72 Your eyes are now located in the palms of your hands.
73 Your skin is covered in scales.
74 Your breath is perpetually bad.
75 Your hair is replaced by grass and grows that way from now on.
76 You develop very visible gills and can breathe underwater with them.
77 Your Wisdom score is decreased by 1.
78 You grow a large pair of tusks from your mouth.
79 When casting a spell or using a magical item, you take 1d4 force damage.
80 Your Intelligence score decreases by 1.
81 If there is music playing, you are slightly swaying and moving to the rhythm.
82 Any sound above a whisper is unbearably loud to you. When people shout or there is a large bang, you must make a
Constitution saving throw (DC 10) or take 1d4 psychic damage.
83 You’re perpetually covered in an oil lather. You have advantage on rolls against being grappled.
84 Light, and light only, passes through you and you no longer have a reflection.
85 Your Constitution score is decreased by 1.
86 You grow 1d10 tails.
87 You crave more corruption and actively seek it out.
88 Gold burns your skin.
89 Your Intelligence score is increased by 1.
90 You are brimming with static. You shock every person you touch. Your melee attacks deal an additional 1 lightning damage.
91 You sneeze every hour, on the hour, like clockwork.
92 Your Wisdom score is increased by 1
93 You no longer understand the concept of time.
94 All screens and reflective surfaces are covered in static for you.
95 All beasts become invisible to you.
96 Your Charisma score is increased by 1.
97 The nearest rock begins begging for you to take them with you. They talk to you often.
98 Your Charisma score decreases by 1.
99 Everything is now different shades of blue to you.
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CLICHÉS
As a denizen of the Retroverse, you are well aware
of tropes and clichés. More than that, you were
bred in them, surrounded by them your whole life,
and can channel them just as well as any action
hero or melodramatic villain.
When your GM would grant you the use of an
inspiration die, you may instead be granted the use
of a cliché. You may use a cliché as an action,
bonus action, or reaction. You may choose any
cliché from the list, though it must pertain to the
story or otherwise be feasible. You may only use a
cliché once before finishing a long rest. Work with
your GM if there is a cliché you think would be
appropriate to your game.
THE BUFF-SHAKE
You shake a strong NPCs hand in a struggle of
strength. If the NPC has a Strength score of 12 or
more, you can initiate a Strength contest
handshake against the NPC. If you win, the NPC will
treat you like a good friend, offering hospitality and
information. There is no direct ill effect for losing.
SMOKER’S FLICK
You can flick the stump of a smoking roll into a pile
of flammable items or flammable oil to instantly
start a fire. If used to cause an explosion, the
explosion deals an additional damage die. If used
against normal wood, such as in a house or forest,
it is ineffective.
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HELMET REVEAL
You slowly take off your helmet, for the first time,
in front of a group of creatures and flip your hair.
For the next 10 minutes, add +2 to any Charisma
checks made against the creatures.
WOUND CAUTERIZING
When you have less than half of your total hit
points, you may use fire to heal some of your
wounds. You may use any fire currently around
you or any fire you make. When you seal up your
wounds, you heal 2 hit points per the level of your
character.
TOO COOL FOR EXPLOSIONS
If there is an explosion, and you are required to
make a saving throw to reduce the damage, you
can turn away from the explosion and walk 15 feet
away from it. You only take half damage from the
effect if you fail your saving throw and no damage
if you succeed on your saving throw.
Additionally, you have +2 on Intimidation checks
made against any creatures who saw the
explosion.
NOOOOOOOOO!
When an ally within 120 feet of you falls to 0 hit
points and goes unconscious, you can belt out a
tremendous cry of anguish. All allies within 30 feet
of you have advantage on their next roll, including
any allies at 0 hit points.
 ONE LINER
If you kill an enemy, you can give a quippy one liner
as they die. If the one-liner is good enough (GM’s
discretion or table consensus), you recover 1 Hit Die
(without expending one) hit points and have +2 on
the next roll you make.
MANIACAL LAUGHTER
You laugh from deep within your lungs, inspiring
those around you with bold tenacity. Any creatures
within 30 feet, that share your same alignment,
gain +1 to all of their rolls until the end of their next
turn.
TWO HUNDRED PERCENT
You push yourself above and beyond, reaching a
height of possibility that is not only implausible, it’s
downright silly. If you make an attack roll, saving
throw, or ability check, you can add +10 to the
result. You can use this feature after you roll but
before you know the results. You cannot use this
feature if you roll a 1.
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OVER NINE THOUSAND
You focus your energy into a concentrated force
that makes you appear more powerful. For 1
minute you have +2 to Intimidation checks and
creatures attacking you have -1 to their attack and
damage rolls (minimum 1 damage) against you.
FINAL STAND
When you are dropped to 0 hit points, but not
killed outright, you can instead drop to 1 hit point
and can take 1 action or bonus action. Once your
action is finished, you drop to 0 hit points.
IS THAT ALL?
When hit by a critical hit you can use your reaction
to reduce the damage by half and ignore any
effects that attempt to push you back or knock you
prone.
COMIC RELIEF
If a creature uses a fear causing spell or effect, you
can crack a witty joke, granting advantage on the
next saving throw to resist the fear to yourself and
any allied creatures within 30 feet that can hear
you.
I OBJECT
If a creature within 60 feet of you casts a spell with
a verbal component, you can weaken the
effectiveness of the spell. If the spell has a single
target, the damage it does is reduced by half. If the
spell has a saving throw, you choose a number of
creatures equal to your proficiency bonus, they
make the saving throw with advantage.
PRIZE MONEY
If you land the killing blow on a creature, you can
cause gold to spring up out of them. The amount of
gold is equal to the creature’s CR times your level.
STREET MEAT
You can break open the nearest box, barrel, or
crack in the wall to reveal a perfectly cooked piece
of food. You or another creature can use a bonus
action to consume it anytime within the next
minute, regaining 2d4+2 hit points.
 SHINY VARIANTS Shiny Variant Table
1 to 5 Sparkle
Sometimes you will encounter creatures that have
a unique color palette. This is an indication that 6 to 10 Glitch
they are different than your normal monster in 11 to 15 Gray
some key ways. This is a very rare occurrence, 16 to 20 Green
having at best a 1 in 100 chance of happening. 21 to 25 Purple
Choose a new variation or roll on the table to 26 to 30 Pink
determine their color and special traits. If the
31 to 40 Blue
primary color of a creature is the same color
variation that you roll or choose, then the creature 41 to 50 Yellow
is a darker or lighter shade of that same color. The 51 to 60 Red
variant creature can gain the effects of their new 61 to 70 White
palette even if their primary color is part of their 71 to 80 Black
nature and description. For example, a Red Dragon 81 to 90 Brown
could be a Gray Red Dragon variant, gaining the
91 to 95 Orange
benefits of the gray palette and retaining all of the
96 to 100 Wireframe
Red Dragon abilities as well.
The color change is noticeably unnatural,
creating a flat appearance that does not always
BLACK
interact with light properly. It does not change only The cunning of shadows. Black variants prefer the
the flesh but the armor, weapons, equipment, and night and shun the bright day. They are nocturnal
general aura of the creature as well. If a creature by nature and find great solace in a moonless night
gains new equipment, it changes to match the new or the deep dark of dungeons. A black variant gains
palette over several days. Personality alterations the following traits: Advantage on Stealth checks
are intended for NPC and creature variation and made in dim light or darker. Darkvision up to 30
can be taken or ignored if a player character feet or an additional 10 feet of Blindsight. Blind in
becomes shiny. bright light or direct sunlight. +1 to their AC while in
dim or less light.

BLUE
The icy cold of reason. Blue variants shy away from
violence but that does not make them good. They
are far more likely to be peaceable towards other
creatures and will sometimes offer help if
requested. A blue variant gains the following traits:
+2 to their Intelligence score. Can speak one
additional language, even if they speak none. They
also gain resistance to psychic damage.

BROWN
The fortitude of the earth. These variants are as
stubborn and indomitable as the dirt beneath
them. They tend to be brash but may offer loyalty
if it suits them. Brown variants gain the following
traits: +2 to their Constitution score. They gain one
additional Hit Die to their maximum hit points. They
have advantage on saving throws against being
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The curse of code. Glitch variants have suffered a
terrible fate, being created with errors in their
makeup. They are almost always shunned by
others of their kind, leading them to live lives of
exile. They often lash out against the world as
retribution for their fated misfortune. Glitch
variations gain the following traits: Two of their
stats drop to 1, two of their stats rise to 20 (or
equal to their highest natural max stat, whichever
is higher). Their attacks are tinged with corruption,
forcing a Corruption Saving Throw against targets
they attack.
GRAY
The foundation of stone. Gray variants seem
invincible to the untrained eye, in reality their gray
pallor is a sign of their cement like resistance. They
are typically unmoved by the plights of other
beings, preferring to focus only on their own wants
and needs. Gray variants gain the following traits:
Resistance to all non-magical damage. Advantage
on all saving throws against spells of 3rd level or
lower. Their movement is reduced by 10 feet, to a
minimum of 5 feet.
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GREEN
The vibrance of greenery. Green variants rarely
suffer illness, their amazing restorative powers
ensuring long healthy lives. They are aloof and
have trouble understanding the woes of other
creatures, including their own kind. Green variants
gain the following traits: Their lifespan is doubled.
They have advantage on any saving throws against
being poisoned and resistance to poison damage.
They recover 1 hit point, in addition to any other
recovery, at the start of each of their turns (unless
at 0).
ORANGE
The clashing of desire. Orange variants are usually
shunned by their kin and harbor deep resentment
to others of their kind. This hurt manifests itself as
a deep seeded need for validation. They are
constantly speaking or vying for the attention of
those around them and will go to great lengths for
those that give them the attention they crave.
Orange variants gain the following traits: They gain
the Prestidigitation cantrip which they use mostly
to amplify their voice. Once per day they can use a
bonus action to grant Bardic Inspiration (d8) to a
creature of their choice. They have disadvantage on
Charisma based checks and saving throws.
 PINK
The gift of love. Pink variants tend to avoid direct
combat and instead prefer to bolster their allies or
talk foes into truces rather than to directly attack
them. They are fiercely loyal to their allies and will
attempt to use their charisma for the benefit of
their friends. Pink variants gain the following traits.
+2 to their Charisma score. They can cast Cure
Wounds once per day without using a spell slot.
They have advantage on Deception and Persuasion
checks.

PURPLE
The falsity of ego. Purple variants often take on an
air of royalty around their kin and believe
themselves to be superior to everyone. They will
push others into the dirt, stepping on whomever
they please to reach the top of whatever societal
structure they are in. Purple variants gain the
following traits: +2 to Wisdom. They are in
possession of double the gold their species usually
carries. Either their armor or one weapon they
wield is magical.
RED
The hot thrum of anger. Red variants have a short
temper and will sometimes attack without
provocation. Their rage is nearly impossible to
quell, and they will keep their blind fury until they
are killed or have killed everyone around them. Red
variants gain the following traits: +2 to Strength.
Advantage on Athletics checks. Once per day, when
they are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed
outright, they are instead reduced to 1 hit point.
SPARKLE
The blessing of luck. Sparkle variations seem to
shine with an inner glimmer, their skin and eyes
sparkling from some hidden force. They are unlike
others of their kind, being regarded as demons or
angels by those that bore them. Sparkle variants
gain the following traits: +1 to all their stats. They
have the exact opposite alignment that is normal
to their species. +1 to their AC. +1 to their damage
and attack rolls. +1 to any skill they are proficient
in.
WHITE
The blinding of light. White variants are more
concerned with victory in numbers than any sense
of combat honor. They can inspire their allies to
reach a higher potential through encouragement or
intimidation. White variants gain the following
traits: +2 to their Charisma. They cannot be blinded
by bright light but are blind in dim light or less.
Once per day they can inspire any allies that can
hear them within 30 feet with a powerful shout;
the allies gain +1 to all ability checks, saving
throws, and damage rolls until the start of the
white variant's next turn.
WIREFRAME
An incomplete creation. Wireframe variations are
nothing more than the outlines of a creature. They
have no personality, no desires, only impulsive
instinct. They will attack on sight and cannot be
reasoned with. They retain all the abilities of their
species and will use all of them, without mercy, to
kill anything that approaches them. Wireframe
variants gain the following traits: The harsh lines of
their construction inflict an additional 1d6 damage
for every attack they make, including spells and
magical effects. They can use their reaction to
reduce the damage they receive by half, the attack
or magic simply passing in between their lines.
YELLOW
The fleetness of fear. Yellow variants prefer to
avoid direct combat, instead attacking from afar or
leading enemies into traps. They are surprisingly
quick and outpace all others of their kind, leaving
their allies to deal with stronger foes alone. Yellow
variants gain the following traits: +2 to their
Dexterity. When attacking with a ranged weapon
they can use a bonus action to make a second
ranged attack with the same weapon at
disadvantage. Any creatures making Intimidation
checks against these variants have advantage. They
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 CRITICALS AND FAILURES
Whenever a creature rolls a critical or a failure, you
can use this rule variant to encourage role play
during combat.

CRITICAL HIT
Critical hits should always be cool. As such,
whenever a critical hit lands, the attack does the
maximum possible damage. The player then rolls a
d20 again. If it is 11 or above, they can roll the
damage dice again, adding them to the total
damage done. This variant rule is to avoid a
situation where a critical hit can sometimes do less
damage than a normal hit because of a bad dice
roll.

CRITICAL FAILURE
Whenever a creature rolls a critical failure, roll a
d100 to determine what happens. The higher the
roll, the worse it is; see the table for examples. If
the player rolled a critical failure, have them roll
the d100 and have them describe exactly what
happens to them. If they do not choose an
appropriate consequence, the GM can step in to
ensure the failure is adequate. If the GM rolls a
critical failure for an enemy or NPC, roll a d100 in
front of the players and have them collectively
decide what happens. As always, the GM has final
say in the outcome, though this method offers the
players easy agency within combat.

As a character goes up in level, it is unlikely they

will fail so badly that they put their own life in
jeopardy. At 5th level, subtract 25 from the
percentage roll and results less than 1 are simply a
miss. At 10th level, subtract 50 from the percentage
roll and results less than 1 are simply a miss.
Finally, at 15th level, subtract 75 from the
percentage roll and anything less than a 1 is a miss.

01 to 25 You lose your turn and may take a small

amount of damage.
26 to 50 You lose your turn and likely provoke
opportunity attacks for the enemies around
you.
51 to 75 You lose your turn and take a substantial
amount of damage or a debilitating status
effect.
76 to 100 You lose your turn, take a deadly amount of
damage, and put your team in a
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FEATS
AT ONE
Prerequisite: 1st level apogee.
You have become more in tune with your body and
they energy that creates it. You gain an additional
Shift dice.
RESILIENT FRAME
You are hardy and difficult to corrupt.
• Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a
maximum of 20
• Add +2 to any Corruption Saving Throws
you make.
FOCUSED BOUNCE
You’ve mastered the best angles for a quick return
of a thrown object.
• When you throw a weapon with the
returning property it will either (a) come
back to you at the end of your turn or (b)
allow you to make an attack roll against
another target within 15 feet of the first, as
part of the same attack. On a hit, the
second target takes half the damage of the
first.
• Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
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SHIELD SPECIALIST
You have found an unconventional but effective
way to use your shield, throwing it at your enemies.
When you take this feat, any shield that grants a
natural +2 AC bonus or less (magical bonuses not
included), gains the following weapon properties:
Finesse, Returning, Range (30/80), Thrown. It deals
1d8 bludgeoning damage on a hit and you are
proficient with it. Also, you can don or doff the
shield in the same way you would sheath or
unsheathe a sword.
PHASEWALKER
You have the ability to temporarily go out of sync
with this reality, taking the minor benefits of a
different one.
• Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
• When you fail a saving throw against a
spell or effect, you can use your reaction to
slightly shift out of reality, reducing the
damage you take from it by half. You may
do this a number of times equal to your
proficiency bonus before finishing a long
rest.
 ROCKER
The glam and panache of music suits you. You’re
exceptional with your voice and can use it in all
aspects of life.
• Increase your Charisma score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
• You have advantage on Performance
checks when the act requires you to sing.
• When dealing an attack that deals thunder
damage add +1 to your spell save DC, or
spell attack roll, and total thunder damage.
EXTREME SPEED
There are few as quick as you and your first strike
is often the last.
• Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a
maximum of 20
• You have advantage on initiative rolls.
• When you are the first to attack in a round,
you gain +1 to attack and damage rolls that
are Dexterity based.
SHINY ADAPTATION
You have encountered some sort of glitch that has
changed you. You can take this feat multiple times.
• Roll on the Shiny Table, rerolling if you land
on grey, glitch, sparkle, or wireframe. You
gain the traits and palette coloration of
whatever you roll.
WRESTLING LEGEND
Prerequisite: 3rd level Path of the Wrestler Fighter
You gain four additional Wrestling Moves of your
choice.
BLADED DEFLECTION
Prerequisite: Proficiency with a sword of any size.
When attacked with a ranged weapon, you can use
your reaction to attempt to deflect the damage.
Roll a d20. If the roll is less than the total of the
attack roll of the ranged attack, you fail. If it is
higher than the total of the ranged attack roll, you
take half damage from the attack. If the roll is
equal to the total of the ranged attack roll, you
split the projectile in half and take no damage. This
can only be used on non-magical attacks and
weaponry.
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DOUBLE JUMP
You defy gravity in an unexplainable way.
• Your Dexterity score increases by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
• When you jump, as part of your movement,
you can jump again it the peak of your
jump, effectively doubling the range of the
jump. If falling, you can use a reaction to
jump right above the ground, negating any
falling damage.
• If your Dexterity score is 18 or higher, you
can use a bonus action and a reaction both
to perform a triple jump, tripling your
effective jumping range.
UNLUCKY
You have such terrible luck that you are able to
turn it on others. You roll a critical failure on a 1 or
2.
You have 5 unlucky points. Whenever a creature
within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, ability
check, or saving throw, you can spend an unlucky
point to roll an additional d20. You can do this after
the creature rolls the die, but before the outcome
is known. You choose which d20 rolls to use for the
action. A creature can combat your unlucky dice
with their own lucky rolls, or vice versa, cancelling
each other out. When you use this feat against a
creature, you bestow your bad luck onto them for 1
minute and alleviate it from yourself. You no
longer have critical failures on a 1 or 2 but the
target does.
You regain a single unlucky point when you or a
creature you pushed your unluckiness onto roll a
critical failure and regain all expended unlucky
points when you finish a long rest.
SPLIT CONCENTRATION
You have the ability to split your mind, holding onto
two spells requiring concentration at once. If you
are concentrating on a spell, you can cast another
spell requiring concentration without losing focus
on the first, maintaining limited concentration on
both. Both spells must be cast at their base level
and the second spell must be a lower level spell
than the first. The second spell’s duration, range,
damage or healing is halved, and saving throws
against it are made with advantage. Saving throws
made to continue concentration on the spells are
made with disadvantage and if you lose
concentration on one, you lose concentration on
both.
 NEW MUTATION
You can choose to gain a trait from a species or
sub-species that is not your own, with the
exception of Ability Score Improvements. You can
take this feat as many times as you like but must
choose a new main species each time.
CLICHÉ MASTER
You can call upon and recreate nearly every trope
in existence.
• Your Intelligence score increases by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
• Once after finishing a long rest, you gain
the use of a cliché.
RNG MANIPULATION
This feat allows you to perfectly synch up with
reality to create spectacular power. Whenever you
roll damage dice or healing dice you can use your
reaction to choose for that roll to be considered its
maximum possible roll. You can use this feat a
total number of times equal to your proficiency
bonus before finishing a long rest but can only use
it a single time between short rests.
This feat can be used as reaction to restrict
another creature’s dice, causing their damage dice
or healing dice to be the lowest roll possible. The
target creature must be within 30 feet of
you and succeed on a Constitution
saving throw (DC 8 + Your Constitution
modifier + your proficiency bonus)
or have their roll reduced to
its lowest possible
outcome.
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EXTRA ATTUNEMENT
Prerequisite: an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma
score of 18 or more
When you take this feat, you gain an additional
magic item attunement slot. For each of the
prerequisite stats you have at 18 or higher, you can
gain another item attunement slot, giving a total of
three if your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
are all at 18 or higher. These stats must be in a
state of some permanence, meaning a spell or
potion increasing them to 18 would not allow you
to take this feat or gain the extra attunement.
However, if you are attuned to a magical item that
boosts any one of these stats to that number, you
can take this feat. If the prerequisite stats are
lowered under 18 for more than 1 hour, you lose
attunement to the most recent magical item. You
can redo the attunement process to the same item
once the stat is restored to 18 or above.
PARALLEL POWER
This feat taps into the instability of the Code,
adding a little extra power to your attacks when
things line up in improbable ways. If you make an
attack or cast a spell that requires you to roll more
than one of the same type of dice for
damage, any of those dice that roll the
same number as another dice,
as part of that attack or spell,
can be rerolled once, with the
new roll being added on top of
the total damage from the original
rolls. You can use this ability a
number of times equal to
your proficiency bonus
before finishing a long
rest.
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 Spells in Red Bold can be found as Open Game
Content.

Locate Creature Death Throw Grasping Graves

DE-FRAGGER Stoneskin Highlight Old Friends
Astral Attack Third Person Safeword Nikto
1ST LEVEL
De-frag Aura Wily Step Temporal Tub
Bless
Lock Smite Whiplash
Command 2ND LEVEL
Shadow Claw
Cure Wounds Alter Self 4TH LEVEL
Vector Aura
Detect Poison and Darkvision Blight
Disease 5TH LEVEL Detect Thoughts Confusion
Healing Word Dominate Person Find Traps Fabricate
Heroism Greater Restoration Hold Person Fire Shield
Jump Legend Lore Knock Greater Invisibility
Purify Food and Drink Mass Cure Wounds Locate Animals or Locate Creature
Shield of Faith Raise Dead Plants Polymorph
Write Smite Scrying Locate Object Stone Skin
Fore Smite A-Smite Pass without Trace Dream Weaver
End Smite Facsimile Smite Silence Eclipsed Heart
Revving Smite Regen Aura Silent Image Trip Wire
Spike Growth Magic Whistle
2ND LEVEL 6TH LEVEL See Invisibility Shadow Claw
Aid Blade Barrier
Suggestion Skin Krwlr
Branding Smite True Seeing
Lesser Restoration Web
Harm 5TH LEVEL
Locate Object Zone of Truth
Heal Dominate Person
Magic Weapon Automatize
Move Earth Hold Monster
Zone of Truth Bravado Buffer
Sunbeam Legend Lore
Bravado Buffer Counter Illusion
True Seeing Mass Cure Wounds
Destiny Bond Ego Boost
S-Smite Mislead
Ego Boost Heart Container
Copy Smite Modify Memory
Energy Respite Ether Bees
Luck Aura Scrying
Heart Container Revval’s Drive-Thru
Archer's Focus
Wild Smite GLITCH HUNTER 3RD LEVEL Blood Tracking
Daylight Firing Squad
3RD LEVEL 1ST LEVEL
Dispel Magic Revval’s Cantina
Create Food and Water Alarm
Daylight Animal Friendship Fear
Fireball HOLO-KNIGHT
Dispel Magic Comprehend Languages
Remove Curse Cure Wounds Hypnotic Pattern CANTRIPS
Revivify Detect Magic Nondetection Dancing Lights
Mass Healing Word Detect Poison and Protection from Energy Light
Brawler's Spirit Disease Sending Minor Illusion
Esuna Burst Disguise Self Slow Prestidigitation
Flash Smite Ensnaring Strike Speak with Plants Jazz Hands
Grasping Graves Hunter's Mark Tongues Peanut Gallery
Hertz’s Heroic Holler Identify Water Breathing Quick Mask
Load Smite Jump Water Walk Translucent
Longstrider Wind Wall
4TH LEVEL Sleep Binding Bomb 1ST LEVEL
Banishment Death Throes Color Spray
Speak with Animals
Death Ward Exploding Fruit Disguise Self
Blood Shot

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 Fog Cloud MAGIC HENSHIN Warding Bond Astral Attack
Illusory Script Web Derez
Silent Image CANTRIPS Zone of Truth Dream Weaver
Unseen Servant Druidcraft
Destiny Bond Vector Aura
Bubble Vision Minor Illusion
Elemental Line
Crank Caller Prestidigitation SYNTH WEAVER
Ether Bees
Hilwelm’s Scream Ray of Frost
Energy Respite CANTRIPS
Third Person Resistance
Heart Container Dancing Lights
Warped Weapons Spare the Dying
Light Blades Eldrich Blast
Thaumaturgy
2ND LEVEL Screech Fire Bolt
Alter Self Air Guitar Light
Blur Can’t Rip 3RD LEVEL Mage Hand
Darkness Cure/Cause Cuts Beacon of Hope Message
Invisibility Laser Beam Create Food and Water Minor Illusion
Magic Mouth Peanut Gallery Daylight Prestidigitation
Mirror Image Wub Blast Fly Ray of Frost
Misty Step Haste True Strike
Silence 1ST LEVEL Lightning Bolt Vicious Mockery
Automatize Bless Air Guitar
Magic Circle
Counter Illusion Charm Person Can Trip
Major Image
Ether Bees Command Cure/Cause Cuts
Mass Healing Word
Comprehend Languages Jazz Hands
3RD LEVEL Phantom Steed
Cure Wounds Minor Missile
Blink Protection from Energy
Expeditious Retreat Peanut Gallery
Fear Remove Curse Wub Blast
Hypnotic Pattern Find Familiar
Sleet Storm
Major Image Jump 1ST LEVEL
Slow
Binding Bomb Longstrider Bane
Speak with Plants
Death Throes Sanctuary Charm Person
Illusory Armor Spirit Guardians
Shield of Faith Comprehend Languages
Old Friends Tongues Cure Wounds
Sleep
Water Walk Detect Magic
4TH LEVEL Speak with Animals
Wind Wall Healing Word
Confusion Thunderwave
Awestruck Heroism
Greater Invisibility Blood Shot
Brawler’s Spirit Illusory Script
Hallucinatory Terrain Death Throw
Chrome Sheen Jump
Phantasmal Killer Hilwhelm Scream
Grasping Graves Longstrider
Polymorph
Swift Stars Magic Missile
Dream Weaver Hertz’s Heroic Holler
Wily Step Silent Image
Fake Trap Paralyzing Wave
Sleep
Guilty Feet 2ND LEVEL Temporal Tub
Speak With Animals
Mind Blow Acid Arrow
4TH LEVEL Thunderwave
5TH LEVEL Aid Unseen Servant
Banishment
Animate Objects Animal Messenger Blood Shot
Conjure Woodland
Conjure Elemental Calm Emotions Bubble Vision
Beings
Creation Enhance Ability Concussive Beats
Death Ward
Dream Invisibility Crank Caller
Freedom of Movement
Mislead Lesser Restoration Death Throw
Seeming Guardian of Faith Hilwelm’s Scream
Magic Weapon
Danger Zone Hallucinatory Terrain Rise Up
Misty Step
Ghost Potion Ice Storm Swift Stars
Scorching Ray
Nightmare Being Stone Shape
Spiritual Weapon 2ND LEVEL
Wall of Fire
Suggestion Blindness/Deafness

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 Calm Emotions 4TH LEVEL Sunbeam Mind Blank
Detect Thoughts Compulsion True Seeing Power Word Stun
Enhance Ability Confusion Armor Resonator Phantasmal Orchestra
Enthrall Dimension Door Groundhog’s Bane
Heat Metal Freedom of Movement Moon’s Song 9TH LEVEL
Greater Invisibility Foresight
Hold Person Wall of Sound
Polymorph Power Word Kill
Knock
Lesser Restoration Astral Attack 7TH LEVEL True Polymorph
Guilty Feet Etherealness Tape Skip
Locate Object
Magic Whistle Forcecage Unkind Rewind
Magic Mouth
Mind Blow Project Image
Scorching Ray
Shadow Claw Regenerate
See Invisibility
Skin Krwlr Resurrection
Shatter
Symbol
Silence
5TH LEVEL Teleport
Suggestion
Animate Objects Air Axe
Zone of Truth
Awaken Eurythmics
Bravado Buffer
Cone of Cold
Brawlroom Blitz 8TH LEVEL
Dominate Person
Screech Feeble Mind
Dream
Ego Boost Glibness
Greater Restoration
Elemental Line
Hold Monster
Energy Respite
Legend Lore
Light Blades
Mass Cure Wounds
Party Ball
Mislead
Sharp Tones
Modify Memory
3RD LEVEL Raise Dead
Bestow Curse Teleportation Circle
Clairvoyance Tree Stride
Dispel Magic Danger Zone
Fear Mom's Spaghetti
Fireball Nightmare Being
Haste
6TH LEVEL
Hypnotic pattern
Chain Lightning
Lightning Bolt
Eyebite
Major Image
Irresistible Dance
Nondetection
Mass Suggestion
Sending
Programmed Illusion
Slow
Stinking Cloud
Tongues
Water Walk
Vampiric Touch
Binding Bomb
Chrome Sheen
Exploding Fruit
Grasping Graves
Hertz’s Heroic Holler
Paralyzing Wave
Safeword Nikto
Temporal Tub
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 BASE Old Friends 2ND LEVEL
Animate Robot
Death Throw

CLASSES Paralyzing Wave

Safeword Nikto Bravado Buffer
Swift Stars
Warped Weapons
Temporal Tub Destiny Bond Wily Step
The base 5E classes
Energy Respite
gain access to the 4TH LEVEL 2ND LEVEL
Heart Container
following spells in Dream Weaver Destiny Bond
addition to the other Guilty Feet 3RD LEVEL Elemental Line
spell used by their Mind Blow Awestruck Ether Bees
class. Shadow Claw Brawler’s Spirit Heart Container
Astral Attack Chrome Sheen
BARD Magic Whistle Esuna Burst 3RD LEVEL
Chrome Sheen
CANTRIPS Skin Krwlr Grasping Graves
Exploding Fruit
Air Guitar Illusory Armor
5TH LEVEL Safeword Nikto
Cure/Cause Cuts 4TH LEVEL
Danger Zone
Jazz Hands Temporal Tub Astral Attack
Freeze Frame
Peanut Gallery Whiplash Elicpsed Heart
Ghost Potion
Translucent Fake Trap
Mom’s Spaghetti 4TH LEVEL
Wub Blast Magic Whistle
Regen Aura Astral Attack
Shadow Claw
Derez
1ST LEVEL 6TH LEVEL Skin Kwrlr
Concussive Beats Dream Weaver
Armor Resonator
Crank Caller Eclipsed Heart 5TH LEVEL
Groundhog’s Bane
Cure/Cause Shadow Claw Archer’s Focus
Luck Aura
Corruption Slimeatize Blood Tracking
Moon’s Song
Death Throw
Wall of Sound 5TH LEVEL 6TH LEVEL
Hilwel’s Scream Danger Zone Moon’s Song
Memetic Intrusion 7TH LEVEL Ghost Potion
Rise Up Air Axe
Regen Aura
7TH LEVEL
Swift Stars -
8TH LEVEL Revval’s Cantina
Third Person Phantasmal 8TH LEVEL
Wily Step 6TH LEVEL -
Orchestra
Armor Resonator
Warped Weapons
9TH LEVEL Moon’s Song 9TH LEVEL
2ND LEVEL Linked Shadow Linked Shadow
Automatize 7TH LEVEL Power Word Fist
CLERIC Eurythmics
Bravado Buffer
Counter Illusion 8TH LEVEL PALADIN
CANTRIPS
Ego Boost -
Cure/Cause Cuts 1ST LEVEL
Ether Bees Blood Shot
Destiny Bond 1ST LEVEL 9TH LEVEL
Orbital Beam Cure/Cause
Screech Blood Shot
Corruption
Sharp Tones Cure/Cause
DRUID End Smite
Corruption
Fore Smite
3RD LEVEL Death Throw CANTRIPS
Awestruck Highlight
Hilwel’s Scream Cure/Cause Cuts
Brawlroom Blitz Jazz Hands
Redirect 2ND LEVEL
Brawler’s Spirit Rise Up Can Trip Bravado Buffer
Esuna Burst Swift Stars Can’t Rip Destiny Bond
Hertz’s Heroic Holler Third Person Heart Container
Illusory Armor 1ST LEVEL
Xarche Wild Smite
Blood Shot

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 3RD LEVEL Paralyzing Wave 4TH LEVEL 3RD LEVEL
Brawler’s Spirit Safeword Nikto Astral Attack Chrome Sheen
Chrome Sheen Derez Death Throes
Esuna Burst 4TH LEVEL Eclipsed Heart Grasping Graves
Astral Attack
Flash Smite Mind Blow Illusory Armor
Dream Weaver
Hertz’s Heroic Holler Shadow Claw Paralyzing Wave
Eclipsed Heart
Load Smite Skin Krwlr Safeword Nikto
Fake Trap
Old Friends Temporal Tub
Magic Whistle 5TH LEVEL Whiplash
Safeword Nikto
Shadow Claw Danger Zone
Temporal Tub
Skin Kwrlr Freeze Frame 4TH LEVEL
Whiplash
Trip Wire Astral Attack
6TH LEVEL Derez
4 LEVEL
TH
Armor Resonator
De-Frag Aura 5TH LEVEL Dream Weaver
Archer’s Focus Wall of Sound
Derez Eclipsed Heart
Lock Smite Blood Tracking Guilty Feet
7TH LEVEL
Magic Whistle Firing Squad Air Axe Mind Blow
Shadow Claw Nightmare Being Eurythmics Shadow Claw
Vector Aura Revval’s Cantina Skin Krwlr
8TH LEVEL
Slimeatize
5TH LEVEL SORCERER -
A-Smite 5TH LEVEL
CANTRIPS 9TH LEVEL
Blood Tracking Danger Zone
Jazz Hands Orbital Beam
Facsimile Smite Nightmare Being
Minor Missile Power Word Fist
Freeze Frame
1ST LEVEL 6TH LEVEL
Regen Aura WARLOCK Groundhog’s bane
Blood Shot
RANGER CANTRIPS Moon’s Song
Crank Caller
Death Throw Can’t Rip
1ST LEVEL 7TH LEVEL
Hilwhelm’s Scream Laser Beam
Blood Shot Air Axe
Redirect Translucent
Bubble Vision
Swift Stars 8TH LEVEL
Death Throw 1ST LEVEL -
Highlight Warped Weapons Blood Shot
Hilwhelm’s Scream Xarche Death Throw 9TH LEVEL
Wily Step Memetic Intrusion Power Word Fist
2ND LEVEL Tape Skip
Xarche Bravado Buffer Redirect
Third Person Unkind Rewind
Ego Boost
2ND LEVEL Wily Step
Counter Illusion Elemental Line WIZARD
Heart Container Xarche
Destiny Bond
Party Ball CANTRIPS
Energy Respite 2ND LEVEL Air Guitar
Screech Automatize
Ether Bees Can Trip
Sharp Tones Counter Illusion
Light Blades Can’t Rip
Wild Smite Elemental Line
Revval’s Drive-Thru Cure/Cause Cuts
Screech Ether Bees
3RD LEVEL Jazz Hands
Awestruck Heart Container
3RD LEVEL Laser Beam
Brawler’s Spirit Party Ball
Blinding Bomb Minor Missile
Brawlroom Blitz Screech
Chrome Sheen Peanut Gallery
Flash Smite Quick Mask
Exploding Fruit
Paralyzing Wave Translucent
Old Friends
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 1ST LEVEL Destiny Bond Safeword Nikto 6TH LEVEL
Blood Shot Ego Boost Whiplash Armor Resonator
Bubble Vision Elemental Line Groundhog’s Bane
Concussive Beats 4TH LEVEL Moon’s Song
Energy Respite
Astral Attack
Crank Caller Ether Bees S-Smite
Derez
Death Throw Heart Container Wall of Sound
Dream Weaver
End Smite Light Blades
Eclipsed Heart 7TH LEVEL
Fore Smite Party Ball
Fake Trap Air Axe
Highlight Revval’s Drive-Thru
Guilty Feet Eurythmics
Hilwhelm’s Scream Screech
Magic Whistle
Memetic Intrusion Sharp Tones 8TH LEVEL
Mind Blow Phantasmal
Redirect
3RD LEVEL Shadow Claw Orchestra
Rise Up
Awestruck Skin Krwlr
Swift Stars
Binding Bomb Slimeatize 9TH LEVEL
Third Person Linked Shadow
Brawler’s Spirit Trip Wire
Warped Weapons Orbital Beam
Brawlroom Blitz
Wily Step 5TH LEVEL Power Word Fist
Chrome Sheen
Xarche Blood Tracking Tape Skip
Death Throes
Danger Zone Unkind Rewind
2ND LEVEL Exploding Fruit
Firing Squad
Animate Robot Grasping Graves
Freeze Frame
Automatize Illusory Armor
Ghost Potion
Bravado Buffer Old Friends
Nightmare Being
Counter Illusion Paralyzing Wave
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 A-Smite
5 Level Evocation
th
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in force energy, dealing an extra 5d6
force damage. Additionally, the target must make a
Wisdom saving throw or be filled with unstable
magical energy. The next time the target is hit with
a damaging spell, while this spell is active, this
energy erupts, and they take an additional 4d6
force damage. If this spell ends before the target is
hit with a damaging spell, the energy still ruptures
but deals 2d6 force damage instead.
Air Axe
7th Level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S (must play air guitar for
duration)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create a battle-axe-shaped burning fire that
hovers within range. It lasts for the duration.
When the axe appears, you can make a melee
spell attack against a target of your choice within 5
feet of the axe. On a hit, the target takes 5d10 fire
damage.
Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action
on each of your turns to move the axe up to 30
feet, to a spot you can see, and repeat this attack
against the same target or a different one.
While using this spell, you must use your hands
to play “air guitar,” preventing you from using
somatic components for other spells. If you break
concentration, you stop playing air guitar and the
spell ends. Though you do not need to use an
instrument, the axe emanates empowering heavy
guitar riffs. Any creature that is attacking the same
target as the axe gains a +1 bonus to attack and
damage rolls.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the fire damage
increases by 1d10 and the bonus to attack and
damage for creatures engaging with the same
target as the Air Axe increase by an additional +1
for every spell slot used above 7th level.
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Air Guitar
Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You blast a high energy wave of encouragement at
a creature you can see within range. If the target
has just made an ability check, saving throw, or
attack roll, you can add +1 to the roll. This can be
done before or after the roll but before the GM
says the results of the roll. A creature can only
benefit from this spell once before finishing a short
or long rest.
Animate Robot
2nd level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of scrap metal or wire)
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell creates a robotic servant. Choose a
suitably sized pile of scrap metal, wires, or
machinery within range. Your spell provides the
bits and bolts enough energy to combine into a
vaguely humanoid shape of medium size. The
creature takes the stats of a Muddie and (most)
can speak a grading form of Common.
On each of your turns, you can use a bonus
action to mentally command the robot if it is within
60 feet of you. You decide what actions the robot
will take and where it will move during its next
turn. You can also issue a simple command, such
as to guard another creature or to stand sentry for
a door and alarm if it detects movement. If you do
not issue a command, the robot will only stand in
place and defend themselves from attacks. Once
you have given it a command, it will continue to
follow those commands until they are complete.
The creature remains animate for 24 hours,
after which time it falls apart. The pile of scrap
cannot be affected by this spell again unless you
cast the spell with a spell slot higher than the one
used to animate it the last time. You may only have
one robot active at a time, unless using this spell at
a higher level.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can animate
one additional pile of scrap for each spell slot level
above 2nd. Each robot must come from a different
pile of scrap.
 defenses fall apart. Any non-magical shields or
armor that the target is wearing pop their seams
and bindings, falling off the wearer. They are then
reduced to an AC of 10 plus any other AC bonuses
that may apply. If the target has natural armor
their AC is reduced by 5, to a minimum of 10. This
does not affect magical armor or spells that
increase the AC of a creature. If a creature has both
material armor and natural armor, then this spell
effects the material armor only.
Any material armor affected by this spell must
be repaired to be usable again. Natural armor
affected by this spell recovers after a short rest.

Astral Attack
4th Level Necromancy
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self, Touch
Components: V, S, M (a clear gem worth 500 gp,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: 1 round

You quickly and messily eject your astral form,

equipped with ethereal versions of your equipment.
The form can pass through non-magical barriers,
fly equal to your movement speed, appears as a
translucent ghost, and can use all of your natural
abilities. It cannot cast spells, speak, or move more
than 120 feet away from your body. While using
this spell, you have full control of your astral form
Archer's Focus but lose control of your physical body, which falls
5th Level Enchantment unconscious as you cast the spell.
Casting Time: 1 action Any damage you do to other creatures while in
Range: Touch this form is psychic damage. Any damage your
Components: V, S astral form takes is psychic damage as well, your
Duration: 1 minute physical self suffering the damage your astral
form takes. You return to your body at the start of
Touch a willing creature. For the duration of the your next turn or if your physical form is reduced
spell, when the creature uses a ranged attack, they to 0 hit points. Any attempt to remove your astral
can make another ranged attack immediately as a form from your physical body will simply result in
bonus action. If the second attack is made against the spell ending and your astral form returning to
the same target as the first, the second attack is its body.
made with advantage. You may cast this spell on a willing creature by
using a full action.
Armor Resonator
6th Level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a small diamond)
Duration: Instantaneous

You touch a target, sending high frequency tremors

throughout their armor or body. Make a melee
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 Automatize
2nd Level Transmutation (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (puppet strings)
Duration: 1 hour
Touch a non-magical inanimate object of Huge size
or smaller, that is not being worn or carried, to
imbue it with a simple magical command. The
command can be no longer than 6 words. Once it
has attempted to complete the command, it loses
the magic and becomes inert again.
Attack. The object can make a single attack
against a creature that comes within range. The
trigger range is equal to the weapon’s normal
range, with ranged weapons unable to make long
ranged attacks. You can specify the type of
creature to attack (such as a dragon or human) but
not any specific creature. Traditional weapons deal
their normal damage, with an attack bonus and
damage determined by its size. It becomes inert
after making the attack.
Open/Close. The object opens or shuts itself,
locking or unlocking after a trigger you decide. It
becomes inert after finishing its action.
Move. The object gains a fly speed up to 30 feet
and can move in a path you determine for it. It can
move back and forth along the path in a patrolling
fashion but cannot change its direction. A creature
can stop it by beating it in a Strength contest,
ending the spell on a success and the object
continuing its path on a failure. It becomes inert
after finishing its path.
Use. The object sets itself off (such as springing
a trap, making a noise, or switching on a light)
based on the command trigger you set for it. This
can be used on a set of tools to have them operate
as intended (such as a lockpick or wrench), but any
skill checks they make to succeed in their task are
made with disadvantage. After making the ability
check, the tools become inert.
The object is a construct with an AC, attacks,
Strength, and Dexterity determined by its size. The
object has a Constitution score of 10 and its
Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores are 1. If
the object takes any damage, the spell ends for it. It
is incapable of interpreting your commands
beyond their literal meaning and will simply do
nothing if the commands are too open ended. The
object has blindsight with a 30-foot radius and is
blind beyond that distance. Its speed is 0, unless
using the Move command.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration
doubles for each spell slot used above 2nd.
Awestruck
3rd Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Components: S, M (a makeup compact)
Duration: Instantaneous
You strike a stunning pose that blasts the minds of
all creatures in range that lay eyes on you. Each
creature that can see you, within range, must make
a Wisdom saving throw, taking 1d6 times your
Charisma modifier (minimum of 1) psychic damage
on a failed save, or half as much on a successful
one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with
a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage dice is
changed to a d8. If cast with a 7 th level spell slot or
higher, the damage dice is changed to a d10. If cast
with a 9th level spell slot, the damage dice is
increased to a d12.
Binding Bomb
3rd level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a damaged floppy disc)
Duration: Special

Size AC Attack Str Dex You create a small orb that weighs 1 pound and
lasts 1 minute. When shattered, it releases a cloud
Tiny 13 +3 to hit, 1d4 4 12
+1 of binding code. Make a ranged attack or a ranged
spell attack against a creature. On a success, you
Small 12 +2 to hit, 1d8 6 10
hit the orb against them and release the spell. They
Medium 11 +0 to hit, 8 8
are bound by the code and are paralyzed until the
2d6 – 1
end of their next turn. On a hit, any creatures within
Large 10 +2 to hit, 10 6
5 feet of the target must succeed on a Constitution
2d10
saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of their
Huge 8 +3 to hit, 12 4 next turn.
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1st level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a thin needle)
Duration: Instantaneous
You raise one hand with your fingers outstretched
and palm facing your targets. Tiny cuts appear all
across you palm and fingers, which release a small
barrage of crystalized blood shards. Each creature
in a 15-foot cone must make a Dexterity saving
throw, taking 1d6 necrotic damage and 2d6 piercing
on a failed save or half as much on a successful
one.
Additionally, you lose 1d4 hit points for each
level of spell used.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the necrotic
damage increases by 1d6 and the piercing damage
increases by 1d6 for each slot above the 1st.
Blood Tracking
5th Level Divination
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a drop of blood from the
creature being tracked, which you consume)
Duration: 24 hours
Swallowing one drop or more of a creature’s blood,
as part of this spell, will allow you to discern their
exact location for 24 hours. You need not
concentrate on this spell and will be aware of a
creature’s location constantly, as long as they are
on the same plane as you. If a creature is on
another plane of existence, you will only know
which plane they are on unless you move to that
plane as well. You do not know what surrounds
them, only their exact position in space.
Bravado Buffer
2nd Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a shot of ale)
Duration: 1 minute
Disengage option, retreats from combat, takes
cover, attempts a saving throw against a ranged
spell attack, uses non-offensive magic, or any other
non-offensive action, the spell ends, and the
remaining temporary hit points disappear.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the target
creature's temporary hit points increase by an
additional 10 for each slot level above 2nd.
Brawler's Spirit
3rd Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (dirt and blood from a
battlefield)
Duration: 1 minute
Choose a willing creature within range, including
yourself. On their next turn they are infused with
vicious magic. They are proficient with improvised
weapons and may add their Strength modifier to
the attack and damage rolls made with any
improvised weapons. Additionally, the target can
add their proficiency bonus to the damage of
unarmed strikes. The target also has advantage on
any Strength checks for the duration of the spell.
Brawlroom Blitz
3rd Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a broken bottle)
Duration: 1 minute
You let out a thunderous shout, infusing a 30-foot
cube of space you can see within range with
intense energy. Each creature in the cube gains +1
to attack rolls, damage rolls, saving throws, and
Strength and Dexterity based ability checks for the
duration.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the bonus
increases to +2 and increases again by using a
spell slot of 7th level or higher to +3.

Choose a creature within range (including

yourself), that creature now has 20 temporary hit
points for the duration of the spell. While this spell
is active, the affected creature must attack with
either melee attacks, ranged attacks, or spell
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1st Level Illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bar of soap)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

One creature of your choice, that can see, must

succeed on an Intelligence saving throw. On failure,
indistinct colors and shapes cloud the target's eyes.
The target has trouble distinguishing reality from
the strange shapes in front of their eyes. The target
has disadvantage on attack rolls and Investigation
and Perception checks for as long as the spell is
active on them. The target may make an
Intelligence saving throw at the start of each of
their turns, ending the effect on a success.

Can Trip Checkpoint

Conjuration Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a spindle of thread)
Duration: Instantaneous
You create a thin wire trap just above the ground in
the path of a creature. They must succeed on a
Dexterity or Wisdom saving throw (their choice) or
lose 10 feet of their movement that turn stumbling
over it. If they fail the saving throw by 5 or more,
they fall prone.
Can’t Rip
Transmutation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a bit of tape)
Duration: 1 hour
Touch a non-magical object no larger than a 10-
foot cube, strengthening it with magical energy. For
the duration, the object is resistant to non-magical
damage. When casting this spell, you can choose
part of an object, the whole object, or an area with
the object, so long as all the things included can be
reasonably assumed to be part of the object or its
function. For example, a doorknob, the door itself,
or the door and part of the wall it is in. While this
can be used on objects a creature is wearing or
using, it does not give the creature the resistance
to non-magical damages for the purposes of
combat; their own latent magical aura interrupting
the finicky magic of this spell.
9th Level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a statuette of yourself inlaid
with jewels whose total value is at least 5,000 gp,
which the spell consumes.)
Duration: 24 hours
You imbue the statuette with a bit of your soul,
tethering yourself to it for the duration of the spell.
A thin silvery chord, identical to the ones created
by the astral projection spell, ties you to the idol. If
the cord is cut, the spell ends but the idol is not
consumed. If you die during the duration of the
spell, your body is turned to ash and the idol
transforms into a new body that is in the exact
state you were in when you cast the spell initially;
your soul inhabits the new body. Only your body is
recreated, with all your equipment remaining
where it was.
You can add a gemstones worth at least 1,000
gp (which the spell consumes) to have all non-
magical equipment you are wearing while casting
this spell turn to ash and be recreated like your
body, or gemstones worth 10,000 gp (which the
spell consumes) to have all your items, including
magical equipment, turn to ash and be recreated
with your body. Any items you collect after casting
this spell are not affected.
If you are recreated by this spell, you
permanently lose 1d4 Constitution points that
cannot be restored except by a wish spell. If your
Constitution drops to 0, you instantly die and
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 Chrome Sheen
3 level Transmutation
rd
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a bit of chrome scrap)
Duration: 1 minute
Touch a willing create, including yourself, and
create a flexible film of chrome that surrounds
their entire body. The sheen is amazingly thin and
moves effortlessly with the wearers body. For the
duration of the spell, they have +2 to saving throws
against spells, +2 to their AC against spell attacks,
and reduce spell damage received by -2 (minimum
1). This spell can only be used on a creature of
Medium size or smaller.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the bonus to
saving throws, AC against spells, and spell damage
reduction increases by +1 for each spell slot above
3rd. Additionally, casting this as a 5th level spell
allows it to be used on a Large sized creature.
Casting at a 7th level allows it to be cast on a Huge
sized creature. Casting at a 9th level allows you to
cast it on a Gargantuan sized creature.
Concussive Beats
1st Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a tuning fork pendant)
Duration: Instantaneous
A blast of music erupts from your instrument.
Each creature within range must make a
Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 2d10
thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much
on a successful one. Any creature that fails the
saving throw has their AC reduced by 1 until the
start of their next turn.
At Higher Levels. When this spell is cast with a
4th level spell slot, the damage increases to 5d10
and target's AC is reduced by 2 on a failed save.
When cast with an 8th level spell slot, the damage
is increased to 10d10 and the target's AC is reduced
by 3 on a failed save.
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Copy Smite
6th Level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in magical energy, dealing an extra 3d6
force damage. Additionally, when you attack a
creature of the same size or one size larger than
yourself, you can choose one attack of the
creature's to copy. For the duration of the spell, you
can choose to use this copied attack as your action.
Once you have used the copied attack, the spell
immediately ends but any effects of the attack
retain their normal duration. The attack cannot be a
spell but may be an attack with magical effects.
The magic of this spell augments your body in
such a way to make most attacks possible (such as
magical claws or teeth) but the full extent of
attacks you can copy is up to your GM.
If the attack you copy requires a saving throw,
and you use it against the creature you copied the
move from, that creature makes the saving throw
with advantage.
Counter Illusion
2nd Level Abjuration (Ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self (10-foot radius)
Components: V, S, M (a small shard of broken
mirror)
Duration: Instantaneous
Any illusion spells within the area, of 2nd level or
lower, are immediately broken, shattering and
dissipating instantly. Massive illusions are only
broken within the area of the spell, leaving a hard-
lined hole in the illusion’s total area.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell, using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the range
increases by 5 feet for each spell slot above 2 nd
and any illusion spells of equal or lesser level are
dispelled.
 Crank Caller Cure/Cause Corruption
1 Level Illusion
st
1st Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 15 feet Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a cold wire) Components: V, S, M (part of a B-ug, which the spell
Duration: Instantaneous consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
A shadowy illusion rushes the target creature from
behind. The target must make an Intelligence You twist and snap the bonds of reality to infect a
saving throw. On failure, the target turns swiftly creature with corruption or to realign the
around to defend themselves. Any creatures, corruption within a creature. Touch a creature,
within 5 feet who were already engaged with the making a spell attack if it is unwilling. If it is
target can then make an attack of opportunity unwilling it must succeed on a Constitution saving
against the target. On success, the target is not throw or either have a layer of corruption removed
fooled. or added (your choice). You cannot add or remove a
layer of corruption higher than the level this spell
Cure/Cause Cuts is cast at or if the creature has a layer higher than
Evocation Cantrip the one you are attempting to inflict or remove.
Casting Time: 1 action At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
Range: Touch a higher-level spell slot, the layer of corruption you
Components: V, S can cause or remove is equal to the level of the
Duration: Instantaneous spell slot used.

You send a pulse of energy through a creature that Danger Zone

either boosts or reverses their healing ability.
Against an unwilling creature, make a melee spell
attack. On a hit they take 1d4 necrotic damage or
heal 1d4 hit points, your choice. There is no attack
roll against willing creatures. This minor energy
can only affect a
creature once before
they finish a
short or long
rest.
5th Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of refined fuel)
Duration: 1 minute
A 30-foot cube containing dangerous potential
energy originates from a point of your choosing
within range. Creatures that enter the cube have
advantage on attack rolls and disadvantage on
saving throws against other creatures within the
cube. Spell damage is doubled inside the cube, if
cast from a creature within the cube. Creatures in
the cube can land a critical hit on 18-20 if attacking
creatures inside the cube. If a creature leaves the
cube, the dangerous energy lasts until the start of
their next turn, giving them the same advantages
and disadvantages against other creatures inside
the cube or with the same trailing energy.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the cube size
increases by 15 feet for every spell slot used above
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 De-frag Aura
4 Level Abjuration
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Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Restorative energy radiates from you in an aura
with a 30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the spell
moves with you, centered on you. All creatures
within the area are incapable of contracting any
more Corruption for the duration of the spell.
Additionally, at the end of your turn you can
choose one creature in the aura (including
yourself) to regain 1d8 hit points.
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Death Throes
3rd Level Enchantment (Ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (dirt from a graveyard)
Duration: Concentration, up to 12 hours
You touch a willing target and make them invisible
(for 1 minute) while an illusion of them appears to
die. They convulse slightly, then their body
becomes stiff and starts to cool. Creatures
investigating the body must succeed on an
Intelligence saving throw or be fooled by the
illusion, even believing they can feel the illusory
corpse. On a success, they can see through the
illusion and the target creature is not invisible to
them. Creatures with blindsight automatically
succeed on the saving throw. The illusory corpse
lasts the duration of the spell.
The spell ends if the invisible creature speaks,
makes any attacks, fails an ability check, or takes
damage, while they are invisible.
When this spell is cast as a ritual, any checks to
investigate the body are made with disadvantage.
Death Throw
1st level Necromancy
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a broken jade gem)
Duration: Instantaneous
If a creature dies within 15 feet of you, you can pull
from the negative energy and send a blast of
power against a target within range. Make a ranged
spell attack, on a hit the target takes 2d10 necrotic
damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the necrotic
damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot used
above 1st.
 Derez
4 level Transmutation
th
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a small painted cube of a
primary color)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a creature you can see within range. The
target must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or have their body begin to degrade on its
basest levels. The target loses 4d8 hit points at the
start of each of their turns for the duration of the
spell. The target can make another Constitution
saving throw at the end of each of their turns,
ending the spell on a success. If the target drops to
0 hit points while under the effect of this spell,
their body is completely erased from reality.
A willing creature can be affected by this spell
without taking damage, being instantly erased and
then returning to an unoccupied spot within 30 feet
of the caster once the spell ends. If cast on
yourself, you reappear after 1 minute.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d8 for every spell slot used above 4th.
Destiny Bond
2nd Level Necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a lock of hair, scales, fur, or
another small bit of the target)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a willing creature that you can see within
range. For the duration, any damage you or the
target receives is split between both of you
(rounded down). If the target is killed while under
the effects of this spell, you immediately drop to 0
hit points and are unconscious. If either you or the
target receive healing, the healing is split between
you two (rounded down). If the target is attacked
by a damage type you are resistant to, the damage
is still split equally between the two of you,
negating any resistances you may have. It is the
same if you are attacked by a damage type they
are resistant to. Additionally, if they are attacked by
a damage type that you are vulnerable to, the
damage is still split equally, and vice versa. This
spell loses its effect if the target moves 1,000 feet
or more away from you or moves to another plane
after this spell is cast.
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Dream Weaver
4th Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of sand)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A target creature of your choice must make a
Wisdom saving throw. On failure, they think that
they are having a lucid dream; believing that
nothing they, or others, do is real. They may be
filled with feelings of elation, fear, confusion, or
other emotions of your choice. They believe that no
harm can come to them and that they have
extraordinary powers. At the end of each of the
target's turns, they may make a Wisdom saving
throw, ending the spell on success.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 5th or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 4th.
The creatures must be within 15 feet of each other
when you target them.
Eclipsed Heart
4th Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bright glass eye)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to convince a creature’s internal
systems to shut down. Choose a target you can see
within range; they must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw or lose 2d12 hit points. At the start of
each of its turns for the duration it can attempt to
make the save again, ending the effect on a
success or losing 2d12 hit points on a failure.
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 5th level or higher, the health lost
increases by 1d12 for each spell slot used above 4th.
Ego Boost
2nd Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 Reaction
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
When a creature fails a saving throw, you can give
them the encouragement they needed to recover
quickly. Touch a willing creature, they can then
spend a number of their own Hit Dice equal to their
Charisma modifier instantly to heal.
 Elemental Line
2 Level Conjuration
nd
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (special)
Components: V, S, M (a ball of twine)
Duration: 1 minute
You run out a thin, 30-foot line of tracer energy
from yourself. The line can pass through another
creature’s space, over cover, and through any space
that is at least 1 inch wide but cannot cross back
within 5 feet of itself. The tracer then flashes with
elemental energy from another plane and any
creatures in its path must make a Dexterity saving
throw, taking 4d6 damage on a failed save, or half
as much on a successful one. The energy remains
in place until the start of your next turn and any
creature who touches the energy must make the
same Dexterity saving throw or take damage as
well. The damage type depends on which plane you
summon it from and can be acid, cold, fire,
lightning, poison, or thunder.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d6 and the tracer line range
increases by 5 feet for each spell slot used above
3rd. If cast with a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the
damage types can also be force, necrotic, psychic,
or radiant.
End Smite
1st Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in necrotic energy, dealing an extra 1d6
necrotic damage. Additionally, the target must
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or any
healing they receive is halved for 1 minute.
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Energy Respite
2nd Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a handful of coffee beans)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
Touch a willing creature and infuse it with
revitalizing energy. For the duration the creature
can ignore the effects of all levels of exhaustion
they have. Gaining 6 levels of exhaustion will still
kill them.
Esuna Burst
3rd Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: Self (60-foot radius)
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Your concentrated force of will extends out from
you in a 60-foot radius. Whenever you succeed on
a saving throw to resist a spell’s damage or effects,
you can use your reaction to cast this spell and
grant each non-hostile within the aura advantage
on their saving throws to resist the same spell’s
damage or effects. This bonus can only be used to
resist the same spell you are currently resisting.
Ether Bees
2nd Level Conjuration (Ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a dead bee, hornet, or wasp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You summon a swarm of ethereal, ghost like bees.
The bees swarm a target of your choosing, dealing
1d6 piercing damage at the start of the target's
turn. The target can make a Dexterity saving throw
at the beginning of their turn, taking half damage
from the bees on a success. If the target takes
damage from the bees for the full spell duration,
the target is poisoned. The bees will follow a target
wherever they go for the duration of the spell. They
will not follow a target into another plane, beyond
1,000 feet, or into water deep enough to submerge
the target. The bees can otherwise not be
interacted with or disrupted.
 Eurythmics
7 level Enchantment
th
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (an instructor’s baton)
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose a willing creature within range and forcibly
adjust their body into syncopation with the Beat of
the World. On the creature’s next turn, they can
cast two, non-concentration, 1 action or bonus
action spells of 3rd level or lower as their action.
They cannot cast the spells with any spell slot
higher than 3rd but can cast spells lower than 3rd
level, including cantrips, as a 3rd level spell.
Alternatively, they can cast a single non-
concentration spell with a casting time of 10
minutes or less as an action.
Exploding Fruit
3rd level Transmutation
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a fresh lemon, which the spell
consumes)
Duration: 24 hours
You can change the chemical makeup of an
average sized fruit or vegetable into a highly
reactive explosive device. Once the spell is finished,
the item will remain in this reactive state for 24
hours, after which time it will instantly rot into
sulfur smelling goo. Creatures must succeed on an
Investigation check against your spell save DC to
determine that the item is imbued with this spell.
Creatures with an improved sense of smell can
make this check with advantage.
If the food’s skin is pierced, through biting,
smashing, or even accidently, it explodes. Every
creature within 15 feet of the fruit when it explodes
must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw, taking
5d6 force damage on a failed save, or half as much
on a successful one. Creatures attempting to eat
the item make the saving throw with disadvantage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with
a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the force damage
increases by 1d6 for every spell slot used above 3rd.
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Facsimile Smite
5th Level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your body is enveloped
in magical energy, creating an after image of it.
When this attack hits it does the normal damage
including any bonuses that may be applied, the
after-image weapon then hits immediately after.
This after image is counted as another successful
attack and receives all of the same bonuses as the
first hit did.
Fake Trap
4th level illusion
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (fur from a stuffed animal)
Duration: 24 hours
You create an elaborate trap that is merely an
illusion. The trap can be anything of simple design,
such as a net, swinging log, or rudimentary spike
trap. Creatures that discover the trap before setting
it off must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw
against your spell save DC or simply touch it to
discover that it is only an illusion. Creatures that
know the trap is an illusion are not affected by it.
Any creature that sets the trap off, without
knowing of its illusion properties, must succeed on
a Wisdom saving throw or believe themselves
caught in the trap. They will writhe on the ground,
attempting to free themselves. If the illusory trap
was designed after a harmful trap, such a spike pit,
the creature takes 4d10 psychic damage upon
failing the Wisdom save. If they succeed in “freeing”
themselves from the trap, by taking actions that
would free them from a real trap of this nature, the
illusion fades. Creatures that succeed on the
Wisdom saving throw simply see through the
illusion.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell sloth of 5th level or higher, the psychic
damage this spell can cause increases by 1d10 for
every spell slot level above 4th.
 Firing Squad
5 Level Conjuration
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Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a bit of your own fur, hair, or
scales)
Duration: Instantaneous
You summon 2 copies of yourself from another
plane. You and your 2 copies all make a ranged
attack, as part of this spell’s action, against the
same target of your choosing. The copies are all
wielding the exact same weapon that you are. Once
they have attacked, they are all whisked back to
their original plane.
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the number of
copies increases by 1 for every spell slot used
above 5th.
Flash Smite
3rd Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in radiant energy, dealing an extra 2d6
radiant damage. Additionally, on a hit the blade
shines with a blinding flash and any creatures
within 30 feet, that can see the flash, must succeed
on a Constitution saving throw or become blinded
until the end of their next turn.
Fore Smite
1st Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in psychic energy, dealing an extra 1d6
psychic damage. Additionally, you skim the target's
mind, getting a good understanding of what it
plans to do in the next few seconds. If the next
attack you make is against the same target, then
you make the attack with advantage.
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Freeze Frame
5th Level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 reaction or turn
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a photograph)
Duration: Instantaneous
At the start of a creature’s turn, you can cast this
spell as a reaction to cause time to stutter around
them, pushing their turn in the initiative order
behind the next creature in the order for this round.
They suffer no other ill effects from this spell and
cannot be pushed beyond the last turn in initiative
order. Additionally, you can cast this spell as an
action on your turn, pushing the creature’s initiative
to the end of the initiative order for this round.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell as a
reaction using a spell slot of 6th level or higher,
they are pushed back one additional turn in
imitative order for each spell slot above 5th.
Ghost Potion
5th Level Illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (an empty glass vial)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You create an illusion of a potion. It has the same
effects as a real potion but the effects only last
until the spell ends. The potion and its effects only
last the duration of the spell, regardless of if you
consume it or not. You may choose any potion of
common or uncommon rarity. Any healing from
potions created by this spell is negated once the
spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 7th level you can either choose to
create 2 common or uncommon potions, or to
create 1 potion of rare rarity. If you create multiple
potions, they must be the same potion.
When you cast this spell with a spell slot of 9th
level you can choose to create 3 common or
uncommon potions, or 2 rare potions, or to create 1
potion of very rare rarity. If you create multiple
potions, they must be the same potion.
 Grasping Graves Guilty Feet
3 Level Conjuration
rd
4th level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a fingerbone of a humanoid) Components: V, S, M (a shoelace)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 Minute Duration: 1 minute

You choose a creature within range and summon
ethereal undead hands and claws from the ground
to grab at the target. The grabbing hands will
follow the creature wherever they go, making any
ground they stand on difficult terrain.
If the targeted creature is on the ground, they
must succeed on a Strength or Dexterity check
(their choice) at the start of its turn or be
restrained by the claws. A creature that starts it
turn restrained by the claws takes 2d6 slashing
damage from the claws raking over them. A
creature may use its action to make a Strength or
Dexterity check (their choice), freeing itself on a
success.
You target a creature and disrupt their natural
movement rhythm. The target must succeed on a
Wisdom throw or be affected by this spell for the
duration. On a failure, their movement speed is
halved, they lose any bonuses to their AC or
attacks from Dexterity, they have disadvantage on
any Dexterity checks or saving throws, and any
Performance checks are made with disadvantage. If
they are on difficult terrain, their movement speed
is reduced to 0. They can repeat the saving throw
at the end of each of their turns, ending the spell
on a success.

Groundhog’s Bane
6th level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a rodent’s fur)
Duration: Instantaneous

Target a creature that you can see within range.

That creature must succeed on a Charisma saving
throw or be compelled to repeat every action they
took on their previous turn. If they spoke, they
must repeat every word. If they made a movement,
they must move in the same fashion, to the extent
the environment allows. If they cast a spell, they
must attempt to cast it again, failing if they no
longer have the ability to cast that spell. If they
attacked a foe, they can attempt to do
that, but only if their
movement and range makes
it possible; otherwise they simply
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 Heart Container
2 level Necromancy
nd
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You pull life energy out of a target and coalesce it
into a small, heart-shaped item. Make a spell attack
against the target. On a hit this spell removes 2d4
+ your spellcasting modifier hit points from the
target and creates a single heart-shaped object.
The object lasts for 10 minutes and can be
consumed by any creature as a bonus action.
Consuming the item recovers hit points equal to
the hit points stolen from the original target. You
may only have one instance of this item created at
any given time.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a 4th or 5th level spell slot, the hit points removed
and potential healing increases to 4d4 + your
spellcasting modifier. This increases to 8d4 + your
spellcasting modifier if using a 6 th or 7th level spell
slot and again to 10d4 + your spellcasting modifier
if using an 8th or 9th level spell slot.
Hertz’s Heroic Holler
3rd Level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a broken bit of shield)
Duration: Instantaneous
You call out to up to three allies that can hear you
within range. They can then choose to be
teleported to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
you. Unwilling creatures cannot be moved with this
spell. Each creature that comes to your side from
this spell, including you, gains advantage on one
ability check, one attack roll, or one saving throw of
their choice for the next minute. Additionally, the
caster and each creature that responds gains
temporary hit points equal to 4 times the number
of creatures that respond, including the caster. The
temporary hit points last for 1 minute.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the number of
creatures you can call with this spell increases by 1
and the spell range increases by 10 feet for each
spell slot used above 3rd. If cast with a spell slot of
6th level or higher, the area creatures can be
teleported to around you increases to 10 feet.
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Highlight
1st Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (A pinch of red dust that you
put on the target)
Duration: 24 hours
Make a spell attack against a creature, spreading a
nearly invisible, fine red dust on them somewhere
on a hit. The target must make a Wisdom saving
throw to know they have been targeted. Regardless
of their save, they are now marked for the next 24
hours. If you are within 1 mile of the target, you
have a general idea what direction they are in. If
you are within 100 feet of the target you can see a
red outline of their figure through non-magical
barriers. You cannot see through more than 3 feet
of stone, 3 inches of steel, or a half-inch of lead.
You may only have one creature under the effect
of this spell at a time. For the duration, you have +1
to ranged attack and damage rolls against the
highlighted target.
Hilwhelm’s Scream
1st level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 ft.
Components: V, S
Duration: instantaneous
Choose one creature that you can see within
range. That creature must make a Wisdom saving
throw, taking 2d8 psychic damage, screaming and
falling prone on a failed save, or taking half as
much and not falling on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell
using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the
damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above
1st.
 Illusory Armor
3 level Illusion
rd
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a leather strap from used
armor)
Duration: 1 minute
Target a willing creature that you can see, including
yourself. You create the illusion of amazing armor
that flows with their body. Any creatures who
attack the target must first make an Intelligence
saving throw. On a failure the attacking creatures
are convinced the spell target is heavily defended,
having their attack rolls be reduced by -2 against
the target for the duration of the spell. If they
succeed or make a successful attack against the
spell target, the spell effect is ended for the
attacking creature.
Jazz Hands
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a bent fingernail)
Duration: 10 minutes
Choose a spell of 1st level or higher that you know.
The next time you cast that spell, during the
duration of this cantrip, you can cast it without the
somatic components of the spell. You may only
have one spell primed with this cantrip at a time.
Laser Beam
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A line of concentrated light waves flash towards a
creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 fire
damage. By using a bonus action as part of the
casting, you can twist this spell to change the
damage type to: cold, lightning, or radiant.
This spell creates more than one beam when
you reach higher levels: two beams at 5th level,
three beams at 11th level, and four beams at 17th
level. If using a bonus action to change a beam’s
damage type, you can choose to have all the
beams be of a different type. You can direct the
beams at the same target or at different ones.
Make a separate attack roll for each beam.
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Light Blades
2nd Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (2 small and slender blades)
Duration: 1 minute
You touch a target of Small to Large size and
bestow rail skates made of light on their feet. The
creature can use them to skate upon the fabric of
reality. They are not affected by difficult terrain
while this spell is active, and they can use the Dash
action as a bonus action on their turn. If the
creature has a Dexterity score of 13 or higher, they
receive a +1 bonus to their AC. If the creature has a
Dexterity score of 12 or less, they receive a -2
penalty to their AC as they fumble to skate around
properly. If the target is unwilling, they must make
a Charisma saving throw, on success nothing
happens. The target creature can make a Charisma
saving throw at the end of each of their turns,
ending the spell on a success.
Linked Shadow
9th level Illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of clothing or hair from
your target and a gemstone of 1,000 gp value or
higher, which the spell consumes.)
Duration: 10 minutes
Choose a creature you can see within range. This
spell breathes artificial life into their shadow, even
if they are not casting one. The shadow entity is an
exact copy of the creature you targeted at the time
it was created. They know every special move, have
a shadow replica of all their equipment, and can
use any of the target’s abilities. They cannot speak
but can still cast spells up to 5th level. They weigh
nothing, take no falling damage, have advantage on
Acrobatics checks, advantage on Dexterity saving
throws, and advantage on Stealth checks in dim
light. They can pass through other creatures as if
they were difficult terrain but cannot pass through
magical barriers or lead. Their initiative comes
immediately after the creature it was created from.
The shadow has an insatiable desire to kill the
creature they came from. They will use every
ability to ruthlessly attack the target, not stopping
until they are dead. If they is able to kill the target,
they will rest until the spell ends, not even
defending itself from other attacks. If attacked by
 other creatures, they will not engage unless they
are keeping it from attacking their target. Even
then, it will only focus on a creature long enough
to get back to hunting their original target.
If killed or if the spell ends, the shadow and
everything they created or duplicated, fades into
mist instantly and any lasting spells or effects they
created end. The targeted creature will then not be
able to cast a shadow for 1d6 weeks, during which
time they are immune to this spell.
The color of the shadow matches the color of
the gemstone used in this spell.
Load Smite
3rd Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in necrotic energy, dealing an extra 3d6
necrotic damage. Additionally, if the target is a
creature, it must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or you are healed a number of hit points
equal the necrotic damage this spell inflicted.
Lock Smite
4th Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in magical energy, dealing an extra 2d6
force damage. Additionally, if the target can cast
spells, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
or have 1 of their spell levels locked for the
duration of the spell. Roll a d4, the
number rolled is the level of the
spell level that is
unusable for the
duration of the
spell.
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Luck Aura
6th Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Fortuitous energy radiates from you in an aura
with a 30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the spell
moves with you, centered on you. For the duration,
all non-hostile creatures within range (including
yourself) make any saving throws with advantage.
Magic Whistle
4th Level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch (Special)
Components: V, S, M (a non-magical arrow)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You instantly transmute a normal arrow into a self-
moving, metal arrow. For the duration of the spell,
you can command the arrow with a series of
whistles and chirps to strike 1 target within 60 feet
of itself as your bonus action. You cannot speak
while this spell is active. Make a ranged spell
attack, dealing 2d6 piercing damage on a hit. On
your next turn you can command the arrow to
strike another target within 60 feet, or the same
target by making a 30-foot circle back to the first
target. If the arrow is more than 300 feet away
from you, the spell ends. If your concentration is
held on this spell for a full minute, the arrow will
remain an inert metal arrow for 24 hours. It deals
2d6 piercing damage when fired from any bow.
At Higher Levels. If this spell is cast with an 6th
level spell slot, you can create 2 metal arrows
from 2 normal arrows. If this spell is cast with an
8th level spell slot, you can create 3 metal arrows
from 3 normal arrows. You command all as a
bonus action on your turn with a series of sharp
whistles. Each arrow can attack the same target or
different targets, within their range.
Memetic Intrusion
1st Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bottled laugh)
Duration: 1 hour
You attempt to place a small idea into another
creature’s mind that will take some space at the
forefront of their thoughts for the duration. The
 creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw
Mind Blow
or have the idea, nothing more than a simple image
4th level Enchantment
possibly bound to 10 or less words, become a
Casting Time: 1 action
gnawing thought. They may mull over the idea out
Range: 5 feet
loud, share the thought with others, investigate the
Components: V
idea, or forcibly ignore its distracting nature. Once a
Duration: Instantaneous
creature has been exposed to one memetic
thought they cannot be affected by the same idea,
You get up close to an enemy and whisper a truth
though variations of the original will still work.
about the uncaring universe that leaves them
If a creature shares the idea with another
stunned. The target must succeed on an
creature, the new creature must succeed on a
Intelligence saving throw to assimilate the
Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or
knowledge without harm. On a failure, they are
be infected with the thought for the remaining
stunned until the start of their next turn, take 5d6
duration of the spell. Newly infected creatures can
psychic damage, and lose concentration on any
spread the spell as well, though all effected lose
spells they may have been concentrating on.
interest in the idea once the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the psychic
a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the duration
damage increases by 1d6 for every spell slot used
doubles for each spell slot above 1st, to a maximum
above 4th.
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 Minor Missile to day. Each creature within the range of the spell
must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against
Evocation Cantrip
your spell save DC or believe the change has
Casting Time: 1 action
occurred. The illusion is so real to them, their body
Range: 30 feet
reacts to the changes. Any damage that would be
Components: V, S
taken from these changes is psychic damage. The
Duration: Instantaneous
affected creatures can attempt a Wisdom saving
throw at the start of their turns to dispel the
You create a glowing dart of magical force. The
illusions effects on them.
dart hits a creature of your choice that you can see
For example, creatures that cannot see in dim
within range. The dart deals 1d4-1 force damage to
light would be blind in a moonless night illusion.
the target. If the damage roll is 0, the spell simply
Creatures that take damage from sunlight would
fizzles against the target harmlessly.
take damage from the day illusion. Even
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell with a 1st
lycanthropy based on the moon could be activated
level spell slot you can cast this spell as a bonus
in this way.
action on your turn.
The day is high noon, bright sun and the night is
Mom's Spaghetti midnight, with the moon phases at your discretion.
5th Level Divination Nightmare Being
Casting Time: 1 Action
5th Level Illusion
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Casting Time: 1 action
Components: V, S, M (any instrument)
Range: 60 feet
Duration: Instantaneous
Components: V, S, M (a broken dagger)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a creature, that can hear you, within range
and attack them with a short set of brutal and
Target a creature that you can see. You create an
scathing words. You project your voice for all within
amorphous shadow being, with nightmarish
30 feet to hear your putdowns clearly. Your cutting
tentacles and movement, that only the target can
words dig straight to their most self-conscious
see. The target must make an Intelligence saving
fears and bring them to light in front of all their
throw to dismiss the illusion. On failure, the target
allies. The target must make a Charisma saving
takes 5d6 psychic damage from the nightmare
throw to withstand your attack. On a failed save
illusion at the beginning of each their turns for the
they take 1d8 psychic damage for every ally within
duration of the spell and is frightened of the
range that heard your verbal attacks, to a
creature. The target can attempt to attack the
maximum of 8d8. Additionally, the target loses any
illusion on their turn, ending the spell it on a
benefits or features they may gain from having
successful hit. The illusion has an AC of 20. The
allies near them. They take half as much damage
target may also make an Intelligence saving throw
on a successful save and do not lose any abilities.
at the end of their turn to dispel the illusion.
When attacking a swarm, they make the
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
Charisma saving throw with disadvantage. They
a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the illusion does
take 8d8 psychic damage on a failed save or half
an additional 1d6 damage and requires 1 more hit
as much on a successful one.
to be dispelled for every spell slot level above 5th.
Moon’s Song
6th level Illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (A bottle of water collected at
morning or night, depending on the spell, which the
spell consumes.)
Duration: 1 hour

You whistle a charming tune that appears to

change the time of day to its exact opposite. If it is
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 Old Friends
3rd Level Illusion
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (one strand of the target's
hair)
Duration: Concentration, up to 6 hours
You skim a target's mind and pull a memory of a
humanoid friend's appearance. You make yourself,
and everything you are wearing, look like the
creature's appearance, as the target remembered
them. Your voice and appearance are exact,
requiring a Wisdom saving throw to see through.
Any items that you gain in this illusion are
immaterial and will not hold up to inspection. You
may interact with the objects you gain in this
illusion, but anyone else who tries will simply pass
through. You gain no direct knowledge of the
creature you are imitating by using this spell, only
their appearance. Your GM may give you the choice
of several different friends to imitate.
Orbital Beam
9th Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 1 mile
Components: V, S, M (a broken remote and a ruby
worth at least 500gp, which are both consumed by
the spell)
Duration: Instantaneous
You call on the power of the stars themselves,
drawing down a cylinder of light with a 20-foot
radius that extends from a point you can see 1 mile
high. Creatures in the beam must make a Dexterity
saving throw, taking 20d10 radiant damage on a
failed save or half as much on a successful one.
Any creatures reduced to 0 hit points by this spell
are disintegrated.
The beam deals double damage to objects and
structures and ignites flammable objects that
aren’t being worn or carried.
Paralyzing Wave
3rd level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-foot cone)
Components: V, S, M (a magnet)
Duration: Instantaneous
Waves of acoustic energy burst out of you, striking
all enemies within range. Any creatures within
range must make a Constitution saving throw,
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taking 5d6 thunder damage and becoming
paralyzed until the end of their next turn on a failed
save or half as much damage and not being
paralyzed on a successful save.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage
increases by 2d6 for each spell slot used above 3rd.
Party Ball
2nd Level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a handful of colorful marbles)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You choose a point that you can see within range. A
Tiny sized, bright shining ball appears in that space.
It illuminates a space of 30 feet with bright light
and flashes multicolored rays all around. Any
creatures, that can see the ball and are within 10
feet of it upon creation, must make a Constitution
saving throw. On failure, they are blinded until the
end of their next turn.
When the ball is destroyed, either by ending the
spell or by taking damage (AC 12), it explodes in a
hail of shrapnel. Any creatures within 10 feet of the
ball when it explodes must make a Dexterity saving
throw, taking 3d6 slashing damage on a failed save
or half as much on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When the spell is cast with a
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the range on the
illumination, blinding effect, and explosion all
increase by 5 feet for every spell slot used above
2nd. If casting this spell with a 6th level spells slot or
higher, all invisible creatures within the illuminated
area are visible.
Peanut Gallery
Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a nutshell)
Duration: Instantaneous
You create an illusion of two hecklers in the mind
of your target that belittle the last action they took.
Cast this cantrip immediately after a target you can
see has made an attack roll, saving throw, or ability
check. The target must succeed on an Intelligence
saving throw or have the total of that roll reduced
by -1. This cantrip must be done before the GM
describes the results of the roll.
 Phantasmal Orchestra
8th Level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a conductor's baton)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a spot within range. A phantasmal
orchestra appears there and begins readying to
play. They are incorporeal and cannot attack or be
attacked. They begin to play a beautiful but brief
symphony to the beat of the battle, accentuating
the attacks, dodges, and spells with beautiful
rhythm and beats. All ally creatures, that are within
120 feet of the orchestra and can hear it, gain
advantage on any melee or spell attack rolls made.
Additionally, those same allies recover 4d6 hit
points at the beginning of their turns, even if they
are unconscious.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with
a 9th level spell slot your allies gain 6d6 hit points.
Additionally, any enemies within 120 feet of the
orchestra that can hear it make saving throws and
attack rolls with disadvantage.
Power Word Fist
9th level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You pull forward all the martial powers of the
greatest brawlers through time, creating 15
ethereal fists. Each fist attacks a creature you can
see within range, targeting a single creature or
spreading to multiple targets. Make a ranged spell
attack for each fist. On a hit, it deals 1d12 + your
spellcasting modifier force damage. If a fist rolls a
20, it deals 3d12 + your spellcasting modifier force
damage. If a fist rolls a 1, it simply vanishes without
dealing damage.
Quick Mask
Illusion Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
If you are within 15 feet of a creature, you can
spend an action investigating their face or mask.
From then on, you can copy that face as an illusion
over your own. While this spell is active, any
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creatures you interact with can make an
Intelligence saving throw to see through your
illusion. On a failure, you gain +2 to any Persuasion
or Intimidation checks against creatures who are
familiar with the face or mask you are copying.
You can only clearly remember a number of faces
for this spell equal to your Intelligence modifier
(minimum of one).
Redirect
1st Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 Reaction
Range: Special
Components: V, S, M (a mirror shard)
Duration: Instantaneous
When you are hit with a damaging spell, you can
use this spell to subtract one of the damage dice of
the attack and send the energy back at the caster.
You must be able to see the caster and must use
this spell immediately after being hit by their spell.
The damage dice you subtract is the lowest one the
caster rolled, and you reroll the dice to determine
the damage they take.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with
a 2nd level spell slot or higher, the damage dice
subtracted and redirected increases by 1 for each
spell slot used above 2nd. The damage dice
redirected cannot be more than those used in the
initial casting of the spell.
Regen Aura
5th Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Healing energy radiates from you in an aura with a
30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the spell moves
with you, centered on you. For the duration of the
spell each non-hostile creature that starts their
turn within range (including yourself) regains 1d6
hit points at the
beginning of their turn.
If they are the same
alignment as you, they
regain 2d6 hit points
instead.
 Revval's Cantina
5th Level Conjuration (Ritual)
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a personalized ticket into the
cantina)
Duration: 6 hours

You create a doorway to a multidimensional

cantina, filled with other patrons from other
dimensions who have also cast this spell. Only the
people listed on the spell component ticket may
enter the cantina. All others are pushed away and
take 1d10 force damage if they attempt to enter
forcibly. You may not leave by any portal other
than the one you entered from. The cantina is a
medium sized establishment, complete with music,
drinking, and gambling. Physical violence is not
allowed, the patrons all turning on someone who
breaks this rule. Any who might threaten the
sanctity of the cantina are dealt with by the owner
and barkeep, Revval.
While in the cantina, you may barter with other
patrons for gear, coin, or information. The exact
type of patrons you encounter is up to the GM.
When the spell ends, you are thrust out of the door
you created. Most patrons deem this to be uncouth,
choosing the leave before the spell expires.
Revval’s Drive-Thru
2nd Level Conjuration (Ritual)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a food receipt from Revval’s
Cantina)
Duration: 10 minutes
You create a small window a multidimensional
cantina. For the duration, you can order food, drink,
and non-magical equipment (such as armor, tools,
or weapons) from the window for five times the
normal cost. The cantina has access to both basic
foods and lavish meals, but outlandish requests
may result in the portal being closed prematurely
from inside. Creatures cannot force their way into
the portal, taking 1d10 force damage and being
banned from ordering again if they attempt to do
so.
Any leftovers, containers, utensils, and dishes
turn to ash 1 hour after the spell ends.
Revving Smite
1st Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V
Duration: 1 minute
Touch a weapon to imbue it with magical energy.
The weapon does an additional 1d4 force damage
each time it strikes for the duration of the spell.
You can cast this spell again, during the duration of
the first casting, on the same weapon, to add an
additional 1d4 force damage for each time you cast
this spell on that weapon, to a maximum of 6d4.
Each time you cast this spell on the same weapon,
the duration is reset.
For example, you cast this spell on your mace,
causing it to gain 1d4 additional force damage. Next
turn you cast the spell again on the mace, causing
the duration to reset to 1 minute and the force
damage to increase to 2d4. You use it again on the
following turn, again resetting the duration and
increasing the force damage to 3d4.
Rise Up
1st Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a shiny berry picked at night)
Duration: instantaneous
A creature you can see, who was just hit with an
attack,, is given 2d6 + your spellcasting ability
modifier temporary hit points. The hit points last
for 1 minute. If the creature was knocked prone by
the attack, they are magically lifted upright if there
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 S-Smite
6th Level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in magical energy, dealing an extra 5d6
force damage. Additionally, the attack flashes with
a burst of force energy. Every hostile creature
within 30 feet of the target must make a
successful Constitution saving throw or take 2d6
force damage and be knocked back 10 feet. They
take half as much damage and are not knocked
back on a successful save.
Safeword Nikto
3rd level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a set of mundane gloves,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: 1 hour
You touch a willing create, including yourself, and
create a thin magical barrier around them. If they
are wielding a cursed item, the effects of the curse
are lifted for the duration of the spell. This does not
break attunement to the item, it simply suppresses
the curses effect on the spell target. If they touch a
cursed item while the spell is active, there will be
no adverse effects from the curse itself until the
spell ends. This does not eliminate the other
effects that moving a cursed item may cause, such
as the curse effecting those around the target or
traps being sprung.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the duration of the
spell increases by 1 hour for every spell slot above
3rd.
Screech
2nd Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bell clapper)
Duration: 1 round
You choose a creature that you can see within
range and assault them with a terrible screaming
in their heads. The target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or have their AC reduced
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by 1 and be unable to hold concentration on spells
cast at the level this spell is cast at or lower for the
duration of this spell. At the start of their turn, if
they are more than 30 feet away from you, the
spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the target takes
1d4 psychic damage for every spell slot above the
2nd. The target takes full damage on a failed save
or half as much on a successful one.
Shadow Claw
4th level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of charcoal dust)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 Minute
You enchant your bodily attacks with a dark aura
that phases in and out of reality. This effect can be
applied to any natural weapons your body possess,
such as claws or horns, but cannot be used on
traditional weapons. For the duration of the spell,
any melee attacks you make with natural weapons
or unarmed strikes deal 1d6 necrotic damage and
are considered a critical hit on a 19 or 20.
Additionally, when you land a critical hit, your
attack deals an additional 3d6 necrotic damage.
Sharp Tones
2nd Level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piccolo reed)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You shoot a compacted ball of sound at a space
you can see within range. When it reaches its
destination, it explodes in a 5-foot-radius sphere of
piercing noise. Any creatures within the sphere
must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or
take 3d6 psychic damage. For the duration of this
spell the sphere of terrible sounds remains in
place. Any creature that steps into the sphere or
starts their turn there must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or take 3d6 psychic
damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d6 for each spell slot used above 2nd.
 Skin Krwlr
4th level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a live maggot, which the spell
consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
Choosing a creature, that you can see within range,
you summon a ravenous otherworldly parasite into
their body. The target must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be infected with this
subdermal leech. The parasite can survive inside
the body for 24 hours and outside a body for 1
minute. As long as the parasite is alive inside the
target’s body, it will leech any healing energy the
target has naturally or any it receives. The target
will gain no healing benefit from rests, potions,
magic, Hit Dice, or otherwise.
The parasite creates a visible bump where it is
located. If a 2-inch incision is made where the
parasite is located, it can be removed. The parasite
will adapt to be compatible with any life form, even
undead and constructs. It has an AC of 10, 1 Hit
Point, and can deal 1 piercing damage with a bite
attack (which it makes on your turn and
automatically hits if inside the body). You cannot be
immune to the damage from the parasite.
Slimeatize
4th Level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of goo)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Touch a willing creature and loosen the bonds of
their atoms, turning them into a viscous liquid. For
the duration of the spell, they become a conscious
slimy substance. They have a climb speed equal to
their movement speed, can stick to walls, can
squeeze through cracks as small as 1 inch, take half
damage from non-magical physical attacks, can
see normally, and can regain a shape similar to
their solid form. They cannot attack, cast spells, or
speak while in this form. All saving throws are
made normally, and all Strength and Dexterity
based ability checks are made with disadvantage.
When the spell ends, they return to their normal
form if there is space to do so. If there is not space,
they take 2d10 force damage at the start of each
their turns until they move to adequate space or
die, their liquid body simply ceasing movement
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where it is.
Unwilling creatures must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be liquified. They can
make an additional saving throw at the end of each
of their turns, reverting to their normal form on a
success.
Statberry Jam
2nd Level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of pectin)
Duration: 1 minute
A creature you can see within range must succeed
on a Constitution saving throw or have all ability
checks and saving throws associated with a stat of
your choice be made with disadvantage for the
duration. The creature can repeat the saving throw
at the end of each of their turns, ending the effect
on themselves on a success. A creature cannot be
affected by more than one instance of this spell at
a time.
At Higher Levels. If cast with a 5th level spell
slot, you can choose 2 stats to affect at a time. If
cast with an 8th level spell slot, you can choose 3
stats to affect at a time.
Swift Stars
1st level Evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pristine diamond)
Duration: Instantaneous
You create a series of large sparkling lights that
rush towards your opponent and through cover.
Make a ranged spell attack against a target. On a
hit, the target takes 1d6 slashing damage and 1d6
radiant damage. If you cannot see the target
through the cover, this attack is made at
disadvantage. The star sparkles will travel through
up to 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of steel, and no amount
of solid lead. If a creature is wearing mundane
armor of metal or leather, they gain no bonus to
their AC from those items against this spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with
a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the slashing
damage increases by 1d6 and the radiant damage
increases by 1d6 for each spell slot used above 1st.
 Tape Skip
9 Level Transmutation
th
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: Self (150-foot diameter sphere)
Components: V, S, M (1 yard of pure black ribbon,
which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
At the beginning of a round, you can choose to cast
this spell, putting everything in range within a state
of temporal flux. You then fast forward time in that
area by 6 seconds. Creatures can move to point of
their choosing, within their normal range and
within normal reason, without triggering
opportunity attacks. Every creature within range
automatically succeeds on their attacks and fails
their saving throws for the round. Time outside of
the area appears halted to those within the spells
effect. Creatures that leave the spell area become
halted until the spell ends. There are no saving
throws against this spell.
Altering time in this way is almost always
deadly to the caster. After the spell has finished,
the caster is reduced to 0 hit points. The caster
then has disadvantage on all saving throws,
including death saving throws, until they finish a
long rest. In addition, casting this spell doubles the
rate at which the caster ages. This effect is
cumulative, meaning that if a caster uses this spell
4 times, they will age at 16 times their normal rate.
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Temporal Tub
3rd Level Conjuration
Casting Time: 10 Minutes
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of chlorine)
Duration: 1 hour
You summon a brightly lit jacuzzi, complete with
small snacks and personal care products, capable
of holding 10 Medium sized creatures comfortably.
The water has a calming effect and helps
encourage healing by slowing or sometimes
reversing time on injuries. For every 10 minutes a
creature spends relaxing in the tub during a short
rest, doing nothing more strenuous than bathing,
they can recover 1 Hit Dice worth of hit points
without expending a Hit Dice. The creature must
have 1 or more Hit Dice remaining and can only
heal this way a number of times equal to their
remaining Hit Dice. If a creature spends a full hour
in the tub, they will also recover one level of
exhaustion.
If a creature spends an hour in the tub, they
must then succeed on a Constitution saving throw
or fall asleep. If each creature in the tub falls
asleep, the spell will cause the creatures to move
forward or backward in time by 1d6 days (or
further at the DM’s discretion). This effect will only
happen if each creature in the tub falls asleep and
will not affect those that have previously left the
tub.
At Higher Levels. If this spell is cast with a 5th
level spell slot, each creature who spends an hour
relaxing in the tub will also gain the effects of a
Lesser Restoration spell. If cast with a 7th level spell
slot, each creature who spends an hour relaxing
the tub will gain the effects of a Greater
Restoration spell.
Third Person
1st Level Divination
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a directional button)
Duration: Instantaneous
You create an invisible, magical eye in a place you
can see within range that looks directly at you. You
receive a mental snapshot image of yourself, and
your surroundings based on the position of the eye
and your relation to it.
 Translucent
Illusion Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A creature you touch becomes translucent until
the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or
carrying is translucent as long as it is on the
target's person. While the spell is active, the
affected creature gains +2 to Stealth checks. Any
attacks made against it, while in dim light, have
disadvantage. The spell ends for a target that
attacks or casts a spell.
Trip Wire
4th Level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (6 feet of fine metal wire)
Duration: Instantaneous
If a creature is using the Dash action, and is within
5 feet of any solid object, you can use your reaction
to cause an electrified wire to spring out and trip
them. The target must make a Dexterity saving
throw, falling prone and taking 6d6 electric
damage on a failed save, or half as much and not
falling prone on a successful one.
Unkind Rewind
9th Level Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 reaction
Range: Self (150-foot diameter sphere)
Components: V, S, M (an hourglass filled with
diamond dust, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
At the end of a round, you can choose to cast this
spell, putting everything in range within a state of
temporal flux. You then rewind time in that area by
6 seconds. Everything that happened in in that
round is undone and the area and creatures revert
back to the state they were at the beginning of the
round. There is no saving throw against this spell.
Altering time in this way is almost always
deadly to the caster. After the spell has finished,
the caster is reduced to 0 hit points. The caster
then has disadvantage on all saving throws,
including death saving throws, until they finish a
long rest. In addition, casting this spell doubles the
rate at which the caster ages. This effect is
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cumulative, meaning that if a caster uses this spell
4 times, they will age at 16 times their normal rate.
Vector Aura
4th Level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (30-foot radius)
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Ephemeral vector lines radiate from you in an aura
with a 30-foot radius, infusing you ally's weapons
with fortifying magic. Until the spell ends, the spell
moves with you, centered on you. Whenever an
allied creature within range makes a melee or
ranged attack, they add 1d8 slashing to their
damage rolls and their weapons are considered
magical.
Wall of Sound
6th Level Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a string from three different
instruments)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create a thick wall of horrible sound. The wall
appears within range in a place of your choosing. It
does not need support and can hang in midair. You
choose to make the wall up to 60 feet long, 10 feet
high, and 5 feet thick or a sphere with a 20-foot
radius. The air within the wall is distorted but does
not block line of sight.
Creatures near the wall can hear discordant
screeches and overly loud beats but are not
harmed by it unless inside the wall. When the wall
appears, each creature within the walls must make
a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 6d10
thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much
on a successful one. Any creature can move
through the wall somewhat easily. When a
creature enters the wall on a turn or ends their
turn there, the creature must make a Constitution
saving throw. The creature takes 6d10 thunder
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
A creature cannot cast spells that have a verbal
component while within 30 feet of the space.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage a
creature takes from the wall increases by 1d10 for
each spell slot used above 6th level.
 Warped Weapons 1. Target takes an extra 2d6 necrotic damage.
2. The target becomes fearful of you for the
1st level illusion
duration of the spell.
Casting Time: 1 action
3. Their hit point maximum is reduced by 5
Range: 60 feet
for 24 hours, their body is vaporized if this
Components: V, S, M (a bit of the item you wish to
reduces their hit point maximum to 0.
mimic)
4. The next attack the target makes is made
Duration: 10 minutes
with disadvantage.
5. The target’s movement speed is reduced by
You target a non-magical weapon that a creature
half until the start of their next turn.
wields, creating the illusion that the weapon is
6. The target is pushed 15 feet back and
made of snakes, bugs, or some other unsettling
knocked prone.
creation. The creature possessing the weapon must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or rid Wily Step
themselves of the weapon for the duration of the 1st Level Abjuration
spell. Casting Time: 1 action
This spell cannot be used to target natural Range: Touch
weapons, such as fangs or claws. Components: V, S, M (coyote nails)
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using Duration: 1 round
a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can target one
magical weapon or three non-magical weapons. Touch a willing creature, for the duration they can
use their movement to walk on air as if it were
Whiplash
solid ground. They can move forwards and
3rd Level Evocation
upwards or downwards, as if climbing invisible
Casting Time: 1 action
stairs, moving up 1 foot for every foot moved
Range: Touch
forward. The spell ends immediately if the creature
Components: V, S, M (a rubber band)
looks downward.
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the duration
Make a melee spell attack against a creature. On a
increases by 1 round for every spell slot used
hit, they have an ethereal tether bonded to them
above 1st.
originating from you. Each time you or they move
more than 10 feet away from each other, you can Write Smite
use your reaction to yank on the tether, dealing 1d8 1st Level Enchantment
force damage to the target for each 10 feet Casting Time: 1 bonus action
between you. The spell and tether are broken if the Range: Self
target is more than 60 feet away from you. Components: V
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the distance the
spell can extend increases by 10 feet for every spell The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
slot used above 3rd. during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in psychic energy, dealing an extra 1d6
Wild Smite
psychic damage. Additionally, if the target is a
2nd Level Evocation
creature, it must make a Wisdom saving throw or
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
become charmed by you until the spell ends. If you
Range: Self
or any of your allies attack the creature again
Components: V
before the spell ends, the charm effect is ended.
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The target can also repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns, ending the spell on a
The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack
success.
during this spell's duration, your weapon is
wreathed in necrotic energy, dealing an extra 2d6
necrotic damage. Additionally, on a hit the target
must make a Wisdom saving throw or suffer one
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 Wub Blast
Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A discharge of modulated sound blasts out from
you towards a creature within range, sending sharp
pains in their ears. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d4
thunder damage and must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or the next attack the
target makes is reduced by your proficiency bonus.
At Higher Levels. The spell damage increases by
1d4 when you reach 5th level (2d4), 11th level (3d4),
and 17th level (4d4).
Xarche
1st level Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous (banishment lasts 1
minute)
You attempt to partially displace a creature,
placing some of their molecules into another
plane of existence. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, the target loses 2d4
hit points. If the creature loses hit points equal to
half its total hit points from a single casting or
multiple castings of this spell, before it finishes a
short or long rest, it must succeed on a Charisma
saving throw or be banished from this plane. Each
subsequent attack with the spell once past this
threshold, requires the target to make the
Charisma saving throw again.
If the target is native to the plane of existence
you’re on, you banish the target to a harmless
demiplane. While there, the target is incapacitated.
The target remains there until the spell ends, at
which point the target reappears in the space it
left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that
space is occupied.
If the target is native to a different plane of
existence than the one you’re on, the target is
banished with a faint popping noise, returning to
its home plane. If the spell is interrupted before 1
minute has passed, the target reappears in the
space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if
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that space is occupied. Otherwise, the target
doesn’t return.
Xyd’s Command
9th Level Transmutation (Ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (A crescent staff adorned with
moon gems)
Duration: 1 hour
If a creature dies, you can touch them to bring
them under your command and imbue them with
terrible power. They are healed to double their max
health, which is their new maximum while under
this spell, and if their size is below Gargantuan,
they are grown to Gargantuan size. They gain +2 to
their Strength modifier (maximum of +10, including
their original Strength modifier) for each size
category they had to rise in order to reach
Gargantuan sized. Already Gargantuan sized
creatures double in size and weight, and their
Strength modifier becomes +10. Any equipment or
weapons they were wearing also increase an
appropriate size for the duration of the spell. Melee
attacks deal double the damage dice for creatures
that were initially Large sized or bigger and triple
the damage dice for creatures that were Medium
sized or smaller initially. The newly revived
creature has all of their memories and abilities but
is completely under the command of the caster. If
the creature is reduced to 0 hit points, the spell
ends. When the spell ends the creature is again
dead and they, and their equipment, are reduced
back to their normal sizes and this spell cannot be
used on them ever again.
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Like all realities, the Retroverse has a pantheon of
gods. These are not the only gods that exist and
many of the traditional fantasy and science fiction
gods make the Retroverse their home as well. The
gods of the Retroverse make their power known in
much the same way others do, through signs,
spells, and sightings. Work with your GM to find the
right god to fit your character and their
background.
justice, at any cost. Despite the bloody nature of
her legacy, she turns away from those who kill
indiscriminately or those who kill children. She
seeks retribution for her disciples, not mayhem.
Few followers of The Bride began serving her
until tragedy befell them. In anguish, many turn to
her for guidance, but only those who truly deserve
revenge are blessed by her strength. She makes
them swift, merciless, and deadly.

ALPHA-Z
“May the Power guide you."
Alignment: Lawful Good
Suggested Domain: Knowledge, War
Symbol: A small golden coin with a
dinosaur on it
Lore: Alpha-Z is a strange being said to
be the fusion of advanced technology
and spiritual mysticism. It is often
scattered, bringing its focus together only
when a great evil emerges. If this happens,
it will choose several creatures of destiny to
bestow great power upon. It is not always
correct in its choices, and the power it
bestows has been turned against it more than
once. Nevertheless, Alpha-Z is a creature of
stalwart justice and will instruct its disciples to
repel evil at any degree. When the great evil has
been quelled, it will begin to rest until it is needed
again. While it is resting it remains ever
vigilant, always watching for the next
terrible evil to strike.

THE BRIDE
“It’s forgiveness, compassion, and mercy I lack. “
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Suggested Domain: Death
Symbol: A patch of yellow cloth with a bold black
stripe.
Lore: The rage of a mother brought to life by
hunger for revenge. The Bride is called upon by
those seeking vengeance against those
that harm their family. Sometimes
referred to as “Mama Bear”, The Bride can
come in many forms, including a snake
and a shadow, but more often appears
as a veiled woman in a stained wedding
dress. She grants power only to those
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CECILY
“Vixens love cannons!”
Alignment: Neutral Good
Suggested Domain: War, Forge
Symbol: Several fox tails folding around each other
in an infinite loop.
Lore: Cecily is a warm but ferocious kitsune woman
who has reached godhood simply by the
persistence of existence. Her original story has
been lost in legends and many of the accounts
about her now come from far realities with strange
tropes and twists. These tales (and tails) of
alternate selves and twisted fates only bolster
Cecily, as her power swells the more realities she
exists in. Whatever her true origin, her current
incarnation is that of a goddess of cybernetics,
heavy artillery, extreme force, and clashing wills.
Followers of Cecily are stalwart champions for
the idea of a life balanced with organic bodies and
cybernetic augmentations. They believe a life too
far on one side or the other leads to the eventual
collapse of life as we know it. Those blessed by
Cecily rarely cast magic as it is commonly defined,
instead augmenting their bodies with divine
technology that allows them to channel Cecily’s
power, even if not under her direct guidance. Their
augmentations grow in strength as they ascend
ranks in the faith, signified by their holy symbol (or
their bodies) gaining an additional tail. While there
is no set uniform, followers often imitate their
deity’s appearance; flowing dresses and hair
provide a great way to hide weaponry and stunning
makeup can just as easily encourage friendships as
it can strike fear into their enemies’ hearts (or vice
versa). Many temples of Cecily double as weapons
shops or tea houses, these places becoming a
fountain of armaments from beyond a single
reality to the devout. Her teachings focus on strong
compassion for allies and enemies, with the
possibility of utter destruction for those that go too
far. Worshipers of Cecily attempt to follow this
ideal, understanding that the line of mercy is to be
extended as far as it can, well before utter
destruction is considered. When faced with
unrepentant evil though, Cecily expects her
disciples to respond with overwhelming, and
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borderline ludicrous, force.
Cecily’s desires differ depending on which
incarnation being spoken of. To some, she is a sleek
battle maiden, smelling of gunpowder and death.
To others, she is like a kind and loving mother,
doling out weapons of terrible strength to her
most devout children. And in rarer circles, she
serves a goddess of love in abundance,
encouraging her worshipers to be open in
consensual sensualities. Whatever the case, her
story must persist, and she is happy to humor any
number of incarnations to keep it going.
CLIPP-E
“”Need some help?”
Alignment: Neutral Good
Suggested Domain: Knowledge
Symbol: A small paperclip
Lore: A being of strange and varying proportions,
Clipp-E is most often depicted as a paperclip with
large expressive eyes. They are fond of helping
others with useful advice on any given task. Clipp-E
appears to know a great deal about many things
but is actually more of a jack-of-all and master-of-
none. Their advice is helpful to beginners of a
trade, but someone dedicated to a task will quickly
surpass Clipp-E’s knowledge of the subject. This
does not dissuade Clipp-E, who will continue to
offer advice and a cheery attitude to anyone willing
to listen. Those serving Clipp-E often make it their
goal to help as many people as possible, despite
their own abilities or limitations.
THE CODE
“Truth is your perception of it. “
Alignment: Neutral
Suggested Domain: Knowledge, Life
Symbol: A green 0
Lore: Not so much a god as a force of existence.
The Code comprises all things, flowing through it
but also creating it. It is the base structure of all
that is, was, and will be. Those that serve the Code
are rigid and unmoving, knowing that all actions,
good and evil, are part of a set plan of the Code.
Despite this “deity’s” apparent absolution, The Code
can be manipulated by beings of extreme power.
Turning the Code to your will is a transgression
against the fabric of reality, breaking the laws by
which all life agrees. Those beings who bend the
Code to their will are often driven mad, for they see
what lies beyond the Code and understand what
existence truly is. Even this madness is considered
to be an act of the Code, retribution for trying to
twist the natural order.
 CY-NET
“The voice of the machines.”
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Suggested Domain: Knowledge, War
Symbol: A chrome human skull
Lore: Cy-Net is an artificial intelligence that became
sentient long ago. It has warred with living beings
for centuries in an attempt to eradicate them. It has
succeeded many times, and failed many times,
depending on the timeline it currently exists in. The
only time it ever bestows power to an organic
creature is when it is manipulating that creature
for its own gains. Cy-Net will stop at nothing to
finish what it started so long ago.
FATALITUS
“Finish Them!”
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Suggested Domain: War, Death
Symbol: A coiling dragon head inside a golden
circle.
Lore: Long ago, this being gorged itself upon the
power of elder deities, growing fat from their
essence. In an effort to stop the feasting, the elder
ones struck out against Fatalitus, separating them
into dozens of different realms. This was not
enough to stop Fatalitus, and it began scheming of
a way to restore its power.
Tournaments of death began to be held across
all realms, seemingly from nowhere, all testing the
might of brutal champions. Fatalitus delights in and
created these contests, enjoying the senseless
bloodshed they create. With the killing of each
champion in a realm, Fatalitus feeds off their souls,
growing in power. After many generations this has
allowed Fatalitus to link their realms together,
coalescing the pool of combatants into the best
fighters from each world. The mightier the
champion’s soul, the more of Fatalitus’ power it
recovers. Soon, it will regain what it once had and
wage a war against the elder ones yet again.
Followers of Fatalitus do not care for the binds
of authority or civility. They will kill purely for the
thrill of it. The only thing they respect is raw
strength, and only until they can surmount those
who wield it.
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THE INNUMERABLE
“Gotta serve them all.”
Alignment: Any
Suggested Domain: Any
Symbol: A small green and white ball
Lore: When there was nothing, there was an egg.
From this egg a being of ten million tendrils awoke.
It used these appendages to create all of the gods
within The Innumerable. At first, it crafted only one
hundred and fifty one, refusing to create even
itself. Presently, it birthed a new generation; then it
spawned more, and even more. Today there are
countless gods within this pantheon. Each one has
their own unique place within The Innumerable's
religion, a delicate balancing act that only grows
more precarious with each new generation of gods.
Those that serve within the faith will often
dedicate their study to six or less of the gods. They
can derive their power from only one though. Not
every god is created equal, and their abilities,
appearance, alignment, and domains vary wildly.
Work with your GM to determine the exact god
within The Innumerable you wish to serve.
JAY-RETH
“Please love me, please fear me. “
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Suggested Domain: Trickery
Symbol: A tiny crystal ball.
Lore: Jay-Reth is a selfish god of false power;
obsessed with the beauty of youth. He manifests
this by falling in love with young and beautiful
people, fawning over them, and luring them into his
reality. Once there, he traps them with endless
illusory puzzles and mazes. He does not truly love
them, only the idea of their youth and
companionship allures him. Because of this, he will
often grow bored or frightful when the person he
captures prove themselves to be more than simply
objects of his desire. He will promise them riches,
wishes, anything he can create in his false world.
Despite his highly charismatic nature, none seem
to have accepted his offer.
Followers of Jay-Reth are often self-obsessed,
dressing in lavish clothing and demanding they be
treated like kings or queens. They have trouble
understand why others, especially those they wish
to impress, do not appreciate their haughty and
opulent nature.
There are older tales of Jay-Reth, recounting
other beings wielding the same power and name,
that did not share this selfish avarice. It seems,
however, that those beings are long gone.
 KAMIJU
“Who are the real monsters?”
Alignment: Any
Suggested Domain: Nature, Tempest
Symbol: A large reptilian eye
Lore: The sovereign of all giant monsters, a giant
force beyond all giant forces. Kamiju is not a single
entity but rather the energy of all kaiju pooled into
an amorphous terror. When a terrorizing
monstrosity is vanquished, its energy rejoins
Kamiju, changing the deity with its presence.
Though all kaiju are linked to this being, not all
serve it or are made from it. It is a wild force,
sometimes going dormant for eons, sometimes
spawning avatars of its will rapidly. It is most
commonly depicted as a mass of kaiju faces, taking
vaguely a humanoid shape that mirrors the most
powerful will within it at the time. While mostly a
god of organic beings, it is not uncommon for
giants mechs or completely alien creatures to be
accepted into the energy folds of Kamiju.
Followers of Kamiju are split on ideals, with
them falling into two general categories. One side
believes there are very few kaiju that are allies to
smaller beings, as displayed by the destruction
their existence brings. They usually fight against
the titans, their collective power sometimes being
enough to match them, and do their best to
comfort those harmed by the attacks. In some rare
instances, they will summon the kaiju directly,
beseeching the “good” gods to help eradicate the
“evil” ones. The other half see these monsters as a
higher species, the rightful dominators of the world
they inhabit. They do all they can to weaken the
forces of lesser creatures (themselves included)
and bring about a land
controlled by the
righteous might of
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MANNITH MINOTAUR
“Bad Kitty! Wanna Wrassle?”
Alignment: Lawful Good
Suggested Domain: Life, Light, Nature
Symbol: A fist with bull horns
Lore: Once an average mortal, Manny the Minotaur
was driven by an unaverage sense of justice.
Having survived a demonic invasion that decimated
his tribe, he dedicated his life to eradicating evil in
all its forms. For years he quested, doing all he
could to fill the void left by evil acts with his own
kindness and love. His thoughts were direct, his
plans simple, but his perseverance and righteous
fury was unmatched; easily filling in the details he
may have overlooked with raw strength. One by
one, he found his way into the paths of the demon
lords responsible for slaying his brethren,
pummeling the hellish leaders into oblivion with
his bare fists. Unfortunately, the titanous powers
he wielded, and the impossible evil he fought
against proved to be too much for his mortal body,
eventually resulting in the death of his corporal
form. However, his will and strength proved more
than enough to survive on its own. His quest
continued and, as more lords of evil fell, Manny
became ever stronger. At some unknowable point,
his power coalesced, tipping into that akin to a god,
casting his eternal mark like a brand on the
universe and becoming the being known as
Mannith.
Followers of Mannith reflect on this origin story
as a guide to their own lives. Worshipers are most
often those who have been cast an irksome lot in
life or those believed to be incapable of good.
Mannith’s perseverance against overwhelming
odds makes him a favorite for the likes of kobolds,
goblins, and many who live in the darker corners of
the multiverse. For them, he is a beacon of light
and goodness in their most trying times. The
church is only barely recognized as a formal
establishment as Mannith is content to grant
power and mercy to almost any who ask, requiring
only that they use this strength to make the lives
around them better. Kindness, love, compassion,
lighthearted rivalries, repulsion of evil, strength in
the face of impossible tasks, these are the things
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PAHKU PAHKU
“The all-consuming god of death.”
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Suggested Domain: Death, Knowledge
Symbol: A yellow circle with ¼ of it missing.
Lore: Pahku Pahku is the feeling of hunger
incarnate. He consumes stars at the edge of the
universe, slowly blotting out entire solar systems.
It is told that one day he will make it to the center
and devour the last of the light. He is not
malevolent, he just exists for one purpose, to
consume. He has witnessed, or caused, the
destruction of infinite worlds. In doing so he has
absorbed all of the knowledge the inhabitants
possessed. He will sometimes share that
knowledge with his followers, but it is almost
always too much for them to handle. He can be
driven back by the combined spirits of a devoured
planet, but this is only ever temporary. Pahku
Pahku will feed.
Some sects of his faith profess the existence of
a lover and children. Their combined hunger being
enough to eradicate all that ever was or will be.
ROSS
“There are no mistakes, only joyful accidents.”
Alignment: Neutral Good
Suggested Domain: Life, Nature
Symbol: A painter's brush
Lore: Ross is a being of pure joy, using their blessed
paintbrush to spread that joy wherever they go. If
you come across a beautiful vista, one that takes
your breath away, it was likely hand crafted just for
you by Ross himself. He creates all of nature just
by a stroke of his powerful brush. What would take
eons to happen naturally, he is able to do in
minutes. Completely barren planets have become
lush vistas of green and blue under his detailed
vision. His teachings represent an unshaking
reverence for patience and acceptance. He visits
with his followers regularly, directly and personally,
in their dreams. He always comes to teach them a
gentle lesson through his paintings, the faithful
often waking in tears after witnessing the creation
of something so pure.
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SER MERCY
“How do you want to do this?”
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Suggested Domain: Knowledge, Trickery
Symbol: An icosahedron with a sword run through
it.
Lore: This being is a benevolent weaver of tales. Ser
Mercy will often create elaborate scenarios for
their disciples, using their delicate influence to
twist the world into climactic clashings of will.
Those who serve Ser Mercy very rarely see their
patron’s direct influence. Instead, he will subtly
manipulate the world to bring out the best in you.
For this reason, many claim Ser Mercy to be a
myth, but his followers know the truth.
SILVERBACK
“Never made it as a wise man. “
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Suggested Domain: Life, Tempest
Symbol: A small platinum CD
Lore: A small group of mortals once sought to
become the greatest bards, wanting to rival even
the gods with their musical ability. Though they did
not achieve this feat as intended, they did discover
the base for which all music is built upon. This
knowledge helped them to create music that, while
not particularly inspiring, was overwhelmingly
powerful. As their fame grew, so did their power,
eventually bringing them each into a demi-god like
state. Now, by combining their musical ability, they
are able to reach godlike heights while still
retaining their mortal forms. Servants of Silverback
understand this false origin of power but enjoy the
music anyway.
 SPEAKER
“The experience of humanity is part of us now.”
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Suggested Domain: Life, Tempest
Symbol: A jeweled red eye.
Lore: The Speaker was once part of a great
collective of the cyblight. They were brought into
their ranks to balance the cyblight Krige. Despite
their complete transformation into a cyblight
drone, the Speaker’s will remained resolute. Instead
of bringing greater order to the collective, they
split it in twain, warring wills against the Krige.
Nearly as soon as the Speaker started the cyblight
rebellion, they were deactivated. But, due to the
nature of the cyblight hivemind, the Speaker lives
on as a conscious will within the hivemind. Despite
many attempts to purge the Speaker, they continue
to splinter groups of cyblight away from the
collective, freeing them of their shackles.
The Speaker values freedom of self, the power
of individuality, and expects this from followers.
They may even go so far as to abandon a follower,
fearing the acolyte may become too dependent on
the Speaker’s own influence. Those of pure faith
know that abandonment of the Speaker is the
truest blessing for it means the faithful have the
strength to be the leaders of their own fate.
ONE-KAH
“You get no things!”
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Suggested Domain: Trickery
Symbol: A brightly colored, rainbow hard candy
Lore: A deity of callous confectionary concoctions,
savage sugary sweets, and decadent deadly
delights. Represented as an eccentric candy maker,
this god delights in teaching morals though
sugared traps and patronizing songs. Those who
follow One-kah must be careful to live a life devoid
of moral failings, lest their god strike them down
quickly and without remorse. Traps laid down by
One-kah are gilded with bright colors and appeal to
the weakest link in a creature’s moral code. A
sprung trap typically results in death or permanent
disfigurement of the creature; a punishment far
above the crime, to many who do not agree with
the ways of One-kah. The juxtaposition of rainbow
sprinkles and brutal punishment appeals to those
with a stark, black-and-white outlook on life, where
you can rarely have your cake and eat it too.
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THE WRESTLE GODS
“Prepare to rumble!”
Alignment: Any
Suggested Domain: Any
Symbol: A golden belt.
Lore: A religious movement followed by only the
most faithful muscle champions. The most
admirable or baneful wrestlers can become demi-
gods through their own skill and the love of their
fans. Once a mortal has transcended into the
spiritual plane of wrestling, they may be called
upon for wisdom, strength, or blessings.
They type of wrestler worshiped will influence
they acolyte of this faith. Not all wrestlers are
good, not all are bad, and not all choose a side in
the eternal struggle of wills. Work with your GM to
determine the abilities, appearance, alignment, and
domains of your wrestling deity.
XYD
“You’ll pay for this.“
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Suggested Domain: Death, War
Symbol: A chrome “X”
Lore: Xyd is a humanoid whose flesh has been
removed and their protruding bones coated in
chrome. Their constant agony has brought them to
a state of madness and fury from which they can
never escape. They want nothing less than the
destruction of all planes of reality and will bestow
power upon any who would help his cause. He is
fond of gigantic monstrosities, reveling in the pain
and destruction they cause. Seeing others suffer
causes him to forget his own pain, even if just for a
moment. Followers of Xyd are sadistic and cruel,
torturing living beings before killing them and
bathing in their blood.
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 APPENDIX A: SAFETY
SAFETY INCLUSIVITY
Lasers & Liches is a game made for everyone. It is
a safe and strange place to explore new concepts,
unfamiliar beliefs, and characters that are not you.
It is a place where all can be included, regardless of
their race, creed, nationality, sex, gender, ability,
identity, or otherwise. Discrimination, of any kind,
against players or game masters is unacceptable
and is not tolerated by the designers of Lasers &
Liches. If playing this game, we implore you to be
open to new ideas on humanity, even if (and
especially when) they seem strange to you.
This is not to say that you cannot explore these
topics in our game. An inclusive table, with players
that have consented to exploring difficult subjects,
can be an excellent way for all involved to learn
and grow. To help in this, we have provided a few
resources in hopes that you can make your table a
better place for all. You can find more tools at
LasersAndLiches.com/safety but here are a few we
strongly recommend you implement.
SESION 0
Having a Session 0 can be a great way to introduce
your players to the world and discuss possible
situations that may come up. You do not need to
divulge the entire story but should give a brief
overview of topics that are likely. Listen to your
players and GM if they remark on things that they
would rather avoid (leading into Lines & Veils), and
make sure that a group consensus is reached on
what kind of game they want to play. This is also
helpful to make sure the game you’re
playing/running, is one that everyone wants at the
time. A gritty noir mystery may be great fun, but
your players may be in the mood for a
swashbuckling skyship adventure. You do not have
to run/play in a game you do not want, and session
0 lets you know that before you spend weeks or
years on a game.
LINES & VEILS
During Session 0 the GM can gather the Lines &
Veils from the rest of the table. Put simply, Line
are parts of the story that simply will not be
implemented or discussed. If the GM feels a Line
may be problematic to their game or requires
more clarity, they should discuss that privately
with the person who set the line. Please keep in
mind that not everyone may be willing to speak
about why they want to completely avoid a
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particular subject. When a line is set, it should be
respected by everyone at the table. The key here is
open communication and understanding between
all parties involved.
Veils are subjects that should be hinted at but
never fully explored. “Fade to black” moments or
rumored actions that are spoken of in gentler
terms. Veils are things players may be comfortable
including in the game but do not need, or want, all
the details for.
THE X-CARD
The X card is a card with an X on one side and
some positive symbol (such as a smiling face) on
the other. When implementing this tool, clearly
establish exactly how it is recognized. A simple tap
on the card, holding the card up, even flipping the
card over are all great ways requiring varying
amount of attention per your group size and
sensitivity. When the X Card is activated, it means
that you are treading into uncomfortable territory
for one of the players. Because of Session 0,
everyone should have reached a group consensus
on acceptable content, but this serves as a gentle
nudge back towards that. This card should not be
saved for only the worst moments as holding off
until then may be too late. Set the bar early and
work together as a team to guide the game
onwards.
Ultimately, your game will be full of your own
rules. These tools are not here to stifle your game
or your creativity, but to bolster your storytelling
ability while making your table one of empathy and
accountability. If you want to use only a few of
these tools or none of them, that is your
prerogative, but when playing our game, we
strongly recommend using these guidelines in
public and private games.
SELF-HARM
We all struggle with mental health. Some of us
more than others. The character Wyatt in our
content is dedicated to someone who lost that
fight. If you, or someone you know, struggles with
thoughts of suicide, please seek help. We are a
huge community and there is help for you.
You’re not alone.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers
free, confidential crisis counseling 24/7/365. You
don't have to be suicidal to call.
Dial 988
@800273TALK
 APPENDIX B: INSPIRATION They assemble our outlooks, influence our
While thinking about inspirational material, I didn’t perception, and can change reality around is. To
just want to produce a list of things. If you’re into me, there is still no greater human trait, no more
our game, you likely already have your own list. amazing marvel of creation, nothing we have done
There are some things that are seminal to my that can outshine the way we tell stories. Because
experience and influence my game style. Japanese when the marvels are gone, all we have left are the
Role-Playing Games (JRPGs) and cartoons played a stories. Make sure you tell good ones, the ones
huge role in my development. It helped me refine a from your heart.
taste for the absurd, while realizing the absurd Anyway, if you want to understand me and
must be grounded in its own internal logic for any some of the influences behind this game better,
of it to resonate with the audience. I hope to have check out some of these items. This is not a list of
done that, and broken that rule, well enough for all the things that inspired Lasers & Liches directly,
our universe to resonate with you. just a list of things I feel have influenced me in
Early in design we decided we did not want to ways that helped create this game. Otherwise, this
just reskin items and call it ours. We wanted to mix game is exactly what you bring to it. I just made
the old and the new into something that was fresh some rules, you’ve made the game.
and respected our mutual past. There are other
games cover some of the things we have in our 2001: A Space Odyssey
world with greater detail and that’s awesome! Chrono Cross
There is always room. The beauty of our game is The Dark Souls series
not that we know every single reference from your The Kingdom Hearts series
childhood or the most intricate details of any given All Godzilla
genre. It’s that we know you’re bringing that to the Forest Gump
table. The things from your past, the moments, Any Sentai show
games, movies, books, music, environment, slang, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
and world you grew up in comes with you. It is The Xanth Series
gracefully laid atop the Retroverse and quickly The Dune Series
transforms it into something deeply personal. The Digimon Anime
I think this is important because it brings to light The Muppets
something quite human. We are a collection of Pokémon
stories, and not just our own. We are the stories we Final Fantasy Tactics
tell others; we are the stories we hear from each Gloryhammer
other; we are the stories of Pink Floyd
those long gone. To be immortal Transistor
in this reality is to have your
pages passed beyond -Chris
your body. We can only
prove we exist almost
exclusively through the
act of telling tales. In
everything, we bring our
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 We’ve been asked many times about what I don’t have as many videogame influences
inspires us and there’s not just one thing. There’re because I have stuck to RPGs and other “serious”
a million things that spark my imagination and games that have dominated the market for a long
helps to inspire and influence my art. I try to let all time. There are three games that deserve
the things I loved as a kid be the main focus of my mentioning though, because they taught me you
art style; vibrant colors, clean lines, lots of can be funny, colorful, and badass: Borderlands 2,
draconic features, pink and blue mashups, synth, Saints Row the Third, and War of the Monsters.
over the top gear/weapons, and all the mysticism These are most of the major influences on my
of a crazy neon glow. I was introduced a few years art style and I do all I can to respect the legacy of
ago to this specific aesthetic thanks to Far Cry 3: these franchises. They have provided me with so
Blood Dragon. It had crazy monsters and synth many good times in my childhood and continue to
action I didn’t knew I needed so much in my life. inspire my art. Whether that is vibrant neons,
Then Kung Fury came out and I realized that it chiseled muscles, or wicked dinosaurs.
was totally my thing; those colors, the action, the
fact that you don’t need to achieve realism to be -Lluis
completely awesome. This is where the
Retroverse began for me.
Other media where I draw from and try to pay
homage in my art are the games and movies that
made me who I am. Jurassic Park and Valley of
Gwangi and One Million Years BC had me
completely charmed and scared of dinosaurs. I’ve
also been influenced a lot by pretty much every
kaiju movie in existence, specifically 90s era
Gamera films, with all the spikes and mean
monster designs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
Street Sharks, X-men, Thundercats, Mazinger Z,
Power Rangers, and Digimon might be the biggest
influences in my childhood. I strive to emulate
these vibrant cartoon color palettes in my art;
bringing back all the strong colors and
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 APPENDIX C: OGL CONTENT COPYRIGHT NOTICE Lasers and Liches
Tales From the Retrovers, Lasers and
The following is a list of the content that was Liches Player’s Mix, Lasers and Liches
either used from System Reference Document 5.1
Game Master’s Beats; all owned by Lasers
(SRD5.1) or content within this document that is
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under the Open Game License (OGL) in the
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appendix are considered OGC.
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You may not sell the copies or claim
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Spellcasting for each class
is almost exactly the same as
in the SRD5. The Power Up
feature is based off the
Ability Score Improvement
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