From All Walks of Life
Professor
A dwarven mercenary is hired as a bodyguard for a
prominent nobleman in the area, whose caravan is ambushed
by a group of thieves and brigands lurking in the dusky forest.
The clumsy noble runs off, but the dwarf can sense that he is
likely to trip over the exposed tree roots and get captured.
She warns the noble to hide inside the caravan, and then
makes quick work of the attackers, keeping her client safe.
An aged dragonborn bard looks tearfully out into the
audience of the music hall, watching his last performance
before retirement. His gaze shifts to the younger members of
the orchestra, exuberant but with a lot to learn before they
master their craft. He decides to use his bardic inspiration to
inspire them, as he has done with thousands of audience
members, but not as a performer; as a teacher.
A halfling dressed in her old sorcerer robes is instructing a
school of aspiring wizards, and to their initial confusion, she
is teaching them self-defense. She speaks of different martial
arts, and of the perception and stealth she learned as a scam
artist, teaching the students that magical prowess isn't useful
if they are ambushed and killed before they can open their
spellbooks. At the end of the lecture, one of the students
summarizes her teachings in such a concise and profound
way, the halfling feels as if she has learned as much as her
class has.
Every great hero and adventurer has had someone that
they learned from, whether it was a sparring partner, a
spiritual mentor, or a more traditional kind of teacher. Those
that are drawn to teaching others, and being the mentor that
inspires a generation of adventurers, are likely to become
professors.
Professors usually begin teaching later in life, but they have
always had a knack for teaching others. Professors hail from
all backgrounds and all other professions, but sparking those
interests in others is what unifies the professors and teachers
across the world. They usually teach at a college or other
school, but often hold onto aspects of their previous jobs, like
mercenary work or persuing their academic interests.
Multifaceted
While professors have a specific area of expertise, they have
to learn how to connect with a variety of students, and so they
must pick up on a variety of skills. Knowledgeable in different
combat styles, schools of magic, and schools of thought,
professors are jacks of all trades while also being a master of
one. Through this, professors are able to create a nearly
telepathic bond with their students and aid them through all
sorts of challenges and obstacles.
Multiclassing Rules
Prerequisites: Strength or Dexterity 13, Intelligence 13
(OPTIONAL RULE: If you have levels in a spellcasting class,
you do not need to meet the prerequisite of having an
Intelligence score of 13 or higher. Consult your DM before
following this rule)
Proficiencies Gained: Light armor, medium armor, shields,
simple weapons, martial weapons
Spell Slots: Add together one half of your Professor levels
(rounded down) when determining your available spell slots.
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 The Professor
Level Proficiency Bonus Features Spells Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Instruction, Tactical Advice — — — — — —
2nd +2 Fighting Style, Magical Source, Spellcasting 2 2 — — — —
3rd +2 Strategic Mind, House feature 3 3 — — — —
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 — — — —
5th +3 Extra Attack 4 4 2 — — —
6th +3 Divine Pulse (two uses) 4 4 2 — — —
7th +3 House feature 5 4 3 — — —
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 5 4 3 — — —
9th +4 — 6 4 3 2 — —
10th +4 Enlightened One, instruction improvement 6 4 3 2 — —
11th +4 House feature 7 4 3 3 — —
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 7 4 3 3 — —
13th +5 — 8 4 3 3 1 —
14th +5 Divine Pulse (three uses) 8 4 3 3 1 —
15th +5 House feature 9 4 3 3 2 —
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 9 4 3 3 2 —
17th +6 — 10 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Rally Spectrum 10 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 11 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 Sacred Power 11 4 3 3 3 2

Creating a Professor Class Features

As you create a professor, the three biggest questions are
when, what, and who. First, when did they discover that
teaching was the path for them? Was it after they had become
reputable in a specific field, or did they always know that
teaching was what they wanted to do? Many multiclass into
levels of professor when they want to pass on their
knowledge, while others begin their adventures wanting to
study as many different disciplines as possible.
Second, what do they enjoy teaching the most, and what
are they the best at? Are they particularly adept at a given
skill, and enjoy teaching that skill to others? While fighting,
do they like to enter the fray, focus on their spellcasting, or
come up with more clever options to end the conflict quickly?
Lastly, who do they teach, and who do they teach for? Not
all professors have a group of students to lecture at; some
work with guilds of adventurers, or go town to town to teach
everyone they can. As for motivation, do they teach others so
they can avoid a mistake that they've made, or so they can
become the best version of themselves that they can be?
Quick Build
You can make a professor quickly by following these
suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength,
followed by Intelligence. Second, choose the Sage
background.
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As a professor, you gain the following class features.
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per professor level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution
modifier per professor level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Skills: Choose three from Arcana, Deception, History,
Investigation, Insight, Perception, Persuasion, and Religion
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background.
(a) a martial weapon and a shield, or (b) two martial
weapons
(a) a component pouch, or (b) any spellcasting focus
(a) a diplomat's pack, or (b) an explorer's pack
Scale mail and a light crossbow with 20 bolts
Instruction
At 1st level, your knack for teaching based on your own life
experiences allows your “students” to put your experiences to
practice. By instructing a friendly creature for 10 minutes,
they become proficient in one skill, tool set, or kit that you are
proficient in for 24 hours, or until they begin their next long
rest. You must finish a long rest before using this ability
again.
At 10th level, you recognize that often times the teacher
can learn just as much from the student. When using your
Instruction ability, you can instead have a friendly creature
instruct you for 10 minutes, and you become proficient in one
skill, tool set, or kit that they are proficient in for the regular
duration.
Tactical Advice
You can assess dangerous situations faster than most, and
use that intuitiveness to your allies’ advantage. At 1st level,
you can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat
to use the Help action.
Fighting Style
You adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty.
Choose one of the following options. You can’t take a Fighting
Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose
again.
Archery
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged
weapons.
Defense
While you are wearing armor, you get a +1 bonus to AC.
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no
other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that
weapon.
Protection
When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you
that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to
impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding
a shield.
Magical Source
Professors are unique in that while their magic usually draws
from careful study, it may come from any number of different
sources, based on the individual’s background and
experiences. A cleric who becomes a professor later in life,
for example, would likely instruct others through their deity’s
wisdom, while a bard turned professor would probably teach
with their musical skills. Instead of only being able to use an
arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your professor spells,
at 2nd level you can choose a focus from any spellcasting
class to use as well.
If you have levels in other spellcasting classes, you can use
whatever focus you use for those classes as a spellcasting
focus for your professor spells.
OPTIONAL MULTICLASSING RULE: Since the magical
abilities of a professor are taken from their own area of
expertise, it is not necessarily always based in intellect. If you
are multiclassing into professor from one or more
spellcasting classes, you may choose to have your
spellcasting ability be Wisdom or Charisma instead of
Intelligence. Once the decision is made after reaching second
level, it cannot be changed.
Spellcasting
By the time you reach 2nd level, you have learned how to
enhance your innate magical prowess to cast spells as a
sorcerer or ranger does. See Spells Rules for the general
rules of spellcasting and the Spells Listing below for the
professor spell list.
Spell Slots
The Professor table shows how many spell slots you have to
cast your professor 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 cure wounds
and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you
can cast cure wounds using either slot.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the
professor spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Professor table shows
when you learn more professor spells of your choice. Each of
these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
For instance, when you reach 5th level in this class, you can
learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the professor spells you know and replace it
with another spell from the professor spell list, which also
must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your professor
spells, unless you chose Wisdom or Charisma using the
optional Multiclassing rules. You use this ability whenever a
spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use
your spellcasting ability modifier for that ability for when
setting the saving throw DC for a professor spell you cast and
when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
spellcasting ability modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your
spellcasting ability modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your
professor spells, or any kind of spell focus through the
Magical Source class ability.
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 Strategic Mind
Starting at 3rd level, you discover an uncanny ability to
strategize with your companions telepathically, letting you
convey more information at a faster rate. As a bonus action,
you can create a telepathic link with a friendly creature
within 30 feet of you that you share a language with. Once
you have linked with a creature in this way, the two of you can
communicate telepathically as long as the link is active. A
link is active as long as you remain within 30 feet of each
other, remain friendly, and share a language.
If a creature you linked with becomes out of range, is no
longer friendly towards you, or no longer shares a language
with you, the link is not broken, but it is no longer active until
they meet the requirements again.
You can create and break links an unlimited amount of
times, but you can only maintain up to a number of links
equal to your spellcasting ability modifier multiplied by 2. If
your spellcasting ability modifier lowers to a point where you
have more links than you can maintain, you can choose
which links to break in order to have an appropriate number.
Communicating telepathically is faster than talking
verbally, allowing you to use more detail when talking as a
free action during combat. You can also communicate one
message telepathically while speaking something else, but
this is more mentally taxing and so the messages cannot not
be too complex. You can telepathically communicate the
same message to multiple linked creatures at the same time,
but hearing messages from multiple sources at the same time
sounds like people talking over each other.
A telepathic link cannot be active while one of the
members is not conscious.
Houses
At 3rd level, you choose an academic house of study based on
your interests, usually centering around unique battle
strategies and methodologies. Choose the Black Eagle
House, Blue Lion House, or Golden Deer House, all detailed
at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you
features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, and 15th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and then again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your
choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score
above 20 using this feature.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the attack action on your turn.
Divine Pulse
At 6th level, whether through divine intervention or a tactical
insight that borders on divination, you can see calamity
coming and act to prevent it.
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You have two divine pulses. Whenever you or a creature
that you have an active telepathic link with makes an attack
roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, or when an attack roll
is made against you or an actively linked creature, you can
spend a divine pulse to roll an additional d20. You choose
which of the d20s is used for the attack roll, ability check, or
saving throw.
Divine pulses do not work with other abilities that let you
choose between multiple rolls, such as having advantage,
spending a luck point granted by the Lucky feat, foretelling
rolls granted by the Wizard’s Portent ability, and other divine
pulses. Creatures affected by multiple abilities in this way
choose which one they wish to use before rolling.
You regain any expended pulses when you finish a long
rest.
You get an additional divine pulse at 14th level.
Enlightened One
By 10th level, your capacity for instructing and defending
your allies grows profoundly. The range of your strategic
mind ability increases to 60 feet.
Additionally, whenever you have inspiration, you may give
your inspiration to a player character that you have an active
telepathic link with that does not currently have inspiration
as a free action.
Rally Spectrum
At 18th level, you can motivate your allies to do anything they
set their minds to. As an action, you and all creatures that you
have active telepathic links with gain a +4 morale bonus to all
ability checks and saving throws until your next turn. If you
are out of combat, this bonus lasts for six seconds.
Morale bonuses from multiple different rally spectrum
abilities do not stack. If a creature would get a bonus from
both rally spectrum and another rally ability (such as Rally
Strength), they only get the highest bonus to any given check
or saving throw and do not add them together.
You can use this feature 4 times. You regain any expended
uses when you finish a long rest.
Sacred Power
At 20th level, the resolve that you inspire in others is
astounding. For one minute, as an action, creatures that you
have an active telepathic link with get a +3 morale bonus to
damage rolls, and all damage that is dealt to them is reduced
by 3.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a long rest.
Houses
Joining a house of study, or deciding to teach based on a
house's principles, is a commitment that is not taken lightly. It
informs your battle strategy, and more than that, it informs
the types of people that tend to be drawn to your instructions.
It also teaches you about yourself, and what kinds of causes
you tend to be drawn to.

House of the Black Eagle
The House of the Black Eagle originates from the Adrestian
Empire, a monarchy with hierarchal families and a strong
imperial army relying on magic. The house is one that values
ruling with a mighty fist and acting according to your
conscience, but also knowing that compromise is often
necessary when accomplishing important goals. The Black
Eagles respect structure and order, but use every tool at their
disposal, particularly magic, which often attracts nobles and
sages.
Cantrips
At 3rd level, you learn two cantrips of your choice from the
wizard spell list. You learn an additional wizard cantrip of
your choice at 10th level.
Tomefaire
At 7th level, you add your spellcasting ability modifier to the
damage rolls of your cantrips.
Forbidden Knowledge
At 11th level, choose one spell from any class, including this
one. A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as
shown on the Professor table, or a cantrip.
The chosen spell counts as a professor spell for you, and
does not count towards your total number of spells known.
You learn one additional spell or cantrip from any class at
15th level.
Resolve
At 15th level, your dedication to your ideals and to the craft of
spellcasting are unwavering. You add your spellcasting ability
modifier to Constitution saving throws that you make to
maintain your concentration on a spell when you take
damage.
Additionally, when you make a melee attack, you may
expend a spell slot of any level to have it count as magical for
the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to
nonmagical attacks and damage.
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House of the Blue Lion
The House of the Blue Lion originates from the Holy
Kingdom of Faerghus, a kingdom that teaches children to
wield weapons to protect themselves from the harsh
environment, and instills its military with chivalry and duty.
The house values chivalry and piety, showing respect to
everyone (including enemies), but if that respect is broken,
they are usually never forgiven. The Blue Lions treat combat
as a sacred art, and are steadfast in their goals, which often
attracts soldiers and acolytes.
Combat Arts
At 3rd level, you learn combat arts that use up special dice
called tactical dice.
Combat Arts. You learn four combat arts when you take
this archetype at 3rd level: Draw Back, Reposition, Shove,
and Swap. Many combat arts enhance an attack in some way.
You can use only one combat art per turn.
You learn two additional combat arts of your choice at 7th,
10th, and 15th level. Each time you learn new combat arts,
you can also replace one combat art you know with a
different one.
Tactical Dice. You have four tactical dice, which are d8s. A
tactical die is expended when you use it. You regain all of
your expended tactical dice when you finish a short or long
rest.
You gain another tactical die at 7th level and one more at
15th level.
Saving Throws. Some of your combat arts require your
target to make a saving throw to resist the combat art’s
effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:
Combat Art save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice)
Meleefaire
At 7th level, you may expend a tactical die when making a
melee weapon attack, adding it to either the attack roll or the
damage roll. You cannot expend a tactical die in this way
when making a combat art that already requires expending a
tactical die.
Chivalry
At 11th level, you have gained enough martial prowess to
influence the world based on your ideals. Choose a paladin’s
oath and commit yourself to the tenets of that oath, or work
with your DM to create other tenets more applicable to your
character. While you stay true to these tenets, you can’t be
frightened. Your DM decides if you ever stray too far from
your tenets, and how long the penalty should last (usually for
24 hours after a particularly untenable act).
As long as you are benefitting from this ability, creatures
that you have active telepathic links with have advantage on
saving throws against being frightened.
Persistence
At 15th level, when you roll initiative and have no tactical dice
remaining, you regain 1 tactical dice.
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 Combat Arts Soulblade. When you attack a creature with a melee
The combat arts are presented in alphabetical order. weapon attack, you may expend a tactical die to have the
Astra. When you are attacking a creature with melee attack count as magical for the purpose of overcoming
attacks using the Extra Attack feature, you may expend a resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
tactical die to make two extra attacks as a bonus action. If If you hit, add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll.
you do, all damage rolls you make this turn are halved. Steal. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack and
Draw Back. When you are adjacent to a willing creature have at least one hand free, you can expend one tactical die to
that you have an active telepathic link with, you may expend a attempt to disarm the target of one item of your choice that
tactical dice to move 5 feet away from the ally and have them it’s holding, and then grab it yourself. The target must make a
move 5 feet to occupy your previous space. This movement Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it drops one object of
doesn’t count towards both of your total movement for the your choice. If you are within 5 feet, you may make a DC 10
turn, and doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity. You can sleight of hand check to grab the dropped object with an open
activate this combat art as either an action or a bonus action. hand. If you fail the check, the object lands at its feet.
Fierce Iron Fist. When you are attacking a creature with Swap. When you are adjacent to a willing creature that you
an unarmed attack, you may expend a tactical die to change have an active telepathic link with, you may expend a tactical
the damage die of your unarmed strikes against the target to dice to switch places with that creature. This movement
d4 until the end of turn, and add the die to your first unarmed doesn’t count towards both of your movement total for the
damage roll. turn, and doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity. You can
Grounder. When you hit a creature with a melee attack activate this combat art as either an action or a bonus action.
that is flying, you may expend a tactical die to maximize the Triangle Attack. When you make a melee weapon attack
amount of weapon damage you deal to that creature. You add against a creature with at least three adjacent creatures that
the die to the attack roll. are hostile towards it (which can include yourself), you may
Helm Splitter. When you hit a creature with a melee expend one tactical dice to grant yourself advantage on the
attack that is wearing heavy armor, you may expend a tactical attack roll. Add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll.
die to maximize the amount of weapon damage you deal to Vantage. When a creature attacks you with a melee attack,
that creature. You add the die to the attack roll. you can use your reaction and expend one tactical dice to
Lethality. When you are attacking a creature with a make a melee attack against the creature before their attack
weapon attack, you may expend a tactical die to increase the roll.
critical hit range of the attack to 18-20, and add the die to the
attack’s damage roll.
Monster Breaker. When you hit a monstrosity type
creature with a melee attack, you may expend a tactical die to
maximize the amount of weapon damage you deal to that
creature. You add the die to the attack roll.
One-Two Punch. When you are attacking a creature with
an unarmed attack, you may expend a tactical die to change
the damage die of your unarmed strikes against the target to
d4 until the end of turn, and make an extra unarmed attack
against the target as a bonus action.
Paraselene. When you make a melee attack against a
creature, you may expend a tactical die and add it to the
damage roll. After your attack action is completed, you may
move 5 feet away from the creature. This movement doesn’t
count towards your movement total for the turn, and doesn’t
provoke attacks of opportunity.
Reposition. When you are adjacent to a willing creature
that you have an active telepathic link with, you may expend a
tactical dice to reposition that creature so that it is on the
opposite side of you. This movement doesn’t count towards
both of your total movement for the turn, and doesn’t provoke
attacks of opportunity. You can activate this combat art as
either an action or a bonus action.
Shove. When you are adjacent to a willing creature that
you have an active telepathic link with, you may expend a
tactical dice to push that creature 5 feet away from you. This
movement doesn’t count towards both of your total
movement for the turn, and doesn’t provoke attacks of
opportunity. You can activate this combat art as either an
action or a bonus action.

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House of the Golden Deer
The House of the Golden Deer originates from the Leicester
Alliance, a league of multiple noble families united as a
republic (though they don't always get along), each
contributing to a military with a preference of bows and
ranged attacks. The house values the strength in diversity
and working with others, while also doing whatever you can
to do right by your own associates. The Golden Deer may
occasionally use unscrupulous methods and schemes, but
they are accepting of outsiders and are very resourceful by
attacking from a distance, often attracting charlatans and
urchins.
Battle Trickery
At 3rd level, you learn the value of distracting your opponents Professor spells
in unexpected ways, through jeering, feinting, or any number This is a list of professor spells by level.
of other ways. When you use the help action, you can aid a 1st Level Spells
friendly creature in attacking a creature within 30 feet of you
instead of within 5 feet of you. Alarm, Arcane Weapon, Bless, Burning Hands, Charm
Taking up an opponent’s focus in this way also takes up Person, Command, Comprehend Languages, Cure Wounds,
your focus. If you distract a creature further than 5 feet away Detect Magic, Divine Favor, Guiding Bolt, Healing Word,
from you, the next attack roll against you has advantage until Heroism, Identify
your next turn. The creature you are distracting does not get 2nd Level Spells
this bonus. Aid, Augury, Branding Smite, Calm Emotions, Enhance
Bowfaire Ability, Enthrall, Flame Blade, Lesser Restoration, Magic
At 7th level, you add your dexterity modifier to the damage Mouth, Prayer of Healing, Scorching Ray, Suggestion,
rolls of ranged attacks as long as you are within 30 feet of the Warding Bond
creature taking damage. 3rd Level Spells
Beacon of Hope, Blinding Smite, Fast Friends (AI), Haste,
Schemer Lightning Bolt, Mass Healing Word, Motivational Speech (AI),
At 11th level, you pick up on alternate methods of stopping or Sending, Vampiric Touch, Tongues
sabotaging your foes. Choose two of the following to gain
proficiency in: 4th Level Spells
Deception, persuasion, sleight of hand, stealth, disguise kit, Arcane Eye, Aura of Life, Confusion, Divination, Ice Storm,
forgery kit, poisoner’s kit, or thieves’ tools. Staggering Smite
If you chose an option that you are already proficient in,
double your proficiency modifier for it. You cannot double 5th Level Spells
your proficiency modifier more than once, such as through Circle of Power, Commune, Flame Strike, Mass Cure
this and the rogue’s Expertise class feature. Wounds, Telepathic Bond, Skill Empowerment
Golden Scheme
At 15th level, you add even more tricks to your arsenal that
most opponents would not expect, and your allies can make
full use of them. Choose two of the combat arts from the
combat arts section of the Blue Lion professor archetype. You
gain these combat arts, as well as a tactical die that is a d8.
You regain one expended superiority die when you finish a
short or long rest, or when you roll initiative.
When you use the help action, you can let the creature that
you are helping use the combat art you gained from this
ability. They must follow all other prerequisites of the combat
art, such as using unarmed strikes for the Fierce Iron Fist
art. If they do perform the combat art, they must expend your
tactical die gained from this ability.
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