The Blood Hunter, Re-Balanced
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arred but resolute, his grimacing face
dripping with sweat, a half-orc reddens
a finger across his wounds to draw a
glowing, ruby glyph in the air. He grips
the weightless, completed sigil, twisting
it to unleash dark magical energies that
fire forward, cursing the stalking
behemoth from within its own veins to better even the odds.
A mysterious half-elf swathed in a worn cloak and rugged
leather armor carefully investigates a grizzly scene off the
roadway, her eyes flashing with recognition as she meditates
on the remnants of the massacre. The survivor who warily
hired her withdraws with a jump as the half-elf suddenly
shoots to her feet, sure in the knowledge of the culprit, where
it calls home, and how little time there is to find it.
Stepping into the lightless chambers of ancient dust and
lingering whispers, the halfling's nose picks up the pungent
smell of imminent danger as she hears the scraping of bone
and claw on nearby stone. She winces as she runs her blade
across her palm, the steel transmuting her blood into glowing
runes of powerful magic, her sword suddenly engulfed in
arcane flames, eager to brand and burn the flesh of her
enemies.
Often feared or misunderstood, and driven by an unending
drive to destroy the wicked, blood hunters are clever, arcane
warriors who have bound their essence to the dark creatures
they hunt to better stalk and survive their prey. Armed with
the rites of forbidden blood magic and a willingness to
sacrifice their own vitality and humanity for the cause, they
protect the realms from the shadows, ever vigilant to avoid
becoming the same monsters they choose to hunt.
Sacrifice to Preserve Life
While most of the classic schools of magical study are well
known and widely respected, the less refined and macabre
incantations of Hemocraft have long been forbidden and lost
to most of the civilized world. Blood Hunters have reclaimed
these techniques away from the judging eyes of society,
finding blood magic's esoteric nature effective against the
evils that often defy the divine powers that historically hold
the line.
Through careful study and practice, blood hunters have
honed the rites of hemocraft into their combat prowess,
forfeiting a facet of their health to infuse their weapons with
powerful blood magic and summoning the elements to
envelop their strikes.
They can sear an arcane brand into the body of their
quarry that hinders their foe's abilities and punishes their
aggression, or call blood curses upon their enemies,
manipulating their bodies from the inside. Willing to suffer
whatever it takes to achieve victory, these adept warriors have
forged themselves into a potent force against the terrors that
threaten the innocent.
Foreword
"I've always found the Blood Hunter an interesting beast, full
of strong themes and even stronger mechanics. The class'
initial iteration was rough but flavourful, akin to most
homebrew around but with its own unique little gimmick of
using your hit points to fuel some of your core class abilities;
it has its power spikes for sure, however...
The subsequent 2020 release and updates on D&D beyond,
while fixing some of the more 'loose' wording of the original,
created many more problems than they solved. From more
muddled wording being introduced to features that go against
5e's own design philosophy these updates made the class
horribly balanced by adding features with potentially infinite
ranges and durations that, if found in any other brew, would be
called what they are: 'broken'.
After having broken down this class in a thorough review a few
years ago I always intended to give it an overhaul to fix the
many glaring issues of both balance and sloppy writing evident
within it. The product of likely too many hours that could've
been better spent elsewhere, we have the Blood Hunter Re-
Balanced.
While this document may be quite divisive, the work done
here stems from wanting to see a neat concept fit more
cleanly into D&D's roster of classes rather than have it outdo
many of them in almost every regard, as is the case in the
'official' version of the Blood Hunter.
If a Dungeon Master has ever stopped you from playing this
class in the past, or you yourself have denied a player due to
its wonky balance then give this document a look and, love it
or hate it, let me know what you think."
– Michael Williams
A Monster to Fight Monsters
Whether driven by the wish to make a difference in a
dangerous world, the need to take vengeance for a great
wrong they have suffered, being inspired by witnessing the
strange and powerful techniques of another blood hunter in
person, or just seeking a place to belong in an uncaring
world, the reasons one may take up the Hunter's Bane and
choose this life are many and varied. In joining an order of
blood hunters, one is also joining a tight family bound by
service to each other and the common cause. For many, this
is the only family they have known or have left, so the kinship
felt between members of an order is a bond nigh
unbreakable.
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 Beyond the boundaries of the order, however, the life of a
blood hunter is often not an easy one. The rituals of the
Hunter's Bane regularly leave one visibly changed and prone
to unsettle common folk, and the witnessing of hemocraft
can invoke a superstitious fear from even the most learned
scholar. While some societies have come to accept the good
deeds of the orders, many blood hunters publicly hide their
nature unless absolutely necessary, feeling more comfortable
in the wilds and wastes of the world where the Orders
commonly train. Even so, the best work a blood hunter can
do usually involves the poor and defenseless on the outskirts
of society, those prone to the corrupting touch of fiends and
dark intention. Braving the threat of vilification, these dark
protectors wade through civilization, earning coin as
mercenaries or bounty hunters, ever watching for the signs of
something more nefarious beneath the surface.
In choosing this path, a blood hunter has irrevocably given
a part of themselves to their cause, physically, emotionally,
and sometimes morally. The orders of blood hunters practice
their own unique ideals and methods, often employing
techniques with dark origins that test the strength and will of
these guardians. Many wrestle with the fear of losing this
struggle, so a life of discipline and vigilance drives their
travels as they wander the country side in search of like-
minded adventurers and whispers of dark deeds afoot.
Creating a Blood Hunter
As you create a blood hunter, the most important aspects of
your character are why you were driven to this lifestyle, and
why do you seek to give up everything to wallow in the dark
with the evils you hunt? Did you lose a loved one to a fiendish
beast and now wish to prevent others from suffering the
same fate? Do you seek a sense of purpose and security, and
found this among the order that has taken you in? Have you
always carried a seed of darkness within you, and seek kin to
watch over you and prevent you succumbing to it? Were you
once a holy warrior who strayed from his faith and was cast
out, but still seek to give yourself to the cause of protecting
the innocent? Or are you a criminal with a dark past seeking
to make amends, taking this life as a path of penance?
What is your relationship with the powers of hemocraft
and the abilities it promises to grant you as you step closer to
its mastery? Do you respect and fear the ancient power that
surges through your veins, using them only when necessary?
Do you relish in the strength it offers you, embracing your
gifts and using them freely? Are you worried the superstitions
are right, and this power will eventually turn you into one of
the monsters you hunt? Or has your study instilled you with
the confident control of mind over matter, certain you can
bend these gifts to bring a brighter dawn?
Consider too that while a blood hunter belongs to an order,
many strike out on their own to do their best work. What
made you leave the comfort of your order? Do you intend to
return, or have you decided you have more to learn in the
world beyond? What do you seek in other adventurers that
can help you meet your goals?
While most blood hunters follow a path of good or
neutrality in their pursuits, some have fallen to the dark,
seductive side of hemocraft and use their abilities for selfish
and evil purposes. These deviants are always thrown from
the order, and often hunted along with the creatures they
once trained to fell.
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Quick Build
You can make a blood hunter quickly by following these
suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest
ability score, depending on whether you want to focus on
melee weapons, or archery (or finesse weapons). Make
Intelligence your next highest if you plan to focus on the
potency of blood curses and mystical power. Choose a higher
Constitution next, as you want to have extra hit points to burn
on your crimson rite or blood curses. Then, select the soldier
or urchin background.
"You'll only get killed if you're stupid. Bad luck might get you
hurt; but if you fight with your head and don't get greedy, even
bad luck won't stop you."
– A veteran Blood Hunter, to a group of novitiates.
Class Features
As a blood hunter, you gain the following class features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per blood hunter level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution
modifier per blood hunter level after 1st
Proficiencies
Armor: light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: alchemist's supplies
Saving Throws: Constitution, Intelligence
Skills: Choose two from Athletics, Arcana, History, Insight,
Investigation, Perception, Religion, Stealth, and Survival.
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
(a) a martial weapon or (b) two simple weapons
(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) two daggers
(a) leather armor or (b) scale mail
(a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
Alchemist's supplies
Alternatively, you could begin with starting wealth of 4d4 x
10 gp and purchase starting items of your choice.
Hunter's Bane
Beginning at 1st level, you have survived the Hunter’s Bane, a
dangerous, long-guarded ritual that alters your life’s blood,
forever binding you to the darkness and honing your senses
against it. Choose a type of creature: fey, fiends, or undead.
You have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to track
your chosen type of creature, as well as on Intelligence
checks to recall information about them.
You choose one additional type of creature at 6th and 14th
level.
The Blood Hunter
Level Proficiency Bonus Features Hemocraft Die Blood Curses Known
1st +2 Hunter's Bane, Blood Maledict 1d4 1
2nd +2 Fighting Style, Crimson Rite 1d4 1
3rd +2 Blood Hunter Order 1d4 1
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 1d4 1
5th +3 Extra Attack 1d6 1
6th +3 Brand of Castigation, Blood Maledict (two uses) 1d6 2
7th +3 Order feature, Crimson Rite improvement 1d6 2
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 1d6 2
9th +4 Grim Psychometry 1d6 2
10th +4 Dark Augmentation 1d6 3
11th +4 Order feature, Crimson Rite improvement 1d8 3
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 1d8 3
13th +5 Brand of Tethering, Blood Maledict (three uses) 1d8 3
14th +5 Hardened Soul, Crimson Rite improvement 1d8 4
15th +5 Order feature 1d8 4
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 1d8 4
17th +6 Blood Maledict (four uses) 1d10 4
18th +6 Order feature 1d10 5
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 1d10 5
20th +6 Sanguine Mastery 1d10 5

Blood Maledict
Also at 1st level, you gain the ability to channel, or sometimes
sacrifice, a part of your vital essence to curse and manipulate
creatures through hemocraft magic. You know one blood
curse of your choice, detailed in the “Blood Curses” section
at the end of the class description. You learn one additional
blood curse of your choice at 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.
Each time you gain a level in this class, you can also choose
one of the blood curses you know and replace it with another
blood curse.
Each time you use your Blood Maledict feature, you choose
which curse to invoke from the curses you know and your
current and maximum hit points are reduced by an amount
equal to one roll of your hemocraft die, as shown in the
Hemocraft Die column of the Blood Hunter table. While
invoking a blood curse, but before it affects the target, you
can choose to amplify the curse and reduce your current and
maximum hit points by an amount equal to your hemocraft
die's maximum value instead of rolling. The reduction to your
hit point maximum lasts until you finish a short or long rest.
An amplified curse gains an additional effect, noted in the
curse’s description. Creatures that do not have blood in their
bodies are immune to blood curses, unless you have
amplified the curse.
Some of your features require your target to make a saving
throw to resist the feature’s effects. The saving throw DC is
calculated as follows:
Hemocraft save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest
before you can use it again. You can use Blood Maledict twice
starting at 6th level, three times starting at 13th level, and
four times starting at 17th level.
Fighting Style
At 2nd level, you adopt a 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.
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
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 Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you
make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two
hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even
if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the two-
handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
Two-Weapon Fighting
When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your
ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.
Crimson Rite
At 2nd level, you learn to invoke a rite of hemocraft within
your weapon at the cost of your own vitality. Choose one rite
from the Primal Rites list below to learn.
As a bonus action, you can activate a crimson rite of your
choice on a single weapon you are holding. When you
activate a rite, your current and maximum hit points are
reduced by an amount equal to one roll of your hemocraft die,
as shown in the Hemocraft Die column of the Blood Hunter
table. The reduction to your hit point maximum lasts until
you finish a short or long rest.
The rite lasts for 1 minute, or until you aren’t holding the
weapon at the end of your turn.
While the rite is in effect, attacks you make with this
weapon are magical, and when you hit a creature with an
attack made with the weapon, you can deal extra damage
equal to your hemocraft die of the type determined by the
chosen rite. You can deal this extra damage only once per
turn, but starting at 11th level you may deal the extra damage
from this feature more than once a turn. The amount of
damage increases as you level up, as shown in the hemocraft
die column on Blood Hunter class table. A weapon can hold
only one active rite at a time.
You learn an additional Rite of your choice at 7th level, and
another at 14th.
Primal Rites
Starting at 3rd level you may choose from the following:
Rite of the Flame. Your rite damage is fire damage.
Rite of the Frozen. Your rite damage is cold damage.
Rite of the Storm. Your rite damage is lightning damage.
Esoteric Rites
Starting at 14th level you may choose from the following:
Rite of the Acrid. Your rite damage is acid damage.
Rite of the Dead. Your rite damage is necrotic damage.
Rite of the Roar. Your rite damage is thunder damage.
Blood Hunter Order
At 3rd level, you commit to an order of blood hunter martial
focus. Choose Order of the Ghostslayer, Order of the Profane
Soul, Order of the Mutant, or Order of the Lycan, all detailed
at the end of the class description. The order you choose
grants you features at 3rd level, and again at 7th, 11th, 15th,
and 18th level.
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Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th and
19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice
by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by
1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20
using this feature.
If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a
feat.
Extra Attack
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once,
whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Brand of Castigation
At 6th level, whenever you damage a creature with your
crimson rite feature, you can choose to sear an arcane brand
of hemocraft magic into it as a reaction and your current and
maximum hit points are reduced by an amount equal to one
roll of your hemocraft die, as shown in the Hemocraft Die
column of the Blood Hunter table. The reduction to your hit
point maximum lasts until you finish a short or long rest.
You always know the direction to the branded creature
while it is within 1 mile of you, and each time the branded
creature deals damage to you, the branded creature takes
psychic damage equal to your Intelligence modifier
(minimum of 1).
Your brand lasts for 1 hour, or until you apply a brand to
another creature. Your brand counts as a spell for the
purposes of dispel magic, and the spell level is equal to a
third of your blood hunter level (rounded down).
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Grim Psychometry
When you reach 9th level, you can call up visions of the past
that relate to an object you hold. You spend at least 10
minutes in meditation, then receive dreamlike, shadowy
glimpses of recent events.
After meditating for 10 minutes, you learn how the owner
acquired and lost the object, as well as the most recent
significant event involving the object and that owner. If the
object was owned by another creature in the recent past
(within a number of days equal to your Intelligence modifier),
you can spend 1 additional minute for each owner to learn
the same information about that creature.
You can continue meditating in this way after the visions
begin for a number of minutes equal to your Intelligence
modifier and must maintain concentration during that time,
as if you were casting a spell.
If this feature has been used on the held object within the
last 7 days it yields no visions at all.
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Dark Augmentation
Upon reaching 10th level, arcane blood magic suffuses your
body, permanently reinforcing your resilience. Your speed
increases by 5 feet, and whenever you make a Strength,
Dexterity, or Constitution saving throw, you gain a bonus to
the saving throw equal to your Intelligence modifier
(minimum of 1).
Brand of Tethering
Starting at 13th level, the psychic damage from your Brand of
Castigation feature increases to twice your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of 2).
In addition, a branded creature's speed is halved, and if a
creature branded by you attempts to teleport or leave their
current plane via a feature, trait or spell (such as misty step
or plane shift), they must first make a Wisdom saving throw
against your hemocraft save DC. On a failed save the feature,
trait or spell fails and the creature takes 3d6 psychic damage.
Hardened Soul
When you reach 14th level, you have advantage on saving
throws against being charmed and frightened.
Sanguine Mastery
Upon becoming 20th level, you honed your control over blood
magic, mitigating your sacrifice and empowering your
capability. Whenever a blood hunter feature requires you to
roll a hemocraft die, you can choose to use half the die's
maximum value instead of rolling; this can be applied even
when amplifying a blood curse.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1) and regain all expended
uses of this feature when you finish a long rest.
In addition, whenever you score a critical hit with a weapon
attack empowered by your Crimson Rite, you regain one
expended use of your Blood Maledict feature.
Blood Hunter Orders
There are a handful of secretive orders of blood hunters that
guard their cryptic techniques and rituals. One must adhere
to one of these orders to even be granted access to the
Hunter’s Bane rite that starts their journey, and only once
they’ve proven their dedication and ability will the secrets of
the order begin to be revealed. It’s within these small,
enigmatic sects that the real power of a blood hunter is
learned.
Order of the Ghostslayer
The Order of the Ghostslayer is the oldest of the orders,
having originally rediscovered the secrets of blood magic and
refined them for combat against the scourge of undeath.
Ghostslayers seek out and study the moment of death,
obsessing over the mysteries of the transition and how it can
become corrupted by unholy powers to rise once more.
Tuning their abilities to annihilate such abominations, these
zealous blood hunters seek out the sources of such
necromantic energies, intent to destroy them wherever they
arise.
Order of the Ghostslayer Features
Blood Hunter Level Feature
3rd Rite of the Dawn, Curse Specialist
7th Supernal Surge
11th Brand of Sundering
15th Blood Cruse of the Exorcist
18th Vengeful Spirit
Rite of the Dawn
When you join this order at 3rd level, you learn the Rite of the
Dawn esoteric rite (detailed below).
Rite of the Dawn. Your rite damage is radiant damage.
While the rite is active, you gain following benefits:
Your weapon sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim
light for an additional 10 feet.
Whenever you hit an undead creature with a weapon
using this rite, it takes extra radiant damage equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1).
Curse Specialist
Beginning at 3rd level, your ancient order teaches advanced
mastery over blood curses. You gain an additional use of your
Blood Maledict feature. In addition, your blood curses can
target any creature, whether it has blood or not.
Supernal Surge
At 7th level, you've learned to briefly step into the spirit world,
enabling a swift and deadly strike. When you use the Attack
action you can spend a use of this feature to make one
additional weapon attack as a bonus action and become
temporarily spectral. Until the end of your next turn, you can
move through other creatures and objects as if they were
difficult terrain. You take 1d10 force damage if you end your
turn inside a creature or an object. If you are inside a
creature or an object when you are no longer spectral, you are
immediately shunted to the nearest unoccupied space that
you can occupy and take force damage equal to twice the
number of feet you moved.
You can use this feature once. Beginning at 15th level, you
can use your Supernal Surge feature twice. You regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Brand of Sundering
Beginning at 11th level, your Brand of Castigation now
exposes a fragment of your foe’s essence, leaving them
vulnerable to your Crimson Rite. Whenever you damage a
branded creature with your Crimson Rite, your weapon deals
one additional hemocraft die of damage, the same type as
your active Crimson Rite. In addition, the branded creature
can’t move through creatures or objects.
Blood Curse of the Exorcist
At 15th level, you’ve honed your hemocraft to tear wicked
influence from your allies, punishing those who would
infiltrate their body and mind. You gain the Blood Curse of
the Exorcist for your Blood Maledict feature. This doesn’t
count against your number of blood curses known.
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 Vengeful Spirit Profane Soul Spellcasting
Upon reaching 18th level, you learn to project your spirit to Blood Hunter Cantrips Spells Spell Slot
continue fighting while on the edge of death. When you are Level Known Known Slots Level
reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can choose 3rd 2 2 1 1st
to let your soul emerge from your body to fight on. Your body 4th 2 2 1 1st
remains unconscious and you continue to make death saving
throws as per normal. 5th 2 3 1 1st
At the beginning of your next turn, you manifest a spirit 6th 2 3 2 1st
form in your space that picks up your weapons and acts on
each of your turns under your control. Your spirit form shares 7th 2 4 2 2nd
your game statistics, can move through other creatures and 8th 2 4 2 2nd
objects as if they were difficult terrain, and is immune to cold, 9th 2 5 2 2nd
necrotic and nonmagical damage.
If your spirit form takes any damage, your body dies, your 10th 3 5 2 2nd
spirit moves more than 30 feet away from your body or you 11th 3 6 2 2nd
regain at least 1 hit point, your spirit form vanishes and drops
your weapons in its space. 12th 3 6 2 2nd
Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you 13th 3 7 2 3rd
finish a long rest. 14th 3 7 2 3rd
Order of the Profane Soul 15th 3 8 2 3rd
Those who have taken to the Order of the Profane Soul have 16th 3 8 2 3rd
seen the limits of hemocraft against some of the most ancient 17th 3 9 2 3rd
and cruel fiends and terrors of the world. Unable to pursue
beings of such power, creatures able to vanish amongst the 18th 3 9 2 3rd
nobles without a trace, or bend the mind of the most stalwart 19th 3 10 2 4th
warrior with but a glance, this order trusted in their 20th 3 11 2 4th
resilience and delved into this same well of corrupting arcane
knowledge, making pacts with lesser evils to better combat
the greater. While they may have traded a part of themselves, Pact Magic
members of this order believe the power gained far When you reach 3rd level, you can augment your combat
outweighs the price, for even devils now quake when they techniques with the ability to cast spells. See chapter 10 of
know they’ve drawn the attention of the Order of the Profane the Player’s Handbook for the general rules of spellcasting
Soul. and chapter 11 of the Player’s Handbook for the Warlock
spell list.
Order of the Profane Soul Features Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from the
Blood Hunter warlock spell list. You learn an additional warlock cantrip of
Level Feature your choice at 10th level.
3rd Otherworldly Patron, Pact Magic, Rite
Spell Slots. The Profane Soul Spellcasting table shows
Focus how many spell slots you have. The table also shows what the
level of those slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level.
7th Mystic Frenzy, Revealed Arcana To cast one of your warlock spells of 1st level or higher, you
11th Brand of the Sapping Scar must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots
when you finish a short or long rest.
15th Unsealed Arcana For example, when you are 8th level, you have two 2nd-
18th Blood Curse of the Souleater level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell witch bolt, you
must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 2nd-level
Otherworldly Patron spell.
When you reach 3rd level, you strike a bargain with an Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. At 3rd level, you
otherworldly being of your choice: know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the warlock
spell list.
The Archfey, the Fiend, or the Great Old One, detailed in The Spells Known column of the Profane Soul table shows
the Player’s Handbook when you learn more warlock spells of your choice of 1st
The Undying, from Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no
The Celestial or the Hexblade, from Xanathar’s Guide to higher than what’s shown in the table’s Slot Level column for
Everything your level. When you reach 13th level, for example, you learn
The Fathomless or the Genie, from Tasha’s Cauldron of a new warlock spell, which can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.
Everything Additionally, when you gain a level in this class and order,
The Undead, from Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft you can choose one of the warlock spells you know and
The choice you make determines some of your subclass replace it with another spell from the warlock spell list, which
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Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability
for your warlock spells, so 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 warlock spell you cast and when
making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier
Rite Focus
Beginning at 3rd level, your weapon becomes a core to your
pact with your chosen dark patron. While you have an active
Crimson Rite, you can use your weapon as a spellcasting
focus (found in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook) for your
warlock spells, and you gain a specific benefit based on your
chosen pact (outlined below).
The Archfey. When you damage a creature with a weapon
for which you have an active crimson rite, that creature glows
with faint light until the end of your next turn. For the
duration the creature can't benefit from being invisible or
from any cover, except for full cover.
The Celestial. You can expend a use of your Blood
Maledict feature as a bonus action to heal one creature that
you can see within 60 feet of you other than yourself. They
regain a number of hit points equal to one roll of your
hemocraft damage die + your Intelligence modifier (minimum
of 1).
The Fathomless. You can breathe underwater.
Additionally, once per turn when you damage a creature with
a weapon for which you have an active crimson rite, you can
reduce that creature’s speed by 10 feet until the start of your
next turn.
The Fiend. When you damage a creature with a weapon
for which you have an active crimson rite, if you roll a 1 or 2
on your hemocraft die, you can reroll the die and choose
which roll to use.
The Genie. As a bonus action, you expend a use of your
Blood Maledict feature to give yourself a flying speed of 30
feet, which lasts until the end of your next turn.
The Great Old One. When you score a critical hit against
a creature, that creature and any other creatures of your
choice within 5 feet of it are frightened of you until the end of
your next turn.
The Hexblade. When you successfully target a creature
with a blood curse, the next time you hit that creature with an
attack while the curse is in effect, the attack deals additional
damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
The Undead. When you take necrotic damage, you can use
your reaction to halve that damage. In addition, your
appearance changes to reflect some aspect of your patron
while you have any crimson rite active.
The Undying. Whenever you reduce a hostile creature
with a CR equal to half your character level (rounded up) or
higher to 0 hit points, you regain a number of hit points equal
to one roll of your hemocraft die.
Mystic Frenzy
Starting at 7th level, when you use your action to cast a
cantrip, you can immediately make one weapon attack as a
bonus action.
Revealed Arcana
At 7th level, your patron grants you the use of a distinctive
spell based on your pact. You can cast this spell once without
expending a spell slot, and can't do so again until you finish a
long rest.
The Archfey. You can cast blur.
The Celestial. You can cast lesser restoration.
The Fathomless. You can cast gust of wind.
The Fiend. You can cast scorching ray.
The Genie. You can cast phantasmal force.
The Great Old One. You can cast detect thoughts.
The Hexblade. You can cast branding smite.
The Undead. You can cast blindness/deafness.
The Undying. You can cast silence.
Brand of the Sapping Scar
Upon reaching 11th level, your Brand of Castigation feature
digs dark arcane scars into your target, leaving them
vulnerable to your magic. A creature branded by you has
disadvantage on saving throws against your warlock spells.
Unsealed Arcana
At 15th level, your patron grants you the use of an additional
spell based on your pact. You can cast this spell once without
expending a spell slot, and can’t do so again until you finish a
long rest.
The Archfey. You can cast slow.
The Celestial. You can cast revivify.
The Fathomless. You can cast lightning bolt.
The Fiend. You can cast fireball.
The Genie. You can cast protection from energy.
The Great Old One. You can cast haste.
The Hexblade. You can cast blink.
The Undead. You can cast speak with dead.
The Undying. You can cast bestow curse.
Blood Curse of the Souleater
Starting at 18th level, you’ve learned to siphon the soul from
your fallen prey. You gain the Blood Curse of the Souleater
for your Blood Maledict feature. This does not count against
your number of blood curses known.
Order of the Mutant
The process of the Hunter’s Bane is a painful, scarring, and
sometimes fatal experience. Those that survive find
themselves irrevocably changed, enhanced. Some found this
experience exalting, embracing the ability to alter one’s own
physiology through a combination of hemocraft and
corrupted alchemy. Over generations of experimentation, a
splinter order of blood hunters began to emerge, one that
focused on brewing toxic elixirs to modify their capabilities in
battle, altering their blood and, over time, become something
beyond what they once were. They called themselves the
Order of the Mutant. Researching their targets to know their
strengths and weaknesses, these blood hunters can alter
their biology to be best prepared for the coming conflict.
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 Order of the Mutant Features
Blood Hunter
Level Feature
3rd Formulas (4), Mutagencraft
7th Strange Metabolism, Formulas (5),
Mutagens (3/rest)
11th Brand of Axiom, Formulas (6)
15th Blood Curse of Corrosion, Formulas (7),
Mutagens (4/rest)
18th Exalted Mutation, Formulas (8)
Formulas
You begin to uncover forbidden alchemical formulas that
temporarily alter your mental and physical abilities.
Beginning at 3rd level, you choose to learn four mutagen
formulas. Your formula options are detailed at the end of this
order description. You gain an additional formula at 7th level,
11th level, 15th level, and 18th level.
Additionally, when you gain a new mutagen formula, you
can choose one of the formulas you already know and replace
it with a new mutagen formula.
Mutagencraft
At 3rd level, you can concoct two mutagens when you finish a
long rest. Starting at 7th level, the number of mutagens you
can create when you finish a long rest increases to three, and
to four mutagens at 15th level.
As a bonus action you can consume a single mutagen, the
effects and side effects last for 1 hour. While one or more
mutagens are affecting you, you can use an action to focus
and flush the toxins from your system, immediately ending
the effects and side effects of all mutagens.
Mutagens are designed for your biology and have no effect
on other creatures. They are also unstable by nature, losing
their potency over time and becoming inert if not used within
24 hours.
Strange Metabolism
Beginning at 7th level, your body has begun to adapt to toxins
and venoms, ignoring their corroding effects. You gain
advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have
resistance against poison damage.
In addition, you can instill a burst of adrenaline to
temporarily resist the negative effects of a mutagen. As an
action, you can choose to ignore the side effect of a mutagen
affecting you for 1 minute.
Once you use this feature to resist side effects, you can’t do
so again until you finish a long rest.
Brand of Axiom
At 11th level, your mutagenic hemocraft lets your Brand of
Castigation reveal a foe’s true nature.
If a creature branded by you is under the effect of any
illusion spell, the polymorph spell, the Change Shape action,
the Shapechanger trait, the Wild Shape feature, or a similar
effect, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed
save the illusion spell (if any) ends, it reverts to its true form
(if changed) and is stunned until the end of your next turn.
If a creature's saving throw is successful, the creature is
immune to the Brand of Axiom for the next 10 minutes.
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Blood Curse of Corrosion
Starting at 15th level, your blood curse can wrack a creature’s
body with terrible toxins. You gain the Blood Curse of
Corrosion for your Blood Maledict feature. This does not
count against your number of blood curses known.
Exalted Mutation
At 18th level, your body has adapted to produce mutagens
naturally in a moment of need. As a bonus action, choose one
mutagen currently affecting you. Its effects and side effects
end, and you can immediately have a mutagen you know the
formula for take effect in its place.
Or instead you can spend two uses of this feature to gain
the effects and side effects of one mutagen you know the
formula for, as if you had consumed the mutagen normally.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). You regain all uses of
this feature after you finish a long rest.
Mutagens
These mutagens are presented in alphabetical order. You can
learn a mutagen at the same time you meet its prerequisites.
Aether (11th Level Required). You gain a flying speed
equal to your movement speed. As a side effect, you gain
disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity ability checks.
Alluring. Your skin and voice become malleable, allowing
you to enhance your appearance and presence. You have
advantage on Charisma ability checks. As a side effect, you
gain disadvantage on initiative rolls.
Celerity. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, as does your
Dexterity maximum. This bonus increases by 1 at 11th level
(+3) and 18th level (+4). As a side effect, you gain
disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws.
Conversant. You gain advantage on Intelligence ability
checks. As a side effect, you gain disadvantage on Wisdom
ability checks.
Cruelty (11th level required). You can make a single
weapon attack as a bonus action. As a side effect, you gain
disadvantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving
throws.
Deftness. You gain advantage on Dexterity ability checks.
As a side effect, you gain disadvantage on Wisdom ability
checks.
Embers. You gain resistance to fire damage. As a side
effect, you gain vulnerability to cold damage.
Gelid. You gain resistance to cold damage. As a side effect,
you gain vulnerability to fire damage.
Impermeable. You gain resistance to piercing damage. As
a side effect, you gain vulnerability to slashing damage.
Mobile. You are immune to the grappled and restrained
conditions. At 11th level, you also are immune to the
paralyzed condition. As a side effect, you gain disadvantage
on Constitution saving throws.
Nighteye. You gain darkvision for up to 60 feet. If you
already have darkvision, this increases its range by 60
additional feet. As a side effect, you have disadvantage on
attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are
trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.
Percipient. You gain advantage on Wisdom ability checks.
As a side effect, you gain disadvantage on Intelligence ability
checks.
Potency. Your Strength score increases by 2, as does your
Strength maximum. This bonus increases by 1 at 11th level
(+3) and 18th level (+4). As a side effect, you have
disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.
Precision (11th level required). Your weapon attacks
score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. As a side effect, you
gain disadvantage on Strength saving throws.
Rapidity. Your speed increases by 10 feet. At 15th level,
your speed increases by 15 feet instead. As a side effect, you
gain disadvantage on Intelligence ability checks.
Reconstruction (7th level required). At the start of each
of your turns, you regain hit points equal to your proficiency
bonus if you have at least 1 hit point but no more than half of
your maximum hit points left. As a side effect, your speed
decreases by 10 feet.
Sagacity. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, as does
your Intelligence maximum. This bonus increases by 1 at
11th level (+3) and 18th level (+4). As a side effect, you gain
disadvantage on Charisma saving throws.
Shielded. You gain resistance to slashing damage. As a
side effect, you gain vulnerability to bludgeoning damage.
Unbreakable. You gain resistance to bludgeoning damage.
As a side effect, you gain vulnerability to piercing damage.
Vermillion. You gain one additional use of your Blood
Maledict feature. As a side effect, you gain disadvantage on
death saving throws.
Order of the Lycan
Of the many terrible curses that plague the realm, few are as
ancient or as feared as Lycanthropy. Passed through blood,
this affliction seeds a host with the savage strength and
hunger for violence of a wicked beast. The Order of the Lycan
is a proud order of blood hunters who undergo “The Taming,”
a ceremonial inflicting of lycanthropy from a senior member.
These hunters then use their abilities to harness the power of
the monster they harbor without losing themselves to it.
Through intense honing of one’s own willpower, combined
with the secrets of the order’s blood magic rituals, members
learn to control and unleash their hybrid form for short
periods of time. Enhanced physical prowess, unnatural
resilience, and razor sharp claws make these warriors a
terrible foe to any evil that crosses their path. Yet, no training
is perfect, and without care and complete focus, even the
greatest of blood hunters can temporarily lose themselves to
the bloodlust.
Order of the Lycan Features
Blood
Hunter Level Feature
3rd Heightened Senses, Hybrid Transformation
7th Stalker's Prowess, Predatory Strikes (1d6)
11th Advanced Transformation, Feral Might (+2),
Predatory Strikes (1d8)
15th Iron Volition, Brand of the Voracious
18th Hybrid Transformation Mastery, Blood Curse
of the Howl, Feral Might (+3)
Heightened Senses
Starting when you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you
begin to adopt the improved abilities of a natural predator.
You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely
on hearing or smell.
Hybrid Transformation
Upon choosing this archetype at 3rd level, you begin to
control the lycanthropic curse that now flows through your
blood. As an action, you can transform into your hybrid form
for 10 minutes. You can speak, use equipment, and wear
armor in this form. You can revert to your normal form earlier
by using an action on your turn. You automatically revert to
your normal form if you fall unconscious, drop to 0 hit points,
or die. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or
long rest before you can use it again.
While you are transformed, you gain the following benefits:
Feral Might. You have advantage on Strength checks and
Strength saving throws. When you make a melee weapon
attack using Strength, you gain a +1 bonus to the damage
roll. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th level and to +3 at
18th level.
Resilient Hide. You have resistance to bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks that
aren't silvered. While you are not wearing heavy armor or
wielding a shield, you gain a +1 bonus to your AC.
Predatory Strikes. You can apply your Crimson Rite
feature to your unarmed strikes, which you treat as one
weapon. Your unarmed strikes deal 1d4 bludgeoning or
slashing damage (your choice). This damage increases to 1d6
at 7th level and 1d8 at 11th level.
Additionally, when you use the Attack action to make an
unarmed strike, you can make one additional unarmed strike
as a bonus action.
Cursed Weakness. You have vulnerability to damage from
silvered weapons.
Bloodlust. If you've taken damage since the start of your
last turn, you must make a Wisdom saving throw to maintain
control of yourself at the start of your turn. The DC equals 10,
or half of the total damage you've taken since the start of your
previous turn, whichever number is higher.
On a failed save, you must move directly towards the
nearest creature to you and use the Attack action against that
creature; if you can make extra attacks as part of the Attack
action, you use those extra attacks. If there is more than one
possible target, the DM chooses between the targets. You
then regain control of your character for the remainder of
your turn.
If you’re concentrating on a spell or are under an effect that
prevents you from concentrating (such as the barbarian’s
Rage feature), you automatically fail this saving throw.
The benefits of this feature replace the rules for Lycanthropy
within the Monster Manual.
Stalker's Prowess
At 7th level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you aren't
wearing heavy armor. You also can add 10 feet to your long
jump distance and 3 feet to your high jump distance. In
addition, your hybrid form gains the Improved Predatory
Strikes feature.
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 Improved Predatory Strikes. While in your hybrid form,
your unarmed strikes are considered magical for the purpose
of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical
attacks and damage.
Advanced Transformation
Starting at 11th level, you learn to unleash and control more
of the beast within. You can use your Hybrid Transformation
feature twice, regaining all expended uses when you finish a
short or long rest. In addition, your hybrid form gains the
Lycan Regeneration feature.
Lycan Regeneration. At the start of each of your turns, you
regain hit points equal to 1 + your Constitution modifier
(minimum of 1) if you have at least 1 hit point and no more
than half of your maximum hit points left.
Iron Volition
At 15th level, you have advantage on your Wisdom saving
throws to maintain control of your bloodlust in hybrid form.
Brand of the Voracious
Also at 15th level, your Brand of Castigation now binds your
foe to your hunter’s thirst for savagery. While in your hybrid
form, your attacks have advantage against a creature branded
by you.
Hybrid Transformation Mastery
At 18th level, you have wrestled your inner predator and
mastered it. You can now use your Hybrid Transformation
feature three times instead of two, and your hybrid form now
lasts for up to 1 hour.
Blood Curse of the Howl
Also at 18th level you gain the Blood Curse of the Howl for
your Blood Maledict feature. This does not count against
your number of blood curses known.
Blood Curses
The blood curses are presented in alphabetical order.
Blood Curse of the Anxious
As a bonus action, you harry the body or mind of a creature
within 30ft of you, that you can see or is under the effect of
your brand, making them susceptible to forceful influence.
The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed
save, Charisma (Intimidation) checks made against the
cursed creature have advantage until the end of your next
turn.
Amplify. Additionally the target has disadvantage on
Wisdom saving throws until the end of your next turn.
Blood Curse of Binding
As a bonus action, you can attempt to bind a creature you can
see within 30 feet of you that is no more than one size larger
than you. The target must succeed on a Strength saving
throw or have their speed reduced to 0 and they can’t use
reactions until the end of your next turn.
Amplify. This curse lasts for 1 minute and can affect a
creature regardless of their size category. At the end of each
of its turns, the cursed creature can make another Strength
saving throw. On a success, this curse ends.
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Blood Curse of Bloated Agony
As a bonus action, you curse a creature that you can see
within 30 feet of you to painfully swell until the end of your
next turn. The target must make a Constitution saving throw.
On a failed save, for the duration of this curse the creature
has disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity ability checks,
and suffers 1d8 necrotic damage for each melee or ranged
attack it makes after the first during its turn.
Amplify. This curse lasts for 1 minute. At the end of each
of its turns, the cursed creature can make a Constitution
saving throw. On a success, this curse ends.
Blood Curse of Corrosion
Prerequisite: 15th level, Order of the Mutant
As a bonus action, choose a creature within 30 feet of you
that you can see, they must make a Constitution saving throw
or become poisoned for 1 minute. At the end of each of its
turns, the target can make another Constitution saving throw.
On a success, the curse ends.
Amplify. The cursed creature takes 4d6 necrotic damage
on a failed save, and takes this damage again every time it
fails its Constitution saving throw to end this curse at the end
of its turn.
Blood Curse of the Exorcist
Prerequisite: 15th level, Order of the Ghostslayer
As a bonus action, you can choose one creature you can
see within 30 feet of you that is charmed, frightened, or
possessed by another creature. The target creature is no
longer charmed, frightened, or possessed by another
creature.
Amplify. The creature that charmed, frightened, or
possessed the target of your curse must make a Wisdom
saving throw or take 3d6 psychic damage and be stunned
until the end of your next turn.
Blood Curse of Exposure
Prerequisite: 10th level
When a creature you can see within 30 feet is hit with an
attack or spell, you can use your reaction to temporarily
weaken their resilience against it. Until the end of the turn,
the target loses their resistance to the damage types of the
triggering attack or spell.
Amplify. The target instead loses immunity to the damage
types of the triggering attack or spell, having resistance to
them instead until the end of the turn.
Blood Curse of the Eyeless
When a creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an
attack roll, you can use your reaction to roll one hemocraft
die and subtract the number rolled from the creature’s attack
roll. You can choose to use this curse after the creature’s roll,
but before the DM determines whether the attack roll
succeeds or fails. The creature is immune if it is immune to
the blinded condition.
Amplify. You apply this curse to all of the creature’s attack
rolls until the end of the turn. You roll a new hemocraft die
for each affected attack.
Blood Curse of the Fallen Puppet
When a creature you can see within 30 feet of you drops to 0
hit points, you can use your reaction to instil that creature
with a final act of aggression. The creature immediately
makes one weapon attack against a target of your choice
within its range.
Amplify. You can first cause the cursed creature to move
up to half its speed, and you grant a bonus to its attack roll
equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1).
Blood Curse of the Howl
Prerequisite: 18th level, Order of the Lycan
As an action, you unleash a blood-curdling howl. Each
creature within 30 feet of you that can hear you must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you until
the end of your next turn. A creature that succeeds on its
saving throw is immune to this blood curse for the next 24
hours.
You can choose any number of creatures you can see to be
unaffected by this howl.
Amplify. The range of this curse increases to 60 feet. If a
creature fails its saving throw by 5 or more, it is stunned
while frightened in this way.
Blood Curse of Igneous Exsanguination
Prerequisite: 15th level, Exiled
As an action you can target a creature you can see within
30 feet of you and cause its blood to superheat within its
veins, exploding out in jets of searing vermillion ichor. The
target must make a Constitution saving throw, taking 8d8 fire
damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful one.
This curse treats immunity to fire damage as resistance.
Amplify. Each creature within 10 feet of the target must
succeed a Dexterity saving throw, or take half the damage
dealt to the original target of the curse.
Blood Curse of the Marked
Prerequisite: 6th level
As a bonus action, you mark a creature that you can see
within 30 feet of you. Until the end of your turn, whenever
you hit the cursed creature with a weapon for which you have
an active crimson rite, you roll an additional hemocraft die
when determining the extra damage from the rite.
Amplify. The next attack roll you make against the target
before the end of your turn has advantage.
Blood Curse of the Muddled Mind
As a bonus action, you curse a creature that you can see
within 30 feet of you that is concentrating on a spell or using
a feature that requires concentration. That creature has
disadvantage on the next Constitution saving throw it makes
to maintain concentration before the end of your next turn.
Amplify. The cursed creature has disadvantage on all
Constitution saving throws made to maintain concentration
until the end of your next turn.
Blood Curse of Mutual Suffering
Prerequisite: 6th level
As a bonus action you can target a creature you can see
within 30 feet of you and attune it to the suffering it afflicts on
others. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a
failed save, until the end of its next turn whenever the target
damages another creature with an attack, spell, or other
effect it takes psychic damage, which can't be reduced in any
way, equal to half the damage it inflicted.
Amplify. The curse deals damage to the target equal to the
damage they inflict instead of half.
Blood Curse of the Scorpion's Sting
Prerequisite: 6th level
As an action you can target a creature you can see within
10 feet of you, projecting a burst of foul venomous blood at
them. The target must make a Constitution saving throw,
taking posion damage equal to one roll of your hemocraft die
and becoming poisoned for 1 minute on a failed save or
taking half as much damage and not becoming poisoned on a
successful save.
Amplify. Until the poisoned condition ends, the target is
unconscious. Another creature can use an action to shake the
target awake.
Blood Curse of the Souleater
Prerequisite: 18th level, Order of the Profane Soul
When a creature you can see with a CR or level equal to
half your character level (rounded up) or higher is reduced to
0 hit points within 30 feet of you, you can use your reaction to
offer their life energy to your patron in exchange for power.
Until the end of your next turn, you make attack rolls with
advantage. This curse has no effect on constructs or undead.
Amplify. Additionally, you regain an expended warlock
spell slot and you have resistance to all damage until the end
of your next turn. Once you’ve amplified this blood curse, you
must finish a long rest before you can amplify it again.
Blood Curse of the Warding Rite
Prerequisite: 6th level
When a creature you can see within 30 feet of you casts a
spell which targets you and requires you to make an
Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma saving throw, you can use
your reaction to repel the spell with your hemocraft. You gain
a bonus to the spell's saving throw equal to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of 1). You can wait until after you roll the
d20 before deciding to use this curse, but must decide before
the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails.
Amplify. Each friendly creature within 5 feet of you that is
also a target of the triggering spell gains a bonus to their
saving throw equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of
1). A creature can only gain this bonus before the DM says
whether their saving throw succeeds or fails.
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 Exiled
P
erhaps they had begun to use their powers for
their own ends, maybe there was no cost too
high to pay for the destruction of their quarry,
or they simply learned something the order
would rather keep hidden...
Called 'selfish', 'deviants' or even 'evil' by both their former
peers and the order as a whole the Exiled find themselves
cast out and alone against the world.
However having survived the Hunter's Bane and the
various trials of blood hunter training they remain unfaltering
in their ambitions and desires, continuing to hone their
bloody craft without the strict guidance of their mentors, no
matter what dark path it may ultimately lead them down.
Exiled Features
Blood Hunter
Level Feature
3rd Stolen Secrets, Ravenous Rite
7th Forbidden Lore
11th Brand of Vital Hunger
15th Blood Curse of Igneous
Exsanguination
18th Twisted Teachings
Stolen Secrets
At 3rd level you begin to use the secrets you studied from the
order that ousted you, wielding their knowledge for your own
gains. Choose one of the following to represent your old
blood hunter order:
Ghostslayer. You gain the Rite of the Dawn and Curse
Specialist features from the Order of the Ghostslayer
subclass.
Profane Soul. You gain the Pact Magic feature from the
Order of the Profane Soul subclass. Additionally while you
have an active Crimson Rite, you can use your weapon as a
spellcasting focus (found in chapter 5 of the Player’s
Handbook) for your warlock spells.
Mutant. You learn four mutagen formulas of your choice;
formula options are detailed at the end of the Mutant Order's
description. Additionally you gain the Mutagencraft feature
from the Order of the Mutant subclass.
Lycan. You gain the Hybrid Transformation and
Heightened Senses features from the Order of the Lycan
subclass.
The choice you make determines some of your other subclass
features, as noted below.
Ravenous Rite
Additionally at 3rd level your own studies have borne fruit,
having discovered a way to bolster yourself as your hemocraft
causes harm to your foes.
Whenever you hit a creature with a weapon for which you
have an active crimson rite, you gain temporary hit points
equal to the roll of your hemocraft die.
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Forbidden Lore
At 7th level your continued delving into the secrets you
gleaned during your time in your previous order have yielded
new means to exercise your powers. Depending on which
order you chose for your Stolen Secrets feature, you gain one
of the following:
Ghostslayer — Cursed Control. Rather than simply
destroying undead, you considered the possibility of bending
them to your will through your hemocraft. As an action you
may spend a use of your blood maledict feature to target one
undead creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target
must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the
target obeys your commands for the next 24 hours, or until
you use this feature again. A creature whose challenge rating
or character level is equal to or greater than your character
level is immune to this effect.
Additionally at 11th level you may spend a use of your
blood maledict feature to reduce your current and maximum
hit points by an amount equal to your hemocraft die's
maximum value and cast the spell danse macabre; when you
do so, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.
Profane Soul — Dark Bargain. You have learned how to
use your own life force to power your spells; you are able to
cast a Warlock spell you know of 1st level or higher by
reducing your current and maximum hit points by an amount
of your hemocraft dice equal to the level of the spell. The
reduction to your hit point maximum lasts until you finish a
long rest. You die if this reduces your hit point maximum to 0.
Mutant — Malleable Physiology. Absent of the strictures
of the order your experimentation with more exotic mutagens
has given you abilities beyond those of your rule-bound peers.
You learn one exotic mutagen formula of your choice from the
options listed at the end of this subclass. You gain an
additional exotic mutagen formula at 11th and 15th levels.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can
choose one of the mutagen or exotic mutagen formulas you
already know and replace it with a new exotic mutagen
formula.
Lycan — Hunter's Boon. While you are in your hybrid
form you gain a formidable bite attack. When making a melee
attack with your bite, you have a reach of 5 feet and deal
1d10 piercing damage on a hit. You add your Strength
modifier to the attack and damage rolls. A creature hit by
your bite must succeed on a Constitution saving throw with a
DC of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution
modifier or be cursed with lycanthropy. When you apply your
Crimson Rite to your unarmed strikes, this includes your bite.
Additionally at 11th level you gain the Advanced
Transformation feature from the Order of the Lycan subclass.
Brand of Vital Hunger
At 11th level your delving into dark lore allows your brand to
drain the very life from your foes and feed your own.
When a creature is branded by you it must make a
Constitution saving throw against your hemocraft save DC.
On a failed save the branded creature gains 1 level of
exhaustion and takes necrotic damage, which can't be
reduced in any way, equal to your Blood Hunter level while
you gain temporary hit points equal to the same amount.
The creature repeats the Constitution saving throw every 10
minutes for the duration of the Brand, if a creature's saving
throw is successful, the creature is immune to the Brand of
Vital Hunger for the next 10 minutes. All levels of exhaustion
gained from this brand are removed at the end of the brand's
duration.
Blood Curse of Igneous Exsanguination
At 15th level you've unlocked the secret to simply
manipulating the blood within other's veins to your needs,
something you use to violent and visceral effect. You gain the
Blood Curse of Igneous Exsanguination for your Blood
Maledict feature. This does not count against your number of
blood curses known.
Twisted Teachings
Starting at 18th level your pursuit for forbidden knowledge
leads finally, to your enlightenment; the true realisation of
your bloody power unfolds before you as easily as you might
turn pages in a book. Depending on which order you chose
for your Stolen Secrets feature, you gain one of the following:
Ghostslayer — Sinister Siphon. A terrible thought has
plagued but broadened your mind as you've grown in power,
what are the living but undead-in-waiting? Even you will one
day perish and become nought but a plaything of some foul
necromancer, unless...
As a bonus action you may choose one creature under your
control and deal necrotic damage to it, which can't be
reduced in any way, equal to your Blood Hunter level; you
then regain hit points equal to the damage dealt. If the
targeted creature is reduced to 0 hit points by this feature it
dies instantly and turns to dust. Each time you use this
feature you extend your life by 1 month, however your
appearance becomes steadily more gaunt and pallid.
Additionally your Cursed Control feature can now affect
any type of creature, not only undead.
Profane Soul — Soul Stealer. You learn how to use the
souls of other creatures to power your magic, instead of just
your own. You may use your action to touch a creature within
your reach, the target must make a Charisma saving throw. If
it fails, it takes 10d10 necrotic damage and you regain all
your expended Warlock spell slots. If it succeeds, it takes half
as much necrotic damage and you regain one expended
Warlock spell slot. If a creature is reduced to 0 hit points by
this damage it dies instantly as its soul is consumed. Once
you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a
short or long rest.
Mutant — Monstrous Mutagens. Continued and eager
experimentation has unlocked the keys to mold your flesh
like clay, allowing you to take on truly terrfying new forms.
You learn one monstrous mutagen formula of your choice
from the options listed at the end of this subclass;
additionally you can choose one of the mutagen or exotic
mutagen formulas you already know and replace it with a
new monstrous mutagen formula.
When the effect of one of these mutagens ends roll 1d100,
on a 1 you are permanently transformed into a Mutated
Spawn. Your game statistics, including mental ability scores,
are replaced by the statistics of the mutated spawn. You
assume the hit points of your new form, and you are limited
in the actions you can perform by the nature of your new
form. Your gear falls to the ground.
This change can only be reverted by a spell such as
reincarnate, true resurrection, or wish.
Lycan — Unstoppable Beast. You've felt the call of the
wild growing inside you since you were first afflicted with
lycanthropy, although no longer do you call it a curse but a
blessing; your very soul becoming as feral as your
countenance, surrendering control almost completely. While
you are in your hybrid form you have immunity to
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical
attacks that aren't silvered, and when you use the attack
action to make an unarmed strike or an attack with your bite
you can make two additional unarmed strikes as a bonus
action rather than just one.
Additionally the bloodlust feature of your hybrid form is
replaced entirely with the following: whenever a hostile
creature damages you while you are in your hybrid form, you
must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or go
berserk. While berserk, you must use your action each round
to attack the creature nearest to you. If you can make extra
attacks as part of the Attack action, you use those extra
attacks, moving to attack the next nearest creature after you
fell your current target. If you have multiple possible targets,
you attack one at random. You are berserk until you start your
turn with no creatures within 60 feet of you that you can see
or hear.
Exotic Mutagens
These mutagens are presented in alphabetical order.
Amplify. Your size doubles in all dimensions, and your
weight is multiplied by eight. This growth increases your size
by one category — from Medium to Large, for example. If
there isn't enough room for you to double in size, you attain
the maximum possible size in the space available.
Additionally your weapon attacks deal 1d4 extra damage. As
a side effect, attack rolls have advantage against you.
Aquatic. You adapt your body to an aquatic environment,
sprouting gills, growing webbing between your fingers and
your lower body morphing to be akin to a merfolk's. You can
breathe underwater and gain a swimming speed of 40ft. As a
side effect your walking speed is reduced by 20 feet (to a
minimum of 0 feet) and you are unable to breathe air.
Bladed. Your arm warps into a sharpened edge. One of
your forearms becomes a +1 one-handed melee weapon of
your choice. You cannot be disarmed of this weapon and
when you take the attack action you may make one additional
attack with it as a bonus action. As a side effect you are
unable to hold or use objects with that hand.
Boneless. You are able to compress your body beyond
what one might imagine possible, you can squeeze through a
space as narrow as 6 inches wide. As a side effect, you gain
disadvantage on Constitution saving throws.
Echolocation. You gain blindsight, out to a range of 30
feet, while you are not deafened. As a side effect you are blind
beyond this radius and have disadvantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight, other than your
blindsight, within this radius.
Elongate. Your arms extend, practically dragging along the
ground; when you make a melee attack on your turn, your
reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal. As a side effect, you
have disadvantage on ranged attack rolls.
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 Envenom. Your saliva becomes highly poisonous. As a bonus
action you may spit acid at a creature within 10 feet of you.
The creature must make a Constitution saving throw against
your hemocraft save DC or take 1d4 plus your Constitution
modifier in poison damage. As a side effect you are unable to
speak.
Hardened. Your skin hardens and thickens, becoming
almost stone-like. While you are not wearing heavy armor or
wielding a shield, you gain a +2 bonus to your AC. As a side
effect, you have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws and
your speed is halved.
Lightweight. You reduce your mass and density, making
yourself almost weightless. You do not set off traps such as
pressure plates nor do you leave footprints in surfaces such
as mud or snow, and your rate of descent when falling slows
to 60 feet per round. As a side effect, your jumping distance is
halved and you deal only half damage with weapon attacks
that use Strength.
Panorama. Numerous clusters of eyes are scattered about
your body, you gain the effects of the see invisibility spell. As a
side effect, you have disadvantage on melee attack rolls.
Remembrance. It is best left unsaid how you discovered
this. You gain advantage on Intelligence checks to learn
information known to a creature you have consumed a part of
within the last hour. As a side effect, you gain disadvantage
on Charisma ability checks.
Rending. Your fingers extend into vicious talons. Your
unarmed strikes deal 2d4 slashing damage and when you use
the Attack action to make an unarmed strike, you can make
one additional unarmed strike as a bonus action. As a side
effect, you cannot hold any objects in your hands.
Spined. You gain the ability to shoot out spines in response
to danger. When you are hit by a melee attack and are not
wearing metal armour, you may use your reaction to cause
each creature within 5 feet of you to make a Dexterity saving
throw against your hemocraft save DC, or take 1d8 piercing
damage. As a side effect any non-magical clothing or armour
you are wearing is destroyed when you use this reaction.
Monstrous Mutagens
These mutagens are presented in alphabetical order.
Anathema. You sprout a single colossal extra eye, which
you can open and close as a bonus action. While the eye is
open, it requires your concentration, you may cast no spells,
and the eye creates an area of antimagic, as per the antimagic
field spell, in a 15-foot cone. At the start of each of your turns,
you may decide which way the cone faces. The eye closes if
you lose concentration on the effect.
Caustic. Your blood itches and seems to boil in your veins.
When a creature hits you with a melee attack, your acidic
blood sprays forth with great pressure and they take 2d8 acid
damage. If the creature used a nonmagical weapon as part of
the attack that hit you, the weapon is corroded by the acid
and destroyed.
Devourer. Your face twists and becomes akin to that of an
illithid, able to remove and consume the brain of a helpless
victim. As an action, you can make an attack against one
humanoid that is grappled by you. On a hit, the target takes
6d10 piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0
hit points, you kill the target by extracting and devouring its
brain. This has no effect on creatures without nervous
systems, such as oozes, elementals, and constructs.
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Horrifying. Your appearance becomes that of an
indescribable terror. Each creature within 30 feet that can
see you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against
your hemocraft save DC or drop whatever it is holding and
become frightened of you. While frightened by you, a creature
must take the Dash action and move away from you by the
safest available route on each of its turns, unless there is
nowhere to move. If the creature ends its turn in a location
where it doesn't have line of sight to you, the creature can
make a Wisdom saving throw against your hemocraft save
DC. On a successful save, the effect ends for that creature.
Inferno. Your body sets alight, however the flames are
harmless to you. You emit bright light in a 30-foot radius and
dim light for an additional 30 feet. You are immune to fire
damage and any creature that moves within 5 feet of you for
the first time on a turn or ends its turn there takes 2d8 fire
damage. The fire damages objects in the area and ignites
flammable objects; additionally the flames ignite any non-
magical objects you are wearing or carrying.
Mimic. Your form is malleable enough to change
appearance entirely, even to appear non-living. As an action
you can change your form to an object or another creature
you have knowledge of. The new form must be the same size
as you or one size smaller than you. Your statistics are the
same in each form, you retain the benefit of any features from
your class, race, or other source and can use them if the new
form is physically capable of doing so. However your ability to
speak or take any action that requires hands is limited to the
capabilities of your new form.
Phased. Mastery of your mutations allows you almost
magical maneuverability. While this mutagen is in effect you
may use your action to shift from being material to being
phased, or vice versa. While phased you are unable to speak,
or take any other actions other than becoming unphased. You
are immune to all nonmagical damage. You can move in any
direction however, if you move up or down, every foot of
movement costs an extra foot; you may move through
creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain.
If you occupy the same spot as a solid object or creature
when you become material, you are immediately shunted to
the nearest unoccupied space that you can occupy with both
you and the creature or object taking force damage equal to
twice the number of feet you are moved. If you are phased
when the effect of this mutagen ends you automatically
become material again.
Polymelia. You grow two slightly smaller secondary arms
below your primary pair of arms. The secondary arms
function like your primary arms, with the following
exceptions: you can use a secondary arm to wield a weapon
that has the light property, but you can't use a secondary arm
to wield other kinds of weapons and you can't wield a shield
with a secondary arm.
Tendrils. Six slick appendages sprout from your flesh. As a
bonus action you can attempt to grapple one creature you can
see within 30 feet of you with one of your tendrils. On a
success you can drag the creature up to 15 feet towards you;
while a creature is grappled by one of your tendrils it is
restrained and has disadvantage on Strength checks and
Strength saving throws, and you can't use the same tendril on
another target. You may only grapple as many creatures as
you have tendrils.
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Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 13 (18 with subcutaneous armour)
Hit Points 126 (11d10 + 66)
Speed 45 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS
22 (+6) 16 (+3) 22 (+6) 2 (-4) 14 (+2) 6 (-2)
Saving Throws Str +10, Con +10
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Can't speak but understands the languages it
knew previously
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Aggressive. As a bonus action, the mutated spawn can
move up to its speed toward a hostile creature that it
can see.
Mostly Mindless. Due to the mutated spawn's physical
instability and maddened nature it is incapable of using
objects.
Additionally if the mutated spawn has taken damage
since the end of its last turn, it must make a Wisdom
saving throw at the start of its turn. The DC equals 10,
or half of the total damage its taken since the end of its
previous turn, whichever number is higher. On a failed
save, the mutated spawn must move directly towards
the nearest creature and use the multiattack action
against that creature. If there is more than one possible
target, it attacks one at random. The mutated spawn
then regains control of itself for the remainder of its
turn.
Blood Hunter
Multiclassing
Should you wish to multiclass into a blood hunter, the
prerequisites and proficiencies gained are listed below.
Blood Hunter Multiclassing Prerequisites
Ability Score
Minimum Proficiencies Gained
Strength 13 or Light armor, medium armor,
Dexterity 13, and
Intelligence 13
shields, simple weapons, martial
weapons, alchemist's supplies.
Mutated Beyond Reason. At the start of each of the
mutated spawn's turns roll a d6, the mutated spawn
gains the corresponding effect from the following table
until the start of its next turn:
1d6 Result
1–2 Subcutaneous Armour. The mutated spawn's flesh
under its skin hardens into thick armoured plates.
CHA Its AC increases to 18.
3–4 Grasping Pseudopods. The mutated spawn's limbs
melt into grasping tentacles; it makes all its melee
attacks with its tentacles instead of its unnatural
claws when it takes the multiattack action.
5–6 Toxic Haemorrhage. The mutated spawn's limbs
drip deadly venom from sharp barbs in its skin; it
makes all its melee attacks with its venom barbs
instead of its unnatural claws when it takes the
multiattack action.
Actions
Multiattack. The mutated spawn makes 3 (1d6) attacks
with its unnatural claws.
Unnatural Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit,
reach 10ft., one target. Hit 9 (1d6 + 6) slashing
damage. This attack ignores both resistance &
immunity to slashing damage.
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach
15ft., one target. Hit 10 (1d8 + 6) bludgeoning
damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 18).
Until the grapple ends, the target is restrained and has
disadvantage on Strength checks and Strength saving
throws; the target remains grappled even if the
mutated spawn's limbs change.
Venom Barbs. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach
10ft., one target. Hit 8 (1d4 + 6) piercing damage, plus
3 (1d6) poison damage, and the target must succeed
on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned
for 1 minute.
Blood Hunter Multiclassing with
Warlock
If your blood hunter is part of the Order of the Profane Soul,
or otherwise gains the pact magic feature from this class, and
also has warlock levels, add one-third of your blood hunter
levels (rounded down) to your warlock level and consult the
warlock progression table in the Player’s Handbook for total
spell slots, cantrips known, and spell slot level.
Credits
Original class design and lore by Matthew Mercer
Edits and Balancing by Michael Williams
Exiled subclass and Mutated Spawn stat block by Michael
Williams
Background art by Michael Williams
Special thanks for the great help from GattlingGolduck,
ExplorerOfEden, goldenglow & NovaTrance
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 Additional Works
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Changelog
Version 1
Hemocraft ability locked to Intelligence.
Removed martial weapons proficiency, replaced with a set
of specific weapons.
Common saving throw changed from Dexterity to
Constitution.
Lowered number of skill choices from 3 to 2.
Changed option for Studded Leather to an option for
Leather armour.
Added option for a dungeoneer's pack.
Hunter's Bane changed to only give bonus to one creature
type at 1st level, upgrades at 6th and 14th level in line with
a Ranger's Favoured Enemy feature.
Hemocraft save DC formula moved to Blood Maledict
feature.
Blood Maledict now lets you swap known curses when
you gain a Blood Hunter level, rather than a new curse.
Using a blood curse lowers your current/maximum hit
points by an amount equal to your hemocraft die,
amplifying costs and additional die roll; max HP reduction
lasts until a short/long rest.
Blood Maledict uses now only recharge after a long rest.
Crimson Rite now only works on melee weapons.
Crimson Rite usage now reduces your current/maximum
hit points by an amount equal to your hemocraft die, max
HP reduction lasts until a short/long rest.
Crimson Rite has a max duration of 1 minute rather than
potentially infinite.
Crimson Rite makes your weapon magical, as per to the
D&DBeyond version.
Crimson Rite damage can only be applied once per turn.
Rite of the Oracle replaced with Rite of the Acrid.
Brand of Castigation now requires your reaction.
Brand of Castigation usage now reduces your
current/maximum hit points by an amount equal to your
hemocraft die, max HP reduction lasts until a short/long
rest.
Brand of Castigation maximum tracking range limited to
within 300ft of you, rather than infinite.
Brand of Castigation psychic damage only occurs when
the branded creature hits you.
Brand of Castigation duration limited to 1 hour, rather
than potentially infinite.
Brand of Castigation "spell level" is 1/4 of your Blood
Hunter level, rather than 1/3.
Grim Psychometry massively reworked akin to a weaker
version of the Knowledge Cleric's Visions of the Past
feature.
Brand of Tethering now halves a creature's speed rather
than stopping them from taking the dash action.
Brand of Tethering now deals 3d6 psychic damage, rather
than 4d6.
Brand of Tethering now only deals psychic damage if the
creature fails the Wisdom saving throw, rather than before
they save.
Rite of the Dawn now creates 10ft of bright light and 10ft
of dim light, rather than 20ft of bright light.
Rite of the Dawn necrotic resistance removed.
Ethereal Step/Aether Walk feature replaced with
Supernal Surge.
Rite Revival replaced with Vengeful Spirit.
Otherworldly Patrons from TCE and VRGR added.
Rite Focus: The Fiend now applies to all Crimson Rite
flavours, not just Rite of the Flame.
Rite Focus: The Great Old One now only frightens
creatures within 5ft of the creature hit, rather than 10ft.
Rite Focus: The Undying now specifies clearly what
creatures grant you hit points, rather than "a creature of
mild threat".
Mutagencraft can now only create mutagens when
finishing a long rest, instead of short or long.
Mutagencraft can now create 2 mutagens which scales up
to 4, rather than 1 which scales up to 3.
Mutagencraft now states mutagens last for 1 hour, rather
than until you finish a rest.
Strange Metabolism now grants resistance to poison
damage, instead of immunity.
Strange Metabolism now grants advantage on saving
throws against poison, rather than immunity to the
poisoned condition.
Brand of Axiom's wording is now much clearer, creatures
get to save against its effects and a successful save makes
the creature immune to its effects for 10 minutes.
Mutagen: Aether's flying speed is now 30ft instead of 20ft.
Mutagen: Celerity's bonus is now +2/3/4 rather than
+3/4/5.
Mutagen: Cruelty now allows you to make a single bonus
action attack even without taking the attack action.
Mutagen: Mobile now gives disadvantage on Constitution
saving throws, rather than Strength ability checks.
Mutagen: Percipient now gives disadvantage on
Intelligence ability checks rather than Charisma ability
checks.
Mutagen: Potency now allows you to make a single bonus
action attack even without taking the attack action.
Mutagen: Sagacity now allows you to make a single bonus
action attack even without taking the attack action.
Hybrid Transformation now requires an action, instead of
a bonus action.
Hybrid Transformation now lasts 10 minutes instead of 1
hour.
Feral Might now applies only to attacks made with
Strength.
Resilient Hide now no longer grants its AC bonus if you're
using a shield.
Predatory Strikes can no longer be used with Dexterity.
Predatory Strikes now scale from 1d4 at 3rd, to 1d6 at
7th, to 1d8 at 11th; instead of 1d6 at 3rd to 1d8 at 11th.
Bloodlust reworked to be based around damage taken in a
round rather than current hit points, and no longer allows
you to pull punches when you fail the save.
Stalker's Prowess no longer grants its speed bonus when
in heavy armour.
Improved Predatory Strikes removed.
Iron Volition feature created by separating out Brand of
the Voracious for clarity.
Hybrid Transformation Mastery now grants three uses
and increases the duration to 30 minutes, rather than
granting infinite uses and infinite duration.
Blood Curse of the Howl feature created by separating out
Hybrid Transformation Mastery for clarity.
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 Blood Curse of the Anxious now allows the target to
Wisdom save against its effect, rather than getting no
save.
Blood Curse of the Bloated now allows the target to
Constitution save against its effect, rather than getting no
save.
Blood Curse of Corrosion now has a duration of 1 minute,
rather than potentially infinite.
Blood Curse of Corrosion now only deals necrotic damage
on a failed save, rather than before the save is rolled.
Blood Curse of the Exorcist now only deals psychic
damage on a failed save, rather than before the save is
rolled.
Blood Curse of Exposure now requires 10th level.
Blood Curse of Exposure amplify wording improved.
Blood Curse of the Eyeless wording improved.
Blood Curse of Howl's stun effect now only occurs if you
amplify the curse.
Blood Curse of the Marked now requires 6th level to
prevent non-functionality at 1st level.
Blood Curse of the Souleater now specifies clearly what
creatures grant you hit points, rather than allowing any
creature reduced to 0 hit points to be used.
Blood Curse of the Souleater's resistance to all damage
only occurs when amplifying the curse.
Multiclassing into Blood Hunter no longer grants you a
skill proficiency.
Version 2
Crimson Rite can now only be applied to melee weapons.
Actually it can be used on both melee and ranged
weapons.
Blanket martial weapons proficiency added back in due to
the above change.
Replaced hand crossbow with two daggers in the starting
equipment options, because hand crossbows shouldn't be
starting gear.
Cleaned up typos.
Blood Maledict uses once again recharge on a short and
long rest.
Improved clarity of wording for "additional minutes" in
Grim Psychometry.
Cost of amplifying blood curses changed from rolling two
dice to taking the maximum value of 1.
Using Sanguine Mastery allows you to reduce your
current/max hit points by half the max value of your
hemocraft die rather than rolling, even when amplifying a
blood curse.
Crimson Rite can now be applied more than once a turn,
but only from 11th level.
Crimson Rite choice updated to match D&D Beyond
version, ability to choose third Primal Rite at 14th level
instead of an Esoteric Rite.
Added fluff quote to first page.
Added cover page.
Actually it's now just the fluff text and a foreword.
Fixed error in class table showing incorrect Blood Curses
Known at 17th level.
Slightly changed wording of Blood Curse of the Exorcist.
Added in class feature table for Order of the Lycan
because it was missing.
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Added Blood Curse of the Warding Rite, Blood Curse of
the Scorpion's Sting, and Blood Curse of Mutual Suffering
Added Exiled subclass and Blood Curse of Igneous
Exsanguination.
Added Mutated Spawn stat block
Fixed typo with "alchemist's supplies" in multiclassing
proficiencies.
Fixed typos in Mercer's fluff text such as "neigh" instead of
"nigh".
Fixed more of my typos.
Brand of Castigation range increased to 500ft.
Sanguine Mastery now has a number of uses equal to
your Intelligence modifier rather than proficiency bonus.
Archfey Rite Focus now allows benefits from full cover.
Aether Mutagen now grants a flying speed equal to your
movement speed.
Bloodlust now specifies you have to use your extra
attack(s) on the nearest target instead of leaving that
assumed.
Blood Curse of the Anxious now causes disadvantage on
all Wisdom saves until the curse ends rather than just
one.
The Exiled Lycan path now grants you the Heightened
Senses feature.
The Exiled subclass' Profane Soul path Dark Bargain
feature only ends the hit point reduction when you finish a
long rest and kills you if your hit point maximum reaches
0 from using the feature.
Version 2.5
Brand of Castigation's spell level has been changed to 1/3
of your Blood Hunter level instead of 1/4; scaling it from
level 2-6 rather than 1-5.
Brand of Castigation's tracking range has been increased
to 1 mile from 500 ft to facilitate better tracking but
without being ridiculous.
Sanguine Mastery now clarifies it has a minimum of 1
uses.
Rite of the Dawn now clarifies it deals a minimum of 1
extra damage to undead.
Supernal Surge now specifies what happens when you
end your turn or are no longer spectral when inside a
creature.
Hybrid Transformation Mastery duration has been
increased from 30 minutes per use to 1 hour to better
match 5e's usual time scaling.
Mutagencraft now correctly states that Mutagens become
inert after 24 hours rather than a short or long rest.
Exalted Mutation now allows you to expend 2 uses to
spontaneously generate a mutagen from a known formula.
Archfey Rite Focus reworded for better clarity of its
effects.
Genie Rite Focus' flying speed duariton changed to last
until the end of your next turn to remove round counting.
Revealed Arcana now grants a free cast of the spell, rather
than requiring a slot for it to be cast.
The Ghostslayer path of the Exiled subclass now gains the
Rite of the Dawn at 3rd level.
Exiled Mutant's Exotic Mutagens can now be swapped
each level, rather than only when gaining a new formula.
Class redesign by Michael Williams, et al.
 Exiled Lycan's Hunter's Boon now specifies that the bite
attack gains the benefits of a Crimson Rite when it's been
applied to the Hybrid Form's unarmed strikes.
Cleaned up typos.
Flavour text tweaks.
Fix speed unit formatting on Reconstruction Mutagen
Brand of Vital Hunger now specifies what it uses for the
save DC rather than assuming.
Improved Predatory Strikes re-added, but the feature only
makes the Lycan Hybrid Form's unarmed strikes magical
rather than breaking bounded accuracy like it used to.

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Class redesign by Michael Williams, et al.