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Table of Contents

• 3Preface

• 4Chapter 1: Races of the Realm

  • 4Dwarves
  • 4Elves
  • 5Halflings
  • 6Humans
  • 7Genasi
  • 7Half-Dwarves
  • 8Half-Elves
  • 8Shades
  • 9Monstrous Races

• 12Chapter 2: Class Options

• 13Barbarians
  • 13Primal Paths
    • 13Path of the Battlerager
    • 14Path of the Totem Warrior (Tiger Totem Spirit)
• 15Fighters
  • 15Martial Archetype
    • 15Purple Dragon Knight (Banneret)
• 16Warlocks
  • 16Otherwordly Patrons
    • 16Raven Queen
    • 17Undying
• 19Wizards
  • 19Arcane Tradition
    • 19Bladesinger

• 21Chapter 3: Racial Feats

• 24Appendix A: Designer Notes

• 24Bladesinger
• 25Path of the Battlerager
• 25Path of the Totem Warrior (Tiger Totem Spirit)
• 25Purple Dragon Knight (Banneret)
• 26Raven Queen
• 26Undying

• 28Appendix B: Change Log

• 28Version 1.7.1 — Version 1.4
• 29Version 1.3 — Version 1.0

On the Cover

Tyler Jacobson illustrates a moment as combat between a band of adventurers and a delegation of orcs is about to unfold. The adventurers are as featured (left to right): Skip Brickard, a halfling fighter with an orc-sized walloping ready; Illydia Maethellyn, a moon elf cleric of Sehanine Moonbow taking aim; Hitch, a brazen human rogue with shady ties to Zhentarim; Makos, a tiefling warlock who's hellbent at getting revenge on his infernal father; and Nayeli Goldflower, a human paladin driven by an oath of vengeance.

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Dwarves

The stout folk whom are deliberate and withhold traditions like oaths of paladins. The original book left out a few of the rare subraces of dwarves throughout Faerûn. Those forgotten subraces are presented here.

Wild Dwarf

Wild dwarves, also known as albino dwarves, jungle dwarves, or dur Authalar ("the People") , are more primitive than their disrespected brethen. Most are found in the jungles of Chult, the Mhair, and the Black Jungles; as they rejected their traditions to begin anew with ever-changing practices.

Ability Score Increase. Swift and bold actions are best in the wild. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Extreme Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against diseases.

Wild Dwarf Training. You are proficient with the spear, blowgun, and the Poisoner's Kit.

Elves

The graceful ones that are eloquent and align with the forces of nature. As mentioned in the original book, there exists several rare elf subraces, but not all of them had statistics. Provided below are those rare elven subrace options, including the unmentioned Snow Elf subrace, with playable traits for your characters.

Avariel

The avariel, also known as winged elves, or Aril'Tel'Quessir, were among the first races to settle Faerûn. They were more common when the worlds of the multiverse were young, but frequent conflicts with dragons have reduced their numbers. Still, a few colonies persist here and there in the Material Plane and on the Plane of Air.

Ability Score Increase. Often confused for aasimar but just as charismatic. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Winged. You have a flying speed of 20 feet while you aren't exceeding your carrying capacity and aren't wearing medium or heavy armor.

Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write Auran.

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Lythari

Lythari, also known as lycantropic elves, or Ly'Tel'Quessir, are true elven lycantropes. They don't suffer from a curse, nor do they have a hybrid form. They have pale silvery skin and hair to match. In their wolf form, they have various shades of grey and silver in their fur. Most are found in their wolf forms within secluded packs throughout the wilds of Faerûn.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Silver Bane. If you take damage from a silvered weapon, you are poisoned until the end of your next turn.

Wolf Form. As an action, you can assume the bestial aspect of a wolf . When in wolf form, you gain all the characteristics of a wolf (see page 341 of the Monster Manual) as per rules of a druid's Wild Shape (See page 66 of the Player's Handbook) , except the following apply to you:

• Your maximum hit points and current hit points remain the same in either form.
• You can maintain this form until you use an action to change back.

Once you have used this trait and reverted back to humanoid form, you are unable to use it again until you have finished a long rest.

Sea Elf

Sea elves, also known as aquatic elves, or Alu'Tel'Quessir, are elves found deep in the Shining Sea, Sea of Swords, and many others deep oceans throughout Faerûn. Their are some sea elves which are known as the "Marel Elves," and they are those who turn to evil and worship the deep and dark gods of vast depths.

The racial traits of a sea elf can be found in Mordekainen's Tome of Foes (See page 62 of it) , and it remains unchanged.

Snow Elf

Snow elves, also known as glacier elves, or Froi'Tel'Quessir, are elves found in High Ice, Frostfell, and the Great Glacier. Most are reclusive and rarely live their cities as they are not naturally resistant to the cold. The have snow white hair, pale skin, and usually bright blue or white eyes. Their harsh environment has sharpen their emotions; seeming elitist and haughty to other elves with a pale snow appearance.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.

Mask of Winter. You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by falling snow, glacier walls, snowy mounds and other natural icy phenomena.

Mountain Born. You're acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. You're also naturally adapted to cold climates, as described in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide.

Snow Elf Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the spear, scimitar, shortbow, and longbow.

Winter Walk. You ignore the difficult terrain made of natural ice or snow.

Star Elf

Star elves, also known as mithrel elves, or Ruar'Tel'Quessir, appear similar to moon elves but with flakes of silvers and gold in their eyes and skin. They mainly dwell within the demiplane of Sildëyuir nearby the Feywild. Their constant conflict with the Nilshai, a race of worm-like sorcerers from the Ethereal Plane, has forced some of them to leave their home and come to Faerûn.

Ability Score Increase. As beautiful as the stars on a cloudless night. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Otherworldly Touch. While in dim light or darkness, you can use your Charisma for weapon attack rolls instead of Strength or Dexterity. Your damage rolls still use the original modifier.

Extraplanar. Star Elves are not usually native to this world. You have disadvantage on saves that would banish you, such as the banishment spell.

Wild Elf

Wild elves, also known as green elves, or Sy'Tel'Quessir, are considered to be the strangest of elves by their kin. They have abandoned or lost their ancient culture as dwell deep in the jungles of Chult and the forests of Chessenta. They get along well with Lythari, yet they have tensions with wood elves.

Ability Score Increase. The wild calls for strength to defend oneself. Your Strength score increases by 1.

Wild Elf Training. You have proficiency with the spear, shortbow, longbow, and net.

Cantrip. You know one cantrip of your choice from the druid spell list. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it.

Halflings

The plucky, little humanoids that are halflings seem to both entertain and befriend the larger folk from the cleverness and joyous nature. The following subrace option for halflings reveals the opposite side of this coin, being genuine evil ones.

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Deep Imaskari

The Deep Imaskari, also known simply as the Imaskari, are humans who fled to the Underdark as refuge after the Mulan slave revolt in Imaskar. Their prolonged existence in the deep caverns has caused them to adapt to their surroundings. Furthermore, their pursuit for arcane knowledge never lessened. If you are to be a deep Imaskari, see the "Human Variant (Deep Imaskari)" sidebar for traits.

Air

Embody the element of Air unlike ever before!

Ability Score Increase. You are able to act like the wind. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Fleet of Foot. Your base walking speed increases by 5 feet.

Unending Breath. You can hold your breath indefinitely while you're not incapacitated.

Mingle with the Wind. You can cast the levitate spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Thunder resistance. You gain resistance to thunder damage.

Earth

Embody the element of Earth unlike ever before!

Ability Score Increase. You can hold your ground like the earth beneath you. Your Strength score increases by 1.

Darkvision. Thanks to your earthen blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Earth Walk. You can move across difficult terrain made of earth or stone without expending extra movement.

Merge with Stone. You can cast the pass without trace spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for it.

Stone Fists. Your unarmed strikes deal 1d4 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage.

Of Two Forges

To humans, half-dwarves look like dwarves, and to dwarves, they look like humans. In height, they are somewhere between both parents, though they're neither as stout as dwarves nor as slender as humans. They range from 4 to 5 and a half feet tall , and from 120 to 200 pounds. Half-dwarves can grow grander facial hair to cover human ancestry, yet their beards are never as grand as dwarf beards.

Half-Dwarf Names

Half-Dwarves use either human or dwarven naming conventions. Half-dwarves adopt the culture they were raised in over having their own societies. Half-dwarves raised by humans are often given dwarven names to honor and respect dwarves for their bravery and loyalty, and those raised by dwarves often take human names to honor and respect humans for their ingenuity and determination.

Half-Dwarf Traits

Your half-dwarf character has some qualities in common with dwarves and some that are unique to themselves.

Some variations are possible with inheriting more from your dwarven heritage; see the "Half-Dwarf Variants" sidebar.

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Age. Half-dwarves age at the same rate as humans and reach adulthood around 20, but dwarves may argue 25 is adulthood. They live longer than humans, however, often exceeding 120 years.

Alignment. Half-dwarves share the lawful bent of their dwarven heritage. They value both honor and creative expression, demonstrating neither needless chaos nor desire for losing loyalties. They love organization, usually obey orders, and often prove reliable but not always predictable.

Size. Half-dwarves are taller than dwarves and on the low end of human heights, around 5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. Thanks to your dwarf blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance against poison damage.

Tool Versatility. You gain proficiency in two tool kits of your choice.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Dwarven, and one extra language of your choice.

Half-Elves

Half-Elves in Faerûn have the racial traits of those in the Player's Handbook, yet some variations are possible if you inherit more from your elven heritage; see the "Half-Elf Variants" sidebar. Half-drow are the most common as a male drow mates with his human female slaves from surface raids. Half-wood elves are second most common being from human druids or rangers holding similar values to nature.

Shades

Shades are planetouched humanoids with eyes and skin tones ranging from gray to inky black. They are imbued with the energies of the Shadowfell, the Plane of Shadow, not unlike how Genasi are planetouched humanoids. They are thinner than most humans, and they prefer to dress in dark-hued clothes or armor. Shades have extraordinarily long lifespans. By trading some portion of their souls for the stuff of shadow, they extend their lifespans tenfold.

Forgotten, yet Returned

Over two thousand years ago, the ruler of a Netherese flying city transported his entire city onto the Shadowfell in order to explore that dim and perilous plane. The City of Shade was lost to human knowledge, but, in 1372 DR, it abruptly returned to Faerûn above the Dire Wood.

Today, it soars above the deserts of Anauroch, land that was once a fertile part of the Empire of Netheril. Why the Netherese — now known as the Shadovars — returned with their ruler, High Prince Telamont, and his twelve princes of shade, and what they are planning, are two mysteries that trouble most rulers of the nations in Faerûn; fearing that solving these vital riddles will provide them with answers they wish not be true.

Half-Elf Variants

Some half-elves in Faerûn have greater ties to their elf parentage than a combination of the two. With DM approval, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead gain the elf's Keen Senses or a trait related to your elf parentage:

Avariel Descent. You choose the avariel's Extra Language (Auran) or to use your reaction while falling to reduce falling damage you take equal to your level.

Drow Descent. You choose the drow's Drow Magic (faerie fire only), Drow Weapon Training, or an additional 30 feet of darkvision.

Eladrin Descent. Once per long rest, you can teleport up to 15 feet as a bonus action.

High Elf Descent. You can choose the high elf's Elf Weapon Training or Cantrip.

Lythari Descent. You gain the lythari's Wolf Form (Once per long rest; duration is up to 1 minute).

Shadar-Kai Descent. Once per long rest, you can teleport up to 15 feet as a bonus action.

Sea Elf Descent. You choose the sea elf's Sea Elf Training, Extra Language (Aquan), or you gain a swimming speed of 30 feet.

Snow Elf Descent. You choose the snow elf's Mask of Winter, Mountain Born, or Snow Elf Weapon Training.

Star Elf Descent. You gain the star elf's Otherworldly Touch (Once per long rest).

Wild Elf Descent. You choose the wild elf's Wild Elf Training or Cantrip.

Wood Elf Descent. You choose the wood elf's Elf Weapon Training, Fleet of Foot, or Mask of the Wild.

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Bullywugs

Bullywugs are frog-headed amphibious humanoids that stay constantly moist, dwelling in rainy forests, marshes, and damp caves. Always hungry and thoroughly evil, bullywugs overwhelm opponents with superior numbers when they can, but they flee from serious threats to search for easier prey. Your bullywug character has the following traits:

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increase by 2 and Constitution scores increases by 1.

Age. Bullywugs are born in clutches of 200 or so eggs and reach adulthood at age 6. Most of them won't reach that age.

Alignment. Bullywugs gather in semi-organized communities and are extremely territorial. Their colonies ravage the nearby environments as they maintain their gluttonous gullets. They are usually neutral evil.

Size. Bullwugs tend to be between 4 - 5 feet tall and average about 150 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed. You have a base walking speed of 25 feet and swimming speed of 40 feet.

Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.

Speak with Frogs and Toads. Due to your nature, you can cast the speak with animals spell unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can target only frogs and toads with it.

Standing Leap. Your long jump distance is up to 20 feet and your high jump distance is up to 10 feet with or without a running start, unless they would be more.

Swamp Camouflage. You have advantage with Dexterity (Stealth) checks while in swampy terrain and foliage.

Languages. You can read, write, and speak Common and Bullywug.

Goblins (Dekanter)

Dekanter goblins were artificially mutated by the Beast Lord, an Alhoon allied with the Zhentarim of the North. Their namesake comes from them primarily dwelling in the mines of Dekanter, part of the Greypeak Mountains near Anauroch. If you were mutated by the Beast Lord, see the "Goblin Variant (Dekanter)" sidebar for the traits you gain.

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Natural Armor. You have tough, scaly skin. When you aren't wearing armor, your Armor Class is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your Armor Class if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower Armor Class. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin.

Kobolds

Kobolds are craven reptilian humanoids that worship evil dragons as demigods and serve them as minions and toadies. Kobolds inhabit dragons' lairs when they can but more commonly infest dungeons, gathering treasures and trinkets to add to their own tiny hoards. Their scale colors tend to reflect the dragon they serve.

These are the revised traits for kobolds (See page 119 in Volo's Guide to Monsters) , gaining the following traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Size. Kobolds are between 2 and 3 feet tall and weigh between 25 and 35 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Grovel, Cower, and Beg. As an action on your turn, you can cower pathetically to distract nearby foes. Until the end of your next turn, your allies gain advantage on attack rolls against enemies within 10 feet of you that you can see. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Pack Tactics. You have advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Sunlight Sensitivity. 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.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

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Primal Paths

Barbarians of the Forgotten Realms have the following Primal Path option, Battlerager, and the addition options for followers of the Path of the Totem Warrior from the Player's Handbook. Reghed and Northlander barbarians tend to follow the Path of the Berserker, while Uthgardt barbarians are nearly always followers of the Path of the Totem Warrior or Path of the Ancestral Guardian.

Path of the Battlerager

Being a Battlerager, you become the Kuldjargh ("axe idiot") that should have been. You are quick to act and attack, and your spiked armor will be the bane of your enemies.

Restritction: Dwarves Only

Only dwarves and half-dwarves can follow this Primal Path. Being a Battlerager, you fill a particular role with dwarven society and culture that is barbaric but sometimes necessary.

The restriction exists for the Forgotten Realms setting. However, your DM can lift this restriction to better suit the campaign in mind.

Battlerager Features

Barbarian Level	Features
3rd	Battlerager Armor, Dwarven Upkeep
6th	Battlerager Charge, Spiked Retribution
10th	Piercing Spikes
14th	Battlerager Vigor

Battlerager Armor

At 3rd level, you gain the rare medium armor known as "Spiked Armor." You gain a special version of a hide or scale mail that was modified into spiked armor. You are proficient in spiked armor as an improvised melee weapon. If you hit with your spiked armor, you deal 1d6 + your Strength modifier piercing damage to the target.

While raging in spiked armor, you can use your bonus action on each of your turns to make one attack with your spiked armor. In addition, any creature you successfully grapple and creatures that successfully grapples you takes damage from your spiked armor equal to your Strength modifier.

Once per long rest, you can modify any medium armor to become spiked armor. You need 50 gp in raw materials, and any armor that becomes spiked armor causes it to weigh an additional 5 pounds. If the armor is magical, then the gold required is increased by 50 GP for each rarity level (common to legendary) , and the damage from your spiked armor becomes magical.

Dwarven Upkeep

At 3rd level, you learn the mending cantrip. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this cantrip.

Battlerager Charge

At 6th level, the speed granted by Fast Movement is doubled. In addition, while raging, you can take the Dash action as a bonus action on each of your turns.

Spiked Retribution

Starting at 6th level, when a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction make an attack with your spiked armor against the attacker. If you are raging, you can choose to attack recklessly with this attack, unless you have already attacked recklessly during your last turn.

Piercing Spikes

Starting at 10th level, your dwarven cunning granted insight on using your spikes in a more brutal fashion. Whenever you score a critical hit with your spiked armor, you roll one additional weapon damage die when determining extra damage for a critical hit with your spiked armor.

In addition, whenever you use the Dash action, your spiked armor deals double the damage to objects and structures until the start of your next turn.

Battlerager Vigor

At 14th level, your might is unmatched by most. Whenever you use your Relentless Rage, you reduce the DC by an amount equal to your Constitution modifier.

Additionally, at the start of each your turns while raging, you gain temporary hit points equal to 5 + your Constitution modifier if you have no more than half of your hit points remaining. These temporary hit points vanish when your rage ends or when you doff your spiked armor.

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Path of the Totem Warrior (Tiger)

If you follow the Path of the Totem Warrior from the Player's Handbook, you have access to two additional spirit options, Elk and Tiger. To see every feature gained from this Primal Path, see page 50 of the Player's Handbook. To see the Elk totem spirit options, see page 122 of the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.

Totemic Attunement

This option is available to you when you choose a totem animal at 14th level. By choosing Tiger, you gain benefits for pouncing onto enemies.

Tiger. While raging, if you move at least 20 feet in a straight line towards a target that is one size larger than you or smaller right before making a melee weapon attack against it, you can use a bonus action to make an additional melee weapon attack against the target. If the additional melee weapon attack would be an unarmed strike, you can make two attacks with your unarmed strikes instead.

Martial Archetype

Fighters in the Forgotten Realms come in many forms. One key option, in addition to those in the Player's Handbook, is being a Purple Dragon Knight from Cormyr. Although, a Banneret would prove an equal title for those who aren't part of Cormyrean Knighthood or reside in other realms.

Purple Dragon Knight

Purple Dragon Knight allows for you to be the supportive knight or banneret that is both charismatic and inspiring that the original intended to be.

Purple Dragon Knights are tied to a specific order of the Cormyrean Knighthood. Banneret serves as the generic name for this martial archetype in other campaign settings or modeling other warlords of Faerûn.

Purple Dragon Knight Features

Fighter Level	Features
3rd	Bonus Proficiency, Banner, Rallying Cry
6th	Royal Envoy
10th	Inspiring Act, Lead the Charge
15th	Bulwark

Bonus Proficiency

When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Performance, or Persuasion. Alternatively, you learn one language of your choice.

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Raven Queen Expanded Spells

Undying Features

Expanded Spell list

Drawing from the Undying, you can now choose from an expanded list of spells to learn as warlock spells.

Amongst the Dead

Starting at 1st level, you learn the spare the dying cantrip as a warlock cantrip, and you may use it on undead. You also have advantage on saving throws and effects against diseases.

Additionally, you are permanently affected by the sanctuary spell against only undead. If you make an attack or cast a spell that affects an undead creature, that creature is not affected by this spell for the next 24 hours. Any undead that makes the Wisdom saving throw are also immune to it for 24 hours.

Persistent Life

Starting at 1st level, on your turn, you may use a bonus action to regain hit points equal to 1d6 + your warlock level. If you put a severed body part of yours back in place when you use this feature, it reattaches.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Defy Death

Starting at 6th level, you can regain hit points equal to 1d8 + your Constitution modifier when you succeed on a death saving throw or when you stabilize a creature with spare the dying.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Undying Nature

Starting at 6th level, you gain resistance to necrotic damage, and when you cast a spell that deals necrotic or poison damage you can add your Charisma modifier (minimum of +1) to one of the damage rolls of that spell against one of its targets.

Indestructible Being

When you reach 10th level, your patron imbues you with the powers to become an everlasting worshipper. You gain the following benefits:

• For every 10 years that pass, you age only 1 year, and you cannot be magically aged.
• You can hold your breath indefinitely.
• You don’t require food or water to survive, but you may still eat and drink if you wish.
• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance against poison damage.
• You are immune to diseases.
• You may reattach severed body parts as part of a short or long rest, but you must spend one or more Hit Dice to gain the benefit on short rests.

Legion of Undeath

When you reach 14th level, your soul is empowered by the pact with your patron to aid in the effort to amass grim followers. You gain the ability to cast the animate dead spell with this feature without expending a spell slot. When you cast animate dead, you can target additional corpses or piles of bones equal to your Charisma modifier, creating additional zombies or skeletons, as appropriate.

Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Bladesinger

Bladesingers are elves who bravely defend their people and lands in times of war. This arcane tradition allows for you to be the exquisite swordmage by using a series of intricate, elegant manuevers that fend off harm and allow the you to channel magic into devastating strikes and cunning defenses.

Racial Feats

Adaptive Nature

Prerequisite: Goliath

Anger Unleashed

Prerequisite: Orc

Caustic Adaptation

Prerequisite: Kuo-Toa

Clan Resilisence

Prerequisite: Goliath

Delzoun True Born

Prerequisite: Dwarf (mountain)

Extra Manifestation

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Bladesinger

As the features go, the potential of the class doesn't seem to scale as well as the other arcane traditions provided in both the Player's Handbook and Xanathar's Guide to Everything, and its benefits seemed to help Eldritch Knight more than the wizard. The Bladesong feature proves useful, but the rest of the features may need to be improved or additional features may need to be added to support playing this arcane tradition in longer campaigns.

Early on, Training in War and Song did not provide enough support to capture the bladesingers that are described to utilize multiple styles as described under the Bladesinger Styles section (page 142 of Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide), nor could they use their weapons as spellcasting foci. A health increase would prove troublesome with the utility and defense at the wizard's fingertips. Bladesong is the defining feature of this archetype, and it is great on its own. However, I saw a need to have it occur more often, or, at least, it should last longer than how it starts at 2nd level at later levels. I believe additional uses could solve both issues with an extra use in paragon levels.

The Extra Attack at 6th level helps with being a melee spellcaster. If I were to change it, then I think I would cause the Eldritch Knight to be competing with it more than it should and would overload the level. It is also equivalent to the Song of Fury from previous editions.

At 10th level, Song of Defense proves great in reducing damage taken akin to Monk's Slow Fall feature. It should not be changed. Although, I included another feature to be gained at this level to aid with the previously mentioned issues. Upon researching previous implementations of Bladesinger in previous editions of Dungeons & Dragons, I found another song they used, Song of Celerity. Song of Celerity solves the lack of mobility that bladesinger has, and u/HerpDerp1909 provided a great initial solution of increased movement speed. I didn't include the initiative bonus equal to your Intelligence modifier to avoid taking from War Magic. However, I did include the minor suggestions from other reddit users to perform something similar to Swashbuckler's Fancy Footwork to allow for Bladesingers to get in, attack, and leave in an easier fashion. This feature also frees the bonus action on the first turn of combat unless surprised.

The final benefit comes from Song of Victory. With the current feedback on this revision, I realized the true potential of this feature. Since Dexterity proves useful to this arcane tradition in addition to Intelligence, I understand how replacing more of the need for Dexterity would be undermining it due to how it's presented in both features and lore. Furthermore, with the current revisions, the later levels are supported more than before, so it doesn't need to change.

Path of the Battlerager

Battlerager, what an interesting concept, your armor is your weapon. However, Spiked Armor is restrictive, and the features don't take advantage of the description of the primal path. This also leads to competition with the Path of the Berserker, so I tried to solve both issues by making Battlerager unique in the face of the other primal paths with focusing on defensives and mobility.

Starting strong, Battlerager Armor is not necessarily a terrible feature, yet the Spiked Armor is its own armor rather than a modified version of an existing armor. What if you were to wear a dire porcupine's hide or want to apply spikes to an armor that provides a better AC than 14 + your Dex (max. +2)? In addition, why do you only do a set 3 damage when you are in a grappling situation? These were the questions answered in my revision. Then, Dwarven Upkeep provides a way to emphasize the dwarven craftsmanship and upkeep of the armor you will be wearing. In the heat of combat, it quickly repairs one's armor in between rages.

At 6th level, Spiked Retribution fits perfectly here rather than a 14th-level feature. A simple benefit to something you would want to be able to do early on. However, I rebalanced it by making it a reaction-based attack to increase damage and involvement of the player. The Reckless Attack benefit is to capture what was lost with removing the Reckless Abandon feature. Battlerager Charge has similar issues as it proved better as an earlier feature rather than a lackluster later one. However, it received an additional benefit to pair well with the existing benefits of the feature without overpowering it.

At 10th level, I added the Piercing Spikes feature to enhance one's spiked armor without needing to delve into the crafting items area. For what I researched, most players enjoy a Battlerager that is mobile on the battlefield. This reflects the changes to Battlerager Charge I mentioned earlier, but it also comes into play with this feature. After using the Dash action, you can deal more damage to structures to burst into an area where your party needs you. You are now a living battering ram, which leads to some entertaining situations and creative combat strategies.

Lastly, at 14th level, I changed Battlerager Vigor to be more in line with maintaining a presence on the battlefield. I decided to base this on Barbarian's Relentless Rage feature alongside some temporary hit points.

social encounters and mind-affecting spells. The language barriers are lessen with two language fluencies without overpowering the feature with more skill proficiencies or advantage/bonus on Charisma (Persuasion) checks.

Inspiring Surge, now called "Inspiring Act," was the main issue with reaching 10th level. It was a slightly better Commander's Strike maneuver that was severely infrequent (Banneret's 1/rest vs. Battle Master's 3 or more/rest) . Improving the benefit with more occurrences and a temporary hit point benefit proves best. The temporary hit point is similar to the Rally maneuver, and the truly inspiring critical hit benefit reflects the excitement in real life when a natural 20 is rolled. Lead the Charge furthers the lacking later features of this archetype (no 18th-level feature) that reinforces the rallying effects of your Banner.

Bulwark was an odd feature when it is initially described alongside be the final one. The concept was clear, yet how often would you use this feature? Intelligence is the least common ability saving throw to occur, Charisma saving throw fails are very rare for this archetype, and the Wisdom save reroll is the only one that proves worthwhile. Thus, I opened it up to all ability scores. When you hear someone tell you something like "You have survived worst, come on!" or "Tough it, sport! A few more blows and this monster will fall.", can rally you to capture some inner strength, further your adrenaline, or push through pain.

The 18th-level benefits of this archetype empower earlier features, and that's perfect for this archetype. You empower your party throughout rallies, so furthering that empowerment to your features rallies them as well. If you believe a change is needed to incorporate further 18th-level rewards, then I suggest increasing Bulwark at 18th to target two allies that failed the same save or increasing its range like Banner and Inspiring Act.

I also added optional rulings for D&D games that involve Honor and Sanity ability scores. An honorable Banneret is similar enough to a charismatic Banneret to be used interchangeably. For Sanity, the mental effects of rallying allies can have a profound effect of continuing onward through an inner determination from this guy/girl holding a flag with numerous supportive speeches.

Last Updated: November 26 , 2021

Battlerager

• Battlerager Armor includes conditions for magical armor.

Bladesinger

• Removed Hit Point Increase to Training in War and Song.
• Reduced Bladesong use increase to only 14th level.

Totem Warrior

• Fixed grammatical errors with Tiger totem spirit.

Undying

• Moved Indestructible Being to 10th level, Spreading the Undeath to 14th level, and added limited usage to Spreading the Undeath based on u/SamuelWillmore's suggestions.

Totem Warrior (Tiger)

• 3rd-level benefits also grant a finesse 1d4 unarmed strikes while raging.
• 6th-level benefits now grant expertise in one skill.
• 14th-level benefits now considers being one size category larger than you or smaller instead of "Large or smaller" and grants additional attack if using unarmed strikes.

Undying

• Added Spreading the Undeath at 10th level.
• Added Indestructible Being at 14th level.
• Updated Amongst the Dead's wording.
• Modified Expand Spell options for Xanathar's Guide to Everything spell options.
• Changed Undying Nature and moved to 6th level.
• Moved Indestructible Life to 1st level and renamed it to "Persistent Life."

Battlerager

• Added Piercing Spikes at 10th level.
• Changed Battlerager Vigor and Spiked Retribution benefits.
• Returned Battlerager Charge, improved it, and moved it to 6th level.
• Removed Reckless Modification due to UA Reddit feedback from issues with balancing it.

Bladesinger

• Increased the number of Bladesong uses at later levels.
• Changed Song of Celerity based on u/HerpDerp1909 's suggestion and moved it to 10th level.
• Added Hit Point Increase to Training in War and Song.
• Returned Song of Victory.
• Removed Persistent Song.

Purple Dragon Knight

• Rebalanced Banner.
• Added Lead the Charge at 10th level.

Battlerager

• Changed and/or combined existing features.
• Added Dwarven Upkeep at 3rd level.
• Added Reckless Modification at 10th level.
• Moved Spiked Retribution to 6th level.

Bladesinger

• Improved existing features.
• Fixed wording with Bladesong.
• Removed Song of Victory.
• Added Persistent Song at 14th level and Song of Celerity at 6th level.

Purple Dragon Knight

• Improved existing features.
• Renamed Inspiring Surge to "Inspiring Act."
• Added Banner at 3rd level.