Crafting Magic Items

Critical Hits

When a character (or humanoid or giant enemy) suffers a critical hit or is reduced to 0 hit points, the DM can roll on the Critical Wounds table to determine the kind of injury sustained. The Critical Wounds table uses the damage dealt by the critical hit (or the attack that reduced the character to 0 hit points), and scales the severity of the injury suffered depending on the damage inflicted by the attack.

Minor Scar. The scar doesn't have any adverse effect. Magical healing of 6th level or higher, such as the heal and regenerate spells, removes the scar.

Limp. Your speed on foot is reduced by 5 feet. You must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw after using the Dash action. If you fail the save, you fall prone. Magical healing removes the limp.

Internal Injury. Whenever you attempt an action in combat, you must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, you lose your action and can't use reactions until the start of your next turn. The injury heals if you receive magical healing or if you spend ten days doing nothing but resting.

Broken Ribs. This has the same effect as Internal Injury above, except that the save DC is 10.

Horrible Scar. You are disfigured to the extent that the wound can't be easily concealed. You have disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks and advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks. Magical healing of 6th level or higher, such as the heal and regenerate spells, removes the scar.

Lose an Arm or Hand. You can no longer hold anything with two hands, and you can hold only a single object at a time. Magic such as the regenerate spell can restore the lost appendage.

Lose a Foot or Leg. Your speed on foot is halved, and you must use a cane or crutch to move unless you have a peg leg or other prosthesis. You fall prone after using the Dash action. You have disadvantage on Dexterity checks made to balance. Magic such as the regenerate spell can restore the lost appendage.

Lose an Eye. You have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight and on ranged attack rolls. Magic such as the regenerate spell can restore the lost eye. If you have no eyes left after sustaining this injury, you're blinded.

Decapitation. Your head is severed from your body and you immediately die. Only magic such as resurrection and true ressurection can restore you to life.

Damage at 0 Hit Points

If the damage equals exactly your hit point maximum, you must succeed a Constitution saving throw or suffer instant death. The DC equals 10 or half the damage you take, whichever number is higher.

Falling into Water

When you fall into water, the damage you take is halved, and you don't take any damage if you fall from a height of 20 feet or less.

Falling onto Another Creature

If you fall on another creature, make a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by the target's Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the ability to use). If you succeed, the damage you would have taken from falling is halved, and the creature takes an equal amount of bludgeoning damage. On a failure, you take damage from falling as normal.

Larger Monsters

When you take damage from an attack made by a creature that is two or more sizes larger than you (for example, a Huge giant hitting a Medium knight), the attacker can force you to make a Strength saving throw to avoid being pushed or knocked prone (the attacker chooses). The DC equals 10 or half the damage you take, whichever number is higher.

Interacting with Objects

You can use a second object interaction as a bonus action.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: If you want to interact with a second object, you need to use your action.
• Original: If you want to interact with a second object, you need to use your action or bonus action.

Melee Attacks: Grappling

You can grapple in place of an opportunity attack.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: you can use the Attack action to make a Special melee Attack, a grapple. If you're able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this Attack replaces one of them.
• New: you can replace one attack to make a Special melee Attack, a grapple. If you're able to make multiple attacks, this Attack replaces one of them.

Multiclassing

You can only ever have two different classes. This means a paladin/fighter dual-class is allowed, but a bard/rogue/druid tri-class is not.

Additionally, ability score prerequisites for multiclassing are removed.

Rolling for Hit Points

You can reroll 1's on hit dice when rolling for hit points on level up. This makes the average of the roll fall in line with the "flat" number.

Saving Throws

Critical failures and critical successes have been added. Additionally, you can explicitly choose to fail saving throws.

The following lines have been added:

• New: Rolling 1 or 20. Sometimes fate blesses or curses a combatant, causing the novice to evade and the veteran to fumble.
  If the d20 roll for a creature's saving throw is a 20, it automatically succeeds its saving throw against the effect, and suffers none of the effect.
  If the d20 roll for a creature's saving throw is a 1, it automatically fails its saving throw against the effect. ...
  ... Choosing to Fail a Saving Throw. If you are forced to make a saving throw, you can choose to fail it.

Shields

Shields now only grant the bonus to armor class if you are proficient with them.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Wielding a shield increases your Armor Class by 2.
• New: If you are proficient with shields, wielding a shield increases your Armor Class by 2.

Resting: Short Rest

The following line has been added:

• New: A character can't benefit from more than two short rests per long rest, and a character must have at least 1 hit point at the start of the rest to gain its benefits.

Resting: Long Rest

The following line has been modified:

• Original: A character can't benefit from more than one long rest in a 24-hour period, and a character must have at least 1 hit point at the start of the rest to gain its benefits.
• New: After taking a long rest, a character can't benefit from another long rest until 8 hours has passed, and a character must have at least 1 hit point at the start of the rest to gain its benefits.

Shoving a Creature

You can shove in place of an opportunity attack.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Using the Attack action, you can make a Special melee Attack to shove a creature, either to knock it prone or push it away from you. If you're able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this Attack replaces one of them.
• New: You can replace one attack to make a Special melee Attack, a shove. If you're able to make multiple attacks, this Attack replaces one of them.

Starting Past 1st Level

If a game starts past 1st level, you gain additional gold for each level past 1st. For each class level you have, roll the class's starting gold once for each level past 1st.

For example, if you have three levels in the fighter class and two levels in the sorcerer class, and your class at 1st level was fighter, you gain 5d4 × 10 gold for each of your two fighter levels and 3d4 × 10 for each of your two sorcerer levels, for a total of 16d4 × 10 gold. This is all in addition to your normal starting equipment or gold.

Swinging from a Rope

When you make a long jump, you can grab onto a rope attached to a point above you to double the distance of your jump.

Temporary Hit Points

Damage done to temporary hit points explicitly doesn't cause failed death saving throws or trigger concentration checks.

The following line has been added.

• New: Damage taken to temporary hit points is not damage to your character, and doesn't cause a failed death saving throw or trigger a concentration check if you are concentrating on a spell unless the damage exceeds your temporary hit points.

Two-Weapon Fighting

This mechanic now only requires that one weapon be light, and works with ranged weapons.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don’t add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.
• New: Once per turn after you take the Attack action and attack with an unarmed strike or a weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can make one additional attack with a different light weapon that you're holding in the other hand, or an unarmed strike with the other hand. You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.

Spell Modifications

The following spells have been modified.

Booming Blade

This spell no longer deals extra damage on the initial attack.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: This spell's damage increases when you reach higher levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 thunder damage to the target, and the damage the target takes for moving increases to 2d8. Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level and 17th level.
• New: This spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).

Catnap

This spell does not work on creatures with the Fey Ancestry feature (elves, half-elves). This is how the Fey Ancestry feature should have functioned by the rules as written, but this change makes it explicit. The Sage Advice regarding this topic will be disregarded, as it is explicitly incorrect.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: You make a calming gesture, and up to three willing creatures of your choice that you can see within range fall unconscious for the spell's duration.
• New: You make a calming gesture, and up to three willing creatures of your choice that you can see within range fall asleep, and are unconscious for the spell's duration.

Cloud of Daggers

This spell can now be moved as an action.

The following line has been added:

• New: As an action on your subsequent turns, you can move the cloud of spinning daggers up to 20 feet.

Comprehend Languages

This spell can now be cast at higher levels for an extended duration, and without concentration.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration is 8 hour. If you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours.

Conjure Animals

The number of low-CR creatures that can be summoned has been reduced, and creatures summoned by this spell now act on your initiative instead of rolling their own initiative.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Choose one of the following options for what appears:
  - One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower
  - Two beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower
  - Four beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
  - Eight beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lower ...
  ... The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures as a group, which have their own turns.
• New: You choose one of the following options for what appears:
  - One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower
  - Two beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower
  - Three beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
  - Four beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lower ...
  ... The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions, and have their own turns on your initiative count.

Conjure Barrage

This spell now deals an additional 1d8 damage, and can upcast to increase damage.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: A creature takes 3d8 damage on a failed save ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: A creature takes 4d8 damage on a failed save ...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Conjure Minor Elementals

The number of low-CR creatures that can be summoned has been reduced, and creatures summoned by this spell now act on your initiative instead of rolling their own initiative.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: You choose one of the following options for what appears:
  - One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower
  - Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower
  - Four elementals of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
  - Eight elementals of challenge rating 1/4 or lower ...
  ... The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures as a group, which have their own turns.
• New: You choose one of the following options for what appears:
  - One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower
  - Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower
  - Three elementals of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
  - Four elementals of challenge rating 1/4 or lower ...
  ... The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions, and have their own turns on your initiative count.

Conjure Woodland Creatures

The number of low-CR creatures that can be summoned has been reduced, and creatures summoned by this spell now act on your initiative instead of rolling their own initiative.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Choose one of the following options for what appears:
  - One fey creature of challenge rating 2 or lower
  - Two fey creatures of challenge rating 1 or lower
  - Four fey creatures of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
  - Eight fey creatures of challenge rating 1/4 or lower ...
  ... The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures as a group, which have their own turns.
• New: You choose one of the following options for what appears:
  - One fey creature of challenge rating 2 or lower
  - Two fey creatures of challenge rating 1 or lower
  - Three fey creatures of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
  - Four fey creatures of challenge rating 1/4 or lower ...
  ... The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions, and have their own turns on your initiative count.

Contagion

This spell can now be upcast to become now highly infectious.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a slot of 7th level or higher, it becomes highly contagious. Each creature that remains within 10 feet of an infected creature for 1 minute must also make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it becomes poisoned as per the spell. On a success, it is immune to the disease created by this instance of the spell. When the spell ends, its effect ends for all infected creatures.

Cordon of Arrows

This spell now uses spell attack rolls instead of saving throws, and fires all pieces of ammunition at once.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Components: V, S, M (four or more arrows or bolts) ...
  ... You plant four pieces of nonmagical ammunition - arrows or crossbow bolts - in the ground within range ...
  ... one piece of ammunition flies up to strike it. The creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 piercing damage. The piece of ammunition is then destroyed. The spell ends when no ammunition remains.
• New: Components: V, S, M (four or more pieces of ammunition) ...
  ... You plant four pieces of nonmagical ammunition in the ground within range ...
  ... all affected pieces of ammunition dart into the air to attack. The ammunition uses your spell attack roll, and makes the attack at advantage if the target hasn't noticed it. On a hit, the target takes piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier. Hit or miss, the piece of ammunition is then destroyed, and the spell ends.

Create Bonfire

This spell now produces light.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Until the spell ends, the magic bonfire fills a 5-foot cube
• New: Until the spell ends, the magic bonfire fills a 5-foot cube and sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.

Darkness

This spell is reworded to upcast properly.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.
• New: If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of lower level, the spell that created the light is dispelled.

Darkvision

When cast with a 3rd level slot, this spell allows the target to see through magical darkness created by a 2nd-level darkness spell.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the target's darkvision can see through magical darkness created by a lower level spell.

Daylight

This spell now creates sunlight.

The following line has been added:

• New: This light is sunlight.

Death Ward

This spell can now be upcast for more targets.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, you can target one additional creature for every two slot levels above 4th.

Detect Evil and Good

This spell can now be cast at higher levels for an extended duration, and without concentration.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration is 1 hour. If you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. Using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher grants a duration that doesn't require concentration.

Detect Magic

This spell can now be cast at higher levels for an extended duration, and without concentration.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration is 1 hour. If you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. Using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher grants a duration that doesn't require concentration.

Detect Poison and Disease

This spell can now be cast at higher levels for an extended duration, and without concentration.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration is 1 hour. If you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. Using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher grants a duration that doesn't require concentration.

Detect Thoughts

This spell can now be cast at higher levels for an extended duration, and without concentration.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the duration is 1 hour. If you use a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. Using a spell slot of 4th level or higher grants a duration that doesn't require concentration.

Dimension Door

This spell now allow the caster to bring along an unwilling creature if it is grappled by the caster.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: You can also bring one willing creature of your size or smaller who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell.
• New: You can also bring one creature of your size or smaller who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature must be grappled by you or a willing target, and must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell.

Disguise Self

This spell now allows the caster to alter the disguise as an action.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can change the appearance of the disguise as an action any time before the spell ends.

Divine Favor

This spell's duration has been extended to 1 hour, and it now upcasts with a 3rd level slot for an 8 hour duration. Additionally, this bonus now applies to ability checks involving Strength.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute ...
  ... your weapon attacks deal an extra 1d4 radiant damage on a hit. ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: Concentration, up to 1 hour ...
  ... your weapon attacks deal an extra 1d4 radiant damage on a hit, and you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to any Strength checks you make. ...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours.

Dragon's Breath

Obeying rules as written, this spell can be twinned. The Sage Advice regarding this topic will be disregarded, as it is explicitly incorrect.

Drawmij's Instant Summons

This spell can now summon items held by other creatures.

The following line has been removed:

• Original: If another creature is holding or carrying the item, crushing the sapphire doesn't transport the item to you, but instead you learn who the creature possessing the object is and roughly where that creature is located at that moment.

Elemental Weapon

This spell is now allows more damage types, is a bonus action to cast, and it's damage has been increased to 2d6, but the bonus to attack rolls has been removed. Additionally, the upcasting now increases the damage by 1d6.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Casting Time: 1 action ...
  ... A nonmagical weapon you touch becomes a magic weapon. Choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. For the duration, the weapon has has a +1 bonus to attack rolls and deals an extra 1d4 damage ...
  ... the bonus to attack rolls increases to +2 and the extra damage increases to 2d4. ...
  ... the bonus to attack rolls increases to +3 and the extra damage increases to 3d4. ...
• New: Casting Time: 1 bonus action ...
  ... A weapon you touch becomes a magic weapon, if it isn't already magical. Choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, necrotic, psychic, radiant, or thunder. For the duration, the weapon deals an extra 2d6 damage ...
  ... the extra damage increases to 3d6. ...
  ... the extra damage increases to 4d6. ...

Enhance Abilities

This spell's Bear's Endurance option now grants temporary hit points at the start of each turn, rather than just once.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: It also gains 2d6 temporary hit points, which are lost when the spell ends.
• New: It also gains 2d6 temporary hit points at the start of each of its turns, which are lost when the spell ends.

Faerie Fire

This spell can now be upcast for a larger area.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the size of the cube increases by 10 feet for each slot level above 1st.

Far Step

This spell can now be upcast for a longer duration.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. If you use a spell slot of 9th level, the duration is 8 hours. Using a spell slot of 9th level grants a duration that doesn't require concentration.

Flame Arrows

This spell now sets people on fire like searing smite.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: the target takes an extra 1d6 fire damage
• New: the target takes an extra 1d6 fire damage and ignites in flames. At the start of each of its turns until the spell ends, the target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 1d6 fire damage. On a successful save, the effect ends on for it. If the target or a creature within 5 feet of it uses an action to put out the flames, or if some other effect douses the flames (such as the target being submerged in water), the spell ends.

Flame Blade

This spell has been entirely rewritten to behave more like shadow blade. Its duration is now Concentration, up to 1 minute

The spell now reads as follows:

Fireball

This spell's range has been reduced to 30 feet.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Range: 150 feet
• New: Range: 30 feet

Geas

This spell now alerts the caster each time the target takes damage, and the damage now scales with slot level.

The following lines have been added.

• Original: [no original text] ...
  ... When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th or 8th level, the duration is 1 year. ...
• New: Each time the target takes damage from this spell, you become aware of the target's transgression. ...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 5th. Additionally, when you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th or 8th level, the duration is 1 year. ...

Green-Flame Blade

This spell now requires a saving throw for the splash damage and deals 1d8 damage instead of spellcasting modifier.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: The second creature takes fire damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier. ...
  ... and the fire damage to the second creature increases to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
• New: The second creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 fire damage. ...
  ... and the fire damage to the second creature by 1d8.

Goodberry

This spell's duration is changed to 8 hours, and now produces 4d4 berries instead of 10.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Duration: Instantaneous ...
  ... Up to ten berries appear in your hand and are infused with magic for the duration. A creature can use its action to eat one berry. Eating a berry restores 1 hit point, and the berry provides enough nourishment to sustain a creature for one day.
  The berries lose their potency if they have not been consumed within 24 hours of the casting of this spell.
• New: Duration: 8 hours ...
  ... You cause a bushel of magical berries to sprout in your hand, containing 4d4 berries. A creature can use its action to eat one berry, or to feed the berry to another willing or unconscious creature. Eating a berry restores 1 hit point, and the berry provides enough nourishment to sustain a Small or Medium creature for one day.
  The berries lose their potency if they have not been consumed before the spell ends.

Hallow

This spell can't be dispelled by celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, or undead.

The following line has been added:

• New: Celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead can't remove this spell with dispel magic.

Hail of Thorns

This spell can now be upcast past 5th level.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 1st (to a maximum of 6d10).
• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 1st.

Holy Weapon

This spell's area of effect option is now an action, but doesn't end the spell.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: As a bonus action on your turn, you can dismiss this spell and cause the weapon to emit a burst of radiance.
• New: As an action on your turn, you can cause the weapon to emit a burst of radiance.

Ice Knife

This spell can be twinned by sorcerer's Twinned Spell metamagic.

Infestation

This spell now can provoke opportunity attacks.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks, and if the direction rolled is blocked, the target doesn't move.
• New: If the direction rolled is blocked, the target doesn't move.

Inflict Wounds

This spell now imposes disadvantage on the target's attack rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: On a hit, the target takes 3d10 necrotic damage.
• New: On a hit, the target takes 3d10 necrotic damage and has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks made before the end of its next turn.

Invisibility

This spell's abuse case has been fixed.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: The spell ends for a target that attacks or casts a spell.
• New: The spell ends for a target if it attacks, casts a spell, makes a damage roll, or forces someone to make a saving throw.

Jump [Removed]

This spell has been combined with longstrider, and replaced with springing and striding, which reads as follows:

Leomund's Tiny Hut

This spell now ends the moment a creature or object leaves the dome's area.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: The spell ends if you leave its area.
• New: The spell ends if any creature or object within the dome when you cast this spell leaves its area.

Levitate

This spell can now be upcast to increase the allowable target weight and the speed at which the target's altitude is changed.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with a slot of 3rd level or higher, the weight of the target that the spell can levitate increases by 100 lbs and the amount you can change the target's altitude increases by 5 feet for each slot level above 2nd.

Lightning Bolt

This spell now creates a line 120 feet long and 10 feet wide.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Range: Self (100-foot line) ...
  ... A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose.
• New: Range: Self (120-foot line) ...
  ... A stroke of lightning forming a line 120 feet long and 10 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose.

Locate Creature

This spell can now be upcast to increase its detection radius.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slot, the distance within which the object must be within increases: 2,000 feet for a 5th-level slot, 1 mile for a 7th-level slot, and 3 miles for a 9th-level slot.

Locate Object

This spell can now be upcast to increase its detection radius.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slot, the distance within which the object must be within increases: 2,000 feet for a 3rd-level slot, 1 mile for a 5th-level slot, 3 miles for a 7th-level slot, and 10 miles for a 9th-level slot.

Longstrider [Removed]

This spell has been combined with jump, and replaced with springing and striding. See the section on jump.

Mage Armor

This spell can now be cast at higher levels.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a slot of 3rd-level or higher, the AC granted by this spell increases by 1 for every two slot levels above 1st.

Magic Missile

This spell now counts as a single source of damage, and only triggers one concentration check and one failed death saving throw. Also, the darts are now each rolled separately.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: The darts all strike simultaneously, and you can direct them to hit one creature or several.
• New: Roll the damage for each dart separately. The darts all strike simultaneously, and you can direct them to hit one creature or several. If multiple darts hit one creature, they are considered a single source of damage.

Mass Polymorph

This spell now uses spell level to determine CR limit, rather than the target's CR.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: The new form can be any beast you have seen whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target's (or half the target's level, if the target doesn't have a challenge rating).
• New: The new form can be any beast you have seen of challenge rating 6 or lower.

Mending

A note is added explaining the rate at which the spell restores hit points to objects.

The following line has been added:

• New: Note: As a general rule for repairing objects, if the target of the spell is missing hit points as a result of damage that can be repaired with this spell, the spell restores 1d6 hit points to it. These hit points increase by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Misty Step

This spell can now be upcast to increase distance.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the distance you can teleport increases by 30 feet for each slot level above 2nd.

Moonbeam

This spell now affects more than just shapechangers, but no longer makes them save against it at disadvantage if they are not in a different form.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: A shapechanger makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form and can't assume a different form until it leaves the spell's light.
• New: A shapechanger that is not in its original form makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form and can't assume a different form until it leaves the spell's light. If the target is under the effects of the alter self or polymorph spells, or is a druid using Wild Shape, it also makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form until it leaves the spell's light.

Mordenkainen's Sword

The spell has been entirely rewritten to behave more differently from spiritual weapon.

The spell now reads as follows:

Otto's Irresistible Dance

This spell now can target up to three creatures, and upcasts for more targets.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Choose one creature that you can see within range. The target begins a comic dance in place: shuffling, tapping its feet, and capering for the duration. ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: Choose up to three creatures that you can see within range. Each target begins a comic dance in place: shuffling, tapping its feet, and capering for the duration. ...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 6th.

Polymorph

This spell now uses spell level to determine CR limit, rather than the target's CR.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target's (or the target's level, if it doesn't have a challenge rating). ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: The new form can be any beast you have seen of challenge rating 6 or lower. ...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the maximum CR for the new form increases by 2 for each slot level above 4th.

Power Word Heal

This spell now works at a 60 foot range and does not require a somatic component, like the other power words.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Range: Touch ...
  ... Components: V, S ...
  ... A wave of healing energy washes over the creature you touch.
• New: Range: 60 feet ...
  ... Components: V ...
  ... You utter a word of power that causes a wave of healing energy to wash over one creature you can see within range.

Primal Savagery

This spell now has a range of Touch, and can target objects.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Range: Self ...
  ... Make a melee spell attack against one creature within 5 feet of you.
• New: Range: Touch ...
  ... Make a melee spell attack against one target within your reach.

Produce Flame

This spell now deals 1d12 damage, and is now an evocation spell instead of a conjuration spell.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: On a hit, the target takes 1d8 fire damage.
  This spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
• New: On a hit, the target takes 1d12 fire damage.
  This spell's damage increases by 1d12 when you reach 5th level (2d12), 11th level (3d12), and 17th level (4d12).

Protection from Energy

This spell now allows more damage types, and no longer requires concentration.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour ...
  ... For the duration, the willing creature you touch has resistance to one damage type of your choice: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
• New: Duration: 1 hour ...
  ... For the duration, the willing creature you touch has resistance to one damage type of your choice: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, necrotic, psychic, radiant, or thunder.

Protection from Evil and Good

This spell's material components now cost 5 gp. This is to clarify how the material component is handled, with respects to consumption and use of a spellcasting focus. For further clarification, this means that a 25 gp flask of holy water can be used to cast this spell five times.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: M (holy water or powdered silver and iron, which the spell consumes)
• New: M (holy water or powdered silver and iron worth at least 5 gp, which the spell consumes)

Protection from Poison and Disease^NEW

This spell has been renamed, and now also extends to diseases and poisons.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: If it is poisoned, you neutralize the poison. If more than one poison afflicts the target, you neutralize one poison that you know is present, or you neutralize one at random. ...
  ... the target has advantage on saving throws against being poisoned,
• New: If it is diseased or poisoned, you neutralize the disease or poison. If more than one disease or poison afflicts the target, you neutralize one disease or poison that you know is present, or you neutralize one at random. ...
  ... the target has advantage on saving throws against being diseased or poisoned,

Ray of Sickness

This spell now deals additional damage on a failed save.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: On a failed save, it is also poisoned until the end of your next turn...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.
• New: On a failed save, it takes an additional 2d8 poison damage and is also poisoned until the end of its next turn...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, both damage rolls damage increase by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.

Remove Curse [Removed]

This spell has been replaced with transpose curse, which reads as follows:

Sanctuary

This spell can now be upcast for more targets.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st.

Shield

This spell can now upcast to increase the AC against the triggering attack, but can also be negated by magic missile.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: and you take no damage from magic missile.
• New: If you are targeted by magic missile, the shield can negate some of the spell's darts. Once the shield has negated three such darts, the spell ends.
  At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the bonus to AC against only the triggering attack increases by 1 for each slot level above 1st. Additionally, the spell can negate one additional dart from magic missile for each slot level above 1st.

Shield of Faith

This spell can now be upcast for more targets.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for every 2 slot level above 1st.

Snilloc's Snowball Swarm

This spell is now a 1st-level spell.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.
• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.

Spiritual Weapon

This spell now requires concentration, and the damage has been adjusted from 1d8 to 2d6. Additionally, upcasting the spell now increases the damage by 1d6 per slot level.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Duration: 1 minute ...
  ... On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. ...
  ... the damage increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above 2nd.
• New: Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute ... On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 2d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier. ...
  ... the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

Stoneskin

This spell is now a 3rd-level spell, and it now provides resistance against magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage as well.

The subclasses that got this spell as part of their subclass features (Oath of the Ancients paladin, Oath of Conquest paladin, Oath of Redemption paladin, War Domain cleric) will now instead have different spells, detailed in the Class Features section.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Components: V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100 gp, which the spell consumes) ...
  ... the target has resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
• New: V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100 gp) ...
  ... the target has resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

Storm of Vengeance

This spell's effects now explicitly stack.

The following line has been added:

• Original Each round you maintain concentration on this spell, the storm produces different effects on your turn.
• New: Each round you maintain concentration on this spell, the storm produces different additional effects on your turn.

Suggestion

This spell can now be upcast for longer duration, and at 4th level will no longer require concentration.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 24 hours. If you use a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the spell lasts until it is dispelled. Using a spell slot of 4th level or higher grants a duration that doesn't require concentration.

Summon Lesser Demon

The number of low-CR creatures that can be summoned has been reduced.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Two demons of challenge rating 1 or lower ...
  ... Four demons of challenge rating 1/2 or lower ...
  ... Eight demons of challenge rating 1/4 or lower
• New: Two demons of challenge rating 1 or lower ...
  ... Three demons of challenge rating 1/2 or lower ...
  ... Four demons of challenge rating 1/4 or lower

Tasha's Hideous Laughter

This spell can now be upcast for more targets.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st.

Teleport

This spell can now target unwilling creatures.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: This spell instantly transports you and up to eight willing creatures of your choice that you can see within range, or a single object that you can see within range, to a destination you select. If you target an object, it must be able to fit entirely inside a 10-foot cube, and it can't be held or carried by an unwilling creature.
• New: This spell instantly transports you and up to eight creatures of your choice that you can see within range, or a single object that you can see within range, to a destination you select. An unwilling creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw to resist this spell. If you target an object, it must be able to fit entirely inside a 10-foot cube. If it is being held or carried by an unwilling creature, that creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw to resist the spell.

Thorn Whip

This spell now no longer pulls creatures that can't be grappled by the caster.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: and if the creature is Large or smaller, you pull the creature up to 10 feet closer to you.
• New: and if you are capable of grappling the creature, you pull the creature up to 10 feet closer to you.

Thunder Step

This spell now allow the caster to bring along an unwilling creature if it is grappled by the caster.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: You can also bring one willing creature of your size or smaller who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell.
• New: You can also bring one creature of your size or smaller who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature must be grappled by you or a willing target, and must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell.

Time Stop

This spell now always lasts for 3 turns, and lets you cast other spells and make ranged attacks that target other creatures without ending the spell.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: No time passes for other creatures, while you take 1d4 + 1 turns in a row, during which you can use actions and move as normal. ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: No time passes for other creatures, while you take 3 turns in a row, during which you can use actions and move as normal. ...
  ... If you cast a spell during this period, it does not manifest until this spell ends. Additionally, you can make ranged attacks at other creatures. These attacks are made at advantage, but do not hit until the spell ends.

True Polymorph

This spell now uses spell level to determine CR limit, rather than the target's CR.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target's (or its level, if the target doesn't have a challenge rating).
• New: If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any creature you have seen of challenge rating 20 or lower.

True Strike

This spell has been rewritten as a 2nd-level spell, and now lasts for 1 minute, with a casting time of 1 bonus action.

The spell now reads as follows:

Unseen Servant

This spell can now be upcast to create additional servants, is explicitly an object, and has a 30 pound weight limit instead of a Strength score.

The following line has been added:

• Original: ... It has AC 10, 1 hit point, and a Strength of 2, and it can't attack. ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: It is an object with AC 10, 1 hit point, and can't attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 30 pounds. ...
  ... At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you create one additional servant for each slot level above 1st.

Weird

This spell now no longer has a saving throw, no longer causes fear, prevents creatures from moving, and requires an action and an Intelligence (Investigation) check to end.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Each creature in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your choice within range must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature becomes frightened for the duration. ...
  ... At the end of each of the frightened creature's turns, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 4d10 psychic damage. On a successful save, the spell ends for that creature.
• New: For the duration, each creature in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your choice has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and has its speed reduced to 0, haunted by its deepest fears. Creatures with truesight can see through the illusion, and are unaffected by the spell.
  If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, and the spell ends for the creature.

Web

This spell can now be upcast for a larger area.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the size of the cube increases by 10 feet for each slot level above 2nd.

Witch Bolt

This spell is now a cantrip, and deals 1d8 damage instead of 1d12. As with other cantrips, this damage scales with level.

The now reads as follows:

Zephyr Strke

This spell now upcasts for more damage.

The following line has been added:

• New: At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the extra damage dealt by the attack increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.

Class Feature Modifications

The following class features have been modified.

[Multiple Classes]: Fighting Style: Unarmed Fighting^NEW

This fighting style option is available to all barbarians, fighters, hunters, and paladin.

It reads as follows:

Barbarian: Berzerker: Frenzy

This feature now ignores all levels of exhaustion while active.

The following line has been added:

• Original: If you do so, for the duration of your rage you can make a single melee weapon attack as a bonus action on each of your turns after this one.
• New: If you do so, for the duration of your rage you ignore all levels of exhaustion and you can make an additional melee weapon attack when you take the Attack action on each of your turns.

Barbarian: Fighting Style^NEW

The following feature is gained by barbarians at 1st level.

It reads as follows:

Barbarian: Path of the Totem Warrior: Totem Spirit: Bear

The 3rd level bear feature has been exchanged for the 14th level bear feature from Totemic Attunement.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Bear. While raging, you have resistance to all damage except psychic damage. The spirit of the bear makes you tough enough to stand up to any punishment.
• New: Bear. While you're raging, any creature within 5 feet of you that's hostile to you has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you or another character with this feature. An enemy is immune to this effect if it can't see or hear you or if it can't be frightened.

Barbarian: Path of the Totem Warrior: Totemic Attunement: Bear

The 17th level bear feature has been exchanged for the 3rd level bear feature from Totem Spirit.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Bear. While you're raging, any creature within 5 feet of you that's hostile to you has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you or another character with this feature. An enemy is immune to this effect if it can't see or hear you or if it can't be frightened.
• New: Bear. While raging, you have resistance to all damage except psychic damage. The spirit of the bear makes you tough enough to stand up to any punishment.

Barbarian: Persistent Rage^REMOVED

This feature is removed, and instead mostly incorporated into Rage.

Barbarian: Rage

The bonus damage now works in heavy armor and on ranged weapon attacks that use Strength. It also does not end from not attacking or taking damage, effectively including most of Persistent Rage. It now also allows spells to be cast, but not concentration.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: While raging, you gain the following benefits if you aren't wearing heavy armor: ...
  ... When you make a melee weapon attack using Strength ...
  ... If you are able to cast spells, you can't cast them or concentrate on them while raging. ...
  ... It ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven't attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then.
• New: While raging, you gain the following benefits: ...
  ... When you make a weapon attack using Strength ...
  ... While raging, you can't maintain concentration on spells...
  ... It ends early if you are knocked unconscious or incapacitated.

Barbarian: Unarmored Defense^REMOVED

This feature is removed, and instead incorporated into the new Fighting Style feature.

Bard: College of Valor:
Fighting Style^NEW

The following feature is gained by bards of this subclass at 3rd level.

It reads as follows:

Bard: Countercharm

This feature is now a bonus action to activate.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: As an action
• New: As a bonus action

Bard: Magical Secrets

This feature now allows for the spell to be swapped every level.

The following line has been added:

• New: Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the chosen spells with another spell from any class. The new spell must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip.

Bard: Performance Casting^NEW

The following feature is gained by bards at 1st level.

It reads as follows:

Bard: Song of Rest

This feature now uses the same sized dice as Bardic Inspiration.

The feature now reads as:

Bard: Spell List

The following spells are added to bard's spell list:

Cleric: Forge Domain: Artisan's Blessing

This feature is no longer a Channel Divinity option, and instead is a feature gained by clerics of this subclass at 1st level.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to create simple items.
  You conduct an hour-long ritual that crafts a nonmagical item that must include some metal
• New: Starting at 1st level, you can conduct an hour-long ritual that crafts a nonmagical item that must include some metal

Cleric: Forge Domain: Channel Divinity: Blessing of the Forge

This feature is no longer a 1st-level cleric feature, and is instead a Channel Divinity option at 2nd level.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: At the end of a long rest, you can touch one nonmagical object that is a suit of armor or a simple or martial weapon. Until the end of your next long rest or until you die, the object becomes a magic item, granting a +1 bonus to AC if it's armor or a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls if it's a weapon. ...
  ... Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
• New: As an action, you can use your Channel Divinity and touch one nonmagical object that is a suit of armor or a simple or martial weapon. Until the end of your next short or long rest or until you die, the object becomes a magic item, granting a +1 bonus to AC if it's armor or a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls if it's a weapon. ...
  ... [removed]

Cleric: Grave Domain: Dust to Dust^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by clerics of this subclass at 10th level.

It reads as follows:

Cleric: Knowledge Domain:
Sacred Texts^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by clerics of this subclass at 10th level.

It reads as follows:

Cleric: Life Domain:
Minor Regeneration^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by clerics of this subclass at 10th level.

It reads as follows:

Cleric: Light Domain:
Revealing Beacon^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by clerics of this subclass at 10th level.

It reads as follows:

Cleric: Nature Domain:
Awakened Garden^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by clerics of this subclass at 10th level.

It reads as follows:

Cleric: Sky Domain^ATLAS: Sky Shaper^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by clerics of this subclass at 10th level.

It reads as follows:

Cleric: Spell List

The following spells are added to cleric's spell list:

Cleric: War Domain: War Priest^REMOVED

This feature is now removed, and is replaced with Guided Strike.

Cleric: War Domain: Guided Strike

This feature is no longer a Channel Divinity, and now replaces War Priest.

It reads as follows:

Druid: Circle of the Shepherd:
Spirit Totem

The unicorn totem from this feature now only allows you to heal a number of creatures equal to the spell's level.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: ... each creature of your choice in the aura also regains hit points equal to your druid level.
• New: ... a number of creatures of your choice in the aura equal to the spell's level also regains hit points equal to your druid level.

Druid: Druidic

This feature now allows the druid to carve spells in Druidic, allowing any druid touching the carving to cast the spell as if it were prepared, but with the casting time increased by 10 minutes.

The following lines have been added:

• New: Additionally, you can perform a 10 minute ritual, during which you carve the essence of a druid spell that you have prepared upon a natural surface (such as a cave wall or the bark of a living tree). Any creature that understands Druidic can place a hand upon the carving and cast the spell as if it had the spell prepared. When casting the spell in this way, the spell takes 10 minutes longer to cast than normal, during which the caster's speed is reduced to 0, and expends a spell slot as usual.
  You can create a number of carvings equal to your Wisdom modifier. If you try to exceed your maximum number of carvings, the oldest carving fades from existence as then the new carving is created.

Druid: Spell List

The following spells are added to druid's spell list:

Druid: Wild Shape

This feature now has an explicit limit on the number of forms you can take, and has an alternative way to use Wild Shape. Additionally, the Sage Advice regarding not being able to transform into swarms is upheld, as a swarm is a collection of beasts, not a single beast.

The following lines have been added:

• New: You are familiar with three beast shapes. For each level you take in this class, you learn an additional beast shape of your choice. Each of these forms must obey the limitations of the Beast Shapes table. For instance, when you reach 4th level in this class, you can learn one new shape that has a challenge rating of 1/2 or lower and doesn't have a flying speed. ...
  ... Alternatively, you can expend both uses of your Wild Shape as an action in order to conjure a beast. The beast must be one of the beast shapes you are familiar with, and appears in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you. It obeys your commands, and shares your initiative in combat, but takes its turn immediately after yours. The only action it can take on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take one of the actions in its stat block or to take the Dash, Disengage, or Help action.
  The beast remains for a number of hours equal to half your druid level (minimum of 1 hour), or until it is reduced to 0 hit points or you use this feature to conjure another beast. You can dismiss it earlier by using a bonus action on your turn. Finally, when you cast a spell with a range of touch, the beast can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell. It must be within 100 feet of you, and it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when you cast it. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use your attack modifier for the roll.

Fighter: Battle Master:
Combat Superiority

Maneuvers are now prepared on long rest.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: You learn three maneuvers of your choice, which are listed under "Maneuvers" below. ...
  ... You learn two additional maneuvers of your choice at 7th, 10th, and 15th level. Each time you learn new maneuvers, you can also replace one maneuver you know with a different one.
• New: You can prepare three maneuvers of your choice, which are listed under "Maneuvers" below. You can change your list of prepared maneuvers when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of maneuvers requires time spent in recollection and practice: at least 1 minute per maneuver on your list. ...
  ... You can prepare two additional maneuvers of your choice at 7th (5 maneuvers), 10th (7 maneuvers), and 15th level (9 maneuvers).

Fighter: Battle Master: Maneuvers

The following maneuvers have been added.

They read as follow:

Fighter: Battle Master: Maneuvers: Riposte

This maneuver can now be used alongside a buckler or parrying dagger as part of the same reaction.

The following line has been added:

• New: If you used your reaction to deflect the attack with a buckler or parrying dagger, you can use this maneuver as part of the same reaction.

Fighter: Combat Maneuvers^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by fighters at 5th level.

It reads as follows:

Fighter: Eldritch Knight: Spellcasting

This feature no longer restricts you to abjuration and evocation spells.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: You know three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice, two of which you must choose from the abjuration and evocation spells on the wizard spell list. ...
  ... Each of these spells must be an abjuration or evocation spell of your choice, and must be of a level for which you have spell slots. ...
  ... The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level can come from any school of magic. ...
  ... The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots, and it must be an abjuration or evocation spell, unless you're replacing the spell you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any school of magic.
• New: You know three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice from the wizard spell list. ...
  ... Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. ...
  ... [removed] ...
  ... The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Fighter: Eldritch Knight: Weapon Bond

This feature now allows you to use a bonded weapon as a spellcasting focus.

The following line has been modified.

• Original: Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can't be disarmed of that weapon unless you are incapacitated.
• New: Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can't be disarmed of that weapon unless you are incapacitated, and can use the weapon as a spellcasting focus.

Monk: Ki

Monks can now make a bonus action attack if they spent ki on their turn.

The following line has been added:

• New: If you spend 1 ki or more as part of your action on your turn, you can then immediately make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.

Monk: Martial Arts

This feature now gives monk weapons and unarmed strikes the finesse property, explicitly allowing them to work with rogue's Sneak Attack.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk weapons.
• New: Your unarmed strikes and monk weapons gain the finesse property.

Monk: Slow Fall

This feature now comes at 2nd level.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Beginning at 4th level,
• New: Beginning at 2nd level,

Monk: Stunning Strike

This feature now comes at 11th level.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Starting at 5th level,
• New: Starting at 11th level,

Monk: Way of the Four Elements: Disciple of the Elements

This feature now grants additional spell slots, making the subclass into a 1/3rd-caster.

The following lines have been added:

• New: Spell Slots. The Way of the Elements Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your elemental disciplines spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you can expend a slot of the spell's level or higher instead of spending ki points. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
  For example, if you know the Sweeping Cinder Strike discipline and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast burning hands using either slot, instead of expending ki points.
  Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your elemental disciplines spells, since you learn your spells through focus and meditation. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisidom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an elemental disciplines spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Paladin: Channel Divinity:
Harness Divine Power^NEW

All paladin gain the following Channel Divinity option at 3rd level.

It reads as follows:

Paladin: Cleansing Touch

This feature no longer has its own resource, and insteads consumes dice from Lay on Hands' pool.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: you can use your action to end one spell on yourself or on one willing creature that you touch. ...
  ... You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain expended uses when you finish a long rest.
• New: you can use your action to expend two dice from your Lay on Hands pool to end one spell on yourself or on one willing creature that you touch. ...
  ... [removed]

Paladin: Divine Sense

This feature is now a bonus action to activate.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: As an action
• New: As a bonus action

Paladin: Divine Smite

This feature can now be used with unarmed strikes and ranged weapons.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack ...
  ... in addition to the weapon's damage.
• New: when you hit a creature with a weapon attack ...
  ... in addition to the attack's damage.

Paladin: Improved Divine Smite

This feature can now be used with unarmed strikes and ranged weapons.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Whenever you hit a creature with a melee weapon
• New: Whenever you hit a creature with a weapon attack

Paladin: Lay on Hands

This feature now uses a pool of d10s instead of a pool of hit points. This change prevents Lay on Hands for 1 hit point, a commonly abused feature among paladins.

The feature now reads as:

Paladin: Oath of the Ancients:
Channel Divinity: Nature's Wrath

This feature now activates as a bonus action, has a range of 30 feet, does not allow the target to choose Dexterity saving throws, and requires an action to escape.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: As an action, you can cause spectral vines to spring up and reach for a creature within 10 feet of you that you can see. The creature must succeed on a Strength or Dexterity saving throw (its choice) or be restrained. While restrained by the vines, the creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a success, it frees itself and the vines vanish.
• New: As a bonus action on your turn, you can cause spectral vines to spring up and reach for a creature within 30 feet of you that you can see. The creature must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be restrained for 1 minute. A creature restrained by the plants can use its action to repeat the saving throw. On a success, it frees itself and the vines vanish.

Paladin: Oath of the Ancients:
Oath Spells

The 4th-level domain spells ice storm and stoneskin are now replaced with dominate beast and polymorph.

Paladin: Oath of Conquest:
Oath Spells

The 4th-level domain spell stoneskin is now replaced with compulsion.

Paladin: Oath of Redemption:
Oath Spells

The 4th-level domain spell stoneskin is now replaced with banishment.

Paladin: Oath of Vengeance:
Oath Spells

The 1st-level domain spell hunter's mark is now replaced with cause fear^XGE.

Paladin: Spell List

The following spells are added to paladin's spell list:

Sorcerer: Draconic Bloodline:
Origin Metamagic^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by sorcerers of this subclass at 3rd level.

Sorcerer: Font of Magic

This feature can no longer produce more sorcerer points than your maximum, nor can it create extra spell slots beyond your maximum.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: You can use your sorcery points to gain additional spell slots, or sacrifice spell slots to gain additional sorcery points. ...
  ... Creating Spell Slots. You can transform unexpended sorcery points into one spell slot as a bonus action on your turn. ...
  ... Creating Sorcery Points. As a bonus action on your turn, you can expend one spell slot and gain a number of sorcery points equal to the slot's level.
• New: You can use your sorcery points to recover spell slots, or sacrifice spell slots to recover sorcery points. ...
  ... Recovering Spell Slots. You can expend sorcery points to recover one expended spell slot as a bonus action on your turn. ...
  ... Recovering Sorcery Points. As a bonus action on your turn, you can expend one spell slot and recover a number of expended sorcery points equal to the slot's level.

Sorcerer: Metamagic: Careful Spell

This feature now functions as evocation wizard's Sculpt Spell.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: When you cast a spell that forces other creatures to make a saving throw, you can protect some of those creatures from the spell's full force. To do so, you spend 1 sorcery point and choose a number of those creatures up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one creature). A chosen creature automatically succeeds on its saving throw against the spell.
• New: When you cast a spell that forces other creatures to make a saving throw, you can spend 1 sorcery point to protect one of those creatures from the spell's full force. One creature of your choice automatically succeeds on its saving throw against the spell, and takes no damage if it would normally take half damage on a successful save. You can use this metamagic option multiple times on the same spell, choosing an additional target each time.

Sorcerer: Metamagic: Empowered Spell

This metamagic option works on all dice, and ignores resistances.

The following line has been removed:

• Original: When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to reroll a number of the damage dice up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one). You must use the new rolls.
• New: When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to reroll any of the damage dice. You must use the new rolls. Additionally, the damage ignores resistances.

Sorcerer: Metamagic: Extended Spell

The 24 hour duration cap has been lifted.

The following line has been removed:

• Original: to a maximum duration of 24 hours.

Sorcerer: Metamagic

The following metamagic options have been added.

They read as follows:

Sorcerer: Metamagic: Twinned Spell

This metamagic option can now target objects, and can now produce two objects, such as for the case of spells like shadow blade.

The following line has been added:

• Original: When you cast a spell that targets only one creature, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level to target a second creature in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip).
• New: When you cast a spell that creates or targets only one creature or object, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level to create or target a second creature or object in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip).

Sorcerer: Reflexive Metamagic^NEW

This feature is added at 10th level.

It reads as follows:

Sorcerer: Shadow Magic:
Eyes of the Dark^REMOVED

This feature is removed.

Sorcerer: Shadow Magic:
Origin Metamagic^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by sorcerers of this subclass at 3rd level.

It reads as follows:

Sorcerer: Spell List

The following spells are added to sorcerer's spell list:

Sorcerer: Star Spawn^ATLAS:
Origin Metamagic^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by sorcerers of this subclass at 3rd level.

It reads as follows:

Sorcerer: Storm Sorcery:
Origin Metamagic^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by sorcerers of this subclass at 3rd level.

It reads as follows:

Sorcerer: Wild Magic:
Origin Metamagic^NEW

This feature is automatically gained by sorcerers of this subclass at 3rd level.

It reads as follows:

Wizard: School of Abjuration:
Arcane Ward

This feature now regains hit points from all wizard spells, and regains extra hit points from abjuration spells.

• Original: Whenever you cast an abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, the ward regains a number of hit points equal to twice the level of the spell.
• New: Whenever you cast a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, the ward regains a number of hit points equal to the spell's level, or three times its level if the spell belongs to the School of Abjuration.

Wizard: School of Divination:
Greater Portent

This feature now grants a second foretelling roll, working in conjunction with the update to the Portent feature.

• Original: You roll three d20s for your Portent feature, rather than one.
• New: You roll two d20s for your Portent feature, rather than one.

Wizard: School of Divination: Portent

This feature now only has one foretelling roll, but it can be rerolled or recharged when you cast a divination spell.

• Original: When you finish a long rest, roll two d20s and record the numbers rolled. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can see with one of these foretelling rolls. You must choose to do so before the roll, and you can replace a roll in this way only once per turn. ...
  ... Each foretelling roll can be used only once. When you finish a long rest, you lose any unused foretelling rolls.
• New: When you finish a long rest, roll a d20 and record the numbers rolled. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can see with this foretelling rolls. You must choose to do so before the roll, and you can replace a roll in this way only once per turn. ...
  ... Each foretelling roll can be used only once. When you expend a spell slot to cast a divination spell of 1st level or higher, you can roll a d20 and record the number as the new foretelling roll, replacing one of your expended fortelling rolls. When you finish a long rest, you lose any unused foretelling rolls.

Wizard: School of Evocation:
Empowered Evocation

This feature now applies to all damage rolls for evocation spells, including repeated damage from lingering effects, such as wall of fire.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Beginning at 10th level, you can add your Intelligence modifier to one damage roll of any wizard evocation spell you cast.
• New: Beginning at 10th level, you can add your Intelligence modifier to damage rolls of any wizard evocation spell you cast.

Wizard: School of Evocation:
Potent Cantrip

This feature is now fixed to work properly against monsters with evasion or avoidance.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: When a creature succeeds on a saving throw against your cantrip, the creature takes half the cantrip's damage (if any) but suffers no additional effect from the cantrip. ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: When a creature succeeds on a saving throw against your cantrip, you can choose for the creature to take half the cantrip's damage (if any) but suffers no additional effect from the cantrip. ...
  ... Additionally, if you miss a creature with the spell attack made as part of casting one of your cantrips, you can reroll the attack at another creature within the spell's range that is behind the original target, ignoring any cover provided by the original target.

Wizard: School of Necromancy:
Grim Harvest^REMOVED

This feature is removed.

Wizard: School of Necromancy:
Grim Servant^NEW

This feature replaces Grim Harvest for wizards of this subclass at 2nd level.

It reads as follows:

Wizard: School of Necromancy:
Undead Thralls

This feature now no longer punishes wizards for taking animate dead at 5th level, and uses Intelligence modifier instead of proficiency bonus.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: you add the animate dead spell to your spellbook if it is not there already. ...
  ... The creature adds your proficiency bonus to its weapon damage rolls.
• New: you add the animate dead spell to your spellbook. If the spell is already in your spellbook, add a different necromancy spell instead. ...
  ... The creature adds your Intelligence modifier to its weapon damage rolls (minimum of +1).

Wizard: Spell List

The following spells are added to wizard's spell list:

Equipment Modifications

The following items have been modified or added.

Feat Modifications

The following feats have been modified.

Grappler

This feat no longer has the ability to restrain, but instead has a chokehold and a throw.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: You can use your action to try to pin a creature grappled by you. To do so, you must have a free hand, and must make another grapple check. If you succeed, you and the creature are both restrained until the grapple ends. ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: You can use your action to try to place a creature grappled by you into a chokehold. To do so, make another grapple check. If you succeed, the creature is placed in a chokehold until the grapple ends, and begins to suffocate at the start of its next turn. On each of your subsequent turns, you must use your action to continue the chokehold. ...
  ... When you successfully shove a creature that is grappled by you, it takes 1d8 bludgeoning damage.

Great Weapon Master

The effect on critical hits and reducing a creature to 0 hit points is now damage equal to Strength modifier, and no longer costs a bonus action. Additionally, it now prevents some edge cases of using an ability other than Strength with a heavy weapon.

The following line has been modified.

• Original: On your turn, when you score a critical hit with a melee weapon or reduce a creature to 0 hit points with one, you can make one melee weapon attack as a bonus action. ...
  ... Before you make a melee attack with a heavy weapon that you are proficient with,
• New: When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon that uses Strength, or reduce a creature to 0 hit points with one, choose one creature within 5 feet of the original target. The creature takes damage equal to your Strength modifier of the same type as the weapon. ...
  ... Before you make a melee weapon attack with a heavy weapon that uses Strength,

Mage Slayer The reaction granted by this feat can now potentially disrupt spell completion.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: When a creature within 5 feet of you casts a spell, you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature. ...
  ... When you damage a creature that is concentrating on a spell, that creature has disadvantage on the saving throw it makes to maintain its concentration.
• New: When you see a creature within 5 feet of you casting a spell, you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature. On a hit, the creature must make a saving throw as if it were concentrating on a spell. On a failed save, the spell fails and has no effect. ...
  ... When you damage a creature that is concentrating on a spell, that creature's Constitution saving throw DC required to maintain concentration of the spell is equals 15 or the damage you take, whichever number is higher.

Magic Initiate

This feat now also allows artificer as a class to be chosen, and the spell gained from this feat can be cast using other slots.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Choose the cantrip from the bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you chose from: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard. ...
  ... You learn that spell and can cast it at its lowest level. Once you cast it, you must finish a long rest before you can cast it again using this feat.
• Original: Choose the cantrip from the artificer, bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, or wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you chose from: Charisma for bard or sorcerer; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for artificer or wizard. ...
  ... You can cast that spell without expending a spell slot, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have.

Medium Armor Master

This feat now allows you to sleep in medium armor with no adverse affects.

The following line has been added:

• New: Sleeping in medium armor has no adverse effect on you.

Savage Attacker

This feat can now be used any number of times a turn, and now adds an additional dice on crits, and also allows for a bonus action attack on crit or kill.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Once per turn when you roll damage for a melee weapon attack, you can reroll the weapon's damage dice and use either total.
• New: You gain the following benefits:
  •     When you roll damage for a melee weapon attack, you can reroll the weapon's damage dice and use either total.
  •     On your turn, when you score a critical hit with a melee weapon or reduce a creature to 0 hit points with one, you can make one melee weapon attack as a bonus action.
  •     When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

Sentinel

This feat can no longer invalidate the Disengage action. Additionally, the attack made in response to another target being attacked resolves before the triggering attack does.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Creatures provoke opportunity attacks from you even if they take the Disengage action before leaving your reach. ...
  ... you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against the attacking creature.
• New: [removed] ...
  ... you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against the attacking creature, potentially disabling the attacker or otherwise negating the initial attack.

Shield Master

The bonus to Dexterity saving throws is now more general.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: If you aren't incapacitated, you can add your shield's AC bonus to any Dexterity saving throw you make against a spell or other harmful effect that targets only you.
• New: If you aren't incapacitated, you can add your shield's AC bonus to any Dexterity saving throw you make against a spell or other harmful effect.

Spell Sniper

This feat now also allows artificer as a class to be chosen.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Choose the cantrip from the bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you chose from: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.
• Original: Choose the cantrip from the artificer, bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, or wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you chose from: Charisma for bard or sorcerer; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for artificer or wizard.

Tavern Brawler

This feat now no longer increases your unarmed strike's damage, but instead deals additional damage when you hit a creature with an unarmed strike once per turn. This should make it more useful to monks, races with natural weapons, and characters with the Fighting Style: Unarmed Fighting.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Your unarmed strike uses a d4 for damage.
• New: Once per turn when you hit a creature with an unarmed strike or improvised weapon, you can deal an additional 1d6 damage to it.

War Caster

This feat now can be used against friendly creatures, and removes disadvantage for being within 5 feet of a hostile creature for ranged spell attacks.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: When a creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you ...
  ... Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged spell attack rolls.

Weapon Master

The feat now provides a fighting style instead of a half Ability Score Improvement.

It the following line has been modified:

• Original: Increase your Strength or Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• New: You gain one Fighting Style option of your choice from among those available to the fighter class. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again.

Race Modifications

The following races have been modified.

Dragonborn

The Dragon Hide feat is now automatically included in the race, and the breath weapon has been significantly reworked

It now reads as follows:

Elf (Drow)

This subrace now also learns undercommon.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish.
• New: You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and Undercommon.

Genasi: Air

This subrace's Ability Score Increase now also includes +1 to Wisdom, and it now has access to more spells. The spellcasting ability score is now Wisdom.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1. ...
  ... 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.
• New: Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity and Wisdom scores both increase by 1. ...
  ... Mingle with the Wind. You know the gust ^XGE cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the feather fall spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the levitate spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. You can cast these spells without providing material components.

Genasi: Earth

This subrace's Ability Score Increase now also includes +1 to Wisdom, it now has access to more spells. The spellcasting ability score is now Wisdom.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1. ...
  ... 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 this spell.
• New: Ability Score Increase. Your Strength and Wisdom scores both increase by 1. ...
  ... Strength from the Stones. You know the
  mold earth ^XGE cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the longstrider spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the pass without trace spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. You can cast these spells without providing material components.

Genasi: Fire

This subrace now has access to more spells. The spellcasting ability score is now Intelligence.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Reach to the Blaze. You know the produce flame cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the burning hands spell once with this trait as a 1st-level spell, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
• New: Reach to the Blaze. You know the control flames ^XGE cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the burning hands spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the pyrotechnics ^XGE spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. You can cast these spells without providing material components.

Genasi: Star^ATLAS

This subrace's spellcasting ability is now Charisma, for both the base subrace and the black hole genasi variant.

The following line has been modified:

• Original: Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
• New: Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. You can cast these spells without providing material components.

Genasi: Water

This subrace now has access to more spells. The spellcasting ability score is now Wisdom.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Call to the Wave. You know the shape water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the create or destroy water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
• New: Call to the Wave. You know the shape water ^XGE cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the create or destroy water spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the calm emotions spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. You can cast these spells without providing material components.

Human

The Ability Score Increase has been changed to allow more choice. Additionally, one tool proficiency and 2 skill proficiencies were added.

The following lines have been added and modified:

• Original: Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each increase by 1. ...
  ... [no original text] ...
  ... [no original text]
• New: Ability Score Increase. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, and two different ability scores of your choice increase by 1. ...
  ... Skills. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice. ...
  ... Tools. You gain proficiency in one tool of your choice.

Kobold

The race has been entirely rewritten.

It now reads as follows:

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

Age. Kobolds reach adulthood at age 6 and can live up to 120 years but rarely do so.

Alignment. Kobolds are fundamentally selfish, making them evil, but their reliance on the strength of their group makes them trend toward law.

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.

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

Scavanger's Lore. You are proficient in your choice of two of the following skills: Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Survival, Investigation, and Perception.

Pack Tactics. You can take the Help action as a bonus action.

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.

Improvised Fighter. You have proficiency with improvised weapons. Additionally, when you make an attack with a weapon you are not proficient with, you can add half your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.

Innovative Weapon. You can spend 1 hour during a long rest to construct a Tiny device (AC 5, 1 hp). If a device requires a living creature such as a skunk, a scorpion, or a swarm of insects, you must be in an environment where such creatures can be found. You can have up to three such devices at a time.

When you create a device, choose one of the following options:

• Bug Bag. This device is a bag, jar, basket, or sack, containing a swarm of insects (centipedes or wasps) with hit points equal to your level. It can be thrown as an action into a 5-foot-square space within 20 feet of you, taking its own turn on your initiative. At the end of each of the swarm's turns. At the end of each of the swarm's turn, there is a 50 percent chance that the swarm disperses.
• Skunk Spray. This device is a crude cage containing a single sleeping skunk. As an action, you can cause the skunk to spray musk at a random creature within 5 feet of it (including you). The target must make a DC 9 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the target retches and can't take actions for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. A creature that doesn't need to breathe or is immune to poison automatically succeeds on the saving throw. Once the skunk has sprayed its musk, it can't do so again until it finishes a long rest.
• Scorpion on a Stick. This device is an improvised weapon that deals 1 damage on a hit, and the target must make a DC 9 Constitution saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Tiefling

The Ability Score Increase was changed from Intelligence to choice. Additionally, all subraces were consolidated into a more flexible Infernal Legacy feature.

With these changes, the variant tieflings from Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes will not be allowed.

The following lines have been modified:

• Original: Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2. ...
  ... Infernal Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-level spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the darkness spell; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
• New: Your Charisma score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1. ...
  ... Infernal Legacy. You know one cantrip of your choice from the "1st" row of the Infernal Legacy table. Once you reach 3rd level, choose a spell from the "3rd" row from the same table; you can cast one the spell once, and must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Once you reach 5th level, choose a spell from the "5th" row from the same table; you can cast one the spell once, and must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. You can cast these spells without providing material components.

Appendix A:
Homebrew Feats

The following feats are also allowed.

Might of the Blaze

Prerequisite: Fire Genasi

You have deepened your connection to your elemental heritage, granting you increased abilities relating to your element. You gain the following benefits:

• You regain the ability to cast spells gained from your Reach to the Blaze feature when you finish a short or long rest.
• You learn the fireball spell, which you can cast once without expending a spell slot or providing material components; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Might of the Stars

Prerequisite: Star Genasi ^ATLAS

You have deepened your connection to your elemental heritage, granting you increased abilities relating to your element. You gain the following benefits:

• You regain the ability to cast spells gained from your Reach for the Stars feature when you finish a short or long rest.
• You learn the guiding light ^ATLAS spell, which you can cast once without expending a spell slot or providing material components; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Might of the Stones

Prerequisite: Earth Genasi

You have deepened your connection to your elemental heritage, granting you increased abilities relating to your element. You gain the following benefits:

• You regain the ability to cast spells gained from your Strength from the Stones feature when you finish a short or long rest.
• You learn the meld into stone spell, which you can cast once without expending a spell slot or providing material components; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Might of the Waves

Prerequisite: Water Genasi

You have deepened your connection to your elemental heritage, granting you increased abilities relating to your element. You gain the following benefits:

• You regain the ability to cast spells gained from your Call to the Wave feature when you finish a short or long rest.
• You learn the wall of water spell, which you can cast once without expending a spell slot or providing material components; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Might of the Wind

Prerequisite: Air Genasi

You have deepened your connection to your elemental heritage, granting you increased abilities relating to your element. You gain the following benefits:

• You regain the ability to cast spells gained from your Mingle with the Wind feature when you finish a short or long rest.
• You learn the wind wall spell, which you can cast once without expending a spell slot or providing material components; you must finish a long rest in order to cast the spell again using this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Swimmer

You have undergone extensive aquatic training to gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, up to a maximum of 20.
• When you fall into water, you can use your reaction to take no falling damage.
• You gain a swim speed equal to your walking speed.
• You can hold your breath a number of minutes equal to
  2 + twice your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 minute).

Small but Mighty

Prerequisite: Small Size, 13 Strength

You overcome the limits of your small frame. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You count as if you were one size larger for the purpose of determining your carrying capacity.
• You count as if you were one size larger for the purpose of making attacks.

Tireless

Your body has adapted to sleepless nights and grueling conditions, and you gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Constitution score by 1, up to a maximum
  of 20.
• You treat your levels of exhaustion as halved (rounded down), and suffer the effects accordingly.
• When you are affected by the sleep spell, you are treated as having twice as many hit points for the purpose of resolving that spell.

Appendix B:
Homebrew Subclasses

The following subclasses have been added or modified.

Fighter: Champion

The archetypal Champion focuses on the development of raw physical power honed to deadly perfection. Those who model themselves on this archetype combine rigorous training with physical excellence to deal devastating blows.

Monk: Way of the Astral Self

Monks of the Way of the Astral Self have an internal struggle with their ki. They see their mystical energy as a representation of their true form, an astral self. This form has the capacity to be a force of good or destruction, with some monasteries training students to either temper their nature or embrace their impulses.

Monk: Way of the Warrior

Monks of the Way of the Warrior train relentlessly with their weapons, to the point where the weapon becomes an extension of the body.

Whatever the weapon, these monks view them as tools used to express the beauty and precision of the martial arts. That such mastery makes them peerless warriors is but a side effect of intense devotion, practice, and study.

Sorcerer: Celestial Soul^WIP

Sometimes the spark of magic that fuels a sorcerer comes from a celestial power that glimmers within the soul. Having such a blessed soul is a sign that your innate magic might come from a distant but powerful familial connection to a divine being. Perhaps your ancestor was an angel, transformed into a mortal and sent to fight in a god's name.

Or your birth might align with an ancient prophecy, marking you as a servant of the gods or a chosen vessel of divine magic.

A celestial sorcerer, with a natural magnetism, is seen as a threat by some religious hierarchies. As an outsider who commands sacred power, a celestial soul can undermine an existing order by claiming a direct tie to the divine.

In some cultures, only those who can claim the power of a celestial soul may command religious power. In these lands, ecclesiastical positions are dominated by a few bloodlines and preserved over generations.

Sorcerer: Fiendish Bloodline

Your blood runs strong with the magic of a pact made with a fiend from the lower planes of existence, a being whose aims are evil, even if you strive against those aims. Such beings desire the corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including you. Fiends powerful enough to forge a pact include demon lords such as Demogorgon, Orcus, Fraz'Urb-luu, and Baphomet; archdevils such as Asmodeus, Dispater, Mephistopheles, and Belial; pit fiends and balors that are especially mighty; and ultroloths and other lords of the yugoloths.

Sorcerer: Fey Origin

Your heritage is steeped with the power of a lord or lady of the fey, a creature of legend who holds secrets that were forgotten before the mortal races were born. This being's motivations are often inscrutable, and sometimes whimsical, and might involve a striving for greater magical power or the settling of age-old grudges. Beings of this sort include the Prince of Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, ruler of the Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer Court; her consort Oberon, the Green Lord; Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools; and ancient hags.

Appendix C:
Homebrew Items

The following items have been added.

Pendant of Spell Impression

Wondrous item, very rare

This glass pendant stores a single spell cast into it, holding onto it and shaping itself to represent the spell's power.

Any creature can cast a spell of 1st through 5th level into the pendant by touching the pendant as the spell is cast. The spell has no effect, other than to be stored in the pendant. If the pendant is already holding a spell, the spell is expended without effect.

Once per day while holding the pendant, you can cast the spell stored in it, without providing any material components. The spell is cast at lowest level, using the spell save DC, spell attack bonus, and spellcasting ability of the original caster, but otherwise treated as if you cast the spell. Roll a d20. On a 1, the pendant shatters and is destroyed.

The pendant regains the ability to cast the spell stored within it daily at dawn.

Spell Scroll

Scroll, varies

A spell scroll bears the words of a single spell from the wizard spell list, written as a mystical cipher. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell's normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on the scroll fade, and it crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted, the scroll is not lost.

You must make an Intelligence (Arcana) check to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect. If you know the spell or have it prepared, you can cast the spell without making a check.

The level of the spell on the scroll determines the spell's saving throw DC, spellcasting modifier, and attack bonus, as well as the scroll's rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table.

Talisman

Talisman, varies

A talisman bears the words of a single spell, drawn as an arcane glyph. Casting the spell by placing the talisman requires the spell's normal casting time, but changes the spell's range to touch, and the spell lasts for its full duration without requiring concentration.

The talisman is an object with an AC of 10 and 1 hit point. If it is placed on a willing creature, its instead uses the AC of the creature wearing it. If it is reduced to 0 hit points, it is destroyed and the spell ends.

You must make an Wisdom (Arcana) check to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a failed check, the talisman burns to ashes with no effect. If you know the spell or have it prepared, you can cast the spell without making a check.

The level of the spell on the talisman determines the spell's saving throw DC, spellcasting modifier, and attack bonus, as well as the talisman's rarity, as shown in the Talisman table.

Bow of Fire

Weapon (any bow), very rare (requires attunement)

A modified staff of fire, you have resistance to fire damage while you hold this bow.

The bow has 10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it (save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks): flame arrows (3 charges), fireball (3 charges), or scorching ray (2 charge).

The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the bow blackens, crumbles into cinders, and is destroyed.

Bow of Frost

Weapon (any bow), very rare (requires attunement)

A modified staff of frost, you have resistance to cold damage while you hold this bow.

The bow has 10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it (save DC 17): fog cloud (1 charge), ice storm (4 charges), or sleet storm (3 charge).

The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the bow turns to water and is destroyed.

Bow of Healing

Weapon (any bow), very rare (requires attunement)

A modified staff of healing, this bow has 10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it (+5 spellcasting ability modifier): cure wounds (1 charge per spell level, up to 4th), lesser restoration (2 charges), or heal (6 charge). When you cast a spell with this bow, you can expend a piece of ammunition to increase its range to that of the bow's normal range.

The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the bow vanishes in a flash of light, lost forever.

Bow of Striking

Weapon (any bow), very rare (requires attunement)

A modified staff of striking, this bow grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.

The bow has 10 charges. When you hit with a ranged attack using the bow, you can expend up to 3 of its charges. For each charge you expend, the target takes an extra 1d6 force damage. The bow regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the bow becomes a nonmagical bow.

Bow of Swarming Insects

Weapon (any bow), very rare (requires attunement)

A modified staff of swarming insects, this bow has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, a swarm of insects consumes and destroys the bow, then disperses.

Spells. While holding the bow, you can use an action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it (save DC 17): giant insect (4 charges) or insect plague (5 charges).

Insect Cloud. While holding the bow, you can use an action and expend 1 charge to fire an arrow at a point within the bow's normal range, which fills a 30-foot radius with a swarm of harmless flying insects. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area heavily obscured for creatures other than you. A wind of at least 10 miles per hour disperses the swarm and ends the effect.

Bow of Thunder and Lightning

Weapon (any bow), very rare (requires attunement)

A modified staff of thunder and lightning, this bow grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. It also has the following additional properties. When one of these properties is used, it can't be used again until the next dawn.

Lightning. When you hit with a ranged attack using
the bow, you can cause the target to take an extra 2d6 lightning damage.

Thunder. When you hit with a ranged attack using the bow, you can cause the arrow to emit a crack of thunder, audible out to 300 feet. The target you hit must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or become stunned until the end of your next turn.

Lightning Strike. You can use an action to fire a bolt of lightning from the bow in a line that is 5 feet wide and 120 feet long. Each creature in that line must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 9d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Thunderclap. You can use an action to fire a deafening arrow at a point within the bow's normal range, which releases a deafening thunderclap on impact, audible out to 600 feet. Each creature within 60 feet of the arrow must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d6 thunder damage and becomes deafened for 1 minute. On a successful save, a creature takes half damage and isn't deafened.

Thunder and Lightning. You can use an action to use the Lightning Strike and Thunderclap properties at the same time. Doing so doesn't expend the daily use of those properties, only the use of this one.

Bow of Wilting

Weapon (any bow), very rare (requires attunement)

A modified staff of wilting, this bow has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.

When you hit a creature with a ranged attack using the bow, you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d10 necrotic damage to the target. In addition, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage for 1hour on any ability check or saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution.

Guiding Ammunition

Weapon (any ammunition), uncommon

When you hit a creature with this magic ammunition, it takes an additional 4d6 radiant damage, and the next attack roll made against this target before the end of your next turn has advantage, thanks to the mystical dim light glittering on the target until then.

Once a guiding ammunition deals its extra damage to a creature, it becomes a nonmagical piece of ammunition.

Serpentine Arrow

Weapon (arrow), uncommon (requires attunement)

A modified staff of the python, you can use an action to speak this arrow's command word and fire it at a point within your weapon's normal range. The arrow becomes a giant constrictor snake under your control and acts on its own initiative count. By using a bonus action to speak the command word again, you return the arrow to its normal form in a space formerly occupied by the snake.

On your turn, you can mentally command the snake if it is within 60 feet of you and you aren't incapacitated. You decide what action the snake takes and where it moves during its next turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location.

If the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, it dies and reverts to its arrow form. The arrow then shatters and is destroyed. If the snake reverts to arrow form before losing all its hit points, it regains all of them.