Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d8 per shaman level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per shaman level after 1st.

Proficiencies

• Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
• Weapons: Hand Axe, Clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaffs, sickles, slings, spears
• Tools: Herbalism kit
• Saving Throws: Constitution, Wisdom
• Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion, and Survival

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a wooden shield or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a scimitar or (b) any simple melee weapon
• Leather armor, an explorer's pack, and a shamanic focus

Spellcasting

Drawing on the divine essence of nature itself, you can cast spells to shape that essence to your will.

Cantrips

At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the shaman spell list. You learn additional shaman cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the shaman table.

Spell Slots

The shaman table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended slots when you finish a long rest. For example, if you know the 1st level spell burning hands and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast burning hands using either slot.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the shaman spell list. The spells known column of the shaman table shows when you learn more shaman spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the shaman spells you know and replace it with another spell from the shaman spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your shaman spells, since your magic draws upon your devotion and attunement to nature. You use your Wisdom whenever a cleric spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a shaman spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

Spell Attack Modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

Totem spells

A shaman cast spells by focusing them through totems, they plant into the ground. Instead of the normal effect of the spell a magical totem is created. Totems have different effects based on the spell. The shaman may have a number of active totems equal to their proficiency bonus. While a totem is out the shaman is treated as if they were holding concentration for the purpose of other abilities. If casting a spell that has concentration as a totem spell you do not have to hold concentration for that spell. A totem uses its actual location to determine ranges. A totems has 5 hp + 10 per spell level. Totems have AC equal to 10 + the shaman's wisdom modifier.

Cantrip spell totems can be activated any number of times. Totem spells of spells 1st level or higher can be reactivated by expending a spell slot. Activation of a totem requires the shaman to be with-in 120ft of the totem. Activating a single totem can be done as a bonus action or as a reaction. As a action you the shaman may activate two placed totems. If a totem has been discharged it does not count against the shaman's limit of totems. At any time the shaman may release a totem, loosing the ability to activate it with out spending a new spell slot, and allowing new totems to be placed.

Spell totems for spells that require a melee touch instead have a range of 5ft from the totem. Spell totems with spells that have a range use the totem as the source.

Spells that provide a buff/debuff, such as bless, are now auras centered on the totem. Buff/debuff spells apply their effects at the start of each of your turns and the effect last until the start of your next turn. If a target is not in range the spell retargets the effect to a new valid target in range. As a bonus action you can instead choose what targets are benefiting that turn. The use the spells normal duration to determine how long the benefit is applied to targets in the area.

Spellcasting Focus

You can use a shamanic focus (see "Equipment") as a spellcasting focus for your shaman spells.

Callings

At 2nd level, you choose to shamanic calling, such as the Totemic Calling. Your choice grants you features at 2nd level and again at 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Calling Apex

At 20th level, the shaman unlocks the ultimate power of their calling.

Callings

Wind Fury

A 18th level shaman may expend a spell slot as a bonus action to make an additional attack. The additional attack has advantage and deals 1d6 additional damage per spell slot level above 1st.

Avatar of the Maelstrom

At the 20th level the shaman may expend a 9th level spell slot to become an avatar of the Maelstrom. The shaman becomes a living lightning beacon in the middle of the battlefield. For the next minute the shaman may cast lightning bolt and lightning stride as if using a 3rd level spell slot at-will. Enemies in 30ft gain disadvantage on rolls and allies gain advantage as lightning bolts dance around the area. You gain a fly speed equal to your move speed.

Restorative Waters Callings

The shaman has found solace in the restoration of nature.

Totemic Callings

The shaman has spent time mastering control of their totems.

Volcanic Callings

The shaman has been claimed by the calling of earth and fire.

Lava Burst

A 6th level, whenever the shaman casts an attack spell with advantage they may spend a bonus action to unleash a fire cantrip using the lower roll as the attack roll.

Heart of the Volcano

When the shaman reaches the 10th level, their skin becomes like hardened stone and with cracks of molten fire when they cast spells. They gain resistance to bludgeoning and fire damage. Any spell they cast that deals bludgeoning or fire damage adds their wisdom modifier to the damage.

Claim the Land

Starting at the 14th level, the shaman may expend a spell slot to claim the land. Claim the land deals 1 bludgeoning and 1 fire damage to anything with-in 10ft of the shaman's totems. Activating claim the land is an action. While claim the land is active the shaman may expend a 3rd level or higher spell slot to cause one of the totems to flare up. Dealing 5d6 damage +1d6 per slot level above 3rd, in a radius from the totem. The radius is 20ft base and doubles for each spell slot level above 5th.

Molten Core

A 18th level shaman gains resistance to bludgeoning and fire damage. As a bonus action you may maximize the damage of the next spell that deals fire or bludgeoning damage you cast on the next turn.

Avatar of Earth's Fury

At the 20th level the shaman may expend a 9th level spell slot to become an avatar of the Maelstrom. The shaman becomes a living volcano in the middle of the battlefield. For the next minute the shaman may cast fireball and earth shock as if using a 3rd level spell slot at-will. The shaman is treated as if they had used claim the land with them being the totem. Each spell slot is treated as one level higher for determining effects of fire, earth, bludgeoning spells or class abilities.

Spell List