Witch

A lizardfolk shaman reaches into one of the many pouches hung from her belt, handing a small healing tonic to a wounded ally. With her other hand, she shapes a bolt of lightning to strike out at a foe.

A pale elven man with ebon hair travels about, carrying messages about the future. For some reason, anyone who is rude to him discovers their food stores spoiled the next morning.

A gnome walks forest paths, their cat at their side. With a whisper, both vanish into shadows, but magical assaults continue to fling forth.

Witches are skilled alchemists and spellcasters rolled together. When potions and poisons do not work, curses and banes often can.

Class Features

As a Witch, you gain the following features

Formulae Known

At 1st level, you know 2 Apprentice Formulae of your choice from the Elixir or Poison categories, or the category available to your Coven. You may use these formulae any time you produce formulae. The Witch table shows when you learn new formulae of your choice from those categories. You can only learn a formula if you have the required alchemy proficiency (Apprentice, Journeyman, or Expert). For instance, when you reach 9th level in this class, you can learn one new formulae from the Apprentice or Journeyman categories.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the formulae you know and replace it with another from the available categories, which also must be of a proficiency for which you have the cor

Formulae Produced

Each day after you complete a long rest, you may produce a number of Alchemical Products as indicated on your Formulae Produced column in the Witch table. You must have alchemists supplies on hand in order to produce your formulae. Unless otherwise noted, an Alchemical Product retains potency for 24 hours until the next time you complete a long rest (whichever comes first), at which point it becomes inert and its materials can be reclaimed for future products. You cannot produce formulae belonging to categories you do not have access to.

Alchemical Ability

Intelligence is your alchemical ability for your witch formulae. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a chef spell you cast when making an attack roll with one.

Familiar

At 3rd level, you know the spell find familiar. It does not count against your spells known, and you may cast it as a ritual without providing the expensive material components. Choose one of the following additional benefits. Your choice cannot be changed once it has been made.

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. Alternatively, you can choose a feat (see Chapter 6 for a list of feats).

Witch Home

At 6th level, you develop a connection to a small abode, known as your witch home. Your home occupies a hidden place away from settlements in the type of terrain you chose. It can only by found by yourself, those you give directions to, or lost travelers. It always has sufficient food and water for up to 6 people. Your home moves around, but is always found in the same type of terrain, and you can find it with two hours of travel in that type of terrain.

Hagkin

At 7th level, you have advantage on any type of ability check or saving throw made to interact with hags or resist their spells or abilities.

Journeyman Formulae

At level 9, you have mastered the alchemical sciences sufficiently to be able to produce formulae of the journeyman tier. When you select your formula for this or any future levels, you may select from those formula. Many apprentice formulae have additional benefits if crafted by a journeyman Alchemist. 11th level feature

Greater Malediction

At 11th level, you deepen your mastery of witchcraft. You no longer need to concentrate on Malediction, but you may still only have one Malediction in effect at a given time. Additionally, you can use your Malediction ability without expending a spell slot. If you do, its effects are reduced.

• Banality: The creature does not have disadvantage on Constitution saving throws made to concentrate. It still takes 2 necrotic damage each time it fails a Constitution save made to concentrate.
• Frailty: The damage is reduced to 1d6 necrotic damage.
• Sloth: The creature's speed is reduced by 5 feet.
• Weakness: The creature's weapon damage is reduced by 1.

Expert Formulae

At 17th level, you have mastered the alchemical sciences sufficiently to be able to produce formulae of the expert tier. When you select your formulae for this or any future levels, you may select from those formula. Many apprentice and journeyman formulae have additional benefits if crafted by an expert Alchemist.

True Malediction

At 18th level, your perfect your mastery of witchcraft. When you use your Malediction feature without expending a spell slot, you gain the benefits of expending a 1st level spell slot. If you expend a spell slot of 5th level or lower to use your Malediction, you calculate its effects as if you had spend a spell slot one level higher. Each Malediction effect has an increased effect if cast at an effective 6th level slot.

• Banality: The save DC for Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration is additionally increased by 5.
• Frailty: The effect deals an additional 2d6 necrotic damage (for a total of 8d6).
• Sloth: The creature cannot take the Dash or Disengage action. They may make a Wisdom saving throw against your Spell Save DC at the end of their turn to end this Malediction.
• Weakness: The creature's weapon damage is reduced by half instead.

Occult Mastery

At 20th level, you have mastered the occult. You know a single 6th level spell from the Witch spell list and a single alchemical formula of any tier from the categories available to you. Each time you complete a long rest, you may choose to gain a 6th level spell slot or to produce that formula once as a Master formula.

You are considered to have the Master Formulae feature only when using the formula that you produced with this feature. This feature does not allow you to produce any other formulae as Master formulae or to use Master Formulae created by another alchemist.

Witch Covens

The choice of which coven to join dictates a great deal of what that witch can accomplish in their career, from the heavy focus on curses followed by witches of the Coven of Crow to the skilled healers of the Coven of the Toad.

Coven of the Cat

The Coven of the Cat are naturals at destructive forms of magic and also capable of magically assisted stealth.

Coven of the Crow

Witches of Coven of the Crow are masters of cursing magic, and have strong ability to travel long distances.

Coven of the Spider

Witches of the Coven of the Spider are illusionists and deceivers.

Natural Illusionist

At 5th level, the saving throw DC for your Illusion spells is increased by 1, and you have advantage on all saving throws against spells from the Illusion school. In addition, choose one illusion spell from any class's spell list for each spell level you have. You learn the chosen spells, which do not count against your limit of spells known, and they count as Witch spells for you. Whenever you gain a new spell level, you also learn a new illusion spell in this fashion.

Widow's Kiss

At 10th level, you learn to afflict a creature with an intense devotion to you. You may cast the spell dominate person once at 5th level without expending a spell slot or providing components. You regain the ability to do so whenever you complete a long rest.

Additionally, as a reaction when you take damage, you can cause a creature affected by your dominate person spell to take half of that damage as psychic damage. Damage redirected in this way does not grant the creature an additional saving throw.

Many Faces

At 15th level, you cannot be easily identified. Unless you choose to allow it, creatures who see you cannot remember specific details about your appearance. Other details about you, such as actions you take in their presence or unusual objects you are carrying, are unaffected by this ability.

Coven of the Toad

The Coven of the Toad understands medicine better than any other group, and can use it to great effect both when healing and poisoning.

Witch Spell List

New spells are indicated in italics, and appear only on the witch spell list unless otherwise noted. Descriptions follow the spell list.

Drain Youth

6th level necromancy

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V S M (The chrysalis of a moth)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

You attempt to drain the youth from a humanoid you touch. While this spell lasts, you may use a bonus action on your turn to deal 3d10 necrotic damage to the target as long as they are within 100 feet of you, and gain an equal number of temporary hit points. This spell ends if you end your turn and have not used this effect, or if the target is ever more than 100 feet away from you or if it has total cover from you.

If you concentrate on this spell for the full duration, you steal one year of life from your target; their current age increases by one year and your current age decreases by one year or you remain your current age for an additional year (your choice).

Eye of the Hag

4th level divination

• Casting Time: 10 minutes
• Range: Self
• Components: S M (A tigerseye worth at least 500gp, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: 1 year and 1 day

You transform a tigerseye into a magical relic known as an Eye of the Hag. While this spell lasts, you can use your action to swap your vision between the eye and your normal body, as long as you are on the same plane as it. While looking through the eye, you are blind with regards to your own body. The eye has darkvision with a range of 60 feet, and it can identify creatures concealed by illusion or transmutation magic as well as shapechangers who are not in their normal form. It does not give any insight into the true form of such creatures, merely reveals that they are hidden.

Knit Flesh

2nd level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Touch
• Components: S M (A needle and thread)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

The wounds of a creature you touch begin to close. When you cast this spell and at the end of each of your turns, the target regains 1d6 hit points. As an action while the spell lasts, you can transfer this effect to another creature you touch. For the duration of this spell, the target is immune to any effects which are ended by receiving healing.

This spell ends early if you ever end your turn more than 30 feet away from the current target, or if the current target falls to 0 hit points.

Vermin Swarm

3rd level conjuration

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

You summon two swarms of vermin in spaces within range. Choose one of the following options for what appears: A swarm of bats, a swarm of insects, a swarm of rats, or a swarm of ravens. The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions. Roll initiative for the swarms as a group, which has its own turns. It understands and obeys any verbal commands that you issue to them (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The stats for swarms can be found in the Monster Manual (page 337-339).

Multiple swarms can occupy the same space or split apart as part of movement. When combined, treat them as a single swarm with hit points equal to the combined hit points of all swarms, and their attacks deal the combined damage of all component swarms. When separating, each component swarm receives an equal portion of the current hit points.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can summon an additional swarm for each spell slot level above 3rd.

Alchemical Formulae

Inhaled Poisons

An alchemist can attempt to force a creature to inhale a poison as an action while within 5 feet of the creature. Make a melee Dexterity attack roll against the creature. On a hit, the target inhales the poison and suffers its effects. On a miss, the poison is still consumed. This attack roll always hits if the target is grappled or restrained. Attack rolls with inhaled poisons can critically hit, doubling the damage dice as normal.

Creatures can also be tricked into inhaling such poisons through other means.

Ingested Poisons

Ingested poisons only have an effect when eaten or drank by the creature. An alchemist or character proficient in the poisoner's kit can lace a food or drink item with an ingested poison as an action. Unless otherwise noted, such poisons can only be detected through deliberate testing with a poisoner's kit or alchemist's kit, or through the use of magic.

Other Poisons

Poisons in this category have unique rules, such as creating a persistent cloud or being thrown into the victims eyes. Refer to the descriptions of each such poison for more details.

Adjacent Targets

Most alchemical bombs also affect adjacent targets. Unless otherwise noted, an adjacent target is any target within 5 feet of the original target. If an alchemical bomb can target a space instead of a creature, any creature in that space is also considered to be adjacent to the space.

Using alchemical products if you are not an alchemist

Most alchemical formunlae can be used by non-alchemists, but only alchemists know how to do so safely. Creatures other than an alchemist with the requisite tier of mastery have disadvantage on any ability checks, saving throws, or attack rolls related to using the alchemical product (but not being targeted by one). Some types of alchemical formulae have additional rules when used by non-alchemists.

Some formulae call for a formula attack roll. If you are not the crafting alchemist, your bonus for this roll is equal to your bonus in that alchemist's alchemical ability. For example, if an alchemist or witch crafts a formula and another character makes an attack roll for it, that character would use their own Intelligence bonus. Unless otherwise noted, only alchemical characters are proficient in formula attack rolls.

Bombs: If a creature other than an alchemist rolls a 1 on their d20 to attack with an alchemical bomb, the bomb instead goes off in their space as if they had successfully attacked themselves with the bomb. If an alchemical bomb allows the targeting of a space with no attack roll, non-alchemists must still make an attack roll against AC 5 in order to target that space. Any calculations that include level or ability bonuses use the crafting alchemist's bonuses unless otherwise noted.

Poisons: A creature proficient with a poisoner's kit may use alchemical poisons as if they had Apprentice level alchemy. If they are 11th level or higher, such creatures may instead use alchemical poisons as if they had Journeyman level alchemy. A creature whose d20 result is a 1 when attempting to make an ability check to use an alchemical poison accidentally applies the poison's effects to themselves, consuming the poison. Creatures proficient with a poisoner's kit never accidentally poison themselves, even if they otherwise have disadvantage for using advanced alchemical poisons.

Multiclass Alchemists

Multiclassing is possible with alchemical class in much the same way as with spellcasting classes. Use the standard multiclassing rules for experience, hit points and hit dice, proficiency bonus, proficiencies, and class features such as Channel Divinity, Extra Attack, and Unarmored Defense. There are specific rules for multiclassing as multiple alchemical classes, as noted below.

Table: Multiclass Alchemists

Table: Multiclassing Proficiencies

Alchemical Formulae

Adaptive Tonic

Apprentice Elixir

Alchemists work with volatile elements as a matter of course. This tonic is designed to prevent the worst effects an alchemist suffers. For one minute after drinking this tonic, you are partially protected from elemental attacks. The next time you take fire, acid, cold, electric, or poison damage, this elixir activates, granting resistance to that damage type temporarily.

• Apprentice: Resistance only applies to triggering damage source.
• Journeyman. Resistance lasts for remaining duration of elixir.
• Expert. Duration of elixir is now one hour.
• Master. Elixir can now protect against the first two damage types from the list.

Alchemical Acid

Apprentice Bomb

A strange vial of yellowish liquid proves to be a potent acid. This alchemical bomb has a close range of 30 and a long range of 120. On a hit, it deals its primary damage, and the creature and all adjacent creatures must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, affected creatures take the secondary damage at the start of their next turn. You can choose to target a space instead of a creature with this bomb.

• Apprentice: 2d6 acid primary, 2d4 acid secondary.
• Journeyman: 3d6 acid primary, 3d4 acid secondary.
• Expert: 5d6 acid primary, 5d4 acid secondary.
• Master: 6d6 acid primary, 6d6 acid secondary.

Alchemical Antimatter

Master Bomb

Some compounds, when added to their opposite, destroy one another in spectacular explosion. Alchemical antimatter is a special compound whose opposite is any matter. This bomb has a close range of 20 and a long range of 60. On a hit, the bomb annihilates nearby creatures. The target and adjacent creatures must make a Constitution saving throw. The target of a direct hit makes this save with disadvantage. On a failed save, victims take 40 necrotic damage. On a successful save, they take half damage.

Alchemical Ether

Apprentice Poison (Inhaled)

A colorless liquid gives off fumes which cause unconsciousness. When this poison is inhaled by a creature, roll the primary effect. If the total is equal to or greater than the creature's hit points, that creature falls unconscious until they take damage or the duration has elapsed.

• Apprentice: 4d10 primary effect, 1 minute duration.
• Journeyman: 6d10 primary effect, 10 minute duration.
• Expert: 10d10 primary effect, 30 minute duration.
• Master: 12d10 primary effect, 1 hour duration.

Alchemical Fire

Apprentice Bomb

A seemingly innocuous flask with a brownish liquid explodes on contact in a flash of intense heat. This alchemical bomb has a close range of 30 and a long range of 120. On a hit, it deals fire damage to the target, and any creature adjacent to the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take half of the original fire damage dealt. You can choose to target a space instead of a creature with this attack.

• Apprentice: 2d10 damage.
• Journeyman: 3d10 damage.
• Expert: 5d10 damage.
• Master: 6d10 damage.

Alchemical Lodestone

Expert Device

Magnetic forces are not well understood, but alchemists have discovered ways to reproduce them. The main one of these is the alchemical lodestone, a strange magnetic object which responds to the will of its wielder. Alchemical lodestones can be used for the following effects:

Push or pull distant metal As an action, the wielder expends one charge from the lodestone to cause a metallic object within 60 feet to be pushed back 20 feet or pulled 20 feet closer. If the object is worn or carried by a creature, the lodestone loses an additional charge and that creature can make a Strength saving throw to resist this effect. If they fail the save, they can let go of a carried item or be pulled along with it, or are pulled along with a worn item.

Launch projectile Treat this use as throwing an alchemical bomb. The wielder can expend one charge from the lodestone and a piece of metallic ammunition or other small piece of metal (such as a ball bearing or caltrop) to make a ranged attack against a target with a short range of 150 and a long range of 600. If the attack hits, the target takes an appropriate type of damage equal to 1d12 + the alchemical ability modifier of the lodestone's creator.

Locate metals As an action, the wielder of the lodestone can become aware of any metallic object weighing at least 5 pounds within 30 feet. The range is doubled for each time the object's weight doubles (a 10 pound object can be sensed from 60 feet away, a 20 pound object from 120 feet, and so on). This does not consume a charge.

Locate North The wielder of the lodestone always knows which direction is magnetic north, without requiring an action or a charge spent.

Alertgem

Apprentice Device

This small gemstone is formed of crystallized metals and typically set on a small stand or candleholder. An alchemist may spend 1 minute activating the alertgem. Once activated, the gem glows brightly if any living creature enters its radius which was not there when the gem was originally activated. This effect lasts until the gem is moved more than 5 feet from where it was set up or until it loses potency. If a gem is moved, it may be reactivated in the same fashion.

• Apprentice: 20 foot radius.
• Journeyman: 40 foot radius.
• Expert: 60 foot radius. The alchemist may choose specific creatures to be ignored by the gem, rather than all creatures within the radius.
• Master: 120 foot radius. The gem now produces a short ray of light pointing at each detected creature.

Angel Tears

Master Poison (Ingested)

This untraceable poison infects a person's mind with visions of their most evil acts, and causes them to break down as it connects them to holy planes. A creature which ingests angel tears must make a Constitution saving throw at the end of each of their turns. Each time they fail a save, they take 3d6 damage, which alternates between dealing radiant damage and psychic damage. This effect lasts for up to one minute, until the victim makes three successful saves in a row, or until the poison is neutralized by some means. A Wisdom (Medicine) check against the alchemy save DC of the creator of angel tears may be used to force the victim to vomit the poison up, which ends its effects but gives the victim one level of exhaustion.

Arcane Lens

Apprentice Device

A specially designed crystal observes magical auras and translates them into the visible spectrum. Using an arcane lens takes an action. If you are not the original crafter of the lens, you must also make an Arcana check (DC 15) in order to use this item (the original crafter of a specific lens need not make a check). While you view the world through the lens, you can identify magical auras, but you have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) rolls made to see things which are not magical and on all attack rolls, as the lens blurs and obscures non-magical objects. This otherwise works as though it were detect magic cast by the user of the lens.

Barbshot

Expert Munition

This ammunition for a bow, crossbow, or blowgun has a number of lifelike barbs hidden along its length. When you hit with a piece of barbshot, the barbs emerge, trapping the piece of ammunition in the victim.

A creature with a barbshot stuck in them takes 2 piercing damage each time they move more than half their speed in a turn or take the Attack, Cast a Spell, or Dodge action or any Reaction. A creature can pull a piece of barbshot out, which deals 2d6 piercing damage immediately but ends this effect, or a piece of barbshot may be removed safely as an action by making a Medicine check against the alchemy save DC of the ammunition's creator. Barbshot breaks down naturally after one minute, falling out without additional harm.

Multiple pieces of barbshot stuck in the same target do not cause additional damage, though each must be removed separately.

• Expert: 5 rounds of ammunition.
• Master: 7 rounds of ammunition.

Blindpowder

Apprentice Poison (Other)

This light powder is meant to be thrown into the eyes, causing blindness. Make a formula attack roll against a creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, that creature is blinded for the duration or until they spend an action clearing the powder from their eyes using water or another liquid.

• Apprentice: Until the end of your next turn.
• Journeyman: One minute.
• Expert: Creature now take 3d6 acid damage when clearing the powder from their eyes.
• Master: Creature now takes 4d6 acid damage when clearing the powder from their eyes. If creature does not clear the powder from their eyes for the full duration, they are permanently blinded.

Burnshot

Journeyman Munition

This special ammunition for any weapon causes the target to ignite. When hit by a piece of burnshot, the target takes an additional 1d4 fire damage and must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they are ignited, taking 1d4 fire damage at the start of each of their turns for one minute or until they or a creature within 5 feet of them spends an action to douse the flames.

Burnshot cannot ignite a creature which is already on fire due to burnshot.

• Journeyman: 5 rounds of ammunition
• Expert: 7 rounds of ammunition
• Master: 10 rounds of ammunition

Choking Cloud

Expert Poison (Other)

This heavier-than-air gas forms a stable circular cloud up to 15 feet in diameter when released. An Expert alchemist can throw the cloud like a bomb to a space up to 50 feet away, or any creature opening the container the cloud is mixed in causes it to fill the space surrounding that container.

Creatures that begin their turns in the cloud must make a Constitution saving throw or spend their turn gasping and choking. Creature that don't need to breathe or are immune to poison automatically succeed on this saving throw. If a creature fails their save by 5 or more, they also take the primary poison damage of this formula.

A moderate wind (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses the cloud in 4 rounds. A strong wind (at least 20 miles per hour) disperses it after 1 round. Otherwise, the cloud dissipates after one minute has passed.

• Expert: 2d10 poison damage
• Master: 3d10 poison damage

Chroma Goggles

Expert Device

These specially crafted lenses allow a creature to see additional spectrums. While a creature wears these goggles, their passive Perception is increased by 5, and they have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. When the wearer uses their action to Search, they automatically sense invisible creatures, unless those creatures are hidden from them by mundane means.

• Expert: No additional effects.
• Master: The chroma goggles automatically reveal invisible creatures with no action required.

Collapsing Bead

Expert Device

This clear marble appears to be made of glass, but closer inspection reveals infinite fractal structures beneath its surface. If shattered, the bead rapidly expands to create a pocket dimension with an opening 5 feet in diameter. Any creature can place objects into the opening for 1 minute. When the minute is up, the confection shrinks down to its original size, which has negligible weight. While this device retains potency, breaking the marble as an action causes it to reopen its pocket dimension. A marble created in this way which has lost its potency can be made potent again by giving up a formula produced during a rest, allowing access to its contents again. A collapsing bead with no contents crumbles to dust when it loses potency.

An alchemist may only maintain a limited number of collapsing beads at a time. Attempting to produce more than this limit fails, with the new beads immediately collapsing into dust. Collapsing beads interact with other pocket dimensions in the same fashion as a bag of holding.

• Expert: Up to 200 pounds worth of weight, fitting in a space up to 5 feet by 10 feet. Limit of two collapsing beads.
• Master: Up to 500 pounds of weight, fitting in a space up to 10 feet by 20 feet. Limit of four collapsing beads.

Crippling Poison

Apprentice Poison (Injury)

A creature afflicted by crippling poison must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, they suffer various penalties for one minute. An affected creature may make another Constitution saving throw at the end of their turn. Once they have accumulated a certain number of successes, this effect ends. A creature which has made their saving throw against Crippling Poison is immune to further applications of Crippling Poison for 24 hours.

• Apprentice: The creature's move speed is reduced by 10. They need one successful saving throw to end the poison.
• Journeyman: The creature's melee attack rolls are additionally reduced by 1d4.
• Expert: The creature's weapon damage rolls are additionally reduced by your alchemical ability modifier (minimum 1). They need two successful saving throws to end the poison.
• Master: Double the effects of each previous tier. They need three successful saving throws to end the poison.

Dazebomb

Apprentice Bomb

Caustic fog confuses the senses and misleads the mind. This alchemical bomb has a close range of 20 and a long range of 60. On a hit, the primary target is dazed, gaining disadvantage on the next attack roll or ability check they make before the end of their next turn, and creatures adjacent to the primary target must make a Constitution saving throw or suffer the same effect.

• Apprentice: No additional effects.
• Journeyman: The daze effect now applies to saving throws. Affected creatures have their move speed reduced by half.
• Expert: The radius of the bomb expands, now affecting all creatures up to 10 feet away from the primary target.
• Master: The effects now apply to all attacks, checks, and saving throws for the duration.

Deathfog

Master Poison (Other)

This toxic cloud causes living creatures to rapidly decay within it, while leaving inorganic materials unaffected. Deathfog fills a sphere up to 20 feet in diameter when released. A Master alchemist can throw deathfog like a bomb to a space up to 50 feet away, or any creature opening the container the deathfog is held in causes it to fill the space surrounding that container.

Demon's Breath

Journeyman Poison (Inhaled)

This inhaled toxin causes the body to overheat to an extremely dangerous degree. When this poison is inhaled by a creature, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, they take the primary damage. On a successful save, they take the secondary damage.

• Journeyman: 2d6 poison and 2d6 fire primary, 1d6 poison and 1d6 fire secondary
• Expert: 3d6 poison and 3d6 fire primary, 2d6 poison and 2d6 fire secondary
• Master: 4d6 poison and 4d6 fire primary, 3d6 poison and 3d6 fire secondary

Elixir of Flight

Expert Elixir

With the right combination of ingredients, the alchemist can create a potion that greatly reduces a drinkers weight, allowing them to make impossible jumps almost like flight. For one minute after drinking this elixir, the drinker gains a fly speed, but they must begin and end their turn on solid ground. If the drinker has a fly speed from another source, their fly speed is instead increased by half the value.

• Expert: 30 foot fly speed.
• Master: 60 foot fly speed.

Elixir of the Chameleon

Apprentice Elixir

A quick use of this elixir causes the target's skin to blend and color with their surroundings. For 1 minute after drinking this elixir, you receive a bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks and may attempt to hide even if only partially obscured.

• Apprentice: +2 bonus.
• Journeyman: +5 bonus. Duration increased to 10 minutes.
• Expert: +10 bonus. Duration increased to 1 hour.
• Master: Duration increased to 24 hours.

Endothermic Blast

Journeyman Bomb

A small metallic bead sloshes with internal liquid. When cracked, the liquid rapidly absorbs heat from its surroundings, chilling nearby targets. This alchemical bomb has a close range of 30 and a long range of 120. On a hit, it deals the primary damage, and the target and adjacent creatures must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, their movement speed is halved until the end of their next turn. You can choose to target a space instead of a creature with this bomb. If you do, you automatically hit.

• Journeyman: 3d8 cold damage.
• Expert: 5d8 cold damage.
• Master: 6d8 cold damage.

Eyesight Tonic

Apprentice Elixir

Some alchemists prefer to use these as eye-drops rather than a potion you drink, but the effect is the same. The user of an eyesight tonic gains advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and a bonus to passive Perception for one minute.

• Apprentice: +2 bonus.
• Journeyman: +5 bonus. Duration increased to 1 hour.
• Expert: Duration increased to 24 hours.

Flareshot

Apprentice Munition

This special ammunition is designed to brightly illuminate and mark targets, but the volatile materials used in its crafting allow it to burn victims also. Flareshot can be created for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property which deals piercing damage. When fired, the shot deals an additional 1 fire damage on a hit, and the target sheds bright light for 20 feet for one minute or until the ammunition is removed. While so illuminated, a target cannot benefit from hiding or being invisible.

A creature can attempt to remove a flareshot as an action if they are within five feet of it, but it is dangerous. Such creatures must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, they take 1d6 fire damage as the bright chemicals burn them.

• Apprentice: Generates 3 rounds of ammunition.
• Journeyman: Generates 5 rounds of ammunition.
• Expert: Generates 7 rounds of ammunition.
• Master: Generates 10 rounds of ammunition.

Flask Familiar

Journeyman Device

The creation of an artificial life form is one of alchemy's stranger secrets. Alchemists who choose to master it find that they can make small golem-like creatures to serve as lab assistants, scouts, or even combat partners, but they are not without certain risks. A flask familiar is a semi-biological construct grown in a flask and bonded to an owner through the contribution of a drop of blood. The bond must be then be renewed each morning through alchemical processes.

Treat a flask familiar as a homunculus (MM 188) with the following modifications: the homunculus is treated as an alchemist one tier below your own when determining whether it receives disadvantage on the use of alchemical items. When making a skill check, the homunculus uses your proficiencies but its own proficiency bonuses. The homunculus does not poison targets with its bite attack.

A flask familiar remains potent until it is destroyed, and can be reconstituted with all its memories and personality intact by producing this formula again. A master can benefit from only a single flask familiar at a time. Unlike other alchemical devices, the flask familiar only functions for the alchemist who originally produced it.

• Journeyman: +2 proficiency bonus
• Expert: +3 proficiency bonus
• Master: +4 proficiency bonus

Forceshot

Expert Munition

Forceshot can be created for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property. When fired, it targets a line 5 feet wide with a length equal to the long range of its weapon. Creatures in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take force damage equal to the normal damage of the weapon, plus 1d6.

• Expert: Generates 5 rounds.
• Master: Generates 7 rounds.

Freezeshot

Expert Munition

Freezeshot can be created for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property. When fired, it deals an additional 3d8 cold damage to its target, and they must make a Strength saving throw or be restrained for one minute. A creature restrained by this effect can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect early.

• Expert: Generates 3 rounds.
• Master: Generates 5 rounds.

Ghostshot

Master Munition

You create 5 rounds of ghostshot for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property. When fired, ghostshot targets an AC of 10 instead of its target's normal AC. On a hit, it deals an additional 2d6 necrotic damage.

Glowmuck

Apprentice Device

Open flame light sources are dangerous in an alchemical lab, and magical alternatives are typically expensive or short-lived. So it is that alchemists developed glowmuck as a safe alternative. When produced, it takes the form of a semi-solid lump not unlike wet clay in consistency. Glowmuck requires no action to activate. It simply glows constantly until it loses potency. It can be covered up but not extinguished. A single production of glowmuck can be smeared on a surface, where it will stick for as long as it remains potent, producing light.

• Apprentice: 20 feet of bright light and 20 feet of dim light
• Journeyman: 30 feet of bright light and 30 feet of dim light
• Expert: 40 feet of bright light and 40 feet of dim light
• Master: 50 feet of bright light and 50 feet of dim light

Hand of Midas

Master Device

This uneven lump of metallic material is the secret behind creating gold, a common goal for alchemists everywhere. When produced, the Hand of Midas has 5 charges. While holding the Hand of Midas, a master alchemist can use it in the following ways:

• As an action, expend one or more charges and touch the Hand to a piece of lead or similarly dense metal weighing no more than one tenth of a pound per charge spent. The lead is transmuted into gold over the course of one minute. This transmutation is permanent if not interrupted by powerful magic.
• As a bonus action, touch the hand to any nonmagical metallic object weighing up to 5 pounds. That object immediately decays into dust. Objects created from precious metals such as copper, silver, gold, mithril, or adamantium are immune to this effect.

Ichor of Undeath

Expert Elixir

The creation of undead is not exclusively the domain of the necromantic arts. Alchemists and witch doctors have long known that it is possible to create zombies through application of specific chemical processes and a lengthy period of time. Ichor of Undeath is a concentrated version of that process that happens much more quickly. Ichor of undeath can be applied to a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within 5 feet as an action. Over the next 60 seconds, the corpse's body absorbs the ichor and it animates into a zombie which obeys the verbal commands of whoever injected it with the ichor. The zombie remains active and potent until the ichor's effects wear off. A given alchemist can only have a number of zombies equal to their Intelligence modifier animated by ichor of undeath at any one time.

Ironhide Concoction

Journeyman Elixir

Drinking this thick potion causes the consumer's skin to harden, taking on properties similar to iron in order to protect them from attacks. For one minute after consumption, the drinker's armor class is increased by 2, and they take reduced damage from slashing, bludgeoning, and piercing attacks (calculated before resistance and vulnerability).

• Journeyman: 1 damage reduction
• Expert: 3 damage reduction
• Master: 5 damage reduction

Mindshatter Unguent

Expert Poison (Injury)

This potent poison, once introduced to the bloodstream, causes extreme mental anguish. When a creature is damaged by a weapon coated with this poison, or if that creature has the poison applied directly to their blood via a needle or similar object, the creature must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes the primary damage and is stunned until the end of their next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes only half as much damage and is not stunned. Creatures that have been affected by mindshatter unguent in the last minute have advantage on their saving throws.

• Expert: 2d10 psychic damage
• Master: 3d10 psychic damage

Perfect Solvent

Master Bomb

One of the great goals of alchemy is creating a formula that perfectly dissolves any object immersed in it. While the limitations of chemistry do not seem to allow such a creation, the addition of magic means it is technically possible. This alchemical bomb has a close range of 30 and a long range of 120. On a hit, it deals 3d6 acid damage and 3d6 force damage, and the target and adjacent creatures must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take additional acid damage equal to your alchemical ability score and additional force damage equal to your alchemical ability score.

If the damage from perfect solvent reduces a target to 0 hit points, they are disintegrated along with all non-magical items they are carrying (as if by the spell disintegrate). Objects targetted by this spell automatically take the full damage of the bomb, and non-magical objects do not benefit from any damage resistance, damage threshold, or damage immunity to acid or force damage when targeted by perfect solvent. If this formula targets an object larger than its area, its damage destroys a 10-foot cube worth of that object. Perfect solvent can target a space on the ground with 120 feet without requiring an attack roll.

Philosopher's Stone

Master Device

This strange iridescent stone is a crystalline representation of all that alchemy is capable of. A philosopher's stone (also known as an alchemist's stone) has 5 charges when it is crafted. Unlike other alchemical devices, the philosopher's stone does not fully lose its potency after one day. Instead, all of its charges are lost whenever it would normally lose potency. An alchemist cannot produce multiple stones simultaneously. Instead, each time they produce this formula, 5 additional charges are added to the stone. The philosopher's stone grants certain benefits when worn close to the skin.

• The wearer of an alchemist's stone does not age on any day when they wear the stone, nor do they need to consume food or drink on that day. This effect functions even if the stone has no charges.
• By expending one charge from the stone, the wearer can reduce their physical age by one day. They cannot reduce their age below the youngest adult age for their race in this fashion.
• By expending three charges from the stone, the wearer can spend hit dice as if they had completed a short rest. These hit dice are recovered in the normal way.
• By expending two charges from the stone, the wearer can cause one weapon or piece of ammunition to become magical and grant a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls for one hour. This effect does not work on magical weapons and does not stack with other effects that cause weapons to become magical.

Philtre of Mental Fortitude

Journeyman Elixir

This potion protects the drinker against mental invasion. For the duration of the effect, all psychic damage the target takes is reduced, and they have advantage on saving throws against certain mental effects.

• Journeyman: 2 psychic damage reduction, advantage against charm
• Expert: 5 psychic damage reduction, advantage against frightened
• Master: 10 psychic damage reduction, immune to charm and frighten effects

Photonic Sculpture

Journeyman Device

This unusual crystal is capable of capturing and later re-emitting an image. While it retains potency, an alchemist may activate the photonic sculpture as an action to capture a perfect image of an area from the perspective of the crystal. For up to a week afterward, an alchemist can resummon that image or dismiss it with another action. While the image is summoned, it creates an illusory representation of the area. Objects hidden from the crystal during the initial capture are not represented in the created image.

Creatures that see the illusory image can make an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your alchemical save DC to recognize it as an illusion.

An alchemist can give up one of their daily alchemical productions to extend the usability of a photonic sculpture that has already captured an image by one day. A photonic sculpture can only benefit from one such extension each day.

Psychoactive Spores

Expert Bomb

By carefully collecting spores from hallucinogenic mushrooms and purifying them through alchemical processes, alchemists can create a bomb that directly affects the minds of its victims. This bomb has a close range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet. On a hit, the target takes the primary damage and the target and adjacent creatures must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, all targets are deafened and perceive every creature nearby as indistinguishable shapeless masses of constantly-shifting color until the end of their next turn. Any time a creature affected by this effect takes damage, they also take the secondary damage. Creatures immune to charm are also immune to the secondary effect of psychoactive spores. Psychoactive spores can target a space on the ground within 60 feet without requiring an attack roll.

• Expert: 5d6 psychic damage primary. The secondary damage is equal to the crafting alchemist's alchemical ability score.
• Master: 6d6 psychic damage. The secondary damage is equal to the crafting alchemist's alchemical ability score plus proficiency bonus.

Purification Elixir

Apprentice Elixir

Used by alchemists who need to switch from one elixir to another quickly, the purification elixir has an additional benefit in purging unwanted magical or alchemical effects from the drinker. When you drink this elixir, you immediately end the effects of any other alchemical elixir affecting you of this item's tier or lower. Additionally, if you are suffering from any effect which allows for a saving throw every turn to end it, you may make an extra saving throw when drinking this elixir. If you are an alchemist of at least this item's tier, you have advantage on that saving throw.

Razorshot

Journeyman Munition

Razorshot can be created for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property. When fired, it releases a rapidly-crystallizing, razor-sharp liquid that deals 1d10 slashing damage to the target even on a miss. Razorshot's damage is not multiplied on a critical hit.

• Journeyman: 5 rounds of ammunition
• Expert: 7 rounds of ammunition
• Master: 10 rounds of ammunition

Restorative Mists

Expert Elixir

This healing elixir is formulated for dispersal in a cloud of mist. When used, the alchemist throws the elixir to any space within 60 feet. All creatures adjacent to the target location regain hit points equal to the primary effect plus the crafter's alchemical ability modifier. Restorative mists has no effect on undead or constructs.

• Expert: 2d10 hit points
• Master: 3d10 hit points

Restorative Tonic

Apprentice Elixir

A simple potion allows the drinker to regain some of their health. A restorative tonic, when drank, restores hit-points equal to the primary effect plus your alchemical ability modifier. Restorative tonic has no effect on undead or constructs.

• Apprentice: 1d10 hit points
• Journeyman: 2d10 hit points
• Expert: 4d10 hit points
• Master: 6d10 hit points

Rod of Negation

Journeyman Device

This seemingly simple iron rod acts as a grounding device for magical energies, and when applied correctly can cancel out or even entirely prevent spells from taking effect. To activate this device, the user must make an Intelligence check with a DC of 15. The alchemist who crafted the rod applies twice their proficiency bonus to this check. The rod has two functions:

• Spell canceling. As an action the user touches the rod to a creature or object under the effects of a spell. The DC to activate the rod for this function is increased by twice the level of the highest level spell affecting the target. On a success, one spell is removed per charge expended from the rod, starting with the highest level spell affecting the target.

Rod of Purification

Apprentice Device

The rod of purification is the greatest boon of the alchemist on the go. When any liquid is stirred with the rod, minor contaminants are removed and the liquid becomes safe for consumption. Using the rod takes 1 minute during which you must continuously stir up to one gallon of liquid. Doing so causes the liquid to be safe for consumption, as with purify food and drink. Soaking food in liquid purified by this device for at least 10 minutes causes it to also become purified.

If the rod of purification is produced by an alchemist with at least expert skill, it also reacts with magical liquids. If an affected liquid would produce an effect in its drinker which could be removed by break enchantment, the rod changes color, indicating the potential effect. It does not reveal what the effect is.

Sands of Sleep

Expert Bomb

By concentrating certain compounds into a crystalline dust, alchemists can create a sand-like powder which causes drowsiness on contact with living creatures. This bomb can target any space within 60 feet without making an attack roll. Roll the primary effect. All creatures affected by this bomb with fewer current hit points than the result falls unconscious for one minute, until they take damage, or until someone uses an action to wake them.

• Expert: 9d8 effect
• Master: 12d8 effect

Screamshot

Journeyman Munition

Screamshot can be created for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property. When fired, it deals an additional 1d8 thunder damage to the target, and the target and adjacent creatures must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, they are deafened for one minute.

• Journeyman: Generates 3 rounds.
• Expert: Generates 5 rounds.
• Master: Generates 7 rounds.

Sight Mirror

Journeyman Device

WHen you produce this formula, you create a pair of mirrors that are two halves of a single object. While they retain potency and are within range of one another, each mirror shows the reflection that would normally appear in the other.

When you produce sight mirror, you can expend certain expensive components to increase the length of time that they remain potent. If you expend rare chemicals worth at least 200 gold pieces, the sight mirrors remain potent for one month, instead of losing their potency the next time you rest. If you expend rare chemicals worth at least 1000 gold pieces, the sight mirrors remain potent for one year instead.

• Journeyman: 500-foot range
• Expert: 1-mile range
• Master: 1000-mile range

Smokestick

Apprentice Bomb

A simple looking stick contains a thick cloud of smoke. When you activate this alchemical bomb, you may do so in your space or throw it to a space within 30 feet. When you do, the bomb's radius quickly fills with opaque black smoke, blocking all vision (including darkvision). The cloud lasts for 1 minute or until blown away by a strong wind.

• Apprentice: 10-foot radius.
• Journeyman: 15-foot radius.
• Expert: 15-foot radius. Can no longer be dispersed by powerful wind.
• Master: Smokestick additionally blocks smell and sound in its area.

Soul Infusion

Master Elixir

The soul is a strange property untouchable by science, but the mystic components of alchemy allow a clever alchemist to manipulate it in some ways. A soul infusion can be used in two ways. If drunk by a living creature, that creature gains temporary hit points equal to the crafting alchemist's level for one hour, and benefits from the effects of a revivify spell if it is slain within the next hour. If applied to the body of a creature that has died within the last 10 days, it forms a link between that body and its departed soul, reproducing the effects of a raise dead spell.

Sparkshot

Apprentice Munition

Sparkshot can be created for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property. When fired, it deals an additional 1d4 lightning damage to the target, and 1d4 lightning damage to another creature within 10 feet of the target.

• Apprentice: Generates 3 rounds
• Journeyman: Generates 5 rounds
• Expert Generates 7 rounds
• Master: Generates 10 rounds

Sunshot

Master Munition You create 5 rounds of sunshot for any ranged weapon with the ammunition property. When fired, sunshot deals an additional 5d8 radiant damage. If the target is a fiend or undead, its damage is increased by 1d8 and the target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target is stunned for up to one minute. Targets stunned by sunshot can repeat their saving throw at the end of each of their turns.

Tanglefoot Bag

Journeyman Bomb

A sack made of animal skin contains rapidly-setting glue. This alchemical bomb has a close range of 20 feet and a long range of 60. On a hit, the target is grappled for the bomb's duration. All creatures adjacent to the primary target must make a Dexterity saving throw, and are also grappled by this effect on a failed save. A creature can use their action to make a Strength saving throw to end this effect for themself or an adjacent creature.

• Journeyman: Bomb lasts until end of next turn.
• Expert: Bomb lasts for up to one minute. Affected creatures can reattempt the saving throw as an action to end the effect early.
• Master: Affected creatures are instead restrained for the same duration.

Tempest Orb

Expert Bomb

Wind is one of the more difficult elements to bottle in any amount of force, but it can be done with dedication and skill. A tempest orb has a close range of 30 feet and a long range of 120 feet. On a hit, the target takes the bomb's primary damage, and targets in adjacent spaces must make Dexterity saving throws or take the bomb's secondary damage. The main target and targets who fail their saves also suffer disadvantage on their next attack roll before the end of their next turn, as the buffeting winds disrupt their focus. Tempest orb can target a space on the ground within 120 feet without requiring an attack roll.

• Expert: 4d6 slashing and 4d6 bludgeoning primary, 2d6 slashing and 2d6 bludgeoning secondary
• Master: 5d6 slashing and 5d6 bludgeoning primary, 3d6 slashing and 3d6 bludgeoning secondary

Thunderstone

Journeyman Bomb

A small stone contains concentrated sound, erupting when it strikes a hard surface. This alchemical bomb has a close range of 30 feet and a long range of 120 feet. On a hit, it deals its damage to the target. The target and all adjacent creatures must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pushed away from the center of the blast (the target is pushed away from you) or are knocked prone (each affected creature's choice).

• Journeyman: 3d8 thunder damage, 10-foot knockback
• Expert: 5d8 thunder damage, 10-foot knockback
• Master: 6d8 thunder damage, 20-foot knockback

Troll's Blood Elixir

Master Elixir Trolls are famous for their incredible regenerative properties, lending their name to this formula, which is actually a special alchemical compound rather than actual troll blood. The drinker of a troll's blood elixir regains health continuously for one minute. Each round at the start of their turn, provided they are not dead, the drinker regains 5 hit points plus the crafting alchemist's alchemical ability modifier. This effect also causes them to regrow lost limbs over the space of the full minute, or instantly reattach a severed limb if it is held to the stump where it was removed, similar to the regenerate spell. Once a creature has drunk this elixir, they cannot benefit from it again until the next time they complete a long rest.

Truth Serum

Journeyman Poison (Other)

This odorless, tasteless, clear solution is designed to be absorbed through the target's skin or by ingestion. It can be applied to an unwitting target as an action with a Sleight of Hand check opposed by their Perception check, or hidden in food through whatever means. Once affected, a target must make a Charisma saving throw each time they attempt to speak a deliberate lie for the next minute. On a failed save, they tell the truth about that subject instead.

Volcanic Flask

Expert Bomb

This flask contains heat-producing formula that creates a patch of molten sludge, harmful to anyone entering the area. Volcanic flask has a close range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet. On a hit, the target takes the primary damage, and the target and adjacent targets must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take the secondary damage. Further, the target's space and all adjacent spaces are filled with a molten slurry. The slurry counts as dangerous terrain, and anyone beginning their turn within it or who enters it for the first time during their turn automatically takes the secondary damage. The slurry lasts for 30 seconds. Volcanic flask can target a space on the ground within 60 feet without requiring an attack roll.

Voltaic Bottle

Journeyman Bomb

A small glass phial seems to contain a tiny lightning bolt. When thrown, the lightning escapes, arcing to nearby targets. This alchemical bomb can target any space within 60 feet, and does not require an attack roll. When it lands, the nearest creature within 10 feet must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take the bomb's primary damage. On a successful save, they take half damage. The lightning then arcs to another creature within 10 feet and repeats its effect with the damage reduced by one die until it has no dice remaining or no creature within 10 feet of its previous target.

• Journeyman: 3d8 lightning primary
• Expert: 4d8 lightning primary
• Master: 5d8 lightning primary

Viletoad Toxin

Apprentice Poison (Contact)

When this poison affects a creature, the creature takes the primary damage and must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is poisoned for up to one minute. A creature can repeat this save at the end of each of their turns. Each failed save causes them to take the secondary damage. Once they have succeeded on a certain number of saving throws, the effect ends, and the creature is no longer poisoned.

• Apprentice: 2d6 poison primary, 2 poison secondary. Two saving throws to end.
• Journeyman: 3d6 poison primary, 3 poison secondary. Two saving throws to end.
• Expert: 5d6 poison primary, 5 poison secondary. Three saving throws to end.
• Master: 6d6 poison primary, 6 poison secondary. Four saving throws to end.

Vineshot

Apprentice Munition

Vineshot can be created for any type of bow or crossbow. When fired, the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they are restrained by rapidly growing vines for up to one minute. An entangled creature can attempt a Strength saving throw as an action to break the vines, or the vines can be removed by dealing 5 slashing or fire damage to them. Vines have an AC of 5 and automatically fail all saving throws.

• Apprentice: Generates 2 rounds
• Journeyman: Generates 3 rounds
• Expert Generates 5 rounds
• Master: Generates 6 rounds

Widowbite

Journeyman Poison (Injury)

When this poison affects a creature and at the end of each of their turns while widowbite lasts, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, they take the primary damage. On a successful saving throw, they take the secondary damage. Widowbite ends when a creature succeeds on a saving throw or after 5 failed saves, whichever comes first.

A creature which has successfully saved against Widowbite, whether on the initial save or a subsequent save, is immune to further applications of Widowbite for 24 hours.

• Journeyman: 2d6 poison primary, 1d6 poison secondary
• Expert: 3d6 poison primary, 1d6 poison secondary
• Master: 4d6 poison primary, 2d6 poison secondary. Widowbite now ends only after 2 successful saves or 10 failed saves.

Wyvernstrike Venom

Expert Poison (Injury)

This fast-acting poison is an alchemical synthetic of the venom produced by wyverns. When it affects a creature, that creature must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, they take the primary damage. On a successful save, they take half as much damage.

• Expert: 5d10 poison damage
• Master: 6d10 poison damage