Fateful Encounter

Quick Build

You can make a demon hunter quickly by following these suggestions. First make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Charisma. Second choose the acolyte background.

Hit Points

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

Proficiencies

Armor: Light armor, medium armor
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons

Tools: Alchemist’s supplies, thieves' tools
Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma
Skills: Choose three skills from Acrobatics, Athletics, Arcana, Deception, History, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival

Equipment

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

• (a) a rapier or (b) a shortsword
• (a) a hand crossbow with 20 bolts or (b) a light crossbow with 20 bolts
• (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) An explorer’s pack
• Studded leather armor, a dagger, and an arcane focus

Radiant Strikes

Beginning at 1st level, you know how to imbue divine energy into your strikes. Once per turn, you can use a radiant point to deal an extra 1d6 radiant damage to one creature you hit with an Attack. The Attack must use a Finesse or a ranged weapon.

Your number of radiant points is equal to double your proficiency bonus.

When you spend a radiant point, it is unavailable until you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which all of your radiant points return.

The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain levels in this class, as shown in the Radiant Strikes column of the Demon Hunter table.

Targets of Enmity

At 1st level, thanks to the aid of your symbiotic hunter's bond, you have advantage on all checks to track or recall information on fiends and one more target of choice: aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, monstrosities, or undead.

At 6th level, you gain a +1 on all attack and damage rolls made against your Target of Enmity targets. This bonus becomes +2 at 10th level, and +3 at 14th level.

Whenever you complete a long rest, you can choose to refocus your skills for the upcoming day. Choose a different target of choice. This new target replaces your original choice, and becomes your new Target of Enmity.

Archery

You gain a +2 bonus to Attack rolls you make with ranged weapons.

Blind Fighting

You have blindsight with a range of 10 feet. Within that range, you can effectively see anything that isn't behind total cover, even if you're blinded or in darkness. Moreover, you can see an invisible creature within that range, unless the creature successfully hides from you.

Close Quarters Shooter (UA)

When making a ranged attack while you are within 5 feet of a hostile creature, you do not have disadvantage on the attack roll. Your ranged attacks ignore half cover and three-quarters cover against targets within 30 feet of you. You have a +1 bonus to attack rolls on ranged attacks.

Defense

While wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Titan Fighting

You gain a +2 bonus to melee weapon attack rolls you make against Large or larger creatures.

Thrown Weapon Fighting (UA)

You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as part of the attack you make with the weapon.

In addition, when you hit with a ranged attack using a thrown weapon, you gain a +1 bonus to the damage roll.

Two-Weapon Fighting

When you engage in Two-Weapon Fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

Tunnel Fighter (UA)

As a bonus action, you can enter a defensive stance that lasts until the start of your next turn. While in your defensive stance, you can make opportunity attacks without using your reaction, and you can use your reaction to make a melee attack against a creature that moves more than 5 feet while within your reach.

Cantrips

You know one cantrip of your choice from the demon hunter spell list. You learn additional demon hunter cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the demon hunter table.

Spell Slots

The demon hunter table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your demon hunter spells of 1st through 5th level. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your demon hunter spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.

For example, when you are 9th level, you have two 3rd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell witch bolt, you must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 3rd-level spell.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

At 2nd level, you know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the demon hunter spell list.

The Spells Known column of the demon hunter table shows when you learn more demon hunter spells of your choice of 1st level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what’s shown in the table’s Slot Level column for your level. When you reach 11th level, for

example, you learn a new demon hunter spell, which can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.

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

Spellcasting Ability

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your demon hunter spells, so you use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a demon hunter spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Path of the Archangel Features

Essence Expanse

Starting at 3rd level, your proficiency with your divine essence has altered the course of your mutations. You can now expend a radiant point as an action to heal an ally within 5 feet of you for a number of hit points equal to 1 Radiant Strike die + your Charisma modifier, and you can cast the spell aid once per long rest without expending a spell slot.

Additionally, after 3rd level, any form of metamorphosis is altered and takes on a more divine form.

When you reach 9th level your Upgraded metamorphosis ability is altered, and the following changes are made:

• Your wings shed bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet.
• When you land an attack against an opponent, you deal an additional 1d6 radiant damage.

Additionally when you reach 20th level, you can add your Charisma modifier to the radiant damage of the True Metamorphosis feature.

Form of the Archangel

Starting at 7th level, you gain the ability to temporarily grow and take on the appearance of a celestial being. As a bonus action, you assume this archangel form, which lasts for 1 minute, or until you end it as a bonus action or are incapacitated.

You undergo the following changes while in your archangel form:

• Your size becomes Large, unless you were larger.

• Your reach increases by 5 feet.

• You gain a number of temporary hit points at the start of each of your turns. The number equals half your demon hunter level. When the form ends, you lose any temporary hit points you have from it.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and regain expended uses after completing a long rest.

Celestial Resistance

Starting at 11th level, you gain temporary hit points whenever you finish a short or long rest. These temporary hit points equal your demon hunter level + your Charisma modifier. Additionally, choose up to five creatures you can see at the end of the rest. Those creatures each gain temporary hit points equal to half your demon hunter level + your Charisma modifier.

Divine Aura

Starting at 14th level, your Form of the Archangel form emanates a magical aura that fortifies your injured allies. When any ally starts their turn within 30 feet of your archangel form, that ally regains a number of hit points equal to your Charisma modifier. This aura has no effect on constructs and undead.

Temporary Return

Starting at 18th level, Death can temporarily revive the angel within. When you have to make a death saving throw at the start of your turn, you can instead have your angel take over your body, and enter into your choice of Form of the Archangel or Metamorphosis. You regain hit points equal to half your hit point maximum, and stand up if you so choose. Each creature of your choice that is within 15 feet of you takes radiant damage equal to 2d6 + your Charisma modifier, and is blinded until the end of the current turn.

The use of this feature does not expend a use of your Form of the Archangel or Metamorphosis feature. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

Path of the Deadeye Features

Deadly Precision

Beginning when you choose this archetype at 3rd level, your aim becomes deadly. As a bonus action, you can take careful aim at a creature you can see that is within range of a ranged weapon you're wielding. Until the end of this turn, your next ranged attack with against that target gain two benefits:

• The attacks gain advantage.
• On each hit, the weapon deals additional damage to the target equal to half your demon hunter level rounded down.

You can use this feature three times, regaining all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Rapid Strike

Starting at 7th level, you learn to trade accuracy for swift strikes. If you have advantage on a weapon attack against a target on your turn, you can forgo that advantage to immediately make an additional weapon attack against the same target as a reaction.

Snap Shot

At 11th level, your symbiotic partner has augmented your speed. You learn to attack with such unexpected speed that you can turn a miss into another strike. Once on each of your turns when you miss with a weapon attack, you can make another weapon attack as part of the same action.

Furthermore, your new mutation has come with additional benefits. You also gain proficiency in your choice of the Insight, Investigation, Perception, or Survival skill.

Heaven's Snipper

Starting at 14th level, you train to be effective in skirmishes. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier.

If you take the Attack action on your first turn of combat, you can make one additional weapon attack as part of that action. If that attack hits, the target takes an extra 1d8 damage of the weapon's damage type.

Additionally Your walking speed increases by 10 ft.

Starting Wealth

Prerequisites

To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score prerequisites for both your current class, and the class you wish to multiclass into.

Shifting Movement

You understand the boundaries of the realms. You can spend 3 radiant points to cast a modified version of dimension door that can move you up to 500 dr. as a bonus action.

Gift of the Damned

You have seen as much bloodshed as the damned souls of the hells. Your symbiotic partner has also witness death beyond count, and together you have formed a method to prevent more from falling in your presence. You can shift a portion of the divine essence of the angel within you to cast resurrection on one target. Once you have used this feature, you must wait 7 days before you can cast it again, replenishing the divine essence sacrificed.

There is a possibility that the resurrected soul will awaken as a demon hunter, and the essence can form it's own conscience, becoming an angel one day.

Divine Manifestation

Beginning at 25th level, your body undergoes a change rarely seen within demon hunters. You have long since surpassed the abilities of even the best of the demon hunters, and you are no longer a mere host to a angel, but have become a celestial yourself, the two souls merging into one new being. You are now considered a celestial for the purposes of spells and features, and a translucent form of your wings are always visible, though metamorphosis much be used to fully manifest them.

Once you have undergone this change, you also gain the following benefits.

Angelic Assistance. You can expend a radiant point as a bonus action to heal another creature. The target regains 22 (4d8+4) hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness.

Divine Resistance. When you fail a saving throw against a spell of 5th level or lower, you can choose to succeed instead. Once you've used this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you use it again.