Philosopher

Hit Points

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

Proficiencies

• Armor: Light armor
• Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows
• Tools: One tool of your choice
• Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
• Skills: Choose four from Animal Handling, Arcana, Deception, History, Insight, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Persuasion, and Religion

Equipment

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

• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts, or (b) a quarterstaff.
• (a) a scholar’s pack, or (b) a diplomat’s pack.
• Leather armor, a dagger, and any non-vehicle tool worth 50 gp or less.

Alternativley, you can forgo this starting equipment, as well as the items offered by your background, and instead start with 4d4 x 10 gp to buy your equipment.

Philosopher Dice

You have learned how to delve into your own mind far better than others. You have a pool of expendable Philosopher Dice. Whenever you fail an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma saving throw or whenever you fail an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma ability check, you can expend one to add a d4 to the roll, potentially making the roll a success.

You can only ever use a single Philosopher Die at a time. Meaning, you can only add a single Philosopher Die to a roll, and if a feature were to require the use of a Philosopher Die, you can only expend one Philosopher Die on that feature. If a feature requires you to roll a Philosopher Die and you have none left, then you cannot use that feature until you are able to roll a Philosopher Die.

You can not use, roll, or expend Philosopher Dice in any way if you are incapacitated.

You have a number of Philosopher Dice equal to your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier + 1/3 your Philosopher level, rounded down (minimum of 1 die). You regain all expended Philosopher Dice upon finishing a long rest.

At level 5 all of your Philosopher Dice increase to a d6, then to a d8 at Level 9, a d10 at Level 13, and a d12 at Level 17.

Scholar

You gain one of the following benefits, which represents your style of information gathering:

Book Learner. You can read and write twice as fast as you previously could. In addition, you have advantage on ability checks made to gather information from books and other written documents.

Logical Deduction. You can always accurately remember anything you've seen or heard in the last two weeks, unless your mind has been magically altered. In addition, you have advantage on ability checks made to piece together information and connect ideas.

Socratic Style. If you hear a language that you do not speak, you can always recognize what language it is. In addition, you have advantage on ability checks made to convince non-hostile creatures to tell you information.

Method of Loci

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to focus deep into your mind, and calm your thinking patterns. You can regain all expended Philosopher Dice upon finishing a short rest.

Once you have used this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest.

Upon reaching 5th level, you can use this feature upon finishing any short rest, instead of only one short rest per long rest.

Philosopher of Experimentation

You are not satisfied with simply learning truths already proven long ago. Instead, you have focused your studies into delving into the unknown, and learning odd concepts never imagined by others.

Philosopher of War Features

Aura of Leadership

At Level 3, your studies into the fields of war and combat have begun to pay off. As a bonus action, you can enter into a state of leadership. When you enter into this state, choose one of two options: attack rolls or AC.

For the next minute, or until you become unconcious, friendly creatures who are within 10 feet of you receive a bonus to attack rolls or AC (whichever you choose upon entering the state) equal to half your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier, rounded down (minimum of 1).

At 6th level, this range increases to 20 feet. At 11th level, this range increases to 30 feet. And at 17th level, this range increases to 60 feet.

You can enter into this state a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and regain all uses upon finishing a long rest.

Commanding Presence

At 3rd Level, you have mastered the art of commanding your troops. When a friendly creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who can hear or see you hits with an attack, you can use your reaction to expend and roll a Philosopher Die, raising the damage of the attack by the amount rolled + your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier.

Bonus Proficiencies

At Level 3, you gain proficiency in all simple and martial weapons, as well as in Medium armor and shields.

Tactical Plan

At Level 6, your tactical training has allowed you to better weaken your foes. You can now choose from an expanded selection of Plan effects, which includes the following options:

Delirious. The target can, on its next turn, take one fewer melee or ranged attack than it normally could (minimum of 1 attack).

Perplexed. The target’s AC suffers a penalty equal to half your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier, rounded down (minimum penalty of 1) until the start of your next turn.

Supreme Confidence

Also at 6th Level, choose either the Persuasion or Intimidation skill. You gain proficiency in the chosen skill. If you already have proficiency in this skill, then you gain expertise in it, meaning you can add twice your Proficiency Bonus to any ability check made with this skill.

Brilliant Leader

At Level 11, you have learned how to make your companions fight better than before. As a bonus action, you can speak out a commanding phrase, and give temporary hit points to a number of friendly creatures equal to your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1) within 60 feet of you. The amount of temporary hit points equals your Philosopher level.

You can use this feature once, and regain use of it upon finishing a short or long rest.

Defensive Formation

At Level 17, you have mastered getting the best out of your troops. When a companion within 30 feet of you who can hear or see you is hit with an attack, you can use your reaction to make the attack miss, even if the attack was a critical hit.

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

Philosopher of Medicine Features

Medical Proficiency

At Level 3, your studies in the medical field have shown their results. You gain proficiency in the Medicine skill. If you already have proficiency in this skill, then you instead gain expertise in it, meaning you can add twice your Proficiency Bonus to any ability check made with this skill.

Healing Touch

Also at Level 3, after training in the art of medicine, you have learned to heal others through physical aid. As an action, you can expend a use of a Healer's Kit to expend and roll a Philosopher Die, healing a creature you touch for the amount rolled + your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1 hit point).

Creatures healed this way gain advantage on Death saving throws they make for the next 10 minutes.

This feature has no effect on either Constructs or Undead.

Upon reaching Level 6, this action can be performed using a bonus action.

Tend Wounds

Also still at 3rd Level, you have learned how to aid your allies and tend to their wounds during a short rest. If a creature you tend to expends Hit Dice during this short rest, they can roll any of the expended Hit Dice twice, using the higher result.

You can tend to yourself during this short rest, and tending creatures does not interrupt your short rest.

Skilled Surgeon

At Level 6, as an action you can expend a use of a Healer's Kit to remove all poisons and diseases from a creature you touch. You can do this a number of this equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and regain all uses upon finishing a long rest.

In addition, creatures healed by you or stabilized by you receive advantage on saving throws against poisons and diseases for the next 10 minutes.

Miracle Worker

At Level 11, by spending 1 minute with a creature that has been dead for less than 10 minutes, and by expending medical supplies worth at least 150 gp, you can bring life back to it. If the creature’s soul is both willing and at liberty to rejoin the body, the creature returns to life with 1 hit point. In addition, it is healed of all nonmagical poisons and diseases. This feature cannot be used to return an Undead creature to life, and does not work on Constructs.

This act closes all mortal wounds, but it doesn’t restore missing body parts. If the creature is lacking body parts or organs integral for its survival - its head, for instance - the feature automatically fails.

Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a -3 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks it makes. Every time the target finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears.

Once you have used this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.

Life Saver

Also at 11th level, any creature that falls to 0 hit points who has in the last minute been stabilized by you or been healed by you receives the ability to instead drop to 1 hit point.

A creature who was killed outright cannot do this, and neither can Constructs nor Undead. A creature who drops to 1 hit point from this feature cannot do so again until they finish a long rest.

Medical Mastery

At Level 17, your speed and understanding of healing knows no equal. As an action you can expend a use of a Healer's Kit to restore a number of hit points to a friendly creature you touch equal to 10 times your Philosopher level. This feature has no effect on Constructs or Undead.

A creature healed by this feature also can have one of the following effects applied to it: Remove any reduction to its maximum hit points, remove all poisons and diseases from it, or remove 1 level of exhaustion from it.

Once you have used this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest.

Philosopher of Magic Features

Scholarly Magic

When you reach 3rd Level, you gain the ability to cast spells through your studies. You learn two cantrips, listed below. As you gain levels in this class, you learn certain spells, and can cast them by expending Philosopher Dice, explained below.

Cantrips. You learn two of the following cantrips of your choice: firebolt, guidance, message, minor illusion, prestidigitation, ray of frost, or resistance. At 11th level, you learn another cantrip from this list.

Spells. You learn the spells comprehend languages, cure wounds, detect magic, and identify. You can cast each of these spells at their lowest level by expending a number of Philosopher Dice, as shown in the Philosopher of Magic Spells below. At levels 6, 11, and 17, you learn additional spells, also shown in the Philosopher of Magic Spells table, which you also can cast by expending Philosopher Dice.

Spells cast using this feature still require components as usual. So, if a spell listed requires material components with a gold cost or material components consumed during casting, those components are still required as always.

Any spells learned through this feature you can also cast using spell slots, if you have any spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence or Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for spells learned through this feature (you choose which when gaining this feature). You use your Intelligence or Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence or Wisdom modifier when setting a saving throw DC for a spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Counteract Magic

Also at Level 3, your you've learned how to counteract magical attacks. When a creature within 60 feet of you who you can see is hit with a spell attack, you can use your reaction to expend and roll a Philosopher Die, raising the attack target's AC by the result, potentially making the attack miss.

Arcane Proficiency

Also still at 3rd Level, you gain proficiency in the Arcana skill. If you already have proficiency in this skill, then you gain expertise in it, meaning you can add twice your Proficiency Bonus to any ability check made with this skill.

Magical Plan

At Level 6, your magical understanding has allowed you to better weaken your foes. You can now choose from an expanded selection of Plan effects, which includes the following options:

Disrupted. The next time the target casts a spell before the start of your next turn which forces a saving throw, all the targets of the spell have advantage on the saving throw.

Weakened. The target has disadvantage on saving throws to continue concentration until the start of your next turn, including any potential saving throw it made to continue concentration as a result of being hit by you for this Plan.

Multiclassing

Refer to this section if you are using the optional multiclassing rules in your group, and wish to take a level in the Philosopher class.

Ability Score Minimum. You must have at least an Intelligence score of 13 or a Wisdom score of 13 to take level in this class.

Proficiencies Gained. When you gain your first level in philosopher, if it isn't your initial class, you gain the following proficiencies:

• Light armor.
• One skill from the Philosopher’s skill list.
• One tool of your choice.