Wizard

Wizards are supreme magic-users, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute-force mind control. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or turns slain foes into zombies. Their mightiest spells change one substance into another, call meteors down from the sky, or open portals to other worlds.

Wild and enigmatic, varied in form and function, the power of magic draws students who seek to master its mysteries. Some aspire to become like the gods, shaping reality itself. Though the casting of a typical spell requires merely the utterance of a few strange words, fleeting gestures, and sometimes a pinch or clump of exotic materials, these surface components barely hint at the expertise attained after years of apprenticeship and countless hours of study.

Wizards live and die by their spells. Everything else is secondary. They learn new spells as they experiment and grow in experience. They can also learn them from other wizards, from ancient tomes or inscriptions, and from ancient creatures (such as the fey) that are steeped in magic.

The lure of knowledge and power calls even the most unadventurous wizards out of the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most wizards believe that their counterparts in ancient civilizations knew secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power greater than any magic available in the present age.

Subclasses

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Basics

Base Hit Points: 40
Hit Points per Advancement: 10
Actions: 1 Attack, 1 Bonus, 1 Reaction
Casting Attribute: Intelligence
Starting Kit:
- Quarterstaff
- Tome

Proficiencies

Armor: None
Weapons: Simple weapons
Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom
Skills: Arcana, Investigation
Proficiency Bonus:
- Level 8: +2
- Level 10: +1 (3)
- Level 12: +1 (4)

Arcane Recovery

Once per long rest, you may recover a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level spellslot while out of combat.

Arcane Traditions

The most common arcane traditions in the multiverse revolve around the schools of magic. Wizards through the ages have cataloged thousands of spells, grouping them into eight categories called schools. In some places, these traditions are literally schools. In other institutions, the schools are more like academic departments, with rival faculties competing for students and funding. Even wizards who train apprentices in the solitude of their own towers use the division of magic into schools as a learning device, since the spells of each school require mastery of different techniques. Choose your arcane tradition from the four available: Bladesinging, the School of Enchantment, the School of Evocation, and the School of Necromancy. These will be unlocked at Level 10 and reach their full potential at Level 12.

Spellbooks

Through arcane research or experience, wizards are able to document and expand their own arcane knowledge through spells located within spellbooks. These are broken down into three levels of spellbooks. Minor, Basic, and Advanced. Which can be created by wizards at 8th, 10th, and 12th level respectfully once every three days. Additionally beginning at 12th level, once every two weeks a wizard may copy any spellbook in their possession. The requirements to create or copy a spellbooks are one tome, 2 arcane residue per spell level held within, and 50 gold per spell level held within.

Enchantment (Minor)

Charm Person

Enchantment

1 Action

V, S

You attempt to charm a humanoid you can see within range. It must make a Wisdom Saving Throw. If it fails the saving throw it is charmed by you for the remainder of combat or until a hostile action is taken against them by you or one of your allies. They may also repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns.

(8 + Spell Bonus vs WIS Save)

Crown of Madness

Enchantment

1 Action

V, S

One humanoid of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw or become charmed by you for the remainder of combat.

While charmed in this way, a twisted crown of jagged iron appears on its head, and a madness glows in its eyes.

The charmed target must use its action before moving on each of its turns to make a melee attack against a creature other than itself that you mentally choose. The target can act normally on its turn if you choose no creature or if none are within its reach.

On each of its turns it can make a Wisdom Saving Throw against your spell DC to end the effect.

(8 + Spell Bonus vs WIS Save)

Illusion (Minor)

Invisibility

Illusion

1 Action

V, S

A creature you touch becomes invisible. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target’s person. The spell ends when the target attacks or casts a spell.

Phantasmal Killer

Illusion
1 Action
V, S

You tap into the nightmares of a creature you can see within range and create an illusory manifestation of its deepest fears, visible only to that creature. The target must make a Wisdom Saving Throw. On a failed save, the target takes 4d10 psychic damage and cannot take a reaction until their next turn. This spell takes priority before all reactions.

(8 + Spell Bonus vs WIS Save)

Transmutation (Minor)

Dragon's Breath

Transmutation

1 Bonus Action

V, S

You touch a willing creature and imbue it with the power to spew magical energy from its mouth, provided it has one. Choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison. Until the end of combat, the creature can use an action to exhale energy of the chosen type in a 2 tile cone.

Conjuration (Basic)

Sword Burst

Conjuration
1 Action
V

You create a momentary circle of spectral blades that sweep around you. All other creatures within 1 tile of you must succeed on a Dexterity Saving Throw or take 3d6 force damage.

Evard's Black Tentacles

Conjuration

1 Action

V, S

Squirming, ebony tentacles fill a 2 tile square on the ground that you can see within range. A creature in the affected area must succeed on a Dexterity Saving Throw or take 6d6 bludgeoning damage and be restrained until the end of their next turn. A creature that succeeds on the Dexterity Saving Throw takes 3d6 bludgeoning damage.

Evocation (Basic)

Frostbite

Evocation
1 Action
V, S

You cause numbing frost to form on one creature that you can see within range. The target must make a Constitution Saving Throw. On a failed save the target takes 3d6 cold damage and has disadvantage on weapon attacks until the end of its next turn.

(8 + Spell Bonus vs CON Save)

Melf's Acid Arrow

Evocation

1 Action

V, S

A shimmering green arrow streaks toward a target within range and bursts in a spray of acid. On a hit, the target takes 4d4 acid damage immediately and 2d4 acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a miss, the arrow splashes the target with acid for half as much of the initial damage and no damage at the end of it's next turn.

Necromancy (Basic)

Chill Touch

Necromancy

1 Action

V, S

You create a ghostly, skeletal hand in the space of a creature within range. On a hit the target cannot regain hit points until the start of your next turn.

3d8 Necrotic Damage

(1d20 + Spell Bonus vs AC)

Blight

Necromancy

1 Action

V, S

Necromantic energy washes over a creature of your choice that you can see within range, draining moisture and vitality from it. The target must make a Constitution Saving Throw. The target takes 6d8 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

This spell has no effect on Undead or Constructs.

(8 + Spell Bonus vs CON Save)

School specific books, such as Evocation and Necromancy, may only be created by wizards who follow those arcane traditions. Beginning at 12th Level, any wizard may take a minor and basic spellbook they possess and combine it into an Advanced Spellbook which grants the spells of both books at once.

As a student of arcane magic, you have a spellbook containing spells that show the first glimmerings of your true power.

Spell Slots

Level 8

1st: +4
2nd: +3

Level 10

3rd: +3
4th: +2

Level 12

4th: +1
5th: +2

Combat Spells

The following list of spells are directly tied to, and reflected within, our dice system. Cantrips can be used an indefinite amount of times, but the rest are tied to spell slots of their corresponding level, and as such, are limited in their usage. All spell slots are restored upon a long rest. Cantrips, along with 1st and 2nd level spells, are available to newly created characters (Level 8s). 3rd and 4th level spells are available to Level 10 characters. 5th level spells are available to Level 12 characters.

Disguise Self

Illusion

1 Action

V, S

You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person—look different for two hours or until you use another action to dismiss it. You can seem 1 foot taller or shorter and can appear thin, fat, or in between. You can’t change your body type so you must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Any changes created by this spell are purely visual.

You cannot grow additional body parts with this spell, and if someone touches a part of your illusion that does not match with your physical being by shape or texture, they will immediately be aware that an illusion is at play. If someone for any reason whatsoever suspects you for being disguised, they may roll Investigation against your Spell Bonus + 8 as the DC to learn an illusion is in use. This spell will be automatically dispelled upon entering combat.

Acquired at 10th Level and you may not disguise as an Advanced Race or a different gender than your own.

Acid Splash

Conjuration

1 Action

V, S

You hurl a bubble of acid. Choose one or two creatures you can see within range. If you choose two, they must be within half a tile of each other. A target must succeed on a Dexterity Saving Throw or take 2d6 acid damage. (8 + Proficiency Bonus + Spell Bonus vs DEX Saving Throw)

Mind Spike

Divination

1 Action

You reach into the mind of one creature you can see within range. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw, taking 4d8 psychic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. On failed save, the caster knows the targets location for the duration of combat and gains +2 on tracking attempts on the target for 2 hours after combat ends.

Tidal Wave

Conjuration

1 Action

V, S

You conjure up a wave of water that crashes down on an area within range. The weave is 3 tiles wide, 1 tile high, and moves forward from you for 12 tiles. Each creature in the area must make a Dexterity Saving Throw (DC 8 + Spell Bonus). On a failure, a creature takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and isn't knocked prone.

Bestow Curse

Necromancy

1 Action

V, S

You touch a creature and they become cursed. Granting them a -2 to Spell Saving Throws and Proficiency Bonus until removed. Additional you may choose a lingering effects from the Minor Curse list.

May only be applied as a PvP Consequence.

Requires 10th Level.

Slow

Transmutation

1 Action

V, S

You alter time around up to three creatures of your choice in a 4 tile cube within range. Each target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be affected by this spell until the end of their next turn. An affected target’s speed is halved, it takes a −2 penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and it can’t use reactions.

Acquired at 12th Level

Immolation

Evocation

1 Action

Flames wreathe one creature you can see within range. The target must make a Dexterity Saving Throw. It takes 7d6 fire damage and burns on a failed save or half as much on a successful one.

(8 + Spell Bonus vs DEX Save)

Cloudkill

Conjuration

1 Action

V, S

You create a 2 tile radius sphere of poisonous, yellow-green fog centered on a point you choose within range. A creature inside the fog must make a Constitution Saving Throw, taking 5d8 poison damage on a failed save or half as much on a success. Creatures are affected even if they hold their breath or don’t breathe.

(8 + Spell Bonus vs CON Save)

Enlarge

Transmutation
1 Action
V, S

You cause a creature you can see within range to grow larger for the duration of combat. Being enlarged grants the ability to do an additional 1d4 damage per weapon attack.

Mind Spike

Divination

1 Action

You reach into the mind of one creature you can see within range. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw, taking 3d8 psychic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. On failed save, the caster knows the targets location for the duration of combat and gains +2 on tracking attempts on the target for 2 hours after combat ends.

Flavor Spells

The following spells are included in the wizard's repertoire, however; these spells cannot be used in combat and do not consume a spell slot. They cannot be used to gain advantage, access a base, or otherwise - they are only to enrich the narrative of your roleplay. For spells that involve affecting another person, they should be treated as social rolls. They are fully consent based and cannot be used to force an outcome in a roleplay scenario. Some are available to a newly created character (Level 8) and others are unlocked at Level 10.

Galder's Tower

Conjuration

1 Action

V, S

You conjure a two-story tower made of stone, wood, or similar suitably sturdy materials. The tower can be round or square in shape. Each level of the tower is 1 tile tall and has an area of up to 10 tiles. Access between levels consists of a simple ladder and hatch. Each level takes one of the following forms, chosen by you when you cast the spell:

A bedroom with a bed, chairs, chest, and magical fireplace.

A study with desks, books, bookshelves, parchments, ink, and ink pens.

A dining space with a table, chairs, magical fireplace, containers, and cooking utensils.

A lounge with couches, armchairs, side tables and footstools.

A washroom with toilets, washtubs, a magical brazier, and sauna benches.

An observatory with a telescope and maps of the night sky.

An unfurnished, empty room.

The interior of the tower is warm and dry, regardless of conditions outside. Any equipment or furnishings conjured with the tower dissipate into smoke if removed from it. At the end of the spell’s duration, all creatures and objects within the tower that were not created by the spell appear safely outside on the ground, and all traces of the tower and its furnishings disappear.

You can cast this spell again while it is active to maintain the tower’s existence for another 24 hours. You can create a permanent tower by casting this spell in the same location and with the same configuration every day for one year.

Major Image

Illusion

1 Action

V, S

You create the image of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon that is no larger than 20-foot cube in a 12 tile range. The image appears at a spot that you can see within range and lasts for the duration. It seems completely real, including sounds, smells, and temperature appropriate to the thing depicted. You can't create sufficient heat or cold to cause damage, a sound loud enough to deal thunder damage or deafen a creature, or a smell that might sicken a creature (like a troglodyte's stench).

As long as you are within range of the illusion, you can use your action to cause the image to move to any other spot within range. As the image changes location, you can alter its appearance so that its movements appear natural for the image. For example, if you create an image of a creature and move it, you can alter the image so that it appears to be walking. Similarly, you can cause the illusion to make different sounds at different times, even making it carry on a conversation, for example.

Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Investigation check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the creature can see through the image, and its other sensory qualities become faint to the creature.

Tiny Servant

Transmutation

1 Action

V, S

You touch one Tiny, nonmagical object that isn’t attached to another object or a surface and isn’t being carried by another creature. The target animates and sprouts little arms and legs, becoming a creature under your control for a maximum of 8 hours.

As a bonus action, you can mentally command the creature if it is within 12 tiles of you. You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move, or you can issue a simple, menial task command, such as to fetch a key, stack some books, or send an item to your merchant. If you issue no commands, the servant does nothing other than try defend itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the servant continues to follow that order until its task is complete.

If the servant takes any damage, it reverts to its original form, and any remaining damage carries over to that form.

Leomund's Tiny Hut

Evocation

1 Action

V, S

A 1 tile immobile dome of force springs into existence around and above you and remains stationary for 8 hours. The spell ends if you leave its area.

Nine creatures of Medium size or smaller can fit inside the dome with you. The spell fails if its area ever includes a larger creature or more than nine creatures. The atmosphere inside the space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside.

Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside.

Control Flames

Transmutation
1 Action
S

You choose nonmagical flame that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube. You affect it in one of the following ways:

You instantaneously expand the flame 5 feet in one direction, provided that wood or other fuel is present in the new location.
You instantaneously extinguish the flames within the cube.
You double or halve the area of bright light and dim light cast by the flame, change its color, or both. The change lasts for 1 hour.
You cause simple shapes—such as the vague form of a creature, an inanimate object, or a location—to appear within the flames and animate as you like. The shapes last for 1 hour.

If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.

Dancing Lights

Evocation
1 Action
V, S

You create up to four torch-sized lights within range, making them appear as torches, lanterns, or glowing orbs that hover in the air for the duration. You can also combine the four lights into one glowing vaguely humanoid form of Medium size. Whichever form you choose, each light sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius.

You can move the lights up to 60 feet to a new spot within range. A light must be within 20 feet of another light created by this spell, and a light winks out if it exceeds the spell's range.

Gust

Transmutation

1 Action

V, S

You seize the air and compel it to create one of the following effects at a point you can see within range:

One Medium or smaller creature that you choose must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 5 feet away from you.
You create a small blast of air capable of moving one object that is neither held nor carried and that weighs no more than 5 pounds. The object is pushed up to 10 feet away from you. It isn’t pushed with enough force to cause damage.
You create a harmless sensory effect using air, such as causing leaves to rustle, wind to slam shutters shut, or your clothing to ripple in a breeze.

Light

Evocation

1 Action

You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. The light can be colored as you like. Completely covering the object with something opaque blocks the light. The spell ends if you cast it again or dismiss it as an action.

If you target an object held or worn by a hostile creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw to avoid the spell.

Mage Hand

Conjuration

1 Action

V, S

A spectral, floating hand appears at a point you choose within range. The hand lasts for the duration or until you dismiss it as an action. The hand vanishes if it is ever more than 30 feet away from you or if you cast this spell again.

You can use your action to control the hand. You can use the hand to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. You can move the hand up to 30 feet each time you use it.

The hand can't attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

Mending

Transmutation

1 Action

V, S

This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the former damage.

This spell can physically repair a magic item or construct, but the spell can't restore magic to such an object.

Minor Illusion

Illusion
1 Action
S

You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the duration. The illusion also ends if you dismiss it as an action or cast this spell again.

If you create a sound, its volume can range from a whisper to a scream. It can be your voice, someone else's voice, a lion's roar, a beating of drums, or any other sound you choose. The sound continues unabated throughout the duration, or you can make discrete sounds at different times before the spell ends.

If you create an image of an object--such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest--it must be no larger than a 5-foot cube. The image can't create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it.

If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Investigation check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the illusion becomes faint to the creature.

Mold Earth

Transmutation
1 Action
S

You choose a portion of dirt or stone that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube. You manipulate it in one of the following ways:

If you target an area of loose earth, you can instantaneously excavate it, move it along the ground, and deposit it up to 5 feet away. This movement doesn’t have enough force to cause damage.
You cause shapes, colors, or both to appear on the dirt or stone, spelling out words, creating images, or shaping patterns. The changes last for 1 hour.
If the dirt or stone you target is on the ground, you cause it to become difficult terrain. Alternatively, you can cause the ground to become normal terrain if it is already difficult terrain. This change lasts for 1 hour.

If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have no more than two of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.

Prestidigitation

Transmutation
1 Action
V, S

This spell is a minor magical trick that novice spellcasters use for practice. You create one of the following magical effects within range:

You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor.
You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire.