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- Blood Hunter | Halcyon D&D
Blood Hunter Class Features Blood Curses Ghostslayer Lycan Mutant Profane Soul Far from the judging eyes of society, blood hunters have mastered the secretive techniques of hemocraft, finding blood magic’s esoteric nature effective against evils that resist divine rebuke or arcane bindings. Through careful study and practice, blood hunters hone the rites of hemocraft into unique combat techniques, forfeiting a portion of their own health to call blood curses down upon their enemies or summon the elements to aid their strikes. Willing to suffer whatever it takes to achieve victory, these adept warriors have forged themselves into a potent force dedicated to protecting the innocent. Whether driven by the wish to make a difference, the need to take vengeance, or the hope of finding a place to belong in an uncaring world, every blood hunter has their own reasons for undertaking the ritual of the Hunter’s Bane that starts them on this path. In joining an order of blood hunters, one also joins a family bound by service to each other and a common cause. For many, this might be the only family they have left—or have ever known—making the kinship felt between blood hunters an all-but-unbreakable bond. In choosing this path, every blood hunter irrevocably gives a part of themself to their cause—physically, emotionally, and sometimes morally. Each order of blood hunters practices its own ideals and methods, often employing techniques with dark origins that test the strength and will of those who employ them. Many wrestle with the fear of losing this struggle. And so a life of discipline and vigilance drives a blood hunter’s travels as they wander the countryside, in search of like-minded adventurers and whispers of dark deeds afoot. Applications: Closed Limited Slots Blood Hunter Subclasses Class Features Basics Base Hit Points: 64 Hit Points per Advancement: 13 Actions: 2 Attack, 1 Bonus, 1 Reaction Blood Curses: Level 8: +1 Level 10: +2 (3) Casting Attribute: Intelligence or Wisdom Startin g Kit Shortsword Shield Chain Shirt Proficiencies Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence Skills: Arcana, Investigation Proficiency Bonus: Level 8: +2 Level 10: +1 (3) Level 12: +1 (4) Hunter's Bane After surviving the Hunter’s Bane, a painful, scarring, and sometimes fatal ritual required to become a bloodhunter -- your body is empowered to c ontrol and shape hemocraft magic, using your own blood and life essence to fuel your rites and blood curses. You are immune to vampirism, and your blood is considered both toxic and inert to vampires, granting them no benefit when feeding upon you by any means. Becoming any form of Undead will render your blood inert, returning you to a base class Fighter. Crimson Rite You learn to invoke a rite of hemocraft that infuses your weapon strikes with elemental energy; causing them to deal an additional 1d8 damage matching the element. As a bonus action once per combat, you can activate a rite on the weapon you are holding which lasts for the duration of said combat. When you activate a rite, you take 1d8 necrotic damage. This damage cannot be reduced in any way. You may choose fire, cold, or lightning damage for your rite. Brand of Castigation When you damage a creature with your active Crimson Rite you can channel hemocraft magic to sear an arcane brand into that creature. You always know the direction to the branded creation so long as it remains on the same plane as you. Each time the branded creature deals damage to you, or a creature within within .5 tiles of you, the creature takes 1d8 psychic damage. This damage may only be applied once per turn. Brand of Tethering Requires Level 12 Creatures branded by your brand of castigation must make a Wisdom Saving Throw when they attempt to teleport or leave its current plane by any means. On a failure the attempt to teleport or leave the plane fails and the target takes 4d6 psychic damage. On a success the target takes 2d6 psychic damage. Blood Hunter Order Each blood hunter commits to an order of blood hunters whose philosophy will guide them throughout their life: the Order of the Ghostslayer, the Order of the Lycan, the Order of the Mutant, or the Order of the Profane Soul, each of which is detailed below. These will be unlocked at Level 10 and reach their full potential at Level 12. Fighting Style You adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the fighting styles from the Feats page. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. Class Expectations All Blood Hunters have undergone the Hunter's Bane in the past, enabling their hemomancy. This pro cess has an extremely high level of mortality and leaves those who survive with some sort of physical, emotional or moral piece of them removed. It is only undergone by those who atleast a t one point in their lives truly wished and are/were willing to die for their specific cause. All Blood Hunters should have some level of obligation to their duty, and in some cases honor. An Order of the Lycan Blood Hunter would be shamed by being cured of Lycanthropy, and would often happily go through the taming ritual again and be re-cursed to reattain it while striving towards using their abilities for good. A Ghostslayer Blood Hunter is always going to be at the very, very least weary and watchful of even the most seemingly harmless undead while a majority loyal to their order will be zealous enough to want to destroy them on the spot. Ontop of this, all Blood Hunters at their core will hold some part of their Orders to be vigilant against evil and life threatening beings of all kinds. Blood Hunters who instead embrace, accept and work with those that oppose their order's beliefs are subject to a warning and ultimately a character retirement if they continue to push the bounds of the class fantasy without an proper, extremely good roleplay reason to do so. Blood Curses After surviving the Hunter's Bane, your blood becomes active towards the use of hemomancy, including versatile rites and curses to give you an edge over your foe. These are replenished once per Short Rest. Level 8 Level 10 Level 12 Blood Curse of Bloated Agony Blood Curse of the Eyeless Blood Curse of the Bloated Agony A s a bonus action with a cost of 1 class resource and 1d8 damage to yourself, you curse a creature that you can see within 4.5 tiles of you. The creature must make a Constitution Saving Throw (DC 8 + Spell Bonus). On a failure, cause the creature's body to swell until the end of its next turn. For the duration, every tile that the creature moves it takes 2d4 necrotic damage. Blood Curse of the Eyeless As a reaction with a cost of 1 class resource, when a creature you can see within 3 tiles of you makes an attack you may choose to give the target a -4 to their Hit Bonus (Melee), Hit Bonus (Ranged), and Hit Bonus (Spell) score until the end of their next turn. Blood Curse of the Fallen Puppet Blood of the Fallen Puppet When a creature you can see within 4.5 tiles of you drops to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction and 1 class resource to instill that creature with a final act of aggression. The creature may willingly accept the curse, or try to resist it, making a Wisdom Saving Throw (DC 8 + Spell Bonus). On a save success, it falls in combat as normally. On fail or willful accept, the creature immediately takes it's most aggressive possible single attack or cantrip on a target of your choice. Blood Curse of Binding Blood Curse of the Marked Blood Curse of Binding A s a b onus action with a cost of 1 class resource, you attempt to bind a large or smaller creature you can see within 4 tiles of you which must make a Strength Saving Throw (DC 8 + Spell Bonus). On a failure, the creature is restrained and cannot take reactions until the end of its next turn. Blood Curse of the Marked As a bonus action, you mark a creature that you can see within 3 tiles of you. Until the end of your turn, whenever you hit the cursed creature with a weapon for which you have an active crimson rite, you may deal your rite damage an additional time. Subclass: Order of the Ghostslayer The Order of the Ghostslayer is the oldest of the blood hunter orders, its members having originally rediscovered the secrets of hemocraft and refined them for combat against the scourge of undeath. Ghostslayers seek out and study the moment of death, obsessing over the mystery of the transition from life, and the unholy power that can cause the dead to rise once more. These zealous blood hunters make it their life’s work to destroy the scourge of undeath wherever it is found, tuning their abilities to engage undead creatures and those who manipulate the necromancy that creates them. Bon us Proficiencies Skills: Perception Blood Curses: Level 8: +1 (4) (Curse Specialist) Rite of the Dawn Rite of the Dawn is applied whenever you use your Crimson Rite feature. Your Crimson Rite deals radiant damage and sheds a bright light out for 2 tiles in all directions around you, and you gain necrotic damage resistance. Curse Specialist You learn to master blood curses. You gain 1 additional class resource. Aether Walk At the start of your turn, you can magically step into the veil between the planes as long as you aren’t incapacitated. You can move through other creatures and objects but may not end your turn inside of an object. This may only be used once per long rest. Brand of Sundering Your Brand of Castigation exposes a fragment of your foe’s essence, leaving them vulnerable to your Crimson Rite feature. Whenever you hit a creature with a weapon for which you have an active crimson rite, you deal an additional 1d8 radiant damage. Additionally, the branded creature may not move through creatures or objects. Dispels and prevents Ghost Walk. Rite Revival Requires Level 12 You learn to protect your fading life by reabsorbing the energy you feed to your weapons. If you have crimson rite active and you are reduced to 0 hit points, you can choose to have your active crimson rite end and drop to 1 hit point instead. Only works if your weapon the rite is applied to is in your hand when you hit 0. Blood Curse of the Exorcist Requires Level 12 As a bonus action with a cost of 1 class resource and 1d8 damage to yourself, you choose one creature you can see within 4 tiles of you that is charmed, frightened, or under a possession effect. That target is no longer charmed, frightened, or possessed. The creature that charmed, frightened, or possessed the target takes 3d6 psychic damage and must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw (DC 8 + Spell Bonus) or be stunned until the end of their next turn. Subclass: Order of the Lycan The ancient curse of lycanthropy is feared by nearly all peoples and cultures, passed through blood and seeding a host with the savage strength and hunger for violence of a wicked beast. The Order of the Lycan is a proud group of blood hunters who undergo “the Taming”—the ceremonial infliction of lycanthropy by a senior member of the order, for those who do not already carry the curse before seeking this path. These hunters then use the magic of their blood to harness the power of the monster they harbor, without losing themselves to it. Using intense will and secret blood magic rituals, members of the Order of the Lycan learn to control and unleash their hybrid forms for short periods of time. Enhanced physical prowess, unnatural resilience, and razor-sharp claws make these warriors a terrible foe to any evil that crosses their path. Yet no training is perfect, and without care and complete focus, even the greatest of blood hunters can temporarily lose themselves to their own hunger. As lycanthropy will not take to Dhampir, this subclass cannot be chosen by Dhampir. Bonus P roficiencies Skills: Athletics Attack Bonus (While Transformed) Level 10: +2 Hybrid Transformation You can tap into the Curse of Lycanthropy to unfurl a hybrid form twice per day, increasing Attack Bonus by 2, granting 1d6+stat unarmed attacks for main and offhand, and 1+con regeneration below 50hp.You may use your crimson rite to apply it to both of your claws as one weapon, if you have not already used it. Regardless of if you are in this form or not, you have vulnerability to silver weapons, which will deal 2d6 more damage to you and nullify your regeneration until your next turn. Blood Curse of the Howl Requires Level 12 As an action with a cost of 1 class resource and 1d8 damage to yourself, you unleash a blood curdling howl. All creatures within' 6 tiles of you that can hear you must make a Wisdom Saving Throw (DC 8 + Spell Bonus). On a failed save, a creature is stunned until the end of their next turn or frightened on a successful one. Cannot be cast when silenced, and does not affect those who are silenced. Subclass: Order of the Mutant The process of undertaking the Hunter’s Bane ritual is a painful, scarring, and sometimes fatal experience. Those who survive are irrevocably changed—and not always for the better. Over generations of experimentation, a splinter order of blood hunters honed the way in which hemocraft alters the body, using corrupted alchemy and toxic elixirs to alter their blood even further. Over time, they have modified their capabilities in battle, becoming something beyond what they once were. Calling themselves the Order of the Mutant, these blood hunters now specialize in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their foes, altering their biology to be best prepared for any conflict. Bonus Proficie ncies Skills: Acrobatics Mutagens Level 10: +2 Level 12: +2 (4) Strange Metabolism Your body adapts to toxins and venoms, ignoring their corrupting effects. You gain resistance to poison damage and the poisoned condition. Brand of Axiom As a reaction, and at the cost of 1 class resource, enemies affected by Brand of Castigation cannot go invisible, or utilize illusions against you. If the creature has shape changed in the combat (including pre-buff phase), it must succeed a Wisdom saving throw DC (8 + Spell Bonus) or revert to it's true form. If a branded creature attempts to alter it's form each time there after, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (8 + Spell Bonus) or have the attempt fail. Mutagen (Aether) As a bonus action, you imbibe a Mutagen of Aether. Converts all movements you make to flying, and gives you disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws for the remainder of combat. Mutagen (Mobility) As a bonus action, you imbibe a Mutagen of Mobility. Immediately removes any grappled, restrained, or paralyzed conditions and gives you disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws for the remainder of combat. Mutagen (Precision) As a bonus action, you imbibe a Mutagen of Precision. You gain a +2 Attack Bonus and have disadvantage on Strength Saving Throws for the remainder of combat. Mutagen (Rapidity) As a bonus action, you imbibe a Mutagen of Rapidity. Your movement speed increases by 1 tile and you have disadvantage on Intelligence Saving Throws for the remainder of combat. Mutagen (Cruelty) Requires Level 12 As a bonus action, you imbibe a Mutagen of Cruelty. You may make another weapon attack this turn and have disadvantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma Saving Throws for the remainder of combat. Mutagen (Reconstruction) Requires Level 12 As a bonus action, you imbibe a Mutagen of Reconstruction. For the remainder of combat, if you are below 50 hit points, you will regain hit points equal to your Attack Bonus at the start of each of your turns. Your movement speed is also decreased by 1 tile for the remainder of combat. Blood Curse of Corrosion Requires Level 12 As a bonus action with a cost of 1 class resource and 1d8 damage to yourself, you cause a creature within 4 tiles of you to take 4d6 necrotic damage. They must also succeed on a Constitution Saving Throw (DC 8 + Spell Bonus) or become poisoned until properly cured by the appropriate means. Subclass: Order of the Profane Soul Blood hunters belonging to the Order of the Profane Soul have pushed the limits of hemocraft for use against some of the most terrifying creatures corrupting the world. Ancient fiends and cruel magic-users have long counted on their ability to meld into the background and escape those who hunt them, vanishing into noble courts without a trace, or bending the minds of the most stalwart warriors with but a glance. So the blood hunters who founded this order trusted to their resilience as they delved into the same well of corrupting arcane knowledge, making pacts with lesser evils to better combat the greater threats. And though they might have traded a part of themselves for their power, the members of this order know the benefits of that power far outweigh the price. Bonus P roficiencies Skills: Deception Mystic Frenzy When you use your action to cast a cantrip, you can immediately make one weapon attack as a bonus action (1d20 + Attack Bonus vs AC). Blood Curse of the Souleater Requires Level 12 As a free action with a cost of 1 class resource and 1d8 damage to yourself, offer up the life energy of a fallen creature to your patron in exchange for power, granting you both +2 to Proficiency bonus, resistance to all damage until the end of the turn and regaining a spent pact magic slot. Can only be done once per target, per combat. Rite Focus Your weapon becomes a conduit for the power of your pact with your chosen patron. While you have an active crimson rite, you can use your weapon as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells, and you gain a specific benefit based on your chosen pact. Archfey - When you damage a creature with a weapon for which you have an active crimson rite, that creature becomes illuminated until the end of their next turn. The Celestial - As a bonus action, you expend one use of your Blood Curses feature to heal one creature you can see within 6 tiles of you. That creature regains a number of hit points equal to 3d8 + WIS/INT. The Fiend - While using the Rite of the Flame, you deal an extra 2 fire damage to your target when applying your rite damage. The Great Old One - As a bonus action, you expend one use of your Blood Curses feature to frighten a creature and any other creatures you choose within 1 tile for up to two turns. The Hexblade - When you successfully target a creature with a blood curse, you deal damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus to them. The Undying - When a creature is reduced to 0 hit points you regain a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + WIS/INT. Cantrips Pact Magic Chill Touch Eldritch Blast Lightning Lure Eldritch Blast Evocation 1 Action V, S A beam of crackling energy streaks towards a creature within range. 1d10 Force Damage (1d20 + Spell Bonus vs AC) Lightning Lure Evocation 1 Action V You create a lash of lightning energy that strikes at one creature of your choice that you can see within 2 tile of you. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw (8 + Spell bonus VS STR) or be pulled up 1 tile in a straight line toward you and then take 2d8 lightning damage. 3d8 Lightning Damage 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) Crown of Madness Hellish Rebuke (2nd) Hex Shadowblade Witch Bolt (2nd) Misty Step 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) Hellish Rebuke (2nd) Evocation 1 Reaction V, S You point your finger, and the creature that damaged you is momentarily surrounded by hellish flames. The creature must make a Dexterity Saving Throw. It takes 3d10 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. (8 + Spell Bonus vs DEX Save) Shadowblade Illusion 1 Bonus Action V, S You weave together threads of shadow to create a sword of solidified gloom in your main hand. This magic sword lasts for the duration of combat, dealing 2d8 psychic dam age a hit. Witch Bolt (2nd) Evocation 1 Action V, S A beam of crackling, blue energy lances out towards a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the creature. O n a hit, the target takes 2d12 lightning damage and you are able to deal damage to the target again on the next turn without needing to roll to hit again or taking the cost of a spell slot. If you choose to take any other action, the effect will fade. (1d20 + Spell Bonus vs AC) Misty Step Conjuration 1 Bonus Action V Briefly surrounded by a silvery mist, you teleport up to 4 tiles to an unoccupied space that you can see. Acquired at 10th Level Hex Enchantment 1 Bonus Action V, S You place a curse on a creature that you can see within range. You deal an extra 1d6 necrotic damage to the target whenever you hit it with an attack. Also, choose one ability when you cast the spell. The target has disadvantage on ability checks made with the chosen ability. You may move this to a new target when the first reaches 0 hit points. Flavor Spells The following spells are included in the sorcerer's repertoire, however; these spells cannot be used in combat and do not consume a spell slot. They are only to be used 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. Level 8 Control Flames Mage Hand Minor Illusion Prestidigitation Illusory Script 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. Minor Illus ion Illusion 1 Action S, M 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 Intelligence (Investigation ) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the illusion becomes faint to the creature. Mage Han d 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. 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. You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot. You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour. You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour. You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn. 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. Illusory Script Illusion 1 Minute S, M You write on parchment, paper, or some other suitable writing material and imbue it with a potent illusion that lasts for the duration. To you and any creatures you designate when you cast the spell, the writing appears normal, written in your hand, and conveys whatever meaning you intended when you wrote the text. To all others, the writing appears as if it were written in an unknown or magical script that is unintelligible. Alternatively, you can cause the writing to appear to be an entirely different message, written in a different hand and language, though the language must be one you know. Should the spell be dispelled, the original script and the illusion both disappear. A creature with truesight can read the hidden message.
- Researches | Halcyon D&D
Researches Mythical Resources Lexicon of Faerûn Skillful Mastery Restricted Research Researches As players seek out advancing their characters, they might find themselves researching certain topics within the library of Ovius Alvarez located at the Research Tower in Varelmere. A player may choose to research once every 3 days getting 3 points towards the research of your choice. Topics Available: Mystical Resources - Mysterious Mushrooms & Strange Shards Lexicon of Faerûn - Language Research Skillful Mastery - Proficiency Research Mythical Resources You find yourself enthralled with the oddity of the world, nature's curious creations that others overlook. Seeing their vibrant potential, you scrounge through literature to find the places they grow so that you may seize them for your own. Adept Foragers will gain access to a new resource: the Mysterious Mushroom and Strange Shard. (Requires 3 research points.) Lexicon of Faerûn There are numerous languages spoken by various races, creatures, and inhabitants of the Forgotten Realms. For whatever reaso n , your character may undergo interest in learning a new language, or uncovering a forgotten o ne . Each character may learn one additional language through research. Additionally, for each point of INT a character has b eyond 0 (before item modifiers), they may continue to learn languages beyond that thro ugh the same system to a maximum of 5 learned languages. INT -1/0 = 1 INT 1 = 2 INT 2 = 3 INT 3 = 4 INT 4 = 5 The languages listed below are the ones more readily available to learn. If a player is after something more obscure, or rare, it is best to open a DM ticket to inquire before embarking with researching it. Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic, D warvish, Elvish, Giant, Gnomish, Goblin, Halfling, Orc, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, and Undercommon. (Requires 10 research points.) Skillful Mastery Do you feel like you just don't quite understand something as well as your peers? Is there perhaps a skill you want to learn that is just not inside your natural skillset? Well, this is the research for you! Each character may learn one additional proficiency through research from a limited set of allowed proficiencies. Note, this cannot stack with a proficiency you already have as granted by an affliction, race, class, or subclass. You may readily learn any of the following skill proficiencies if you do not already have them. If you do, well... you're just very talented as it is and would be better off reading something else! Arcana, Animal Handling, History, Medicine , Nature, Religion, Performance, and Survival. (Requires 10 research points. Can only be completed once.) Restricted Research Those seeking more advanced knowledge must first prove themselves as a scholar. Researching the more, mundane, topics within the library. After which, and a small fee they will gain access to an exclusive section within the halls. (Requires 10 research points and a one time fee of 2,000 gold coins.) Topics Available: Libram of Souls and Flesh - A tome full of dark arts and rituals. Book of Eternal Respites Intellect Devourer Libram of Souls and Flesh With covers made of skin and fittings of bone, this tome is cold to the touch, and it whispers faintly. While the library does not have one on display it does have transcripts of the contents for study. It's mere presence threatens to consume any who attempt to delve its secrets save the few who can learn to navigate it safely. (Requires 6 research points. You must purchase the Libram from New Ascalhorn or otherwise acquire it.) When equipped the Libram of Souls and Flesh gives access to an additional consequence following PvP. Allowing you to take a harmless and unimpactful sliver of a target's soul for use in dark rituals. Additional Topics Available: Ritual of Soul Raising - Requires 10 research points. Allows the caster to create a Soul-Wight. Chill Touch cantrip - Requires 4 research points. Allows the wielder of the Libram to cast the Chill Touch cantrip in combat regardless of class. Book of Eternal Respites A tome long thought believed lost to the ages. The celestial knowledge within can cure even the strongest of afflictions. While the original was located and brought to the library by the brave adventurer Domino, the researchers within have toiled for many weeks to begin making copies. While the original possessed divine protection, these replicas do not. Allowing any and all to learn common rituals of healing and repair. (Requires 6 research points. You must purchase the Book of Eternal Respites from Orvius's Wizard Tower or otherwise acquire it.) When equipped the Book of Eternal Respites rewards Karmic Favor when aiding another. Using Lesser Restoration, Greater Restoration, Regeneration, or Remove Curse with the tome equipped and studied will reward you this resource. Additional Topics Available: Ritual of Lesser Restoration - Requires 10 research points. Ritual of Regeneration - Requires 10 research points. Ritual of Remove Curse - Requires 10 research points. Intellect Devourer An arcane anomaly exists here. Apparently at one point this portal was much larger and lead to pocket dimension used by one of the tower's mages. It has since, collapsed. Causing all of the treasures within to be scrambled and lost. Some time later this brain? Came crawling out and began to speak with us telepathically. It claims to be a missing wizard who's name is Jeff, but we aren't exactly sure. Regardless, if you bring it some arcane residue and... offer up some of your knowledge it will ward you long enough to reach inside and grab a prize. (Requires 6 research points and 10 Arcane Residue)
- Progression Guide | Halcyon D&D
Progression Guide Adventurers of Halcyon will begin their journey through three level brackets. These are represented in-game as Level 8, 10, and 12. These are, however, not 1:1 representations from Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition to here. A 12th level player in the aforementioned game system is reaching the level of a demi-god and is a world influencing force. This largely invalidates many threats and places them in the realm of trivial tasks. These levels were chosen as a base for selecting abilities from the source material. We see our players filling the role of veteran adventurers once they reach our 12th level bracket and more along the lines of 8th level in source material. 1,500 Character Experience is needed to reach 10th Level. 4,000 Character Experience is needed to reach 12th Level. Experience Acquisition Every 3 days a character may seek out training at Varelmere. You will receive 500 experience per visit. Players may exchange 3 Marks of Service to receive 500 experience. Character Adva ncement Upon reaching the required amount of experience characters need to visit the Fountain of Advancement found in either Varelmere or the Encampment. You will then use /level to level up your character when you have the correct experience points. Then you will use /character to grant yourself a Feat or the free Advanced Attribute. Class Change In order to go about changing your class, you must receive 4 training credits that match the class you are changing into. These may only be obtained once every 3 days from a mentor. Mentors must be level 12 to qualify. Each class is given an identifier. They are either: Martial, Caster, or Hybrid. Martial Classes are those that are able to make two attack actions, and Rogue. Caster Classes are those that get access to the Feature: Spellcasting perk on their character sheet. (If you have Spell slots.) Hybrid Classes are given by classes/subclasses and are those that get two attack actions, and that get access to Feature: Spellcasting on their character sheet. (Paladin, Ranger, Eldritch Knight, Valor Bard, Bladesinger, Arcane Trickster, etc...) Once a mentor has been found, you must complete at least 1 hour of roleplay with them going over material that would be applicable to your new class. When you give out training sessions, you will give out Martial, or Caster credit depending on your class type. Additionally, Hybrids may choose to give out either or when they give out training sessions. The session must focus on that classes' area of expertise. For example, if you get a Martial typed session from an Eldritch Knight it needs to be about the martial aspects, and not the magical ones. When changing to a Hybrid class (such as Paladin or Ranger), you will need to complete at least 1 Martial and 1 Caster lesson. If you receive at least one training session from the class you are changing into, you will receive a one time bonus of 2 training credits for that session. A player is responsible for taking screenshots of the entire roleplay (minimum of 1 hour) from start to finish. Timestamps must be included in the screenshots or they will be voided. Please use the /timestamp before and after the session. Please submit all three sessions in one ticket, at the same time, via a Character Change ticket under our Progression Ticket Requests . These sessions will be reviewed by staff and will be approved on grounds of effort, growth, and engagement displayed. When your class is changed you will become level 8 and the subclass of your choosing. However, if you receive all of your credits from someone of the same class and subclass that you are desiring to train to, you will start at 10th level. You cannot class change into the following classes: Blood Hunter. Oathbreaker (Paladin). You may only change your character's class once per season. Subclass Cha nge In order to change your subclass to another provided by your current class, you must undergo 2 sessions (each separated by at least 3 days) with a mentor that belongs to the subclass you are trying to change to. Mentors must be 12th level to quality. A player is responsible for tak in g screenshots of the entire roleplay (minimum of 1 hour) from start to finish. Timestamps must be included in the screenshots or they will be voided. Please use the /timestamp command before and after each session. Please su bmit both sessions in one ticket, at the same time, via a Character Change ticket under our Progression Ticket Requests . These sessions will be reviewed by staff and will be approved on grounds of effort, growth, and engagement displayed. If you cannot find the exact subclass for your current class, you may undergo four sessions (each separated by at least 3 days) with a mentor that belongs to the same class you are trying to change to. This will hard reset your class and you will be lowered to level 8. When your subclass is changed you will be lowered to level 10. You may only change your character's subclass once per season. You cannot subclass change into the following subclasses: Oathbreaker (Paladin). Profession Change In order to go about changing your profession, you must receive 3 training credits that match the profession you are changing into. These may only be obtained once every 3 days from a mentor. Mentors must be level 3 in the profession you are changing into. A player is responsible for taking screenshots of the entire roleplay (minimum of 1 hour) from start to finish. Timestamps must be included in the screenshots or they will be voided. Please use the /timestamp before and after the session. Please submit all three sessions in one ticket, at the same time, via a Character Change ticket under our Progression Ticket Requests. These sessions will be reviewed by staff and will be approved on grounds of effort, growth, and engagement displayed. You may only change your character's profession once per season.
- Reborn | Halcyon D&D
Reborn Racial Guidelines Basic Traits Racial Traits Reborn Death isn't always the end. The reborn exemplify this, being individuals who have died yet, somehow, still live. Some reborn exhibit the scars of fatal ends with their ashen flesh making it clear that they've been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured bodies. Whatever their origins, reborn know a new life and seek experiences and answers all their own. Reborn suffer from some manner of discontinuity, an interruption of their lives or physical state that their minds are ill equipped to deal with. Their memories of events before this interruption are often vague or absent. Occasionally, the most unexpected experiences might cause sensations or vision of the past to come rushing back. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Racial Guidelines Homelands Spread throughout Faerun Deities As per original race Enmity Undead Affinity Dhampir Tieflings Hexbloods Notable Features Undead resilience, emotion subdued, haunted by past lives, patchwork flesh or bone, slow aging, driven by unfinished business, often silent or reserved, uncanny physical presence, do not need to eat. Basic Traits Height Min: As per original race Max: As per original race Langua ges As per original race: This does not include the 'Choose One' option. Life S pa n A dulthood: As per original race Longevity: As per original race Mo vement 3 ti le s per turn Racial Traits Deathless Nature You have escaped death, a fact represented by the following benefits. You have advantage on death saving throws. You don't need to eat, drink, or breathe. You don't need to sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in an inactive, motionless state, during which you retain consciousness. You are still classified as a living creature. Knowledge from a Past Life You temporarily remember glimpses of the past, perhaps faded memories from ages ago or a previous life. When you make a skill roll, if all parties consent, you may roll an additional 1d6 and add it to the number rolled. Poison Resistance You have resistance to poison damage.
- Changeling | Halcyon D&D
Changeling Racial Guidelines Basic Traits Racial Traits Changeling Applications: Closed Limited Slots With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a disguise. For other changelings, a new face may reveal an aspect of their soul. The first changelings in the multiverse appeared in the Feywild, and the wondrous, mutable essence of that plane lingers in changelings today—even in those changelings who have never set foot in the fey realm. In their true form, changelings appear faded, their features almost devoid of detail. It is rare to see a changeling in that form, for a typical changeling changes their shape the way others might change clothes. A casual shape is referred to them as a mask, while one having more detail is a persona. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Racial Guidelines Homelands Aglarond Amn Calimshan Cormyr Damara Impiltur Silverymoon Deities Selune (Changelings left in monasteries) Mask Enmity Human Elves (Wariness) Dwarves (Slim Patience) Affinity Humans Elves (Wariness) Halfing Gnomes Notable Features Shapechangers able to alter appearance, natural deception skills, empathetic and adaptable, often secretive, keen insight into others, variable skin tones and hair, subtle magical talents, social chameleons, often mistrusted, omnivores Basic Traits Height Min: 115 c m (3'9") Max: 175 cm (5'9") Langua ges Common Sylvan 1 Choice Life S pa n A dult hood: 18 years Longevity: 100 years Mo vement 3 ti le s per turn Affliction Limitations Changelings are considered shapechangers and are not able to become Vampires/Werewolves Racial Traits Changeling Instincts Living lives and taking on faces not their own is as easy and familiar as breathing to a changeling. You are proficient in Deception, Insight, and Persuasion. Shapechanger As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also adjust your height and weight and can change your size. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your game statistics change. You can’t duplicate the appearance of an individual you’ve never seen, and you must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs that you have. Your clothing and equipment aren’t changed by this trait. You stay in the new form until you use an action to revert to your true form or until you die. This shapechange is not detectable via magic like the spell Disguise Self is, for example. Mask of Many You may use an enhanced Disguise Self once per 7 days. This guise mirrors a creature’s face, voice, and body type. This ability lasts up to 24 hours. (You must open a DM ticket after using this ability with the mask name and appearance.) Persona/Mask Rules You may have 2 personas not including the natural Changeling form. Upon creation of a persona, you are required to take a screenshot of said persona and document it along with their name and submit both via a DM ticket. If a face is changed or retired, this must be annotated through the same method. You may have 1 face change per season. You may not shape into small / large races. (I.E. Goliath, Oni, Gnome, Goblin, Kobold, and other purple borders including Avariel.) Masks are permitted with the stipulation that they are only temporary minor adjustments to the chosen persona they’re applied on, including items exclusive to that racial kit. You may not take the identity of another player character. This extends to their ToT Presets, using another character's name via /act, or any means which would directly duplicate another PC. Failure to abide by these stipulations or abuse of the race may result in a retirement of your character and a suspension from future applications.
- Halfling | Halcyon D&D
Halfling Racial Guidelines Basic Traits Racial Traits Halfling The comforts of home are the goals of most halflings’ lives: a place to settle in peace and quiet, far from marauding monsters and clashing armies; a blazing fire and a generous meal; fine drink and fine conversation. Though some halflings live out their days in remote agricultural communities, others form nomadic bands that travel constantly, lured by the open road and the wide horizon to discover the wonders of new lands and peoples. But even these wanderers love peace, food, hearth, and home, though home might be a wagon jostling along a dirt road or a raft floating downriver. Halflings appear relatively harmless, and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife. They are inclined to be stout, weighing between 40 and 45 pounds. Their skin ranges from tan to pale with a ruddy cast, and their hair is usually brown or sandy brown and wavy. They have brown or hazel eyes. Halfling men often sport long sideburns, but beards are rare among them and mustaches even more so. They like to wear simple, comfortable, and practical clothes, favoring bright colors. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Racial Guidelines Homelands Nomadic Sea of Fallen Stars (Lives within human settlements) Ethdale Easting Reach Amn Deities Yondalla (Creator) Yondalla's Children (Halfling Pantheon) Enmity Half-Orcs (Animosity but rarely came to blows) Kobolds Affinity Dwarves Gnomes Humans Elves Notable Features Lucky, strong sense of community, close-knit livelihood, brave, hairy- has hair on feet, omnivore with leaning towards roasted meats, vegetables, and baked goods, cultivators and farmers. Basic Traits Height Being smaller than 140 results in Conan wonkin ess, so please keep in mind that proportions must remain believable. Min: 100 cm (3'3") Max: 120 cm (3'11") Languages Common Halfling Life Spa n Adulthoo d: 20 years Longevity: 150 years Movement 3 tiles per turn Racial Traits B rave Halflings are immune to being frightened. Halfling Resilience Halflings are nimble and stout. You have a +2 to your Dexterity and Constitution saving throws. Naturally Stealthy Halflings can easily hide from notice, even using other people as cover. You are proficient in Sleight of Hand and Stealth.
- Human | Halcyon D&D
Human Racial Guidelines Basic Traits Racial Traits Human Humans are the most adaptable and ambitious people among the common races. They have widely varying tastes, morals, and customs in the many different lands where they have settled. When they settle, though, they stay: they build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics. With their penchant for migration and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other common races. There is no typical human, their physiques wildly varying. A lot of humans have a dash of nonhuman blood as well, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Racial Guidelines Homelands Widespread across Faerun Calimshan Sea of Fallen Stars Sword Coast Thay Kara-Tur Deities No set pantheon Lathander Helm Bane Shar Cyric Selune Kelemvor Mielikki Enmity Drow Orcs Goblins Affinity Half-races (Half-Elves, Half-Orcs) Aasimars Genasi Tieflings Notable Features Adaptive, diverse, morally flexible, ambitious, champions other races and disputes, omnivore. Basic Traits Height Min: 140 cm (4'7") Max: 190 cm (6'3") Languages Common 1 Choice Life Spa n Adulthood: 18 years Longevity: 100 years Movement 3 tiles per turn Racial Traits Adaptable Humans have a knack for being able to adapt to a variety of environments and situations. You have a +1 to all saving throws. Agrarian Raised in a society heavily influenced by religion and agricultural life, humans are keenly aware of gods and monsters. You are proficient in Religion and Survival. Industrious Once a day, you can grant yourself an extra crafting attempt or profession turn in.
- Combat Guide | Halcyon D&D
Combat Guide Halcyon utilizes a custom RPR system for our player versus player combat based around the Dungeons and Dragons 5e systems. This guide will serve to explain many of those systems to those unfamiliar and serve as a point of reference. Many of the restrictions are hard-coded into the RPR system itself and require little input from the user to function correctly. RPR Basics Turn Economy Status Effects Wounded Levels General Combat Rules Weapon Abilities Conquest Event Rules Ability Scores Each character has six different ability scores that points can be assigned to. They are: Strength - measuring physical power. Dexterity - measuring agility. Constitution - measuring endurance. Intelligence - measuring reas oning and memory. Wisdom - measuring perception and insight. Charisma - measuring force of personality. Hit Points All players start with 25 hit points. Each point into the Constitution Attribute grants 6 additional hit points. This is added onto the hit poi nts you receive for your class. Skills There are a total of 19 different skills, all of which have a base attribute. Your skill increases by 1 for each attribute point matching the appropriate skill. Skill values can only be increased in this way, by proficiencies earned through races and classes, or through acquired items. Chosen Attributes During character creation, you may select two ability scores to increase b y 1. These may not be stacked onto the same ability. Once you reach level 12, you may increase a single attribute by 1. Character Level Players begin at level 8 and may advance through various means. When first setting up your character sheet, you will have 8 skill points available to spend in RPR. Place these into your character level skill or you will not be assigned the correct abilities. Point Buy Each character has 13 points to spend on improving their ability scores. Each ability score sta rts at -1. Points may only be added until any one score reaches 2. Attack Actions When you choose to take the attack action on your turn , you may make a number of basic attacks as determined by your class and subclass. This is displayed on your character's stat sheet as "Attack Actions". If you are wielding a weapon in each hand, you may use a Bonus Action to make another weapon attack after making your allotted basic attacks. Spells and Cantrips, unless stated otherwise, each take up your entire Attack Action. You may not make additional attacks even if you have remaining Attack Actions after casting a spell, or cantrip, unless you have a class feature that allows it. Bonus Action Every character has one bonus action to use on their turn. This may be used on any class or racial ability, or spell that states it requires one bonus action. Reactions A reaction is used outside of your turn. This can range from abilities provoked from opponents making attacks on yourself, allies, spell conditions, or from moving away from a player and provoking attack of opportunity. Other Turn Actions On your turn you may choose to the do the following instead of making any attacks, or casting any spells that make use of your action or using any other full round action: Interacting with an object. (Opening a door is your action, locking the door is a second action.) Swapping a single weapon or equipment piece. (Drawing a sword and shield for example is two actions. Grapple: You and the target's movement speed is reduced to 0. Initiative & Pre-Buffing / Pre-Drawing Whe n you roll initiative to begin combat, you may immediately either draw your weapons (including shields) or cast a singular self-target buff on yourself. Self target buffs do not include cases where your equipment is the target , for things li ke weapon buffs, and does not include potion use of any kind regardless of the effect. Blood Hunter's Crimson Rite is the only exemption to weapon buffs. Movement Action On your turn, you may move a number of tiles equal to your "Movement Speed (Tiles)" stat. When you begin moving, you'll need to toggle the track movement option on the left side of the RPR menu. You may move before, between, or after taking any other actions. For example, you may make an attack, move, then make your second. Moving out of someone's "threatened tile" allows them to provoke an attack of opportunity. A threatened tile is the entire area around a character that they can reach with a basic attack. A character who has a weapon with a 2 tile reach can trigger an attack of opportunity at a greater distance around them. Additionally, if you have a class feature or ability that grants you a flying speed, you may move an additional amount of tiles equal to the bonus. In the case of flying, you may move vertically with ease; however, when you end your turn, you drift harmlessly to the ground to the nearest tile. You may hover for flavor, but you must be no more than 1 tile above the ground. If you wish to climb an object, such as a wall, during your movement, you do so at half speed. For example, climbing 1 tile costs 2 tiles of movement. Features that allow you climb walls or grant a climb speed allow you to move up vertical surfaces at a normal 1:1 speed. While climbing you may not take any actions, bonus actions, or do anything other than use your movement to climb. If you wish to swim, and you are not a race that has innate swim speed, you will move at half speed in water. Regardless of if your class or a buff provides features to dash, or any ability that counts as a dash you may only do so once per turn. Dash grants Fleet of Foot (+1 tile speed) and doubles the caster's movement (maximum of 4) until the end of their turn. Asleep ᶻz The creature is incapacitated, can't move or speak, and are unaware of their surround ings. The creature also falls prone . Banish A banished creature cannot take any Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions. They may not move from their current location. They may not be targeted by any ability or action until the end of their next turn. You may stand up from prone, or use the Help Action on yourself. Bleeding A creature takes 1d4 damage at the start of their turn until they take healing or someone uses their Help Action. Blinded Creature has -2 to attack, spell bonus, and AC while they are blinded. Burning 2d6 additional fire damage will occur at the end of the creature's turn if the "Help" action is not used to clear it Charmed ♥ A charmed creature regards the charmer as a friendly, and it will not attack the charmer unless it is provoked. It is charmed by you until the spell ends or until you or your companions do anything harmful to it. This includes apply a negative status effect to the charmed creatures such as restrained, slowed, etc... Disarmed 🗡 The creature's weapon has been disarmed, they must spend an action to pick it up, or switch weapons. Disadvantage A disadvantaged creature receives a -2 to all to-hit bonuses. Enfeebled All damage originating from Weapon Attacks deal half damage. Exposed An exposed creature has it's AC lowered by 2 Frightened The frightened creature cannot willingly move closer to the source of their fear, and receive -2 to attack and spell bonus. Illuminated An exposed creature has it's AC lowered by 2 and may not go invisible Incapacitated A n incapacitated creature cannot take any actions or reactions on their turn. Invisible Creature cannot be targeted whilst they are invisible with a melee attack or single target spell that requires sight, but a creature can attac k where they were with an AOE. Knocked Prone A proned creature moves at half speed, and has a -2 to Armor Class. They may spend half of their maximum movement (if available) to stand up and remove the condition. Poisoned A poisoned cre ature receives -2 to attack and spell bonus. Polymorphed The polymorphed creature can still move, but cannot take any actions or reactions outside of movement . Restrained A restrained creature cannot move from it's current location, or through other forced actions. It can be displaced, teleported, or spend it's movement for certain actions and abilities. S haken Shaken works depending on it's current stacks, as follows: I -1 All saves, Proficiency II -2 All saves, Proficiency, -1 Spell Slots III -3 All saves, Proficiency, -2 Spell Slots IV -4 All saves, Proficiency, -3 Spell Slots S ilenced A creature cannot do anything that requires a verbal action/component. Slowed A slowed creature moves at half speed, has a -2 to Armor Class, -2 to Dexterity Saving Throws, and loses their ability to react. Stunned A stunned creature is considered incapacitated, and cannot take any actions or reactions on their turn . Wounded Lasts for 72 hours or can be healed prior to that by a 3rd level Cure Wounds spell or having surgery performed. Healing this status reduces it to Recovering (Light) for 8 hours. Acquired upon the loss of any PvP that ends with you at 0 hit points. You receive the following debuffs: -30 HP -5 Attack & Spell Bonus Severely Wounded Permanent. Cured by a 4th level Cure Wounds spell or having surgery performed. Healing this status reduces it to Recovering (Moderate) for 16 hours then Recovering (Light) for 8 hours. Surgery reduces this to the Wounded status. Acquired upon ending PvP with the Wounded status alrea dy applied to your character. Or as a consequence applied following a non-skirmish PvP encounter. You receive the following debuffs: -40 HP -10 Attack & Spell Bonus -2 Movement Speed Death's Door Permanent. Cured by a 5th level Cure Wounds spell. This is only inflicted in the prior stages to a Character Kill (CK) attempt, as a consequence to the failure of a particularly potent magical ritual, or as part of a DM event. Death saving throws will need to be rolled per the DM's discretion if appropriate healing is not administered quickly enough. You receive the following debuffs: -200 HP -10 Attack & Spell Bonus -Cannot perform actions, bonus actions, reactions, or movement Recovering (Light) Lasts for 8 hours. You receive the following debuffs: -10 HP -1 Saving Throws -1 P roficiency Bonus Recovering (Moderate) Lasts for 16 hours. You receive the following debuffs: -15 HP -2 Saving Throws -2 P roficiency Bonus Recovering (Heavy) Lasts for 48 hours. You receive the following debuffs: -80 HP -8 Saving Throws -4 P roficiency Bonus -2 Movement Speed Maimed Permanent. Cured through a magical Regeneration Ritual, or a Potion of Regeneration. Acquired upon being imposed the Maim PvP consequen ce as part of a second PvP encounter or more. You receive the following debuffs: Arm: -4 Sleight of Hand, Loss of Off Hand. Eye: -2 Proficiency Bonus, -4 Perception, +2 Intimidation. Leg: -2 Movement Speed, -4 Athletics, -4 Acrobatics. Tongue: Silenced. Bloodless Lasts for 72 hours. Cured through a magical Lesser or Greater Restoration Ritual, or a Vitality Potion. Acquired upon having blood removed as a PvP consequence. You receive the following debuffs: -1 Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. -1 Saving Throws -10 HP Cursed Permanent. Cured through a magical Remove Curse or Greater Restoration Ritual. Acquired as a PvP consequences. You receive the following debuffs: -2 Proficiency Bonus -2 Saving Throws One Secondary Effect from the curse table. AoE Spells Area of Effect spells can be angled and point targeted to the ground, however all friendlies within' 1 tile of a target inside of an AoE must also be targeted. If you are within' 1 tile of the enemy you are targeting, this includes yourself unless you are using a cone or single-line AoE spell. This can be circumvented by the Careful Spell metamagic, and Sculpt Spells feature from Evocation wizard. What is an Attack? An attack is anything that targets AC. Martial attacks from weapons such as short swords, great swords, longbows and some spells like guiding bolt and inflict wounds go against AC and are Attacks. If it targets a save it is not an attack. This includes spells like Blight, class abilities like Warping Implosion and anything else that does not go against AC is NOT an attack. A strike is any melee weapon and natural weapon hit. Restraints When a creature is restrained its movement changes to 0. This means that a climbing creature or flying creature no longer have climb or fly speed. If the creature is climbing, they immediately fall and if a creature that normally can fly falls, they take fall damage while restrained. Teleporting only removes the Grappled status and not Restrained. Healing Downed Individuals If you are knocked to 0 in combat, and are not friendly sparring you must exit combat to receive your wounded status. If you are healed while down and the combat is still going, you may NOT return to combat. You will remain incapacitated until combat is over. Initiative Ties If you tie with another character on Initiative roll, whichever of the two of you has a higher DEX modifier will go first. If you have the same DEX modifier, roll a /d20 between the both of you. Whomstever then gets the highest roll, will go first. Jumping When needing to cross gaps in PvP a player can jump at half movement speed. Lighting A 1 tile radius around a light source (Such as a torch, candle, or illuminated object such as a weapon affected by Rite of Dawn) is considered bright light. The area one tile beyond that is considered to be dim light during night time. During the day time, anything in the presence of the sun (if you can look up and see the sky) is considered to be in bright light. Day is any time between 06:00 and 17:59 in game time. Night is any time between 18:00 and 05:59 in game time. During PvP, for the purpose of determining lighting rules the time is locked to the moment of the PvP declaration. For example if you declare PvP at 05:50 in game time that instance is locked to Night lighting rules. Additionally, being inside of buildings during the day is considered dim lighting. Being near a light source adjusts this accordingly. For the purpose of determining shadows for class abilities. You may use the shadows of objects around the world. Players, NPCs, and other moveable objects do not leave shadows for use by these abilities. When an area is within darkness it is also considered a shadow. Caravan Escort For this event the team to start it shall have to push a cart by expending an action to push the cart. This will be an automated system that will take the user's action for their turn and the cart will move to the next spot 3 tiles ahead. The defenders must push the cart to the other side of the road to win. Retrieve Supply Crate For this event the team to start it shall have to push to the other side of the arena and spend an action to take the crate. Once this is done they must bring it back to their starting zone and deposit it. Bringing the crate to the attacking team's side will end with a victory for the attackers. Stand your Ground For this event there will be three locations for people to go and claim for their side. The objective of this event is to claim as many points for their own side. To claim a point it will take the user's action and accrue it for the team. The team with the most points at the end will claim victory as long as they are not all wounded. Weapon Ability Base Cooldown: Every time a weapon ability is used it has a base cooldown of: 10, 8, 5, 3, 2 and 2 turns based on the caster's Constitution score. Individual Weapons Cooldown Modifier: Battleaxe: -1 Dagger: -1 Greatsword: +2 Katana: +2 Longsword: -1 Shortsword: -2 Spear: -1 Rapier: -1 Back Breaker As a bonus action after landing an attack with your weapon you may knock your target prone. Concussive Smash As a bonus action after landing an attack with your weapon you may sunder your target. Giving them a -2 to Proficiency Bonus until the end of their next turn. Lacerate As a bonus action after landing an attack with your weapon you make the target of that attack bleed. Cleaving Strike As a bonus action after landing an attack with your weapon you may attempt to follow the attack through. Striking up to two additional targets within range for 1d8 + Strength damage on a success. Flourish As a bonus action after landing an attack with your weapon you may put the target Off Balance. Giving them disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws as well as -2 AC until the end of their next turn. Polearm Master When a target moves into your weapon's range on their own turn, you may use your reaction to immediately make an attack of opportunity against them. Pommel Strike As a bonus action after landing an attack with your weapon you leave the target dazed. Giving them disadvantage on Wisdom Saving Throws and removing their reaction for this turn.
- Fighter | Halcyon D&D
Fighter Class Features Arcane Archer Battle Master Eldritch Knight Psi Warrior Rune Knight Samurai Fighter Fighters learn the basics of all combat styles. Every fighter can swing an axe, fence with a rapier, wield a longsword or a greatsword, use a bow, and even trap foes in a net with some degree of skill. Likewise, a fighter is adept with shields and every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity, each fighter specializes in a certain style of combat. Some concentrate on archery, some on fighting with two weapons at once, and some on augmenting their martial skills with magic. This combination of broad general ability and extensive specialization makes fighters superior combatants on battlefields and in dungeons alike. Not every member of the city watch, the village militia, or the queen’s army is a fighter. Most of these troops are relatively untrained soldiers with only the most basic combat knowledge. Veteran soldiers, military officers, trained bodyguards, dedicated knights, and similar figures are fighters. Some fighters feel drawn to use their training as adventurers. The dungeon delving, monster slaying, and other dangerous work common among adventurers is second nature for a fighter, not all that different from the life he or she left behind. Subclasses Class Features Basics Base Hit Points: 68 Hit Points per Advancement: 14 Actions: 2 Attack, 1 Bonus, 1 Reaction Casting Attribute: Strength Eldritch Knight, Arcane Archer: Intelligence Starting Kit: Chain Shirt Shield Shortsword Proficiencies Armor: Light armor, medium armor, heavy armor, shields Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution Skills: Acrobatics, Athletics Proficiency Bonus: Level 8: +2 Level 10: +1 (3) Level 12: +1 (4) Action Surge As a bonus action you can push yourself beyond your normal limits, granting you the ability to take one additional full round action, cast a leveled spell if you have not cast one, cast a cantrip, or make two additional attack actions. Usable once per Short Rest. Second Wind You may use your bonus action to regain 1d10+10 hit points. Usable once per Short Rest. Martial Archetype Each fighter has a combat style and technique that they strive to emulate. Choose your martial archetype (subclass) from the six listed below. These will be unlocked at Level 10 and reach their full potential at Level 12. Fighting Style You adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the fighting styles from the Feats page. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. Subclass: Arcane Archer An Arcane Archer studies a unique elven method of archery that weaves magic into attacks to produce supernatural effects. Arcane Archers are some of their most elite warriors among the elves. They stand watch over the fringes of elven domains, keeping a keen eye out for trespassers and using magic-infused arrows to defeat monsters and invaders before they can reach elven settlements. Over the centuries, the methods of these elf archers have been learned by members of other races who can also balance arcane aptitude with archery. Bon us Proficiencies Skills: Arcana Skills: Perception Arcane Shot: Level 10: +4 Level 12: +3 (7) Magic Arrow Whenever your fire a nonmagical arrow from a shortbow or longbow, it is magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. The magic fades from the arrow immediately after it hits or misses its target. Curving Shot You have learned how to direct an errant arrow towards a new target. Whenever you miss an attack with a magic arrow, you can use a bonus action to reroll the attack against a different target in line of sight of the Arcane Archer. Ever Ready Shot Your magical archery is available whenever battle starts. If you roll initiative and have no Arcane Shot you gain two. Arcane Arrows As an arcane archer, you have access to a variety of arcane arrows that you can utilize to get the advantage over your foes, capable of all sorts of useful utilities and effects that are able to be used after successfully hitting the target. Each one uses a single Arcane Shot and they may be refreshed on a short or long rest. DC of (8 + Proficiency Bonus + INT) Level 10 Level 12 Beguiling Arrow Bursting Arrow Grasping Arrow Beguiling Arrow 1 Class Resource Your enchantment magic causes your arrow to temporarily beguile its target. The creature hit by the arrow takes an extra 2d6 psychic damage, and must succeed a Wisdom Saving Throw or be charmed until the end of it's next turn. Bursting Arrow 1 Class Resource You imbue your arrow with force energy draw from the school of evocation. The arrow detonates after your attack. Immediately after the arrow hits a creature, the target and all other creatures within 2 tiles of it take 2d6 force damage. Grasping Arrow 1 Class Resource When your arrow strikes its target, conjuration magic creates grasping, poisonous brambles, which wrap around the target. The creature hit takes 2d6 poison damage and must succeed a Strength Saving Throw or be restrained until the end of their next turn. Shadow Arrow Banishing Arrow Shadow Arrow 1 Class Resource You weave illusion magic into your arrow. Causing it to occlude your foe's vision with shadows. The creature hit by the arrow takes an extra 2d6 psychic damage, and it must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw or be blinded for 2 turns. Banishing Arrow 1 Class Resource You use abjuration magic to try and temporarily banish your target to a harmless location in the feywilds. The creature hit by the arrow must succeed on a Charisma Saving Throw or be banished until the end of their next turn. A target who is banished cannot be targeted by anything whatsoever until they return. Once affected by this arrow, the target becomes immune for the rest of combat. Flavor Spell The following spell is included in the Arcane Archer's repertoire, however; this spell cannot be used in combat and does 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. It is fully consent based and cannot be used to force an outcome in a rol eplay sc enario. It is unlocked at Level 10 when the subclass is unlocked. Level 10 Prestidigitation 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. You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot. You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour. You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour. You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn. 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. Subclass: Battlemaster Those who emulate the archetypal Battle Master employ martial techniques passed down through generations. To a Battle Master, combat is an academic field, sometimes including subjects beyond battle such as weaponsmithing and calligraphy. Not every fighter absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry that are reflected in the Battle Master archetype, but those who do are well-rounded fighters of great skill and knowledge. Bonus P roficiencies Skills: Persuasion Maneuver s Level 10: +4 Ambush Instead of rolling initiative normally, you may roll initiative as an ambush, adding an additional 1d10 to a base initiative roll. Brace When a creature you can see moves into range, you can use your reaction to spend one Maneuver and make one attack against the creature using that weapon. Deals 1d10 bonus damage on hit. Disarming Attack After you hit a creature, you may spend a Maneuver to attempt to disarm your target (8 + Attack Bonus vs STR Save). Menacing Attack After you hit a creature with an attack for 1 Maneuver, deal 1d10 damage and attempt to frighten them. The target must succeed a Wisdom Saving Throw or be frightened of you till the end of their next turn. Pushing Attack After you hit a creature with an attack for 1 Maneuver , deal 1d10 damage and you follow it up with a shove. If the target is large or smaller, it must make a Strength Saving Throw (DC 8 + Attack Bonus). On a failed save, you push the target back 2 tiles. Sweeping Attack When you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can spend one Maneuver to follow your swing through the first target and onto another within range (1d20 + Attack Bonus vs AC). Consumes 1 class resource, but only if you hit. Trip Attack After you hit a creature with an attack for 1 Maneuver , deal 1d10 damage and attempt to follow it up with a trip. The target of your attack must succeed a Strength Saving Throw (DC 8 + Attack Bonus) or be knocked prone. Commander's Strike Requires Level 12 As a bonus action for 1 Maneuver , you may grant an ally the ability to make a single attack as a bonus action. Rally Requires Level 12 Use your bonus action and one Maneuver to bolster the resolve of one of your companions. When you do so, choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you. That creature gains hit points equal to 1d10 + CHA. R elentless Requires Level 12 When you have no class resources remaining, you may regain one class resource. Subclass: Eldritch Knight The archetypal Eldritch Knight combines the martial mastery common to all fighters with a careful study of magic. Eldritch Knights use magical techniques similar to those practiced by wizards. They focus their study on two of the eight schools of magic: abjuration and evocation. Abjuration spells grant an Eldritch Knight additional protection in battle, and evocation spells deal damage to many foes at once, extending the fighter’s reach in combat. These knights learn a comparatively small number of spells, committing them to memory instead of keeping them in a spellbook. Bonus Proficie ncies Skills: Arcana War Magic Your mastery over the arcane allows you to weave in a strike with your weapon after casting a cantrip (1d20 + Attack Bonus vs AC). This excludes bolas, caltrops, nets and throwing knives. Weapon Bond You are bound to your weapon. You cannot be disarmed and are able to summon your weapon to your hand as a bonus action. Arcane Charge Requires Level 12 When you use Action Surge, you can choose to teleport up to 4 tiles using Arcane Charge. If you do, you must teleport before taking the extra actions. Spells Spell Slots: Level 10 1st: 3 2nd: 1 3rd: 0 Level 12 1st: 4 2nd: 3 3rd: 2 Cantrips 1st 2nd 3rd Fire Bolt Frostbite Shocking Grasp Fire Bolt Evocation 1 Action V, S You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or object within range. 3d10 Fire Damage (1d20 + Spell Bonus vs AC) Shocking Grasp Evocation 1 Action V, S Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch. On a hit, the target cannot take reactions unti l the end of their next turn. 2d8 Lightning Damage (1d20 + Spell Bonus vs AC) 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. 3d6 Cold Damage (8 + Spell Bonus vs CON) Acquired at 12th Level Absorb Elements Burning Hands Magic Missile Tasha's Caustic Brew Burning Hands Evocation 1 Action V, S As you hold your hands with thumbs touching and fingers spread, a thin sheet of flames shoots forth in a 2 tile cone. Each target must make a Dexterity Saving Throw. A creature takes 3d6 fire damage on a failed save or half as much on a success. (8 + Spell Bonus vs DEX Save) Magic Missile Evocation 1 Action V, S You create three glowing darts of magical force. Each dart hits a creature of your choice that you can see within range. The darts deal 1d4+1 force damage to its target. Tasha's Caustic Brew Evocation 1 Action V, S A stream of acid emanates from you in a line 3 tiles long in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be covered in acid. A creature covered in the acid takes 2d4 acid damage, and the an additional 2d4 acid damage at the end of their next turn. Absorb Elements 1st Level Spell, Abjuration 1 Reaction V, S The spell captures some of the incoming elemental energy from attacks, lessening its effect on you. If the damage was Acid, Fire, Cold, or Lightning you may reduce the triggering damage by 6. Also dealing 6 damage of the same elemental type back to the original attacker. Enlarge Rime's Binding Ice 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 strike. Acquired at 12th Level Rime's Binding Ice Evocation 1 Action V, S A burst of cold energy emanates from you in a 3 tile cone. Each creature in that area must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 3d8 cold damage and is restrained til the end of their turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t hindered by ice. Dispel Magic Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt Evocation 1 Action V, S A stroke of lightning forming a line that is 10 tiles long and 1 tile wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity Saving Throw. A creature takes 6 d6 lightning damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful one. (8 + Spell Bonus vs DEX Save) Dispel Magic Abjuration 1 Action V, S Choose one creature within range. Any magical effects on the target end. Flavor Spells The following spells are included in the Eldritch Knight's repertoire, however; these spells cannot be used in combat and does 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. It is fully consent based and cannot be used to force an outcome in a rol eplay sc enario. It is unlocked at Level 10 when the subclass is unlocked. Level 10 Control Flames Dancing Lights Gust Light Mending Mold Earth Prestidigitation Shape Water Light Evocation 1 Action V You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. For up to an hour, 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. * Flavor spell; not reflected in RPR. Used for roleplay. Dancing Lights Evocation 1 Action V, S You create up to four torch-sized lights within range that last for up to a minute. They can be made to 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. 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. * Flavor spell; not reflected in RPR. Used for roleplay. C ontrol 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. * Flavor spell; not reflected in RPR. Used for roleplay. 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. * Flavor spell; not reflected in RPR. Used for roleplay. Mending Transmutation 1 Action V, S, M 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. Mold Earth Evocation 1 Action V 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. * Flavor spell; not reflected in RPR. Used for roleplay. 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. You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot. You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour. You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour. You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn. 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. * Flavor spell; not reflected in RPR. Used for roleplay. Shape Water Transmutation 1 Action S You choose an area of water that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube. You manipulate it in one of the following ways: You instantaneously move or otherwise change the flow of the water as you direct, up to 5 feet in any direction. This movement doesn’t have enough force to cause damage. You cause the water to form into simple shapes and animate at your direction. This change lasts for 1 hour. You change the water’s color or opacity. The water must be changed in the same way throughout. This change lasts for 1 hour. You freeze the water, provided that there are no creatures in it. The water unfreezes in 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. * Flavor spell; not reflected in RPR. Used for roleplay. Subclass: Psi Warrior Awake to the psionic power within, a Psi Warrior is a fighter who augments their physical might with psi-infused weapon strikes, telekinetic lashes, and barriers of mental force. Some of the most disciplined high elves train to become such warriors, and those that may learn from them. As a Psi Warrior, you might have honed your psionic abilities through solo discipline, unlocked it under the tutelage of a master, or refined it at an academy dedicated to wielding the mind’s power as both weapon and shield. Bonus P roficiencies Skills: Insight Class Resources: Level 10: +4 Level 12: +2 (6) Psionic Power Once per long rest, you may spend a bonus action to regain 1 class resource. Guarded Mind Spend one class resource to bolster your mind with psionic energy, removing any charmed or frightened effects. Protective Field When you or another creature you can see within 4 tiles of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to spend one class resource and return 1d10+int hit points. Psi-Powered Leap As a bonus action for 1 class resource, your movement speed is doubled and is treated as a fly speed until the end of your turn . Psionic Strike You can propel your weapon with psionic force. Once on each of your turns, immediately after you strike a target within 2 tiles of you with a melee strike and deal damage to it with a weapon, you can spend one class resource to deal an additional 1d10+int force damage. Bulwark of Force Requires Level 12 You can shield yourself and others with telekinetic force. As a bonus action you can choose 4 creatures, which can include you that you can see within 4 tiles. Each of the chosen creature’s AC and saves are increased by +1. Telekinetic Thrust Requires Level 12 When you deal damage to a target with your Psionic Strike, you can force that target to make a Strength Saving Throw (DC 8 + Attack Bonus). If the target fails, they are knocked prone. Telekinetic Movement Requires Level 12 You can move a creature with your mind. If they are willing, you may move their creature up to 3 tiles for an action and 1 class resource. Subclass: Rune Knight Rune Knights enhance their martial prowess using the supernatural power of runes, an ancient practice that originated with giants. Rune cutters can be found among any family of giants, and you likely learned your methods first or second hand from such a mystical artisan. Whether you found the giant’s work carved into a hill or cave, learned of the runes from a sage, or met the giant in person, you studied the giant’s craft and learned how to apply magic runes to empower your equipment. Bonus P roficiencie s Skills: Survival Giant's Might You can imbue yourself with the might of giants. As a bonus action, you increase your size to large. Once per Long Rest. Cloud Rune When you or a creature you can see within' 3 tiles is hit by an attack that targets AC, you may use your reaction to invoke the rune and choose a different creature within' 3 tiles of yourself. Transfers all additional hit-effects and damage of the attack with it. May not send attacks back to the creature that attacked. Usable once per Short Rest. Fire Rune When you hit a creature with an attack using a weapon, you can invoke this rune to summon fiery shackles. The target takes an extra 1d6 fire damage and must succeed on a Strength Saving Throw (DC 8 + Attack Bonus + STR) or be restrained until the end of their next turn. Twice per Short Rest. Frost Rune As a bonus action, you may invoke your frost rune, granting you a +2 bonus to Strength and Constitution Saving Throws for the remainder of the combat. Once per Short Rest. Stone R une When a target ends its turn within 3 tiles of you, you may, as a reaction, invoke the rune and force the creature to make a Wisdom Saving Throw (DC 8 + Attack Bonus + STR). Unless the target succeeds, they are incapacitated. Once per Short Rest. Hill Rune Requires Level 12 As a bonus action, you may invoke your hill rune, restoring 1d10 + 10 hit points. Once per Short Rest. Storm Rune Requires Level 12 Activate your storm rune, sending out an arc of lightning towards the target that may then jump to up to 2 additional targets. Each target must succeed on a Dexterity Saving Throw (8 + Attack Bonus + STR) or take 2d6 lightning damage and become silenced until the end of their next turn. Does half damage on successful save. Once per Short Rest. Subclass: Samurai The Samurai is a fighter who draws on an implacable fighting spirit to overcome enemies. A samurai's resolve is nearly unbreakable, and the enemies in a samurai's path have two choices: yield or die fighting. B onus P roficiencie s Skills: Intimidation Class Resources Level 10: +4 Fighting Spirit As a bonus action on your turn for 1 class resource, you can give yourself advantage (+2) on all weapon attacks rolls until the end of the current turn. When you do so, you also gain 6 temp hit points. Rapid Strik e When you are under the effects of Fighting Spirit you may choose to dispel it to be granted +1 Attack Action for this turn; allowing you make three attacks in place of the usual two. Steadfast You may forgo the last attack on your turn to assume a defensive stance. Granting you +2 AC and +2 Attack Bonus until the start of your next turn. Countering Strike Requires Level 12 As a reaction to taking damage you may strike out against your opponent. Removing Steadfast and granting you the ability to make a single weapon attack in retaliation. Tireless Spirit When you have no class resources remaining you may gain one upon entering combat. Strength Before Death Requires Level 12 Your fighting spirit can delay the grasp of death. If you take damage that reduces you to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to delay death and immediately take an extra turn. If your extra turn ends and you still have 0 hit points you are wounded as usual.
- Races | Halcyon D&D
Common Races Uncommon Races Outcast Races Advanced Races Hated Races Races of Halcyon A visit to one of the great cities of the Forgotten Realms—Waterdeep, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter, Silverymoon—overwhelms the senses. Voices chatter in countless different languages. The smells of cooking in dozens of different cuisines mingle with the odors of crowded streets and poor sanitation. Buildings in myriad architectural styles display the diverse origins of their inhabitants. And the people themselves—people of varying size, shape, and color, dressed in a dazzling spectrum of styles and hues—represent many different races, from diminutive halflings and stout dwarves to majestically beautiful elves, mingling among a variety of human ethnicities. Scattered among these common peoples are less numerous folk: a hulking dragonborn here, pushing his way through the crowd, and a sly tiefling there, lurking in the shadows with mischief in her eyes. A group of gnomes laughs as one of them activates a clever wooden toy that moves of its own accord. Half-elves and half-orcs live and work alongside humans, without fully belonging to the races of either of their parents. And there, well out of the sunlight, is a lone drow—a fugitive from the subterranean expanse of the Underdark, trying to make his way in a world that fears his kind. Common Races The common races of the Forgotten Realms are plentiful and numerous, filling most governmental bodies and authoritative positions. Society, more often than not, is more accommodating to them, for they are the most familiar and the overwhelming majority. K eep in mind that these races have privileges afforded to them that others in different racial categories do not. It is up to you whether you take advantage of such privileges and treat those who do not as less-than, or if you extend sympathy and compassion to them. Dragonborn Dwarf Gnome Halfling Half-Elf High Elf Human Wood Elf Uncommon Races Though they are a less common sight than their counter parts, it would not take much searching to spot one of these races roaming the Forgotten Realms. They are largely accepted within most civilized places, save for those where their own actions have driven people to hostilities. For the most part, people of these races keep to themselves or stay within their own communities and live out their lives away from the hustle and bustle that the rest of the world is so privy to. Some might hold particular feelings towards these races, feeling that they have wronged them or their ancestors in the past, or perhaps they are just too foreign to be accepted into certain circles. Their life is not a difficult one in the context of privileges provided to most civilized races, but they are looked at with a cautionary eye by some. Aarakocra Genasi (Air) Genasi (Water) Satyr Aasimar Genasi (Earth) Goliath Sea Elf Firbolg Genasi (fire) Kenku Tabaxi Triton Outcast Races Whether they hail from cultures outside the boundaries of civilization, are the offspring of a taboo pairing, or are the product of otherworldly influences that mark them as strange or grotesque to the commonfolk of the Forgotten Realms, there are a great many races that are treated less-than for their peculiarity and lack of numbers. While the every day adventurer may not scorn them, the authorities and high powers often view them with distrust, or simply consider them an afterthought to the majority. Intentional or otherwise, they are usually thrust headfirst into poverty beyond that of the common races, though a seldom few do manage to claw their way from the disadvantages placed upon them at birth. Keep in mind that these races may not have had an easy life, or if they have, there should be a reason for it. How they react to others more privileged should also be given thought. Are they bitter? Are they envious? Are they content or indifferent? Such detail is yours to craft. Duergar Kobold Half-Orc Reborn Hexblood Shifter Svirfneblin Tiefling Advanced Races Beyond those who lay on the fringe of society, there are beings that are seldom seen, tied to the world in ways that very few know. Their intricacies are notable, enwrapped in the deepest histories of the Forgotten Realms. While not necessarily more powerful than the other, more well-known races of the lands, Advanced Races may have unique qualities to them. To the other races of the Forgotten Realms, these individuals may be mistaken as another, more prevalent people, or may be seen as something wholly alien and unknown, bringing forth reactions of curiosity or extreme wariness. These races are all Application Only. You must submit a DM ticket and have it approved prior to playing one. Some have limited slots and are not allowed to gain Afflictions. These limited slots have a higher expectation to push narrative for the wider community as well. Players are expected to know the lore and adhere to it, failure to do so may result in retirement. Astral Elf Dhampir Goblin Avariel Fey'ri Githyanki Changeling Shadar-Kai Eladrin Hated Races There are those that wish to thrive, or exist, within the boundaries of civilization, and then there are those who wish to take from it to better their own ways of life. Often categorized as "monsters" to the civilized folk of the Forgotten Realms, the races aligned with darker powers or what the majority find to be more bestial cultures are met with aggression by the authorities of the civilized world, making their lives far more difficult and dangerous than any other collection of races. If you wish to play a Hated Race, please submit a Hated Race Whitelist Ticket via our Discord. It is the same as every other whitelist with the added stipulation of being presented with an accompanying clause that must be agreed to: Do you plan on adhering to the historical tendencies of this race? Should you act outside the historical tendencies of your chosen Hated Race, your character may be subject to retirement. You agree to this, and acknowledge you are aware of this higher level of expectation upon being officially whitelisted with this character. The only worthy callout as an exception to this ruling are Eilistraeen drow; they are allowed to deviate from the norm for their race. Furthermore, you are hereby acknowledging that your character may be subject to higher levels of aggression due to the nature of your race within the setting. You are also aware that you do not have access to the same facilities as other non-hated races and will have to disguise one's self or navigate to other areas in order to conduct your business in peace. Characters are expected to treat these races with an increased level of disdain and distrust unless their personal backstory warrants a change of that treatment, especially for Common and Uncommon races. Most people do not interact with these races often and have only heard horror stories of their transgressions. They are not welcomed in civilized areas for a reason. Drow Lizardfolk Oni Orc Yuan-ti

