Dungeons & Dragons 5e Class Features : Black Mage
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Black Mage
hit dice:
1d6
hit points at 1st level:
6 + Constituttion Modifier
hit points at higher levels:
1d6 (or 4) + Constitution Modifier
armor proficiencies:
None
weapon proficiencies:
Daggers, Darts, Slings, Quarter Staffs, Maces, Light Crossbows
tools:
None
saving throws:
Intelligence, Wisdon
skills:
Choose Two from Arcana, Deception, History, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, Religion
starting equipment:
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
(a) a dagger
a spell casting focus (a cane, staff, wand or similar object)
(a) an explorer's pack or (b) a scholar's pack
a spellbook
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
(a) a dagger
a spell casting focus (a cane, staff, wand or similar object)
(a) an explorer's pack or (b) a scholar's pack
a spellbook
spellcasting:
As a student of Arcane Magic, you have a Spellbook containing Spells that show the first glimmerings of your true power.
Cantrips
At 1st Level, you know three Cantrips of your choice from the Black Mage spell list. You learn additional Black Mage Cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Black Mage table.
Spellbook
At 1st level, you have a spellbook containing six 1st-level Black Mage spells of your choice.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Black Mage table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. You prepare the list of black mage spells that are available for you to cast. To do so, choose a number of black mage spells from your spellbook equal to your Intelligence modifier + your black mage level (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For example, if you're a 3rd-level black mage, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With an lntelligence of 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination, chosen from your spellbook. If you prepare the 1st-level spell magic missile, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells. You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of black mage spells requires time spent studying your spellbook and memorizing the incantations and gestures you must make to cast the spell: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your Spellcasting Ability for your Black Mage Spells, since you learn your Spells through dedicated study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your Spellcasting Ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a Black Mage spell you cast and when making an Attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell Attack modifier = your Proficiency Bonus + your Intelligence modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a Black Mage spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell in your Spellbook. You don't need to have the spell prepared.
Your Spellbook
The spells that You add to your spellbook as You gain levels reflect the arcane research You conduct on your own, as well as intellectual breakthroughs You have had about the nature of the multiverse. You might find other spells during your adventures. You could discover a spell recorded on a scroll in an evil wizard's chest, for example, or in a dusty tome in an ancient library. Copying a Spell into the Book. When You find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, You can add it to your spellbook if it is of a level for which You have spell slots and if You can spare the time to decipher and copy it. Copying a spell into your spellbook involves reproducing the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique system of notation used by the mage who wrote it. You must practice the spell until You understand the sounds or gestures required, then transcribe it into your spellbook using your own notation. For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours and costs 50 gp. The cost represents material components You expend as You experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks You need to record it. Once You have spent this time and money, You can prepare the spell just like your other spells. Replacing the Book. You can copy a spell from your own spellbook into another book-for example, if You want to make a backup copy of your spellbook. This is just like copying a new spell into your spellbook, but faster and easier, since You understand your own notation and already know how to cast the spell. You need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp for each level of the copied spell. If You lose your spellbook, You can use the same procedure to transcribe the spells that You have prepared into a new spellbook. Filling out the remainder of your spellbook requires You to find new spells to do so, as normal. For this reason, many mages keep backup spellbooks in a safe place. The Book's Appearance. Your spellbook is a unique compilation of spells, with its own decorative flourishes and margin notes. It might be a plain, functional leather volume that You received as a gift from your master, a finely bound gilt-edged tome You found in an ancient library, or even a loose collection of notes scrounged together.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a rod, cane, wand or other similar equipment as a Spellcasting focus for your Black Mage Spells.
Learning Spells of 1st Level and Higher
Each time you gain a Black Mage level, you can add two Black Mage Spells of your choice to your Spellbook for free. Each of these Spells must be of a level for which you have Spell Slots, as shown on the Black Mage table. On your Adventures, you might find other Spells that you can add to your Spellbook (see “Your Spellbook”).
As a student of Arcane Magic, you have a Spellbook containing Spells that show the first glimmerings of your true power.
Cantrips
At 1st Level, you know three Cantrips of your choice from the Black Mage spell list. You learn additional Black Mage Cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Black Mage table.
Spellbook
At 1st level, you have a spellbook containing six 1st-level Black Mage spells of your choice.
Preparing and Casting Spells
The Black Mage table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. You prepare the list of black mage spells that are available for you to cast. To do so, choose a number of black mage spells from your spellbook equal to your Intelligence modifier + your black mage level (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For example, if you're a 3rd-level black mage, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With an lntelligence of 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination, chosen from your spellbook. If you prepare the 1st-level spell magic missile, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells. You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of black mage spells requires time spent studying your spellbook and memorizing the incantations and gestures you must make to cast the spell: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.
Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your Spellcasting Ability for your Black Mage Spells, since you learn your Spells through dedicated study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your Spellcasting Ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a Black Mage spell you cast and when making an Attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell Attack modifier = your Proficiency Bonus + your Intelligence modifier
Ritual Casting
You can cast a Black Mage spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell in your Spellbook. You don't need to have the spell prepared.
Your Spellbook
The spells that You add to your spellbook as You gain levels reflect the arcane research You conduct on your own, as well as intellectual breakthroughs You have had about the nature of the multiverse. You might find other spells during your adventures. You could discover a spell recorded on a scroll in an evil wizard's chest, for example, or in a dusty tome in an ancient library. Copying a Spell into the Book. When You find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, You can add it to your spellbook if it is of a level for which You have spell slots and if You can spare the time to decipher and copy it. Copying a spell into your spellbook involves reproducing the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique system of notation used by the mage who wrote it. You must practice the spell until You understand the sounds or gestures required, then transcribe it into your spellbook using your own notation. For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours and costs 50 gp. The cost represents material components You expend as You experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks You need to record it. Once You have spent this time and money, You can prepare the spell just like your other spells. Replacing the Book. You can copy a spell from your own spellbook into another book-for example, if You want to make a backup copy of your spellbook. This is just like copying a new spell into your spellbook, but faster and easier, since You understand your own notation and already know how to cast the spell. You need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp for each level of the copied spell. If You lose your spellbook, You can use the same procedure to transcribe the spells that You have prepared into a new spellbook. Filling out the remainder of your spellbook requires You to find new spells to do so, as normal. For this reason, many mages keep backup spellbooks in a safe place. The Book's Appearance. Your spellbook is a unique compilation of spells, with its own decorative flourishes and margin notes. It might be a plain, functional leather volume that You received as a gift from your master, a finely bound gilt-edged tome You found in an ancient library, or even a loose collection of notes scrounged together.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use a rod, cane, wand or other similar equipment as a Spellcasting focus for your Black Mage Spells.
Learning Spells of 1st Level and Higher
Each time you gain a Black Mage level, you can add two Black Mage Spells of your choice to your Spellbook for free. Each of these Spells must be of a level for which you have Spell Slots, as shown on the Black Mage table. On your Adventures, you might find other Spells that you can add to your Spellbook (see “Your Spellbook”).
class features:
Manafont
At 1st level, you have unlocked the secrets of storing magical energy in your body and utilizing it to assist your spell casting. Mana points
You have one Mana point, and you gain more as you reach higher levels, as shown in the Mana Points column of the Black Mage table. You can never have more mana points than shown on the table for your level. You regain all spent mana points when you finish a long rest.
Leylines
When you cast a spell, the residual mana from your spell temporarily creates a leyline, which can be manipulated with your manafont.
If you cast a spell last turn and have not moved or taken any other actions during your turn, you may spend a number of mana points equal to that spell's level to cast an evocation spell equal to or lower than that level without expending a spell slot. Your turn immediately ends after casting the spell. You can cast spells in this way no higher in level than 5th.
Magical Discipline
At 2nd level, you choose the discipline you belong to as a Black Mage. Mhachi, Enchanter, or Void Mage, all detailed at the end of the class description. Your archetype choice grants you features at the 2nd, 6th, 10th and 14th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
Surecaster
Beginning at the 18th level, as a bonus action, you may expend 5 mana points to achieve an impregnable state of mind. You pass all concentration checks automatically for the next 10 minutes.
Resonating Aether
Beginning at the 20th level, you regain half your missing mana points when you roll initiative.
Manafont
At 1st level, you have unlocked the secrets of storing magical energy in your body and utilizing it to assist your spell casting. Mana points
You have one Mana point, and you gain more as you reach higher levels, as shown in the Mana Points column of the Black Mage table. You can never have more mana points than shown on the table for your level. You regain all spent mana points when you finish a long rest.
Leylines
When you cast a spell, the residual mana from your spell temporarily creates a leyline, which can be manipulated with your manafont.
If you cast a spell last turn and have not moved or taken any other actions during your turn, you may spend a number of mana points equal to that spell's level to cast an evocation spell equal to or lower than that level without expending a spell slot. Your turn immediately ends after casting the spell. You can cast spells in this way no higher in level than 5th.
Magical Discipline
At 2nd level, you choose the discipline you belong to as a Black Mage. Mhachi, Enchanter, or Void Mage, all detailed at the end of the class description. Your archetype choice grants you features at the 2nd, 6th, 10th and 14th level.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
Surecaster
Beginning at the 18th level, as a bonus action, you may expend 5 mana points to achieve an impregnable state of mind. You pass all concentration checks automatically for the next 10 minutes.
Resonating Aether
Beginning at the 20th level, you regain half your missing mana points when you roll initiative.
subclass options:
| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Mana Points | Features | Cantrips Known | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | 1 | Spellcasting, Manafont | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | +2 | 2 | Magical Discipline | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | +2 | 4 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | +3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | +3 | 6 | Magical Discipline Feature | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | +3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | +3 | 8 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | +4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | +4 | 10 | Magical Discipline Feature | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | +4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 12 | +4 | 12 | Ability Score Improvement | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 13 | +5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 14 | +5 | 14 | Magical Discipline Feature | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 15 | +5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 16 | +5 | 16 | Ability Score Improvement | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 17 | +6 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | +6 | 18 | Surecaster | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | +6 | 19 | Ability Score Improvement | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | +6 | 20 | Resonating Aether | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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