Dungeons & Dragons 5e Class Features : Necromancer
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Necromancer
A handsome Elf male in a white robe takes pause in the middle of a battle to survey the scene before him. Seeing a nearby footman having trouble fighting a bloodlusting Orc, he touches the corpse of a nearby Worg, which rises from the afterlife and lunges at the green beast.
A Tiefling in black leather armor raises her sword to parry the wild swing of a cackling Gnoll. As her free hand grabs the creature’s unarmored wrist, it lets out a yelp as a green misty substance flows into the Tiefling’s palm and out of a cut on her forearm - a cut that slowly starts to close.
As the Ogre’s giant club is about to come down on him, a warrior closes his eyes and awaits death. A howl sounds, and the fighter opens his eyes: he sees the giant flailing around wildly, grasping its face. Standing behind it is a Gnome, grinning through his beard, holding an open tome.
No matter the approach to combat, necromancers seek to control life and death in all their forms. A natural knack for manipulating the life essences that flow in every living being is what drives each necromancer to commit their nefarious or honorable deeds.
hit dice:
1d6
hit points at 1st level:
6 + your Constitution modifier
hit points at higher levels:
1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per necromancer level after 1st.
armor proficiencies:
Light Armor
weapon proficiencies:
Daggers, Quarterstaff, Sickles, Scythes
tools:
None
saving throws:
Wisdom, Intelligence
skills:
Choose two from Arcana, Deception, History, Investigation, Medicine, and Religion.
starting equipment:
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
(a) a quarterstaff or (b) a sickle
(a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
(a) a priest’s pack or (b) a scholar’s pack
Alternatively, you can choose to start with 4d4 x 10 gp and opt to spend some or all of that money on starting equipment.
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
(a) a quarterstaff or (b) a sickle
(a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
(a) a priest’s pack or (b) a scholar’s pack
Alternatively, you can choose to start with 4d4 x 10 gp and opt to spend some or all of that money on starting equipment.
spellcasting:
As a necromancer, the skill to manipulate the life essence of any living being comes naturally to you. Though this skill requires natural talent, the techniques for doing so can be enhanced by studying spells and the arcane. See chapter 10 of the official player handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and the end of this document for the necromancer spell list. Cantrips
You know two cantrips of your choice from the necromancer spell list. You learn additional necromancer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the necromancer table. Spell Slots
The Necromancer table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these necromancer 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. For example, if you know the 1st-level spell False Life and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast False Life using either slot. Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the necromancer spell list. The Spells Known column of the Necromancer table shows when you learn more necromancer spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the necromancer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the necromancer spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots. Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your necromancer spells, for your magic draws upon your innate link to the essence of life that sits within all creatures. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a necromancer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting
You can cast any necromancer spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag. Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus (found in PHB chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your necromancer spells.
As a necromancer, the skill to manipulate the life essence of any living being comes naturally to you. Though this skill requires natural talent, the techniques for doing so can be enhanced by studying spells and the arcane. See chapter 10 of the official player handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and the end of this document for the necromancer spell list. Cantrips
You know two cantrips of your choice from the necromancer spell list. You learn additional necromancer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the necromancer table. Spell Slots
The Necromancer table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these necromancer 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. For example, if you know the 1st-level spell False Life and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast False Life using either slot. Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the necromancer spell list. The Spells Known column of the Necromancer table shows when you learn more necromancer spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the necromancer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the necromancer spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots. Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your necromancer spells, for your magic draws upon your innate link to the essence of life that sits within all creatures. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a necromancer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting
You can cast any necromancer spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag. Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus (found in PHB chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your necromancer spells.
class features:
Vitality Shift
All 1st level Necromancers have a certain control over the life forces that flow through each living being. As an action, you may touch a willing creature in order to either drain their vitality, or give them yours. You may take an amount of hit points of up to four times your Necromancer level and either remove it from your target's pool and add it to your own, or vice versa. Hit points transferred this way can not cause either pools to go beyond their maximum amount of hit points. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your wisdom modifier (minimum of one charge). When you finish a long rest, you regain all expended uses. Necromantic Creed
At 2nd level, you choose one of three necromantic creeds to adhere to: the Creed of the Departed, the Creed of the Siphon, or the Creed of Tomes. These Creeds give you features at 2nd level and again at the 6th, 10th, 14th and 20th levels. Each creed is detailed at the end of the class description. 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. Eternal Youth
At 18th level, you have so much experience manipulating the essence of life that you are able to regain some of your childhood vigor. You become proficient in constitution saving throws, immune to poison and disease, and whenever you use your vitality shift feature, you can choose to also transfer an amount of years of age of up to your Necromancer level between yourself and the recipient.
Vitality Shift
All 1st level Necromancers have a certain control over the life forces that flow through each living being. As an action, you may touch a willing creature in order to either drain their vitality, or give them yours. You may take an amount of hit points of up to four times your Necromancer level and either remove it from your target's pool and add it to your own, or vice versa. Hit points transferred this way can not cause either pools to go beyond their maximum amount of hit points. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your wisdom modifier (minimum of one charge). When you finish a long rest, you regain all expended uses. Necromantic Creed
At 2nd level, you choose one of three necromantic creeds to adhere to: the Creed of the Departed, the Creed of the Siphon, or the Creed of Tomes. These Creeds give you features at 2nd level and again at the 6th, 10th, 14th and 20th levels. Each creed is detailed at the end of the class description. 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. Eternal Youth
At 18th level, you have so much experience manipulating the essence of life that you are able to regain some of your childhood vigor. You become proficient in constitution saving throws, immune to poison and disease, and whenever you use your vitality shift feature, you can choose to also transfer an amount of years of age of up to your Necromancer level between yourself and the recipient.
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