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 Fighter 17

Introduction 3 Monk 18

Updated Rules for Ravenloft 4 Paladin 19

Sanity, Fear/Horror, Madness 4 Ranger 20

Powers Checks 4 Rogue 20

Outcast Rolls 5 Sorcerer 21

Detection Powers 6 Warlock 21

Turn and Destroy Undead 6 Wizard 22

Channel Divinity 6 Character Customization 24

Domain Lords 6 Anchorite, Arcanist 24

Closed Domain Borders 6 Another Plan, Doctor 24

Necromancy 7 Gypsy, Guardian 24

Magical Travel 7 Poisoner, Physician 25

Curses and Sinkholes of evil 7 Stage Magician, Others 25

Resting, Healing and Injuries 7 Languages 31

Races 8 Feats 32

Caliban 9 New Feats 32

Dragonborn 9 New Racial Feats 35

Drow 9 New Skill Feats 36

Half-Vistani 9 Skills 37

Humans 9 Animal Handling 37

Tieflings and Other Races 10 Deception 37
Classes 14 Hypnosis (new), Others 37

Avenger 14 Equipment 38

Barbarian 14
Firearms, Doctor Kit 38
Bard 14
Silvered, Adamantine 39
Cleric and Ravenloft Religions 14
New Armors / Weapons 40
Druid 17 Alterations to Magic 41

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 Credits
Welcome to the 5 th
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The following are updated rules for Ravenloft
interpreted for 5th Edition D&D.
 The Ability Scores are now rolled with 3d6,
instead of rolling 4d6 and discarding the
smallest number. Sanity is new Ability Score.
(see DMG)
to contact an alien mind, the DC = 8 + ½ HD +
Wisdom modifier. Madness checks that are the
result of a spell use the saving throw value of
the spell. A Madness check that is the result of a
total catastrophe such as a particularly bad hor-
ror save, should use a similar DC to the horror
save.

Bonuses to fear
and horror checks should
Fear, horror, madness and
either be a +1 or +2 de-
Sanity rules are described
pending on the situation.
in the DMG.
For instance if you have a
Fear: Fear is the weapon that can hurt a
mind collecting itself particular enemy you
from a quick shock thus it gain a +1 bonus or if a
is a Wisdom check. Fear loved one is in danger
saves have a DC = 8 + you might gain a +2 bo-
creatures Charisma Modi- nus. Other things might
fier or just a flat DC of 10 give you Advantage on
for a scene. If it’s a never said rolls such as you
before seen encounter or have faced a similar
creature then the DC is threat before and tri-
increased by +2. If the umphed, or you’ve gained some knowledge on
character is alone the DC is increased by +1. If a how to defeat such threats.
character has lost half or more of their HP then Of course Disadvantage can happen on
the DC is increased by +1. If the creature is ob- said rolls to. If a character has faced a similar
viously stronger than the character then the DC threat and been defeated that may cause Dis-
is increased by +2. advantage. And if a friend or ally turns out to be
the cause of the check then that may cause a
Horror: Horror is the attempt of trying Disadvantage to the roll as well.
to process the true threat of a scene, thus it is The DM may apply other penalties or situational
an Charisma check. Horror is harder to gauge for bonuses.
and not as simple to create a flat DC. In
short this is left up to best judgment of the DM,
but a safe bet is a base of 8 for something like
seeing a decaying body. The more gruesome or In the Ravenloft world, When people from the
unexpected the scene might be, the harder it bad things, like stealing, killing, torturing,
should become. Witnessing a malign paradigm profaning, threatening, and others,
shift, such as discovering your fiancé is the They Can Become cursed by the dark powers,
blood thirsty werewolf you have been hunting being taken by evil, even becoming a Dark Lord.
all along, should easily be considered a +10 to See Power Check appendix.
the DC number. In short, any evil acts caused to someone,
necromancy, curses, grave breaches, and similar
Madness: Madness is the attempt to try others, require Power Check.
and convince oneself of the rationale of the im- The DMG will always tell you when to roll a
possible that has been seen, thus it is a Sanity Power Check, which is a d100 roll.
check. Madness checks depend on the situ- Choose your side, good or evil. And suffer the
ation they occurred in. If it’s the result of trying consequences!

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 Race Outcast Rating base:
Most of the people of Ravenloft live and die  Aasimar = 4
within a close distance from their place of birth  Caliban = 5
and can spend his entire life sinning to never  Deva = 4
consciously encounter the supernatural.  Dhampir = 5 * #
When you join cultures that are rich in  Dragonborn = 5 #
superstitions and suspicious, the result is  Dwarf = 3 except Duergar= 5 and Crag = 5
xenophobia. The degree of rejection (Outcast  Elf = 3 except Eladrin = 4, Dusk = 4, Sea
rolls ) is modified by race, social status, physical Elf = 5 and Shadar-kai = 5 and Drow = 5
deformities, equipment that carries.
 Halfling = 1
 Half-Vistani = 2 *
Outcast rolls works as a penalty in Persuasion,
 Human = 0
Deception, and Performance checks, and bonus
 Genasi = 5
in Intimidation checks, as an RP modifier.
OR modifiers are never applied against friends  Gnome = 2 except Deep Gnome = 5
or allies, other NPCs or players that have OR  Goblin = 5
modifiers from the same source, such as  Goliath = 5 @
members of a race.  Shadar-kai = 5
The OR reflects only the initial reactions and it is  Shifter = 5
possible to improve the reputation of the  Tiefling = 5 &
individual. For each act of kindness or courage  Viryloka = 5 * #
performed by the character, such as preventing  Wilden = 5
a crime, defeating a monster that threatened a * You can try to disguise yourself as a human = 0
community, assisting a farmer in a harvest, save # Cause fear. & May be persecuted to death.
one NPC of death, the fear plaguing the @ Considered an aberration
community will be gradually reduced, and its OR
will be reduced by 1 point or more, to a Situational adjustments of Outcast Rating:
minimum of 0, within their community.  +1 for wearing heavy armor
Malicious and embarrassing acts increase their (depending on the context) or armor of
rejection, and many have power checks, and as a special material for the area.
a character's OR increases, NPC reactions to it  +1 for carrying an unusual weapon or
change from unfriendly to frightened. item for the area.
 +0 to +5 for casting a divine or arcane
Any non-human race is discriminated against in spell in front of others (this is variable
Ravenloft, some more, some less, and begin depending on who is witness, of the
with base OR greater than zero, which reflects situation and domain.)
their degree of rejection. Note that some races  +1 for not speaking the common
have different OR bases for their sub races, such language of the Domain.
as DROW, DUERGAR, and DEEP GNOME.  +1 to +5 for have evil acts. (this is
variable depending of the act)
Some domains may impose their own OR base  +1 to +2 for have embarrassing acts.
or OR modifiers, according to races, classes and (this is variable depending of the act)
backgrounds. You will find this!
 +1 to +5 for have for having some
apparent curse. (this is variable
Some races still cause additional situations, such
depending of curse and intensity.)
as DHAMPIR that can cause fear and TIEFLINGS
 -1 to -5 for being important, noble or
that can be pursued to the death. And there are
law enforcement.
also races like DHAMPIR and HALF-VISTANI who
 -1 to -5 for kindness or courage acts
can try to disguise themselves as humans.
(this is variable depending of the act)

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Spells, abilities and items that grant a player the
ability to detect other beings, such as detect evil
and good do not reveal what the beings are.
Instead, the player gets a sense of something is
either natural or unnatural. DMs are encour-
aged to broaden their horizons on what is con-
sidered natural and unnatural, such as nonhu-
mans, familiars and other spells might be con-
sidered unnatural.
Undead receive a bonus in that they get
a Wisdom save. Self-willed undead are further
protected from mental invasion and if they
make their save they can reveal whatever the
creature wishes. Domain lords are completely
immune to being detected and will always ap-
pear normal on such spells unless the lord wills
it otherwise.
The only exception to this rule is a very
powerful artifact. Such artifacts can go beyond
the powers of Ravenloft and reveal the true in-
tents and nature of such beings, but artifacts
are exceptionally rare in the Land of the Mists.
Undead gain advantage
on their saving throw in
Ravenloft. Intelligent and
self-willed undead that
fail their save are not
compelled to flee but are
unable to approach a
cleric or paladin with a
presented holy symbol.
Turn the Unholy and Turn
the Faithless are similarly
affected.
The effect of this is half in
Ravenloft. When consult-
ing the chart on page 59 of the PHB always half
the value, thus ½ becomes ¼, 1 becomes ½, 2
becomes 1, etc.
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The presence of the divine is felt less in
Ravenloft than in other worlds. While a majority
of channeled divine effects mechanically will
appear unaffected, the Dark Powers have a
sense of humor. They tend to warp the actual
appearance of said effects to differing things,
such as a war priest who channels the divine
might start having blood drip from them or a
tempest priest might have mists forming
around them as they channel their abilities.
This of course is completely optional ef-
fect and is only something that would occur to
heighten the atmosphere for role-play purpos-
es.
Normally domain lords are pretty much unstop-
pable forces. However, sometimes there is a
chance that a player can overcome their influ-
ence. In these cases, domain lords always have
Advantage. In instances where a domain lord is
the master of whatever the contest concerns,
such as a domain lord that can control all the
wolves in his domain, the domain lord wins au-
tomatically.
Domain lords also know
when someone is trying to pry into
their minds. As a result any save
required is automatically passed
unless the domain lord wills it oth-
erwise. Prying into the thoughts of
such an evil being requires a Mad-
ness check, at the very least.
In the case of special closed do-
main borders, such as Strahd’s Poi-
son Fog, any special protections or
other effects that would provide
immunity for the character are ig-
nored. These are special effects that go beyond
any protection the player characters might have
and thus those protections do not apply. Thus
poison still affects those immune to it, darkness
still affects those able to see in darkness, and
extreme heat or other weather conditions can-
not be ignored or altered magically or other-
wise.
Furthermore, any attempt to try and
cross a closed domain border with magic or
special class abilities automatically fail. The
character attempting to do so will find them-
selves deposited back in the domain they just
left. Only with the permission of a domain lord
can one hope to cross a closed domain border.
The only exception to this rule is again,
powerful artifacts. But artifacts of such power
are exceptionally rare in Ravenloft.
Necromancy is much more powerful in
Ravenloft than in other worlds. When casting a
necromantic spell, it is treated as if you used a
spell slot 1 level higher than you actually did,
your DC spell increase to 1 and your spell attack
increase to 1. In addition to this the undead
created gain 1 additional hit die.
However, necromancers have to be
wary. When the undead are first created they
get a Wisdom saving throw. If they succeed,
they are not under the control of the caster and
are free to attack whomever they wish (usually
the caster for bringing them back in such a piti-
ful state). Any time that necromantic spell is cast
the character must make a Powers Check.
Magical travel in Ravenloft is much more lim-
ited than in other worlds. Attempting to use
spells that would normally allow the character
to leave the Demiplane, fail, and instead depos-
it the character randomly in another location
within Ravenloft. Gate spell requires power
check equal necromancy spells.
Curses are powerful in Ravenloft, much more so
than other worlds. Removal of such curses can
only be accomplished through the clause in the
wording of said curse. Spells like remove curse
can provide temporary relief but require the
afflicted to make a Wisdom saving throw versus
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the DC of the spell that bestowed the curse.
With curses of vengeance, the DC = 8 + ½ invok-
er’s HD + charisma modifier + severity of the
curse.
Cursed magical items require the cursed
user to make a Wisdom save with a DC = 10 + 1
per property of the item to break the attune-
ment. Thus if a weapon had 3 properties, for
instance, that would be a DC of 13.
Sinkholes of evil still exist. Whenever a
player is near a minor sinkhole of evil, the
creatures gain a +1 bonus to their saving
throw when Turn Undead is employed. A
major sinkhole of evil increases this bonus
to saving throws versus Turn Undead to a
+2.
When a domain lord is in close
proximity, they grant a cumulative +1
bonus as well to any saving throw when
Turn Undead is employed. This means
that if a domain lord is nearby on a major
sinkhole of evil, any saving throw made
would have a +3 bonus to Turn Undead.
In addition to this, the modifiers
of a sinkhole of evil also affect Fear and
Horror checks. Thus if characters were in
the depths of Castle Ravenloft, any check
required would gain an automatic +2 to
the DC.
Rest and Healing
HEALER'S KIT DEPENDENCY
A character can't spend any Hit Dice after
finishing a short rest until someone expends one
use of a healer's kit or doctor's kit to bandage and
treat the character's wounds. (DMG rules 266p.)
Injuries
When it fails a death saving throw by 5 or more
causes one Injury. Or when the DMG judge it
appropriate (a fall for example) or dramatic.
This section only includes Ravenloft races, clari-
fies what races are not native to Ravenloft, and
provides rules for handling truly bizarre races
from the PHB and beyond. OR is Outcast Rating.
Caliban {OR base=5}
Orcs are unheard of in Ravenloft and thus there
are no natural born half-orcs. Caliban take their
place instead, misshapen humans that were
exposed to foul, corruptive magic while still in
their mother’s womb. Average features tend to
be hump backs, tusk like teeth and tough hide
bodies, abnormal facial features, etc.
 Ability Score Increase: Strength is in-
creased by 2 and Constitution is in-
creased by 1.
 Age: Same as humans.
 Alignment: Having been born outcasts
and rejects, Caliban tends towards neu-
tral or chaotic alignments.
 Size: Average sizes for humans.
 Speed: Base walking speed of 30 feet.
 Darkvision: Whether thanks to whatev-
er foul magics corrupted you or the fact
you were hidden away in darkness, you
have developed superior vision in dark
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and dim conditions. You can see in dim
light within 60 feet of you as if it were
bright light, and in darkness as if it were
dim light. You can’t discern colors, only
shades of grey.
 Menacing: You gain proficiency in the
Intimidation skill.
 Relentless Endurance: When you are
reduced to 0 hit points but not killed
outright, you can drop to 1 hit point in-
stead. You can’t use this feature again
until you finish a long rest.
 Savage Attacks: When you score a criti-
cal hit with a melee weapon attack, you
can roll one of the weapon’s damage
dice one additional time and add it to
the extra damage of the critical hit.
 True Outcast: Your standing with others
never improves because of your cursed
appearance. You cause great mistrust in
the humans you interact with, and you
are considered an aberration, is not
accepted in most societies.
 Languages: You speak one of the lan-
guages of the Core.
Dragonborn {OR=5}
There are no native Dragonborn in Ravenloft.
All Dragonborn are outsiders of the Land of the
Mists. Due to their incredibly alien appearance,
the DMs can also opt to encourage Fear
checks upon first seeing a Dragonborn if they
are revealed or take no actions to disguise
themselves. Is not accepted in most societies.
Languages: You speak one of the languages
of the Core.
Drow Elves {OR=5}
Drow are unheard of in Ravenloft and any Drow
in Ravenloft are always outsiders. Due to them
looking more like some dark fey creature, and
its base OR base in Outcast rules is larger than a
non-drow Elf. Is not accepted in most societies.
Half-Vistani {OR base=2*}
*You can try to disguise yourself as a human = 0
Called giomorgo, or giamarga if they have an
elven parent, are a troubled lot. Welcomed in
neither their Vistani families nor their human or
elven ones, they are a race between worlds,
much like half-elves. They resemble their
Vistani parents, with angular or aquiline fea-
tures, dark brown to raven black hair and dusky
or olive complexions and only slightly pointed
ears if they are from elven stock. Like their
Vistani parents, the Half-Vistani tends to wan-
der the countryside, never staying in the same
place twice. This wanderlust
has given them some added
benefits as well.
 Ability Score Increase:
Wisdom is increase by 2 ,
and two other ability scores
by 1.
 Age: Same as humans.
 Alignment: Half-Vistani
tends towards chaotic
alignments due to their
carefree nature.
 Size: Average sizes for
humans.
 Speed: Base walking
speed of 30 feet.
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 Survivors: You gain proficiency in
Survival skill.
 Favored of Fate: A ll your saving throws
rolls increase by 1.
 Evil Eye: Once per Long Rest, you gaze
spitefully at your enemy and mutter a
curse. As a Action, you look into the
eyes one creature that can see up to
10ft. And that creature must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw with DC = 8
+ your Wisdom or Charisma Bonus +
Proficiency Bonus, or has disadvantage
on attack rolls against you up 1 minute.
Requires Power Check 5%.
 Tribal Heritage: Choose a tribal herit-
age. It imparts one additional perk.
- Canjar: Add +1 on all Arcane rolls.
- Corvara: +1 on all Sleight of Hand rolls.
- Equaar: +1 on all Animal Handling rolls.
- Kamii: Advantage using tools that deal
with metals or metallurgy.
- Naiat: +1 on all Performance rolls.
- Vatraska: +1 on all Medicine rolls.
- Zarovan: +1 on all initiative rolls.
 Languages: They can learn three of
any language of the core plus the Half–
Vistani familiar with Patterna. When at-
tempting to read the symbol the Half-
Vistani makes an Intelligence check. On
a successful check, the DM rolls a d20.
On a 2 to 20 the Half-
Vistani, ok. If roll of a 1,
however, misreads the sym-
bol and completely gets its
meaning wrong.
Humam {OR base=0}
Humans are the most repre-
sented race in Ravenloft with
very few exceptions (such as
Sithicus). As such, as most rac-
es tend to be human, humans
also don’t react as negatively
to them.
Languages: You speak one of
the languages of the core.
  Socially Accepted: Humans tend to be
more accepted with the denizens of
Ravenloft, (not OR penalties) unless
they make their foreign nature apparent
or dealing with nonhumans.
Tiefling {OR base=5}
Tieflings are extremely rare in Ravenloft, but
there are a few. Due to the tales often told, the
folk of Ravenloft take Tieflings as the devils they
resemble. Whenever a Tiefling’s nature is first
discovered, Fear and Horror checks may be
called for. Tieflings will never gain the trust of
the superstitious Ravenloft folk and thus will
always be outcasts. Furthermore, any reaction
on a failed social roll will always be hostile can
lead to outright lethal. See news in MODERKAINEN.
*OTHER RACES: -Dwarf {OR=3} (Add. Duergar
and Crag Sub-race {OR=5}. See MODERKA. and above)
-Elf {OR=3} (Add. Eladrin {OR=4}, Shadar-kai {OR=5},
Sea Elf {OR=5} and Dusk {OR=4}. See MODERKAINEN
and above.
-Gnome {OR=2} (Add. Deep Gnome Sub-race {OR=5}.
See MODERKAINEN)
-Halfling (No changes) {OR=1}
-Half-Elf (No changes). Called of “Fey Born” {OR=1}
-Aasimar (See in VOLO GUIDE) {OR=4}
-Genasi (See Elemental Evil) {OR=5}
-Goliath (See Elemental Evil) {OR=5}
Deva {OR=4}
Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score
increases by 2 and your Wisdom score by 2.
Alignment: Normally Lawful Good or Lawful Evil
alignment. Very rarely become Lawful Neutral.
Size: As Human, Medium. Speed: 30 feet.
Age. Devas do not age. They do not die of old age.
Astral Resistance: You have resistance to radiant
and Necrotic Damage.
Healing Touch: You Touches another creature only
(not you), that magically regains 4d8 hit points. You
must complete a long rest before you can use this
ability again.
Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes: When you make
an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check and
dislike the result, you can roll 1d8 and add it to the
result. You must complete a short or long rest before
you can use this ability again.
Worldly Knowledge: Proficiency in the History skill.
Languages: One of the languages of the Core and
Celestial.
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It should not be unusual to say that the
more unusual the race the less likely they
are to receive any response at all in
Ravenloft. DMs should be ready to place
penalties on social rolls if not inspire Fear
checks from NPCs that see player
characters that come from strange and
unusual races, such as Outsiders.
Types of responses that DMs
might even consider could very well bor-
der on running the player out of town to
lynch mobs that think that the character
will bring bad luck to even wanting to
sacrifice them to appease some evil spirit.
Life as a nonhuman is very rough indeed,
and for a fantastical nonhuman can be
downright deadly.
Dhampir (half-vampire)
{OR=5*}
*You can try to
disguise yourself as
a human = 0
Ability Score Increase:
Your Strength, Dexterity
and charisma scores
increases by 1, and you
choose between Strength,
Dexterity or charisma
ability score to increase
more 1 (total 2). Alignment: Likely to be
lawful as chaotic.
Size: As human, Medium. Speed: 30 feet.
Age: Dhampir mature at the same rate as
humans and can live into their 200 years.
Superior Darkvision. You can see in dim light
within 120 feet as if it were bright light, and
in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't
discern color in darkness, only shades of
grey.
Unnatural Resilience: You have advantage
on saving throws against disease, charm and
poison, and have resistance to necrotic
damage.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage
on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception)
checks that rely on sight when you, the
target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to
perceive is in direct sunlight.
Daywalker. You can use a bonus action to expend
one Hit Die to ignore your Sunlight Sensitivity feature
effects for 10 minutes, but you gain 1 level of
exhaustion 10 min. Reduced all levels with Long rest.
Slow Metabolism.You can survive on half the normal
amount of food and water.
Dhampir Magic. You know the Friends cantrip. When
you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Charm Person
spell once per day. When you reach 5th level, you
can also cast the Spider Climb spell once per day.
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Vampire's Bite. You have the ability to make a bite
attack against either a willing creature, a creature
that is charmed, grappled, or a creature that is
incapacitated or restrained. You can use your
Strength or Dexterity for your bite's attack roll, and
you're proficient. On a hit, your bite deals damage
equal to 1d6 plus the ability modifier used to make
the attack roll of piercing damage, plus 1d6 necrotic
damage. You may also choose to gain temporary HP
equal to the amount of damage dealt by this attack.
You may gain temporary hit points from this trait a
number of times equal to your Charisma bonus
(minimum of 1). Expended uses of this feature are
restored after a long rest.
Languages: You speak two of the languages of the
Core.
Goblin {OR=5}
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases
by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Alignment. Goblins are typically neutral evil, as they
care only for their own needs. A few goblins might
tend toward good or neutrality, but only rarely.
Size. Goblins are between 3 and 4 feet tall and weigh
between 40 and 80 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Age. Goblins reach adulthood at age 8 and live up to
60 years.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of
you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it
were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness,
only shades of gray.
Fury of the Small. When you damage a creature with
an attack or a spell and the creature's size is larger
than yours, you can cause the attack or spell to deal
extra damage to the creature. The extra damage
equals your level. Once you use this trait, you can't
use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Nimble Escape. You can take the Disengage or Hide
action as a bonus action on each of your turns.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Goblin
and one of the languages of the Core.
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Shifter {OR=5}
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score
increases by 1.
Alignment. Shifters are usually neutral,
viewing the struggle to survive as more
important than moral or ethical concerns
about how survival is maintained.
Size. Shifters are about the same size as
humans. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Age. Same as humans.
Darkvision. Your lycanthropic heritage grants
you the ability to see in dark conditions. You
can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if
it were bright light, and in darkness as if it
were dim light. You can’t discern color in
darkness, only shades of gray.
Shifting. On your turn, you can shift as a
bonus action. Shifting lasts for 1 minute or
until you end it on your turn as a bonus
action. While shifting, you gain temporary hit
points equal to your level + your Constitution
bonus (minimum of 1). You also gain a
feature that depends on your shifter subrace,
described below. You must finish a short or
long rest before you can shift again.
Keen senses. You have proficiency with the
perception skill.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Sylvan and one of the languages of the Core.
Subrace. Several subraces of shifter exist,
each with its own animalistic features.
Choose one of the options below.
-Beasthide: As a beasthide shifter, you
are especially tough and persistent in battle.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution
score increases by 2.
Tough. You have proficiency with the
athletics skill.
Shifting Feature. While shifting, you gain 1d6
additional temporary hit points, and while
shifted, you have a +1 bonus to AC.
-Longtooth: As a longtooth shifter, you
are a ferocious combatant.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 2.
Fierce. You have proficiency with the
Intimidation skill.
Shifting Feature. While shifted, you can use
your elongated fangs to make an unarmed
strike as a bonus action. If you hit with your
fangs, you can deal piercing damage equal to
1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the
bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed
strike.
 -Swiftstride: As a Swiftstride shifter, you are
graceful and quick.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity and
Charisma scores both increase by 1.
Graceful. You have proficiency with the Acrobatics
skill.
Swift Stride. Your walking speed increases by
5 feet.
Shifting Feature. While shifted, your walking speed
increases by 5 feet. Additionally, you can move up to
10 feet as a reaction when an enemy ends its turn
within 5 feet of you. This movement doesn’t provoke
opportunity attacks.
-Wildhunt: Your wildhunt heritage makes you a
consummate tracker and survivor.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases
by 2.
Natural Tracker. You have proficiency with the
Survival skill.
Mark the Scent. As a bonus action, you can mark one
creature you can see within 10 feet of you. Until the
end of your next long rest, your proficiency bonus is
doubled for any ability check you make to find the
marked creature, and you always know the location
of that creature if it is within 60 feet of you. You can’t
use this trait again until you finish a short or long
rest.
Shifting Feature. While shifted, you have
advantage on Wisdom checks.
Languages: You speak one of the languages of the
Core.
Viryloka {OR=5} *You can try to disguise
yourself as a human = 0
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases
by 2, and you may increase either your Strength or
Dexterity score by 1.
Alignment. A Vryloka’s vampiric nature means they
are pulled towards lawful evil, believing strongly in
order and structure. However, many Vrylokas
attempt to struggle against their innate evil nature.
Size. Vrylokas are about the same size as humans.
Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
Age. Natural-born vrylokas age a little slower than
humans, reaching maturity in their late 20s, at which
point they cease to visibly age. First-generation
vrylokas remain the age they were when they went
through the bloodbond ritual. Vrylokas live for many
centuries.
Darkvision. Thanks to your vampiric blood, you have
superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can
see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were
bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
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You can’t discern colour in darkness, only
shades of grey.
Undead Resistance. You have resistance to
necrotic damage.
Red Ledge. Proficiency in the History skill.
Living Dead. Because your soul is tainted by
undeath, you are both living and undead. If a
feature has different effects on living
creatures and undead ones, you choose
which effect applies to you.
Human Heritage. You have advantage on any
deception checks made to pass as a human.
Blood Dependency. You have a pool of 3
blood points. Your maximum blood points is 3.
Every time you complete a long rest, or a day
passes without you completing a long rest,
you expend one point from your pool. If you
feed on the blood of a humanoid live or dead
in up to 4 hours, taking approximately 200 mL
(1 min.), you regain 1 blood point. While you
have 0 blood points, you gain half as much
from all healing and gain one exhaustion level.
This pool is combined with any other features
that grant you a blood pool.
Vampire's Bite. You have the ability to make a
bite attack against either a willing creature, a
creature that is charmed, grappled, or a
creature that is incapacitated or restrained.
You can use your Strength or Dexterity for
your bite's attack roll, and you're proficient.
On a hit, your bite deals damage equal to 1d6
plus the ability modifier used to make the
attack roll of piercing damage, plus 1d6
necrotic damage. You may also choose to gain
temporary HP equal to the amount of damage
dealt by this attack. You may gain temporary
hit points from this trait a number of times
equal to your Charisma bonus (minimum of
1). You regain 1 blood point in each use.
Expended uses of this feature are restored
after a long rest.
Blood Fury: When you kill an enemy, you as a
reaction can move a your base walking speed
without provoking opportunity attacks and
gain temporary hit points equal to 1d10 + your
total level, and gain +2 in your melee damage
rolls (include Vampire’s Bite) until the end of
your next turn. You must complete a short or
long rest before you can use this ability again.
Ritual Heritage: Once per long rest, you have
an advantage in one saving throw (including
death saving throw) to your choice.
Languages: You speak two of the
languages of the Core.
Wilden {OR=5}
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases
by 2, and your Dexterity score by 1.
Alignment. Wildens commonly have chaotic
personalities and experience extremes in their
emotions.
Size. Wildens are about the same size as Elfs. Your
size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Age. Same as Elfs.
Darkvision. Your lycanthropic heritage grants you the
ability to see in dark conditions. You can see in dim
light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light,
and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t
discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Hard Form. Your hit point maximum increases by 1,
and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.
Naturally resilient. Choose Dexterity or Wisdom
saving Throw, to gain a +1 racial bonus to that
choice.
Wilden Weapon Training. You have proficiency with
the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
Naturally Skilled. You gain proficiency in one skill of
your choice, either Animal Handling, Nature,
Perception or Survival.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws
against being charmed, and magic can't put you to
sleep.
Nature's Aspect: Whenever you complete an long
rest, choose one of the following aspects of nature to
manifest.
Aspect of the Ancients: When you hit an enemy you
can use your reaction to cast misty step spell. You
regain the ability to do so when you finish a short or
long rest.
Aspect of the Destroyer: When you hit an enemy you
can use your reaction to make a weapon attack
against any enemy. You regain the ability to do so
when you finish a short or long rest.
Aspect of the Hunter: When an enemy within 30ft.
of you moves on its turn, you can use your reaction
to move you base speed and make a weapon attack
against this enemy. You regain the ability to do so
when you finish a short or long rest
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Elf, Sylvan
and one of the languages of the Core.
Dusk Elf (Elf sub-race) {OR=4}
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score
increases by 1.
Superior Darkvision. Your darkvision has a
radius o f 120 feet.
Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack
rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on
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sight when you, the target of your attack, or
whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct
sunlight.
Dusk Elf Invisibility. When you take damage
that reduces you to half your maximum hit
points of fewer, you can use your reaction to
cast invisibility spell, and become invisible
until the end of your next turn. Once you use
this ability, you cannot use it again until your
finish a short or long rest.
Dusk Elf Stealth. As a bonus action, you can
grant an ally within 30 feet, advantage on a
Dexterity (Stealth) check on their next turn, as
if you had take the help action. Once you use
this ability, you cannot use it again until your
finish a short or long rest.
Dusk Elves Weapon Training. You have
proficiency with rapiers, shortswords, and
hand crossbows.
Crag Dwarf (Dwarf sub-race) {OR=4}
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence Score
increases by 1.
Dwarven Psionics: You know the mage hand
cantrip, and the hand is invisible when you
cast the cantrip with this trait.
When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the
jump spell once with this trait, and you regain
the ability to do so when you finish a long
rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast
the detect thoughts spell once with this trait,
and you regain the ability to do so when you
finish a long rest.
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for
these spells. When you cast them with this
trait, they don’t require components.
Viryloka , Crag Dwarf, Dusk Elf
Shifter, Wilden , Shadar-kai

What follows are rule changes to the specific
classes that can be found within the PHB.
Avenger
In AD&D, Avenger was a class, but in D&D 5th
edition happened to be a FIGHTER Archetype.
All PHB Primal paths allowed. Add the Battlerager
(SCAG), Ancestral Guardian (XGTE), Storm Herald
(XGTE), Zealot (XGTE) and the Totem Warrios new
options (SCAG) Primal Paths.
Barbarians are uncommon in the Core of
Ravenloft as nomadic tribes tend to be small
and spread out. However in the less civilized
domains, sparsely populated tribes can be
found.
 Barbarian Rage: While under the af-
fects of rage, a barbarian reduces in 2
the DC on all Fear, Horror and Madness
checks.
 Mindless Rage: Barbarians are not im-
mune to Fear checks but still retain the
bonus from a normal rage. The barbari-
an still has to roll a saving throw if the
charm is from a domain lord or closed
domain border.
 Intimidating Presence: Using this on
Innocents, Good or non-combatants
requires a Powers Check.
All PHB colleges allowed. Add the Glamour, Swords
and Whispers (XGTE) Colleges.
The largest contingent of bards in Ravenloft
tends to hail from Kartakass, with a few notable
colleges coming from Nova Vaasa, Falkovnia,
and Mordent. Most, regardless of origin, aspire
to perform at the renowned Harmonia Hall lo-
cated within Kartakass, and as such most of the
colleges tend to be of lore. Falkovnia is the only
domain with a prominent college of valor, due
to the campaigns of conquest attempted every
several years.
 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells.
 Cutting Words: When using this power
on Innocents, Good or non-combatant
NPCs this requires a Powers Check.
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All PHB Divine Domains allowed. Add the
Forge (XGTE), Grave (XGTE), Death (DMG), Order
(Mtof), Mist (See below) and Protection (See below)
Domains.
Finding a truly devoted cleric in Ravenloft is not
an easy task as the presence of the divine is
weaker than in other worlds. Temples and
churches lay in dilapidated states or in complete
disrepair due to lack of actual use as pews re-
main empty except during the most special of
circumstances. Most clerics from Ravenloft tend
to be theologians or anchorites more than pious
men devoted to earning converts. Clerics, that
come from other worlds, note an almost imme-
diate feeling of disconnect or loss of presence
of their particular deity.
MIST DOMAIN (n e w D omai n)
MIST Domain Spells
Cleric
Level Spells
1st feather fall, fog cloud
3rd gust of wind, cloud of daggers
5th fly, gaseous form
7th freedom of movement, greater Invisibility
9th cloudkill, control winds*
*This spells can be found in the Elemental Evil
Player’s Companion.
Bonus Proficiency
At 1st level you gain proficiency with blowguns,
hand crossbows and longbows.
Bonus Cantrip
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you
gain the gust* and poison spray cantrips if you
don’t have it already.
Channel Energy: Guided Projectile
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel
Energy to make a ranged attack with
supernatural accuracy. When you make an
attack roll with a ranged weapon, you can use
your Channel Energy to gain a +10 bonus to the
roll. You make this choice after you see the roll,
but before the DM says whether the attack hits
or misses.
Mist Form
At 6th level, you can use a bonus action to turn
into a mist, fly up to 20ft. without provoking
opportunity attacks, with resistance to
nonmagical damage, advantage on Strength,
Dexterity and Constitution saving throws and
transforming back into its original form. You can
also go through small cracks, closed doors,
closed windows, small hole, enemies, allies.
You can use this feature a number of times
equal to your Wisdom modifier (a minimum of
once). You regain expended uses when you
finish a long rest.
Razor Winds
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your
ranged attacks with razor winds. Once on each
of your turns when you hit a creature with a
ranged weapon attack, you can cause the attack
to deal an extra 1d8 slashing damage to the
target. When you reach 14th level, the extra
damage increases to 2d8.
Incendiary Mist
At 17th level, you can cast Incendiary Cloud
Spell, but with 12d8 fire damage and 30-foot-
radius sphere centered a point within range. You
regain this use when you finish a long rest.
PROTECTION DOMAIN (n ew Dom ain)
Cleric
Level Spells
1st Shield of Faith, protection from evil and good
3rd aid, protection from poison
5th protection from energy, counterspell
7th death ward, Otiluke’s resilient sphere
9th circle of power, wall of force
Bonus Proficiency
At 1st level you gain proficiency with heavy
armor.
Blessing of the protection
At 1st level, you gain the ability to imbue magic
to protection one target. At the end of a long
rest, you can touch one target. Until the end of
your next long rest or until you die, the target
gain a +1 bonus to AC or +1 bonus in all saving
throws or bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage that you take from non magical
weapons is reduced by 1.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a long rest.
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Channel Energy: Mantle of protection
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel
Divinity to bestow a mantle of protection upon
your allies. As an action, choose up to three
creatures within 30 feet of you (you can include
yourself). The affected creatures are under the
effect of the mantle of protection for 1 minute.
The mantle of protection has 5 hit points per
level of cleric you possess. Each time a creature
affected by the mantle of protection takes
damage, the damage is instead applied to the
mantle of protection. Once the mantle of
protection is reduced to 0 hit points, it ends and
any excess damage is applied to the protected
creature or creatures that would have taken the
full damage. When this happens, as a reaction,
you can transfer all the excess damage to
yourself.
Channel Energy: Attack Warding
Beginning at 6th level, you can use your Channel
Divinity, when a creature within 30 feet of you
make an attack roll, you can use your reaction to
impose upon that creature a -10 penalty to the
roll. You make this choice after you see the roll,
but before the DM says whether the attack hits
or misses.
Divine Strike
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your
weapon strikes with divine energy. Once on
each of your turns when you hit a creature with
a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to
deal an extra 1d8 radiant damage to the target.
When you reach 14th level, the extra damage
increases to 2d8.
Potent Protection
At 17th level, you protection ir more powerful.
As an action, choose up to three creatures
within 30 feet of you (you can include yourself)
to gain for 10 minutes:
- Resistance to three damage types you
choice.
- +2 in all saving throws.
- +2 a bonus to AC.
- Temporary Hit points equal 2d10 + your
cleric level.
- One Inspiration dice.
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again
until you finish a long rest.
*** RELIGIONS OF RAVENLOFT
, Order
* The Akiri Pantheon
# The Rajian Pantheon
& The Celtic Pantheon
% Though a L/G sect exists in Mordent, a L/E sect
exists in Darkon, and a Neutral sect exists in
Dementlieu.
 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells,
and other specifics and powerful curse
spells, since they require power checks.
 Divine Intervention: Receiving Divine
Intervention is not a guarantee in the
Demiplane of Dread at level 20, and still
must be rolled. The Dark Powers may
also intervene on any attempted inter-
vention and twist the intervention, de-
pending on what is done. This type of
interference is left up to the DM. Any
attempt to summon for intervention
from against a domain lord automatical-
ly fails as the Dark powers intervene
directly.
 (Knowledge) Channel Divinity: Read
Thoughts: Domain lords always know if
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you are attempting to read their
thoughts and as per earlier rules can
decide if you succeed or fail. A domain
lord that allows a cleric to read their
thoughts requires a Madness check
from the cleric. Any suggestions that
can result in death or cause the being to
make a Power’s Check requires the cler-
ic to actually make the Power’s Check
instead.
 (Knowledge) Visions of the Past:
Ravenloft does not reveal its secrets
easily; as such clerics using this power
are always at Disadvantage with their
rolls. Scenes of gruesome acts may
require a Horror check from the cleric
on success- ful rolls.
 (Grave) Keeper of souls: Requires
power’s Check.
 Plant Domain: Plants performs normal-
ly except when in conflict of a domain
lord’s power or a closed domain border,
then the domain lord wins automatical-
ly or the border remains unaffected.
  Tempest Domain: Mostly unchanged,
except as noted, and unless it conflicts
directly with a domain lords power or a
closed domain border.
 Death Domain: Touch of Death and
Inescapable destruction requires power
 check.
 Trickery Domain: Largely unaffected,
except the illusions created by invoke
duplicity and improved duplicity have a
chance to create actual shadows in-
d20,
stead one of the illusions
of illusions. On a rollbecomes
on 1 on a
shadow instead and may attack the
cleric or others. It will often wait for an
opportune moment.
All PHB Druid circles allowed. Add the Shephed
(XGTE) Circle.
Druids, like barbarians, are uncommon in the
core lands of Ravenloft, and druids from other
lands tend to note that ones from Ravenloft
tend to be more morose in their nature. The
ones that appear typically come from Verbrek,
Forlorn (very rarely) and Souragne. Those from
the swamp lands of Souragne tend to look and
smell more like a swamp hermit. Druids from
other lands tend to note that the land itself
seems to emit an indescribable feeling of ma-
levolence, but are never quite sure if they are
truly feeling this.
 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells.
 Land’s Stride: This will not allow a druid
to cross a closed domain border. In ad-
dition, domain lords that control the
plants of their domain are treated as
magical, unless the domain lord wills it,
for purposes of effects of this power.
 Nature’s Ward: Druids are not immune
to effects from domain lords and closed
domain borders. Charms, fear effects,
poisons and diseases can still affect the
druid, though they get a saving throw in
those cases.
 Nature’s Sanctuary: Creatures con-
trolled by domain lords do not have to
make a saving throw and can attack the
druid freely.
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 Circle of the Moon: In Ravenloft, the
user chooses an animal type (i.e. wolf,
bear, etc). As the druid levels up they
gain the features of that animal type
but slowly start resembling a lycan-
thrope of that type (such as a werewolf
or werebear). People witnessing a druid
use this power may require a Fear
and/or Horror check and this power
may get superstitious folks hunting the
druid. See Beast shape in XGTE.
All PHB Martial archetypes allowed. Add the
Cavalier (XGTE) and Avenger (See below)
Archetypes. Fighters are everywhere within the
Land of the Mists. From men-at-arms, to
guardsmen, to mercenaries they are readily
available, though training can be sporadic at
best. Falkovnia and Nova Vaasa tend to produce
the best trained fighters in Ravenloft. Of the
paths, Battle Mas- ter tends to be the most
often pursued with very few actually choosing
the path of the Champion. Eldritch Knights are
extremely rare, though those that do exist tend
to come from Hazlan or Darkon in the Core, with
a few of the gypsies learning the path of the
Eldritch Knight as well.
AVENGER (n ew A rch e type)
Deadly Revenge
Beginning when you choose this archetype at 3rd
level, you're a fighter motivated by almost
obsessive need for revenge. After a one-hour
ritual, you choose a single target for your
revenge, for example the Vampire Strahd
(undead), which belongs to the type beasts, fey,
humanoids, monstrosities, undead, aberrations,
celestials, constructs, dragons, elementals,
fiends, or giants. The abilities that you gain are
related to the exact target of your revenge (Ex:
Strahd), or to the same target type (Undead).
You gain against the same target type and the
target as your revenge:
- A plus bonus (see table again) to damage
rolls with weapon attacks.
- Advantage on Wisdom (Survival),
Intelligence (Investigation), Wisdom
 (Perception), Charisma, (Intimidation) and
Dexterity (stealth) rolls.
- A plus bonus (see table again) of your AC and
your all saving throws.
- Learn one language of your choice, typically
one spoken by your target or creatures
associated with it. However, you are free to
pick any language you wish to learn.
Relentless Avenger
Starting at 15th level, you learn to trade
accuracy for powerful strikes. If you take the
Attack action on your turn and have advantage
on an attack roll against one of the targets, you
can forgo the advantage for to give an additional
damage of the same type equal to 2d10. You
can do so no more than once per turn.

Fighter Level Bonus Damage Increase Unstoppable Avenger

Starting at 18th, you become much more
Vs. Same Type Vs. Target
efficient and deadly in your revenge.
3rd 1d4 1d6 You gain the following additional effects:
10th 1d6 1d8
16th 1d8 1d10 - You gain immunity to one type damage
20th 1d10 1d12 of your choice.
- You have resistance to bludgeoning,
Fighter Level Bonus AC/bonus Saving Throws piercing and slashing damage from non-
Vs. Same Type Vs. Target magical weapons.
- Advantage on all opportunity attacks.
3rd +1 / 0 +1 / +1
- Disadvantage on all opportunity attacks
10th +1 / +1 +2 / +1
against you.
16th +2 / +1 +2 / +2 - Cast Locate Object, Locate Creature,
20th +2 / +2 +2 / +3 Locate Animals and Plants, Nondetection,
Pass without trace and longstrider spells
You can trade your target with a one-hour ritual, once each, for long rest.
but this target must always have done
something to justify revenge (Consult your
DMG). All PHB Monastic traditions allowed. Add the Long
Death (SCAG) and Drunken Master (XGTE) Monastic
Avenger Fortitude traditions.
Starting at 7th level, If any damage reduces you Monks tend to be uncommon in most of
to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving Ravenloft, and many just view them as another
throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless form of cleric, despite there being obvious dif-
the damage from a critical hit. On a success, you ferences. A few monastic orders of monks exist
drop to 1 hit point instead. You can apply your throughout the Core of Ravenloft and a few of
Deadly Revenge bonus in case the attack against the Islands; however most of the orders tend to
you reduces you to 0 hit points, be made by the lean towards the Way of Shadows.
same type of your deadly revenge target or your  Stillness of Mind: This power does not
deadly revenge target. automatically end a fear effect from a
failed Fear check. Instead it allows the
You can’t use this feature again until you finish a
monk to make a new Fear check.
short or long rest.
 Purity of Body: Domain lords are still
Very Fast
able to inflict disease and poison on
Starting at 10th level you add your proficiency monks as well as the effects of closed
bonus on your initiative rolls, and your walking domain borders.
speed increases by 10 feet.

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  Timeless Body: The aging effects
caused by domain lords or from closed
domain borders will still age a monk
normally.
 Empty Body: Attempting to use the as-
tral projection portion of this power au-
tomatically fails in Ravenloft.
 (Way of the Open Palm) Tranquility:
Domain lords do not have to roll a save
and can attack a protected monk.
 (Way of the Long Death): Power check.
 (Way of the Open Palm) Quivering
Palm: Crossing a domain border counts
as entering another plane for purposes
of the duration of this effect. Further-
more, domain lords are unaffected by
this effect.
 (Way of Shadows) Shadow Step: A do-
main lord that controls the shadows can
prevent a monk from using those shad-
ows with this power. This cannot be
used to cross a closed domain border.
All PHB Sacred oaths allowed. Add the Crown
(SCAG), Oathbreaker (DMG), Conquest (XGTE) and
Redemption (XGTE) Sacred oaths.
Paladins are exceptionally rare in Ravenloft.
There are many reasons for this, least of all
which the very presence of a paladin causes
disruption to the land itself, like salt on a gaping
wound. Most paladins tend to be outsiders of
Ravenloft, and like clerics, note almost an im-
mediate disconnect from the presence of the
divine. The few paladins in Ravenloft that exist
are usually due to some crusade or oath sworn
for vengeance and as such most Ravenloft pala-
dins tend to follow the Oath of Vengeance.
 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells.
 Disruptive Presence: The Land reacts to
the presence of a paladin. As a result
domain lords always know that there is
a paladin in their domain. They only get
a faint glimmer thus the paladin is pro-
tected early on, but as the paladin gains
levels the domain lord gets a stronger
sensation where they are.
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Starting at level 11, the paladin is
powerful enough that the domain lord
knows where the paladin is within
10 miles of their actual location. Every
level the paladin gains reduces the
rately
range bylocate a level
1 mile 20 paladin
increasing within 1
the accuracy,
mile
with of their location.
a domain lord being able to accu-
If the paladin is brandishing a
holy avenger weapon or some powerful
holy artifact (such as the holy symbol of
ravenkind) then a domain lord knows
where the paladin is within 100 yards of
their location, regardless of level. This is
why few paladins naturally exist to old
age within Ravenloft.
 Divine Sense: Ravenloft does not natu-
rally give up secrets easily. When em-
ploying this power, the paladin only
gets a sense if something is natural or
unnatural. Undead receive saves with
Advantage from this effect and domain
lords are completely immune able to
determine their status as they see fit
and how the DM decides it should be.
 Divine Health: Diseases inflicted by a
domain lord or a closed domain border
take effect normally on a paladin.
 Aura of Protection: The bonus from this
is reduced by the presence of a Sinkhole
of Evil or a domain lord. See Sinkholes
of Evil sidebar on page 9 for more de-
tails.
 Aura of Courage: Now reduces in 2 the
DC on all on Fear check rolls to the
paladin and those within 10 feet of the
paladin in- stead of making them
immune to fear.
 Cleansing Touch: Attempting to remove
an effect from a domain lord only
grants the target a new saving throw at
a chance to end the effect. Attempting
to remove a curse follows the normal
rules for removing curses found on
page 6.
 (Oath of Devotion) Turn the Unholy:
See Turn Undead on page 5.
 (Oath of Devotion) Aura of Devotion:
Effects from domain lords or closed
 domain borders still affect the charac-
ters normally.
 (Oath of the Ancients) Nature’s Wrath:
Domain lords with power over plants
can ignore the restraint completely.
Other domain lords might have other
methods for easily getting out, such as a
mist form.
 (Oath of the Ancients) Turn the Faith-
less: See Turn Undead on page 5.
 (Oath of the Ancients) Undying Senti-
nel: Attacks from domain lords or
closed domain borders that age the
paladin will affect them normally.
 (Oath of the Ancients) Elder Champion:
Using this power may cause Fear and/or
Horror in those around them due to
their superstitious nature in Ravenloft.
The forms appearance is usually twisted
or menacing as well, such as choosing a
tree like appearance the paladin might
assume a form more closely resembling
a dead man’s tree or look more savage
if choosing an animal.
 (Oath of Vengeance) Abjure Enemy:
Undead and demons do not have Dis-
advantage on their rolls. See Turn Un-
dead on page 5 for other rules.
 (Oath of Vengeance) Avenging Angel:
In Ravenloft, the twisted sense of hu-
mor of the Land twists this form into a
mockery, making it appear as a shad-
owy angel of death instead of one of
vengeance. Seeing such a transfor-
mation may cause Fear and/or Horror
checks in others.
 (Oath of Conquest) Conquering
Presence: When using this power on
Innocents or Good NPCs this requires a
Powers Check.
 (Oathbreaker): All abilities, except
Supernatural Resistance requires Power
Check.
Replace the Ranger Class in the PHB. to the RANGER
REVISED CLASS “with adjustments”, except Deep
Stalker Archetype (See in the UA_Ranger_Revised).
Add the Gloom Stalker and Monster Slayer (XGTE)
Archetypes.
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*with adjustments: Remove You have advantage on
initiative rolls, and in Favored enemy, if you choose
humanoid, you must set 2 races.
Now Rangers tend to be wanderers, more at
home in the wooded areas of Ravenloft.
Uncommon by most standards they are
definitely more visible than druids and
barbarians. Due to how beasts act in
Ravenloft, most rangers tend to be Hunters.
 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells.
 Primeval Awareness: Ravenloft does
not divulge its secrets easily. As with
other sensing powers, any information
the ranger might glean would be given
as whether it is natural or unnatural.
 Land’s Stride: This will not allow a rang-
er to cross a closed domain border. In
addition, domain lords that control the
plants of their domain are treated as
magical, unless the domain lord wills it,
for purposes of effects of this power.
 (Beast Master) Ranger’s Companion: A
ranger’s companion that is of a type
that a domain lord can control must
make a Wisdom saving throw (DC =
8+Proficiency+Wisdom of the lord)
when entering the domain with the
ranger. If succeeds the companion is in
full control of its faculties, but is
always cowering or whimpering and
pacing as if uneasy while remaining in
the domain, urging its master to leave.
A new check is made for every day the
ranger remains in the domain. If
confronted by the domain lord the
companion will flee outright. If the fails,
the companion is now under the control
of the domain lord, and will attack the
ranger if compelled to. The companion
is forever lost at this point. Attempting
to bond with a beast a domain lord has
control over automatically fails.
All PHB Roguish Archetype allowed. Add the
Inquisitive, Mastermind, Scout and Swashbuckler
(XGTE) archetypes.
Rogues are everywhere within Ravenloft
probably even more so than any other class.
Street urchins, to conmen, to even wandering
gypsies might have some a rogue skill.

Wandering gypsies and Vistani especially tend
to favor the arcane trickster, using illusions and
trickery to wow spectators and fool the clue-
less. There is a reason many tend to be guarded
when the gypsies are in town.
All PHB Sorcerer origins allowed. Add the Shadow
and Storm (XGTE) Origins. Sorcery is often looked
at negatively in the Land of the Mists as some
sort of curse or ill omen. A child that has
magical ability without use of some sort of
implement is using witchcraft and typically get
ran out of town or killed all the same. Of the
two types, Wild Magic is the most common as
Draconic Bloodlines tend to be rare, though it is
rumored that Hazlan and Darkon both host a
few draconic bloodlines. Sorcerers do not have
a favored land they come from as anyone has a
chance to be born with such pow- ers, but they
do tend to float towards Hazlan or Darkon for
possible help in controlling their powers,
eventually.
 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells.
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 Draconic Origin: Using powers that
cause outward appearance changes, as
parts of this origin often include, may
require others to roll a fear and/or hor-
ror check in response. Fearful folk may
attack or attempt to drive the draconic
sorcerer out.
 Wild Magic Origin: While wild magic ef-
fects are uncontrollable, effects gener-
ated are still under the affects of any al-
tered magic rules that apply. Any effect
that would require a power’s check, still
applies in these instances as well.
All PHB Warlock otherworldly patrons allowed. Add
the The Undying (SCAG) and Hexblade (XGTE)
otherworldly patrons.
Warlocks are a strange lot in the Land of the
Mists; seekers of knowledge and/or power they
willingly truck with dark powers directly. They
often, foolishly, refer to themselves as arcanists
as if such a title would change what they would
do trying to disguise their dark practices as
nothing more than scholarly curiosity.
In the lands near to the Shadow Rift, war-
locks tend to make pacts with the Archfey but
the further they get from such lands the more
likely one is to run into focus on the Fiend or
the Great Old One. It should come as no sur-
prise then that when a warlock uses their magic
that they tend to be in danger of falling to the
Dark Powers more than most other classes as
well.
Becoming a warlock is a secret endeavor
and usually the result of despair or a witless
dark pact with some entity in the search for
greater knowledge or power. There are no
teachings or schools for a warlock; this is a lone
endeavor on a road of personal damnation.
 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells.
 Power’s Check: You willingly truck with
dark forces, and as such the Dark Pow-
ers tend to notice you easier. Whenever
you advance in a level you make a Pow-
er’s Check equal to 5% multiplied by
your level. Thus making it impossible to
avoid corruption completely.
 Horror Checks: Due to the fact that domain lord reads their mind normally,
warlocks tend to truck with things that if the save succeeds the warlock is still
no mortal was meant to deal with, war- unaware of why they needed to make
locks gain Advantage on any Horror the save.
check they make.  (The Great Old One) Create Thrall: Cre-
 (The Archfey) Fey Presence: Using this ating a thrall requires a Power’s Check.
power to charm others into doing dan-  Witch Sight: This does not allow you to
gerous or deadly things requires a Pow- detect creatures using their natural
er’s Check. You cannot charm a domain shapeshifting abilities. Only spells of a
lord with this power. magical nature from items or magic can
 (The Archfey) Misty Escape: You cannot be detected.
use this power to cross a closed domain  (The Undying) Among the Death: The
border. undead wisdom saving throw has
 (The Archfey) Beguiling Defenses: A advantage.
domain lord trying to charm you in-  (The Undying) Defy Death: This requires a
vokes a saving throw instead. If you Power’s Check 5%.
succeed the charm fails instead of re-
bounding.
 (The Archfey) Dark Delirium: Using this
power requires a Power’s Check
5%.
 (The Fiend) Dark One’s Own Luck: The
bonus from this is actually increased,
within the Land of the Mists, to a d12.
However invoking this requires a Pow-
er’s Check.
 (The Fiend) Hurl Through Hell: This
power instead buffets the target with
images of the lower planes, burning
them deep into the recesses of their
mind. The damage still occurs, and if
the target survives they are required to
make a Fear, Horror and Madness
check. Invoking this power causes a
Power’s Check.
 Path of the Great Old One: In
Ravenloft, following this path actually
as the unfathomable alien nature of
their benefactor is slowly revealed. All PHB Arcane traditions allowed. Add the War
Each level the warlock gains require a Magic (XGTE) and Artificer (See UA_EBERRON)
Madness check from the warlock. Arcane traditions.
 (The Great Old One) Thought Shield: Wizards are uncommon in the Land of the Mists
but have slowly been gaining popularity, and
Domain lords that can read the minds
reports of smaller schools springing up in
of others can attempt to read the mind
Darkon and Falkovnia. Most lands have few
of the warlock instead. The warlock
wizards in them though, so finding a teacher
makes a saving throw, though they
can be exceptionally difficult, or expensive.
don’t know why. If the warlock fails the
Many tend to give wizards a wide berth given
 (Hexblade) Hexblade´s Curse,Acursed
their reputation for employing dark curses on
Specter and Master of Hex:Power check
those that anger them, and this is terrible.
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Artifice Wizards exist in more developed
domains in Ravenloft, but are still extremely
rare

 Spells: Many spells in Ravenloft have
different functions, and have new spells.
 Benign Transposition: You cannot use
this power to cross a closed Domain
border.
 Divination: There are no master’s of
Divination in Ravenloft as Divination
magic is highly unreliable. As a result
the Divination school cannot be chosen
for mastery, though many still teach the
spells they find in that school.
 Necromancy (more powerful) : As
one finds out in Ravenloft,
necromancy is much strong- er, but it
also carries with it a terrible price.
Necromancy is not normally taught
leaving most who seek out such dark
magic to pursue their own courses and
trials. Finding a master of necro- mancy
to teach such magic is difficult indeed.
When casting a necromantic spell, it is
treated as if you used a spell slot 1 level
higher than you actually did, your DC
spell increase to 1 and your spell attack
increase to 1. Cantrip causes 1d4 extra
damage. In addition to this the undead
created gain 1 additional hit die.
However, necromancers have to be
wary. When the undead are first
created they get a Wisdom saving
throw. If they succeed, they are not
under the control of the caster and are
free to attack whomever they wish
(usually the caster for bringing them
back in such a piti- ful state). Using
necromancy in Ravenloft always
requires a Power’s Check of 5% x
original slot spell (cantrip counts 1).
 (Artificer) Infuse Scrolls: Creating
scrolls with necromancy spells also
requires a power check of 5% x original
slot spell (cantrip counts 1). Using scrolls
with necromancy spell also requires
powercheck.

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Like any other campaign setting, characters
made in Ravenloft have several choices to help
flesh out their characters. Most of these choices
can be found in the PHB but some new ones are
added within the Land of the Mists as well.
Backgrounds in Ravenloft have their place and
the many that can be found in the PHB still
serve greatly as a common source of inspiration
for backgrounds within the Land of the Mists.
Anchorite (Acolyte Variant)
The untrustworthy folk are hard to sway within
the misty confines of Ravenloft. However, those
strongly devoted can persuade them if they fol-
low similar religious ideals. This variant feature
of the Acolyte background allows the character
to use their faith as a bargaining chip for sup-
plies or shelter in Ravenloft with someone,
though people may still ask for compensation.
Arcanist (Sage Variant)
This variant feature for the Sage background
gives the character Advantage rolls when it con-
cerns lore, history, or even knowledge concern-
ing Ravenloft itself. As long as the information
and roll in question is knowledge about the
Lands of the Mists, the character always re-
ceives Advantage on said rolls.
Another Plan (Soldier Variant)
This variant of the Soldier background allows
you It is a fighter, who for some special reason
ended up in the terror of the plan, Ravenloft.
You will do anything to get out of Ravenloft,
using all his knowledge, experience and effort
for it and will use it to death.
Common Folk (Folk Hero Variant)
The path of an adventurer is not always chosen:
your defining event was not one of heroism but
of tragedy and loss. You might be a rancher,
farmer, shepherd, or fisherman that has been
pushed towards the heroic lifestyle. You likely
eschew the title of "hero", simply doing what
needs to be done. You are still often welcome in
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the homes of other commoners, not out if
appreciation but out of simple kindness.
d6 Defining Event
1 A loved one was killed or injured by a
monster.
2 I left home to prevent my family being
punished for something I did.
3 A dangerous magical item was entrusted
to me.
4 I killed a monster that became a person
upon death, so now I am thought a murderer.
5 I am being stalked by an unknown
creature.
6 I was injured or scarred by a creature.
7 I was accused of a crime I did not commit.
8 A fortune teller foretold my loved ones
would suffer if I stayed at home.
Doctor (Noble Variant)
Nobles in Ravenloft often are not much higher
than the common vagrant. However a few do
stick out from time to time. This variant for the
Noble background changes a few facets. The
two skills of proficiency become hypnosis and
medicine. Your tool proficiency is a doctor’s kit
(see page 20). The feature of position is still
maintained, though it might not bring privilege
with it in Ravenloft.
Gypsy (Outlander Variant)
The gypsies of Ravenloft have a tendency to
glean information from the most bizarre of
places from basic tavern talk to just eavesdrop-
ping in on conversations from around the cor-
ner. As such, gypsy characters can make an In-
telligence check (skills can be applied, if appli-
cable) to see if the gypsy might have knowledge
of something. How much the gypsy might know
is left up to the DM.
Guardian (Acolyte Variant)
Living in isolated or hidden monasteries, the
Order of Guardians is an organization in name
only. Each monastery is independant, only
loosely affiliated with the others, often being
unaware of the location of other monasteries.
They present themselves as an ascetics order,
following the routines and rituals common to
monasteries, but each has a secret purpose: City Watch (SCAG)
guarding a single powerful magical relic. These
relics cannot be destroyed and are considered Clan Crafter (SCAG)
too dangerous to be loosed in the world.
Not being tied to a single deity, it is easier for Cloistered Scholar (SCAG)
you to find shelter or simple aid in chapels or
temples. However, priests are less likely to offer
Courtier (SCAG)
you free healing. You may also have vague
information on the location of other
Faction Agent (SCAG)
monasteries, which are typically in out-of-the-
way rural locations.
Far Traveler (SCAG)
Poisoner (Criminal Variant)
In most lands the prefered method of Inheritor (SCAG)
assassination is a knife or crossbow bolt. In
Borca, the weapon of choice is a fine powder or Knight of the order (SCAG)
subtle liquid. While your art is illegal, poisoners
are frequently employed by nobles and Mercenary Veteran (SCAG)
criminals alike. Poisoners are typically skilled at
either crafting poisons for sale or employing Urban Body Hunter (SCAG)
assorted toxins, but a few are adept at both.
Rather than proficiency with thieves' tools, you
are proficient with poisoner's kits. Haunted one (new background)
You are haunted by something so terrible that
Physician (Sage Variant) you dare not speak of it. You've tried to bury it
Your studies were focused on biology and the and run away from it, to no avail. Whatever this
human body rather than chemistry or the thing is that haunts you can't be slain with a
physical sciences. Human anatomy was a major sword or banished with a spell. It might come to
topic of your education, and you were you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling
treatments for many common ailments and nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or
injuries. Herbal remedies may have also been a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has
included in your education. taken its toll, isolating you from most people
Rather than knowing one additional language, and making you question your sanity. You must
you are proficient with either the herbalist or find a way to overcome it before it destroys you.
healing kit (or both in place of two additional Skill Proficiencies: Choose one of Arcana,
languages). You can replace the quill and bottle Investigation, Religion, or Survival
of ink in your starting equipment with either a Languages: Choose one exotic language
healing or herbalist kit. (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic,
Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon)
Stage Magician (Entertainer Variant) Equipment: Monster hunter's pack (see
Mixing mundane illusions and showmanship, sidebar), one trinket of special significance
Dementlieuse stage magicians give the (choose one or roll on the Gothic Trinkets table
impression of magic with sleight of hand a some in this appendix)
alchemical tricks. Most stage magicians have no
ability to cast spells, a few are actual wizards
hiding their arcane talents in plain sight,
supplementing their common tricks and
deceptions with true magic.
Rather than proficiency in Acrobatics, you are
proficient with Sleight of Hand.
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HARROWING EVENT
D10 Event
1 A monster that slaughtered dozens of
innocent people spared your life, and you don't
know why.
2 You were born under a dark star. You can
feel it watching you, coldly and distantly.
Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night.
3 An apparition that has haunted your family
for
generations now haunts you. You don't know
what it wants, and it won't leave you alone.
4 Your family has a history of practicing the
dark arts. You dabbled once and felt something
horrible clutch at your soul, whereupon you fled
in terror.
5 An oni took your sibling one cold, dark night,
and you were unable to stop it.
6 You were cursed with lycanthropy and later
cured. You are now haunted by the innocents
you slaughtered.
7 A hag kidnapped and raised you. You
escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold
over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts.
8 You opened an eldritch tome and saw things
unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but
its words and images are burned into your
psyche.
9 A fiend possessed you as a child. You were
locked away but escaped. The fiend is still inside
you, but now you try to keep it locked away.
10 You did terrible things to avenge the murder
of someone you loved. You became a monster,
and it haunts your waking �reams.
FEATURE: HEART OF DARKNESS
Those who look into your eyes can see that you
have faced unimaginable horror and that you
are no stranger to darkness. Though they might
fear you, commoners will extend you every
courtesy and do their utmost to help you.
Unless you have shown yourself to be a danger
to them, they will even take up arms to fight
alongside you, should you find yourself facing an
enemy alone.
HARROWING EVENT
Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in
life was defined by one dark moment, one
fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a
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darkness threatening to consume you, and you
fear there may be no hope of escape.
Choose a harrowing event that haunts you, or
roll one on the Harrowing Events table.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
You have learned to live with the terror that
haunts you. You are a survivor, who can be very
protective of those who bring light into your
darkened life.
PERSONALITY TRAITS
d8 Personality Trait
1 I don't run from evil. Evil runs from me.
2 I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me
calm and brings me fleeting moments of
happiness.
3 I spend money freely and live life to the fullest,
knowing that tomorrow I might die.
4 I live for the thrill of the hunt.
5 I don't talk about the thing that torments me.
I'd rather not burden others with my curse.
6 I expect danger around every corner.
7 I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow
others to be victimized.
8 I put no trust in divine beings.
IDEALS
d6 Ideal
1 I try to help those in need, no matter what the
personal cost. (Good)
2 I'll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying.
(Any)
3 I kill monsters to make the world a safer place,
and to exorcise my own demons. (Good)
. 4 I have a dark calling that puts me above the
law.
(Chaotic)
5 I like to know my enemy's capabilities and
weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful)
6 I'm a monster that destroys other mor:isters,
and anything else that gets. in my way ..( E_vif) '/
BONDS
d6 Bond
1 I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal.
My journal is my legacy.
2 I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect
the innocent.
3 My torment drove away the person I love. I
strive to win back the love I've lost.
4 A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can
find redemption through my actions.
5 There's evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be
set free.
6 I have a child to protect. I must make the world
a safer place for him (or her).
FLAWS
d6 Flaw
1 I have certain rituals that I must follow every
day. I can never break them.
2 I assume the worst in people.
3 I feel no compassion for the dead. They're the
lucky ones.
4 I have an addiction.
5 I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives
in a world without hope.
6 I talk to spirits that no one else can see.
Sole Survival (new background)
You lived through a great tragedy, an event so
traumatic that it now defines your entire life.
Everything you once loved or valued is now
gone forever. Who you were before the tragedy
no longer matters, and returning to your old life
seems impossible: that life is a distant memory,
more akin to a dream than reality. The trauma
you survived likely involved serious personal
injury or the loss of a loved one (or both), but it
could have also involved the loss of your
livelihood, home, or reputation.
Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools
(your choice)
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A set of artisan's tools (one of your
choice), a memento from your past life (lock of
hair, locket with a picture, or worn toy) a set of
traveler’s clothes, and a belt pouch containing
15 gp.
FEATURE: SAFE HOUSE
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Having barely escaped disaster once, you are
overly prepared to avoid future calamity. You
have one or more hidden caches where you
stored a change of clothes, basic supplies, a few
coins, and some food. This cache might be
hidden in a crawl space with barely able to fit a
single person, a shack hidden in the woods, or a
small second home in the city.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Survivors have experienced a great deal of
emotional trauma, which makes it difficult for
them to form emotional attachments. They can
be suspicious, possibly to the point of paranoia.
Some survivors have difficulty thinking about
the future, dwelling on the past and their
regrets. Other survivors plan for any
contingency, hoping to avoid future tragedies.
d8 Personality Trait
1 Despite my emotional problems, I
maintain a facade of normality.
2 I am extremely pessimistic, always
expecting the worse.
3 I try to be ready for anything to happen.
Anything.
4 Humour is my prefered defense, and I
take very little seriously.
5 I can be overly cautious, even in
mundane situations.
6 I appear unemotional, being overly
logical and withdrawn.
7 I have a plan for any situation, and a
back-up plan for when that fails.
8 My happiness is fleeting, as I'm filled
with a deep sorrow.
d6 Ideal
1 Aspiration. I must be better, I must try
harder. (Any)
2 Power. Those in positions of power can
prevent tragedies. (Evil)
3 Vengeance. I will have retribution for my
pain. (Evil)
4 Protection. Someone has to defend the
weak. (Good)
5 No More. I will not stand by and let
others suffer. (Chaotic)
6 Community. Neighbours should look out
for neighbours. (Lawful)
d6 Bond
1 My friends and companions keep me
sane.
2 I'm determined to help others whenever
possible.
3 Helping others keeps me grounded: as
long as I'm active, I can't dwell on the past.
4 Someone helped me after my loss. I owe
them a great debt.
5 The people of my home town are the
closest thing to family I have left.
6 Revenge drives me forward.
d6 Flaw
1 I have strong feelings of guilt for
surviving.
2 It is difficult for me to trust others.
3 I view strangers as expendable.
4 Nightmares prevent me from having a
full night's sleep.
5 I'm self-destructive, taking unnecessary
risks.
6 My mood changes wildly and without
warning.
Town Guard (new background)
As a member of a constabulary or city watch, you
were trained to uphold the law and protect the
citizens of your settlement from mundane
threats. Your job was one of deterring crime:
being visible and vigilant. When needed, you
pursued fleeing criminal or intervened in
disturbances, but investigation of crimes was
outside your duties.
You might have been a common guard, or a
member of a specific law-enforcement order.
Examples include the Lamplighters, the small but
efficient constabulary of Mordentshire; the
Gendarmerie, given authority to enforce the law
across Dementliue; the Bellmen of Paridon,
headquartered on Bell Street and focused on
hunting murderers; or a low-ranking member of
the Kargat, the secret police of Darkon.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (land)
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Languages: One of your choice.
Equipment: Badge of office, an oilcloth cloak, a
truncheon (club), evidence from an unsolved
crime, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch
containing 10 gp
FEATURE: OFFICER OF THE LAW
You are still recognised as a member of the town
watch by fellow guards of your order. Those of a
lower rank will typically defer to your authority
or recognise your experience. The town watch of
other settlements may identify you as a fellow
guard and offer aid as a courtesy. Other guards
will help you will any lawful endeavors, offering
minor assistance such as discussing current
investigations or information on local affairs.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Those who opt to join a town watch often have
strong feelings towards law and order and are
driven to help people. They put their life at risk
and make themselves a target for retribution for
very little recompense. A few become guards
because they like the feeling of authority and are
something of a bully, but the dangers of the job
mean these individuals are rare.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I do everything according to the strict
letter of the rulebook.
2 I take copious notes, recording
everything I witness to avoid forgetting details.
3 I would rather spend a week in the stocks
than walk away from a fight.
4 The danger of my job makes me feel
more alive than anything else.
5 I work hard during the day, and just at
hard on my time off.
6 I always have a ready drink or a
preserved snack.
7 It is difficult for me not to snoop into
other people's business.
8 I always make the first move. I can ask
questions after.
d6 Ideal
1 Honesty. I cannot do my job if I'm not
trustworthy. (Good)
2 Tradition. Laws are a constant across the
generations. (Lawful)
3 Rules. A code of law is what separates us
from animals. (Lawful)
4 Power. Someone has to make the rules
and keep the streets safe. (Evil)
5 Action. If your heart isn't beating, you're
not alive. (Any)
6 Punishment. The wicked need to be
brought to justice. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 One of my parents was a guard. This isn't
a job, it's my inheritance.
2 I will not rest until I catch the criminal
who escaped me.
3 My sense of integrity means as much to
me as my life.
4 I will clear my town of criminals and
corruption.
5 I have to prove I'm innocent of the crime
6 My fallen partner will be avenged.
d6 Flaw
1 I believe everyone is guilty of something.
2 I don't take bribes, I just get paid extra to
do my job.
3 Breaking out of a cell is easier than
changing my mind.
4 When someone is accused of a crime, I
always believe they did it.
5 It is not my place to decide which laws to
follow. I enforce them all equally.
6 I sent an innocent person to jail and have
done nothing to free them.
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GOTHIC TRINKETS
When rolling for a trinket, consider using this table,
which is designed for a gothic game.
TRINKETS
D100 Trinket
01-02 A picture you drew as a child of your
imaginary friend
03-04 A lock that opens when blood is dripped in
its keyhole
05-06 Clothes stolen from a scarecrow
07-08 A spinning top carved with four faces:
happy, sad, wrathful, and dead
09-10 The necklace of a sibling who died on the
day you were born
11-12 A wig from someone executed by
beheading 13-14 The unopened letter to you
from your dying father
15-16 A pocket watch that runs backward for· an
hour every midnight
17-18 A winter coat stolen from a dying soldier
19-20 A bottle of invisibl� ink ·thatcan; only be-
read ·at sunset
21-22 A wineskin that refills when interred with a
dead person for a night
23-24 A set of silverware used by a king for his
last meal
25-26 A spyglass that always shows the world
suffering a terrible storm
27-28 A cameo with the profile's face scratched
away
29-30 A lantern with a black candle that never
runs out and that burns with green flame
31-32 A teacup from a child's tea set, stained
with blood
33-34 A little black book that records your
dreams, and yours alone, when you sleep
35-36 A necklace formed of the interlinked holy
symbols of a dozen deities
37-38 A hangman's noose that feels heavier
than it should
39-40 A birdcage into which small birds fly but
once inside never eat or leave
41-42 A lepidopterist's box filled dead moths
with skulllike patterns on their wings
43-44 A jar of pickled ghouls' tongues
45-46 The wooden hand of a notorious pirate
47-48 A urn with the ashes of a dead relative
49-50 A hand mirror backed with a bronze
depiction of a medusa
51-52 Pallid leather gloves crafted with ivory
fingernails
53-54 Dice made from the knuckles of a
notorious charlatan
55-56 A ring of keys for forgotten locks
57-58 Nails from the coffin of a murderer
59-60 A key to the family crypt
61-62 An bouquet of funerary flowers that
always looks and smells fresh
63-64 A switch used to discipline you as a child
65-66 A music box that plays by itself whenever
someone holding it dances
67-68 A walking cane with an iron ferule that
strikes sparks on stone
69-70 A flag from a ship lost at sea
71-72 Porcelain doll's head that always seems to
be looking at you
73-74 A wolf's head wrought in silver that is also
a whistle.
75-76 A small mirror that shows a much older
version of the viewer
77-78 Small, worn book of children's nursery
rhymes.
79-80 A mummified raven claw
81-82 A broken pendent of a silver dragon that's
always cold to the touch
83-84 A small locked box that quietly hums a
lovely melody at night but you always forget it
in the morning
85-86 An inkwell that makes one a little
nauseous when staring at it
87-88 An old little doll made from a dark,
dense·wood and missing a hand and a foot_
89-90 A black executioner's hood
91-92 A pouch made offlesh, with a sinew
drawstring
93-94 A tiny spool of black thread that never
runs out.
95-96 A tiny clockwork figur!(le ·of a-dancer
that's missing a gear and doesn't work' .
97-98 A black wooden pipe that creates puffs of
smoke that look like skulls
99-00 A vial of perfume, the scent of which only
certain Creatures can detect.

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There is no common language in Ravenloft, and
this is replaced by the native language of the
PC's Home Domain. Intelligence 15+ = 1 extra
language / Intelligence 19+ = 2 extra languages
* STANDART LANGUAGES:
Balok: Spoken throughout the central core as it
has become a trade language, it is also the old-
est language in Ravenloft. It is guttural and not
very pleasant to the ears.
Darkonese: Spoken primarily in the domain of
Darkon, only of note due to how large that do-
main is. Many who pursue a magical profession
also tend to enjoy the language as it lends itself
well to magical formula.
Falkovnian: This is a complex sounding lan-
guage that is very hard to follow unless one
knows what to listen for as the consonants al-
ways sound to be mutating. This language is
rarely spoken outside of Falkovnia, which lends
itself well to the lord there.
Forfarian: Forfarians in Forlorn speak this
language in exclusion to any other. Forfarians in
other lands are taught this language alongside
the native tongue of their adopted homeland.
The Forfarian language is often described as
"brogue."
Lamordian: Is a flat and guttural language which
superficially resembles a mixture of Darkonese,
Falkovnian, and Mordentish. The Lamordian
alphabet has hundreds of sounds such as
dipthongs and slurs that would be considered
entirely new letters in other languages.
Lamordian has euphemistic compound words,
odd idiomatic expressions, and a needlessly
complex system of tenses and genders.
Mordentish: A very common tongue spoken
throughout the core it comes in two varieties;
high and low. Common from other realms will
probably sound the closest to Mordentish,
though there will probably be differences.
Vaasi: A very harmonious sounding language, it
is a requirement to be used in the Church of the
Lawgiver. Bards tend to mix this with the
Sithican elf dialect to create a highly poetic
sounding language.
Sithican: An interesting dialect of elvish that is
not spoken by any other elves in the Land of the
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Mists is a very lyrical, harmonic sounding
tongue, which inspires many of the bards of
Kartakass to employ its use. Sithicus is an unu-
sual domain in that it has more elves in it than
humans.
Tepestani: The Tepestani language is composed
of harsh, phlegmatic sounds, making it sound as
if the speakers are constantly clearing their
throats. Until recently, it had no written form.
Wyan of Viktal has now come up with a written
text of the Tepestani language to be used for the
Inquisition's court records.
* SPECIAL LANGUAGES:
Draconic: Dragons are rare in Ravenloft, to the
point that most think they are purely legends,
but strangely enough the language of the drag-
ons is still used by practitioners of magic. Most
scholars of Draconic tend to be found in Hazlan
and Darkon. Most spoken by Spellcasters.
Old Kartakan: Kartakass possesses its own,
entirely distinct language known as Old
Kartakan. This difficult language was apparently
the common tongue of the Kartakans prior to
the Occupation (Kartakans claim that they were
once occupied by Invidia), though today it is all
but extinct, spoken only by the elderly or to add
an air of dignity to formal affairs. In a sense, it
has become a language of secrets. Almost they
are spoken by Kartakans.
Patterna: The language of the Vistani is a
strange one, being a mixture of the common
tongue, several humanoid dialects, and a
unique slang, unspoken by any race other than
the Vistani. Many non-Vistani find the language
maddening, because patterna is conveyed more
by context and intonation than by meaning or
root words. Only spoken by Vistani.
* OTHERS STANDART LANGUAGES:
Dwarvish, Elvish, Gnomish, Halfling
* OTHERS EXOTIC (RARE) LANGUAGES:
Abyssal, Celestial, Giant, Goblin, Infernal,
Primordial, Sylvan, Undercommon
* OTHERS EXOTIC (VERY RARE)
LANGUAGES: Vos (Vorostokov), Sanguine
(Sanguinia), Odiaran (Odiare) and others
specifics languages spoken at a specific locations

All PHB Feats allowed. Add RACIAL FEATS
(XGTE) with adjustments, FEATS FOR
SKILLS (UA_Feats for Skills with adjustments),
and New Feats option below.
Alchemist
Prerequisite: Proficiency in herbalist kit or
alchemist's supplies.
You are skilled at mixing strange chemicals and
substances to produce items of wonder. This
skill allows you to craft alchemical potions and
elixirs. When crafting an alchemical substance,
the total market value you can craft in a single
downtime day increases to 10 gp. You already
starts with 100gp in prepared alchemical
potions in its initial stock.
You also know how to brew the following
alchemical concoctions:
 Acid (see in PHB)
 Adrenal Distillation. A creature that
ingests or is injected with this serum gains 2d4
temporary hit points for 1 minute and can make
a Constitution saving throw against one effect
they are currently suffering from. This elixir
confers no benefit to undead or constructs. A
dose has a market price of 50 gp.
 Alchemist's fire (see in PHB)
 Antitoxin (see in PHB)
 Elixir of Might. Choose one ability score
at time of brewing: Strength, Constitution, or
Dexterity. A creature that drinks this elixir gains
advantage on ability checks from the chosen
ability score for 1 minute. This elixir confers no
benefit to undead or constructs. A dose has a
market price of 50 gp.
 Medicinal Tonic. A creature that drinks
this tonic substance gains advantage on saving
throws against disease for 1 day. It confers no
benefit to undead or constructs. A dose has a
market price of 50 gp.
 Potion of healing (see in PHB)
 Metallic Polish. This thick oil coats one
item in thin layer of gold or silver. The item is
considered to be made of that substance for 8
hours. Each time a weapon covered in metallic
polish deals damage, the remaining duration is
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decreased by 1 hour. A dose has a market price
of 50 gp. (The coating is obviously artificial upon
inspection and thus cannot be used to inflate an
item’s value for sale.
 Smoke Stick. As an action, you can reach
into your Alchemist’s Satchel and pull out a stick
that produces a thick plume of smoke. You can
hold on to the stick or throw it to a point up to
30 feet away as part of the action used to
produce it. The area in a 10-foot radius around
the stick is filled with thick smoke that blocks
vision, including darkvision. The stick and smoke
persist for 1 minute and then disappear. After
using this formula, you can’t do so again for 1
minute. One use cost 50gp.
 Swift Step Draught. As a bonus action,
you can reach into your Alchemist’s Satchel and
pull out a vial filled with a bubbling, brown
liquid. As an action, a creature can drink it.
Doing so increases the creature’s speed by 20
feet for 1 minute, and the vial disappears. If not
used, the vial and its contents disappear after 1
minute. After using this formula, you can’t do so
again for 1 minute. One use cost 50gp.
 Tanglefoot Bag. As an action, you can
reach into your Alchemist’s Satchel and pull out
a bag filled with writhing, sticky black tar and
hurl it at a point on the ground within 30 feet of
you (the bag and its contents disappear if you
don’t hurl the bag by the end of the current
turn). The bag bursts on impact and covers the
ground in a 5-foot radius with sticky goo. That
area becomes difficult terrain for 1 minute, and
any creature that starts its turn on the ground in
that area has its speed halved for that turn.
After using this formula, you can’t do so again
for 1 minute. One use cost 50gp.
 Thunderstone. As an action, you can
reach into your Alchemist’s Satchel and pull out
a crystalline shard and hurl it at a creature,
object, or surface within 30 feet of you (the
shard disappears if you don’t hurl it by the end
of the current turn). The shard shatters on
impact with a blast of concussive energy. Each
creature within 10 feet of the point of impact
must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or
be knocked prone and pushed 10 feet away
from that point. One use cost 50gp.
 You may be able to craft other
alchemical items and bre additional potions at
the discretion of the Dungeon Master. These
might require more exotic ingredients or special
recipes.
Back to the wall
You are at your best when things are at their
worst.
When you are at one quarter or less of your
maximum HP, and in a real danger (It does not
work if the damage done to you is purposely
done by an ally for you to gain the feat
benefits), you gain the following benefits, while
in combat or danger:
 +2 in your Melee Weapon Attacks.
 +2 in your Melee Damage rolls.
 +2 in your Athletics checks.
 +1 in your AC.
 +1 in your all saving throws.
 2 of damage reduction against any
damage suffered.
Courage
You are oddly fearless in the face of danger, or
foolish. You gain the following benefits:
 Increase your Wisdom score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
 You can roll 1d8 and add on your Fear
checks and fear saving throws.
Firearms Expert
Thanks to your extensive practice with firearms,
you gain the following benefits:
 You become proficient in all firearms.
 You ignore the loading quality of
firearms with which you are proficient.
 Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature
doesn’t impose Disadvantage on ranged
attack rolls.
 When you use the Attack action and at-
tack with a one handed weapon, you
can use a bonus action to attack with a
loaded pistol you are holding.
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Jaded
You have been hardened to the horrors that
exist within the Land of the Mists by cruel expe-
rience. You gain the following benefits:
 Increase your Charisma score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
 You can roll 1d8 and add on your Horror
checks and horror saving throws.
Mist Navigator
Prerequisite: Be on the 4th character level and
Wisdom 16 or higher.
You have experience moving through fog and
mist shrouded areas. This allows you to function
while your vision is impaired. You gain the
following benefits:
 Increase your Wisdom score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
 If you are aware of a heavily obscured
creature within 5 feet of you, that creature
does not have advantage on attack rolls
against you.
 When in an area heavily obscured by
effects such fog or mist (but not darkness or
invisibility) you only have disadvantage on
active checks based on sight to notice
objects or details within 10 feet of you.
Passive checks based on sight still
automatically fail.
 You have advantage on checks to follow
mistways (Consult the DMG).
 You know of a number of known mist
travel routes, equal to your proficiency bonus
(see the routes with DMG).
Open Minded
You keep yourself adaptable to the situations
helping to fortify your sanity. You gain the
following benefits:
 Increase your Sanity score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
 You can roll 1d8 and add on your
Sanity checks and Sanity saving
throws.
Reject by Death weapon, you can’t change after, and gain the
Death definitely does not want it. You gain the following benefits:
following benefits:  Gain Proficiency with the choice weapon.
 +2 in all attack rolls with the weapon
 If you roll a 16, 17, 18 or 19 on the d20 In you choose.
your Death saving Throws, you regain 1 HP,
 +2 in all damage rolls with the weapon
and also gains a one level of exhaustion,
you choose.
which can normally removed after a long
 +2 in rolls to avoid being disarmed,
rest. Roll 20 you regain 1, without level of
and to disarm, with the weapon you choose.
exhaustion.
 +2 extra in all critical damage rolls.
 When you die, if you still have a body,
you roll 1d6. If you roll 5 or 6, you not die,
and regain 1hp, but you gain 2 exhaustion
level, which can normally removed after a
long rest, your sanity score is reduced by 1
permanently, and you roll on the long-term
madness table. (can it restore any missing
body parts)

Superior Tough
Prerequisite: Have the Tough feat and be on the
8th character level.
Your hit point maximum increases by 20.

Throw Weapon Master

Prerequisite: The ability to cast spells
You are able to rapidly hurl weapons with
surprising power and accuracy. You gain the
following benefits:
 Your normal range with a thrown
weapons increases to by 10 feet and your
maximum range increases by 30 feet.
 Your throwing weapon attacks ignore
half cover and three quarters cover.
 Before you thrown make a melee attack
with a thrown weapon that you are
proficient with, you can choose to take a -5
penalty to that roll. If the attack hits, you
add +10 to the attack damage.

Weapon Specialization
Prerequisite: Strength or Dexterity 16 or higher,
according to the weapon, and be on the 4th
character level.
You are extremely familiar with a one specific
weapon. You choose one melee or ranged

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 - Increase your Constitution score by l, to a maximum
RACIAL FEATS : All XTGE racial of 20.
f e a ts a l l o w e d , a n d h a v e n e w r a c i a l - Whenever you take the Dodge action in combat, you
f e a ts . can spend one Hit Die to gain temporary Hit Points.
Roll the die, add your Constitution modifier, and regain
a number of temporary hit points equal to the total
RACE FEAT
(minimum of 1). You can use more of one time in
Aasimar Necrotic Shroud
combat this feat, and accumulate temporary hit points.
Aasimar Radiant Consumption
These total of temporary hit points end after the end of
Caliban Orcish Fury
combat.
Caliban Prodigy
Deva Prodigy NECROTIC SHROUD
Deva Deva Magic
Prerequisite: Aasimar
Dhampir Dhampir Shapechanger
You can use your action to unleash the divine energy
Dhampir Fey Teleportation
within yourself, causing your eyes to turn into pools of
Dragonborn Dragon Fear
darkness and two skeletal, ghostly, flightless wings to
Dragonborn Dragon Hide
sprout from your back. The instant you transform,
Dwarf Dwarven Resilient *
other creatures within 10 feet of you that can see you
Dwarf Squat Nimbleness
must each succeed on a Charisma saving throw (DC 8
Elf Elven Accuracy
+ your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier) or
Elf (dusk) Drow High Magic
become frightened of you until the end of your next
Elf (drow) Drow High Magic
turn. Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you
Elf (high) Fey Teleportation
end it as a bonus action. During it, once on each of
Elf (wood) Wood Elf Magic
your turns, you can deal extra necrotic damage to one
Genasi Genasi Magic
target when you deal damage to it with an attack or a
Genasi Prodigy
spell. The extra necrotic damage equals your level.
Gnome Fade Away
Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until
Gnome Squat Nimbleness
you finish a long rest. Requires Powercheck.
Goblin Prodigy
RADIANT CONSUMPTION
Goblin Squat Nimbleness
Prerequisite: Aasimar
Goliath Brutal Attack
You can use your action to unleash the divine energy
Goliath Prodigy
within yourself, causing a searing light to radiate from
Half-elf Elven Accuracy
you, pour out of your eyes and mouth, and threaten to
Half-elf Prodigy
char you. Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or
Halfling Bountiful Luck
until you end it as a bonus action. During it, you shed
Halfling Second Chance
bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an
Halfling Squat Nimbleness
additional 10 feet, and at the end of each of your
Half-Vistani Half-Vistani Magic
turns, you and each creature within 10 feet of you take
Half-Vistani Prodigy
radiant damage equal to half your level (rounded up).
Human Prodigy
In addition, once on each of your turns, you can deal
Shifter Prodigy
extra radiant damage to one target when you deal
Shifter Wood Elf Magic
damage to it with an attack or a spell. The extra
Viryloka Prodigy
radiant damage equals your level.
Viryloka Fade Away
Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you
Tiefling Flames of Phlegethos
finish a long rest.
Tiefling Infernal Constitution
Wilden Wood Elf Magic DHAMPIR SHAPECHANGER
Wilden Elven Accuracy
Prerequisite: Dhampir
If the Dhampir isn't in sun light or running water,
it can use its action to polymorph in to a Tiny bat or a
DEVA MAGIC
Medium cloud of mist, or back into its true form.
Prerequisite: Deva
While in bat form, the Dhamhir can't speak, its walking
You learn the magic of Deva protected by your
speed is 5 feet, and it has a flying speed of 30 feet. Its
people. You learn one Cleric cantrip of your choice.
statistics, other than its size and speed, are
You also learn the protection from evil and good and
unchanged. Anything it is wearing transforms with it,
lesser restoration spells, each of which you can cast
but nothing it is carrying does. It reverts to its true form
once without expending a spell slot. You regain the
if it dies.
ability to cast these two spells in this way when you
While in mist form, the Dhampir can't take any actions,
finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
speak, or manipulate objects. It is weightless, has a
for all three spells.
flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can enter a
hostile creature's space and stop there. In addition , if
DWARVEN RESILIENT *(Replace Dwarven Fortitude)
air can pass through a space, the mist can do so
Prerequisite: Dwarf
without squeezing, and it can't pass through water. It
You have the blood of dwarf heroes flowing through
has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and
your veins. You gain the following benefits:
Constitution saving throws, and it have resistance to

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all nonmagical damage, except the damage it takes roll the 5d8 of sleep spell to see if the target is
from sunlight.
affected and falls asleep or not.
BRUTAL ATTACK It is very exhaustive to do a hypnosis in combat,
Prerequisite: Goliath and after each successful use, you must make a
Your inner fury burns tirelessly. You gain the following DC 10 Constitution saving throw, gaining 1 level
benefits:
- Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to of exhaustion on a failed save. In addition, the
a maximum of 20. same rules of the skill, uses per day and Sanity
- When you hit with an attack using a simple or martial saving throw are applied.
weapon, you can roll three of the weapon’s damage
dice an additional time and add it as extra damage of
the weapon’s damage type.
Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again until
you finish a short or long rest.

GENASI MAGIC
Prerequisite: Genasi
You learn the magic of Genasi. You also learn the wall
of sand (Earth Genasi only) or wind wall (Air Genasi
only) or wall of fire (Fire Genasi only) or wall of water
(Water Genasi only), and you can cast once without
expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast
these two spells in this way when you finish a long
rest. Constituition is your spellcasting ability for all
three spells.

HALF-VISTANI MAGIC
You learn the magic of Half-Vistani. You learn
message, guidance or light cantrip. You also learn the
dissonant whispers and remove curse spells, each of
which you can cast once without expending a spell
slot. You regain the ability to cast these two spells in
this way when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your
spellcasting ability for all three spells.

FEAT S FOR SKILLS :

A l l F e a ts f o r S k i l l s ( U n e a r te d A r c a n a )
a l l o w e d , a n d h a v e n e w F e a ts f o r S k i l l s
f e a ts .

HYPNOSIS MASTER
You study the Hypnosis, gaining the following
benefits:
 Increase your Charisma score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
 You can only attempt to hypnotize one
target at a time with this skill, not requires a
peaceful situation, such as in combat, making
him sleep or be enchanted or commanded.
As an action, you make a hypnosis check with
disadvantage is opposed by the subject’s
wisdom saving throw. If you succeed, the target
is affected as in the sleep spell (1st lvl), charm
person spell (1st lvl), or command spell (1st lvl),
of you choose. If it's sleep spell, you still have to

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Within Ravenloft, some of the core skills in the
PHB might have some altered or new uses.
Any attempt to try and change or improve the
attitude of an animal that is currently under the
influence of a domain lord, automatically fails.
Deception tends to be all encompassing but in
Ravenloft it is useful in a extra trades that are
often dealt with within the Land of the Mists.
You add your outcast bonus on check penalty.
Telling Fortunes: This is the ability to invent
plausible fortunes from thin air. It is the art of
picking up on subtle clues from the person you
are talking to and telling them what they want
to hear; it does not actually allow someone to
peer into the future.
This is a contested roll of deception ver-
sus the targets perception roll. If the player role
plays rather well during the scenario even play-
ing off bad rolls, give them Advantage on said
rolls and possibly Disadvantage to the target.
Seduction: The art of seduction is an old one,
and in the Land of the Mists, a few well placed
compliments, words, and even small gifts can
gain lots of information. This is a contested roll
of deception against a wisdom check from the
target. Again, if the player role plays the scenar-
io well the DM can even give an Advantage roll
or other bonuses if they see fit.
New Skill. Hypnosis is the ability to induce a
deep, calming trance in your subject.
You can use this skill in two ways:
1) You can only attempt to hypnotize one
target at a time with this skill, and it requires
a peaceful situation and at least 1 hour of
work per check. If the subject is unwilling, you
have to first succeed at a deception check to
disguise your intent.
A hypnosis check is opposed by the sub-
ject’s wisdom saving throw. Loud/distracting
sur- roundings give Advantage to the targets
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wisdom saving throw. Willing targets can
voluntarily choose not to make their wisdom
saving throw.
Once the target is hypnotized you can:
 Plant a suggestion as per the spell
 Aid the recovery of a target who suffers
from the effects of a failed Madness
check.
 Detect thoughts, like spell, of target.
 Make the target sleep, like a spell, for
1d8 hours. You still have to roll the 5d8 of sleep
spell to see if the target is affected and falls
asleep or not.
If the character is proficient in medicine
they gain advantage on their hypnosis checks.
This skill cannot be used without profi-
ciency. Since using this skill is very tiring for
your mind, you can only use it a number of
times per day just like your charisma modifier. If
you still want to use more times in the day,
each additional use, you must do after a Sanity
saving throw DC 15 or is affected by a short
term madness.
Intimidation
If the Intimidation target feels really at risk, the
Intimidator make a POWER CHECK. You add
your outcast bonus on intimidations check
Persuasion / Performance
You add your outcast bonus on check penalty.

Ravenloft is a land that crosses many different
periods of time, sometimes within the span of a
domain border. As such it is possible to see eve-
rything from a Stone Age ecology up to one that
resembles a Renaissance. As such it is not un-
common to see someone using a primitive bow
and spear next to an armored soldier utilizing a
well crafted crossbow.
Firearms in Ravenloft: Firearms are an exotic
weapon and thus are their own category. When
players attempt to gain proficiency with said
weapons they have to choose whether it is pis-
tols or muskets (DMG). Most firearms take one
standard action to reload after use. Use the
damage presented from the DMG.
Martial Ranged Weapons (Firearms):
Weapon Cost DAM Weight Properties
Pistol 250gp 1d10 p. 3lb. Amm.(30/90),loading
Musket 500gp 1d12 p. 10 lb. Amm. (40/120),
loading, two-handed
Bullets* 3gp 2d4 sla. 2 lb. Heavy, Two-Handed
*Ammunition
The DM can allow a character to have
firearm proficiency depending on the domain,
class, and background.
For example Bards and Rogues can opt
to take pistol instead of hand crossbow as a
weapon proficiency. Folk Hero, Sailor and
Soldier backgrounds can also choose either
pistol or musket as a proficiency. A Renaissance
domain can allow all characters with martial
weapons proficiency to have proficency in
firearms. In addition, the firearms expert FEAT,
gives proficency in all firearms.
Gunpowder and Bullets: Gunpowder can be
crafted as long as someone has the proper pro-
ficiency to do so, and the necessary
equipments. Using the standard rules of 5 gold
piece of material crafted per day, it would take 7
days for a player to be able to create two
pounds of usable gunpowder (enough to fill a
horn) for 5 Bullets or 70 days to fill a keg, for 50
Bullets. Doing so requires a casting kit to be able
to make them.
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Explosives in Ravenloft: Explosives are as exotic
in Ravenloft as firearms.
Explosives:
Item Cost Weight
Bomb 150gp 1lb.
Gunpowder, keg 250gp 20 lb.
Gunpowder, powder horn 35gp 2 lb.
- Bomb: As an action, a character can li ght
this bomb and throw it at a point up to 60
feet away. Each creature within 5 feet of
that point must succeed on a DC 12
Dexterity saving throw or take 3d6 fire
damage.
- Gunpowder: Is chiefly used to propel a bu
11et out of the barrel of a pistol or rifle, or
it is formed into a bomb.
Gunpowder is sold in small wooden kegs
and in water resistant powder horns.
Setting fire to a container full of gunpowder
can cause it to explode, dealing fire damage
to creatures within 10 feet of it (3d6 for a
powder horn, 7d6 for a keg). A successful
DC 12 Dexterity saving throw halves the
damage. Setting fire to an ounce of
gunpowder causes it to flare for 1 round, s
hedding bright light in a 30-foot radius and
dim light for an additional 30 feet.
Doctor’s Kit: A doctor’s kit is usually several in-
struments such as surgical scalpels, mask,
gloves, stethoscope, small rubber hammer,
bone saw, and several other implements that
would lead some to believe that the individual
is mad. Bandage gauze, medicines and other such
items can also be found. This kit works like a
normal healer kit, however it does have some
additional benefits described below. Ravenloft
Use HEALER'S KIT DEPENDENCY (short rest) rules.
Item Cost Weight Properties
Doctor’s kit 15 gp 8 lb. Special*#
Healer’s kit 5 gp 3 lb. Stabilize a creature
*As an action, you can expend one use of the kit
to stabilize a creature that has 0 hit points,
without needing to make a Wisdom (Medicine)
check. You can also treat injuries (DMG) because
your kit has items for it.
# When used together with Healer Feat you gain
the following benefits:
 When you use a Doctor’s kit to stabilize a
dying creature, that creature also regains 1d6 hit
points.
 As an action, you can spend one use of a
Doctor’s kit to tend to a creature and restore
2d6 + 8 hit points to it, plus additional hit points
twice to the creature’s maximum number of Hit
Dice. The creature can’t regain hit points from
this feat again until it finishes a short or long
rest.
 As an action, you can spend to use a
doctor's kit to care one creature, which gains
advantage on saving throws against diseases for
12 hours.
Silvered Weapons: Getting a weapon silvered in
Ravenloft isn’t an easy process. The require-
ments usually are in those domains that are
usually sophisticated enough and even then the
cost might actually be higher. Some monsters
that have immunity or resistance to
nonmagical weapons are susceptible to silver
weapons, so cautious adventurers invest extra
coin to plate their weapons with silver. You can
silver a single weapon or ten pieces of
ammunition for 100 gp. This cost represents
not only the price of the silver, but the time
and expertise needed to add silver to the
weapon without making it less effective.
Adamantine Weapons: Getting a adamantine
weapon in Ravenloft is very rare.
Adamantine is an ultrahard metal found in
meteorites and extraordinary mineral veins. In
addition to being used to craft adamantine
armor, the metal is also used for weapons.
Melee weapons and ammunition made of or
coated with adamantine are unusually effective
when used to break objects. Whenever an
adamantine weapon or piece of ammunition
hits an object, the hit is a critical hit.
The adamantine version of a melee weapon or
of ten pieces of ammunition costs 500 gp more
than the normal version, whether the weapon
or ammunition is made of the metal or coated
with it.
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Adamantine Armors: Getting a adamantine
armor in Ravenloft is very rare. This suit of
armor is reinforced with adamantine, one
of the hardest substances in existence. While
you're wearing it, any critical hit against you
becomes a normal hit. The adamantine version
of a armor costs 5x more than the normal
version, whether the armor is made of the
metal, and obviously the armor has to be made
of metal.
Adamantine Shields and Helms: Getting a
adamantine shield or Helm in Ravenloft is very
rare. This suit of shield or Helm is reinforced
with adamantine, one of the hardest substances
in existence. While you're wearing it, any critical
hit against you have 30% (Shield) and 10%
(Helm), becomes a normal hit. The adamantine
version of a Shield or Helm costs 4x more than
the normal version, whether the Shield is made
of the metal, and obviously the shield has to be
made of metal.
Masterpiece Weapons: Getting a masterpiece
weapon in Ravenloft is rare. Masterpiece
version of a melee weapon or of ten pieces of
ammunition costs 10x more than the normal
version, and and they deal +1 of damage.
Masterpiece Armors/Shields: Getting a
masterpiece weapon in Ravenloft is rare.
Masterpiece version of a armor or shield costs
2x more than the normal version. While you are
wearing armor or shield, bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage that you take from non
magical weapons for critical hits, has a % chance
of the critical hit being ignored.
Non Metal Armor 10% Non Metal Shield +10%
Metal Armor 30% Metal Shield +15%
Helm +5%
Other Items: Other specific itens that can be
found within Ravenloft, such as pocket watches,
clocks, straight razors, and the like follow their
normal rules. Automaton’s also exists and are
the preview for the super rich as trinkets and
toys to be displayed for amusement, most of the
time.
New Martial Weapons: #Don/Doff with Action (normal) or Bonus Action
Weapon Cost DAM Weight Properties (requiring dexterity ability check DC15)
Bolas 4gp 1 Blud. 2 lb. Special,Thrown 20/60 + Medium armor used by Barbarian Battlerage
Spiked Chain30gp 1d6 pie. 5 lb. Finess, Reach *Your movement decrease by 5ft., even if you're
Scythe 10gp 1d8 sla. 2 lb. Two-Handed a dwarf, can be used by small creatures only if
Hand Repeating Crossbow * 225gp 4 lb. Special . it's a Tower Shield made especially for it, impose
Heavy Repeating Crossbow* 200gp 20 lb. Special disadvantage on your Strength (Athletics)
checks, and opportunity attack rolls. Don/Doff
Bolas: A Large or smaller creature hit by a bolas with Action
must make a Dexterity (Acrobatics) save (DC 10) If used in conjunction with any armor requiring
or be restrained by it. A creature can break free STR for use, it increases the minimum STR by 2.
of the bolas by using its action to make a DC12 Ex: Tower Shield + Plate = STR 17. (This shield is
Strength (Athletics) check or by dealing 5 very rare).
slashing damage to it (AC 12). Formless @While you are wearing Helm, bludgeoning,
creatures are immune to this effect. piercing, and slashing damage that you take
Spiked Chain: It is an very rare weapon, used by from non magical weapons for critical hits, is
the Shadar-kai. reduced by 1.
*Repeating Hand Crossbow/ Repeating Heavy
Crossbow: There are very rare evolutions of the
Hand Cross Bow and Heavy Crossbow weapons,
where there is a compartment with darts (hand
4 bolts and Heavy 7 bolts), and a mechanism
where as soon as the trigger is pulled, the bolt is
shot, and the next bolt is positioned for the next
shot. In terms of game rule, weapons gain an
automatic reload ability by a number of times
equal a 4 in the Repeating Hand Cross bow and
7 in the Heavy Repeating Crossbow, and the
user can ignore the weapon property reloading
by 4 and 7 turns, respectively. The disadvantage
of these weapons, is that to recharge 1 bolt or
all, the user spends 1 action.
If you have the Crossbow Expert FEAT, when
you use the Attack action and attack with
Repeating Crossbow, you can use a bonus action
to attack with your same repeating crossbow
you are attack,if it is loaded.

New Armor/Shields:
Armor/Shield Cost AC STR Stealth Weight
Spiked Armor+ 75 gp 14+2(dex) Disadv. 45 lb.
Buckler# 5gp +1 — — 3 lb.
Tower Shield* 50 gp +3 Str15 Disadv. 45 lb.
Helm@ 10gp @ — — 3 lb.

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ALTERATIONS TO MAGIC
The land of Ravenloft resides in its own
demiplane, isolated from all other planes,
including the Material Plane. No spell-not even
wish-allows one to escape from Ravenloft
domain. Astral projection, teleport, plane shift,
and similar spells cast for the purpose of leaving
Ravenloft domains simply fail, as do effects that
banish a creature to another plane of existence.
These restrictions apply to magic items and
artifacts that have properties that transport or
banish creatures to other planes. Magic that
allows transit to the Border Ethereal, such as the
etherealness spell and the Etherealness feature
of incorporeal undead, is the exception to this
rule.
A creature that enters the Border Ethereal from
one Ravenloft domain is pulled back into one
same domains local upon leaving that plane.
For the purpose of spells whose effects change
across or are blocked by planar boundaries (such
as sending), Ravenloft domain is considered its
own plane. Magic that summons creatures or
objects from other planes functions normally in
one Ravenloft Domain, as does magic that
involves an extradimensional space. Any spells
cast within such an extradimensional space (such
as that created by Mordenkainen's magnificent
mansion) are subject to the same restrictions as
magic cast in one Ravenloft Domain.
While in one Ravenloft Domain, characters who
receive spells from deities or otherworldly
patrons continue to do so. In addition, spells that
allow contact with beings from other planes
function normally-with one proviso: Dark Lord of
the domains can sense when someone in his
domain is casting such a spell and can choose to
make himself the spell's recipient, so that he
becomes the one who is contacted.
SANITY SAVING THROW.
Some spells now require sanity saving throw:
 Be targeted for spells that affect mental
stability, such as the insanity option of
SYMBOL spell.
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Resist on effect of an attack or spell that
causes psychic damage.
COSMETIC SPELL MODIFICATIONS.
At your discretion, a spell can be modified
cosmetically to enhance the horrific atmosphere.
Here area examples:
Alarm: Instead of hearing a inerital ping when
the alarm is triggered, the caster hears a scream.
Bigby's hand: The ·conjured hand is skeletal.
Find familiar: The familiar is undead-not a
celestial, fey, or fiend-and is immune to features
that turn undead.
Find steed: The summoned steed is undead-not
a celestial, fey, or fiend-and is immune to
features that turn undead.
Find the path: A child's spirit appears and guides
the caster to the desired location. The spirit can't
be harmed and doesn't speak.
Fog cloud: Misty, harmless claws form in the fog.
Gust of wind: A ghastly moan accompanies the
summoned wind.
Mage hand: The summoned hand is skeletal.
Maze: The surfaces of the demi plane's maze are
made of mortared skulls and bones.
Phantom steed: The steed resembles a skeletal
horse.
Rary's telepathic bond: Characters linked
together by the spell can't shake the feeling that
something vile is telepathically eavesdropping on
them.
Revivify: A creature restored to life by a revivify
spell screams upon regaining consciousness, as
though waking from some horrible nightmare.
Spirit guardians: The spirits appear as ghostly,
skeletal warriors.
Wall of stone: A wall created by the spell has
ghastly faces sculpted into it, as though tortured
spirits were somehow trapped within the stone.
MECHANIC SPELL MODIFICATIONS.
Harm Spell: If used on an undead creature,
harm acts like Heal.
Heal Spell: If used on an undead creature, harm
acts like Harm.
Dimension door Spell: This spell cannot
transport the caster across a domain border.
Teleport Spell: This spell cannot transport
characters across the border of a domain or out
of Ravenloft.
Plane Shift Spell: Will randomly to another
location in Ravenloft.
Casting an Evil Spell (Nonnecromatic) requires
power check per level of the spell(half if it's for a
good intention).
Casting an Evil Spell (Necrormantic) requires
power check per level of the spell (half if it's for
a good intention), it is treated as if you used a
spell slot 1 level higher than you actually did. In
addition to this the undead created gain 1
additional hit die.
Locate Creature Spell: This spell is unable to
cross the Misty Border that separates one
domain from another.
Locate Object Spell: This spell is unable to cross
the Misty Border that separates one domain
from another.
Contact Other Plane Spell: This spell opens a
conduit to the domain lord, lasting one round
for every two levels of the caster. The caster
knows only that he has contacted a powerful,
malevolent force. The lord need not answer
truthfully; in fact, he does not have to answer at
all. The Dungeon Master should role-play any
conversation between the wizard and the
domain lord.
Reincarnation Spell: In Ravenloft this spell may
actually reincarnate a person as an undead
creature. The chance of this occurring is 3% per
level of the caster.
Clairvoyance Spell: This spell is restricted like
Clairaudience, above. It allows the caster to
view things only in a familiar or obvious
location. If the area does not meet those
qualifications, the spell has a 50% chance of
failing. The spell can reach only across a single
Mist-bound area and does not work directly in
the Mists.
Conjure Animals Spell: Only animals native to
the domain or region in which the spell is cast
can be created.
Wish Spell: This spell functions only if the dark
powers allow it to. The dark powers usually
grant the wish, but they always try to pervert
the caster's intent. Thus, this spell rarely
performs as desired when cast in Ravenloft.
When evil characters wish for something dark
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and twisted, they have a 50% chance of
receiving their wishes exactly as requested (in
which case the wish is already perverted).A wish
intended to allow the caster to escape from
Ravenloft, destroy a domain lord, or otherwise
violate one of the basic tenets of the land fails
utterly. Similarly, any spell used for evil requires
a powers check.
Control Undead: In Ravenloft, all undead can
make a saving throw to resist control.
Banishment Spell: The dark powers do not
permit easy egress from the Demiplane of
Dread. Any creature targeted by this spell makes
its saving throw with advantage. If the roll fails,
the creature is teleported to a random location
within Ravenloft (but not across closed domain
borders). This spell cannot affect a domain lord.
Detect Evil and Good: Not reveal what the
beings are. Instead, the player gets a sense of
something is either natural or unnatural. In
Ravenloft, each undead creature can attempt a
saving throw vs. spell to prevent detection.
Astral Projection Spell: Ravenloft does not
connect with the Astral Plane, so this spell does
not work here.
Gate Spell: This spell works normally, with one
restriction. The summoned creature cannot
automatically return to its place of origin. It
must find it own exit from the Demiplane, just
like any other being. This is frequently enough
to provoke the creature to seek revenge on the
caster. Requires power check (as necromancy)
chance per level of the spell, and does not work
to go out from the domain.
Remove Curse/Bestow Curse: its duration is
limited rather than permanent. The target of this
magic must make a successful saving throw vs.
spell to temporarily be rid of a curse; the
duration of relief is only one turn per level of the
spellcaster. Remove curse can provide
temporary relief but require the afflicted to make
a Wisdom saving throw versus the DC of the
spell that bestowed the curse. With curses of
vengeance, the DC = 8 + ½ invok- er’s HD +
charisma modifier + severity of the curse.
Cursed magical items require the cursed user to
make a Wisdom save with a DC = 10 + 1 per
property of the item to break the attune- ment.
Thus if a weapon had 3 properties, for instance,
that would be a DC of 13.
Cast Summoning Spells: Any summon spell can
summon only monsters native to the region in
which it is cast. All summoned creatures are
more difficult to control on the Demiplane. On
the first round of summoning, the creature can
attempt a saving throw vs. spell with a -2
penalty; success indicates that the creature
avoids the control of the caster and can act
freely. Generally, this means that it will seek to
return to its home dimension. As soon as it
becomes clear that it is trapped, it might try to
destroy the wizard that imprisoned it.
Cast spells to Closed Domaind Borders: In the
case of special closed do- main borders, such as
Strahd’s Poison Fog, any special protections or
other effects that would provide immunity for
the character are ignored.
NECROMANCY SPELLS.
When casting a necromantic spell:
 It is treated as if you used a spell slot 1
level higher than you actually did
 Your DC spell increase to 1.
 Your spell attack increase to 1.
 Cantrip causes 1 extra damage per dice.
 In addition to this the undead created
gain 1 additional hit die. However,
necromancers have to be wary. When
the undead are first created they get a
Wisdom saving throw. If they
succeed, they are not under the control
of the caster and are free to attack
whomever they wish (usually the caster
for bringing them back in such a piti- ful
state).
Using necromancy in Ravenloft always requires
a Power’s Check of 5% x cast slot spell (cantrip
counts 1).
RESURRECTION MADNESS.
In Ravenloft, the souls of the dead are as
trapped as the souls of the living. They become
caught in the mists and can't travel to the
afterlife. When a humanoid who has been dead
for at least 24 hours returns to life, either by
way of a spell or some supernatural means, it
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gains a random form of indefinite madness
brought on by the realization that its spirit is
trapped in the Ravenloft Domain, likely forever.
To determine how this madness is expressed,
roll on the Indefinite Madness table in chapter 8
of the Dungeon Master's Guide.
NEW SPELLS.
All XTGE spells are allowed, except "Healing
Spirit" and “Toll the Dead” which has been
modified.
Healing Spirit
(Druid, Ranger)
2nd-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You call forth a nature spirit to soothe the
wounded. The intangible spirit appears in a
space that is a 5-foot cube you can see within
range. The spirit looks like a transparent
beast or fey (your choice).
Until the spell ends, whenever you or a creature
you can see moves into the spirits space for the
first time on a turn or starts its turn there, you
can cause the spirit to restore 1d6 hit points to
that creature (no action required). The spirit
can’t heal constructs or undead.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move
the Spirit up to 30 feet to a space you can see.
The spell ends once the spirit has restored hit
points a number of times equal to twice your
spellcasting ability modifier (minimum of once).
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the healing
increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.
Toll the Dead
(Cleric, Warlock, Wizard)
Necromancy cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You point at one creature you can see within The caster personally chooses the punishment
range, and the sound of a dolorous bell fills the inflicted on the victim. Wording is very
air around it for a moment. The target must important, so the player must record the exact
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 1d8 phrasing for future reference. The curse may fail
necrotic damage. If the target is missing half if the punishment is inappropriate, too harsh, or
your total hit points (not including Temporary otherwise lacking (Dungeon Master's
Hit Points), it instead takes 1d12 necrotic discretion). In this case, the Dungeon Master
damage. can choose to either guide the player to a curse
The spell’s damage increases by one die when that is acceptable or make the character wait to
you reach 5th level (2d8 or 2d12), 11th level see if the curse takes effect.
(3d8 or 3d12), and 17th level (4d8 or 4d12). The Caster becomes a vessel for the wrath he
invokes. He must clearly announce the curse in
The new spells are also added below. the presence of the evildoer. Thereafter, the
- Ancient Curse curse is in effect, though its effects sometimes
- Contaminate Food and Drink take time to surface. Instead, the curse may
- Dead Soul develop over months or years.
- Death Curse Ancient curse can be lifted. The victim has two
- Divine Curse means of removing the curse. An atonement
- Halt Undead spell can lift the curse, provided the spell
- Invisibility to Undead accompanies a great, heroic deed or similar act
- Limited Wish of expiation. Such an action must be an
- Mass Inflict Critical Wounds appropriate counter to the original evil deed.
- Rain of Terror Sometimes, the curse itself may include an
- Soul Anchor escape clause. Often the clue to lifting the curse
- Tomb Curse is hidden somewhere within the wording. The
- Undeads Putrid Hands Dungeon Master should encourage such clauses,
- Wall of Corpses since they do not necessarily provide
- Word of Chaos an easy escape, as illustrated by this sample
- Zone of Deception curse:
You have walked long upon the backs of the
downtrodden. Now, each step you take shall be
Ancient Curse a painful blow to your flesh, until you stride
(Bard, Cleric Wizard) barefoot to the summit of Mount Arabek
7th-level necromancy between sunrise and sunset.
Casting Time: 1 action At first the escape clause seems deadly, if not
Range: Special impossible, to fulfill, but a creative Dungeon
Components: V Master or player should be able to circumvent
Duration: Permanent the obvious. For instance, the cursed character
Area of Effect: Special might pay someone cast a haste spell upon him
Saving Throw: None or otherwise increase his rate of travel.
This magic works like the divine curse spell, Powers checks are mandated in accordance with
except that this curse can also affect the the rules outlined in that chapter.
descendants of the targeted. Here is an example of an ancient curse:
This spell creates a terrible and lasting curse, so You and your seed shall wither at the touch of
it can only be cast upon someone who has gold and silver unto the seventh generation.
performed a great evil - at least in the eyes of Always shall you want for the charity and
the caster. The awful deed may even have been comfort that you have so long denied your
unintentional, but it must have yielded horrible subjects.
results for the caster. The victim of the curse
can be of any alignment.

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If the cause is great, the curse may be worded
to last indefinitely, affecting all descendants of
the offender. If he provides an
escape clause, the caster can often cause more
powerful curses. In the example above, the
curse might continue:
Only when you have given back tenfold what
was taken, shall your heirs prosper.
Remove Curse spell, or any other spell except
wish or miracle, does not work against this spell.
Contaminate Food and Drink
(Druid, Warlock)
1th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 10 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pickled rat in a chemical
concoction worth no less than 50gp)
Duration: Permanent All nonmagical food and
drink within a 5-foot radius sphere centered on
a point of your choice within range is
contaminated with your choice of one of the
following diseases and poisons: assassin’s blood,
cackle fever, sewer plague, sight rot, or truth
serum. A creature who ingests food or drink
contaminated in this way must pass a saving
throw or become infected with the disease or
afflicted by the poison. These diseases and
poisons are detailed in the Dungeon Master’s
Guide on pages 257 to 258.
Dead Soul
(Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)
Necromancy Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A Dead Soul with negative energy touch on a
creature that you can see within range. The
target must succeed on a Constitution saving
throw or take 1d12 necrotic damage.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d12 when you
reach 5th level (2d12), 11th level (3d12), and
17th level (4d12).
Death Curse
(Bard, Cleric, Wizard)
9th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
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Range: Special
Components: V
Duration: Permanent
Area of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: Special
This is the most dangerous and deadly curse in
the land of mists. The caster simply invokes such
a powerful curse that it can lead to death any
target on the same plane of existence as I have
done any harm to the caster.
You choose an attribute of the target, and it
must do a Saving Throw of this attribute with
disadvantage. If it fails the target dies instantly
in some rather bizarre way related to the chosen
attribute.
Examples:
- STR: An abyss with lava opens and the target
must make a STR Saving throw to hold on the
ledge and not fall and die.
- DEX: A giant stone falls from the sky on top of
the target and it must make a DEX Saving throw
to dodge and not die.
- CON: A putrefying and deadly disease hits the
target, which should make a CON Saving throw
not to suck and die from the disease.
Examples:
- INT: A deadly illusion appears to the target and
it must do an INT Saving throw and not die in a
bizarre way. For example a lake appears in an
abyss, or the guard of the village looks like an
undead and it attacks.
- WIS: A willingness to kill hits the target that
must do a WIS saving throw or does some
attitude that he will surely die, such as trying to
kill a lord, or entering a tournament of unarmed
fights, or throwing himself from a chasm.
- CHA: The target must make a CHA Saving
throw to be banned to another elemental plane
that can not survive and therefore die.
- SAN: The target must make a SAN Saving throw
so that bizarre voices do not explode his mind
and he dies.
Divine Curse
(Bard, Cleric Wizard)
6th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Special
Components: V
Duration: Permanent
Area of Effect: Special
Saving Throw: None
This spell creates a terrible and lasting curse, so
it can only be cast upon someone who has
performed a great evil - at least in the eyes of
the caster. The awful deed may even have been
unintentional, but it must have yielded horrible
results for the caster. The victim of the curse
can be of any alignment.
The caster personally chooses the punishment
inflicted on the victim. Wording is very
important, so the player must record the exact
phrasing for future reference. The curse may fail
if the punishment is inappropriate, too harsh, or
otherwise lacking (Dungeon Master's
discretion). In this case, the Dungeon Master
can choose to either guide the player to a curse
that is acceptable or make the character wait to
see if the curse takes effect.
The Cleric becomes a vessel for the divine wrath
he invokes. He must clearly announce the curse
in the presence of the evildoer. Thereafter, the
curse is in effect, though its effects sometimes
take time to surface. Instead, the curse may
develop over months or years.
Divine curse can be lifted. The victim has two
means of removing the curse. An atonement
spell can lift the curse, provided the spell
accompanies a great, heroic deed or similar act
of expiation. Such an action must be an
appropriate counter to the original evil deed.
Sometimes, the curse itself may include an
escape clause. Often the clue to lifting the curse
is hidden somewhere within the wording. The
Dungeon Master should encourage such
clauses, since they do not necessarily provide
an easy escape, as illustrated by this sample
curse:
You have walked long upon the backs of the
downtrodden. Now, each step you take shall be
a painful blow to your flesh, until you stride
barefoot to the summit of Mount Arabek
between sunrise and sunset.
At first the escape clause seems deadly, if not
impossible, to fulfill, but a creative Dungeon
Master or player should be able to circumvent
the obvious. For instance, the cursed character
might pay someone cast a haste spell upon him
or otherwise increase his rate of travel.
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The material components for this spell are a tiny
silver gong and the priest's holy symbol. Details
on curses are presented in Chapter Twelve.
Powers checks are mandated in accordance with
the rules outlined in that chapter.
Remove Curse spell, or any other spell except
wish or miracle, does not work against this spell.
Halt Undead
(Bard, Cleric, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)
3th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (A pinch of sulfur and
powdered garlic)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a Undead creature that you can see
within range. The target must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw or be paralyzed for the
duration. This spell affect only undead. At the
end of each of its turns, the target can make
another Wisdom saving throw. On a success, the
spell ends on the target.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 6th level or higher, you can target
one additional creature for each slot level above
5th. The creatures must be within 30 feet of
each other when you target them.
Invisibility to Undead
(Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)
2th-level illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You or a creature you touch becomes invisible
to Undead creatures only, until the spell ends.
Anything the target is w earing or carrying is
invisible as long as it is on the target’s person.
Limited Wish
(Sorcerer, Wizard)
7th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Limited Wish is the very powerful spell a mortal
creature can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you
can alter the very foundations of reality in
accord with your desires, but limited.
The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any
other spell of 6th level or lower. You don’t need
to meet any requirements in that spell,
including costly components. The spell simply
takes effect. Alternatively, you can create one
of the following effects of your choice:
• You create one object of up to 12,500 gp in
value that isn’t a magic item. The object can be
no more than 150 feet in any dimension, and it
appears in an unoccupied space you can see on
the ground.
• You allow up to ten creatures that you can see
to regain all hit points, and you end all effects
on them described in the greater restoration
spell.
• You grant up to five creatures that you can see
resistance to a damage type you choose.
• You grant up to five creatures you can see
immunity to a single spell or other magical
effect for 8 hours. For instance, you could make
yourself and all your companions immune to a
lich’s life drain attack.
• You undo a single recent event by forcing a
reroll of any roll made within the last round
(including your last turn). Reality reshapes itself
to accommodate the new result. For example, a
wish spell could undo an opponent’s successful
save, a foe’s critical hit, or a friend’s failed save.
You can choose whether to use the reroll or the
original roll.
As in the Wish Spell, You might be able to
achieve something beyond the scope of the
above examples. State your Limited Wish to the
DM as precisely as possible. The DM has great
latitude in ruling what occurs in such an
instance; the greater the wish, the greater the
likelihood that something goes wrong. This spell
might simply fail, the effect you desire might
only be partly achieved, or you might suffer
some unforeseen consequence as a result of
how you worded the Limited wish. The effects
caused by Limited Wish spell are much more
restricted than Wish Spell, and are often
temporary or partial.
For example, wishing that a villain were dead,
could actually kill the villain, but he would be
resurrected automatically a short time later. Or
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you be teleported away from the villain, without
necessarily dying.
The stress of casting this spell to produce any
effect other than duplicating another spell
weakens you. After enduring that stress, each
time you cast a spell until you finish a long rest,
you take 1d8 necrotic damage per level of that
spell. This damage can’t be reduced or
prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength
drops to 5, if it isn’t 5 or lower already, for 2d4
days. For each of those days that you spend
resting and doing nothing more than light
activity, your remaining recovery time
decreases by 2 days. Finally, there is a 25
percent chance that you are unable to cast wish
ever again if you suffer this stress.
Mass Inflict Critical Wounds
(Cleric)
7th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A sphere of negative energy ripples out in a 60-
footradius sphere from a point within range.
Each creature in that area must make a
Constitution saving throw. A target takes 6d10
necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the damage
increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 7th.
Rain of Terror
(Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)
4nd-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Sight
Components: V, S, M (Black water, putrid water,
ash and embers, Steaming blood, dead Frogs or
toads, dead bats, dead Snakes or dead Spiders)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell causes a terror rainstorm of Black
water, putrid water, ash and embers, Steaming
blood, dead Frogs or toads, dead bats, dead
Snakes or dead Spiders (choice of caster) lasts
for one hour and covers a circle one mile in
diameter.
Each creature in a Rain of terror area must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop
whatever it is holding and become frightened
for the duration. While frightened by this spell,
a creature must take the Dash action and move
to random direction away from the rain of
terror (DM Control), on each of its turns, unless
there is nowhere to move. The frightened
creatures can repeat the saving throw, with
disadvantage, at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect and the movement on a
success. Requires Power Check.
Soul Anchor
(Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)
5nd-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 Hour
One creature of your choice that you can see
within range must make Wisdom saving throws.
If fail, this spell ties a victim's life force to a
particular edifice—a building, an estate, a castle,
etc. This prevents the victim from leaving that
place. A simple remove curse or successful
dispel magic spell will suffice. The owner of the
building or estate can also negate the spell by
granting the target permission to leave. (The
owner can be charmed or otherwise forced into
this.)
The specified anchor must have clearly defined
borders. A grove of trees in the wilderness does
not have a clearly definable border and, hence,
is an unsuitable place for a soul anchor.
Dungeon Masters should note that property
lines, if clearly known by both the caster and
subject, are acceptable for this purpose.
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a
spell slot of 6th level or higher, the duration is
concentration, up to 8 hours. If you use a spell
slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is 24
hours. If you use a 8th level spell slot, the spell
lasts until it is dispelled.
Tomb Curse
(Cleric)
7th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 8 hours
Range: Touch
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Components: V, S, M
Duration: Permanent
Area of Effect: 1 tomb, a cube 60 feet/side
Saving Throw: None
This spell enables the Cleric to cast a conditional
curse upon a tomb. Anyone violating the tomb
becomes subject to the curse. At one point
during the casting of this spell, the Cleric must
cast a either a divine curse or ancient curse spell
to define the effects.
It takes a 8 hours to cast this spell, and the
priest cannot be interrupted at any time during
the casting. He must walk through all the
passages and rooms of the tomb, marking the
walls, floors, ceilings, and doors with signs of the
curse. During this time, the cleric also sets down
the exact conditions that will trigger the curse.
They can be as simple as "any creature entering
this tomb" or as complicated as "any
mortal disturbing the remains of the king,
removing his burial treasure, breaking or
destroying his possessions, or defacing
the, tomb".
The Dungeon Master determines the exact
effects. In general, he should interpret the
wording of the curse literally, though
vague or unclear passages should be given
unfavorable interpretations.
The cleric has a limit to the size of tomb he can
ward; it must fill an area no larger than a cube
thirty feet on a side. If other priests assist the
caster, however, each additional priest adds
ten feet to each side of the cube. Therefore,
seven clerics (including the caster) can ward a
cube-shaped area, up to ninety feet on a side.
The material components of this spell are the
holy symbols of each priest involved. The
symbols must be left in the tomb,
frequently buried in the walls or floor.
Optionally, a creature of the same race as the
cleric can be entombed alive instead of
the holy symbol. A combination of creatures and
holy symbols is acceptable, so long as each
priest leaves at least one component.
Entombing living creatures as a part of the
spell mandates a powers check.
Remove Curse spell, or any other spell except
wish or miracle, does not work against this spell.
Undeads Putrid Hands
(Cleric, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)
5th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of one corpse, like
a skin, eye, bone, nail or hair)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Putrid hand of many undeads come out of the
ground to grab the target´s legs in the area of
30-foot square on ground that you can see
within range. For the duration, these putrid
hands turn the ground in the area into difficult
terrain.
When a creature enters the affected area for
the first time on a turn or starts its turn there,
the creature must succeed on a Strength saving
throw or take 1d10 bludgeoning damage, plus
2d10 necrotic damage and be restrained by the
putrid hands until the spell ends. A creature that
starts its turn in the area and is already
restrained by the putrid hands takes 1d10
bludgeoning damage, plus 2d10 necrotic
damage.
A creature restrained by the tentacles can use
its action to make a Strength against your spell
save DC. On a success, it frees itself.
Wall of Corpses
(Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard)
6th-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of a corpse)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A nonmagical wall of horrifying tangle of
corpses springs into existence at a point you
choose within range. The wall is 5ft. thick and is
composed of ten 10-foot-by-10-foot pieces.
Each piece must be contiguous with at least one
other piece. If the wall cuts through a creature’s
space when it appears, the creature is pushed to
one side of the wall (your choice).
If a creature would be surrounded on all
sides by the wall (or the wall and another solid
surface), that creature can make a Dexterity
saving throw. On a success, it can use its
reaction to move up to its speed so that it is no
longer enclosed by the wall.
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The wall can have any shape you desire, though
it can’t occupy the same space as a creature or
object. The wall doesn’t need to be vertical or
rest on any firm foundation.
If you create a span greater than 20 feet in
length, you must halve the size of each panel to
create supports. The wall is an object made of
corpses that can be damaged and thus
breached. Each piece has AC 10 and
20 hit points per 5ft. of thickness, and resistance
of necrotic damage. Reducing a piece to 0 hit
points destroys it and might cause connected
pieces to collapse at the DM’s discretion.
This Wall of corpses is is so horrifying that each
creature enters for the first time on a turn
or starts its turn in a 10-foot of the wall of
corpses must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or drop whatever it is holding
and become frightened for the duration.
While frightened by this spell, a creature must
take the Dash action and move away from wall
of corpses by the safest available route on each
of its turns, unless there is nowhere to move. If
the creature ends its turn in a location where it
doesn’t have line of sight to the wall of corpses,
the creature can make a Wisdom saving throw.
On a successful save, the spell ends for that
creature.
Word of Chaos
(Cleric)
9th-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You utter a word of chaos that can compel one
creature you can see within range to stunned or
die instantly. If the creature has 150 hit points
or fewer, it is stunned. If the creature you
choose has 100 hit points or fewer, it dies.
Otherwise, the spell has no effect.
The stunned target must make a Constitution
saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a
successful save, this stunning effect ends.
Zone of Deception
(Bard, Cleric, Paladin)
2nd-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 minutes
You create a magical zone that guards against
deception in a 15-foot-radius sphere centered
on a point of your choice within range. Until the
spell ends, a creature that enters the spell’s area
for the first time on a turn or starts its turn
there must make a Charisma saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature can’t speak a deliberate
truth while in the radius. You know whether
each creature succeeds or fails on its saving
throw.
An affected creature is aware of the spell and
can thus avoid answering questions to which it
would normally respond with a truth. Such a
creature can be evasive in its answers as long as
it remains within the boundaries of the lie.

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