DIL ETTANTE

A Character Class for the 13th Age RPG

Content to be neither a pure warrior nor a full mage,
the dilettante seeks to incorporate the best of both
disciplines. Her spells and her weapon are one; raw
magic is her armor. She utilizes brief phrases of pow-
er to accomplish feats no mortal could achieve with
sword alone. Dilettantes arise from all sorts of back-
grounds and cultures, sometimes under strict train-
ing, sometimes having just picked up bits and pieces
of knowledge where they were available. A master
of adaptation, the dilettante is a useful resource for
nearly any endeavor.
OVERVIEW
Play style: The Dilettante is part melee combat-
ant, part spellcaster. She is neither tough enough
to stand against waves of enemies like the Fighter
or Paladin, nor can she wreak massive devastation
with awe-inspiring spells like the Wizard or Sorcer-
er. Instead, the Dilettante shows her strength in dis-
ruption. She can protect her allies from attacks, ma-
neuver opponents into unfortunate circumstances
and buff herself to deliver precision pain to whoever
happens to be on the business end of her weapon.
Like the Bard, the Dilettante may not be a class best
suited for new players. It offers a high amount of
choice on each turn and makes full use of all avail-
able actions. Also, while it functions perfectly well
with a theater-of-the-mind style of combat track-
ing, the Dilettante’s potential is more obvious if a
map is utilized during play. Players who enjoy a lot
of moving around and setting up conditions under
which to really punish an enemy will find the Dilet-
tante a welcome addition to the 13th Age class op-
tions.
Races: The elves are often credited with ‘invent-
ing’ the major Dilettante methods due to their use
of magically-adept warriors. Though they will not
openly dispute the story, the very small number of
true elven Dilettantes says otherwise. The style’s
use of unfocused magic and general lack of com-
mitment is distasteful to most elves. Never confuse
an elven warrior-mage with a Dilettante.
Humans provide the bulk of the Dilettante popu-
lation as their impatience and fickle natures lend
well to the Dilettante path. Half-elves are similarly
at home in the Dilettante’s dualistic mindset. The
occasional halfling, half-orc or tiefling will become
a Dilettante out of the sheer enjoyment of surpris-
ing a foe with a well-timed and unexpected magical
slam in close-quarters. Dwarves, steelborn and aasi-
mar tend to find the mixing of magic and mundane
strength unnecessary or uncouth.
Backgrounds: Dilettantes are born of both luxury
and need on a consistent basis. If one has the time
to dabble in various disciplines of magic and arms, it
presents the image of affluence and status. Nobles,
wealthy merchants and high-level clergy among
others send their children to schools specifically to
learn basic proficiency in both combat and arcana.
Apt students might continue the training on their
own as they get older.

Ability Scores: The Dilettante is able to approach

her craft from a variety of different angles, mean-
ing that she also has some flexibility in what ability
scores she can build from. As the Dilettante is a pri-
marily melee-based class, Strength is always a good
choice and opens up additional combat attack op-
tions. Dexterity helps keep defenses higher should
that be more important and Intelligence allows for
additional power with the arcane arts.

As a Dilettante, you can add +2 to your Intelligence

or your Strength, so long as you have not added to
that score with your racial bonus.

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On the other extreme are those facing want and Weapons
hardship. A group of desert nomads does not have The Dilettante’s weapon must have some sort of
enough metal for both arms and armor and so turns emotional significance to the wielder in order for its
to rudimentary magic for protection. A local tyrant magic to function. Some Dilettantes carry swords
bans the use of unlicensed magic among the citi- passed down from parent to child over many gen-
zens so a resistance group must take up mundane erations. Others use the daggers or hand axes that
weapons and use less potent spells that are harder killed loved ones. Each is adorned with various mag-
to trace. A young war refugee steals from whomev- ical engravings and mundane decor to further ce-
er she can while she’s young and learns bits of spells ment the bond between weapon and wielder.
and combat drills along the way. Once she is skilled
enough to make an honest living, she puts theft be- Dilettante Melee Weapons
hind her.
One-Handed Two-Handed
Icons: The Emperor can be a friend to formally edu- Small
cated Dilettantes and an enemy to the self-taught. 1d4 dagger, knife, baton 1d6 club
Both the Priestess and the Prince of Shadows have a
certain affection for self-made heroes though both Light or Simple
are also known to see such people as pawns in a 1d6 shortsword, handaxe 1d8 spear, mace
much larger game. The Diabolist has found more
than a few Dilettantes willing to pay a steep price- Heavy or Martial
for additional power. 1d8 longsword, battleaxe, 1d10 greatspear,
warhammer bastard sword,
chain weapons
GEAR
At 1st level, a Dilettante has a melee weapon which Dilettante Ranged Weapons
is the most important piece of gear she owns. She is
emotionally and magically bonded to her weapon. A Thrown Crossbow Bow
Dilettante rarely wears armor heavier than leather Small
or carries a shield since her magic covers that need. 1d4 dagger 1d4 hand -------
In addition, she has a slightly larger-than-normal
assortment of mundane adventuring gear, gener- Light or Simple
ally including thieves’ tools and/or a disguise kit. 1d6 javelin, axe 1d6 light 1d6 short
Dilettantes with a steady stream of income have 25
gp to use as they wish. Dilettantes who live by the Heavy or Martial
whims of fortune start with 1d6 x 10 gp. ------ 1d8 heavy 1d8 long

Armor Using a two-handed weapon one-handed incurs a

Dilettantes constantly protect themselves with a
magical barrier to the extent where it can continue
even when they’re unconscious. It is a simple ex-
ercise for someone who can detect magic to point
out a Dilettante in the middle of a crowd unless the
Dilettante willingly dismisses the protection (-2 to
AC until magical protection re-enabled). The table
below shows the base AC of the Dilettante while this
magical protection is in effect:
-2 attack penalty.
(Adventurer feat): You can learn to use two-hand-
ed weapons one-handed with no penalty.
Dilettante Basic Melee Attack
At-Will
Attack: Strength + Level vs. AC
Hit: WEAPON + Strength damage
Miss: damage equal to your level

Dilettante Armor and AC Dilettante Basic Ranged Attack

At-Will
Type Base AC Attack: Dexterity + Level vs. AC
None 10 Hit: WEAPON + Dexterity damage
Light 13 Miss: --
Heavy 12
Shield -1

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 Dilettante Level Progression

SPELLS
Dilettante Total Total 1st 3rd 5th 7th 9th Level-Up Damage Bonus
Level HP Feats Level Level Level Level Level Ability from Ability Score
Bonuses
Level 1 (7 + CON mod) x 3 1 adventurer 4 -- -- -- -- ability mod
Level 2 (7 + CON mod) x 4 2 adventurer 5 -- -- -- -- ability mod
Level 3 (7 + CON mod) x 5 3 adventurer 2 3 -- -- -- ability mod
Level 4 (7 + CON mod) x 6 4 adventurer 1 5 -- -- -- +1 to three ability mod
4 adventurer
Level 5 (7 + CON mod) x 8 -- 2 4 -- -- 2 x ability mod
1 champion
4 adventurer
Level 6 (7 + CON mod) x 10 -- 1 6 -- -- 2 x ability mod
2 champion
4 adventurer
Level 7 (7 + CON mod) x 12 -- -- 2 5 -- +1 to three 2 x ability mod
3 champion
4 adventurer
Level 8 (7 + CON mod) x 16 3 champion -- -- 1 7 -- 3 x ability mod
1 epic
4 adventurer
Level 9 (7 + CON mod) x 20 3 champion -- -- -- 2 6 3 x ability mod
2 epic
4 adventurer
Level 10 (7 + CON mod) x 24 3 champion -- -- -- -- 9 +1 to three 3 x ability mod
2 epic

Dilettante Stats
Initiative, AC, PD, MD, Hit Points, Recovery Dice, Feats, and some Talents are level dependent
Ability Bonus +2 to Strength or Intelligence (different from racial bonus)

Initiative Dex mod + Level

Armor Class (light armor) 13 + middle of Dex/Con/Wis + Level

Physical Defense 10 + middle of Dex/Con/Str + Level

Mental Defense 12 + middle of Int/Cha/Wis + Level

Hit Points (7 + Con mod) x level modifier (see progression chart)

Recoveries 8

Recovery Dice 1d8 x Level + Con mod

Backgrounds 8 points, max 5 in any one background

Icon Relationships 3 points

Talents 3

Feats 1 per level

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CLASS FEATURES
Dilettantes all have the following three class fea-
tures .
Warding
As a Dilettante, you have learned to create and
maintain a magical warding. You gain a +2 to AC
(included in the class’ base AC) so long as you have
one hand free and are conscious.
Adventurer Feat: Your warding remains even if you
fall unconscious.
Champion feat: If your warding provides damage
resistance, that resistance increases to 14+.
Epic feat: The Warding feature grants a +3 to AC in-
stead of +2.
Bonded Weapon
You can spend one hour meditating on your weap-
on of choice, bonding with it and imbuing it with
magic. As a standard action you can call it to your
hand even if it is far away, and it will try its best
to fly or teleport back to your hand in the quickest
way possible. You cannot bond with more than one
weapon (successfully bonding with a new weapon
immediately discards the previous binding).
In the event that the weapon is broken, as long as
you have one piece of the weapon, you can call back
all of its other fragments and re-forge the weapon
after one hour of meditation (if there are fragments
that are completely destroyed, the weapon will
grow them back).
Adventurer feat: Calling the weapon to your hand
takes a quick action instead of a standard action.
Champion feat: Attempts to disarm or destroy the
weapon gain a +2 on the DC.
Epic feat: You are so intimately bonded to your
weapon that a bit of your soul is permanently em-
bedded in it. For purposes of resurrection the blade
is considered a legitimate substitute for your body.
Additional benefits may depend on a variety of fac-
tors.
Dilettante Spells
Dilettantes use two types of spells: invocations and
power words. Invocations are spells that are easily
performed, requiring only a quick action, and often
enhance either the warrior or the weapon’s attacks.
Most Invocations have feats associated with them.
Power words are utterances in a magical language
of creation that are used in conjunction with basic
attacks. They have minor spell-like effects such as
moving people or objects around and causing in-
tense sensations in a target. You may only use one
power word per attack.
Adventurer feat: Choose a Level 1 power word. Once
per battle, you may utilize this power word on any
hit, regardless of roll.
Champion feat: Choose a Level 3 power word. Once
per battle, you may utilize this power word on any
hit, regardless of roll.
Epic feat: Choose a Level 5 power word. Once per
battle, you may utilize this power word on any hit,
regardless of roll.
Amateur Ritualist
You have the ability to ritualize spells like a Wizard…
sort of. In order for a ritual you create to execute
without a hitch, you must beat an appropriate DC
per the ritual rules with a natural even roll. An odd
roll that beats the DC is still considered a failure,
though the GM should treat your failures as “suc-
cess with side effects.”
CLASS TALENTS
Choose 3 Talents at 1st level.
Magic Focus
(You can not take this talent if you take Martial Fo-
cus or Evasive Focus)
Choose a 1st level spell from one of the arcane spell-
casting classes (Wizard, Sorcerer, Chaos Mage, Nec-
romancer, etc.) You may use that spell in addition
to your Dilettante spells so long as you meet any
requirements the power has. You can choose to re-
place the spell you gained with a new one at higher
levels.
Adventurer feat: You may replace one of your Dil-
ettante spells with another spell from that class. It
must be at least two levels lower than you (min. 1st).
Champion feat: You gain the Adventurer feats for
any spells you know because of this Talent.
Epic feat: You may take a second spell which may or
may not be from the original class chosen, but this
spell must be at least two levels lower than you.
You may also use Intelligence for attack and dam-
age rolls with any weapon that has a base d8 or less
of damage.
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Evasive Focus
(You can not take this talent if you take Martial Fo-
cus or Magic Focus)
Choose a 1st level power from the Rogue. You may
use that power in addition to your Dilettante spells
so long as you meet any requirements the power
has. You can choose to replace the power you gained
with a new one at higher levels.
Adventurer feat: You may replace one of your
spells with another Rogue power. It must be at
least two levels lower than you (min. 1st level).
Champion feat: You gain the Adventurer feats for
any Rogue attacks you know because of this Talent.
Epic feat: You may deal Sneak Attack damage as if
you were a Rogue of your level once per encounter
when the escalation die is 3+.
You may also use Dexterity instead of Strength for
attack and damage rolls with any one-handed me-
lee weapon.
Martial Focus
(You can not take this talent if you take Magic Focus
or Evasive Focus)
Choose a 1st level flexible attack or power from a
martially-oriented class that is not the Rogue or
Monk. You may use that attack or power in addi-
tion to your Dilettante spells so long as you meet
any requirements the power has. You can choose to
replace the maneuver or power you gained with a
new one at higher levels.
Adventurer feat: You may replace one of your
spells with another attack from that class. It must
be at least two levels lower than you (min. 1st level).
Champion feat: You gain the Adventurer feats for
any attacks you know because of this Talent.
Epic feat: You may take a second attack which may
or may not be from the original class chosen, but it
must be at least two levels lower than you.
You may also use Strength instead of Dexterity for
attack and damage rolls with thrown weapons.
Cantrips
You can cast the same cantrips as a Wizard with
the same limitation of three cantrips per day, but
unlike the Wizard, your cantrips last half as long
(5-30 minutes at adventurer tier, 30-180 minutes at
champion tier, and 1-6 hours at epic tier).
Champion feat: You gain one additional use of a
cantrip.
Epic feat: Your cantrips now last for the full listed
duration.
Eldritch Speed
Once per battle at the start of each fight, you can
take a move action before anyone’s turn starts.
Champion feat: You may choose to instead use this
move action for free any time during the fight.
Epic feat: Once per day, you can take a standard ac-
tion as a quick action.
Spell Absorption
Once per battle, you can attempt to absorb the spell
energy of an enemy caster. When an enemy casts an
attack spell, roll a d6 as an interrupt action. If your
roll is equal to the Escalation die, you harmlessly dif-
fuse the spell. If less, you instead absorb the spell
and regain the use of one of your Invocations.
Adventurer feat: You may instead roll your d6 at the
start of battle and diffuse a spell anytime the Esca-
lation die reads the rolled value or higher.
Champion feat: If you dislike the result of your d6
roll, roll it again one time.
Epic feat: You may attempt to absorb two spells per
battle.
Been There, Done That
When you make a skill check for which none of your
Backgrounds apply, add +1 to the result of that skill
check.
Wandering Warding
Once per battle when an enemy attacks a nearby
ally, you can choose to transfer your warding to that
ally as an interrupt action, but only if the ally did
not Challenge the attacking enemy (see Paladin tal-
ent). Your warding then returns to you at the begin-
ning of your next turn.
Adventurer feat: You can activate this ability twice
per battle.
Champion feat: You may transfer your warding
freely when the Escalation die is 3 or higher.
Epic feat: You may transfer your warding freely
when the Escalation die is 2 or higher.
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Living Blade
Once per day, you can spend a quick action to allow
your weapon to move on its own for the remainder
of battle while you are nearby and, if your weapon
is a true magic item, if the magic item agrees to be
wielded in such a manner. You can make an attack
through it as a standard action. You also gain a
+1 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn if
your weapon remains adjacent to you and does
not attack this turn. If you are far away from your
weapon, it stops moving and falls to the ground.
Adventurer feat: You may animate your weapon
twice per day.
Champion feat:You can mentally order the weapon
to make a basic attack as a quick action when the
escalation die is even and greater than 0. This at-
tack does not benefit from Power Words.
Epic feat: For the duration of the battle your
weapon gains intelligence (though not sentience),
able to make basic attacks independent from you.
It utilizes your initiative score, attack and damage
bonuses and defenses. Damage dealt to it applies
to your HP total. On its own, your weapon deals
damage as if it were two levels lower than you.
1st LEVEL INVOCATIONS
Heart of the Blade
Once per battle
Requirement: One hand must be free
Effect: Your attacks deal extra damage equal to
your level + the current Escalation Die until the end
of your next turn. The benefit also ends if you stop
fulfilling the requirements of this spell
Adventurer feat: You can spend a quick action to
add 1d4 per level to the damage of your next attack
before the spell ends, but only if it hits. If you are
using a two-handed weapon in one hand, add 1d6
per level instead.
Champion feat: Enemies you hit with melee attacks
while this spell is in effect are dazed for their next
attack.
Epic feat: When this spell is about to end, roll a d20.
On a 11+ you can use this spell again later in the bat-
tle.
Song of Steel
Once per battle
Requirement: One hand must be free
Effect: You add double the Escalation die (minimum
1) when making attacks until the end of your next
turn. The benefit also ends if you stop fulfilling the
requirements of this spell.
Adventurer feat: If you miss, add the Escalation die
(minimum 1) to your miss damage.
Champion feat: The next ally to attack the target in
melee can attack PD instead of AC if desired.
Epic feat: When this spell is about to end, roll a d20.
On a 11+ you can use this spell again later in the bat-
tle.
1st LEVEL POWER WORDS
Dazzle
Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: Natural even attack roll
At-Will
Effect: One nearby creature of your choosing takes a
-2 penalty to hit until the end of its turn, which does
not stack with named conditions such as dazed or
weakened.
Fracture
Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: Natural odd attack roll
At-Will
Effect: One nearby creature of your choosing takes a
-2 penalty to AC until the end of its turn, which does
not stack with named conditions such as stunned
or weakened.
Shove
Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: Natural even attack roll
At-Will
Effect: Grant one nearby creature a save to dis-
engage or move one unengaged nearby creature
somewhere else nearby.
Stumble
Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: Natural odd attack roll
At-Will
Effect: One nearby enemy of your choosing only dis-
engages on a hard save (16+) and allows your allies
to disengage on an easy save (6+) until the end of
its next turn.
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3rd LEVEL INVOCATIONS Slam
Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: Any even hit
Adamant Warding At-Will
Once per battle
Effect: Make an Intelligence attack vs. PD against
Requirement: One hand must be free
one nearby enemy. On a hit, the enemy takes three
Effect: The AC bonus of your warding increases by
times your level in damage.
+2 until the end of your next turn. The benefit also
ends if you stop fulfilling the requirements of this
spell. Slow
Adventurer feat: The +2 bonus also applies to your Melee Flexible Attack
PD. Triggering Roll: Any even hit
Champion feat: The +2 bonus also applies to your At-Will
PD and MD. Effect: One nearby creature of your choosing rolls a
Epic feat: At the end of your next turn, make a save. save. If it fails the save, it loses 5 points of initiative.
If you succeed, the bonus lasts for another turn. If it succeeds, it only loses 3 points.

Enhanced Perception 5th LEVEL INVOCATIONS

Once per battle
Requirement: One hand must be free
Elemental Attunement
Effect: You are aware of the position of all enemies,
Once per battle
regardless of invisibility, cover or concealment un-
Requirement: One hand must be free
til the end of your next turn. The benefit also ends
Effect: Choose one of the following damage types:
if you stop fulfilling the requirements of this spell.
fire, cold, lightning, acid, thunder, poison. Until the
You still have the mechanical penalties to hit con-
end of your next turn, any attacks you make may
cealed enemies.
deal the chosen type of damage. In addition, your
Adventurer feat: You may add the Escalation die to
warding visibly manifests your affinity and grants
your skill checks to hear, smell, or sight cues.
you resistance (12+) against that damage type.
Champion feat: You ignore penalties for hitting
Champion feat: When an enemy attacks you in me-
concealed or invisible enemies.
lee and misses, it suffers typed damage equal to
Epic feat: Your senses become superhuman. Track-
your twice your Intelligence modifier (x3 at Epic).
ing a human by smell or hearing an individual’s
Your warding must be active to get this benefit. It
heartbeat are Easy tasks for you.
does not transfer if you give an ally your warding.
Epic feat: If the Escalation die is 4 or higher when
3rd LEVEL POWER WORDS this spell’s effects would end, it continues for an-
other round.
Hold
Melee Flexible Attack Enhanced Athletics
Triggering Roll: Any odd hit Once per battle
At-Will Requirement: One hand must be free
Effect: Choose one nearby enemy. If that enemy Effect: You may move to reach something Far away
makes an attack on its next turn, it takes 1d4 per in a single move action until the end of your next
level damage. turn. You can still be Intercepted and are subject to
opportunity attacks.
Champion feat: You may add the Escalation die to
Rage your skill checks to run, jump, leap, climb or per-
Melee Flexible Attack
form similar athletic feats.
Triggering Roll: Any odd hit
Epic feat: Your ability to leap and run becomes su-
At-Will
perhuman. Keeping pace with a horse or leaping to
Effect: One nearby creature makes an attack against
the roof of a single-story building are Easy tasks for
the nearest creature it can hit without moving. The
you.
creature will still prioritize its own enemies if it has
a choice.

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5th LEVEL POWER WORDS Blind
Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: 16+
Daze Once per Battle
Melee Flexible Attack
Effect: One nearby enemy is blinded (treats all ene-
Triggering Roll: 16+
mies as if they were invisible) (save ends). If the ene-
At-Will
my is also staggered, the save jumps from 11+ to 16+.
Effect: One nearby enemy of your choosing is dazed
until the end of its next turn.

Feeble 9th LEVEL INVOCATION

Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: 16+ Body Double
At-Will Once per battle
Effect: One nearby enemy of your choosing deals Requirement: One hand must be free
half damage if it hits with its next attack. Effect: You may occupy two different locations on
the battlefield simultaneously until the start of
Pain your next turn. Both of your selves start at your cur-
Melee Flexible Attack rent position and move as a single move action. You
Triggering Roll: 16+ can not be intercepted and you automatically dis-
At-Will engage from any enemy. You can attack from either
Effect: One nearby enemy of your choosing is vul- location and can be hit from either location but any
nerable to all damage until the end of its next turn. attacks that target both locations only target you
once. When the effect ends, you can choose to be in
Storm either location.
Melee Flexible Attack Epic feat: Both of your selves gain displacement for
Triggering Roll: 16+ the duration of the spell.
At-Will
Effect: Make an Intelligence attack vs. PD against 9th LEVEL POWER WORDS
1d3 nearby enemies. On a hit, each takes 1d4 per
level damage.
Kill
Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: 16+
7th LEVEL INVOCATION Daily
Effect: 1d4 nearby mooks or a single enemy who is
Furious Resonance down to less than 20% of its maximum HP are killed
Once per battle instantly. If used to kill mooks, the power is regained
Requirement: One hand must be free at the end of the battle.
Effect: Reroll any 1s that come up on your next dam- Epic feat: Increase to 1d10 mooks.
age roll. You must abide by the new roll.
Epic feat: Reroll any 1s or 2s that come up on your Stop
next damage roll. You must abide by the new roll. Melee Flexible Attack
Triggering Roll: 16+
Daily
7th LEVEL POWER WORDS Effect: You halt time to perform an additional turn’s
worth of actions. People and objects not in contact
Stun with you at the time you activate the power word
Melee Flexible Attack can not be affected by you during this extra turn.
Triggering Roll: 16+ If used to Rally, the power is regained at the end of
Once per Battle the battle.
Effect: One nearby enemy is stunned until the end Epic feat: You may include one ally or enemy to also
of their next turn. If the enemy is staggered, it is receive an extra round’s worth of actions under the
also weakened on the turn after it is stunned. same stipulations.

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