Play as a monster from 1st to 20th level, with thematic class features,

rollable tables, and immersive lore. Featuring the Dragon, Ogre and Lycanthrope.
Credits Table of Contents
Lead Designer & Writer Introduction..................................3
Fermin Caballero Dragon...........................................5
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True Dragons................................ 5
Editor
Covetous Minds............................ 5
Gavin Wadsworth
Otherworldly Body...................... 6
Additional Design & Writing
Prismatic Personality................. 6
Gavin Wadsworth
Racial Features...................... 10
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Cover Art Brass Dragon.............................. 14
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Copper Dragon........................... 17
Interior Art Gold Dragon................................ 19
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Lycanthrope............................... 24
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Pathologic Lycanthropy............24
Maledictive Lycanthropy..........25
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Introduction
N
o fantasy story is ever complete until the hero
slays the beast. From the dragon that lairs far
above the mountain, to the fiery demon that
slumbers deep below the earth. Monsters
allow us, the players, to have a villain to vanquish.
An obstacle to overcome. A thing to fear. But not all
monsters need to be the enemy.
From treants rising in the forest to fight the orcs
to the vampire that hunts those of its own kind,
any creature has the potential to become the main
character of a story.
Monster Classes offer you the ability to play as
monsters. Some, like the treant and the familiar
function as both your race and your class, while
others like the vampire function primarily as a class
but influence some of your racial features. Included
here is lore, character creation assistance, and all the
necessary features for you to level up your monster all
the way to 20th level.
Do not ever feel chained to the alignment or the lore
that these monsters possess. They are merely there
as guidance for you to understand where the monster
comes from, or how others may perceive it; but you are
the ultimate arbiter of how your character will behave.
You are free to use or discard any of it as you see fit.
Many of the monsters presented under Monster
Classes possess peculiar abilities that break apart
typical 5e class design. That is of course because they
are monsters! It wouldn’t had been right to design a
ghost without granting it the ability to move through
walls, or a familiar that can fight without the assistance
of its summoner. Many of the classes presented here
share the unique eccentricities of the creature from
which they are inspired. After all you are here to
play the monster, not some pale imitation that lacks
the abilities which makes the former interesting in
the first place.
Lastly be mindful that none of these Monster Classes
are balanced for multiclassing. Because they have been
designed often with peculiar features that break the
mold, there are certain combinations of monsters and
classes that have the potential to break the game, or
even weaken your character. However if you do wish
to multiclass regardless, then know you may not gain
levels in any Monster Class unless you are that monster
and possess its accompanying racial traits.
Thank you so much for your endless support.
—Fermin Caballero (MrRhexx)

Dragon
D
ragons are winged, reptile-like creatures of great
power and intelligence. They are known for
their great size, their capabilities for destruction,
and the resilience of the scales which adorn
and protect their bodies. They are fearsome predators
who possess the ability to consume almost anything,
from scores of living creatures to even hard, inorganic
materials like stone or minerals.
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True Dragons
Draconic blood is not the only measure by which one
would catalog a creature as a true dragon, for there are
many monsters like the wyvern and the dragon turtle
who lack the most important and fundamental quality
that defines true dragons. This is the fact that true
dragons become stronger the older they get, seemingly
without any limitation.
The power that a dragon obtains upon aging is unlike
that of any other monster, for this power is not reserved
exclusively to muscular might. A dragon’s brain
enlarges as it grows older, making the dragon more
intelligent over time. Its magical blood becomes denser
and purer, granting the creature more powerful innate
magics as it grows older; its scales grow thicker, its
claws larger, its eyesight clearer, and its ears and nose
more discerning. The oldest dragons are among the
most powerful creatures in the world, able to contend
with even demon lords.
Covetous Minds
Even though many dragons have their own reasons
for doing so, all of them desire and hoard wealth,
collecting massive mounds of treasure and dedicating
their existence to protecting it. Most dragons consider
the brilliance of precious gems and the value of coins
to be worthy of their treasure hoard. However, what a
dragon would consider “treasure” shifts dramatically
depending on the kind of dragon in question. There are
dragons who collect precious tomes of lore and history,
while there are others who prefer the pleasant sight of a
perfectly sculpted set of statues as treasure.
Because of the immense value of a dragon’s treasure
hoard, it is never safe from thieves. So dragons go to
any lengths necessary to secure the protection of their
wealth. Some dragons hire minions to safeguard their
lair, while others go so far as to magically trap entire
rooms against tampering. Since fear of having their
treasure stolen never relents, and many give way to
their neuroticism, dragons often end up sleeping atop
their own piles of money, often recounting every coin
before and after rest.
Otherworldly Body
The draconic body is a vessel for magical energy, which
the dragon cannot help but exude naturally. Commonly,
this is seen in the form of a breath weapon—an attack
which allows a dragon to project a blast of elemental
energy from its mouth. Less commonly, this is also
seen as a change in the fauna, flora, and elemental
properties of the area in which the dragon resides.
Because of the inherent magical power of the draconic
body, dragons often find themselves the targets of
adventuring groups who seek to slay them; if not for
their wealth, then for either their scales or organs.
Many humanoid groups have made the ritualistic
imbibing of draconic blood a customary tradition in
order to obtain the might of dragons, while others dress
themselves in the powerful scales of slain wyrms.
Experienced sages and wizards often seek esoteric
parts of the draconic body in order to fuel dark spells of
incredible potency.
Prismatic Personality
As a species, most dragons don’t really share much with
one another outside of their rough physical description
and some specific traits like those described above.
This is because every individual kind of true dragon
is magical in its own way, and is defined by its specific
subtype within the true dragon category. This class
entry describes and provides options for metallic
dragons: brass, bronze, copper, gold, and silver.
Each draconic color is its own subtype, comprised
of its own personality traits, ecology, biology, physical
descriptors, elemental connection, diet, habitat, society,
and even forms of combat. In general, metallic dragons
are considered to be morally good, noble in demeanor,
and respected by wise humanoids. They commonly
gain the ability to shapeshift into humanoid forms as
they get older, and can recognize people by the smell of
their blood by the time they are full adults.
Creating a Dragon
The dragon class featured here is at the ripe age for
adventuring. Being between the ages of 50 to 100, your
dragon has probably just recently left the territory of
its parents and begun its journey to find and claim its
own. The lengthy process of finding the perfect lair can
take decades however, since a dragon has to examine
each individual region for enemies which may contest
its superiority.
In this particular age group of dragonkind, your
dragon would have just entered young adulthood, which
is a special time for every dragon. It is not just the time
when it searches for a territory, but it is also at this time
when the desire to mate begins. Many dragons start an
extensive search for a prospective long-term partner at
this time, though they seldom settle until after their first
century. It is also through the dawning of adulthood
when dragons start innately developing their first spells,
including their ability to polymorph—which at this point
is still fairly limited.
When you create your dragon, consider that this is
meant to be the adventurous spate of its life. As every
dragon knows, as soon as it collects enough treasure
and finds a suitable territory, it will become increasingly
difficult to leave it. Up until this point, it might have
lived its entire life stuck in a lair with all its brothers
and sisters or living alone with its mother atop a great
mountain. Consider that dragons teach their children
much about the world, but that still doesn’t change the
fact that your dragon has probably never seen much
of what the world has to offer. Make sure to really sell
that draconic curiosity that your draconic character
is bound to have!
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 Social Hierarchy
As dragons become young adults, they start embroiling
themselves in the local politics of their region; mainly
with other dragons of their kind which they inevitably
come across. Such encounters—primarily with other
metallic dragons—tend to be respectful at first, but
can easily devolve into centuries-long disputes over
territorial limits and land rights.
Some of these meetups can turn ugly from the very
beginning—primarily when encountering chromatic
dragons—which result in a constant fear of sudden,
deadly ambushes. The delicate dance of territorial
aggression in these encounters can last for many
decades, generally only ending in the death of one or
both dragons in brutal combat. Many draconic alliances
are formed and mercenaries are bribed during these
confrontations.
When building your dragon, think about how your
presence has shifted the delicate balance between
all the other dragons in the area. Remember that no
dragon will simply hand-wave the existence of another
in its territory without strong consideration, since every
single dragon will eventually grow to become a terror;
it’s always only a matter of time. Feel free to use any of
the examples below to further flesh out conflicts that
may have arisen between your dragon and others.
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d12 Social Relationships
1 You are the laughingstock of the draconic community
because of a faux pas you made at the last
dragon council.
2 A dragon from a far away land has been spending days
just flying to your territory in order to gaze at you from
afar. You are growing very concerned.
3 You have been living for far too long with your siblings,
and the lair has now recently become too small to
house all of you. It was decided you needed to move,
so you have been on the search for a new territory
ever since.
4 There’s an extremely attractive dragon that you hope
would become your mate, who lives not so far from
your territory. However, there are other interested
suitors with more impressive hoards.
5 Your lair is set in a highly-contested territory. However,
you have been blessed with an allied dragon who has
helped you protect it. This ally has been growing more
distant during the last couple of years and you are
getting worried.
6 You have been quite lucky with your neighbors so
far, and have kept a good relationship with most of
them. You look forward to the meetings every decade
to discuss socio-political events with your fellow
brethren. The new meetup is coming soon, and you
cannot wait.
7 Astonishingly, you successfully killed a dragon much
older and bigger than you. Now all other dragons close
to your territory fear you. You know the truth however:
it was pure luck.
8 One day you found your treasure hoard stolen,
with nothing left save for a fallen scale of the
thieving dragon.
9 Because of a mistake you made years ago, every
dragon within a day’s flying distance figured out
the location of your treasure hoard. You have been
attempting to move your treasure slowly and carefully
throughout the years, hoping that nobody finds your
new location.
You got into a huge fight with your mate, so you
are spending some time apart while they take
care of the eggs. You believe if you were to bring
them an incredible gift, perhaps you may mend
your relationship.
For reasons you can’t understand, the humanoid
settlements nearby have been deemed “off limits” for
dragons to protect. You instead make most of your
gold by doing quests for them.
You study and keep meticulous notes on every
dragon within 100 miles of your lair. You seek to
learn their names, their territories, and even their
psychological profiles.
Treasure Hoard
Every dragon has a particular taste for treasure and one
of the most unique aspects of dragonkind is figuring
out what exactly makes your dragon tick. All dragons
enjoy coinage but some might appreciate it simply for
its glow, others for its inherent value with which to
purchase things, others because of its rich history and
age. In fact, many dragons merely enjoy sleeping on
vast piles of gold.
The reason your dragon seeks treasure is an
important factor that helps distinguish them from other
dragons of their kind.

d12 Treasure Hoard

1 You collect treasure for its historical value. You are
fascinated by statues and vintage, crafted objects.
2 You know that true value can only be found in
books. You seek to form a library filled with ancient
knowledge to rival even the greatest of collectors.
3 Warfare intrigues you. You want to collect the
weapons and armor of powerful warriors and
recorded figures.
4 Magic is fascinating to you, and you enjoy spending
time collecting ancient magical relics to discover
their true potential.
5 You have been fixed since birth on the culture of
a particular race. You go out of your way to collect
clothing, pieces of art, crafted materials, and
literature from this race.
6 You prefer to wear your wealth, rather than keeping it
enclosed and secret.
7 You don’t seek treasure for its own sake, but rather
to purchase for yourself a great castle in which
to live.
8 What’s the point of a hoard if not to create a massive
pile on which to sleep? You collect all manner
of coins in hopes of creating a mound worthy
of respect.
9 You are cursed with a love for a specific type of gem.
Whenever you collect treasure, you obsessively try
to barter it or sell it in exchange for more of that
particular type of gem.
10 You seek to transform your hoard into a vault meant
to safeguard the most dangerous artifacts you find
on your journeys. Better locked up than in the hands
of your enemies.
11 You are on the lookout for a mighty and powerful
sentient magic item, to function as the crown of
your hoard.
12 Beauty is all that matters, and you cannot stop
yourself from seeking glittering objects.

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 Manifest Destiny
A very unfortunate trait that falls onto most true
dragons—even the good ones—is an inherent feeling
of superiority over others. Dragons understand deeply
that in every measurable quality, they are simply
better than most other living creatures; whether it is in
might, intelligence, or in magic. This gets worse and
worse over time as the dragon grows older, since it will
notice itself outliving every friend it makes throughout
the years…becoming too physically big to see itself
as an equal to all the small and weak mortals that
roam around it.
This trait starts to form at the onset of young
adulthood for dragons, as they see their form grow
to that of a large creature. At this stage of their lives,
most dragons start developing rudimentary feelings
of grandeur that manifest as a desire to accomplish
world-changing activities. In essence, dragons dream
big whenever they think about their future. Think
long and hard about what the desires for your dragon
character would be, considering that it knows it will
most certainly accomplish them in due time.
You can use the examples below to help fuel your
ideas for interesting projects your dragon might
seek to carry out.
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d12 Manifest Destiny
1 You seek to rule over humanoids as a monarch.
One day you will have a great fortress from which
to rule, vassal towns who will follow your laws, and
humanoid subjects to command.
2 You wish to become a crusader of justice and good
for the chief deity of metallic dragons. One day
you will gather hundreds of paladins to fight for
your cause.
3 An unbelievably kind deed was done to you by a
humanoid when you were small, and you vowed
that you would repay that kindness tenfold. The
humanoid died a long time ago, but you have been
repaying that debt to his descendants whenever
you can.
4 You dream of every single person in the kingdom
knowing your name, and by all measures possible
you will make it happen.
5 One day you will be the owner of a magical item of
artifact level.
6 A million. That’s the number that has dominated
your entire life. You will obtain one million gold
pieces before you leave this world.
7 You have been approached by cultists who profess
that your destiny is to become a dracolich. All
you would need would be to find a pristine black
sapphire worth twice your weight in gold.
8 Ancient dragon sages gave you a grand prophecy
when you were born, and you have spent your life
unearthing its secrets.
9 Your parents committed a great atrocity towards you
when you were little, and you will avenge yourself
upon them one day. You know you will stand no
chance against them, but you must try.
Chromatic dragons are a menace to an orderly and
virtuous world, and must be eradicated from this
land. You have vowed to end the existence of each
and every one you find.
You have always felt like there was a magical
discovery somewhere deep within this land that, if
unearthed, would fundamentally change history for
good. You will find it and change the world.
You aspire to one day ascend to a form of godhood,
whether to become part of the land as a living spirit,
to find the secret to eternal life, or to somehow gain
enough worshippers to become a walking demigod.

Quick Build
You can make a dragon quickly by following these
suggestions. First, Strength should be your highest
ability score, followed by Constitution (to improve your
survivability) or Charisma (to improve your breath
damage and the effectiveness of your spells). Second,
choose either the hermit or the outlander background.
Racial Features
The dragon is both a player race and a class, so you
don’t choose a separate race when you choose this
class for your character. As a dragon, you have the
following racial traits:
Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each
increase by 1.
Creature Type. You are a Dragon.
Age. Dragons never stop growing, becoming more
powerful as they age and never diminishing in strength
even in their venerable years. They leave their nests at
25-50 years of age and spend the next set of decades
looking for territory to claim, treasure to collect, and a
lair to live in. They reach adulthood at around 100 years
of age before they begin to settle. Dragons can live to
be thousands of years old, varying depending on the
type of dragon.
Alignment. Gold, silver, and bronze dragons dedicate
their lives to fight evil. They tend to be rigid in their
ideologies and are often willing to sacrifice their own
well-being for the sake of their ideals. They are typically
lawful good. Copper and brass dragons are free-spirited
beings which constantly seek new adventures and
experiences. They are good natured and caring, and
often seek to protect the weak and the frail that live
within their domains. They are typically chaotic good.
Size. Dragon sizes vary dramatically as they age.
However, this class represents a young dragon between
the ages of 50 to 100. The overall length from your
head to the end of your tail is 30 feet. The physical
space you actually occupy is 10 feet long and 5 feet
wide, not counting your neck and head (9 ft long) or tail
(11 ft long). Your standing height, from the top of your
forward shoulders to the ground, is 7 feet; if you include
your neck then you can reach a height of almost 20
feet. Your maximum wingspan is 45 feet in length, but
the minimum amount of space that you need in order
to maintain flight is 20 feet. You weigh an average of
2,500 pounds. Your size is Large.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You have a
flying speed of 30 feet. You lose your flying speed if you
are carrying more than either a single Medium creature
or two Small creatures.
Darkvision. You gain darkvision out to a
range of 60 feet.
Perfect Body. Dragons typically gain no benefit from
weapons or armor, and their racial pride prevents
them from using them. You cannot use weapons or
armor while in your true draconic form unless the item
specifically states you can. In their stead, the scales that
naturally grow in your body protect you, granting you
an AC of 14 + your proficiency bonus (your Dexterity
modifier doesn’t affect this number).
Awkward Flight. Your massive body flings about
awkwardly when attempting to stay in one place while
airborne. You have disadvantage on melee attacks while
flying when attacking creatures on the ground.
Change Shape. The magical ability to polymorph
into humanoids is one that takes dragons centuries
to perfect. Because this class represents a young
dragon, your ability to shapeshift is limited to a single
humanoid shape which you cannot change after you
have decided its form and look. You can, as an action,
transform into a humanoid (as if you had cast the spell
polymorph except it lasts indefinitely and without the
need for concentration) or back into your true form.
You use the commoner stat block for your humanoid
form but your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
scores, as well as any proficiencies you might have,
remain the same while polymorphed in this way. In
addition, you keep your Sorcerous Blood feature while
polymorphed in this way.
Draconic Bite. Your fanged maw is a natural weapon,
which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit
with it, you deal magical piercing damage equal to 1d8
+ your Strength modifier + 1d4 elemental damage. The
elemental damage is the element that is associated with
your draconic color. You may only use your natural bite
during your turn, and only once per round.
Dragon Claws. Your sharp claws are natural
weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes.
If you hit with them, you deal magical slashing damage
equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier. Whenever you
take the Attack action in order to make a single claw
attack, you can instead make two claw attacks.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be
one of the oldest languages and is often used in
the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to
most other creatures and includes numerous hard
consonants and sibilants.
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 THE DRAGON
— Spell Slots Per Spell Level —
Proficiency Breath Weapon Spells
Level Bonus Features Damage Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1st +2 Dragon Color, Sorcerous Blood 3d6 2 2 — — — —
2nd +2 Breath Weapon, Detect 3d6 2 2 — — — —
3rd +2 Frightening Presence 4d6 3 3 — — — —
4th +2 Draconic Supremacy 4d6 3 3 — — — —
5th +3 Extra Attack 5d6 4 4 2 — — —
6th +3 Dragon Color feature 5d6 4 4 2 — — —
7th +3 Dragon Color feature 6d6 5 4 3 — — —
8th +3 Draconic Supremacy 6d6 5 4 3 — — —
9th +4 Dragon Color feature 7d6 6 4 3 2 — —
10th +4 Legendary Action 7d6 6 4 3 2 — —
11th +4 Draconic Growth 8d6 7 4 3 3 — —
12th +4 Draconic Supremacy 8d6 7 4 3 3 — —
13th +5 Breath Weapon improvement, 9d6 8 4 3 3 1 —
Legendary Action improvement
14th +5 Legendary Resistance 9d6 8 4 3 3 1 —
15th +5 Dragon-Sense 10d6 9 4 3 3 2 —
16th +5 Draconic Supremacy 10d6 9 4 3 3 2 —
17th +6 Improved Frightening Presence 11d6 10 4 3 3 3 1
18th +6 Dragon Color feature 11d6 10 4 3 3 3 1
19th +6 Draconic Supremacy 12d6 11 4 3 3 3 2
20th +6 With Age Comes Power 12d6 11 4 3 3 3 2

Class Features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d12 per dragon level
Hit Points At First Level: 12 + your
Constitution modifier
Hit Points At Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your
Constitution modifier per dragon level after the 1st
Equipment
You don’t start with equipment. Instead you get a
starting wealth of 6d4 x 10 gold pieces (or the average
of 150 gold pieces). You may—and must unless you are
a brass dragon—exchange some of that coinage into
gemstones so that at least half of your starting wealth
takes on the form of precious stones. Dragons typically
hoard their wealth without spending it, admiring and
guarding it as it grows larger over the centuries.

Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: None
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Charisma, then choose one from
Dexterity, Constitution, or Wisdom.
Skills: Choose two from Stealth, Survival, Nature,
Arcana, Investigation, Insight, Perception, Persuasion,
and Intimidation

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Dragon Color
1st-level Dragon feature
Starting from the moment you pick this class, you
choose a draconic color which defines what kind
of dragon you will be. This choice determines your
personality, abilities, diet, alignment, elemental
resistance, and more. The options included are Gold,
Silver, Copper, Bronze, and Brass; all detailed at the
end of the class description.
Your choice grants you features at 1st level and again
at 2nd, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 18th levels. Your choice also
influences the type of Breath Weapons and elemental
resistances you possess.
Sorcerous Blood
1st-level Dragon feature
Many spend decades studying magic and how to
control it. To you, it comes innately. Dragons count as
sorcerers for the purposes of satisfying magical item
requirements and can also cast spell scrolls which
contain spells from the sorcerer’s spell list.
Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from
the sorcerer spell list. You learn an additional sorcerer
cantrip of your choice at 10th level.
Spell Slots. The Dragon Class table shows how many
spell slots you have to cast your sorcerer spells of 1st
level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must
expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all
expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
Spells Known of 1st-level and Higher. You know two
1st-level sorcerer spells of your choice.
The Spells Known column of the Dragon Class table
shows when you learn more sorcerer spells of 1st level
or higher. Each of these spells must be of a level for
which you have spell slots.
Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can
replace one of the sorcerer spells you know with
another spell of your choice from the sorcerer spell
list. The new spell must be of a level for which you
have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your spellcasting
ability for your sorcerer spells, since your spells come
from your innate power. You use your Charisma
whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In
addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting
the saving throw DC for a sorcerer spell you cast and
when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus
+ your Charisma modifier
Spell Attack modifier = your proficiency bonus
+ your Charisma modifier
Components. You can cast sorcerer spells without
the need for somatic or material components (unless
the component has a material cost that is worth
5 gp or more).
Breath Weapon
2nd-level Dragon feature
Your draconic elemental breath is the most powerful
tool in your arsenal. As an action, you can take a deep
breath and then exhale out a potent current of energy
whose elemental type and shape is dependent on your
dragon color. Refer to your Draconic Color subclass
for its ability.
Because of the extreme expansion of your chest as
part of the action, you cannot use your breath weapon
while wearing any kind of medium or heavy armor.
Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again until
you finish a short or long rest.
Starting from 6th level, whenever you use your breath
weapon, you may roll a d6 at the start of each of your
turns. On a 5 or 6, you regain the use of your breath
weapon feature. Once you regain a use of your breath
weapon in this way, you cannot do so again until you
finish a short or long rest. The number of times you
can regain a use of your breath weapon in this way
increases to two after 13th level.
Detect
2nd-level Dragon feature
You can make Wisdom (Perception) checks as
a bonus action.
Further, you know the exact value of treasure that
you can see, and can count with perfect accuracy how
many coins there are in a hoard. You can also discover
the magical properties of items which you hold. If you
hold a magical item for 1 minute, you can discern its
properties and how to use them as if you had cast an
identify spell.
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Frightening Presence
3rd-level Dragon feature
Primal fear takes over the heart of your enemies as they
realize they fight a true dragon.
As an action, you force each creature of your choice
that you can see within 30 feet of you to make a
Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature
becomes frightened of you for 1 minute. The frightened
creature can repeat this saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success. A creature that succeeds on the saving throw
becomes immune to your Frightening Presence for the
next 24 hours.
Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again until
you finish a short or long rest.
Draconic Supremacy
4th-level Dragon feature
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of
your choice by 2, and increase each other ability score
by 1. Or, at your GM’s discretion, you can take a feat
instead of these increases.
As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above
20 using this feature, with one exception: your Strength
score maximum increases to 22, instead of 20. The
maximum further increases to 24 at 12th level, and to
26 at 19th level.
Extra Attack
5th-level Dragon feature
When you take the Attack action and make only a single
attack with your bite, you can make two additional
attacks with your claws as part of the same action.
Legendary Action
10th-level Dragon feature
You gain an additional reaction each turn which you
can use only to make a natural weapon attack with your
tail against a target that just hit you with a melee attack.
On a hit, your tail attack deals magical bludgeoning
damage equal to 1d10 + your Strength modifier.
Starting from 13th level, instead of attacking with
your tail, you gain the option to instead flap your wings
with immense draconic power. When you do so, each
creature on the ground within 10 feet of you must make
a Dexterity saving throw. Creatures that fail fall prone
and cannot take reactions until the end of your next
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turn. Immediately after using this feature, you may
fly and move up to half your movement speed to an
unoccupied space.
Draconic Growth
11th-level Dragon feature
The power of your natural weapons increases. Your
claw attacks now deal magical slashing damage equal
to 1d6 + your Strength modifier and your bite now deals
magical piercing damage equal to 1d12 + your Strength
modifier + 1d12 elemental damage.
Legendary Resistance
14th-level Dragon feature
Your perfect body grants you proficiency in
all saving throws.
Dragon-Sense
15th-level Dragon feature
If you are able to smell, you are aware of the location of
any hidden or invisible creature within 30 feet of you.
Improved Frightening Presence
17th-level Dragon feature
Your Frightening Presence can now be activated as
part of an Attack action. When used in this way, you
can automatically activate it again whenever you take
the Attack action for the next minute. These subsequent
activations within that minute ignore the normal once
per rest restriction, but once the minute is over you
must still finish a short or long rest before you can use
Frightening Presence again.
With Age Comes Power
20th-level Dragon feature
You have grown past your young stage. You are a true
adult dragon and nothing can stop you now. You gain
the following benefits:
• Your size increases to Huge.
• Your Dragon-Sense feature’s range
increases to 60 feet.
• Your flying speed increases to 60 feet.
• Your darkvision range increases to 120 feet.
• The ranges for your Breath Weapon
features are doubled.
• You gain an extra special reaction with which to use
your Legendary Action feature.

Draconic Colors
The options presented below all belong to the metallic
category of dragons, representing about one third of
the most well-known draconic types. They generally
see themselves as being part of the world around them,
without seeking to subjugate or destroy it. They tend to
have positive moral compasses and the ability to relate
to humanoids in philosophical terms.
Brass Dragon
Brass dragons’ heads have a massive plate at the
forehead and bladelike horns at the chin. They have
frills which run the length of the neck, and possess
manta ray-like wings. They smell like sunbaked sand,
and their scales glisten like polished brass.
Social Butterflies
Brass dragons live for conversation and will talk for
hours with any intelligent being it meets, whether they
like it or not. They love exchanging stories, discussing
drama between dragons, unraveling and debating
political philosophies, and overall just talking in
general. Their love for conversation sometimes goes
so far that they have been known to imprison others
in order to prevent them from leaving, just so that the
dragon can have a partner to talk to.
Many get the impression that brass dragons are
cowards, since they seem to always go out of their way
to avoid fighting in order to resolve things peacefully.
The reality is that these dragons will always attempt to
talk it out just in an effort to converse with an enemy,
rather than as a way to avoid combat.
Master of Tongues
The average adult brass dragon knows over one
hundred and fifty languages, which include barely-
spoken tribal languages that might exist within its
territory and the language of most animals which
reside nearby. The brains of these dragons acclimate
supernaturally fast to new languages and so they
can learn new ones in a mere week of training. This
allows them to talk to virtually any creature they are
bound to meet.
One of the most impressive feats in their arsenal is
their uncanny ability to learn and speak the language
of animals. Every brass dragon is born with this
ability and uses it to great effect in learning about the
environments in which they reside. It is thanks to this
fact that many brass dragons form strong connections
with the land in which they live, seeking to protect it at
all costs—because without these critters, the dragon
would certainly not have anyone else to talk to.
Age. Brass dragons can live up to 3,200 years old.
Lair. Brass dragons prefer living underground in
locations where digging is the most convenient to
them. These places tend to be dry, arid landscapes,
desert areas, and badlands, where they can easily
swim through the ground with the least amount of solid
rock on the way.
Diet. Brass dragons dislike consuming anything
that might alter the brittle ecosystems in which they
live. This means that they will not eat animals unless
it is to the benefit of the ecosystem, and will refuse to
eat plants while living in a desert. Thankfully, these
dragons have the supernatural ability to receive all
the nourishment they require from the smallest of
meals, sometimes sustaining themselves solely on the
morning dew of plants.
Treasure. Brass dragons are unique in that they
dislike metallic treasures and precious stones, so
gold and gems are wasted on them. Instead, they seek
artistic crafts as their favorite type of treasure—from
beautiful, crafted statues to exquisitely-made paintings.
They enjoy possessing libraries and decorating their
lairs with rugs and fancy banners. The gold they do
collect, they instead bury underground in places where
it can easily be unearthed if needed. The best treasure a
brass dragon could ever obtain is a sentient magic item,
since the dragon could talk to it whenever it wants to.
Draconic Element
1st-level Brass Dragon feature
The associated element of the brass dragon is fire.
You have resistance to fire damage, and the elemental
damage dealt from your dragon features is fire damage.
At 11th level, you gain immunity to fire damage.
Incessant Speaker
1st-level Brass Dragon feature
You learn three languages of your choice. In
addition, you can comprehend and verbally
communicate with beasts.
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 Breath Weapon: Fire Breath
2nd-level Brass Dragon feature
Your breath weapon takes on the form of a stream of
fire in a line 60 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature
in that line must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
failure, the creature takes fire damage equal to 2d6 plus
a number of d6s equal to half your level in this class
(rounded up) as shown in the Dragon table, or half as
much damage on a success.
Alternate Breath Weapon:
Sleep Breath
6th-level Brass Dragon feature
As an action, you can spend a usage of your breath
weapon in order to exhale a sleep-inducing gas in a 30-
foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on
a Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious for 10
minutes. This effect ends on a creature if the creature
takes damage or someone uses an action to wake it.
Taunt
7th-level Brass Dragon feature
As an action, you can attempt to focus the attention
of your enemies on yourself. Each creature of your
choice that is within 30 feet and that can hear you must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become taunted
until the start of your next turn. Creatures taunted in
this way cannot target other creatures with attacks or
spells. If they cast or use an ability that has an area of
effect, then you must be within the affected area.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to
your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended
uses when you finish a long rest.
Sand Skulker
9th-level Brass Dragon feature
You gain a borrowing speed equal to your walking
speed. By spending your action to do so each round, you
can also burrow through solid rock at a rate of 5 feet
per round (or 3,000 feet an hour). When you do so, you
leave a stable 5-foot wide, 8-foot high tunnel behind you
which can be safely used by other creatures. Further,
with 1 hour of work, you can stabilize a 100-foot long
tunnel made out of sand, earth, or mud, so that other
creatures can safely traverse them. You can carry up
to one Medium creature or two Small creatures on you
while you burrow.
While underground, you can detect and pinpoint the
origin of vibrations within 30 feet of you, provided
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that the source of the vibrations is in contact with the
same ground you are under. With this ability, even if
you can’t see them, you know if other creatures are
burrowing near to you or if creatures are walking above
ground close to you.
Improved Taunt
18th-level Brass Dragon feature
The range of your Taunt feature increases to 60 feet.
Bronze Dragon
The bronze dragon has a ribbed and fluted crest
sweeping back from its cheeks and eyes. The ribs in the
crests end in curving horns. They also possess small
horns at the chin and lower jaw. Their mouths end in
beak-like snouts and possess a small head frill which
ends at the base of their neck. The dragon smells like
the salty scent of the sea and its scales have a metallic
golden brown cast.
Dragon of Justice
Bronze dragons spend most of their existence
delivering justice upon those they deem deserve it. They
travel the land assaulting pirate ships, dismantling
bandit organizations, and apprehending murderers.
To a bronze dragon, the law is black and white; you are
either good or you are evil, with no inbetween. They
find themselves constantly chafing under humanoid
rule, as they generally find their laws to be lax. Often
when bronze dragons grow old enough, they seek to
supplant the rulers and take over the land in order to
rule it themselves.
It takes a lot for a bronze dragon to kill an intelligent
creature. One of the most unique characteristics of
these dragons is that they will go out of their way in
order to prevent the direct death of their enemies. For
example, a bronze dragon might set up their ambushes
so as to neutralize their enemies with the least amount
of damage, or design traps that will leave the trespasser
unconscious, or might destroy the sails of a pirate ship
in order to leave them stranded so they have no option
but to surrender.
Hide in Plain Sight
Bronze dragons loathe taking their true form when
out and about, only assuming their draconic shape
when safe within their lairs. While in the presence of
humanoids, these dragons will pretend to be one of
them for as long as it takes, never revealing the truth
unless the situation demands it. Many adventurers
have traveled for months with a bronze dragon without
realizing who they truly were.
While shaped like a humanoid, these dragons enjoy
testing the goodness of the people they meet. They
often beg for food to see if the person would offer some,
sometimes they walk defenselessly across a dangerous
city alley to see if they get robbed or attacked. These
tests seldom reward those of good heart, but certainly
punish the wicked who fail them.
Age. Bronze dragons live extremely long lives, living
up to 3,800 years of age.
Lair. Bronze dragons lair in coastal caves and
seaside reefs. Even though these dragons spend a
lot of time underwater, they make sure that most of
their lair is dry.
Diet. Bronze dragons prefer to eat aquatic animals,
particularly sharks, which are their favorite meal.
As is typical for metallic dragons, they refuse to eat
intelligent creatures. However, bronze dragons do make
an exception for sahuagins, which they happily devour
whenever given the opportunity.
Treasure. Bronze dragons tend to side with colorful
corals and pearls as their choice of precious items,
sometimes collecting amber whenever possible. More
so than the other metallic dragons, bronze dragons
feel inexorable drawn to gold. They do their best to
suppress this drive as much as they can in an attempt to
overcome their greed.
Draconic Element
1st-level Bronze Dragon feature
The associated element of the bronze dragon is
lightning. You have resistance to lightning damage, and
the elemental damage dealt from your dragon features
is lightning damage. At 11th level, you gain immunity to
lightning damage.
Improved Polymorph
1st-level Bronze Dragon feature
You are accustomed to fighting in humanoid forms.
While polymorphed into a humanoid, you gain the
following benefits:
• You use your own hit points rather than the hit points
of your polymorphed form.
• You gain proficiency in simple and martial weapons.
You gain proficiency in all armor and shields.
• You use your own ability scores rather than those of
your polymorphed form.
• If you have the Breath Weapon class feature, you can
use it while polymorphed, and you can do so even
while wearing medium or heavy armor.
• If you have the Legendary Action feature, you
can activate it to make a tail attack even while
polymorphed. You make the reaction attack with a
melee weapon instead of a tail.
• If you have the Draconic Growth feature, whenever
you hit a creature with a weapon attack while
polymorphed, the creature takes an extra 1d8
lightning damage.
• If you have the Extra Attack feature, you may
attack twice instead of once whenever you take the
Attack action.
• You may activate and benefit as normal from all your
other dragon class features (but not racial features).
Amphibious
1st-level Bronze Dragon feature
You can breathe air and water. You gain a swimming
speed equal to your walking speed.
Breath Weapon: Lightning Breath
2nd-level Bronze Dragon feature
Your breath weapon takes on the form of a stream of
lighting in a line 60 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each
creature in that line must make a Dexterity saving
throw. On a failure, the creature takes lightning
damage equal to 2d6 plus a number of d6s equal to half
your level in this class (rounded up) as shown in the
Dragon table, or half as much damage on a success.
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 Copper Dragon
The copper dragons possess massive thighs and
shoulders with overdeveloped muscles in them. They
have short faces and broad smooth brow plates that jut
over the eyes. Long, flat horns extend back from the
brow plates in a series of overlapping segments. They
have backswept cheek ridges and frills on the backs
of the lower jaws that sweep forward slightly. Layers
of triangular blades point down from the chin. The
dragon has an acrid odor, and its reddish scales have a
metallic shine.

Alternate Breath Weapon:
Repulsion Breath
6th-level Bronze Dragon feature
As an action, you can spend a usage of your breath
weapon in order to exhale a blast of repulsion energy in
a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is
pushed 40 feet away from you.
Inquisitor of the Law
7th-level Bronze Dragon feature
If you reduce a hostile creature to 0 hit points, but
decide to knock it out rather than killing it, you gain
temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier +
your dragon level. These temporary hit points last for 1
hour or until a hostile creature dies within your line of
sight, whichever happens first.
You have advantage on Charisma (Intimidation)
and Wisdom (Insight) checks made against defeated
targets which you interrogate. For the purposes of this
feature, a creature is considered “defeated” for the next
24 hours after you or your party bring it to 0 hit points
during a combat encounter.
Boisterous Pranksters
Copper dragons revel in laughter and good company,
constantly seeking the spotlight and entertaining
everyone they meet. They are extremely witty and
charismatic, telling jokes and pulling pranks whenever
possible, typically at the detriment to anyone else
around them, who quickly grow overwhelmed by the
incessant nature of the dragon.
Because copper dragons have a harder time
polymorphing into humanoids, and hence can’t secretly
live among them, they are instead forced to make deals
with humanoid settlements in order to be allowed to
live close to their cities. Since copper dragons love
being the center of attention, they thrive while in the
presence of humanoids who typically fall in awe of
their presence.

Lightning Rod
9th-level Bronze Dragon feature
For as long as you are conscious, whenever a creature
takes lightning damage within 10 feet of you, you can
choose to take that damage instead.

Improved Lightning Rod

18th-level Bronze Dragon feature
You and creatures within 10 feet of you have resistance
to thunder damage.

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Copper Greed
Copper dragons have a major flaw: they have the
biggest ego out of all of the metallic dragons. Because
they see themselves as the most witty, funny, and smart
creatures in the world, they tend to fall into the thought
process of “why shouldn’t I have all that I want?” This
typically tempts them to take treasure from others
even if it means tricking people or stealing from them.
Many copper dragons inadvertently find themselves the
leaders of thieves guilds spanning multiple cities.
At their heart, copper dragons are good-natured and
would not take from those that need it, even if they
wrestle sometimes with keeping their greed in check.
These dragons often struggle with balancing their
natural desire to dominate and take what they want,
with keeping the humanoids they enjoy happy.
Age. Copper dragons can live for up to
3,400 years of age.
Lair. Copper dragons prefer to lair on dry, rocky hills,
specifically in large and complex cave systems dug and
molded by the dragon itself. If the opportunity arises,
a copper dragon would rather have its lair close to
humanoid societies for company.
Diet. The thrill of the hunt is as much part of the
eating process as the consumption of the meal itself
for the copper dragon. These dragons dislike being
served food, or hunting easy game; instead they prefer
to hunt dangerous monsters that can fight back. Its
particular favorite is the giant scorpion, for its poison
tastes spicy to the copper dragons who find it a delicacy.
These dragons also often find themselves in love
with humanoid wine.
Treasure. Treasures of the earth are what copper
dragons seek when forming their hoards. They prefer
beautiful crystals, precious stones, and valuable metals,
though expertly designed crafts made of stone are also
considered valuable to the dragon.
Draconic Element
1st-level Copper Dragon feature
The associated element of the copper dragon is
acid. You have resistance to acid damage, and the
elemental damage dealt from your dragon features
is acid damage. At 11th level, you gain immunity
to acid damage.
Athletic Limbs
1st-level Copper Dragon feature
You are used to acrobatically maneuvering through
rocky and mountainous terrain without the need for
flight. Your muscles are sharper and more developed
than your fellow draconic kin. As such, you gain the
following benefits:
• You have the ability to move up, down, and across
vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings. You
gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
• You don’t take damage from falling 60 feet or less as
long as you are not incapacitated.
• Your biology has acclimated to allow you to eat the
dangerous animals found in the biomes you live in.
You are immune to ingested poisons.
Breath Weapon: Acid Breath
2nd-level Copper Dragon feature
Your breath weapon takes on the form of a torrent of
acid in a line 60 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature
in that line must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a
failure, the creature takes acid damage equal to 2d6
plus a number of d6s equal to half your level in this
class (rounded up) as shown in the Dragon table, or half
as much damage on a success.
Alternate Breath Weapon:
Slowing Breath
6th-level Copper Dragon feature
As an action, you can spend a usage of your breath
weapon in order to exhale an enervating gas in a 30-
foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed
on a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, an
affected creature can’t use reactions, its speed is halved,
and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn.
In addition, the creature can use either an action or a
bonus action on its turn, but not both. These effects last
for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw
at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself
with a successful save.
Cheerful Aura
7th-level Copper Dragon feature
Your jovial and affable nature inspires your allies. You
and creatures within 10 feet of you are immune to
being frightened.
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…And Also
9th-level Copper Dragon feature
You may interject into any conversation to add an
important missing detail, insert a comedic end, or fix an
error, potentially turning a failed roll into a success..
When a creature within 60 feet of you fails a Charisma
check using Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion, you
can use your reaction to grant them a second attempt
at the check. The creature re-rolls the ability check, this
time with an additional bonus equal to your Charisma
modifier. You can use this feature within 1 minute
of the triggering ability check, or immediately after
learning the result.
Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again until
you finish a short or long rest.
Improved Cheerful Aura
18th-level Copper Dragon feature
The range of your Cheerful Aura increases to 30 feet
around you. Charisma (Persuasion) and Charisma
(Deception) checks made by allies within 30 feet of you
are made with advantage.
Gold Dragon
Gold dragons have large, smooth twin horns that
sweep back from nose and brow. Twin frills adorn its
long neck, and whiskers around its mouth look like
the barbels of a catfish. Its sail-like wings start at its
shoulders and trace down to the tip of its tail. The
dragon smells of saffron and incense, and its scales
glisten like polished gold.
Kingmaker
The stories of gold dragons training peasants or farmers
into becoming kings are well known. Gold dragons
sponsor would-be heroes by granting them ways in which
to improve, quests for them to partake, and sometimes
even powerful magic to guide them.
Lone Sages
Gold dragons are the most mysterious out of all of
dragonkind, secreting themselves away from all society
and watching the world unfold before them from afar.
Instead of taking direct action to stop evil, they tend to
develop long-term plans and strategies which inevitably
lead to the downfall of those who follow evil; plans
which allow the dragon to stay out of harm’s way.
From their isolated lairs, they hoard magic which they
seek to protect from the world, studying every intricate
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detail from every dark tome they possess in order to
better comprehend and safeguard it. Most dragons
rely solely on their innate ability to produce sorcerous
magic, but gold dragons are some of the few who go
out of their way to study the art of magic. Like solitary
wizards in their ivory towers, gold dragons train and
plan their way into a better world for all of society.
Prophetic Seers
Many gold dragons obtain powers that they themselves
often fail to understand, which allows them to see
versions of a future which has yet to come to pass.
Some of these visions come in the way of dreams,
where the dragon wakes with a limited capacity to
even remember what it saw; other times it comes as
a sudden feeling of déjà vu which only manifests right
before an event is about to happen. None but the oldest
and wisest of all gold dragons are able to create fully
developed prophecies based on these visions.
Gold dragons are often found formulating plans
and strategies based on circumstances that only they
seem to grasp. This has led gold dragons to take on
humanoid form in order to personally guide certain
individuals who the dragon suspects will do great
things in the future. Other times, gold dragons have
been seen allowing humanoids to raise their very own
wyrmlings after seeing a vision of the prosperous
future such an endeavor allowed.
Age. Gold dragons are the most long-lived true
dragons, able to live up to 4,400 years.
Lair. Gold dragons lair in out-of-the-way locations
where they can practice their magic and remain
unbothered for centuries. They will typically pick places
that have a powerful source of magic inherent to the
locale, which they can protect from evildoers.
Diet. Gold dragons can subsist on almost anything,
but their main diet is primarily precious stones.
Treasure. Gold dragons favor pearls and gems, for
they are considered delicacies amongst their kind.
However, most of their treasure pile consists of magical
items, which they hoard for two reasons: for their
impeccable craftsmanship and artisanal beauty, and so
they may keep powerful artifacts away from those who
would do evil with them.
Draconic Element
1st-level Gold Dragon feature
The associated element of the gold dragon is fire. You
have resistance to fire damage, and the elemental
damage dealt from your dragon features is fire damage.
At 11th level, you gain immunity to fire damage.
 that might change the outcome. In other words, the
Diamond Sensing future you have glimpsed is not set in stone and
1st-level Gold Dragon feature can be changed.
Your eyes glimmer in sparkling tones in the presence of
gems. They call to you like a moth to a flame. You can
cast the spell locate object without expending spell slots
Unlock Destiny
for the purposes of locating gemstones. The distance 9th-level Gold Dragon feature
at which you can detect these gems increases to 3,000 You can cast the spell geas once without using a spell
feet at 9th level, and to 1 mile at 18th level. slot, regaining the ability to do so when you finish a long
rest. When you do so, you may only target a creature
For the purposes of this feature, a “gemstone” refers
with a challenge rating (or character level) of 1 or lower,
to any kind of mineral crystal that is valuable enough
and you may only have this spell active on up to one
to be considered treasure such as rubies, emeralds,
creature at a time.
diamonds, and sapphires. Precious rocks like opal and
lapis lazuli, or solid organic materials like amber, jet, Attacks, weapon damage, ability checks, and all saving
or pearls are not considered minerals and hence would throws of the creature are increased by an amount
not be sensed with this feature. equal to your proficiency bonus. Further, the creature
gains temporary hit points when you cast this spell, and
again each dawn, equal to 15 x your proficiency bonus.
Breath Weapon: Fire Breath In addition, whenever the creature takes the Attack
2nd-level Gold Dragon feature action, they can make an extra weapon attack as part
Your breath weapon takes the form of a 30-foot cone of that action.
blast of fire. Each creature in that area must make a
Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the creature takes
fire damage equal to 2d6 plus a number of d6s equal to
Focused Prescience
half your level in this class (rounded up) as shown in the 18th-level Gold Dragon feature
Dragon table, or half as much damage on a success. You can cast the spell foresight once without using
a spell slot, regaining the ability to do so when you
finish a long rest.
Alternate Breath Weapon:
Weakening Breath
6th-level Gold Dragon feature
As an action, you can spend a usage of your breath
weapon in order to exhale a weakening gas in a 30-
foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed
on a Strength saving throw or have disadvantage on
Strength-based attack rolls, Strength checks, and
Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success.

Future Sight
7th-level Gold Dragon feature
You obtain random glimpses into the future which
you can neither control nor understand until the very
moment right before they become true.
Whenever you finish a long rest, you gain a prophetic
glimpse into the future. Your GM must give you one
truthful statement about an event which is meant to
unfold within the next 24 hours. The event can be
of legendary proportions, or entirely mundane and
inconsequential. The event which is to pass does not
take into consideration any possible circumstances

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Silver Dragon
Silver dragons possess a smooth and shiny plate that
forms the dragon’s face. It has a frill that rises high over
its head and continues down the neck and back to the
tip of the tail. Long spines with dark tips support the
frill. It has two smooth, shiny horns, and wings that are
wide and sleek. The dragon has the scent of rain, and
its scales gleam like liquid metal.
Human at Heart
Out of all dragons, none love humanoids as much as
silver dragons do. The hustle and bustle of city life,
the rich and varied cuisine, the simple and eccentric
clothing options, the politics of the rich, the games and
pastimes of the populace, and the architecture of the
locales; everything about humanoid life is desirable and
sought after by the silver dragons.
These dragons enjoy leaving their lairs for decades at
a time, seeking to live life as humanoids and immersing
themselves in their culture. Silver dragons often find
themselves staying in their polymorphed humanoid
form for longer than they need to, as they appear to find
enjoyment in its compact shape. Silver dragons are the
closest of all dragons to the human way of thinking.
Lover of Freedom
While many dragons suffer from indecision and
inaction, often spending years debating how to proceed
in their fight against evil, silver dragons choose instead
to act. These dragons seek to protect the innocent
and slay the wicked wherever they may find them,
and frequently go out of their way to rally humanoids
towards a good cause.
Most silver dragons share a common philosophy for
dispensing justice: evil which actively produces evil
must be destroyed, though evil which merely passively
exists may very well be left alone. Silver dragons
fundamentally believe in the freedom to live, and seek
to promote violence only on those who directly harm
others. As is typical for a metallic dragon however, rules
such as these seldom apply against chromatic dragons.
Age. Silver dragons are some of the most long-lived
dragons, living up to 4,200 years.
Lair. Silver dragons prefer to live in the clouds,
figuratively and literally. They seek high mountaintops
as their preferred living space, in particular abandoned
castles or towers high up in the mountains since it
combines both their love for high altitude and their
adoration of humanoids.
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Diet. Silver dragons share similar culinary tastes
to humanoids, enjoying traditional fine cuisine and
rustic flavors all the same. Since they only have to eat
three to five dragon-sized meals a month to survive,
they are perfectly satisfied eating three small meals a
day (just like a humanoid). This allows them to have
the genuine humanoid eating experience which other
dragons cannot.
Treasure. Since they hate spending time in their lairs,
silver dragons prefer wealth which they can carry on
themselves. This would include fancy jewelry, expensive
engineering trinkets like watches, or valuable pieces of
clothing and fabrics.
Draconic Element
1st-level Silver Dragon feature
The associated element of the silver dragon is
cold. You have resistance to cold damage, and the
elemental damage dealt from your dragon features
is cold damage. At 11th level, you gain immunity
to cold damage.
Cloud Walk
1st-level Silver Dragon feature
You can cast the spell fog cloud once without using a
spell slot, regaining the ability to do so when you finish
a long rest. You can also cast this spell using any spell
slots you have.
In addition, you can walk on clouds or fog as if it were
solid ground. You can selectively choose which part of
the cloud or fog is solid to you, in such a way so that you
can ascend and descend into it or out from it at will.
Areas that are lightly or heavily obscured due to clouds
and fog do not hinder your vision, and you can always
see clearly through them.
Breath Weapon: Cold Breath
2nd-level Silver Dragon feature
Your breath weapon takes the form of a 30-foot cone
gust of freezing wind. Each creature in that area must
make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the
creature takes cold damage equal to 2d6 plus a number
of d6s equal to half your level in this class (rounded
up) as shown in the Dragon table, or half as much
damage on a success.

Alternate Breath Weapon:
Paralyzing Breath
6th-level Silver Dragon feature
As an action, you can spend a usage of your breath
weapon in order to exhale a paralyzing gas in a 30-foot
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute
or until they take damage. A creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
effect on itself on a success.
Improved Cloud Walk
7th-level Silver Dragon feature
Creatures of your choice within 60 feet of you can walk
on clouds or fog as if it were solid ground. In addition,
you may cast the spell feather fall at will, without
expending a spell slot or material components.
Protector of Humanity
9th-level Silver Dragon feature
When a creature you can see within 60 feet would take
damage, you can use your reaction to divert the harm to
yourself. You take all of the triggering damage instead
of that creature, as well as any additional damage the
target would take for the remainder of this turn.
Further, allied creatures of challenge rating (or
character level) 1 or lower within 5 feet of you are
automatically affected as if by the sanctuary spell.
Hostile creatures that fail their saving throw against the
effect must attack you instead.
Seeker of Evil
18th-level Silver Dragon feature
As a bonus action, you can enter a draconic rage
focused on a single creature within 60 feet of you which
you vow to destroy. You have advantage on attack rolls
against the creature for 1 minute or until you drop
to 0 hit points. In addition, when you hit the creature
with an opportunity attack, you can move up to half
your speed immediately after the attack and as part
of the same reaction. This movement doesn’t provoke
opportunity attacks.
You can use this feature once, regaining its use after a
short or long rest.
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Lycanthrope
Lycanthropes are creatures which have been afflicted
with a terrible curse that transforms them into
monstrous beasts. These unfortunate souls can shift
between their traditional humanoid form, a fully bestial
shape symbolic of the origin of the curse, or a hybrid
of the two. They can transmit the curse onto others
through their bite, mindlessly spreading the contagion
throughout civilization.
True Lycanthropy
The union between two true lycanthropes creates a
baby who is born a true lycanthrope. There is no way
for a creature to be turned into a true lycanthrope
unless they inherited the affliction from their parents.
These lycanthropes can shift and change their
form into their bestial shape at will. The process of
transformation into a beast is described by them to be
of “transcendent ecstasy” as their body mutates into
their hybrid form. For the most part, these werebeasts
maintain a high level of intelligence throughout their
transformations and have societies built around
their many forms.
A true lycanthrope cannot be cured of its existence,
in the same way one cannot cure a dwarf from being
born a dwarf. Nothing short of a wish spell can remove
this type of lycanthropy, without perhaps clever
usage of spells like reincarnate or magic jar being the
exceptions in order to effectively change the cursed
body into a new one.
Pathologic Lycanthropy
A creature can become a lycanthrope by becoming
infected with the dreaded disease, typically by being
bitten by another lycanthrope. The disease is carried
by the saliva, blood, or any other liquid secreted by
the body of a lycanthrope, and it can be contracted
when such liquids make contact with the bloodstream
of an otherwise healthy creature. After a few days of
the disease running its course, the victim will be fully
afflicted with the curse of lycanthropy.
These lycanthropes typically cannot change their
forms at will. Instead they transform when confronted
with certain “triggers.” Examples of triggers can be
high amounts of stress, the smell of blood, hearing
the howl of a wolf, seeing the full moon, or even the
bloodlust of combat. The process of transformation for
these lycanthropes is described as unbearably painful,
to the point of agonizing pain, as their bones break and
their skin tears in the shifting process.
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 Most pathological lycanthropes lose themselves in
their transformations, becoming no more than feral Maledictive Lycanthropy
beasts. It is believed that the reason why most blank
As a powerful curse, the lycanthropic affliction can
out during their shifts is as a self-defense mechanism
befall a creature by the use of high-level magic.
to withstand the painful process. Most of these
Creatures who wish upon dark gods for strength
lycanthropes can either take on a hybrid shape or a fully
or make deals with hag often become cursed
bestial shape, but generally not both.
with this malady.
Once the disease has taken root upon the body of a
In its most general terms, maledictive lycanthropes
creature, it becomes exceedingly difficult to remove.
function similarly to pathologic lycanthropes. However,
The lycanthropic affliction is by nature a curse, and
the nature of the transformation is ultimately dependent
so it falls under a very distinct set of rules that sets it
on the source of the magic, and so has the potential to
apart from traditional magical maladies that would be
break established norms and rules. These lycanthropes
otherwise easy to remove via simple curative spells.
can be influenced radically by the ever-volatile
The first step is to destroy the source of the curse— nature of magic.
often called the primogenitor. It is not enough to
These lycanthropes can simultaneously be either
simply kill the werebeast that produced the infection
the easiest to cure or the hardest to cure, depending
if that werebeast was itself infected by another. One
entirely on the nature of the magic used to inflict the
must track the line of infections until the original
curse. Curses of this magnitude function at a level
source of the contamination is found—typically either
too high for basic curative spells like remove curse to
a true lycanthrope or a maledictive lycanthrope. This
effectively remove, and oftentimes slaying the source of
lycanthrope must be killed before the next steps
the curse does nothing to stem its effect.
can be taken. Failure to do so prevents the curse
from being broken. Most magical curses include some kind of escape
clause. If the action in this clause is performed, the
The second step is to repent for any transgressions
victim is freed of the taint of lycanthropy. Sometimes
one has committed while transformed as a beast. As
the clause is known by the afflicted, while other
with many curses, lycanthropy is a magical malady that
times it must be searched for and discovered. It is
reacts strongly to symbolism. Rejection of the bestial
not uncommon for all the victims of a maledictive
gift is a powerful statement that weakens its hold upon
lycanthrope to become cured of the curse once the
the body, but even more powerful is the restitution one
escape clause is reached by the primogenitor.
takes to clean the soul of the taint which has infected it.
The third step requires assistance from a third party,
in particular a healer with the necessary spells. The
cursed creature must be bound and forced to transform
into its bestial self. Precautions must be made to
securely chain the lycanthrope so as to prevent the
healer’s savage murder. The first spell to be cast is
ceremony (Atonement). Provided it is successful, it will
restore the sentience and intelligence of the cursed
victim even whilst transformed.
Upon gaining full sentience, the victim must then
assert all its willpower to remain still and unmoving; a
very difficult task as the pain of transformation will be
present alongside the bloodlust provided by the bestial
curse. The healer must then cast lesser restoration in
order to cleanse the disease from the victim’s blood,
and then cast remove curse in order to finally dispel
the curse. Provided that the victim stood perfectly
still during that whole process and the atonement
spell took hold, then the lycanthropic curse will have
finally been removed.

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Creating a Lycanthrope
The class presented here is meant to encompass all
kinds of lycanthropes, regardless of how you acquired
your curse. This means that if you want to stay true to
your particular strain, you may have to set personal
restrictions for yourself. For example, if you are a
pathological lycanthrope, you might choose between
a bestial form or a hybrid form instead of having
access to both.
It is also important to understand that even though
you are most likely going to be a frontline warrior with
this class, you actually do not need to invest into your
Constitution score as other classes would. Your cursed
blood is strong and you should rely on it. Instead, focus
on investing points into your Intelligence and Charisma,
especially if you are a true lycanthrope.
Cursed Contact
Lycanthropy is defined by the nature in which the
curse was afflicted, for this power can be your source
of solace amidst a dangerous world, or a traumatizing
experience that destroys all you love. How you obtained
this power will define the kind of lycanthrope you will
be, which in turn will signal how you might choose to
roleplay your transformations.
It is important to remember that lycanthropy can be
obtained through many sources, not just infections. So
when building your character, think about giving them
a really interesting and mysterious beginning. Use
the options presented below as a gateway to further
creativity in designing your connection with the curse.
d12 Cursed Contact
1 You were offered up as a baby to a dark group of
cultists. These foul followers of Baphomet summoned
dark magics upon you, twisting and misshaping
your form.
2 You were part of an odd group of people hidden up
in the mountains away from civilization. You and the
rest of your small tribe pledged yourselves to a god
of shapeshifters and lycanthropes. Through a series
of profane rituals which you dare not mention, you
and the rest of the village were turned into beasts of
the night.
3 You have spent your life hunting monsters until you
were bitten and afflicted with a terrible disease. The
disease mutated into a curse which granted you no
comfort—but terrible power. You now wield this
power against the monsters you still hunt.
4 You were born under an ominous red moon. Since
childhood you have felt an odd attraction to the full
moon which never manifested as anything more than
a strange fascination. Decades later you found yourself
on a hill under the same red moon, unknowing how
you got there. You grew powers from the moon
which defy reason. You fear the day the red moon
comes back.
5 Your calm, riverside community had been bullied by a
group of bestial mutants for decades. Every other year
they asked for a single child to be delivered to them,
in order to quell their anger. When your daughter was
picked as a sacrifice, you volunteered instead. For
some reason, they accepted.
6 You successfully fled as your city was sacked and
burned by barbarians. Lost and hungry, you were
saved by a mysterious sanctuary found inside a glade
within the woods. The dryad offered you a home. All
you had to do was accept her blessing.
7 You once roamed the nearby forests of your small
hometown village. You met a beautiful lady who
offered you a gift. You asked her to be able to speak
to the animals of the woods. Her shape shifted into
an ugly crone who then cursed you into the shape of
a beast.
8 You practiced alchemy within a prestigious university.
An accident within the laboratory caused a grand fire
in which many of your colleagues tragically died. The
fire melted and combined many of the reagents you
were working with, creating a bizarre purple smoke
which you inhaled. Your transformation into a monster
gave you the strength you needed to escape.
9 You signed a contract with a devil. In exchange for
great power, you lose your agency and free will once a
month—specifically during nights of the full moon.
10 A mysterious group of clerics visited your city claiming
to have vials containing the blood of an ancient god.
When administered, the blood would cure any disease
and even regenerate lost limbs. At first everyone
considered it a great miracle and revered the blood—
until the clerics left and the first full moon appeared
under the night sky.
11 You were already an animal in spirit, murdering and
cannibalizing your victims. One day you targeted a
poor child who lived in the sewers. You were never the
same after tasting their flesh.
12 You parents were lycanthropes, and so you were born
a natural werebeast.
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 Animalistic Behavior
Lycanthropes naturally develop instincts and behaviors
that are traditionally associated with the animal their
transformations symbolically represent. For example,
a wererat lycanthrope might constantly twitch and be
hyper neurotic even while in humanoid form. They
might even develop a strong taste for cheese!
Think about how your character’s animal persona
directly affects their humanoid behavior, and what other
kinds of changes such a strange curse would inflict
upon your psyche. Use any of the examples given below
to expand the personality of your character.
d12 Animalistic Behavior
1 You no longer feel safe sleeping inside closed rooms
and must find a location outside to rest.
2 You flinch whenever someone gets too close into
your personal space, and you refuse to physically
touch people.
3 You can’t help but growl or hiss at your enemies while
in the thick of combat.
4 You find it easy to become bonded with close friends,
feeling like you ought to protect them against enemies.
You detest becoming separated from them.
5 You despise clothing. You wear the bare minimum
necessary to not be shunned by society.
6 Just how most people study objects by touching them,
you do so through smell and taste.
7 You struggle with a strong desire not to bathe,
compounded with a need to spread your scent over
your home and sometimes even companions.
8 You traverse cities, dungeons, and forests alike whilst
barefoot, without a care in the world.
9 You are unnaturally hairy and find yourself constantly
self grooming, oftentimes using your own saliva.
10 You only eat raw food and become increasingly
agitated when others approach you while you eat.
11 You cannot stand being alone and desire to always be
surrounded by large groups of people.
12 You sense in yourself an extreme feeling of dysphoria,
struggling to balance your dual nature. Some days you
feel the need to behave like a wild animal while others
you act like a common humanoid.
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Cursed Responsibility
Your character holds in their hands—or paws—the
ability to spread their curse to as many people as it
desires, a power that should not be taken lightly. Every
lycanthrope develops strict guidelines as to how it
wishes to use this power. Some use it to empower
their tribe, while others hoard it, seeking to keep this
mighty blessing for themselves instead. What is your
character’s take on this mighty responsibility?
d6 Cursed Responsibility
1 You seek to spread your curse to as many creatures
as possible.
2 You see your blood as your legacy, and you are
on a journey to afflict the most powerful creature
you can get your hands on. You will create
something incredible.
3 You want to study your curse. If you fear it then you
may never understand it.
4 You would only spread your curse to those from your
pack. If an ally asks to be granted your blessing then
you would accept.
5 Your life experiencing this curse has been a nightmare.
You hunt those that are cursed as you are, destroying
every remnant of lycanthropy that you can find. This
curse dies with you.
6 You have vowed never to bite another creature again.
You will never bear a child. This curse is yours to
survive and no one else shall suffer it.
Quick Build
You can make a lycanthrope quickly by following these
suggestions. First, make sure your Intelligence score
is 9 or higher so you don’t attack your allies during
your transformations. Second, make Strength your
highest ability score if you pick Werebear or Werewolf,
or Dexterity if you pick Wererat; followed by either
Intelligence or Charisma, whichever is your lowest.
Constitution is still helpful for your saving throws
and hit points while in your humanoid form, but your
bestial form grants you a large well of temporary
hit points whenever you transform, so it’s not as
much of a priority.
 THE LYCANTHROPE
Proficiency Bestial Transformation
Level Bonus Features Temporary Hit Points
1st +2 Curse of the Werebeast, Bestial Transformation 5
2nd +2 Wild Senses 10
3rd +2 Curse of the Werebeast feature 15
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 20
5th +3 Extra Attack 25
6th +3 Cursed Claws, Ability Score Improvement 30
7th +3 Desperate Transformation 35
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 40
9th +4 Curse of the Werebeast feature 45
10th +4 Bestial Attunement 50
11th +4 Bestial Attacks 55
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 60
13th +5 Fluid Shift 65
14th +5 Ability Score Improvement 70
15th +5 Curse of the Werebeast feature 75
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 80
17th +6 Endless Form 85
18th +6 Curse of the Werebeast feature 90
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 95
20th +6 Bestial Attacks Improvement 100

Class Features
Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d8 per lycanthrope level
Hit Points At First Level: 8 + your
Constitution modifier
Hit Points At Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution modifier per lycanthrope level
Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to
the equipment granted by your background:
• (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
• (a) two handaxes or (b) one martial weapon
• An explorer’s pack and a net

Proficiencies
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength and your choice between
Dexterity or Constitution
Skills: Choose two skills from Animal Handling,
Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Nature, Perception,
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Animal Instincts
While transformed, your new stats designate the kinds
of behaviors you can take as your animal mind takes over
and your instincts rule your personality.
Intelligence Score. A lack of Intelligence prevents you
from effectively working together with your party or
being able to use the tools necessary to perform tasks. A
lycanthrope with low Intelligence doesn’t understand the
world around it, and hence seeks to defend itself from
anything it perceives. It might behave like—and know—it
is a human (for example), but it can’t discern friend from
foe and finds itself in a constant state of confusion. This
type of lycanthrope may find itself in tears and shame
as it eats its loved ones. They devastate quickly and are
found and killed immediately after.
Charisma Score. A lack of Charisma hampers a
lycanthrope’s ability to speak and behave in a human-
like manner. A lycanthrope with low Charisma behaves
like a beast, since it sees itself as one. It may understand
its surroundings, and even be able to manipulate it to
its advantage, but it is driven by its animal desires and
base urges. This type of lycanthrope can be the most
dangerous to a civilization, as they willingly and stealthily
spread their curse to those they can control, then form
packs that raid and hunt.
Animal Intelligence Table
Intelligence Animal Behavior
Score
1-2 You are a mindless creature. You attack the
closest creature that you can see.
3+ You can recognize those who have treated
you kindly, and know you are protected while
with them.
5+ You can use tools and weapons. You can
rationalize and understand the purpose
of things.
7+ You can use the activated effects of
magic items that require attunement
while transformed.
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Bestial Transformation
1st-level Lycanthrope feature
As an action, you can tap into your curse to gain a
lycanthrope’s legendary durability and transform
between your humanoid, hybrid, and beast forms. You
gain a number of temporary hit points equal to 5 x your
lycanthrope level, and can choose either to transform
into your hybrid or beast form or to remain in your
humanoid one. You can’t wield weapons or benefit from
armor other than barding while in your beast form.
While any of these temporary hit points remain, you
can use an action to transform from your humanoid,
hybrid, or beast form into another of these forms. While
in your hybrid or beast form, you gain the benefits of
each of your lycanthrope features that require you
to be transformed, though you also struggle against
your animalistic instincts, your cognizance clashing
with that of the raging beast you’ve unleashed; your
Intelligence and Charisma scores are both decreased
by 6, to a minimum of 1. See the Animal Instincts
sidebar for more information on how an Intelligence
or Charisma score of 6 or lower impacts you in your
hybrid and beast forms.
You lose any remaining temporary hit points from
this feature after a number of hours equal to half your
lycanthrope level (rounded up) or when you begin
a short or long rest. If you aren’t in your humanoid
form when you lose the temporary hit points in this
way, you forcibly return to your humanoid form, the
jarring transformation causing you to take 1d6 necrotic
damage for each lycanthrope level you have. This
damage can’t be reduced or prevented in any way.
You lose the temporary hit points from this feature
and revert to your humanoid form without taking this
necrotic damage if you drop to 0 hit points or die.
You can use this feature to tap into your curse twice,
and you regain all expended uses when you finish a
short or long rest.
Animal Charisma Table
Charisma Animal Behavior
Score
1-2 You are a beast. You eat raw flesh from
the dirt, sometimes right where you sleep.
You can’t speak. Your actions are cruel,
inhumane, and detached.
3+ You can understand when creatures speak
to you in a language you know. You know to
keep yourself clean. You feel and can express
social emotions.
5+ You can speak in simple short phrases.
You know you are a humanoid and deserve
to be treated like one. You possess
humanoid tastes.
7+ There is no longer any distinguishable
mannerisms between your real and
bestial shape.
Curse of the Werebeast
1st-level Lycanthrope feature
During the day, you walk amongst humans. At
night, you stalk as a beast. Choose your lycanthropic
curse which describes the nature of your monstrous
transformation: Werewolf, Werebear, or Wererat, all
detailed at the end of the class description.
Your choice grants you features when you choose it
at 1st level and again at 3rd, 9th, 15th, and 18th levels.
These features are only available or active for as long
as you are transformed in your beast or hybrid forms,
unless they explicitly say otherwise.
In addition, regardless of your cursed heritage, you are
afflicted with the following detriments:
Silver Vulnerability. Silver objects burn your skin like
white-hot metal upon your flesh. Whenever you touch
an object made of silver, you take 1d4 points of damage
that cannot be reduced in any way, and you cannot use
your Bestial Transformation for 1 minute. If you are
already transformed, then the damage is applied to both
your temporary hit points and your current hit points.
Damage that is dealt to you from silvered weapons
while you are transformed is applied to both your
temporary hit points and your current hit points.
Mark of the Full Moon. Once a month, when the full
moon rises at night, you are forcibly transformed into
your bestial form for the entirety of the night, ending
at dawn. Your full moon transformation is harsher and
more brutal than your typical bestial change. Your
Intelligence and Charisma scores are reduced by 12
(to a minimum of 1) instead of 6, and you take a level
of exhaustion immediately upon transformation, and
once again when you revert back at dawn. Further,
you do not gain temporary hit points through the full
moon transformation. Instead, while transformed, you
gain resistance to all damage except psychic damage
and bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from
silver weapons. You do not need to be looking at, or
have access to, the moon for these changes to occur;
however you must be on a plane of existence that
possesses a moon.
Wild Senses
2nd-level Lycanthrope feature
You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks
that rely on hearing or smell, and you gain proficiency
in Wisdom (Survival) checks. If you already had
proficiency, then your proficiency bonus is doubled for
Wisdom (Survival) ability checks.
Ability Score Improvement
4th-level Lycanthrope feature
When you reach 4th level, and again at 6th, 8th, 12th,
14th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability
score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two
ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t
increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
Extra Attack
5th-level Lycanthrope feature
You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you
take the Attack action on your turn.
Cursed Claws
6th-level Lycanthrope feature
While transformed in your beast or hybrid form,
your natural weapon attacks count as magical for the
purposes of overcoming resistance and immunity to
nonmagical attacks and damage.
Desperate Transformation
7th-level Lycanthrope feature
As an action, you can force a transformation into
your hybrid form even if you are out of uses of your
Bestial Transformation. When you transform into your
hybrid form with this feature, you remain in the form
for 1 minute or until you have 0 hit points or die, you
don’t gain any temporary hit points from your Bestial
Transformation, and you can’t gain any temporary
hit points for the duration of the transformation.
Otherwise, for the duration, you gain all the benefits of
being in your hybrid form.
When the transformation ends or you remain in your
hybrid form for the full duration, you gain one level of
exhaustion. If you remain in your hybrid form for the
full minute in this way, you can choose to extend your
transformation for another minute, gaining another
level of exhaustion at the end of the minute or when
the transformation ends. You can repeat this process
any number of times until you reach five levels of
exhaustion, at which point the transformation ends.
You cannot activate this ability if you have five or more
levels of exhaustion.
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 Bestial Attunement
10th-level Lycanthrope feature
You can have your attuned magic items meld into your
new form as you shift into your beast or hybrid forms.
In this way, you gain the benefits of your attuned magic
items without the need to physically wear them in
your new form.
Your lycanthropic body adapts to the attuned magic
item and magically produces the effect as it would be
expected to. A flaming sword might turn your claws
fiery and have them produce the fire damage on a
successful claw attack, a set of full plate +2 might make
your hide extremely sturdy while granting you the
increase to AC.
Bestial Attacks
11th-level Lycanthrope feature
While transformed in your beast or hybrid form, you
can attack three times, instead of twice, whenever you
take the Attack action on your turn. The number of
attacks you can make while transformed in your beast
or hybrid form increases to four when you reach 20th
level in this class.
Fluid Shift
13th-level Lycanthrope feature
You can use your Bestial Transformation as a bonus
action instead of an action, and for the duration can
use a bonus action to transform from your humanoid,
hybrid, or beast form into another of these forms.
Endless Form
17th-level Lycanthrope feature
Your Bestial Transformation no longer has a maximum
duration. You only lose any remaining temporary hit
points from it when you begin a short or long rest, or if
you drop to 0 hit points or die.
Curse of the Werebeast
Choose your lycanthropic curse which describes the
nature of your monstrous transformation: Werewolf,
Werebear, or Wererat. Each curse changes your form
and behavior in uniquely different ways, altering the
way you interact with the world. Once again, these
features are only available or active for as long as you
are transformed into your beast or hybrid forms, unless
they explicitly say otherwise.
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Werewolf
Of all the lycanthropic creatures, none is more well-
known or feared than the savage werewolf. Wolf howls
heard in the dead of night are terrifying enough without
the dreadful suspicion that it might be a werewolf’s cry.
Werewolves generally feel more at home at the fringes
of society or in utter wilderness, since it’s easier to track
and scout in wide, open spaces. The dense populations
of cities provide ample meals, but all the competing
scents and sounds make it difficult to hunt.
Werewolf adventurers must quell the inner beast in
order to serve a higher calling. They might find slaying
and devouring criminals and monsters a constructive
outlet for their gnawing hunger and discover that being
lauded as a hero slakes a purer kind of thirst. Such
praise quickly evaporates once the werewolf is exposed
for what they are, however.
Shape of the Lupine
1st-level Werewolf feature
When you use your Bestial Transformation feature,
your beast form takes on the shape of a wolf, while your
hybrid form takes on the mixture of a wolf and your
humanoid form.
You have a limited ability to communicate with wolves.
Even though you can’t directly speak with them, they
seem to understand the meaning of your words. You
can interpret the approximate meaning of the wolves’
intentions and messages. Animal Handling checks
made to influence them are made with advantage. You
can use this ability even in your humanoid form.
Your claws and teeth are natural weapons that you can
use to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with them,
you deal slashing damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength
modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for
an unarmed strike.
Sense Weakness
1st-level Werewolf feature
The scent of blood is intoxicating. You automatically
know when a creature’s current hit point total is less
than or equal to half its maximum hit points. To you,
these creatures are considered “bloodied.” You can
sense the general direction of any bloodied creature
within 500 feet of you, and ability checks you make to
track them are made with advantage.
Successful weapon attacks you make against bloodied
targets deal an additional 3 damage.
Feral Fury Hunting Tactics
3rd-level Werewolf feature 15th-level Werewolf feature
You can channel your thirst for blood in combat You have advantage on attack rolls against bloodied
through great feats of ferocity and violence. This creatures that are within 5 feet of one of your allies.
bloodlust is represented by fury points. At 3rd level, you
have 3 fury points which you can spend on the options
shown below. You regain an expended fury point when Leader of the Pack
you score a critical hit or reduce an enemy creature to 18th-level Werewolf feature
0 hit points. You regain all expended fury points when Your allies have advantage on melee attack rolls against
you finish a short or a long rest. any bloodied creature within 5 feet of you.
The maximum number of fury points you can have
increases to 4 at 7th level and to 5 at 15th level.
Bloodlust. If an enemy creature becomes bloodied
within 15 feet of you outside of your turn, you can
use your reaction and spend a fury point in order
to immediately move up to your speed towards that
creature and make a melee weapon attack against it.
Feral Lunge. As a bonus action, you can spend a
fury point to take the Dash action. You must use this
movement to move in an unobstructed, straight line
directly towards a bloodied enemy creature. If you move
15 feet or more towards that creature in this
way and you immediately hit it with a melee
weapon attack, you may force the enemy
creature to fall prone. Large or larger
creatures cannot fall prone in this way.
Howl. As a bonus action, you can spend a fury point
to rally your allies for combat. When you do so, you can
target up to five creatures that you can see within 15
feet of you (excluding yourself). Those creatures gain
temporary hit points equal to half your lycanthrope
level (rounded up).
Rabid Strike. Before you make a melee weapon
attack against a creature, you can spend one fury point
to gain advantage on the attack roll. The creature
counts as bloodied for the purposes of this attack.

Reinforced Ligaments
9th-level Werewolf feature
Your jump distance is doubled and climbing no
longer costs you extra movement.
When you fall, provided you are within 5 feet of
a continuous stable surface like a wall, you can use
your reaction to slow down your rate of descent by
clawing onto the surface as you drop. If you do so,
you do not take any fall damage from the descent.

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Werebear
Despite their massive size and strength, werebears
are relatively benign creatures. The voracious hunger
still consumes them from time to time, but they often
serve as guardians and protectors for other like-
minded creatures.
Werebears are well-suited to the life of an adventurer.
They still keep their lycanthropy a secret as best they
can, but their sense of community and protection make
them excellent heroes. A werebear will protect the lives
of their companions with their own, especially if these
companions are aware of the werebear’s nature and
have accepted it.
Shape of the Ursine
1st-level Werebear feature
When you use your Bestial Transformation feature,
your beast form takes on the shape of a bear, while
your hybrid form takes on the mixture of a bear and
your humanoid form.
You have a limited ability to communicate with bears.
Even though you can’t directly speak with them, they
seem to understand the meaning of your words. You
can interpret the approximate meaning of the bears’
intentions and messages. Animal Handling checks
made to influence them are made with advantage. You
can use this ability even in your humanoid form.
Your claws and bite are natural weapons that you can
use to make unarmed strikes. On a hit, your claws deal
slashing damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength modifier,
while your bite deals piercing damage equal to 1d12
+ your Strength modifier; instead of the bludgeoning
damage normal for an unarmed strike. You may only
use your bite attack up to once per round.
Powerful Body
1st-level Werebear feature
You gain a climbing speed of 30 feet which you can use
only on surfaces that are not completely smooth. In
addition, you count as one size larger when determining
your carrying capacity and the weight you can
push, drag, or lift.
Animal Ferocity
3rd-level Werebear feature
Your normally passive nature erupts in rage as arrows
and blades pierce your skin. You have a resource
called ferocity which is represented by points that
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are collected during combat. You gain a ferocity
point whenever you take damage from an enemy,
and whenever you successfully deal damage to an
enemy creature.
You cannot gain more than 1 ferocity point per source
of damage. For example, you only get 1 ferocity point
when you take damage from the magic missile spell,
even if multiple missiles hit you. You can only gain
1 ferocity point even if you manage to hit multiple
enemies with a single attack or spell. Each individual
attack in an Attack action is its own source of damage,
so you can get multiple ferocity points whenever you hit
multiple times with weapon attacks or take multiple hits
from different weapon attacks.
You can only obtain ferocity points during combat and
only up to a maximum of 10. These points are lost 1
minute after combat ends.
You can spend your ferocity points on any of the
following abilities. You gain additional abilities in
which to use your ferocity points as you gain levels in
this subclass.
Ferocious Bite. Once per turn, you can spend 3
ferocity points and turn a normal bite attack into a
ferocious bite. You roll the bite attack with advantage
and it scores a critical hit on a roll of 17, 18, 19, or 20.
Overpower. Whenever you make a Strength or
Constitution check or saving throw, you may spend
ferocity points in order to gain a bonus to the roll equal
to the amount spent. You may spend these points after
the roll is made but before the results are decided.
Thick Hide. When an enemy creature that you can
see makes an attack roll against you, you can use your
reaction to add a bonus to your AC against that attack
equal to the number of ferocity points spent as you
activate this ability.
Demoralizing Roars
9th-level Werebear feature
Enemy creatures within 5 feet of you have disadvantage
on attack rolls against targets other than you. A
creature is immune to this effect if it can’t see or hear
you or if it can’t be frightened.
Relentless Stance
15th-level Werebear feature
The maximum number of ferocity points you can
have at once increases to 15 and you gain the
following abilities:
Stand Your Ground. You can use your reaction and
spend 3 ferocity points to reroll a saving throw. You
must activate this ability before you learn whether
the roll would have succeeded or failed, and you must
use the new roll.
Bear Guard. Whenever an ally within 5 feet of you
takes damage from an attack, you can use your reaction
and spend 2 ferocity points to take that damage instead
of your ally. This ability transfers any accompanying
effects that the attack would have otherwise affected
your ally to yourself, and this damage can’t be reduced
in any way. In addition, for the remainder of that turn,
any further attacks made against the ally you protected
are instead made against you.

Rampage
18th-level Werebear feature
You no longer lose your accumulated ferocity points
after combat ends.
In addition, your Ferocious Bite damage increases
to 3d12 on a hit.

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Wererat
While most lycanthropes prefer rural or wilderness
environments, wererats feel more at home in densely
populated areas; or at least, underneath them. Any city
with a large and unmonitored sewer system is likely to
be home to at least a few wererats, if not entire colonies.
Wererats are most comfortable when lurking in
shadows, unseen or unnoticed by other people. They
operate in thieves’ guilds, gangs, smuggling operations,
and most any criminal enterprise imaginable. Wererats
are primarily selfish and conniving, but they also
recognize the value in working as part of a large group.
Wererat adventurers are typically those who have
been exiled or driven away from their colonies and
have attached themselves to what they deem a strong
and capable crew that can protect them. Wererats find
it difficult to pursue higher purposes than their own
greed, but once they discover that hero work is often
very lucrative, they tend to embrace their new role
with open arms.
Shape of the Murine
1st-level Wererat feature
When you use your Bestial Transformation feature,
your beast form takes on the shape of a giant rat, while
your hybrid form takes on the mixture of a rat and
your humanoid form.
You have a limited ability to communicate with rats.
Even though you can’t directly speak with them, they
seem to understand the meaning of your words. You
can interpret the approximate meaning of the rats’
intentions and messages. Animal Handling checks
made to influence them are made with advantage. You
can use this ability even in your humanoid form.
Your bite is a natural weapon that you can use to
make unarmed strikes. When you hit with it, it deals
piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Dexterity modifier,
instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike.
Diseased Body
1st-level Wererat feature
Your body is a breeding pit for all kinds of afflictions
and virulent maladies. Even though your body stores
them, you are immune to diseases in your humanoid,
beast, and hybrid forms.
You can attempt to inflict a creature with a potent
disease. As a bonus action, you can cover a melee
weapon, natural weapon, or piece of ammunition
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with bodily fluids meant to taint it with a disease
of your choice.
The next attack made with the covered weapon
until the start of your next turn carries with it the
chosen disease, forcing the enemy creature to make a
Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1
minute. The poisoned creature must then make another
Constitution saving throw at the end of its next turn,
and if it fails again, then it is inflicted with your chosen
disease for 1 hour. The creature can make Constitution
saving throws at the end of each hour, ending the
disease on a success.
You start with three choices: Sight Rot, Filth Fever,
and Seizure; and you obtain more options as you level
up in this class. A creature afflicted by any of these
diseases is also poisoned for the duration.
Your Diseased Body feature requires your enemies to
make saving throws to resist your diseases. The saving
throw DC is calculated as follows:
Disease save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus
+ your Constitution modifier
You can use this ability twice, regaining all expended
uses when you finish a short or long rest.
Sight Rot. Pain grips the creature’s mind, and its
eyes turn milky white. The creature has disadvantage
on Wisdom checks and Wisdom saving throws
and is blinded.
Filth Fever. A raging fever sweeps through the
creature’s body. The creature has disadvantage on
Strength saving throws, and deals only half damage
with weapon attacks that use Strength.
Seizure. The creature is overcome with shaking. The
creature has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws,
and its AC lowers by an amount equal to its Dexterity
modifier unless it’s wearing heavy armor.
You automatically gain the following disease options at
the specified levels within this class:
Mindfire (9th-level). The creature’s mind becomes
feverish. The creature has disadvantage on Intelligence
saving throws, and the creature behaves as if under the
effects of the confusion spell during combat.
Flesh Rot (15th-level). The creature’s flesh decays.
The creature has vulnerability to all damage except
psychic damage.
Slimy Doom (15th-level). The creature begins to
bleed uncontrollably. The creature has disadvantage
on Constitution saving throws. In addition, whenever
the creature takes damage, it must succeed on a
Constitution saving throw or become stunned until the
end of its next turn.
 Acquiring new diseases
As you travel, you may gain additional disease options
to add to your repertoire. If you are ever exposed to a
disease and would have normally become infected by
it, you may be able to replicate that disease as another
option for your Diseased Body feature, much like the
options provided here. Your GM has full jurisdiction on
what diseases you could feasibly use in this way.

Backstab
3rd-level Wererat feature
When you make an attack with advantage using a
weapon that has the light property or with a natural
weapon, you deal an extra 2d6 damage on a hit.
You make attacks against poisoned creatures
with advantage.

Furtive Character
3rd-level Wererat feature
You can use the Hide action as a bonus action.

Nimble Riposte
9th-level Wererat feature
When a creature misses you with a melee attack roll,
you can use your reaction to cause that attack to hit one
creature of your choice, other than the attacker, that you
can see within 5 feet of you. On your next turn, the next
attack you make against the creature that missed you is
made with advantage.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to
your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended
uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Evasion
15th-level Wererat feature
When you are subjected to an effect that allows you
to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half
damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on
the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.

Feint Strike
18th-level Wererat feature
Once per round, if you miss with a melee attack, you
can choose to instead re-roll the attack with advantage.

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 Simple-Minded
An ogre’s stupidity is legendary, a fact known by most
travelers who spend even a minute with these brutes.
They often believe everything that is told to them and
seem completely unable to understand how the larger
world around them functions. They focus their lives on
what is directly in front of them and try not to think too
hard on concepts beyond where to get their next meal.
When made to use their brain, ogres shut down
quickly and become irritated. Since ogres are used
to solving all of their problems using their power,
they devolve into attempting to destroy that which
confounds them. Eloquent creatures who try too hard to
confuse an ogre often find themselves squashed under
their angry fists.

Fabled Gluttony
If an ogre is not eating, it is either thinking about eating
or is smashing something that is preventing it from
eating. They are primarily carnivores, though they have
voracious appetites and won’t shy from eating anything
edible that is left within their grasp.
Unfortunately for the good peoples of this world, an
ogre’s favorite foods are dwarves, halflings, and elves;
a fact that is difficult for an ogre to forget once it has
developed the taste. Most ogres who live within human
civilization do so by having never partaken, for once an
ogre eats these races they find it difficult to stop.

Ogre
O
gres are burly, ugly creatures who survive by
raiding and scavenging. They often prey on
the weak, and associate freely with others
who allow them to get what they want. They
understand only strength and solve every problem set
before them with brute force. When that fails, they
either ignore the problem or run away.
An ogre’s skin typically ranges from a dead yellow to a
dull black-brown, and sometimes even a sickly-looking
violet. Their dark hairs tend from blackish-blue to dull,
dark green, and are always greasy and unkempt.

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 Covetous Nature
Like an unruly child, an ogre wants to own anything
that catches its eye, forming hoards of “treasure” which
they greedily collect. An ogre’s stupidity prevents it
from truly understanding what is valuable and what is
not, causing them to hoard ugly and useless trinkets
for no reason other than to simply possess them. An
ogre’s lair resembles a human hoarder at its pinnacle
of debasement.
An ogre cannot be trusted with understanding what
is fair for them to have and will constantly fight with
others over obtaining more loot from their raids. Like
most creatures, they are naturally attracted to shiny
objects. However, an ogre will almost always be willing
to trade anything from their hoard with something
else that catches their eye, being too dumb to notice if
they’re ever swindled.

Creating an Ogre
Most of the ogres that adventurers come across are
evil to the core, because ogres will always follow the
strongest. In the wild, the strongest tend to be evil
creatures like dragons, hags, giants, or large groups
of orcs or goblinoids, which ogres will unquestionably
follow and heed. What is important to understand is
that ogres truly care about food, with the occasional
desire to hoard trinkets and baubles. As long as you
understand these desires, you can turn a previously
evil ogre and sway them back to their more natural,
indifferent state. Just as easily as ogres join bands
of raiding orcs, they can join groups of benevolent
mercenaries or adventurers.
Ogres are not loyal, but are fantastic followers who
will do anything you ask of them, so long as they see
you as mightier or as a reliable source of comfort.
An adventuring ogre will be perfectly happy going
on quests so long as they are given some kind of loot
(ogres don’t care about value; they just want “stuff”) and
are left to enjoy their constant meals. A snappy ogre just
needs to be shown that the party is stronger than they
are, and they will happily follow.
If you wish to roleplay the evilness of your alignment,
then keep in mind that an ogre is evil mostly thanks to
their selfishness. They truly don’t care about anything
that is happening around them. They only care about
their own comfort and appetite, and get very grumpy
and aggressive when those things are actively taken
from them. An ogre never actively seeks to do evil, but
has an easy time doing evil if prompted to do so.

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Change of Fate
Most ogres live terrible and brutal lives, where the one
who smashes the hardest gets the food. These lives
are lived through constant bloodshed, murder, and
betrayal. Ogres often live in cave systems with others
of their kind, brutalizing any unlucky humanoid who
finds themselves nearby. They collude with awful
monsters like goblins, orcs, and even giants in order to
destroy and dominate.
When you create your ogre, think about what must
have happened for your character to end up with
normal humanoids. Rarely does an ogre have a simple
change of heart, since ogres don’t quite moralize
things the way humans would; instead try to envision
a drastic event that must have forced your ogre’s hand
for that shift to occur. What sort of wacky circumstance
drove your ogre to travel and adventure with your
fellow companions?
d12 Change of Fate
1 Humans have this bizarre piece of paper that says
that when you do things for them, they must give
you food. They appear to be afraid of the piece of
paper. You now abuse the power of that which they
call “the contract.”
2 Soldiers raided your old tribe and took you prisoner.
You spent a few years as their indentured worker in
a mine until a hole to a vast system of caverns was
unearthed and monsters spewed forth. You fought
and defeated them, earning you your freedom.
3 You were one of the many cooks in a small city of
hobgoblins. For reasons you are ashamed to admit,
you discovered that hobgoblins taste delicious.
Things got very awkward after that.
4 You lost your bugbear best friend to a marauding
tribe of barbarians. To commemorate his passing,
you decided it was in good taste to use his dead
body as your new weapon; something that didn’t sit
well with your other bugbear tribesmen. You were
quickly banished.
5 You were born as the fourth son of a family of ogres.
Unfortunately, your parents did not know how to
count after three and discarded you to make their
lives easier. You have struggled out in the wild your
whole life.
6 Adventurers slew your parents and found you as a
young child. They took pity on you and took you on
their adventures. You have been traveling the world
with heroes ever since.
7 You used to work as a wall breaker for a terrible gang
of raiding orcs. You fell during a raid gone wrong,
and were left for dead. You woke up alone with the
gang having abandoned you.
8 You were a servant for a nice family of cloud giants
who treated you with love and respect. One day they
decided to “free” you by leaving you amongst your
own kind, but you absolutely detest other ogres.
You have been searching for your cloud giant family
ever since.
9 Your treasure kept on getting stolen by your brothers
and sisters. In a torrent of rage and fury, you
clobbered your way back to your treasure and ran.
You have been on the run ever since, waiting for
them to take their revenge.
10 You accidentally sat on top of, and killed, the goblin
chieftain of the goblinoid tribe you used to live with.
They nominated you as their new leader, but you
grew bored and left.
11 One day you learned that food appears to taste
better when cooked. Your fellow ogres made fun
of you for being too civilized and wasting perfectly
edible dwarf legs, but by then the writing was on the
wall. You just could not get back to eating raw dwarf
and were forced to leave.
12 You once ate a strange elf “bread-like” ration which
completely eliminated your hunger for half a day.
You have never felt such clarity since and you dream
of the day when you can free your mind again.
Extreme Misunderstanding
The way an ogre’s mind functions is a marvel to
behold—countless books could be written describing
the comical levels of stupidity this creature showcases.
When building your ogre’s personality, take advantage
of the very unique scenario of being able to play a
creature known for its dimwittedness.
For your ogre, the world should be a very confusing
place and most things should befuddle them. Make
sure that you portray this by establishing different
quirky personality traits that showcase their general
misconception of how things ought to be. Remember
that most ogres can’t even count to ten, even with their
fingers in front of them. Nothing is too far-fetched when
it comes to roleplaying a dumb ogre. Feel free to use
any of the examples below to expand the personality of
your character.
d12 Extreme Misunderstanding
1 You actually have no idea what an ogre even is. You
have been told since you were little that you are
just a very big, ugly human. You now live amongst
humans believing you are one of them.
2 You carry with you a dead animal who you believe
is alive and perfectly healthy. You rationalize it not
moving with tons of excuses, and get exceedingly
angry at whoever tries to disprove them.
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 3 You once saw a halfling mage obliterate an ogre with
a powerful spell. You now believe all halflings are
monstrous demons hiding their true forms.
4 You are scared to count to four. Last time you
tried, you had the biggest headache of your life and
almost died, without realizing it was actually just
indigestion. You have spent your life separating
things into groups of three.
5 You are certain that unless you collect the skulls
of every enemy you kill, their ghost will come back
to haunt you. Every nightmare you have, and every
shadow you see, you attribute to that one guy you
forgot to take the skull from.
6 You are certain that showering and using shirts will
make you more attractive to ogres of the opposite
sex. It in fact repels them.
7 You not only believe trees can understand your
words, you also fear them since they are bigger
than you.
8 You fear that hunger is really your body telling you
that you are about to die of starvation. You are never
without food in your mouth, and you make certain
you always have your next meal planned out.
9 Gesturing and grunting has become your main form
of communication. You believe that as long as you
don’t talk, you cannot be tricked by others.
10 You refer to your companions as your minions, and
your party’s headquarters as your lair. Every decision
the group makes, you believe it was ultimately
your idea, and that every treasure owned by the
group ultimately belongs to you. You believe this so
strongly that it defies logic and reality.
11 You have discovered that all puzzles are distractions
from the fact that you can simply break through
the secret wall hiding the treasure. Whenever you
find a puzzle in the wild, you try and break through
everything trying to find the secret treasure.
12 You grew up watching your elders drool and spit
all around the den. You have grown to believe that
swallowing your own saliva is poisonous. Now you
drool and spit wherever you go.
Fighting “Technique”
Ogres do not practice their weapon stances nor do
they perfect the art of the blade, most don’t even know
the difference between a sword or an axe. Ogres use
greatclubs because smashing comes naturally to them,
but in the mind of an ogre, a greatclub can be a tree
log, a sack filled with potatoes, or the skeletal remains
of uncle Patrick. At the end of the day, for an ogre, the
greatclub is a state of mind, and in this regard they can
be quite creative.
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Most of the fun from playing an ogre comes from
being able to adapt to the scenario given to you, by
using anything around you as a possible weapon to use
against your enemies. You can separate your character
from other ogres by coming up with unique fighting
styles that rely on creative use of your surroundings
in combat. Perhaps you can even develop your own
flavorful style that might be remembered by your fellow
players for years to come!
d12 Fighting Style
1 Food tastes better drenched in the blood of your
enemies. You prefer to use delicious cow legs as
clubs or kobold kebabs as spears.
2 You are not even sure how to hold them, but you use
fancy human weapons whenever you can. If it works
for them then perhaps they might work for you?
3 Shiny objects make for the strongest weapons!
4 You only use enormous objects as weapons, often
giving them names that start with the word “great.”
Greataxes and greatclubs are okay, but your favorites
are great-barrels and great-trees.
5 You have finally figured it out. After years of rigorous
testing with trial and error, you have come to the
conclusion that sahuagin are the perfect club. Their
weight and height fits just right with your style of
swing. The fact that they make a funny sound when
they hit a hard surface is quite frankly a nice bonus.
6 It doesn’t matter what kind of object or blade you
hold as a weapon, you always resort to punching
with it instead.
7 Giant slings are the way to go. You fill them up with
all kinds of objects, really anything that you find on
the streets. You constantly tell your friends to drop
their trash into your sling ammunition bag for you to
use later.
8 Why try something new when the classics always get
the job done? Rocks are versatile; you can smash
with them and you can throw them at your enemies.
And if you get bored, you can always find pointy
rocks to mix things up.
9 Shields are, in fact, very effective as a
bludgeoning tool.
10 Whether it’s a sword, a dwarf, or even a bow, it
doesn’t matter what you use as a weapon… you
always choose to throw it at your enemy rather than
entering close-quarters combat.
11 You see yourself as a spellcaster that takes matters
into their own hands. You mutter out fake magical
incantations as you throw balls of mud, and scream
“firebolt!” when you push a bowl full of hot coals
onto an enemy.
12 You received “formal” weapons training from
goblins once, and now you avoid improvising much.
You prefer using simple weapons the way the
gods intended.

Quick Build
You can make an ogre quickly by following these
suggestions. First, make Strength your highest ability
score. Your high Strength score will compensate for
your lack of proficiency bonus. Your next highest score
should be Constitution. Second, choose the Hermit or
Urchin background. Even though you gain no benefit
from the skill or tool proficiencies given to you through
your background, you still benefit from its starting gear
and special feature.
Racial Features
The ogre is both a player race and a class, so you
don’t choose a separate race when you choose this
class for your character. As an ogre, you have the
following racial traits:
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 6, your Constitution score increases
by 2, and your Intelligence score decreases by 4.
Your Dexterity, Wisdom, and Charisma scores all
decrease by 2.
Creature Type. You are a Giant.
Age. Ogre bodies are forced to mature faster than
humans since they are thrown into a chaotic, brutal
world as soon as they can hold a club. They reach their
adult size by around age 10, though their child-like
mentality remains for at least a few more years. Ogres
can live up to 90 years of age, but rarely make it out of
their third decade because of the violent life they live.
Alignment. An ogre’s desires and principles begin
and end at the thought of where they can get their
next meal, while solving every problem along the way
through smashing. They always follow the bigger and
the stronger, whoever that happens to be at the time.
Most ogres are chaotic evil.
Size. Adult ogres stand between 9 and 11 feet tall and
weigh between 600 to 1,000 pounds. Your size is Large.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. You have darkvision out to a
range of 60 feet.
Mental Limitations. You cannot become proficient
in anything and you do not have a proficiency bonus.
Martial weapons are improvised weapons to you and
you cannot make non-lethal weapon attacks.
Large Body. You make Constitution checks and
saving throws with advantage. Your hit point maximum
increases by 2, and it increases by 2 every time you gain
a level in the ogre class. On a hit, your unarmed strikes
deal 1d4 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage,
instead of the damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Gorger of Refuse. You can eat anything you can
find, from raw animals to toxic, barely-edible trash.
You cannot become diseased from eating and you are
immune to ingested poisons.
The Bigger They Are. Whenever you would take
falling damage, you take twice that damage instead.
Languages. You can (barely) speak Common and your
choice between Giant, Goblin, or Orc. However, you do
not know how to read or write.
Playing as a Large Creature
Because it is not often that a player gets to play a Large-
sized creature, it is important to remember a few of the
changes such a size causes:
• Your carry weight equals your Strength score
multiplied by 30.
• You are considered squeezing while traversing
through 5-foot wide hallways, which means all of your
attacks and your Dexterity saving throws are made with
disadvantage, and attacks against you are made with
advantage. Such small hallways are also considered
difficult terrain for you.
• You can grapple and shove creatures up to Huge in
size. Small creatures cannot grapple or shove you.
• Medium creatures can mount you without causing any
restriction to you.
• You can move through the spaces of Small or smaller
creatures as difficult terrain, and those creatures can do
the same through your own space.
• Large-sized versions of common clothes or objects
are generally about four times more expensive than their
Medium counterparts.
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 THE OGRE
Damage Improvised Weapon Iron Grip
Level Reduction Features Damage Die Throw Distance
1st 3 Thick Skin, Ogre Strength, Improvised Weapons 1d8 —
2nd 3 Seismic Slam, Iron Grip 1d8 15ft.
3rd 3 Instinctual Tactics 1d8 15ft.
4th 4 Ogrish Ability Score Improvement 1d8 20ft.
5th 4 Brutal Attack, Cleave, Ogre Strength Improvement 1d8 20ft.
6th 4 Improvised Magic, Iron Grip Improvement 1d8 25ft.
7th 5 Immovable Fortress 1d8 25ft.
8th 5 Ogrish Ability Score Improvement 1d8 30ft.
9th 5 Dumb Luck, Ogre Strength Improvement 1d10 30ft.
10th 6 Crushing Grip, Seismic Slam Improvement 1d10 35ft.
11th 6 Brutal Attack Improvement 1d10 35ft.
12th 6 Ogrish Ability Score Improvement 1d10 40ft.
13th 7 Ignore Pain, Ogre Strength Improvement 1d10 40ft.
14th 7 Cleave Improvement 1d10 45ft.
15th 7 Extremely Dumb Luck 1d12 45ft.
16th 8 Ogrish Ability Score Improvement 1d12 50ft.
17th 8 Seismic Slam Improvement, Ogre Strength Improvement 1d12 50ft.
18th 8 Indomitable Might 1d12 55ft.
19th 9 Ogrish Ability Score Improvement 1d12 55ft.
20th 9 Brutal Attack Improvement 1d12 60ft.

Equipment
Class Features You start with the following equipment, in addition to
the equipment granted by your background:
Hit Points • (a) a greatclub or (b) any simple melee weapon
Hit Dice: 1d12 per ogre level
Hit Points At First Level: 12 + your • Cook’s utensils, four rocks, and a large leather bag
Constitution modifier holding a dead animal
Hit Points At Higher Levels: 1d12 (7) + your
Constitution modifier per ogre level after the 1st Thick Skin
1st-level Ogre feature
Proficiencies
Weapons only bruise you and arrows get stuck on your
This class does not use a proficiency bonus. hard scabby skin. Your flesh is accustomed to brutality
Armor: — and it serves you better than any armor.
Weapons: —
Your AC cannot exceed 10. Any damage you take
Tools: — from a melee, ranged, or spell attack is reduced by
Saving Throws: — 3 (to a minimum of 1) unless it is lightning, psychic,
Skills: — or it is a melee attack coming from a creature with
the Incorporeal movement feature, like a ghost. This
damage reduction increases by 1 every three levels
as shown under the Damage Reduction column in
the Ogre table.

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Ogre Strength
1st-level Ogre feature
Your Strength score maximum is 24, instead of 20.
In addition, your current and maximum Strength
scores increase by 2 at 5th level, 9th level, 13th level,
and 17th level.
Some ogre features you gain at higher levels
require other creatures to make a saving throw
to resist the feature’s effects. The saving throw is
calculated as follows:
Ogre Save DC = 8 + your Strength modifier
Improvised Weapons
1st-level Ogre feature
You have an uncanny ability to smash enemies with
anything you find. The damage die for improvised
weapons you use increases to 1d8. You can use even
typical weapons as improvised weapons, though you
ignore all of the weapon’s usual properties—such as
the finesse, reach, and two-handed properties while
you use it as an improvised weapon. If you use a
magic weapon as an improvised weapon, you don’t
gain the benefits of any of its magical properties,
such as any bonus it might provide to attack and
damage rolls, though it still counts as magical for the
purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to
attacks and damage.
As a bonus action, you can dismantle a Large or
smaller object within your reach and turn a piece of
it into an improvised weapon you can use. This could
be uprooting a tree and using it as a club, unearthing
a boulder from the ground you could use to smash or
throw, or tearing a limb off of a creature and using it as
an improvised flail. The object you dismantle for this
feature must be one that could feasibly be dismantled
using your raw strength.
When you reach higher levels in this class, the
damage die for your improvised weapons increases
further, to 1d10 at 9th level, and to 1d12 at 15th level, as
shown in the Improvised Weapon Damage Die column
of the Ogre table.
+ your Strength modifier and is knocked prone on a
failed save, or takes half as much damage and isn’t
knocked prone on a successful one. Each unattended
object at least partially within the area takes twice as
much damage (objects automatically fail Strength and
Dexterity saving throws).
Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until
you finish a short or long rest. You can use this feature
twice between rests starting when you reach 10th level
in this class, and three times after 17th level.
Iron Grip
2nd-level Ogre feature
Your old days of snatching halflings might be done, but
the training carries over.
Your speed is not lowered when attempting to move
while grappling creatures that are smaller than you.
You have advantage on melee weapon attacks you make
against creatures grappled by you.
Moreover, you have the ability to throw creatures
across great distances thanks to your incredible
strength. As an action, you can throw a Medium-
sized creature (or smaller) grappled by you up to 15
feet in any direction. The distance at which you can
throw a creature increases by an extra 5 feet for every
additional two levels you gain in this class as shown
in the Iron Grip Throw Distance column of the Ogre
table at the beginning of this chapter. The creature
then either takes 1d6 points of bludgeoning damage
for every 10 feet of travel distance, or takes falling
damage as per the rules in the Player’s Handbook,
whichever is greater.
Starting from 6th level, allies that you throw with this
feature do not take any damage from either this feature
nor from the falling damage rules, unless they land at a
lower elevation from where they started.

Seismic Slam
2nd-level Ogre feature
As an action, you slam the ground and cause a violent
quake around you. Each other creature on the ground
or in contact with a grounded structure within 10 feet
of you must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature
takes damage equal to your Improvised Weapon die

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 Instinctual Tactics
3rd-level Ogre feature
Though brutal smashing is still your primary method
of fighting, your battle experience has resulted in
you developing instincts for some small, strategic
maneuvers. When you make a melee weapon attack on
your turn, you can use one of the following meanuvers,
each described below: Lunge, Smack, Snatch, or
Sweep. Whenever you use one of your maneuvers
to augment an attack, the attack deals extra damage
of the same type equal to your improvised weapon
damage die on a hit.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to
your Constitution modifier, regaining all expended
uses when you finish a long rest. When you finish a
short rest, you regain a number of your expended uses
depending on the amount of food you ate during the
rest, as seen in the Instinctual Hunger table below. You
can never have uses of this ability in excess of your
Constitution modifier.
Instinctual Hunger
Food Instinctual Tactics
Consumed Uses Regained
Less than 10 lbs 1 If you reduce an enemy creature to 0 hit points with
11 - 25 lbs 2 creature within melee range take the remaining
26 - 50 lbs 3 damage. Choose a creature within reach. There cannot
51 - 100 lbs 4 and the original target passing through the arc of the
More than 100 lbs 5 attack. If the original attack roll is higher than the
Lunge. You extend your reach by 5 feet for the attack.
Smack. If the attack hits a creature that is your size
or smaller, the target must succeed on a Strength
saving throw or be pushed up to 15 feet straight
away from you.
Snatch. Immediately following the attack, you can use
your bonus action to attempt to grapple the target.
Sweep. If the attack hits a creature that is your size or
smaller, the target must succeed on a Strength saving
throw or be knocked prone.
Ogre’s Hunger
An adult ogre can eat up to 200 pounds a day if given the
chance, which equals about 4 Small creatures or a single
Medium creature. A diet of 100 pounds a day, however, is
more than enough to sustain a healthy ogre.
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Ogrish Ability Score Improvement
4th-level Ogre feature
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of
your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores
of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an
ability score above 20 using this feature unless its
maximum has been increased through another feature.
Brutal Attack
5th-level Ogre feature
Once during each of your turns, when you deal damage
with a melee weapon attack or your Seismic Slam
feature, you can choose to double the weapon or
feature’s damage.
When you reach certain levels in this class, the
damage is magnified even further when you use this
feature, instead of doubled: tripled at 11th level, and
quadrupled at 20th level.
Cleave
5th-level Ogre feature
a melee weapon attack, you may have a secondary
be other creatures or obstacles between this creature
armor class of this second creature, then apply any
remaining damage to it.
Starting from 14th level, provided you have enough
remaining damage after your two killing blows, you can
repeat the process in order to cleave into a third and
potential fourth enemy creature.
Improvised Magic
6th-level Ogre feature
Your improvised weapons always count as magical for
the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to
nonmagical attacks and damage.
Monstrous Vitality
7th-level Ogre feature
If a single attack would deal over 20 damage to you
at once after calculating damage reduction and
resistances, the amount of damage is instead reduced
to 20. However, if that source of damage would result
in your death due to massive damage from the Instant
Death rules, it is not reduced in this way.
Immovable Fortress
7th-level Ogre feature
It is very difficult to move you by force. If an effect
moves you against your will along the ground, you can
use your reaction to reduce the distance you are moved
by up to 10 feet.
Further, when you are subjected to a damaging effect
that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw, you
may reduce any damage you take from that effect by an
amount equal to your Thick Skin’s damage reduction.
Dumb Luck
9th-level Ogre feature
Your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a
roll of 19 or 20.
Crushing Grip
10th-level Ogre feature
You can use an action to forcibly crush a creature or
object that you have currently grappled. When you
do, you automatically deal an amount of bludgeoning
damage equal to 3d10 + your Strength modifier. You
cannot be holding any other object in your two hands
for you to be able to use this feature. If you use this
feature against an object you are holding, you deal
double the damage.
Ignore Pain
13th-level Ogre feature
You no longer go unconscious when damage from an
enemy creature drops you to 0 hit points, and you can
continue to take actions as if you were still standing.
You still make death saving throws as normal for a
character at 0 hit points, except that if you roll three
death saving throw successes, then you are healed by
1 hit point. Successful attacks against you continue to
give you automatic failed death saves as normal, and
you die if you accrue three such failed saves.
Once this feature is activated, it cannot activate again
until you finish a short or long rest.
Extremely Dumb Luck
15th-level Ogre feature
Your weapon attacks score a critical hit on
a roll of 18-20.
Indomitable Might
18th-level Ogre feature
If your total for a Strength check is less than
your Strength score, you can use that score in
place of the total.
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