Class Bloodletter — A Blood Hunter Adaptation for Solasta

[samwisetheDM]

I have ideas for adapting the Blood Hunter (Matt Mercer’s homebrew) into Solasta. I have a pretty comprehensive guide of how I think it would work mechanically and flavorfully, and I would make it myself, except I have zero experience modding or coding, so I was hoping it might pique someone else's interest, or the interest of several. I understand this is a huge undertaking.

NOTE: This is going to be a very lengthy post, as I go into all the details about how the class would work in the game.

I think renaming the class to Bloodletter would help avoid any use restrictions and is a pretty fitting name.

SECOND NOTE: This class requires the “Unfinished Business” mod to function.

First I will start by outlining the base class and its features, followed by an adaptation of its four original subclasses plus two new ones of my creation (six total). Some of the changes I made to be better suited to the video game, some because of the limitation of the game models (e.g. no werewolves that actually look like werewolves), some because I felt they fit more in line with this redesign, and some to fix issues I perceived in the original class (e.g. it is commonly held that Order of the Mutant is seriously undertuned).

Without further ado, let's begin.
 

Class Description: Bloodletters are clever warriors driven by an unending determination to destroy evils old and new. Armed with rites of secretive blood magic and a willingness to sacrifice their own vitality and humanity for their cause, they protect the realms from the shadows — even as they remain ever vigilant against being drawn to the darkness that consumes the monsters they hunt.

Hit Dice: 1d10

Saving Throw Proficiencies: Constitution, Intelligence

Skill Proficiencies (Choose Three): Acrobatics, Arcana, Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Medicine, Perception, Religion, or Survival.

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields; Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons.

Tool Proficiencies (Choose One): Abyssal Agitator, Herbalism Kit, or Poisoner’s Kit.

 

Starting Equipment:

·       (A) choice of martial weapon, or (B) choice of two simple weapons

·       (A) light crossbow and 20 bolts, or (B) hand crossbow and 20 bolts

·       (A) studded leather armor, or (B) scale mail

·       (A) Herbalism Kit, (B), or Poisoner’s Kit, or (C) Abyssal Agitator

·       Explorer’s Pack

 

Level 1

·       Claret Knowledge: You gain a +1d4 bonus to all Arcana, Investigation, Medicine, Religion, and Survival checks.

·       Cruoromancy: Having studied the art of blood manipulation, you can use your intellect to fuel your cruoromantic powers. The save DC of your Bloodletter abilities is calculated as follows: 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Intelligence modifier. Your Cruoromancy die is a d4.

·       Sanguine Curse: You learn one Hex from those available to you. You can use your Sanguine Curse feature to use a known Hex once per Short or Long Rest. Bloodless creatures such as ghosts, plants, and golems are Immune to these Hexes.
Each Curse has a Primitive use (Primitive Hex). When selecting a Hex to use, you can choose between a Primitive Hex and an Augmented Hex. The latter will increase its power and bypass Hex Immunity at the cost of your own blood. You take one Cruoromancy Die of Necrotic damage (which cannot be reduced in any way) when using an Augmented Hex.

 

*For your convenience, dear reader, I have grouped all Sanguine Curse options together between the base class description and the subclass descriptions.

Level 2

·       Fighting Style: Choose one from Archery, Crippling, Dueling, Executioner, Great Weapon Fighting, Hand-and-a-Half,  Lunger, Polearm Expert, Merciless, Rope It Up, or Two Weapon Fighting.

·       Blood Rune: Bonus Action. Once per Short Rest. You invoke your cruoromancy to enhance a weapon with elemental power. Choose one weapon you have equipped. You then take one Cruoromancy Die of Necrotic damage (which cannot be reduced in any way) and the weapon is enhanced for a number of hours equal to your Intelligence modifier. While enhanced in this way, the weapon deals additional damage (of a type determined by the particular rune) equal to one roll of your Cruoromancy Die. A weapon can only hold one active Rune at a time. An individual Rune can only be active on one weapon (for example, you can’t have two weapons with Rite of the Blizzard active)

You learn one of the following Blood Runes of your choice:

-   Rune of the Blizzard: Cold damage.

-   Rune of the Ooze: Acid damage.

-   Rune of the Stormbolt: Lightning damage.

-   Rune of the Volcano: Fire damage.

Level 3

·       Crimson Chapter: Choose one of the following Bloodletter Chapters for your subclass:

• Chapter of the Beastblood (adapted from Lycan)
• Chapter of the Cosmic Warden (OC)
• Chapter of the Exorcist (adapted from Ghostslayer)
• Chapter of the Forbidden Pact (adapted from Profane Soul)
• Chapter of the Genopath (adapted from Mutant)
• Chapter of the Plague Doctor (OC)

Level 4

·       Feat

Level 5

·       Cruoromancy Die Improvement: Increases to a d6.

·       Extra Attack: Works as with other classes. Doesn’t stack.

Level 6

·       New Hex: Choose an additional Hex option for your Sanguine Curse feature.

·       Sanguine Curse Usage Improvement: 2 per Short or Long rest.

·       Mark of Retribution: Toggleable feature (like Smite). Once per Short or Long Rest. When you hit with a weapon attack, you can choose to mark a creature with searing power. The Marked creature sheds light in its cell and all cells within 5 feet of it. When a Marked creature deals damage to you or an ally within 5 feet of you, they take Psychic damage equal to your Intelligence modifier. Your Mark lasts until the Marked creature dies or you use this feature again on a different creature. A Mark of Retribution can also be removed with a successful casting of Dispel Magic. The Mark’s spell level is considered equal to half your blood hunter level (rounded down).

Level 7

·       New Blood Rune: Choose another Rune to learn from those available at level 2.

·       Chapter feature

Level 8

·       Feat

Level 9

·       Blood Rune Usage Improvement: 2 per Short or Long rest.

·       Sinister Lore: Bonus Action. Proficiency Bonus times per Long Rest. You grant yourself Advantage on one of the following types of skill checks for the next 10 minutes: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion. When you succeed on the check while you have Advantage on it, you add +1 to the next Intelligence or Charisma saving throw you make. This stacks.

Level 10

·       Cruoromancy Die Improvement: Increases to a d8.

·       New Hex: Choose an additional Hex option for your Sanguine Curse feature.

·       Macabre Mutation: Cruoromancy suffuses your body, altering your very physiology. Your speed permanently increases by 5 feet, and you have a bonus to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Level 11

·       Chapter feature

Level 12

·       Feat

Level 13

·       Sanguine Curse Usage Improvement: 3 per Short or Long rest.

·       Shackles of Retribution: When you use your Mark of Retribution feature, a Marked creature can’t take the Dash action and it has disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws made to escape being Grappled or Restrained. Furthermore, if the Marked creature tries to teleport by any means, it takes 4d6 Psychic damage, and it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or its teleportation will fail.

Level 14

·       New Hex: Choose an additional Hex option for your Sanguine Curse feature.

·       Profane Rune: You choose an additional rune option for your Blood Rune feature from one of the choices below:

• Rune of the Grave: Necrotic damage.
• Rune of the Needle: Piercing damage.
• Rune of the Nightmare: Psychic damage.
• Rune of the Shriek: Thunder damage.

·       Hematic Spirit: You have advantage on saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened, and you are immune to being Chilled.

Level 15

·       Cruoromancy Die Improvement: Increases to a d10.

·       Chapter feature

Level 16

·       Blood Rune Usage Improvement: 3 per Short or Long Rest.

·       Feat

Level 17

·       Sanguine Curse Usage Improvement: 4 per Short or Long rest.

Level 18

·       New Hex: Choose an additional Hex option for your Sanguine Curse feature.

·       Chapter feature

Level 19

·       Feat

Level 20

·       Cruoromancy Die Improvement: Increases to a d12.

·       Scarlet Sovereignty: Your mastery of cruoromancy has reached its peak. Any Necrotic damage you take from your Bloodletter features is reduced by an amount equal to half your Intelligence modifier (rounded up). Once per turn, when you deal damage that requires a roll of your Cruoromancy die, you can roll twice and take the higher result. Finally, whenever you score a Critical Hit with a weapon with which you have an active Blood Rune, you regain one expended use of your Sanguine Curse feature.

 

Hex Options:

·       Hex of Branding (adapted from Blood Curse of the Marked)

• Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature. Until the end of your next turn, whenever you hit the creature with a weapon with which you have an active Blood Rune, the creature takes an additional Cruoromancy Die of the Rune’s extra damage.
• Augmented: The next attack roll you make against the target before the end of your next turn has advantage and deals additional Radiant damage equal to your Intelligence modifier.

·       Hex of Discomposure (adapted from Blood Curse of the Anxious)

• Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature. You gain advantage on all Charisma ability and skill checks you make against the creature within the next minute, and a +1d2 bonus to Charisma saving throws against this creature.
• Augmented: Range increases to 50 ft. The creature has disadvantage on the next Wisdom saving throw it makes within the next minute.

·       Hex of Imprisonment (adapted from Blood Curse of Binding)

• Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature that is Large or smaller. The creature must succeed on a Strength saving throw or have its speed reduced to 0 and be unable to take reactions until the end of your next turn.
• Augmented: Can target creatures of any size. The Hex lasts for 1 minute. The Hexed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns (other than the first turn this is active), ending the effect on itself on a success.

·       Hex of Lobotomy (adapted from Blood Curse of the Muddled Mind)

• Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature that is concentrating on a spell or other feature. The creature has disadvantage on the next Constitution saving throw it makes to maintain concentration until the end of your next turn.
• Augmented: The creature immediately takes Psychic damage equal to half your proficiency bonus (rounded up). The disadvantage applies to all Constitution saving throws it makes to maintain concentration before the end of your next turn.

·       Hex of Physical Torment (adapted from Blood Curse of Bloated Agony)

• Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature. Until the end of your next turn, the creature has disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity checks, and takes 1d8 Necrotic damage if it makes more than one attack during its turn.
• Augmented: The damage die increases to 1d10. The Hex now lasts for a minute. The Hexed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns (other than the first turn this is active), ending the effect on itself on a success.

·       Hex of Postmortem Domination (adapted from Blood Curse of the Fallen Puppet)

• Primitive: Reaction. Range 30 ft. When a creature within range drops to 0 hit points, you can will that creature to one last act of violence. The creature makes a single weapon attack against a random enemy within range. A creature wielding a melee weapon can move up to half its total movement in order to make this attack.
• Augmented: The creature gains a bonus to its attack and damage roll equal to your Intelligence modifier, and it can use up to two thirds of its movement.

·       Hex of Sightlessness (adapted from Blood Curse of the Eyeless)

• Primitive: Reaction. Range 30 ft. When an enemy creature succeeds on an attack roll, you can roll one Cruoromancy Die and subtract the total from the creature’s roll, potentially causing the attack to miss. A creature immune to the Blinded condition is immune to this curse.
• Augmented: This curse applies to all the creature’s attack rolls until the start of your next turn. A creature immune to the Blinded condition still suffers a -1 penalty to attack rolls.

·       Hex of Susceptibility (adapted from Blood Curse of Exposure)

• Primitive: Reaction. Range 40 ft. When an enemy creature takes damage from an attack or spell, you can temporarily remove its resistances to any of the attack or spell’s damage type(s), including the triggering effect. This lasts until the end of its next turn.
• Augmented: In addition to losing any resistances to damage types of the attack or spell, it also loses any immunities to those damage types, which are instead treated as resistances. It now lasts until the end of your next turn.

·       Hex of Terror (OC)

• Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature. The creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be Frightened until the end of your next turn.
• Augmented: The Hex lasts up to 1 minute. The Hexed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns (other than the first turn this is active), ending the effect on itself on a success. When the curse ends, the creature takes Psychic damage equal to your Intelligence modifier.

 

Chapter of the Beastblood:

Bloodletters of this Chapter turn beyond the limitations of their humanoid form, infusing their body with the blood of animals. Training to master control over the beast within, they become excellent hunters, and most impressively: they can transform into primeval creatures to be reckoned with.

Level 3

·       Heightened Senses: You have advantage on all Perception checks.

·       Bestial Transformation: Bonus Action. Once per Short or Long Rest. You transform into one of the following beasts of your choice: Brown Bear, Dire Wolf, Giant Crow, Spiderling, or Tundra Tiger. You remain in this form for 1 hour, or until you end this transformation with a Bonus Action. While in this form, you have the following differences/benefits:

• Blood of the Beast: You retain your hit point total and all of your ability scores. Any damage you take in this bestial form transfers over to your humanoid form.
• Zoological Cruoromancy: You can still use any of your Bloodletter features while in this form.
• Animalistic Runes: You can apply your Blood Rune feature to any of the beast’s natural weapons.
• Feral Might: You have Advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws, and you have a +1 bonus to melee damage rolls. You can take the Shove or Grapple actions in this form even if the beast normally cannot.
• Resilient Hide: You retain the AC of your humanoid form, and so long as you are not wearing heavy armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
• Bestial Resitance: You have resistance to all nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
• Predatory Strike: If you use your action to make an attack, or to attempt to shove or grapple a creature, you can make an additional melee attack as a Bonus Action, which uses your Intelligence modifier for the attack and damage rolls and deals 1d4 Piercing damage.
• Bloodlust: When you start your turn with less than half your total hit points, you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or fall under the effects of the Confusion spell until the end of your current turn.

Level 7

·       Animalistic Runes Improvement: Any natural weapons with an active Blood Rune are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical damage.

·       Predatory Strike Improvement: You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with your Predatory Strike.

·       Regal Hunter: Your movement speed increases by 10 feet, and you add 10 feet to your long jump distance and 5 feet to your high jump distance.

Level 11

·       Feral Might Improvement: The damage bonus increases to +2.

·       Predatory Strike Improvement: The damage increases to 1d6.

·       Evolved Transformation: You can use your Bestial Transformation feature twice per rest. Your Bestial Transformation also gains the following additional benefit:

• Lycanthropic Regeneration: At the start of each of your turns when you have at least 1 hit point but fewer than two thirds of your hit point total, you regain hit points equal to 1 + your Constitution modifier. Where applicable, you regain these hit points before your Bloodlust feature takes effect, potentially preventing it.

Level 15

·       Predatory Strike Improvement: The attack and damage bonus increases to +3.

·       Rune of the Mighty: You learn this as an option for your Blood Rune feature. The damage type is Bludgeoning.

·       Mark of the Ravenous: While in bestial form, you have advantage on attack rolls against a creature Marked by your Mark of Retribution.

Level 18

·       Feral Might Improvement: The damage bonus increases to +3.

·       Bestial Transformation Mastery: You can use your Bestial Transformation three times per rest. Your bestial transformation now lasts until you transform back to your normal form, fall unconscious, take a Long Rest, or die.

·       Hex of Roaring: You learn the following Hex as an option for your Sanguine Curse feature.

• Hex of Roaring
  • Primitive: Action. Range 30 ft. You unleash a bloodcurdling roar, and each enemy within range who can hear you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become Frightened of you until the end of your next turn. If a creature fails this saving throw by 5 or more, it is Stunned while Frightened in this way. A creature that succeeds on this saving throw becomes immune to this Hex for 24 hours.
  • Augmented: The range increases to 70 feet.

Chapter of the Cosmic Warden:

The Chapter of the Cosmic Warden was founded to protect Solasta from extraplanar threats. Through their use of cruoromancy, they bridge the gap between the physical and the mental, between reality and dreams. Bloodletters of this Chapter in particular draw their power from a connection to the cosmos — which they call upon as the first line of defense against the otherworldly.

Level 3

·       Speech from Beyond: You learn two of the following languages of your choice: Draconic, Druidic, Infernal, Terran, or Old Tirmarian.

·       Thought Reader: You have advantage on all Insight checks.

·       Starlight Vigil: You become more resilient against the powers from beyond this plane. You add half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) to your AC against any attacks from Aberrations, Celestials, Fey, Elementals, and Fiends. You add your full proficiency bonus to all saving throws against abilities, effects, or spells from Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, and Fiends. Any Force or Radiant damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to half your Bloodletter level (rounded up) + your Intelligence modifier.

Level 7

·       Rune of the Psychokineticist: You learn an additional option for your Blood Rune feature. While this Rune is active, the extra damage you deal is Psychic, and you gain the following benefits.

• Your movement speed increases by 5 feet.
• You have a bonus to saving throws against being Charmed or Frightened equal to one roll of your Cruoromancy Die, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
• When you score a critical hit with a weapon on which this Rune is active, the creature must make an Intelligence saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn. A creature that succeeds on the saving throw instead has its speed reduced by 5 feet and has disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws until the end of its next turn.
• As a Bonus Action, you can try to telekinetically move a creature. Choose one creature within 30 feet of you. The creature must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be moved up to 15 feet either directly toward (Pull) or directly away (Push) from you.

Level 11

·       Mark of the Watchtower: A creature Marked by your Mark of Retribution sheds an additional 10 feet of light. The Marked creature has disadvantage on all Perception checks and suffers a -1d2 penalty to attack rolls. The Marked creature cannot become Invisible or take the Hide action.

• If the Marked creature is an Aberration, Celestial, Elemental, Fey, or Fiend, your Mark of Retribution deals additional Radiant damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus.
• As a Reaction when you or an ally within 60 feet of you falls from a dangerous height, you can extinguish your Mark of Retribution – dealing 1d4 Radiant damage to the Marked creature – to cast Feather Fall on the falling creature.

Level 15

·       Hex of Expulsion: You learn the following new option for your Sanguine Curse feature.

• Hex of Expulsion
  • Primitive: Reaction. Range 50 ft. Concentration, up to 1 minute. When an enemy within range makes an attack roll or casts a spell that requires a saving throw, you can attempt to shunt it to another plane. The creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or take 2d4 force damage and be banished. On a successful save, the creature takes half damage and is not banished. The target remains in a cosmic demiplane until the Hex ends or your concentration is broken, at which point the target reappears in the space it left or the nearest unoccupied space. If the target is an Aberration, Celestial, Elemental, Fey or Fiend, and you hold concentration for the full minute, it is permanently banished to its home plane.
  • Augmented: You add your Intelligence modifier to the initial Force damage. Aberrations, Celestials, and Fiends suffer a penalty to the Charisma saving throw equal to your Intelligence modifier. If a creature returns from being banished (because the Hex ended or you lost concentration), it takes additional Force damage equal to one roll of your Cruoromancy Die + your Proficiency Bonus.

Level 18

·       Mental Fortitude: You gain a +1d4 bonus to all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws.

·       Gravitational Dominion: Once per Long Rest. Action. You take Necrotic damage (which cannot be reduced in any way) equal to three rolls of your Cruoromancy Die in order to cast a powerful gravity-based spell. You cast one of the following spells of your choice at 7^th level: Alter Gravity, Force Field, Gravity Slam, Intensify Gravity, or Pulse Wave.

Chapter of the Exorcist:

The Chapter of the Exorcist is the oldest of the bloodletter Chapters, its members having originally rediscovered the Tirmarian secrets of cruoromancy and refined them for combat against the scourge of undeath. Exorcists seek out and study the moment of death, obsessing over the mystery of the transition from life, and the unholy power that can cause the dead to rise once more. These zealous bloodletters make it their life’s work to destroy the scourge of undeath wherever it is found, tuning their abilities to engage undead creatures and those who manipulate the necromancy that creates them.

Level 3

·       Hex Specialist: You gain an additional use of your Sanguine Curse feature. In addition, your Hexes can target any creature, whether it has blood or not.

·       Rune of the Morning: You learn an additional option for your Blood Rune feature. While this Rune is active, the extra damage you deal is Radiant, and you gain the following benefits:

• You shed bright light out to a radius of 20 feet.
• You have resistance to necrotic damage. This does not reduce damage you take from cruoromancy features.
• You can cast the Shine cantrip as a Bonus Action, using Intelligence as the spellcasting modifier.
• When you hit an undead creature with a weapon for which the Rune of the Morning is active, you roll an additional Cruoromancy Die when determining the extra damage from the rune.

Level 7

·       Aether Stride: Bonus Action. Once per Short or Long Rest. Lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Intelligence modifier. When you activate this feature, and as a bonus action on subsequent turns while it is active, you can teleport to an unoccupied space within 25 feet. You do not need to be able to see your destination.

Level 11

·       Mark of Purgatory: Your Mark of Retribution exposes a fragment of your foe’s essence, leaving them vulnerable to your Blood Rune feature. Whenever you hit a creature with a weapon for which you have an active Blood Rune, you roll an additional Cruoromancy Die when determining the extra damage from the rite. Additionally, a Marked creature cannot teleport and has its movement speed reduced by 5 feet.

Level 15

·       Aether Stride Usage Improvement: You can now use this feature twice per Short or Long Rest.

·       Hex of Salvation: You learn the following new option for your Sanguine Curse feature:

• Hex of Salvation
  • Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one ally that is Charmed, Frightened, or Possessed. Those conditions immediately end on that creature.
  • Augmented: The creature that caused your ally to be Charmed, Frightened, or Possessed takes 3d6 Psychic damage and must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until the end of your next turn.

Level 18

·       Rune Revival: If you have one or more Blood Runes active and you are reduced to 0 hit points but don’t die outright, you can choose to have all your active crimson rites end and drop to a number of hit points equal to one roll of your Cruoromancy Die + your Intelligence modifier.

·       Undead Slayer: You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls against Undead creatures.

Chapter of the Forbidden Pact:

Ancient fiends and cruel magic-users have long counted on their ability to meld into the background and escape those who hunt them, vanishing into noble courts without a trace, or bending the minds of the most stalwart warriors with but a glance. So, the bloodletters who founded this Chapter trusted their own resilience as they delved into the same well of corrupting arcane knowledge, making pacts with lesser evils to better combat the greater threats. And though they might have traded a part of themselves for their power, the members of this Chapter know the benefits of that power far outweigh the price.

Level 3

·       Otherworldly Patron: You choose an Otherworldly Patron from the list of those available to Warlocks. This choice determines features you gain at this and later levels.

• The Celestial
• The Eldritch Surge
• The Elementalist
• The Fiend
• The Hive
• The Moonlit
• The Mountain
• The Riftwalker
• The Soulblade
• The Timekeeper
• The Tree

·       Cruoromantic Boon: You gain a feature based on your Otherworldly Patron choice:

• The Celestial – Heavenly Healing: Bonus Action. Range 60 ft. You expend on use of your Sanguine Curse feature to heal a creature, which regains a number of hit points equal to your Intelligence modifier + one roll of your Cruoromancy Die.
• The Eldritch Surge – Blast Rune: When you activate a Blood Rune, instead of enhancing a weapon, you can choose to apply it to your Eldritch Blast cantrip. When your Eldritch Blast fires multiple beams, the extra Rune damage only applies to the first beam.
• The Elementalist – Primordial Runes: When you deal Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder damage with your Blood Rune feature, you deal additional damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus.
• The Fiend – Hellfire Rune: When you deal damage with a weapon on which Rune of the Volcano is active, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1 Necrotic damage and be Poisoned until the end of its next turn.
• The Hive – Ruby Pheromones: Each turn, the first creature you damage with a weapon with which you have an active Blood Rune will have disadvantage on their next saving throw. This condition expires on its own after 1 minute.
• The Moonlit – Vermillion Veil: Whenever you score a Critical Hit with a weapon with which you have an active Blood Rune, you become Invisible until the end of your next turn, or until you attack or cast a spell.
• The Mountain – Endurance of the Ages: Whenever you have one or more Blood Runes active on your weapon(s), you gain a +1 bonus to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws.
• The Riftwalker – Blood-Stained Step: Bonus Action. You can cast Misty Step without expending a spell slot. When you do so, you take Necrotic damage (which cannot be reduced in any way) equal to one roll of your Cruoromancy Die. You can use this feature a number of times per Short Rest equal to half your Proficiency Bonus (rounded up).
• The Soulblade – Eldritch Brutality: Once per turn, when you hit with a weapon attack against a creature who has been affected by your Sanguine Curse feature within the last round, you deal additional damage equal to your 1 + your Proficiency Bonus.
• The Timekeeper – Sapping Runes: When you deal damage with a weapon with which you have an active Blood Rune, the target creature has its speed reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.
• The Tree – Thorns of Punishment: When you successfully hit a creature with an Opportunity Attack with a weapon with which you have an active Blood Rune, the creature takes additional Piercing damage equal to one roll of your Cruoromancy Die.

·       Pact Magic: You have limited access to spellcasting through your patron. Your spellcasting ability is Intelligence. When learning spells, you choose from the Warlock spell list, and you may only choose a spell of a level for which you have Pact Magic slots. You regain your spell slot(s) when you complete a Short or Long Rest. Your spellcasting begins with the following characteristics:

• 2 Cantrips Known
• 2 Spells Known
• One Pact Magic Slot (Level I)

MULTICLASSING NOTE: If multiclassing this Chapter with warlock levels, a third of your bloodletter levels (rounded down) are added to your warlock levels for the purposes of determining how many pact magic slots you have and what level they are.

Level 5

·       New Spell

Level 6

·       Additional Pact Magic Slot (2 total)

Level 7

·       Pact Magic Slot Level Increase (Level II)

·       New Spell

·       Arcane Flurry: When you use your action to cast a cantrip, you can immediately make one weapon attack as a bonus action.

·       Imparted Esoterica: You learn an additional spell based on your Otherworldly Patron.

• The Celestial: Prayer of Healing.
• The Eldritch Surge: Enhance Ability.
• The Elementalist: Petal Storm.
• The Fiend: Scorching Ray.
• The Hive: Acid Arrow.
• The Moonlit: Moon Beam.
• The Mountain: Lesser Restoration.
• The Riftwalker: Pass Without Trace.
• The Soulblade: Branding Smite.
• The Timekeeper: Blur.
• The Tree: Spike Growth.

Level 9

·       New Spell

Level 10

·       New Cantrip

Level 11

·       New Spell

·       Mark of the Magician: Your Mark of Retribution feature digs dark arcane scars into your target, leaving them vulnerable to your magic. A creature Marked by you has disadvantage on saving throws against your warlock spells and you have a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls against the creature.

Level 13

·       Pact Magic Slot Level Increase (Level III)

·       New Spell

Level 15

·       New Spell

·       Ancient Esoterica: You learn a spell based on your Otherworldly Patron. You can cast this spell once per Long Rest without expending a spell slot.

• The Celestial: Mass Healing Word.
• The Eldritch Surge: Pulse Wave.
• The Elementalist: Protection from Energy.
• The Fiend: Fireball.
• The Hive: Stinking Cloud.
• The Moonlit: Luminous Smite.
• The Mountain: Wind Wall.
• The Riftwalker: Haste.
• The Soulblade: Spirit Guardians.
• The Timekeeper: Slow.
• The Tree: Conjure Animal.

Level 17

·       New Spell

Level 18

·       Rune of the Void: You learn this as an option for your Blood Rune feature. The damage type is Force.

·       Hex of Spiritual Cannibalism: You learn the following new option for your Sanguine Curse feature:

• Hex of Spiritual Cannibalism
  • Primitive: Reaction. Range 40 ft. When an enemy that isn’t a construct or undead dies within range, you can offer their life energy to your patron in exchange for power. Until the end of your next turn, you make attacks with advantage and have resistance to all damage.
  • Augmented: You also regain a Pact Magic slot.

Level 19

·       Pact Magic Slot Level Increase (Level IV)

·       New Spell

Level 20

·       New Spell

Chapter of the Genopath:

The process of learning cruoromancy is a painful, scarring, and sometimes fatal experience. Those who survive are irrevocably changed — and not always for the better. Over generations of experimentation, a splinter Chapter of bloodletters honed the way in which cruoromancy alters the body, using corrupted alchemy and toxic elixirs to alter their blood even further. Over time, they have modified their capabilities in battle, becoming something beyond what they once were. Calling themselves the Chapter of the Genopath, these bloodletters now specialize in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their foes, altering their biology to be best prepared for any conflict.

Level 3

·       Alchemical Training: You gain proficiency with Abyssal Agitators, Herbalism Kits, and Poisoner’s Kits.

·       Mutagenic Concoctions: You have learned how to concoct Mutagens to alter your physiology. You learn four Mutagens from the list below (additional options become available at 11^th level). As a Bonus Action, you can Metabolize one of your Mutagens to grant you a benefit, but this benefit comes with a drawback of some kind, as detailed in the Mutagen description. Each Mutagen also improves at 11^th and again at 18^th level, as shown in the description.

The side effects of a Mutagen last for a number of hours equal to twice your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). You can Metabolize twice per Short Rest, and you can only have up to two Mutagens active at a time (if you attempt to Metabolize another, the first will be replaced).

• Adamantine: You have resistance to Bludgeoning damage but vulnerability to Slashing damage.
  • 11^th Level: Your critical hits deal +2 damage.
  • 18^th Level: All Bludgeoning damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you are immune to falling damage.
• Alacrity: Your Dexterity score increases by 3, as does your maximum for that score. However, you have disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws.
  • 11^th Level: Dexterity score and maximum increase by 4.
  • 18^th Level: Dexterity score and maximum increase by 5.
• Carmine: You gain an additional use of your Sanguine Curse feature. However, you have disadvantage on death saving throws.
  • 11^th Level: Your Mark of Retribution feature deals 1 additional Psychic damage, and the saving throw bonus you receive from successes with your Sinister Lore feature increases to +3.
  • 18^th Level: You gain yet another use of your Sanguine Curse feature.
• Cold-Blooded: You have resistance to Fire damage but vulnerability to Cold damage.
  • 11^th Level: You gain a +1d4 bonus to Constitution saving throws, and you gain 30 feet of darkvision (or 30 additional feet if you already have darkvision).
  • 18^th Level: All Fire damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you gain a +1 bonus to all saving throws against being Paralyzed, Petrified, or Stunned.
•  Galvanized: You have resistance to Lightning damage but vulnerability to Thunder damage.
  • 11^th Level: You have a +1d4 bonus to initiative rolls.
  • 18^th Level: All Lightning damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you gain a +1d4 bonus to Dexterity checks.
• Glamour: You have advantage on all Charisma checks. However, you have disadvantage on initiative rolls.
  • 11^th Level: You also gain a +1d4 bonus to Charisma checks.
  • 18^th Level: You also gain a +1d4 bonus to Charisma saving throws as well as immunity to the Charmed condition.
• Hot-Blooded: You have resistance to Cold damage but vulnerability to Fire damage.
  • 11^th Level: You gain a +1d4 bonus to Dexterity saving throws, and your movement speed increases by 5 feet.
  • 18^th Level: All Cold damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you gain a +1 bonus to all saving throws against being Grappled, Restrained, or Slowed.
• Intellect: Your Intelligence score increases by 3, as does your maximum for that score. However, you have disadvantage on Constitution saving throws.
  • 11^th Level: Intelligence score and maximum increase by 4.
  • 18^th Level: Intelligence score and maximum increase by 5.
•  Literacy: You have advantage on all Intelligence checks. However, you have disadvantage on all Charisma checks.
  • 11^th Level: You also gain a +1d4 bonus to Intelligence checks.
  • 18^th Level: You also gain a +1d4 bonus to Intelligence saving throws as well as immunity to the Blinded condition.
• Longevity: You have resistance to Necrotic damage but suffer a -1d4 penalty to Acrobatics, Intimidation, and Perception checks.
  • 11^th Level: You have a +1d4 bonus to death saving throws and magic can’t put you to sleep.
  • 18^th Level: All Necrotic damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you regain the maximum number of hit points from taking a short rest.
• Obstinance: You have resistance to Thunder damage but vulnerability to Lightning damage.
  • 11^th Level: You have immunity to the Deafened condition and a +1 bonus to Strength checks.
  • 18^th Level: All Thunder damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you gain a +1d4 bonus to Strength saving throws.
• Nocturnality: You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, its range increases by 60 feet. However, you have Sunlight Sensitivity.
  • 11^th Level: The range / additional range increases to 90 feet, and you gain a +1 bonus to all Perception checks.
  • 18^th Level: The range / additional range increases to 120 feet and you can see through magical darkness.
• Mithral: You have resistance to Piercing damage but vulnerability to Bludgeoning damage.
  • 11^th Level: Your carrying capacity increases by 100.
  • 18^th Level: All Piercing damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you gain a +2d3 bonus to Acrobatics and Stealth checks.
• Muscle: Your Strength score increases by 3, as does your maximum for that score. However, you have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.
  • 11^th Level: Strength score and maximum increase by 4.
  • 18^th Level: Strength score and maximum increase by 5.
• Perspicacity: You have advantage on all Wisdom checks. However, you have disadvantage on Strength saving throws.
  • 11^th Level: You also gain a +1d4 bonus to Wisdom checks.
  • 18^th Level: You also gain a +1d4 bonus to Wisdom saving throws as well as immunity to the Frightened condition.
• Regeneration: All healing you receive is increased by an amount equal to your Intelligence score. However, your movement speed is reduced by 5 feet.
  • 11^th Level: All healing you receive also adds one roll of your Cruoromancy Die to the total.
  • 18^th Level: If you haven’t moved yet on this turn, you can cast Lesser Restoration on yourself without expending a spell slot. Afterward, you gain 5 temporary hit points and your speed is reduced to 0 until the end of your turn.
• Silvered: You have resistance to Slashing damage but vulnerability to Piercing damage.
  • 11^th Level: You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls against Undead.
  • 18^th Level: All Slashing damage you take is reduced by an amount equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you become resistant to Radiant damage.
• Swiftness: Your movement speed increases by 10 feet. However, you have disadvantage on Intelligence checks.
  • 11^th Level: The bonus speed increases to 15 feet.
  • 18^th Level: The bonus speed increases to 20 feet.
• Vigilance: You cannot be surprised and you add your Intelligence modifier to all Perception checks you make.
  • 11^th Level: You add your Intelligence modifier to initiative rolls.
  • 18^th Level: You have 10 feet of Blindsight.
• Vitality: Your Constitution score increases by 3, as does your maximum for that score. However, you have disadvantage on Intelligence and Charisma saving throws.
  • 11^th Level: Constitution score and maximum increase by 4.
  • 18^th Level: Constitution score and maximum increase by 5.

Level 7

·       One New Known Mutagen (6 total)

·       Metabolize Usage Improvement: 3 per Short Rest.

·       Maximum Metabolized Mutagens Improvement: 3 total.

·       Bizarre Vigor: You gain immunity to Poison damage and the Poisoned condition.

·       Flush Toxins: Once per Long Rest. Bonus Action. You can dismiss the negative effects of one of your Mutagens for 1 minute.

Level 11

·       Two New Known Mutagens (8 total)

·       Metabolize Usage Improvement: 4 per Short Rest.

·       Maximum Metabolized Mutagens Improvement: 4 total.

·       New Mutagen Options: The following are added to the initial list of Mutagens you can select for your Mutagenic Concoctions feature:

• Corruption: Instead of being simply immune, you are healed by Poison damage, and the Poisoned condition gives you a +1 bonus to all rolls for 1 round, after which it ends. However, you are vulnerable to Acid and Necrotic damage.
  • 18^th Level: The first time you deal damage on a turn, you deal extra Poison damage equal to your Intelligence modifier.
• Exactitude: Your threshold for scoring a critical hit is reduced by 1. This stacks. However, you suffer a -1 penalty to all saving throws.
  • 18^th Level: Your critical hits deal +3 damage.
• Malice: You can make an additional attack for free when you take the Attack action on your turn. However, you have vulnerability to Force and Radiant damage.
  • 18^th Level: Your additional attack deals extra damage equal to your Intelligence modifier.
• Phantasmagoria: As a bonus action, you can teleport up to 20 feet to a space you can see. However, you are vulnerable to Psychic damage, and suffer a -1d2 penalty to saving throws against Illusion spells.
  • 18^th Level: You know the Annoying Bee, Shadow Armor, and Shadow Dagger cantrips, for which Intelligence is your spellcasting ability. You can cast these cantrips as an action or a bonus action.
• Zephyr: You have a flying speed of 30 feet. However, you have disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity ability checks.
  • 18^th Level: Your flying speed increases by 5 feet and you gain a +1 bonus to Dexterity saving throws.

·       Mark of Essence: A creature Marked by your Mark of Retribution loses Invisibility and cannot become Invisible. Furthermore, any of the following spells or effects that are active on the creature end, and it cannot benefit from these effects while Marked: Blur, Brain Bulwark, Death Ward, Enhance Ability, Expeditious Retreat, False Life, Guidance, Illusory Duplicates, Jump, Longstrider, Mind Ward, Pass Without Trace, Shadow Armor, or Transformation. Finally, the creature cannot Wild Shape or use any other shapechanging features, and all such currently active effects end.

Level 15

·       One New Known Mutagen (9 total)

·       Metabolize Usage Improvement: 5 per Short Rest.

·       Maximum Metabolized Mutagens Improvement: 5 total.

·       Bonus Blood Rune: You learn your choice between Rune of the Ooze or Rune of the Grave.

·       Hex of Toxicity: You learn the following new option for your Sanguine Curse feature:

•  Hex of Toxicity
  • Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature within range. That creature immediately becomes Poisoned. The Hexed creature can make a Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
  • Augmented: The creature immediately takes 2d6 Poison damage + 2d8 Necrotic damage, and it takes this damage again each time it fails a Constitution saving throw against this hex.

Level 18

·       Two New Known Mutagens (11 total)

·       Metabolize Usage Improvement: 6 per Short Rest.

·       Maximum Metabolized Mutagens Improvement: 6 total.

·       Flush Toxins Usage Improvement: Twice per Long Rest.

·       Mutative Adaptation: Bonus Action. Intelligence modifier times per Long Rest. Switch one Mutagen currently affecting you with another that you know.

Chapter of the Plague Doctor:

Originally founded by a small group of bloodletters looking to protect Solasta from a fatal epidemic, those who have taken to this Chapter are healers on a path of violence. Channeling their cruoromancy in order to both cure and afflict those around them as befits the situation, they are lauded nearly as much as they are feared.

Level 3

·       Medical Training: You gain proficiency and expertise with the Medicine skill and with Herbalism Kits.

·       Dark Physician: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Once per Short or Long Rest. You may inflict damage upon yourself in order to heal another creature. Choose a creature within range. You then roll one Cruoromancy Die, taking Necrotic damage equal to the result (which cannot be reduced in any way). This will simultaneously restore hit points to the chosen creature equal to twice the result of the roll + your Intelligence modifier.

·       Rune of the Epidemic: This becomes an option for your Blood Rune feature. The extra damage is Poison damage, and while the Rune is active, it has the following effects:

• You have resistance to Poison damage and advantage on saving throws against the Poisoned condition.
• Each time you hit a creature with a weapon with which this Rune is active, they must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or suffer the effects of one of the diseases described in the Contagion spell (determined at random) until the start of your next turn.
• When you score a critical hit with a weapon with which this Rune is active, you deal additional Necrotic damage equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Level 7

·       Inoculated: You become immune to Disease and gain a +2 bonus to saving throws against being Blinded, Deafened, Exhausted, or Poisoned.

·       Scourge Sense: You can cast Detect Poison and Disease at will.

·       Sacrifical Restoration: Action. Once per Long Rest. By sacrificing some of your health, you cast Lesser Restoration without expending a spell slot. You roll your Cruoromancy Die once, taking Necrotic damage equal to the result (which cannot be reduced in any way), and then the spell takes effect.

Level 11

·       Dark Physician Usage Improvement: 2 uses.

·       Mark of Infirmity: Your Mark of Retribution now weakens the life force of your foe. A Marked creature has disadvantage on Constitution saving throws.

Level 15

·       Sacrificial Restoration Improvement: You now have 2 uses of the feature. Additionally, you can expend both uses at once to instead cast Greater Restoration (this does incur both rolls of Necrotic damage at once).

·       Hex of Debilitation: You learn the following new option for your Sanguine Curse feature:

• Hex of Debilitation
  • Primitive: Bonus Action. Range 30 ft. Choose one creature. The creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become Paralyzed. The Hexed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the condition on a success.
  • Augmented: The creature suffers 4d6 Necrotic damage initially, and an additional 2d12 Necrotic damage each time it fails a save against this Hex.

Level 18

·       Dark Physician Improvement: You can now select up to two creatures within range to receive the healing from this feature.

·       Dark Physician Usage Improvement: 3 uses.

·       Medicinal Clinic: You can cast Prayer of Healing once per Long Rest without expending a spell slot.

·       Esoteric Quarantine: You and any allies within 15 feet of you become resistant to Necrotic and Poison damage and have advantage on saving throws against being Poisoned. Allies in this radius also have advantage on saving throws against Disease. Furthermore, while your Rune of the Epidemic is active, you instead become immune to Poison damage and the Poisoned condition.


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