College of Runes

You have undergone great pain or loss that has made you hollow enough to be filled by the magic of runes.

Rune Carver

At 3rd level, your unimaginable trials have left you with the capacity to carve and call upon runes. You know a number of runes equal to your Charisma modifier. When you gain a level in this class you can replace a rune you know with another rune. When you finish a short or long rest, you can carve runes on small pieces of stone or wood. When you activate a rune, you cannot do so again until you recarve it.

You can have up to 2 runes carved at one time. This number increases to 3 at 6th level, and 4 at 14th level.

Ahwaz, rune of the horse

As an action, you can activate this rune to cast find steed.

Algiz, rune of shielding

As a reaction to an attack roll being made against you or a creature within 30 feet, you can activate this rune to cast shield on yourself or the creature.

Gebo, rune of generosity

As a bonus action, you can activate this rune to remove all conditions from a creature you can see within 30 feet.

Haglaz, rune of hail

As an action, you can cast Snilloc’s snowball swarm at the highest spell slot level known to you without spending a spell slot.

Isa, rune of ice

As an action, you can cast Rime’s binding ice at the highest spell slot level known to you without spending a spell slot.

Kenaz, rune of fire

As an action, you can activate this rune to cast burning hands at the highest spell slot level known to you without spending a spell slot.

Lagaz, rune of water

As an action, you can activate this rune to cast create or destroy water.

Pertho, rune of fate

As a reaction to an attack roll, saving throw, or skill check being made within 60 feet, you can activate this roll to force the triggering effect to be rerolled.

Raido, rune of the wheel

As a bonus action, you can activate this rune to teleport you and another creature you can see within 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see within 60 feet. If you teleport another creature with you, they appear in the closest unoccupied space to where you appear.

Tawaz, rune of sacrifice

As a reaction to a creature you can see within 60 feet taking damage, you can activate this rune to take the damage yourself instead.

Thurisaz, rune of thunder

As an action, you can activate this rune to cast shatter at the highest spell slot level known to you without spending a spell slot.

Uruz, rune of the ox

As a bonus action, you can activate this rune to increase your size to Large and gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. The effects of this rune last for 1 minute.

Runic Inspiration

At 6th level, the power of your runes inspires others. When you activate a rune, you can give Bardic Inspiration without requiring a bonus action.

Unleash Runes

At 14th level, you can unleash all your runes at once in a devastating display of power. As an action, you can activate as many unactivated runes as you choose, even if they would normally be activated as a bonus action. This cannot activate runes activated as a reaction. You choose the order in which the runes activate. When you use this ability, you gain a level of exhaustion for each rune activated and cannot use this ability again until you finish a long rest.