Ardent's Deadfall [5.5e Patch]

Change Log - 2026 Patch

Conditions

Reworked:

Invisible

While you have the Invisible condition, in addition to the regular effects, your location becomes unknown. 

 

New:

Dazed

The Dazed condition replaces many Stunned effects, and may be inflicted by enemies. While you have the Dazed condition, you experience the following effects:

Affected Actions. You can take an action or Bonus Action on your turn, not both. 

Affected Spells. Creatures have Advantage on saving throws against your spells. 

 

Hidden

While you have the Hidden condition, your location becomes unknown. The condition ends after any of the following:

• You make a sound louder than a whisper.
• Your presence is detected by an enemy. 
• You make an attack roll, or cast a spell with a Verbal component.
• You aren't behind Cover. 

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Feats

If a feat has a duplicate with a (5.5e Patch) tag, use the one with the tag.

Reworked:

Crafter

You also gain proficiency in the Wisdom (Craft) skill, can use Intelligence in place of Wisdom for it, and make all ability checks for crafting with Advantage. 

In addition, the 20 percent discount now applies to magic items and to scribing scrolls as well.

Savage Attacker

No longer restricted to once per turn.

 

New:

Boon of Wishes

You gain the Wish spell. You can cast it once without expending a spell slot, and must complete a Long Rest before you can cast it again. If you can never cast Wish again, you can replace this Epic Boon feat for another. 

 

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Classes

Paladin

Divine Smite no longer costs a Bonus Action.

Ranger

Talk to me - 2024 class is booty

Rogue

The damage of Sneak Attack has been increased; it becomes 4d6 at Rogue level 5, and 8d6 at Rogue level 11. At level 20, Sneak Attack should now be 12d6.

Sorcerer

Twin Spell is now like 2014, can spend Sorcery Points equal to spell level to target second creature.

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Weapon Mastery

Reworked:

Topple

Once per turn when you hit a creature with this weapon, the creature has the Prone condition if your weapon’s damage roll exceeds their Strength score.

 

New:

Daze

Once per turn when you hit a creature with this weapon, the creature subtracts half your Proficiency Bonus (rounded down) from their next saving throw if your weapon’s damage roll exceeds their Constitution score and if it is made before the start of your next turn.

Evade

If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can move without provoking Opportunity Attacks from them until the end of your turn.

Expose

If you hit a creature with this weapon, the next attack roll made by a creature other than you against the target has Advantage if it is made before the start of your next turn.

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Skills

Reworked:

Craft

All tools now share the Wisdom (Craft) skill. You have Disadvantage on skill checks using tools that you do not have proficiency with, and if you have proficiency in Craft, then you add your Proficiency Bonus to skill checks with the tool. 

You may also use the Craft skill to analyze architecture, schematics, or something made by hand.

 

New:

Occultism

The new Intelligence (Occultism) skill is for lore on eldritch rituals, psionics, undead, and extraplanar entities and realms. 

 

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Spells

 

Returning

Absorb Elements, Alacrity (Gift of Alacrity), Beckon Air, Booming Blade, Earthbind, Enemies Abound, Far Step, Green-Flame Blade, Holy Weapon, Immolation, Infestation, Life Transference, Mold Earth, Mordekainen's Disjunction, Raulothim's Psychic Lance, Seismic Wave (Earth Tremors), Shadow Blade, Shape Water, Temporal Shunt, Tether Essence, Vortex Warp

 

New

Acid Rain, Befuddling Curse, Binding Curse, Bind Karma, Brilliant Blade, Celestial Slash, Cold Snap, Commandment, Electric Arc, Iron Wind Strike, Ribcage, Rotting Curse, Sanctified Charge, Split Timeline, Time Loop, Time Trap, Tornado, Vengeful Blade, Vicious Vapors, Waterspout

 

Rebalanced

Animate Dead. Reworked, now brings back fallen enemies under your control.

Arcane Gate. Now level 5 spell.

Arcane Vigor. Now cleanses the blinded, deafened, or poisoned conditions when you use the spell.

Bestow Minor Curse. Formerly Bestow Curse, can make your own curse, and can now can curse from afar if you know the target's name.

Blade Ward. No longer self, now touch spell.

Blight. Causes 1 temporary level of Exhaustion on a failed save.

Chill Touch. Is ranged again, like in 2014.

Circle of Death. Gives 2 temporary levels of Exhaustion on a failed save. 

Color Spray. Can upcast for greater range.

Command. No longer restricted to the list for more flexibility (like 2014).

Compelled Duel. No longer requires Concentration, and can upcast for more targets.

Compulsion Curse. Formerly compulsion, slightly buffed, now a curse.

Cone of Cold. Small damage buff. 

Confusion Curse. Formerly confusion, now level 3, targets share the same effect to speed up play, now a curse.

Conjure Celestial. Duration reduced to 1 minute.

Conjure Elemental. Small damage buff and undid errata.

Counterspell. Completely reworked, now a contest and now level 2. 

Cordon of Arrows. Completely reworked, now a trap-like spell.

Create Undead. Reworked, now summons undead under your control of various types.

Crown of Madness. Can now move to make an attack, or the affected creature can target itself.

Curse Ward. The only reworked 3rd party spell, updated to balance out more curses in game.

Detonate. Horrifically underpowered; damage got 2 or 3x.

Divine Favor. Can upcast for increased damage.

Enhance Ability. Like 2014 with different buffs for choice.

Ensnaring Strike. Small damage buff.

Enthrall Curse. Formerly Enthrall, now lasts 1 hour and no longer has a verbal component.

Expeditious Retreat. Buffed, now later turns doesn't require Bonus Action to take the Dash action.

Fabricate. No longer requires raw materials, but has to be nonmagical.

False Life. Now a touch spell. 

Finger of Death. No saving throw, now also does Animate Dead

Flame Blade. Damage die upgrade (to d10). 

Find Traps. Now called Detect Traps, and is now a Ritual spell. 

Find the Path. Now a level 5 spell.

Flame Strike. damage buffed to 7d6 each.

Flesh to Stone. Now does what it is supposed to and Petrifies the target if they fail their save. Target can repeat saves but gets harder and harder.

Forcecage. Now has (generous amounts of) Hit Points and statistics.

Friends. Buffed and reworked, still has risk to use. 

Geas. More punishing to disobey: more damage, gains 2 Exhaustion. Action cast now.

Grease. Now flammable.

Hail of Thorns. Buffed; can now select targets of your choice.

Heroism. Buffed, no longer Concentration.

Hex. No longer requires Concentration, but damage nerfed (scales with upcasting). 

Hunter's Mark. Same change as Hex. 

Hypnotic Pattern. Affected creatures now repeat saves at the end of their turns. 

Ice Knife. Upcasting damage increased.

Ice Storm. Small damage increase, and upcast scaling increase.

Identify. Clarifies that it does not reveal curses, but it can if you break the Material component used for the spell. 

Inflict Wounds. Like 2014, back to being an attack roll with higher damage.

Leomund's Tiny Hut. Now has Hit Points and statistics. 

Lesser Restoration. Removes Dazed condition (see above).

Lightning Arrow. Now reworked into a spell called Elemental Arrow. Can choose damage type now.

Melf's Acid Arrow. Massively buffed with damage.

Mind Spike. No longer requires saving throw, but the range has been nerfed.

Mordekainen's Sword. Damage buffed massively. Level 7 spell only did 4d12, now does 7d12.

Ray of Enfeeblement. Reworked, now reduces weapon damage and damages target each time they make an attack roll.

Remove Curse. Works like Dispel Magic, now no longer automatically ends curses that are stronger.

Resistance. Now reduces any damage by 1d4 instead of just one type.

Sacred Flame. Small buff (1d10 now!)

Shocking Grasp. Prevents reactions like from 2014.

Spirit Guardians. Small damage nerf.

Spiritual Weapon. No longer requires Concentration.

Stone Shape. Now merged with the spell Meld Into Stone.

Swift Quiver. Reworked, now instantly does 5 attacks.

Summon Undead. Now a level 2 spell.

Sunbeam. Now a bonus action to reactivate.

Symbol. Now a level 6 spell, and material cost is halved.

Tasha's Hideous Laughter. Nerfed so spell ends if target takes damage.

Telepathy. Now level 6.

Thunderclap. Small damage buff (1d8).

Tsunami. Buffed, now an action to use.

Vampiric Touch. Range increased to 60 feet.

Wail of the Banshee. Buffed, very bad damage for level 9.

Wall of Force. Now has Hit Points and statistics. 

Weird. No longer requires a saving throw. 

Wish. Replaced by Limited Wish for all intents and purposes, real Wish is now a level 10 spell meant as a plot device or from an Epic Boon feat.

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Dreadful Blessings

A monster with Dreadful Blessings can do one of the following by expending a use of it:

• Succeed on a failed saving throw, or to ignore a detrimental effect that has no saving throw, such as a Force Cage or Wall of Force.
• Ignore a player character's Resistance or Immunity to an effect.
• Force Disadvantage on the party for saving throws using a particular ability for the duration of the fight.
• End an ongoing effect, or suppress it until the end of their next turn.
• Moving or teleporting without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
• Can instantly recharge and use a recharge feature.
• Transfer incoming damage or effects to minions or allies for a round. 
• Can gain Advantage on all attack rolls until the end of their next turn.
• Can end an effect at the beginning of a turn, instead of at the end.