You alter your physical form. Choose one of the following options. Its effects last for the duration, during which you can take a Magic action to replace the option you chose with a different one. Aquatic Adaptation. You sprout gills and grow webs between your fingers. You can breathe underwater and gain a Swim Speed equal to your Speed. Change Appearance. You alter your appearance. You decide…

Level 2 Transmutation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You alter your physical form. Choose one of the following options. Its effects last for the duration, during which you can take a Magic action to replace the option you chose with a different one. Aquatic Adaptation. You sprout gills and grow webs between your fingers.…

Transform Energy and Matter You study spells that modify energy and matter—to you, the world is eminently mutable. Using your magic, you become a smith at reality’s forge Some Transmuters are tinkerers and pranksters. Others seek the power to make and destroy worlds. Level 3: Transmutation Savant Choose two Wizard spells from the Transmutation school, each of which must be no higher than level 2,…

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Blessing of Loki feat) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Lord of Lies. You have Advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks. Mask Magic. You always have the Alter Self spell prepared. You can cast it without expending a spell slot. Once you cast the spell in this way,…

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Blessing of Loki feat) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Lord of Lies. You have Advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks. Mask Magic. You always have the Alter Self spell prepared. You can cast it without expending a spell slot. Once you cast the spell in this way,…

Prerequisite: Level 5+ Warlock You can cast Alter Self without expending a spell slot.

Dark Gift Feat (Prerequisite: Ravenloft Campaign) There is another side of you that most people never see: a beast, a terrifying avenger, or a walking nightmare. You gain the following features. Alternate Form. You always have the Alter Self spell prepared. You can cast it without a spell slot or spell components, and you must finish a Long Rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can…

Dark Gift Feat (Prerequisite: Ravenloft Campaign) There is another side of you that most people never see: a beast, a terrifying avenger, or a walking nightmare. You gain the following features. Alternate Form. You always have the Alter Self spell prepared. You can cast it without a spell slot or spell components, and you must finish a Long Rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can…

You always have the Alter Self spell prepared and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast it in this way when you finish a Long Rest. While under the effects of Alter Self, you gain an additional benefit for each of its options. Aquatic Adaptation. While underwater, you can take the Dash action as a Bonus Action. Change Appearance. You have Advantage on…

Wondrous Item, rare (requires attunement) A Masquerader’s Brooch comes in various shapes and sizes but always looks slightly tarnished. You gain the following benefits while wearing the brooch. Illusory Fashion. As a Bonus Action while wearing or holding the brooch, you can project a magical illusion over your clothing, armor, weapons, equipment, and other belongings on your person. The illusion…

You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person—look different until the spell ends. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller and can appear heavier or lighter. You must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs as you have. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you. The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical…

You are a master of your own body. You have the following benefits. Many Forms. You can reshape your bones, including those of your face, to appear as a completely different person. You can cast Alter Self without expending a spell slot. When you cast this spell using this feature, it doesn’t require Concentration, and you can only use the Change Appearance or Natural Weapons options. Skeletal…

Wondrous Item, rare (requires attunement) This arm ring is mildly painful to wear. This arm ring has 5 charges and regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. While you are wearing it, you can use its charges as follows: Aggressive Strike. When you hit a creature with an attack, you can expend 2 charges to deal maximum damage with the attack. However, you also take Force damage equal to the…

Kindred Feat (Prerequisite: Level 2+, Kindred Class) You manage your Beast better than many. You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Reining the Beast. When you would be affected by the Hunger of your Beast feature, you can take a Reaction to immediately end the effect. You can use this benefit a number of times equal to your…

Level 1 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person—look different until the spell ends. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller and can appear heavier or lighter. You must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs as you have.…

Rests are crucial for managing encounter, adventure, and campaign difficulty. Characters are more powerful and capable within an encounter when they have access to their full resources, especially spell slots and abilities that require Long Rests to recover. For creating a more challenging and tense campaign, the next chapter provides alternative resting rules. If you use those rules, see how…

You can snatch others from the jaws of death, but your own grip lingers too tightly. The feeling of saving others from suffering fills you with resolve, even as it drains the vigor from those you rescue. Critical Savior. When a creature within 120 feet of you is subjected to a Critical Hit or is reduced to 0 Hit Points, you can use your Reaction to magically switch places with the target. Each of…

You can snatch others from the jaws of death, but your own grip lingers too tightly. The feeling of saving others from suffering fills you with resolve, even as it drains the vigor from those you rescue. Critical Savior. When a creature within 120 feet of you is subjected to a Critical Hit or is reduced to 0 Hit Points, you can use your Reaction to magically switch places with the target. Each of…

When the characters are ready to receive their next mission from Zulkir Thrul, they should return to Wrynn’s Bespoke Vestments as instructed in “ How to Meet with the Zulkir ” earlier in this chapter. The details of what’s happening in the shop when the characters arrive are up to you. The zulkir soon shows up in a new disguise created using the Alter Self spell, appearing as an elderly gnome…