UnearthedArcana:RevisedSubclasses
Thisdocumentpresentsrevisedversionsoffive
subclassesthatappearedinearlierinstallments
ofUnearthedArcana.Eachsubclasswaspopular,
andtherevisionstoitweredrivenbyfeedback
thatthousandsofyouprovidedinsurveys.
Thesubclassesarethebarbarian’sPathofthe
AncestralGuardian,thebard’sCollegeofSwords,
thefighter’sArcaneArcher,themonk’sWayof
theKensei,andthesorcerer’sFavoredSoul.
ThisIsPlaytestMaterial
Thematerialhereispresentedforplaytestingandto
sparkyourimagination.Thesegamemechanicsarein
draftform,usableinyourcampaignbutnotrefinedby
finalgamedevelopmentandediting.Theyaren’t
officiallypartofthegameandaren’tpermittedinD&D
AdventurersLeagueevents.
Ifwedecidetomakethismaterialofficial,itwillbe
refinedbasedonyourfeedback,andthenitwillappear
inaD&Dbook.
Barbarian:Pathofthe
AncestralGuardian
Somebarbarianshailfromculturesthatrevere
theirancestors.Thesetribesteachthatthe
warriorsofthepastlingerintheworldasmighty
spirits,whocanguideandprotecttheliving.
Whenabarbarianwhofollowsthispathrages,
thebarbariancontactsthespiritworldandcalls
ontheseguardianspiritsforaidinatimeof
need.
Barbarianswhodrawontheirancestral
guardianscanbetterfighttoprotecttheirtribes
andtheirallies.Inordertocementtiestotheir
ancestralguardians,barbarianswhofollowthis
pathcoverthemselvesinelaboratetattoosthat
celebratetheirancestors’deeds.Thesetattoos
tellsagasofvictoriesagainstterriblemonsters
andotherfearsomerivals.
PathoftheAncestralGuardianFeatures
Barbarian
Level
3rd
6th
10th
14th
Feature
AncestralProtectors
SpiritShield(2d8)
ConsulttheSpirits,SpiritShield(3d8)
VengefulAncestors,SpiritShield(4d8)
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AncestralProtectors
Startingwhenyouchoosethispathat3rdlevel,
spectralwarriorsappearwhenyouenteryour
rage.Thesewarriorsdistractafoeyoustrikeand
hinderitsattemptstoharmyourcompanions.
Whileyou’reraging,thefirstcreatureyouhit
withanattackonyourturnbecomesthetarget
ofthewarriors.Untilthestartofyournextturn
oruntilyourrageends,thattargethas
disadvantageonanyattackrollthatdoesn’t
targetyou,andcreaturesotherthanyouhave
resistancetothedamageofthetarget’sattacks.
SpiritShield
Beginningat6thlevel,theguardianspiritsthat
aidyoucanprovidesupernaturalprotectionfor
yourallies.Ifyouareragingandacreatureyou
canseewithin30feetofyoutakesdamage,you
canuseyourreactiontoreducethatdamageby
2d8.
Whenyoureachcertainlevelsinthisclass,you
canreducethedamagebymore:by3d8at10th
levelandby4d8at14thlevel.
ConsulttheSpirits
At10thlevel,yougaintheabilitytoconsultwith
yourancestralspiritsandusethemtoscoutfaroffareas.Whenyoudoso,youcastthe
clairvoyancespell,withoutneedingaspellslot.
Ratherthancreatingasphericalsensor,thespell
invisiblysummonsoneofyourancestralspirits
tothechosenlocation.Wisdomisyour
spellcastingabilityforthespell.
Afteryoucastthespellinthisway,youcan’t
dosoagainuntilyoufinishashortorlongrest.
VengefulAncestors
At14thlevel,yourancestralspiritsgrow
powerfulenoughtostrikefoesthatdaretoharm
thoseyouprotect.WhenyouuseyourSpirit
Shieldtoprotectacreaturedamagedbyan
attack,theattackertakesthesameamountof
damagethatyourSpiritShieldprevents.
Bard:CollegeofSwords
BardsoftheCollegeofSwordsarecalledblades,
andtheyentertainthroughdaringfeatsof
weaponprowess.Bladesperformstuntssuchas
swordswallowing,knifethrowingandjuggling,
andmockcombats.Thoughtheyusetheir
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weaponstoentertain,theyarealsohighly
trainedandskilledwarriorsintheirownright.
Theirtalentwithweaponsinspiresmany
bladestoleaddoublelives.Oneblademightuse
acircustroupeascoverfornefariousdeedssuch
asassassination,robbery,andblackmail.Other
bladesstrikeatthewicked,bringingjusticeto
bearagainstthecruelandpowerful.Most
troupesarehappytoacceptablade’stalentfor
theexcitementitaddstoaperformance,butfew
entertainersfullytrustthem.
Bladeswhoabandonlivesasentertainershave
oftenrunintotroublethatmakesmaintaining
theirsecretactivitiesimpossible.Abladecaught
stealingorengaginginvigilantejusticeistoo
greataliabilityformosttroupes.Withtheir
weaponskillsandmagic,thesebladeseither
takeupworkasenforcersforthieves’guildsor
strikeoutontheirownasadventurers.
CollegeofSwordsFeatures
BardLevel
3rd
6th
14th
Feature
BonusProficiencies,FightingStyle,
BladeFlourish
CunningFlourish
Master’sFlourish
BonusProficiencies
WhenyoujointheCollegeofBladesat3rdlevel,
yougainproficiencywithmediumarmorand
scimitars.
Ifyou’reproficientwithasimpleormartial
meleeweapon,youcanuseitasaspellcasting
focusforyourbardspells.
FightingStyle
At3rdlevel,youadoptastyleoffightingasyour
specialty.Chooseoneofthefollowingoptions.
Youcan’ttakeaFightingStyleoptionmorethan
once,evenifsomethinginthegameletsyou
chooseagain.
Dueling.Whenyouarewieldingamelee
weaponinonehandandnootherweapons,you
gaina+2bonustodamagerollswiththat
weapon.
Two-WeaponFighting.Whenyouengagein
two-weaponfighting,youcanaddyourability
modifiertothedamageofthesecondattack.
BladeFlourish
At3rdlevel,youlearntoconductimpressive
displaysofmartialprowessandspeed.
Asanaction,youcanmakeonemeleeweapon
attack,andyourwalkingspeedincreasesby10
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feetuntiltheendofthecurrentturn.Whenever
youusethisaction,youcanalsouseoneofthe
followingBladeFlourishoptionsaspartofit.
DefensiveFlourish.Youspinyourweaponin
circles,creatingahypnoticdisplay.Youcan
expendoneofyourusesofBardicInspiration,
rollingaBardicInspirationdieandaddingthe
numberrolledtoyourACuntilthestartofyour
nextturn.
SlashingFlourish.Iftheattackhitsitstarget,
youcanexpendoneofyourusesofBardic
Inspirationtocausetheweapontodamageeach
creatureofyourchoice,otherthanthetarget,
thatyoucanseewithin5feetofyou.The
damageequalsthenumberyourollonthe
BardicInspirationdie.
MobileFlourish.Iftheattackhitsitstarget,
youcanexpendoneofyourusesofBardic
Inspirationtopushthetargetupto5feetaway
fromyou,plusanumberoffeetequaltothe
numberyourollontheBardicInspirationdie.
Youcanthenimmediatelyuseyourreactionto
moveuptoyourspeedtoanunoccupiedspace
within5feetofthetarget.
CunningFlourish
Beginningat6thlevel,youcanattacktwice,
insteadofonce,wheneveryouusetheBlade
Flourishactiononyourturn.Youcan,
nevertheless,stilluseonlyoneBladeFlourish
optionwhenyoutakethataction.
Master’sFlourish
Startingat14thlevel,wheneveryouuseaBlade
Flourishoption,youcanrollad6anduseit
insteadofexpendingaBardicInspirationdie.
Fighter:ArcaneArcher
AnArcaneArcherstudiesauniqueelvenmethod
ofarcherythatweavesmagicintoattacksto
producesupernaturaleffects.Amongelves,
ArcaneArchersaresomeoftheirmostelite
warriors.Thesearchersstandwatchoverthe
fringesofelvendomains,keepingakeeneyeout
fortrespassersandusingmagic-infusedarrows
todefeatmonstersandinvadersbeforetheycan
reachelvensettlements.Overthecenturies,the
methodsoftheseelfarchershavebeenlearned
bymembersofotherraceswhocanalsobalance
arcaneaptitudewitharchery.
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ArcaneArcherFeatures
Fighter
Level
3rd
7th
10th
15th
18th
Feature
MagicArrow,ArcaneShot(2options),
ArcaneArcher’sLore
CurvingShot,ArcaneShot(3options)
ArcaneShot(4options)
Ever-ReadyShot,ArcaneShot(5options)
ArcaneShot(6options,improvedshots)
MagicArrow
Whenyouchoosethisarchetypeat3rdlevel,you
gaintheabilitytoinfusearrowswithmagic.
Wheneveryoufireanonmagicalarrowfroma
shortboworlongbow,youcanmakeitamagic
arrow,witha+1bonustotheattackanddamage
rolls.Themagicfadesfromthearrow
immediatelyafterithitsormissesitstarget.
ArcaneShot
At3rdlevel,youlearntounleashspecialmagical
effectswithsomeofyourshots.Whenyougain
thisfeature,youlearntwoArcaneShotoptions
ofyourchoice(seethe“ArcaneShotOptions”
sectionbelow).
Onceperturnwhenyoufireamagicarrow
fromashortboworlongbowaspartofthe
Attackaction,youcanapplyoneofyourArcane
Shotoptionstothatarrow.Youdecidetousethe
optionwhenthearrowhits,unlesstheoption
doesn’tinvolveanattackroll.Youhavetwouses
ofthisability,andyouregainallexpendeduses
ofitwhenyoufinishashortorlongrest.
YougainanadditionalArcaneShotoptionof
yourchoicewhenyoureachcertainlevelsinthis
class:7th,10th,15th,and18thlevel.Eachoption
alsoimproveswhenyoubecomean18th-level
fighter.
ArcaneArcher’sLore
At3rdlevel,youlearnmagicaltheoryorsomeof
thesecretsofnature—typicalforpractitionersof
thiselvenmartialtradition.Yougainproficiency
ineithertheArcanaortheNatureskill.
CurvingShot
At7thlevel,youlearnhowtodirectanerrant
arrowtowardanewtarget.Whenyoumakean
attackrollwithamagicarrowandmiss,youcan
useabonusactiontorerolltheattackroll
againstadifferenttargetwithin60feetofthe
originaltarget.
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Ever-ReadyShot
Startingat15thlevel,yourmagicalarcheryis
everavailabletoyouwhenyouneeditmost.If
yourollinitiativeandhavenousesofArcane
Shotremaining,youregainoneuseofit.
ArcaneShotOptions
TheArcaneShotfeatureletsyouchooseoptions
foritatcertainlevels.Theoptionsarepresented
hereinalphabeticalorder.Theyareallmagical
effects,andeachoneisassociatedwithoneof
theschoolsofmagic.
Ifanoptionrequiresasavingthrow,your
ArcaneShotsaveDCequals8+yourproficiency
bonus+yourIntelligencemodifier.
BanishingArrow.Youuseabjurationmagicto
trytotemporarilybanishyourtargettoa
harmlesslocationintheFeywild.Ifthearrow
hitsacreature,thetargetmustalsosucceedona
Charismasavingthroworbebanished.While
banishedinthisway,itsspeedis0,anditis
incapacitated.Attheendofitsnextturn,the
targetreappearsinthespaceitvacatedorinthe
nearestunoccupiedspaceifthatspaceis
occupied.
Afteryoureach18thlevelinthisclass,atarget
alsotakes2d6forcedamagewhenthearrowhits
it.
BruteBaneArrow.Youweavenecromantic
magicintoyourarrow.Ifthearrowhitsa
creature,thetargettakesanextra2d6necrotic
damage,anditmustmakeaConstitutionsaving
throw.Onafailedsave,thedamageofthe
target’sattacksishalveduntilthestartofyour
nextturn.
Thenecroticdamageincreasesto4d6when
youreach18thlevelinthisclass.
BurstingArrow.Youimbueyourarrowwitha
blastofforceenergydrawnfromtheschoolof
evocation.Ifthearrowhitsacreature,thetarget
andeachcreaturewithin10feetofitalsotake
2d6forcedamageeach.
Theforcedamageincreasesto4d6whenyou
reach18thlevelinthisclass.
GraspingArrow.Whenthisarrowstrikesits
target,conjurationmagiccreatesgrasping,
poisonousbrambles,whichwraparoundthe
target.Ifthearrowhitsacreature,thetarget
takesanextra2d6poisondamage,itsspeedis
reducedby10feet,andittakes2d6slashing
damagethefirsttimeoneachturnitmoves1
footormorewithoutteleporting.Thetargetor
anycreaturethatcanreachitcanuseitsaction
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toremovethebrambleswithasuccessful
Strength(Athletics)checkagainstyourArcane
ShotsaveDC.Otherwise,thebrambleslastfor1
minuteoruntilyouusethisoptionagain.
Thepoisonandslashingdamagebothincrease
to4d6whenyoureach18thlevelinthisclass.
Mind-ScramblingArrow.Yourenchantment
magiccausesthisarrowtotemporarilybeguile
itstarget.Chooseoneofyourallieswithin30
feetofthetarget.Ifthearrowhitsacreature,the
targettakesanextra2d6psychicdamage,andit
mustsucceedonaWisdomsavingthroworit
can’tattackthechosenallyorincludethatallyin
aharmfulareaofeffectuntilthestartofyour
nextturn.Thiseffectendsearlyifthechosenally
dealsanydamagetothetarget.
Thepsychicdamageincreasesto4d6when
youreach18thlevelinthisclass.
PiercingArrow.Youusetransmutationmagic
togiveyourarrowanetherealquality.Whenyou
usethisoption,youdon’tmakeanattackrollfor
theattack.Instead,thearrowfiresforwardina
linethatis1footwideand30feetlong,before
disappearing.Thearrowpassesharmlessly
throughobjects,ignoringcover.Eachcreaturein
thatlinemustmakeaDexteritysavingthrow.On
afailedsave,atargettakesdamageasifitwere
hitbythearrow,plusanextra1d6piercing
damage.Onasuccessfulsave,atargettakeshalf
asmuchdamage.
Thepiercingdamageincreasesto2d6when
youreach18thlevelinthisclass.
SeekingArrow.Usingdivinationmagic,you
grantyourarrowtheabilitytoseekoutyour
target,allowingthearrowtocurveandtwistits
pathinsearchofitsprey.Whenyouusethis
option,youdon’tmakeanattackrollforthe
attack.Instead,chooseonecreatureyouhave
seeninthepastminute.Thearrowfliestoward
thatcreature,movingaroundcornersif
necessaryandignoringthree-quarterscoverand
halfcover.Ifthetargetiswithintheweapon’s
rangeandthereisapathlargeenoughforthe
arrowtotraveltothetarget,thetargetmust
makeaDexteritysavingthrow.Onafailedsave,
ittakesdamageasifitwerehitbythearrow,
plusanextra1d6forcedamage,andyoulearn
thetarget’scurrentlocation.Onasuccessful
save,thetargettakeshalfasmuchdamage,and
youdon’tlearnitslocation.
Theforcedamageincreasesto2d6whenyou
reach18thlevelinthisclass.
ShadowArrow.Youweaveillusionmagicinto
yourarrow,causingittooccludeyourfoe’s
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visionwithshadows.Ifthearrowhitsacreature,
thetargettakesanextra2d6psychicdamage,
anditmustsucceedonaWisdomsavingthrow
orbeunabletoseeanythingfartherthan5feet
awayuntilthestartofyournextturn.
Thepsychicdamageincreasesto4d6when
youreach18thlevelinthisclass.
Monk:WayoftheKensei
MonksoftheWayofKenseitrainrelentlessly
withtheirweapons,tothepointthattheweapon
becomeslikeanextensionofthebody.Akensei
seesaweaponinmuchthesamewayapainter
regardsabrushorawriterseesparchment,ink,
andquill.Aswordorbowisatoolusedto
expressthebeautyandeleganceofthemartial
arts.Thatsuchmasterymakesakenseia
peerlesswarriorisbutasideeffectofintense
devotion,practice,andstudy.
WayoftheKenseiFeatures
MonkLevel
3rd
6th
11th
17th
Feature
PathoftheKensei(2weapons)
OnewiththeBlade,
PathoftheKensei(3weapons)
SharpentheBlade,
PathoftheKensei(4weapons)
UnerringAccuracy,
PathoftheKensei(5weapons)
PathoftheKensei
Whenyouchoosethistraditionat3rdlevel,your
specialmartialartstrainingleadsyoutomaster
theuseofcertainweapons.
Yougainthefollowingbenefits:
• Choosetwotypesofweaponstobeyour
kenseiweapons:onemeleeweaponandone
rangedweapon.Eachoftheseweaponscanbe
anysimpleormartialweaponthatlacksthe
heavyandspecialproperties.Thelongbowis
alsoavalidchoice.Yougainproficiencywith
theseweaponsifyoudon’talreadyhaveit.
Weaponsofthechosentypesaremonk
weaponsforyou.Manyofthistradition’s
featuresworkonlywithyourkenseiweapons.
Whenyoureach6th,11th,and17thlevelin
thisclass,youcanchooseanothertypeof
weapon—meleeorranged—tobeakensei
weaponforyou,followingthecriteriaabove.
• Ifyoumakeanunarmedstrikeaspartofthe
Attackactiononyourturnandareholdinga
kenseiweapon,youcanuseittodefend
yourselfifitisameleeweapon.Yougaina+2
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bonustoACuntilthestartofyournextturn,
whiletheweaponisinyourhandandyou
aren’tincapacitated.
• Youcanuseabonusactiononyourturnto
makeyourrangedattackswithakensei
weaponmoredeadly.Whenyoudoso,any
targetyouhitwitharangedattackusinga
kenseiweapontakesanextra1d4damageof
theweapon’stype.Youretainthisbenefituntil
theendofthecurrentturn.
OnewiththeBlade
At6thlevel,youextendyourkiintoyourkensei
weapons,grantingyouthefollowingbenefits.
MagicKenseiWeapons.Yourattackswith
yourkenseiweaponscountasmagicalforthe
purposeofovercomingresistanceandimmunity
tononmagicalattacksanddamage.
PreciseStrike.Whenyouhitatargetwitha
kenseiweapon,youcanspend1kipointtocause
theweapontodealextradamagetothetarget
equaltoyourMartialArtsdie.Youcanusethis
featureonlyonceoneachofyourturns.
SharpentheBlade
At11thlevel,yougaintheabilitytoaugment
yourweaponsfurtherwithyourki.Asabonus
action,youcanexpendupto3kipointstogrant
onekenseiweaponyoutouchabonustoattack
anddamagerollswhenyouattackwithit.The
bonusequalsthenumberofkipointsyouspent.
Thisbonuslastsfor1minuteoruntilyouuse
thisfeatureagain.
UnerringAccuracy
Favoredsouls,withtheirnaturalmagnetism
andstrongpersonalities,areoftenseenas
threatsbytraditionalreligioushierarchies.As
outsiderswhocommandcelestialpower,these
sorcererscanunderminetheexistingorderand
claimadirecttietothedivine.
Insomecultures,onlythosewhocanclaimthe
powerofafavoredsoulmaycommandreligious
power.Intheselands,ecclesiasticalpositionsare
dominatedbyafewbloodlinesandpreserved
overgenerations.
FavoredSoulFeatures
Sorcerer
Level
1st
6th
14th
18th
Feature
DivineMagic,FavoredbytheGods
EmpoweredHealing
AngelicForm
UnearthlyRecovery
DivineMagic
Yourlinktothedivineallowsyoutolearnspells
normallyassociatedwiththeclericclass.When
yourSpellcastingfeatureletsyoulearna
sorcerercantriporasorcererspellof1stlevelor
higher,youcanchoosethenewspellfromthe
clericspelllist,inadditiontothesorcererspell
list.Youmustotherwiseobeyalltherestrictions
forselectingthespell,anditbecomesasorcerer
spellforyou.
Youalsolearnthecurewoundsspell,which
doesn’tcountagainstyournumberofsorcerer
spellsknown.
FavoredbytheGods
At17thlevel,yourmasteryofweaponsgrants
youextraordinaryaccuracy.Ifyoumakean
attackrollwithamonkweaponandmiss,you
canrerollit.Youcanusethisfeatureonlyonce
oneachofyourturns.
Startingat1stlevel,divinepowerguardsyour
destiny.Ifyoufailasavingthrowormisswithan
attackroll,youcanroll2d4andaddittothe
total,possiblychangingtheoutcome.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youcan’tuseitagain
untilyoufinishashortorlongrest.
Sorcerer:FavoredSoul
EmpoweredHealing
Sometimesthesparkofmagicthatfuelsa
sorcerercomesfromadivinesourcethat
glimmerswithinthesoul.Havingsuchafavored
soul,yourinnatemagicmightcomefroma
distantbutpowerfulfamilialconnectiontoa
divinebeing.Perhapsyourancestorwasan
angel,transformedintoamortalandsenttofight
inagod’sname.Oryourbirthmightalignwith
anancientprophecy,markingyouasaservantof
thegodsorachosenvesselofcelestialmagic.
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Startingat6thlevel,thecelestialenergy
coursingthroughyoucanempoweryourhealing
magic.Wheneveryourolldicetodeterminethe
numberofhitpointsasorcererspellofyours
restores,youcanspend1sorcerypointtoreroll
anynumberofthosediceonce.
AngelicForm
At14thlevel,yourdivineessencecausesyouto
undergoaminorphysicaltransformation.Your
appearancetakesonanotherworldlyversionof
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oneofthefollowingqualities(yourchoice):
beautiful,youthful,kind,orimposing.
Inaddition,asabonusaction,youcanmanifest
apairofspectralwingsfromyourback.The
wingslastuntilyou’reincapacitatedoryou
dismissthemasabonusaction.Whilethewings
arepresent,youhaveaflyingspeedof30feet.
UnearthlyRecovery
At18thlevel,yougaintheabilitytoovercome
grievousinjuries.Asabonusactionwhenyou
havefewerthanhalfofyourhitpoints
remaining,youcanregainanumberofhitpoints
equaltohalfyourhitpointmaximum.
Onceyouusethisfeature,youcan’tuseitagain
untilyoufinishalongrest.
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