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TABLE OF CONTENT
RACES ................................................................... 3 SPELLS ...............................................................42
Bloodjaw 4 Appendix - Rushed Spells 43
Bloodflow Elf 6
Chocolate Dragonborn 7 FEATS .................................................................. 55
Depthfolk 8 BACKGROUNDS ............................................ 58
Lanternfolk 10
Leechdepth Reavers 12 ITEMS ................................................................. 67
Treasure Gnome 14
Sugaris 15 MONSTERS ...................................................... 79
Leechdepth Bloater 80
SUBCLASSES .....................................................17 Mermaid 81
Barbarian- Path of the Shipwreck 18 Maddened Thrasher 82
Bard- College of Sea Shanties 21 Mermaid Tideshaper 83
Druid- Circle of Leeches 22 Minty Killercanes 84
Fighter- Admiral 23 Living Coralreef 86
Fighter- Powder Monkey 24 Bloodmist Channeler 87
Rules: Cannon 26 Acidic Thrasher 88
Monk- Way of the Leechdepth 27 Fudge Giants 89
Paladin - Oath of Artistry 29 Geyser Gusher 90
Paladin- Oath of the Black Flag 31 Leechdepth Abomination 91
Ranger-Blood Drinker Conclave 33 Ogre Maneater 91
Rogue- Parrot Handler 35 Vampirate 93
Sorcerer-Blackbeard Bloodline 36 Lord of the Leechdepth 95
Warlock - Candy Island 38
Warlock- The Dreadship 40

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RACES

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 BLOODJAW
The seas are not safe as long as the bloodjaws live. Born
beneath the waves and capable of breaking sailors with
Bloodjaw Features
their teeth, bloodjaws are feared by all pirates. Despite
that, they are fond of shanties and games, making • Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
them beings that are as playful as they are deadly. increases by 2.
• Age. Most bloodjaws reach maturity in 3 years and
These short-lived, shark-like humanoids laugh in the live to about 30. Their lifespan is short, so they make
face of usual danger and devour anything that stands in the most of it.
their wake, be they great white sharks, tiger sharks, or • Alignment. Living short, joyful lives, bloodjaws
hammerheads. Bands of bloodjaws are usually tight- choose chaos and individuality. They are usually chaotic
knit communities of people, bonded through fighting neutral.
and a communal bloodlust, not race or any ideal. They • Size. You weigh around 300 pounds and often
see pillaging and piracy as a sport, sing and joke while reach 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
spilling blood, and don’t mourn those who die—their • Speed. You have a walking speed of 30 feet and a
lives are too short for sorrow. As a general rule, they swimming speed of 30 feet.
reject order or negative emotion, living as freely as • Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.
possible. • Darkivison. You can see in dim light within 60
feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if
it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness
only as shades of gray.
• Jaws. Your jaws are natural weapons, which you
can use to make Bite attacks. This attack deals 1d6 +
your Strength modifier piercing damage.
• Languages. You know Common and Aquan.

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 • Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when
determining your carrying capacity and the weight you
Tigerstripes Bloodjaw Traits
can push, drag, or lift.
• Taste for Blood. Whenever a creature you can see Tigerstripe bloodjaws are the fastest and slimmest of
within 30 feet of you falls below half of its maximum hit the Bloodjaws, used to moving at record speeds within
points, you can use your reaction to move up to your water and bite down with incredible ferocity.
speed toward it. If you end your movement within 5
feet of the target, you can make an attack with your • Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score
Jaws as part of the same reaction. You can use this trait increases by 1.
a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and • Tigerstripe Bite. If you take the Attack action
you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. during your turn, you can use your bonus action to
• Subraces. Bloodjaws are split into three different make a Bite attack. You can use this trait a number of
species. They can be either hammerheads, tigerstripes, times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain
or whitebloods all expended uses when you finish a long rest
• Quick Swimmer. Your base swimming speed
increases to 40 feet.
Hammerhead Bloodjaw Traits
Hammerhead bloodjaws are rough fighters, used to
Whiteblood Bloodjaw Traits
battling in the depths and using their hammer-shaped
heads to push people to the side. Within the seas, none are as feared as the Whiteblood
Bloodjaws, seen as the craziest, most dangerous and
• Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score most bloodthirsty of their kind. They rarely make
increases by 1. friends and refrain from eating them even more rarely.
• Hammerhead Bite. Whenever you hit a creature They are hunters with precise knowledge of prey.
with a Bite attack, you can move it 5 feet to an
unoccupied space, provided the target is no more than • Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score
one size larger than you. increases by 1.
• Hammershape. You have advantage on saving • Relentless Hunter. Whenever you damage a
throws against the grappled and restrained creature with your Bite, you have advantage on Wisdom
conditions, as well as checks and saving throws to (Insight) checks to discern the creature's mood, as well
break those conditions. as on Wisdom (Perception) and Wisdom (Survival)
checks to track it.
• Whiteblood Bite. While you are missing half or
more of your hit points, you have advantage on attack
rolls you make with your Bite.

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 BLOODFLOW ELF
However long life is, it is never long enough. Bloodflow • Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
elves, also called sanguine elves, took up vampirism as a • Bloodbath. Whenever you damage a creature of
means of extending their already long lifespans. In CR 1 or greater with an attack roll, you regain 1 hit point.
retribution, the gods condemned them to a life reliant • Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving
on bathing in blood, absorbing it through their skin in throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you
order to prolong their existence. Now, they live in small, to sleep.
tight-knit, and conniving communities hidden among • Necrotic Resistance. You have resistance to
normal elves, which they hunt for sport but take great necrotic damage.
pains in covering their tracks. • Superior Darkvision. You can see in dim light
within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in
• Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color
increases by 2, and your Strength score increases by 2. in darkness, only shades of gray.
• Sanguine Curse. Your Constitution score • Trance. Elves don't need to sleep. Instead, they
decreases by 2. meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours
• Age. Bloodflow elves reach maturity around 100 a day. (The common word for such meditation is
years old, then quickly begin to wither away unless they "trance.") While meditating, you can dream after a
bathe in blood once each month. fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that
• Alignment. Bloodflow elves must obtain blood at have become reflexive through years of practice. After
all costs, else they will pass. As such, most take up resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a
chaotic and evil paths. human does from 8 hours of sleep.
• Languages. You can speak, read, and write • Vampiric Legacy. You don't need to eat, drink, or
Common and Elven. breathe, and you are immune to disease.
• Size. Bloodflow elves are the same as other elves.
Your size is medium.

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 CHOCOLATE DRAGONBORN
Hailing from the sugary landscapes of Candy Island, the • Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score
chocolate dragonborn are known for their sweet increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
disposition and warm-hearted nature. These delectable • Age. Akin to regular dragonborns, chocolate
beings have cocoa-colored scales that glisten in the sun, dragonborn grow quickly, reaching maturity around 10
with hints of caramel and vanilla hues that streak and years old and living a maximum of two centuries.
swirl throughout. The chocolate dragonborn are not • Alignment. Chocolate dragonborn are warm,
only renowned for their physical beauty but also for their kindly creatures who have a deep respect for culture.
kindness and hospitality. They have a natural affinity for They are mostly lawful good.
social harmony and possess an innate ability to bring • Languages. You can speak, read, and write
comfort and warmth to those they encounter. Whether Common and Draconic.
sharing tales by a molten chocolate river or offering • Size. Chocolate dragonborn are heavy-set
treats from their candy homes, the chocolate creatures, weighing around 350 pounds. Your size is
dragonborn embody the sweetest aspects of Candy medium.
Island's culture. • Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
• Cocoa Breath. When you take the Attack action
on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with
an exhalation of magical chocolate in a 15-foot cone.
Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving
throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your
proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature takes
1d6 bludgeoning damage and is restrained until the
end of your next turn. On a successful save, it takes half
as much damage and isn't restrained. This damage
increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th
level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8). You can use your
Cocoa Breath a number of times equal to your
proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses
when you finish a long rest.
• Harden. When you take the dodge action, you
gain resistance to non-magical bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage from weapon attacks until the
end of your next turn.
• Take a Bite. Creatures can be mended by taking a
bite of your chocolate form. When rolling and
expending Hit Dice during a short rest, you can choose
a willing creature to gain those hit points instead.

MONKEY NOTE: Harden is really useful for

monks, not so much for other classes. Monks can
use a lil help from times to times.

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 DEPTHFOLK
Though the Bloodjaws are seen as the kings of the sea,
there are other, less known races that dwell far below
Depthfolk Features
what the Bloodjaws can imagine. These are known as
Depthfolk, twisted fish of eldritch energy who live at • Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
the bottom of the ocean, untouched by light and filled increases by 2.
with rage and magic. • Age. Depthfolk are resilient creatures, some living
hundreds, if not thousands of years, reaching maturity
Depthfolk are fish-like creatures with a variety of after 5 years or so.
appearances and lifestyles. Some have gigantic mouths • Alignment. Depthfolk live in maddening
with crooked teeth, a few bare crab-like features, while darkness, serving eldritch deities. Their alignment is
others might remind one of axolotls. Because of just usually chaotic evil.
how varied they can be, Depthfolk society is notoriously • Size. Your size can vary greatly based on the
fragmented, with families living in solitude or, at most, particular species of Depthfolk. You can be either Small
small communities. At points, particularly powerful or Medium (your choice).
naga or mermen have tried to unite the peoples of the • Speed. You have a walking speed of 25 feet and a
sea under one banner, but when it comes to the swimming speed of 30 feet.
Depthfolk, these attempts have failed. • Limited Amphibiousness. You can breathe air
For most Depthfolk, community or legacy is and water, but you need to be submerged at least once
unimportant. Survival and endurance are their only every 8 hours to avoid suffocating.
goals, with the only exception being the few that hear • Superior Darkvision. You can see in dim light
eldritch whispers from a young age and begin serving within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light and in
the eldritch gods below the world. darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in
that darkness only as shades of gray.

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 • Magic of the Depths. You know the chill touch
cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the bane
Hidden Depthfolk Traits
spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also
cast the ray of enfeeblement spell with this trait, Hidden depthfolk are most often the prey of the
without requiring a material component. Once you cast depths, relying on camouflage and quickness to hide
bane or ray of enfeeblement with this trait, you can't from their attackers and find their own game.
cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest.
You can also cast either of those spells using any spell • Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score
slots you have of the appropriate level. Intelligence, increases by 1.
Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for • Tailored Camouflage. When you make a Dexterity
these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose (Stealth) check, you can make the check with
when you select this race). advantage. You can use this trait a number of times
• Languages. You know Common and Deep Speech. equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all
• Subraces. Depthfolk are split into hundreds of expended uses when you finish a long rest.
species, all of which can be divided into three main • Prey Mentality. You have advantage on saving
ways of living: hidden, devouring, and luminous. throws against being charmed.

Devouring Depthfolk Traits Luminous Depthfolk Traits

Devouring depthfolk make up the large majority of beasts Some luminous devour, others walk around confidently,
at the bottom of the sea. They eat everything without their light repelling any devouring depthfolk. These are
discrimination, endlessly growing to gigantic sizes. the bright, bioluminescent lights of the depths,
magically attuned and intelligent.
• Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 1. • Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
• Devour. Whenever you score a critical hit with a increases by 1.
melee weapon attack against a creature, you take a bite • Luminescent Resistance. You have resistance to
from the target as part of the attack. You gain cold damage and radiant damage.
temporary hit points equal to your level + your • Repelling Light. As a reaction to becoming the
Constitution modifier. Once you use this trait, you can't target of an attack, you can activate the bioluminescent
use it again until you finish a long rest. light of your body. The attacker must succeed on a
• Endless Growth. Your hit point maximum Constitution saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency
increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain bonus + your Constitution modifier) or become blinded
a level. When you reach 10th level, your size becomes until the end of your next turn. You can use this trait a
Large, and when you reach 20th level, your size number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You
becomes Huge. regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

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 LANTERNFOLK
When darkness is overwhelming, the most devout of • Inner Light. You know the light cantrip. Wisdom
souls can burst into light, fighting off the corruption. is your spellcasting ability for it.
Such is often the case within the Leechdepth, as • Languages. You can speak, read, and write
vehement followers of the gods have their souls saved at Common and one other language of your choice.
the last minute and turned into will-o'-wisps. Yet, • Subraces. Lanternfolk are split into three different
whereas in most oceans, such wisps would be lost possible bodies. They can be either arcane, holy, or oil.
wandering within the shipwreck-filled depths, they can
preserve themselves in oil lamps and lanterns, thus
birthing a lanternfolk. Arcane Lanternfolk
Born alone without memories and quickly burning out, Arcane lanternfolk inhabit light crystals that once lit up
lanternfolk are a race of enlightened pilgrims and the way of mage ships.
hermits, making the most out of their incredibly short
lifespans. They leave behind letters and sacred texts to • Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
lead the next lanternfolk further than ever before. This increases by 1.
guidance is the only form of society, for within a year, • Mage Light. You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill.
the flame dies out. • Magesight. You know the detect magic spell. You
can cast it without expending a spell slot. When you
cast the spell in this way, its casting time is 10 minutes.
Lanternfolk Traits You can use this trait a number of times equal to your
proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses
• Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score when you finish a long rest.
increases by 2.
• Age. Lanternfolk live incredibly short lifespans of
complete maturity, most dying before their first year is
up and their flame burns out.
• Alignment. Due to their nature as lost souls,
lanternfolk are confused yet adventurous beings who
seek out identity, often taking chaotic, neutral paths.
• Size. The weight and height of a lanternfolk
depends on the wreckage they inhabit. You are Medium
or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.
• Speed. You have a walking speed of 25 feet.
• Essence Removed. You don't need to eat, drink,
or breathe and are immune to disease. You have
vulnerability to necrotic damage.
• Formless Soul. If a spell, such as raise dead, has
the sole effect of restoring you to life (but not undeath),
the caster doesn't need material components to cast
the spell on you.

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 Holy Lanternfolk Oil Lanternfolk
Residing within the holy censers of shipwrecked Living in the most resilient and heavy duty of lanterns,
missionary vessels are the holy lanternfolk, whose spirit oil lanternfolk can create powerful flames and
is only loosely bound to this plane. withstand heavy attacks on their metal frames.

• Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score • Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 1. increases by 1.
• Escape Body. As an action, you can release your • Metallic Cage. While you aren't wearing armor,
wisp soul from its lantern, leaving your body behind. your base Armor Class is 13 + your Dexterity modifier.
You become a tiny mote of light, shedding bright light • Burning Magic. You know the fire bolt cantrip.
in a 5-foot radius and dim light for another 5 feet. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the burning hands
While in this form, you retain all your abilities and skills, spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also
but can't take any actions or reactions, only hover at cast the scorching ray spell with this trait. Once you
your walking speed, can't wear or carry anything, and cast burning hands or scorching ray with this trait, you
can move through other creatures and objects as if they can't cast that spell with it again until you finish a long
were difficult terrain, taking 1d10 force damage if you rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any
end your turn inside an object. This transformation spell slots you have of the appropriate level. Wisdom is
lasts for 1 minute or until you take damage. Once your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast
you've used this feature, you can't do so again until you them with this trait.
finish a long rest.
• Holy Light. You have resistance to radiant damage.

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 LEECHDEPTH REAVERS
What is dead may never die. What is drowned shall be • Subraces. Reavers are split into three different
born within the sea. Leechdepth reavers are the wights castes: blooddrawers, deathdeniers, or mistborn.
of the sea, reborn in death with a modicum of
sentience—just enough of it to remember their rage
and vengeance, which drives them for the rest of their Blooddrawer Reavers
half-life in servitude to the Leechlord.
Blooddrawer reavers are born as vampiric entities,
Reaver society is a simulacra of real life, with the sucking life and blood for the Leechdepth and hiding in
marching souls of the wicked crewing ships formed of plain sight, only to serve as assassins.
damned souls and cursed wood, but having no life
aside from that. The few reavers that break away from Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases
the work find themselves either lonely or part of small by 1.
rebellions. They hide as pale, barely living, mist-like Blood Siphon. When you and another creature within
humanoids with hollow eyes and jigsaw memories, 30 feet of you take damage from the same ability or spell,
trying to find order in a chaotic existence. you can use your reaction to siphon the life lost by that
creature. If the creature is willing, you regain hit points
equal to half the damage dealt to that creature. Once
you've used this trait, you can't do so again until you
Leechdepth Reaver Traits finish a long rest.

• Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score

increases by 2.
• Age. Most reavers are reborn already mature, but
live out short, goal-driven lives, dispersing like mist
once they've acquired their vengeance.
• Alignment. Reavers are revived by the
Leechdepth due to their devotion to a cause, therefore
most of them are lawful. Those who serve the
Leechdepth willingly tend towards evil, while those
who break apart usually take paths of neutrality.
• Size. The weight and height of a reaver depends
heavily on their race before death. You are Medium or
Small. You choose the size when you select this race.
• Speed. You have a walking speed of 30 feet
and a swimming speed of 30 feet.
• Child of Storm and Sea. While in fog or
mist, you can add 1d4 to any ability check, attack
roll, or saving throw. You can use this trait a
number of times equal to your proficiency
bonus, and you regain all expended uses when
you finish a long rest.
• Darkvision. You can see in dim light
within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light
and in darkness as if it were dim light. You
discern colors in that darkness only as
shades of gray.
• Fragmented Self. You have
advantage on Charisma saving throws.
• Languages. You know Common
and Deep Speech.
• Reborn. You don't need to eat,
drink, or breathe.
 Deathdenier Reavers
Deathdeniers are the zombified, bloated corpses of the
depths, returning to life endlessly and forming the
vanguard of the Leechdepth's forces.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases

by 1.
May Never Die. Whenever you roll a death saving
throw, you can instead choose to roll 2d12. If the total
rolled is 10 or higher, you succeed on the saving throw.
If any of the dice rolled is a 12, you instead regain hit
points equal to the total rolled. Once you've regained
hit points from this trait, you can't do so again until you
finish a long rest.

Mistborn Reavers
In their life, mistborn either hid in the fog or used it to
cast spells. In their undeath, they are now weavers of
mist and fog, using it to better navigate their
surroundings.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases

by 1.
Fog's Embrace. You have advantage on Dexterity
(Stealth) checks made to hide in foggy or stormy
weather conditions.
Leechdepth's Mist. You know the poison spray cantrip.
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the fog cloud spell
with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast
the misty step spell with this trait. Once you cast fog
cloud or misty step with this trait, you can't cast that
spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can
also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you
have of the appropriate level. Wisdom is your
spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them
with this trait.

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 TREASURE GNOME
Some might say it’s a curse, others say it is a calling. • Golden Charms. You have advantage on saving
Regardless of what is said, treasure gnomes have their throws you make to avoid or end the charmed
brains hardwired to look for gold. For the entirety of condition on yourself. When you fail a saving throw to
their lives, they travel far and wide in search of gold, avoid or end the charmed condition on yourself, you
gems and the fabled city covered in gold. To them, the gain temporary hit points equal to your level. Once you
rest is futile. gain temporary hit points in this way, you can't do so
again until you finish a long rest.
• Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score • Treasure Nabber. You gain proficiency in the
increases by 1, and your Dexterity score increases by 2. Sleight of Hand skill and proficiency with thieves' tools.
• Age. Treasure gnomes reach maturity at around Treasure Sense. You have advantage on Intelligence
20 years old, then live a life of endless greed, only dying (Investigation) and Wisdom (Perception) checks to
when they've acquired enough gold. detect and identify treasure or hidden compartments.
• Alignment. Due to their unquenchable greed,
treasure gnomes are chaotic creatures who care not for
the rest of the world.
• Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60
feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as
if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness,
only shades of gray.
• Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Gnomish.
• Size. Treasure gnomes are the same size and build
as other gnomes. Your size is Small.
• Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
• Collector. You know the mage hand cantrip.
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the hunter's mark
spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also
cast the plundering touch* spell with this trait, without
requiring a material component. Once you cast hunter's
mark or plundering touch* with this trait, you can't cast
that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You
can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots
you have of the appropriate level. Intelligence is your
spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them
with this trait.
*See Tome of Pirates

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 SUGARIS
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These delectable beings are as charming as they are • Size. The sugaris are large, anthropomorphized
treacherous, with sugar-coated exteriors that hide their candy. Your size is Medium.
mischievous nature. Their candy-like appearances vary • Speed. You have a walking speed of 30 feet.
widely, from gumdrop goblins to licorice lizards, but they • Inner Resources. You can go twice as long as a
all share an insatiable sweet tooth and a penchant for normal humanoid without eating or drinking.
causing both sugary delights and chaos. Travelers • Sugar High. Whenever you regain hit points from
beware, for a visit to Candy Island may leave you a spell or magical ability, you regain additional hit
enchanted by the sugaris' sugary allure, but danger lurks points equal to your proficiency bonus.
beneath their saccharine surface. • Sweet Temptation. You gain proficiency in the
Persuasion skill.
• Toothache. When a creature hits you with a
Sugaris Traits melee attack, you can force bits of your sugary form to
poison its body. It must succeed on a Constitution
• Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
increases by 2. Constitution modifier) or become poisoned until the
• Age. Sugaris are built from Candy Island's distinct end of your next turn. Once you poison a creature in
magic, granting them increased longevity. Unless placed this way, you can't do so again until you finish a long
in extreme circumstances, the sugaris will live at least a rest.
few centuries, reaching maturity halfway through their • Subraces. Sugaris are as varied as there is candy.
first one. Your subrace can be either minties, fudgies, or
• Alignment. The only true conviction of the gumdrops.
sugaris is their loyalty to Candy Island. As such, they are
often true neutral creatures.
• Languages. You can speak, read, and write
Common and Deep Speech.

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 Minties Gumdrops
Minties are the quickest and most aggressive of the The smallest and most mischievous of the sugaris,
sugaris, using their increased energy to strike with gumdrops bounce around, pranking newcomers to
unbounded aggression. They are built of candy cane Candy Island by posing as candy then striking them
and traditional hard candy. down.

• Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score • Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score
increases by 1. increases by 1.
• Candy Cane Hands. You can use your candy cane • Bouncy Gummy. Your jump distance is tripled,
arms for unarmed strikes. When you hit with them, the and you have resistance to falling damage.
strike deals 1d6 + your Strength or Dexterity modifier • Illusory Gumdrop. You know the minor illusion
bludgeoning or slashing damage (your choice), instead cantrip. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for
of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed casting this spell. If the illusion you create using this
strike. spell is a gumdrop, you can use your bonus action to
• Energizing Mint. Your base walking speed switch places with the illusion, teleporting yourself to
increases to 35 feet. the illusion’s location and leaving behind an identical
• Mint Fresh Breath. When you take the Attack one.
action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks
with a breath of minty freshness in a 10-foot cone. Each Once you've teleported in this way, you can't do so
creature of your choice within the cone gains temporary again until you finish a long rest.
hit points equal to your Constitution modifier + your
proficiency bonus. You can use this trait a number of
times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Fudgies
Some fudgies are gingerbread constructs, others are
giant cinnamon buns, and some are constantly-flowing
mountains of mouse and fudge. Either way, they are the
largest and most durable of the sugaris.

• Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score

increases by 1.
• Enduring. You have resistance to fire and poison
damage.
• Grasping Fudge. You have advantage on ability
checks made to grapple or disarm targets.

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SUBCLASSES

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BARBARIAN- PATH OF THE SHIPWRECK
You were once but a man on a ship. Now, you find • Grafted Anchor. One of your arms has an anchor
yourself part man, part ship. By the curse of the grafted to it. The anchor counts as a simple melee
Leechdepth, you and your ship have blended together weapon for you, deals 1d12 slashing damage on a hit,
into an otherworldly amalgam filled with primal anger. and you add your Strength modifier to the attack and
Whether your arm has become a cannon or an anchor, damage rolls when you attack with it, as normal. In
one thing's for sure: you are no longer a simple sailor. addition, whenever you make a Strength or Dexterity
check or saving throw, you can use your reaction to aid
yourself with the anchor, rolling 1d12 and adding it to
Shipwreck Abomination the result. You can use this feature a number of times
Starting at 3rd level, you've had parts of shipwreck equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all
grafted onto your body. The grafting attaches to the expended uses when you finish a long rest.
side of one arm of your choice. Choose one of the
following options: • Grafted Cannon. One of your arms has a cannon
attached to it. The cannon counts as a simple ranged
weapon for you, and you can only make an attack with
the cannon by using an action, regardless of the
number of attacks you can normally make. The cannon
deals 3d10 piercing damage on a hit, its range is
30/120, it creates its own ammunition, and you add
your Strength modifier instead of Dexterity to the
attack and damage rolls when you attack with it. You
can add your Rage Damage bonus to damage rolls with
the cannon as you would with a melee weapon.

• Grafted Hull. Part of a hull has been grafted onto

your arm. The hull counts as a simple melee weapon
for you, deals 2d4 damage on a hit, and you add
your Strength modifier to the attack and damage
rolls when you attack with it, as normal. The hull
also counts as a shield, granting you a +2 bonus to
AC. Additionally, when you hit a creature with the
hull, you can splinter some of the wood, which forms
a shield around a creature you can see within 30
feet of you, granting it temporary hit points equal
to the damage dealt. You can use this feature a
number of times equal to your proficiency
bonus, and you regain all expended uses when
you finish a long rest.
 Greater Grafting Living Ship
Beginning at 6th level, the shipwreck attachments have By 14th level, your magic has brought you closer to ship
become magical, allowing you to swap them out at will than you are to man. Your creature type becomes
and better use them. The weapons granted to you by construct, and you become immune to poison and
Shipwreck Abomination count as magical for the necrotic damage, but you can still regain hit points from
purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to magical healing.
nonmagical attacks and damage. In addition, when you
enter your rage, you can swap between grafted weapons. Additionally, you can use an action to turn yourself into
a magical ship. This transformation lasts for 8 hours or
Sinking Ship until you decide to return to your natural form. While in
Also at 6th level, you embody sinking ships, allowing this form, you are a sloop that is 60 feet long and 20
you to better perform underwater. You gain a feet wide, with a 10-foot deep hull that can
swimming speed equal to your walking speed and can accommodate up to 5 creatures for sleeping. The sloop
see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were itself doesn't need a crew; it magically operates by itself,
bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You moving in the direction you will it to. While you are a
discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. sloop, you can't rest, cast spells, use non-barbarian
features, read, write, or speak, but can telepathically
communicate with any allied creatures onboard the
Mastback ship. In combat, you can take actions and use your
barbarian features as normal, but you can only make
At 10th level, your back has become littered with attack rolls with your grafted weapons.
splintered and broken masts. You gain the
following features: The process of being a magical ship is incredibly
consuming. When your transformation ends, you suffer
• Splinter. Whenever a creature hits you with a one level of exhaustion. Once you've used this feature,
melee attack, it takes piercing damage equal to your you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.
Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).
• Uneven. Whenever a creature hits you with a
ranged attack, you can reduce the damage by a number
equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

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 BARD- COLLEGE OF SEA SHANTIES
No pirate crew can live without entertainment. And
there's no more common form of entertainment than
Know the Verses
sea shanties—the collective songs of pirates. Bards who At 6th level, your fellow pirates have learned the verses
follow the College of Sea Shanties excel in bringing to your dangerous songs. When you cast a spell that
people along into their songs, joyfully bellowing the affects an area of effect, you can choose a number of
refrain together. creatures equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of
1). The chosen creatures automatically succeed on
their saving throws against the spell, and they take no
Cheer Success damage if they would normally take half damage on a
successful save.
When you join this college at 3rd level, you learn to
cheer powerfully at the successes of other crew-mates
with short songs. When an allied creature you can see
within 30 feet of you rolls a 20 on the d20 for an attack
Only Voice
roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can use your Also at 6th level, you're disgusted by others who try to
reaction to grant it temporary hit points equal to one overtake your songs. While you sing a song with Sing Along,
roll of your Bardic Inspiration die + your Bard level. you can use your Countercharm feature as a reaction to an
allied creature being forced to make a saving throw against
the charmed or frightened conditions.
Sing Along
Also at 3rd level, you learn to sing shanties, calling your
allies to join in the song. As a bonus action, you can
Sea Legs
expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration and begin one At 14th level, your songs aid your pirate friends in
of the songs in the list below. As a bonus action on each staying on the move. Whenever a creature sings along to
of their turns, allied creatures who can hear you may join one of your Sing Along sea shanties, it gains the benefit
the song. At the start of your next turn, the song reaches of either the Dash or Disengage action as part of the
its refrain, granting you benefits based on the number of same bonus action.
creatures who sang along. Then, the song ends.

• Heal Her, Johnny. You begin a song of mending.

At the refrain, roll dice equal to the number of creatures
who sang along. The dice are equal to your Bardic
Inspiration die. A creature of your choice within 30 feet
of you regains hit points equal to the number rolled. If
there are no hostile creatures within 90 feet of the
target, it doesn’t regain hit points.

• Blackbeard's Bottom. You begin a song of insults

and snark. At the refrain, you can choose a number of
hostile creatures within 30 feet of you equal to the
number of creatures who sang along. Each chosen
creature must make a Wisdom saving throw against
your spell save DC. On a failure, when a creature next
makes an attack roll before the end of its next turn, it
must roll a die equal to your Bardic Inspiration die and
subtract the number rolled from the attack roll.

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 DRUID- CIRCLE OF LEECHES
In the darkest corners of the natural world, a unique
subset of druids has formed a bond with the insidious
Weakening Leech
power of the Leechdepth. Drawing on the leeches' ability
to drain and absorb life force, these druids have honed Beginning at 6th level, you've learned how to precisely
their skills to manipulate vitality. As members of the drain the vitals of your foes so that they fall to your
Circle of Leeches, they weave their connection with attacks. When a creature fails a saving throw against
these parasitic creatures into their magic, manipulating one of your spells, you can implant the creature with a
life energy, draining their enemies, and renewing their magical leech as part of casting the spell. For the next
allies' powers. minute, the creature has disadvantage on ability checks
and saving throws made with one ability of your choice.
At the end of each of its turns, the creature must make
Bloodletting a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC,
ignoring the disadvantage from this feature, and ending
the effect on a successful save.
At 2nd level, you've found a way to draw infected or
poisoned blood, curing creatures of their ailments. You
always have the lesser restoration spell prepared. It
counts as a druid spell for you, and it doesn't count
Improved Bloodletting
against the number of spells you can have prepared.
You can cast it without expending a spell slot. When Starting at the 10th level, your bloodletting has
you cast the spell in this way, the spell's casting time become strong enough to end many more illnesses,
becomes 1 minute. doing so at a greater speed. When you cast the lesser
restoration spell using your Bloodletting feature, the
You can do so a number of times equal to your Wisdom casting time becomes 1 bonus action.
modifier (minimum of one), and you regain all
expended uses when you finish a long rest. Additionally, you always have the greater restoration
spell prepared. It counts as a druid spell for you, and it
doesn't count against the number of spells you can
have prepared. You can cast it without expending a
Sanguine Transfusion spell slot or requiring material components. Once you
do so, you can't cast it in this way again until you finish
a long rest.
Also at 2nd level, you've learned that for each ounce of
blood paid, another creature grows. When you use a
spell or ability that restores hit points on a creature
other than yourself, you can choose to take damage
Magical Transfusion
equal to the hit points restored. If you do, the creature
gains extra hit points equal to the damage you take. By 14th level, you not only drain life but magic too. At
the start of each of its turns, a creature afflicted by your
Weakening Leech must expend a spell slot of the
highest level it can cast if it has any. If it doesn't, you
recover an expended spell slot of 3rd level or lower.
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 FIGHTER- ADMIRAL
The sea is filled with scurvy dogs, but you're here to get
rid of them. As an Admiral, you are a seasoned sailor
Avast, Mateys!
and a feared naval combatant. You specialize in leading At the 15th level, the fear you inspire in your enemies
your crew with tactical prowess, exploiting weaknesses in fuels your allies. Whenever an enemy creature you can see
enemy ships and enemy minds, engaging in close- becomes frightened, you can use your reaction to bolster
quarters combat with a deadly flair. your crew. You move up to your full movement toward the
creature, and any allied creatures within 30 feet of you
may use their reactions to do the same. Any ally that
Trained at Sea doesn't use this reaction gains temporary hit points equal
to four times your Charisma modifier instead.
Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with navigator's
tools and water vehicles. You also gain a swimming speed
equal to your walking speed and can hold your breath for
twice as long as normal.
Shipbreaker
At the 18th level, you have perfected the art of
Additionally, when you engage in naval combat, and you crippling ships and their crew. Whenever you hit a
are helming the ship, you have advantage on initiative frightened creature, a ship that is at full hit points, or
rolls. If you damage another ship with your own ship, an object aboard a ship with a weapon attack or with
you deal additionnal bludgeoning damage equal to your your ship's cannons, you can choose to deal maximum
Charisma modifier. damage instead of rolling.

No Quarter
Also at 3rd level, you've learned that no quarter shall be
given and rely on your brutality to establish the
maritime law. Once per turn, if you roll an 18 or higher
on an attack roll or reduce a creature to 0 hit points,
you may choose an enemy creature within 30 feet of
you that can see or hear you. The creature must make a
Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + your Charisma
modifier + your proficiency bonus) or become
frightened of you for 1 minute. While frightened in this
way, the creature's movement speed is reduced to 0. A
frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.

Admiral's Presence
At 7th level, your sheer presence is enough to pierce
both ships and strong minds. Your No Quarter feature
ignores immunity to the frightened condition.

In addition, you gain a bonus to Intimidation and

Persuasion checks equal to your Strength or Dexterity
modifier, whichever is higher.

Smell Fear
At 10th level, you can tap into the most primal fears of
your enemies. Whenever you successfully hit a
frightened creature with an attack, you may choose to
end the frightened condition as part of the attack. If
you do, the attack deals an additional 3d10 psychic
damage and ignores all resistances to damage.
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 FIGHTER- POWDER MONKEY
Powder Monkeys are a rare breed of fighters who have
mastered the art of naval warfare with their
Explosive Expertise
unparalleled command over cannons. Born amidst the Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with cannons
chaos of the high seas, these pirates have embraced the and tinker's tools. Being within 5 feet of a hostile
explosive power that cannons bring to the fight. With a creature doesn't impose disadvantage on ranged attack
keen eye for destruction, Powder Monkey fighters rain rolls you make with cannons. Additionally, over the
devastation upon their foes from a safe distance. Their course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short or
cannons thunder and roar, shaking the very timbers of long rest, you can combine 5 gp worth of lead with a
enemy ships as volatile projectiles find their mark. set of tinker’s tools (which are consumed in the
process) to create 5 cannonballs.

Some of your features require your target to make a

saving throw to resist the effects. The saving throw DC
is calculated as follows:

Cannon save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your

Strength modifier

Buffeting Blast
Also at 3rd level, your blasts have become strong
enough to render your enemies inert for short
bursts of time. When you make an attack with a
cannon, you can infuse the cannonball with additional
power. On a successful hit, the target must make a
Constitution saving throw against your Cannon save
DC. On a failure, the creature is stunned until the start
of its next turn.

When you reach the 10th level, the creature becomes

stunned until the end of your next turn instead.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to

your Strength modifier (a minimum of once). You
regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
 Thick Skin
Starting at 7th level, your prolonged exposure to
explosions has made you particularly skilled at
enduring them. When you are subjected to an effect
that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw, it
becomes a Consitution saving throw for you instead,
and you gain a bonus to the saving throw equal to your
Strength modifier.

Cannoneer's Call
At 10th level, you've become accustomed to your
cannon and may use it in unthinkable ways. You gain
the following benefits:

• You now regain all expended uses of your

Buffeting Blast when you finish a short or a long rest.
• Whenever you use your Second Wind, you can
reload your cannon as part of using the feature.
• Whenever you use your Action Surge, any
cannonballs you fire as part of the additional action
become explosive cannonballs.

Human Cannonball
At 15th level, you can turn others into human
cannonballs, shooting them from your cannon for
powerful bursts of movement. While you’re holding a
cannon that isn’t loaded, you can use an action to shoot
a willing creature within 5 feet of you other than
yourself up to 300 feet in a direction of your choice.
Upon colliding with a surface, the fired creature must
make a Dexterity saving throw against your Cannon save
DC, taking 3d10 piercing damage and falling prone on a
failure. Upon colliding with another creature, both
creatures must make the saving throw, taking 3d10
piercing damage and falling prone on a failure, or taking
half as much damage and not falling prone on a success.

One Man Arsenal

At 18th level, you've fought using a cannon for so long
that you’re used to holding it in one arm. You can wield
a cannon with one hand and don't require a free hand
to reload it. In addition, your Strength score increases
by 4, to a maximum of 24.

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 RULES: CANNON
Booming. The deflagration from firing this weapon
Weapon Cost Damage Weight Properties makes a stupendous booming sound. The sound can be
heard from up to 500 feet away. Firing this weapon
Artillery (range makes it impossible to go undetected; you
120/240), automatically fail Stealth checks to hide until the start
3d10
Cannon 500gp 90 lb. Booming, of your next turn. In addition, if a creature is within the
piercing
Concussive, area of the sound blast, it automatically succeeds on
Two-Handed Perception checks against you.
Cannonball 3gp - 9 lb. -
Ammunition
Explosive
30gp - 12 lb. -
cannonball Cannonball (Cannon)

A large, spherical iron projectile, the cannonball is used

Properties as ammunition for the cannon.

Artillery. You must use Strength for the attack and Explosive Cannonball (Cannon)
damage rolls of this weapon. Such a weapon can be
fired once before it must be reloaded with an action. On a hit, each creature within 10 feet of the target
must make a Dexterity saving throw against your
Concussive. These weapons bludgeon as much as they Firearm save DC or take 2d8 fire damage. If the weapon
pierce. When determining a creature's resistance or misses, the ammunition fails to detonate.
immunity to damage from this weapon, use the weaker
of the target's resistance or immunity to piercing or to
bludgeoning damage. For instance, if a creature is
immune to piercing damage and has no resistance or
immunity to bludgeoning damage, it would take full
damage from a concussive weapon. Resistance to all
physical damage applies as normal.

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 MONK- WAY OF THE LEECHDEPTH
Life and death are not two different states, but two
halves of the fruit of existence. Monks who walk the Way
Leechdepth Medicines
of the Leechdepth have taken the teachings of undead Also at 3rd level, you have learned to use special
pirates to heart, using substances and meditation to medicines that help you take punishment without
drift in the inbetween, permanently on the edge of falling. Whenever you use your Monk's Focus features
zombified remains and eternal warriors. (Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, Step of the Wind)
you can remove damage from your Drifting damage
pool equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die + your
Drifting Wisdom modifier.
Starting at 3rd level, your medicines and meditation
If you spend ki points on the Monk's Focus feature, the
cause you to only feel part of the pain inflicted upon
amount of damage removed increases to two rolls of
you. When you take any damage other than psychic
your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier.
while you are not unconscious, you only take half of
that damage. The remaining half of the damage is
Additionally, you can spend an additional number of ki
considered to be Drifting, which goes into a Drifting
points up to your monk level to enhance this ability. For
damage pool.
each ki point spent in this way, you can remove damage
from your Drifting damage pool equal to two rolls of
At the end of each of your turns, you take half of the
your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier.
damage from your Drifting damage pool (rounded up),
that amount is then removed from the pool. This
damage cannot be reduced or prevented in any way. If
you fall unconscious, your Drifting damage pool is
reduced to 0.

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 Draining Strike Perfected Concoction
Finally at 3rd level, during your first turn of combat, At 17th level, after prolonged training, you've found an
you can make a special unarmed strike as part of your ancient recipe that allows you to be on the perfect edge
Attack action, using your fangs or claws. If that attack between alive and dead. As a bonus action, you can
hits, it deals piercing damage instead of its normal spend a number of ki points up to your Wisdom
damage type, and deals additional damage equal to modifier (minimum of 1). You regain 10 hit points per ki
your Wisdom Modifier. You gain temporary hit points point spent in this way. For the next minute, at the end
equal to the damage this attack dealt. These hit points of each of your turns before you take damage from your
last for 1 minute. Drifting damage pool, your pool is reduced by 10.

Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again until you
Lethargic Wave finish a long rest or use your Uncanny Metabolism.
Beginning at 6th level, you can create explosions of
lethargic energy. You can use your Numbing Medicine
ability as an action, expending a number of ki points up
to one quarter of your ki point maximum (rounded up,
minimum of 2). If you do so, you transform the pain
into a blast of draining Leechdepth energy. Each
creature within a 15-foot cone in front of you must
make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature takes necrotic damage equal to half the
amount rolled on your Numbing Medicine and has its
speed reduced to 0 and is incapacitated until the end
of your next turn. On a successful save, it takes half as
much damage and its speed is halved instead.

You can use this ability twice. You regain one of its
expended uses when you finish a Short Rest, and you
regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

The size of the cone increases as you level up in this

class, increasing to 30-foot at level 11, and to 45-foot at
level 17.

Gifts of the Leechdepth

When you reach 11th level, you've absorbed so much of
the Leechdepth's teachings that it has given you a
series of gifts. You gain the following benefits:

• Vampiric Fortune. Once per turn, when you deal

damage to a creature with an unarmed strike you reduce
the damage in your Drifting Pool by the same amount.

• Leeching Defenses. When you hit a creature with

your unarmed strikes, you gain a +1 bonus to AC until
the start of your next turn. You can only gain this
benefit twice on each of your turns.

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 PALADIN - OATH OF ARTISTRY
Guided by their divine muse, be it a god or an ideal, Tenets of Artistry
paladins who take up the Oath of Artistry are not only The tenets of the Oath of Artistry center around how
skilled in combat but also possess a deep connection to these devout followers relate to the world, to divinity,
the arts. They channel their divine power to create and to reshaping the world in their image.
radiant crescendos on the battlefield, inspiring allies
and leaving behind mesmerizing works of art from Creation. Creation is the truest form of worship,
their workshops. With an aura of artistic inspiration rebuilding in the image of your ideal or god. I must
and the ability to turn their strikes into masterpieces, never cease the artistic process.
they embody the marriage of martial prowess and
creative expression. Catharsis. To be an artist is to seek out the moment of
catharsis, where inspiration brings a new perspective
and vision.

Muse. I am but the instrument of my ideal. It is the

heavenly spirit, the muse guiding my work.

Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the
Oath of Artistry Spells table. See the Sacred Oath class
feature for how oath spells work.

Oath of Artistry Spells

Spell Level Spells

3rd comprehend languages, faerie fire

5th enhance ability, enthrall

9th major image, tongues

13th compulsion, hallucinatory terrain

17th modify memory, seeming

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Art by Divinysphere
 Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the
following two Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred
Oath class feature for how Channel Divinity works.

• Stroke of Blade and Brush. As a bonus action,

you can imbue one weapon that you are holding with
creative energy using your Channel Divinity. For 1
minute, whenever you hit a creature with the weapon,
it must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or suffer
one of the following effects (your choice) until the end
of its next turn: Blinded; Deafened; Unable to cast
spells with a verbal component

• Muse's Inspiration. You become a muse, granting

a creature a higher understanding of its art. As an
action, you touch a creature and fuel it with inspiration.
The creature chooses one skill it is proficient with. For
the next hour, its proficiency bonus is doubled for any
ability check it makes using the chosen skill.

Aura of Creativity
Starting at 7th level, you serve as a muse to those who
surround you. When you or an allied creature within 10
feet of you makes an ability check using a skill you are
not proficient with, you or the allied creature gain a
bonus to that check equal to half your Charisma
modifier, rounded up (minimum of 1).

At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.

Masterpiece Strike
Beginning at 15th level, you can coalesce your technique
into a single, perfectly refined strike that blends art and
battle. When you make an attack against a creature, but
before rolling to hit, you can choose to perform a
masterpiece strike. On a hit, a masterpiece strike ignores
all resistances and immunities, and you can expend up
to two spell slots with your Divine Smite feature.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until
you finish a long rest.

Soldier Poet King

At 20th level, you've perfected all arts and can
transform into a dramatic nimbus, combining artistry
with battle. You can use your bonus action to gain the

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PALADIN- OATH OF THE BLACK FLAG
These scurrying dogs need to be taught the old ways of
the pirates, and you're the one to do it. Moreso
Oath Spells
traditionalists than holy men, paladins who take up the You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the
Oath of the Black Flag are the most tenacious and feared Oath of the Black Flag Spells table. See the Sacred
of pirates, sticking to the old ways with relentlessness Oath class feature for how oath spells work.
and brutality. They respect the rules of parley, but once
talking’s out of the question, their raids are legendary. Oath of the Black Flag Spells

Tenets of the Black Flag Sorcerer Level Spells

The tenets of the Oath of the Black Flag lead devout
pirates to lives of even more fanatical focus, serving 1st cutthroat*, bane
rules that were originally guidelines.
3rd plundering touch*, locate object
Freedom. I swear to uphold the principle of freedom
above all else. I reject the chains of tyranny and
5th boarding party*, fear
oppression, and I will fight to ensure that every
individual has the right to chart their own course in life. freedom of movement,
7th
locate creature
Pillage and Plunder. I pledge to seek out wealth and
riches through any means necessary, embracing the 9th bury treasure*, dominate person
pirate's life to secure prosperity for myself and my crew.
I will share the spoils equitably, ensuring all who sail
under the black flag benefit from our endeavors.

Loyalty. I vow to be loyal to my crewmates, standing by

their side through thick and thin. I will protect them
from harm, providing shelter and support, and I will
treat them as family. In return, I expect their loyalty
and respect.

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 Channel Divinity Dreadful Captain
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the
following two Channel Divinity options. See the Sacred At 20th level, you've become a feared pirate captain
Oath class feature for how Channel Divinity works. with enough power to murder entire crews and steal
their treasure. You can use an action to gain the
• Plundering Smite. Immediately after you deal following benefits for the next minute:
damage to a creature with your Divine Smite feature, you
can use your Channel Divinity as a bonus action and force • All attacks against you are made with disadvantage.
the creature to make a Dexterity saving throw against • Your walking speed is doubled and you gain a
your spell save DC. On a failure, the creature drops one swimming speed of 30 feet.
magical object of your choice that you can see to the • You know the exact location of all magical items
ground in front of them. The creature cannot willingly within 500 feet.
touch the object until the end of your next turn. • Whenever a magical item is dropped, it instead
teleports into your possession.
• Rules of Parley. As an action, you infuse a • Whenever you hit a creature that possesses a
number of allied creatures equal to your Charisma magical item with an attack, you deal extra damage
modifier (minimum of 1) with the authority required to equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
parley for the next minute or until initiative is rolled. If
a hostile creature attacks any of the chosen targets Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until
before initiative is rolled, it has disadvantage on the you finish a long rest.
initiative roll, and all chosen targets have advantage.

Aura of the Raider

Starting at 7th level, you inspire creatures to join the
plundering with reckless abandon. When an allied
creature within your aura makes a melee weapon
attack, it can choose to gain advantage on the attack. In
return, attack rolls against it have advantage until the
start of its next turn.

At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.

Commandeer
Beginning at 15th level, you've developed a technique
for denying creatures their most powerful resources.
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
infuse that attack with plundering magic. Choose one
of the creature's abilities that you've seen take effect
(such as a troll's Regeneration or a succubus’s Charm)
or a magical item they possess. For the next minute,
whenever the creature uses the ability or item, or if the
ability would take effect, the creature must make a
Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a
failure, the ability or item fails. If the ability or item has
a limited number of uses or charges, the use or charge
is expended as normal.

Once you've used this feature, you can't do so again

until you finish a short or long rest.

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RANGER-BLOOD DRINKER CONCLAVE
Living on the Bloodshore, which edges the troublesome, You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
undead-filled sea known as the Leechdepth, is no small Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all
task. Yet, rangers of the Blood Drinker Conclave learn to expended uses when you finish a long rest.
thrive in the region, blending the abilities of the bloodjaws
and the Leechdepth's appetite for blood into a vampiric
lifestyle befit for surviving in the harshest scenarios. Vampiric Charm
Also at 3rd level, your proximity to undead and
vampires has granted you an understanding of their
Blood Drinker Spells abilities. You gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill
Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when and have advantage on saving throws against the
you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the paralyzed condition.
Blood Drinker Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger
spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number
of ranger spells you know.

Blood Drinker Spells

Ranger Level Spells

3rd protection from evil and good

5th misty step

9th vampiric touch

13th blight

17th raise dead

Blood Mark
At 3rd level, you can drain the blood of a
creature akin to your ancient enemies.
Once per turn, when you damage a
favored enemy or a creature you have
marked with a spell or ability such as
hunter’s mark, you can regain hit
points equal to 1d4 + your Wisdom
modifier. If the spell or ability
used to mark the creature deals
damage, you can instead choose
to regain hit points equal to
the damage dealt by the mark
+ your Wisdom modifier.
 Mistborn Defenses
Starting at 7th level, you've learned to escape difficult
situations using your shapeshifting. Whenever you fail a
saving throw, you can use your reaction to turn into a
cloud of mist as per the gaseous form spell, then fly up
to 30 feet in any direction. The transformation lasts
until the end of your next turn or until you choose to
end it (no action required).
Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until
you finish a short or long rest.

Sanguine Strikes
By the 11th level, your weapon strikes become infused
with your vampiric essence. Once per turn, when you
hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can deal an
extra 2d6 necrotic damage. The target's hit point
maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the
necrotic damage dealt. This reduction lasts until the
target finishes a long rest. If you reduce the target to 0
hit points with this attack, you also regain hit points
equal to necrotic damage dealt.

Form of Eternal Night

Beginning at the 15th level, you can take up a fully
vampiric form as a bonus action. For 1 minute, you gain
the following benefits:

• You can climb difficult surfaces, including

upside down on ceilings, without needing to make
an ability check.
• You have immunity to necrotic and radiant
damage, and resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing damage from nonmagical weapons.
• Whenever you use your Blood Mark, you also regain
hit points equal to the damage dealt by the attack.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until
you finish a long rest.

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 ROGUE- PARROT HANDLER
Being a scallywag is a lifestyle to be lived with others. attack, even if you have disadvantage on the attack. You
While most pirates fight alongside a crew, there are often can still use your Sneak Attack only once per turn.
those that fight alongside exotic pets, with none being
as famous as parrots. These eccentric scoundrels, who You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
call themselves Parrot Handlers, have distinct fighting Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all
styles, which depend on their feathered friend as much expended uses when you finish a long rest.
as they depend on their martial ability.

Perfect Companion
Personal Parrot By 9th level, you've trained your familiar well enough to
At 3rd level, you've found a parrot and connected have it fool others with its talking. Your familiar now
deeply to it. You learn the find familiar spell and can fluently speaks all languages that you can speak and
cast it without expending a spell slot or requiring can imitate voices perfectly. It gains proficiency with
material components. When you cast the spell in this the Deception skill if it doesn’t already have it, and its
way, your familiar is always a parrot (which uses your proficiency bonus is doubled for any Charisma
choice of the following stat blocks: owl or raven). The (Deception) check it makes. While your familiar
parrot has your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma replicates a voice, a creature who doesn't see it must
scores, shares all your skill proficiencies, tool make a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by
proficiencies, and expertise you have, and understands your familiar's Charisma (Deception) check to discern
(but can't speak or write) all languages you know. the truth.

In addition, your parrot can pick locks and disable traps

Winged Distraction with its claws instead of thieves’ tools, and can add its
Also at 3rd level, you can use your familiar to aid you in proficiency bonus to the checks.
striking without placing them in danger. As part of
making an attack, but before knowing if the attack is
successful, you can command your parrot to speak and Colorful Illusion
distract a creature within 60 feet of it. Your familiar At the 13th level, using colors and illusions, you’re able
must make a Charisma (Deception) or Charisma to transform yourself into a double of your parrot. As a
(Intimidation) check, contested by the creature's bonus action, you can cloud yourself in illusory magic,
Wisdom (Insight). If the familiar succeeds, you can use turning your head into the silhouette of a parrot while
your Sneak Attack against the target on a hit with this the rest of your body becomes invisible. You look
identical to your parrot familiar, and you may have your
familiar mimic your movements (no action required).
While you are transformed in this way, any creature
without truesight cannot tell which is which. The
illusion lasts for 1 minute, or until you make an attack
or cast a spell.

Once you've used this feature, you can't do so again

until you finish a short or long rest.

Connected Souls
At the 17th level, you and your parrot have become
connected souls, capable of accomplishing magical feats
together. You can use a bonus action to teleport you and
your familiar, switching places with each other, as long
as you are within 60 feet of each other and you can see
the familiar. This feature fails if there isn’t enough space
to accommodate either you or your familiar.

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SORCERER-BLACKBEARD BLOODLINE
Descended from the legendary pirate captain Blackbeard Spells
Blackbeard himself, the sorcerers of the Blackbeard
Bloodline command a dark and enigmatic power. Their
bloodline pulses with an ancient, arcane energy that Sorcerer Level Spells
manifests as inky-black tendrils weaving through their
veins. Masters of destruction and manipulation, sorcerers 1st hellish rebuke
of the Blackbeard Bloodline invoke an aura of fear and
respect, embodying the untamed spirit of the high seas 3rd hold person
and the unyielding legacy of their infamous ancestors.

5th pirate's mark*

Blackbeard Spells
At 1st level and when you reach certain levels in this 7th compulsion
class, you learn additional spells, as shown on the
Blackbeard Spells table. Each of these spells counts as 9th dominate person
a sorcerer spell for you, but it doesn't count against the
number of sorcerer spells you know.
Whenever you gain a sorcerer level, you can replace one
spell you gained from this feature with another spell of Pirate's Spirit
the same level. The new spell must be an evocation or Starting at 1st level, you are infused by the spirit of the
an enchantment spell from the sorcerer or warlock legendary Blackbeard. You gain proficiency in the
spell list. Intimidation skill and proficiency with water vehicles.
Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check
you make that uses Intimidation.

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 Powder Kegs Hat of Fuses
Also at 1st level, you learn to use Blackbeard's favorite By 14th level, you've adopted Blackbeard's habit for
weapon: gunpowder. As a bonus action, you can spend 2 placing live fuses into your clothes, which detonate
sorcery points to summon a powder keg at a point you when you are attacked. You gain the following benefits:
can see within 30 feet of you. You can only have a
number of kegs summoned equal to your proficiency • You have immunity to fire damage from your
bonus. A powder keg is a small object which has an AC spells and abilities.
equal to 10 + your spellcasting ability modifier, hit
points equal to five times your sorcerer level, immunity • Whenever a creature damages you with a melee
to psychic and poison damage, and vulnerability to fire attack, you can use your reaction and spend 1 sorcery
damage. If a keg is destroyed by any means other than point to detonate some of your fuses. They explode in a
fire damage, it disappears without any effect. All attacks 10-foot radius around you. Each creature within the area
you make against these kegs automatically succeed. (other than yourself) must make a Dexterity saving
throw, taking 3d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as
When you hit a powder keg with an attack or spell that much damage on a successful one. This explosion also
deals fire damage, you may choose to have the keg detonates any powder kegs.
instantly explode in a 10-foot radius, detonating any of
your kegs in the area. A creature within a keg's
explosion must make a Dexterity saving throw against Queen Anne's Revenge
your spell save DC, taking 3d6 fire damage on a failed At 18th level, you can use an action to summon a
save, or half as much damage on a successful one. spectral duplicate of Blackbeard's ship with its
countless cannons and pepper the land with explosions.
The powder keg’s damage increases to 4d6 at 6th level Choose up to 6 points within 1000 feet. A powder keg
and 5d6 at 14th level. originates at each point and instantly detonates.
Creatures within the keg's areas have disadvantage on
saving throws against these explosions, and the kegs
Smoke and Shadow deal double damage to structures and objects.
Beginning at 6th level, you can use your powder kegs to
obscure your movement and strike from the smoke. Once you've used this feature, you can't do so again
Whenever a keg explodes, you can spend a sorcery until you finish a long rest.
point to create a cloud of smoke within the keg’s
explosion radius that lasts until the end of your next
turn. The area becomes heavily obscured for creatures
other than you.

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 WARLOCK - CANDY ISLAND
Though the Leechdepth is the most dangerous sea one
can imagine, it is not without its wonders. Hidden
Expanded Spell List
among the waves of blood is the famed Candy Island, At 1st level, Candy Island lets you choose from an
where rivers of syrup flow through fields of cotton candy. expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell.
Warlocks who derive their power from the island are the The following spells are added to the warlock spell list
only ones lucky enough to find it and return in one piece, for you.
developing a sweet tooth and a tolerance for sugar.
Candy Island Expanded Spells
Sugar Rush
At 1st level, you've learned to create artificial sugar highs Spell Level Spells
from healing magic, using these bursts of energy for
extraordinary feats. Whenever you receive magical 1st cure wounds, goodberry
healing, you enter a Sugar Rush, which lasts until the
end of your next turn. While in a Sugar Rush, you gain 2nd aid, barkskin
the following benefits:

• Your walking speed is increased by 5 feet. This 3rd haste, revivify

bonus increases to 10 feet at 6th level and to 15 feet at
10th level. 4th compulsion, resilient sphere
• You have advantage on Dexterity checks and
Dexterity saving throws. greater restoration,
5th
mass cure wounds

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 Gumdrop Poisoning
By 6th level, you can channel the sugar you consume
into damaging energy. Once during each of your turns,
when you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can deal
extra damage equal to half of the healing received since
the start of your last turn.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to

your Charisma modifier, and you regain all expended
uses when you finish a long rest.

Sugarcoat
At 10th level, you can crystalize the sugar from your
system into an outer shell, capable of withstanding
increased damage. As an action, you can spend a
number of hit dice up to your proficiency bonus. Roll
the dice, add your Constitution modifier, and regain a
number of hit points equal to the total.

In addition, any hit points regained in excess of your

maximum hit points become temporary hit points. When
you gain temporary hit points as a result of this feature,
you receive the benefit of your Sugar Rush feature.

Conjure Candyland
When you reach 14th level, your connection to the
fabled island has become strong enough that you can
summon it to your side. You can cast the heroes' feast
spell without expending a spell slot or material
components. When you cast the spell in this way,
creatures who partake in the feast also gain the
benefits of your Sugar Rush feature for the next hour.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until
you finish a long rest.

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 WARLOCK- THE DREADSHIP
The cannons are manned, but there are no men. The sails
are billowing, though they drip wet with blood. It comes
Drag Below
for us all. Such visions often haunt those who hear of the
Dreadship. Whether it be a ship filled with skeletal At 1st level, whenever you damage one or more
swashbucklers, sailor spirits or cursed corsairs, Dreadships creatures with a spell of 1st level or higher using your
are the cursed vehicles that turn the seas into hell. To Pact Magic, you summon a ghastly crewmate of the
gain power from a Dreadship, a warlock often starts by Dreadship next to one of the damaged creatures. The
swabbing the decks until he finally reaches the rank of creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw
captain, bringing death upon the tides. against your spell save DC or become restrained by the
crewmate until the end of your next turn. A creature
can spend its action to destroy the crewmate, ending
Expended Spells the condition.
At 1st level, the Dreadship lets you choose from an
expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell.
MONKEY NOTE: The crewmates are only meant
The following spells are added to the warlock spell list
as a source of flavor. They can be replaced with
for you.
inky tendrils, swirls of blood, or whatever else you
see fit for your warlock.
Dreadship Expanded Spells

Warlock Level Spells Crew's Loyalty

By 6th level, crewmates can let go of their prey to jump
1st cutthroat*, create or destroy water to your defense. When you become the target of an
attack, but before the attack is rolled, you can use your
3rd blindness/deafness, rope trick reaction to have a summoned crewmate shield you. The
restrained creature is no longer restrained, and you can
roll a d8. You gain a bonus to your AC equal to the
5th boarding party*, slow
number rolled until the start of your next turn.

7th bonded blades*, control water

9th bury treasure*, cloudkill

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 Ranks of the Dead
Also at 6th level, if you summon a crewmate next to a
creature that is already restrained, the newly
summoned crewmate instead attacks the target,
dealing necrotic damage equal to your warlock level,
then disappears.

In addition, your crewmates ignore immunity to the

restrained condition.

Dreadship's Haunting
At 10th level, as a bonus action, you can impose a curse
of haunting upon a creature restrained by one of your
crewmates for 1 minute. At the end of each of its turns,
the creature can make a Charisma saving throw, ending
the curse on a success. While cursed, the creature
suffers from the following drawbacks:

• It has disadvantage on attack rolls against you and

on Wisdom (Insight) checks made against you.
• When you hit it with a damaging spell of 1st level
or higher, you can roll an additional damage die and add
it to the damage dealt.
• It cannot turn invisible or teleport, and you know
its exact location at all times.

Once you've used this feature, you can't do so again

until you finish a long rest.

Endless Legions
When you reach the 14th level, the Dreadship's crew
has grown to monstrous proportions. Your Drag Below
feature now summons a crewmate on all spells you cast,
regardless of level.

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 APPENDIX - RUSHED SPELLS
Some of these spells have a new mechanic called Rushed. Rushed spells can be cast faster but provide less
powerful effects when cast in this way. For example Bloodthirst can have a casting time of a minute or be rushed
and cast as a bonus action instead. Each spell with the rushed tag detail the duration and new effect of the spell.

Cantrips Conjured Breath

1st-level conjuration (cleric, druid, paladin)

Casting Time: 1 action

Sanguine Blade Range: 30 feet
Necromancy cantrip (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)
Components: S, M (an empty glass vial)
Duration: Instantaneous
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (5-foot-radius sphere)
You conjure breathable air for up to three creatures
Components: S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp)
within range. Each chosen creature that was drowning
Duration: 1 minute
or choking has its lungs filled with air.
You brandish the weapon used in the spell's casting
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell
and make a melee attack with it against one creature
slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional
within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the
creature for each slot level above 1st.
weapon attack's normal effects and its hit point
maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the
damage taken. If this attack reduces the target's hit Mending Tide
point maximum to 0, the target dies. This reduction to 1st-level conjuration (cleric, druid, ranger)
the target's hit point maximum lasts for 1 minute.
Casting Time: 1 action
At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 Range: 15 feet
necrotic damage to the target on a hit. The extra Components: V, S
damage increases by 1d8 at 11th level (2d8) and again Duration: Instantaneous
at 17th level (3d8).
You turn a tide of water into magic that mends
wounds. One creature of your choice within range
regains hit points equal to 1d6 + your spellcasting
1st-level spells ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or
constructs. If there is a source of water of at least 5
cubic feet within 5 feet of you when you cast the spell,
Cutthroat you can enchant that water, increasing the healing to
1st-level transmutation (bard, paladin, ranger) 2d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier.

Casting Time: 1 bonus action At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell
Range: Touch slot of 2nd level or higher, the healing increases by 1d6
Components: V, M (a weapon) for each slot level above 1st.
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You touch a weapon and ensure its enhanced

sharpness. For the duration of the spell, when you roll
damage for a weapon attack with the enchanted
weapon, you can reroll the weapon's damage dice and
use either total.

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Soul Bolt 2nd-level spells
1st-level necromancy (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 action Bloodthirst

Range: 90 feet 2nd-level divination (druid, ranger, sorcerer, warlock)
Components: V, M (a silvered cursed apple worth at
least 50 gp) Casting Time: 1 minute
Duration: Instantaneous Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (a drop of a creature's blood
Putrid, necrotic energy shoots out from your mouth procured within the last hour)
and toward a creature of your choice within range. Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit,
the target takes 5d8 necrotic damage. You suffer one You tap into the bloodthirst of a shark. Choose a
level of exhaustion. creature within range. For the duration, you become
attuned to the creature's blood, granting you the
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a following benefits:
spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases
by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st. When you cast this • At the start of each of your turns, you learn the
spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you don’t creature’s exact location, as long as it is within 500 feet
suffer a level of exhaustion. of you.
• You have advantage on any attack rolls you make
against the creature while it has half its maximum hit
Unsleeping Will points or fewer.
1st-level enchantment (cleric, druid, wizard)
• You cannot be charmed or frightened by the
chosen creature.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Rushed. You can cast this spell as a bonus action.
Components: S, M (a ball of black pepper)
When you do so, instead of attuning to the creature’s
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
blood, you learn the creature's exact location as long as
it is within 500 feet of you and gain advantage on the
Choose a creature within reach. For the duration of the
next attack roll you make against the creature until the
spell, the creature can't be put to sleep by magical or
end of your next turn, then the spell ends.
nonmagical means unless it is willing.

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Blood Pool Portal Mind Freeze
2nd-level conjuration (sorcerer, warlock, wizard) 2nd-level conjuration (druid, ranger, sorcerer)

Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 120 feet Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M (a fresh corpse) Components: S, M (an ice cube that doesn’t melt)
Duration: Instantaneous Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You vanish in a puff of red mist, appearing from a Choose a creature that you can see within range. The
puddle of fresh blood. Choose a corpse with blood on target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or
or near it that you can see within range. You reappear have its mind frozen and slowed for the duration of the
from the spilled blood at an unoccupied space within spell. When a creature with a frozen mind attempts to
5 feet of the corpse. cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action, it must roll a
d20. On an 11 or higher, the spell doesn't take effect
Rushed. You can cast this spell as a bonus action. You until the creature's next turn, and the creature must
can only do so if the corpse you are teleporting to was use its action on that turn to complete the spell. If it
killed this turn. can't, the spell is wasted.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

Curse of Thresholds spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one
2nd-level necromancy (cleric, warlock, wizard)
additional creature for each slot level above 2nd. The
creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when
Casting Time: 1 action
you target them.
Range: 60 feet
Components: S, M (a clove of garlic and a wooden
toothpick) Mortify
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 2nd-level transmutation (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)

Choose a creature within range. It must succeed on a Casting Time: 1 action

Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the Range: 60 feet
duration of the spell. While cursed in this way, it can't Components: V, S
enter any residence or cross any threshold without an Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
invitation from one of the occupants. If the creature
attempts to cross the threshold, it takes 2d10 psychic You shift your form to that of a vile, horrendous
damage and is pushed back 10 feet from the threshold. creature. Choose a creature you can see within range. It
must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 2d10
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot psychic damage and become frightened of you until
of 3rd level or higher, the duration is concentration, up the spell ends. The frightened target can repeat the
to 10 minutes. If you use a spell slot of 4th level or saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of effect on itself on a success.
6th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. If you use a
9th level spell slot, the spell lasts until it is dispelled. On subsequent turns, you can use your action to force
Using a spell slot of 4th level or higher grants a the creature to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a
duration that doesn't require concentration. failure, the creature takes 2d10 psychic damage and is
paralyzed until the end of its next turn. Once the
creature has been paralyzed in this way, the spell ends.
Flowride
2nd-level transmutation (druid, ranger, sorcerer)

Casting Time: 1 bonus action

Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous

You alter your feet in order to ride the flow of water.

You can walk up to 90 feet atop the surface of water in
the direction of the water’s flow.

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 Plundering Touch
2nd-level divination (bard, warlock, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self
Components: S, M (a gem-encrusted golden coin
worth at least 10 gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You enchant your hands with the knowledge of nearby

valuables and can take them with ease. For the
duration of the spell, you have advantage on Dexterity
(Sleight of Hand) checks and can take items from
creatures even while they are wielding them, provided
your Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check is higher than
their passive Perception.

Rushed. You can cast this spell as a bonus action. If

you do, its duration becomes 1 round.

Sea's Embrace
2nd-level conjuration (cleric, druid, ranger, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 15 feet
Components: V, S, M (a vial of seawater)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You surround a creature within range with a barrier of

swirling water. It gains 2d8 temporary hit points,
which are lost when the spell ends. For the duration of
the spell, the creature has advantage on Dexterity
saving throws.

Rushed. You can cast this spell as a reaction. When

you do, its duration becomes 1 round, and the target
only gains 1d8 temporary hit points.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 2nd.

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Sharkbite At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
2nd-level transmutation (druid, ranger, sorcerer) spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one
additional creature for each slot level above 2nd. The
Casting Time: 1 action creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when
Range: Touch you target them.
Components: V, M (a necklace of shark teeth)
Duration: Instantaneous
3rd-level spells
You turn your jaw into that of a shark and bite down
on a creature within range. Make a melee spell attack.
On a hit, the creature takes 3d4 piercing damage and
Boarding Party
3rd-level conjuration (bard, ranger, wizard)
begins bleeding.
Casting Time: 1 action
You turn your jaw into that of a shark and bite down on
Range: 30 Feet
a creature within reach. Make a melee spell attack. On a
Components: V, M (a piece of enchanted rope)
hit, the target takes 3d4 piercing damage and begins
Duration: Instantaneous
bleeding. While bleeding, a creature takes 1d4 necrotic
damage at the start of each of its turns, which cannot be
Choose up to three creatures you can see within range.
prevented or reduced in any way. A creature can end the
A spectral rope appears above each creature, grabbing
bleeding on itself or another creature within its reach by
them and swinging them up to 15 feet in a direction of
making a successful Wisdom (Medicine) check against
your choice. Each chosen creature must be swung in
your spell save DC. A creature that regains hit points via
the same direction.
magical means while bleeding restores only half of those
hit points (rounded up) and ends the bleeding.
Rushed. You can cast this spell as a bonus action. If
you do, you can only target one creature.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell
slot of 3rd level or higher, the initial damage increases
by 1d4 for each slot level above 2nd. Censorship
3rd-level enchantment (sorcerer, wizard)
Whispers from Below Casting Time: 1 action
2nd-level enchantment (druid, sorcerer, warlock)
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, M (a thick black quill)
Casting Time: 1 action
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, M (the eye of a monstrous fish)
You animate a swirl of dark ink, which slashes at a
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
creature of your choice. Choose a creature within range
and a school of magic. That creature must succeed on a
Choose a creature within range. You recreate whispers
Charisma saving throw or become cursed for the
from below, muddling its mind. It must succeed on a
duration. While cursed, the creature can't cast spells
Wisdom saving throw or become charmed for the
from the chosen school.
duration of the spell. While charmed in this way, the
creature knows Deep Speech and uses its movement
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell
on each of its turns to get close to the nearest water.
slot of 4th level or higher, you can target one additional
Upon reaching a water source, the creature is no longer
creature for each slot level above 3rd. The creatures must
charmed and becomes frightened for the duration of
be within 30 feet of each other when you target them.
the spell. While frightened, the creature loses its
swimming speed (if it had one) and cannot willingly
leave the water (it can still come up for air).

A creature under the effects of this spell can repeat the

saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
condition on a success.

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Morning Tide
3rd-level evocation (cleric, druid, paladin)

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 30 feet (10-foot radius)
Components: V, S
Duration: 10 minutes

A 10-foot radius sphere of glittering water emerges

from a point of your choice within 30 feet of you. The
sphere is bright light, sheds dim light for an additional Pirate's Mark
10 feet, and lasts for the duration of the spell. If there 3rd-level divination (ranger, warlock)
is a source of water of at least 5 cubic feet within 5 feet
of you when you cast the spell, you can enhance the Casting Time: 1 bonus action
sphere. Each creature of your choice within the Range: 90 feet
enhanced sphere when it appears must succeed on a Components: V, M (a cursed golden coin)
Constitution saving throw or become blinded until the Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
end of your next turn.
You choose a creature or ship you can see within range
If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of and mystically mark it as your crew's target. Until the
darkness created by a spell, the effect of the darkness spell ends, you or vehicles you are on deal an extra 1d4
in the overlapping portions subsides for the duration of damage to the target whenever you hit it with an
the spell. attack. If the target drops to 0 hit points before this
spell ends, you can use a bonus action on a subsequent
turn of yours to mark a new creature or ship. Upon
Parrot's Path marking a new target, the damage die increases in size
3rd-level conjuration (bard, ranger, warlock, wizard) (from a d4 to a d6, d6 to d8, d8 to d10, or d10 to d12),
to a maximum of 1d12.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, M (a parrot's feather) Shadowy Shipmate
Duration: 1 hour 3rd-level conjuration (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)

You summon and send out a spectral parrot to a point Casting Time: 1 action
within range, where it stays until the start of your next Range: 15 feet
turn, at which point you can move the parrot up to 90 Components: S, M (the skull of an old sailor)
feet (no action required). The parrot and a 15-foot Duration: 10 minutes
radius sphere around it are visible as if they were in
bright light, even if they are in magical darkness. You conjure a shadowy shipmate, capable of aiding you
with tasks aboard a ship. The shipmate springs into
Until the spell ends, you can use your bonus action to existence in an unoccupied space on the ground within
teleport to the parrot's location. When you do, the range. It has AC 13, 5 hit points, and a Strength and
parrot dissipates into dust. Dexterity of 15, and it can't attack or participate in
combat in any way. It shares all your proficiencies and
has advantage on any checks to interact with ships,
navigate, or aid in sailing. If it drops to 0 hit points, the
spell ends.

Once on each of your turns as a bonus action, you can

mentally command the shipmate to move up to 30 feet
and interact with an object. If no command is issued,
the shipmate aids in sailing to the best of its ability.

The shipmate can telepathically communicate with you

and share its visual or auditory senses while it is within
1 mile of you.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 4th level or higher, you create one
additional shipmate for each slot level above 3rd.
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Tormenting Claws 4th-level spells
3rd-level necromancy (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 action Bonded Blades

Range: 60 feet 4th-level enchantment (bard, paladin, ranger)
Components: V, M (the severed hand of a skeleton)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
You summon three flying skeletal claws, which disturb Components: V, M (two creatures wielding melee
creatures of your choice. When you cast this spell, and weapons)
as a bonus action on subsequent turns, you can send Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
each claw at one or several creatures within range.
Make a separate spell attack for each claw. On a hit, the Choose two creatures within range. You bond the
target takes 1d6 necrotic damage. creatures by their blades. Until the spell ends,
whenever one of the creatures makes a successful
If a creature is hit by two claws on the same turn, its attack with the bonded weapon, they can choose to
speed becomes 0 until the end of its next turn, and it switch places with the other bonded creature,
can't benefit from any bonus to its speed. teleporting to each other's locations.
If a creature is hit by three claws on the same turn, it is
restrained until the end of its next turn.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 4th level or higher, you create one
additional hand for each slot level above 3rd.

Turning Tides
3rd-level evocation (cleric, druid)

Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when a spell

with a range of a line or a cone is cast within 30 feet of you
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

You attempt to use waters to redirect the flow of a spell

within range. If the spell is of 3rd level or lower, you can
change the direction it's headed in. If it is a spell of 4th
level or higher, make an ability check using your
spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level.
On a success, you redirect the spell's direction.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can redirect the
spell if its level is less than or equal to the level of the
spell slot you used.

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Bloodwave Aura Blood Moon Curse
4th-level conjuration (cleric, paladin, warlock) 4th-level enchantment (bard, cleric, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self (30-foot radius) Range: 90 feet
Components: V Components: V, M (a shard of moon rock)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Leechdepth energy emerges from you in an aura with a Choose a creature within range. That creature must
30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the aura moves succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become cursed
with you, centered on you. As a bonus action on each of for the duration. While cursed, the creature cannot cast
your turns, you can channel one of the following effects: spells using spell slots of 2nd level or higher.

• A creature of your choice within the aura regains At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot
1d10 hit points. of 6th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up
• One corpse that has died within the last hour to 10 minutes. If you use a spell slot of 7th level or
within the aura is raised as a zombie for the duration of higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of
the spell. The zombie is an ally to you and your 8th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. If you use a
companions. In combat, the zombie shares your 9th level spell slot, the spell lasts until it is dispelled.
initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after Using a spell slot of 7th level or higher grants a
yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action duration that doesn't require concentration.
required by you). If you don't issue any, it takes the
Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger.
Choke
4th-level conjuration (paladin, ranger, wizard)
Blood Draw
4th-level necromancy (paladin, sorcerer, warlock) Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you fall Components: S, M (a drop of seawater)
below one quarter of your maximum hit points Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, M (a vial of vampire's blood worth at You create a rush of water aimed at a creature's mouth.
least 200 gp, which the spell consumes) A creature of your choice that you can see within range
Duration: 1 round must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed
save, the creature takes 4d6 necrotic damage and its
In your time of need, you infuse yourself with the dark lungs fill with water, making it unable to speak or cast
vampirism of the Leechdepth. Until the end of your spells with vocal components for the duration. On a
next turn, whenever you damage a creature of CR 1 or successful save, it takes half as much damage and its
greater with a weapon attack, you regain hit points lungs aren’t filled with water. While its lungs are filled
equal to the damage dealt. with water, the creature must repeat the saving throw
at the end of each of its turns, taking 2d6 necrotic
At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot damage on a failed save, and ending the spell on a
of 5th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up successful one.
to 1 minute.
Rushed. You can cast this spell as a reaction to seeing a
creature within range cast a spell. When you do, its
duration becomes instantaneous, and on a failed save,
instead of filling the creature’s lungs with water, if the
creature is casting a spell with a vocal component, the
spell fails and the spell slot is not expended.

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Dead Man's Noose Pirate's Parley
4th-level conjuration (sorcerer, warlock, wizard) 4th-level enchantment (bard, warlock)

Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 90 feet Range: Self
Components: S, M (a noose which has hanged at least Components: V, M (a golden tooth)
30 traitors) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You grant yourself the power of a master negotiator,
Using the vengeful souls of the dead, you conjure parleying until you are doomed to combat. When you
spectral gallows with five nooses in an unoccupied cast this spell, you gain a bonus to your Charisma
space of your choice within range. When you cast this checks equal to your spellcasting ability modifier, in
spell, you can direct each noose to hang a creature addition to any modifiers you would normally have.
within 15 feet of it that you can see. Each creature This bonus is lost if you take damage while
must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 3d8 concentrating on this spell.
necrotic damage, be pulled 5 feet toward the gallows,
and be grappled by the noose. If you take damage while concentrating on this spell,
A creature grappled by a noose can use its action to you gain a bonus to all weapon attacks, spell attacks,
make a Strength or Dexterity check (its choice) against and damage rolls equal to your spellcasting ability
your spell save DC. On a success, it frees itself. modifier, which lasts until the end of your next turn.
Then, the spell ends.
Until the spell ends, you can direct each noose to hang
the same creature or another one as an action on each At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
of your turns. A noose can only grapple one creature at spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can target one
a time. additional allied creature you can see for each slot level
above 4th.

Shield of Rotting Flesh

4th-level necromancy (warlock, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Touch
Components: V, M (a rotting piece of flesh)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You touch a willing creature and surround it in a shield

of enchanted flesh. For the duration, the creature gains
the following effects:

• Arms Aplenty. The creature has advantage on

checks and saves made to prevent or end the grappled
condition.
• Flesh Servants. If the creature takes 20 damage
during a single turn, a shard of flesh breaks off,
summoning a zombie at an unoccupied space within 10
feet of it.

The zombie is an ally to the creature and its

companions. In combat, the zombie shares the
creature’s initiative count, but it takes its turn
immediately after the creature's. The zombie obeys the
creature’s verbal commands (no action required by it).
If the creature doesn't issue any, the zombie takes the
Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. After 1
hour, the zombie turns to dust and is destroyed.

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 5th-level spells Endless Vigilance
5th-level enchantment (paladin, ranger)

Bury Treasure Casting Time: 1 action

5th-level conjuration (bard, sorcerer, wizard) Range: Self
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 minute Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S You empower yourself with enhanced vigilance. For the
Duration: Until dispelled duration, you have advantage on opportunity attacks.
In addition, when you hit a creature with an
Choose a magical item within range that isn’t being opportunity attack, you can move up to your speed
worn or carried. You create a magical hole within 60 immediately after the attack as part of the same
feet of you, which the item is buried inside. The hole is reaction. If this movement brings you within 5 feet of
30 feet deep, 5 feet wide, marked by a magical X only another creature, you can make a melee attack against
you can see, and the earth within 10 feet of the hole it as part of the same reaction.
can’t be physically moved unless the spell is dispelled.
A creature within 10 feet of the hole can make an
Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save
Jolly Roger
5th-level enchantment (ranger, warlock, wizard)
DC, finding the X on a success. When you or an allied
creature steps on the X or the spell is dispelled, the
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
item is ejected from the ground and appears on the
Range: Self
nearest unoccupied space near the X.
Components: V, M (a vial of mermaid's blood)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Rushed. You can cast this spell as an action. If you do,
it only lasts for 1 minute, and any creature stepping on
You enchant yourself with the love to kill. For the
the X causes the spell to end and the item to emerge.
duration of the spell, whenever you reduce a creature of
CR 1 or higher to 0 hit points, you regain 3d8 hit points.
Blood-Draining Curse
5th-level necromancy (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)
Vampiric Boarding Mist
5th-level conjuration (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Casting Time: 1 minute
Components: V, M (a pickled chicken's foot and an
Range: 1 mile
enchanted jar worth 100 gp)
Components: V, S, M (an enchanted leech)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Duration: 1 round
Using the vile nature of the Leechdepth, you attempt
You utter out an ancient curse at a ship you can see
to curse a creature's misfortune. Choose a creature
within range, engulfing it in red mist. For the duration,
within range. That creature must succeed on a
the deck of the ship is heavily obscured. Each creature
Charisma saving throw or become cursed for the
of your choice can teleport a random location aboard
duration. While cursed, whenever the creature fails an
the cursed ship as a bonus action.
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, it takes 3d10
necrotic damage.

At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot

of 6th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up
to 10 minutes. If you use a spell slot of 7th level or
higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of
8th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. If you use a
9th level spell slot, the spell lasts until it is dispelled.
Using a spell slot of 7th level or higher grants a
duration that doesn't require concentration.

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Void Blade 6th-level spells
5th-level conjuration (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 bonus action Bloodsuck

Range: Self 6th-level necromancy (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)
Components: V, S, M (an enchanted black opal worth
500 gp) Casting Time: 1 action
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Range: Touch
Components: V, M (a golden vampire tooth worth at
You harness darkness into a blade of void that appears least 300 gp)
in your hand. This magic sword lasts until the spell Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
ends. It counts as a simple melee weapon with which
you are proficient. It deals 3d8 necrotic damage on a Choose an unconscious or willing creature, or a corpse
hit and has the finesse and versatile (3d10) properties. no older than one hour within reach. You begin sucking
In addition, when you hit an armored creature with the its blood, regaining 4d6 hit points at the end of each of
sword, it vaporizes part of the armor or shield. The your turns that you use your action to do so (including
armor or shield takes a permanent and cumulative −1 the action to cast the spell). If you’ve spent an entire
penalty to the AC it offers. Armor reduced to an AC of minute sucking blood as part of this spell, you gain 5
10 or a shield that drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. If temporary hit points for each turn you would have
the armor or shield is magical, it isn't destroyed, but regained hit points while at your hit point maximum.
ceases to function until the next dawn.
If the target of the spell is a living creature, it must
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell make a Constitution saving throw at the end of each
slot of 6th or 7th level, the AC penalty inflicted turn you spend sucking its blood. The creature takes 12
increases to -2. When you cast this spell using a spell necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much
slot of 8th or 9th level, the armor or shield is instantly damage on a successful one.
destroyed.
Rushed. You can cast this spell as part of making a
melee attack against a creature. If you do, instead of
sucking a creature’s blood, on a hit, you regain 4d6 hit
points, and the target takes an extra 4d6 necrotic
damage, in addition to the attack's normal effects.

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Collective Blast Leechdepth Armor
6th-level enchantment (druid, sorcerer, warlock, wizard) 7th-level abjuration (bard, cleric, warlock, wizard)

Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 90 feet Range: Touch
Components: V, S Components: V, M (a dead enchanted leech worth 300
Duration: Instantaneous gp)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You gather the strength of your allies, then shoot a
creature with explosive, cannon-like blasts. Make an A dark crimson armor appears and surrounds a
attack roll against a creature within range, then make an creature of your choice within range. For the duration,
additional attack roll against that creature for each allied any object that touches or hits the shielded creature
creature (including summoned creatures) within 15 feet begins to dematerialize and is destroyed after 1 round.
of you. Each successful attack deals 2d10 force damage. If the object is being worn or carried by a creature, the
creature can make a Dexterity saving throw to prevent
the object from being destroyed. If the object is
Siren's Shield magical, it isn't destroyed, but its magic properties
6th-level enchantment (cleric, sorcererer, warlock)
cease to function until the next dawn. The shielded
creature can choose to not destroy an object.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, M (a pickled mermaid's tongue)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
8th-level spells
You place a shield of sheer enchantment on a creature, Black Flames
preventing attacks from striking it. Until the spell ends, 8th-level conjuration (sorcerer, warlock, wizard)
any creature who targets the shielded creature with an
attack or a harmful spell must first expend a spell slot Casting Time: 1 action
or a use of a magical ability (such as a dragon's breath Range: 30 feet
weapon). This spell doesn't protect the warded creature Components: V, M (a black opal worth 3,000 gp, which
from area effects, such as the explosion of a fireball. the spell consumes)
Duration: Until dispelled

7th-level spells Choose a creature within range. For the duration,

unquenchable dark flames engulf the creature, slowly
burning it to death. At the start of each of its turns, the
Connect the Crew creature takes 1d8 fire damage, which can’t be reduced
7th-level enchantment (bard, cleric, druid)
in any way.
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a collection of silvered
pendants)
Duration: 10 minutes

You forge a pirate link between your crew. Choose a

number of creatures equal to 1 + your spellcasting
ability modifier (minimum of two). Until the spell ends,
while the targets are within 120 feet of each other, they
can communicate telepathically, and while they are
within 60 feet of each other, they gain a +2 bonus to
AC. The AC bonus cannot be granted to each creature
more than once.

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 FEATS
Boiler Curse Master
Prerequisite: The ability to curse a creature by using an
You've learned to use fire underwater, boiling the liquid to ability or casting a spell
scorching temperatures. You gain the following benefits:
You have trained extensively in using curses, draining
• Flames you create from spells cannot be power from the anguish you cause. You gain the
extinguished against your will by nonmagical means. following features:
• When you make a damage roll that deals fire
damage, it ignores resistance to fire damage if the • Creatures have disadvantage on saving throws to
target has a swimming speed. resist your curses.
• You have resistance to fire damage. • Whenever you curse a creature, you gain
temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus +
your spellcasting ability modifier.
Breathtaker
You've spent your entire life on the seas and have Escape Artist
learned the perfect way to take away someone's breath.
You gain the following features: A pirate's life requires agility, and lots of it. This is an art
you've perfected. You gain the following benefits:
• Your Strength or Constitution score increases by
1, to a maximum of 2. • Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to
• Once per turn, when you deal bludgeoning a maximum of 20.
damage to a creature, it must make a Constitution • You gain proficiency with thieves' tools and the
saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Acrobatics skill.
Strength or Constitution modifier). On a failure, it has • You have advantage on checks and saving throws
disadvantage on the next ability check it makes and is made to avoid or break grapples.
left without breath, causing it to start drowning if it's
underwater.

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 Fisherman Leecher
You've spent enough time at sea to learn fishing. You You have extensively used leeches in an attempt to
gain the following benefits: better your body. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, • Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a

to a maximum of 20. maximum of 20.
• Each time you hit a beast or monstrosity that has • You have resistance to poison damage and
a swimming speed with an attack roll, you deal extra advantage on saving throws against diseases.
damage to it equal to your proficiency bonus. • When you make an attack roll with a melee
• While near a body of water, you may spend any weapon or cast a spell that deals necrotic damage, you
amount of time fishing. For each 30 minutes you spend can regain hit points equal to twice your level. Once you
fishing, you can roll a d20. On a roll of 11 or higher, you use this ability, you can't use it again until you finish a
reel in one day's rations. long rest.

Hard-bitten Master Sailor

Your time on pirate ships has made you impervious to You've spent your life at the helm of a ship, moving it as
the song of mermaids. You gain the following benefits: best as you can. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum • Increase your Dexterity or Wisdom score by 1, to a
of 20. maximum of 20.
• You have advantage on saving throws against • You gain proficiency with water vehicles and
being charmed. navigator's tools.
• When you hit a creature that has charmed you or • While at the helm of a water vehicle, you have
an allied creature within the last minute, you can reroll advantage on checks made to avoid traps, storms, or
any 1s or 2s you roll on your damage dice. You must use other nautical complications.
the new rolls.
Mistwalker
Prerequisite: The ability to teleport by using an ability or
Lookout casting a spell

You've trained atop the crow's nest, granting you You've learned to use the areas between planes to your
superior vision and nimble vertical movement. You gain advantage, tapping into it whenever you teleport. You
the following benefits: gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Strength, Dexterity, or Wisdom • Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a

score by 1, to a maximum of 20. maximum of 20.
• You gain a climbing speed equal to your • Whenever you teleport or shift between planes, if
movement speed. you arrive within 10 feet of a hostile creature, you gain
• You have resistance to falling damage. temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus +
• You don't suffer penalties to Wisdom (Perception) your Constitution modifier.
checks made in areas obscured by fog and mist (e.g.,
morning mist or the area of a fog cloud spell).

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 Nautical Necromancer Saltblood
Prerequisite: The ability to summon undead Prerequisite: 9th level

You've spent enough time at sea to understand undead By the will of the Leechdepth, your blood has become
creatures need help not to sink. You gain the following infused with the salt of the sea, harming those around
benefits: you. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma • Your Constitution score increases by 1.

score by 1, to a maximum of 20. • Whenever you take damage from a melee attack, if
• Undead creatures you summon have a swimming you are below half of your maximum hit points, the
speed equal to their walking speed. attacker takes necrotic damage equal to half your
• You learn the water walk spell. You can cast it Constitution modifier, rounded up (minimum of 1).
without expending a spell slot, and when you do so, you
can only target creatures you've summoned. Once you
cast the spell in this way, you can't do so again until you Sweetblood
finish a long rest. You can also cast this spell using spell Prerequisite: 9th level
slots you have of the appropriate level. The spell's
spellcasting ability is the ability increased by this feat. By the will of Candy Island, your blood has gained a
soothing sweetness, mending those around you. You
gain the following benefits:
Shipwright
• Your Constitution score increases by 1.
You've spent your entire career patching up ships, • Whenever you regain hit points, a creature of your
ensuring they stay in perfect shape. You gain the choice within 10 feet of you regains hit points equal to
following benefits: your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

• Increase your Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom

score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Teleporting Master
• You gain proficiency with carpenter's tools, Prerequisite: The ability to teleport by using an ability or
tinker's tools, and weaver's tools. casting a spell
• While wielding any artisan’s tools that you are
proficient with, you can cast the mending spell as a You've spent your entire life teleporting to and from
bonus action. Your spellcasting ability for this spell is locations. You gain the following benefits:
the ability score increased by this feat.
• The range of your teleportation abilities and spells
is doubled.
• Whenever you teleport to locations you can see,
you can choose to divide the teleportation into
multiple smaller jumps during your turn (no action
required). For example, when you cast the misty step
spell, you can choose to teleport a number of feet,
move, teleport another few feet, take an action, and
then teleport up to the remaining number of feet.

Vengeful
You've spent your entire life filled with vengeance. You
gain the following benefits:

• You gain an additional reaction each round that can

only be used when a creature hits you with an attack,
letting you make a weapon attack against that creature.

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BACKGROUNDS

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 Landlocked Mermaid Suggested Traits

You were once a mermaid, living under the sea in

perfect harmony. Now, because of fear, love, or revenge,
1d8 Personality Trait
you've traded in your tail for legs and have become an 1 My hair always looks as if it’s floating in water.
adventurer.
I refuse to wear anything made of leather or
2
Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Performance animal products.
Tool Proficiencies: One musical instrument of your I am still not accustomed to my feet and walk in
3
choice weird ways.
Languages: Aquan 4 I have to remind myself to breathe.
Equipment: One set of raggedy clothes, any one
musical instrument you are proficient with, a conch 5 I wave to every passing ship.
shell you are attached to, and a small piece of jewelry 6 I have an ever-expanding collection of seashells.
worth 15 gp
7 I fiercely protect all sea life.
8 I am disgusted by the concept of fishing.
Feature: Underwater Life
You've spent your life underwater. As such, you can
easily navigate the depths and understand, but not
speak back to, fish and other underwater lifeforms. 1d6 Ideal
Rulership. The Kingdom of the Sea has been
Landlock Bargain 1 subjugated long enough. I will foster a new age.
(Optional Feature at the GM's Discretion) (Evil)
Beauty. Beauty is not restricted to my race alone.
For a mermaid to grow feet is no small magic. Most of 2 I must find the most beautiful thing of all, rivaling
the time, such power comes at a cost. If you want to even mermaids. (Lawful)
manifest this irreversible magical change, you gain the
following features: Harmony. The sea should not harm humans, nor
3
should humans harm the sea. (Good)
• You have a swimming speed equal to your Love. I only want to find the truest form of love.
4
walking speed. (Good)
• You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. Transcendence. I want to reach past the
• You learn the charm person and suggestion spells. 5 limitations of my otherwise simple existence and
You can cast each of these spells without expending a reach my full potential. (Neutral)
spell slot, ignoring the vocal component of each spell.
Exploration. I've spent enough time below. I only
Once you cast either of these spells in this way, you 6
want to see what's above. (Chaotic)
can't cast that spell with this feature again until you
finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using
spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting
ability for these spells when you cast them with this
trait (choose when you select this background).
• You have one drawback due to your bargain, such
as losing your voice or being unable to tell the truth
about your origin (GM's choice).

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1d6 Bond 1d6 Flaw
My father is the king of mermaids and is looking As much as I am curious, my fear is always
1 1
for me. stronger.
I fell in love with a human and left the sea I have a deep, uncurable melancholy for my time
2 2
searching for him. in the sea.
My family stole a relic from the king of the sea. I I am terrified everyone wants to imprison me for
3 3
was banished to the land as punishment. my beauty.
I saw humanity at odds with the seas and came I use my mermaid mind powers for my own good,
4 4
out of the sea to bridge the gap. despite it not being good.
There's a war under the sea. I need the land
5 5 I never listen to anyone but my fish friends.
dwellers’ help to stop it.
I have a fish best friend I intend to return to one I often choose to speak in song or riddles, refusing
6 6
day. to adapt to common speech patterns.

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 Pirate Legend Suggested Traits

In another life, you were a legendary pirate, feared by 1d8 Personality Trait
all, but now, be it because of need or disgrace, you've
taken up the adventuring life. I keep trinkets from every adventure and weave
1
them into my beard.
Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Survival 2 I scar myself for every beast and human I kill.
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's tools, vehicles (water)
Languages: Two languages of your choice 3 I am in the process of writing my pirate memoirs.
Equipment: One set of common clothes, a compass, a I dream of one day building a gigantic ship for all
4
treasure map, 50 feet of silk rope, a signet ring worth 5 of piratekind.
gp, and a pouch containing 10 gp Earning my respect requires fighting me or
5
singing good sea shanties.
Feature: Honor Among Thieves 6
I stick live fuses under my pirate's hat for
intimidation purposes.
Other bandits and pirates have heard of your legendary 7 I never give up a good treasure hunt.
travels and will leave you alone out of fear or respect.
Street urchins won't try to pickpocket you, bandits will 8 I'm highly superstitious.
not attack you, and pirates will offer up passage on
their ships for advice.
1d6 Ideal
Fear. The entire world should fear my name and
1
my deeds as a pirate captain. (Evil)
Loyalty. The crew must be a family and should
2
always work together. No betrayals. (Lawful)
Freedom. The sea is for the free. No kingdom nor
3
land should have control over us. (Good)
Redistribution. The rich are too rich and the
4 poor become pirates. The gold needs to be
redistributed. (Good)
Adrenaline. Whether it is by hunting a sea beast
5 or fighting in naval combat, I want there to be
constant danger in my life. (Neutral)
Questing. If there's treasure hidden, then we
6
should be allowed to find it. (Chaotic)

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 Corsair Turncoat
1d6 Bond You started your life as a pirate, but then took up the
state's offer to hunt pirates. Now, the entire world hates
My cutlass is cursed, but I cannot rid myself of it. you, but the money's worth it.
1
I am now looking for a way to break this curse.
My crew committed a mutiny and threw me to Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
2 Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, vehicles (water)
sea. I want my revenge.
Languages: Two languages of your choice
I joined the pirate life to earn enough money for Equipment: One set of common clothes, a compass, a
3
my family. treasure map, 50 feet of silk rope, a signet ring worth 5
My father, once a pirate, is now a military man gp, and a pouch containing 10 gp
4 looking for my ship, but he does not know his son
is helming it.
Feature: Witness Protection
I fell in love with a mermaid, then never saw her Though those who know you hate you, those who don't
5
again. see you as an acclaimed naval military man. You'll
I buried a treasure but forgot where exactly. I receive the love of sailors and ports, easily avoid dock
6
need to find it again. fees, always find a place to park your ship, and find
yourself struggling to hide your information
vehemently from others.
1d6 Flaw
Suggested Traits
1 My brutality knows no end.

2 I am deeply paranoid and distrustful. 1d8 Personality Trait

I force others to do my work because I am Though I gave up piracy, I still hold over a few
3 1.
obsessed with captain duties. habits.
4 I smell of seawater and scurvy. 2. I'll always sing along to shanties.
The bigger the name, the more I want to hunt
5 I can't say no to a bottle of rum and a bet. 3.
their crew.
6 I'll do anything for coin. My ship is like a baby to me, and I wash it
4.
regularly.
5. I try to write sea shanties of all my adventures.

6. I still speak like a pirate.

7. I'll hide my true identity wherever I go.

8. I'm a sucker for adventure stories.

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1d6 Ideal
Leechdepth Parasite
Betrayal. I love the look in someone's eyes when You were born as a vampiric leech, connected to a
1.
they're betrayed. (Evil) humanoid body, and slowly took over its nervous system
until you yourself became the sole consciousness. Now,
Justice. Pirates deserve to be locked away. I'm just
2. you secretly control the husk of a body.
the one doing the job. (Lawful)
Leniency. Piratekind will always be hunted. I'm Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Perception
3.
just doing it with less brutality. (Good) Tool Proficiencies: None
Languages: Abyssal, Deep Speech, and another
Rebuilding. I strive to rebuild my reputation as a
4. language of your choice
good sailor, even though I am a turncoat. (Good)
Equipment: One set of common clothes, a collection
Duty. I'm doing my duty, no matter what they ask of barnacles and sea shells, a dagger, a deep sea pearl
5.
of me. (Neutral) worth 10 gp, and a pouch containing 5 gp
Gold. I have a price. Pay it, and you'll have me.
6.
(Chaotic)
1d8 Personality Trait
1. I am still learning humanoid phrases.
1d6 Bond 2.
I have a hard time noticing pain in the
humanoid body.
I had to betray my own brother to save myself. No I am obsessed with the fact that I have skin and
1. 3.
regrets. that I can draw on it.
I'm a double agent. I'm now working on the inside There's nothing wrong with a parasitic
2. 4.
to save pirates. relationship.
There's a single pirate who escaped me and now I 5. I keep fantasizing about my body's past life.
3.
must find him.
6. I long to move on to a new body.
I've been cursed by a pirate captain I locked away.
4. 7. Human possessions bore me.
I can never find peace at sea.
I locked away my old partner in crime. I loved I sometimes forget I am inside a body and am
5. 8.
them, but did what I needed to do. startled by my hands.
I'm still indebted to the naval military and my
6.
admiral. It'll take years to pay them back.

1d6 Flaw
1. I'm a coward who will run away from anything.

2. I'll turn on anyone for the right price.

I'm prideful and will defend my pride against any
3.
insult.
4. I refuse to call anyone truly evil, even a lich.
My loyalty to the state will make me stoop to any
5.
lows.
6. I have a very hard time telling the truth.

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Feature: Parasitic Roots 1d6 Bond
Due to your non-humanoid origin, you've grown I have always been interested in humanoid food
accustomed to inhumane conditions. You suffer no 1.
and became a humanoid to taste it.
drawbacks from sleeping in dangerous situations,
My parasite family has tasked me with discovering
eating rotten food, or drinking polluted water. 2.
the strongest bloodline.

Suggested Traits 3. I still have part of my body's old memories.

I fell in love with my body's partner. They can

4.
1d6 Ideal never find out I replaced their lover.
I forgot I'm a parasite. I think I've always been a
Destruction. I will ensure the Leechdepth slowly 5.
1. humanoid.
eats away at all life. (Evil)
Servitude. I will control all the bodies around me 6. I'm being chased for crimes I can't remember.
2. one by one, forming a vampiric legion that serves
me. (Lawful)
Free Will. I've taken control of a mind and now
3. understand the horrific implications. I will not 1d6 Flaw
tolerate further mind control. (Good)
Repentance. I wish to rid myself of my parasitic 1. Humanoid manners bore me.
4.
existence and become a real creature. (Good)
If you're not a Leechdepth parasite, you're not
2.
Adventure. Now that I have a body, I wish to see worth my time.
5.
the world. (Neutral) I am terrified of losing my body and avoid damage
3.
Blood. I wish to taste as many different blood at all costs.
6. types as possible, then drain the best one. I'm always tempted to drink the blood of my
4.
(Chaotic) companions.
I struggle deeply with the concept of memory
5.
and have difficulty remembering things.
I still have some compulsive habits from when I
6.
was a parasite.

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 Art by

CASTAWAY Suggested Traits

You had a good life aboard a ship, then, after a terrible 1d8 Personality Trait
event, your ship was blown to smithereens, stranding
you from the rest of society. 1 I speak to my pet rock.
2 I am an extremely picky eater.
Skill Proficiencies: Stealth, Survival
3 I can't remember my life before the shipwreck.
Tool Proficiencies: Cook's utensils, leatherworker's
tools I keep every object I find so that I can use them
4
Equipment: One set of ragged clothes, a makeshift later.
spear, a wooden wind chime, a pet rock, and a pouch of I find joy in adapting to new situations, and I
15 gp 5
always look for creative solutions.
After spending so much time in one place, I am
6
Feature: One Eye Open curious to see new environments.
7 I'm profoundly solitary and don't talk at all.
You've spent years of your life in complete loneliness in I've developed a knack for noticing even the
treacherous territory, teaching you to sleep with one 8
smallest details in my surroundings.
eye open. You can sleep while armored, take multiple
watches at night, and awaken much faster than usual
if stirred.

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1d6 Ideal
Revenge. I will kill those responsible for my ship
1
being wrecked. (Evil)
Discipline. Survival while being a castaway takes
2 discipline. I wish to bring that to the rest of the
world. (Lawful)
Harmony. After living with nature, I want to
3
include nature in all our lives. (Good)
Exploration. There's a lot of the world I haven't 1d6 Flaw
4
seen; I want to explore it all. (Good)
I did it all alone. I find it difficult to admit when
Silence. I just want to find a place where I'm left 1
5 I'm wrong or need help.
in complete silence, free from fear. (Neutral)
The trauma of being stranded and the hardships I
Escape. I left my life behind, and I never want to 2
6 faced continue to haunt my dreams.
return. (Chaotic)
I find it hard to trust strangers completely, always
3
fearing betrayal or hidden motives.
There are times when my longing to escape
4
clouds my judgment.
1d6 Bond Despite the bonds I've formed, I still occasionally
5
The memory of my fellow crew members is yearn for solitude.
etched deeply within me. I am driven by a solemn Once I set my mind on a goal, I become utterly
1 6
duty to honor their memory and ensure that their fixated on achieving it.
sacrifices will always be remembered.
A strange and magical artifact found on the island
has captured my attention. I feel a mixture of
2
intrigue and concern, compelling me to unravel its
origins and decipher its purpose.
A powerful creature or spirit that resides on the
island I was shipwrecked has formed a bond with
3 me. Guided by this connection, I am committed
to standing as a protector, safeguarding the island
from any potential harm.
During my time stranded on the island, I
encountered a malevolent force or creature that
I fear might one day break free. The thought of
4
its escape drives me to ensure it remains
contained, preventing it from unleashing havoc
upon the world.
On the island, I heard faint, mysterious whispers
carried by the wind. They seem to be guiding me
5 or conveying cryptic messages. I'm compelled to
decipher their meaning and uncover the source of
these enigmatic voices.
I'm not alone. Among the other castaways on the
island, I've found companions who have become
6 like family. Together, we supported one another as
we navigated the challenges of survival and
searched for a way off the secluded shore.

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ITEMS

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Bioluminescent Veil Black Flag Eyepatch
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)

This ethereal cloak radiates an otherworldly glow, The black flag eyepatch is a rugged and weathered piece
captivating all who behold it. Woven from the delicate of leather, dyed a deep obsidian black. It bears the mark
fibers of luminescent sea flora and interlaced with the of the pirate's creed—a stark white skull and crossbones,
shimmering strands of moonlight spider silk, the veil is a stitched meticulously into the fabric.
masterpiece of artistry and enchantment. When draped
around the wearer's shoulders, the cloak emanates a While wearing this eyepatch, you gain the following
soft, mesmerizing bioluminescent radiance in vivid hues benefits:
of blues, greens, and purples.
• If you hit a target with a weapon while you aren’t
While wearing this cloak, you can activate its glow (no wielding a shield, you gain a +1 bonus to AC until the
action required), which sheds bright light in a 5-foot start of your next turn.
radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet. While • While underwater, you have darkvision out to a
underwater, the radius of the bright light extends to 15 range of 60 feet.
feet, as does the dim light. While the cloak is glowing,
you have resistance to radiant and cold damage, and
you can reroll 1s and 2s rolled on spells and abilities
that deal radiant damage. You must use the new result.

You can use the glow for up to 2 hours, all at once or in

several shorter periods, each one using a minimum of 1
minute from the duration. The cloak regains 1 hour of
glowing capability for every 12 hours it isn't in use.

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Captain Bloodtooth's Demise
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)

Captain Bloodtooth's Demise is a haunting and sinister

whistle. Crafted from the petrified bone of a powerful
pirate captain, the whistle's surface is adorned with eerie
engravings of spectral figures and mournful wails. When
blown, an otherworldly, piercing shriek erupts from the
whistle, echoing through the air and chilling the hearts Kraken's Grasp Gauntlets
of all who hear it. Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)

As an action, you can blow the whistle, forcing each A fearsome pair of enchanted gauntlets crafted from
undead and monstrosity within 120 feet to make a darkened steel, etched with intricate designs reminiscent
Charisma saving throw. On a failure, a creature of swirling waves and tentacles. When worn, the
becomes vulnerable to radiant damage if it isn't already gauntlets seem to come alive, their fingers adorned with
and loses all resistances for the next three rounds. If it wickedly sharp barnacle-like protrusions.
is already vulnerable to radiant damage, it instead
becomes vulnerable to one damage type of your choice While wearing these gauntlets, you can grapple
other than bludgeoning, piercing or slashing. Once this creatures up to 15 feet away, and you have advantage
whistle has been blown, it can’t be used again until the on Strength (Athletics) checks to grapple creatures or
next dawn. keep hold of a creature. In addition, you can activate
the gauntlet's inner power as a bonus action. For the
next hour, you can grapple creatures of any size, and
Craven's Cutlass creatures you grapple are also restrained (they can
Weapon (scimitar), rare (requires attunement) escape the grapple the same way). Once this property
of the item has been used, it can’t be used again until
This cutlass is a blade made for traitors and cowards, the next dawn.
with a shorter length than usual and an enchantment
likening the swirling wind all along its handle.

You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made

with this magic weapon.

In addition, whenever you are hit by a melee weapon

attack, you can use your reaction to move up to half
your speed to any space not within 5 feet of a hostile
creature. Once this property of the weapon has been
used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.

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Leechdepth's Flag Mr. Mascaro's Marvelous Plank
Wondrous item, very rare Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

The Leechdepth's Flag is a harrowing and macabre Crafted from weathered oak, this plank’s surface is
sight, striking fear into the hearts of those who catch imbued with shimmering blue and green hues,
even a glimpse of it. Fashioned from tattered black fabric resembling the rippling waves of the ocean. Intricate
soaked in the blood of countless victims, the flag seems carvings of mystical sea creatures, from mermaids to
to throb with an eerie, crimson glow, as if pulsating with krakens, adorn its edges, seemingly brought to life by the
the essence of the undead. The center of the flag is magic that permeates the plank.
adorned with a chilling emblem—a sinister skull, its
hollow eye sockets filled with crimson gemstones that The plank is 3 feet wide and 10 feet long and comes in
glisten like fresh blood. a leather holster that you can place on your back. While
the plank is on the ground and you have one foot
If this magical flag is raised on a ship's mast, any touching it, you can speak one of its command words
creature within 5 feet of the mast the flag is attached to unleash a magical effect from among the following:
to can use an action to activate the flag's magic. For the • Bravery. The plank elongates up to 50 feet or until
next 10 minutes, the ship gains the following benefits: it reaches another surface. If it reaches another surface,
it roots itself at both ends, forming a temporary yet
• Whenever an undead creature onboard the ship or unbreakable bridge. A creature can attempt to uproot
on another ship within 300 feet of the flag rolls a 20 on the plank by making a DC 18 Strength (Athletics)
an attack roll, it regains hit points equal to the damage check. You can uproot the plank without requiring an
dealt with the attack. ability check. If uprooted, the plank shrinks to its
• Undead creatures onboard the ship or on another normal size and teleports inside the holster.
ship within 300 feet of the flag are immune to the • Cowardice. The plank becomes slippery and
charmed and frightened conditions and can't be dangerous for the next minute. Any creature other than
destroyed by Turn Undead or similar features. you that steps on the plank must succeed on a DC 18
• Undead creatures onboard the ship or on another Dexterity saving throw or fall prone and slip off the
ship within 300 feet of the flag have advantage on nearest end of the plank.
Constitution saving throws.
• Whenever a humanoid creature dies onboard the
ship or on another ship within 300 feet of the flag, it
returns to life as a ghast serving the ship flying the
Leechdepth’s Flag.
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Saint Sororo's Holy Flag Beneficial Vampiric Properties
Wondrous item, very rare
• Bloodthirst. When you roll a 20 on your attack
Saint Sororo's Holy Flag is a breathtaking sight, roll with this weapon, you regain hit points equal to the
embodying purity and righteousness. Crafted from damage dealt.
shimmering gold and pristine white fabric, the flag's • Mistborn. When you hit a creature with an attack
center is adorned with a prominent, golden symbol of an with this weapon on your turn, you gain the benefits of
angelic figure, spreading its wings in a protective the Disengage action.
embrace over a ship sailing on calm waters. Surrounding • Bat King. As an action, you can summon a
the angelic motif are delicate filigree patterns in gold familiar in the form of a bat, as per the find familiar
and black, exuding an aura of divine grace under spell. After 10 minutes, the bat turns to smoke and
pressure. disappears. Once this property of the weapon has been
used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
If this magical flag is raised on a ship's mast, any
creature within 5 feet of the mast the flag is attached Detrimental Vampiric Properties
to can use an action to activate the flag's magic. When
the flag is activated, undead creatures of CR 5 or lower • Hemophilia. Whenever you take piercing or
that are on the ship are instantly destroyed. For the slashing damage, you have disadvantage on ability
next 10 minutes, the ship gains the following benefits: checks and attack rolls until the end of your next turn.
• Sunscorched. You have vulnerability to radiant
• All water within 60 feet of the ship becomes holy damage.
water for the duration. • Landdweller. If you start your turn submerged in
• Shapeshifters are changed back to their original water, you take necrotic damage equal to your level. This
form and cannot shapeshift while on the ship or within damage cannot be reduced or prevented in any way.
60 feet of it.
• Before an undead creature boards the ship, it must
succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure,
the creature is pushed back 10 feet from the ship and
becomes frightened of it for the next minute. A
frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
• Undead creatures of CR 6 or greater that were on
the ship when the flag is activated are vulnerable to
radiant damage while on the ship.

Sanguine Fang
Weapon (rapier or scimitar), rare (requires attunement)

Forged from dark steel, the blade has an edge honed to

perfection, etched with intricate red markings that seem
to writhe like coagulating blood. Embedded in its hilt is
a crimson gem with gleaming swirls that radiate an
otherworldly glow.

You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made

with this magic weapon.

Additionally, when a creature attunes to this weapon

for the first time, roll 2d6. One die determines a
beneficial vampiric property and the other die
determines a detrimental vampiric property the
blade has while that creature is attuned to it.
Unattuning and reattuning doesn't change these
properties for this creature.

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Seacaller's Concertina Ocean's Call. As an action, you can expend 3 charges to
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) summon a beast or monstrosity of CR 5 or lower that
has a swimming speed to fight by your side for 1 hour.
This magical concertina is an instrument that The creature appears in an unoccupied space you
captivates all who behold it. Crafted from shimmering choose within 30 feet of you. In combat, the creature
silver and adorned with intricate engravings of swirling shares your initiative, but takes its turn immediately
waves and mystical creatures, it exudes a treasure-like after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action
aura all pirates seek. required by you). If you don't issue any, it takes the
Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. You
This item has 8 charges and regains 1d6 + 2 charges must have seen such a creature at least once to
daily at dawn. summon it. Once the hour ends, the creature reaches 0
hit points, or you lose consciousness, the creature turns
Awakening Shanty. As a reaction when you or a into seafoam.
creature you can see must make a saving throw against
the charmed or frightened condition, you can expend 1 Curse. This concertina is cursed, and becoming attuned
or more charges to choose a number of creatures you to it extends the curse to you. As long as you remain
can see (including yourself) equal to the number of cursed, you are unwilling to part with the concertina,
charges expended. Each chosen creature has advantage keeping it within reach at all times. While cursed in this
on any saving throws against the charmed and way, you don't regain Hit Dice upon finishing a long rest.
frightened conditions until the end of your next turn. Whenever you expend a charge from this item, you
must also expend a Hit Die. If expending Hit Dice in
Born of Waves. As an action, you can expend 1 charge this way brings you to 0 Hit Dice, your soul is shattered,
to grant a creature you can see within 30 feet of you and you begin transforming into a mermaid. You must
the following benefits for 1 hour: seek out the nearest sea or ocean and jump into it,
stopping at nothing along the way. Upon reaching the
• It gains a swimming speed equal to its walking water, you transform into a mermaid. You cannot be
speed. returned to your normal form by any means short of a
• It has the ability to breathe air and water. wish spell or items that specify otherwise.

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Swashbuckler's Boarding Sword
Weapon (scimitar), rare (requires attunement)

The sword’s handle is wrapped in pieces of rope that

magically never cause rope burn.

While attuned to this weapon, you gain the following

benefits:

• Your jump distance is doubled.

• You can hold this weapon in your mouth while
swinging from a rope, climbing, jumping, or swimming,
freeing both your hands. If you wish to make an attack,
you must still use your hands. Moving this weapon from
your mouth to your hands and vice versa does not
require an action.
• When you swing using a rope or make a long jump
over a crevice or body of water, attacks you make with
this weapon deal an extra 1d8 piercing damage until
the end of your turn.

Swordfish Sword
Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement)

Crafted from a shimmering alloy of mithril and

enchanted with an iridescent blue glow, the swordfish
sword showcases a uniquely curved blade resembling
the distinctive snout of a swordfish.

You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made

with this magic weapon, and you have a swimming
speed of 20 feet.

Additionally, you can use an action to tap into the

sword's magic, transforming yourself into a swordfish
for 1 hour. While transformed, your size becomes Small,
and you keep your ability scores, proficiencies, and
known languages. You have a swimming speed of 40
feet, can only breath underwater, and cannot speak or
use items, but you can still attack with the sword and
benefit from and use class features such as Extra
Attack, Sneak Attack, and Action Surge. If you reach 0
hit points, are incapacitated, or choose to end the
transformation early, you return to your normal form.
Once this property of the weapon has been used, it
can’t be used again until the next dawn.

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Sword of Storms Sword of Geysers
Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement)

An expertly crafted blade that always slightly crackles A majestic sword with a fluid design, constantly forming
with lightning, though this can be contained to its steam from the top of its blade.
sheathe. It can conjure lightning and be used to wield it.
You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Additionally, this sword has 6
with this magic weapon. You can also sense any charges and regains 1d4 + 2 charges daily at dawn.
incoming storm a full day before it arrives.Additionally,
this sword has 6 charges and regains 1d4 + 2 charges As a bonus action, or as part of an attack when you hit
daily at dawn. with this weapon, you can expend 1 charge to conjure a
geyser at a point on the ground within 15 feet of you.
When you make an attack roll with this sword, you can Whenever a geyser is created below a creature, it must
expend 1 charge to extend the attack's reach to 60 feet, make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw (it can choose to
as lightning shoots out to strike your target. On a hit, fail). On a failure, the creature is pushed 30 feet in the
this attack deals lightning damage instead of its normal air, before falling back down and taking falling damage
damage type. A flying or falling creature hit by this as normal. On a success, the creature dodges the geyser
attack takes an extra 2d6 lightning damage. and isn't pushed. You can’t conjure more than one
geyser per turn.
As an action while you are holding this sword, you can
expend 5 charges to cast the lightning bolt spell (save
DC 16).

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Clearcoral Dagger Bottle of Speckled Sands
Weapon (dagger), rare (requires attunement) Wondrous item, uncommon

This blade gleams with a swirling, iridescent pattern A delicate glass vessel, its sides adorned with intricate
that shifts between shades of deep ocean blue and ancient symbols. Within rests a mesmerizing collection
shimmering turquoise. The hilt is wrapped in supple of bioluminescent sand, like stardust trapped from the
leather reminiscent of seaweed, providing a comfortable depths of the sea. When the bottle is uncorked, the
grip even in wet conditions. When wielded, the dagger sands spill forth in a gentle cascade, emitting a soft,
seems to hum with the energy of the sea, and its touch ethereal glow that bathes the surroundings in a
carries a faint, salty breeze. soothing radiance.

You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made This bottle has 3 charges and regains 1d4 - 1 expended
with this magic weapon. When you hit a beast or charges daily at dawn.
undead with a swimming speed with it, that creature
takes an extra 1d4 radiant damage. Spells. While holding the bottle, you can use an action
to expend some of its charges to cast one of the
You can use an action to make the dagger's blade glow following spells: daylight (3 charges) or dancing lights
with bright, cleansing energy, casting purify food and (1 charge). Spells cast in this way don't require
drink. Once this property of the dagger has been used, concentration.
it can't be used again until the next dawn.
Light in Darkness. While holding the bottle, if you
start your turn in magical darkness, you can expend 1
charge to gain the ability to see normally in darkness,
both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 60 feet.
This effect lasts until the start of your next turn.

Leechdepth Leathers
Armor (any light), rare (requires attunement)

These weathered sailor's garments bear the undeniable

marks of a tumultuous journey across unforgiving seas.
Their worn leather, once a deep shade of mahogany, is
now marred by the somber stains of dried blood, a grim
testament to the fierce battles fought and the sacrifices
made.

This armor has 6 charges, and it regains 1d4 + 2

expended charges daily at dawn. You can use the
charges in the following ways while wearing it:
• Blood Shield. Immediately after taking damage
or teleporting any distance, you can expend 1 charge as
a reaction to gain 1d10 temporary hit points, as the
Leechdepth shields you in blood.
• Leechdepth Step. As a bonus action, you can
expend 2 charges to teleport up to 60 feet to an
unoccupied space that you can see.
• Vampirism. When you make an attack, but before
seeing the roll, you can expend 3 charges to make the
attack vampiric (no action required). On a hit, you
regain hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

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Leecher's Vial
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)

This dark glass vial, filled with murky blood that is

intertwined with bits of a green, acidic liquid, has an
unremovable cork in the shape of a snake's head.
When the vial's magic takes effect, the snake's
mouth opens to let out the liquid inside.

While attuned to the vial, you can create evil

creatures to serve alongside you from your very
blood. If you've regained hit points since the
start of your last turn, you can use a bonus
action to take 2d6 poison damage, which
can't be reduced in any way, as the vial
drains your blood and mixes it with the
venom inside, summoning a ghoul at an
unoccupied space you can see within 30
feet of you.

The ghoul is an ally to you and your

companions. In combat, the ghoul shares
your initiative count, but it takes its turn
immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal
commands (no action required by you). If
you don't issue any, it takes the Dodge action
and uses its move to avoid danger. After 1 hour,
the ghoul turns to dust and is destroyed.

This property of the vial can be used twice,

regaining all expended uses daily at dawn.

Summoner's Shirt
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

This light brown shirt with green nature motifs

outlines the plethora of beasts and monstrosities that
reside within the world. When its magic is activated, the
green stitching rearranges to outline the summoned
creature.

While wearing this shirt, whenever you summon or

create one or more creatures, you gain temporary hit
points equal to 1d10 + twice the challenge rating of the
creature with the highest CR (minimum of 1).

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Sanguine Bond Sash Blade of Retreats
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement)

Woven from deep crimson silk and adorned with This pristine curved blade has its handle wrapped in a
intricate gold embroidery, this sash drapes gracefully small spell scroll, glowing brightly at all times.
across the wearer's torso. When the sash’s curse is
activated, the sash begins slowly bleeding. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic weapon.
While attuned this sash, you can use a bonus action to
curse a creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The In addition, when you miss an attack with this weapon,
target must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw you can use your reaction to teleport to any
or become cursed for 1 minute. While the target is unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of you.
cursed in this way, when you regain hit points, the You can’t teleport to a point that would bring you
target takes necrotic damage equal to the number of within 10 feet of a hostile creature. This property of
hit points you regained. The cursed creature can repeat the weapon can be used twice, regaining all expended
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending uses daily at dawn.
the effect on itself on a success. Once this property of
the sash has been used, it can’t be used again until the
next dawn.
Frozen Shard
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a
spellcaster)
Aethertooth Dagger
Weapon (dagger), rare (requires attunement) The permanently frozen shard, inside which swirls a
fragment of Leechdepth essence, glows with a turquoise
This small and sinister weapon is crafted from the color. It can be attached to pieces of string and carried
ashen fang of a vampire. Despite its diminutive size, the around the waist or neck, or even affixed to a staff.
dagger exudes an otherworldly aura, possessing a
translucent edge that seems to shimmer with an While this shard is on your person, it has the
uncanny, ethereal energy. following properties:

You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made • Whenever you cast a spell of 3rd level or higher,
with this magic weapon. you gain temporary hit points equal to your
proficiency bonus.
In addition, when you roll a 20 on your attack roll with • Whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher
this dagger, you can substitute your turn in the that deals cold or necrotic damage, you regain hit
initiative order with the target's. This property of the points equal to your proficiency bonus.
dagger can’t be used again until the next dawn.

Gnossan's Golden Armor

Armor (breastplate), very rare (requires attunement)

Glistening with opulence, this golden breastplate is a

masterwork of artistry and craftsmanship. Its surface is
a radiant expanse of finely wrought gold, polished to a
mirror-like shine that reflects the surrounding light with
a mesmerizing brilliance. Elaborate filigree dances across
its surface, weaving intricate patterns of swirling vines,
regal crests, and celestial motifs.

While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC

while you have 1,000 or more gp on your person. This
bonus increases to +2 while you have 5,000 or more gp
on your person, and to +3 while you have 10,000 or
more gp. While you have 20,000 or more gp on your
person, you have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons.

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 The Freshest Mint Tin
Wondrous item, rare

The exterior of this mint tin is adorned with intricate

frost patterns etched into the silvery metal,
reminiscent of delicate ice crystals formed under the
pale glow of a winter moon. When the lid is opened, a
rush of frigid air escapes, carrying with it the sweet
aroma of peppermint and a hint of something more
mysterious. Nestled within is a collection of perfectly
formed mints, each glistening with a frosty sheen.
When placed upon the tongue, these delectable
confections unleash a refreshing burst of cold,
awakening the senses.

This mint tin has 1d4 + 2 magic mints within it. If a

mint is removed from the tin, that mint loses its
magical potency after 1 minute. As a bonus action, a
creature can consume one of the mints, gaining the
following benefits for one minute:

• Its speed is increased by 15 feet.

Necklace of Chocolate Rivers • It has resistance to cold damage.
Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) • If the creature uses the Attack action, until the
end of its turn, it can take the Dash or Disengage action
Suspended within a crystal-clear sphere, a mesmerizing as a bonus action.
river of rich, velvety chocolate flows endlessly, its
surface glistening like a starlit night.

While wearing this necklace, you gain a +1 bonus to AC,

and you are immune to poison damage. When you
would take poison damage, your speed is doubled until
the end of your next turn, and you can use the Dash or
Disengage actions as a bonus action.

In addition, you can stand on and walk across molten

chocolate as if it were solid ground.

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MONSTERS
Ordered By CR

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 Leechdepth Bloater
Large undead, neutral evil

LEECHDEPTH Armor Class 12 (natural armor)

BLOATER
Hit Points 76 (8d10 + 32)
Speed 25 ft., swim 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

16 (+3) 6 (-2) 18 (+4) 3 (-4) 8 (-1) 7 (-2)
Restless Dead. The fate of a soul that dies at sea is
harsh. The fate of the body is much worse, as all those Damage Resistances cold
who drown will one day return as bloaters, the undead Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
slaves of the Leechdepth. Filled with water and Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
putrefying insides, bloaters are found wherever a ship is Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
sunk, making sure many more will join it. Languages understands the languages it knew in life but
can't speak
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the bloater to 0 hit

points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC
of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or
from a critical hit. On a success, the bloater drops to 1 hit
point instead.
Bloated Constitution. When the bloater dies or makes a
successful Constitution saving throw, it explodes with
bloated bile in a 10-foot radius sphere centered on itself.
Each non-undead creature within range must make a DC 13
Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 7
(2d6) necrotic damage and its hit point maximum is
reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This
reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The
target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and
suffers no additional effect.
Moldwater Stench. Any creature that starts its turn within
10 feet of the bloater must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution
saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn.
If the creature is submerged, it makes this saving throw at
disadvantage. On a successful saving throw, the creature is
immune to the bloater's stench for 24 hours.

Actions
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Intestine Barf (Recharge 6). Each non-undead creature
within a 10-foot cone in front of the bloater must make a DC
13 Constitution saving throw, taking 13 (3d8) damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If a
poisoned creature fails the saving throw, it becomes
incapacitated until the end of its next turn.

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 MERMAID
Daughters of the Sea. Created from arcane and sea-
foam, mermaids are manifestations of mysteries only
seasoned sailors know the answers to. They strive to
better understand humanity, but resort to trickery and
violence to achieve their goal—they are after all, born
devoid of empathy. Anything belonging to humans, be
it their body or trinkets, grants them further
knowledge of the surface.

Who cares how it’s acquired?

Mermaid Kiss. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one

target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) necrotic damage. If the creature is
Medium Monstrosity, neutral evil charmed by the mermaid, it loses all air and begins choking. Once
the charm is broken, the creature begins breathing again.
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24) Mermaid's Song. The mermaid sings a magical melody. Every
Speed 5 ft., swim 50 ft. humanoid and giant within 300 feet of the mermaid that can hear
the song must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be
charmed until the song ends. The mermaid must take a bonus
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
action on its subsequent turns to continue singing. It can stop
12 (+1) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 6 (-2) 13 (+1) 19 (+4)
singing at any time. The song ends if the mermaid is incapacitated.
While charmed by the mermaid, a target falls in love with the
Skills Deception +6, Performance +6, Persuasion +6 mermaid and must use its action on its turns to attack any
Damage Resistances cold creatures that it sees attack the mermaid. If the charmed target
Condition Immunities charmed, prone is more than 5 feet away from the mermaid, the target must
move on its turn toward the mermaid by the most direct route. It
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
doesn't avoid opportunity attacks, but before moving into
Languages Aquan, Common, Elvish damaging terrain, such as shark-infested waters, and whenever it
Challenge 3 (700 XP) takes damage from a source other than the mermaid, a target can
repeat the saving throw. A creature can also repeat the saving
Amphibious. The Mermaid can breathe air and water. throw at the end of each of its turns. If a creature's saving throw
is successful, the effect ends on it.
Conditional Telepathy. While underwater, the mermaid can A target that successfully saves is immune to this mermaid's
communicate telepathically with other beasts, humanoids, and song for the next 24 hours.
monstrosities within 120 feet of it.
Reactions
Actions
Incredible Beauty. When a creature targets the mermaid with
Multiattack. The mermaid makes two attacks: one with its a melee attack, the mermaid can use its beauty to distract the
claws and one with its kiss. creature. The creature must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw.
On a failure, it must choose a new target for the attack or lose
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. the attack.
Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.

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 Maddened Thrasher
Large monstrosity, neutral evil

Armor Class 17 (natural armor)

Hit Points 114 (12d10 + 48)
Speed 5 ft., swim 50 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

20 (+5) 16 (+3) 19 (+4) 8 (-1) 10 (+0) 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Str +8

Skills Athletics +8, Perception +3
Damage Resistances cold
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Hold Breath. The thrasher can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Rampage. When the thrasher reduces a creature to 0 hit
points with a melee attack on its turn, the thrasher can take
a bonus action to move up to half its speed and make a
tentacle attack.
Thrash & Bash. Whenever the thrasher moves at least half
of its speed, each creature it is grappling must make a DC 16
Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
becomes stunned until the end of its next turn.
Underwater Camouflage. The thrasher has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater.
Water Breathing. The thrasher can breathe only underwater. MADDENED
Actions
Multiattack. The thrasher makes four grasp attacks or two
THRASHER
tentacle attacks.
Grasp. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 15 ft., one Insanity Incarnate. Down below, where the darkness
target. Hit: The target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until the knows no bounds, creatures must find the light within
grapple ends, the target is restrained. themselves. Maddened thrashers are twisted, monstrous
Maddened Thrash (Recharge 5-6). The thrasher whips depthfolks, whose minds could not comprehend their
its tentacles in a 30-foot radius around it. Each creature
must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 13 dark existence. Sprouting eldritch tentacles they lash
(3d8) bludgeoning damage and become grappled by a out at any creature within their reach.
tentacle (escape DC 16). The thrasher has eight tentacles,
each of which can grapple one target.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is
a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple
ends, the target is restrained.

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 Mermaid Tideshapter Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Medium celestial, true neutral Frozen Tides. The tideshaper splashes freezing water onto a
creature other than itself within 30 feet of it. The creature must
Armor Class 17 (seashell armor) succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 9 (2d8)
Hit Points 97 (13d8 + 39) cold damage and have its speed reduced to 0 until the start of
Speed 5 ft., swim 50 ft. the tideshaper’s next turn.
Guiding Tides. The tideshaper splashes guiding water onto a
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA creature other than itself within 30 feet of it. The creature has its
12 (+1) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 6 (-2) 20 (+5) 16 (+3) speed increased by 10 feet and can add 1d8 to the next ability
check or attack roll it makes until the start of the tideshaper’s
next turn.
Saving Throws Wis +8 Healing Tides. The tideshaper splashes healing water onto a
Skills Performance +6, Religion +1 creature other than itself within 30 feet of it. The creature regains
Damage Resistances cold 13 (3d8) hit points.
Condition Immunities charmed, prone Murky Tides. The tideshaper splashes murky water onto a
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15 creature other than itself within 30 feet of it. The creature
Languages Aquan, Common, Elvish becomes invisible until the start of the tideshaper’s next turn.
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Bonus Actions
Amphibious. The tideshaper can breathe air and water. Shielding Waters (Recharge 6). The tideshaper surrounds
Conditional Telepathy. While underwater, the tideshaper can itself and another creature within 30 feet of it with a freezing
communicate telepathically with other beasts, humanoids, and bubble of water, granting each creature 11 (2d10) temporary
monstrosities within 120 feet of it. hit points.
Tide Retort. Whenever a creature damages the mermaid
tideshaper or a creature that has temporary hit points granted to
it by the tideshaper with a melee attack, the attacker takes 5
Reactions
(1d10) cold damage.
Shifting Tides. When a creature within 15 feet of the
tideshaper becomes the target of a melee attack, the tideshaper
Actions can redirect the attack to itself.

Multiattack. The tideshaper makes two attacks with its claws or

uses two different tides.

MERMAID Old Knowledge. Highly respected within mermaid

societies, tideshapers have defeated their curiosity and

TIDESHAPER
replaced it with devotion to the seas, granting them
the ability to shape the waters as they see fit,
defending both themselves and their allies, mermaid
or otherwise.

Art by BNJacob

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Traditionally, sugaris are kindly, albeit mischievous
creatures. Some, however, become corrupted by bacteria,
and the dark influence of the Leechdepth. These are
killer candy, the scourge of Candy Island, who destroy all
humanoids who’ve spent too much time munching on
the resources of their home. Minty Killercane
Medium monstrosity (corrupted sugari), neutral evil

MINTY Armor Class 15(natural armor)

Hit Points 71 (11d8 + 22)

KILLERCANES Speed 50 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

12 (+1) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 2 (-4) 15 (+2) 7 (-2)

The quick, fresh minties bring about doom from the

Saving Throws Dex +6
dark, their freshness restraining the targets for long Skills Acrobatics +6, Stealth +6
enough to land a few quick and deadly strikes. Then, Damage Resistances necrotic, poison
they retreat back to the darkness of the candy cane Condition Immunities exhaustion
forests, where they hide in plain sight. Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages understands Common
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Devourable. Any humanoid creature can spend 1 minute
eating the killercane's corpse to regain 13 (3d8) hit points.
Icy Lunge. If the killercane moves at least 15 feet straight
toward a target and then hits it with a candycane attack on
the same turn, the target takes an extra 3 (1d6) cold damage.
If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14
Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is
prone, its movement speed is reduced to 0 until the end of its
next turn.
Minty Ambush. When the killercane makes an attack against
a creature that hasn't taken a turn in the combat yet, it deals
an extra 3 (1d6) cold damage on a hit.
Sugar Rush (Recharges after a Long Rest). When the
killercane is brought below half of its maximum hit points, it
enters a sugar rush for the next minute. While in a sugar rush,
the killercane's speed is doubled, and it can make one
candycane attack as a bonus action.

Actions
Multiattack. The killercane makes two attacks.
Candycane. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage.
Cold Mint Breath (Recharge 6). The killercane lets out a
breath of minty cold energy. Each creature in a 10-foot cone in
front of the killercane must make a DC 14 Constitution saving
throw, taking 10 (3d6) cold damage and being restrained until
the end of its next turn on a failed save, or taking half as much
damage and not being restrained on a successful one.

Bonus Action
Cunning Action. The killercane takes the Dash, Disengage,
or Hide action.

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Deathshrieker Bat Regeneration. The bat regains 10 hit points at the
start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. If the bat takes
Large undead, unaligned radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the
bat's next turn. The bat dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit
Armor Class 17 (natural armor) points and doesn’t regenerate.
Hit Points 65 (10d10 + 10)
Speed 5 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover) Actions
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Multiattack. The bat makes one bite and one claw attack or two
16 (+3) 18 (+4) 12 (+1) 6 (-2) 14 (+2) 4 (-3) shock attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:
14 (2d10 + 3) piercing and 5 (1d10) necrotic damage. The bat
Saving Throws Dex +7 regains hit points equal to the necrotic damage dealt.
Damage Resistances necrotic, poison Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:
Condition Immunities blinded 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it is
Senses blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 12 grappled (escape DC 14).
Languages understands Deep Speech but can’t speak it Shock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 60/180 ft., one
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) thunder damage.
Deathshriek (Recharge 5-6). The bat lets out a shriek in a line
that is 100 feet long and 10 feet wide. Each creature in the line
Carrier. The bat counts as one size larger when determining its must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a
carrying capacity and the weight it can push, drag, or lift. The creature takes 9 (2d8) necrotic and 9 (2d8) thunder damage and
bat's flying speed isn't reduced by carrying a grappled creature. is deafened for 1 minute. On a successful save, it takes half as
Echolocation. The bat can't use its blindsight while deafened. much damage and isn't deafened. A deafened creature can repeat
Keen Hearing. The bat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) the Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
checks that rely on hearing. ending the effect on a successful save.
Night Terror. When the bat damages a creature for the second
time on the same turn, the creature must make a DC 13 Wisdom Bonus Actions
saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is frightened of the
bat until the end of its next turn. Lift. The bat grapples a willing creature.

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 Living Coralreef
Large elemental, unaligned

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)

Hit Points 85 (9d10 + 36)
Speed 5 ft.

STR
19 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
7 (-2)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
5 (-3) LIVING
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Resistances cold, poison; bludgeoning, piercing,
CORALREEF
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened,
exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed Ancient Defenders. As the magic of the Leechdepth
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 10 took hold, the seas retorted. Living Coralreefs act as the
Languages Deep Speech, Primordial sea’s immune system, cleansing waters of any threats
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) and calcifying intruders they deem harmful to the
surrounding flora and fauna.
Amphibious. The coralreef can breathe air and water.
Immutable Form. The coralreef is immune to any spell or
effect that would alter its form.
Magic Weapons. The coralreef's weapon attacks are magical.
Reef Mucus. Whenever a creature hits the coralreef with a
melee attack, it must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving
throw or become stuck to the mucus. The object or body
part with which the creature struck becomes unusable until
it uses an action to repeat the saving throw, freeing the
object or body part on a success.
Regeneration. The coralreef regains 5 hit points at the
start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and starts its
turn within water. If the coralreef takes necrotic or fire
damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of the
coralreef's next turn.
Symbiotic Relationship. Whenever a beast or monstrosity
with a swimming speed starts its turn within 10 feet of the
coralreef, it also benefits from its regeneration trait.

Actions
Multiattack. The coralreef makes two attacks.
Coral Spike. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Calcifying Touch (Recharge 6). Melee Weapon Attack: +7
to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) necrotic
damage and the creature's skin quickly calcifies. It becomes
diseased. While diseased in this way, it is restrained and
must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw at the start of
its next turn. On a failure, the disease ends and the creature
is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or
other magic. On a success, the disease ends.

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 BLOODMIST
CHANNELER
Originally worshipers of the storm, bloodmist
channelers are vampires who can control the mist and
lightning in unthinkable ways, bringing about sickness
and death from but mist and fog. They are the trained
mages of the Leechdepth, turning the weather into a
reflection of the evil blood draining deity.

Bloodmist Channeler 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. The target's hit point

maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic
Medium undead, neutral evil damage taken, and the channeler regains hit points equal to that
amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest.
Armor Class 17 (natural armor) The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45) Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft., swim 50 ft. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) slashing damage.
Poisonblood Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 60 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) necrotic damage and 9 (2d8) poison
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15
12 (+1) 18 (+4) 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 19 (+4)
Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. A
poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each
Saving Throws Dex +7, Wis +3, Cha +7 of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
Skills Arcana +3, Nature +3, Perception +3, Religion +3 Spellcasting. The channeler casts one of the following spells,
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13 At will: bane, chill touch (2d8), fog cloud
Languages the languages it knew in life 2/day each: tormenting claws*, vampiric boarding mist*, vampiric touch
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) 1/day: cloudkill
*See Dread Tides
Blood Compass. The channeler knows the exact location of
each creature it has damaged within the last hour and each Sanguine Storm (Recharge 5-6). The channeler calls upon the
creature within its Bloodmist Cloud. sky to bring down sanguine lightning. Each creature of its choice
Spider Climb. The channeler can climb difficult surfaces, within 500 feet of it must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking
including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an 10 (3d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much
ability check. damage on a successful one. One undead creature of the
Vampire Weaknesses. The channeler has the following flaws: channeler's choice that it can see regains hit points equal to the
Forbiddance. The channeler can't enter a residence without an damage dealt to creatures who failed the saving throw.
invitation from one of the occupants. Bloodmist Cloud (1/Day). The channeler creates an obscuring
Stake to the Heart. The channeler is destroyed if a piercing 30-foot-radius cloud of bloodmist at a point it can see within 120
weapon made of wood is driven into its heart while it is feet, which lasts for 1 minute or until it loses concentration (as if
incapacitated in its resting place. it was concentrating on a spell). While within the cloud, each
undead creature of the channeler's choice regains 5 hit points at
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The channeler takes 20 radiant
the start of each of its turns. The area is heavily obscured for all
damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it
non-undead creatures.
has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

Bonus Action
Actions Bloodport. The channeler teleports to an unoccupied space
within 5 feet of a corpse with blood that it can see within 120
Multiattack. The channeler makes two attacks, only one of feet of it.
which can be a bite attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing
creature, or a creature that is grappled by the channeler,

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 Acidic Thrasher
Huge monstrosity, neutral evil

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)

Hit Points 147 (14d12 + 56)
Speed 10 ft., swim 60 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

ACIDIC
22 (+6) 16 (+3) 19 (+4) 8 (-1) 10 (+0) 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Str +9

THRASHER Skills Perception +3

Damage Resistances cold
Damage Immunities acid
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Dwelling in Corruption. Born within infested waters, Languages —
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
acidic thrashers have had their bodily chemistry altered
to better suit their surroundings and the many threats
of the waters. Their caustic insides, paired with their Cloud Control. The thrasher has advantage on all attacks
ability to make clouds of acidic ink, makes them one of it makes while within its acidic ink cloud.
the most feared monsters of the depths—for both Hold Breath. The thrasher can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Regenerative Acid. If the thrasher starts its turn within its
sailors and sea creatures. acidic ink cloud, it regains 5 hit points.
Underwater Camouflage. The thrasher has advantage on
Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater.
Water Breathing. The thrasher can breathe only
underwater.

Actions
Multiattack. The thrasher makes two attacks.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage. If the target is
a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 17). Until this grapple
ends, the target is restrained.
Acidic Ink Cloud (Recharge 6). A 30-foot-radius cloud of
ink extends all around the thrasher if it is underwater. The
area is heavily obscured for 1 minute, although a significant
current can disperse the ink. When a creature enters the
area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it
must make a Constitution saving throw save, taking 12 (5d4)
acid damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a
successful one.

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 Fudge Giant
Huge monstrosity (corrupted sugari), neutral evil FUDGE GIANTS
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 161 (17d12 + 51) Built from mountains of chocolate fudge, the fudge
Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft., swim 30 ft. giants are the wardens of chocolate gates, blocking
passages, slowing down escapes, and beating down
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA those who dare fight them head-on.
19 (+4) 8 (-1) 16 (+3) 2 (-4) 16 (+3) 7 (-2)

Saving Throws Str +7

Skills Athletics +7
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic, poison; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities exhaustion
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages understands Common
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Amorphous. The giant can move through a space as narrow
as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Devourable. Any humanoid creature can spend 1 minute
eating the giant's corpse to regain 22 (5d8) hit points.
Fudgy Body. Whenever a creature touches the giant or hits it
with a melee weapon attack, it must succeed on a DC 15
Strength saving throw or become grappled (escape DC 15).
Regeneration. The giant regains 10 hit points at the start of
its turn if it has at least 1 hit point.
Sugar Rush (Recharges after a Long Rest). When the giant
is brought below half of its maximum hit points, it enters a
sugar rush for the next minute. While in a sugar rush, the
giant's speed is doubled, and it can make one fudge slam
attack as a bonus action.
Too Much Sugar. When the giant would reduce a creature's
speed but the creature's speed is already 0, the creature takes
4 (1d8) necrotic damage.

Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks.
Fudge Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft.,
one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the target
is a creature, its speed is halved.
Fudge Ball. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 30/120
ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the
target is a creature, its speed is reduced by 5 feet.
Fudge Geysers (Recharge 6). The giant creates up to three
10-foot-radius, 50-foot-high geysers of hot fudge at points it
can see within 30 feet of it. Each non-sugari creature within a
geyser must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or
take 13 (3d8) bludgeoning damage and be slowed until the
end of the giant's next turn.
While slowed, the creature's speed is halved, it takes a −2
penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and it can't use
reactions. On its turn, it can use either an action or a bonus
action, not both. Regardless of the creature's abilities or magic
items, it can't make more than one melee or ranged attack
during its turn.
If the creature attempts to cast a spell with a casting time of 1
action, roll a d20. On an 11 or higher, the spell doesn't take
effect until the creature's next turn, and the creature must use
its action on that turn to complete the spell. If it can't, the
spell is wasted.

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 Geyser Gusher
GEYSER GUSHER
Large elemental, neutral
Under Pressure. Water elementals that spend enough
Armor Class 16 (natural armor) time of the bottom of the sea can have their bodies
Hit Points 133 (14d10 + 56) strengthened by the pressure, thus becoming geyser
Speed 30 ft., swim 90 ft. gushers—dynamic displacers of great power, who can
push around any threats that dare enter their domain.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 8 (-1)

Saving Throws Str +8

Damage Resistances acid, cold; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Aquan
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

Geyser Form. The gusher can enter a hostile creature's

space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow
as 1 inch wide without squeezing. If it ends its turn within a
creature's space, the creature must succeed on a DC 16
Constitution saving throw or begin to suffocate.
Displacing Force. Non-elemental creatures within 15 feet
of the gusher have their swimming speed halved.

Actions
Multiattack. The gusher makes two geyser attacks.
Geyser. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach
15 ft. or range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d8 + 4) force
damage. If the creature is Large or smaller, it is pushed back
30 feet if this was a melee attack and 15 feet if this was a
ranged attack.
Geysering Whelm (Recharge 4-6). Each creature in the
gusher's space must make a DC 16 Strength saving throw.
On a failure, a target takes 36 (8d8) bludgeoning damage. If
it is Large or smaller, it is also pushed up to 30 feet in any
direction of the gusher's choice and begins to suffocate as
water pours into its lungs. If the saving throw is successful,
the target is pushed out of the gusher's space.

Reactions
Steam Shield (3/Day). As a reaction to being targeted by
an attack or a spell, the gusher gains resistance to fire and
cold damage and becomes heavily obscured. If the spell
requires the gusher to be seen by the caster, the action is
used and the spell fails, but the spell slot is not expended.

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 LEECHDEPTH
ABOMINATION
Leechdepth Abomination
Large undead, neutral evil Unspeakable Horror. Leechdepth abominations are
the most disgusting forces one can find on the Seas of
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 115 (11d10 + 55) Blood. Resembling both a shipwreck and a bloated
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. corpse, they lumber forth and shoot their cannons
until reaching their targets. Upon coming face-to-face
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA with their prey, they slash, slam, and devour it, leaving
18 (+4) 8 (-1) 20 (+5) 3 (-4) 8 (-1) 5 (-3) no trace behind them.

Saving Throws Str +8, Con +9 Perfect Thrall. Just like their less feared brethren, the
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and Leechdepth bloaters, abominations make up the
slashing from nonmagical attacks mindless mass of a Leechdepth’s army, pushing
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison through pain to reach enemy lines and stopping at
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned, unconscious nothing to break their ranks.
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages understands the languages it knew in life but
can't speak
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

Frightening Appearance. When a creature is damaged

twice by the abomination on the same turn, it must succeed
on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of
the abomination for 1 minute. A frightened creature can
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on a success.
Moldwater Stench. Any creature that starts its turn
within 10 feet of the abomination must succeed on a DC
16 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the
start of its next turn. If the creature is submerged, it
OGRE
makes this saving throw at disadvantage. On a successful
saving throw, the creature is immune to the abomination's
stench for 24 hours.
MANEATER
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the abomination to
0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a
DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or Twisted Eaters. Once mere ogres like any other, ogre
from a critical hit. On a success, the abomination drops to 1 maneaters had their minds and bodies twisted by the
hit point instead. Leechdepth. Now, their bottomless bellies are all they
can think of, overwhelmed by hunger and gluttony.
Actions Their every moment is spent yearning for more food.
Multiattack. The abomination makes three attacks. And anything can be food.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 18 (4d6 + 4) piercing damage and the creature is
grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the target
is restrained, and the abomination can't use its claw on
another target.
Cannonball. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 120/300
ft., one target. Hit: 20 (3d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage. This
attack deals double damage to objects and structures.
Cannon Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Devouring Maw (Recharge 5-6). Melee Weapon Attack:
+8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4) piercing
damage and 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. The target must
succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or its hit
point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the
damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a
long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point
maximum to 0.

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 Ogre Maneater Rampant Hunger. When the maneater hits a
creature with a slam attack, it can deal an extra 9 (2d8)
Large giant, chaotic evil bludgeoning damage. If it does, its AC is reduced by 4 (1d8) until
the start of its next turn.
Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Siege Monster. The maneater deals double damage to objects
Hit Points 123 (13d10 + 52) and structures.
Speed 40 ft.
Actions
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
23 (+6) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) 6 (-2) 11 (+0) 9 (-1) Multiattack. The maneater makes two slam attacks or one
cannon attack. It can replace one slam attack with a devour
attack.
Saving Throws Str +10, Con +8
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Skills Athletics +14, Intimidation +3 Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature,
Damage Resistances necrotic, poison, psychic; bludgeoning, it is grappled (escape DC 18).
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Cannon. Ranged Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, range 60/320 ft.,
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, prone one target. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage and the target
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 is pushed 10 feet away from the maneater.
Languages Common, Giant Devour. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) grappled Medium or smaller creature. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) piercing
damage and the target is swallowed. While swallowed, the
creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against
Buffet. When the maneater hits a creature with a slam attack, it
attacks and other effects outside the maneater, and it takes 16
finds and eats 3 days worth of rations on that creature's person as
(3d10) acid damage at the start of each of the maneater's turns.
part of the attack.
The maneater regains hit points equal to the damage dealt.
Cannibal Taste. The maneater has advantage on Wisdom If the maneater takes 15 damage or more on a single turn
(Perception) and Wisdom (Survival) checks to smell and track
from a creature inside it, the maneater must succeed on a DC 15
humanoids and giants.
Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate
Heavy Set. The maneater is immune to spells and abilities that all swallowed creatures, which fall prone in a space within 10 feet
would move it against its will. of the maneater. If the maneater dies, a swallowed creature is no
Hunger & Anger. When a creature the maneater can see longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 15
regains hit points, the maneater's walking speed is increased by feet of movement, exiting prone.
20 feet and it becomes resistant to all damage until the end of
its next turn.
Raider's Aura. The maneater and each allied creature within 15
Reactions
feet of it have advantage on attack rolls against any creature that Envious Hunger. When a creature within 5 feet of the maneater
doesn't have all its hit points. regains hit points, it can use its reaction to make a slam attack
against that creature.

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 VAMPIRATE
Vampirates make up the bulk of the Leechdepth’s
forces—sailors who have been turned to bloodlusted
creatures, lacking any mind or personal desire past
their hunger. They man vampiric ships, hunt cowards,
and enjoy rushing into battle carelessly, confident their
regeneration will keep them safe. Some scholars and
survivors debate whether this bloodlust is a form of
rebellion of the souls kept in servitude, who wish for
nothing more than the torment to end.

Vampirate Vampire Weaknesses. The vampirate has the

following flaws:
Medium undead, neutral evil • Forbiddance. The vampirate can't enter a residence
without an invitation from one of the occupants.
Armor Class 17 (natural armor) • Stake to the Heart. The vampirate is destroyed if a
Hit Points 102 (12d8 + 48) piercing weapon made of wood is driven into its heart while it is
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. incapacitated in its resting place.
• Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampirate takes 20 radiant
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it
18 (+4) 17 (+3) 18 (+4) 11 (+0) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

Saving Throws Dex +7, Wis +4 Actions

Skills Perception +4, Stealth +7
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and Multiattack. The vampirate makes three attacks, only one of
which can be a bite attack.
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 14 Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing
creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampirate,
Languages the languages it knew in life incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage plus
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) 10 (3d6) necrotic damage. The target's hit point maximum is
reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and
Frighten. If the vampirate hits a creature with three attacks the vampirate regains hit points equal to that amount. The
during the same turn, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies
Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for the next minute. if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
Cutlass. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage and 3 (1d6) necrotic damage.
Regeneration. The vampirate regains 10 hit points at the start
of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn't in sunlight or
running water. If the vampirate takes radiant damage or damage
Bonus Action
from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of the
vampirate's next turn. Pirate's Mark (1/Day). The vampirate marks a creature it can
see within 30 feet of it, getting a sense for its blood. For the next
Sanguine Swordsman. When the vampirate damages a creature
minute, the vampirate's attacks deal an extra 3 (1d6) necrotic
with an attack, it adds 1 to its AC until the start of its next turn.
damage on a hit against the creature, and it knows the creature's
Sea Legs. The vampirate has advantage against spells and exact location.
abilities that would push it, pull it, or knock it prone.
Reaction
Coward's Blood Addiction. If a hostile creature the vampirate
can see takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action, the vampirate
can use its reaction to move up to its speed toward the target
without provoking opportunity attacks.

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 Shipwreck Golem Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Huge construct, unaligned Magic Weapons. The golem's weapon attacks are magical.
Necrotic Chains. Whenever a creature within 30 feet of the
Armor Class 19 (natural armor) golem takes necrotic damage, its walking speed is reduced by
Hit Points 207 (18d12 + 90) 10 feet.
Speed 30 ft., swim 50 ft. Siege Monster. The golem deals double damage to objects
and structures.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Thousand Grasps. Whenever a creature hits the golem with a
25 (+7) 12 (+1) 21 (+5) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) melee attack, the creature must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving
throw. On a failed save, it is grappled (escape DC 20).

Saving Throws Str +12, Con +10

Skills Perception +5 Actions
Damage Resistances necrotic, psychic
Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and Multiattack. The giant makes three melee attacks or two
cannon attacks. It can replace one of those attacks with its Cone
slashing from nonmagical attacks
of Flames.
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, frightened, petrified,
poisoned
Anchor (Ship Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit,
reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 15 plus 26 (4d12) necrotic damage, and the target is pulled up to 10
Languages understands the languages of its creator feet toward the golem, then grappled (escape DC 20). Until this
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the golem can't use its
anchor on another target.
Bloated Bodies. Whenever the golem takes 25 or more damage Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.
Hit: 33 (4d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
from the same attack, 1d8 zombies or 1d2 ogre zombies break
from its body and fall on an unoccupied space within 10 feet of it, Cannon. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, range 60/320 ft., one
acting as allies of the golem and obeying its telepathic commands target. Hit: 23 (3d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
(no action required). The zombies remain for 1 hour, until the Cone of Flames (Golem Form Only). The golem releases fire
golem dies, or until they are destroyed. within a 10-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC
Dreadship. The golem can use its action to convert into a huge 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire damage on a failed
ship, or back into its true form. Its statistics and its size are the save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't Cannon Barrage (Recharge 6) (Ship Form Only). The golem
transformed, but reintegrated into the ship. It reverts to its true makes four cannon attacks.
form if it dies. Depths of Death (Recharge 6) (Golem Form Only). The
Fly the Flag of Death. Undead creatures within 100 feet of the golem throws anchors of necrotic energy at each creature of its
golem have advantage on saving throws against any effect that choice within 30 feet of it. Each creature chosen this way must
turns undead. make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) necrotic
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or effect damage and being pulled up to 25 feet toward the golem on a
that would alter its form. failed save, or taking half as much damage and not being pulled
on a successful one.

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 LORD OF THE
LEECHDEPTH
In the dark depths of the Leechdepth, where the veil
between life and death is thin as the waters
themselves, you find the imposing figure known as the
Lord of the Leechdepth. This ancient and malevolent
being is the very progenitor of the sinister leeching
vampires, cursed to undeath in the watery abyss. Its
form is a grotesque fusion of skeletal remains and
writhing leech-like appendages, each pulsating with a
sinister hunger for the living. Its eyes, if you dare to
meet them, gleam with a malevolent intelligence that
has festered for eons. The Lord of the Leechdepth
reigns over a kingdom of shadowy horrors, where the
boundaries between vampire and leech blur into one
nightmarish existence. To face this abomination is to
confront the very essence of dread that lurks beneath
the surface of the world.

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 Vampire Weaknesses. The lord of the leechdepth
Lord of the Leechdepth has the following flaws:
Huge undead (vampire), lawful evil • Forbiddance. The lord of the leechdepth can't enter a
residence without an invitation from one of the occupants.
Armor Class 20 (natural armor) • Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of
Hit Points 243 (18d12 + 126) enchanted wood is driven into the lord of the leechdepth's heart
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover), swim 120 ft. while the lord of the leechdepth is incapacitated in its resting place,
the lord of the leechdepth is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA • Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The lord of the leechdepth
23 (+6) 17 (+3) 24 (+7) 19 (+4) 16 (+3) 26 (+8) takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While
in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

Saving Throws Str +14, Con +15, Int +12, Cha +16 Actions
Skills Arcana +12, Deception +16, Intimidation +16, Perception
+11, Religion +12 Multiattack. The lord of the leechdepth uses his devouring
Damage Resistances cold, fire bloodmist, then makes two leechblade attacks.
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, The Leechblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) slashing damage and 16 (3d10)
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, necrotic damage. If the target is a humanoid below half of its
exhaustion, frightened, unconscious maximum hit points, the lord of the leechdepth regains hit points
Senses darkvision 300 ft., truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 21 equal to the necrotic damage dealt.
Languages Common, Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft. Devouring Bloodmist. The lord of the leechdepth creates an
Challenge 27 (105,000 XP) obscuring 30-foot-radius cloud of devouring bloodmist at a point
it can see within 120 feet, which lasts until the end of his next
turn. The area is heavily obscured for all non-undead creatures.
Blood in the Water. The lord of the leechdepth knows the While within the cloud, each non-undead creature must make a
exact location of any creature below half of its maximum hit DC 24 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature
points within 500 miles. takes 16 (3d10) necrotic damage and is poisoned for 1 minute.
Blood Frenzy. The lord of the leechdepth has advantage on On a successful save, a creature takes half damage and isn't
melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit poisoned. A poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the
points. end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
Legendary Resistance (3/day). If the lord of the leechdepth Grasping Hand (Recharge 6). The lord of the leechdepth
fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. grasps up to two creatures within 10 feet of it, draining them of
Lord of the Dead & Doomed. When the lord of the leechdepth vitality. Each creature must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving
kills a creature, the creature is raised as an undead of CR 10 or throw or take 110 (20d10) necrotic damage and suffer two levels
lower within 1d4 days of dying. of exhaustion.
Regeneration. The lord of the leechdepth regains 20 hit points Sinnerkiller (Reharge 6). The lord of the leechdepth creates a
at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in deadly wave of magic within 30 feet of itself, cursing sinners lest
sunlight. If the lord of the leechdepth takes radiant damage or they confess their sins.
damage from holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start of • If a non-undead creature within range is willing to confess,
the lord of the leechdepth's next turn. it takes 55 (10d10) psychic damage and is charmed until the end
Shapechanger. If the lord of the leechdepth isn’t in sunlight, of its next turn. While charmed in this way, the creature follows
can use its action to polymorph into a Medium humanoid, a Tiny the lord of the leechdepth's exact telepathic commands.
bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into its true form. • If no non-undead creature within range is willing, each non-
• While in human form, its statistics, other than its size and undead creature within range must succeed on a DC 24
appearance, are the same, and any equipment it is wearing or Intelligence saving throw or take 55 (10d10) psychic damage.
carrying isn't transformed.
• While in bat form, the vampire can’t speak, its walking Bonus Actions
speed is 5 feet, and it has a flying speed of 120 feet. Its statistics,
other than its size and speed, are unchanged. Anything it is Bloodport. The lord of the leechdepth teleports to an
wearing transforms with it, but nothing it is carrying does. It unoccupied space within 5 feet of a corpse with blood that it can
reverts to its true form if it dies. see within 300 feet of it.
• While in mist form, the vampire can’t take any actions,
speak, or manipulate objects. It is weightless, has a flying speed Legendary Actions
of 30 feet, can hover, and can enter a hostile creature’s space and
stop there. In addition, if air can pass through a space, the mist The lord of the leechdepth can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
can do so without squeezing, and it can’t pass through water. It from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be
has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The
throws, and it is immune to all nonmagical damage, except the lord of the leechdepth regains spent legendary actions at the
damage it takes from sunlight. start of its turn.
Thousand Leeches. Whenever the lord of the leechdepth hits a
creature with a weapon attack, a leech latches onto it. Whenever Leechblade. The lord of the leechdepth makes one Leechblade
the lord of the leechdepth hits a creature with its Grasping Hand attack.
or Sinkiller, the target takes extra 5 (1d10) necrotic damage for Vampiric Powers (Costs 2 Actions). The lord of the
each leech latched onto it. leechdepth uses his Bloodport or Devouring Bloodmist.
An affected creature can remove all leeches onto it by taking Ribbons of Blood (Costs 3 Actions). The lord of the
fire damage or by not taking damage from the lord of the leechdepth summons streaks of blood in 3 90-foot lines that are
leechdepth for an entire round. 5-foot wide. Each creature in a line area must succeed on a DC
24 Constitution saving throw or become paralyzed until the end
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