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Class Information.

Hit Dice. 1d8 per rogue level

1st Level Hitpoints. 8+ your Constitution modifier

Higher Level Hitpoints. 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per rogue level after 1st

Armor Proficiencies. Light Armor

Weapon Proficiencies. Simple Weapons, Hand Crossbows, Longbows Longswords, Rapiers, Sabers and Shortswords

Tool Proficiencies. Thieve’s Tools and one Set of Artisan’s Tools

Saving Throw Proficiencies. Dexterity and Intelligence

Skill Proficiencies. Choose four from Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth.

Equipment. A Rapier or a Saber or a Shortsword, a Longbow and Quiver of 20 Arrows or a Shortsword, an Equipment Pack, Leather Armor, two Daggers, and Thieve’s Tools

Expertise. At 1st level choose two skills you’re proficient with. You have expertise in these skills, you double your proficiency bonus when making an ability check with them. Additionally you gain expertise in Thieve's Tools.

Sneak Attack. Also at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the attack roll. The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain levels in this class, as shown in the Sneak Attack column of the Rogue table.

Thieves’ Cant. During your rogue training, so at 1st level you learned thieves' cant, a secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows you to hide messages in seemingly normal conversation. Only another creature that knows thieves' cant understands such messages. It takes four times longer to convey such a message than it does to speak the same idea plainly. In addition, you understand a set of secret signs and symbols used to convey short, simple messages, such as whether an area is dangerous or the territory of a thieves guild, whether loot is nearby, or whether the people in an area are easy marks or will provide a safe house for thieves on the run.

Cunning Action. Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Roguish Archetype. At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you emulatein the exercise of your rogue abilities. Your archetype choice grants you features at 3rd level and then again at 9th, 13th, and 17th level.

Ability Score Improvements. When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. Alternatively, you can take a feat instead of taking this increase to ability scores.

Uncanny Dodge. Starting at 5th level, when an attacker that you can see hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to halve the attack's damage against you.

Expertise. At 6th level choose two skills you’re proficient with. You have expertise in these skills, you double your proficiency bonus when making an ability check with them

Evasion. Beginning at 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as an ancient red dragon’s fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail. Additionally, if you take no damage because of a success, you may move out of the area causing the save to be made.

Reliable Talent. By 11th level, you have refined your chosen skills until they approach perfection. Whenever you make an ability check that lets you add your proficiency bonus, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.

Blindsense. Starting at 14th level, if you are able to hear, you are aware of the location of any hidden or invisible creature within 10 feet of you.

By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental strength. You gain proficiency in Wisdom  and Charisma saving throws.

Elusive. Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No attack roll has advantage against you while you aren't incapacitated.

Stroke of Luck. At 20th level, you have an uncanny knack for succeeding when you need to. If your attack misses a target within range, you can turn the miss into a hit. Alternatively, if you fail an ability check, you can treat the d20 roll as a 20. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a long rest.

Spellcasting. You gain the ability to cast spells at 3rd level

Spellcasting Ability. Intelligence

Spell Save DC. 8 + Your Proficiency Bonus + Your Intelligence Modifier

Spell Attack Bonus. Proficiency Bonus + Your Intelligence Modifier

Spellcasting Focus. An Arcane Focus

Spell Learning Method. You start knowing 3 spells from the Wizard spell list from the Enchantment or Illusion schools and learn additional spells from that list and those schools as shown in the following class table.

Mage Hand Legerdemain. Starting at 3rd level, you learn the Mage Hand cantrip in addition to the other cantrips you learn. When you cast Mage Hand, you can make the spectral hand invisible, and you can perform the following additional tasks with it:

Magical Ambush. Starting at 9th level, if you are hidden from a creature when you cast a spell on it, the creature has disadvantage on any saving throw it makes against the spell this turn.

Versatile Trickster. At 13th level, you gain the ability to distract targets with your mage hand. As a bonus action on your turn, you can designate a creature within 5 feet of the spectral hand created by the spell. Doing so gives you advantage on attack rolls against that creature until the end of the turn.

Spell Thief. At 17th level, you gain the ability to magically steal the knowledge of how to cast a spell from another spellcaster.

Ace Assassin

Assassin's Strike. You are at your deadliest when your enemies don't see you coming. Starting at 3rd level, you gain the following benefits:

Infiltrator. You have the skills to infiltrate and sow death wherever your target dwells. When you adopt this Archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the disguise kit and the poisoner's kit.

Stolen Identity. You have mastered the dark art of stealing another creature's identity. Starting at 9th level, over the course of an hour, you can craft a perfect disguise of a humanoid creature you have slain, so long as you have the corpse and a disguise kit. To see through your disguise, a creature must succeed on an Intelligence (Investigation) or a Wisdom (Insight) check, contested by your Charisma (Deception) check.

Impostor. The skill with which you adopt another creature's identity is nearly supernatural. Beginning at 13th level, when you make a Charisma (Deception) check to thwart a creature trying to see through your disguise you have advantage on your roll.

Poisoned Blade. Your skills with a poisoner's kit have grown beyond normal limits. At 13th level, you can use a bonus action to soak your blade with poison. The next time you hit with an attack with that blade, you can apply your Sneak Attack bonus, even if you don't meet the normal requirements for Sneak Attack, and your Sneak Attack damage becomes necrotic damage.

Death Strike. You have become a master of instant death. Starting at 17th level, when you hit a creature with a Sneak Attack, you can cause the attack to become an automatic critical hit.

Ace Daredevil

Aerialist. When you leap through the air you appear to be flying to all but the most potent observers. Beginning at 3rd level, you have a climbing speed equal to your movement speed.

Death From Above. When you adopt this Archetype at 3rd level, you learn to turn your airborne body into a projectile. If you move at least 10 feet through the air, then land within 5 feet of a creature one size larger then you or smaller, you can force it to make a Strength saving throw as an action. (Save DC is equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier.) On a failure, it falls prone and takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage.

Slow Fall. Beginning at 9th level, your experience with falling from great heights has made you an expert at landing without hurting yourself. Whenever you fall and are not incapacitated, you can reduce any falling damage you would take by an amount equal to five times your rogue level.

Defy Death. Your affinity for risky behavior has been cause for many near death experiences, granting you a certain sad familiarity with death. Starting at 13th level, you add your proficiency bonus to your death saving throws. When you make a death saving throw and the result is a 20 or greater, you gain three death save successes

Airborne Strikes. You can maneuver yourself while airborne to strike at your enemies in unexpected ways. Starting at 17th level, you have advantage on attack rolls you make while airborne and at least 5 feet off the ground. Moreover, you have advantage on Dexterity ability checks you make while you are airborne.

Ace Fencer

Classical Training. At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with medium armor. You also don't need advantage on your attack roll to apply your Sneak Attack if you use an Exploit as part of that attack.

Fencer's Exploits. You have studied and learned various advanced martial techniques. At 3rd level, you gain the following features:

Martial Exploits. You learn two Exploits of your choice from the list at the end of this Archetype. You can only use one Exploit per ability check or attack. When you gain a level, you can replace one Exploit you know with another of your choice. You learn another Exploit at 9th, 13th, and 17th level.

Exploit Dice. You have a number of Exploit Dice equal to 1 + your proficiency bonus, each of which are a d6. To use an Exploit you must expend one of these dice, and you regain all expended Exploit Dice when you finish a short or long rest.

Saving Throws. Some of your Exploits require your target to make a saving throw to resist your Marital Exploit's effects. The saving throw DC is equal to 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Dexterity Modifier

Sharp Reflexes. Your training has honed your reflexes. Starting at 9th level, you are proficient in initiative rolls.

Counterattack. Starting at 13th level, when a creature hits you with a melee attack, you can Counterattack as a reaction. You gain an extra Exploit Die and make a weapon attack against the attacker. The extra Exploit Die is lost if it is not used to Counterattack.

Fencer Exploits. The Exploits listed below are available to Fencer rogues, who focus on overcoming their foes with skill and technique.

Crippling Strike. When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend an Exploit Die and force it to make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the creature takes additional damage equal to your Exploit Die and its speed is reduced to 0 until the start of your next turn.

Disarm. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend an Exploit Die to force it to make a Strength saving throw. On a failure, it takes extra damage equal to your Exploit Die, and it drops an item of your choice.

Feint. As a bonus action, you can expend an Exploit Die and force a creature that can see you within 30 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, you add your Exploit Die to both your attack and damage roll for the first attack you make against that creature before the end of your next turn.

Fluid Grace. When you make a Dexterity (Acrobatics) or  

a Charisma (Performance) check you can expend an Exploit Die and add it to your roll. You can use this Exploit after you roll, but before you know whether you succeed or fail.

Martial Focus. When you make a weapon attack, you can expend an Exploit Die as part of the attack to grant yourself advantage on your attack roll. You can use this Exploit after you roll, but before you know if your attack hits or misses.

Riposte. As a reaction when a creature you can see targets you with a melee attack, you can expend an Exploit Die and add it to your Armor Class against the attack. If the triggering attack misses you, you can immediately make one weapon attack against the attacker as part of the same reaction.

Ace Inquisitive

Ear for Deceit. When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you develop a talent for picking out lies. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Insight) check to determine whether a creature is lying, treat a roll of 7 or lower on the d20 as an 8.

Eye for Detail. Starting at 3rd level, you can use a bonus action to make a Wisdom (Perception) check to spot a hidden creature or object or to make an Intelligence (Investigation) check to uncover or decipher clues.

Insightful Fighting. At 3rd level, you gain the ability to decipher an opponent’s tactics and develop a counter to them. As a bonus action, you can make a Wisdom (Insight) check against a creature you can see that isn’t incapacitated, contested by the target’s Charisma (Deception) check. If you succeed, you can use your Sneak Attack against that target even if you don’t have advantage on the attack roll, but not if you have disadvantage on it.

Steady Eye. Starting at 9th level, you have advantage on any Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) check if you move no more than half your speed on the same turn.

Unerring Eye. Beginning at 13th level, your senses are almost impossible to foil. As an action, you sense the presence of illusions, shapechangers not in their original form, and other magic designed to deceive the senses within 30 feet of you, provided you aren’t blinded or deafened. You sense that an effect is attempting to trick you, but you gain no insight into what is hidden or into its true nature.

Eye for Weakness. At 17th level, you learn to exploit a creature’s weaknesses by carefully studying its tactics and movement. While your Insightful Fighting feature applies to a creature, your Sneak Attack damage against that creature increases by 3d6.

Ace Justicar

Spellcasting. You gain the ability to cast spells at 3rd level

Spellcasting Ability. Charisma

Spell Save DC. 8 + Your Proficiency Bonus + Your Charisma Modifier

Spell Attack Bonus. Proficiency Bonus + Your Charisma Modifier

Spellcasting Focus. An Holy Symbol

Spell Learning Method. You start knowing 3 spells from the Paladin and Cleric spell list and learn additional spells from that list and those schools as shown in the following class table.

Channel Divinity. Also at 3rd level, you gain the ability to channel divine energy directly from Three, and can use it to fuel magical effects. You start with one such divine effect, Shroud of Faith. You can use your Channel Divinity a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining expended uses at the end of a long rest.

Divine Sense. The presence of evil registers on your senses like a noxious odor, and good rings like music in your ears. Starting at 3rd level, you can use a bonus action to open your awareness to detect such creatures in your presence. Until the end of your next turn, you know the location of any aberrations, highlings, or undead within 60 feet that are not shielded from divination magic. You know the creature type of any creature whose presence you sense, but not its identity. You also detect the presence of any place or object that has been consecrated or desecrated, as with the Hallow spell, within the same radius.

Consecrated Strikes. The Three have consecrated your weapons. Beginning at 9th level, when you hit a creature with an attack that includes Sneak Attack damage, you can expend a spell slot of 1st-level or higher to empower your strike with radiant judgment.

Divine Judgment. You pour out divine wrath on those you mark as blasphemers or heretics. Starting at 13th level, you can use a bonus action to mark a creature you can see within 30 feet as a foe of the Three. While marked, any attack you make against that creature scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20.

Anointed Inquisitor. Beginning at 17th level, the power of your belief grants you a boon of protection against any magic that would hinder you from carrying the will of the Three. Whenever you are forced to make a saving throw, you gain a bonus to the saving throw equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of +1).

Ace Mastermind

Master of Intrigue. When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the disguise kit, the forgery kit, and one gaming set of your choice. You also learn two languages of your choice.

Master of Tactics. Starting at 3rd level, you can use the Help action as a bonus action. Additionally, when you use the Help action to aid an ally in attacking a creature, the target of that attack can be within 30 feet of you, rather than within 5 feet of you, if the target can see or hear you.

Insightful Manipulator. Starting at 9th level, if you spend at least 1 minute observing or interacting with another creature outside combat, you can learn certain information about its capabilities compared to your own. The DM tells you if the creature is your equal, superior, or inferior in regard to two of the following characteristics of your choice:

Intelligence score

Wisdom score

Charisma score

Class levels (if any)

Misdirection. Beginning at 13th level, you can sometimes cause another creature to suffer an attack meant for you. When you are targeted by an attack while a creature within 5 feet of you is granting you cover against that attack, you can use your reaction to have the attack target that creature instead of you.

Soul of Deceit. Starting at 17th level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy or other means, unless you allow it. You can present false thoughts by succeeding on a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the mind reader’s Wisdom (Insight) check.

Ace Misdirector

Conjure Projection. When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain the ability to project a perfect, illusory duplicate of yourself. As a bonus action, you can create this duplicate in an unoccupied space that you can see within 10 feet of you. Its AC is equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier, and it gains a bonus to any saving throw it makes equal to your Charisma modifier. When you gain the Evasion feature at 7th level, your duplicate gains the benefits of that feature as well.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all ex- pended uses when you finish a long rest. If you finish a short rest and have no uses of this feature remaining, you regain one use.

 

Improved Conjure Projection. Starting at 9th level, you can use your Conjure Projection feature to create up to two duplicates, instead of one, whenever you expend a use of that feature. You can move each of your duplicates independently, but you can only command one

Illusionist. By 13th level, you know how to recognize and manipulate illusions to their fullest. Choose one of the following options. Discerning Trickster. You gain a +5 bonus to Intelligence (Investigation) checks and your passive Wisdom (Perception) score when determining or detecting illusions, respectively. You can cast minor illusion using a bonus action, and your spell save DC when casting minor illusion or major image increases by 2. In addition, your duplicates’ AC increases by 2.

Vigilant Duplicates. A duplicate can use your reaction to make an opportunity attack against a creature that either moves out of its reach or makes an attack against a target other than the duplicate while within 5 feet of it. On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to your rogue level. This attack can benefit from your Sneak Attack, rolling half the number of Sneak Attack dice for your level when it does (rounded up).

Ace Ruffian

Enforcer. You use tricks not often employed by rogues. When you adopt this Archetype at 3rd level, you gain the features below:

You gain proficiency in Intimidation, and you can use your Strength, instead of Charisma, for Intimidation checks.

When you make an unarmed strike, it deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier.

You can use your Sneak Attack with any weapon in which you are proficient, including unarmed strikes, so long as it does not have the heavy or the two-handed property.

You can use the bonus action granted by Cunning Action to make a grapple attack against a creature within reach.

You can use your Constitution, instead of Dexterity, to calculate your Armor Class in light and medium armor.

Shake Down. Your work requires skills that you have become particularly reliable in employing. Starting at 3rd level, when you make a Strength (Athletics), or a Strength (Intimidation) check, you can treat a roll of 7 or lower on the d20 as an 8.

Imposing Glance. Your glance strikes fear into the hearts of the weak. Starting at 9th level, you can use a bonus action to make a Strength (Intimidation) check targeting a creature within 30 feet that can see you, contested by its Wisdom (Insight) check. If you succeed, the target is frightened of you until the start of your next turn, and you have advantage on the first attack roll you make against it before the start of your next turn.

Nerves of Steel. Fear is a weapon to be used against cowards and the weak willed, and you are not so easily intimidated. Upon reaching 9th level, you gain immunity to the frightened condition.

Dodge and Counter. Beginning at 13th level, you can redirect the force of your enemies' blows against them. As a reaction when a creature that is one size larger then you or smaller misses you with a melee attack, you can force the creature to make a Dexterity saving throw. (Save DC is equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier). On a failed save, it is knocked prone and has its speed reduced to zero until the end of your next turn, or it is grappled by you (your choice).

Ruthless Strike. You can combine a creature's fear with your deadly attacks to strike with ruthless efficiency. Beginning at 17th level, when you hit a creature that is frightened of you with a weapon attack or unarmed strike that includes your Sneak Attack damage, your attack becomes an automatic critical hit.

Ace Scout

Skirmisher. Starting at 3rd level, you become skilled in guerrilla-style combat. Whenever you make an attack against a creature, you can move up to 10 feet before or after the attack. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks, and doesn’t cost movement for you.

Lay of the Land. When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you become a master of moving through and hiding in nature. You can attempt to hide while only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, or other natural phenomena, and you ignore difficult terrain composed of such natural phenomena.

Survivalist. Also at 3rd level, you gain proficiency and expertise in Nature and Survival.

Silent Sentinel. Starting at 9th level, you excel at guarding your companions against ambushes and acting first in a fight.

Superior Mobility. Also at 9th level, your swiftness makes you even more difficult to pin down in combat. At the start of each of your turns, you can choose to gain the benefits of the Dash or Disengage action.

Ambush Master. At 13th level, you can lead your companions to respond to danger at a moment’s notice. Whenever another friendly creature that can see or hear you makes an initiative roll and gets a lower result than you, it can increase the result of its roll by your Proficiency Bonus, to a maximum result equal to your initiative roll.

Sudden Strike. At 17th level, you can strike with deadly speed. Whenever you hit a creature with an attack as part of the Attack action on your turn, you can make an additional attack as part of the same action. This attack can also benefit from your Sneak Attack even if you have already used it. You can’t attack the same target more than once with a single action in this way.

Ace Soulknife

Psionic Power. At 3rd level, you harbor a wellspring of psionic energy within yourself. This energy is represented by your Psionic Energy dice, which are each a d6. You have a number of these dice equal to twice your proficiency bonus, and they fuel various psionic powers you have, which are detailed below.

Psi-Bolstered Knack. When your non-psionic training fails you, your psionic power can help: if you fail an ability check using a skill or tool with which you have proficiency, you can roll one Psionic Energy die and add the number rolled to the check, potentially turning failure into success. You expend the die only if the roll succeeds.

Psychic Whispers. You can establish telepathic communication between yourself and others—perfect for quiet infiltration. As an action, choose one or more creatures you can see, up to a number of creatures equal to your proficiency bonus, and then roll one Psionic Energy die. For a number of hours equal to the number rolled, the chosen creatures can speak telepathically with you, and you can speak telepathically with them. To send or receive a message (no action required), you and the other creature must be within 1 mile of each other. A creature can’t use this telepathy if it can’t speak any languages, and a creature can end the telepathic connection at any time (no action required). You and the creature don’t need to speak a common language to understand each other.

Psychic Blades. At 3rd level, you can manifest your psionic power as shimmering blades of psychic energy. Whenever you take the Attack action, you can manifest a psychic blade from your free hand and make the attack with that blade. This magic blade is a simple melee weapon with the finesse and thrown properties. It has a normal range of 60 feet and no long range, and on a hit, it deals psychic damage equal to 1d6 plus the ability modifier you used for the attack roll. The blade vanishes immediately after it hits or misses its target, and it leaves no mark on its target if it deals damage.

Soul Blades. At 9th level, your Psychic Blades are now an expression of your psi-suffused soul, giving you these powers that use your Psionic Energy dice:

Psychic Veil. At 13th level, you can weave a veil of psychic static to mask yourself. As an action, you can magically become invisible, along with anything you are wearing or carrying, for 1 hour or until you dismiss this effect (no action required). This invisibility ends early immediately after you deal damage to a creature or you force a creature to make a saving throw.

Rend Mind. At 17th level, you can sweep your Psychic Blades directly through a creature’s mind. When you use your Psychic Blades to deal Sneak Attack damage to a creature, you can force that target to make a Wisdom saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier). If the save fails, the target is stunned for 1 minute. The stunned target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Ace Swashbuckler

Fancy Footwork. When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn how to land a strike and then slip away without reprisal. During your turn, if you make a melee attack against a creature, that creature can’t make opportunity attacks against you for the rest of your turn.

Rakish Audacity. Starting at 3rd level, your confidence propels you into battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier.

Panache. At 9th level, your charm becomes extraordinarily beguiling. As an action, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check contested by a creature’s Wisdom (Insight) check. The creature must be able to hear you, and the two of you must share a language.

Elegant Maneuver. Starting at 13th level, you can use a bonus action on your turn to gain advantage on the next Dexterity (Acrobatics) or Strength (Athletics) check you make during the same turn.

Master Duelist. Beginning at 17th level, your mastery of the blade lets you turn failure into success in combat. If you miss with an attack roll, you can roll it again with advantage. Once you do so, you can’t use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Ace Thief

Fast Hands. Starting at 3rd level, you can use the bonus action granted by your Cunning Action to make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, use your thieves’ tools to disarm a trap or open a lock, or take the Use an Object action.

Second-Story Work. When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain a Climbing Speed equal to your Walking Speed

Supreme Sneak. Starting at 9th level, you have advantage on a Dexterity (Stealth) check if you move no more than half your speed on the same turn.

Use Magic Device. By 13th level, you have learned enough about the workings of magic that you can improvise the use of items even when they are not intended for you. You ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items.

Thief’s Reflexes. When you reach 17th level, you have become adept at laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You can take two turns during the first round of any combat. You take your first turn at your normal initiative and your second turn at your initiative minus 10. You can’t use this feature when you are surprised.