Rogue
Signaling for her companions to wait, a halfling creeps forward through the dungeon hall. She presses an ear to the door, then pulls out a set of tools and picks the lock in the blink of an eye. Then she disappears into the shadows as her fighter friend moves forward to kick the door open.
A human lurks in the shadows of an alley while his accomplice prepares for her part in the ambush. When their target — a notorious slaver — passes the alleyway, the accomplice cries out, the slaver comes to investigate, and the assassin’s blade cuts his throat before he can make a sound.
Suppressing a giggle, a gnome waggles her fingers and magically lifts the key ring from the guard’s belt. In a moment, the keys are in her hand, the cell door is open, and she and her companions are free to make their escape.
Rogues rely on skill, stealth, and their foes’ vulnerabilities to get the upper hand in any situation. They have a knack for finding the solution to just about any problem, demonstrating a resourcefulness and versatility that is the cornerstone of any successful adventuring party.
Spellcasting
When you reach 3rd level, you gain the ability to cast spells. See Spells Rules for the general rules of spellcasting and the Spells Listing for the Sorcerer Spell List. Cantrips
You learn three cantrips: mage hand and two other cantrips of your choice from the Sorcerer Spell List . You learn another sorcerer cantrip of your choice at 10th level. Spell Slots
The Arcane Trickster Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your sorcerer spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. For example, if you know the 1st-level spell charm person and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast charm person using either slot. Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher
You know three 1st-level sorcerer spells of your choice, two of which you must choose from the enchantment and illusion spells on the Sorcerer Spell List . The Spells Known column of the Arcane Trickster Spellcasting table shows when you learn more sorcerer spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be an enchantment or illusion spell of your choice, and must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level can come from any school of magic. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the sorcerer spells you know with another spell of your choice from the Sorcerer Spell List . The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots, and it must be an enchantment or illusion spell, unless you’re replacing the spell you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any school of magic. Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your sorcerer spells since you learn your spells through dedicated study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Arcane Trickster Spellcasting
Mage Hand Legerdemain
Starting at 3rd level, when you cast mage hand, you can make the spectral hand invisible, and you can perform the following additional tasks with it:
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. Immediately after a creature casts a spell that targets you or includes you in its area of effect, you can use your reaction to force the creature to make a saving throw with its spellcasting ability modifier. The DC equals your spell save DC. On a failed save, you negate the spell’s effect against you, and you steal the knowledge of the spell if it is at least 1st level and of a level you can cast (it doesn’t need to be a sorcerer spell). For the next 8 hours, you know the spell and can cast it using your spell slots. The creature can’t cast that spell until the 8 hours have passed. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.
Bonus Proficiencies
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the disguise kit and the poisoner’s kit. Assassinate
Starting at 3rd level, you are at your deadliest when you get the drop on your enemies. You have advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn in the combat yet. In addition, any hit you score against a creature that is surprised is a critical hit. Infiltration Expertise
Starting at 9th level, you can unfailingly create false identities for yourself. You must spend seven days and 25 gp to establish the history, profession, and affiliations for an identity. You can’t establish an identity that belongs to someone else. For example, you might acquire appropriate clothing, letters of introduction, and official-looking certification to establish yourself as a member of a trading house from a remote city so you can insinuate yourself into the company of other wealthy merchants. Thereafter, if you adopt the new identity as a disguise, other creatures believe you to be that person until given an obvious reason not to. Impostor
At 13th level, you gain the ability to unerringly mimic another person’s speech, writing, and behavior. You must spend at least three hours studying these three components of the person’s behavior, listening to speech, examining handwriting, and observing mannerisms. Your ruse is indiscernible to the casual observer. If a wary creature suspects something is amiss, you have advantage on any Charisma (Deception) check you make to avoid detection. Death Strike
Starting at 17th level, you become a master of instant death. When you attack and hit a creature that is surprised, it must make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, double the damage of your attack against the creature.
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. This benefit lasts for 1 minute or until you successfully use this feature against a different target. 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. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest. 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.
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. Additionally, you can unerringly mimic the speech patterns and accent of a creature that you hear speak for at least 1 minute, enabling you to pass yourself off as a native speaker of a particular land, provided that you know the language. 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:
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. Additionally, no matter what you say, magic that would determine if you are telling the truth indicates you are being truthful if you so choose, and you can’t be compelled to tell the truth by magic.
Skirmisher
Starting at 3rd level, you are difficult to pin down during a fight. You can move up to half your speed as a reaction when an enemy ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks. Survivalist
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Nature and Survival skills if you don’t already have it. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of those proficiencies. Superior Mobility
At 9th level, your walking speed increases by 10 feet. If you have a climbing or swimming speed, this increase applies to that speed as well. Ambush Master
Starting at 13th level, you excel at leading ambushes and acting first in a fight. You have advantage on initiative rolls. In addition, the first creature you hit during the first round of a combat becomes easier for you and others to strike; attack rolls against that target have advantage until the start of your next turn. Sudden Strike
Starting at 17th level, you can strike with deadly speed. If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make one additional attack as a bonus action. This attack can benefit from your Sneak Attack even if you have already used it this turn, but you can’t use your Sneak Attack against the same target more than once in a turn.
Psionic Talent
3rd-level Soulknife feature You harbor a wellspring of psionic power within yourself, an energy that ebbs and flows as you channel it in various ways. This power is represented by your Psionic Talent die, the starting size of which is a d6. Psionic Talent Options. You can use your Psionic Talent die in the following ways:
3rd-level Soulknife feature You can manifest your psionic power as shimmering blades of psychic energy. When you are about to make a melee or ranged weapon attack against a creature, 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. After you attack with the blade, you can make a melee or ranged weapon attack with a second psychic blade as a bonus action on the same turn, provided your other hand is free to create it. The damage die of this bonus attack is 1d4, instead of 1d6. Soul Blades
9th-level Soulknife feature Your Psychic Blades are now an expression of your psi-suffused soul, giving you finer control over them in the following ways: Homing Strikes. If you make an attack roll with your Psychic Blades and miss the target, you can roll your Psionic Talent die and add the number rolled to the attack roll. If this causes the attack to hit, your Psionic Talent die decreases by one die size, regardless of the number rolled. Psychic Teleportation. If your Psionic Talent die is available, you can hurl your Psychic Blades to magically transport yourself to another location. As a bonus action, you manifest one of your Psychic Blades and throw it at an unoccupied space you can see, up to a number of feet away equal to 5 times the highest number on your Psionic Talent die. You then teleport to that space, the blade vanishes, and your Psionic Talent die decreases by one die size. Psionic Veil
13th-level Soulknife feature 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 10 minutes or until you dismiss this effect (no action required). This invisibility ends if you deal damage to a creature or if you force a creature to make a saving throw. Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you decrease your Psionic Talent die by one die size to use this feature again Rend Mind
17th-level Soulknife feature 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). Unless the save succeeds, the target is stunned until the end of your next turn. Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you decrease your Psionic Talent die by one die size to use this feature again.
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. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack; you don’t need advantage on the attack roll to use your Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll. All the other rules for Sneak Attack still apply to you. 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. If you succeed on the check and the creature is hostile to you, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you and can’t make opportunity attacks against targets other than you. This effect lasts for 1 minute, until one of your companions attacks the target or affects it with a spell, or until you and the target are more than 60 feet apart. If you succeed on the check and the creature isn’t hostile to you, it is charmed by you for 1 minute. While charmed, it regards you as a friendly acquaintance. This effect ends immediately if you or your companions do anything harmful to it. 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.
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 the ability to climb faster than normal; climbing no longer costs you extra movement. In addition, when you make a running jump, the distance you cover increases by a number of feet equal to your Dexterity modifier. 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.
Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in alchemist’s supplies, herbalism kits, and poisoner’s kits if you don’t already have them. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses any of those proficiencies. Craft Concoction
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn to craft poisons, tinctures, and admixtures from materials you have on hand. Concoctions. You learn three concoctions of your choice, which are detailed under “Concoctions” below. You learn two additional concoctions of your choice at 9th, 13th, and 17th level. Each time you learn new concoctions, you can also replace one concoction you know with a different one. Doses. You can spend 1-minute crafting a dose of concoction you know with materials you have on hand. You can create up to 3 doses per day and regain all your expended doses when you finish a long rest. All concoctions become inert and have no effect after 24 hours. You can create an additional dose per long rest when you reach 9th (4 doses), 13th (5 doses), and 17th level (6 doses). Saving Throws. Creatures immune to poison are immune to the effects of your concoctions. Some of your concoctions require a creature to make a saving throw to resist the concoction’s effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follow: Concoction save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Biochemical Lore
Starting at 9th level, when you are within 30 feet of a creature you can see, you know if they have vulnerability, resistance, or immunity to poison. Preventative Measures
Starting at 13th level, you have resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against being poisoned. Cocktail Crafter
Starting at 17th level, when you finish a long rest, choose one concoction you know. You make a number of doses of that concoction equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1). These do not count against the doses you can make until your next long rest. Concoctions
The following concoctions are presented in alphabetical order:
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you augment your clandestine skills with the rough and tumble practices of the back alleys, learning to utilize everything around you to your advantage. You gain proficiency with the Athletics skill, medium armor, and improvised weapons. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack; you can use your Sneak Attack against a creature when you make an attack with a melee weapon, even if it doesn’t have the finesse property. All other rules of Sneak Attack still apply to you. Anything at Hand
At 3rd level, while you have a creature of your size or smaller grappled, you can use it as a melee improvised weapon. If the creature is the same size as you, you treat it as though it’s a weapon with the two-handed property; otherwise, you can make the attack with only the hand you used to grapple the creature. When you do, you deal bludgeoning damage depending on the creature’s size category, as shown in the Improvised Creature Weapons table. When you deal damage with a creature used as an improvised weapon, the target of the attack and the creature used for the attack each take half the damage you rolled, instead of the normal damage for the attack. Improvised Creature Weapons
At 9th level, when you take the Attack action and make only grapple attempts, you can make a weapon attack as a bonus action this turn. Menacing Glare
Starting at 13th level, you have a look in your eye that implies you can tie your opponents into knots. As a bonus action on your turn, you stare into the eyes of a creature you can see, and who can see you, within 30 feet of you, promising violence. Make a Strength (Intimidation) check contested by the target’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If you succeed, the creature is frightened of you for 1 minute, or until you use this feature on a different target. If a creature frightened this way ends its turn in a location where it doesn’t have a direct line of sight to you, it regains its composure and is no longer frightened. Once you use this feature on a creature, you can’t use it on that creature again until you finish a long rest. Ballroom Blitzer
Beginning at 17th level, when you make an attack using a creature you have grappled, you can use your Sneak Attack even if you don’t have advantage on the attack roll, but not if you have disadvantage on it.
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Insight and Persuasion skills if you don’t already have them. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of those proficiencies. Thief of Hearts
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the charm person spell as a 1st-level spell. When you do, the duration increases to a number of hours equal to your rogue level, the saving throw DC is equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier, and the creature may regard you as a romantic interest, in addition to a friendly acquaintance, at the DM’s discretion. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest. Token of Affection
At 3rd level, you can give a token of affection to a creature charmed by you. This token of affection can be any physical gift. The duration of the charmed effect on the creature becomes indefinite, ending early if you or your companions do anything harmful to it or you use this feature again. Language of Love
Starting at 9th level, you can communicate non-verbally, using body language, eye contact, and gestures, with any humanoid who speaks at least one language and can see you. In addition, if you share a language with a humanoid who can hear you, you can use a bonus action to shower the creature with flattery and honeyed words. That creature has disadvantage on saving throws it makes to resist being charmed by you until the end of its next turn. Inspire Harem
Starting at 13th level, when you use your Thief of Hearts, you can target a number of humanoids up to your rogue level. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Jaded Jilter
Starting at 17th level, you can use your bonus action to jilt a creature who is charmed by you. This spurn wounds them so deeply that you deal psychic damage to the creature equal to your Sneak Attack damage and the charmed effect ends. In addition, your years of heartbreaks and heartbreaking have left you jaded. You are immune to being charmed.
Skill and Precision
Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the use of a variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue would rather make one precise strike, placing it exactly where the attack will hurt the target most, than wear an opponent down with a barrage of attacks. Rogues have an almost supernatural knack for avoiding danger, and a few use their innate magical tricks to supplement their other abilities.A Shady Living
Every town and city has its share of rogues. Most of them live up to the worst stereotypes of the class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues operate independently, but even they sometimes recruit apprentices to help them in their scams and heists. A few rogues make an honest living as locksmiths, investigators, or exterminators, which can be a dangerous job in a world where dire rats—and wererats—haunt the sewers. As adventurers, rogues fall on both sides of the law. Some are hardened criminals who decide to seek their fortune in treasure hoards, while others take up a life of adventure to escape from the law. Some have learned and perfected their skills with the explicit purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts in search of treasure.Creating a Rogue
As you create your rogue character, consider the character’s relationship to the law. Do you have a criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the law or from an angry thieves’ guild master? Or did you leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, or some other desire or ideal? What was the trigger that led you away from your previous life? Did a great con or heist gone terribly wrong cause you to reevaluate your career? Maybe you were lucky and a successful robbery gave you the coin you needed to escape the squalor of your life. Did wanderlust finally call you away from your home? Perhaps you suddenly found yourself cut off from your family or your mentor, and you had to find a new means of support. Or maybe you made a new friend—another member of your adventuring party—who showed you new possibilities for earning a living and employing your particular talents.QUICK BUILD
You can make a rogue quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at Investigation or plan to take up the Arcane Trickster archetype. Choose Charisma instead if you plan to emphasize deception and social interaction. Second, choose the charlatan background.
Rogue
Hit Points
Hit Dice: d8 per Rogue level
Hit Points at first Level: 8 + Con modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + Con modifier
Proficiences
Armor: Light
Weapons: Simple, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords
Tools: Thieves' Tools
Saving Throws: DEX, INT
Skills: Choose four from Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth
Class Features
Expertise
At 1st level, choose two of your skill proficiencies, or one of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency with thieves’ tools. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies. At 6th level, you can choose two more of your proficiencies (in skills or with thieves’ tools) to gain this benefit.Sneak Attack
Beginning 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 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 emulate in the exercise of your rogue abilities: Thief, detailed at the end of the class description, or one from another source. Your archetype choice grants you features at 3rd level and then again at 9th, 13th, and 17th level.Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 10th, 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. Using the optional feats rule, you can forgo taking this feature to take a feat of your choice instead.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 more of your skill proficiencies, or one more of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency with thieves’ tools. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.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.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.Slippery Mind
By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental strength. You gain proficiency in Wisdom 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. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.Starting Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- (a) a rapier or (b) a shortsword
- (a) a shortbow and quiver of 20 arrows or (b) a shortsword
- (a) a burglar’s pack, (b) a dungeoneer’s pack, or (c) an explorer’s pack
- Leather armor, two daggers, and thieves’ tools
| Level | Proficiency Bonus | Sneak Attack | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +2 | 1d6 | Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant |
| 2nd | +2 | 1d6 | Cunning Action |
| 3rd | +2 | 2d6 | Roguish Archetype |
| 4th | +2 | 2d6 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 5th | +3 | 3d6 | Uncanny Dodge |
| 6th | +3 | 3d6 | Expertise |
| 7th | +3 | 4d6 | Evasion |
| 8th | +3 | 4d6 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 9th | +4 | 5d6 | Roguish Archetype Feature |
| 10th | +4 | 5d6 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 11th | +4 | 6d6 | Reliable Talent |
| 12th | +4 | 6d6 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 13th | +5 | 7d6 | Roguish Archetype Feature |
| 14th | +5 | 7d6 | Blindsense |
| 15th | +5 | 8d6 | Slippery Mind |
| 16th | +5 | 8d6 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 17th | +6 | 9d6 | Roguish Archetype Feature |
| 18th | +6 | 9d6 | Elusive |
| 19th | +6 | 10d6 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 20th | +6 | 10d6 | Stroke of Luck |
Roguish Archetypes
Rogues have many features in common, including their emphasis on perfecting their skills, their precise and deadly approach to combat, and their increasingly quick reflexes. But different rogues steer those talents in varying directions, embodied by the rogue archetypes. Your choice of archetype is a reflection of your focus—not necessarily an indication of your chosen profession, but a description of your preferred techniques.Arcane Trickster
Some rogues enhance their fine-honed skills of stealth and agility with magic, learning tricks of enchantment and illusion. These rogues include pickpockets and burglars, but also pranksters, mischief-makers, and a significant number of adventurers. To play this subclass you must have a familiar and be a chosen or half-blood.| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Spellcasting, Mage Hand Legerdemain |
| 9th | Magical Ambush |
| 13th | Versatile Trickster |
| 17th | Spell Thief |
When you reach 3rd level, you gain the ability to cast spells. See Spells Rules for the general rules of spellcasting and the Spells Listing for the Sorcerer Spell List. Cantrips
You learn three cantrips: mage hand and two other cantrips of your choice from the Sorcerer Spell List . You learn another sorcerer cantrip of your choice at 10th level. Spell Slots
The Arcane Trickster Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your sorcerer spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. For example, if you know the 1st-level spell charm person and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast charm person using either slot. Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher
You know three 1st-level sorcerer spells of your choice, two of which you must choose from the enchantment and illusion spells on the Sorcerer Spell List . The Spells Known column of the Arcane Trickster Spellcasting table shows when you learn more sorcerer spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be an enchantment or illusion spell of your choice, and must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 7th level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level can come from any school of magic. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the sorcerer spells you know with another spell of your choice from the Sorcerer Spell List . The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots, and it must be an enchantment or illusion spell, unless you’re replacing the spell you gained at 3rd, 8th, 14th, or 20th level from any school of magic. Spellcasting Ability
Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your sorcerer spells since you learn your spells through dedicated study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Arcane Trickster Spellcasting
| Rogue Level | Cantrips | Spells Known | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 4th | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 5th | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 6th | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 7th | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 8th | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 9th | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 10th | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 11th | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 12th | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 13th | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 14th | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 15th | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 16th | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 17th | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18th | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 19th | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 20th | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Starting at 3rd level, when you cast mage hand, you can make the spectral hand invisible, and you can perform the following additional tasks with it:
- You can stow one object the hand is holding in a container worn or carried by another creature.
- You can retrieve an object in a container worn or carried by another creature.
- You can use thieves’ tools to pick locks and disarm traps at range.
- You can perform one of these tasks without being noticed by a creature if you succeed on a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check contested by the creature’s Wisdom (Perception) check.
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. Immediately after a creature casts a spell that targets you or includes you in its area of effect, you can use your reaction to force the creature to make a saving throw with its spellcasting ability modifier. The DC equals your spell save DC. On a failed save, you negate the spell’s effect against you, and you steal the knowledge of the spell if it is at least 1st level and of a level you can cast (it doesn’t need to be a sorcerer spell). For the next 8 hours, you know the spell and can cast it using your spell slots. The creature can’t cast that spell until the 8 hours have passed. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.
Assassin
You focus your training on the grim art of death. Those who adhere to this archetype are diverse: hired killers, spies, bounty hunters, and even specially anointed priests trained to exterminate the enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency.| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Bonus Proficiencies, Assassinate |
| 9th | Infiltration Expertise |
| 13th | Imposter |
| 17th | Death Strike |
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with the disguise kit and the poisoner’s kit. Assassinate
Starting at 3rd level, you are at your deadliest when you get the drop on your enemies. You have advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn in the combat yet. In addition, any hit you score against a creature that is surprised is a critical hit. Infiltration Expertise
Starting at 9th level, you can unfailingly create false identities for yourself. You must spend seven days and 25 gp to establish the history, profession, and affiliations for an identity. You can’t establish an identity that belongs to someone else. For example, you might acquire appropriate clothing, letters of introduction, and official-looking certification to establish yourself as a member of a trading house from a remote city so you can insinuate yourself into the company of other wealthy merchants. Thereafter, if you adopt the new identity as a disguise, other creatures believe you to be that person until given an obvious reason not to. Impostor
At 13th level, you gain the ability to unerringly mimic another person’s speech, writing, and behavior. You must spend at least three hours studying these three components of the person’s behavior, listening to speech, examining handwriting, and observing mannerisms. Your ruse is indiscernible to the casual observer. If a wary creature suspects something is amiss, you have advantage on any Charisma (Deception) check you make to avoid detection. Death Strike
Starting at 17th level, you become a master of instant death. When you attack and hit a creature that is surprised, it must make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, double the damage of your attack against the creature.
Inquisitive
As an archetypal Inquisitive, you excel at rooting out secrets and unraveling mysteries. You rely on your sharp eye for detail, but also on your finely honed ability to read the words and deeds of other creatures to determine their true intent. You excel at defeating creatures that hide among and prey upon ordinary folk, and your mastery of lore and your keen deductions make you well equipped to expose and end hidden evils. Inquisitive Features| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Ear for Deceit, Eye for Detail, Insightful Fighting |
| 9th | Steady Eye |
| 13th | Unerring Eye |
| 17th | Eye for Weakness |
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. This benefit lasts for 1 minute or until you successfully use this feature against a different target. 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. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest. 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.
Mastermind
Your focus is on people and on the influence and secrets they have. Many spies, courtiers, and schemers follow this archetype, leading lives of intrigue. Words are your weapons as often as knives or poison, and secrets and favors are some of your favorite treasures. Mastermind Features| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Master of Intrigue, Master of Tactics |
| 9th | Insightful Manipulator |
| 13th | Misdirection |
| 17th | Soul of Deceit |
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. Additionally, you can unerringly mimic the speech patterns and accent of a creature that you hear speak for at least 1 minute, enabling you to pass yourself off as a native speaker of a particular land, provided that you know the language. 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)
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. Additionally, no matter what you say, magic that would determine if you are telling the truth indicates you are being truthful if you so choose, and you can’t be compelled to tell the truth by magic.
Scout
You are skilled in stealth and surviving far from the streets of a city, allowing you to scout ahead of your companions during expeditions. Rogues who embrace this archetype are at home in the wilderness and among barbarians and rangers, and many Scouts serve as the eyes and ears of war bands. Ambusher, spy, bounty hunter — these are just a few of the roles that Scouts assume as they range the world. Scout Features| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Skirmisher, Survivalist |
| 9th | Superior Mobility |
| 13th | Ambush Master |
| 17th | Sudden Strike |
Starting at 3rd level, you are difficult to pin down during a fight. You can move up to half your speed as a reaction when an enemy ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks. Survivalist
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Nature and Survival skills if you don’t already have it. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of those proficiencies. Superior Mobility
At 9th level, your walking speed increases by 10 feet. If you have a climbing or swimming speed, this increase applies to that speed as well. Ambush Master
Starting at 13th level, you excel at leading ambushes and acting first in a fight. You have advantage on initiative rolls. In addition, the first creature you hit during the first round of a combat becomes easier for you and others to strike; attack rolls against that target have advantage until the start of your next turn. Sudden Strike
Starting at 17th level, you can strike with deadly speed. If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make one additional attack as a bonus action. This attack can benefit from your Sneak Attack even if you have already used it this turn, but you can’t use your Sneak Attack against the same target more than once in a turn.
Soulknife (UA)
Most assassins strike with physical weapons, and many burglars and spies use thieves’ tools to infiltrate secure locations, whereas a Soulknife strikes and infiltrates with the mind, cutting through barriers both physical and psychic. These rogues discover psionic power within themselves and channel it to do their roguish work. They find easy employment as members of thieves’ guilds, though they are often mistrusted by rogues who are leery of anyone using strange mind powers to conduct their business, and most governments would be happy to employ a Soulknife as a spy. Soulknifes are created when The Rending goes wrong. This means you can only play a soulknife is you are a laterborn Chosen or a half-blood who was caught and had a rending attempted on them. As a Soulknife, your psionic abilities might have haunted you since you were a child or since you were caught, only revealing their potential as you experienced the stress of adventure. Or you might have sought out a reclusive order of psionic adepts and spent years learning how to manifest your power.| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Psionic Talent, Psychic Blades, |
| 9th | Soul Blades |
| 13th | Psionic Veil |
| 17th | Rend Mind |
3rd-level Soulknife feature You harbor a wellspring of psionic power within yourself, an energy that ebbs and flows as you channel it in various ways. This power is represented by your Psionic Talent die, the starting size of which is a d6. Psionic Talent Options. You can use your Psionic Talent die in the following ways:
Psi-Bolstered Knack. When your non-psionic training fails you, you can tap into your psionic power to help: if you fail an ability check using a skill or tool with which you have proficiency, you can roll your Psionic Talent die and add the number rolled to the check, potentially turning failure into success. Psychic Whispers. You can use your psychic abilities to establish telepathic communication between yourself and others—perfect for quiet infiltration. As an action, you give yourself and at least one other creature the ability to speak telepathically with each other. When you do so, roll your Psionic Talent die, and choose creatures you can see, up to a number of creatures equal to the number rolled. For 1 hour, 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.Changing the Die’s Size. If you roll the highest number on your Psionic Talent die, it decreases by one die size after the roll. This represents you burning through your psionic energy. For example, if the die is a d6 and you roll a 6, it becomes a d4. If it’s a d4 and you roll a 4, it becomes unusable until you finish a long rest. Conversely, if you roll a 1 on your Psionic Talent die, it increases by one die size after the roll, up to its starting size. This represents you conserving psionic energy for later use. For example, if you roll a 1 on a d4, the die then becomes a d6. Whenever you finish a long rest, your Psionic Talent die resets to its starting size. When you reach certain levels in this class, the starting size of your Psionic Talent die increases: at 5th level (d8), 11th level (d10), and 17th level (d12). Psi Replenishment. As a bonus action, you can calm your mind for a moment and restore your Psionic Talent die to its starting size. You then can’t use Psi Replenishment again until you finish a long rest. Psychic Blades
3rd-level Soulknife feature You can manifest your psionic power as shimmering blades of psychic energy. When you are about to make a melee or ranged weapon attack against a creature, 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. After you attack with the blade, you can make a melee or ranged weapon attack with a second psychic blade as a bonus action on the same turn, provided your other hand is free to create it. The damage die of this bonus attack is 1d4, instead of 1d6. Soul Blades
9th-level Soulknife feature Your Psychic Blades are now an expression of your psi-suffused soul, giving you finer control over them in the following ways: Homing Strikes. If you make an attack roll with your Psychic Blades and miss the target, you can roll your Psionic Talent die and add the number rolled to the attack roll. If this causes the attack to hit, your Psionic Talent die decreases by one die size, regardless of the number rolled. Psychic Teleportation. If your Psionic Talent die is available, you can hurl your Psychic Blades to magically transport yourself to another location. As a bonus action, you manifest one of your Psychic Blades and throw it at an unoccupied space you can see, up to a number of feet away equal to 5 times the highest number on your Psionic Talent die. You then teleport to that space, the blade vanishes, and your Psionic Talent die decreases by one die size. Psionic Veil
13th-level Soulknife feature 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 10 minutes or until you dismiss this effect (no action required). This invisibility ends if you deal damage to a creature or if you force a creature to make a saving throw. Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you decrease your Psionic Talent die by one die size to use this feature again Rend Mind
17th-level Soulknife feature 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). Unless the save succeeds, the target is stunned until the end of your next turn. Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you decrease your Psionic Talent die by one die size to use this feature again.
Swashbuckler
You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks almost like a performance. Duelists and pirates typically belong to this archetype. A Swashbuckler excels in single combat, and can fight with two weapons while safely darting away from an opponent. Swashbuckler Features| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Fancy Footwork, Rakish Audacity |
| 9th | Panache |
| 13th | Elegant Maneuver |
| 17th | Master Duelist |
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. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack; you don’t need advantage on the attack roll to use your Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll. All the other rules for Sneak Attack still apply to you. 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. If you succeed on the check and the creature is hostile to you, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you and can’t make opportunity attacks against targets other than you. This effect lasts for 1 minute, until one of your companions attacks the target or affects it with a spell, or until you and the target are more than 60 feet apart. If you succeed on the check and the creature isn’t hostile to you, it is charmed by you for 1 minute. While charmed, it regards you as a friendly acquaintance. This effect ends immediately if you or your companions do anything harmful to it. 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.
Thief
You hone your skills in the larcenous arts. Burglars, bandits, cutpurses, and other criminals typically follow this archetype, but so do rogues who prefer to think of themselves as professional treasure seekers, explorers, delvers, and investigators. In addition to improving your agility and stealth, you learn skills useful for delving into ancient ruins, reading unfamiliar languages, and using magic items you normally couldn’t employ. Swashbuckler Features| Rogue Level | Feature |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Fast Hands, Second-story work |
| 9th | Supreme Sneak |
| 13th | Use Magic Device |
| 17th | Thief's Reflexes |
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 the ability to climb faster than normal; climbing no longer costs you extra movement. In addition, when you make a running jump, the distance you cover increases by a number of feet equal to your Dexterity modifier. 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.
Apothecary
You have trained in the science of chemistry and learned to make a variety of concoctions that heal and harm. You may specialize in cruel poisons and admixtures that debilitate your enemy, restoratives and drugs that empower your allies, or dabble in both. Apothecaries often learn their craft under a mentor or at an academic institution, but it’s also possible to learn this science through books and experimentation. ChemistStarting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in alchemist’s supplies, herbalism kits, and poisoner’s kits if you don’t already have them. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses any of those proficiencies. Craft Concoction
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you learn to craft poisons, tinctures, and admixtures from materials you have on hand. Concoctions. You learn three concoctions of your choice, which are detailed under “Concoctions” below. You learn two additional concoctions of your choice at 9th, 13th, and 17th level. Each time you learn new concoctions, you can also replace one concoction you know with a different one. Doses. You can spend 1-minute crafting a dose of concoction you know with materials you have on hand. You can create up to 3 doses per day and regain all your expended doses when you finish a long rest. All concoctions become inert and have no effect after 24 hours. You can create an additional dose per long rest when you reach 9th (4 doses), 13th (5 doses), and 17th level (6 doses). Saving Throws. Creatures immune to poison are immune to the effects of your concoctions. Some of your concoctions require a creature to make a saving throw to resist the concoction’s effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follow: Concoction save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Biochemical Lore
Starting at 9th level, when you are within 30 feet of a creature you can see, you know if they have vulnerability, resistance, or immunity to poison. Preventative Measures
Starting at 13th level, you have resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against being poisoned. Cocktail Crafter
Starting at 17th level, when you finish a long rest, choose one concoction you know. You make a number of doses of that concoction equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1). These do not count against the doses you can make until your next long rest. Concoctions
The following concoctions are presented in alphabetical order:
Black Tear Powder. You can blow a dose of this powder into the eyes of a creature within 5 feet with the Use an Object action. When you do, that creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded for one minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the blinded effect on a success.
Blisterskin Oil. You can throw a dose of this oil onto a creature within 5 feet with the Use an Object action. The creature takes 1d8 acid damage and an additional 1d8 acid damage at the start of each of its turns for the next minute. The creature can end this effect by using an action to clean the oil from itself.
Bitterbite Toxin. You can apply a dose of this toxin to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage, it deals extra poison damage. This extra damage is equal to your Sneak Attack damage. This destroys the dose of toxin. A weapon can only benefit from one dose of bitterbite toxin at a time.
Charming Philter. You can apply a dose of this philter to yourself or a target creature within 5 feet that you can see with the Use an Object action. For the next hour, when a creature that must breathe enters a space within 15 feet of the target it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the target for the remainder of the duration of the philter. This effect automatically ends if the creature takes damage from the target or one of the target’s allies and cannot affect the creature again for 24 hours.
Flashfreeze Powder. You can blow a dose of this powder towards a creature within 5 feet with the Use an Object action. When you do, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take cold damage and have its movement speed is reduced to 0 until the start of your next turn. This cold damage is equal to your Sneak Attack damage. If the creature succeeds on the saving throw, it takes half damage and its speed is unaffected.
Haste Tar. A creature can apply a dose of this tar to their gums with the Use an Object action. When it does, for the next minute the creature adds half your proficiency bonus to its AC and can take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, or Disengage action as a bonus action on its turn. After that minute, the creature gains a level of exhaustion.
Mule Mix. A creature can pinch a dose of this mix into its mouth with the Use an Object action. When it does, it has advantage on Strength saving throws, it deals an additional 1d6 damage when it makes weapon attacks that add Strength to hit, and it is considered one size larger for determining carrying capacity and the weight it can push, pull, or lift. These effects end after one hour, at which time the creature gains a level of exhaustion.
Nervewrecker Toxin. You can apply a dose of this toxin to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage to a creature, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned and take 1d10 poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending this effect on a success.
Restorative Tonic. A creature can consume a dose of this tonic with the Use an Object action. When a creature drinks this tonic, roll your Sneak Attack damage dice. The creature regains hit points equal to the result.
Revenant’s Resolve. A creature can consume a dose of this mixture with the Use an Object action. When it does, roll your Sneak Attack damage dice. The creature gains temporary hit points equal to the result, and for the next minute ignores the effect of any levels of exhaustion it has. After that minute, the creature gains a level of exhaustion.
Stonesleep Tincture. A willing creature can consume a dose of this tincture with the Use an Object action. When it does, the creature can choose to fall asleep on its turn anytime within the next minute. If it does, the creature is petrified for 8 hours. When this effect ends after 8 hours, the creature gains all the benefits of having finished a long rest and loses an additional level of exhaustion.
Sleeping Syrup. A creature can apply a dose of this syrup to a weapon, food, or drink with the Use an Object action. A creature that consumes the food or drink or who takes damage from that weapon must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or gain a level of exhaustion. A creature that fails that saving throw must succeed on another Constitution saving throw after one minute has passed or become unconscious for 8 hours. When a creature uses its action to rouse the sleeping creature or the sleeping creature takes damage, the sleeping creature may make another Constitution saving throw, waking up on a success.
Smelling Salts. A creature can take the Use an Object action to administer a dose of these salts to itself or another creature within 5 feet of it. When it does, the creature affected can choose to wake up or end one effect causing it to be charmed, frightened, or stunned.
Tangle Root Toxin. You can apply a dose of this toxin to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage, the creature is inebriated for the next minute. While inebriated, it has disadvantage on Perception ability checks and the first time each turn it uses its movement, it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall prone and have its movement speed reduced to 0 until the end of its turn.
Waking Nightmare Acid. You can apply a dose of this acid to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage, the creature must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails, it is frightened and takes 1d6 psychic damage at the start of each of its turns for the next minute. The creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
Universal Antidote. A creature can drink a dose of this antidote with the Use an Object action. When it does, all poisons and non-magical diseases currently afflicting the creature immediately end. Additionally, for the next minute, the creature has resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against poison.
Blisterskin Oil. You can throw a dose of this oil onto a creature within 5 feet with the Use an Object action. The creature takes 1d8 acid damage and an additional 1d8 acid damage at the start of each of its turns for the next minute. The creature can end this effect by using an action to clean the oil from itself.
Bitterbite Toxin. You can apply a dose of this toxin to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage, it deals extra poison damage. This extra damage is equal to your Sneak Attack damage. This destroys the dose of toxin. A weapon can only benefit from one dose of bitterbite toxin at a time.
Charming Philter. You can apply a dose of this philter to yourself or a target creature within 5 feet that you can see with the Use an Object action. For the next hour, when a creature that must breathe enters a space within 15 feet of the target it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the target for the remainder of the duration of the philter. This effect automatically ends if the creature takes damage from the target or one of the target’s allies and cannot affect the creature again for 24 hours.
Flashfreeze Powder. You can blow a dose of this powder towards a creature within 5 feet with the Use an Object action. When you do, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take cold damage and have its movement speed is reduced to 0 until the start of your next turn. This cold damage is equal to your Sneak Attack damage. If the creature succeeds on the saving throw, it takes half damage and its speed is unaffected.
Haste Tar. A creature can apply a dose of this tar to their gums with the Use an Object action. When it does, for the next minute the creature adds half your proficiency bonus to its AC and can take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, or Disengage action as a bonus action on its turn. After that minute, the creature gains a level of exhaustion.
Mule Mix. A creature can pinch a dose of this mix into its mouth with the Use an Object action. When it does, it has advantage on Strength saving throws, it deals an additional 1d6 damage when it makes weapon attacks that add Strength to hit, and it is considered one size larger for determining carrying capacity and the weight it can push, pull, or lift. These effects end after one hour, at which time the creature gains a level of exhaustion.
Nervewrecker Toxin. You can apply a dose of this toxin to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage to a creature, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned and take 1d10 poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending this effect on a success.
Restorative Tonic. A creature can consume a dose of this tonic with the Use an Object action. When a creature drinks this tonic, roll your Sneak Attack damage dice. The creature regains hit points equal to the result.
Revenant’s Resolve. A creature can consume a dose of this mixture with the Use an Object action. When it does, roll your Sneak Attack damage dice. The creature gains temporary hit points equal to the result, and for the next minute ignores the effect of any levels of exhaustion it has. After that minute, the creature gains a level of exhaustion.
Stonesleep Tincture. A willing creature can consume a dose of this tincture with the Use an Object action. When it does, the creature can choose to fall asleep on its turn anytime within the next minute. If it does, the creature is petrified for 8 hours. When this effect ends after 8 hours, the creature gains all the benefits of having finished a long rest and loses an additional level of exhaustion.
Sleeping Syrup. A creature can apply a dose of this syrup to a weapon, food, or drink with the Use an Object action. A creature that consumes the food or drink or who takes damage from that weapon must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or gain a level of exhaustion. A creature that fails that saving throw must succeed on another Constitution saving throw after one minute has passed or become unconscious for 8 hours. When a creature uses its action to rouse the sleeping creature or the sleeping creature takes damage, the sleeping creature may make another Constitution saving throw, waking up on a success.
Smelling Salts. A creature can take the Use an Object action to administer a dose of these salts to itself or another creature within 5 feet of it. When it does, the creature affected can choose to wake up or end one effect causing it to be charmed, frightened, or stunned.
Tangle Root Toxin. You can apply a dose of this toxin to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage, the creature is inebriated for the next minute. While inebriated, it has disadvantage on Perception ability checks and the first time each turn it uses its movement, it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall prone and have its movement speed reduced to 0 until the end of its turn.
Waking Nightmare Acid. You can apply a dose of this acid to a weapon with the Use an Object action. The next time this weapon deals damage, the creature must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails, it is frightened and takes 1d6 psychic damage at the start of each of its turns for the next minute. The creature can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
Universal Antidote. A creature can drink a dose of this antidote with the Use an Object action. When it does, all poisons and non-magical diseases currently afflicting the creature immediately end. Additionally, for the next minute, the creature has resistance to poison damage and advantage on saving throws against poison.
Bouncer
Most rogues focus on the elegant arts of infiltration, trickery, and mind games, but as a Bouncer, you prefer the simple but effective techniques of the back alleys - using anything within your reach as a weapon, even your foes themselves. You rely more on brute strength and an ability to tie your opponents in knots than cunning, though you know better than to discard any natural advantages. Other rogues may think you lack guile, but you’d rather have a reputation for an iron fist than a silver tongue. Back Alley TrainingWhen you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you augment your clandestine skills with the rough and tumble practices of the back alleys, learning to utilize everything around you to your advantage. You gain proficiency with the Athletics skill, medium armor, and improvised weapons. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack; you can use your Sneak Attack against a creature when you make an attack with a melee weapon, even if it doesn’t have the finesse property. All other rules of Sneak Attack still apply to you. Anything at Hand
At 3rd level, while you have a creature of your size or smaller grappled, you can use it as a melee improvised weapon. If the creature is the same size as you, you treat it as though it’s a weapon with the two-handed property; otherwise, you can make the attack with only the hand you used to grapple the creature. When you do, you deal bludgeoning damage depending on the creature’s size category, as shown in the Improvised Creature Weapons table. When you deal damage with a creature used as an improvised weapon, the target of the attack and the creature used for the attack each take half the damage you rolled, instead of the normal damage for the attack. Improvised Creature Weapons
| Size Category | Damage Die |
|---|---|
| Tiny | 1d4 |
| Small | 1d6 |
| Medium | 1d8 |
| Large* | 1d10 |
| Huge* | 2d6 |
| Gargantuan* | 3d6 |
Improvised Creature Weapons of Larger Categories
Per the normal grappling rules, you can only grapple a creature that is no more than one size category larger than you. Since players may be able to increase their size beyond Medium through the use of spells and magic items, the table includes size categories that they won’t be able to grapple under normal circumstances.
Barroom Brawler
Per the normal grappling rules, you can only grapple a creature that is no more than one size category larger than you. Since players may be able to increase their size beyond Medium through the use of spells and magic items, the table includes size categories that they won’t be able to grapple under normal circumstances.
At 9th level, when you take the Attack action and make only grapple attempts, you can make a weapon attack as a bonus action this turn. Menacing Glare
Starting at 13th level, you have a look in your eye that implies you can tie your opponents into knots. As a bonus action on your turn, you stare into the eyes of a creature you can see, and who can see you, within 30 feet of you, promising violence. Make a Strength (Intimidation) check contested by the target’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If you succeed, the creature is frightened of you for 1 minute, or until you use this feature on a different target. If a creature frightened this way ends its turn in a location where it doesn’t have a direct line of sight to you, it regains its composure and is no longer frightened. Once you use this feature on a creature, you can’t use it on that creature again until you finish a long rest. Ballroom Blitzer
Beginning at 17th level, when you make an attack using a creature you have grappled, you can use your Sneak Attack even if you don’t have advantage on the attack roll, but not if you have disadvantage on it.
Paramour
You’re more interested in stealing hearts than gold pieces. Paramours wander from town to town and port to port having great love affairs and boisterous all-nighters, leaving a river of ex-lover’s tears in their wake. The charms of these rogues are so great they verge on supernatural. RomanticWhen you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Insight and Persuasion skills if you don’t already have them. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of those proficiencies. Thief of Hearts
Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the charm person spell as a 1st-level spell. When you do, the duration increases to a number of hours equal to your rogue level, the saving throw DC is equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier, and the creature may regard you as a romantic interest, in addition to a friendly acquaintance, at the DM’s discretion. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest. Token of Affection
At 3rd level, you can give a token of affection to a creature charmed by you. This token of affection can be any physical gift. The duration of the charmed effect on the creature becomes indefinite, ending early if you or your companions do anything harmful to it or you use this feature again. Language of Love
Starting at 9th level, you can communicate non-verbally, using body language, eye contact, and gestures, with any humanoid who speaks at least one language and can see you. In addition, if you share a language with a humanoid who can hear you, you can use a bonus action to shower the creature with flattery and honeyed words. That creature has disadvantage on saving throws it makes to resist being charmed by you until the end of its next turn. Inspire Harem
Starting at 13th level, when you use your Thief of Hearts, you can target a number of humanoids up to your rogue level. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Jaded Jilter
Starting at 17th level, you can use your bonus action to jilt a creature who is charmed by you. This spurn wounds them so deeply that you deal psychic damage to the creature equal to your Sneak Attack damage and the charmed effect ends. In addition, your years of heartbreaks and heartbreaking have left you jaded. You are immune to being charmed.
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