Player Classes

Ælworulde is based on the D&D 5E system but contains multiple classes and subclasses from other books and homebrew. When making your character feel free to choose from the classes below.

# Base Classes

## Alchemist

An Intelligence and Dexterity-based class, the Alchemist mixes chemicals to create alchemical bombs and potions ranging from the medicinal, to the transformative, to the downright deadly.

Full Alchemist info here: Alchemist Class

Class PDF here: Alchemist

## Atavist

A strength or Dexterity-based fighter class, the Atavist uses the power of their own blood to increase the accuracy and damage of their attacks. An Atavist should have a high constitution to help soak the self-inflicted damage that is key to this class's power.

Full Atavist info here: Atavist Class

Class PDF here: Atavist

## Barbarian

A Strength-based fighter class, the Barbarian enters a frenzied rage that allows them to perform great feats in battle. Their raw and unquenchable anger allows their strength, reflexes, and resilience to reach legendary heights.

Full Barbarian info here: Barbarian Class

Class PDF here: Barbarian

## Bard

A Charisma based spellcaster class, the bard taps into the magical force that underlies the fabric of creation known as the weave. Through their artistry, these oft flamboyant adventurers can fight, support their party, deceive or seduce foes or simply travel and perform their craft.

Full Bard info here: Bard Class

Class PDF here: Bard

## Blood Hunter

A Strength or Dexterity-based fighter class, the Blood Hunter uses dark and forbidden blood rituals, sacrificing their own vitality to understand and track their enemy and imbue their weapon with power.

Full Blood Hunter info here: Blood Hunter Class

Class PDF here: Blood Hunter

## Binder

A Charisma-based spellcaster-like class, the Binder is a student of Pact Magic, an ancient and secret lore that allows them to call to entities that live beyond the known planes, in the spaces between worlds. These beings inhabit the Binder's body and grant them a wide variety of powers.

Full Binder info here: Binder Class

Class PDF here: Binder

Binder cards here: Binder Cards

## Cleric

A Wisdom-based spellcaster and Strength-based fighter class, the Cleric serves a divine deity, drawing bower from them to aide them in battle. A cleric combines the helpful magic of healing and inspiring their allies with spells that harm and hinder foes.

Full Cleric info here: Cleric Class

Class PDF here: Cleric

## Craftsman

An Intelligence-based crafter and Strength or Dexterity-based fighter, the Craftsman is a master of their craft, creating items of mythic quality and solving any problem by using the right tool.

Full Craftsman info here: Craftsman Class

Class PDF here: Craftsman

## Druid

A Wisdom-based spellcaster, the Druid harnesses the forces of nature itself or a deity of nature to perform magic. Druid spells are oriented toward nature and animals, the power of tooth and claw, of sun and moon, or of fire and storm. Druids also have the ability to take on animal form, fighting in the bodies of great and majestic beasts of nature.

Full Druid info here: Druid Class

Class PDF here: Druid

## Fighter

A strength or Dexterity-based fighter class, the Fighter is a master of armed combat in its various forms. Skilled with weapons and armour of all kinds, they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and staring it defiantly in the face.

Full Fighter info here: Fighter Class

Class PDF here: Fighter

## Magi

A Strength or Dexterity-based fighter and Intelligence-based spellcaster, the Magi is a skilled fighter who uses their arcane magical knowledge to increase their fighting prowess. Being brought up in eldrich societies, these magical warriors learn to imbue their weapons with magical properties and to bolster their allies in battle.

Full Magus info here: Magi Class

Class PDF here: Magi

## Monk

A Dexterity-based fighter class, the Monk harnesses the power of Ki to fight harder and faster than their enemies. Though they can cast some spells, the Monk's main power comes from their use of martial arts. After years of training in temples, monks hone their abilities to a razor's edge to become some of the most agile and efficient adventurers around.

Full Monk info here: Monk Class

Class PDF here: Monk

## Necromancer

A Wisdom based spellcaster, the Necromancer manipulates life essence in themselves and those around them. At lower levels, they can drain life from their foes and take it for themselves, or sacrifice life essence to gift it to their allies. At higher levels they can raise undead minions, vampirically keep themselves young, and even defy death saves by sapping energy from their surroundings.

Full Necromancer info here: Necromancer Class

Class PDF here: Necromancer

## Noble

(rules for this class are fairly atypical, only play if you are looking for a particularly different experience and are at least somewhat versed in 5e rules. Recommended stats are Charisma and either Strength or Dexterity, followed by Constitution.)

The Noble at their core, is not a fighter at all, rather they are a charismatic leader who bolsters their allies' morale and uses their family's reputation to influence others. They have no inherent spellcasting but can choose to fight with either Strength or Dexterity. They are accompanied by an attendant hired by their family, and their noble lineage defines how they function in the world and interact with battle.

A Noble of the lineage of Diplomacy will be followed by a guardian who does their fighting for them. By guiding their allies from the sidelines, this Noble controls the flow of battle with their words rather than their blade.

Being unnaturally attractive, followed by an animal companion/protector, or being cursed/blessed with attack magic using the charisma modifier, a Noble of the lineage of Myth is a typical prince/princess of fairytale, with a backstory to match.

A Noble of the lineage of Warfare was raised to fight. They have a signature weapon, gain extra attacks, and are born to lead on the battlefield.

Full Noble info here: Noble Class

Class PDF here: Noble

## Paladin

The Paladin is a Strength-based fighter and a Charisma-based spellcaster. A holy warrior, the Paladin is built to stand on the front lines and fight for what is good and righteous, absorbing the heavy blows while healing their allies. Calling on the power of a God or spirit, or simply pulling power from their own deep sense of justice, the Paladin empowers their strikes, bolsters their defence, and keeps their friends safe.

Full Paladin info here: Paladin Class

Class PDF here: Paladin

## Planeshifter

A Strength or Dexterity-based fighter and Intelligence-based spellcaster, the Planeshifter is attuned to the various planes of existence. Channeling this attunement, the Planeshifter can cast spells, move between planes, target creatures, and use elemental powers.

Full Planeshifter info here: Planeshifter Class

Class PDF here: Planeshifter

## Pugilist

A strength-based fighter, the Pugilist is the ultimate street brawler. Forging strength through years of hardship, this class has the confidence to take down any foe. This is a simple and fun class similar to the monk and great for beginners.

Full Pugilist info here: Pugilist Class

Class PDF here: Pugilist

## Ranger (Ælworulde specific)

A Dexterity-based fighter and Wisdom-based spellcaster, the ranger hunts their prey through forests and deserts, taking them out with speed and skill. The Ranger is attuned to the wild, able to navigate and traverse it with ease and stealth. The Ranger's spellcasting draws on the magical essence of nature to augment and enhance their abilities.

Full Ranger info here: Ranger Class

Class PDF here: Ranger

Ranger variant here: Ranger Variant (Animal companion focused ranger)

## Rogue

A Dexterity-based fighter, the rogue is a master of stealth and speed, often making their living as thieves. Darting in and out of combat, dodging attacks, and dealing hefty damage, the rogue can easily hold their own in battle. Some rogues choose to excel in investigation and cunning, some focus on thievery or assassination, and others enhance their abilities with magic.

Full Rogue info here: Rogue Class

Class PDF here: Rogue

## Scholar

An intelligence-focussed class, the Scholar can choose multiple specialisations requiring Dexterity, Wisdom, or Charisma depending on how the Scholar wants to operate as an adventurer. The Scholar operates best within a party with more formidable allies as they are susceptible to danger on their own, but within a party, they can be invaluable members. Well read and highly intelligent, the scholar has spent the majority of their life in the pursuit of knowledge. With various fields of study to choose from, there is plenty of variation in how the Scholar can be useful. Fighting with their mind first and their weapon second, the scholar surveys the battlefield, analyses their enemy, and uses this information to defeat them.

Full Scholar info here: Scholar Class

Class PDF here: Scholar

## Seeker

A strength-based fighter and Intelligence-based spellcaster, the seeker is primarily an investigator, fighting to discover secrets and unravel mysteries. A Seeker can choose from multiple pursuits, becoming a criminal investigator, a highly mobile fighter, an occultist researcher, a daring archaeologist, or a covert operative, there is plenty for a Seeker to do.

Full Seeker info here: Seeker Class

Class PDF here: Seeker

## Shaman

A Wisdom-based spellcaster, the Shaman gains power from the spirits around them. Using this magical prowess, the Shaman can convine with the dead, summon a spirit animal, and call the spirits to their aide, and even see beyond the physical world. Following either the journey of harmony or wrath, the Shaman can choose whether they will use the spirits' power for good, or for great evil.

Full Shaman info here: Shaman Class

Class PDF here: Shaman

## Sorcerer

A Charisma-based spellcaster, The sorcerer has fused with magical power thanks to a sorcerous origin. They use this well of energy within them to wield frightening combat magic. The breadth of magic these adventurers can use is limited when compared with other classes but its power is unparalleled. Slinging magic missiles left and right, the Sorcerer can do serious damage.

Full Sorcerer info here: Sorcerer Class

Class PDF here: Sorcerer

## Spiritualist

A Charisma-based spellcaster, the Spiritualist gained their occultist powers thanks to a close stroke with death from which they returned changed. Torn between the worlds of the living and the dead, calling out the unquiet spirits of the deceased and reaching into the minds of the living, the Spiritualist uses the mystic powers that lie beyond life to perform heroic or devious deeds.

Full Spiritualist info here: Spiritualist Class

Class PDF here: Spiritualist

## Tinkerer

Full Tinkerer info here: Tinkerer Class

Class PDF here: Tinkerer

Tinkerer Roboticist subclass here: Roboticist

## Warden

Full Warden info here: Warden Class

Class PDF here: Warden

## Warlock

Full Warlock info here: Warlock Class

Class PDF here: Warlock

## Warmage

Full War Mage info here: War Mage Class

Class PDF here: Warmage

## Witch

Full Witch info here: Witch Class

Class PDF here: Witch

## Wizard

Full Wizard info here: Wizard Class

Class PDF here: Wizard

# Prestige Classes

Prestige classes can only be chosen as a multiclass, not as a base class. They also have prerequisites that must be fulfilled before you can take them.

## Guild Mage

Full Guild Mage info here: Guild Mage Class

Class PDF here: Guild Mage

## Lycanthrope

Full Lycanthrope info here: Lycanthrope Class

Class PDF here: Lycanthrope

## Rune Scribe

Full Rune Scribe info here: Rune Scribe Class

Class PDF here: Rune Scribe

## Shadowdancer

Full Shadowdancer info here: Shadowdancer Class

Class PDF here: Shadowdancer

## Vampire

Full Vampire info here: Vampire Class

Class PDF here: Vampire