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=={{Class|Sorcerer}}==
=={{Class|Sorcerer}}==
*Metamagic options [[Metamagic: Careful Spell|careful spell]], [[Metamagic: Distant Spell|distant spell]], [[Metamagic: Extended Spell|extended spell]], or [[Metamagic: Twinned Spell|twinned spell]] are available at level 2.
*Changes to [[Metamagic]] options:
**At level 3 Sorcerers get an additional option from these or from [[Metamagic: Heightened Spell|heightened spell]], [[Metamagic: Quickened Spell|quickened spell]], or [[Metamagic: Subtle Spell|subtle spell]].
**[[Metamagic: Careful Spell]] affects all nearby allies, rather than being limited by the caster's Charisma modifier.
**Overall, this means that a sorcerer will have more metamagic options available at level 3, but are limited in which of the level 3 options they can select.
**[[Metamagic: Heightened Spell]] is not available until level 3, but it affects all targets of the spell rather than just one.
*[[Metamagic: Careful Spell]] affects all allies in the area, not just an amount of creatures equal to the caster's Charisma modifier.
**[[Metamagic: Quickened Spell]] is not available until level 3, and costs 3 sorcery points instead of 2.
*[[Metamagic: Distant Spell]] increases spells with a 5 ft range to 10 ft. All other ranged spells have their range increased by only 50%.
**[[Metamagic: Subtle Spell]] is not available until level 3; it allows the spell to be cast while the caster is [[Silenced (Condition)|Silenced]].
*[[Metamagic: Heightened Spell]] gives disadvantage to the saving throw of all creatures affected by the spell.
**The Empowered Spell option from 5e is not available at all, nor are the additional options added in ''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything''.
*[[Metamagic: Quickened Spell]] costs 3 sorcery points instead of 2.
*[[Metamagic: Subtle Spell]] allows a character to cast the spell while silenced.
*Metamagic: Empowered Spell metamagic is not in the game.
*Each subclass's last feature is granted at level 11 rather than level 14 (which is not attainable in this game) though there are significant changes to some of them, as detailed below.
*Each subclass's last feature is granted at level 11 rather than level 14 (which is not attainable in this game) though there are significant changes to some of them, as detailed below.


Revision as of 18:17, 3 November 2023

Rule Changes Race Changes Class Changes Spell Changes Feat Changes

This page and related pages summarize rule changes from the implementation of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition (D&D 5e) rules to Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3).

The rule changes described on this page and related pages are written with the assumption the reader understands the relevant D&D 5e rule. These pages will not explain what the D&D 5e rule is, only what the changed or altered BG3 rule is. These pages also include many BG3 features and abilities that are unchanged from D&D 5e to help a D&D 5e player quickly see which options have changed and which have not, and make decisions without having to do additional research. If the BG3 rule aligns with a OneD&D rule or other playtest material from D&D 5e, that is considered a rule change from D&D 5e.

Barbarian Barbarian

  • Rage bonus damage also applies to Dexterity damage rolls and those using thrown weapons/objects.
  • Reckless Attack is either a normal melee attack or as an after-attack reroll with all melee attacks, rather than before your first attack each turn.
    • Advantage Icon.png Advantage is applied to all attack rolls once used, not just melee.
    • It is not limited by the attack's ability modifier.
  • Feral Instinct gives a fixed +3 bonus to Initiative, instead of advantage.
  • Relentless Rage does not require a saving throw, but can only be used once per short rest.

Wildheart Wildheart (Path of the Totem Warrior)

  • The physical totem object required for the 5e Path of the Totem Warrior subclass is not used.
  • The Beast Sense spell is not in the game.
  • The level 1 feature Speak with Animals is able to be cast once per long rest, rather than as a ritual. Though, it now lasts until long rest.
  • The level 3 feature Bestial Heart gives the character full benefits even if they rage while in heavy armor.
    • Each Bestial Heart option provides a new unique action as well.
    • The Tiger option increases the Barbarian's jump distance by 4.5 m / 15 ft (instead of a 10 ft increase to long jumps and 3 ft to high jumps).
    • The Wolf option affects enemies within 2 m / 7 ft (instead of 5 ft).
  • The level 6 feature Aspect of the Beast, or Animal Aspect, has 5 additional choices (Chimpanzee, Crocodile, Honey Badger, Stallion, and Wolverine) and there are changes to all of the existing ones:
    • The Bear option grants advantage on all Strength checks, not just those for pushing and pulling things.
    • The Eagle option grants full Darkvision, instead of just removing the disadvantage on Perception checks for being in dim light.
    • The Elk option increases the party's movement speed by 1.5 m / 5 ft, instead of improving long-distance travel pace (which is not relevant in this game).
    • The Tiger option improves attacks against Bleeding or Poisoned targets, and grants proficiency in Survival only (instead of a choice among Athletics, Acrobatics, Stealth, and Survival).
    • The Wolf option grants the entire party a bonus to Stealth checks equal to the Barbarian's Dexterity modifier, instead of improving long-distance tracking and stealth movement.
  • The level 8 feature Land's Stride, traditionally a Ranger class feature, is granted to Wildheart Barbarians. This eliminates the movement penalty for moving through difficult terrain.
  • The level 10 feature Spirit Walker is replaced with the ability to select a second Animal Aspect option (which is granted at level 14 in 5e).

Berserker Berserker (Path of the Berserker)

  • Frenzied Strike applies a cumulative -1 attack roll debuff until the rage ends instead of causing the character to gain a level of exhaustion.
  • While in Frenzy, a character may use Enraged Throw as a bonus action to throw a creature or object at a target.
  • The level 6 feature Mindless Rage prevents Rage from being ended by Calm Emotions Calm Emotions being cast on the Barbarian, in addition to its other effects.
  • If a creature resists Intimidating Presence, they are immune to its effects until their next long rest, instead of 24 hours.

Wild Magic Barbarian Wild Magic Barbarian (Path of the Wild Soul)

  • Magic Awareness lets anyone within 3m add their Proficiency Bonus to Saving Throws against spells.
    • As opposed to letting the Barbarian identify the location and school of an upcoming spell within 60 feet that isn't behind complete cover.
  • The Rage: Wild Magic table has some minor changes:
    • The Teleport option has a range of 18 m / 60 ft instead of 30 ft.
    • The Intangible Spirit option always summons a flumph (never a pixie) and can be summoned anywhere within 30 ft rather than needing to be next to a creature.
    • The Weapon Infusion option causes the weapon to deal an extra 1d6 Force damage, instead of just changing the weapon's existing damage to Force.
    • Difficult terrain created by Vine Growth option affects everyone other than the Barbarian instead of just enemies.
  • Bolstering Magic works somewhat differently; instead of being able to use it a number of times equal to the Barbarian's Wisdom modifier and choosing the effect each time, each effect is a separate option that can be used once per long rest.
    • The option that improves attack rolls and ability checks grants a bonus of +1d4 instead of +1d3.
    • There are separate options for recovering spell slots of levels 1, 2, and 3 (instead of rolling 1d3 to determine the slot level recovered). The option to recover a level 3 option is granted at class level 9.

Bard Bard

  • Bards automatically gain proficiency in all musical instruments, which include hand drums, flute, lute, lyre, and violins.
  • Bardic Inspiration has a number of charges that scales with class level, rather than being tied to the Bard's Charisma modifier.
    • This feature has three charges initially at class level 1, with a fourth granted at level 5 and a fifth at level 8.
  • Song of rest is a once per long rest ability that allows the party to take an additional short rest, and it does not get any upgrades.
  • Countercharm lasts 3 turns, rather than 1. It expends a use of Bardic Inspiration rather than being free.
  • Jack of All Trades does not apply half the Bard's proficiency bonus to initiative rolls. (In 5E, Initiative is a Dexterity Ability Check that the Bard is not proficient in, so Jack of All Trades has been ruled to apply.)
  • Magical Secrets is restricted to a limited list of additional spells, instead of allowing the Bard to pick any spell.

College of Lore College of Lore

College of Swords College of Swords

  • The Duelling fighting style does not affect Versatile weapons used one-handed as it does in 5e.
  • Blade Flourish underwent a number of changes:
    • Taking the Attack action no longer grants a movement bonus.
    • Blade Flourish is not limited to once per turn.
    • Defensive Flourish now provides a fixed +4 AC, instead of rolling the Bardic Inspiration die to determine the bonus.
    • Mobile Flourish now pushes the target back 6 m / 20 ft, rather than 1.5 m / 5 ft.
    • Slashing Flourish now performs a single attack on two targets with separate Attack Rolls.

College of Valour College of Valour

No Changes

Cleric Cleric

  • Destroy Undead does non-scaling radiant damage to all undead affected, rather than instantly killing weaker undead.
  • Clerics may select the Produce Flame Cantrip (exclusive to Druids in 5e).
    • Clerics normally have a single damaging Cantrip, Sacred Flame, nullified on a successful save by the target.
  • Each Cleric character can only use Divine Intervention once ever instead of once a week. Instead of being a fairly open-ended plea for assistance, it is limited to four specific options, none of which uses an action:
    • Arm Thy Servant summons a very powerful magical weapon, Devotee's Mace, and immediately equips it.
    • Golden Generosity summons a chest containing a large amount of camp supplies, elixirs, and healing potions.
    • Opulent Revival resurrects all dead allies within 60 ft and grants all allies in the same radius all the benefits of a long rest.
    • Sunder the Heretical deals a large amount of radiant damage to all enemies within 50 ft.

Life Domain Life Domain

  • The level 2 domain feature Channel Divinity: Preserve Life restores (3 x Cleric level) hit points to each ally in range, rather than providing (5 x Cleric level) hit points to divide amongst them. It can heal creatures up to their maximum hit points (as opposed to half).
  • The level 3 domain spell Spiritual Weapon is replaced with Aid.
  • The level 9 domain spell Raise Dead is replaced with Greater Restoration.

Light Domain Light Domain

  • The level 1 domain feature Warding flare has unlimited charges rather than having a limit of the Wisdom modifier.
    • It also triggers when an enemy has already rolled and is going to hit, unlike 5e where you have to use it before the enemy rolls their attack.
  • The level 9 domain spell Scrying is placed with Destructive Wave.

Knowledge Domain Knowledge Domain

  • The level 1 domain spell Identify is replaced with Sleep.
  • The level 2 domain feature Channel Divinity: Knowledge of the Ages gives proficiency to all skills associated with a chosen Ability Score, and lasts until the next Long Rest.
    • This is opposed to a granting proficiency in a single skill or tool, and lasting 10 minutes.
  • The level 3 domain spells Augury and Suggestion are replaced with Calm Emotions and Hold Person.
  • The level 5 domain spell Nondetection is replaced with Slow.
  • The level 6 domain feature Channel Divinity: Read Thoughts does not allow a Wisdom save, requires concentration to maintain, and does not provide the option to cast Suggestion on the target (as that spell does not exist in this game).
  • The level 7 domain spell Arcane Eye is replaced with Otiluke's Resilient Sphere.
  • The level 9 domain spells Legend Lore and Scrying are replaced with Dominate Person and Telekinesis.

Nature Domain Nature Domain

  • The level 5 domain spell Wind Wall is replaced with Sleet Storm.
  • The level 9 domain spell Tree Stride is replaced with Wall of Stone.

Tempest Domain Tempest Domain

  • The level 1 domain feature Wrath of the Storm Wrath of the Storm has unlimited charges rather than having a limit of the Wisdom modifier.
  • Thunderbolt Strike is triggered by dealing either thunder or lightning damage, as opposed to just lightning damage.
  • The level 7 domain spell Control Water is replaced with Freedom of Movement.

Trickery Domain Trickery Domain

  • The level 1 domain feature Blessing of the Trickster requires concentration, but can last until the next long rest rather than only 1 hour.
  • The level 2 domain feature Invoke Duplicity underwent a few changes:
    • It does not allow a character to cast spells through the illusory duplicate or move it on subsequent turns.
    • The duplicate provides advantage to attack rolls of all allies if both the ally and the target are within 10 ft of the duplicate, as opposed to only the Cleric getting this benefit.
  • The level 3 Domain Spells Blink and Dispel Magic are replaced with Bestow Curse and Fear.
  • The level 6 domain feature Cloak of Shadows requires the Cleric to be obscured in order to use it.
  • The level 8 domain spell Modify Memory is replaced with Seeming.

War Domain War Domain

  • The level 1 domain feature War Priest has a number of charges that scales with class level, rather than being tied to the Cleric's Wisdom modifier.
    • This feature has three charges initially at class level 1, with a fourth granted at level 5, a fifth at level 8, and a sixth at level 11.
  • The level 8 domain feature Divine Strike always does the damage type of the weapon in the main hand, even when doing offhand strikes.
    • As opposed to always doing the damage type of the weapon associated with the attack roll.
    • This is a possible bug, rather than an intended feature.

Druid Druid

  • There is no restriction preventing a druid from wearing metal armor.
  • The Druidic language (and languages in general) is not available.
  • Wild Strike is a new level 5 feature that grants an extra attack when taking the Attack action while in Wild Shape. Improved Wild Strike adds an additional attack at level 10.
  • Wild Shape has several changes:
    • There is no time limit on how long the transformation can last, though it will end automatically if the character enters an important dialogue scene (e.g. meeting a companion).
    • There is no option to have the Druid's equipment fall to the ground or be worn by the animal form; it is always merged into the new form.
    • Wild Shape forms have modified stats from their Monster Manual counterparts.
    • Instead of being able to Wild Shape into any beast they've seen within restrictions imposed by druid level, druids are limited to these specific forms:
Wild Shape Forms
Druid Level All Druids Additional Moon Druid Forms
2 Badger, Cat, Spider, Wolf Bear
4 Deep Rothe Dire Raven
6 Panther, Owlbear
8 Sabre-Toothed Tiger
10 Dilophosaurus Air, Earth, Fire and Water Myrmidons

Circle of the Moon Circle of the Moon

No changes besides the aforementioned Wild Shape changes

Circle of the Land Circle of the Land

  • Natural Recovery can be used any time out of combat (rather than only during a short rest) and does not need to be done all at once; it has a number of charges equal to the number of spell slot levels it can restore (half the class level rounded up) and can be used multiple times throughout the day until they are all expended.
  • Land's Stride does not provide advantage against magical plant spells such as Entangle Entangle.
  • A character is able to select a different terrain at 5th level than the terrain selected at 3rd level.
    • For example, the character can select arctic spells at 3rd level and forest spells at 5th level.
  • Circle (always prepared) spells were changed:
Land Druid Circle Spells
Druid Level Arctic Coast Desert Forest Grassland Mountain Swamp Underdark
3rd Level Normal Hold Person, Spike Growth Mirror Image, Misty Step Blur, Silence Barkskin, Spider Climb Invisibility, Pass Without Trace Spider Climb, Spike Growth Darkness, Melf's Acid Arrow Spider Climb, Web
Changed Hold Person, Spike Growth Mirror Image, Misty Step Blur, Silence Barkskin, Hold Person Invisibility, Pass Without Trace Mirror Image, Spike Growth Darkness, Melf's Acid Arrow Misty Step, Web
5th Level Normal Sleet Storm, Slow Water Breathing, Water Walk Create Food, Create Water Call Lightning, Plant Growth Daylight, Haste Lightning Bolt, Meld into Stone Water Walk, Stinking Cloud Gaseous Form, Stinking Cloud
Changed Sleet Storm, Haste Sleet Storm, Call Lightning Hypnotic Pattern, Protection from Energy Call Lightning, Plant Growth Daylight, Haste Call Lightning, Fly Vampiric Touch, Stinking Cloud Gaseous Form, Stinking Cloud
7th Level Normal Freedom of Movement, Ice Storm Freedom of Movement, Control Water Blight, Hallucinatory Terrian Divination, Freedom of Movement Freedom of Movement, Divination Stoneskin, Stone Shape Freedom of Movement, Locate Creature Greater Invisibility, Stone Shape
Changed Conjure Minor Elemental,  Ice Storm Freedom of Movement, Confusion Blight, Wall of Fire Conjure Minor Elemental,  Grasping Vine Freedom of Movement, Polymorph Stoneskin, Dominate Beast Blight, Grasping Vine Greater Invisibility, Dominate Beast
9th Level Normal Cone of Cold, Commune with Nature Conjure Elemental, Scrying Wall of Stone,  Insect Plague Commune with Nature, Tree Stride Dream, Insect Plague Wall of Stone, Passwall Insect Plague, Scrying Insect Plague, Cloudkill
Changed Cone of Cold, Contagion Conjure Elemental, Greater Restoration Wall of Stone,  Insect Plague Mass Cure Wounds, Contagion Greater Restoration, Insect Plague Wall of Stone, Conjure Elemental Insect Plague, Cloudkill Contagion, Cloudkill

Circle of the Spores Circle of the Spores

  • Halo of Spores must be activated manually, and can affect a creature within 6 m / 20 ft (rather than 10 ft).
  • The level 2 action Symbiotic Entity lasts until the Druid's long rest instead of 10 minutes.
  • The level 3 circle spell Gentle Repose is replaced with Detect Thoughts.
  • The level 6 reaction Fungal Infestation underwent multiple poorly documented changes:
    • The raised zombies have more than 1 HP.
    • Zombies can infect creatures they attack with the Crawling Gnaw condition, which causes them to become zombies if they die before it wears off.
    • The number of Fungal Infestation Charges is 4 instead of the Wisdom Ability Score Modifier.
    • Fungal Infestation Charges are Recharge: Once per Long Rest.
  • The level 10 feature Spreading Spores always deals 2d8 necrotic damage to affected creatures, instead of using the level-scaled Halo of Spores damage roll.

Fighter Fighter

  • Some changes to Fighting Style options:
    • The Duelling fighting style does not affect Versatile weapons used one-handed as it does in 5e.
    • The Great Weapon Fighting fighting style allows rerolling add-on damage dice (such as Superiority Dice or Divine Smite) instead of just the weapon's own dice.

Battle Master Battle Master

  • Changes to Manoeuvres:
    • Attack manoeuvres are chosen at the time the attack is attempted, rather than after seeing that the attack hits. The superiority die is still not expended on a miss.
    • Commander's Strike does not add the superiority die to the ally's attack roll.
    • Evasive Footwork imposes disadvantage on melee attacks against the Fighter, rather than rolling the superiority die and adding that to the Fighter's AC. It also does not require the Fighter to actually move.
    • Feinting Attack requires the use of an entire action (rather than just one attack out of an Attack action) in addition to a bonus action.
    • Parry and Lunging Attack are not in the game, nor are any of the additional options added in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.
    • Rally gives a flat +8 Temporary HP, instead of rolling the superiority die and adding the Fighter's Charisma modifier.
    • Sweeping Attack is now an action that does a whirlwind with superiority die as damage.
      • As opposed to a free situational action triggered by a melee hit that applies the attack roll to a selectable second target with superiority die as damage.
  • The level 7 feature Know Your Enemy is not present.
    • All of the information this feature would grant can be freely obtained by selecting "Examine" on an enemy.

Champion Champion

  • The Improved Critical Hit feature reduces the critical threshold by 1, rather than fixing it at 19 as in 5e. This allows it to stack with other effects that expand the critical range.
  • The Remarkable Athlete: Jump feature increases the character's jump distance by a flat 3m / 10 ft, rather than scaling with the Strength modifier.

Eldritch Knight Eldritch Knight

  • Changes to Weapon Bond:
    • Bonding a weapon takes only an action rather than 1 hour.
    • Only one weapon can be bound at a time.
    • Only melee weapons can be bound.
    • When thrown, a bound weapon returns to the Fighter's hand automatically, rather than requiring the use of a bonus action to summon it back.
  • Two new spells are granted at level 7 instead of just one.

Monk Monk

  • Monks get access to Ki at first level, as opposed to second level.
    • Monks begin with 2 Ki points and gain one Ki point each level, rather than having a number of Ki points equal to their current level.
  • Monk weapons are now any weapon with which the Monk has Proficiency, and do not have the Two-Handed or Heavy properties.
    • 5e Monks are usually restricted to shortswords or any simple weapon that does not have the Two-Handed or Heavy properties. (The class still only grants proficiency with Shortswords and Simple weapons, but now proficiencies from race, other classes and other sources can be used as well.
  • Flurry of Blows does not require taking the Attack action first.
  • Both Step of the Wind options allow jumping without using a bonus action.
  • Return attacks made using Deflect Missiles count as unarmed strikes.
  • Slow Fall grants resistance to falling damage, rather than reducing fall damage by 5 times the class level.
  • Stillness of Mind is used automatically to end the Charmed or Frightened conditions; it does not require the use of an action.
  • Advanced Unarmoured Movement eliminates the movement penalty from difficult terrain and provides a jump distance bonus, rather than allowing walking on vertical surfaces and liquids.

Way of the Four Elements Way of the Four Elements

Way of the Open Hand Way of the Open Hand

  • The Flurry of Blows: Push option pushes an affected creature 5 m / 17 ft rather than just 15 ft.
  • A new set of passive features is acquired at level 6: Manifestation of Body, Manifestation of Mind, and Manifestation of Soul. These cause unarmed strikes to deal extra necrotic, psychic, or radiant damage respectively; only one can be active at a time.
  • Wholeness of Body now causes half of the Monk's ki points to be restored, and puts a condition on them for 3 turns that restores 1 ki point each turn and grants an additional bonus action each turn (allowing, for instance, two uses of Flurry of Blows per turn).
  • Ki Resonation is a new level 9 feature that imposes the Resonating condition on a creature, allowing the Monk to later detonate it to cause an explosion.
    • This is similar to the level 17 feature Quivering Palm from 5e, though it deals less damage and does not immediately kill the resonating target if it fails a Constitution save.

Way of Shadow Way of Shadow

  • Changes to Shadow Arts:
  • Cloak of Shadows is acquired at level 5 instead of level 11.
  • Shadow Strike is a new level 11 feature that allows a hidden Monk to teleport to an enemy's position and immediately make melee attack that deals psychic damage and prevents the target from making opportunity attacks that turn.

Paladin Paladin

  • Characters select their Oath at first level rather than third.
    • Channel Oath abilities are granted at level 1. Oath Spells are still not available until level 3.
  • Characters can break their Oath by not following the tenets at which point they will become the Oathbreaker subclass.
  • Channel Divinity changed to Channel Oath, and each subclass gets a new Channel Oath feature at first level.
    • This has implications on multiclassing with Cleric as the resources are new separate.
  • Divine Sense is now a bonus action with one use per short rest for an advantage on attack rolls against celestials, fiends, and undead for two rounds.
    • As opposed to sensing the type of nearby creatures or consecrated objects, Charisma modifier times per Long Rest.
  • Lay on Hands, normally a once per Long Rest 5 x Paladin level heal or disease and poison cure, is changed to:
    • A character has 3 charges per Long Rest (this increases to 4 charges at level 4).
    • They can spend 1 charge to heal a target for 2 x Paladin level Hit Points.
    • They can spend 2 charges to heal a target for 4 x Paladin level Hit Points.
    • They can spend 2 charges to cure any diseases or poisons affecting a target.
  • Characters can prepare a number of Paladin spells equal to their Paladin level plus their Charisma modifier.
    • This is a very significant increase compared to 5e rules, in which this scales with half the Paladin level (rounded down).

Oath of the Ancients Oath of the Ancients

  • The level 1 Channel Oath ability Healing Radiance is new.
  • The Channel Oath ability Nature's Wrath can only be resisted by a Strength saving throw (as opposed to the target's choice of Strength or Dexterity).

Oath of Devotion Oath of Devotion

  • The level 1 Channel Oath ability Holy Rebuke is new.
  • The Channel Oath ability Turn the Unholy actually does work the same as in 5e (targeting fiends and undead) though it is labeled incorrectly in the interface as targeting fiends and fey.
  • The Oath spell Zone of Truth, granted at level 5, is replaced with Silence.
  • The Oath spell Dispel Magic, granted at level 9, is replaced with Remove Curse.

Oathbreaker Oathbreaker

  • The level 1 Channel Oath ability Spiteful Suffering is new.
  • Control Undead range is reduced to 6 m / 20 ft, and the effect is limited by the target's level rather than challenge rating. This effect lasts until the next long rest rather than for 24 hours.

Oath of Vengeance Oath of Vengeance

Ranger Ranger

  • Favoured Enemy is a set of unique passive features rather than Wisdom Saving Throw Advantage Icon.png Advantage against and language learning of the enemy:


Favoured Enemy Options
Archetypes Description Grants
Bounty Hunter Bounty Hunter Gain Proficiency in Investigation. Creatures you hit with Ensnaring Strike Ensnaring Strike (either ranged or melee) have Disadvantage Icon.png Disadvantage on their Saving Throw.
Keeper of the Veil Keeper of the Veil You specialise in hunting creatures from other planes of existence. You gain Proficiency in Arcana and can grant protection against aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead.
Mage Breaker Mage Breaker You have a history of battling spellcasters. Gain Proficiency with Arcana and True Strike True Strike, which gives you Advantage Icon.png Advantage on Attack Rolls against a creature. Wisdom is your Spellcasting Ability for this spell.
Ranger Knight Ranger Knight You have sworn to serve a crown or nation and seek to bring its foes to ruin. Gain Proficiency with History and Proficiency with Heavy Armour.
Sanctified Stalker Sanctified Stalker You swore to hunt the enemies of a holy or druidic order. Gain Proficiency with Religion and the Sacred Flame Cantrip, which deals 1d8Damage TypesRadiant damage. Wisdom is your Spellcasting Ability for the Cantrip.
  • Natural Explorer is a set of unique passive features rather than uninhibited terrain movement and Intelligence/Wisdom proficiency check doubling:


Natural Explorer Options
Archetypes Description Grants
Beast Tamer Beast Tamer You have cultivated a strong bond with animals. You can cast Find Familiar Find Familiar as a ritual.
Urban Tracker Urban Tracker An expert at navigating the wild within the city, you gain Sleight of Hand Sleight of Hand Proficiency.
Wasteland Wanderer: Cold Wasteland Wanderer: Cold You have spent endless days surviving desolate tundras. Gain resistance to Damage TypesCold damage, taking only half damage from it.
Wasteland Wanderer: Fire Wasteland Wanderer: Fire You have spent endless days surviving forbidding deserts. Gain resistance to Damage TypesFire, taking only half damage from it.
Wasteland Wanderer: Poison Wasteland Wanderer: Poison You have spent endless days surviving fetid swamps. Gain resistance to Damage TypesPoison, taking only half damage from it.
  • The Primeval Awareness feature is not in the game.

Hunter Hunter

  • Hunters get both Volley and Whirlwind Attack at level 11, rather than having choose one or the other.
    • Both options are implemented as an AoE attack rather than picking specific targets, and will damage friendly NPCs (though not companions).

Beast Master Beast Master

  • The Summon Companion options are limited to Bear, Boar, Dire Raven, Wolf, or Wolf Spider, and have unique stats rather than monster stats.
    • The companion acts on its own initiative rather than the Ranger's, and does not require the Ranger to take an action to command it.
    • The companion can be swapped out or resummoned once per short rest.
    • The companion adds the proficiency bonus to their attack rolls, damage rolls, Saving Throws and Armour Class at 5th level and not at 3rd level.
  • At 5th level, 8th level, and 11th level the animal companion gains additional hit points.
  • At 5th level and 11th level the animal companion gain additional abilities and increase their abiliity scores.

Gloom Stalker Gloom Stalker

  • The Dread Ambusher initiative bonus is +3 rather than the Wisdom Ability Score Modifier. To get the extra damage for a first-round attack one must use the Dread Ambusher (Melee) or Dread Ambusher (Ranged) actions.
  • For Umbral Sight, rather than getting normal Darkvision, Superior Darkvision if the race already had Darkvision, Gloom Stalkers get Superior Darkvision in all cases.
  • Gloom Stalkers get the always prepared ritual spell Disguise Self at level 3.
  • Gloom Stalkers get the always prepared spell Misty Step at level 5, instead of Rope Trick.
  • The level 7 feature Iron Mind gives Proficiency in Wisdom and Intelligence Saving Throws.
    • As opposed to just Wisdom with a choice of Intelligence or Charisma if the Gloom Stalker already had Wisdom saving throw proficiency.

Rogue Rogue

  • Thieves' tools proficiency is not in the game, instead Sleight of Hand is used for relevant checks.
  • Sneak Attack only applies the additional damage if using one of the two Sneak Attack actions.
  • Thieves' Cant (and languages in general) are not available.

Arcane Trickster Arcane Trickster

  • Arcane Tricksters get two additional 1st-level spell slots at level 10, for a total of 6, instead of capping out at 4 as in 5e.
    • This is the only way to get more than 4 spell slots at a given level without using elixirs or items, which never occurs in 5e.
  • Mage Hand Legerdemain causes the Mage Hand to always be invisible (as opposed to the Rogue having the choice of making it visible or not in 5e).

Thief Thief

  • Fast Hands changed to grant an additional bonus action each round, instead of allowing Sleight of Hand checks, Thieves' Tools checks, or Use an Object actions as bonus actions.
  • Second-Story Work grants resistance to falling damage instead of a climb speed and a jump distance bonus.
  • Supreme Sneak allows the Rogue to use an action to become invisible once per short rest, instead of granting advantage on Stealth checks when moving slowly.

Assassin Assassin

  • Assassin's Alacrity, which immediately restores a Rogue's action and bonus action on the first turn of combat, replaces the tool proficiencies granted at level 3 in 5e.
  • Infiltration Expertise disguises the Rogue in a single action without a week of preparation or gold requirement; the Rogue chooses which race and body type to become when activating it, from among the same options available in the character creator.

Sorcerer Sorcerer

  • Changes to Metamagic options:
    • Metamagic: Careful Spell affects all nearby allies, rather than being limited by the caster's Charisma modifier.
    • Metamagic: Heightened Spell is not available until level 3, but it affects all targets of the spell rather than just one.
    • Metamagic: Quickened Spell is not available until level 3, and costs 3 sorcery points instead of 2.
    • Metamagic: Subtle Spell is not available until level 3; it allows the spell to be cast while the caster is Silenced.
    • The Empowered Spell option from 5e is not available at all, nor are the additional options added in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.
  • Each subclass's last feature is granted at level 11 rather than level 14 (which is not attainable in this game) though there are significant changes to some of them, as detailed below.

Draconic Bloodline Draconic Bloodline

  • Characters do not double their proficiency bonus on Charisma checks when interacting with dragons.
    • However, the subclass gives characters additional dragon-themed dialogue options.
  • Characters learn an additional spell at level 1 based on their chosen ancestry:
Draconic Ancestry Additional Spells
Draconic Ancestry Grants
Red (Fire)

Burning Hand Icon.png Burning Hands

Black (Acid)

Grease Icon.png Grease

Blue (Lightning)

Witch Bolt Icon.png Witch Bolt

White (Cold)

Armour Of Agathys Icon.png Armour of Agathys

Green (Poison)

Ray Of Sickness Icon.png Ray of Sickness

Gold (Fire)

Disguise Self Icon.png Disguise Self

Silver (Cold)

Feather Fall Icon.png Feather Fall

Bronze (Lightning)

Fog Cloud Icon.png Fog Cloud

Copper (Acid)

Tasha's Hideous Laughter Icon.png Tasha's Hideous Laughter

Brass (Fire)

Sleep Icon.png Sleep

  • The 14th-level "Dragon Wings" feature is granted at level 11 instead, and is simply the addition of the Fly Fly bonus action.

Wild Magic Sorcerer Wild Magic Sorcerer

  • Wild Magic surges have a 5% chance to trigger after any spell of first level or higher the character casts.
  • Tides of Chaos increases the chance of surges triggering, but the increased odds are unknown.
    • Tides of Chaos recharges on a Short Rest, but does not refresh when a wild magic surge triggers.
  • Controlled Chaos is granted at level 11 instead of level 14, and is a reaction that triggers a Wild Magic surge on an enemy casting a spell.
    • This is completely different from the 5e feature, which grants some control over one's own Wild Magic surge by allowing the Sorcerer to roll twice on the table and choose which one to trigger.
  • The Wild Magic Surge table has changed to the following:
Wild Magic Effects
Effect Description
Turn Magic Turn Magic At the start of each turn, trigger a random magical effect.
Burning Burning Each creature and item within 6 m / 20 ft starts burning and takes 1d6Damage TypesFire per turn.
Teleport Teleport Until the end of your next turn, you can use a bonus action to teleport up to 9 m / 30 ft
Enchant Weapons Enchant Weapons Enchant the weapon of each creature within 6 m / 20 ft. Their next attack is a Critical Hit and deals an additional 1d4Damage TypesForce.
Sorcery Points Sorcery Points Until the end of your next turn, each spell you cast restores Sorcery Points equal to its Spell Slot level.
Fog Fog Create a cloud of fog around yourself. Creatures within are Heavily Obscured and Blinded Blinded.
Blur Blur Each creature within 9 m / 30 ft becomes Blurred Blurred.
Explosive Healing Explosive Healing When you hit a target with a spell, heal all creatures within 3 m / 10 ft for 1d4hit points per Spell Slot level used.
Summon Mephit Summon Mephit Summon a hostile mephit.
Swap Swap Swap positions with a target each time you cast a spell or cantrip.
Action Surge Action Surge You gain an additional action this turn.
Flight Flight You can Fly Fly until the end of the turn.
Shield Shield Armour Class Armour Class is increased by 5 and you are immune to the effects of Magic Missile Magic Missile
Telekinesis Telekinesis Able to lift and throw objects and creatures with your mind until the end of your turn.
Resilient Sphere Resilient Sphere Enclose yourself in an arcane sphere. You cannot be damaged by attacks or effects from outside the sphere, nor can you damage anything outside the sphere. Movement Speed is halved.
Enlarge/Reduce Enlarge/Reduce Each creature within 9 m / 30 ft is randomly Enlarged Enlarged or Reduced Reduced.
Polymorph Polymorph You are transformed into a beast.
Cambion Cambion Summon a cambion from the fiery nexus of the Nine Hells. It is hostile to everyone.
Slow Slow You are Slowed Slowed.
Spike Growth Spike Growth Shape a piece of ground around yourself into hard spikes. A creature walking on the spikes takes 2d4Damage TypesPiercing for every 1.5 m / 5 ft it moves.
Entangle Entangle Create a vine surface around yourself, slowing down creatures, possibly Entangling Entangling them.
Speak with Animals Speak with Animals Gain the ability to comprehend and communicate with beasts.
Cats and Dogs Cats and Dogs Each creature within 9 m / 30 ft is randomly transformed into either a cat or a dog.

Storm Sorcery Storm Sorcery

  • Tempestuous Magic fly speed is 30 feet instead of 10.
  • Storm Spells is a new feature granting automatic access to several themed spells. This replaces Storm Guide from 5e, which granted some weather control ability.
    • This is similar to the origin spells granted by newer 5e Sorcerer subclasses such as Aberrant Mind or Clockwork Soul, but all granted at level 6.
  • The area affected by Heart of the Storm's extra damage is expanded to a 20 foot radius (from 10 feet in 5e).
  • Storm's Fury is granted at 11th level instead of 14th.

Warlock Warlock

Archfey

  • Misty Escape lets the Warlock cast Misty Step on its next turn rather than immediately, and the invisibility lasts one turn.
  • Beguiling Defenses just makes the Warlock immune charm, it does not also allow the Warlock to turn the charm back on the attacker.

Great Old One

  • Awakened Mind, which allowed telepathic communication with creatures, is replaced by Mortal Reminder.
    • Mortal Reminder causes the target of a critical hit and nearby enemies to be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Fiend Fiend

Wizard Wizard

  • The wizard has the spellbook feature, but does not have a physical spellbook which can be stolen or damaged. The animations for certain actions, such as Arcane Recovery, do show an illusory spellbook in the character's hands.

Abjuration

  • Arcane ward is considered temporary hit points, instead of a pool of its own Hit Points that blocks damage with any overflow going to the protected target.
    • It does not stack with other sources of temporary Hit Points.
    • It does not get your Intelligence Ability Score Modifier.

Conjuration Conjuration

No Changes

Divination

  • Expert Divination is an extra portent die rather than regaining an extended spell slot when casting a divination spell of 2nd level or higher.

Enchantment

  • Hypnotic Gaze is changed to only be castable once per long rest, instead of once per long rest per target. It can be used to grant advantage on Charisma checks.

Evocation Evocation

  • Sculpt spell feature affects all allies in the area, and is not limited by the spell's level.

Illusion Illusion

  • The level 6 feature Malleable Illusions, which let you change illusion forms after a cast, is replaced with See Invisibility.

Necromancy

No Changes

Transmutation

  • Minor Alchemy is changed to Experimental Alchemy. Minor Alchemy let the Wizard alter the physical properties of one nonmagical object.
  • Shapechanger lets the Wizard change into a Blue Jay rather than being able to cast Polymorph once per short rest.

Related D&D 5e Rule Change Pages

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