Players who want to play a battle-hardened divine champion should consider this class.A Shaman can be described in a few words: Support, spears, and spells. Warpriest: Adding a fighter’s physical might to the force of a cleric’s convictions, the warpriest strikes against enemies of his faith.

Players who enjoy quick, daring combatants should consider this class. Swashbuckler: Bringing together the martial mastery of the fighter and the style of the gunslinger, the swashbuckler uses fast weapons and bewildering melee skills to lay her opponents low. Players who seek to deal death from the shadows should consider this class. Slayer: Deft stalkers of the most dangerous prey, slayers merge the ranger’s combat training with the rogue’s crippling attacks. Players who want to both join their allies in battle and bolster their might should consider this class. Skald: The skald blends the passion and relentlessness of the barbarian with the voice of the bard, inspiring his fellows from the front lines. Players who seek new routes to eerie divine powers should consider this class. Shaman: The occult mysteries of the oracle and witch combine in the shaman, an enigmatic spirit-speaker who calls upon powers from beyond. Players who enjoy clever characters who are always prepared should consider this class. Investigator: Mixing the alchemist’s arcane insight with the shrewdness of a rogue, the investigator uses his knowledge and a wide range of talents to overcome any conundrum. Players who want an animal companion to be their character’s focus should consider this class.

Hunter: Combining the natural skills and animal mastery of the druid and the ranger, the hunter teams up with a devoted animal ally to confront the enemies of the wilds. Players who want to take on their opponents in fierce hand-to-hand combat should consider this class. Players who enjoy eldritch savagery and want their magic to support them in combat should consider this class.īrawler: Unifying two of the game’s greatest pugilists, the fighter and the monk, the brawler forgoes mysticism and spiritual training to focus on raw physical mastery. Players who like options and variety in their spellcasting should consider this class.īloodrager: Blending the wrath of the barbarian with the innate magic of the sorcerer, the bloodrager taps into his rage to create brutal magical effects. The new classes presented here are all hybrids of two existing core or base classes.Īrcanist: A melding of sorcerer and wizard, the arcanist is an arcane tinkerer and spell-twister, reshaping magic to her whims. If a class feature allows the character to make a one-time choice (such as a bloodline), that choice must match similar choices made by the parent classes and vice-versa (such as selecting the same bloodline). Such abilities don’t stack unless specified. While a character can multiclass with these parent classes, this usually results in redundant abilities. Parent Classes: Each one of the following classes lists two classes that it draws upon to form the basis of its theme. Hybrid classes solve this dilemma by blending features from two classes, adding rules to make them work seamlessly together.

For them, it can be hard to find a balance between abilities offered by disparate classes. Most heroes progress along a single path-choosing to become a fearsome fighter, pious cleric, or mighty wizard-but some are drawn to many roads.

5e homebrew class shaman