Undying
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Level | Proficiency Bonus | Features | Cantrips Known | Spells Known | Spell Slots | Slot Level | Invocations Known | |||||||
1st | +2 | Pact Magic, Otherworldly Patron | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1st | — | |||||||
2nd | +2 | Eldritch Invocations | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1st | 2 | |||||||
3rd | +2 | Pact Boon | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2nd | 2 | |||||||
4th | +2 | Ability Score Improvement, Eldritch Versatility | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2nd | 2 | |||||||
5th | +3 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3rd | 3 | |||||||
6th | +3 | Otherworldly Patron feature | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3rd | 3 | |||||||
7th | +3 | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4th | 4 | |||||||
8th | +3 | Ability Score Improvement | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4th | 4 | |||||||
9th | +4 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5th | 5 | |||||||
10th | +4 | Otherworldly Patron feature | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5th | 5 | |||||||
11th | +4 | Mystic Arcanum (6th level) | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5th | 5 | |||||||
12th | +4 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5th | 6 | |||||||
13th | +5 | Mystic Arcanum (7th level) | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5th | 6 | |||||||
14th | +5 | Otherworldly Patron feature | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5th | 6 | |||||||
15th | +5 | Mystic Arcanum (8th level) | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5th | 7 | |||||||
16th | +5 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5th | 7 | |||||||
17th | +6 | Mystic Arcanum (9th level) | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5th | 7 | |||||||
18th | +6 | — | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5th | 8 | |||||||
19th | +6 | Ability Score Improvement | 4 | 15 | 4 | 5th | 8 | |||||||
20th | +6 | Eldritch Master | 4 | 15 | 4 | 5th | 8 |
Pact Magic
Your arcane research and your patron’s magic have given you spellcasting ability.
Cantrips
You have two cantrips of your choice from the warlock spell list. At higher levels, you learn additional warlock cantrips of your choice, as indicated by the Warlock table’s Cantrips Known column.
Spell Slots
The Warlock table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your warlock spells from 1st to 5th level. The table also shows the level of each slot; all of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your warlock spells of the first or higher level, you must use a spell slot. When you finish a short or long rest, you regain all of your expended spell slots.
For example, at fifth level, you have two 3rd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell witch bolt, you must use one of those slots and cast it as a 3rd-level spell.
Spells known at the first level and higher
At 1rst level, you can choose two 1st-level spells from the warlock spell list.
When you learn more warlock spells of 1st level or higher, the Spells Known column of the Warlock table displays them. A spell you choose must have a level no higher than that indicated in the table’s Slot Level column for your level. When you reach sixth level, for example, you learn a new warlock spell that can be of the first, second, or third level.
Furthermore, when you level up in this class, you can replace one of your warlock spells with another from the warlock spell list, which must be of the same level as your spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for warlock spells, so use it whenever a spell mentions your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier to determine the saving throw DC for a warlock spell you cast and to make an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + Charisma modifier.
Spell attack modifier equals your proficiency bonus plus your Charisma modifier.
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus to cast warlock spells.
Expanded Spell List
When you learn a warlock spell, the Undying gives you access to a larger list of spells. You now have the following spells added to your warlock spell list.
Spell Level | Spells |
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1st | false life, ray of sickness |
2nd | blindness/deafness, silence |
3rd | feign death, speak with dead |
4th | aura of life, death ward |
5th | contagion, legend lore |
Otherworldly Patron
At the 1st level, you have made an agreement with an otherworldly being chosen from the list of available patrons. Your choice grants you features at the first level, as well as at the sixth, tenth, and fourteenth levels.
The Undying
Death has no hold over your patron, who has discovered the secrets of eternal life, though such a prize, like all power, comes at a cost. Once mortal, the Undying has witnessed mortal lifetimes pass like seasons, like the flicker of endless days and nights. It has ages-old secrets to share, as well as secrets of life and death. This type of being includes Vecna, Lord of the Hand and the Eye; the dread Iuz; the lich-queen Vol; the Undying Court of Aerenal; Vlaakith, lich-queen of the Githyanki; and the deathless wizard Fistandantalus.
In the Realms, Undying patrons include Larloch the Shadow King, the legendary master of Warlock’s Crypt, and Gilgeam, the God-King of Unther.
Among the Dead
Starting at level one, you learn the spare the dying cantrip, which counts as a warlock cantrip for you. You also have an advantage in saving throws against any disease.
Furthermore, the undead have difficulty harming you. If an undead directly attacks you or casts a harmful spell, it must make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the creature must select a new target or risk targeting someone else instead of you, potentially wasting the attack or spell. After a successful save, the creature becomes immune to this effect for 24 hours. If you attack or cast a harmful spell on an undead, it becomes immune to this effect for 24 hours.
Eldritch Invocations
In your research into occult lore, you discovered eldritch invocations, fragments of forbidden knowledge that endow you with a permanent magical ability.
At the 2nd level, you gain two eldritch invocations of your choosing. The Optional Features page contains a list of all available options. When you reach certain warlock levels, you gain access to additional invocations of your choice, as indicated in the Warlock table’s Invocations Known column.
Furthermore, as you advance in this class, you can replace one of the invocations you know with another invocation that is available at that level.
If an eldritch invocation requires prerequisites, you must meet them before learning it. You can learn the invocation while meeting the prerequisites. A level prerequisite indicates your level in this class.
Pact Boon
At the third level, your otherworldly patron rewards you with a gift for your loyal service. You receive one of the following features of your choosing.
1. Pact of the Blade
You can use your action to make a pact weapon with your empty hand. You can change the form of this melee weapon each time you create it. You are skilled with it when you use it. This weapon is classified as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
Your pact weapon vanishes if it is more than 5 feet away from you for 1 minute or longer. It will also disappear if you use this feature again, dismiss the weapon (no action required), or die.
You can turn one magic weapon into your pact weapon by performing a special ritual while holding it. The ritual is performed over a one-hour period, which can be completed during a brief rest. You can then dismiss the weapon, which disappears into an extradimensional space and reappears whenever you create a pact weapon after that. This method cannot be used to affect an artifact or a sentient weapon. If you die, perform the 1-hour ritual on a different weapon, or break your bond with the weapon, it no longer serves as your pact weapon. If you are in extradimensional space, the weapon appears at your feet when the bond is broken.
2. Pact of the Chain
You learn the find familiar spell and can use it in a ritual. The spell does not count against your total number of spells known.
When you cast the spell, you can select one of your familiar’s normal forms or one of the special forms listed below: imp, pseudodragon, quasit, or sprite.
Furthermore, when you use the Attack action, you can skip one of your own attacks and allow your familiar to use its reaction to launch one of its own.
3. Pact of the Talisman
Your patron gives you an amulet, which is a talisman that can help the wearer in times of great need. When the wearer fails an ability check, they can add a d4 to the roll, potentially resulting in a success. This benefit can be used as many times as your proficiency bonus, and all expended uses are restored after a long rest.
If you lose the talisman, you can request a replacement from your patron by performing a one-hour ceremony. This ceremony can be performed during a short or long rest period and destroys the previous amulet. When you die, the talisman turns into ash.
4. Pact of the Tome
Your patron gives you a grimoire known as the Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, select three cantrips from any class’s spell list. The cantrips do not have to come from the same spell list. You can cast those cantrips whenever you want while carrying the book. They do not count against your total number of known cantrips. Any cantrip you cast using this feature is considered a warlock cantrip by you. If you lose your Book of Shadows, you can request a replacement from your patron by performing a one-hour ceremony. This ceremony can take place during a short or long rest, and it destroys the previous book. When you die, the book turns into ash.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach the 4th level, you can choose to increase one ability score by two or two ability scores by one. This feature cannot be used to increase an ability score above 20.
If your DM permits the use of feats, you may instead take one.
Eldritch Versatility
is an optional feature for fourth-level warlocks.
When you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, which represents a shift in your occult studies.
Replace one cantrip learned through this class’s Pact Magic feature with another from the warlock spell list.
Replace the option you selected for the Pact Boon feature with one of its other options.
If you are 12th level or higher, replace one of your Mystic Arcanum spells with another warlock spell of the same level.
If this change makes you ineligible for any of your Eldritch Invocations, you must replace them with invocations for which you are eligible.
Otherworldly Patron Feature
At the 6th level, you gain a feature granted by your Otherworldly Patron.
Defy Death
Starting at the sixth level, you can gain vitality by cheating death or assisting another person in doing so. When you make a successful death saving throw or stabilize a creature with spare the dying, you can regain hit points equal to 1d8 + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 hit point).
Once you have used this feature, you can not use it again until after a long rest.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach the 8th level, you can choose to increase one ability score by two or two ability scores by one. This feature cannot be used to increase an ability score above 20.
If your DM permits the use of feats, you may instead take one.
Otherworldly Patron Feature
At level 10, you gain a feature granted by your Otherworldly Patron.
Undying Nature
Beginning at the tenth level, you can hold your breath indefinitely without requiring food, water, or sleep, though you still need rest to reduce exhaustion and benefit from finishing short and long rests.
Additionally, you age at a slower rate. Your body ages only one year for every ten years that pass, and you are not susceptible to magical aging.
Mystic Arcanum (6th level):
At 11th level, your patron bestows upon you a magical secret known as an arcanum. Choose one 6th-level spell from the warlock spell list for this arcanum.
You can cast the arcanum spell once without using a spell slot. You must take a long break before you can do it again.
At higher levels, you gain more warlock spells of your choosing that can be cast in this manner: one 7th-level spell at 13th level, one 8th-level spell at 15th level, and one 9th-level spell at 17th level. After a long rest, you regain full use of your Mystic Arcanum.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach the 12th level, you have the option of increasing one ability score by two or two ability scores by one. This feature cannot be used to increase an ability score above 20.
If your DM permits the use of feats, you may instead take one.
Mystic Arcanum (7th level):
At 13th level, your patron bestows upon you a magical secret known as an arcanum. Select one 7th-level spell from the warlock spell list for this arcanum.
You can cast the arcanum spell once without using a spell slot. You must take a long break before you can do it again.
Otherworldly Patron Feature
At level 14, you gain a feature granted by your Otherworldly Patron.
Indestructible Life
When you reach the 14th level, you gain access to some of the Undying’s deepest secrets. On your turn, you can take a bonus action to regain hit points equal to 1d8 + your warlock level. In addition, if you use this feature to reattach a severed body part, the part will reattach.
After using this feature, you cannot use it again until you have completed a short or long rest.
Mystic Arcanum (8th level):
At 15th level, your patron bestows upon you a magical secret known as an arcanum. Choose one 8th-level spell from the warlock spell list for this arcanum.
You can cast the arcanum spell once without using a spell slot. You must take a long break before you can do it again.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach the 16th level, you have the option of increasing one ability score by two or two ability scores by one. This feature cannot be used to increase an ability score above 20.
If your DM permits the use of feats, you may instead take one.
Mystic Arcanum (9th level):
At level 17, your patron bestows upon you a magical secret known as an arcanum. Choose a 9th-level spell from the warlock spell list for this arcanum.
You can cast the arcanum spell once without using a spell slot. You must take a long break before you can do it again.
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach the 19th level, you can choose to increase one ability score by two or two ability scores by one. This feature cannot be used to increase an ability score above 20.
If your DM permits the use of feats, you may instead take one.
Eldritch Master
At 20th level, you can tap into your inner reservoir of mystical power while begging your patron to restore expended spell slots. You can spend 1 minute begging your patron for help to reclaim all of your expended spell slots from your Pact Magic feature. Once you’ve regained spell slots using this feature, you must take a long rest before you can do it again.
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