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}}This page describes any changes that have been made to [[class]]es in ''Baldur's Gate 3'' (BG3), from their original specifications in ''Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition'' (D&D 5e). Other rule changes can be found on their [[D&D 5e Rule Changes|related pages]].

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.

* The Artificer class is not available.

== 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}} 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 (Path of the Totem Warrior) ===  

{{see also|Wildheart}}

*The physical totem object required for the 5e Path of the Totem Warrior subclass is not used.

**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 level 6 feature Aspect of the Beast was renamed [[Animal Aspect]] and has the following changes:

*The level 8 feature [[Land's Stride: Difficult Terrain|Land's Stride]], traditionally a Ranger class feature, is granted to Wildheart Barbarians. This eliminates the movement penalty for moving through difficult terrain.

=== 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 {{SAI|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 (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 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.

**The Dark Tendrils option affects everyone in range other than the Barbarian, instead of just enemies.

**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 spell slot is granted at class level 9.

== 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|Song of Rest]] is a once per long rest ability that allows the party to take an additional [[Resting#Short_Rest|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 ===

*[[Cutting Words]] cannot be used to reduce an enemy's damage roll. However, it ''can'' be used to reduce an enemy's saving throw, which is not permitted in 5e.

*The [[Magical Secrets|Additional Magical Secrets]] are restricted to the same list as the general Bard feature.

=== College of Swords ===

*See [[D&D 5e class changes#Fighter|Fighter]] below for Fighting Style changes.

**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.

***As opposed to using the [[Bardic Inspiration]] bonus as the damage for the add-on attack.

=== College of Valour ===  

== Cleric ==

*[[Cleric#Level_5|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:

*Adding a Cleric level to a character of another class grants proficiency with [[Flails]] and [[Morningstars]], in addition to the same armor proficiencies granted in 5e.

=== Life Domain ===

*The level 2 domain feature Channel Divinity: [[Preserve Life]] has a few changes:

**The amount of healing scales with the Cleric's total character level, rather than their level in the Cleric class. (This is only relevant for multiclass characters.)

**This effect can heal creatures up to their full hit point maximum, rather than only half of it.

*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 ===

*The level 1 domain feature [[Light_Domain#Level_1|Warding flare]] has unlimited charges rather than having a limit of the Cleric's Wisdom modifier.

**It also triggers when an enemy has already rolled and is going to hit, unlike 5e where you have to choose to use it before the enemy rolls their attack.

*The level 2 domain feature Channel Divinity: [[Radiance of the Dawn]] adds the user's character level, rather than cleric level, to its damage roll. (This is only relevant for multiclass characters.)

*The level 9 domain spell Scrying is placed with [[Destructive Wave]].

=== Knowledge Domain ===

**This is opposed to a granting proficiency in a single skill or tool, and lasting 10 minutes.

*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 9 domain spells Legend Lore and Scrying are replaced with [[Dominate Person]] and [[Telekinesis]].

=== 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 ===

*The level 1 domain feature {{SAI|Wrath of the Storm}} has unlimited charges rather than having a limit of the Cleric's 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 ===

*The level 1 domain feature [[Blessing of the Trickster]] requires [[Concentration|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:

**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]].

 

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|+Wild Shape Forms

! Druid Level !! All Druids !! Additional Moon Druid Forms

=== Circle of the Moon ===

''No changes besides the aforementioned Wild Shape changes''

=== 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: Difficult Terrain|Land's Stride]] does not provide advantage against magical plant spells such as {{SAI|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:

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|+Land Druid Circle Spells

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|'''Druid Level'''||'''Arctic'''||'''Coast'''||'''Desert'''||'''Forest'''||'''Grassland'''||'''Mountain'''||'''Swamp'''||'''Underdark'''

|rowspan="2"|'''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]]

|rowspan="2"|'''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]]||[[Lightning Bolt]], [[Grant Flight]]||[[Vampiric Touch]], [[Stinking Cloud]]||[[Gaseous Form]], [[Stinking Cloud]]

|'''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 ===

*[[Halo of Spores]] must be activated manually, and can affect a creature within 6 m / 20 ft (rather than 10 ft).

*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 ==

* Some changes to [[Fighting Style]] options:

** 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.

*** The 5e rule on this is somewhat ambiguous, but ''Sage Advice'' clarifies that the fighting style is only meant to benefit the weapon's own damage roll.

** The additional fighting style options from ''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'' are not available.

=== Battle Master ===

*Changes to [[Manoeuvres]]:

**Parry and Lunging Attack are not in the game, nor are any of the additional options added in ''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything''.

**[[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.

**All of the information this feature would grant can be freely obtained by selecting "Examine" on an enemy.

=== 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, such as the [[Spell Sniper]] feat.

* 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 ===

** 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 ==

**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. Thus, a BG3 Monk's Ki point maximum is one greater than that of a 5e Monk of the same level.

**5e Monks are usually restricted to shortswords or any simple weapon that does not have the [[Two-Handed]] or [[Heavy (weapon property)|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. The Heavy property is no longer implemented in BG3.

**Although multiple sources of resistance to the same type of damage generally do not stack with each other, resistance to falling damage ''does'' stack with general resistance to bludgeoning damage. As such, a Monk with Slow Fall who has bludgeoning resistance from some other source will have falling damage reduced by 75% rather than 50%. However, multiple effects that grant resistance to falling damage specifically still don't stack with each other.

*[[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 ===

*[[Harmony of Fire and Water]] is a new class action granted at level 3 which restores expended Ki points up to half of the Monk's current maximum, once per long rest.

*Monks start with 3 disciplines at level 3 as opposed to 2.

*Elemental Disciplines can no longer be upcasted using additional ki points.

**This functionality has been replaced with the new level 9 feature, [[Improved Elemental Casting]], which serves a similar purpose.

*Using an action to cast an Elemental Discipline enables the use of [[Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike]] as a bonus action on the same turn, as if the Attack action had been taken.

**This combination is not allowed under the original 5e ''Player's Handbook'' version of the Monk class, though ''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'' includes an optional Monk class feature that makes it possible.

**[[Blade of Rime]] is a new discipline that casts [[Ice Knife]].

**[[Chill of the Mountain]] is a new discipline that casts [[Ray of Frost]], but deals 1d10 damage instead of 1d8.

**[[Embrace of the Inferno]] is a new level 6 discipline that casts [[Scorching Ray]].

**[[Fangs of the Fire Snake]] causes melee attacks to deal an extra 1d4 fire damage, instead of converting the attack's main damage to fire. It is not necessary to spend a second ki point to get extra damage on the first attack.

**[[Shaping of the Ice]] is a new discipline that creates a large ice cube that can be climbed. This replaces the more versatile ''Shape the Flowing River'' from 5e.

**[[Sphere of Elemental Balance]] is a new discipline that casts [[Chromatic Orb]].

**[[Touch of the Storm]] is a new discipline that casts [[Shocking Grasp]], but deals 1d10 damage instead of 1d8.

=== 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. The extra damage for each is equal to 1d4 plus the Monk's Wisdom modifier.

*[[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: Punch (Action)|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 ===

*Changes to Shadow Arts:

**[[Shadow Arts: Hide]] is a new option allowing the Monk to hide as a bonus action.

**[[Shadow Arts: Darkvision]] grants 40 ft of Darkvision instead of 60 ft (in keeping with the general changes to Darkvision mechanics throughout the game).

*[[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 extra psychic damage and prevents the target from making opportunity attacks that turn. This costs 3 Ki points.

== Paladin ==

*Characters select their [[Paladin#Oaths_and_Oathbreaking|Oath]] at first level rather than third.

**[[Channel Oath]] is granted at level 1, and each subclass has a new level 1 option for it (see below). The existing 5e options for it are added at level 3.

**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.

**Character can pay financial tithe to [[Paladin#Restoring_Your_Oath|restore their oath]] if desired.

**See the individual subclass pages for examples of specific actions that can break each oath.

*Channel Divinity changed to Channel Oath, and each subclass gets a new Channel Oath feature at first level.

**The [[Amulet of the Devout]] only works with Channel Divinity, and is thus less helpful to Paladins than it would be in 5e.

*[[Divine Sense]] is now a bonus action with one use per short rest which grants advantage on attack rolls against celestials, fiends, and undead until the end of the Paladin's next turn.

**As opposed to sensing the type of nearby creatures or consecrated objects, Charisma modifier + 1 times per Long Rest.

**Instead of a pool of hit points equal to 5 times the Paladin's class level, the feature has 3 charges (increasing to 4 at level 4, and 5 at level 10). They are still restored on a long rest. The charges can be spent in the following ways, each of which uses an action:

***[[Lay on Hands: Lesser Healing]] costs 1 charge and restores hit points equal to twice the Paladin's class level.

***[[Lay on Hands: Greater Healing]] costs 2 charges and restores hit points equal to four times the Paladin's class level.

**The "Cure" option removes ''all'' poisons and diseases with a single use, rather than having to activate it once for each effect.

*[[Aura of Protection]], [[Aura of Courage]], and subclass-specific aura abilities can be turned on or off as a free action.

=== Oath of the Ancients ===

*The level 1 Channel Oath ability [[Healing Radiance]], which heals the Paladin and all nearby allies for two consecutive turns, 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 ===

*The level 1 Channel Oath ability [[Holy Rebuke]], which causes anyone hitting the Paladin with a melee attack to take radiant damage, 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 ===

{{see also|Oathbreaker}}

*The level 1 Channel Oath ability [[Spiteful Suffering]], which causes a target to take necrotic damage each turn and grant advantage on attacks against it, is new.

*The Channel Oath ability [[Dreadful Aspect]] only lasts until the end of the Paladin's next turn, rather than for 1 minute. There is no option for an affected creature to re-attempt the saving throw if it ends its turn more than 30 feet from the Paladin.  

*The range of the Channel Oath ability [[Control Undead]] 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. It does not allow the player to actually control the targeted undead creature; rather, the creature will follow the Paladin around and automatically attack the closest enemy.

*The level 1 Channel Oath ability [[Inquisitor's Might]], which adds radiant damage and Daze effects to the Paladin's or an ally's attacks, is new.

*[[Relentless Avenger]] gives a flat movement increase of 4.5 m / 15 ft, rather than half the character's movement speed.

== Ranger ==

{{see also|Ranger}}

*[[Favoured Enemy]] is a set of unique passive features rather than Wisdom Saving Throw {{Advantage}} against and language learning of the enemy:

 

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*[[Natural Explorer]] is a set of unique passive features rather than uninhibited terrain movement and Intelligence/Wisdom proficiency check doubling:

 

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*The Primeval Awareness feature is not in the game.

*See [[D&D 5e class changes#Fighter|Fighter]] above for Fighting Style changes.

*[[Hide in Plain Sight]] has a few changes:

**It requires only an action rather than a 1-minute preparation period, and does not require the Ranger to be pressed against a solid surface.

**It applies the [[Invisible (Condition)|Invisible]] condition in addition to its +10 [[Stealth]] bonus.

*The reaction attack granted by [[Giant Killer]] option must be an actual melee attack, not just an attack from within melee range.

**Both options are implemented as an AoE attack rather than picking specific targets, and will damage friendly NPCs (though not companions).

=== 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 Ranger's proficiency bonus to its attack rolls, damage rolls, Saving Throws, and Armour Class starting at 5th level rather than at 3rd level.

*Beast companions all have the [[Prey's Scent]] feature, which causes them to receive the same damage bonus as the Ranger when attacking a target their Ranger has marked with [[Hunter's Mark]].

*At 5th level, 8th level, and 11th level the animal companion gains additional hit points.

*At 5th level and 11th level the animal companion gains additional abilities specific to each companion type, and increases to some of its ability scores.

=== Gloom Stalker ===

*Gloom Stalkers are automatically granted the spell [[Misty Step]] at level 5, instead of Rope Trick, which does not exist in BG3.

**The other granted spells are the same as in 5e, though note that [[Disguise Self]] (granted at level 3) is a ritual spell in BG3, meaning that Rangers no longer need to spend their very limited spell slots on it.

**As opposed to just Wisdom with a choice of Intelligence or Charisma if the Gloom Stalker already had Wisdom saving throw proficiency.

== Rogue ==

*Thieves' tools proficiency is not in the game; instead, [[Sleight of Hand]] is used for relevant checks.

**This is one of the class skills available to Rogues, but it does not have to be selected; as such, unlike in 5e, it is possible to create a Rogue character that does not have proficiency in picking locks.

*[[Sneak Attack (Melee)|Sneak Attack]] only applies the additional damage if using one of the two Sneak Attack actions.

**[[Sneak Attack (Ranged)]] or [[Sneak Attack (Melee)]].

**Sneak Attack damage can also be applied after hitting with a weapon, thereby allowing you to apply Sneak Attack damage to offhand attacks and other actions.

*Thieves' Cant (and languages in general) are not available.

**However, some of the Rogue class-specific conversation options imply the use of Thieves' Cant.

=== Arcane Trickster ===

**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). It also extends the spell's duration such that it lasts until the caster takes a long rest.

**The extended duration makes this spell a lot more useful as its BG3 version has the unusual limitation of only being castable once per short rest.

=== Thief ===

**This enables a character to make two off-hand attacks in a turn when holding a light melee weapon in each hand, allowing a Thief Rogue to make three attacks in a turn two levels earlier than martial characters with Extra Attack.

**This is equivalent to the casting the spell [[Invisibility]] on oneself, with the same duration and triggers for ending early.

=== 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.

**The practical effect of this is that if an Assassin Rogue triggers combat by attacking someone (or using some other action or bonus action) they will still have an action available on their turn in the first round, which other characters will not. Similarly, initiating combat through the use of a bonus action will normally leave a character without a bonus action on their first combat turn, while an Assassin Rogue will still have one.

*[[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.

**This effect is essentially the same as the {{SAI|Disguise Self}} spell. However, it is not a spell, and thus can be activated while [[Silenced (Condition)|Silenced]] or otherwise unable to cast spells.

== Sorcerer ==

*The number of sorcery points listed for a given Sorcerer level is just the number that the pool is reset to when taking a long rest; it is not a limit on the total number a Sorcerer can have at a time. In particular, converting spell slots to sorcery points can cause the pool to increase beyond this number, which is not allowed in 5e.

**This can be abused in conjunction with effects that restore spell slots without resting (e.g. [[Potion of Angelic Reprieve]]) to gain a theoretically unbounded number of sorcery points, though the excess will be lost when taking a long rest.

*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 (Condition)|Silenced]].

**The Empowered Spell option from 5e is not available at all, nor are the additional options added in ''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'' (though a variant of Seeking Spell is available from [[Spellseeking Gloves|an item]]).

*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.

*Adding a Sorcerer level to a character of another class grants proficiency with [[Daggers]], [[Light Crossbows]], and [[Quarterstaves]], which are not granted in 5e.

=== 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:

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! style="width: 420px; text-align: top;" |Grants

|Red (Fire)||

|Black (Acid)||

|Blue (Lightning)||

|White (Cold)||

|Green (Poison)||

|Gold (Fire)||

|Silver (Cold) ||

|Bronze (Lightning)||

|Copper (Acid)||

| Brass (Fire)||

* The 14th-level "Dragon Wings" feature is granted at level 11 instead, and is simply the addition of the {{SAI|Fly (Class Action)|Fly}} bonus action.

=== Wild Magic Sorcerer ===

{{see also|Wild Magic (Sorcerer subclass)|custom=Wild Magic Sorcerer}}

*[[Wild Magic (passive feature)|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 from 5% to 50%.

**Tides of Chaos recharges on a Short Rest, but does not refresh when a wild magic surge triggers.

**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:

=== Storm Sorcery ===

{{see also|Storm Sorcery}}

*[[Tempestuous Magic]]'s 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, and deals thunder damage instead of lightning damage.

== Warlock ==

*Changes to [[Pact Boon]]:

**[[Pact of the Chain]] is limited to the [[Find_Familiar#Imp_Familiar|Imp]] and [[Find_Familiar#Quasit_Familiar|Quasit]] options along with those offered by the normal {{SAI|Find Familiar}} spell. Pseudodragons and sprites are not available.

***The Quasit's [[scare]] ability is recharged on a Short Rest rather than a Long Rest.

***The Imp's [[Sting]] ability deals 1d6 poison damage on a failed save and none on success, rather than 3d6 on failure and half that on success.

**[[Pact of the Blade (Passive Feature)|Pact of the Blade]] and [[Bind Pact Weapon]] are both immediate rather than taking 1 hour.

***[[Bind Pact Weapon]] can be used on non-magical weapons, which makes them magical for damage resistance purposes, as well as magical ones.

***Pact weapons use the wielder's Spellcasting [[Ability Modifier]] (instead of [[Strength]] or [[Dexterity]]) for attack and damage rolls. The save DC for weapon actions is still calculated using Strength or Dexterity.

***Conjured Pact Weapons are limited to battleaxes, glaives, greatswords, rapiers, tridents, and warhammers. 5e allows the choice of any melee weapon, though mechanically speaking most others are essentially inferior versions of one of these.

**[[Pact of the Tome]] only grants the cantrips [[Guidance]], [[Vicious Mockery]], and [[Thorn Whip]] rather than any 3 Cantrips from all classes.

*Changes to [[Eldritch Invocation|Eldritch Invocations]]:

**[[Book of Ancient Secrets]] is not available until level 7, and grants three specific spells ({{SAI|Ray of Sickness}}, {{SAI|Chromatic Orb}}, and {{SAI|Silence}}, of which only Silence is normally a ritual spell) that can be cast once per long rest without using a spell slot. This invocation does not require having taken Pact of the Tome as it does in 5e.

**The range of [[Devil's Sight]] is reduced to 80 feet instead of 120, in line with the [[Superior Darkvision]] range reduction.

**[[Dreadful Word]], [[Mire the Mind]], [[Sculptor of Flesh]] and [[Sign of Ill Omen]] do not limit a character to one use per long rest.

**[[Lifedrinker]] does not require having taken Pact of the Blade.

**[[Repelling Blast]] pushes the target back 15 ft instead of 10 ft.

**Various 5e invocation options are not available, including all of the level 15 options, those specific to Pact of the Chain, those that involve casting a spell that doesn't exist in this game, and any added in ''Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' and ''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything''.

*[[Deepened Pact]] is a new level 5 feature that improves the benefits of the chosen Pact Boon option without using an invocation. The Blade and Chain options grant an extra attack with the Attack action for the warlock or their familiar respectively. The Tome option allows casting [[Animate Dead]], [[Haste]], and [[Call Lightning]] once each per long rest.

**This is likely meant to take the place of the missing Pact Boon-specific invocations.

=== The Great Old One ===

{{see also|The 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 (Condition)|frightened]] until the end of their next turn.

*The expanded spell list has [[Bestow Curse]] and [[Slow]] as 3rd level spells, replacing Clairvoyance and Sending.

*The level 10 feature Thought Shield does not provide immunity to having one's thoughts read, which would really throw some wrenches into the plot of this game.

 

=== Fiend ===

{{see also|The Fiend}}

*[[Dark One's Own Luck]] can only be used for Ability Checks, not [[Saving Throw]]s.

*The expanded spell list has [[Flame Strike]] as a 5th level spell, replacing Hallow.

*[[Fiendish Resilience]] is not ignored by magic weapons.

 

== Wizard ==

{{see also|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.

*Copying spells from scrolls into the spellbook is instantaneous rather than taking 2 hours per spell level. The gold cost remains (and is halved for spells from the chosen subclass school).

*The wizard may copy spells for any level that they have spell slots for, even if they obtained the spell slots by multiclassing (so an L4 Cleric / L1 Wizard could transcribe Level 3 spells).

*[[Arcane 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.

*Adding a Wizard level to a character of another class grants proficiency with [[Daggers]], [[Light Crossbows]], and [[Quarterstaves]], which are not granted in 5e.

=== Abjuration ===

* [[Arcane Ward]] works somewhat differently. It starts with a number of charges equal to the Wizard's level. When the Wizard casts an Abjuration spell, the Ward gains a number of charges equal to the spell's level. When the Wizard takes damage, the Ward reduces it by an amount equal to the number of charges, then loses one charge.

** [[Projected Ward]] has analogous changes.

* [[Improved Abjuration]] grants additional charges to Arcane Ward equal to the Wizard's class level on each short rest, instead of improving ability checks related to abjuration spells.

=== Conjuration ===

* [[Minor Conjuration: Create Water|Minor Conjuration]] grants the ability to cast [[Create Water]] without using a spell slot once per short rest, instead of creating inanimate objects out of nothing.

=== Divination ===

{{see also|Divination School}}

*[[Expert Divination]] grants an extra portent die, rather than regaining an expended spell slot when casting a divination spell of 2nd level or higher.

**[[Third Eye: Darkvision]] grants Darkvision with a range of 24 m / 80 ft instead of 60 ft.

**Both effects last until the next long rest, rather than the next short or long rest.

**Ethereal Sight and Greater Comprehension are not available.

=== Enchantment ===

* [[Instinctive Charm]] actually applies the [[Charmed (Condition)|Charmed]] condition to the target, which it doesn't in 5e.

=== Evocation ===

*[[Sculpt Spells]] applies to all allies affected by an evocation spell, and is not limited by the spell's level.

*[[Empowered Evocation]] applies to all damage rolls for evocation spells, not just one per spell.  

=== Illusion ===

*[[Improved Minor Illusion]] allows [[Minor Illusion]] to be cast as a bonus action. It can be cast while [[Silenced (Condition)|Silenced]] and does not reveal the caster's position.

*The level 6 feature Malleable Illusions, which let you change illusion forms after a cast, is replaced with the ability to cast [[See Invisibility]] without using a spell slot once per short rest.

=== Necromancy ===

=== Transmutation ===

*The level 2 feature Minor Alchemy, which allowed the Wizard to alter the physical properties of one nonmagical object, is replaced by [[Experimental Alchemy]]. This feature allows the Wizard to roll a Medicine check to craft two potions, elixirs, etc. instead of one when using the [[Alchemy]] interface.

*The [[Transmuter's Stone: Speed]] option is not limited by a character being encumbered.

*[[Shapechanger]] lets the Wizard change into one specific animal form (a Blue Jay) at will, rather than being able to cast [[Polymorph]] once per short rest.

== See also ==

*[[D&D 5e rule changes]]

*[[D&D 5e race changes]]

*[[D&D 5e feat changes]]

*[[D&D 5e spell changes]]