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Mage Class Features

Masters of arcane knowledge and wielders of devastating spells, Mages manipulate magical energy to control the battlefield, empower allies, and obliterate foes with mystical precision.

1 - Scholarly Magic

When you find a spell scroll, you can add the spell to your spellbook if it is of a level you can prepare. If the spell is of a level you cannot cast, you may still use it.

You can cast the spell once per long rest, but doing so imposes 1 level of exhaustion.

1 - Magical Insight

Your studies have granted you a keen understanding of arcane energy. You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill.

Additionally, when you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check, you can treat a roll of 7 or lower as an 8.

1 - Mage Subclass

You gain a Mage subclass of your choice. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Mage levels.

For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Mage level or lower.

2 - Spell Shaping

You can alter the area of your spells to protect allies. When you cast a spell that forces creatures in an area to make a saving throw, you can choose a number of creatures up to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1).

The chosen creatures automatically succeed on their saving throws against the spell, and take no damage.

2 - Arcane Recovery

You have learned to regain some of your magical energy by meditating on your arcane knowledge. Once per day when you finish a short rest, you can choose to recover expended spell slots.

The spell slots can have a combined level equal to or less than half your Mage level (rounded up). For example, at 2nd level, you can recover one 1st-level spell slot.

4 - Ability Score Improvement

You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify.

You gain this feature again at Mage levels 8, 12, and 16.

5 - Potent Casting

When a creature succeeds on a saving throw against one of your spells that deals damage, it takes half damage instead of no damage.

This damage still applies even if the creature has features like evasion that normally reduce damage to zero on a successful save.

6 - Cheap Trick

You gain the ability to blend minor spells together. When you cast a cantrip, you can use a bonus action to immediately cast another cantrip.

The second cantrip must have a casting time of 1 action and cannot target the same creature or area as the first cantrip.

7 - Spell Mastery

You can add your Intelligence modifier (minimum of +1) to one damage roll of any Mage spell that you cast.

9 - Arcane Ward

You can weave magic around yourself for protection. When you cast a mage spell of 1st level or higher, you can simultaneously use a strand of the spell's magic to create a magical ward on yourself that lasts until you finish a long rest.

The ward has hit points equal to twice your mage level plus your Intelligence modifier. Whenever you take damage, the ward takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, you take any remaining damage.

While the ward has 0 hit points, it can't absorb damage, but its magic remains. Whenever you cast a mage spell of 1st level or higher, the ward regains a number of hit points equal to twice the level of the spell.

Once you create the ward, you can't create it again until you finish a long rest.

11 - Adept Spells

Your spells ignore resistance and treat immunity to the chosen type as resistance instead.

13 - Nullifying Magic

When a creature within 60 feet of you casts a spell, you can attempt to nullify it. Make an Arcana (Intelligence) skill check (DC = 10 + the spell's level).

On a success, the creature’s spell or feature fails and has no effect.

You can do this once per long rest, or you can expend a spell slot equal to the level of the spell being cast to attempt to nullify it.

15 - Mystic Versatility

You learn to adapt your magical energy to suit the moment. When you cast a Mage spell that deals damage, you can change its damage type to any damage type of your choice.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

16 - Arcane Overcharge

When you cast a spell of 5th level or higher, you can overcharge its effects. Choose one:

The spell deals maximum damage.
The spell’s range is doubled.
The spell affects an additional target (if applicable).
Cast the spell without expending a spell slot (once per long rest).

After using this feature, you gain 1 level of exhaustion.

18 - Stasis

When you cast a spell that requires a saving throw, you can roll 2d20 and choose the lower result. All creatures affected by the spell must use that number plus their saving throw modifier for their save instead of rolling.

If the number you roll and choose is a 1, the spell deals maximum damage instead of rolled damage.

You can use this feature once per long rest.

20 - Archmage

You have reached legendary mastery of magic. You gain 3 uses of Legendary Resistance per long rest.

When a creature within 120 feet of you uses its Legendary Resistance to automatically succeed on a saving throw against a spell you cast, you can expend one use of your Legendary Resistance to force that creature to roll the saving throw and use the new result instead.

Mage Subclasses

Abyssal Mind Mage Features

Abyssal Mind Mage

Warped Being (1st Level Feature)

Your aberrant heritage manifests as unnatural resilience. Choose a form of protection: shimmering eldritch aura, shifting slimy skin, twitching tentacles, or jagged crystalline growths. While not wearing armor, your AC equals 13 + Dexterity modifier.

You gain proficiency in Survival and learn the cantrips Thaumaturgy and Mind Sliver.

Unsettling Presence (3rd Level Feature)

Your unnatural presence unnerves those around you. As a bonus action, you can unleash a ripple of psychic static in a 10-foot radius centered on yourself.

Until the end of their next turn, hostile creatures have disadvantage on their first attack roll or saving throw.

You can use this a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all uses after a long rest.

Tainted Thoughts (6th Level Feature)

Your connection to the Abyss deepens your psychic assaults. Mind Sliver deals an additional damage die.

When you use Spell Weaving, you can target the same creature twice.

Rift of Madness (10th Level Feature)

You summon a rift of tentacles and shadows in a 20-foot radius within 60 feet for 1 minute.

Terrain is difficult for creatures other than you. Creatures starting their turn there take 3d6 cold and 3d6 psychic damage, and must succeed on a Wisdom save or be deafened until next turn.

Usable once per long rest.

Psychic Defenses (14th Level Feature)

Immunity to psychic damage and advantage on saving throws against charm and fear.

Warp Reality (19th Level Feature)

Create a 20-foot-radius aura of Abyssal energy (concentration, up to 1 minute) causing difficult terrain. Creatures starting turn there take 2d10 psychic damage.

You can exclude creatures from this effect.

As a bonus action, end the aura early to teleport yourself and willing creatures up to 1 mile. Unwilling creatures can save to avoid.

Usable once per long rest.

Nimbus Mage Features

Nimbus Mage

Gale's Favor (1st Level Feature)

The winds seem to whisper your name, clearing your path and hinting at hidden trails. You gain proficiency in the Survival skill, and you can see normally in heavily obscured areas.

In addition, you learn the Gust cantrip as a mage cantrip. When you cast Gust, its damage increases from d4 to d8 and its range extends from 30 feet to 60 feet, and you can shove or pull a creature 10 feet in a direction of your choice.

Breezy Retreat (3rd Level Feature)

You learn to harness capricious winds to secure a swift escape or gain tactical altitude. You can use a bonus action on each of your turns in combat solely to take the Disengage action.

In addition, once per long rest you can cast the Levitate spell without expending a spell slot.

Storm Enhancement (6th Level Feature)

Your lightning and thunder spells deal an additional damage die of the same type.

Tempest Drifter (10th Level Feature)

You gain a magical flying speed of 60 feet.

In addition, as an action, you can reduce your flying speed to 30 feet for 1 hour and choose a number of creatures within 30 feet equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier. The chosen creatures gain a magical flying speed of 30 feet for 1 hour. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per short rest.

Storm's Fury (14th Level Feature)

When you are hit by a melee attack, you can use your reaction to deal lightning damage to the attacker equal to your sorcerer level.

In addition, the attacker must make a Strength saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier). On a failed save, the attacker is pushed in a straight line up to 20 feet away from you.

Call Storm (19th Level Feature)

Your mastery of storm magic reaches its peak, allowing you to command the battlefield with gale-force precision. You gain a hover speed equal to your walking and are immune to falling damage.

When you cast Gust, you can target a number of creatures equal to your Intelligence modifier within 60 feet, and your Gust can deal lightning damage instead of its normal damage.

Sorcerer Mage Features

Sorcerer Mage

Sorcerer Mages are lightning in a bottle—living vessels of untamed arcane energy. Their magic is not studied or earned, but instinctive and volatile, coursing through their veins like wildfire. Born with a spark others spend lifetimes chasing, they channel spells through emotion, intuition, and willpower.

Unpredictable and overwhelming, your power is both a gift and a hazard. Where others weave magic through symbols and scrolls, you unleash it in raw, brilliant surges. You are the storm’s heart—the arcane given form.

Unstable Magic (1st Level Feature)

Your connection to magic is natural rather than learned, enhancing your spellcasting. You gain proficiency in Charisma saving throws.

In addition, whenever you cast a spell (excluding reaction and social spells), roll a d20. The result triggers an Unstable Magic Effect as detailed by your DM.

Select Unstable Magic Effect:

Necrotic Nova

Each creature within 30 feet of you takes 1d6 + your spellcasting modifier Necrotic damage. You regain hit points equal to the sum of the Necrotic damage dealt.

Untapped Power (3rd Level Feature)

Your raw power compensates for your lack of formal training. Your Intelligence increases by 4 (to a maximum of 30), but you have disadvantage on spell damage rolls.

Arcane Core (6th Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in Constitution saving throws and have advantage on concentration saving throws.

In addition, you can reroll your Unstable Magic Effect roll—but you must use the new result.

Rational Influence (10th Level Feature)

You can add your Intelligence modifier to your Charisma skill checks and saving throws.

Tamed Powers (14th Level Feature)

You no longer roll spell damage at disadvantage.

In addition, once per long rest, you can choose which Unstable Magic Effect you want to use, rather than relying on a roll.

Living Conduit (19th Level Feature)

You are always under the effects of the Freedom of Movement and Detect Magic spells. These do not require concentration and cannot be dispelled.

Additionally, you can choose the result of your Unstable Magic roll instead of rolling. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Witch Mage Features

Witch Mage

Witches draw power from ancient magics and familiar spirits. Their craft is woven with curses, hexes, and mystical bonds that bind fate itself.

Witches wield magic both mischievous and mysterious, twisting luck and will alike. Their familiars and curses disrupt foes and bolster allies with uncanny subtlety.

Hexblood (1st Level Feature)

Your innate connection to the hag’s magic doubles your Arcana proficiency bonus and grants you 60 feet of darkvision in both magical and nonmagical darkness.

In addition, you can cast the Disguise Self and Hex spells using this trait. Once you cast either spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest, although you can also cast them using your spell slots.

Familiar’s Aid (3rd Level Feature)

You gain a small or tiny pet, which is a familiar as per the Find Familiar spell. Your familiar does not have a stat block and cannot interact physically with the environment, but gains extra tricks.

Your familiar can deliver your touch spells up to 30 feet away, and it can grant you or an ally a 1d4 bonus on one attack roll, ability check, or saving throw once per round.

Fate Twister (6th Level Feature)

You learn the Silvery Barbs spell. It does not count against your number of spells known. You can cast Silvery Barbs without expending a spell slot a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Dark Familiar (10th Level Feature)

Your familiar grows stronger. It now has a range of 60 feet and you can make a spell attack as a bonus action dealing 2d8 + your spellcasting modifier necrotic damage on hit.

You can also use this as a reaction to make an opportunity attack on creatures who move within 60 feet of you.

Maledict (14th Level Feature)

When you damage a creature, you can curse it to take additional damage. For 1 minute, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage whenever it takes damage.

The target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw at the start of its turn to end this effect. You can use this feature once per short rest.

Wretched Luck (19th Level Feature)

As an aura of misfortune surrounds you, all hostile creatures within 15 feet of you have disadvantage on their first attack roll or saving throw each round.

This radius increases to 60 feet while you are concentrating on a spell.

5e Wizards as Mage Subclasses

Diviner Mage Features

Diviner Mage

The counsel of a diviner is sought by royalty and commoners alike, for all seek a clearer understanding of the past, present, and future. As a diviner, you strive to part the veils of space, time, and consciousness so that you can see clearly. You work to master spells of discernment, remote viewing, supernatural knowledge, and foresight.

Divination Savant (1st Level Feature)

You can copy divination spells into your spellbook as an action, making your study of the future more efficient. You also gain proficiency in the Arcana skill.

Portent (3rd Level Feature)

When you finish a long rest, roll two d20s and record the numbers. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature you can see with one of these rolls. You must decide to use a foretelling roll before the original roll, and you can replace only one roll per turn.

Each foretelling roll can be used once. Unused rolls are lost after a long rest.

Expert Divination (6th Level Feature)

When you cast a divination spell of 2nd level or higher, you regain one expended spell slot. The slot regained must be lower level than the spell you cast and can be no higher than 5th level.

The Third Eye (10th Level Feature)

As an action, you can choose one of the following benefits, which lasts until you are incapacitated or you finish a short or long rest. You can use this feature once per short or long rest:

Darkvision: Gain darkvision out to 60 feet.
Ethereal Sight: See into the Ethereal Plane within 60 feet.
Greater Comprehension: Read any language.
See Invisibility: See invisible creatures and objects within 10 feet in line of sight.

Greater Portent (14th Level Feature)

Your prophetic visions deepen. When you finish a long rest, roll three d20s instead of two for your Portent feature.

Unerring Vision (19th Level Feature)

You gain advantage on all Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks. Additionally, you cannot be surprised, and you automatically succeed on saving throws against being blinded or deafened.

Onomancy Mage Features

Onomancy Mage

Masters of Letter Magic, Onomancers manipulate the power of written words and glyphs, bending the fabric of magic itself through the shapes and meanings of language.

Glyphic Scholarship (1st Level Feature)

You gain proficiency with calligrapher’s tools, which you can use as a spellcasting focus. While using these tools, you gain a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and your spell save DC.

You also gain proficiency in the Religion skill and learn one language of your choice. You understand the ancient power held in written symbols and letters, which form the building blocks of magic.

Scripted Resonance (3rd Level Feature)

You learn to weave the power of letters into your spells through Resonant Scripts. You know two Resonant Scripts of your choice from the list below. When you cast a wizard spell with a spell slot and speak the written name or glyph of one creature targeted by the spell, you can invoke one Resonant Script.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to half your wizard level (rounded down). You regain all uses when you finish a long rest.

Absorption: When your spell damages the named target, you gain temporary hit points equal to 3d6, increasing at 10th and 14th levels.
Devastation: The named creature has disadvantage on the first saving throw it makes against the spell.
Dissolution: The first time the named creature takes damage from the spell, it takes extra force damage (scaling by level).
Nullification: You can attempt to end another magical effect on the target by an Intelligence check.
Puppetry: You can knock the named creature prone or move it 10 feet toward or away from you when it takes damage.
Sympathy: Target the named creature even if unseen or behind total cover.

Glyph of Protection (6th Level Feature)

Once per short rest, as a reaction, you can help a creature you can see within 60 feet automatically succeed on a saving throw. The creature takes no damage from the triggering effect as part of this success.

Scriptbreaker (10th Level Feature)

As a reaction, impose disadvantage on the saving throw or concentration check of a spell cast using runes or glyphs (DM’s discretion). You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum once), regaining uses on a long rest.

Script Synergy (14th Level Feature)

By expending a spell slot one level higher, you can add one additional effect from your Resonant Scripts list to a spell you cast.

Everlasting Script (19th Level Feature)

Your mastery over solid words hardens your magical defenses. You gain immunity to force and psychic damage.

Chronurgy Magic Features

Chronurgy Magic

Focusing on the manipulation of time, those who follow the Chronurgy tradition learn to alter the pace of reality to their liking. Using the ramping of anticipatory dunamis energy, these mages can bend the flow of time as adroitly as a skilled musician plays an instrument, lending themselves and their allies an advantage in the blink of an eye.

Temporal Awareness (1st Level Feature)

At 1st level, you can add your Intelligence modifier to your initiative rolls.

Chronal Shift (3rd Level Feature)

At 3rd level, you can magically exert limited control over the flow of time around a creature. As a reaction, after you or a creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can force the creature to reroll. You make this decision after you see whether the roll succeeds or fails. The target must use the result of the second roll.

You can use this ability a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Momentary Stasis (6th Level Feature)

When you reach 6th level, as an action, you can magically force a Large or smaller creature you can see within 60 feet of you to make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. Unless the saving throw is a success, the creature is encased in a field of magical energy until the end of your next turn or until the creature takes any damage. While encased in this way, the creature is incapacitated and has a speed of 0.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Arcane Abeyance (10th Level Feature)

At 10th level, when you cast a spell using a spell slot of 4th level or lower, you can condense the spell's magic into a mote. The spell is frozen in time at the moment of casting and held within a gray bead for 1 hour. This bead is a Tiny object with AC 15 and 1 hit point, and it is immune to poison and psychic damage. When the duration ends, or if the bead is destroyed, it vanishes in a flash of light, and the spell is lost.

A creature holding the bead can use its action to release the spell within, whereupon the bead disappears. The spell uses your spell attack bonus and save DC, and the spell treats the creature who released it as the caster for all other purposes.

Once you create a bead with this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Convergent Future (14th Level Feature)

Starting at 14th level, you can peer through possible futures and magically pull one of them into events around you, ensuring a particular outcome. When you or a creature you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can use your reaction to ignore the die roll and decide whether the number rolled is the minimum needed to succeed or one less than that number (your choice).

When you use this feature, you gain one level of exhaustion. Only by finishing a long rest can you remove a level of exhaustion gained in this way.

Improved Convergent Future (19th Level Feature)

At 19th level, when you use your Convergent Future feature, you can roll a d20. On a roll of 10 or higher, you do not gain a level of exhaustion.

War Mage Features

War Mage

Masters of battlefield arcana, War Mages blend offense and defense to dominate combat with tactical precision and magical might.

Tactical Wit (1st Level Feature)

Your keen tactical sense allows you to better perceive threats on the battlefield. You gain proficiency in the Perception skill and martial weapons. You can choose a martial weapon instead of robe for your starting equipment.

While you are not wearing armor and not wielding a shield, your Armor Class equals 12 + your Intelligence modifier.

Arcane Bulwark (3rd Level Feature)

While you maintain concentration on a spell, you gain resistance to all damage types except psychic.

Power Surge (6th Level Feature)

You can store magical energy within yourself to empower your damaging spells. You can store a number of power surges equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1). Your power surges are restored to max when you finish a long rest.

Whenever you successfully end a spell with Dispel Magic or Counterspell , you regain one power surge. If you end a short rest with no power surges, you gain one.

Once per turn when you deal damage to a creature or object with a spell or weapon attack, you can spend one power surge to deal extra force damage equal to half your mage level.

Durable Magic (10th Level Feature)

While you maintain concentration on a spell, you have a +3 bonus to Armor Class and all saving throws.

Spellguard (14th Level Feature)

You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects, and spell attacks have disadvantage against you. You take no damage instead of half on a successful save against spells.

Master of War Magic (19th Level Feature)

Your mastery of war magic grants you enhanced resilience in battle. While you are concentrating on a spell or wielding a weapon to make an attack, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1) at the start of each of your turns.

5e Mages of Strixhaven Subclasses

Mage of Lorehold Features

Mage of Lorehold

Mages of Lorehold are particularly concerned with the forces that underlie and drive history. Drawing inspiration from the scholars and adventurers of old, they manifest the arcane power of the past through ethereal dioramas and fantastical battle prowess. Lorehold mages are often found with a long-dead spirit summoned at their side—for who better to learn ancient history from than one who has experienced it first-hand?

Ethereal Diorama (1st Level Feature)

As an action, you can conjure a magical illusion depicting a historical event within 30 feet that lasts for 1 minute or until dispelled.

The diorama grants you and allies within 10 feet advantage on Intelligence checks and saving throws related to history or magic.

You also gain expertise in the History skill.

Ancient Companion (3rd Level Feature)

You learn to call on the spirits of the ancient dead and house them temporarily in the remnants of old statues, so they may remain longer on this plane to bolster your studies and aid you in battle.

Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you can call forth and bond with one such spirit, which inhabits a Medium, freestanding statue within 10 feet of you to serve as your ancient companion. Choose the type: Healer, Sage, or Warrior.

The companion obeys your commands, shares your initiative, and can act as described in its stat block below.

As an action, you can touch it and expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher to heal it for 10 × slot level hit points.

The companion perishes if reduced to 0 hit points, when you bond with a new companion, or when you die.

Ancient Companion

Medium construct, Any alignment

Armor Class 14 (natural armor) + 2 (Warrior only)

Hit Points 5 + 5 × your Lorehold Mystic level (d8s equal to your class level)

Speed 30 ft.

STR
14 (+2)

DEX
9 (-1)

CON
15 (+2)

INT
14 (+2)

WIS
14 (+2)

CHA
11 (+0)

Saving Throws: Con +2 + PB, Int +2 + PB, Wis +2 + PB

Skills: History +2 + PB, Perception +2 + (PB × 2)

Damage Immunities: poison

Condition Immunities: charmed, exhaustion

Senses: passive Perception 12 + (PB × 2)

Languages: speaks and understands the languages you speak

Challenge: —

Special Traits

Proficiency Bonus. Equals your proficiency bonus.

Ancient Fortitude. If damage reduces the companion to 0 hit points, it can make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is from a critical hit. On a success, the companion drops to 1 hit point instead.

Sage’s Counsel (Sage Only). While within 15 feet of the companion, you and your allies gain a +2 bonus to Intelligence and Wisdom checks.

Actions

Spirit Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: your spell attack modifier to hit, reach 5 ft., one target you can see. Hit: 1d8 + 2 + PB force damage.

Healer’s Light (Healer Only). The companion chooses a creature it can see within 15 feet and flares with invigorating light. The creature gains 1d8 + PB temporary hit points.

Reactions

Warrior’s Protection (Warrior Only). When a creature within 5 feet of the companion makes a Strength or Dexterity saving throw, the companion imposes itself between the creature and the danger. The creature can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the saving throw.

Lessons of the Past (6th Level Feature)

When you bond with your ancient companion, gain benefits depending on its spirit type:

Healer. Hit point maximum increases by your class level, and you gain that many hit points. Healing spells restore an extra 1d8 hit points.
Sage. Advantage on Arcana, History, Nature, Religion checks. Once per turn, when you deal damage with a 1st-level or higher spell, deal an extra 1d8 force damage.
Warrior. When you cast a cantrip using your action, you can make one weapon attack as part of that action. On hit, the target takes an extra 1d8 radiant damage.

Switching companions changes your benefits accordingly.

War Echoes (10th Level Feature)

Once per turn, when a creature you see hits a target with an attack, you can use your reaction to force the target to make a Wisdom save vs your spell save DC.

On a failure, the target becomes vulnerable to one of the attack's damage types until the end of its next turn, affecting the triggering attack.

You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

History’s Whims (14th Level Feature)

As a bonus action, enter a state of chronal chaos lasting up to 1 minute, ending early if incapacitated.

At the start of each turn in this state, gain one of these benefits (no repeats consecutively):

Luck. Add 1d6 to saving throws vs damaging effects.
Resistance. Resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
Swiftness.+15 ft movement speed; no opportunity attacks.

Use once per long rest or again by expending a 4th-level or higher spell slot.

Legacy of Lorehold (19th Level Feature)

You have resistance to necrotic and psychic damage.

When you use History’s Whims, you may choose two different benefits each turn instead of one.

Mage of Prismari Features

Mage of Prismari

Mages of Prismari use surges of elemental energy to express who they are and how they see the world. To them, magic and motion are one and the same; both are exhibitions of raw creativity through which masterpieces are made. In their pursuit of the arts, some Prismari mages focus on perfecting the fine details of their technique, while others prefer to unleash their wild creative visions in dazzling spectacles of elemental power.

Elemental Flair (1st Level Feature)

You gain expertise in Performance.

When you cast a spell that deals cold, fire, or lightning damage, you can add your proficiency bonus to one damage roll of that spell once per turn.

Kinetic Artistry (3rd Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in two of the following skills of your choice: Acrobatics, Athletics, Nature, or Performance.

You can Dash as a bonus action. When you take this bonus action, choose one of the following additional effects:

Boreal Sweep. Icy water swirls around you. Until the end of your turn, you can move across the surface of water as if it were harmless solid ground. When you leave a space within 5 feet of a creature, you can force that creature to make a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC. On failure, knocked prone. A creature can be affected only once per turn.
Scorching Whirl. Flames wreath your steps. Once before the end of your turn, each creature within 5 feet must make a Dexterity saving throw or take fire damage 1d4 + spellcasting modifier.
Thunderlight Jaunt. You take nimble lightning form. Until turn end, you can move through other creatures' space without provoking opportunity attacks. If you end your turn inside a creature’s space, you are pushed to nearest unoccupied space.

You can use this bonus action a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all uses on a long rest.

Favored Medium (6th Level Feature)

Choose one damage type: cold, fire, or lightning. You gain resistance to that type.

When you cast a spell of that damage type, you emit a 5-foot aura granting resistance to chosen type to creatures you choose inside.

You may change the damage type choice after a long rest.

Focused Expression (10th Level Feature)

Once per turn when you deal damage, gain an additional effect based on your Favored Medium:

Cold: Additional 1d6 cold damage + target speed reduced 10 ft until end of next turn.
Fire: Additional 1d6 fire damage + 1 creature within 30 ft gains 1d6 temp HP.
Lightning: Additional 1d6 lightning damage + target cannot take reactions until end of next turn.

Impeccable Physicality (14th Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in Dexterity saving throws if you do not already have it.

You can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower on Dexterity saves as a 10.

Elemental Masterpiece (19th Level Feature)

When you cast a spell dealing your Favored Medium damage type, you can choose to maximize damage instead of rolling.

Use once per long rest.

Mage of Quandrix Features

Mage of Quandrix

For those who become Mages of Quandrix, math and magic go hand-in-hand. Such individuals learn to break down natural phenomena into their core numerical components and, through manipulating those, alter reality on a whim. Their talents range from tangible physics, like multiplying plant growth and redistributing elements of probability and acceleration, to bizarrely theoretical exercises that warp the fundamentals of space and self.

Quantic Functions (1st Level Feature)

You gain expertise in Arcana.

You learn the cantrip Guidance and the 1st-level spell Guiding Bolt. You learn additional spells as shown on the Quandrix Spells table.

Functions of Probability (3rd Level Feature)

By iterating on mathematical patterns of reality, you nudge chance around a creature. When casting a spell targeting at least one creature, choose that or another creature within 30 feet and add one effect:

Diminishing Function: Target must succeed Wisdom save or roll d6 and subtract from next attack roll before your next turn.
Supplemental Function: Target can roll d6 and add to an attack roll or saving throw before start of next turn.

Velocity Shift (6th Level Feature)

You learn to manipulate kinetic formulas and alter velocity. When a creature starts its turn or moves within 30 feet, you can use reaction to force a Charisma save or teleport it to an unoccupied space within 30 feet.

You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining uses on a long rest.

Null Equation (10th Level Feature)

After dealing damage to a creature, force a Constitution saving throw or that creature has disadvantage on Strength & Dexterity saves and its weapon attacks deal half damage until start of your next turn.

Uses equal to proficiency bonus per long rest.

Quantum Tunneling (14th Level Feature)

You gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

You can move through creatures and objects as difficult terrain, taking 1d10 force damage per 5 feet moved inside them. If you end turn inside a creature or object, you are shunted to nearest unoccupied space you last occupied.

Fractal Form (19th Level Feature)

Reduce bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage by your Intelligence modifier.

When hit by melee attack, attacker takes force damage equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Lore Mage Features

Lore Mage

Lore Mage is an arcane tradition fixated on understanding the underlying mechanics of magic. It is the most academic of all arcane traditions. The promise of uncovering new knowledge or proving (or discrediting) a theory of magic is usually required to rouse its practitioners from their laboratories, academies, and archives to pursue a life of adventure.

Lore Mastery (1st Level Feature)

You become a compendium of knowledge on a vast array of topics. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses the Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion skill if you are proficient in that skill.

In addition, your analytical abilities are so well-honed that your initiative in combat can be driven by mental agility, rather than physical agility. When you roll initiative, it is either an Intelligence check or a Dexterity check for you (your choice).

Spell Secrets (3rd Level Feature)

When you cast a spell with a spell slot and the spell deals acid, cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic, radiant, or thunder damage, you can substitute that damage type with one other type from that list (you can change only one damage type per casting of a spell). You replace one energy type for another by altering the spell's formula as you cast it.

When you cast a spell with a spell slot and the spell requires a saving throw, you can change the saving throw from one ability score to another of your choice. Once you change a saving throw in this way, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Alchemical Casting (6th Level Feature)

When you cast a spell with a spell slot, you can expend one additional spell slot to augment its effects for this casting, mixing the raw stuff of magic into your spell to amplify it. The effect depends on the spell slot you expend:

An additional 1st-level spell slot can increase the spell's raw force. If you roll damage for the spell when you cast it, increase the damage against every target by 2d10 force damage. If the spell can deal damage on more than one turn, it deals this extra force damage only on the turn you cast the spell.
An additional 2nd-level spell slot can increase the spell's range. If the spell's range is at least 30 feet, it becomes 1 mile.
An additional 3rd-level spell slot can increase the spell's potency. Increase the spell's save DC by 2.

Prodigious Memory (10th Level Feature)

As a bonus action, you can replace one spell you have prepared with another spell from your spellbook. You can't use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.

Master of Magic (14th Level Feature)

As a bonus action, you can call to mind the ability to cast one spell of your choice from any class's spell list. The spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots, you mustn't have it prepared, and you follow the normal rules for casting it, including expending a spell slot. If the spell isn't a wizard spell, it counts as a wizard spell when you cast it.

The ability to cast the spell vanishes from your mind when you cast it or when the current turn ends.

You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Master Formula (19th Level Feature)

Your precise knowledge of magical theory allows you to reconfigure spells on the fly with incredible efficiency. Once per short or long rest, when you cast a spell that deals damage or requires a saving throw, you can simultaneously change one damage type and one saving throw ability (each once per casting).

You add your Intelligence modifier to the spell’s damage roll.

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