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Items, spells, and abilities
Equipment, magic, and talents used at the table.
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Rune Knight
A Fighter who carves giant runes into equipment and channels their power.
item
Sack
Adventuring gear · 1 CP
spell
Sacred Flame
Evocation cantrip · Action · 60 feet
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Sage background
Scholarly training in history and arcane knowledge.
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Sailor background
Shipboard work, balance, and life away from shore.
spell
Sanctuary
Level 1 Abjuration · Bonus Action · 30 feet
spell
Sapping Sting
A necromancy cantrip that drains vitality and can knock a creature prone.
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Satyr
Horned Fey with magic resistance and remarkable leaps.
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Savage Attacker
Reroll a weapon’s damage dice and choose the better result.
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Scale Mail
Medium armor · AC 14 · 50 GP
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Scholar's Pack
Adventuring gear · 40 GP
weapon
Scimitar
Martial Melee Weapons · 1d6 Slashing · 25 GP
spell
Scorching Ray
Level 2 Evocation · Action · 120 feet
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Scribe background
Documents, careful research, and attention to detail.
spell
Scrying
Level 5 Divination · 10 minutes · Self
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Sea Elf
Aquatic elves with swimming, amphibious breathing, and an affinity for sea creatures.
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Searing Smite
Level 1 Evocation · Bonus Action, which you take immediately after hitting a target with a Melee weapon or an Unarmed Strike
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Secret Chest
Level 4 Conjuration · Action · Touch
spell
See Invisibility
Level 2 Divination · Action · Self
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Seeming
Level 5 Illusion · Action · 30 feet
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Sending
Level 3 Divination · Action · Unlimited
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Sequester
Level 7 Transmutation · Action · Touch
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Shadar-kai
Shadow-touched elves with teleportation and necrotic resistance.
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Shadow Touched
Gain invisibility and an additional illusion or necromancy spell.
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Shapechange
Level 9 Transmutation · Action · Self
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Shatter
Level 2 Evocation · Action · 60 feet
item
Shield
Shield · AC 2 · 10 GP
spell
Shield
Level 1 Abjuration · Reaction, which you take when you are hit by an attack roll or targeted by the Magic Missile spell · Self
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Shield of Faith
Level 1 Abjuration · Bonus Action · 60 feet
item
Shield, +1, +2, or +3
An enchanted shield with an additional rarity-based bonus to Armor Class.
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Shifter
A Humanoid who can briefly draw out bestial traits, gaining resilience and a chosen shifting benefit.
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Shifter (2024 adaptation)
Reviewed 2024 adaptation of the legacy Shifter option.
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Shifters
Legacy Shifter traits, kept separate from current source variants.
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Shillelagh
Transmutation cantrip · Bonus Action · Self
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Shining Smite
Level 2 Transmutation · Bonus Action, which you take immediately after hitting a creature with a Melee weapon or an Unarmed Strike
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Shocking Grasp
Evocation cantrip · Action · Touch
weapon
Shortbow
Simple Ranged Weapons · 1d6 Piercing · 25 GP
weapon
Shortsword
Martial Melee Weapons · 1d6 Piercing · 10 GP
item
Shovel
Adventuring gear · 2 GP
weapon
Sickle
Simple Melee Weapons · 1d4 Slashing · 1 GP
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Signal Whistle
A whistle audible up to 600 feet away.
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Silence
Level 2 Illusion · Action or Ritual · 120 feet
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Silent Image
Level 1 Illusion · Action · 60 feet