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Plague Doctor in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Plague Doctor
hit dice:
1d6
hit points at 1st level:
7 + Your Constitution modifier
hit points at higher levels:
7 + Your Constitution modifier per level after 1st
armor proficiencies:
Light Armor, Shields
weapon proficiencies:
Simple Weapons
tools:
Poisoner's Kit, Alchemist's supplies
saving throws:
Constitution, Wisdom
skills:
Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Persuasion, or Survival.
starting equipment:
(a) leather armor or (b) chain shirt
(a) one greatclub or (b) one simple melee weapon
(a) Priest's pack or (b) Explorer's pack
an injector
(a) leather armor or (b) chain shirt
(a) one greatclub or (b) one simple melee weapon
(a) Priest's pack or (b) Explorer's pack
an injector
spellcasting:
3RD LEVEL Fear, Speak with Dead, Revivify 4TH LEVEL Confusion 5TH LEVEL Awaken, Creation, Decadence
3RD LEVEL Fear, Speak with Dead, Revivify 4TH LEVEL Confusion 5TH LEVEL Awaken, Creation, Decadence
class features:
Decorate | When an enemy is inflicted with poison, do double damage to that enemy. Klink | If drinking a potion, a quarter of the effects applies to your party. This also applies for negative effects. Plague Expertise | This allows you to pick your plague expertise, either the Doctor or Plague Unleashes. More in depth looks at this classes specific abilities are in the subclasses section. Plague Addon | If inflicting a debuff on enemies that isn't poison, also inflict poison. Spellcasting | This ability allows you to cast spells. For a more in depth explanation on spells, look at chapter 10 in the players handbook. If learning specific plague doctor class spells, look at the spells list above. Ability Score Improvement | At level 4, and also 12 and 16, choose to either improve a specific modifier by 2 or choose to improve two specific modifiers by 1. This does not allow modifiers to go past 20. Reversal | If an enemy tries to inflict a negative effect on you, roll a d20. If rolling above a 15, reflect the negative effect back onto the enemy. No More Favors | Allows the ability to steal coins from creatures. Roll a d20, and depending on the amount you roll, you will get some amount of money. This will depend on the DM. Dawn Rises | During nighttime, gain the ability to use the spell Rising Dawn. Unknown Powder | Allows the ability to put specific powders on weapons. If you do this, gain a potion, and roll a d12. If rolling a 7 or higher, you can attack normally and also inflict a potion effect. Sacrificed Slaughter | Allows the ability to heal teammates by taking away hitpoints from other teammates. Doctor's Debt | If rolling a persuasion check, allows the ability to also steal some money from the person. If failing the persuasion check, does not do anything. Cure the Plague | If a teammate is inflicted with poison or plague effect, you can roll a d20 in and out of combat to see if the effect is erased. If rolling a 14 or higher, you erase the effect off the teammate. Anesthesia | If using a spell, roll a d6+intelligence to see if you can also put the creature to sleep. If rolling a 5 or higher, you are allowed to put the enemy to sleep if you want. Natural Warding | You natural gain 1 more armor point. Sacrificed Slaughter 2 | Allows the ability to heal teammates by taking away hitpoints from other teammates and enemies. If taking away from enemies, roll a d12. If rolling a 10 or higher, you take away hitpoints from the enemy and put them onto your teamates. Sacrificed Slaughter 2 also allows you to use Sacrificed Slaughter on yourself in both ways. Does not stack with Sacrificed Slaughter. Ripoff | Allows you to apply the bleeding effect if using a spell or using a weapon with the piercing modifier. Introverted Nature | When taking damage, take away one hit point from the attack. e.g., if normally taking away 4 hitpoints, instead take away 3 hitpoints. This effect only applies if an enemy is inflicted with poison.
Decorate | When an enemy is inflicted with poison, do double damage to that enemy. Klink | If drinking a potion, a quarter of the effects applies to your party. This also applies for negative effects. Plague Expertise | This allows you to pick your plague expertise, either the Doctor or Plague Unleashes. More in depth looks at this classes specific abilities are in the subclasses section. Plague Addon | If inflicting a debuff on enemies that isn't poison, also inflict poison. Spellcasting | This ability allows you to cast spells. For a more in depth explanation on spells, look at chapter 10 in the players handbook. If learning specific plague doctor class spells, look at the spells list above. Ability Score Improvement | At level 4, and also 12 and 16, choose to either improve a specific modifier by 2 or choose to improve two specific modifiers by 1. This does not allow modifiers to go past 20. Reversal | If an enemy tries to inflict a negative effect on you, roll a d20. If rolling above a 15, reflect the negative effect back onto the enemy. No More Favors | Allows the ability to steal coins from creatures. Roll a d20, and depending on the amount you roll, you will get some amount of money. This will depend on the DM. Dawn Rises | During nighttime, gain the ability to use the spell Rising Dawn. Unknown Powder | Allows the ability to put specific powders on weapons. If you do this, gain a potion, and roll a d12. If rolling a 7 or higher, you can attack normally and also inflict a potion effect. Sacrificed Slaughter | Allows the ability to heal teammates by taking away hitpoints from other teammates. Doctor's Debt | If rolling a persuasion check, allows the ability to also steal some money from the person. If failing the persuasion check, does not do anything. Cure the Plague | If a teammate is inflicted with poison or plague effect, you can roll a d20 in and out of combat to see if the effect is erased. If rolling a 14 or higher, you erase the effect off the teammate. Anesthesia | If using a spell, roll a d6+intelligence to see if you can also put the creature to sleep. If rolling a 5 or higher, you are allowed to put the enemy to sleep if you want. Natural Warding | You natural gain 1 more armor point. Sacrificed Slaughter 2 | Allows the ability to heal teammates by taking away hitpoints from other teammates and enemies. If taking away from enemies, roll a d12. If rolling a 10 or higher, you take away hitpoints from the enemy and put them onto your teamates. Sacrificed Slaughter 2 also allows you to use Sacrificed Slaughter on yourself in both ways. Does not stack with Sacrificed Slaughter. Ripoff | Allows you to apply the bleeding effect if using a spell or using a weapon with the piercing modifier. Introverted Nature | When taking damage, take away one hit point from the attack. e.g., if normally taking away 4 hitpoints, instead take away 3 hitpoints. This effect only applies if an enemy is inflicted with poison.
subclass options:
The Doctor LEVEL 3 Night Light | During nighttime, do plus 1d4 of healing and/or buffs. Hitmenot | When getting attacked, roll a d20. If rolling an 18 or higher, take away half of the damage. LEVEL 7 Herbs | From the herbs in your mask, you gain a constant effect of regeneration. Regeneration gives you an extra hitpoint every 5 turns in combat. This includes when your unconscious. Plague Unleashes (Battle) LEVEL 5 Missed Moves | When missing a move, still do a single hitpoint of damage.
The Doctor LEVEL 3 Night Light | During nighttime, do plus 1d4 of healing and/or buffs. Hitmenot | When getting attacked, roll a d20. If rolling an 18 or higher, take away half of the damage. LEVEL 7 Herbs | From the herbs in your mask, you gain a constant effect of regeneration. Regeneration gives you an extra hitpoint every 5 turns in combat. This includes when your unconscious. Plague Unleashes (Battle) LEVEL 5 Missed Moves | When missing a move, still do a single hitpoint of damage.
| 1 | Decorate |
|---|---|
| 2 | Klink |
| 3 | Plague Expertise, Plague Addon, Spellcasting |
| 4 | Ability Score Improvement, Reversal |
| 5 | -- |
| 6 | No More Favors |
| 7 | Plague Expertise, Dawn Rises |
| 8 | -- |
| 9 | Plague Expertise, Unknown Powder |
| 10 | Sacrificed Slaughter |
| 11 | Doctor's Debt |
| 12 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 13 | -- |
| 14 | Cure The Plague |
| 15 | Anesthesia |
| 16 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 17 | -- |
| 18 | Natural Warding |
| 19 | Plague Expertise, Sacrificed Slaughter 2 |
| 20 | Ripoff, Introverted Nature |
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