Necromancer (release 1.0) A handsome Elf male in a white robe takes pause in the middle of a battle to survey the scene before him. Seeing a nearby footman having trouble fighting a bloodlusting Orc, he touches the corpse of a nearby Worg, which rises from the afterlife and lunges at the green beast. A Tiefling in black leather armor raises her sword to parry the wild swing of a cackling Gnoll. As her free hand grabs the creature’s unarmored wrist, it lets out a yelp as a green misty substance flows into the Tiefling’s palm and out of a cut on her forearm - a cut that slowly starts to close. As the Ogre’s giant club is about to come down on him, a warrior closes his eyes and awaits death. A howl sounds, and the fighter opens his eyes: he sees the giant flailing around wildly, grasping its face. Standing behind it is a Gnome, grinning through his beard, holding an open tome. No matter the approach to combat, necromancers seek to control life and death in all their forms. A natural knack for manipulating the life essences that flow in every living being is what drives each necromancer to commit their nefarious or honorable deeds. A search for the impossible If there is one credo that rings true for even the most powerful, it is that all mortals must die - whether sooner or later. These sinister figures, however, prefer later over sooner: necromancers are those who have somehow learned to manipulate the essence of life itself. Through their techniques, they take it from those they deem undeserving, control it to their own liking, and sometimes even give it to those who could further their efforts. Most necromancers live their life in pursuit of immortality, whether for themselves or a loved one. Though they live by the credo of inescapable mortality, the ultimate goal that their skills are a means towards is often to beat that exact clock they know so well ticks for everyone. A Unique Talent Contrary to popular belief, necromancers are not necessarily evil-doers, nor do all of them seek to subjugate others. In fact, some of them seek to use their powers for good: a poor understanding of their skills as well as their use of frightening undead monstrosities has simply led to a more generalized fear of their capacities. In reality, necromancers are a varied set of people. There is, however, one thing all of them have in common: each necromancer has some form of power over the vital essences that move any living creature - and they seek to use this to their advantage. Whether strayed wizards, aspiring acolytes or even blessed priests of gods of life, necromancers aim to achieve their goals by manipulating the very core of any creature's being. Creating a necromancer In creating a necromancer, there is one important fact to consider: ‘how did you come into contact with necromancy, and why do you use it?'. Were you a young wizard who discovered their talent for manipulating life essence was more effective than blasting enemies with evocation spells? Did you grow up in a demon-worshipping cult that required the storing of life essence for satanic rituals? Or perhaps the source of your talent is unknown and mysterious? And what is the appeal of Necromancy to your character? Is it simply 'power over others', or did you perhaps lose a loved one to disease and felt the inability to prevent their death frustrating? Quick Build You can make a necromancer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at spell casting and plan to take up the Creed of Tomes archetype. Choose Constitution instead if you plan to emphasize either the summoning of undead minions or the manipulation of health pools. Second, choose the Acolyte or Sage background. Third, choose the Chill Touch and Thaumaturgy cantrips. 1

The Necromancer Level Proficiency Bonus Features Cantrips Known Spells known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Acumen Known (Creed of Tomes Only) 1st +2 Spellcasting, Vitality Shift 2 4 2 — — — — — — — — — 2nd +2 Necromantic Creed 2 5 3 — — — — — — — — — 3rd +2 — 2 6 3 2 — — — — — — — 1 4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 1 5th +3 — 3 8 4 3 2 — — — — — — 1 6th +3 Creed Feature 3 9 4 3 3 — — — — — — 2 7th +3 — 3 10 4 3 3 1 — — — — — 2 8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 3 11 4 3 3 2 — — — — — 2 9th +4 — 3 12 4 3 3 3 1 — — — — 2 10th +4 Creed Feature 4 13 4 3 3 3 2 — — — — 3 11th +4 — 4 14 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — — 3 12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 15 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — — 3 13th +5 — 4 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — — 3 14th +5 Creed Feature 4 17 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — — 4 15th +5 — 4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 — 4 16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 5 19 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 — 4 17th +6 — 5 20 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 18th +6 Eternal Youth 5 21 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 5 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 5 20th +6 Creed Feature 5 23 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 5 2 Class Features As a necromancer, you gain the following class features. Hit Points Hit Dice: 1d6 per necromancer level

1d6 per necromancer level Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier

6 + your Constitution modifier Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per necromancer level after 1st. Proficiencies Armor : Light armor

: Light armor Weapons : Daggers, Quarterstaffs, Sickles

: Daggers, Quarterstaffs, Sickles Tools: None Saving Throws : Wisdom, Intelligence

: Wisdom, Intelligence Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, History, Investigation, Medicine, and Religion. Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: (a) a quarterstaff or (b) a sickle

(a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus

(a) a priest’s pack or (b) a scholar’s pack Alternatively, you can choose to start with 4d4 x 10 gp and opt to spend some or all of that money on starting equipment. Tip for DMs: If you are using exotic weapons in your game, such as the ones created by Walrock Homebrew, add the iconic 'Scythe' to a Necromancer's standard weapon proficiencies.

Spellcasting As a necromancer, the skill to manipulate the life essence of any living being comes naturally to you. Though this skill requires natural talent, the techniques for doing so can be enhanced by studying spells and the arcane. See chapter 10 of the official player handbook for the general rules of spellcasting and the end of this document for the necromancer spell list. Cantrips You know two cantrips of your choice from the necromancer spell list. You learn additional necromancer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the necromancer table. Spell Slots The Necromancer table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these necromancer spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. For example, if you know the 1st-level spell False Life and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast False Life using either slot. Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the necromancer spell list. The Spells Known column of the Necromancer table shows when you learn more necromancer spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the necromancer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the necromancer spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots. Spellcasting Ability Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your necromancer spells, for your magic draws upon your innate link to the essence of life that sits within all creatures. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a necromancer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier Ritual Casting You can cast any necromancer spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag. Spellcasting Focus You can use an arcane focus (found in PHB chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your necromancer spells. Vitality Shift All 1st level Necromancers have a certain control over the life forces that flow through each living being. As an action, you may touch a willing creature in order to either drain their vitality, or give them yours. You may take an amount of hit points of up to four times your Necromancer level and either remove it from your target's pool and add it to your own, or vice versa. Hit points transferred this way can not cause either pools to go beyond their maximum amount of hit points. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your wisdom modifier (minimum of one charge). When you finish a long rest, you regain all expended uses. Necromantic Creed At 2nd level, you choose one of three necromantic creeds to adhere to: the Creed of the Departed, the Creed of the Siphon, or the Creed of Tomes. These Creeds give you features at 2nd level and again at the 6th, 10th, 14th and 20th levels. Each creed is detailed at the end of the class description. Ability Score Improvement When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. Eternal Youth At 18th level, you have so much experience manipulating the essence of life that you are able to regain some of your childhood vigor. You become proficient in constitution saving throws, and whenever you use your vitality shift feature, whichever target gains hit points also gains the same amount as temporary hit points. 3

Necromantic Creeds Though the basic life-altering skills of each necromancer are at their core identical, practicioners of the skill improve upon it in their own way. This is done through adhering to a certain type of necromantic creed. Depending on the lands and areas a necromancer travels through, a creed can be anything ranging from an underground organization to personal, basic principles any one necromancer chooses to adhere to. The Creed of the Departed Though it is much more than just that, one phenomenon is most often associated with necromancy by the common folk: raising the dead. This field is exactly what the Creed of the Departed focuses on. Whether one undead Ogre or a horde of skeletons, those who join the ranks of this creed rely on the assistance of the lifeless to accomplish their goals. Necromancers within this Creed focus on improving their Undead Minions above all else. Since they usually pour some of their own lifeforce into the undead they create, they tend to be more frail and defenseless than other types of casters, relying instead on their creations to safeguard them. Undead Minion Starting at 2nd level, if you have at least one Necromancer hit die remaining, you can use an action to touch the corpse of any dead creature that is of one of the following types: aberration, beast, humanoid, monstrosity, plant, or undead. The creature can be no bigger than ‘medium’ size, and its CR can be no higher than your Necromancer level. When doing so, you will attempt to raise it as an an Undead Minion. You expend a Necromancer hit die: the creature’s current and maximum health becomes equal to the result plus twice your Necromancer level. Though the creature retains the proficiencies and any passive traits it had in life, it now counts as Undead and gains immunity to poison damage. Additionally, a newly created minion also takes the following penalties: It loses 4 points in each ability score (to a minimum of 1)

It cannot cast spells, or use abilities that summon other creatures

It loses any multi-attack ability it may have had

If it had abilities with a limited amount of uses per day, each of these abilities can only be used once per day.

It loses 10 feet of its land, sea, and climbing speed (to a minimum of 5 feet).

If the creature possesses a flying speed, it is halved, and cannot be used to ascend more than 5 feet off the ground While the Undead Minion is within a 1 mile distance of you, you can telepathically give it orders that it will follow to the best of its ability. At will, you can command any Undead Minion under your control to return to you, even if it is further than 1 mile away from you. In combat, an Undead Minion takes turns on its own initiative, during which you can control it. It regards you and those not hostile to you as allies. You only control the physical body of an Undead Minion: it retains the memory, personality and consciousness it had in life, but is forced to act as you command it to. While it can talk to you in a hostile manner, taunt you, and even lie to you, it is unable to thwart your plans directly by performing actions such as giving away your position to nearby enemies, revealing you to be a Necromancer to others, or leading you into a trap the Undead Minion itself is aware exists. An Undead Minion that drops to 0 hit points instantly crumbles into dust. Otherwise, it lasts until the end of your next long rest, after which it also crumbles into dust. You cannot control more than one Undead Minion at a time: attempting to raise a second Undead Minion while already controlling one will cause the first one to crumble into dust. Additionally, at any moment, you can willingly decide to destroy your Undead Minion. Finally, whenever you transfer hit points to an Undead Minion using the Vitality Shift feature, the amount of hit points the Undead Minion receives is doubled. If a target corpse cannot be raised (due to effects such as the Gentle Repose spell), the hit die is lost and the ability fails, though you are made aware of the fact that the corpse cannot be raised. You may use this ability to revive beings that have been dead for an unlimited amount of time, but at the DM's discretion, additional restrictions may be imposed on the resulting Undead Minion if your target has been dead for longer than a week. Conduit Walkers Also starting at 2nd level, whenever you cast a spell with the range of touch, your Undead Minion can deliver the spell as if it had cast it. Your Undead Minion must be within 100 feet of you and within 5 feet of your target, and it must use its reaction and to deliver the spell when you cast it. If your Undead Minion is not within 5 feet of your target, it may use its movement to get in range as part of the same reaction, though it may provoke attacks of opportunity while doing so. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use the Undead Minion’s attack modifier for the roll. Shepherd’s Resolve At 6th level, you improve your abilities to maintain your Undead Minions in a more solid condition. As such, when determining an Undead Minion’s hit points upon raising it, you now expend two Necromancer hit dice, instead of one, adding both results to the Minion's health pool. However, you are no longer able to raise an Undead Minion if you only have one hit die remaining. Additionally, your Undead Minions no longer take the 10 feet land, sea and climbing speed penalty. 4

Animator Style At 10th level, you gain one of the following features of your choice: Adept Awakener Undead Minions raised by you may now make up to two attacks per turn, provided that the original creature had the ‘multiattack’ property. Additionally, your Undead Minions no longer take a penalty to their ability scores when you raise them. Finally, when determining an Undead Minion's hit points upon raising it, you may now choose to expend three hit dice instead of two. Giant Rouser You are now able to create Undead Minions out of corpses of large and huge-sized creatures, as well as out of creatures of the celestial, dragon, fey, fiend and giant types. Additionally, the maximum CR of creatures you can raise becomes equal to your Necromancer level plus your wisdom modifer. Finally, your Undead Minions can now ascend and descent freely while flying, though their original flight speed is still halved. Undead Magnate You can now control a number of Undead Minions equal to your proficiency bonus before newer ones cause older ones to collapse, but you no longer add twice your Necromancer level to the result of the expended hit dice when determining a Undead Minion's hit points upon raising it. Additionally, your Undead Minions no longer crumble to dust after a long rest. The Conduit Walkers feature may be used to deliver touch spells through of any one of your Undead Minions. Life Painter At 14th level, you become so adept at raising undead that you gain a certain amount of control over how they appear. When raising an Undead Minion or when casting the Animate Dead or Create Undead spells, you are able to dictate the looks of the creatures you create as if they were casting a Disguise Self spell on themselves. When a creature is disguised in this way, the changes made are permanent rather than being bound to a one hour duration. Legendary Animator At 20th level, you may pick an additional Animator Style from the ‘Animator Style’ archetype feature. Tip for DMs: Initially, the Undead Minion feature may seem daunting and confusing, but it ends up playing out a lot simpler than it looks: most of text above simply establishes limits to what a Minion can do. Generally, when a player raises a minion, all that should be required from your end is to give them access to the stat block. From this point, they take a -2 penalty to all saving throws, their 'to hit' for attack rolls, their damage rolls, and their AC as long as the creature does not wear heavy armor. You can then roleplay the creature to your liking - or not at all. If there is ever any question as to whether a certain minion would be able to perform a specific type of action, the final decision is yours. 5

The Creed of the Siphon If manipulating the essence of life is a skill, the Creed of the Siphon has turned it into an art form. Necromancers who veer in this direction spend most of their time practicing and honing their life-altering techniques, to a point where they gain an uncanny control over both their own health, and that of their enemies - or allies, if they so desire. Some continue to practice this skill through spells and prefer to fight from a distance, while others pick up a weapon and channel their siphoning skills in melee combat. Sycophant At 2nd level, you have obtained a greater control over the life essence all necromancers manipulate, allowing you to steal it from others and imbue yourself with it. Whenever you deal necrotic damage, you automatically regain hit points equal to one third of the necrotic damage dealt, rounded down. Additionally, you gain proficiency in medium armor, shields, and three weapons of your choice. Learned Siphoner At 6th level, whenever you deal damage with a weapon attack or any necromancer spell, you can choose to change the damage dealt to be of the necrotic type. Additionally, you gain one of the following features of your choice: Essence Weaver Whenever you cast a spell of 5th level or lower that causes one or more creatures to regain hit points, you may choose to make the spell target one additional creature that you can see within 60 feet, which must make a constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the target takes necrotic damage instead of regaining hit points. Vigor Thief While wielding a weapon, you can use an action to target up to four creatures within 60 feet that you can see. These targets must each make a constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. You deal necrotic damage equal to three times your necromancer level, spread out equally among all targets that fail their save. If all targets succeed on their saving throw, no damage is dealt. You can choose not to regain hit points of this damage through the sycophant trait. If you do so, you store the lifeforce stolen in your weapon instead, temporarily empowering it: your first hit within the next minute deals an additional amount of necrotic damage equal to the total damage that was just dealt. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again. Ascetic Dominion At 10th level, your mastery over life-essence allows you to bring back even the recently deceased. You may use the Vitality Shift feature to grant hit points to a target that has died within the past 24 hours to bring them back to life. Whenever you do so, your target suffers from a level of exhaustion (as described in PHB appendix A). Mental Sap At 14th level, you can spend a minute focusing on a target you can see within 10 feet in order to induce mental fatigue. If you manage to do so without interruption, that target has disadvantage on the first saving throw it makes within the next minute. The target may realize its mental state has been altered, but it does not know you were the cause of the change. Additionally, targets affected by your Essence Weaver or Vigor Thief abilities who fail the saving throw become frightened of you until the end of their next turn. Everlasting At 20th level, whenever you fall unconscious, you no longer lose your senses, instead experiencing the world around you as a life-like dream. Whenever you would make a death saving throw, you can instead choose to sap energy from your surroundings, causing you wake up and deal 1d4 necrotic damage to all non-construct, non-undead creatures within 10 feet of you, gaining hit points equal to the damage dealt. If no creatures are within 10 feet of you, you still wake up, but only gain 1 hit point. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. 6

The Creed of Tomes Though necromancy is an innate skill and not a learned one, the techniques with which the skill is applied can be improved through the learning of theoretical substance. This is the tenet that those of the Creed of Tomes take to heart. Rather than perfecting their practical ability to manipulate life essence, they would rather study the art of spellcasting and use those techniques to reinforce their natural abilities. As such, these types of necromancers tend to be the most learned ones, having the widest array of spells available to them and uncovering secret ancient techniques that few are aware of. Initiate of the Tome At 2nd level, you become an initiate in the Creed of Tomes and obtain a necromantic tome. As long as this tome is on your person, you gain the following benefits: You may cast the Prestidigitation cantrip as if you have it known, without it counting towards your cantrips known.

You may cast the Mage Armor spell as if you have it known, without it counting towards your spells known.

Whenever you cast a necromancer spell of at most 5th level, you may use your bonus action to make it a refined spell. Whenever you do so, add your intelligence modifier to any attack rolls made as part of the spell, and to the DC of any saving throw prompted by it. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

You may use the tome as a spellcasting focus for your necromancer spells Should your necromantic tome be lost or destroyed, you are able to create a new one. This process costs 20 gp and 2 hours of time for each necromancer level you possess. Arcane Shift Also starting at 2nd level, when using the Vitality Shift feature on a target who has the Spellcasting feature, you may choose to exchange one used spell slot of 5th level or lower for an unspent one of equal level instead of transferring hit points between you and your target. Similarly to hit points, this exchange can go in either direction, and neither you nor your target can obtain more spell slots than listed in your respective class tables. Augur’s Acumen At 3rd level, you unlock the Augur’s Acumen perks detailed at the end of the class description, and gain one of these immediately. When you gain certain necromancer levels, you gain additional Acumens of your choice, as shown in the ‘Acumens Known’ column of the necromancer table. Once obtained, you permanently gain the benefits of an Acumen. Evercasting At 20th level, you have learned how to morph life essence into magical energy when dealing a killing blow through magic. Whenever you use a spell to kill a creature that has a CR of 15 or higher, you regain one spell slot of any level up to 5. Augur’s Acumen Perks If an Augur’s Acumen has prerequisites, you must meet them to acquire it. You can learn the Acumen at the same time that you meet its prerequisites. Black Ice You learn the Armor of Agathys spell, without it counting against your spells known. Additionally, whenever a creature takes damage from your Armor of Agathys spell, add your wisdom modifier to the damage the creature takes. A creature damaged this way cannot take any reactions until the start of its next turn. Channeler You learn how to be constantly aware of traces of life energy surrounding you. While you are conscious, you are always aware of any non-construct close to you, out to a radius of 10 feet. This includes creatures on the ethereal plane. Essence Morphing Prerequisite: 14th level You learn the Awaken spell, without it counting against your spells known. You can cast it at-will, without expending a spell slot or using material components. Fervor of the Lost Prerequisite: 6th level Your studies have taught you about some simple rituals to brace your own life force. Whenever you roll a hit die, you can choose to roll it again. If you do, you must use the second result. Galerider Prerequisite: 14th level Through long hours of study, you have managed to master the ancient art of passive magical floating. Rather than walking, you gain the ability to glide one foot above the ground, allowing you to pass over difficult terrain that does not rise above that height without taking a movement penalty, and allowing you to move over liquid surfaces as if they were solid ground. Additionally, while floating, you do not trigger any non-magical traps activated by floor-based mechanisms such as pressure plates. Otherwise, you move normally, as if you were walking. You can choose to activate or deactivate this ability at will, though it will disable immediately if no solid ground is within 1 foot beneath you. You cannot prevent fall damage through floating. Intuitive Anatomy As an action, you can examine a creature that isn’t a construct or elemental, or the corpse of any such creature. Whenever you do so, you learn the type of the creature you examined (aberration, fey, celestial, beast, etc.). Additionally, you make a Wisdom (Medicine) check, for which the DC is equal to 8 + the creature's CR (rounded up). On a success, you also learn the creature's current and maximum hit points. 7

Mark of Death Prerequisite: 14th level As an action, you can select a creature you can see and attempt to mark them for the grim reaper himself to collect. The target has to make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. If it fails, for the next minute, it has disadvantage on all saving throws. On a success, the target is unaffected. You have to concentrate on maintaining this mark as if it were a spell, and once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Numbing Caress Prerequisite: Chill Touch cantrip Whenever you cast the Chill Touch cantrip, you may now use d10 for your damage dice, rather than d8. For example, casting this spell as a 5th level necromancer will cause 2d10 damage on a hit, rather than 2d8. Religious Familiarity Prerequisite: 10th level Your studies of death have made you a learned man when it comes to religion and religious views on the afterlife. You learn the basic tenets of all but the most obscure sects, as well as the symbolism and rites they use and adhere to, and their general spheres of influence. As such, you have advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks made trying to pass yourself off as an acolyte of any religion, and you have advantage on any Wisdom (Insight) or Intelligence (Investigation) checks made trying to uncover with which religion a creature or location is aligned. Seance Prerequisite: 6th level You learn how to contact the spirits around you. During a short or long rest you can perform a brief ritual. When doing so, you become aware of all intelligent beings that have died within the last 100 years within a 1 mile radius around your position, and you learn the general causes of their death (‘a fight’, ‘famine’, ‘a fire’, 'natural', etc). This causes you to gain advantage on Intelligence (History) checks regarding events that happened within the past 100 years for as long as you remain within the 1 mile radius. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest, and you can’t hold a Seance within the same area again for 7 days. Shadowstep Prerequisite: 10th level You learn the Misty Step spell, without it counting against your spells known. Soulscrying Prerequisite: 10th level As an action, you can open your mind to all souls within a 1 mile radius around you. Whenever you do so, you instantly become aware of all living creatures within this range, allowing you to gauge exactly how many creatures are near you, and where they are at the moment of the sensing. You can tell the difference between creatures of different sizes, but are unable to differentiate between the souls you sense in any other way. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Spectral Manipulation Prerequisite: Sword Burst cantrip When you cast Sword Burst, its range is 20 feet, and friendly targets automatically succeed on the saving throw. Spirit Sight Prerequisite: 6th level You can instantly cast Clairvoyance at will, without expending a spell slot or requiring casting time. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Twinned Fate Prerequisite: 10th level You can use an action to attempt to bind your fate to that of any creature you can see within 60 feet. The target has to succeed on a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC or become bound to you for 1 minute - willing targets can choose to fail on purpose. While you are bound, whenever either you or your target has to make a saving throw, the other also makes the same saving throw, using their own saving throw bonuses. If one of you succeeds on their saving throw, you can then choose to also automatically make the other succeed. Likewise, if one of you fails, you can choose to also automatically make the other fail, subjecting both targets to the effects of the phenomenon that prompted the saving throw. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Vice of the Lifeless Prerequisite: 6th level Using ancient books as your guide, you have perfected the art of communicating with the deceased. You learn the Speak with Dead spell without without it counting against your known spells. Additionally, you are able to cast the spell on targets that no longer have a mouth, causing you to hear their voice in your head instead. Whenever you use the spell, the target is forced to answer each of your questions and they cannot lie when doing so, though they can still be brief, repetitive or cryptic. 8