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 Chaos Magic
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Design: Greg Marks
Development & Editing: Steve Winter
Art Director & Graphic Design: Marc Radle
Cover Art: Marcel Mercado
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Publisher: Wolfgang Baur

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Chaos Magic
he ability to channel and manipulate raw CHAOS MAGIC SURGES
arcane power belongs to sorcerers alone—at Using chaos magic sometimes causes a chaos magic
least, that’s what the mainstream schools surge. These are similar to wild magic surges caused by
of magic would have you believe. But a handful of sorcerers. When a chaos magic surge occurs, you must
wizards and bards have mastered something similar, roll 1d20. If you roll a 1, consult the Chaos Magic Surge
called chaos magic. Dominating the chaotic energy table to determine the specific result.
of change itself leads a spellcaster along a narrow
path that circles a pit of madness. Those who cling
tenaciously to the path and avoid slipping into that
roiling pit are rewarded with exceptional gifts. These
School of Chaos
practitioners, known as chaos mages (wizards) or luck Wizards who specialize in chaos magic crave an
stealers (bards), learn to alter reality through strength understanding of probability and life’s unpredictable
of will alone. outcomes to the point of obsession. What starts as an
attempt to analyze the patterns of chaos quickly becomes
a trip down the rabbit hole to madness.
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 CHAOS SAVANT modifier (minimum 1). You can choose to cause a
Beginning at 2nd level when you select this school, chaos magic surge as part of your casting; if you do,
the gold and time you must spend to copy a chaos roll twice on the Damage Type table and choose the
spell into your spellbook is halved. type you prefer, then determine the effect (if any) of
the chaos magic surge. You must finish a long rest
LONG ODDS before you can use this ability again.
Starting at 2nd level, you can manipulate the
reality‑changing forces of chaos to alter the odds of
MASTER OF CHAOS
a situation. You can give yourself (as a bonus action) Starting at 14th level, anytime you cause a chaos
or a creature you can see (as a reaction) advantage on magic surge, you regain one use of long odds, twisted
one attack roll, saving throw, or ability check that will arcana, or shifting resistance without taking a long
be made this turn. Doing this causes a chaos magic rest. In addition, every time you cast a chaos spell, you
surge. You must finish a long rest before you can use gain temporary hit points equal to your Intelligence
this ability again. modifier + the spell’s level.

TWISTED ARCANA
Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell that causes
damage, you can infuse the spell with greater power
College of Entropy
by channeling chaos through yourself. You make this Bards of the College of Entropy are itinerate gamblers
choice after determining whether the spell has been and daring thrill seekers whose actions are supremely
successful (i.e., after making a spell attack roll) but unpredictable. Rather than relying on ancient lore
before determining damage. If you invoke twisted or skill with arms, these bards throw themselves into
arcana, roll 1d6 + 1; this is the maximum number of new challenges just to see what happens, trusting in
your spell’s damage dice you can reroll. You can reroll luck to see them through. They’re called luck stealers
any number of damage dice up to that maximum, and (with a mixture of derision and respect) because no
you must use the rerolled results. matter how bad things get for everyone around them,
In addition, the type of damage your spell causes these bards always seem to come out unscathed.
is replaced randomly. Use the Damage Type table to
BONUS PROFICIENCIES
determine the spell’s new damage type.
Using this ability causes a chaos magic surge. You When you join the College of Entropy at 3rd level,
must finish a long rest before you can use this ability you gain proficiency with Acrobatics, Athletics, and a
again. gaming set of your choice.

SHIFTING RESISTANCE LUCK STEALER

Beginning at 10th level, when you cast a chaos magic Also at 3rd level, you learn to borrow a little bit of
spell, you gain resistance to a random damage type other people’s luck for yourself. When a creature that
for a number of rounds equal to 1 + your Intelligence you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll,
ability check, or saving throw with advantage, you
can use your reaction to expend one of your uses of
Bardic Inspiration to grant that creature a penalty to
Damage Type the check equal to the number rolled on your Bardic
Inspiration die. You gain Inspiration that is usable
d10 Damage Type only on yourself and lasts for a number of rounds
1 Acid equal to the number rolled on the Bardic Inspiration
2 Cold die. If you do not expend the Inspiration before that
time, it is lost. Stealing luck, regardless of whether
3 Fire
you use the Inspiration, causes a chaos magic surge.
4 Force
5 Lightning INFUSION OF FORTUNE
6 Necrotic At 6th level, when you cast a chaos spell, you cause a
chaos magic surge and regain one use of your Bardic
7 Poison Inspiration. You regain the use of infusion of fortune
8 Psychic after a short or long rest.
9 Radiant
10 Thunder

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BELIEF IS A TOOL
Everything desires to be something else. Starting at
14th level, as an action, the luck stealer can change
one known spell to another spell of the same or lower
level on the bard spell list. At the end of the bard’s next

Deep Magic Chaos

turn, his or her list of known spells returns to normal.
Using this ability causes a chaos magic surge.

CHAOS MAGIC SURGE

d% Effect
1-2 You cast hypnotic pattern centered on
yourself.
3-4 The target of your spell or ability is
also targeted by an enlarge spell. If
there is no target, the enlarge affects you.
5-6 An angry constrictor snake controlled
by the GM appears wrapped around
your waist.
7-8 For 10 rounds, a gust of wind blows out
from you in all directions.
9-10 Three targets you can see within 60 feet
chosen by you are targeted by a ray of frost.
11-12 You rise 30 feet into the air, where you
hover until the start of your next turn,
when you fall.
13-14 You grow a purple mustache 3d6 inches
in length.
15-16 You are cloaked in shadow and reek
of brimstone for 1 hour. During that
time, you have advantage on Charisma
(Intimidation) checks and disadvantage on
Charisma (Persuasion) checks.
17-18 You summon a mule 100 feet above the
target of your spell or ability. If you do not
have a target, the mule appears above you.
Both the mule and the creature it lands on
take 10d6 bludgeoning damage from the
inevitable fall, or the creature under the
mule takes no damage with a successful
Dexterity saving throw; the DC equals
your spell save DC.
19-20 You cast contact other plane.
29-30 You gain resistance to one type of damage,
21-22 Rum rains from the sky in a 30-foot radius determined randomly, for one hour.
around you for 10 rounds.
31-32 Loud horns that can be heard for a mile
23-24 You regain your highest-level expended sound for 1 hour. The sound moves with
spell slot. you.
25-26 You cast a hemispherical wall of force, 33-34 Until you complete a long rest, every
centered on yourself. word you utter sounds normal to you but
27-28 All of your hair falls out. It grows back at is heard by others as incomprehensible
the normal rate. babbling. This doesn’t impair your ability
to cast spells.
35-36 Three targets within 30 feet that you can 67-68 You suffer disadvantage on your next
see are targeted by a bolt of light that does attack roll, ability check, or saving throw
1d8 radiant damage. Each individual target within 24 hours.
can negate the damage with a successful 69-70 Choose a target that you can see within 60
Constitution saving throw. feet other than yourself to gain temporary
37-38 Every creature within 60 feet of you, hit points equal to your level.
except you, teleports 10 feet in a random 71-72 A barrel of lamp oil appears adjacent to you.
direction. If the destination is a solid
73-74 You are targeted by a disguise self spell
object or hazardous terrain, the creature
making you appear as a dirt-covered
doesn’t move.
human child of the opposite gender.
39-40 The sun (or moon if it is night) is eclipsed
75-76 Dim pink light fills an area 30 feet around
for 10 minutes.
your target. If your spell or ability has no
41-42 You become immune to all damage for 1 target, the light is centered on you.
round.
77-78 You summon a boar to a space you can
43-44 Until you complete a long rest, you leave see within 30 feet. The boar follows
burning footprints that smolder in your your commands for 1 minute and then
wake for 5 rounds. The flames are hot disappears. It is wearing a green dress.
enough to ignite easily flammable material
79-80 You cast flame strike centered on yourself.
(leaves, paper, cloth).
81-82 You gain 1d4 x 10 pounds of weight.
45-46 You turn into a succulent cooked ham
for 10 rounds. While a ham, you are 83-84 You gain a +2 bonus to your AC for
incapacitated and are vulnerable to all a number of rounds equal to your
damage. The gold plate that you appear spellcasting ability.
upon can be sold for 5 gp. 85-86 The ground beneath your target, or
47-48 For 30 feet around you, the ground turns beneath you if your spell or ability has
into broken, uneven, difficult terrain. no target, sinks 1 foot. The target also
falls prone unless it makes a successful
49-50 For 1 hour, you gain a bonus to weapon
Dexterity saving throw.
damage equal to your spellcasting ability.
87-88 Red silk scarves and origami cranes swirl
51-52 You open a portal to the Abyss that stays
through the air within 500 feet of you,
open for 10 rounds. Each round there is a
causing light obscurement. The scarves are
1 in 20 chance that a fiend or other Abyssal
worth 100 gp in total if collected.
creature of the GM’s choice walks through.
89-90 A table with a hero’s feast appears within 10
53-54 You cast healing word on a target of your
feet of you.
choice.
91-92 Three skeletons under the control of the
55-56 Your eyes turn into potatoes and fall from
GM claw their way out of the ground and
their sockets. You are blinded until you
attack random living creatures until they
receive a remove curse or regenerate spell.
are destroyed.
57-58 You hear a thunderous sound and are
93-94 You cast barkskin upon yourself. Your
stunned until the end of your next turn.
hair is permanently replaced with green
59-60 You cast moonbeam. leaves until you receive a remove curse or
61-62 An item you hold is covered in continual comparable magic.
flame. If you are not holding an item, the 95-96 Your teeth turn into moths and fly away.
GM chooses an item within 30 feet of you
97-98 You sprout insect wings, giving you a
to be the target.
fly speed of 30 feet. The wings last for 1
63-64 You and two targets that you can see within minute.
30 feet of you are affected by a bane spell.
99-100 A weapon you can see within 30 feet glows
65-66 You gain advantage on your next attack and becomes a magic weapon for 1 minute.
roll, ability check, or saving throw within
24 hours.
 CALM OF THE STORM
Chaos Spell List 3rd-level abjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
1ST LEVEL 4TH LEVEL Range: Touch
Auspicious Warning Chaotic Form Components: V, S, M (an amethyst worth 250 gp

Deep Magic Chaos

Ill-fated Word Fluctuating Alignment which the spell consumes)
Undermine Armor Wild Shield Duration: Instantaneous
While visualizing the world as you wish it was, you lay
2ND LEVEL 5TH LEVEL
your hands upon a creature other than yourself and
Bad Timing Mass Surge Dampener
undo the effect of a chaos magic surge that affected
Chaotic Vitality the creature within the last minute. Reality reshapes
6TH LEVEL
Frenzied Bolt Chaotic World itself as if the surge never happened, but only for that
Shifting the Odds creature.
7TH LEVEL At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
3RD LEVEL Uncontrollable Transformation spell slot of 4th level or higher, the time since the wild
Calm of the Storm surge can be 1 minute longer for each slot level above
Entropic Damage Field 8TH LEVEL 3rd.
Paragon of Chaos
Surge Dampener
CHAOTIC FORM
4th-level transformation
Casting Time: 1 action
New Spells Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Chaos spells are available to bards, sorcerers with the
Duration: 10 minutes
wild magic bloodline, and wizards.
You cause the form of a willing creature to become
AUSPICIOUS WARNING
malleable, dripping and flowing according to
the target’s will as if the creature were a vaguely
1st-level divination humanoid-shaped ooze. The creature is not affected
Casting Time: 1 reaction by difficult terrain, it has advantage on Dexterity
Range: 30 feet (Acrobatics) checks made to escape a grapple, and it
Components: V suffers no penalties when squeezing through spaces
Duration: Instantaneous one size category smaller than itself. The target’s
Just in time, you call out a fortunate warning to a movement is halved while it’s affected by chaotic form.
creature. The target rolls a d4 and adds the number At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
rolled to one attack roll, ability check, or saving throw spell slot of 5th level or higher, the duration increases
that they have just made and uses the new result for by 10 minutes for each slot level above 4th.
determining success or failure.
CHAOTIC VITALITY
BAD TIMING 2nd-level conjuration
2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action
Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch
Range: 60 feet Components: V, S
Components: V Duration: Instantaneous
Duration: Instantaneous Make a melee spell attack against a creature with a
You point toward a creature that you can see and twist number of hit dice no greater than your level and at
strands of chaotic energy around its fate. If the target least 1 hp. On a hit, you conjure pulsating waves of
fails a Charisma saving throw, the next attack roll or chaotic energy within the creature and yourself. After
ability check the creature attempts within 10 minutes a brief moment that seems to last forever, you and the
is made with disadvantage. creature’s current hit point totals change. Roll d100
and increase or decrease the number rolled by any
number up to your spellcasting level, then find the
result on the Hit Point Flux table. Apply that result to
both yourself and the target creature. Any hit points
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 gained beyond a creature’s normal maximum are ENTROPIC DAMAGE FIELD
temporary hit points that last for 1 round/caster level. 3rd-level transmutation
For example, assume a 3rd-level spellcaster who
Casting Time: 1 action
currently has 17 of her maximum 30 hp casts chaotic
vitality on a creature with 58 hp and rolls a 75 on Range: 60 feet
the Hit Point Flux table. The two creatures have a Components: V, S, M (a silver wire)
combined total of (17 + 54 =) 71 hp. A result of 75 Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
indicates that both creatures get 50% of the total, so By twisting a length of silver wire around your finger,
the spellcaster and the target end up with 35 hp each. you tie your fate to those around you. When you take
In the spellcaster’s case, 5 of those hp are temporary damage, that damage is divided equally between you
and will last 3 rounds. and all creatures in range who fail a Charisma saving
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a throw. Any leftover damage that can’t be divided
spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the maximum hit dice equally is taken by you. Creatures are allowed a fresh
of the affected creature increases by 2 for each slot saving throw against this spell each time you take
level above 2nd. damage, and a success ends the spell’s effect on that
creature. Creatures that approach to within 60 feet of
Hit Point Flux you after the spell was cast are affected.
d% Each Creatures’ Current Hit Points =
01-09 0 FLUCTUATING ALIGNMENT
10-39 1 4th-level enchantment
Casting Time: 1 action
40-69 25% of combined total
Range: 120 feet
70-84 50% of combined total
Components: V, S
85-94 75% of combined total Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
95-99 100% of combined total You channel the force of chaos to taint your target’s
100 200% of combined total and both mind. A target that fails to make a successful
creatures gain the effect of a haste spell Wisdom saving throw must roll 1d20 and consult
the Alignment Fluctuation table to find its new
alignment, and it must roll anew every minute of
CHAOTIC WORLD the spell’s duration. The target’s alignment stops
6th-level Illusion fluctuating and returns to normal when the spell
ends. These changes do not, in and of themselves,
Casting Time: 1 action
make the affected creature friendly or hostile toward
Range: 60 feet the caster, but they can cause creatures to behave in
Components: V, M (seven irregular pieces of colored unpredictable ways.
cloth that you throw into the air)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Alignment Fluctuation
You throw a handful of colored cloth into the air d20 Alignment
while screaming a litany of disjointed phrases. 1-2 Chaotic good
A moment later, a 30-foot cube centered on a
3-4 Chaotic neutral
point within range fills with multicolored light,
cacophonous sound, overpowering scents, and other 5-7 Chaotic evil
confusing sensory information. The effect is dizzying 8-9 Neutral evil
and overwhelming. All enemies within the cube 10-11 Lawful evil
must make successful Intelligence saving throws or
be blinded, deafened, and fall prone. They cannot 12-14 Lawful good
stand up or recover from this blindness or deafness 15-16 Lawful neutral
while within the area of effect, but the conditions and 17-18 Neutral good
the restriction on standing end immediately for a
19-20 Neutral
creature who leaves the spell’s area of effect.

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 FRENZIED BOLT PARAGON OF CHAOS
2nd-level evocation 8th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet Range: Self
Components: V, S Components: V

Deep Magic Chaos

Duration: Instantaneous Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You direct a bolt of rainbow colors toward a creature You become a humanoid-shaped swirling mass of
of your choice within range. If it hits, the target takes color and sound. You gain resistance to bludgeoning,
3d8 damage of a random type (determined by rolling piercing, and slashing damage, and immunity to
on the Damage Type table; see Twisted Arcana). If poison and psychic damage. You are also immune
your attack roll was odd (the roll itself, not the adjusted to the following conditions: exhaustion, paralyzed,
result), the bolt leaps to a new target of your choice petrified, poisoned, and unconscious. Finally, you gain
within range that has not already been targeted by truesight to 30 feet and can teleport 30 feet as a move.
frenzied bolt, requiring a new spell attack roll to hit. Each round as a bonus action, you can invoke a
The bolt continues leaping to new targets until you roll chaos magic surge, choosing yourself or another
an even number on your spell attack, miss a target, or creature as the caster for resolving the effect. You
run out of potential targets. All targets must be within must choose the target before rolling for the chaos
range from you. You and your allies are legal targets for magic surge. The DC of any required saving throw is
this spell, if you are particularly lucky—or unlucky. determined as if you were the caster.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you create an SHIFTING THE ODDS
additional bolt for each slot level above 2nd. Each 2nd-level divination
potential target can be hit only once by the spell, not Casting Time: 1 bonus action
once per bolt. Range: Self
Components: V
ILL-FATED WORD
Duration: Instantaneous
1st-level divination
By wrapping yourself in strands of chaotic energy,
Casting Time: 1 reaction
you gain advantage on the next attack roll or ability
Range: 30 feet check that you make. Fate is a cruel mistress,
Components: V however, and her scales must always be balanced. The
Duration: Instantaneous second attack roll or ability check (whichever occurs
You call out a distracting curse to a creature, altering first) that you make after casting shifting the odds is
its chance to succeed at whatever it’s currently doing. made with disadvantage.
You roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from
an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw that the
target creature just made; the target uses the lowered
result to determine the outcome of its roll.

MASS SURGE DAMPENER

5th-level abjuration (ritual)
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute, until expended
Using your strength of will, you protect up to three
creatures other than yourself from the effect of a
chaos magic surge. The protected creatures gain a
saving throw to negate the effect of a chaos magic
surge that does not normally allow a saving throw,
or they get advantage on a normally allowed saving
throw. Once a protected creature makes a successful
saving throw allowed by mass surge dampener, the
spell’s effect ends for that creature.
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 SURGE DAMPENER 3 A strange, puckered orifice grows on your
3rd-level abjuration (ritual) back. You can use the orifice to forcefully
Casting Time: 1 action expel air, granting you a fly speed of 30.
Range: Touch You must land at the end of your turn. In
addition, as a bonus action you can try to
Components: V, S
push a creature away with a blast of air. The
Duration: 1 minute, until expended target is pushed 5 feet away from you if it fails
Using your strength of will, you cause one creature a Strength saving throw. The DC equals 10 +
other than yourself that you touch to become so your Constitution modifier.
firmly entrenched within reality that it is protected
from the effects of chaos magic surges. The protected 4 A second face appears on the back of your
creature gains a saving throw to negate the effect of head. You gain darkvision to 120 feet and
a chaos magic surge that does not normally allow advantage on sight-based and scent-based
a saving throw, or it gets advantage on a normally Wisdom (Perception) checks. You become
allowed saving throw. Once the protected creature adept at carrying out conversations with
makes a successful saving throw allowed by surge yourself.
dampener, the spell’s effect ends for that creature. 5 You grow gills that not only allow you to
breathe under water but also filter poison
UNCONTROLLABLE TRANSFORMATION out of the air. You gain immunity to inhaled
7th-level transmutation (ritual) poisons.
Casting Time: 1 action 6 Your hindquarters elongate and you grow
Range: Self a second set of legs. Your base walking
speed increases by 10 feet and your carrying
Components: V, S, M (the bill of a platypus)
capacity becomes your Strength score
Duration: 1 hour multiplied by 20.
You infuse your body with raw chaos and will it to
7 You become incorporeal can move through
adopt a helpful mutation. Roll 1d10 and consult
other creatures and objects as if they were
the Uncontrollable Transformation table below to
difficult terrain. You take 5 (1d10) force
determine what mutation occurs. You can try to
damage if you end your turn inside an object.
control the shifting of your body to gain a mutation
You can’t pick up or interact with physical
you prefer, but doing so is taxing; roll 1d10 twice and
objects that you weren’t carrying when you
choose the result you prefer, but gain one level of
became incorporeal.
exhaustion. At the end of the spell, your body returns
to its normal form. 8 Your limbs elongate and flatten into
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using prehensile paddles. You gain a swim speed
a spell slot of 8th level or higher, you gain an equal to your base walking speed and have
additional mutation for each slot level above 7th. advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks
You gain one level of exhaustion for each mutation made to climb or swim. In addition, your
you try to control. unarmed strikes do 1d6 bludgeoning damage.
9 Your head fills with a light gas and swells
Uncontrollable Transformation to four times its normal size, causing all of
d10 Mutation your hair to fall out. You have advantage on
1 A spindly third arm sprouts out of your Intelligence and Wisdom ability checks and
shoulder. By using a bonus action, you can can levitate up to 5 feet above the ground.
use it to attack with a light weapon. You 10 You grow three sets of feathered wings that
have advantage on Dexterity (Sleight of give you a fly speed equal to your walking
Hand) checks and checks that require the speed and the ability to hover.
manipulation of tools.
2 Your skin is covered by rough scales that
increase your AC by 1 and give you resistance
to a random damage type (roll on the Damage
Type table).

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 Deep Magic Chaos
UNDERMINE ARMOR You surround yourself with the forces of chaos. Wild
lights and strange sounds surround you, making
1st-level transmutation
stealth impossible. While wild shield is active, you can
Casting Time: 1 action spend a reaction to absorb a spell that targets you or
Range: 30 feet whose area of effect you are within. An absorbed spell
Components: V, S has no effect, but absorbing a spell causes a chaos
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute magic surge as if you had cast a spell, with you as the
You unravel the bonds of reality that hold a suit of caster for all magic surge effects.
armor together. A target that’s wearing armor must Wild shield ends when the duration expires or when
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or its armor it absorbs 4 levels of spells. If you try to absorb a
softens to the consistency of candle wax, decreasing spell whose level exceeds the spell levels remaining,
the creature’s AC by 2. make an ability check using your spellcasting ability.
This spell has no effect on creatures that aren’t The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level ­­– the levels wild
wearing armor separate from their bodies. shield can still absorb. If the check succeeds, the spell
is absorbed; if the check fails, the spell takes its full
WILD SHIELD effect. The chaos magic surge happens regardless of
4th-level abjuration whether the spell is absorbed.
Casting Time: 1 action At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can absorb 1
Range: Self
additional spell level for each slot level above 4th.
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute
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ON EVERY PAGE
Tome of Beasts brings more than 400 new foes
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