Witcher Setting For 5e

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the
Witcher Setting
for the 5th edition of the world’s greatest role-playing game
Conversion by Aaron Infante-Levy (@Quickleaf on ENWorld / @aaronil on Reddit)

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Introduction Snapshot of the Witcher setting and map of Northern Kingdoms 5

Optional Rules Suggested house rules both new and from the DMG 8
PLAYER’S BOOK 9
Races Role of races in the setting and available languages 10
Classes Role of classes and class archetypes in the setting 12
Witcher A new class with details on the six Witcher schools 16
Source A variant sorcerer class that barely controls their magic 37
Scout A variant spell-less ranger class focused on reconnaissance 49
Magic Variant rules, places of power, and new spells 53
Factions Eight major factions in the setting characters may align with 55
Equipment Megascopes, dimeritium jewelry, blade oils, bombs, and traps 57
Lifepath Create a backstory with the power of random tables 60
DM’S BOOK 64
Northern Kingdoms A gazetteer of the customs and politics of the north
Nilfgaardian Empire A gazetteer of the customs and politics of the empire
Monsters How monsters fit into the setting and many new monsters 68
Monster Index by CR 103
Mother of Monsters A campaign framework set after Witcher: The Wild Hunt
Suffer a Witch to Live An adventure for 4-6 3rd level characters
Virgin Bane of Aldersberg An adventure for 4-6 ?th level characters
Beyond Creigau Castle An adventure for 4-6 ?th level characters
Recommended Books
The World of the Witcher

CD Projekt Red (Dark Horse Books; May 19, 2015)
Dive deep into the world of monster hunters, as the prominent characters
from the universe take you on a guided tour of the fascinating dark fantasy
adventure that is The Witcher. This gorgeous, illustrated hardbound volume
contains in-depth knowledge about the locales, the deadly beasts that
inhabit them, and the lethal weapons used to put them down.
http://www.amazon.com/The-World-Witcher-Projekt-Red/dp/1616554827
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Player’s Handbook
Wizards RPG Team (Wizards of the Coast; August 19, 2014)
Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world’s

greatest roleplaying game.
https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/
The basic rules are also available for free:

https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules
Monster Manual
Wizards RPG Team (Wizards of the Coast; September 30, 2014)
A menagerie of deadly monsters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.
Dungeon Master’s Guide

Wizards RPG Team (Wizards of the Coast; December 9, 2014)
Everything a Dungeon Master needs to weave legendary stories for the

world’s greatest roleplaying game.
The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowsi (Orbit; May 1, 2008)
Geralt of Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. And a

cold-blooded killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague
the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything
fair is good. . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Wish-Introducing-Witcher/dp/0316029181/
ref=sr_1_1?
s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1432509599&sr=1-1&keywords=the+last+wish
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Change Log
MAY 18, 2020
Lifepath: Added Age and Life Experience as well as Life Events tables.
Editing: Edited for spelling & grammar, added quotes from novels, and new images.
MAY 28, 2016

Optional Rules: Added Called Shots and Monster Lore.
Witcher (Cat School): Improved 7th-level Cat School Technique to +10 speed (not +5).
Magic: New section added with Overextending and Miscasting rule option, forceful
translocation spell, clarified that remove curse works differently and no raise dead -type spells
exist in the setting, and moved magic options from Optional Rules here.
MAY 5, 2016
Source: Spellweaving allows augmenting spells on the fly at a risk.
Optional Rules: Added common sense note to weapon & armor breakage.
APRIL 29, 2016

Witcher (Advanced Mutation): Added Griffon Eyes as an option.
Witcher (Griffon School): Clarified they can cast Signs while wielding a shield.
More monsters! The Bruxa.
JUNE 25, 2015

Source: Wild Magic Surge tables for Elder Blood and Wise Lineage heavily revised.
Added Storm wild magic surge table.
Added details on Covens for Wise Lineage.
Witcher Alchemy: White rafford’s decoction down-stepped to make healing available to a
witcher equate better with that of fighter of equal level using second wind.
Witcher Signs: Clarified that a Witcher learns 2 Signs at 2nd level (text had typo).
Limited access to empowered versions of Signs to 7th level.
Aard - reduced empowered version’s effect to incapacitated (not stunned).
Axii - clarified that empowered version requires a saving throw.
Heliotrope - changed at-will effect to mitigate forced movement from magic and spells.
Quen - changed empowered version so 2d8 lightning damage applies against first melee
attack only.
Equipment: Revised silver swords thus: opponents wearing metal armor have resistance to
damage from a silver weapon.
JUNE 20, 2015

Source: Source Weakness was revised.
Lifepath: The lifepath tables were completed.
More monsters: Added a whole bunch!
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Introduction
The Witcher dark fantasy setting is the creation of Andrzej Sapkowski in his The Last Wish
series and given further life in the Witcher video games by CD Projekt RED. Perhaps the most
defining feature of the setting is how many of the stories subvert traditional fairy tales in darkly
humorous ways.
2,500 years ago, the Continent of the known world was settled by elves, who came from
overseas, meeting the gnomes and the dwarfs already living there. These Elder Races created
the world’s first kingdoms and civilizations. After a period of elven-dwarven wars, the dwarves
and gnomes retreated to the mountains and the elves settled in plains and forests. The magical
cataclysm known as the Conjunction of the Spheres changed everything. For a time, it
shattered the boundaries between the worlds, allowing new beings and phenomenon to cross
over. Though 1,500 years have passed since the Conjunction, traces of that event can still be
found in the world. It was then that magic entered the world, along with monsters that plague
it to this day. The Conjunction also brought the first humans to the world, their arrival marking
the dawn of a new era.
At first the human were nothing more than refugees an intruders, completely lost in their new
and harsh environment. Faced with unknown dangers, they had to fight every day for their very
survival. The last five hundred years, however, have seen a rapid expansion of that young,
ambitious race. Slowly but surely, humans transformed from refugees to conquerors, seizing
most of the known lands from the Elder Races with fire and steel.
Today the world is inhabited by multiple races and cultures, but for the last five centuries
humans have formed an absolute majority. In the North, their lands are divided among
numerous proud warlike kingdoms, which have fought incessantly amongst each other and
against their larger southern neighbor, the powerful Nilfgaardian Empire. After conquering its
smaller neighbors, this rising empire in the past few decades has begun a steady march to the
north, constantly seeking to expand its borders. Nilfgaard and the Northern Kingdoms have
already fought two major wars, but it is the present war, the Third Northern War, that according
to many will finally decide the fate of the world.
The time of the other races has passed. Elves, dwarves, and other species have been forced to
coexist with humans in a human-dominated world, which usually means facing discrimination,
ostracism, and life in ghettos. Racial prejudice, intolerance, and hatred are their daily bread.
Those non-humans who would not accept this were forced to fall back to remote forests and
mountains. Pushed to the very edges of the world, to their last independent enclaves, they
fight a guerrilla war to retain the final shreds of their dignity, and the numerous atrocities
committed by both sides only serve to make the rift between humans and nonhumans ever
deeper.
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Witchers came into existence a few centuries ago. Created through magical experimentation
and controlled mutation, the witchers were humanity’s answer to the constant threat posed by
the monsters and magical beasts which have plagued the world since the Conjunction. For
years they have roamed the land as professional monster hunters, taking money in exchange
for exterminating dangerous creatures that threaten humans. However, the prejudice and wild
rumors surrounding this trade have also made witchers the target of persecution and outright
hatred. At various time, they have been hunted down or lynched by frenzied mobs, and their
schools plundered and burnt to the ground. Although the time of open hostility has ended,
witchers are still widely distrusted and ostracized. Despite all this, and though they are now few
in number, the last of the witchers still ply their trade, striving to remain neutral in the face of
the wars and discord ravaging the world.
Some of the major conflicts of the setting include:

• The thin line between men and monsters.
• The Old Ways (Druidism, witchcraft, pagan traditions) versus the Eternal Fire (monotheism).
• The ambiguity of whether religion is objectively true.
• The Northern Kingdoms versus the Nilfgaardian Empire.
• The shifting of political boundaries and allegiances.
• The ignorant masses of humanity versus the nonhumans and other “freaks.”
There are several “eras” you can choose from to run your game.
After the Second Conjunction: In the wake of the events of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a
Second Conjunction was narrowly averted by Geralt, but the damage has been done by
Avallach’s spell, causing a great increase in the number of monsters in the world, including
monsters that have never been seen before.
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Optional Rules
RECOMMENDED FROM THE DMG
Action Options (p. 271): With the caveat that Mark is limited to warrior-type characters.
Cleaving Through Creatures (p. 272)
Hitting Cover (p. 272)
Injuries (p. 272)
Morale (p. 273)
Slow Natural Healing (p. 267): With the exception that Witchers with the Accelerated Healing
mutation heal as described in the PHB after a long rest.
Spell Points: Players are free to use spell points instead of spell slots if they wish.
CRITICAL MISSES: WEAPON & ARMOR BREAKAGE

When a creature wielding a weapon rolls a 1 to attack, it suffers a critical miss. Typically this
means that the creature’s weapon breaks, though in the case of magical weapons it means the
weapon is simply disarmed. Sometimes more dramatic critical misses make sense, such as
striking an ally, wedging the weapon in a tree trunk, etc.
When a critical hit is scored against a creature wearing armor or wielding a shield, the
attacker can forgo extra damage from the critical hit to instead break the creature’s armor or
shield. Common sense applies; for example, a dagger can’t break plate armor.
CALLED SHOTS
Before making an attack roll, you can opt to suffer -5 to hit in order to strike a specific area of
the creature or perform some other combat stunt. The results are at the DM’s discretion, but
they might include things like:
• Striking a giant spider’s venom sac to deplete its poison for an hour.
• Imposing an injury using the injury rules on DMG p. 272.
• Knocking an opponent off-balance so your next ally to attack has advantage against it.
• Pinning a drunkard’s clothes or armor to a tavern wall, restraining them momentarily.
• Shooting a dimeritium collar worn by an imprisoned mage without harming the mage.
MONSTER LORE
While 5th edition did away with monster knowledge checks in favor of a more “old school”
style of play, characters in the Witcher setting often spout off considerable monster lore (as well
as lore about other topics). Instead of resorting to the player making a check and the DM then
regurgitating information — which is neither terribly interesting nor does it present risk
associated with a low roll — you might consider implementing one or more of the following
alternate ways to handle monster lore.
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OPTION A) PLAYER KNOWLEDGE OF WITCHER MONSTERS
There are no monster lore checks at all. Just player knowledge and in-game deduction.
Players get to decide which monsters their PCs know about based on their own knowledge of
the Witcher setting (supplemented by the Witcher Wiki) and what they think would be
appropriate for their PCs. Then the DM gives descriptions of the monsters — the quality of
which depends on the source — and the players can try to deduce what they’re facing.
However, this requires a certain degree of setting knowledge from the players.
OPTION B) PLAYER+DM COLLABORATION ON MONSTER LORE

When faced with a monster, a player can make make an assertion about it based on what
they've learned so far, followed by a check which determines how accurate their assertion
actually is.
The player states what they think is true about the monster, and then decides whether this is
based on first-hand experience (Wisdom), academics and books (Intelligence), or word of
mouth (Charisma). The player then makes a corresponding ability check, usually against a DC
of 10, but sometimes higher. The degree of success/failure is interpreted by the DM to
determine how accurate the PC's knowledge is. Alternately, the DM can roll in secret if you
prefer not to know whether your PC's knowledge is accurate or not. Up to you.
However, this requires the players being proactive and being co-creators in monster lore.
OPTION C) MONSTER LORE "POINTS"

When a player wants to draw upon their PC’s knowledge of monsters, they can spend a
monster lore "point." Each point you spend grants them either a general overview of the
monster or complete information about one topic concerning the monster (their choice).
However, each point spent also allows the monster to make a "move" corresponding to what
the players know about it; example moves could include:
• Random encounters with the monster become more likely.
• The monster knows something specific about one of the PCs, or about the PCs in general.
• The monster gains an improved chance to surprise the party.
• Individual monsters may have special "moves" (e.g. forcing a save vs. madness, marking an
NPC, expanding or repopulating its lair, etc.)
There'd be an unlimited number of points, since they come at a cost, however non-Witchers
would probably be penalized under this system...maybe each monster lore "point" a non-
Witcher spends grants the monster 2 "moves" instead of one. With the exception being ranger
favored enemies, or a certain type of monster closely associated with a PC's backstory.
This puts players in control of how much they know...but adds a price to knowledge about
the creatures lurking in the darkness.
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Player’s Book
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Races
Allowed races in the Witcher setting include human, dwarf, elf, gnome, halfling, and half-elf.
More exotic races like dragonborn, half-orc, or tiefling are not suitable as PC races because
they do not fit the lore and appear too monstrous to be accepted by the medieval pastiche of
peasants and nobles in the feudal setting.
HUMAN
Humans are the major race in both the Northern Kingdoms and the Nilfgaard Empire. When
they came to the Continent, they conquered the lands of the elves. Because elves and humans
can easily interbreed, many humans nowadays have some ancestors with elven blood.
DWARF
Dwarves are one of the elder races, steadily pushed back over time to their mountain enclaves
in Mahakam. Mountain dwarves represent those hailing from Mahakam, while hill dwarves
represent those living in ghettos under the shadow of human rule. During the war with
Nifgaard, dwarves made a name for themselves as mercenaries, although many of them also
fought in Scoia'tael commando units against the Northern Kingdoms. Despite many dwarves
earning grudging acceptance from humans as excellent craftsmen, merchants, and warriors, it
is not uncommon for young dwarves to join the Scoia'tael rebels to fight for more rights for
nonhumans and an end to persecution. Of all the elder races, the dwarves have assimilated
best and many now live in human cities.
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ELF
Elves (Aen Seidhe) are one of the elder races, and elven ruins are nearly all that remain of their
great cities. Today only two elven enclaves remain: the Blue Mountains, where elves suffer
privation and are dying out; and Dol Blathanna, the Valley of the Flowers, which is ruled by the
sorceress Enid an Gleanna who was give power by Nifgaard. Wood elves represent the
persecuted elves hiding in woodlands or in ghettos, while high elves represent the elves of Dol
Blathanna. Of the few remaining elves, they are often in conflict with humankind, and many
elven young join Scoia’tael commando units to fight for their rights. Drow (Aen Elle) are elves
of another world who never knew persecution and consider themselves superior to humanity;
they are exceedingly rare in the known world and usually only as enemies.
GNOME
Gnomes are a secretive and mysterious elder race. Most of them live in Mahakam and are
allied with the dwarves; they seldom interact with humans. Gnomes are talented craftsmen,
miners and inventors. Their technology is superior to that of humans, and gnome weapons can
be equaled by no others. Only rock gnomes exist in the setting.
HALFLING
Halflings are one of the elder races, virtually identical to J.R.R. Tolkien’s hobbits. Some of them,
particularly in the Northern Kingdoms, live among humans despite the persecutions, but some
others joined the Scoia'tael guerrilla bands. Distinctions between lightfoots and stouts are
purely clan distinctions among halflings.
HALF-ELF
A half-elf is one whose parents or grandparents are elves. Anyone with less than one-quarter
elven blood (a “quadroon”) is effectively human and not half-elven.
LANGUAGES
While many languages and dialects are spoken on the Continent, the main ones are:
Common: The language that emerged after the Conjunction of the Spheres as a lingua franca.
Dryad: A language predating the Conjunction, but not related to Elder Speech, it is primarily
spoken by dryads of Brokilon. In D&D it is equivalent to Sylvan.
Dwarvish: One of the older languages filled with swear words; its written form is ideograms.
Elder Speech: The language of the elves based on Celtic languages with a mix of Romance
languages, Old Norse, and Cornish; its written form is runes. In D&D it is equivalent to Elvish.
Gnomish: One of the older languages; its written form is unique runes.
Nilfgaardian: The language of the Nilfgaardian Empire.
Skellige: The language of the Skellige Isles based on Gaelic.
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Classes
Multi-classing Limits
In the Witcher setting, certain classes (cleric, druid, wizard) represent years of specialized
training. Other classes (source, witcher) represent something innate about the character.
Multi-classing into these classes has story implications that you need to workout with your
DM before multi-classing.
BARBARIAN
Barbarians are most common in the Skellige Isles, though they can be found throughout the
Northern Kingdoms.
BARD
Bards of the Northern Kingdoms often receive education at the University of Oxenfurt where
studies range a whole gamut of subjects - alchemy, trouvereship and poetry, medicine and
herbology, natural history, philosophy, technology, and spying. Bards of Nilfgaard often trace
their education to the Imperial Academy where they study humanities, science, and linguistics.
In the Witcher setting, bards are not necessarily inherently magical, and to reflect this a bard
character should stick to spells which can be explained as extensions of their performing skills
and charisma, and should avoid “loud” or “flashy” spells.
CLERIC
There are various religions in the world of the Witcher, and the folk of the Northern Kingdoms
are generally pagan and liberal in choice of religion. Many priests lack any special abilities
whatsoever. While clerics claim to receive their powers from their deity, they clearly use magic
that is recognizable as such to other spellcasters. Moreover, the boundary between what
constitutes a god and what constitutes a spirit or fiend (of the sort a warlock would make a pact
with) can be very grey indeed in the setting.
The Life & Nature Domains

In the Witcher setting, clerics of the Life and Nature domains gain proficiency in Medicine
and herbalism kit instead of proficiency with heavy armor.
Limit of Death
In the Witcher setting, revivify, raise dead, resurrection, and true resurrection don’t exist.
CORAM AGH TERA

Clerics of the Death domain (DMG) worship Coram Agh Tera. Also known as the Lionheaded
Spider or the Great Weaver, he is worshipped in secret throughout the Northern Kingdoms,
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with the strongest cell of worshippers in Temeria. Adherents believe the Great Weaver weaves
the fates of all mortals, inevitably guiding them toward death; they are drawn from those who
lived through a tragedy, have constant contact with death, or who love to inflict pain and
suffering. Bloody sacrifices and long-lasting curses are common elements of worship. In some
kingdoms, worship of Coram Agh Tera is forbidden.
CULT OF KREVE
Male clerics of the Tempest and War domains worship Kreve. Also known as the Forefather, he
is widely worshipped in Kaedwen. A god of sky and thunder in the Nordling pantheon, Kreve is
popular among seafaring merchants, monarchs, soldiers, and knights. Kreve commands his
followers to fight evil, both within one’s own heart and against external forces. His clergy are
skilled exorcists and often enemies of mages and pagan cults, especially Coram Agh Tera - the
Cult of the Lionheaded Spider.
CULT OF MELITELE
Female clerics of the Life and Nature domains worship Melitele. The goddess has three forms -
virgin, mother, and crone - and her worship was once widespread but now is restricted to small
cults. The most important temple is located in Ellander, where the high priestess Nenneke
governs the cult’s affairs.
DANA MÉABDH
Elven (and rarely dwarven) clerics of the Life and Nature domains worship Dana Méabdh,
known to the elves as the Queen of the Fields and to the dwarves as Bloemenmagde. She
makes appearances to her followers in the summertime Feast of the Scythe (Lammas) as a
golden-haired lady decorated with garlands whose feet don’t touch the earth.
THE ETERNAL FIRE

Male clerics of the Light domain worship the Eternal Fire, though they are very rare. Worship of
the Eternal Fire is centered in Novigrad, having spread throughout Redania and Temeria. Its
adherents believe they have the one true religion, and fight against all abnormal beings such
as non-humans, witches, and monsters. They are opposed by druids, followers of Melitele, and
non-humans.
FREYA
Female clerics of the Life and War (DMG) domains worship Freya. Freya is worshipped mainly
on the Skellige islands and nearby coastal areas like Bremervoord and Cintra.
PROPHET LEBIODA
Clerics of the Knowledge domain worship the Prophet Lebioda, a savior-like figure revered in
Kovir and Poviss and the Hengfors League. Lebioda was a saint known for his wisdom and
philosophical musings embodied in the Good Book of the Prophet Lebioda’s Wisdom.
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VEYOPATIS
Clerics of the Nature domain worship Veyopatis, a nearly forgotten guardian god of the Pontar
Valley. A guardian god associated with rivers, he protects people from the dangers that lurk in
the woods.
DRUID
Druids are usually hermits seeking to understand nature. Their sacred groves are grown around
a Tree of Life, a sanctuary where bloodshed is forbidden. Leaders of druid circles are known as
hierophants (male) or flaminicas (female). Druid circles are known to inhabit the Skellige Isles;
Caed Dhu, a forest in Angren where druids once lived but were forced to flee south; and Caed
Myrkvid, a mist-shrouded forest in Toussaint where the druids fled to.
FIGHTER
Fighters are veterans of the wars with Nilfgaard and often belong(ed) to one of the world’s
armed forces. A few possibilities include:
Blue Stripes: Temerian special forces made up of ruthless and utterly patriotic humans.
Dun Banner: A Kaedweni light cavalry regiment that was devastated beyond resurrection.
Free Company: An elite mercenary unit (condottieri) financed by Kovir.
Free Slopes: Irregulars waving a guerrilla war against Nilfgaard, seeking Sodden’s liberation.
Landsknechts: Finest Redanian armored division wielding halberds, pikes, and great swords.
Mahakam Volunteer Army: A dwarven infantry sent on suicide missions.
Poor Fucking Infantry: Conscripts and volunteers who joined the Temerian army.
MONK
Kung-fu monks don’t fit the Witcher setting, but one might come from distant Zerrikania.
PALADIN
Paladins with an Oath of Devotion or Oath of Vengeance belong to one of two knightly
religious orders: The Order of the Flaming Rose is affiliated with the Eternal Fire, and the Order
of the White Rose is affiliated with Cult of Kreve. Whether their powers truly come from their
god or if they are actually minor “sources” (see below) is a matter for debate. A paladin with an
Oath the Ancients would most likely be a warden of one of the Nature-based religions like
Melitele or Dana Méabdh.
RANGER (SCOUT)
Rangers are often attached to a nation’s Special Forces or the Scioa’tael and most use the
Scout spell-less variant. If you want to play a PHB ranger, then your character would best fit in
druid society as a special guardian who has been initiated into druidic magic, or as a character
raised among the dryads of Brokilon forest who learned the secrets of the dryads.
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ROGUE
Rogues are plentiful in the war-torn Northern Kingdoms, with thieves and assassins alike finding
numerous targets among the wealthy and powerful.
SORCERER (SOURCE)
The Source variant replaces the sorcerer in the setting. In the world of the Witcher, a “source”
is a person born with innate magical abilities that are difficult to control. Stressful situations
usually work as the trigger for these abilities. Without proper training most sources are driven
mad by the power they wield, though some manage to find peace with their inner turmoil.
WARLOCK
Warlocks are heavily persecuted in the setting and are favored quarries of the Redanian witch-
hunters. Archfey pacts might be made with Baba Yaga, the Ladies of the Wood, or the Wild
Hunt. Fiend pacts might be made with Kotschie the Deathless or the Lionheaded Spider
Coram Agh Tera. Great Old One pacts might be made with Dagon or the Water Lords.
WIZARD
Wizards (or mages) are born with the gift for magic, like sources, but they receive training to
control their powers. Females (referred to as “sorceresses”) are trained at institutions like
Aretuza on the Isle of Thanedd, while males (referred to as “sorcerers”) are trained at colleges
like Ban Ard in Kaedwen. Training in these schools of sorcery takes many years, acquiring
knowledge and mastering magical skills. Wizards often are proficient in History and with a
megascope (see Equipment). Their powers cause wizards to age at half the rate normal for their
race. Owing to their extensive scientific and political knowledge, mages are coveted as
advisors by monarchs.
Wizards often belong to one of two factions: the Conclave of Mages or the Lodge of
Sorceresses. The Conclave was once the preeminent ruling body governing mages of the
Northern Kingdoms, ensuring that Sources receive proper training, and regulating the
standards and rules of magic such as the ban on necromancy and magic used in army-to-army
combat. However, in recent years after the death of many members during the Thanedd
Rebellion and persecution by the Temple of the Eternal Fire, the Conclave is barely hanging on
by a thread. The Lodge of Sorceresses rose to prominence with the Conclave’s decline as a
secret organization of exclusively female mages. Their secret goal to create a nation ruled by
mages was exposed at Loc Muinne and led to many of the sorceresses being killed or
imprisoned; only a handful of the powerful founding members remain.
WITCHER
Witchers are professional monster slayers who undergo horrific mutations and grueling training
since childhood in secret strongholds sequestered in the mountains.
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Witcher (class)
“People," Geralt turned his head, "like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem
less monstrous themselves. When they get blind-drunk, cheat, steal, beat their wives, starve an
old woman, when they kill a trapped fox with an axe or riddle the last existing unicorn with
arrows, they like to think that the Bane entering cottages at daybreak is more monstrous than
they are. They feel better then. They find it easier to live.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish
Witchers are professional monster slayers who belong to an ancient order created to protect
humankind from creatures of nightmare and legend.
The Witchers recruit human children into their ranks by
adopting orphans, receiving unwanted children, and through an
old practice known as The Law of Surprise, in which a Witcher
collects on a life debt sworn by a hapless soul - the traditional words
are “that which you already have but do not know”, which refers to
their unborn child. In rare cases, unscrupulous or desperate Witchers
have kidnapped children.
Upon joining the Witchers, a child faces three trials which
mutate their body and mind. First, during The Choice they
consume a diet of mushrooms, mosses, and herbs and must
endure grueling physical training - this is cleansing for the
mutations to come. They also begin their study of monsters,
herbalism, and sword-fighting at this time. Those who fail this
trial (and don’t die from organ failure) usually leave the
Witchers with some form of madness, such as excessively
aggressive tendencies.
Second, the young would-be Witchers are subjected to
the Trial of the Grasses involving consumption of alchemical compounds
that alter the nervous system and boost reflexes. It is a painful process that
only half the children survive. One of the effects of this trial is to remove
memories of the child’s life before becoming a Witcher.
Third, the Trial of Dreams involves mutation of the eyes allowing for
night-vision, bone marrow, and hormones, though it also results in
infertility. Supposedly this trial finishes removing the prospective Witcher’s
emotion, though that remains debatable. In rare cases when a child’s
mutation seems incomplete a fourth trial is given, the Trial of the Mountains,
a sort of vision quest which serves primarily to test whether the new Witcher’s
memories have truly been removed.
When the apprentice completes these trials they become a full-
fledged Witcher and set forth from the stronghold of the school where they
trained to begin their monster-hunting career.
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Witchers in a Party
The Witcher class can fill in for a fighter in most scenarios, though they are more versatile and
worse at tanking. It’s also possible to play a party entirely composed of Witchers, as the class
is more complex than the PHB classes; characters can be differentiated by choice of Witcher
school, Signs, Advanced Mutations, equipment, feats, and multi-classing.
The Witcher “Feel”

Witchers exist in a dark fantasy setting where most monsters have resistance to bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from non-silver weapons. Thus, they carry silver swords for
hunting monsters. Additionally, the monsters in the world of the Witcher often require
investigation and research to be found and defeated. Witchers can call upon an assortment
of tools in their hunt, including Witcher potions, poisons, blade oils, bombs, and traps.
Though Witchers are well-versed in monster lore, they gain no specific lore class feature
(unless they belong to the Owl School), rather the player and DM are left to roleplay it.
CLASS FEATURES
Only humans and half-elves have the physiology needed to become Witchers. As a Witcher
you gain the following class features.
HIT POINTS
Hit Dice: 1d10 per Witcher level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Level: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per Witcher level after 1st
PROFICIENCIES
Armor: Light, medium armor
Weapon: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: Herbalism kit
Saving Throws: Constitution, Dexterity
Skills: Choose two skills from: Acrobatics, Arcana, Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation,
Nature, Perception, Stealth, Survival
EQUIPMENT
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your
background:
• (a) scale mail, (b) chain shirt or (c) studded leather
• (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial weapons
• a silver weapon of your choice
• (a) dungeoneer’s pack or (b) explorer’s pack
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Level Proficiency Witcher Class Features
Bonus Signs
1 +2 – Mutant, The Medallion, Witcher Alchemy, Witcher School
2 +2 2 Witcher Signs
3 +2 2 Combat Superiority, Witcher School feature
4 +2 2 Ability Score Improvement
5 +3 2 Extra Attack
6 +3 3 Advanced Mutation
7 +3 3 Witcher School feature, Empowered Signs
10 +4 4 Witcher School feature
11 +4 4 Extra Attack (3)
14 +5 5 -
15 +5 5 Witcher School feature
17 +6 5 -
20 +6 6 Master Witcher
MUTANT
Due to your altered metabolism after undergoing the trials, you are immune to disease, gain
darkvision out to 60 feet, have an extended lifespan (a few centuries), and your body can
process witcher potions which would be toxic to ordinary humans.
However, as a side effect of this mutation you are rendered infertile, have a freakish
appearance (e.g. predatory eyes, strange colored veins, sharp canine teeth, albinism), and may
be the subject of prejudice.
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THE MEDALLION
Upon completing your training as a Witcher, you are given a silver medallion fashioned in the
likeness of your school’s animal totem. When worn, this medallion grants you the ability to
sense the presence of monsters within 30 feet, though you cannot pinpoint their location. In
addition, it grants you the ability to use an action to sense the presence of magic within 30
feet, though you cannot identify the type of magic.
However, some shapeshifting monsters can mask their presence from Witchers, and armor or
jewelry made from dimeritium masks the presence of magic for anyone wearing it.
WITCHER ALCHEMY
You can craft potions unique to Witchers using an herbalism kit. These potions act as potions of
poison to non-Witchers who consume them. Your Witcher potions use the following guidelines:
• The maximum number of potions you can have prepared at any time is equal to your
proficiency bonus.
• In order to craft a Witcher potion you must spend 1 hour crafting, and use ingredients
harvested worth the listed amount of gp or XP. For example, after killing a troll (worth 1,800
XP) you’d have sufficient components to craft 3 swallow potions.
• You begin knowing the uncommon potion recipes listed for level 1+, and you learn rare
recipes at 5th level and very rare recipes at 11th level.
• You may consume up to your Constitution modifier (minimum 1) worth of Witcher potions
safely before needing to take a short rest; if you consume more than this you become
poisoned for 10 minutes and the additional potions have no effect. The number of Witcher
potions you’ve consumed is referred to as your Toxicity. After a short rest your Toxicity
reduces to 0.
LEVELS 1+ WITCHER POTIONS (UNCOMMON; 101 GP/XP)

Bindweed. You gain resistance to acid damage for 1 hour.
Cat. You gain the ability to see heat signatures, even through walls, allowing you to detect
warm-blooded creatures within 60 feet for 1 hour.
Golden Oriole. This potion acts as anti-venom (PHB) and you gain resistance to poison
damage for 1 hour.
Kiss. Negate any ongoing untyped damage from bleeding and you are immune to ongoing
untyped damage from bleeding for 1 hour.
Thunderbolt. This is identical to a potion of hill giant strength (DMG).
White Honey. Negate the effects of any potions currently in your system (including negating
inebriation), and reset your Toxicity to 0.
White Rafford’s Decoction I. This is identical to a potion of healing (DMG).
LEVELS 5+ WITCHER POTIONS (RARE; 501 GP/XP)

Black Blood. Your blood becomes poisonous for 1 hour. A creature biting you must make a DC
15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. If that creature sucks blood (e.g.
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vampire or stirge), on a failed save it also takes 7 (2d6) poison damage that bypasses its
resistances and immunities.
Full Moon. This is identical to a potion of heroism (DMG).
Swallow. You gain regeneration for 1 hour. At the start of your turn, you regain 1 hit point. If
you are reduced to 0 hit points, the regeneration ceases to function.
Tawny Owl. For 1 hour you have advantage on Concentration checks involving Signs and when
you concentrate for a round you may recharge two expended Signs instead of one.
White Rafford’s Decoction II. This is identical to a potion of greater healing (DMG).
Willow. For 1 hour you have advantage on saving throws to resist effects that would stun or
knock you prone.
Wolf. For 1 hour your critical hits become more dangerous. On a critical hit with a weapon you
deal an additional damage die. On a critical hit with Igni you light the target on fire; they suffer
1d6 fire damage at the start of their turn until someone takes an action to extinguish them. On
a critical hit with Aard you knock the target prone.
LEVELS 11+ WITCHER POTIONS (VERY RARE; 5,001 GP/XP)

Blizzard. This is identical to a potion of speed (DMG).
DeVries’ Extract. For 1 hour you can see invisible and ethereal creatures.
Maribor Forest. This is identical to a potion of vitality (DMG).
Petri’s Philter. For 1 hour, saving throws against your Signs are disadvantaged.
White Rafford’s Decoction III. This is identical to a potion of superior healing (DMG).
Wolverine. For 1 hour, when you are at half or less of your maximum hit points, your weapon
attacks deal +5 damage.
WITCHER SCHOOL
At 1st level, you choose a Witcher school that you were trained in, reflecting your fighting style
and approach to monster hunting. Choose from these schools: Bear, Cat, Griffon, Owl, Viper, or
Wolf. To begin with, your school provides no mechanical benefit; it is simply part of your story.
Your school grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 10th, and 15th levels. It also
provides you a list of special maneuvers you can choose from.
WITCHER SIGNS
Witchers wield a unique form of magic developed for monster-hunting called Signs. There are
six known signs based on the classical alchemical elements: Aard, Axii, Heliotrope, Igni, Quen,
and Yrden. At 2nd level you choose two Signs you can cast. You gain an additional Sign at 6th
level and again at 10th, 14th, and 18th levels.
Casting a Sign is an action that requires a free hand, requiring only a somatic gesture. Each
Sign has three uses: an at-will effect, a combat application, and an empowered effect which
becomes available at 7th level.
• Firstly, there is no limit to how often you can use the at-will effect of a Sign.
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• Secondly, when you use a Sign for combat, it is expended and can only be recharged by
concentrating for a full round; each round you concentrate for allows you to recharge one
Sign you’ve expended. The maximum number of times you can recharge Signs is equal to
your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1); after this you need to take a short or long rest before
you can recharge Signs again.
• Thirdly, once you reach 7th level you may empower the Sign you’re currently casting by
expending the use of another Sign.
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for casting Signs, since you rely on instinct and focus to
create magical effects. You use your Wisdom when setting the saving throw DC for a Sign 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
AARD
Aard harnesses the power of elemental air into a blast of psychokinetic force emanating from
your outstretched hand.
At-Will Effect: You conjure a minor breeze which might rustle some bushes or lift a small
untended object up into the air for a moment. Maintaining the breeze requires concentration.
Combat Effect: Each creature in a 15 foot cone originating from you or all creatures within 5
feet of you (your choice) must make a Dexterity saving throw. If they succeed, they are
unaffected. If they fail, the creature is pushed 15 feet away from you and has disadvantage on
all attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn. In addition, unsecured objects
that weigh less than 50 pounds are also pushed away and unsecured fragile objects or
crumbling walls may be broken.
Empowered Effect: Creatures that fail their saving throw also are incapacitated until the end of
their next turn.
AXII
Axii draws on elemental water and its mutable nature to influence the mind of a weak-willed
being.
At-Will Effect: You make yourself appear more menacing than usual in the minds of your
onlookers (e.g. your eyes flash, your teeth sharpen, your face is draped in shadow), granting
you advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks for as long as you maintain concentration.
Combat Effect: Choose a living humanoid within 30 feet of you. The humanoid must make a
Wisdom saving throw. If you or your companions are currently fighting the humanoid, it has
advantage. If the humanoid fails its save, it is stunned as long as you maintain concentration. If
you or your companions do anything harmful to it, the effect is broken.
Empowered Effect: The target humanoid is charmed if they fail their Wisdom save, does not
remember being charmed, and casual onlookers cannot detect the charm.
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HELIOTROPE
Heliotrope is a simple ward against magic and spells based on the absence of elements.
At-Will Effect: As a reaction when a spell or magical effect would force you to move, you
reduce the forced movement by 10 feet.
Combat Effect: As a reaction when a spell or magical effect targets you, either the attack roll is
disadvantaged or your saving throw is advantaged.
Empowered Effect: In addition to the combat effect, you gain resistance to any damage
caused by the magic or spell.
IGNI
Igni channels elemental fire into a blast of searing heat.
At-Will Effect: You light or snuff a candle, torch, or small campfire within 30 feet.
Combat Effect: One creature within 30 feet from you must make a Dexterity saving throw. On
a failed save, the creature takes 1d8 fire damage, and no damage on a successful one. Igni’s
damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
If you concentrate, you may sustain a stream of fire against the target creature so long as it
remains within range, though while doing so your speed is halved.
Empowered Effect: The flames affect all creatures in a 30 foot cone originating from you; they
inflict half as much damage on a successful save (instead of no damage), and on a failed save
they light the target on fire. A burning target takes 3 (1d6) fire damage at the end of their turn
unless someone takes an action to extinguish them. In addition, the fire ignites any flammable
objects in the area that are not worn or carried.
QUEN
Quen is the expression of elemental earth, grounding your life force to the earth and erecting a
magical barrier around you.
At-Will Effect: You perform a dowsing with a natural object (e.g. stick) to determine a cardinal
direction you name, or a general terrain feature (e.g. stream) you name within 120 feet.
Combat Effect: As a bonus action, you surround yourself with a shimmering force barrier that
grants you a +2 AC bonus as long as you concentrate, for up to one minute.
Empowered Effect: The first time a melee attack hits you while you’ve erected Quen, the
attacker takes 9 (2d8) lightning damage. In addition, when the barrier ends, all creatures within
5 feet of you are pushed back 5 feet.
YRDEN
Yrden draws power from the fifth element of aether, creating a magical trap on the ground to
snare your enemies.
At-Will Effect: Choose an object within 10 feet of you. You can decipher a discrete magical
inscription on that object that would otherwise be unintelligible, including a spell, a line of
mystical runes, the name of a specific glyph or symbol, etc. Decipher this writing does not
invoke the magic contained in it.
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Combat Effect: You place a fixed magical ward in a 10 foot diameter circle around you that is
invisible to normal senses and lasts for as long as you concentrate on it, up to 1 minute. There
are two versions of this ward that you may place:
• Radiant Ward: The next creature hostile to you that enters the area triggers the ward, and
must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 2d6 radiant
damage and is restrained until the end of its next turn, and on a successful save the creature
takes half as much damage. Once triggered, the ward ends.
• Magic Ward: Monsters normally resistant to nonmagical weapons can be affected normally
within the area of the ward, and they treat the area within the ward as difficult terrain.
Empowered Effect: The radiant ward deals 5d6 radiant damage instead and the creature is
stunned instead of restrained. The magic ward applies to monsters normally immune to
nonmagical weapons, they cannot take bonus actions or reactions within the ward, and
projectiles fired into or through the warded area are destroyed.
COMBAT SUPERIORITY
At 3rd level, you learn maneuvers that are fueled by special dice called superiority dice.
Maneuvers. You learn 2 maneuvers of your choice, which are chosen from the list of maneuvers
available to your Witcher School (also see the Battle Master archetype in the PHB). Many
maneuvers enhance an attack in some way. You can use only one maneuver per attack.
You learn one additional maneuver of your choice at 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th levels. Each time
you learn a new maneuver, you can also replace one maneuver you know with a different one.
Superiority Dice. You have four superiority dice, which are d8s. A superiority die is expended
when you use it. You regain all of your expended superiority dice when you finish a short or
long rest.
You gain another superiority die at 9th level and one more at 17th level.
Saving Throws. Some of your maneuvers require your target to make a saving throw to resist
the maneuver’s effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:
Maneuver save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice)
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.
EXTRA ATTACK
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, when you take the Attack action
on your turn. The number of attacks increases to three when you reach 11th level in this class.
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ADVANCED MUTATION
While conventional teachings hold that the transformation into a Witcher is an over and done
event, experienced Witchers learn that mutation is an ongoing process. Some would even say
it is an accelerated evolutionary process. Choose one of the following mutations at 6th level,
and again at 9th, 13th, and 18th levels.
ACCELERATED HEALING
You heal lethal wounds seemingly overnight, but must consume twice as much food as normal.
Whenever you spend hit dice to regain hit points, you regain an additional number of hit points
equal to your proficiency bonus per hit die spent.
Note: If you’re playing with Slow Natural Healing, a witcher with Accelerated Healing regains
all hit points and half their Hit Dice after a long rest.
ALCHEMICAL BLOOD
Increase your Witcher potion toxicity threshold by one. Even when you’re poisoned due to
toxicity, the potions you imbibe still have an effect. However when you suffer toxicity, and for
every potion you drink while poisoned due to toxicity, you must roll on the Potions Miscibility
table in the DMG.
BEAR ENDURANCE
You have advantage on ability checks and Constitution saving throws you make to stave off
exhaustion.
BLOODHOUND SCENT
You’ve developed an acute sense of smell which grants you advantage on ability checks
involving picking up odors. You can detect the presence of familiar creatures within 30 feet by
sense of smell, though not their precise location.
CAT INSTINCT
You are quick to spring to action, gaining a bonus to initiative equal to your proficiency bonus.
GRIFFON EYES
You can see twice as far as a human outdoors and you don’t suffer disadvantage to your
Wisdom (Perception) checks in a lightly obscured area.
METABOLISM CONTROL
Potions you consume last twice as long. In addition, by meditating for 1 minute you can control
your metabolism in one of the following ways:
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• Purge poisons and toxicity from your bloodstream, removing the poisoned condition and any
poison effects, as well as clearing the effects (and any toxicity of) all potions in your system.
• Slow your breathing, allowing you to hold your breath for a number of minutes equal to your
Constitution score.
• Suppress all your life signs, allowing yourself to feign death. However for each minute you
sustain this, you suffer 1d6 damage which cannot be resisted or negated in any way.
NERVES OF STEEL
You cannot be frightened, and you have advantage on Wisdom saving throws against fear-
based spells and effects.
OWL EYES
Your darkvision increases to 120 feet, and you have advantage on ability checks to visually
appraise or inspect anything that is small or highly detailed.
TRANCE
You no longer need to sleep. Instead, you meditate deeply for 4 hours a day. While meditating,
you can dream after a fashion and don’t suffer the sleep penalty to Wisdom checks to perceive
your surroundings. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit a human does from 8
hours of sleep.
VIPER TONGUE
You can detect poisons by taste and have resistance to poison damage.
WOLF EARS
You’ve developed keen hearing which grants you advantage on ability checks involving
hearing. Additionally, when an invisible creature you can hear makes an attack, it gives away its
precise location to you.
MASTER WITCHER
At 20th level, when you take the Attack action you may replace one of your attacks with casting
a Sign. Also, all Intelligence checks you make to recall lore about monsters have advantage.
THE WITCHER’S CODE

While peasants often claim a Witcher’s only code is gold, some mages and monarchs believe
all Witchers obey an ancient code of honor, obligating them to take any monster contract that
comes their way. Fact is, there is no single code which unites all Witchers, and often there is
tension between their schools over the philosophical tenets of being a Witcher. Whether an
individual Witcher strives to follow a code of personal honor and professional conduct is up to
the player. Precepts of a Witcher’s personal code might include:
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The Contract: Witchers do not work for free. Upon taking a contract to hunt a monster, the
Witcher should make a good faith effort to rid the land of the monster. If the Witcher fails,
payment received should be returned to their patron. Likewise, the Witcher should observe
professional courtesy and never poach a fellow Witcher’s contract.
Free of Emotion: The Witcher should strive to remain free of emotion and to keep an open
mind; often the most obvious answer is the least true.
Knowing Man From Monster: The line between monsters and men can be thin indeed, and
the Witcher must discern what separates the two.
Law of Surprise: Witchers reserve the right to ask for a child to train as a Witcher in payment
for a life debt.
Neutrality: Witchers try not to get too involved in politics; it usually ends badly and
complicates their monster-hunting.
No Dragons: Witchers don’t normally hunt dragons out of respect for - and perhaps healthy
fear of - this sentient Elder Race. In ages past, dragons were hunted to near extinction.
Sanctity of Life: Humans, elves, dwarves, and sometimes even trolls are not the enemy, and
the Witcher should avoid taking a sentient life in all but extreme situations. Likewise, the best
way to deal with a monster may not lie in sword or spell.
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WITCHER SCHOOLS
The Witcher schools are but a passing shadow of their former glory, and each has suffered
grave setbacks over the years. Six schools have emerged from the ashes: Bear, Cat, Griffon,
Owl, Viper, and Wolf.
SCHOOL OF THE BEAR

Atop a windswept bluff on the Isle of An Skellig stands the ruined keep Kaer An Crann that
used to house the Bear School; the keep is named after the constellation Ursa Major (also
called the Great Bear or Plough) visible clearly from the keep. Witchers of the school are known
for a brutal fighting style relying on two-handed weapons and outlasting one’s enemy. The
School of the Bear was founded to combat large monsters like giants and trolls that used to
infest the island.
Kaer an Crann was demolished when the traitorous Witcher Raghnall led giants in an assault on
the keep; the majority of the keep crumbled into the sea and with it died most of the Bear
School. In the wake of the attack, Raghnall gained the protection of a local lord and so the few
surviving Witchers were forced to flee to Verden and Cintra. Raghnall is now an old man and
with his favored status in the courts of Skellige waning, a few Witchers of the Bear School have
dared to return to Kaer An Crann.
BONUS PROFICIENCY
At 3rd level you gain proficiency with an armoring kit which allows you to repair armor in the
field and to don and doff armor in half the time as if you had help.
BEAR SCHOOL TECHNIQUE

At 7th level, while you wear medium or heavy armor you gain 5 temporary hit points; these
temporary hit points return after you spend a short rest tending to your armor.
INDOMITABLE
At 10th level you can reroll a saving throw that you fail. If you do so, you must use the new roll,
and you can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
BATTLE TRANCE
At 15th level, after three rounds of combat, you enter a Battle Trance (known as Riastradh in
Skellige). While in Battle Trance you gain the following benefits:
• You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.

• When you make a melee attack using Strength, you deal 5 extra damage.
• You gain 5 temporary hit points at the start of each of your turns. These are not cumulative.
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You can cast Signs while in Battle Trance, and you can concentrate to sustain or recharge them.
However, if you have the ability to cast spells, you cannot cast them in Battle Trance.
Your Battle Trance lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum
1). It ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven’t attacked a
hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then. You can also end your Battle
Trance on your turn as a bonus action. Once your Battle Trance ends, you must wait for another
three rounds of combat to pass before you can enter it again.
BEAR MANEUVERS
Suggested PHB Maneuvers: Lunging Attack, Menacing Attack, Precision Attack, Pushing
Attack, Sweeping Attack
Bear Stance. You can expend a superiority die to enter bear stance. Bear stance reduces the
effect of any forced movement used against you by a number of feet equal to the number
rolled on your superiority die. However, while in bear stance your speed is halved. Maintaining
bear stance requires concentration.
Great Fortitude. When you make a Constitution saving throw, you can spend a superiority die
as a reaction to gain a bonus on your save equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
Mighty Blow. When you hit a creature with a two-handed weapon, you can spend a superiority
die to deal extra damage equal to the number rolled plus your Strength modifier. However,
performing this mighty blow costs you any temporary hit points you currently have, breaks your
concentration, and grants the next creature to attack you before the start of your next turn
advantage on their attack roll.
Weapon Bind. When you hit a creature with a two-handed weapon, you can spend a
superiority die to make a grapple check against that creature using your weapon. While
grappled, each time the creature makes an attack or fails an escape check, it suffers damage (of
the type dealt by your weapon) equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
Withstand the Storm (requires Bear Endurance mutation). You can expend a superiority die
to endure extremes of altitude or cold, or to extend a forced march, for a number of hours
equal to the number rolled without any ill effect.
SCHOOL OF THE CAT

Nestled in the heart of Nilfgaard, on a cliff next to a
stone lake in Ebbing, the ruins of Stygga Citadel serve
as home for the School of the Cat. Witchers of the
school are known for their duplicity and their fighting
style reflects this; feints, lures, and dirty tricks are a
regular part of their repertoire. The school was founded
to fight monsters that could not be faced head on, such
as cursed ones sheltered by noble families or cunning
monsters which require infiltration in order to defeat.
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Years ago, the Cat School betrayed the Wolf School by allying with the power-hungry mage
Vilgefortz, leading to a massacre at Kaer Morhen and taking of hostages. Geralt and his
companions assaulted Stygga Citadel to rescue Yennefer and Ciri, and though there were
heavy losses on both sides, Geralt prevailed. In the wake of this conflict, the Lodge of
Sorceresses destroyed Stygga Citadel with magic so the only legend surviving the events
would best serve the Lodge. Whether or not Treyse, the leader of the school, died in the
fighting was never confirmed, though the few remaining Witchers who inhabit Stygga Citadel
have not seen him since.
BONUS PROFICIENCY
At 3rd level gain proficiency in one of the following: disguise kit, forgery kit, or thieves’ tools.
CAT SCHOOL TECHNIQUE

At 7th level, when you wear light armor or no armor, add your proficiency bonus to your
initiative checks and increase your speed by 10 feet.
DEADLY CRITICAL
At 10th level your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20, and your critical hits
with weapons deal an additional damage die of the weapon’s type.
CRIPPLE
At 15th level, after three rounds of combat you can take the special Cripple action. Make three
attacks. A creature hit by one of these attacks suffers a level of exhaustion. Exhaustion is
cumulative. Once you use Cripple, you must wait for another three rounds of combat to pass
before you can use it again.
CAT MANEUVERS
Suggested PHB Maneuvers: Distracting Strike, Evasive Footwork, Feinting Attack, Precision
Attack, Goading Attack
Danger Sense (requires Cat Instinct mutation). When you roll initiative, you can spend a
superiority die, gaining a bonus to your initiative equal to the number rolled on your superiority
die. In addition, you are not surprised.
Dirt in the Eyes. When an enemy you can see within 5 feet of you makes an attack roll, as a
reaction you can spend a superiority die and impose a penalty on their attack roll equal to the
number rolled on your superiority die.
Feign Death (requires Metabolism Control mutation). When an enemy hits you, you can
spend a superiority die as a reaction to fall prone and feign death. You can maintain your ruse
for a number of rounds equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
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Lightning Reflexes. When you make a Dexterity saving throw, you can spend a superiority die
Vitals Strike. When you hit a bloodied enemy (at half hit points) or score a critical hit, you can
spend a superiority die to deal extra damage equal to the number rolled. In addition, this
opens a bleeding wound and the target suffers the same amount of damage at the end of their
turn unless they succeed a Constitution saving throw. The target
continues taking this damage until it succeeds the save or
receives medical attention or healing magic.
SCHOOL OF THE GRIFFON

Perched in the caves of the Amell Mountains is Kaer Greeu, the
secret stronghold of the School of the Griffon, overlooking
Riverdell and Loc Monduirn. Witchers of the school are
dedicated to preserving the oldest pedigree of Witcher
teachings, training Witchers in traditional sword-and-board
fighting, how to command soldiers in battle, and strategic
positioning. Witchers of the Griffon School are held to the
highest standard of the Witcher’s Code. The school was
founded to fight dragons and the witchers were so successful
they drove dragons nearly extinct.
The school was raided by Nilfgaardian soldiers who erroneously believed the Witchers
possessed griffon mounts. The fighting was so terrible that old Witcher Saldigott made the
decision to trigger an ancient trap in the caves, burying an entire banner of Nilfgaardians and
several wounded Witchers. Only a few Witchers remain with Saldigott in the school’s ruined
cavern stronghold.
BONUS PROFICIENCY
At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with shields. You can cast Signs while wielding a shield.
GRIFFON SCHOOL TECHNIQUE

At 7th level, when you are wielding a shield, you have advantage on Constitution saving throws
to sustain or recharge the Heliotrope, Quen, and Yrden signs.
SHIELD SACRIFICE
At 10th level, when you are wielding a shield, as a reaction you may sacrifice your shield to turn
a hit against you into a miss or reduce a critical hit against you into a regular hit. After this, your
shield is sundered and useless until repaired.
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EDGE OF THE SHIELD
At 15th level, after three rounds of combat while you’re wielding a shield, as an action you may
make a special Edge of the Shield attack combined with the Dodge action. You lash out with
your shield at the target’s face, then spin your shield to intercept all incoming blows. If you hit
the target they take 1d8 + your Strength modifier damage and they are blinded and stunned
until the end of their next turn. Once you use Edge of the Shield, you must wait for another
three rounds of combat to pass before you can use it again.
SCHOOL OF THE GRIFFON MANEUVERS

Suggested PHB Maneuvers: Commander’s Strike, Maneuvering Attack, Precision Attack,
Pushing Attack, Rally
Block Missiles. When you are hit by a ranged attack while wielding a shield, you can use your
reaction to spend a superiority die. Reduce the attack’s damage against you by an amount
equal to the number rolled. If the damage drops to 0, the attack becomes a miss.
Risky Footwork. When you trigger a hazard or trap trap, you can spend a superiority die. Add
the number rolled to your AC or saving throw against the hazard/trap, or to an ability check to
avoid the hazard/trap.
Shield Swipe. When you hit a target while wielding a shield, you can spend a superiority die to
deal extra damage equal to the number rolled. In addition, your AC increases by an amount
equal to the number rolled against only the target you just attacked until the start of your next
turn.
Griffon’s Honor. When an enemy attacks you or an ally, as a reaction you can spend a
superiority die, granting yourself and allies who can see and hear you a bonus to an ability
check of your choice equal to the number rolled until the start of your next turn.
Shielded Resurgence. When an attack roll that also requires a saving throw is made against
you while you’re wielding a shield, you can spend a superiority die. Add the number rolled to
your saving throw.
SCHOOL OF THE OWL

At the edge of the Northern Kingdoms, Kaer Caowen serves as the
Owl School’s stronghold, nestled in a valley of the Dragon
Mountains in lonely vigil over Malleore. While the School of the Owl
focuses more on book learning, alchemy, and use of the Signs, they
do teach a distinctive fighting style employing a polearm with a haft
made of white ash or rowan. The School of the Owl was founded to
be a repository of lore and to fight monsters hidden among
humanity like nosferatu, werewolves, and other shapechangers.
Originally only female Witchers were trained, but gradually less
aggressive males were brought in.
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Kaer Caowen was ravaged during the “night of knives and torches” by superstitious peasants,
though in fact a band of criminals led by a mysterious mage used it as cover to ransack the
Witchers’ treasures and books. Several Witchers died in the violence, but Elowen, the aging
matron of the school, has devoted herself to restoring Kaer Caowen, and rumor is Elowen even
seeks to create new Witchers thru the Trial of Grasses.
BONUS PROFICIENCY
At 3rd level, you gain proficiency in alchemist’s supplies and learn additional potion recipes,
allowing you to replicate any potion in the DMG (but not oils). Cross-reference the potion’s
rarity with Witcher Alchemy to determine which level you must be to craft a given potion.
ACADEMIC MONSTER LORE

At 7th level, whenever you encounter a monster for the first time you may make an Intelligence
(Investigation) roll against a DC equal to 5 + the creature's CR. On a success, you learn one of
the following: the creature’s name and what category Witchers classify it as, the creature's
damage immunities, damage resistances, condition immunities, damage vulnerabilities, or one
special trait. You decide which of these you are attempting to learn after you roll.
ARCANE SENSES
At 10th level, when you use your medallion to sense magic, you gain the full benefit of detect
magic, you can sense whether a creature has the ability to cast spells and whether that ability is
trained or wild (a source), and you can see invisible and ethereal creatures until the end of your
next turn. Additionally, at your DM’s discretion you may receive prophetic dreams.
SIGN MASTERY
At 15th level, after three rounds of combat you recharge a Sign automatically and you can cast
a Sign as a bonus action. Once you do, you must wait for another three rounds of combat to
pass before you can use Sign Mastery again.
SCHOOL OF THE OWL MANEUVERS

Suggested PHB Maneuvers: Disarming Strike, Parry, Precise Strike, Sweeping Attack, Trip
Attack
Moon Sight (requires Owl Eyes mutation). While within moonlight, you can spend a
superiority die as a bonus action to see all hidden, invisible, or ethereal creatures within 60 feet
for a number of rounds equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
Perspicacity. You can spend a superiority die to examine a creature you interact with as a
bonus action. You gain a bonus on Wisdom (Insight) checks to gauge that creature’s motives
and identity equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
Revealing Strike. When you hit a creature that can change shape, phase, or turn ethereal, you
can spend a superiority die to deal extra damage equal to the number rolled. The creature’s
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true shape becomes briefly visible, and for a number of rounds equal to the number rolled the
creature cannot change shape, phase, or turn ethereal.
Sign Strike (requires Aard, Axii, or Igni sign). When a creature fails a saving throw against
your Aard, Axii, or Igni sign, you can spend a superiority die to deal extra damage of the
corresponding type (force for Aard, psychic for Axii, and fire for Igni) equal to the number
rolled on your superiority die.
SCHOOL OF THE VIPER

Situated in the mountains overlooking the Alba River in Vicovaro, the
School of the Viper is dedicated to tracking the Wild Hunt. Their fighting
style emphasizes dual-weapon fighting and close-quarters combat, swift
evasion, rapid assault, and seamlessly blending offense and defense.
A mysterious calamity befell the school and their former stronghold was
destroyed. From the ashes, Letho the Kingslayer forged an alliance with the
Nilfgaardian Emperor to rebuild the School of the Viper in exchange for
assassinating the northern kings. With Letho and his assassins dead or
missing, however, the Emperor reneged on his agreement and the few
remaining Vipers live as outcasts scattered across Nilfgaard and beyond.
BONUS PROFICIENCY
At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with a poisoner’s kit, and can craft poisons using the same
guidelines as Witcher Alchemy. See the DMG for a list of poisons.
VIPER SCHOOL TECHNIQUE

At 7th level, when wearing armor that doesn’t impose disadvantage on Stealth checks, when
you take the Ready action you can take your full turn as a reaction instead of just one action.
This allows you to take a move and a bonus action along with your readied action (provided
you didn’t already on your turn).
EVASION
At 10th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red
dragon’s fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you
to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you
succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
WHIRLWIND
At 15th level, after three rounds of combat while you’re wielding two weapons, you can take a
special Whirlwind action; you make a melee attack against every creature within 5 feet of you,
alternating between your main and offhand weapons as you wish. Once you use Whirlwind, you
must wait for another three rounds of combat to pass before you can use it again.
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SCHOOL OF THE VIPER MANEUVERS
Suggested PHB Maneuvers: Distracting Strike, Evasive Footwork, Precision Attack, Menacing
Attack, Riposte
Anchoring Strike. When you hit a creature that can teleport or plane shift, you can spend a
superiority die to deal extra damage equal to the number rolled. For a number of rounds equal
to the number rolled, the creature cannot teleport or plane shift.
Close the Gap. When an enemy moves away from you, as a reaction you can spend a
superiority die, moving a number of feet toward the enemy equal to the number rolled, and
making an opportunity attack. If the opportunity attack hits you deal extra damage equal to the
Offhand Swipe. While you are wielding two weapons, when you miss with an opportunity
attack you can spend a superiority die and make an attack against the same target with your
offhand weapon. If the attack hits you deal extra damage equal to the number rolled on your
superiority die.
Viper’s Escape (requires Viper’s Tongue mutation). The flick of your tongue provides you with
a limited form of tremorsense. When an enemy moves within 5 feet of you, as a reaction you
can spend a superiority die and move away from it a number of feet equal to the number rolled
on your superiority die plus your Dexterity modifier. This movement does not provoke
opportunity attacks from that enemy.
Lightning Reflexes. When you make a Dexterity saving throw, you can spend a superiority die
SCHOOL OF THE WOLF

Based in the old keep Kaer Morhen in the
mountains of Kaedwen, the School of the Wolf is
known for tutoring Geralt of Rivia, the White
Wolf. Witchers of the school practice a defensive
fighting style based on focusing on weak points,
knowing their enemy, moving to their enemy’s
outside position, and synchronized pack tactics
when taking on especially fearsome monsters.
The school was founded to defend villages and
track down monsters that stalk a wide range.
Kaer Morhen was overrun by human fanatics when the School of the Cat betrayed the Wolves
to the sorcerer Vilgefortz and the Witcher-slayer Le Bonhart; most of the Witchers were killed.
Further losses were sustained when a criminal group called the Salamandra assaulted the
fortress to steal the secrets of Witcher mutation. Today, only a handful of Wolves occupy the
keep, overseen by their leader Vesemir.
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BONUS PROFICIENCY
At 3rd level you gain proficiency with a blade oil kit, allowing you to craft blade oils (see the
Equipment chapter) using the same guidelines as Witcher Alchemy.
WOLF SCHOOL TECHNIQUE

At 7th level, when wearing armor that doesn’t impose disadvantage on Stealth checks, you
have resistance to damage from opportunity attacks and increase your speed by 5 feet.
EXPERT MONSTER TRACKING

At 10th level, when you track a monster you learn one of the following pieces of information
about it for each clue you find:
• The monster’s name and what category Witchers classify it as.
• The monster’s preferred terrain.
• The monster’s general state of health (e.g. bleeding, disoriented, encumbered).
• Whether the monster ate recently and what it ate.
• Whether the monster is nocturnal, diurnal (active during the day), or crepuscular (active
during the twilight hours at dusk and dawn).
DEADLY CASCADE
At 15th level, after three rounds of combat you can take the Deadly Cascade action. This
grants you three attacks. If you hit the same creature with two or three of these attacks, the hits
become critical hits. Once you use Deadly Cascade, you must wait for another three rounds of
combat to pass before you can use it again.
SCHOOL OF THE WOLF MANEUVERS

Suggested PHB Maneuvers: Menacing Attack, Parry, Precision Attack, Riposte, Trip Attack
Aural Acuity (requires Wolf Ears mutation). You can spend a superiority die to determine how
fast a creature’s pulse is pounding (a potential indicator of lying or impending violence)
provided they are within 30 feet of you. Additionally, creatures within 30 feet that you cannot
see don’t have advantage to attack you. These effects last for a number of rounds equal to the
Deflect Arrows. When you are hit by a ranged weapon attack while wielding a marital weapon,
you can use your reaction to spend a superiority die. Reduce the attack’s damage against you
by an amount equal to the number rolled. If the damage drops to 0, the attack becomes a
miss, and if it would drop below 0 then you reflect the attack back at the attacker if they are
within 30 feet, dealing damage equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
Pack Attack. When you hit an enemy while one of your allies is within 5 feet of it, you can
spend a superiority die, dealing extra damage equal to the number rolled on your superiority
die. The next ally who hits that enemy with a melee attack before the start of your next turn
deals extra damage equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
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Study Foe. When you have a chance to size up an enemy, you can spend a superiority die and
make an Intelligence or Wisdom check to recall or observe something about that enemy. You
gain a bonus on this check equal to the number rolled on your superiority die.
Spring Attack. When you take the Dash or Disengage action, you can spend a superiority die
to make a melee or ranged attack as part of that action. On a hit, you deal extra damage equal
to the number rolled on your superiority die.
DESIGNING THE WITCHER CLASS

I designed the Witcher based on a mix of the video games, books, and graphic novels, using
the battle master fighter for comparison. Below I’ve broken down how I balanced each class
feature of the Witcher with one of the battle master fighter. This is helpful if you want to tailor
the Witcher class for your own campaign. For example, maybe you want to play a Witcher who
doesn’t use Signs at all? In that case, you could look at this comparison and realize you could
replace the Witcher Signs with Action Surge and Indomitable for relative balance.
Witcher Fighter (Battle master)
Free silver sword & Dex/Con saves (+) Heavy armor proficiency (+)
Witcher Alchemy @1st (+) Second Wind @1st (+)
Mutant & Medallion @1st (+) Fighting Style @1st (+)
Witcher Signs @2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, 18th Action Surge @2nd and 17th (++)
(+++++) Indomitable @ 9th, 13th, 17th (+++)
Combat Superiority @3rd (+) Combat Superiority @3rd (+)

only gets a total of 6 maneuvers, but has access to gets a total of 9 manuevers
special witcher school manuevers
Witcher School feature (proficiency) @3rd (+) Student of War (proficiency) @3rd (+)
Advanced Mutation @6th, 9th, 13th, 18th (+++) Ability Score Improvement @6th and 14th (++)
mutations are worth about half a feat or a bit Improved Combat Superiority @18th (+)
more, so this progression seems comparable
Witcher School feature @ 7th (+) Know Your Enemy @7th (+)
Witcher School feature @10th (+) Improved Combat Superiority @10th (+)
Witcher School feature @15th (+) Relentless @15th (+)
Master Witcher @20th (+) Extra Attack @20th (+)
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Source (variant sorcerer)
A source is a person born with innate magical abilities that are difficult to control once they
have bloomed. In the Witcher setting this magic is known as The Power or Chaos; it is the raw
unshaped pattern of elemental energy. Strong emotions and stressful situations usually work as
the trigger for a source’s abilities to erupt; such unpredictable expressions of The Power are
referred to as wild magic surges and they can have devastating consequences. Schools of
sorcery, like Aretuza and Ban Ard, were created to help these children cultivate and control
their powers, lest the abilities drive them mad. However, without such training, a source
inevitably suffers increasing mental trauma. In the Witcher setting there are two bloodlines a
source belongs to: either a Wise Lineage (witchcraft) or Elder Blood (ancient elven blood
granting the power to traverse space and time).
Sources in a Party
The source class is a variant sorcerer, and in all respects functions as a sorcerer. The main
difference being the unpredictability and severity of a source’s wild magic surges.
The Source “Feel”

Sources exist in a dark fantasy setting where most magic is a mysterious power, and despite
the scientific study of it by mages there always remains something not fully understood by
mortals. A source’s spellcasting feels different from that of other spellcasters because it can
have unexpected outcomes, be triggered at inopportune times, and the character can literally
push themselves past their limits to harness more power…at great risk.
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CLASS FEATURES
As a source you gain the following class features. Any features not described below are
identical to the corresponding features of the Sorcerer class in the PHB.
HIT POINTS
Hit Dice: 1d6 per source level.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier.
Hit Points at Higher Level: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per source level after 1st.
PROFICIENCIES
Armor: None
Weapon: Simple weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
Skills: Choose two skills from: Arcana, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Nature, and Persuasion
EQUIPMENT
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your
background:
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
• a trinket
• two daggers
INNATE MAGIC
You are an innately magical being, which has the following effects:
• You do not rely on material components for your spells. However, if a spell has a component
with gold piece value, you still need to use a component in that case.
• You radiate magic when a creature casts detect magic upon you; it appears to be a kind of
magic reflected by your Sorcerous Bloodline. This cannot be concealed in any manner.
• You can cast detect magic at-will.
SORCEROUS BLOODLINE
Choose a sorcerous bloodline, which describes the source of your innate magical power:
Storm, Elder Blood, or Wise Lineage.
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Level Proficiency Sorcery Class Features
Bonus Points
1 +2 0 Innate Magic, Sorcerous Bloodline, Source Weakness, Spellcasting
2 +2 2 Font of Magic
3 +2 3 Metamagic
5 +3 5 Encroaching Madness
6 +3 6 Sorcerous Bloodline feature
7 +3 7 Arcane Siphon
9 +4 9 Arcane Overreach
10 +4 10 Metamagic
13 +5 13 Instinctive Magic
17 +6 17 Metamagic
20 +6 20 Sorcerous Restoration
SOURCE WEAKNESS
You must select three emotional weaknesses that can cause your magic to trigger
unintentionally. The nature of how the wild magic is expressed depends on your Sorcerous
Bloodline. In addition, even if you multi-class into another class, you still gain the Encroaching
Madness feature when your total character level is 5th, 11th, or 15th.
In selecting your emotional weaknesses, think of things which make you angry, fearful, guilty,
sad, or any other “negative” emotion. You can look to your bond, flaw, ideal, alignment, or
faction to determine what these might be. Examples might include seeing non-humans
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persecuted (anger), confronting the man who killed your family as a child (fear), the death of a
loved one or friend (grief), or failing to uphold an oath (guilt).
When you are in a situation that would fulfill one of the three conditions you listed, you trigger
a Wild Magic Surge. As a full-round action you can try to delay your Wild Magic Surge until
your next turn with a Wisdom check against your spellcasting DC. If you succeed, the Wild
Magic Surge is postponed one round. You may continue resisting and postponing the surge as
long as you continue succeeding Wisdom checks. In the rare event you manage to succeed six
consecutive Wisdom checks you successfully suppress the Wild Magic Surge completely.
SPELLCASTING
Cantrips, Spell Slots, Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher, and Spellcasting Ability are the
same as the PHB sorcerer. However, you do not get Spellcasting Focus (which is obviated by
Innate Magic). Additionaly, you can perform Spellweaving.
Spellweaving. When you cast a cantrip or a spell, you may alter the the spell’s appearance,
damage type, or other small parameters, or you may even combine two cantrips or spells
together. The general guideline for doing so is that you can’t duplicate the effects of
metamagic and that whatever changes you create can’t exceed the power of a spell slot used
to cast the spell. However, manipulating the forces of chaos thus poses risk; you must make a
spellcasting ability (Charisma) check or miscast the spell as determined by your DM. The DC is
10, unless your DM determines that what you’re attempting is exceptionally difficult.
ENCROACHING MADNESS
At 5th level, when you trigger a Wild Magic Surge you also trigger a form of long-term
madness of your choice (see DMG 260) that lasts until you take a long rest or 24 hours passes,
whichever comes first.
At 11th level, you show subtle signs of madness though you are able to mostly keep this under
control. Gain a form of indefinite madness as a new flaw (see DMG 260).
At 15th level, when you trigger a Wild Magic Surge you also trigger a form of short-term
madness of your choice (in addition to the long-term madness) that lasts 10 minutes.
ARCANE SIPHON
At 7th level you can use Arcane Siphon to cast dispel magic once per long rest. When you
successfully cast dispel magic, you absorb the spell levels of whatever magic effect you dispel.
On your next turn you must then cast a spell using those absorbed spell levels. At the end of
your turn if any of the absorbed spell levels are not channeled into a spell, you sustain 1d6
force damage per spell level as the magical energies wrack your body and are dissipated. This
damage cannot be reduced or mitigated in any way. Note that this does not allow you to cast a
spell using a spell slot of a higher level than you normally could cast.
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For example, if a 6th level source successfully casts dispel magic on a creature suffering from
dominate person (a 5th level spell), she might choose to use arcane siphon. She absorbs 5 spell
levels, and on her next turn she casts fireball, using 3 of those absorbed spell levels. Since 2
spell levels remain, she takes 2d6 force damage as the magical energies course through her,
dissipating those remaining 2 spell levels.
ARCANE OVERREACH
At 9th level, you learn to tap the magic intertwined with the deepest parts of yourself. As a
bonus action, you can expend 1d12 hit points per spell level to gain a bonus spell slot of that
level, up to a maximum of 5th level. If you use Arcane Overreach again before you finish a long
rest, increases the number of hits points you must expend per spell level by 1d12.
INSTINCTIVE MAGIC
At 13th level, you can cast a spell as a reaction when you feel threatened. This spell must be
one that would normally require an action to cast, and you must expend a number of sorcery
points equal to the spell’s level. You cannot use Instinctive Magic again until you take a short or
long rest.
SORCEROUS BLOODLINES
STORM
https://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/UA_Waterborne_v3.pdf
This bloodline uses the Storm sorcerous origin from the Wizards of the Coast website, and may
imply the character has a connection to Cailleach the Storm Hag or another mythical figure
associated with storms. When your Source Weakness, or some other event you and your DM
agree upon, would trigger a Wild Magic Surge, roll 1d10 on the table below.
1. Chaos Storm: An obviously unnatural storm whips into being in the sky above the Source. It
extends to a radius of 100' per level, and consists of black clouds, high winds, and wildly
variable weather events such as driving rain, pounding hail, intense thunder, and so on. The
specific weather event can change at the GM's whim, up to once per round. The overall effect
of the storm is that anyone caught within the radius suffers disadvantage on skill checks due to
interference from water, wind, hail, noise, distraction, and so on. The storm can also do
noticeable property damage to anything that could reasonably be damaged by weather of this
kind (trees, wooden houses with thatch roofs, fragile goods left out, etc). There is a dark vortex
at the center of the storm cloud overhead that follows the Source around until it dissipates (the
Source must take a short or long rest).
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2. Detonation: The caster radiates an effect similar to a thunderwave spell at his or her
spellcasting DC up to a radius of 10' per caster level. This effect is immediately preceded by a
bolt of lightning coming down from the sky and appearing to strike the Source. The Source is
stunned for one turn after the effect takes place.
3. Static Charge: All ferrous metal within 20' per level of the Source becomes outlined by
ghostly St Elmo's Fire and begins arcing into anything grounded nearby. This can range from
inconvenient and painful in the case of small implements and tools, to mildly damaging in the
case of most weapons, to very dangerous for those wearing metal armor. Anything that fits
entirely within one hand, or close to it, does 1 damage per round. A large item that can be be
wielded in one or two hands will do 1d6 damage per round. Light or Medium armor does 2d6
damage per round, and heavy armor does 3d6 per round. The effect lasts 1 round per caster
level of the originating Source. A handheld item can be dropped to avoid further damage.
Worn items must be removed.
4. Auntie Em's Lament: Clouds appear in the sky overhead, and a dark funnel cloud descends
onto the Source. The Source is lifted into the cloud and held aloft, and can take no actions
during the Surge. He is surrounded by a ring of wind that acts like a gust of wind spell blowing
in a circle around him, as well as a wind wall. The radius of this effect is 5' per caster level.
Vision is heavily obscured within this area as well due to dust and flying debris. At level 10 the
area does 2d6 damage per round to anyone entering or starting their turn in the area due to
flying debris. At level 15 treat the affected area as a whirlwind spell. The funnel cloud cannot
be controlled by the Source, though it could move at the GM's whim, carrying the Source
along with it. The Surge lasts one round per caster level, and the Source is stunned until a
Constitution save at his spellcasting DC is succeeded at when it ends. If the Surge is somehow
ended prematurely, the Source is not stunned, but will fall from an altitude of 5' per caster level
as the winds dissipate.
5. Because of THIS, Ben Franklin! Clouds appear overhead, and lightning begins to rain
down from above! Each round for 1 minute per level, one lightning bolt (treat as a call lightning
spell) affects a random target within 50' per Source's level that the Source can see. The target
can be a creature, object or structure. It can set objects and structures ablaze if it is flammable.
6. Storm That Never Breaks: Heavy clouds block the sky, thunder booms in the distance, and
the static charge before a storm raises hairs on the back of the neck. If it is daylight the ambient
light grows dim. Intermittent gusts of wind or rain seem to presage a storm. Animals (even
trained or companion animals) and many NPCs respond as if a terrible storm was imminent.
This lasts for 2d6 hours. The Source is filled with foreboding and if he expends any sorcery
points while the weather is thus changed, the Source is stunned until the start of his next turn
as he revels in the chaos.
7. Into the Heavens: Fierce erratic winds whip across the landscape within 50 feet per level of
the Source, some with an almost white ethereal shape provoking religious superstitions and
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risking capsize of boats. Each round for 1 minute per level, a vortex funnel of wind descends
from the heavens and affects a random target, whether a creature, object or structure. The
target must make a Dexterity saving throw against the Source’s spellcasting DC. If the target
succeeds, they are merely knocked prone. If the target fails, they are sucked up into the sky
and randomly deposited somewhere within the area of effect, suffering falling damage of a
number of d6’s equal to the Source’s level.
8. Maddening Winds: Howling winds affect an area within 50 feet per level of the Source. The
winds last for 1 minute per level of the Source. They impose disadvantage on ranged weapon
attacks and Perception checks relying on hearing, extinguish open flames, and make flying
nearly impossible. Strangely these winds do not disperse fog, and hissing voices can vaguely
be heard carried by the wind. Each minute a creature is exposed to the winds they must make
a Wisdom or Charisma saving throw (their choice) against the Source’s spellcasting DC or suffer
long-term madness according to the DMG (1d10 x 10 hours).
9. Biblical Deluge: Heavy precipitation pounds an area within 100 feet per level of the Source.
Everything is lightly obscured, open flames are extinguished, and creatures have disadvantage
on Perception checks that rely on sight or hearing. While a region plagued by drought may
bless the Source as a rain-maker, eventually folks realize the rain doesn’t stop. There may be
several hours of clear skies intermittently, but eventually the downpour begins again, flooding
fields, rotting crops, attracting drowners and water monsters, and giving birth to diseases. The
rain lasts until the soil is damaged (i.e. weeks) and is localized, not following the Source around.
10. Double Trouble: Roll twice and apply both effects. Reroll duplicate results.
ELDER BLOOD
The Elder Blood is a result of elven genetic tampering over centuries using blood magic and
selective breeding. Ages ago the elven sorceress Lara Dorren, who carried the Elder Blood,
coupled with the human mage Cregannan and from their union came human, elven, and half-
elven descendants who bear the power of the Elder Blood. This mutation grants the ability to
travel through space and time, and to walk between worlds.
WILD MAGIC SURGE

When your Source Weakness, or some other event you and your DM agree upon, would trigger
a Wild Magic Surge, roll 1d10 on the table below.
1. Gate of Worlds: A gate to another world appears within 50 feet of you and lasts for a
minute, until dispelled, or until you are sucked into it. The gate exerts a magical gravitational
pull on all creatures and unsecured objects within 50 feet; any creature starting their turn in the
area must make a Strength saving throw against your spellcasting DC. On a failed check, a
creature or object weighing up to 300 pounds is knocked prone and pulled 30 feet toward the
vortex. Moving away from the gate treats the area as difficult terrain. Anyone sucked into the
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gate is transported to another world for the duration of the spell, collapsing in a random space
adjacent to the gate’s former location at the end. At the DM’s discretion, NPCs, objects, or
entire adventuring parties sucked through may be stranded in the other world; alternately, with
player and DM agreement, a PC might be stranded in the other world for a time and the player
could either take over an NPC or create a temporary replacement PC.
2. Planar Bleeding: Hallucinatory terrain occurs around you, revealing a scene from another
world that follows you for up to 1 hour. Some trait from that world also affects the spell’s area
(the player and DM can look to the DMG’s section on planes for inspiration on possible traits).
3. Teleport Flurry: You and all creatures within 50 feet are teleported to a random location you
have never seen before, potentially underwater or in some other hostile environment. 1d6
rounds later, you and all creatures within 50 feet teleport again to a random location, and 1d6
rounds after that you return to where you were originally. After each teleport, you and all
creatures that teleported suffer a level of exhaustion.
4. Reactive Teleport: You and all creatures within 50 feet are teleported to a random location
you have visited before, preferably a place you are familiar with. The idea is that the reactive
teleport shunts you to the first place your mind would go subconsciously. After this teleport,
you are unable to teleport until you take a long rest.
5. Walk Through Worlds: You intermittently vanish every other round, starting this one, for the
next minute. On rounds when you vanish, you appear in some other world with an environment
that is hostile in some manner, and in your place an extraplanar monster appears. When you
reappear in the world, the monster vanishes. Whether this is the same monster or a different
one is at the DM’s discretion.
6. Walk Through Time: You vanish only to reappear at the start of your next turn; however you
must roll a d10 again to determine whether you are 1d6 years younger (1-5) or 1d6 years older
(6-10). In the case of becoming younger, you’ve literally reverted to a younger version of
yourself though you retain the knowledge and experiences of your older self, and your
memories feel ephemeral. In the case of becoming older, you have memories of a life you led
in a different timeline that feel not quite tangible. At the DM’s discretion, there may be bonuses
or penalties associated with significant aging such as wounds being healed, conditions ending,
attribute changes, proficiency loss/gain, or memory loss.
7. Space-Time Distortion: Space and time distort in an area around you within 50 feet per
Source level for the next minute. Roll a d10 again: (1-5) space-time compacts, halving distances
and all creatures operate as if under the effect of a haste spell, (6-10) space-time expands,
doubling distances and all creatures operate as if under the effect of a slow spell. Additionally,
any creature attempting to leave the area of effect ends up on the other side, preventing them
from leaving the area until the distortion ends. The distortion follows you, so if your movement
away from a creature would cause them to leave the area they are freed of the distortion.
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8. Time Stop: A time stop spell affects everyone except you. However, the experience is
incredibly taxing on your mind as you experience ominous visions, are bombarded by
telepathic projections of the time-stopped people nearby, and perceive echoes of yourself.
After the time stop ends you suffer short-term madness according to the DMG (1d10 minutes).
9. Magical Eruption: Pure magic energy pours from your body, cascading down in pulses of
blinding force, affecting all creatures within 10 feet per Source level who suffer 1d10 force
damage for every two Source levels (rounded up). A Constitution saving throw against your
spellcasting DC mitigates this damage by half. However, on a failed save the creature is
knocked prone and blinded until the end of its next turn.
EXTRADIMENSIONAL AWARENESS
At 1st level, when you cast detect magic you sense the presence of ethereal creatures,
creatures from other planes of existence, and portals within range.
TRANSLOCATION
At 1st level, you can use misty step a number of times per short rest equal to your proficiency
bonus.
DREAMS BEYOND
At 6th level, when you sleep during a long rest you have visions of other lands and other
worlds. Roll a d20. On a result of 9 or less, the visions are hard to decipher or irrelevant. On a
result of 10 or higher, the visions grant you the benefit of a divination spell.
TEMPORAL DISJUNCTION
At 14th level, if you don’t know the haste spell add it to your spells known. You do not need to
concentrate to sustain a haste spell on yourself.
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
At 18th level, you are under the effect of a permanent freedom of movement spell and you can
now cast misty step at-will.
WISE LINEAGE
Sources of a wise lineage go by many names - witch, wise woman, medicine man, hedge
mage. By whatever name they are known, they practice a tradition of magic passed down from
mother to daughter, father to son. Rather than send source children away to distant lands or
risk them going mad, older witches teach them to gain a degree of control over their powers
using techniques passed down through families and covens for ages. Some whisper these
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techniques are taught by ancient nature spirits or that witches trace their bloodlline back to a
mortal coupling with primordial spirits. Whatever the truth, sources of a wise lineage are known
to be master seers, miraculous advisors, and expert healers in the rural villages.
WILD MAGIC SURGE

When your Source Weakness, or some other event you and your DM agree upon, would trigger
a Wild Magic Surge, roll 1d10 on the table below.
1. The Witching Hour: A false eclipse effect occurs in a fixed area within 100 feet per Source
level as a supernatural shadow covers the sun or moon, obscuring its light and ushering in
untimely darkness. This effect lasts until the next sunrise. Witches (including yourself), hags, and
nocturnal monsters gain advantage on their spell attacks and saving throws against their spells
are disadvantaged for the duration. In addition, this darkness emboldens wicked beings that
venture forth with greater than normal boldness.
2. Beneficium: A possessing spirit, haunting specter, or curse plaguing a person in the area is
drawn into your body and mind until exorcised, put to rest, or dispelled. If you personally know
someone who is possessed, haunted, or cursed, their burden is preferentially made your own.
3. Maleficium: Someone your hold ill feelings toward suffers disease, poisoning, an extremely
unlikely accident, or other misfortune as your subconscious exerts itself. This “maleficium”
leaves behind magical traces of the Source at the scene that witch hunters or others
knowledgeable of the signs of witchery will recognize.
4. Wyrd: All humanoids within 50 feet per Source level are confronted by illusions of one
possible destiny they may face, usually something grim or tragic. All temporary hit points,
bardic inspiration dice, and magical “buffs” in the area are lost. Humanoids in the area must
make a Charisma saving throw against your spellcasting DC or suffer long-term madness
according to the DMG (1d10 x 10 hours).
5. Out of Body Experience: You collapse and are stunned for 1d6 rounds, but while stunned
you benefit from a scrying spell revealing a place or person that relates to your current quest.
6. Hag’s Eye: You attract the attention of a powerful hag and become aware that this creature
is now scrying you and those near you. You become frightened for the duration of the event.
This fell observation causes minor supernatural events near you, such as milk souring, shadows
that temporarily move independently of their casters, unusual animal behavior, and so on.
People other than you in the observed area can make a Wisdom saving throw to feel the chill
of being watched by something malevolent. They won't know the source though, and may
assume it's you. Similarly, witch hunters or others knowledgeable of the signs of witchery will
recognize the strange events surrounding you. The scrying continues until the next noon, or the
next sunrise, whichever comes first.
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7. Fell Mists: Supernatural mists descend on an area within 100 feet per Source level, though
they do not follow you. These mists are a mix of lightly and heavily obscured areas, all sounds
within are distorted to seem they come from the wrong direction, and ghost sounds echo in the
mist. Additionally, these mists exacerbate superstitions of NPCs and PCs alike, playing up their
flaws. Monsters like will-o-wisps and foglets are often drawn to the mists, and sometimes
ghosts of the deceased will visit those within. The mists last until the next noon, or the next
sunrise, whichever comes first.
8. Something Wicked This Way Comes: You experience a premonition of future events at the
DM’s discretion, becoming blinded until the start of your next turn as your eyes turn a single
solid color (e.g. black, misty silver, white). The premonition should center on a great evil like a
black magic ritual, a king’s descent into madness, an impending raid on a village, the next
victim of a monstrous killer, etc. Your close brush with pure evil taxes body, mind, and soul,
incurring a level of exhaustion.
9. Anguish: A wave of mental anguish pours from you, affecting all creatures within 10 feet per
Source level who suffer 1d10 psychic damage for every two Source levels (rounded up). A
Wisdom saving throw against your spellcasting DC mitigates this damage by half. However, on
a failed save the creature is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. A creature cannot be
killed by this damage, only knocked unconscious.
WAY OF THE WISE

At 1st level, you gain proficiency with the herbalism kit and you can perform rituals. In addition,
you gain the following spells at the listed sorcerer level. These spells do not count against the
number of sorcerer spells you know.
1st level cure wounds, find familiar

3rd level lesser restoration, locate animals or plants OR augury
5th level bestow curse, remove curse
7th level divination, locate creature
9th level greater restoration, dream
CURATIVE FORENSICS
At 1st level, when you use a spell to cure a creature or remove a condition from a creature, you
also get a glimpse of whatever creature or effect caused the damage or condition, learning the
general appearance of the creature, the damage type of the wound or condition, and how long
ago the wound or condition was inflicted. Additionally, when you attempt to diagnose a
disease or identify a magical curse, your corresponding check is advantaged.
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EVIL EYE
Starting at 6th level, you can frighten those who meet your gaze. As an action, choose one
creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. If the target can see you, it must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of your next turn. Additionally, you can
spend 1 sorcery point as part of your action to affect all enemies that can see you within 30
feet. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
GREATER DIVINATION
At 14th level, when you cast divination you may pose a question concerning a specific goal,
event, or activity that will occur in an undefined period of time - even millennia in the future!
You can also ask about events which have already occurred, with no limit on how long back in
history your question goes.
WEAVER OF FATE
At 18th level, you can speak, read, and write all languages, you are under the effect of a
permanent nondetection spell, and you can cast augury at-will.
Covens
A group of three or more Sources following the same Wise Lineage may form a coven,
applying their combined magical power toward a common goal. Such witches recognize one
of their number as the High Priestess - typically the eldest - whom the others are expected to
obey, though never blindly. All members of the coven share a limited empathy with one
another, able to tell when one of their number is in trouble, pain, or pleasure provided they
are on the same plane.
A coven of witches adopts spiritual practices reflecting the nature of the tradition it
represents, for example revering the triple-aspected goddess in one of her many forms. While
a coven creates no stronghold of its own, the witches meet monthly on a Sabbath in a secret
basement, ruins, abandoned temple, cavern, or similarly secluded place. This sacred site
holds special significance for the High Priestess who can call upon clairvoyance to perceive
the sacred site at-will provided she is on the same plane as the site.
When gathering, witches of the same coven can perform collaborative ritual castings,
boosting the power of their rituals to have far greater effects at the DM’s discretion. Due to
the danger witch hunters pose to covens, it is not uncommon for witches to makes allies
among the local peasants, conceal themselves with magic, and to develop a secret language
or other means of identifying one another.
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Scout (variant ranger)
The scout is a heavily modified version of the non-spellcasting ranger (https://dnd.wizards.com/
articles/features/modifying-classes) with a focus on reconnaissance and tracking.
CLASS FEATURES
As a scout you gain the following class features. Any features not described below are identical
to the corresponding features of the ranger class in the PHB.
HIT POINTS
Hit Dice: 1d10 per scout level.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier.
Hit Points at Higher Level: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per scout level after 1st.
PROFICIENCIES
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapon: Simple weapons, martial weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity
Skills: Choose three from: Animal Handling, Athletics, Insight,
Investigation, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival
EQUIPMENT
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the
equipment granted by your background:
• (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
• (a) two shortswords or (b) two simple melee weapons
• a longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows
SIGN LANGUAGE
You learn a sign language known by scouts that allows
you to communicate complex strategies without speaking to
those who understand the sign language.
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Scouts in a Party
The scout class is a variant ranger. What it loses in versatility with no spellcasting, it makes up
for with greater combat skill and utility in exploration.
The Scout “Feel”

Scouts are meant to scout ahead of the rest of the party without having to regularly worry
about being separated. They also are superb ambushers, able to communicate secret
messages via animal calls and sign language. Overall the class feels like a slightly more
focused ranger with more options in combat.
Level Proficiency Scout’s Class Features

Bonus Movement
1 +2 0 Natural Explorer, Sign Language, Scouting
2 +2 +5 ft Fighting Style, Poultices, Scout’s Movement
3 +2 +5 ft Combat Superiority, Ranger Archetype (Hunter or Beast Master),

Primeval Awareness (once per short or long rest)
4 +2 +5 ft Ability Score Improvement
5 +3 +5 ft Animal Calls, Extra Attack
6 +3 +5 ft Natural Explorer and Scouting improvements
7 +3 +5 ft Ranger Archetype feature
8 +3 +5 ft Ability Score Improvement, Land’s Stride
9 +4 +10 ft Natural Antivenom
10 +4 +10 ft Natural Explorer Improvement, Hide in Plain Sight
13 +5 +10 ft Master Tracker
14 +5 +10 ft Scouting improvement, Vanish
17 +6 +15 ft Relentless
18 +6 +15 ft Feral Senses
20 +6 +15 ft Foe Slayer
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SCOUTING
While under a clear sky, whether night or day, you always know the direction of true north and
cannot get lost. In addition, when you have 1 hour of downtime (such as during a short rest),
you can scout out a discrete area either 2,640 feet (1/2 mile) away or all around you in a 100
foot radius without being detected. You determine the presence and numbers of any creatures
that are not hidden or invisible, and the general layout of the area scouted.
At 6th level, you know true north and cannot get lost while above ground no matter the
weather conditions. The range you can scout increases to a discrete area 3,960 feet (3/4 mile)
away or all around you in a 150 foot radius.
At 14th level, you know true north and cannot get lost while underground. The range you can
scout increases to an area 5,280 feet (1 mile) away or all around you in a 200 foot radius.
SCOUT’S MOVEMENT
At 2nd level, your speed increases by 5 feet while you are wearing armor that doesn’t impose
disadvantage on Stealth checks (or no armor). This bonus increases by 5 feet at 9th level and
again at 16th level.
POULTICES
At 2nd level, you can create special herbal poultices that have healing power comparable to
some potions. You can spend 1 hour gathering herbs and preparing herbal poultices using
treated bandages to create a number of such poultices equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum 1). You can carry a number of poultices at one time equal to your Wisdom modifier
(minimum 1). The poultices you create cannot be applied by anyone but you. After 24 hours,
any poultices that you have not used lose their potency.
If you spend 1 minute applying one of your poultices to a wounded living creature, thereby
expending its use, that creature regains 1d6 hit points for every two ranger levels you have
(rounded up).
COMBAT SUPERIORITY
At 3rd level, you learn maneuvers that are fueled by special dice called superiority dice.
Maneuvers. You learn 2 maneuvers of your choice, which are chosen from the list of maneuvers
available to fighters with the Battle Master archetype. Many maneuvers enhance an attack in
some way. You can use only one maneuver per attack.
You learn one additional maneuver of your choice at 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th levels. Each time
you learn a new maneuver, you can also replace one maneuver you know with a different one.
Superiority Dice. You have four superiority dice, which are d8s. A superiority die is expended
when you use it. You regain all of your expended superiority dice when you finish a short or
long rest.
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You gain another superiority die at 9th level and one more at 17th level.
Saving Throws. Some of your maneuvers require your target to make a saving throw to resist
the maneuver’s effects. The saving throw DC is calculated as follows:
Maneuver save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice)
ANIMAL CALLS
At 5th level, you can mimic the sounds of any beast or non-sentient monster. You must have
heard the creature speaking, or heard the creature make the sound, for at least 1 minute. A
successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Intelligence (Nature) check allows a
listener to determine that the sound is faked.
NATURAL ANTIVENOM
Starting at 9th level, you have advantage on saving throws against poison and have resistance
to poison damage. Additionally, you can use one of your poultices to cure one poison effect on
the creature you are applying it to, in addition to restoring hit points.
MASTER TRACKER
Starting at 13th level, when traveling alone in your favored terrain you leave behind no trail and
cannot be tracked.
Additionally, when you inspect tracks during a short rest in any terrain, you learn the number
and nature of the creatures that have moved through the area in the past 24 hours. You
determine the creatures’ overall state of health and the age of the tracks. You ascertain when
and where they entered the area, as well as when and where they left. Your first attack against a
creature you have been tracking has advantage.
RELENTLESS
Starting at 17th level, when you roll initiative and have no superiority dice remaining, you
regain 1 superiority die.
Beast Master Scouts

As a replacement for Share Spells, a beast master scout gains the following feature:
BEASTLY COORDINATION
Beginning at 15th level, when an attacker that you can see hits your beast companion with an
attack, you can call out a warning. If your beast companion can hear you, it can use its
reaction to halve the attack’s damage against it.
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Magic
Magic in the Witcher setting is the channeling of the raw forces of Chaos, either by innate
ability, training, or a combination of the two. It is said that magic rose to prominence in the
world after the Conjunction of the Spheres, though that is not wholly accurate; magic had
always been a part of the world and used in ancient traditions by the old races (e.g. elven high
magic, dwarven and gnomish rune-forging), but to the newly arrived humans it was wholly
alien. Chaos is believed to overlay the world like a stretched web over a sphere, and places
where it gathers in great strength are known as intersections.
Practitioners of magic are varied, but in the Witcher setting there are less defined limits on
what is or is not considered wizardly magic or clerical magic; thus the DM may wish to make
the magic without borders feat available. Additionally, the limits of a caster’s power aren’t as
rigid in the setting, and it’s not uncommon for sorceresses to overextend themselves; thus, a
DM may wish to use the overextending and miscasting variant.
INTERSECTIONS: PLACES OF POWER

Intersections are places where the ley lines of magic running through the world overlap,
creating a reservoir of The Power that spellcasters and witchers can sense using detect magic
or a witcher’s medallion, respectively. Such places of power often attract monsters, supernatural
hauntings, and even portals to other worlds. By spending 10 minutes meditating in such a
place, a spellcaster can recharge some of their spell slots while a Witcher can recharge some of
their Sign uses. Some places of power are imbued with magic which allows any creature to
attune to them (as per a magic item), granting them a blessing for a limited duration. A rare
place of power called a circle of elements can actually teach a spellcaster new spells or a
Witcher new Signs, though such places are heavily guarded secrets. After a creature draws on a
place of power, the site loses its magical properties for 24 hours or sometimes longer.
MAGIC WITHOUT BORDERS (OPTIONAL FEAT)

In the Witcher setting, there is little distinction made between what is possible for a cleric or
druid versus what is possible for a source or wizard in terms of spellcasting. Theoretically, at
least, a cleric can hurl a fireball and a wizard can cast cure wounds. Of course, D&D is designed
around limiting spell access according to a class’ spell list. Spellcasters can take the Magic
Without Borders feat to use a spellbook and add all the spells in the game to their spell list.
OVEREXTENDING & MISCASTING

When a spellcaster attempts a spell he or she knows about that is of a level greater than the
caster’s ability to cast, the caster can make a spellcasting ability check against a DC of 10 + the
spell’s level. On a success, the spell is cast and the spellcaster suffers one level of exhaustion
for each level the spell exceeds his or her normal maximum spell slot level. On a failure, the
spell is miscast horribly in a manner determined by the DM.
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NEW SPELLS
Especially well-known spells tend to be known by their creator’s name, such as Merigold’s
Hailstorm or Alzur’s Thunder; the Witcher setting name for such spells can be recorded after
the spell thus: sleet storm (Merigold’s) or lightning (Alzur’s Thunder).
In the Witcher setting, the spells revivify, raise dead, resurrection, and true resurrection don’t
exist. Additionally, remove curse requires that specific conditions be met according to the
nature of the specific curse (usually involving a quest), otherwise the spell has no effect.
FORCEFUL TRANSLOCATION (YENNEFER OF VENGERBERG’S)

5th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 reaction or action
Range: 15 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
This spell can be cast as either a reaction (“reactive translocation”) or an action (“targeted
translocation”).
Reactive Translocation. When a creature you can see within 15 feet offends you, attacks you,
or attempts to move closer to you, you can attempt to teleport the creature away as a reaction.
It must make a Charisma saving throw, and on a failed save it is teleported along with its
equipment in a random direction (d8) a distance equal to 4d10 x 10 feet, ending prone at the
destination which must be on the ground or the surface of water. If the creature would arrive in
a place already occupied by an object or another creature, instead it is teleported to the
nearest unoccupied space.
Targeted Translocation. As an action you can attempt to teleport a creature you can see
within 15 feet of you. It must make a Charisma saving throw, and on a failed save it is
teleported along with its equipment to a place within 100 feet that you can see, visualize, or
describe by stating distance and direction such as “100 feet straight downward” or “upward to
the northwest at a 45-degree angle, 100 feet.” The destination need not be on the ground,
and if teleported into the air the creature falls. If the creature would arrive in a place already
occupied by an object or another creature, instead it is teleported to the nearest unoccupied
space.
Casting at higher levels. When you cast this spell with a 6th level spell slot, increase the
distance Reactive Translocation teleports by an extra 2d10 before the multiplier (i.e. at 6th level
it would teleport 6d10 x 10 feet), or increase the distance Targeted Translocation teleports by
either 10 feet upward (if causing falling damage) or 100 feet outward (if teleporting to solid
ground).
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Factions
BLUE STRIPES
The Blue Stripes are the elite Temerian Special Forces headed by Vernon
Roche dedicated to defeating the Scioa’tael guerrillas and driving
Nilfgaard’s forces from their beloved Temeria. Dauntless swashbucklers,
interrogation specialists, noiseless scouts – all of them extremely patriotic
and loyal to their leader. Known for their efficiency and ruthlessness, their
members are people who have “nothing to lose” and derive a twisted
pleasure in their bloody work.
CONCLAVE OF MAGES
The Conclave was once the preeminent ruling body governing mages
of the Northern Kingdoms, ensuring that Sources receive proper
training, and regulating the standards and rules of magic such as the ban on
necromancy and magic used in army-to-army combat. However, in recent
years after the death of many members during the Thanedd Rebellion and
persecution by the Temple of the Eternal Fire, the Conclave is barely hanging on by
a thread.
FREE SLOPES
Free Slopes began as an independence movement to liberate Belhaven and the
Slopes from Nilfgaardian rule. In time they blossomed into a ragtag band of
armed rebels seeking the liberation of all of Sodden, and even have
operatives in other regions seeking to push back and sabotage the press of
the Nilfgaardian Empire.
LODGE OF SORCERESSES
The Lodge of Sorceresses rose to prominence with the Conclave’s decline as
a secret organization of exclusively female mages. Their secret goal to create
a nation ruled by mages was exposed at Loc Muinne and led to many of the
sorceresses being killed or imprisoned; only a handful of the powerful
founding members remain.
ORDER OF THE FLAMING ROSE

The militant arm of the church of the Eternal Fire, the Order of the Flaming Rose is a knightly
order dedicated to protecting the souls of the innocent and honorable ideals…at least in
principle. In reality its ranks are filled with fanatics, robber barons, and heraldic rabble with
strong prejudices against nonhumans, monsters, and mages. Those who truly live up to the
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chivalric ideal are few, notably members of the House of Denesle. The
Order’s presence is strongest in Redania where they are based.
ORDER OF THE WHITE ROSE

The Order of the White Rose is the militant arm of the Cult of Kreve,
and thus is dedicated to fighting evil, especially wicked cults, diabolists,
and necromancers. In recent years the Order of the White Rose
deteriorated due to hidden enemies tearing them apart from within, and
the once proud knights are a shadow of their former glory, grown into
grim wardens fighting a losing war in the shadows. The head of the order is
in Kaedwen.
SCOIA’TAEL
Scoia’tel are guerrillas fighting for nonhuman freedom. In the human
common tongue the name means “squirrels”, owing to the squirrel
tails that adorn the rebels’ caps. By far elves are the predominant
members but dwarves and halflings joined over the years. They return
the racism against them two-fold, having little love for the dhoine
(“humans” in elven). During the second war against Nilfgaard, the
Scoia’tael fought on the side of the Empire as a scouting and sabotage
unit in exchange for the Emperor giving the elves Dol Blathanna as
their own independent state. Despite the Peace of Cintra, many
warriors of the Scioa’tael didn’t disarm and continued to fight,
especially when it turned out that Nilfgaard sacrificed them in the
name of peace and gave the units’ leaders to the Nordlings to be
executed.
WITCH HUNTERS
Witch hunters, a loosely affiliated branch of
the Eternal Fire, have made their home in Redania where the church is
strongest and the rulership sympathetics to their cause: the eradication
of witchcraft. According to their beliefs, humanity was foolish to
embrace the magic that flooded into the world during the
Conjunction. Magic, they say, is unequivocally evil. Even those who
approach it with the best intentions are inevitably corrupted. Equipped
with an arsenal of tricks like bombs and traps, as well as a network of
spies, backstabbing cunning, and a growing presence, witch hunters
pose a threat to every mage in the Northern Kingdoms. At worst they
are persecutors and torturers of the innocent. At best they are a
beacon against the many hags and evil witches plaguing humanity.
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Equipment
DIMERITIUM JEWELRY
Dimeritium is a rare metal that is forged with a bluish alloy of iron to create necklaces, locking
gorgets, and shackles. A creature wearing a piece of dimeritium jewelry cannot cast spells or
signs, but they also have advantage on their saving throws against spells and magic. Due to the
rarity and the difficulty of working dimeritium, jewelry made from it costs 1,000 gp.
SILVER WEAPONS
Monsters who came into the world after the Conjunction of the Spheres have resistance to
bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing damage from nonmagical non-silver weapons. A silver
weapon is one that is specially forged by a knowledgable smith, costing an extra 100 gp above
the base PHB price for a single weapon or twenty pieces of ammunition. A steel weapon
cannot be “silvered” by a smith. Due to the relative softness of silver weapons, opponents
wearing metal armor have resistance to any damage from a silver weapon.
NEW TOOLS
Armoring Kit (20 gp, 8 lbs): Proficiency with an armoring kit allows you to perform field
repairs of armor, and also allows you to don or doff armor in half the time as if you had help.
Blade Oil Kit (25 gp, 8 lbs): A blade oil kit includes whetstones, rags, vials of various
substances, mixing beakers, and reagents necessary to craft blade oils. Creating blade oils
follows the guidelines of Witcher Alchemy.
Demolitions Kit (50 gp, 8 lbs): This collection of fuses, explosive powders, and other bomb-
making components allows you to craft bombs. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your
proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to craft or use bombs. Creating bombs
follows the guidelines of Witcher Alchemy, though very few monsters can be harvested for
parts to aid bomb-making.
Megascope (1,000 gp, 25 lbs): A telescope-like device requiring an expensive crystal lens, a
megascope can be used by spellcasters to assist in magical communication, teleportation, and
scrying. When using a megascope you are proficient with, you gain the following benefits with
these spells:
Scrying: When scrying using a megascope, there is no limit to how long you may sustain the
spell so long as you concentrate, and the megascope is treated as a likeness or picture of the
target for the purposes of its saving throw modifier.
Sending: When contacting another spellcaster with a megascope, you may hold a conversation
of any length.
Teleport: When teleporting using a megascope, the d100 roll to determine whether you arrive
successfully has advantage.
Teleportation Circle: Every megascope acts as a teleportation circle with its own unique sigils.
Trapper’s Kit (25 gp, 8 lbs): A collection of tripwires, snares, springs, blades, and other
components for trap-making, this kit allows you to craft traps if you are proficient with it.
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BLADE OILS
LEVELS 1+ BLADE OILS (UNCOMMON; 101 GP/XP)

Argentia - A steel blade coated in argentia bypasses the damage resistance of monsters
susceptible to silver for 1 minute. A silver blade coated in argentia grants you advantage on
damage rolls against monsters susceptible to silver for 1 minute.
Brown Oil - Brown oil accelerates bleeding, requiring a creature hit by a blade coated in brown
oil to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer 3 (1d6) damage at the end of their turn
from blood loss until thy bind their wound, receive magical healing, or one minute passes.
Creatures lacking a circulatory system are immune to the oil’s effects.
Crinfrid Oil - Crinford oil causes terrible pain to a creature wounded by it. When a creature not
at maximum hit points is hit by a blade coast in crinford oil, they must make a DC 13
Constitution saving throw or be unable to take bonus actions or reactions, and only able to
move at half speed. The creature may repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns.
Falka’s Blood - Falka’s blood carries a curse, and any creature struck by a blade coated with
falka’s blood reduces its maximum hit points by an amount equal to the damage dealt. After a
short or long rest the creature’s maximum hit points return to normal.
LEVELS 5+ BLADE OILS (RARE; 501 GP/XP)

Cursed Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness (DMG) only against cursed ones.
Draconid Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness (DMG) only against draconids.
Elemental Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against elementals.
Hybrid Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against hybrids.
Insectoid Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against insectoids.
Necrophage Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against necrophages.
Ogroid Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against ogroids.
Relict Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against relicts.
Specter Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against specters.
Vampire Oil - This acts as oil of sharpness only against vampires.
BOMBS
As an action, you can throw a bomb up to 20 feet (or 40 feet with disadvantage). Treat bombs
as improvised weapons.
Dancing Star - Produces a fiery explosion that can cause nearby opponents to start burning.
Destroys nearby monster nests.
Devil's Puffball (75 gp). Make a ranged attack against a creature. On a hit, the target takes
1d4 poison damage and must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned. The
target may repeat this save at the end of each of its turns to remove the poisoned condition.
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that target takes sprays a cloud of poison, affecting nearby enemies; those resistant to poison
might not be harmed
Dimeritium Bomb?
Dragon's Dream (75 gp). Creates a cloud of flammable gas within a 5 foot radius of where it
lands. When fire is introduced to the gas, it explodes dealing 1d6 fire damage to everything in
the area, burning up the gas in the process.
Grapeshot (50 gp). This is identical to alchemical fire (PHB).
Moon Dust
Northern Wind
Samum (75 gp). Make a ranged attack against a creature. On a hit, the target must make a DC
10 Constitution saving throw. If successful, the target cannot take reactions until the end of its
next turn. If failed, the target is stunned until the end of its next turn
Zerrikanian Sun (100 gp). Releases a flash of light with a 5 foot radius of where it lands. Any
creature in the area must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the end of
their next turn.
TRAPS
Biter
Clawer
Conflagration
Fury
Harpy Trap
Hunting Trap
Talgar Winter
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Lifepath
You can use the following lifepath to generate a rough backstory for your character which
integrates them in the Witcher setting. This does not replace the PHB backgrounds. Also, it will
only give you a “skeleton” of your character’s backstory; you’ll still need to flesh it out. Note
that the Age and Experience table assumes your group is comfortable with slight level
differences between PCs (these quickly tighten to no more than a 2-level gap). However,
groups uncomfortable with PCs of differing levels can ignore the mention of levels in the table.
AGE AND EXPERIENCE (D10)

1. Wise Beyond Your Years: You are 2nd level and
probably in your teens or early 20’s (or the
equivalent for your race). However, you’ve
experienced more than most have in their
lifetime. Roll four times on the Life Events table.
Your first level up takes half the time as other
PCs (i.e. gain two levels to their one).
2. Young: You are 2nd level and probably in your
teens or early 20’s (or the equivalent for your
race). Roll once on the Life Events table. Your
first level up takes half the time as other PCs (i.e.
gain two levels to their one).
3. Adult: You are 3rd level and probably in your
20’s or early 30’s (or the equivalent for your race).
Roll twice on the Life Events table
4. Adult: You are 3rd level and probably in your
20’s or early 30’s (or the equivalent for your race). Roll twice on the Life Events table
5. Well-Traveled Adult: You are 3rd level and probably in your 20’s or early 30’s (or the
equivalent for your race). Roll three times on the Life Events table.
6. Savvy Adult: You are 4th level and probably in your late 20’s to mid 30’s (or the equivalent
for your race). Roll three times on the Life Events table.
7. Savvy Adult: You are 4th level and probably in your late 20’s to mid 30’s (or the equivalent
for your race). Roll three times on the Life Events table.
8. Experienced: You are 5th level and probably in your mid 30’s to mid 40’s (or the equivalent
for your race). Roll four times on the Life Events table.
9. Very Experienced: You are 5th level and probably in your mid 30’s to mid 40’s (or the
equivalent for your race). Roll five times on the Life Events table.
10. Powerful but Sheltered: You are 6th level and probably in your late 30’s or 40’s (or the
equivalent for your race). However, you were sheltered due to your focused training,
possibly as a witcher or sorceress. Roll twice on the Life Events table. Your first level up
takes twice the time as the other PCs (i.e. skip the first level up).
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ORIGINS
HOMELAND (D20 OR CHOOSE)

1-2. Aedirn (occupied by Nilfgaard)
3. Angren (occupied by Nilfgaard)
4-5. Bruge, Cidaris, or Verden (occupied by Nilfgaard)
6. Cintra (occupied by Nilfgaard)
7. Dol Blathanna
8-9. Kaedwen
10-11. Kovir & Poviss
12. Lyria (occupied by Nilfgaard)
13. Mahakam
14. Pontar Valley, “Lormark”, “Upper Aedirn” (contested)
15-16. Redania
17. Skellige Isles
18. Sodden, “The Slopes” (contested)
19-20. Temeria (occupied by Nilfgaard)
BIRTH (D12 OR CHOOSE)

1. Complication: There was a complication at your birth, threatening your life and your
mother’s. You may bear some deformity from the birth.
2. Curse of the Black Sun: You were born under the Black Sun (an eclipse), considered an ill
omen of catastrophe. You are 28 years old. If you were a girl, you may have been rounded up,
imprisoned, and tortured by mages convinced you would be one of sixty “vessels” to fulfill a
dire prophecy.
3. Left to Die: You were put out in the woods to die as a babe. Why?
4. Omen: There was some kind of omen at your birth that some regarded a sign you would be
touched by death, magic, royalty, or war. What was the omen?
5. Sired by a Monster: One of your parents was actually a monster that could pass for human
(or nonhuman), such as a doppelganger, gold dragon, selkie, or werewolf.
6. Surprise Child: One of your parents owed a life debt to a witcher, and by the witcher’s Law
of Surprise you were to be given over to the witchers. Were you? If not, what happened?
7-12. Uneventful: Your birth was a mostly happy occasion.
CHILDHOOD (D12 OR CHOOSE)

The background in parentheses indicates where it’s recommended you roll your bond, flaw,
ideal, and personality traits from.
1. Adopted by Simple Folk: Whether your parents died, mysteriously vanished, or were
unsuitable parents, you were adopted by kindly simple folk who taught you the merit of
honesty, simplicity, and hard work. (Folk Hero)
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2. Apprenticed: As a child you were apprenticed to a master craftsman, merchant, sage, or
one of the schools of sorcery at Aretuza or Ban Ard. (Entertainer, Guild Artisan or Sage)
3. Aristocracy: You were raised among lords and ladies of court. (Noble)
4. Church of the Eternal Fire: You were taken in under the wing of the church of the Eternal
Fire or its militant arm the Order of the Flaming Rose. (Acolyte or Soldier)
5. City: You were raised in one of the great cities of the world. (Charlatan or Urchin)
6. Kidnapped by Dryads: You were taken from your parents by dryads who brought you up in
the forest of Brokilon, raising you as a wild thing. (Outlander)
7. Orphaned: After your parents died, you were left alone to make your own way in the world.
(Charlatan, Entertainer or Urchin)
8. Raised by Druids: You were either born among druids or given shelter among them,
training in their secret society. (Outlander or Sage)
9. Rural Village: You were born and raised through childhood in a small village. (Folk Hero)
10. Sold: Your parents sold you as a child to pay off a debt or simply because your life had so
little value and coin so much. (Criminal or Soldier)
11. Temple of Melitele: You were raised as a ward of the Temple of Melitele, inducted into a
life and nature-based faith. (Acolyte or Outlander)
12. Witcher Stronghold: You were raised in a mountain stronghold of one of the witcher
schools. If not yourself a witcher, then perhaps you failed the tests or were given safe
harbor by a sympathetic witcher. (Hermit)
DEFINING EVENT (D12 OR CHOOSE)

1. Awakening Power: You experienced a flood of The Power moving through you in a
transformative event, suggesting that you have existing or latent magical abilities.
2. Betrayal: You, your family, or your faction was betrayed by someone you thought you could
trust, and they may be out there still enjoying power or hunting you down.
3. Death: You died or came very close to death, yet somehow you survived. Alternately, this
could involve your first time killing another person, or the death of beloved friend or family.
4. Guilty Conscience: You did something you are not proud of, and the memory of it weighs
heavily on your conscience and may have earned you enemies.
5. Illness: You suffered an affliction of the body or mind, such as a plague or amnesia, yet
through good fortune, hearty constitution, or magic you endured.
6. Moral Dilemma: You were faced with a trying dilemma such choosing the lesser of two
evils, staying quiet versus staying safe, siding with a wrong ally versus a right enemy, etc.
7. Monster Attack: You survived a monster attack, though you may have lost family or friends
and the attack may have left you scarred physically or mentally.
8. Persecution: You were the victim of persecution against mages and nonhumans, or you
somehow got caught up in a bloody pogrom as a first-hand witness or even participant.
9. Personal Tragedy: You suffered a loss or a fall-from-grace that was a direct result of your
character flaws and inspired you to make a change.
10. Sacred Vision: You had an vision or an experience of something transcending mortal
understanding, possibly from a god, ancient nature spirit, or ghostly ancestor.
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11. Trauma: You suffered an extreme form of trauma - such as resorting to cannibalism in the
frigid mountains, being beaten, tortured, or raped - the echoes of which still haunt you.
12. War: You found strength you didn’t realize you possessed amidst the horrors and
tribulations of war.
LIFE EVENTS (D10)

1-2. Fortune
3-4. Misfortune
5-6. Ally
7-8. Enemy
9-10. Romance
FORTUNE (D10)
1. Jackpot: Some major event or stroke of luck landed you with 1d10 x100 gp.
2. Find a Teacher: You trained with a teacher you taught you a bonus tool proficiency, a
bonus language, or a bonus weapon proficiency (choose one weapon).
3. A Noble Owes You: Something you did gained you one favor from a nobleman/woman.
4. Pulled a Sword from a Stone: Begin with an uncommon magical weapon.
5. A Witcher Owes You: Something you did gained you one favor from a witcher.
6. Fell in with Bandits: A bandit gang remembers you and will avoid robbing or harming you
and your companions should you ever cross paths.
7. Tamed a Wild Animal: You tamed an beast like a wolf or other CR 1/4 or less beast that
follows you around.
8. A Mage Owes You: Something you did gained you one favor from a mage.
9. Blessed by a Priest: You gained a holy symbol of a specific faith. When revealed to people
of that faith you gain advantage on Charisma checks with them.
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10. Knighted: You were knighted for valor in a random kingdom (roll d20 on Homeland table
above). You are allowed to bear arms, muster armies, and own land in that kingdom, and
are afforded the respect owed to a knight.
MISFORTUNE (D10)
1. Debt: You fell deeply into debt to the tune of 1d10 x100 gp.
2. Imprisonment: Something you did (or a false accusation) had you imprisoned 1d10 months.
3. Addiction: You contracted an addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, or magic.
4. Lover, Friend, or Relative Killed: Roll 1d10. 1: They were killed by an angry mob, 2-5:
They died in an accident, 6-7: They were murdered by monsters, 8-9: They were killed by
bandits, 10: They were executed by the law.
5. False Accusation: Roll 1d10. 1-3: The accusation is theft, 4-5: It’s cowardrice or betrayal,
6-8: It’s murder, 9: It’s rape, 10: It’s illegal witchcraft.
6. Hunted by the Law: Roll 1d10. 1-3: It’s just a few guards, 4-6: It’s an entire town, 7-8: It’s a
major city, 9-10: A whole kingdom is after you.
7. Betrayal: Roll 1d10. 1-3: You are being blackmailed, 4-7: A secret was exposed, 8-10: You
were betrayed by someone very close to you.
8. Accident: Roll 1d10. 1-4: You were disfigured (starting reaction to you is unfriendly, feared,
or disgusted), 5-6: You suffered a lingering injury (see DMG 272) like missing an eye, losing
a hand/arm, losing a foot/leg, or a limp, 7-8: You lost most of your memory from that year,
9-10: You suffer horrible nightmares from a traumatic event.
9. Mental or Physical Incapacitation: Roll 1d10. 1-3: You were poisoned; permanently lose 5
hit points, 4-7: You suffer from long-term or indefinite madness (see DMG 260), 8-10: You
have hallucinations and/or flashbacks related to a magical event.
10. Cursed: Roll 1d10. 1-2: You appear monstrous with a bestial face, 3-4: You are haunted by
those you’ve wronged/killed, 5-6: You are a carrier for a disease which can’t be cured, 7-8:
You are cursed to wander without friends, who are driven away by misunderstandsings,
arguments, and even kidnappings, 9-10: You are afflicted with lycanthropy.
ALLY (D10, ROLL FOUR TIMES)

Roll Position How Did You Meet? How Close are You? Where are They?
1 Bounty hunter you saved them acquaintances Northern Kingdoms
2 Mage in a tavern acquaintances Northern Kingdoms
3 Mentor/Teacher they saved you acquaintances Northern Kingdoms
4 Childhood Friend they hired you acquaintances Nilfgaard
5 Craftsman you were both trapped friends Nilfgaard
6 Old Enemy forced to collaborate friends Nilfgaard
7 Noble you hired them close friends Elder Lands
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Roll Position How Did You Meet? How Close are You? Where are They?
8 Priest/Priestess during a ritual close friends Elder Lands
9 Soldier while traveling inseperable Elder Lands
10 Bard fought together bound by blood Beyond the Boundaries
ENEMY (D10, ROLL FOUR TIMES; 50/50 WHO WRONGED WHO)

Roll Position The Cause How Far Has It Escalated? What Is Their Power?
1 Relative assaulted the offended they/you have mostly social influence

party forgotten
2 Mage caused loss of a loved they/you have mostly social influence

one forgotten
3 Ex-Friend caused humiliation they/you plan to backstab knowledge
4 Childhood Enemy caused a curse they/you plan to backstab knowledge
5 Ex-Lover accused of illegal they/you will be hostile if physical (combat)

witchcraft encountered
6 Bandit turned down they/you will be hostile if physical (combat)

romantically encountered
7 Noble caused a terrible they/you will hunt for minions

wound revenge
8 Cultist blackmail they/you will hunt for minions

revenge
9 Soldier foiled plans they/you are out for blood magic
10 Bard caused a monster they/you are out for blood magic

attack
ROMANCE (D10)
1. Happy Love Affair: Enduring joy and true love are a possiblilty. But they are rare. If you
achieve it, it’s assumed that you are happy together until you roll another romance of a
different type. That roll then applies to your current lover.
2-4. Romantic Tragedy (roll d10 on table below)
5-7. Problematic Love (roll d10 on table below)
8-10. Whores & Debauchery: You spent your time sleeping around, buying whores and
perhaps leaving a trail of bastard children in your wake if you weren’t careful.
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ROMANTIC TRAGEDY (D10)
1. Your lover was captured by bandits and may still be captive.
2. Your lover mysteriously vanished and you don’t know where they went.
3. Your lover was imprisoned or exiled for crimes they may not have committed.
4. Your lover was taken from you by a powerful curse.
5. Something got between you, and you were forced to kill your lover.
6. Your lover committed suicide. You may not know why they did it.
7. Your lover was kidnapped by a noble and made into a concubine.
8. A rival cut you out of the action and stole your lover’s affection.
9. Your lover was killed by a monster; it may have been an accident or planned.
10. Your lover is a mage, a witcher, or sentient monster, dooming the romance.
PROBLEMATIC LOVE (D10)

1. Your lover’s family/friends hate you and do not condone your romance.
2. Your lover works as a whore for a living and refuses to give up their job.
3. Your lover is under a minor curse such as paranoia or horrible nightmares.
4. Your lover slept around and refused to stop when you found out.
5. Your lover is insanely jealous and can’t stand you being around any possible rival.
6. You fight constantly and nothing can stop it for long.
7. You’re professional rivals of some sort. You steal customers from each other often.
8. One of you is human and the other is elf/dwarf/half-elf/halfling, making your life hard.
9. Your lover is already married. They may or may not be willing to leave their spouse.
10. Your friends/family hate your lover and do not condone the romance.
THIRD NORTHERN WAR (D12 OR CHOOSE)

1. Deserter: You were commanded to fight but you refused and fled; this may have been an
act of conscience, cowardice, realization, or a greater duty taking precedence.
2. Fought: You fought on the side of the Northern Kingdoms, either as a professional soldier
or as a common person who took up arms to defend your land.
3. Guerrilla: You signed up with a band of guerrillas to oppose the Nilfgaardian conquest and
occupation.
4. Kaedwen’s Annexation: You were caught in the crossfire when Redania betrayed its ally
Kaedwen and annexed the kingdom, likely leaving you embittered against Redanians.
5. No Man’s Land: You were trapped in lawless grimy Northern Temeria (also known as Velen
or No Man’s Land) between the armies of Redania and the armies of Nilfgaard.
6. Opportunist: You saw an opportunity to improve your lot during the war by taking advantage
of the chaos whether through smuggling, racketeering, theft, or treasure-hunting.
7. Prisoner of War: You were taken prisoner by the opposing side or simply by a scheming
noble taking advantage of the war. Either you escaped, were rescued, or (if nobility) were
ransomed back to your family.
8. Refugee: Your home was razed in the fires of war and you were forced to march through
dangerous plagued lands before you found a place to eke out a living.
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9. Spy: You acted as a spy for one of the north’s rulers against both Nilfgaard and his or her
enemies, though your true allegiance may have shifted or been in question.
10. Succor: You gave aid to soldiers and/or refugees of the war, whether billeting enemy
soldiers, working in a military hospice, or giving refugees free room and board.
11. Tried to Get By: You tried to lead your life as best you could amidst the turmoil,
maintaining neutrality, and adapting to wartime conditions.
12. Uninvolved: You were sheltered by geography, privilege, or circumstance from the war.
HOW YOU MET ANOTHER CHARACTER (D12 OR CHOOSE)

1. Dreams: One or both of you has been having recurrent dreams involving the other.
2. Factional Alliance: Your two factions or nations forged an alliance involving you, or you
may belong to the same faction and have worked together in the past.
3. Family: You have blood relations, either as siblings, cousins, parent and child, etc.
4. Heist: You pulled off some kind of criminal theft or sabotage together.
5. Informant: One of you provided information that either helped the other learn something
or incriminated the other.
6. Love: One of you loves the other, and it may very well be reciprocated.
7. Master/Apprentice: One of you trained the other. In this case, the master might be of a
higher level and the apprentice of a lower level.
8. Old Friends: You go way back, likely from the same hometown, and enjoy good-naturedly
ribbing each other.
9. Rescue: One of you saved the other from certain death, though you may have differing
accounts of what transpired.
10. Slice of Life: You met through the normal business and travails of daily life.
11. Trickster/Victim: One of you deceived the other with a con, trick, or a lie.
12. Wartime: You served together or met during the Third Northern War.
WHY YOU BECAME AN “ADVENTURER” (D12 OR CHOOSE)

1. Born Into It: You hail from a proud line of explorers, treasure-hunters, heroes, or
mercenaries, and adventure is in your blood.
2. Failed Profession: You were miserable in or inept at your former profession, and have
found a sense of purpose and something you’re good at in adventuring.
3. Forced Exile: You were forced to leave your community on a quest that you must fulfill in
order for those who exiled you to welcome you back.
4. Freedom: You found freedom in the adventuring life that your old life could never offer you
due to family responsibilities, prejudices, arranged marriage, etc.
5. Gold and Glory: You were lured by the opportunity for gold and glory, looking forward to
basking in wealth and fame from your adventures which the bards will sing about.
6. Hunted: You fled the authorities, an angry lord, or a pursuing monster, and the best way to
stay ahead of those hunting you is through adventuring.
7. Knight Errant: You once stewarded a land that became lawless during/after the war and
turning to adventure was your way to make the land safe again.
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8. Lost Everything: You lost your home, your livelihood, and possibly your family; with
nothing left to lose except your life, you ended up adventuring.
9. Oath: You swore an oath, the fulfilling of which has led you to a life of adventure.
10. Revenge: You are hunting down the person(s) or monster(s) you swore vengeance against.
11. Searching: You are searching for someone or something which holds answers about your
past, deep meaning for you, or is the goal of a sacred quest.
12. Wanderlust: You have always yearned to know what is over the next hill, to see the world
with fresh eyes, and your love of travel naturally led to adventuring.
“Evil is evil, Stregobor,” said the witcher seriously as he got up. “Lesser, greater, middling, it's
all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I’m not a pious hermit. I haven't
done only good in my life. But if I’m to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not
to choose at all.”
– Andrzej Sapkowsi, The Last Wish
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DM’s Book
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Northern Kingdoms
AEDIRN (OCCUPIED BY NILFGAARD)
Thrice wracked by Nilfgaardian
Main areas include: Vengerberg (capital), Aldersberg, Gulet, Eysenlaan, and Hagge.
ANGREN (OCCUPIED BY NILFGAARD)

BREMERVOORD?
BRUGGE (OCCUPIED BY NILFGAARD)
CIDARIS (OCCUPIED BY NILFGAARD)
CINTRA (LOWER SODDEN)
During the reign of queen Calanthe, Cintra was a powerful nation, but was conquered by
Nilfgaard during the First Nilfgaard War. After the Second Nilfgaard War, the kingdom received
nominal independence, but in actuality is ruled by Emperor Emhyr var Emreis because of his
marriage to Empress Cirillia. In the aftermath of the Nilfgaard Wars, Sodden was split between
Nilfgaard and the Northern Kingdoms, with Upper Sodden becoming part of the Nilfgaardian
province of Cintra. The capital city (also called Cintra) is located in the northwest where the
Yaruga River meets the North Sea.
DOL BLATHANNA?
ELLANDER?
HENGSFORS LEAGUE
Caingorn
Creyden
Malleore
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KAEDWEN (OCCUPIED BY REDANIA)
KERACK
KOVIR AND POVISS
LYRIA (OCCUPIED BY NILFGAARD)
NAROK?
REDANIA
SKELLIGE ISLES
TALGAR?
TEMERIA (OCCUPIED BY NILFGAARD)
VELHAD?
VERDEN (OCCUPIED BY NILFGAARD)
Kingdoms — Real World Analogs
Redania, Kaedwen Poland, Hungary, Lithuania
Temeria, Aedirn England, France, Italy
Nilfgaard Germany, Russia, Roman Empire
Skellige Vikings, Celts
Nilfgaardian Empire
The southern portion of the Continent is controlled by Nilfgaard, the most powerful empire in
the history of the known world. In many respects, Nilfgaard is a fantasy parallel of the Roman
Empire, with client peoples, disciplined armies, slavery, and a feeling of superiority among its
delegates and subjects. Conquest is Nilfgaard’s ultimate aim, and its agents and soldiers turn a
hungry eye toward the Northern Kingdoms. Each conquered territory becomes a province of
the empire, either governed by a steward or by the land’s king if he willingly surrendered as a
subject of the Emperor. The current Emperor Emhyr var Emreis has aspirations to conquer the
Northern Kingdoms north of the Yaruga River.
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ATTRE
CINTRA (UPPER SODDEN)
EBBING
ETOLIA
GEMMERA
GESO
MAECHT
MAG TURGA
METINNA
NAZAIR
ROWAN
TOUSSAINT
VICOVARO
YMLAC
Monsters
I looked for the words "Witcher urgently needed". And then there'd be a sacred site, a
dungeon, necropolis or ruins, forest ravine or grotto hidden in the mountains, full of
bones and stinking carcasses. Some creatures which lived to kill, out of hunger, for
pleasure, or invoked by some sick will. A manticore, wyvern, foglet, aeschna, ilyocoris,
chimera, leshy, vampire, ghoul, graveir, werewolf, giant scorpion, striga, black annis,
kikimora, vypper... so many I've killed.
— page 116, The Last Wish
Monsters originate from another dimension, coming into the world long ago during the
Conjunction of the Spheres. All monsters have resistance to damage from bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered weapons. The following monster
categories work as tags; for monsters from the Monster Manual simply assume they have the
tag corresponding to the category they are found under. Also bear in mind that Witchers often
use pseudo-scientific names when describing monsters; while peasants call them giant
centipedes, for example, Witchers call them “myriapodans” or “scolopendramorphs.”
The categories of monsters used by Witchers include:
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Beasts Hybrids Relicts
Cursed Ones Insectoids Specters
Dragons Mutants Vampires
Draconids Necrophages Water Creatures
Elementals Ogroids Wild Hunt
BEASTS
Bears, wolves, wild dogs, panthers — there are many beasts in the world, but none of them are
truly monsters, despite what beleaguered peasants might claim. Still, sometimes a witcher
must contend with beasts due to a contract or simple occupational hazard. A silver sword will
prove no more effective against beasts than a steel one, however.
CURSED ONES
Cursed Ones, as the name suggests, suffer from a curse warping them in body and mind. They
include berserkers (a type of evil insane werebear known in the Skellige Isles), botchlings,
echinopsae, striga, virgin banes, and werewolves. Breaking the curse on such creatures is
always a challenging affair not easily resolved with remove curse.
BOTCHLING
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ECHINOPS
Echinopsae are monstrous plants born of curses which grow in wild places where terrible
crimes have been committed if the crime in question was never atoned for. An echinops tries to
take its vengeance on the guilty, but it does not spare the lives of innocents who haplessly
enter its territory. Many hunters and herbalists are quick to confuse the creatures for a
slumbering hedgehog or a clump of spiky grass.
Damage Vulnerabilities fire

Echinops
Damage Resistances bludgeoning and piercing
Medium plant, chaotic evil
damage from nonmagical non-silvered weapons
Armor Class 11 Senses passive perception 10
Hit Points 27 (5d8+5) Languages -
Speed 5 ft. Challenge 1 (200 XP)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
TRAITS
14 (+2) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 3 (-4) 10 (+0) 3 (-4)
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False Appearance. While the echinops remains Spine. Ranged weapon attack. Attack: +4 hit,
motionless, it is indistinguishable from a clump of range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) piercing
spiky grass or a hedgehog. damage and the target must make a DC 10
Constitution saving throw or be poisoned. The
ACTIONS target may repeat this save at the end of each of
Tendril Lash. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +4 its turns.
hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2)
slashing damage.
STRIGA
CR 5
VIRGIN BANE
DRAGONS
DRACONIDS
Draconids - also called ornithosaurs - are
reptilian creatures with minimal intelligence,
including basilisks (which can fly in the
Witcher setting), cockatrices, forktails,
wyverns and royal wyverns. They’re immune
to poisons and often are themselves
poisonous.
FORKTAILS
Forktails go by many names - flying drakes, dracolizards, ornitodracons - but the bottom line is
that they’re vicious flying lizards that resemble smaller wyverns. A newly hatched forktail uses the
stats for a flying snake, while a young adult uses the stats for a pteranodon (with these changes:
AC 14, blindsight 10 ft., immune to poison damage and poisoned condition, bite deals extra 1d4
poison damage), and a mature forktail uses the stats below. Forktails owe their quaint name to
the long, sharp growths at the tip of their tails. A blow from this weapon can slice an oaken shield
in two — along with the arm that was carrying it. Thus, though its name conjures images of
cutlery, fighting a forktail is nothing like a dinner party and ends in death rather than dessert.
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Forktail
Large beast (draconid), unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points 45 (6d10+12)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.

15 (+2) 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 2 (-4) 12 (+0) 5 (-3)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and

slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered
weapons
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive perception 10 Multiattack. When attacking while grounded, the
Languages - forktail makes one bite and one tail attack.
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +4 hit, reach
5-ft, one target. Hit: 9 (3d4+2) piercing damage
TRAITS plus 2 (1d4) poison damage.
Flyby. The forktail doesn’t provoke an Tail. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +4 hit, reach
opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s 10-ft, one target. Hit: 9 (2d6+2) piercing damage,
reach. and on a critical hit the forktail deals an extra 2d6
damage and breaks any shield or armor the
ACTIONS target is wearing, or any weapon that is used to
parry this attack but fails.
ROYAL WYVERN
They dive at their opponents, try to knock them down and poison them with
venom; they are more clever than common wyverns and thus harder to
defeat
"The female royal wyvern is smaller but more cunning and venomous than
her male counterpart. She can be aggressive towards both males and other
females. She is a perfect example of how gender relations among humans
have their source in the animal world. This is altogether not surprising.
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ELEMENTALS
DJINN
EFREET
GARGOYLE
GOLEM
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HYBRIDS
Hybrids encompass any monsters which are a fusion of multiple creatures, such as griffons,
harpies (which are different from traditional D&D harpies), lamias, manticores, satyrs, sirens,
and succubi (which have horns and goat legs but no wings in the Witcher setting).
HARPY (SHISHIGA)
"Most monsters don't actually keep any trasure in their lairs. Harpies, though- they like shiny
things" - Letheo, Viper School Witcher
It is hard to say what is most repulsive about harpies and their cousins, the Shishigas: their
hideous appearance, the overwhelming stench of rot and bird excrement that clings to them or
their bloodcurdling screech. Suffice it to say that even rats, who dwell happily among the
rankest fecal matter and rotten waste, give their nests wide berth.
Harpy nests are most often found atop high cliffs, or rocky ravines. Sure signs of having strayed
near one are crumbling human and animals remains, guano-streaked rocks and feathers
littering the ground.
Harpies and Shishigas hunt in flocks consisting of a handful to up to twenty individuals. Though
rather cowardly and cautious, harpies fiercely defend their nests and will not hesitate to attack
when outnumbering their foes.
During combat they use their ability to fly swiftly to strike their victims one by one before
soaring back up out of reach. They can kill with their wings or their sharp beak and talons.

Shishiga
12 (+1) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 6 (-2)
Medium monstrosity (hybrid), chaotic evil
Armor Class 11
weapons
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
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Senses passive perception 10 saving throw as if
Languages - making a
Challenge 1 (200 XP) concentration check
to remain aloft,
TRAITS otherwise it falls.
Flyby. The shishiga doesn’t provoke an
opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s ACTIONS
reach. Multiattack. The shishiga makes two attacks: one
Pack Tactics. The shishiga has advantage on an with its claws and one with its beak.
attack roll against a creature if at least one of the Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +3 hit, reach
shishiga’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and 5-ft, one target. Hit: 6 (2d4+1) slashing damage.
the ally isn’t incapacitated. Beak. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +3 hit, reach
Stench. 5-ft, one target. Hit: 3 (1d4+1) piercing damage.
Winged Vulnerability. When the shishiga takes
damage while flying, it must make a Constitution
SIREN
Like skilled hunters setting out wooden ducks,
sirens lure men near - using their own bodies as
decoys. In the water they appear as classical
mermaids. Once a naive sailor gets close however,
their fair faces suddenly turn to fang-filled, fish-like
maws, and lovely tails promising unknown delights
become sharp, death dealing talons. Once, sirens
were friendly towards men — and supposedly
were even known (albeit on rare occasions) to
accept some sailors' clumsy attempts at courtship.
In the current day, however, they are decidedly aggressive. Sirens hunt in flocks, making use of
their numbers as well as their ability to move effortlessly through water and air.
Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Siren
Medium monstrosity (hybrid), neutral evil TRAITS
False Appearance. While at least partially
Armor Class 12
immersed in water, the siren appears to be a
beautiful young mermaid. This is an illusion and a
Speed 5 ft., fly 50 ft., swim 50 ft.
character taking an action to make a DC 20
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Wisdom (Insight) check sees through it.
12 (+1) 14 (+2) 13 (+2) 7 (-1) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) Flyby. The siren doesn’t provoke an opportunity
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered Ground Vulnerability. When forced to be on
weapons solid ground, the siren is prone and cannot rise
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive from being prone unless it takes an action to fly.
perception 10
Languages -
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the target must take the Dash action on its turn to
ACTIONS
move toward the siren by the most direct route. It
Multiattack: The siren makes two claw attacks.
doesn’t avoid opportunity attacks, but before
Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +4 hit, reach
moving into damaging terrain, and whenever it
5-ft, one target. Hit: 7 (2d4+2) piercing damage.
takes damage from a source other than the siren,
Luring Song. The siren sings a magical melody.
the target can repeat the saving throw. A creature
Humanoid and giants within 300 feet of the siren
can also repeat the saving throw at the end of
that can hear the song must succeed on a DC 12
each of its turns. If a creature’s saving throw is
Wisdom saving throw or be charmed until the
successful, the effect ends on it.
song ends. The siren concentrates to continue
A target that successfully saves is immune to this
singing. It can stop singing at any time. The song
siren’s song for the next 24 hours.
ends if the siren is incapacitated.
Shriek. All non-sirens within 10 feet that can hear
While charmed, a target is incapacitated and
the siren must make a DC 12 Constitution saving
ignores the songs of other sirens. If the charmed
throw or be stunned until the start of their next
target is more than 5 feet away from the siren,
turn.
INSECTOIDS
In addition to giant centipedes, giant spiders, and similar creatures, “insectoids” include a
great variety of monsters like the arachas, endrega, ettercap, and kikimore. Among insectoids,
there are three legendary kinds created by a horrific ritual of the mage Alzur known as the
Double Cross of Alzur; these are the frightener, the koshchey, and the viy of Maribor (a
remorhaz).
ARACHAS
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ENDREGA
Endregas are forest monsters resembling arachnids or lobsters that are especially fond of flood-
plains where moisture and tall grass suit them. Hatched from eggs laid by their queen in
cocoons hanging from trees, endregas are extremely protective of their queen who keeps
herself hidden unless the egg cocoons are threatened. Due to an endrega’s hard carapace,
they are more easily dispatched by knocking the monster onto its back and attacking its
exposed underbelly, or in the case of the queen the backside. Encased in a carapace as strong
as plate armor, an endrega queen is especially tough to damage head-on and fights to the
death when antagonized or protecting her eggs cocoons.

Endrega
Medium monstrosity (insectoid), neutral
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Armor Class 15 (natural armor) or 11 on the perception 10
underbelly Languages -
Hit Points 26 (4d8+8) Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
ACTIONS
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +4 hit, reach
15 (+2) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 4 (-3) 5-ft, one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+2) piercing damage
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and and 3 (1d6) poison damage.
weapons
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

Endrega Queen
Large monstrosity (insectoid), neutral STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 4 (-3)
Armor Class 19 (natural armor) or 15 (natural
armor) on the backside
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Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and Poison Spit. Ranged weapon attack. Attack: +7
slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered hit, range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (5d6) poison
weapons damage and the target must make a DC 14
Damage Immunities poison Constitution saving throw or be poisoned. The
Condition Immunities poisoned, prone target can repeat this save at the end of each of
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive its turns.
perception 10 Scuttling Charge (recharge 5-6). The endrega
Languages - queen moves up to its speed in a straight line
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) and makes a ram attack against each creature
whose space it enters. Medium or smaller
ACTIONS creatures in its way are pushed up to 5 feet out of
Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +7 hit, reach the line of its attack and knocked prone.
5-ft, one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) piercing damage
and 7 (2d6) poison damage.
FRIGHTENER
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KIKIMORE
Swamp-dwelling insectoids resembling a four-legged mutant spider-cockroach hybrid,
kikimores are ravenous scavengers. They dig tunnels through the muck, coming out at night to
search for easy prey and are known for their horrible sulfurous stench. Kikimores communicate
via scent and pheromones. Kikimores have colonies similar to ants, with workers tending to the
digging of tunnels and scavenging for food, warriors to hunting and defense of the colony, and
a lethal queen who unceasingly procreates. It is around the queen that the colony is centered;
her nest is typically located in a dark damp area that is utterly barren, eerily quiet, and littered
with the remains of unfortunate creatures.

Kikimore Worker
Medium monstrosity (insectoid), neutral
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive perception 10
Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Languages -
Hit Points 22 (4d8+4) Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft.
ACTIONS
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
14 (+2) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 4 (-3) 5-ft, one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) piercing damage
Damage Resistances acid; bludgeoning, and 2 (1d4) acid damage.
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical
non-silvered weapons
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 4 (-3)

Kikimore Warrior
Medium monstrosity (insectoid), neutral Damage Resistances acid; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical
non-silvered weapons
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Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive perception 10 Spit Acid. Ranged weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit,
Languages - range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d6) acid damage
Challenge 2 (450 XP) and the target must make a DC 13 Constitution
saving throw or be blinded and poisoned. The
ACTIONS
target can repeat this save at the end of each of
Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
its turns to end both conditions.
5-ft, one target. Hit: 10 (2d6+3) piercing damage.
Kikimore Queen TRAITS

Huge monstrosity (insectoid), neutral Out for Blood. When the kikimore queen hits a
wounded creature or a creature against whom her
attacks have advantage, she deals an extra 13
(3d8) damage.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA ACTIONS

22 (+6) 10 (+0) 18 (+4) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 4 (-3) Multiattack. The kikimore queen makes a bite
Damage Resistances acid; bludgeoning, attack and a pincer attack.
piercing, and slashing Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +9 hit, reach
Damage Immunities poison 10-ft, one target. Hit: 17 (2d10+6) piercing
Condition Immunities poisoned damage and 5 (1d10) acid damage.
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive perception 10 Pincer. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +9 hit,
Languages - reach 15-ft, one target. Hit: 13 (2d6+6) piercing
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) damage.
KOSHCHEY

Koshchey
Huge monstrosity (insectoid), neutral STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 10 (+0) 18 (+4) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 4 (-3)
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Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and Multiattack. The kikimore queen makes a bite
slashing attack and a pincer attack.
Damage Immunities poison Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +9 hit, reach
Condition Immunities poisoned, prone 10-ft, one target. Hit: 17 (2d10+6) piercing
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive perception 10 damage.
Languages - Pincer. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +9 hit,
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) reach 15-ft, one target. Hit: 13 (2d6+6) piercing
damage.
ACTIONS
NECROPHAGES
Necrophages, corpse-eaters, are monsters that generally haunt cemeteries and battlefields,
and other places where dead bodies lie. Usually they stick to eating carrion, but few have
compunctions against making corpses from the living. They
include black annis, bullvores, drowners, foglets, ghouls
(variant), rotfiends, and water hags (a sea hag variant).
BLACK ANNIS
Black annis, also called devourers or night witches, are the most
vicious and sadistic of hags. They appear as hideous seven to
eight foot tall crones with bloated dark indigo or blackish
aquamarine flesh, hooked noses, glossy black hair and nails, and
malevolent yellow eyes. Embodiments of children’s nightmares
of a wicked witch waiting to carry off naughty children to be
cooked or eaten alive, black annis indeed have an insatiable
desire for human flesh. Though they rarely form covens with
other hags, black annis sometimes congregate in groups
peasants call “sabbaths” to hunt down a particularly special
child or during inauspicious times. They favor ruins, caves,
abandoned villages overcome by plague, or creepy tree-houses
known as “gingerbread houses” as their lairs. Though they do
not fly on broomsticks, some fight with magical ironwood
broomsticks which they wield as mauls. Black annis like to
deceive and torture their victims, preferring to take a creature captive rather than kill it on the
spot.
A BLACK ANNIS’ LAIR:

THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE
Some black annis lair in tree-houses festooned with shiny baubles, children’s shoes and caps,
dangling sweets, and other totems. Parts of the house itself may even be edible. A warm
inviting light glows through the windows. However, closer inspection reveals the facade: skulls
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are hidden among the totems, the ravens pecking at the sweets
actually nibble on severed fingers, and the white “snow”
clinging to the roof is actually bleached hides of human flesh.
Within the cluttered house the black annis keeps trophies from
her most delicious meals, a cupboard stocked with spices, a
bubbling cauldron, and an oven with a heavy metal door.
Sometimes imprisoned children are shackled within.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the black annis takes
a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the black
annis can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
• One creature in the lair must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving
throw or be compelled to eat one of the sweets, becoming
charmed by the black annis for 1 day or until she takes hostile
action against that creature.
• An object in the lair animates and makes a shove attack (using
the black annis’ stats) against a creature, attempting to push
them into the cauldron or the oven, or out of the treehouse.
Regional Effects
The region containing a black annis’ lair is warped by foul
magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:
• Within 6 miles of the lair, children have their character flaws exaggerated.
• Within 3 miles of the lair, trails of sweets, nuts, or fruits lead to the gingerbread house.
• Within 1 mile of the lair, trees exude a sickly sweet black sap and fog is common.
If the black annis dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days.
Black Annis TRAITS

Large fey (necrophage), chaotic evil Sadistic Grappler. The hag has advantage on
attack rolls against any creature grappled by her,
and her attacks deal an extra 7 (2d6) damage
against creatures grappled by her.
Speed 30 ft.
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA ability is Charisma (spell save DC 11). She can
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) innately cast the following spells, requiring no
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and material components:
slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered 3/day: fog cloud
weapons
ACTIONS
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 11
Multiattack. The hag makes a bite and claw
Languages Common, Giant, Sylvan
attack.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
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Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +6 hit, reach effect ends if the hag takes a bonus action to end
5-ft, one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) piercing damage. it or if she dies.
Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +6 hit, reach The changes wrought by this effect fail to hold up
5-ft, one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+4) slashing damage, to physical inspection. For example, the hag
and the creature is grappled if it is Medium size could appear to have no claws, but someone
or smaller. If the hag has two creatures grappled touching her hand might feel the claws.
she cannot make claw attacks. Otherwise, a creature must take an action to
Illusory Appearance. The hag covers herself and visually inspect the illusion and succeed on a DC
anything she is wearing or carrying with a magical 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern
illusion that makes her look like an ugly creature that the hag is disguised.
of her general size and humanoid shape. The
BULLVORE
The bullvore can be compared to a heap of

muscles constrained by a sack of hard, elastic
skin. It's head is that of a buffalo's, yet it's
mouth is filled with sharp teeth adapted to
rending flesh. Bullvores are post-conjuction
beasts. The visible mark of Chaos are the
horns and vestigial hands the creature barely
moves, growing all over its body.
This monster does not like the company of
its own kind. One might even say it is like a
poet in that it is an individualist. Much like an
artist, it likes to show off before its lessers,
thus it is at times accompanied by smaller,
weaker beasts like nekkers and rotfiends.
Bullvores are prone to giving peculiar
displays wherein they kill their retinue in a
fanciful manner, for example, by spitting acid
on rotfiends that, in turn, explode.
As they are slow creatures, the strong style
should be used when fighting bullvores. Their skin is tough, so they easily shrug off weaker
blows, apart from which they heal as quickly as trolls do. A bullvore can kill slower opponents
with the sheer momentum of its terrible charge. One should wait for this attack and dodge it,
as immediately after it rushes forth and misses, the bullvore will be stunned and thus
defenseless. The bullvore uses a terrifying weapon against swifter foes: it vomits filth that is
both caustic and poisonous, so its foe both chokes on the venom and dissolves into a puddle.
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DROWNER
Drowners appear on the banks of lakes and rivers at night to drag the
innocent and guilty alike to their doom in mires and bubbling eddies.
They feed on young women who bathe in rivers and on occasion will
pull men off their horses or carts as they cross a bridge or weir.
Drowners are ugly in appearance, skinny, tall and bony, with slimy
green skin, and pools of slimy substance form in their footsteps.
There are many legends about how a drowner comes to be, though
they all boil down to an evil person meeting their end in a body of
water. Some legends claim drowners arise from the bodies of villains
who meet their end in running water or in undertows that appear after
storms. Other legends claim they form when the corpse of a hanged
criminal is tossed into a lake, owing to the folk wisdom “what is
hanged will never drown.” Still other legends claim drowners come to
be when a drowned man repents too late.
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)

Drowner
Medium undead (necrophage), chaotic evil
TRAITS
Armor Class 12 Agile Withdrawal. Opportunity attacks made
Hit Points 18 (4d8) against the drowner provoked by movement are
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. disadvantaged.
Pack Tactics. The drowner has advantage on an
attack roll against a creature if at least one of the
13 (+1) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 7 (-2) 10 (+0) 7 (-2)
drowner’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
weapons ACTIONS
Damage Immunities poison Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +4 hit, reach
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, 5-ft, one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) slashing damage.
poisoned When the drowner hits a creature without a swim
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10 speed while in or underwater, the target loses 1
Languages -
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minute of held breath. If the target has already
run out of breath, then it loses one round of
survival time before suffocating.
DROWNED DEAD, MUCKNIXERS, AND

VODNICKS
FOGLET
Foglets are believed to be the souls of wicked men who
led others to their death in fogbanks, only to die there
themselves. They can appear wherever thick fog arises:
swamplands, mountain passes or the shores of rivers
and lakes. If no fog is forthcoming, they can create or
summon it themselves. By manipulating fog they can separate travelers from each other, hide
trails and deafen noise. Like ghastly glowworms, their bodies emit a pale light they use to lure
those lost in the fog towards the ravines, swamps or caves in which they make their lairs. Since
foglets can take on immaterial form, a slight shimmer of air or a rustle in the grass might be the
only clues a witcher has to their location. Cunning adversaries, foglets are adept at luring their
prey into traps using magic.
Senses darkvision 60 ft., sees clearly in fog,

Foglet
passive perception 12
Languages the foglet cannot speak, but it can
Armor Class 13 communicate via minor illusion
Hit Points 45 (8d8+16) Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Speed 30 ft.
TRAITS
Disorienting Fog. In the fog bank where the
14 (+2) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 8 (-1) 14 (+2) 7 (-2)
foglet is present, sounds and voices appear to
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and emanate from any point of the foglet’s choosing.
slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered Innate Spellcasting. The foglet’s innate
weapons spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12).
Damage Immunities poison It can innately cast the following spells, requiring
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, no material components:
poisoned At-will: dancing lights, fog cloud, gaseous form
Skills Stealth +7 (only within fog, and is indistinguishable from the
fog itself), minor illusion, prestidigitation
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1/day: mirror image Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, when the foglet 5-ft, one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) slashing damage.
has advantage on its attack (or if the target is
adjacent to one of the foglet’s allies), it can deal MOVES
an extra 10 (3d6) damage. Fog Teleport. If the foglet is in a fog bank, it can
teleport 30 feet. If it has a grappled creature, that
ACTIONS creature is teleported along with the foglet.
Multiattack. The foglet makes two claw attacks,
and if both attacks hit the same target they are
grappled.
GHOUL
In the world of the Witcher, ghouls are barely
intelligent and can speak no more than a few
words if any at all. Ghouls are nocturnal and
prefer to feed on organs of the dead. Those
ghouls that prefer to suck marrow from bones
are referred to as “graveirs” by Witchers, and
occasionally they develop a semblance of
intelligence and the ability to form broken
sentences.
Instead of paralyzing (like in D&D), ghouls in the

Witcher setting gain the Ghoul Rage trait and
have CR 1/2 (100 XP).
Ghoul Rage. When reduced to 11 hit points or

less, the ghoul’s attacks deal an extra 7 (2d6)
damage and it regenerates 5 hit points at the
start of each of its turns.
Ghasts come to be when a ghoul is well fed for

so long that it develops a craving for living flesh over that of the dead, gaining more
intelligence with each sentient creature it consumes. Under the command of a ghast, packs of
ghouls exhibit uncharacteristic cunning. Witchers distinguish an especially intelligent and
powerful ghast as an “alghoul.”
To create an “alghoul”, begin with a ghast and give it maximum hit points (64), Intelligence 12,
the Wounded Fury trait, and legendary actions. Increase its CR to 4 (XP 1,100).
Wounded Fury. When the alghoul is reduced to half hit points or less, its attacks deal an extra
7 (2d6) damage for claw attacks or 9 (2d8) damage for bite attacks.
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LEGENDARY ACTIONS
The alghoul can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time
and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The alghoul regains
spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Bone Spines. Bone spines thrust from the alghoul’s skin. Any
creature within 5 feet making a melee attack against the alghoul
suffers 7 (2d6) piercing damage. The spines retract only once the
alghoul suffers a condition, such as being stunned or knocked
prone.
Knockdown. The alghoul makes a claw attack. However, instead of
paralyzing a target on a failed save, it knocks the target prone.
Piercing Scream. Living creatures within 30 feet that can hear the
alghoul must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be
deafened and unable to take bonus actions or reactions until the
end of the creature’s next turn. Ghouls within the area of the
scream gain advantage on their attacks until the start of the
alghoul’s next turn.
ROTFIEND
Rotfiends rise from battlefields, near cities afflicted by plague, and around villages touched by
famine to feast on carrion and human corpses. In an area infested by rotfiends, unless a body is
burned or buried in a stone crypt, it may attract rotfiends. They always appear in groups, and
their ability to burrow through earth allows them to suddenly overwhelm even well-prepared
foes. Even in final death rotfiends are dangerous. Rotfiends are savage adversaries, raining
chaotic blows upon their prey in a hysterical hunger. Firstly, because the foul fluids building up
inside the creature erupt in an acrid shower upon death. Second, because if a rotfiend’s body
isn’t burned or otherwise disposed of properly, it may attract more rotfiends. While their
overwhelming hunger provides them with unnatural strength, it also is their undoing; burning
all corpses in an area deprives the rotfiend of food. Without food they either search for new
feeding grounds or wither away to nothing.

Rotfiend
weapons
Armor Class 12 Damage Immunities poison
Hit Points 32 (5d8+10) Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion,
Speed 30 ft., burrow 15 ft. poisoned
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10
16 (+3) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 4 (-3) Languages -
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
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TRAITS
ACTIONS
Explosive Death. At the end of the creature’s
Multiattack. The rotfiend makes two claw
turn in which the rotfiend is killed, it explodes in a
attacks. If both attacks hit the same target they
red cloud dealing 7 (2d6) acid damage to all
are knocked prone.
creatures within 5 feet.
Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
Wounded Fury. When the rotfiend is reduced to
5-ft, one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) slashing damage.
half hit points or less, its melee attacks deal an
extra 7 (2d6) damage.
WATER HAG
Water hags (also known as bilge hags) are necrophages dwelling in swamp and wetlands that
use sea hag stats with two changes. First, a water hag lacks an illusory appearance, so that only
the blind or the blind drunk could mistake one for a human. Second, a water hag can fling
gobs of mud and submerge itself in the muck only to reappear close to its prey, gaining these
two actions:
Fling Mud. The hag throws mud at a creature within 30 feet. That creature must make a DC 12
Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the start of their turn, at which point they suffer
disadvantage on their attacks until the end of their turn or taking an action to remove the mud
from their eyes.
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Submerge. The hag submerges herself in swamp water, making a Dexterity (Stealth) check with
advantage and swimming her speed without provoking opportunity attacks from creatures
lacking a swim speed.
OGROID
Ogroids refer to the whole family of sentient (even if only marginally so) humanoid monsters
that include cyclops, giants, goblins, ogres, nekkers, and trolls (a bit different from D&D trolls).
NEKKER
Little horrors dwelling in dark caverns, nekkers inhabit
convoluted tunnels beneath the earth. When these primitive
creatures find an abundance of easy prey, whether dead or
living, they form nests in the wilderness that appear as fetid
burrows surrounded by bones and discarded flesh and given
a wide berth by animals. A nekker infestation can rapidly
become a serious problem since the loathsome little
creature breed like rabbits. Nekkers are social creatures,
gathering in crude tribes called “burrows” to venture out en
masse. When you see one nekker, you can be sure there are
many more in hiding, for the creatures can both burrow and
climb with ease, ambushing parties when they least expect.
The chieftain of a nekker “burrow” is a larger more fearsome
nekker that marks its face with red clay; under orders from a
chieftain, a nekker “burrow” turns from a wild band into an
organized force with a modicum of strategy.

Nekker
Small humanoid (necrophage), chaotic evil
weapons
Armor Class 12 Damage Immunities poison
Hit Points 14 (4d6) Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion,
Speed 30 ft., burrow 15 ft., climb 30 ft. poisoned
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10
13 (+1) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 7 (-2) 10 (+0) 7 (-2) Languages -
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
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TRAITS drowner’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature
Ambusher. The nekker has advantage on attack and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
rolls against any creature it has surprised.
Pack Tactics. The drowner has advantage on an ACTIONS
attack roll against a creature if at least one of the Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +4 hit, reach
5-ft, one target. Hit: 5 (1d6+2) slashing damage.
NEKKER CHIEFTAINS
To create a nekker chieftain, make a nekker Medium size, increase Hit Dice to 4d8 and
maximize its hit points (32), increase its Intelligence to 9, and give it a multiattack allowing it to
make two claw attacks. Increase its CR to 1 (XP 200).
TROLL
Trolls in the Witcher setting have vaguely Slavic accents, are especially dim-witted, and their
alignment is usually closer to chaotic neutral than chaotic evil. While they do have
regeneration, it ceases functioning if the troll is reduced to 0 hit points and poison disables it
instead of fire due to their fast metabolism spreading the poison throughout their bodies
quickly. While Witchers used to hunt trolls, many trolls in the setting have been pacified either
working as toll collectors or living quiet lives in the wilderness, and thus Witchers rarely take
troll contracts anymore. Trolls mutate into a wide variety of different sub-species according to
their environment.
ICE TROLLS
Ice trolls are especially vicious and almost never can be reasoned with, inhabiting snowy alpine
ridges and ice caverns. Ice grows in hard deposits along their blue skin; their Dexterity drops to
9 but their AC remains 15 due to increased natural armor. Fire damage stops their regeneration
like it does for a normal D&D troll, in addition to poison damage. Additionally, they are
extraordinarily stout monsters that grow even stronger in a blizzard, gaining these traits:
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Ice-born. During heavy snow, a blizzard, or other winter storm, the ice troll’s saving throws and
attack rolls are advantaged.
Sturdy. Reduce any forced movement against the ice troll by 10 feet.
ROCK TROLLS
Rock trolls are lumbering brutes that inhabit mountains and crags, adapting with hard stone-
like growths; their Dexterity drops to 9, but their AC remains 15 due to increased natural armor.
They are frighteningly talented rock throwers, gaining the following action:
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (3d10 + 5)
bludgeoning damage.
RELICTS
While most monsters trace their origins to the Conjunction of the Spheres, there are a few that
were always part of the known world: the relicts. Relicts are creatures that once were revered as
nature spirits in the old faith. These monsters are inevitably reduced in numbers and their
ranges have shrunk drastically over the years. They include bobolaks, doppelgangers (in their
natural form they’re small sized and called “dopplers”), dryads, green hags and night hags
(called “crones”), leshens, sylvans, and wildefiends.
BOBOLAK (BEASTMAN)
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LESHEN
Leshens are fiercely territorial monsters
inhabiting dense primeval woodlands. They
appear as eight foot tall horrors made of green
flesh covered in bark, rags, and skulls. Hunting
with stealth and cunning, they rely on innate
magic granting them power over woodland
plants and animals. While they are vicious
predators, leshens sometimes become the
focus of local cults and in exchange for
offerings they may chase game to hunters,
protect woodland travelers, or help the lost find
their way. However, even leshens who’ve made
such pacts are still ravenous monsters who see mankind only as a source of energy on which to
feed; after years living near a settlement, they steadily drain the life force of those living nearby
until only limpid husks remain. When faced in combat, they always are encountered with
wolves, swarms of ravens, or other woodland beasts that do the leshen’s bidding.
WOODLAND CULTS: AN ANCIENT LESHEN’S LAIR

Leshens which live longer than the span of human lifetimes often become the object of worship
by local cults and derive power from mortal belief. Such ancient leshen have maximum hit
points (117 HP) and are challenge 5 (1,800 XP). Signs of such a cult include rites of passage for
young hunters being exceptionally dangerous, village elders making animal sacrifices at an
altar in the woods, villagers being unusually fatigued, deer skull totems demarcating the edges
of the leshen’s territory, and wolves and ravens acting to protect the leshen.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the leshen takes a lair action to cause one of the
following effects; the leshen can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
• The leshen makes a claw attack, and if it hits, the wounded victim is also cursed. Only one
victim may be cursed thus at a time. While the cursed victim lives, the leshen returns to life
after being killed within 1d10 days provided the victim is within 6 miles of the leshen’s lair.
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• The leshen casts hallucinatory terrain, making distances appear to be other than they are. If
the totem bound to this power has been destroyed, the leshen cannot use it.
• The leshen regains 30 hit points and removes all conditions on it. If the totem bound to this
power has been destroyed, the leshen cannot use it.
• The leshen turns into an insubstantial black mist and teleports its speed. If the totem bound
to this power has been destroyed, the leshen cannot use it.
Regional Effects
The region containing a leshen’s lair is warped by foul magic, which creates one or more of the
following effects:
• Within 6 miles of the lair, worshippers of the leshen appear unusually fatigued or sleepless.
• Within 3 miles of the lair, totems of bone and wood are scattered throughout the forest.
• Within 1 mile of the lair, the leshen may communicate telepathically with all creatures.
If the leshen dies permanently, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days.
At-will: beast sense, ensnaring strike, entangle,

Leshen
pass without trace, speak with animals, thorn
Large fey (relict), chaotic evil
whip
Armor Class 15 (natural armor) 3/day: conjure woodland beings, spike growth
Hit Points 76 (9d10+27) Leshen’s Stride. Moving through difficult terrain
Speed 25 ft. costs the leshen no extra movement, and it can
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA pass through plants without being slowed or
19 (+4) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 8 (-1) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) harmed.
Skills Stealth +5 ACTIONS

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and Multiattack. The leshen makes two claw attacks
slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered and casts thorn whip.
weapons Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +6 hit, reach
Damage Vulnerability fire 5-ft, one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) slashing damage.
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10 Thorn Whip. Ranged spell attack. Attack: +6 hit,
Languages telepathy 60 ft. range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) piercing
Challenge 4 (1,800 XP) damage, and if the creature is Large or smaller,
pull it 10 feet toward the leshen.
TRAITS Primal Transposition (recharge 4-6). The leshen
Innate Spellcasting. The leshen’s innate vanishes in a black mist, a swarm of ravens
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 14). appearing in the space it once occupied. At the
It can innately cast the following spells, requiring start of its next turn the leshen appears within 25
no material components: feet of its former space.
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SYLVAN
Looking like bloated hideous satyrs, sylvans
(also called “willowers” or yakshas) were once
revered as nature spirits and received offerings.
Mostly, they pose little danger, limiting their
contact with humans to playing tricks and
stealing crops. However, sometimes an
especially greedy and cruel sylvan may
endanger a rural village. Embodying the worst
of human nature, they are lazy creature that
would gladly spend every day in idleness,
puffing on pipes, gorging on rich foods and
downing strong drinks. Since sylvans enjoy
partaking of the fruits of others’ labors without
asking permission, men do not take to them
kindly and at times, fooled by their awkward
appearance, will try to solve this problem using
force. This often ends in tragedy, for sylvans, despite their cor pulent frames, are astonishingly
strong and agile. They also emit a powerful and extremely unpleasant scent.
Magic Resistance. The sylvan has advantage on

Sylvan
saving throws against spells and other magical
Medium fey (relict), chaotic neutral
effects.
Armor Class 13 Stench. Any creature other than a sylvan that
Hit Points 52 (7d8+21) starts its turn within 5 feet of the sylvan must
Speed 40 ft. make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA poisoned until the start of the creature’s next
17 (+3) 16 (+3) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) turn. On a successful save, the creature is
immune to the stench of all sylvans for 1 hour.
Skills Deception +4, Intimidation +4, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and ACTIONS
slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered Multiattack. The sylvan makes two attacks, any
weapons combination of fist and thrown weapons.
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10 Fist. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
Languages Common, Elvish, Sylvan 5-ft, one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) bludgeoning
Challenge 3 (700 XP) damage.
Thrown Weapon. Ranged weapon attack. Attack:
TRAITS +5 hit, range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3)
damage of a type according to the weapon; for
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some this may be fire bombs, for others iron
balls, and others still broken axe heads.
WILDEFIEND
Wildefiends are large, three-eyed ungulate
monsters with enormous antlers. Folklore
describes them as “wildebeasts” believed to
be extinct in the world, however they are
very much a real threat, resembling a cross
between fiendish elks and werewolves. Often
they act as servants of evil witches, otherwise
they prefer to stay close to their lairs in the
deep wilds. The maddening eyes of the
wildefiend are said to inspire lifelong
nightmares in any mortal meeting its gaze. In
addition to being a terrifying combatant, the
monster’s third eye can inflict a variety of
magical curses, ranging from blindness or
deafness to temporary madness. When a
creature is blinded or deafened by a
wildefiend, all they can see are its baleful red eyes, and all they can hear is a terrifying voice
speaking in a language lost to time.
takes an extra 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage and

Wildefiend
is knocked prone.
Large monstrosity (relict), chaotic evil
Limited Regeneration. The wildefiend regains 5
Armor Class 14 (natural armor) hit points at the start of its turn so long as it has
Hit Points 85 (10d10+30) more than 0 hit points, at which point he’s dead.
Speed 40 ft. If the wildefiend takes thunder damage, its
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA regeneration doesn’t function until the end of its
19 (+4) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 5 (-3) 10 (+0) 6 (-2) next turn.
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and ACTIONS

slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered Multiattack. The wildefiend makes one antler
weapons bash and one claw attack.
Damage Vulnerability thunder Antler Bash. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +7
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10 hit, reach 10-ft, one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4)
Languages - bludgeoning damage.
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +7 hit, reach
10-ft, one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) bludgeoning
TRAITS damage.
Charge. If the wildefiend moves at least 30 feet Hypnotic Eye (recharge 4-6). One target within
straight toward a target and then hits it with an 60 feet that can see the wildefiend and be seen
antler bash attack on the same turn, the target by it must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or
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be blinded. The target can repeat this saving throw at the end of each of its turns.
SPECTERS
“Specters” run the gamut of incoporeal undead, including banshees, draugirs (helmed horrors)
led by a draug, ghosts, noonwraiths, nightwraiths (wraiths), penitents, plague maidens, and
vilas. This category of monster includes the specter which is created by a noonwraith or
nightwraith and cursed to dance wildly for an eternity in the fields.
DRAUG
NOONWRAITH
"Despite what is commonly thought, peasants do not interrupt their labors at midday to get
out of the sun — they do it to avoid noonwraiths. — Vlad Reymond, Peasants and Their
Customs
On particularly searing summer days, when the sun reaches its zenith, wraiths will at times
appear, resembling sun-scorched women dressed in long, white robes. These are noonwraiths
— the spirits of young women and girls who died violent deaths right before their weddings.
Driven mad with pain or anger, they wander the fields searching for their unfaithful lovers or
backstabbing rivals, though they will kill anyone who does not get out of their way in time.
They are often held in this world by some object of intense emotional significance. That is why,
if one ever finds a wedding ring or torn veil in the middle of a field, one should not pick it up,
but instead back away as quickly as possible."Once that was done, he would have to prepare
for battle -and a noonwraith is a demanding opponent. She can disorient her victim by blinding
him and creating mirror images of herself, These copies slowly suck their victim's life energy -
while their mistress remains untouchable. In order to defeat her, the witcher could not rely on
his silver sword alone - the Yrden sign would also be needed to trap her and force her to take
on material form. "
• Attacks: Slashes (melee), Lunge Attack, Mirror Image (with Vitality Drain effects),
Invisibility/Teleportation.
• Weaknesses: Dimeritium, Moon Dust, Specter & Yrden
• Strengths: High Damage, Will use Mirror Image - These projections will drain
you as long as they are close. One hit will dispell them.
• Strategy: This combat scenario is not as hard as it might seem. The key is Yrden.
Whilst in the trap, the Noonwraith will take additional damage and get slowed a bit, allowing
you to evade better and hurt it more. Spectre Oil, Swallow and other buffs will assist you
further. Be careful of its Mirror Image and its lunge attacks. They deal high damage and stagger
you.
• A useful strategy is to score a three hit fast combo then dodge her counter
attack. When she comes towards you cast Yrden to slow her down and hit her again with
another combo. RInse and repeat and you'll be done very quickly.
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"Noonwraiths are born at high noon out of heat, sadness and the sweat of ploughmen. In the
hot air above the fields, they gather to dance madly, creating air vortexes, but the specters
dislike being watched. Those who peep are forced to dance with them.
Noonwraiths stop their dance when the sun goes down, once the abducted mortal is long
dead from fear and exhaustion."
Crops swaying in the fields on a windless day indicate that a noonwraith is nearby.
These monsters kill humans who venture into the fields at noontime, thus, farmers return home
or seek shelter in the shade at this time of the day.
Our noonwraith appears in picturesque location known simply as the Fields, where not a
drop of rain has fallen in a very long time. We could not resist including this traditional Polish
folk creature in our game, especially since a good part of the story plays out in rural areas. In a
conceptual sketch, the noonwraith wields a sickle — a symbol of the harvest and of working in
the fields.
The noonwraith is a sun-burned old woman. Clothed in a linen, she hovers just above
the ground, her hair white from constant exposure to the sun. Streaks of light drift about her,
and when necessary she uses these to blind her opponents. The noonwraith's frock and shoes
suggest she once was a young girl, who venturing into the fields, joined in a spectral dance
and thus entered the spirit world as a wraith.
PLAGUE MAIDEN
"Patients seem to have hallucinations of a woman covered in scabs and boils, with rats
scurrying about all around her. These ravings subsided after an administration of henbane and
poppy extract. -Joachim von Gratz's notes, Vilmerius Hospital in Novigrad
When plague ravages a region, a spirit wil sometimes walk its lands, a ghost resembling an ill
woman whose flesh rots off her bones and in whse wake crawls a cavalcade of rats. No one
knows whether this spirit brings the pox with her or is merely drawn to it like a moth to a light.
Yet it is certain that she delights in dealing pain and suffering, in hearing the howling and
moaning of men.
Many have called into question the very existence of plague maidens, or pestae, as they are
sometimes called. Only two sightings of such a creature have ever been recorded, both during
times of raging epidemic.
As the name "plague maiden" suggests, these wraiths take the appearance of females, though
exactly why that is remains a mystery. Some speculate they, like other such specters, arise from
the powerful emotional charge associated with certain circumstances of death, such as death
preceded by a long and particularly pain full illness.
Not much is known about how to fight a plague maiden, though one can assume they possess
many traits in common with other phantoms and wraiths. They undoubtedly pose a great
danger, though a witcher's immunities should at least prevent him from catching the
contagious illnesses they carry."
VILA
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VAMPIRES
Vampires include a variety of blood-sucking monsters, not just the traditional D&D vampire
(referred to as “Nosferat” in the setting) and its vampire spawn. Bruxae, katakans, ekimmaras,
and fleders number among the blood-suckers.
BRUXA
Vampiric beauties with faintly green or aquamarine skin,
voluptuous bodies, long silky black hair, startling yellow
animal eyes, and black clawed fingers, bruxae are a type of
higher vampire. Though less powerful than the legendary
nosferatu, a bruxa is still incredibly dangerous because of
her duplicity. A bruxa seems to know just the right things to
whisper telepathically into the ear of a distraught man,
bending him to her will over time. Moreover, she appears
indistinguishable from a variety of nature spirits such as
dryads, nymphs, rusulkas, or selkies. They are believed to
be the souls of
"It is said that at night bruxae haunt attractive young men

and drink their blood. These vampires move quietly in the
dark to suddenly emerge near their victims. Bruxae are
womanoids and may take the form of beautiful girls,
leading some to mistake them for water-nymphs, but their
long fangs and unrestrained thirst for blood always betray
them."
The bruxa is a higher vampire, that is a post-Conjunction
creature, an intruder in our world. She appears as a
beautiful woman, but when she is hungry or attacking, she is terrifying. As a vampire, the bruxa
drinks blood. She often finds a victim to become her lover and a constant supply of sustenance
at the same time.
The bruxa finds the smell of garlic to be socially inconvenient at most. And she considers holy
symbols to be interesting examples of handicraft. She endures the light of the sun well, but she
prefers the darkness of the night. As you see, you can stuff most stereotypical preconceptions
about vampires up your arse when it comes to a bruxa. So what works? The blade of the silver
sword, as usual. Apart from silver, she can be wounded with fire and a stake, provided that the
latter is as long as a wagon's drawbar. A Bruxa is a womanoid,just like an Alp
Less powerful bruxae often hunt in packs, making it easier to corner prey. If threatened, they
attack with their talons and rip the victim apart, pausing only to savor the blood of their dying
foe. The greatest threat to a witcher is the bruxa's voice. The creature can screech with such
force that the shockwave will knock even a huge man down, making him easy prey for the
vampiress.
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bruxa’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and
Bruxa
the ally isn’t incapacitated.
Medium undead (vampire), chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 ACTIONS

Hit Points 44 (8d8+8) Multiattack. The bruxa makes two attacks, only
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft., swim 30 ft. one of which may be a bite. If both attacks hit the
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA same target they are grappled.
14 (+2) 18 (+4) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 17 (+3) Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
5-ft, one creature grappled by the bruxa,
Skills Persuasion +6, Stealth +7 incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 6 (1d6+3)
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage.
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an
non-silvered weapons amount equal to the necrotic damage taken and
Damage Vulnerabilities fire the bruxa regains hit points equal to that amount.
Damage Immunities poison The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned, rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit
prone points to 0.
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10 Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
Languages telepathy 60 ft. 5-ft, one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage.
Challenge 5 (450 XP) Ghastly Scream (recharge 4-6). The bruxa emits
a concentrated scream in a 15 ft. cone, and
TRAITS creatures caught in the cone must make a DC 14
False Visage. The bruxa appears to be a dryad, Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a
nymph, rusulka, selkie or other sort of nature creature takes 10 (3d6) thunder damage, is
spirit at first blush, and checks to discern her true pushed back 10 feet, and is incapacitated until
nature are disadvantaged. the start of its next turn. If it hits an object, the
Hover. The bruxa cannot fly higher than 5 feet creature falls prone. On a successful save, a
above the ground. creatures takes half as much damage and isn’t
Pack Tactics. The bruxa has advantage on an pushed or incapacitated.
attack roll against a creature if at least one of the
“WEDDED” BRUXAE
When a bruxae bonds with a man, she leaves behind her sisters to devote herself to corrupting
and manipulating him. Such solitary bruxae lose the Pack Tactics trait, and instead gain a
Blinding Curse action which she uses to keep the man in check and dissuade any who might
intervene.
Blinding Curse (1/short or long rest).
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EKIMMARA
vicious animalistic lesser vampire
KATAKAN
intelligent humanoid higher vampire
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FLEDER
The fleder is a lesser vampire. Its appetite for blood is
the only thing it shares with the noble princes of the
night. A creature with animal instincts, deprived of any
humanity`, it seemed inappropriate to make him a
stereotypical vampire with flat, black hair and dressed in
a long black coat. These obvious attributes eliminated,
we had to devise features less typical of a bloodsucker.
Its head — triangular, with a flat face and horn-like
protrusions — renders it similar to a vampire. The
concept art and model depicted certain bat-like features,
including the monster's face and ears (which became
horns).
The fleder is not a good flier, the membranes under its
arms allowing only short jumps and attacks from above.
Though not particularly smart, it knows that it gains an
advantage and increases its chance of victory by
suddenly attacking unsuspecting victims.
Keen Hearing. The fleder has advantage on

Fleder
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
Medium humanoid (vampire), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 ACTIONS

Hit Points 44 (8d8+8) Multiattack. The fleder makes two attacks, only
Speed 25 ft. one of which may be a bite. If both attacks hit the
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA same target they are grappled.
16 (+3) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 7 (-2) Bite. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
5-ft, one creature grappled by the fleder,
Skills Perception +2, Stealth +5 incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 6 (1d6+3)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage.
slashing damage from nonmagical non-silvered The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an
weapons amount equal to the necrotic damage taken and
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive perception 10 the fleder regains hit points equal to that amount.
Languages - The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long
Challenge 2 (450 XP) rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit
points to 0.
TRAITS Claw. Melee weapon attack. Attack: +5 hit, reach
Echolocation. The fleder can’t use its blindsight 5-ft, one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage.
while deafened.
Gliding. The fleder can fly up to its walking
speed, though it must land on a surface at the
end of its movement or it falls.
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WATER CREATURES
“Water creatures” is a catch-all category for monsters that dwell in rivers, lakes, and oceans
that do not fit into other categories. They include amphisbaenae (two-headed giant snakes),
kelpies, naiads, rusulkas, vodyanoi (which use kuo-toa stats), zeugl (which use otyugh stats)
AESCHNAE
ARKENOR
ILYOCORIS
KELPIE
NAIAD
NEOCORIS
PSEUDORAT
RUSULKA
WILD HUNT
The Wild Hunt are mighty Aen Elle (drow) elven marauders from another world that can project
their consciousness into the known world in the form of terrifying spectral horsemen
commanding helmed horrors and hounds of the Wild Hunt. They are considered an omen of
misfortune, war, and death that appears during winter. Among the Aen Elle they are known as
the Dearg Ruadhri or “Red Riders.” Astride skeleton warhorses, the Wild Hunt kills or abducts
any who cross its path, and those abducted suffer madness, amnesia, and fleeting nightmares
of another world. The King of the Wild Hunt can project himself as a death knight, though his
true form is even more powerful.
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NEW MONSTERS BY CHALLENGE RATING
CHALLENGE 1/4
Drowner
Kikimore Worker
Nekker
CHALLENGE 1
Echinops
Endrega
Foglet
Nekker Chieftain
Shishiga (a.k.a. Harpy)
Siren
CHALLENGE 2
Fleder
Forktail
Kikimore Warrior
Rotfiend
CHALLENGE 3
Sylvan (a.k.a. Willower)
CHALLENGE 4
Alghoul
Black Annis (a.k.a. Devourer, Night Witch)
Leshen
CHALLENGE 5
Bruxa
Endrega Queen
Virgin Bane
Wildefiend
CHALLENGE 8
Kikimore Queen
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Conversion by Aaron Infante-Levy (@Quickleaf on ENWorld / @aaronil on Reddit)

Introduction Snapshot of the Witcher setting and map of Northern Kingdoms 5

The World of the Witcher

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Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world’s

The basic rules are also available for free:

A menagerie of deadly monsters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

Dungeon Master’s Guide

Everything a Dungeon Master needs to weave legendary stories for the

The Last Wish

Geralt of Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. And a

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MAY 28, 2016

APRIL 29, 2016

JUNE 25, 2015

JUNE 20, 2015

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Some of the major conflicts of the setting include:

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CRITICAL MISSES: WEAPON & ARMOR BREAKAGE

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OPTION B) PLAYER+DM COLLABORATION ON MONSTER LORE

OPTION C) MONSTER LORE "POINTS"

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The Life & Nature Domains

CORAM AGH TERA

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THE ETERNAL FIRE

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The Witcher “Feel”

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1 +2 – Mutant, The Medallion, Witcher Alchemy, Witcher School

3 +2 2 Combat Superiority, Witcher School feature

4 +2 2 Ability Score Improvement

7 +3 3 Witcher School feature, Empowered Signs

8 +3 3 Ability Score Improvement

10 +4 4 Witcher School feature

11 +4 4 Extra Attack (3)

12 +4 4 Ability Score Improvement

15 +5 5 Witcher School feature

16 +5 5 Ability Score Improvement

19 +6 6 Ability Score Improvement

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LEVELS 1+ WITCHER POTIONS (UNCOMMON; 101 GP/XP)

LEVELS 5+ WITCHER POTIONS (RARE; 501 GP/XP)

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LEVELS 11+ WITCHER POTIONS (VERY RARE; 5,001 GP/XP)

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Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

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ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT