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Mage Class Features

1 - Scholarly Magic

When you find a spell scroll, you can add the spell to your spellbook if it is of a level you can prepare. If the spell is of a level you cannot cast, you may still use it. You can cast the spell once per long rest, but doing so imposes 1 level of exhaustion.

1 - Magical Insight

Your studies have granted you a keen understanding of arcane energy. You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill. Additionally, when you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check, you can treat a roll of 7 or lower as an 8.

1 - Mage Subclass

You gain a Mage subclass of your choice. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Mage levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Mage level or lower.

2 - Arcane Recovery

You have learned to regain some of your magical energy by meditating on your arcane knowledge. Once per day when you finish a short rest, you can choose to recover expended spell slots. The spell slots can have a combined level equal to or less than half your Mage level (rounded up). For example, at 2nd level, you can recover one 1st-level spell slot.

2 - Mana Overflow

When you cast a spell using a 1st level or higher spell slot, the spell’s effects are heightened. Choose one of the following enhancements:

Add your Intelligence modifier to the spell’s damage.
Extend the duration of the spell by 1 minute (if the duration is at least 1 minute).
Increase the spell's save DC by 1.

4 - Ability Score Improvement

You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify. You gain this feature again at Mage levels 8, 12, and 16.

5 - Spell Shaping

You can alter the area of your spells to protect allies. When you cast a spell that forces creatures in an area to make a saving throw, you can choose a number of creatures up to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). The chosen creatures automatically succeed on their saving throws against the spell.

6 - Spell Weaving

You gain the ability to blend minor spells together. When you cast a cantrip, you can use a bonus action to immediately cast another cantrip. The second cantrip must have a casting time of 1 action and cannot target the same creature or area as the first cantrip.

7 - Safeguard

You can use your magic to shield yourself in times of need. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage by an amount equal to your Mage level + your Intelligence modifier. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier per long rest.

9 - Nullifying Magic

When a creature within 60 feet of you casts a spell, you can attempt to nullify it. Make an Arcane (Intelligence) skill check (DC = 10 + the spell's level). On a success, the creature’s spell or feature fails and has no effect. You can do this once per long rest, or you can expend a spell slot equal to the level of the spell being cast to attempt to nullify it.

11 - Adept Spells

Your spells ignore resistance and treat immunity to the chosen type as resistance instead.

13 - Spell Mastery

Your mastery of arcane forces has increased. You can cast any spell from your spellbook of 1st level without expending a spell slot. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier per long rest.

15 - Cantrip Mastery

When you cast a cantrip that deals damage, you can treat any damage roll lower than half the maximum possible result as half the maximum. For example, a cantrip that deals 1d6 damage would deal a minimum of 3 damage. Additionally, when a creature succeeds on a saving throw against your damaging cantrips, they take half damage instead of no damage.

16 - Arcane Overcharge

When you cast a spell of 5th level or higher, you can overcharge its effects. Choose one of the following:

The spell deals maximum damage.
The spell’s range is doubled.
The spell affects an additional target (if applicable).

After using this feature, you gain 1 level of exhaustion. You can use this feature once per long rest.

18 - Increased Spell Mastery

You have achieved such mastery over certain spells that you can cast them at will. Choose a 3rd-level or lower mage spell that is in your spellbook. You can cast that spell at its lowest level without expending a spell slot when you have it prepared. If you want to cast it at a higher level, you must expend a spell slot as normal.

20 - Spell Echo

When you cast a spell of 3rd level or lower, you can cast it again on the following turn without expending a spell slot. The second casting must target the same creature or area using the same spell level and action economy.

Mage Subclasses

Jinx Mage Features

Jinx Mage

Jinx Mages manipulate the forces of misfortune to destabilize their foes. Their magic is rooted in twisted fate, ill omens, and subtle curses, interfering with luck and unraveling enemy confidence.

You specialize in disrupting opponents through cursed spells, fateful hexes, and debilitating misdirection. Whether sabotaging plans or turning fortune against your enemies, you thrive when chaos tilts the balance.

Hexblood (1st Level Feature)

Your innate connection to the hag’s magic doubles your Arcana proficiency bonus and grants you 60 feet of darkvision in both magical and nonmagical darkness.

In addition, you can cast the Disguise Self and Hex spells using this trait. Once you cast either spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest, although you can also cast them using your spell slots.

Mark of Misfortune (3rd Level Feature)

Your non-damaging spells curse affected creatures. When you cast a spell that doesn’t deal damage, affected creatures roll a d4 and subtract that number from all saving throws, skill checks, and attack rolls until the spell’s effect ends.

Fate Twister (6th Level Feature)

You learn the Silvery Barbs spell. It does not count against your number of spells known. You can cast Silvery Barbs without expending a spell slot a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Maledict (10th Level Feature)

When you damage a creature, you can curse it to take additional damage. For one minute, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage whenever it takes damage.

The target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw at the start of its turn to end this effect. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per short rest.

Mark of Despair (14th Level Feature)

As an action, you can choose one creature within 60 feet and mark it with a hex of despair. This creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or become paralyzed for 1 minute. While paralyzed, the creature takes necrotic damage equal to your spellcasting modifier at the start of each of its turns. The target can make a new Charisma saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.

You can use this feature once per long rest.

Wretched Luck (19th Level Feature)

As an aura of misfortune surrounds you, all hostile creatures within 15 feet of you have disadvantage on their first attack roll or saving throw each round.

This radius increases to 60 feet while you are concentrating on a spell.

Nimbus Mage Features

Nimbus Mage

Nimbus Mages wield chaotic storm cloud powers to enhance mobility and amplify lightning spells. You use winds to evade danger and harness elemental energy to devastate foes.

If you relish dancing on the edge of a raging storm—swiftly disengaging from peril, riding ethereal winds, and turning every inclement moment into an opportunity to strike—then the Nimbus Mage is your atmospheric and dynamic path.

Gale's Favor (1st Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in the Survival skill.

In addition, you learn the Gust cantrip as a mage cantrip. When you cast Gust, its damage increases from d4 to d8 and its range extends from 30 feet to 60 feet, and shove or pull a creature 10 feet in a direction of your choice.

Breezy Retreat (3rd Level Feature)

You learn to harness capricious winds to secure a swift escape or gain tactical altitude. You can use a bonus action on each of your turns in combat solely to take the Disengage action.

In addition, once per long rest you can cast the Levitate spell without expending a spell slot.

Storm Enhancement (6th Level Feature)

Your lightning and thunder spells deal an additional damage die of the same type.

Tempest Drifter (10th Level Feature)

You gain a magical flying speed of 60 feet.

In addition, as an action, you can reduce your flying speed to 30 feet for 1 hour and choose a number of creatures within 30 feet equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier. The chosen creatures gain a magical flying speed of 30 feet for 1 hour. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per short rest.

Storm's Fury (14th Level Feature)

When you are hit by a melee attack, you can use your reaction to deal lightning damage to the attacker equal to your sorcerer level.

In addition, the attacker must make a Strength saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier). On a failed save, the attacker is pushed in a straight line up to 20 feet away from you.

Call Storm (19th Level Feature)

Your mastery of storm magic reaches its peak, allowing you to command the battlefield with gale-force precision. You gain a hover speed equal to your walking and are immune to falling damage.

When you cast Gust, you can target a number of creatures equal to your Intelligence modifier within 60 feet, and your Gust can deal lightning damage instead of its normal damage.

Sorcerer Mage Features

Sorcerer Mage

Sorcerer Mages are lightning in a bottle—living vessels of untamed arcane energy. Their magic is not studied or earned, but instinctive and volatile, coursing through their veins like wildfire. Born with a spark others spend lifetimes chasing, they channel spells through emotion, intuition, and willpower.

Unpredictable and overwhelming, your power is both a gift and a hazard. Where others weave magic through symbols and scrolls, you unleash it in raw, brilliant surges. You are the storm’s heart—the arcane given form.

Unstable Magic (1st Level Feature)

Your connection to magic is natural rather than learned, enhancing your spellcasting. You gain proficiency in Charisma saving throws.

In addition, whenever you cast a spell (excluding reaction and social spells), roll a d20. The result triggers an Unstable Magic Effect as detailed by your DM.

Untapped Power (3rd Level Feature)

Your raw power compensates for your lack of formal training. Your Intelligence increases by 4 (to a maximum of 30), but you have disadvantage on spell damage rolls.

Arcane Core (6th Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in Constitution saving throws and have advantage on concentration saving throws.

In addition, you can reroll your Unstable Magic Effect roll—but you must use the new result.

Rational Influence (10th Level Feature)

You can add your Intelligence modifier to your Charisma skill checks and saving throws.

Tamed Powers (14th Level Feature)

You no longer roll spell damage at disadvantage.

In addition, once per long rest, you can choose which Unstable Magic Effect you want to use, rather than relying on a roll.

Living Conduit (19th Level Feature)

You are always under the effects of the Freedom of Movement and Detect Magic spells. These do not require concentration and cannot be dispelled.

Additionally, you can choose the result of your Unstable Magic roll instead of rolling. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Wizard Mage Features

Wizard Mage

Wizard Mages are scholars of the impossible—arcane architects who bend reality through mastery of spellcraft. Rather than relying on raw talent or divine whim, you study, decipher, and refine magic until it obeys your every command. Every sigil in your spellbook is a triumph of intellect, every incantation a thread pulled from the tapestry of the multiverse.

Whether unraveling ancient curses, scripting spells no other mage dares attempt, or countering enemy magic mid-sentence, you are a master of preparation and precision. Your spellbook is your legacy, and your mind, the sharpest weapon in your arsenal.

Scholarly Pursuits (1st Level Feature)

You gain proficiency in History and double your proficiency bonus for Arcana checks due to your deep academic studies.

In addition, you have mastered the ability to cast spells as rituals efficiently—when casting a ritual, the spell takes only 1 additional minute instead of 10, and you can read all writing, reading a standard 300-page book in a single action.

Redirect Spell (3rd Level Feature)

You have gained insight into countering your foes' magical defenses. When a creature within 60 feet of you makes a saving throw against a spell you cast, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the roll.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1) per long rest.

Lore Keeper (6th Level Feature)

Whenever you make an Intelligence or Wisdom ability check, you can roll an additional 1d6 and add it to the result.

Deep Focus (10th Level Feature)

While concentrating on a spell, you can add your Intelligence modifier to Constitution saving throws made to maintain concentration.

As a bonus action, you can end a spell you are concentrating on to regain a spell slot of a level equal to half the spell’s level (rounded down, minimum 1). Once you use this feature, you must finish a long rest to use it again.

Arcane Synergy (14th Level Feature)

When you cast a spell of 1st level or higher, you can cast another spell of a lower level from the same school of magic as a bonus action on the same turn. The second spell must use a spell slot as normal.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier per long rest.

Spell Scrivener (19th Level Feature)

When a creature you can see casts a spell, you can attempt to retain its arcane pattern. As an action, you can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check (DC 10 + the spell’s level). On a success, you may record that spell for potential transcription.

During a short rest, you can add a number of spells recorded this way to your spellbook equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1). The spell must be a spell of a level you can cast. Adding a spell this way does not require gold or additional time.

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