Sage of Shadow

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Sage of Shadow is one of several possible subclasses you can gain as a member of the sage class.

Your subclass affects which spells you can prepare as a sage, and what proficiencies you gain at 1st level. Your subclass grants more features at 2nd, 6th, 10th, and 14th levels.

Domain Proficiencies

You gain proficiency with hand crossbows and morningstars.

You gain proficiency with one of the following skills: Deception, Intimidation, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth.

You can read, write, and speak the Stal language. If you already know this language, you can learn any one language of your choice.

Shadow Discipline

At 2nd level, you gain one of the following disciplines of your choice.

Aura of Truth

You and all friendly creatures within 30 feet of you have advantage on saving throws against being blinded or deafened.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Impa's Blade

You have a +2 bonus on damage rolls with daggers, and any damage you deal with them is magical.

Manipulator's Expertise

You gain expertise in one skill from Deception, Intimidation, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth. You must already be proficient in the skill to gain this benefit.

Enveloping Darkness

At 6th level, you learn to augment your blessings.

A creature you have blessed gains darkvision out to a range of 60 feet, and has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to move quietly.

When a creature you have blessed rolls initiative, you or the creature can use a reaction to gain advantage on this check. If your campaign uses static initiative, it instead adds a +5 bonus to its initiative score. Once you use this effect, the blessing ends.

Unveil

At 10th level, you learn to augment your banes.

A creature you have baned has a -2 penalty on Charisma (Deception) checks made to lie, and on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide or move quietly.

You can use your reaction to end the invisibility condition on a creature you have baned, and force it into its true form if it has changed shape or masked its form with an illusion. Once you use this effect, the bane ends.

Swift Shadows

Beginning at 14th level, your prowess with cunning magic accents your agility, and vice versa. You can add both your Dexterity modifier and Wisdom modifier to your initiative.

Shadow Sage Spells

Name	MP	Lv	School	Summary
Aegis	0		abjuration	A creature within 60 feet of you that you can see gains resistance to all damage other than bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing until the start of your next turn.
Aid	3	2nd	abjuration	Your spell bolsters your allies with toughness and resolve, boosting maximum heart points.
Animal Friendship	2	1st	enchantment	Charm an animal for up to 24 hours.
Animal Messenger	3	2nd	enchantment	Instruct a Tiny beast to deliver a message, traveling potentially hundreds of miles to do so.
Animal Shapes	11	8th	transmutation	You transform any number of willing creatures within 30 feet into beasts (CR 4 or lower) for up to 24 hours.
Antimagic Field	11	8th	abjuration	A 10-foot radius sphere around you suspends or dispels all magic effects within it.
Baneful Ray	7	5th	evocation	You project a ray of divine power to bane a creature up to 60 feet away.
Barrier	2	1st	abjuration	Your bonus action grants a creature a +2 bonus to AC for up to 10 minutes.
Beast Shape	5	3rd	transmutation	Transform into a beast of your choice for 1 hour.
Beguile	2	1st	enchantment	You attempt to charm a creature you can see within range.
Blade Barrier	9	6th	evocation	Create a wall energy-blades up to 100 feet long and 20 feet wall which slashes creatures that are inside it or pass through it.
Calm Emotions	3	2nd	enchantment	You attempt to suppress strong emotions of a group of creatures.
Candle	0		evocation	Create a five-foot sphere of flame which lingers for a minute, damaging creatures it touches.
Ceremonial Rite	3	2nd	abjuration	A 10-minute ceremony lays a protective blessing upon a creature with varying benefits depending on recent events.
Chill Touch	0		necromancy	A ghostly hand chills a creature to deal necrotic damage and prevent heart points recovery.
Clairvoyance	5	3rd	divination	You create a sensor up to 1 mile away that sees or hears on your behalf, lasting for up to 10 minutes.
Cloudkill	7	5th	conjuration	Conjure a 20-foot radius cloud that heavily obscures and deals poison damage to creatures inside of it.
Conjure Marionette	3	2nd	conjuration	You summon a skull puppet in an unoccupied space that you can see within range.
Conjure Wolf Spirit	3	2nd	conjuration
Counterspell	5	3rd	abjuration	You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell.
Darkness	3	2nd	evocation	Create magical darkness out to a radius of 15 feet for 10 minutes or longer.
Darkvision	3	2nd	transmutation	A creature you touch gains darkvision for 8 hours.
Daruk's Shield	6	4th	abjuration	A creature you touch repels up to three attacks that would otherwise hit it.
Dead Hands	3	2nd	conjuration	Ghostly hands grab hold of a creature, dealing necrotic damage and restraining it.
Death	1	1st	necromancy	You inflict wounds upon a creature you touch.
Death Ward	6	4th	abjuration
Delayed Flying Object	6	4th	transmutation
Detect Magic	2	1st	divination	Sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you.
Detect Poison and Disease	2	1st	divination	Sense the presence and location of poisons, poisonous creatures, and diseases within 30 feet of you.
Disguise Self	2	1st	illusion	Cause yourself to appear different for the duration.
Dispel Magic	5	3rd	abjuration	You attempt to end a spell effect in range.
Druidcraft	0		transmutation	Whispering to the spirits of nature, you create one of several minor effects.
Eldin Smog	9	6th	conjuration	Conjure a cloud of fiery smoke that deals damage and blinds creatures.
Ethereal Bridge	6	4th	conjuration	You create a glass-like bridge up to 100 feet long and 20 feet wide over a chasm, river, or other obstacle.
Farore's Courage	2	1st	enchantment	For the duration, you and any friendly creatures within 30 feet of you have advantage on every saving throw against being charmed or frightened.
Fear	5	3rd	illusion	Each creature in a 30-foot cone must succeed on a Wis save or become frightened of you for up to 1 minute.
Feather Fall	2	1st	transmutation	Your reaction safely slows the descent for up to five creatures within 60 feet of you.
Fly	5	3rd	transmutation	A willing creature you touch gains a flying speed of 60 feet for the duration.
Flying Object	1	1st	transmutation	A Small nearby object shoots up to 100 feet in a straight line, potentially damaging a creature in its path.
Fog Cloud	2	1st	conjuration	You create a sphere of fog within range.
Foresight	13	9th	divination	A creature you touch can see into the immediate future. For 8 hours, the target has advantage on all attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws, etc.
Greater Invisibility	6	4th	illusion	A creature you touch becomes invisible for 1 minute.
Greater Restoration	7	5th	conjuration	You imbue a creature you touch with positive energy to undo one debilitating effect.
Heal	8	6th	evocation	A creature within 60 feet of you regains 10d12 heart points.
Healing Word	2	1st	evocation	Your bonus action restores a few heart points to a creature within 60 feet of you.
Holy Aura	11	8th	abjuration	Nearby creatures of your choice gain advantage on all saving throws, while all attack rolls against them have disadvantage.
Illumination	3	2nd	evocation	Create daylight out to a wide radius for 10 minutes or longer.
Illusory Script	1	1st	illusion	You write a script that appears true to creatures you designate, but illusory to all other creatures.
Image	2	1st	illusion	Create the image of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 20-foot cube.
Imprisonment	13	9th	abjuration	You create a magical restraint to hold a creature that you can see within range, permanently.
Invisibility	4	2nd	illusion	A creature you touch becomes invisible until it attacks or casts a spell, for up to 1 hour.
Jump	1	1st	transmutation	A creature's jump distance is tripled until the spell ends.
Knock	3	2nd	transmutation	You magically open a lock or similar opening, but create a loud knock audible from up to 300 feet away.
Lesser Restoration	3	2nd	abjuration	You touch a creature and can end either one disease or one lesser condition afflicting it.
Life	2	1st	conjuration	You heal the wounds of a creature you touch.
Light	0		evocation	You touch one object, causing it to shed bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet
Locate Creature	6	4th	divination	Sense the direction of a familiar creature you specify if it is within 1,000 feet of you.
Longstrider	2	1st	transmutation	A creature you touch has its speed increases by 10 feet for 1 hour.
Lullaby	2	1st	enchantment	Up to 4d12 heart points' worth of creatures within 30 feet of you fall unconscious for 1 minute.
Magic Circle	5	3rd	abjuration	You create a 10-foot radius cylinder that prevents certain creature types from entering.
Magic Lock	3	2nd	abjuration	You seal a door, window, chest, or other entrywat with a magic lock that is particularly difficult to break or force open.
Magic Mouth	3	2nd	illusion	You implant a message within an object in range, a message that is uttered when a trigger condition is met.
Malevolent Mockery	0		enchantment	Debilitating doubts deal psychic damage and impose disadvantage on an attack roll.
Marvelous Melody	0		enchantment	Your melody damages adjacent creatures, and potentially charms them.
Mass Heal	13	9th	evocation	Restore up to 700 heart points, divided as you choose among all creatures within 60 feet of you.
Mending	0		transmutation	This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch.
Message	0		transmutation	You whisper a message that can be heard only by one creature you designate within 120 feet, who can respond similarly.
Mind Blank	12	8th	abjuration	One creature you touch becomes immune to divination spells, the charmed condition, psychic damage, and any effect that senses its thoughts.
Muffle	1	1st	illusion
Nayru's Love	12	8th	abjuration	A creature you touch becomes immune to damage other than psychic for up to 1 minute.
Nightmare Visage	4	2nd	illusion	A creature you touch becomes horrifying to its enemies, adding psychic damage and fear to its attacks.
Nondetection	5	3rd	abjuration	For 8 hours, you hide a target that you touch from divination magic.
Paralyze	3	2nd	enchantment	You attempt to paralyze a creature you can see within range.
Perceive Invisibility	2	1st	divination	For at least 1 minute, you see invisible creatures and objects as if they were visible.
Poison Spray	0		Conjuration	Fling poisonous gas or fluid at a creature within 10 feet, which must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take poison damage.
Programmed Illusion	8	6th	illusion	You create a potentially complex illusion that activates when a certain criteria is met, and can activate repeatedly until dispelled.
Project Duplicate	10	7th	illusion	For up to 1 day, project a convincing illusory copy of yourself up to 500 miles away.
Protection from Energy	5	3rd	abjuration	A creature you touch gains resistance to one damage type you specify for up to 1 hour.
Protection from Poison	3	2nd	abjuration	A creature you touch is no longer poisoned, and is bolstered against poison for 1 hour.
Purify Food and Drink	1	1st	transmutation	Remove poison and disease from food and drink within a 5-foot-radius sphere.
Reflecting Shield	3	2nd	abjuration	You enhance a shield's defenses, and grant its wielder the ability to reflect ranged spell attacks.
Remove Curse	5	3rd	abjuration	At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end.
Revivify	5	3rd	necromancy	You touch a creature that has died within the last minute, restoring it to 1 heart point.
Sage's Smite	1	1st	evocation	Your next melee attack surges with elemental power.
Sage Armor	2	1st	abjuration	You touch a creature to surround it with a transparent barrier of protective energy, potentially improving its AC.
Sage Hand	0		conjuration	Conjure a translucent, floating hand that can manipulate objects at range.
Sanctuary	2	1st	abjuration	You ward a creature within range against attack, which remains protected so long as it doesn't harm other creatures.
Scrying	7	5th	divination	You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you.
Seeming	7	5th	illusion	Give numerous creatures an illusory disguise that lasts up to 8 hours.
Sending	4	3rd	evocation	You send a short message to any creature with which you are familiar over any possible distance.
Sentinel	6	4th	conjuration	You conjure a stationary statue that lasts for 8 hours. It can shoot fiery projectiles.
Sequester	10	7th	abjuration	A willing creature or object you touch becomes hidden and enters suspended animation for any period of time.
Shapechange	13	9th	transmutation	You change into almost any creature for up to 1 hour.
Silence	3	2nd	illusion	For up to 10 minutes, no sound can be created in a 20-foot-radius sphere within 120 feet.
Silhouette	1	1st	illusion
Speak with Animals	2	1st	divination	You gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts for the duration.
Spider Climb	3	2nd	transmutation	A creature you touch can climb across vertical surfaces and ceilings while leaving its hands free, for up to an hour.
Spike Growth	3	2nd	transmutation	A 20-foot radius of ground grows spikes, dealing 2d4 piercing damage for every 5 feet of movement a creature travels through it.
Spook	0		enchantment	A creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or take psychic damage and be unable to take reactions for 1 round.
Stinking Cloud	5	3rd	conjuration	Conjure a 20-foot radius cloud that heavily obscures. A creature that starts its turn in the cloud must succeed a Con save or lose its action.
Summon Instrument	0		conjuration	You summon a musical instrument into your hands out of thin air.
Suppress Pain	4	2nd	enchantment	A creature gains temporary heart points at the start of each of its turns, and is immediately revived the first time it drops to 0 heart points.
Telepathic Bond	7	5th	divination	For 1 hour, up to 8 creatures of your choice can communicate telepathically with each other.
Thaumaturgy	0		transmutation	You manifest a minor wonder, a sign of supernatural power, within range.
Time Stop	13	9th	transmutation	Briefly stop time for everyone but yourself.
Tiny Hut	5	3rd	abjuration
True Resurrection	13	9th	necromancy	Taking an hour and 250,000 rp worth of diamonds, you bring back to life any creature that has died within the past 200 years.
True Seeing	9	6th	divination	A creature you touch gains truesight out to a range of 120 feet for 1 hour.
Web	3	2nd	conjuration	You conjure a mass of webbing that restrains creatures caught in it.
Weird	13	9th	illusion	Each creature in a 30-foot sphere must make a Wis save or take psychic damage and become frightened of you.