HEROES OF THE INFINITE PLANES CharacterSample Options from Across the Multiversefile HEROES OF THE INFINITE PLANES CharacterSample Options from Across the Multiversefile Credits Designer: Dave Coulson Layout: Dave Coulson Proofreaders/Playtesters: Matthew Anderson, Eric Brooks, Harris Cameron, Patrick Griffin, Luke Price, Akulas Psyhos Cover Illustrator: Storn Cook Interior Illustrators: Jacob Blackmon, Bartek Blaszczec, Claudio Casini, Daniel Comerci, Gary Dupuis, Rick Hershey, Forrest Imei, Evangelia Kaliva, Indi Martin, Matt Morrow, Brett Neufeld, Roselysium, Dean Spencer, Peter Temesi, DMsGuild Stock Art ON THE COVER Storn Cook illustrates a fearless archer facing down a dangerous marilith, a greater demon of the Abyss. Will their arrows be enough in the fiery realm against this fiendish foe? 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Contents Introduction ............................................................. 4 Chapter 3: Backgrounds of the Infinite Planes .... 98 Astral Drifter ............................................ 98 Chapter 1: Cultures of the Infinite Planes ............. 5 Deep Miner ............................................... 99 Dream Savant .......................................... 100 Aarakocra ................................................... 5 Former Slave ............................................ 102 Aasimar ...................................................... 5 Planar Agent ............................................ 103 Bugbear ...................................................... 6 Vacated ...................................................... 104 Centaur ....................................................... 7 Changeling ................................................. 7 Autumn Lady/Lord .................................. 106 Dragonborn ............................................... 8 Banished ................................................... 106 Dwarf ......................................................... 8 Calypso Confederate ............................... 107 Elf .............................................................. 9 Carceri Fugitive ........................................ 108 Firbolg ....................................................... 9 Carefree Reveler ...................................... 108 Genasi ........................................................ 9 Child of Mamu........................................... 109 Gith ............................................................. 11 Dracosaint ................................................. 109 Gnome ....................................................... 12 Former Thrall ........................................... 110 Goblin ........................................................ 12 Free Radical .............................................. 110 Goliath ....................................................... 13 Glass Trader .............................................. 111 Halfling ...................................................... 14 Godsblood Scholar ................................... 111 Hobgoblin .................................................. 14 Gravefellow ............................................... 112 Human ........................................................ 14 Ice Harvester ............................................. 113 Kenku .......................................................... 14 Janissary .................................................... 113 Kobold ......................................................... 15 Lex Administrator ..................................... 114 Leonin ......................................................... 15 Nameless Legionnaire .............................. 114 Lizardfolk ................................................... 16 Petitioner ................................................... 115 Minotaur ..................................................... 16 River Oceanus Guide ................................ 115 Orc .............................................................. 17 Stone Whisperer ....................................... 116 Satyr ........................................................... 17 Styx Barger ................................................ 116 Shifter ......................................................... 17 Webwalker ................................................. 117 Tabaxi ......................................................... 18 Workhand .................................................. 117 Tiefling ....................................................... 18 Ysgardian Valkyrie .................................... 118 Triton .......................................................... 19 Warforged ................................................... 19 Chapter 4: Spells of the Infinite Planes .............. 119 Chapter 2: Classes of the Infinite Planes .............. 21 Appendix: Swarm of Abyssal Insects Statistics 129 Artificers .................................................... 23 Barbarians ................................................ 29 Bards .......................................................... 34 Clerics ........................................................ 40 Druids ........................................................ 46 Fighters ..................................................... 51 Monks ....................................................... 57 Paladins .................................................... 62 Rangers ..................................................... 67 Rogues ....................................................... 73 Sorcerers ................................................... 79 Warlocks .................................................... 84 SampleWizards ..................................................... 89 file Introduction With all of infinity encompassing the multiverse, it’s not Heroes of the Infinite Planes unreasonable to assume there’s an infinite variety of skills. However, in my own experience, this tends to be an This book provides options for characters inspired oversimplification. Broadly speaking there are only a finite number by or set within the infinite planes of the multiverse. of skills to be learned, but there is an infinite number of varieties Chapter 1 Cultures of the Infinite Planes to be found. That’s the true secret of the multiverse – the power of details. Across all the planes, in all the cultures and cities, it’s reviews the races found in D&D and how they fit into the little details that provide the sharpest and clearest picture of the larger multiverse. No new features or attributes the capabilities of any individual. There are those of us who have are provided here, with the full statistics reserved devoted our lives to the study of those details, and I see no end in for the original cited source material, but you’ll find sight to this valuable task. information regarding the unusual races of Mythic Odysseys of Theros, Eberron: Rising from the Last Astromarchus the Sage War, and Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica among other sources. Chapter 2 Classes of the Infinite Planes includes The planes hold an abundance of wonders, treasure, 45 new subclasses spread across the spectrum and excitement, enough to fill any campaign of the 13 base classes: artificer, barbarian, bard, with untold sights, riches beyond compare, and cleric, druid, fighter, monk, paladin, ranger, rogue, horrendous monsters never before seen. These sorcerer, warlock, and wizard. Each class has its aspects are the purview of the Dungeon Master, who own dedicated section with information on how the has an infinite sandbox with which to play around class features on the planes, such as highlighting and construct extraordinary settings in which to organizations, groups, and legends. stage countless stories. Chapter 3 Backgrounds of the Infinite Planes But what about the players? There’s no reason provides six fully detailed new backgrounds for to leave them out – they’re the stars of the show characters to select, representing core backgrounds after all! The multiverse holds infinite varieties and not easily replicated from existing material. These possibilities ranging from just off from standard backgrounds include the Astral Drifter, Deep Miner, to the truly bizarre. Heroes of the Infinite Planes Dream Savant, Former Slave, Planar Agent, and helps you harness those possibilities and build a Vacated. Also included are more than 20 modified character cut from a wholly different cloth. versions of existing backgrounds. Examples here Within these pages are new subclass options include the Janissary and Nameless Legionnaire, for all 13 of the base classes in D&D, along with both based on the soldier background