Lovecraft Patrons Subclasses Specific to Various Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos By Zach Hitzeroth DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, the dragon ampersand, Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, D&D Adventurers League, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. All characters and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission Sampleof Wizards of the Coast. file ©2020 Wizards of the Coast LLC, PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057-0707, USA. Manufactured by Hasbro SA, Rue Emile-Boéchat 31, 2800 Delémont, CH. Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK. Note on Expanded Spell Lists Player's Handbook Only Spells Spells marked with an asterisk are from Xanathar's 4th Level: fabricate Guide to Everything. If your DM does not allow these spells, alternate spells from the Player's Handbook can be found at the end of each subclass. Abhoth Also known as the Source of Uncleanliness, Abhoth is an Outer God depicted as an ooze or slime from which monsters and unnamable horrors crawl from. Followers of Abhoth tend to spread disease and carry oozes around with them to symbolize their patron. Expanded Spell List Abhoth lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you. Abhoth Expanded Spells Spell Level Spells 1st detect poison and disease, grease 2nd beast sense, web 3rd conjure animals, stinking cloud 4th polymorph, sickening radiance* 5th cloudkill, contagion One with the Filth Starting at 1st level, you are accustomed to unsanitary conditions, slime, rot, dust, rust, and maggots alike. You are immune to disease. Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws against the poisoned condition. You also have advantage on ability checks made to identify and treat diseases. Cytogenic Phase Starting at 6th level, you can temporarily shift the cells in your body to split and reform. As an action, you can end one grappled condition on yourself. Amorphous Form Beginning at 10th level, you gain more control over your ooze- like body and can shift your organs as you please. You do not take extra damage from critical hits. Additionally, you can shift your organs and body parts as you wish, but not your skeletal structure. Diseased Backsplash At 14th level, the cells of your body are able to harm those that harm you. A creature within 5 feet of you that hits you with a melee attack must make a Constitution saving throw against your warlock spell save DC. On a failure, the creature is poisoned until the end of its next turn. Creatures that are immuSamplene to the poisoned condition are not immune to this file feature but instead make their saving throw with advantage. Creatures grappling you automatically fail this saving throw. Lovecraft Patrons v1.0 1 Dread Curse of Azathoth Azathoth d6 Ability Score Azathoth is seen as a chaotic being, always in flux. He is 1 Strength constantly creating, destroying, and recreating. As such, his followers do the same, bending reality to their will, creating 2 Dexterity or destroying something so that the cycle may repeat. 3 Constitution 4 Intelligence Expanded Spell List Azathoth lets you choose from an expanded list of spells 5 Wisdom when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are 6 Charisma added to the warlock spell list for you. Nuclear Chaos Azathoth Expanded Spells d6 Effect Spell Level Spells 1 Damage types from spells change to a new type. 1st dissonant whispers, inflict wounds Consult the Damage Type table. 2nd phantasmal force, silence 2 Spells of 1st level or higher that deal damage now 3rd clairvoyance, protection from energy heal the target(s) for the same amount. Spells of 1st level or higher that would heal a creature now deal 4th confusion, freedom of movement necrotic damage for the same amount. This damage ignores resistance to necrotic damage. 5th awaken, creation 3 The range of spells change. Consult the Range table. Daemon Sultan 4 Spells that require one or more creatures to make a Starting at 1st level, you are granted similar powers to the saving throw now require you to make a ranged spell Blind Idiot God. You do not have to see your target in order to attack at each target. Spells that require you to make cast spells. Additionally, you gain blindsight out to a radius of a ranged spell attack now require the targets to 10 feet. At 14th level, this radius increases to 20 feet. make a Dexterity saving throw. 5 The schools of spells cast change to a new type. Dread Curse Consult the School Type table. Starting at 6th level, as an action, you can touch a creature 6 Spells with a casting time of 1 action now have a and utter the last syllable of the secret name of Azathoth. Roll casting time of 1 bonus action. Spells with a casting 1d6 and consult the Dread Curse of Azathoth table. That time of 1 bonus action now have a casting time of 1 ability score is reduced to 1. Then the target's corresponding action. ability score is reduced by the same amount that your ability score was reduced by to a minimum of 1. If your or your Damage Type opponent's Intelligence is reduced below 3, you and/or the Original Damage Type New Damage Type target cannot speak, read, or understand language and cannot cast spells requiring verbal components. Acid Poison Cold Psychic Nuclear Chaos Fire Necrotic Beginning at 10th level, you can radiate an aura of entropy. As a bonus action, you can roll a d6 and consult the Nuclear Force Acid Chaos table. The effects affect an 60-foot sphere that is Lightning Cold centered on you and moves with you. This feature last a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier Necrotic Thunder (minimum 1). Once you use this feature, you can't use it again Poison Fire until you finish a long rest. Psychic Force Undimensioned Thunder Radiant At 14th level, you understand the higher workings of space Radiant Lightning and matter and can bend it to your will. All spaces within 30 feet of you are treated as adjacent to you. You and other Range creatures cannot benefit from flanking with this feature Original Range New Range unless you would benefit from it without the use of this feature. You cannot make attacks of opportunity with this Self Touch feature unless you would be able to make one without the use Touch 60 feet of this feature. Addtitionally, once on your turn, you can spend 5 feet of 30 feet or less Self movemSampleent to teleport to one space within 30 feet. Once you More than 30 fe et file30 feet use this feature, you can't use it again until you do not move on your turn. Lovecraft Patrons v1.0 2 School Type Original School Type New School Type Abjuration Illusion Conjuration Transmutation Divination Abjuration Enchantment Divination Evocation Necromancy Illusion Evocation Necromancy Conjuration Transmutation Enchantment Sample file Lovecraft Patrons v1.0 3 Cthulhu The dreamer of R'lyeh is depicted as a large human, dragon, Player's Handbook Only Spells octopus hybrid rising out of the ocean. Great Cthulhu reaches 3rd Level: lightning bolt out to his followers in dreams, most being maddening. His followers are found close to the sea, especially near where the sunken city of R'lyeh lies. Expanded Spell List Cthulhu lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you. Cthulhu Expanded Spells Spell Level Spells 1st dissonant whispers, sleep 2nd detect thoughts, phantasmal force 3rd bestow curse, wall of water* 4th confusion, Evard's black tentacles 5th modify memory, telekinesis R'lyehian Starting at 1st level, you can read, speak, and write R'lyehian. R'lyehian is a language that sounds like a mix of Deep Speech and gibberish with a nearly incomprehensible grammatical structure and words that are hard to pronounce with common, humanoid mouths and vocal chords. Additionally, you can understand all written ciphers and codes and have advantage on ability checks made to figure out riddles and word-related puzzles. Ah'f'nah Lloig Starting at 6th level, you can reach into the minds of others and lock them down. As an action, you can target one creature within 30 feet of you that you can see. It must make an Intelligence saving throw or become stunned until the end of your next turn. You can use a bonus action on subsequent turns to subject the same creature to this feature. If you target a different creature, you must use an action to use this feature. N'gha Ahornah Ah'mglw'nafh Beginning at 10th level, Cthulhu bestows you with powers while you dream. While you are asleep, you do not age and can't be aged magically. While maintaining a normal sleep schedule, for every 3 years that pass, you only age 2 years. You can also sleep for any amount of time you choose and do not require food, drink, or air while doing so. Additionally, you have resistance to all damage and immunity to psychic damage while you are asleep.