The Witch - A Sorcerous Origin and Character Background Option (5e)
Witches have always been subjects of fear and fascination¸ in stories and in actual world history alike. Dungeons & Dragons is no exception and while there are many opportunities to roll characters that fit a many-faced stereotype like "the witch"¸ this document attempts to bring one of their more classic imagery to the table. Here you will find a sub-class for the 5th edition sorcerer class¸ adding skills that become especially useful when attempting to spend an adventuring party's downtime to craft and brew magical items. It comes with the 1st¸ 6th¸ 14th¸ and 18th level features¸ as well as a short but hopefully inspiring introduction that sets the scene for this lore heavy icon of a class. On top of that¸ there are tables that can inform your character creation process by rolling for quirks¸ trinkets¸ backstory hooks¸ and¸ of course¸ visible features that mark a character as a witch. There is also a custom background option that can be combined with this sub-class. It allows players to dive deeper into the ideas that this version of the witch is based on but it also works with any other class that needs a touch of witchcraft for its backstory. This is the first title submitted to the Dungeon Masters Guild by the author and his first 5th edition D&D publication ever. Robert Murakami (@saljumerah_) is based in Berlin¸ Germany. He's a long-time roleplayer¸ hobby writer and musician¸ and overall geek¸ while D&D 5e¸ and TTRPG in general¸ happened upon him only about 4 years before this document was created. Farri Lensen (@farrimeh) joined in the art creation and reserved a front row seat to play this sub-class. We hope you enjoy this! :) Update: 2nd July 2019 The first 24 hours after the release of this PDF have passed¸ and being featured in the Dungeons Masters Guild's newsletter¸ we would like to thank everyone for their interest and support! Thank you very¸ very much! You made us giggle like happy¸ little children! Also¸ stay tuned for a more extensive follow-up in the future! We‘re looking forward to seeing the first reviews from you. Let us know what you think! If you get the chance to play this sub-class or see it being played¸ tell us your stories and experiences! :)